Pre-kindergarten MAY/JUNE newsletter
Can you believe that it is May already? And that school is almost over for the year? It seems like only yesterday that we welcomed all of you. It has been a pleasure getting to know each of your children and having you and your child become a part of our “family” this year.
We are so proud of them all and hope we’ve made a positive impact on them while creating lasting memories. Communication and cooperation between us and you, the parents, has made success stories of all the children. Thank you for sharing your child with us. We are so blessed!
During the summer, children tend to “forget” things they have learned. This is a natural occurrence. So, during the summer, please work with your child on counting to 100 (by 2’s, 5’s, 10’s) since we have been doing this in class; number recognition up to 20; the alphabet and the phonetic sounds associated with letter; stressing upper and lower case when writing. And as always, continue to read to them.
Spring weather
A reminder to parents: May and June are wonderful weather months. Preschool will take advantage of this weather. We will be spending more time outside when we can. Please make sure your child is wearing sun block and dressed for the temperature of the day. We would like to give a gentle reminder that sandals, flip flops and crocs are not good school shoes. Students who wear these shoes spend most of recess fixing their shoes and dealing with prickly, uncomfortable mulch on their feet. Please try to send your student in sneakers every day. If it is a difficult morning, please put the sneakers in the backpack, and we can help them change at school.
Important Dates
- May 1st Merry Go Round Family Fun event – 5:30 – 7:30 – flyer went home.
- May 2nd First Communion for our 2nd graders- 10:00 AM- Our Lady of the Cross Parish
- May 3rd High Tea for women/mothers/daughters – social center – 12:00 PM Flyers went home with ticket information.
- May 4th Mary Crowning at social center – outside – 1:15 PM
- May 6th Last Spaghetti supper – 4 – 6:30 PM – in the social center.
- May 6th Raise Right gift card turn in date-flyer was sent home
- May 7th PTO luncheon for the teachers
- May 8th Walk-a-thon (rain or shine) –Information for sponsoring has been emailed and flyers have been sent home. Team colors are posted on Class Dojo (volunteer opportunity-call the office to volunteer)
- May 13th Pre-kindergarten only – Pirate’s Day – Dress up as your favorite pirate! No weapons please. Post on Class Dojo soon!
- May 14th PTO meeting – 6:00 PM – social center meeting room
- May 14th Mass to celebrate the Ascension – 10:00 AM – in the gym – All are welcome!
- May 16th Mother/son dance – 6-8 PM in the gym. Flyers went home for ticket purchases.
- May 19th Lupa Zoo and Randall’s ice cream field trip – flyers to go home soon!
- May 21st Battle of the Books – Grades 3-8
- May 25th Memorial Day – there will be no school
- May 28th Step Up Day – 9-9:30 AM All of our students will get the opportunity to visit their classroom for next year. Students only and paperwork will be sent home with your child from their teacher for next year. There will be an Orientation night that will include parents in August.
- June 4th Preschool Fun Day – all day – Rain or shine – Post on Class Dojo shortly, and looking for volunteers
- June 10th 8th Grade Graduation 6:00 PM – Our Lady of the Cross Parish
- June 11th Last PTO meeting – 6:00 PM – in the social center meeting room
- June 12th Field Day and BBQ – We will post about that on Class Dojo
- June 15th Rain date for Field Day and BBQ
- June 16th Last day of kindergarten and kindergarten graduation 9:30 AM – gym
- June 16th Last day of preschool – will be a full day of school with after school program available
- June 16th Prekindergarten graduation – 1:30 PM in the gym. All are welcome to attend to celebrate this wonderful milestone!
- June 18th Last day of school for everyone else– Half day 11:30 AM dismissal for grades 1-8 – No After school program or lunch available.
Curriculum Themes:
April 27th – May 1st: Animals in the Air We are talking about all kinds of animals in the air and their habitats.
May 4th – May 8th: Animals on Land We will be talking about all kinds of animals on land and their habitats.
May 11th -May 15th: Animals in the Ocean We will be talking about all kinds of animals in the ocean their habitats.
May 18th – May 22nd: Zoo Animals This week will be studying about animals that you may see on our trip to the zoo.
May 25th – May 29th: Farm animals What animals live on a farm? What will you see when you visit a farm.
June 1st – June 16th: Summer What are all of the fun things that we do during the summer months when we are not at school? Can’t wait to find out!
Please keep in mind…
- If you have not done so, please make sure you have completed your online enrollment for next year. If your child in returning to Mater Dolorosa, please go on and re-enroll them as kindergarten is growing quickly. If your child in not returning, please make sure to go online and withdraw your child instead of choosing a grade. This is important as you will start to get charged at the beginning of the new school year.
- At the end of the year, we are always looking for parents to take different items home to do some heavy duty cleaning-smocks, toys, etc. We will post when we are ready to start that process. These are counted as volunteer hours. Feel free to reach out to us if you are interested.
- GREAT JOB FAMILIES! We appreciate all that you do and have done, your children are absolutely wonderful! They amaze us and have made us laugh every day, and we are blessed to have been their teachers. It will be hard to let them go this year. Wishing you all a happy and restful Summer!
Love,
Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Rodriguez