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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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PreK 4 met their 4th Grade prayer buddies today! 4th grade came to our classroom, we made a craft together and heard a Halloween story. We look forward to sharing faith and learning with them through out the year. 
PreK 3s displaying all of our "G" items! We had giraffes, garbage trucks, ghosts, glasses and golf clubs!! So many fun things start with the letter G!!! 
PreK 3s have been observing our Indian Corn science project for several weeks. They have witnessed what happens when you place an ear of Indian Corn on a plate and water it. Amazing!!! 

Week at a Glance - October 23 - October 27

PreK 3
 

Religion - Unit 2 - “God Made Me Good - I Can Share” (cont'd). The children will be willing to share with others. They will know that Jesus wants them to share. The children will experience the benefit of sharing. 

Science - Observe and discuss growth and change of our corn plant. Begin to understand that plants are living things and some things in our classroom are not living things.

Language/Literacy - The children will listen and participate in Halloween rhymes, songs, and fingerplays that introduce and help teach rhyming, language, and patterning. We have many favorites! Focus on letter of the week: Gg.

Math -  Pumpkin Match: Visual discrimination to match alike items.

 

PreK 4

Religion - Unit 2 - “God Made Holy Things - God Made Water”. The children will appreciate the gift of water. They will associate water with life. The children will know that water is used in church. Seeds: The children will explore likenesses and differences and learn that everyone is important to God. They will recognize that Jesus prefers people who don't put others down. 
 
Science - Bats and Caves. The children will learn that bats are nocturnal animals that use echolocation to see in the dark. What sounds are you able to identify and hear if you were a bat? The children will learn that some bats “roost” in caves.
 
Literacy - OWL - Unit 2 - Week 3. “We All Help - How does everyone in a family help?”. Concept words: chore, clean, cook, inside, outside, work. Amazing words: dust, tidy, pitch, sneeze, scrub, slippery, Focus on letter the week: Gg. Review letters Aa-Ff.

Concepts of print.

Math - Pumpkin Investigation: Application of math/science skills and tools to weigh, measure, estimate, and hypothesize about our pumpkins.

Our scientists created Exploding Elephant Toothpaste by adding a catalyst of yeast and warm water to hydrogen peroxide to create a reaction! 
PreK 4s practiced story sequencing and wrote a story sequence of "How to Carve a Pumpkin." Look at how many steps! 

Week at a Glance October 17 - October 21

PreK 3
 
Religion - Unit 2 - "God Made Me Good - I Can Share". The children will be willing to share with others. They will know that Jesus wants them to share. The children will experience the benefit of sharing.
 
Science - Use of simple tools to explore properties of solids in texture table.
 
Language/Literacy - Recalling characters and events in a story. Letter review.
 
Math - Number identification/recognition. Sorting/classifying.
 
PreK 4
 
Religion - Seeds - Gospel theme: God wants us to ask. Seeds celebrates the quality of persistence in young children. The children will recognize that it is best to have an "I'll try" attitude and be persistent. the children will thank God for the gift of autumn.
 
Science - Silly Pumpkin Putty. Measure, mix, and manipulate ingredients to create a new substance that smells like Pumpkin Pie! This hands-on sensory activity also helps to build muscle strength in our fingers and hands that is necessary to print, cut, and color. 
 
Literacy - Narrative writing: How to carve a pumpkin. Sequencing key components to recall/retell a story.
 
Math - Representing numbers. One to one correspondence: 1-10. Number recognition 1-5.
 
 

PreK 4s learned the Pumpkin Carving Prayer today. We then carved a Jack-O-Lantern for our classroom. Students brought home a copy of this prayer to share with their families when they carve pumpkins.