Week of December 14th!

I Hope everyone has a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season.  Thank you for an amazing 2015!

December Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

For the next week, students will be learning about Recycling.  We will be discussing the different items that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.

Some of the books we will be reading are:

•Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

•I Stink! By Kate and Jim McMullan

•The Adventures of Gary & Harry by Lisa Matsumoto

•Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman

•Dinosaur Woods by George McClements

Lessons and activities for the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Art – Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.

Blocks – Students will have paper bags of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.

Pretend Play – Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom read-aloud regarding recycling. 

Library - Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.

Reminders:

•Tuesday, December 15th, is our Holiday Show at 9:00 a.m.! Parents are welcome to attend the show

•Friday, December 18th, is Pre-K 4’s Holiday Party!  We will be having a pizza party and dancing the day away!  If you would like to donate a few dollars to the party, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

•School will be closed from December 21st to January 4th.

Recommended Home to School Connection:

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 45  

Tuesday – Page 46  

Wednesday – Page 47

Thursday –  Page 48  

Friday - Have a wonderful holiday break!

Week of December 7th!

December Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

For the next two weeks, students will be learning about Recycling.  We will be discussing the different items that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.

Some of the books we will be reading are:

•       Don’t Lose It—Reuse It! by Nancy Noel Williams

•       Peter’s Chair by Ezra Jack Keats

•       Radio Man by Arthur Dorros

•       Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho

•       I Stink! By Kate and Jim McMullan

•       The Adventures of Gary & Harry by Lisa Matsumoto

Lessons and activities for the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Art – Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.

Blocks – Students will have paper bags of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.

Pretend Play – Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom read-aloud regarding recycling. 

Library - Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.

Reminders:

•       Tuesday, December 15^th, is our Holiday Show! Parents are welcome to attend the show. Pre-K 4 will be performing “I Have a Little Dreidel”.

•       Friday, December 18^th, is Pre-K 4’s Holiday Party!  We will be having a pizza party and dancing the day away!  If you would like to donate a few dollars to the party, it would be GREATLY appreciated.

•       School is closed from December 21^st to January 4^th.

Recommended Home to School Connection:

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 41

Tuesday – Page 42

Wednesday – Page 43

Thursday – Page 44

Friday - Have a great weekend!

Week of November 30th!!

I hope everyone had a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

December Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

For the next three weeks, students will be learning about Recycling.  We will be discussing the different items that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.

Some of the books we will be reading are:

•       Sam Helps Recycle by Judith Bauer Stamper

•       Radio Man by Arthur Dorros

•       I Stink! By Kate and Jim McMullan

•       The Adventures of Gary & Harry by Lisa Matsumoto

Lessons and activities for the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Art – Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.

Blocks – Students will have empty boxes of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.

Pretend Play – Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom read-aloud regarding recycling. 

Library - Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.

Reminders:

•       All UPK teachers will be offsite for a city-wide professional development meeting on Thursday, December 3^rd.

Recommended Home to School Connection:

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 37

Tuesday – Page 38

Wednesday – Page 39

Thursday – Page 40

Friday - Have a great weekend!

Thanksgiving Show!!!

Tomorrow, November 24th, OLQM will celebrate Thanksgiving by having a small concert performed by the PRE-Ks and grades 5-8.  

All are welcome to celebrate with us and eat some delicious food!

We are kindly asking students, teachers, staff, and families to bring in a dish to share with each other after the performance.  All types of foods are accepted!  

Thank you so much for contributing to our Thanksgiving Festivities! 

Week of November 23rd!

November Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! 

For the next four weeks, students will be learning about Recycling.  We will be discussing the different items that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.

Some of the books we will be reading this week are:

• What Happens to our Trash by D.J. Ward

• Something From Nothing by Phoebe Gilman

• I’m Thankful Each Day by P.K. Hallinan

• I Stink! By Kate and Jim McMullan

Lessons and activities for the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 

Art – Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.

Blocks – Students will have empty boxes of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.

Pretend Play – Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom read-aloud regarding recycling. 

Library - Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.

Reminders:

•Tuesday, November 24th, is the Thanksgiving show.  The students will be performing a song on stage in the gym. The show will start at 9:00 a.m.

•The school is having a canned food drive.  Donations are greatly appreciated!

•School will be closed this Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving.

•The school is having a canned food drive.  Donations are greatly appreciated.  OLQM partners with St. Patrick's Nursing Home to assist those who are home-bound during Thanksgiving.  Please bring any donations to the classroom.

Recommended Home to School Connection: 

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 35

Tuesday – Page 36  

Wednesday – Have a Happy Thanksgiving Weekend!

Week of November 16th!

November Theme – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

For the next five weeks, students will be learning about Recycling.  We will be discussing the different items that people recycle, what happens to our trash, and why we recycle.

Some of the books we will be reading this week are:

•What Happens to our Trash by D.J. Ward

•Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch

•Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho

Lessons and activities for the theme: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 

Art – Children will have collage materials such as paper scraps, tinfoil bits, old magazines, newspapers, and cardboard pieces.

Blocks – Students will have empty boxes of various sizes and toy garbage trucks.

Pretend Play – Students will transform pretend play into a recycling center.

Writing - Students will be able to draw a picture of what they learned from the classroom read-aloud regarding recycling. 

Library - Students will have books about trash, garbage, and recycling.

Reminders:

•     Parent – Teacher Conferences are this Friday, November 20th in the classroom.  Dismissal is at 12:00 p.m.

•      Due to state regulation, all students in Pre-K must be vaccinated with the flu shot before January 1^st.
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•     The school is having a canned food drive.  Donations are greatly appreciated.  OLQM partners with St. Patrick's Nursing Home to assist those who are home-bound during Thanksgiving.  Please bring donations to the classroom.

Recommended Home to School Connection: 

Universal Handwriting book:

Monday – Page 31  

Tuesday – Page 32  

Wednesday – Page 33  

Thursday –  Page 34  

Friday - Have a great weekend!

Family Partnerships: 

     We would like to ask families to contribute to our classroom "junk collection" by bringing in junk from home—items that typically get thrown away, e.g., paper towel rolls, old magazines, plastic bottles, cartons, and broken things. Please check all items and make sure they’re safe; rinse containers and remove items with sharp edges. Thanks so much!