Miss Harley's Preschool Happenings

Monday March 17th We kicked off St. Patrick's day with some rainbow goldfish crackers for snack and then worked on reading some CVC words.  During Religion, we talked about who St. Patrick is and why he is the Patron Saint of Ireland. We finished our day with St. Patrick Day cookies and a silly St. Patrick's day story.   Tuesday March 18th We started our day with chalk drawings to soak up some morning sun.  Students practiced writing their names and then made their own chalk paths to race on with friends. We continued by learning uppercase E and reading a story in Religion about thanking God for everything in our lives. We finished our day with our My Big World magazine which was all about frogs and life cycles. We also talked about how some frogs use camouflage to trick prey around them. Wednesday March 19th The morning started with Mass for the Feast of St. Joseph.  After Mass, students learned all about lowercase e   and practiced finding words that start wit...

  Monday March 10th We started by reviewing the letter Kk sound and practiced writing both upper and lowercase Kk.  During Religion, we read about David and how he used music to pray to God. After lunch, we challenged the office staff to a penny war.  Please remember to bring in your money from the 17th to the 20th to try and beat the office staff! We finished our day outside with snack and played with chalk! Tuesday March 11th We started on the letter Qq today, mainly focusing on the letter sound.  Students also got to practice praying through music today with the song "My Lighthouse" by Rend Co. Kids. Wednesday March 12th We continued on the letter Qq today and practiced writing uppercase Q.  During Religion, we continued to discuss different types of music we can use to pray but also how our prayers may not always sound the same. To finish our day, we joined Miss Jay and Mrs. Nikki for our weekly Lenten service project and gave treats to our 8th grade buddie...

  Monday March 3rd We started our week talking about the letter Hh.  During Religion, we discussed what Lent is and made our own Lenten promises. To kick off Dr. Seuss week, we read "Oh the Places You'll Go" and decorated hot air balloons to be display in our classroom.  Students had to think about what they want to be when they grow up.  Students told me they aspire to be everything from doctors to artists to popstars to Spiderman and the Flash. Tuesday March 4th Today, we talked all about the letter Jj and read the story of The Prodigal Son and talked about how we can always get forgiveness if we simply ask for it. To end our day, we read "Bartholomew and the Oobleck" and discussed what the students thought oobleck might feel like.  Students then got to play with oobleck and were very grossed out. Wednesday March 5th We started our morning with Ash Wednesday mass and students were very excited to actually walk up to receive their ashes! After lunch, we partici...

Monday February 24th We started our day by learning about the letter Ww and thought of a list of words that start with Ww.  During Religion, we read the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 and talked about the importance of prayer before eating our food. We finished our day with a praise assembly, where we celebrated and worshiped God. Tuesday February 25th We started our day by reviewing the letter Ww and detected words that start with the Ww sound.  For Religion, we watched an animated Bible story about our story from Monday. At the end of our day, we read a story about a lost dinosaur egg and who the egg belongs to.  Afterwards, students colored their very own dinosaur eggs.   Wednesday February 26th Today we practiced uppercase I and reviewed the letter sound.  For Religion, we watched a video that discussed the different parts of Holy Communion and talked about when a child receives first communion. We finished our day with a little bit of an extra recess and ...