Tuesday, December 6, 2016

December 2016


It is so hard to believe that we are already in the month of December. It is the season of Advent and Christmas. Advent means “coming” of Jesus Christ.  During the Advent season we are anticipating and preparing for the arrival of Jesus Christ.  Most of the activities are focused on Advent and Christmas.  We will sing Christmas songs, make Christmas crafts, talk about the birth of Jesus Christ and much more!  
We have already been busy practicing our song for the Christmas Concert on the evening of Thursday, December 15th.  We are very excited to stand on stage and share it with our families.  Please have your child dressed in their “Sunday Best” clothes for the concert.  Alongside with their Sunday Best clothes, they will be wearing angel wings and halo. The Pre-K’s will meet in the library and they need to be there at 6:30 pm. 
  
**Reminders:
    *Thursday, December 15th at 7:00 pm - Christmas Concert.  Pre-         K’s need to be in the Library at 6:30. 
    * Friday, December 21st – last day for Pre-K
    *December 23 to January 10 – Christmas Break
    *January 11th - Pre-K’s first day back after the Christmas Break 

    Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Blessed New Year. 
    Keep warm! 

    Thank you. 

     Mrs. Francisco



Wednesday, November 2, 2016

November 2016














The month of October went on really, really fast. The Family Halloween Party was so successful. Pre-Kindergarten had the most wonderful night. They dance, sing, play and dance till the very end. We really had an awesome and SPOOKTACULAR evening. We made wonderful arts for the Halloween like candy corn and silhouette of a cat and bat; but the most beautiful one is the Mummy. I am just so proud of the things that they are doing.
We will be starting our first class in November with a Picture day. We will take individual pictures and a class picture. We will also talk about Remembrance Day and Peace. This month we will be very busy making arts and crafts for Remembrance day. Also, we will finish doing our fall coloring pages and a few fall crafts.

In a few weeks, we will start learning about winter. Little by little we will learn about alphabets. And also we will begin preparing for the Christmas concert coming up on December 15th. I will sending copy of the song that we will be singing.

Reminders:
·       Please remember to have your child use the bathroom before our class begins.
·       Friday, November 4th, NO SCHOOL - Student-Led Conference
·       Friday, November 11th, NO SCHOOL – REMEMBRANCE DAY
·       Sunday, November 27th, First Sunday of Advent
·       Thursday, December 15th, Christmas Concert

Note:
Here is the link for the Christmas concert songs
First Song: Angels

Second Song: Baby Jesus Song (Tune of Are you Sleeping, Brother John)


Thank you. Take care and stay warm.

Mrs. Francisco

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

October 2016

In the first few weeks of prekindergarten classes, we spent time talking about rules and practicing the routines. They know it very well that even I don't speak and just show my cardboard signal, they would do what is asked of them to do. They know how to organize things/toys by putting it back to where it belongs. We have been also having a lot of fun and we are busy learning so many things. We talked about calendar, weather and seasons. We learned about shapes and colors and did a few activities. We sing and we dance. Children were also doing a lot of coloring. Going to the gym is one of their favorite time of the afternoon. They love to run, and play "What time is it, Mr. Wolf?".

This month our theme is focused on Fall and Thanksgiving. We will be doing a lot of activities about fall and thanksgiving. We will discussed things that we should be thankful for.

Our theme for the next few weeks is going to be Halloween.  We will be having a Halloween theme party of October 28 (Friday). NO COSTUMES PLEASE.  However, the Pre-K’s can wear orange and black to our party. The children are welcome to bring a snack for themselves as they usually do. We are going to have a Spooktacular time.

A few quick reminders:
*   Please send a healthy snack with your child for snack time. Thank you to those parents who already did.
     *  Families are invited to purchase tickets to attend the Halloween Family Party on Saturday, October 15th - at which time everyone is welcome to come dressed in costume. 
     *   Friday, October 21st, there is NO SCHOOL.
     *   Wednesday, November 2th is Picture Day.
    
We have had an excellent start of the year and I hope that the Pre-K’s are having as much fun as I am so far this school year. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at school or speak with me before or after class.

I would also like to thank the parents who willingly shares their time in volunteering. It is very much appreciated.

Thank you and take care!

Mrs. Francisco

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

September


Play, Learn and Grow Together!
 
 
WELCOME PREKINDERGARTEN!
 
Hope everybody had a wonderful summer!
I am very much looking forward to working with your children this school year 2016-2017.  We will learn letters and numbers; colours and shapes.  We will share stories, sing, draw and make crafts.  We will run, hop and skip in the gym.  We will play, pray, laugh, learn and grow together. 
 
Please visit this page throughout the school year to get updates on what makes the PreK's busy.
 
I am looking forward for a wonderful year with your kids.
 
 
Mrs. Francisco
 
 


Tuesday, May 31, 2016


Oh my! Where did those ten months go? 

It is so hard to believe that we only have seven meetings left in the school calendar. The pre-kindergarten's are having so much fun. They've learned a lot of stuff which includes their alphabets, upper and lower case, numbers, colors, and shapes. They also did a variety of arts and crafts for different occasions. They love coloring and painting. They love going to the gym and do stuff like running, kicking and catching a ball, jumping and hopping. 

In the next seven meetings we will continue to practice our alphabets and numbers. And we still have one father's day art and craft to do. At the last day of classes, we are going to have a little farewell party to end this school year. We'll say good-bye to those who are ready for Kindergarten and still welcome those who will be staying in Prekindergarten. 

I am very much delighted to having taught these kids, they are all so cute and adorable. 

Reminders: 

* June 2 - Family Barbeque Day and Uniform Sale 
* June 22 - Final Day of Pre-Kindergarten


Thank you and Happy Summer!

Mrs. Francisco



Wednesday, May 4, 2016

May



          Oh dear! (as what one of my students is always telling.)

I can't believe it is May already. In the PreK room, we are learning and having so much fun. 

We continue learning about numbers and letters. We do activities that helps them to recognize the numbers and letters. 

We talked about Spring, Earth Day and Recycling. They learned how to sort things. Things that go to the garbage and things that can still be recycled. They have their own fair share in keeping Mother Earth healthy and clean. 


As part of their activity, they planted Marigolds. They loved it and enjoyed it so much, that every time they go to school, they tell me that their plants are growing. 

As a Mother's Day activity, we also made a special egg carton flower in a pot. They are very excited because they are going to give this flower to their mother. It says, "I love you everyday, Mommy!"

I would like to wish all mothers out there a "Happy Mother's Day!" 



Dates to Remember: 

May 6 - Prairie Dog Train Field Trip - No Classes for PreK
May 13 - Inservice Day


Mrs. Francisco






Saturday, April 9, 2016

April



April is here! Spring is here! It is pretty amazing how time flies so fast. We are enjoying so much all of the activities that we are doing in PreK. I am glad that you had a wonderful spring break.

We started the month by talking about Spring, the animals, flowers and others that they can see in Spring. We are mostly doing spring arts and crafts like caterpillar pompom, Q-tip Cherry blossom tree, hand print flower pot, thumbprint arts and many more.

We are going to have a book fair and everyone is invited to look and of course buy the books that they will find interesting.

We continue doing our number and alphabet activities. They now know the basics like counting 1-10 and the letters A-Z.

I am looking forward for more enjoyable activities.

Reminder:

* April 13 - Wear PINK (in support of Bullying Awareness)
* April 22 - Earth Day Wear any earth colors
* April 25 - 29 - Milk Spirit Week


Even if it is spring, we are still experiencing winter weather, May sure you dress appropriately.

Thank you.

Mrs. Francisco


Sunday, March 6, 2016

March







March is already here!  The Pre-K's are having a really good time learning and having fun. 


We had a wonderful time at our Valentine’s Day party.  We play, had snacks, made “butterfly hearts” and handed out our Valentines that we made for each other. 
February was “I Love to Read” month. One of their favorite activities from “I Love to Read” month was getting to go to the gym and read with the whole school.  They did such a good job staying quiet and reading “in their head” as we called it. 

They are so into arts and crafts. One of the crafts that we made is the rice and egg shell pictures. They loved the sprinkling part, where they will be sprinkling the colored rice and egg shell over the picture. One of them even commented that "it was cool." I am really happy that they are enjoying. 
We will be doing more unique arts and crafts like salt painting, painting with ice and others. We are also continuously learning about numbers. We will also continue discussing about lent, St. Patrick's Day, Easter and spring. I am definitely sure that this month would be another fun but busy month. 

**Important Reminders:

·         Friday, Mar. 4  – Registration Packages due

·         Wednesday, Mar. 16 – Wear something green (St. Patrick's Day celebration)

·         Friday, Mar. 18 – No School

·         March 28 to April 4 – Spring Break

Thank you and Take Care! 

Mrs. Francisco

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

February


February is a pretty busy month but it will surely be full of fun and learning in Pre-K!
            First, on February 10th Ash Wednesday, it marks the beginning of Lent. We will be talking about Lent and why it is important for the Church.

 
Second, February is “I Love to Read” month!  In honour of this, I would like each student to bring in their favourite story book to share with the class.  I will take turns reading the books as the students bring them in. 



Please follow this schedule:
Fri. Feb. 5th ~ Blair
Wed. Feb. 10th ~ Huxley
Wed. Feb. 17th ~ James
Fri. Feb. 19th ~ Tony
Wed. Feb. 24th ~ Blair and Huxley
Fri. Feb. 26th ~ James and Tony

Third, it is also Valentine’s Day this month.  The Pre-K’s will be having their Valentine’s Day Party on Wed. Feb. 10th.  We will hand out Valentines and do Valentines themed activities.  Please have your child make three (3) Valentines with ONLY his/her name on it.  This will make it easier when the children pass them out as they cannot read one another’s names. 

 

**Important Reminders:
·         Wednesday, Feb. 10 ~ Valentine’s Day Party
 ·         Friday, Feb. 12 ~ No School
·         Friday, Feb. 26 ~ Wear a t-shirt you can read!

        Thank you!
  Mrs. Francisco

 

 

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

January


Happy New Year!  I really hope that everyone had a very restful and relaxing break spent with family and friends.  

For the month of January, the Pre-K’s will be learning about the season of winter.  We will be talking, reading and singing about winter, as well as making snowflakes, snow globes and other winter themed arts and crafts. Also, we will continue to learn about alphabet and numbers. 

I would also like to congratulate all of you for doing very good at the Christmas Concert and as always you light up and completed the show.

May all of us receive bountiful blessings in this year 2016.

Take care and stay warm,
Mrs. Francisco