2016 Preschool

V a l s Teacher Introduction Ms. Penny pgehan@stvalentineschool.com Teaching experience: 25 years Preschool Aid- Mrs. Danielle Wilhelmsen Preschool Lunch Aid- full day 4’s Mrs. Monique Nash I am so excited to meet all the children in the 3 & 4 year old classes. We are also starting a new all day 4 year old program this year which is going to be a lot of fun!

Values rooted in Catholic teachings V a l s In religion we will be using Seeds religion and “What the Church Believes and teaches”. Our school year theme is "We are disciplines, following Jesus together”. Preschool Prayers- we recite the Guardian Angel prayer every morning. At snack we use a variety of prayers including The Lord’s Prayer. School Masses Prayers Religion standards Nativity, Passion Play, Confirmation School Theme 3

V a l s Academic Excellence In Preschool we learn through play, small group and whole group activity. We work on sharing We work on learning to listen to each other We work on identifying and matching Upper & Lower alphabet letters We will learn our colors & shapes We will learn to write our names We are continuing to grow in our listening skills We are continuing to grow in our attention span We work on learning to follow one and two step directions Standards taught in your grade 4

V a l s Academic Excellence (con’t) We (Teacher & Parent) work on a folder that comes back and forth to school & home as a cumulative effort working together. We will have two Conferences through out the year. We will meet together so that we can discuss your child’s progress. Student Expectations Homework 5

V a l s Love and Respect for All Discipline- Make different choices, redirect, time out is my last resort. Classroom Management 6

V a l s Love and Respect for All (con’t) Good websites Starfall.com Pbs.kids.com

V a l s Strong Community in Christ (con’t) Half Day of school on Friday, September 24. 2016 We will be planning an Orchard trip in October! Picture Day- Wednesday, September 14 for the 4 year olds Dress up! Picture Day-Thursday, October 27 for the 3 year olds Dress Up! Web page link 8

V a l s Strong Community in Christ (con’t) Thank you for all of your support! Partnership is key to making this school year a success. If you have any questions over the material presented, please send me an email. There will be a Parent Open House on Friday, September 16th from 3:30-4:30pm. I will be happy to answer any questions that you may have. Please join us at the Family Mass and Ice Cream Social on Friday, Sept. 9th at 6:00pm. Thank parents for support Sept 9 - Mass & Ice Cream Social Set 16 – open school parent day 9