St. Ann’s School 

                                              Pre-K Newsletter

Happy New Year!!  We hope you all enjoyed your holiday and time off spent with family and friends.  We are all ready to start a new year of fun and learning in our Pre-K!

Our students have been learning so much about themselves and their family relationships during our last few units.  This new year begins as they start to learn more about their community and the world around us. We are excited to be starting a new unit this week where we will be learning all new vocabulary and skills through lessons and activities focusing on Transportation! 

In addition, we will be starting our classroom “Zipper Club” soon and children who can independently zip their own coats get a special certificate to hang on the classroom wall.

Reminders:

Please carefully check and mark down the following dates regarding our school schedule:

1/17 -        12:00 Dismissal for PreK3, K-8.  If you would like your child dismissed with the rest of the               school please let us know, otherwise, we have regular 2:30 dismissal in UPK.

1/20 -        Martin Luther King, Jr.  Day - NO SCHOOL

1/27 -     Catholic School Week Begins.  There will be a variety of fun activities that UPK will be participating in during this week such as Career Day, Color Wars, Comfy Cozy Day and Parent Open House.  More details regarding these activities will be sent home soon.

Please keep the following dates in mind to support St. Ann’s!! 

1/10 -        Varsity Night for our 8th Grade Basketball Teams - 7 pm

1/14 -     World’s Finest Chocolate Sale Begins!

1/16 -     Home School Association Meeting at 8 pm - All are welcome!!

Upcoming Themes:

Week of 1/6-    What kinds of transportation do I use and why?

Week of 1/13 -     How are various modes of transportation similar and different?

Week of 1/20 -    Who operates the vehicles in my community?

Week of 1/27 -    How do we stay safe when using transportation?

Home Connection Activities:

Continue working on your weekly assignments for both our Unit Theme and Building Blocks in your notebooks!  Always remember to practice writing your name at the top of each page.

**If you have a profession you would like to share with our classes on Career 

Day please call Mrs. Gramlich in the main office and let her know. We would love to have you!!!  

***Save the Date***

We will be ending our next study (“Light”) with our “Lights! Camera! Action! Pre-K Fashion Show” on Friday, February 28th at 9 am.  You won’t want to miss this awesome event when your child walks the runway at St. Ann’s!!!  In addition, Mrs. Ficchi is also inviting our Pre-K parents to spend some time on this morning touring our Kindergarten program before the Fashion Show begins.  More details will be sent home soon!!!