March

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

February was “I Love to Read” month. The kids loved it when they started bringing out their favorite books and shared the story to the class. They were very eager listeners.

They are continuously learning the alphabet and numbers. We are practicing our recognizing, familiarizing, tracing, and writing the letters and numbers.

We will also be doing arts and crafts and also learn about the Lenten Season, St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Spring. So definitely, the prek's have so much to offer in their plate this month. I am definitely sure that this month would be another fun but busy month. 

**Important Reminders:

·         Friday, Mar. 2  – Registration Packages due
·         Wednesday, Mar. 14 – Wear something green (St. Patrick's Day celebration)
·         Friday, Mar. 16– No School - Student-Led conferences
·         March 26 to March 30 – Spring Break
*          April 4 – Back to school for the Prekindergarten
Take care!

Mrs. Francisco

February

February is the month of love.
So let us show love! love! love!

The Pre-Kindergartens will be showing a lot of love in this month of February. They will be very busy doing some valentine crafts and activities like finger painting, cutting, hand print valentine crafts and a lot more. We will definitely be having so much fun.

We are also continuously learning alphabets and numbers, familiarizing with uppercase and lowercase letters as well as with numbers, patterns and other stuff.

February is also the month where we celebrate awareness for the love for reading. It is "I LOVE TO READ MONTH!" We will be reading books of their choice.

To spread awareness, I would like to ask each student to bring two books – one is their favorite book that they would like  me to read in the class. While the other one is a book that they would like to donate to our Pre-K library. It will be a big help to add more books in our collection and the good thing about it is they can share their donated book to other kids in the future. The book should be still be in good condition.  

Please follow this schedule:

February 7, Wednesday - Zorelle

February 9, Friday – Emma

February 14, Wednesday – Alex
February 21, Wednesday – Dawit
February 23, Friday- Calel

 Reminders: 

 February 11 - St. Gerard School Mass at 11:00 am. Everyone is invited to attend the school mass. 
 February 14 - Valentines Day Wear love colours like red, pink, purple and white.
 February 16 - NO SCHOOL - In-Service 

 

Take care and keep warm!

 

Mrs. Francisco

January

Hello January! Hello and Welcome 2018!

I really hope that everybody have had a wonderful Christmas break. It is so nice to spend this Christmas break with families and friends.

I would just like to thank all of you for having participated in our Christmas Concert. It was a huge success and I am just so proud of my Pre-Kindergartens because they were not afraid of getting into the stage and singing in front of so many people. They were just all so cute and amazing.

In the coming days to come, we might be experiencing extreme cold temperatures and we just have to remember to dress appropriately for this kind of weather.  We will be talking more about Winter, discussed proper clothes to wear, food to eat, and other winter related stuff. We will also share a cup of hot chocolate to warm our tummy's..

During gym time, we will be playing with balls, skipping, and running around the gym. It will be a lot of fun.

We will continuously be doing winter crafts, learning new songs and dances, learning more about alphabets, numbers, opposites and other stuff. We will be looking forward for more fruitful and wonderful activities.


Thank you and Keep Warm!

Mrs. Francisco

December

 

Christmas is just around the corner!

When you are in Pre-K, time flies fast.

It is the season of Advent and Christmas. Advent means “coming” of Jesus.  During the Advent season we are awaiting and preparing for the arrival of Jesus.  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 been busy practicing our song for the Christmas Concert. It will be on the evening of Wednesday, December 20th.  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. The Pre-K’s will meet in the library and they need to be there at 6:30 pm. Please do come on time.

  

*Reminders:

    *Thursday, December 20^th at 7:00 pm - Christmas Concert.  Pre-K’s need to be in the Library by 6:30 p.m. 

    * Friday, December 22nd - last day of Pre-K and early dismissal 2:25p.m.

We will try to have a little "Christmas gathering".
    *January 10th - Pre-K’s will be back after the Christmas Break 
 

    Hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Blessed New Year. 

    Keep warm! 

    Thank you. 

     Mrs. Francisco

November

October went on really, really fast. The Family Halloween Party was so successful. Pre-Kindergarten had the most wonderful night. They wore their most awesome costumes. We really had an awesome and SPOOKTACULAR evening. We made some amazing art for the Halloween like mummies, pumpkin faces and painting of a bat. I am just so proud of the things Pre-Kindergarten is 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. Slowly, we are learning our numbers, letters and patterns.


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 21st. I will be sending copy of the song that we will be singing.

Reminders:

·Please remember to have your child use the bathroom before our class begins.
Please let them wear appropriate clothing like snow pants, winter jacket, boots, mitts and scarves. There will be times that we will go outside and play in the snow.

·Friday, November 3rd, NO SCHOOL - Student-Led Conference

 Thank you. Take care and stay warm.

Mrs. Francisco

October

In the first weeks of pre-k, 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 are learning about colors and did a few activities. about colors. 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 the dodge ball.

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.  On October 18, (Wednesday), they can wear orange and black to go with the theme. They are also invited to go to our Halloween Dance Party on October 20 (Friday).

A few quick reminders:

*   Please send a healthy snack with your child for snack time. Thank you to those parents who already did.

     *  Friday, October 6th, NO SCHOOL.

     *  Friday, October 20th, NO SCHOOL.

     *  Friday, October 20th, Halloween Dance Party 7:00-10:00p.m.
     *   Wednesday, November 1 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. Francis

September

WELCOME PREKINDERGARTEN!
School Year 2017 - 2018

 

Hope everybody had an awesome summer!

I am very much looking forward to working with your children this school year 2017-2018. 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, 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