1. 2016
Preschool

2. 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!

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

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

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

8. V a l s Strong Community in Christ (con’t)
Half Day of school on Friday, September
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

9. 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 . 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