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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 sixth 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 over 25 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 over 15 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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Week at a Glance - March 13 - March 17

PreK 3

Religion - Unit 5 - God Made Me Special: I Can Feel. The children will identify different feelings. They will know that Jesus had feelings. The children will desire to cause good feelings in others.

Social Studies - St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations.

Language/Literacy - Using language when interacting with friends. Rhyming. Letters in our name. Focus on Letter of the Week: Rr.

Math - Sorting/classifying rainbow colors. Comparing objects in size and shape.

PreK 4

Religion - Unit 5 - God Made the World: Chapter 20 - God Made Fish. The children will know that God made the sea creatures. They will enjoy the story of the large catch of fish. The children will be grateful to God for fish. Seeds

Science - Color Mixing/Color Wheel. What happens when we mix the colors red, blue, and yellow? Literature-based experiment (Mouse Paint) that will give children opportunities to explore mixing colors in a fun hands-on activity.

OWL - Unit 6 - Week 1- Daytime and Nighttime: “What happens when day changes to night?”  Phonological awareness: blend phonemes, rhyming. Alphabet Knowledge: letter naming,   Focus on Letter of the Week: Rr.  Concept words: cloud, day, moon, night, sky, star. Amazing words: awaken, cozy, bundle, pale, scurry, spot.

Math - Making patterns. Number & Operations: counting up to 10 items, making/taking apart sets of 6 and 7, last number counting represents how many in a set, recognizing numerals 0-9.

Week at a Glance - March 6 - March 10

PreK 3

Religion - Unit 4 - God Made Me Active - Chapter 20: I Can Grow. In God’s plan, living things grow. The children will understand that growth is part of God’s plan. They will recognize ways in which they are growing. The children will plan to eat well, sleep, and exercise in order to grow.

Social Studies - Facilitating relationships with others: recognizing others emotions.

Language/Literacy - Matching uppercase letters. Rhyming. Letters in our name. Engaging in conversation with friends. Focus on Letter of the Week: Qq.  

Math - Matching/naming colors. Identifying/sorting basic shapes. Focus on shape of the month: shamrock.         

PreK 4

Religion -  Unit 4 - God Made the World - Chapter 19: God Made Birds. The children will know that God made the birds. They will realize that God cares for all creation. The children will believe that God takes care of them. Seeds: The children will recognize Jesus made choices.

Social Studies - Scholastic - My BIG World: When a Rainbow Shines.

Science - Rainbow Skittles Experiment. Skittles candies are made of ingredients that are prone to dissolve in water. Children will make observations as they experiment with how Skittles candies react in various liquids.  

OWL Unit 5 - Week 4 - Desert Animals: “What are desert animals like?”. Phonological awareness: same sounds, onset and rime. Alphabet knowledge: letter names and sounds. Comprehending/using positional words. Focus on Letter of the week: Qq. Concept words:  hide, lizard, snake, spider, turtle, under. Amazing words: cowboy, sniff, gobble, herd, toss, burrow.

Math -  Non-standard measurements. Number recognition 0-9. Patterns. Sorting/documenting results using a graph.  Focus on Shape of the Month: shamrock.