Lynne Antol, PreK 4
February FYI
Valentine Cards Alert! There are 14 children in our class, 10 girls and 4 boys. You may have your child sign his/her cards to distribute on Valentine's Day, but please do not have the cards addressed to each student by name. Thank you.
Please continue to practice scissor skills, correct pencil grip and proper letter formation when your child is printing his/her name. Some of us are also having trouble with number formation, especially with 3's, 5's, 6's and 9's.
February High Frequency Words
I, A, a, The, the, We, we, and, play, next, skip, is, go, can, mom, dad, in, it, said, with, he, she, asked, am, got, get (plus punctuation marks ?, ! and .)
February Happy Birthday
Ava
February Focus
...Jesus Feeds Many People, Jesus Gives Us Special Food, Valentine's Day, We Celebrate Lent, sound and formation Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, money and time
February Happenings
3 Pin Ceremony/Noon Dismissal
14 Valentine's Day
15 PTA Meeting/Science Fair
20 Presidents Day/No School
22 Ash Wednesday
January Fun Pics
...getting ready for the SuperBowl...
with a side trip to Vatican City
January 2012 FYI
Happy and Healthy New Year to our children and their families!
January High Frequency Words
I, A, a, The, the, We, we, and, play, next, skip, is, go, can, mom, dad, in, it, said, with (plus punctuation marks ?, ! and .)
January Focus
...families, friends, Epiphany, winter, recognition, sound and formation Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Geometry and fractions, identifying same shapes, solid shapes: cones, spheres, cubes, cylinders, Physical Science:explore, identify and predict how simple machines work, hibernation
January Happenings
1 Feast of Mary Mother of God
2 No School
3 School Reopens
6 Epiphany
8 Polar Plunge
10 Dress Down Day $1
13 Noon Dismissal
16 MLK Jr. Day - No School
27 Dress Down Day $1
29 Catholic Schools Week Begins - Open House 12-3p
30 Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?
Christmas blessings…
December FYI
Wishing you and your family a blessed and joyous Christmas!
December High Frequency Words
Our Word Wall words: I, A, a, The, the, We, we, and, play, next, skip, is, go, can, mom, dad, in, it (plus punctuation marks ?, ! and .)
December Focus
...Advent, St. Nicholas' Feast Day, Christmas, Christmas stories, songs, activities and celebrated traditions, Letter Bingo, recognition, sound and formation Ll, Mm, Nn, recognition and formation 6 - 10, number line practice, Number Bingo, before and after on a number line, missing number, using data from a graph
December Happenings
1 Santa's Secret Sale
2 Report Cards
3 Christmas Bazaar/Breakfast with Santa
6 St. Nicholas' Feast Day Dress Down Day $1
8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception/No School
9 Faculty Spirituality Day/No School
12 Christmas Concert
23 Christmas Vacation Begins/Noon Dismissal
Class pics
November FYI
Our classroom has radiant heat so it stays quite toasty. You may send your child in with both the light blue school t-shirt and school sweatshirt. Also, be sure that your child has appropriate clothing for outdoor play.
November High Frequency Words
Our Word Wall words: I, A, a, the, we, and, play, next, skip
November Focus
...All Saints' Day, God Always Loves Us, We Love Others, Thanksgiving, leaves, letter recognition, sound and formation of Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, recognition and formation of numbers 0-10, counting, more, less, number lines, before/after, estimation, continued practice with ReadingEggs
November Happenings
1 All Saints
4 Dress Down Day $1
6 Daylight Savings Time Ends
11 Veterans' Day
12 Barnes & Noble
15 Dress Down Day $1
17 Fall Portrait Retakes
23 Noon Dismissal
24 Thanksgiving
25 No School
Chick Hatching
Check out Mrs.Baeder's page for the chick photos videos.
October High Frequency words
Our Word Wall words: I, A, a, The, the, and
October Activity Notice
Ms. Kelly, Mrs. Sikora (4th grade Buddy class) and I are planning our Social Justice activity for this month. We ask that you please send in a photo of your pet that is no larger than 3x5 and include your child's name and grade on the back. If you do not have a pet, simply have your child submit a magazine picture or computer image of one he/she would like to have. All pictures are due by October 18th.
October Birthdays
Happy Birthday to...
Eva and Isabella
October Focus
...The Good Shepherd, We Are Kind, God Made the World, We Care for God's Creation and All Saints Day; Fire safety; recognition, formation and sounds of Dd, Ee, Ff, and Gg; read, copy and extend simple patterns; continued practice in sharing, taking turns, correct pencil grip, scissor skills, letter recognition and sounds, number recognition, counting, sorting, the colors of Autumn, Columbus Day and Halloween.
We are egg-cited to get ReadingEggs on our classroom computers again this year! This is a wonderfully designed program for preschool aged children which aids in the development of phonics, reading and spelling skills.
October Happenings
6 McTeacher Night
10 Columbus Day - No school
11 Dress Down Day $1
13 PTA Conferences
14 Noon dismissal
PTA conferences
Taste of the Bay
25 Dress Down Day $1
31 Dress Down Day
Mission Carnival
Hockey Cares Night
We had fun being little devils at our Hockey Cares Night. Check out our pictures.
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Searching for the Letter A
Check out our Video
PK4 Expectations
Show & Tell Schedule
September Birthdays
Happy Birthday to...
Richie and Jackson
September Focus
...Jesus' Special Friends, We Are Friends, first day photos, review and identify: name, colors, shapes, rhymes, recognize/print/sound: Aa, Bb and Cc; sort and classify, recognize and print numbers 0 - 10, directional words: in, out, top, middle, bottom, above, below, over, under, left and right
This week we began to print, cut and glue. We have noticed that some of the children are not gripping the pencils, crayons and/or scissors correctly. Please practice these skills at home too.
Also, you will notice that the work pages for Phonics are not the original ones. Please be patient with us during this 'copy' time as we await the second delivery of our book order...the first order is missing.
September Happenings
1 PK Orientation
5 Labor Day - No School
6 First Day of School - Noon Dismissal
13 Dress Down Day
19 Back To School Night
27 Dress Down Day
Welcome to PreK4!
Summertime is drawing to a close and soon we will be heading back to school. My hope is that each one of you had a wonderful, fun and safe summer break and is excited about the upcoming school year. Be prepared for a great deal of fun learning which will take place in the months ahead. I look forward to meeting our new families and reuniting with those returning at orientation on September, 1 at 8:30 a.m. We will be meeting downstairs in the school cafeteria where I will present our FYI's, answer any questions you may have and take a peek at our classroom following orientation. Enjoy the remainder of your vacation!
Lynne Antol, PreK 4
As a Catholic educator I have taught children in P3 and P4, with four years in Kindergarten. I received my degree from Edison State College and currently hold a NJ K-8 teaching certificate with a P3 certification. I have been a faculty member at MTRS since its inception and moderate the Safety Patrol and Recycling Clubs.