PK4 Newsletter- Week 5

What a Sense-sational Week in PK4!

We had an incredible week exploring the world through our five senses and diving into math patterns!

Here is a look at what kept us busy:

• Exploring Our 5 Senses: We played I Spy, Telephone, and mystery bag, matched scents, had a musical dance party, and charted our favorite taste-test flavors!

• Dot Day & Art: We created a community dot room and made dot art with our Chapel Buddies to decorate our classroom windows.

• Math Patterns: We practiced making, finding, and extending patterns using our bodies, sound, pom-poms, and stickers.

• Special Moments: The children did an INCREDIBLE job acolyting all week! We are also looking forward to welcome another round of grandparents for lunch today.

And a BIG thank you to everyone who signed up to be a Mystery Reader—we can’t wait to have you!

Next Week we'll turn our attention to Our Families and thanks to YOU our family photo wall is complete 🎉....but it is missing our pets! Please send me pictures 📸 of your furry, feathered, or scaly friends! Your kiddos don't need to be in the picture, but they can be! And if you don't have a pet at home you're welcome to send a picture of a pet you'd like to have or a picture of their favorite stuffy.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!

We are bringing math to life by graphing real data about our class! The children will practice counting, comparing "more" vs. "less," and interpreting data through hands-on graphing activities. We’ll build a "living graph" of our family sizes, create picture graphs for siblings, object-graph our pets, and tally our favorite family activities!

ELAR Focus for Next Week:

Next week, we are stepping into our "My Family" theme! We’ll read stories about different kinds of families, share traditions, and build rich vocabulary as we talk about who makes up our home circles. Through drawings, story discussions, and our classroom Family Photo Wall, the children will practice oral storytelling and celebrating what makes each of our homes unique.

List of Important Events

Sept 25- Spirit Dress Day (SLES T-shirt, jeans/uniform bottoms, and tennis shoes.

Oct. 1- Nora's Birthday

Oct. 2- Student Holiday-- (Parent Teacher Conferences, Sign up coming Monday! Childcare will be available for SLES students during your conference!)

Oct. 6- Blessing of the Pets, 8am @ South Lawn (Parents may bring their live pets to the South Lawn to be blessed. Children may bring a picture of their pets or a stuffed animal to be blessed at the end of our chapel service.)

Oct. 8- Fall Pep Rally, 2:15pm @ Gym

Oct 9- Student Holiday- Teacher Inservice

Oct 12- School Holiday

A huge Hilltop THANK YOU to our wonderful parent volunteers for serving as your grade-level Class Captains! Please be sure to join the PK4 Group on the St. Luke’s App to stay connected and receive important updates and communication throughout the year.

Mario Moreno - maoxandre@gmail.com