PreK 3

*Valentine’s Day Party - We look forward to a fun day of activities planned by our Room Parents  on Friday, February 14.  We thank you in advance for all your preparation and help! Please have your preschooler bring a signed Valentine for each child in their class. (11 children) PLEASE NO TREAT BAGS. 

Religion -  Special Lesson 8: Valentine’s Day. God loves us. The children will know that God loves them. They will gain a desire to show love to others.

Social Studies - February 14 is for friends! Getting along with friends. Using kind words when communicating with others. Games and activities to encourage cooperation and promote friendship. Preschoolers will create a special color mixing project with their “friend”!

Science - Candy Heart Fizzy Science Experiment. “What will happen to the candy hearts when we add them to our solution?” Preschoolers will be introduced to using the scientific method by making predictions, making and discussing observations, and using critical thinking skills to make conclusions! 

Language/Literacy - Rhymes & fingerplays. Same & Different.  Letter Focus of the Week: Pp. Home/school connection: bring an item that begins with Pp.  

Math - Recognizing attributes of basic shapes. Identifying/sorting shapes. Focus on color of the month: Red. Count to 10 Comparing size.

PreK 4

*Valentine’s Day Party - We look forward to a fun day of activities planned by our Room Parents  on Friday, February 14.  We thank you in advance for all your preparation and help! Please have your preschooler bring a signed Valentine for each child in their class. (13 children) This is a great opportunity for your child to practice skills we are working on in the classroom and write their own name! PLEASE NO TREAT BAGS.

Religion - Pflaum Gospel Weeklies: Jesus wants us to shine. The children will learn that we shine when we share our gifts and talents. They will recognize that Jesus want us to let our lights shine and recognize saints as God's friends who let their lights shine.The children will recobnize ways they can and do make a difference to people in their lives.

STEM - P is for Penny  “Which will clean a penny?” Hands-on science will have the children testing various ingredients, amounts, and methods  to see what will clean a penny the best. Comparing methods and results. 

Science -  Exploring Surface Tension: “How many drops fit on your coin?” Preschoolers will explore the properties of water. They will make observations as their water droplets form a sort of “skin” on their coin. They will learn that the science term for this is surface tension! We will integrate math skills as preschoolers use one to one correspondence to count their drops. They will compare the number of drops that fit on various coins. Using pipettes will build fine motor control.

STEAM - Love Potion #9 Preschoolers will create colorful solutions by adding measured amounts of various materials to their carafe. Preschoolers will observe different densities of both liquids and solids, and changes in these densities as gas is produced. 

Literacy/Language  Literacy/Language  Heggerty- Lesson Overview: Weeks 19-27

• Students will recognize and produce words that rhyme
• Students will hear words that begin with the same sound and generate words that begin with a specific sound.
• Students will learn to blend two phonemes into a spoken word
• Students will continue to practice phoneme isolation with the final and medial phonemes in spoken words.
• Students will learn to segment a spoken work into two phonemes.
• Students will manipulate the initial phoneme in a spoken work with adding and deleting activities
• A new skill will be introduced: Students will learn to substitute the initial phoneme in spoken word.

Letter Focus of the Week: Pp. Home/school connection: bring an item that begins with Pp.  

Preschool+Plus

Heart Smart: Preschoolers will learn about their hearts and realize the importance of exercising this muscle. They will sort healthy/not healthy foods and understand that good foods help keep us heart smart! The children will participate in activities to bring awareness to exercise and the key it plays in heart health.The children will participate in a simple experience to help them visualize the job their heart does! They will participate in Heart Beat the Clock to give them further knowledge of how their heart pumps!