Pre-K - Classroom News

Last Friday, we hosted our much-anticipated Learning Fair, and it was a wonderful success! Parents and students had the chance to dive into our under-the-sea world, exploring all the creative projects our students worked so hard to create. For the past two weeks, our Pre-K students have been busy preparing, painting, crafting, and learning , all to make this a night to remember. I am so incredibly proud of each and every one of my students for their creativity, teamwork, and excitement.

A heartfelt thank you to all the parents who attended and supported their children’s hard work. Your presence made the night even more special, and we are so grateful for your involvement and encouragement.

This week in Pre-K, our Letter of the Week is W! It’s also Read Across America Week, so we’ll be celebrating with lots of reading, including some beloved Dr. Seuss books, along with many other classroom favorites.

In science, we will continue learning about teeth and dental hygiene, since we only briefly touched on the topic last week while we were busy preparing for our Learning Fair.

In math, we’re working on number bonds, addition, and subtraction.

For literacy, we will be learning about digraphs, those special letter pairs that work together to make one sound.

And of course, we’ll be celebrating Dr. Seuss’s Birthday with some extra fun activities throughout the week!

This week, we are celebrating Dr. Seuss Week in honor of his birthday on March 2nd! Help us make it a fun and memorable week by having your child dress up for each themed day:

Monday – "Cat in the Hat"
Wear your favorite hat.

Tuesday – "My Many Colored Days"
Wear as many colors as you can.

Wednesday – "Wacky Wednesday"
Wear your clothes backward, mismatched, or inside out.

Thursday – "Fox in Socks"
Wear crazy socks.

Friday – No School

We can’t wait to celebrate with a week full of creativity, laughter, and fun reading adventures!

Parent-teacher conferences have been scheduled for this Friday, March 7th. This trimester, conferences are optionalunless I have specifically requested to meet with you regarding your child’s progress.

If you have any concerns or would like to discuss your child's growth, I encourage you to sign up for a conference. Additionally, if I feel a meeting is necessary, I will reach out to you directly.

To help make our time together as productive as possible, I have attached a pre-conference survey. If you plan to schedule a conference, please complete and return the survey at your earliest convenience. This will allow me to better understand your questions and tailor our discussion to best support your child.Sign up for a conference using the link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9ojHanNCX87WIBFOJ6hHG92aCgyua0B_3keCbEiK-uDBRGA/viewform

Thank you for your partnership in your child’s learning!

Our recent discussion on The Anxious Generation was a powerful and insightful evening, and we want to keep the conversation going. Understanding these topics is essential for our families, so we are excited to invite you to a Parent Academy Book Discussion Series in partnership with St. Philip.

Even if you weren’t able to attend the first session, you are welcome to join us as we explore key themes from the book. This is a great opportunity to connect, share insights, and gain practical strategies for navigating parenting in today’s world.

Upcoming Discussions:

• Thursday, March 6, 2025 | 6:30-7:30 PM
  Focus: "The Decline of Play-Based Childhood" (pp. 1-110)
• Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 6:30-7:30 PM
  Focus: "The Great Rewiring" (pp. 111-295)

Location: Virtual via Zoom. A link will be sent via email before each discussion.

Let’s continue learning and supporting one another in raising resilient, confident children. We look forward to seeing you there.

Get ready to stretch, lace up those dancing shoes, and show off your best moves at the Parent-Child Dance—now happening on March 17th from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

Whether you're rocking the Cha Cha Slide, Stanky Leg, or even daring to attempt a Windmill, this is your chance to impress (or maybe embarrass 🤭) your kids on the dance floor!

Expect a night filled with fun, laughter, and unforgettable memories as you groove with your little dance partner. Save the date and stay tuned for more details—you won’t want to miss this!

• Friday, March 7th - Parent-Teacher Conferences (optional) - No School
• Monday March 17th - Friday March 21st - Lutheran Schools Week
• Monday March 24th - Friday March 29th - Spring Breaks
• Monday, March 31st. School Resumes.

Last week, the kids had so much fun and worked incredibly hard to create beautiful art and crafts for our Learning Fair. It’s always amazing to see their creativity shine and to watch the joy they experience while bringing their ideas to life. They were so proud of their creations, and it was wonderful to see their excitement as they showed off their work to families.

This week, we played a fun and engaging phonics game to practice CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant words). On our magnetic board, we placed pictures that represent different CVC words. In the middle of the board, there was a spinner. Each student took a turn spinning the spinner, which landed on one of the pictures. Their challenge was to listen carefully to the sounds (phonemes) in the word and then write the word on the whiteboard, using their phonics skills to spell the word just by sounding it out!

I was so impressed with how well they did, their listening, sound blending, and spelling skills are really coming together. Best of all, they had so much fun playing this game and didn’t even realize how much they were learning!

Before our big Learning Fair night, the kids got to have some pre-Learning Fair fun exploring our Under the Sea world! One of the highlights was crawling inside a giant shark tent, it felt like they were deep in the ocean on an underwater adventure!

They also had a blast exploring all the different sea creatures, decorations, and fun activities we set up to bring our ocean theme to life. It was the perfect way to get excited for the big night!

For families who couldn’t attend our Learning Fair, or for those who want to take another look at all the hard work and creativity that went into our Under the Sea world , I've put together a special video tour!

I hope you enjoy this glimpse into our classroom’s magical ocean adventure!

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