February 21-25

Hooray! It's 2's Day!!!! 

We had so much fun seeing our friends in their tutus, ties, tiaras, and t-shirts!

We dotted out the word two!

We used a q-tip to apply the paint in the circle.  Using a q-tip to paint is another way to strengthen our hand muscles.

We are 100 days smarter!!

Tuesday marked the 100th day of school for the 2021-2022 school year!

  Beginning this week we have gone back to eating lunch in the cafeteria.

We will no longer be eating lunch in our classroom.  

We are excited to be back!

We even sat at the big kid tables to begin to get ready for Pre-K!

Our friends in Pre-K and Kindergarten are learning about baby chicks.

A farmer from Quiver Farm delivered eggs and an incubator so that they can hatch here at school.

We got to take a peek into the incubator as we wait for the baby chicks to come out!

REMINDERS:

• On Tuesday, March 1st (Mardi Gras) Student Council will be selling Krispy Kreme original glazed donuts during lunch! Donuts will be $2 each, and students will be limited to two donuts. Only cash will be accepted, and they will only be sold on Tuesday!

• In celebration of Mardi Gras, students will be allowed to wear free dress and Mardi Gras colors (purple, green, and gold) for $1 on Tuesday, March 1st. The money raised will support the efforts of Catholic Relief Services. 

February 14th - 18th

We loved handing out our Valentine's Day treats to our friends! 

 We celebrated Black History Month by listening and dancing to talented black artists.

We danced to "it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Ain't no mountain high enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, "ABC" by the Jackson Five, "Motown Philly" by Boys II Men, and "Rappers Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang (clean version).  

We sang along and danced with Miss Jessica.  We love her song "Black people who changed the world."  You can view it  here.  

We read one of our favorite books, Hair Love by Matthew Cherry, you can read it here. 

On Thursday evening, our second graders received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 

We came together as a school community in prayer to listen the beautiful message of forgiveness that this Sacrament offers.  Our prayer service was led by the second graders and they did a wonderful job!

Things Kids need more of....

unstructured play

sunlight

nature

hugs

freedom to explore

playtime with parents

laughter

simplicity

belief in their goodness

daily routine

a calm environment

compassion

a shoulder to cry on

expressed gratitude for who they are

 ALL Early Childhood students are to wear sneakers EVERYDAY.  If your childhood is not wearing sneakers on a PE day or indoor recess, they will not be able to participate.  

REMINDERS

• There is no school on Monday, February 21. 

• Students in PreK, Kindergarten, and 7th grade are collecting food and gently used clothing for Murphy’s Giving Market in Upper Darby. All donations will be collected until Wednesday, February 23rd. See the Happenings for more details.

• Don’t forget to wear your t-shirts, tutus, ties, and tiaras on Tuesday, 2/22/22 for Twos-Day!

February 7th -11th

                                                       

We were so happy to get some outside time this week!

Let the games begin!

We read stories, learned about the Olympic mascot and even got to be Olympians in PE with Mrs. Mossor.

We practiced curling, skating, bobsledding and skiing!

Below is a fun interactive Olympic video that the children enjoyed!

 https://youtu.be/yKQQbdufmE8

In the classroom we worked together on Olympic puzzles.

We are working hard on our pre-writing skills.  There is a wide range of activities for 3 and 4 years old to develop their fine motor skills and writing skills.  These also help to improve shoulder and hand strength and the dexterity in small fingers. Below are some activities that we do in the classroom but could easily be done at home. 

-Scrunching paper into balls

-Filling water in a glass using a dropper

-Sliding beads onto a plastic straw or cord

-Playing with playdough

-Practicing cutting with child scissors

-Tracing letters on sand or rice with their fingers

-Transferring objects using tweezers or tongs

-Belly crawl or walking like animals to arm to improve arm strength 

-Lacing

                   

  

          

        

    Here we are practicing drawing horizontal lines, starting on the left side of the paper and continuing across to the right side.  The orientation of this line helps to prepare children from reading and writing left to right.

Reminders:

• Students in Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 7th grade are collecting food and gently used clothing for Murphy’s Giving Market in Upper Darby. All donations will be collected until Wednesday, February 23rd. See the Happenings for more details.   

• Students will be allowed to wear free dress for Valentine’s Day on Monday 2/14. 

• There will be no school on Friday, February 18 (faculty in-service) or Monday, February 21 (Presidents’ Day).

• We will be celebrating “Twos-Day” on Tuesday, 2/22. Please refer to Mrs. Barrera’s email for more details. 

Have a wonderful weekend!