Week of November 15, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Jj and the number 10. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor a jar, sponge paint and learn about the Macy’s Day Parade. In Religion, the children will recognize the many reasons to be thankful everyday. They will recognize Jesus as the leader of many people and identify ways and things that they share. Also, the children will learn ways to follow Jesus and identify that “J” stands for Jesus when we begin preparing for Advent. In Math, we will practice counting in sequence and review all the basic colors. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will match letters and practice visual discrimination while observing letters of the alphabet. We will play musical instruments, practice jumping rope, learn simple “j” poems and prepare for our Thanksgiving Feast of Friends. We will read, “Cranberry Thanksgiving”, “Over the River and Through the Woods”, “Berenstain Bears Count their Blessings”, and “Brown Brown , Brown Brown, What Do You See?”
Week of November 8, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Ii and the number 9. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor an igloo, sponge paint and learn about Veterans Day. In Religion, the children will review how feelings make us feel and that it is OK to express good and bad feelings as long as we don’t make other people unhappy. We will learn that God loves us and is always with us and that saints are God’s friends that live in heaven. In Math, we will practice counting in sequence, review circles, triangles and squares and make patterns with blocks. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will match letters, follow directions when matching shapes and colors, learn how the Native Americans and helped the Pilgrims. We will play musical instruments and read the books: “My First Thanksgiving”, “Thankful”, “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims”, “This Is the Turkey” and “Thanksgiving Day Thanks”.
Week of November 1, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Hh and the number 8. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor a heart, sponge paint and learn important touching Safety Rules. We will continue to water the grass seeds we planted and begin to learn how the pilgrims and Native Americans lived. In Religion, the children will explore what gifts mean and what gifts they can give to others. The children will be reminded how important it is to say “thank you”. The children will learn that the Holy Bible tells stories about Jesus’ life and Death, about the people he helped and about God’s love for us. In Math, we will count the letters in our names, count the days of the week and learn a turkey count-down poem. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace the backward circles and forward circles in the letters a,d,g,o,b and p. We will look for the color brown, and vote for our favorite fruit, dinner, pet and art tool. We will read the books: “Peter Pumpkin”, “Thanksgiving Is for Giving”, “Always Be Safe” and “The First Thanksgiving”.
Week of October 25, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Gg and the number 7. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor grapes, sponge paint and learn important Halloween safety rules. We will celebrate Halloween with a Parade, plant grass seed glue glitter, match pictures and learn about night time awake animals including owls, mice, raccoons, ferrets, kinkajous and the fennec fox. In Religion, the children will learn 2 important rules….Be thankful to God and respect others. We will also learn a Halloween Prayer to keep us safe. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace slanted lines left and name the letters and also practice writing our own names. We will review colors of the rainbow and look for the color black. We will read the books: “Little Ghost”, “We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt”, “Curious George Goes to a Costume Parade”, “Say Boo”, “Woo! The Not so Scary Ghost”, “Baby Owls” and “Good Night Owl”.
Week of October 18, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Ff and the number 6. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor a fish, sponge paint, work on our “All About Me” books and learn important fire safety rules in the kitchen. This week the fire truck comes to our school for a fire safety assembly. We will review feelings, fingerpaint a fan and jump like frogs.
In Religion, the children will explore the sense of sight, listen to a story about a blind man named Bartimaeus and thank God for all of our senses, especially for giving us eyes to see all the beautiful things he has made. We will also learn about angels and saints. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace straight and slanted lines and name the letters. This week we will look for the color purple and read the books: “Franklin Forgives“, “Safety at Home”¸ “Corduroy’s Best Halloween Ever” and “Curious George and the Firefighters”.
Week of October 11, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Ee and the number 5. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor an elephant, sponge paint, work on our “All About Me” books and learn important fire safety rules. Weather permitting, the children will take a class walk to Austin Park and look for signs of Fall. (Colorful leaves, acorns and squirrels). We will play in the playground, ride bikes, walk like elephants, make musical sounds with egg shakers. exercise and sing with an ELMO puppet.
In Religion, the children will learn that everyone is important, and by helping others we are following Jesus. When we speak politely, say please and thank you, we are showing respect for different kinds of people. We will learn that a priest is a man who leads us when we gather to pray. He is the leader of our Church family. That’s why we call him Father. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace straight and slanted lines. This week we will look for the color blue, work together on floor puzzles, building blocks and in the dramatic play area. We will read the books: “The Middle of Fall“, “Five Little Ghosts”¸ “Moo Moo and Cock-a-Doodle-Doo” and “We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt”.
Week of October 4, 2021
This week the children begin the new month of October. We will celebrate our grandparents and special friends during a prayer service with Fr. Joe on Wednesday. Thank you God, for giving us special people in our lives who help us learn about you. Also, this week the children will learn about the letter Dd and the number 4 and practice writing their name. The children will also practice cutting paper, tracing the letter and number of the week, watercolor a dog, sponge paint and continue working on their “All About Me” books.
In Religion, the children will learn about the good feelings of being helpers and sharing. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will make squares and rectangles by tracing top to bottom and left to right. This week we will look for the color green, learn about pumpkins, work with our manipulative bags and boxes, floor puzzles and building blocks. We will read the books: “Five Little Pumpkins“, “The Leaves Are Falling One by One”¸ “Stop, Drop and Roll” and “If the Dinosaurs Came Back”. We will play musical shapes, search for pumpkins and continue practicing songs for our Halloween Parade.
Week of September 27th
This week the children will make cards for their grandparents in preparation of celebrating grandparents’ day next week. This week we will learn about the letter Cc and the number 3. The children will practice cutting paper, tracing the letter and number of the week, watercolor a caterpillar, sponge paint and create a Fall Season tree by tracing their hands and arm and gluing on colorful leaves. In Religion, the children will celebrate their uniqueness, listen to Jesus’ words of friendship and recognize that God loves every person and wants us to love one another too. The children will learn that we call the parish our church family and will take home a special prayer card to share with their family. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will have their right and left hands traced and begin to learn left from right. This week we will look for the color yellow, compare apples and bananas, work with their manipulative bags and boxes, floor puzzles and building blocks. We will read the books: “The Family Book”, “Caps for Sale”, “Grandmother and I“, “Grandfather and I”. In addition to spending time outside in the playground, the children will draw with chalk and use our bubble wands.
Week of September 20th
This week the children will have their opening of school prayer service in the Chapel with Fr. Bill and Fr. Michael. Our prayer theme is “friends”. We will listen to a story about friends and sing, “The More We Get Together”. The letter this week is Bb and our number is 2. The children will practice tracing the letter of the week, water color a butterfly and sponge paint. In Religion, the children will realize they belong to a church community (St. Thomas of Villanova Church). We will learn that Jesus is God’s Son, and color a “Thank You, God, for colors” booklet.
In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will practice tracing left to right lines and name each of the letters, find things that are the color orange, use their manipulative boxes to string chains, count and build. This week we will read, “If You’re Angry and You Know It”, “Thank You God, for Fall” and “Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere”.
This week we will learn about the letter Jj and the number 10. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor a jar, sponge paint and learn about the Macy’s Day Parade. In Religion, the children will recognize the many reasons to be thankful everyday. They will recognize Jesus as the leader of many people and identify ways and things that they share. Also, the children will learn ways to follow Jesus and identify that “J” stands for Jesus when we begin preparing for Advent. In Math, we will practice counting in sequence and review all the basic colors. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will match letters and practice visual discrimination while observing letters of the alphabet. We will play musical instruments, practice jumping rope, learn simple “j” poems and prepare for our Thanksgiving Feast of Friends. We will read, “Cranberry Thanksgiving”, “Over the River and Through the Woods”, “Berenstain Bears Count their Blessings”, and “Brown Brown , Brown Brown, What Do You See?”
Week of November 8, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Ii and the number 9. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor an igloo, sponge paint and learn about Veterans Day. In Religion, the children will review how feelings make us feel and that it is OK to express good and bad feelings as long as we don’t make other people unhappy. We will learn that God loves us and is always with us and that saints are God’s friends that live in heaven. In Math, we will practice counting in sequence, review circles, triangles and squares and make patterns with blocks. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will match letters, follow directions when matching shapes and colors, learn how the Native Americans and helped the Pilgrims. We will play musical instruments and read the books: “My First Thanksgiving”, “Thankful”, “One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims”, “This Is the Turkey” and “Thanksgiving Day Thanks”.
Week of November 1, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Hh and the number 8. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor a heart, sponge paint and learn important touching Safety Rules. We will continue to water the grass seeds we planted and begin to learn how the pilgrims and Native Americans lived. In Religion, the children will explore what gifts mean and what gifts they can give to others. The children will be reminded how important it is to say “thank you”. The children will learn that the Holy Bible tells stories about Jesus’ life and Death, about the people he helped and about God’s love for us. In Math, we will count the letters in our names, count the days of the week and learn a turkey count-down poem. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace the backward circles and forward circles in the letters a,d,g,o,b and p. We will look for the color brown, and vote for our favorite fruit, dinner, pet and art tool. We will read the books: “Peter Pumpkin”, “Thanksgiving Is for Giving”, “Always Be Safe” and “The First Thanksgiving”.
Week of October 25, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Gg and the number 7. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor grapes, sponge paint and learn important Halloween safety rules. We will celebrate Halloween with a Parade, plant grass seed glue glitter, match pictures and learn about night time awake animals including owls, mice, raccoons, ferrets, kinkajous and the fennec fox. In Religion, the children will learn 2 important rules….Be thankful to God and respect others. We will also learn a Halloween Prayer to keep us safe. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace slanted lines left and name the letters and also practice writing our own names. We will review colors of the rainbow and look for the color black. We will read the books: “Little Ghost”, “We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt”, “Curious George Goes to a Costume Parade”, “Say Boo”, “Woo! The Not so Scary Ghost”, “Baby Owls” and “Good Night Owl”.
Week of October 18, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Ff and the number 6. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor a fish, sponge paint, work on our “All About Me” books and learn important fire safety rules in the kitchen. This week the fire truck comes to our school for a fire safety assembly. We will review feelings, fingerpaint a fan and jump like frogs.
In Religion, the children will explore the sense of sight, listen to a story about a blind man named Bartimaeus and thank God for all of our senses, especially for giving us eyes to see all the beautiful things he has made. We will also learn about angels and saints. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace straight and slanted lines and name the letters. This week we will look for the color purple and read the books: “Franklin Forgives“, “Safety at Home”¸ “Corduroy’s Best Halloween Ever” and “Curious George and the Firefighters”.
Week of October 11, 2021
This week we will learn about the letter Ee and the number 5. We will practice cutting paper on a straight line, trace the letter and number of the week, watercolor an elephant, sponge paint, work on our “All About Me” books and learn important fire safety rules. Weather permitting, the children will take a class walk to Austin Park and look for signs of Fall. (Colorful leaves, acorns and squirrels). We will play in the playground, ride bikes, walk like elephants, make musical sounds with egg shakers. exercise and sing with an ELMO puppet.
In Religion, the children will learn that everyone is important, and by helping others we are following Jesus. When we speak politely, say please and thank you, we are showing respect for different kinds of people. We will learn that a priest is a man who leads us when we gather to pray. He is the leader of our Church family. That’s why we call him Father. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will trace straight and slanted lines. This week we will look for the color blue, work together on floor puzzles, building blocks and in the dramatic play area. We will read the books: “The Middle of Fall“, “Five Little Ghosts”¸ “Moo Moo and Cock-a-Doodle-Doo” and “We’re Going on a Pumpkin Hunt”.
Week of October 4, 2021
This week the children begin the new month of October. We will celebrate our grandparents and special friends during a prayer service with Fr. Joe on Wednesday. Thank you God, for giving us special people in our lives who help us learn about you. Also, this week the children will learn about the letter Dd and the number 4 and practice writing their name. The children will also practice cutting paper, tracing the letter and number of the week, watercolor a dog, sponge paint and continue working on their “All About Me” books.
In Religion, the children will learn about the good feelings of being helpers and sharing. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will make squares and rectangles by tracing top to bottom and left to right. This week we will look for the color green, learn about pumpkins, work with our manipulative bags and boxes, floor puzzles and building blocks. We will read the books: “Five Little Pumpkins“, “The Leaves Are Falling One by One”¸ “Stop, Drop and Roll” and “If the Dinosaurs Came Back”. We will play musical shapes, search for pumpkins and continue practicing songs for our Halloween Parade.
Week of September 27th
This week the children will make cards for their grandparents in preparation of celebrating grandparents’ day next week. This week we will learn about the letter Cc and the number 3. The children will practice cutting paper, tracing the letter and number of the week, watercolor a caterpillar, sponge paint and create a Fall Season tree by tracing their hands and arm and gluing on colorful leaves. In Religion, the children will celebrate their uniqueness, listen to Jesus’ words of friendship and recognize that God loves every person and wants us to love one another too. The children will learn that we call the parish our church family and will take home a special prayer card to share with their family. In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will have their right and left hands traced and begin to learn left from right. This week we will look for the color yellow, compare apples and bananas, work with their manipulative bags and boxes, floor puzzles and building blocks. We will read the books: “The Family Book”, “Caps for Sale”, “Grandmother and I“, “Grandfather and I”. In addition to spending time outside in the playground, the children will draw with chalk and use our bubble wands.
Week of September 20th
This week the children will have their opening of school prayer service in the Chapel with Fr. Bill and Fr. Michael. Our prayer theme is “friends”. We will listen to a story about friends and sing, “The More We Get Together”. The letter this week is Bb and our number is 2. The children will practice tracing the letter of the week, water color a butterfly and sponge paint. In Religion, the children will realize they belong to a church community (St. Thomas of Villanova Church). We will learn that Jesus is God’s Son, and color a “Thank You, God, for colors” booklet.
In Reading and Writing Readiness, the children will practice tracing left to right lines and name each of the letters, find things that are the color orange, use their manipulative boxes to string chains, count and build. This week we will read, “If You’re Angry and You Know It”, “Thank You God, for Fall” and “Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere”.
Week of September 13th
This week the children will learn that like their own family, they are members of God’s Family too. We will visit the chapel and prepare for our first prayer gathering next week as a school community. The children will begin their alphabet books and their number books. We will focus on the letter A and the number 1. The children will practice tracing the letter of the week, water color an apple and sponge paint. The children will learn about different kinds of feelings they have and learn how to share their feelings with others. We continue to learn the names of our new friends and ways to stay safe in school and in the playground. We continue to name the colors, the days of the week and weather for the day. This week we will read stories about apples, ants and aprons.
This week the children will learn that like their own family, they are members of God’s Family too. We will visit the chapel and prepare for our first prayer gathering next week as a school community. The children will begin their alphabet books and their number books. We will focus on the letter A and the number 1. The children will practice tracing the letter of the week, water color an apple and sponge paint. The children will learn about different kinds of feelings they have and learn how to share their feelings with others. We continue to learn the names of our new friends and ways to stay safe in school and in the playground. We continue to name the colors, the days of the week and weather for the day. This week we will read stories about apples, ants and aprons.
Week of September 6th
This week, the first week of school the children will meet their new friends, tour the school and begin to learn the daily routines. Each day the children will have a special job (Line leader, flag holder, weather forecaster, prayer leader, counter and caboose). As we move into our new school year and staying safe, the children will continue to wear masks, have their own art supplies, play manipulatives and separate cubbies for their belongings. Religion, Math, Language Arts, Creative art, library time will be a part of each day’s activities. In Religion this week, the children will hear a story about Mary, Jesus’ mother and sing a song to celebrate her birthday. We will read the stories, “Clifford’s First Day” and “Cookies Week”.
This week, the first week of school the children will meet their new friends, tour the school and begin to learn the daily routines. Each day the children will have a special job (Line leader, flag holder, weather forecaster, prayer leader, counter and caboose). As we move into our new school year and staying safe, the children will continue to wear masks, have their own art supplies, play manipulatives and separate cubbies for their belongings. Religion, Math, Language Arts, Creative art, library time will be a part of each day’s activities. In Religion this week, the children will hear a story about Mary, Jesus’ mother and sing a song to celebrate her birthday. We will read the stories, “Clifford’s First Day” and “Cookies Week”.