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Welcome to Preschool at St. Joseph Catholic School! 

I am so excited to be your child’s preschool teacher this year!

This is my ninth year at St. Joseph Catholic School and I am looking

forward to helping your child grow, and learn,

and have fun this year.

I have been a preschool teacher in Libertyville for almost 30 years,

and am passionate about helping young children learn.

I believe children learn best with hands-on experiences and

help facilitate their many different learning styles

in a kind and nurturing setting.

We will have an amazing year together meeting new friends, sharing new

discoveries, and learning new skills everyday.

Our instructional aide, Mrs. Tina Truskowski, has much experience in the classroom

after being a aide at St. Joseph Catholic School for 22 years!

Together, we help build positive relationships with children to help foster

growth and confidence in a caring classroom community.

We are both looking forward to sharing a wonderful year with your child.

 

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Thursday is Saint Joseph’s Day. Everyone is asked to wear red, and bring red flowers to school. Preschoolers will also attend 9:30 Mass for St. Joseph’s Day tomorrow. 
Da dhuit! Welcome to the Emerald Isle ☘️ Our intro to the Republic of Ireland had us saying “Hello” and counting to 10 in Gaelic! We learned about the big cliffs, farmland, and animals Ireland is known for! The children were surprised to hear that their arms weathers Ireland is known for come from the lamb’s wool! 🐑 We used a fun fork-paining technique to create our own leprechauns today!
Preschoolers learned about Irish Dancing and were surprised to hear that their arms do not move at all during this dance! We tried the Irish Mallow circle dance together! Lots of skips, jumps, and kicks! We also enjoyed learning an Irish Beat dance that used our legs and arms!
Preschoolers loved reading Irish tales of leprechauns, shalleleighs, and shamrocks this week! ☘️ Today we listened to an Irish Folktale called Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato! We discovered potatoes are also called pratties in Ireland, and decided to play our own Hot Potato game to Irish music!
Preschoolers compared the flag of Ireland to the Italian flag! They ripped papermstrips, matched color words, and glued the pieces to create their flag! 🇮🇪
Preschoolers were greeted by a classroom of chaos! Toys strewn everywhere, tables and chairs toppled, streamers hanging, and even green water in the toilet! ☘️ Our mischievous leprechaun also left us a note introducing himself as Blarney McFiddle! But where did he go? Super teamwork as we began our crazy Leprechaun Hunt!
Leprechaun Hunt! Preschoolers listened carefully to clues left by our leprechaun that took them all around the school! Along the way we met lots of staff and students who had not seen that tricky leprechaun, Blarney McFiddle! ☘️ 
Preschooler’s project included the Saint Patrick Breastplate Prayer:
Christ beside me, before me,
Behind me, within me, above me.
S is for Saint ☘️ Preschoolers have learned a lot about St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland this week, and how he used the shamrock to teach others about God.
Literacy Circle included Sammy’s Smile today! Listening for and identifying the initial sounds in words is a foundational skill for our pre-readers! Preschoolers sorted those that began with /s/ and those that did not!
In just a matter of minutes this group listed 80 words that begin with Letter ‘S’! Super! Can they reach 100? Stay tuned!
S is for Silly Straws. Fine Motor Station had this colorful one today that promoted eye hand coordination, threading, and tracking!
S is for Rainbow Stew! Grab a spoon and join us for this fun magical rainbow rhyme! Love flannelboard activities for building attention, building rhyming awareness, language development, and FUN!