Monthly Newsletter

Wishing you and your family a Happy
and Healthy New Year!  

During the month of January, we will discuss some of the many changes that winter brings.  When we have music and movement, we will dance like snowflakes and have some fun with indoor snowballs. We will learn why certain animals spend the winter building nests and why some hibernate. The children will be conducting a science experiment with ice.  We have many winter stories to read to help us imagine what this winter season could bring us.

Weekly Themes:  In the month of January, the themes that we will be working on are:
Week of January 3, 2022: Review Week
Week of January 10, 2022: Hibernation
Week of January 17, 2022: Winter / Snowmen
Week of January 24, 2022: Arctic Animals
Week of January 31, 2022: Catholic Schools Week / Groundhogs Day

ELA & Handwriting: For the month of January, these are the letters that we
will be working on:
Week of January 3, 2022: Review Week
Week of January 10, 2022: Kk
Week of January 17, 2022: Ss
Week of January 24, 2022: Ii
Week of January 31, 2022: Review Week

Religion:  During the month of January, Preschool 3A will be continuing to work on the  Sign of the Cross and Grace Before Meals.  In the month of January, we will be working on The Our Father.  Below are the three words for these prayers.·       

• The Sign of the Cross:  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.       
• Grace Before Meals: Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts, which we are about to receive from thy bounty. Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.       
• The Our Father: Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen 

Math: We will be working on number recognition and counting. 

Some things that we will be working on while at school:

• Raising their hand
• Not interrupting when others are speaking
• Listening and following directions
• Following more than one direction at a time
• Taking turns and sharing
• Cleaning up and caring for their own belongings
• Putting on and zipping/buttoning their own coats/jackets

Some things to work on at home that would be helpful are:

• Shapes
• Colors
• Number Recognition 0 – 10
• Learning our ABCs
• Drawing with crayons and markers
• Practicing with scissors and glue
• The Sign of the Cross
• Grace Before Meals
• Hail Mary
• Our Father