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March 13, 2016
Room 100 Newsletter
Week of March 13, 2016
This week we continue to learn about Saint Patrick and the holiday named for him as well as our lessons on the lenten season.. The children are so engaged with the Stations of the Cross and love listening to bible stories about Jesus.
We have yet to catch our leprechaun! Our trap has been set and reset! We have fed him Lucky Charms, Skittles and jelly beans! He continues to leave a mess of green and gold glitter around the classroom and also confetti! We’ll continue to leave the trap out in different areas of the room. We have high hopes of catching him!
The grass seeds we planted are growing! How exciting to watch it grow! We have been watering our seeds, and making sure they get plenty of sunlight. We even put them outside last week with the beautiful weather we had! Some of us talked to our seeds and even sang!
The play ground equipment that was located up by the Saint Max football field has been relocated to the side yard next to our school. The children are eagerly waiting for it to be completed so they can go play on it! It has been reassembled, and cemented into the ground. It needs to be power washed and then much will be delivered. As soon as we get the OK, we will be outside enjoying it! Last week brought such beautiful weather and we were able to get outside to play each day!
Happy Birthday, Tess Cochran! March 14
Happy Birthday, Laura Gebhart! March 19
Religion
This week we will review stations 1-12. I will introduce stations 13-14. The Big Super Heroes will color stations 13 and 14 in their Stations of the Cross coloring book. They will also put symbols for these two stations in their Stations of the Cross Box.
We will go to church on Friday for our final walk through of the Stations of the Cross.
We will discuss Palm Sunday.
Daily Lessons
Letter- Z z
Number- 18
Color- black and white
Shape- shamrock/clover
Nursery Rhyme- Hey Diddle, Diddle
Yoga- zero pose
Stories
Letter Z Book
There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover by Lucille Colandro
The Night Before Saint Patrick’s Day by Natasha Wing
The Easter Story retold by Allia Zobel-Nolan
Activities
ActivitiesThe Big Super Heroes will make Irish Potatoes on Tuesday, March 15.
Journal- draw a shamrock by making 3 circles and a stem.
Trace or write the word shamrock.
Both Big and Little Super Heroes will marble paint a cut out shape of an Easter Peep. We will display them on our hall bulletin board.. Hanging with my peeps”. They will get to eat a marshmallow peep and we will make a chart, “Do You Like Peeps?” Yes or No... we will see if more students like or dislike peeps!
All students will cut out a palm leaf shape and write or trace the word Hosanna on it for Palm Sunday.
Reminders!
Tuesday, March 15- Make Irish Potatoes! YUM!!!!
Wednesday, March 16- Music and Gym classes! Wear sneakers!
Thursday, March 17- Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Wear green and any Irish accessories!
Special Snack today!
Friday, March 18- Library! Return books so you may borrow another!
We will go to church for Stations of the Cross
Please begin to fill and send in 6 plastic candy or toy filled eggs with your child. They are due on Wednesday, March 23. Please note that this is before we leave for Easter break. Some students may not be in school past this week if they attend the 3 day program or if you have plans to travel for the holiday.
Look for Stations of the Cross boxes to come home this week, along with Stations of the Cross Book coloring book and the grass we planted.
Looking Ahead!
Next week is very brief due to the Easter holiday!
Dismissal on Wednesday, March 23 is at 11:30am.
Thursday, March 24- Holy Thursday- NO School
Friday, March 25- Good Friday- NO School
Sunday, March 27- Happy Easter!!!!
Monday, March 28- Easter Monday- NO School
Tuesday, March 29- NO School for Students!
Wednesday, March 30- Classes Resume!
Friday, April 1- Pre K Easter Celebration and Egg Hunt!