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My email address is:
mharrigan@stpatrickssi.orgI will get back to you as soon as I can.
You may also write me a note or speak to me at dismissal.
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Happy 2023! I hope that you enjoyed the magic and excitement that Christmas brings especially with little ones in your home! I would like to thank everyone for their thoughtfulness and generosity. I received so many wonderful gifts and am truly grateful for each one.
In our new month, we will continue to learn about letters concentrating on L, M, and N. In math, we will be looking for patterns and try to create some of our own. We will also continue to work on counting and number recognition.
We will be learning about how animals survive in winter through hibernation, adaptation and migration. Our author this month is Jan Brett. Please feel free to send in any books you may have by this author to share with the class. Many of her books are winter-themed.
In religion, Jesus as our Good Shepherd will be our focus this month. The children will discover that He cares for and loves each and every one of us.
The holiday season is upon us! We will be learning about Advent, the time in which we prepare our hearts and homes for Christmas! We will make our own Advent wreaths and stockings while learning about the true story of Christmas, the birth of Jesus.
Our class elf, Loopy, will be arriving! Maybe, he will bring us some treats from the North Pole!
Our new letters are I, J and K. We will be comparing sizes of objects focusing on opposite pairs such as big/small, tall/short, heavy/light. We will also continue practicing numbers and counting groupd to 10, comparing groups of greater and fewer. As always, please reinforce these concepts at home.
We will not focus on a specific author this month. Instead, we will be reading a variety of Gingerbread Man (and Girl!) stories. We will compare them and talk about similarities and differences.
This month we will be learning about families and what it means to be part of a community. We will share what makes our families unique and talk about the differences and similarities of families. We will discuss what we are grateful for while learning about God's creation.
On Election Day, we will be voting for a favorite snack.
Our new letters are F, G, and H. At home, please reinforce these letters and the ones taught previously. In math, we will focus on counting, writing, making groups to five, and recognizing numerals 1-5.
Our author this month is Mo Willems. If you have any of his books at home, please send them to school with your child to share with the class.
Happy Fall! One month of school is already over. As the saying goes, "Time flies when you're having fun!" I am happy to say that all of the children seem to be having fun. Although some of the children are still adjusting, there are fewer tears than a few weeks ago! The children have been busy learning our daily routine. We have been learning how to clean up and walk in a line. Yes, that is a skill! They have enjoyed listening to stories, singing, painting, and playing in our classroom and outside. Young children learn best through playing, and our children have already learned so much!
This month, we will be learning about our new season, autumn. We will be paying close attention to the changes this new season brings and focusing on how the trees around us are changing. We have begun to learn about our alphabet. Each week, we will be learning a new letter. Activities that reinforce that letter will be available to the children. This month we will be learning the letters C, D, and E. In math, we will continue to learn about colors and shapes, and begin to talk about the position of objects such as over and under. Please reinforce these concepts at home in any way that works for you and your child. Every child is an individual and learns in his/her own unique way!
Our author this month is Anna Dewdney. She wrote the Llama, Llama series of stories such as Llama, Llama Red Pajama. If you have any of these books, please send them to school and we will share them with the class.
Please practice the Sign of the Cross with your child. We pray before snack and lunch to thank God for the abundant gifts he has given us.
Please remember to look at the calendar I send home each month for important dates and events. As always, feel free to ask me any questions you may have.
