January 10-14

 

Welcome Back 

Happy New Year!

Parents, I want to thank all of you again for making my Christmas extra special with all of your wonderful gifts.  I hope that everyone had a healthy and happy Christmas.

Back to School

Over the past two weeks we have taken the opportunity to review our classroom skills and routines so that we can prepare ourselves for new learning and new skills.

• Walking in a line
• Sitting and paying attention at circle time
• Follow our morning routine (hanging up our jackets, taking out our folders, and putting our snacks on the tray)
• Bathroom care
• How to carry a lesson 
• How to clean up a lesson
• Listening and follow one step directions.

Blessing of the Door 

In honor of the Feast of the Epiphany and the beginning of a new year, we blessed our classrooms, remembering the hospitality of the Holy Family to the three Wise Men and asking for protection and blessing on each classroom and all who learn in it. The blessing is done by writing on the door with chalk the symbols 20+C+M+B+22. The 20 and 22 represent the current year. The + reminds us of the cross of Jesus. The C, M, and B stand for the traditional names of the Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar, as well as an abbreviation for the Latin phrase “Christus mansionem benedicat” which means “Christ bless this place.” Students participated in the blessing by sprinkling holy water on the door and sharing a prayer of blessing together. 

Dr. Martin Luther King

This week we talked about Dr. Martin Luther King.

We talked about how much he loved the Lord and wanted to do his work.

We also talked about how he wanted everyone to get along and live in peace.

Happy Birthday Cornelia Connelly

Let Us Love One Another

 Let us love one another and pray

 Let us love one another and be faithful

 Let us love one another and be humble, 

Let us love one another and be filled with the charity of God

Let us love one another with God, in God, and for God

 And we shall thus be one with Him for all eternity.

 Amen “

Snow Sensory Fun

After a wonderful week of hard work, we ended our week by playing in the snow.  We even had some of our penguin friends join us.

Where does snow come from?

Is it hot or cold?

What happens to snow (snowmen) when it gets cold?

What colors are our penguins?

What do they like to eat?

Do penguins fly?

What do you like to do in the snow?

Reminders

Monday, January 17th

No School

Dr. Martin Luther King Holiday

Have a wonderful weekend💕

December 6-10 2021

 Away in the Manger 

This week we have learning the story of the Manger and how Christmas is the time to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus.

We also has a special prayer serves with Nursery 3 in our atrium. A special thanks to Mrs. Devenney for leading our prayer service and show us how Mary we preparing herself to be Jesus's Mother.

In class with have been slowly adding to our Manger story.

They can't wait to put baby Jesus in the manger next week!

 Our Visit from St. Nicholas on Monday.

Gingerbread Fun This week.

Gingerbread playdough

With our hands  prepared a manger for Baby Jesus and cut out starts to light the sky

This week we have also been busy learning how to be Santa's helper by sanding wood and learning how to hammer.

Reminders and Important Dates

• Sunday, December 12 at 1:30 PM -

• Please join us for the Family Advent Liturgy in the HCA gym. All are welcome to attend. You can find the RSVP link in the Happenings.

• We are hosting a toy drive for children from the ages of infancy to 12 years old so please feel free to bring an unwrapped toy. There will also be a bake sale after the Mass. 

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• Friday, December 17

• All students will have a dress down day and may wear holiday colors to school.

• The last day of school before Christmas break is Friday, December 17. It is a half day with dismissal at 12:00 noon and no HCA Plus.

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• Christmas break

• Runs from December 18 through January 3. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.