Parent Teacher Conferences

 

If you haven't already done so, please sign up for conferences outside the preschool door on Tuesday or Thursday or by visiting the link below (type in your name next to the time you'd like)

Parent Teacher Conference Link

Picture Day

SMILE!

Tomorrow (11/13) is picture day!

Misplaced your picture order forms....visit Lifetouch for more information and payment options!

October News

Your little ones have been busy at play in our room.  In September we worked on helping everyone transition to their new preschool environment.  This was the first time for many away from the comfort of their own home.  We had a few tears (parents and kids) but I am happy to say we are getting into a nice routine.  Your children have mastered washing their own hands, lining up, walking in the hallway, and signing "stop and listen" when they hear our wind chime.  Many of your children choose to explore the shared space to work with the many materials (Thank You Mrs. Anzalone) in that area.  They check the bracelet basket before moving into that space.  If there is a bracelet in the basket, they may proceed, if there isn't a bracelet, they must wait for a friend to return.  They do this completely independent of direction from us.  They share so many wonderful (and funny) stories with us about their lives, their families and the events in our own classroom.  Mrs. Klee and I spend our days laughing with this entertaining bunch.

In October, we look toward helping the children achieve independence in many areas.  Each success builds and fuels the next.  You may notice that we aren't filling the tables with activities for their arrival.  We have trained the children to take their selected materials from the shelf, use the materials at the table/carpet and return the materials to the shelf before they select something new.  We have seen such amazing growth in this area.  We hope that you'll encourage this kind of "work" at home. 

We are delighted to share our days with your cuties, thank you for sharing them with us!

Warm & Fuzzy Regards,

Mrs. Stacey Pellicano
Mrs. Debra Klee

sorting

puzzling

building

tweezing

scooping

We LOVE the playground!

Working out our large muscle groups and taking turns on the playground.

Opening Picnic 2012

 Please join us for the

DeSales Opening Picnic

on

Wednesday, August 29th

from

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Drop off School Supplies

Say Hello to Your Teachers

Meet New Friends

See Our Classroom

Grab a Hot Dog

See You There!

Warm & Fuzzy Regards,

Mrs. Pellicano & Mrs. Klee

Early Childhood Expansion Project

We are busy preparing the classroom and our newly expanded space for your little darlings!  Mr. Klee has been working at a feverish pace (SIX days a week) to be ready for September.  Imagine having FIVE women telling you what to do.  He manages to keep a smile on his face and just keeps working!  God Bless him!

We can't wait to see you at the Opening Picnic on Wednesday, August 29th from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.  Grab a light dinner and come visit us in the classroom!

Warm & Fuzzy Regards,
Mrs. Pellicano & Mrs. Klee

Preschool Parent Orientation 2012-2013

Dear Preschool Family,

We hope that you are enjoying these beautiful days of summer!  Before you know it, we will be back to school! 

We are very pleased that your child will be attending the early childhood program for three-year olds (Tuesday / Thursday mornings) at DeSales Catholic School.

You are invited to join us for a PARENT ONLY informational meeting on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 7 p.m.

We will talk about school policy, important dates, expectations for the school year, school supplies, and answer any questions or concerns you may have.  We will also get the chance to check out the new classroom space under construction.  Please bring a picture of your child with you (it will not be returned to you).  You may also want to bring a copy of your child’s immunization record, recent physical and any additional registration paperwork you may have. We can make copies and return anything to you that evening.

Enter DeSales at the Main Office entrance on Ambleside Rd. We will assemble in room 14 on the main floor.   

Kindly RSVP to PellicanoS@DeSalesCatholicSchool.org

See you soon!

Stacey Pellicano – Teacher

Debra Klee – Teacher Associate

Don't cry because it's over, Smile because it happened!

Just like our tapoles have turned into frogs and our caterpillars to butterflies we have watched your children change and grow this year! They have  been a pleasure to get to know and we were thrilled to  help start them on their Educational Journey! Thank you for that opportunity! Thank you for a great school year! Have a Safe and Happy Summer!                                                                                                                        xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

                                                   Warm and Fuzzy Regards, 

                                                                     Love, 

                                                      Mrs. Pellicano and Mrs. Klee

Our Room is ALIVE!

Tadpole!

Tapoles with legs!!!!

Almost froglets!!!

FROGLETS!

Our caterpillars have woke from their nap and needed a sip of sugar water to gather their strength!

Drying their wings getting ready for......

The butterly release!

 Baby raccoons living in the tree by the play ground! An animal rehabilitationist has taken the babies away from DeSales and will release them in the wild some place else!!! 

HSA Meeting Performance

We have been invited to perform at the Home School Association Meeting on Tuesday, June 5th at 7:00 pm to showcase our preschool threes program.  This is an OPTIONAL performance if you are available, please join us.  We will gather in Room 14 (my other room) at 6:50 pm.  We have been practicing the song "The More We Get Together" in sign language.  Please let me know if you will attend!

The Caterpillars Have Arrived

      Apparently, the caterpillar community must be feeling the economic "pinch" of the current times.  Last year, we received 5 caterpillars, this year a mere 4!  This week, we will begin observing and learning about the life cycle of the butterfly.  By the time the students arrive Monday, these youngsters will surely be already forming into chrysalides.  We will release the butterflies before the end of the year!  Please feel free to stop in and check out the progress!  

Caterpillars

Painted Lady Butterfly

POLLIWOGS!

This week we are learning about the life cycle of a frog!  We had a polliwog habitat visit our classroom and are hoping for some polliwogs of our own thanks to a former student and her muck-boot-wearing Momma!  The students will be able to watch the polliwogs grow and hopefully see them at least grow feet before the end of the school year.

We will begin learning about the life cycle of a butterfly next week when our caterpillars arrive.  Or butterfly habitats are waiting patiently and so are the children.

We are also watching some duck eggs for signs of life in Mrs. Anzalone's classroom.  Stay tuned for some exciting news....

With only 7 days of preschool left in the school year, we want to remind you that we will take every opportunity to explore the outdoors, weather permitting.  Please forgive any sand or dirt that may arrive home with your child ;-)

Goings on!

Digging for gems in the rice table! Just plain fun!

Listening to the story of the tiny seed!

Easter Blessings! 

We are resting up and getting ready for the home stretch with your children! Look at the calendar and see how few days we have left! See you all next week!

Getting ready for the Leprechaun!!!!

We thought if we left a message outside our room on the black top we could lure him in!

We even made an arrow pointing to our door so he would know where to go!

Even our wee one with a broken leg got to come out and draw some gold coins for the Leprechaun!

Our pot of Gold!

While we were outside, we met our upstairs neighbors!

They were very happy to see us! Such friendly neighbors!

Sign of Spring!!!! And No-one stepped on it!

While some friends were checking out the goings on in the cafeteria we noticed the hand print!

We decided to sneak up on our parents at dismissal time! We headed home to wait to see if the Leprechaun would come!

 And when we arrived the next day, we were sooooo surprised to find...........................................................................................

The water in our toilet was green and there was a green footprint on the toilet seat!

Toilet paper strung everywhere!

But all we found in the trap was his boot!

And then we heard a knock at the door!

And a very Large Leprechaun came in!

Some friends were afraid, others were not!

We had a rainbow snack!

We also had shamrock rice krispie treats and green jello-jiggler gems!

Happy wee one!

He almost looks like a Leprechaun himself!

Irish for sure!

Simply adorable!

February

They think they are playing...We know they are working those muscles that will help them hold a pencil and write later.  Dabbing (hand-eye coordination). Play dough (muscle strength). Pinching with the tweezers (pencil grasp). Stamping (hand-eye coordination and training their eye to work from left to write to get ready for reading). Matching the number dots to the number word on the clothes pin (pinching muscle strength aka pencil grasp and learning our number words).

A very BRIGHT place to sort the colored hearts! Look at the concentration on that little face!

"OOOOH! The light shines right through them!"

Who needs a ton of Educational toys? A light box, plastic cups, plastic egg carton and heart jewels! Hours of Fun and Learning! It's even cooler in a dark room!

A little side note:
~****<3<3Love to our wounded duckling at home with a broken leg!XOXOXOXO! We are thinking of you and can't wait to see you! Prayers and healing thoughts sent your way Sweetie! <3<3****~