January 10, 2012 - preschool
Dear Parents,
1. First, Mrs. Rosum and I would like to say Thank You so Very Much for all your continued support and generosity. We are so very grateful and appreciative for all the gifts we received for Christmas. It is a sincere pleasure and honor to be able to teach your children.
2. We want to welcome Daniel Neves to our preschool class. Welcome Daniel!!
3. Remember that we follow the Millbury Public School cancellation notice and all delays and cancellations can be heard on 96.1FM WSRS and 104.5FM WXLO and are televised on channels 4 and 5. Dr. Bernard will also send out a Connect-Ed message around 6:00am. If Millbury has a delay in the morning, our morning preschool class will be cancelled.
4. Reminders regarding winter clothing:
a. Check the clothing in your child’s back pack replacing everything with warmer clothing, if necessary.
b. When you bring your child to school in the morning, please place all hats and mittens in the coat sleeve of your child’s coat. This really helps with dismissal.
c. For safety reasons, boots cannot be worn in the classroom and the children cannot stay in just stocking feet. When the weather requires that your child wear boots please pack either sneakers or slippers in his/her backpack to change. I have brought in a box for anyone who would like to bring in an extra pair of slippers for their child to keep at school for the remainder of the winter. However, since we need to put all the children’s slippers in for both classes, please do not send any slippers that have the stuffed animal heads or other features on the front. They are much too big and there’s really not enough room in the container. Also, all slippers have to have closed backs for safety reasons – please no slippers like clogs or flip-flops. Please write your child’s name on the inside or bottom of all slippers and boots. All boots should be placed in the bottom section of the lockers/cubbies.
5. January book clubs are open on Scholastic.com. Please place your order by January 21st.
6. All the “stuff” is out for Valentine’s Day already so I thought it would be good to let you all know that we will be having a small Valentine Party on Tuesday, February 14th, during snack time. A sign up sheet for snacks and other goodies will be posted in the coat room. Please remember to send in one valentine card for each child (including your own child).
7. I will begin the children’s evaluations this week. Parent-teacher conferences will be held after Catholic Schools’ Week, probably the second week of February. More information will be forthcoming.
8. We will begin a unit on the six primary colors next week. The children should bring in ONE ‘show & tell’ item each Tuesday. Please be sure that all ‘show & tell’ items fit in your child’s backpack.
The schedule will be as follows:
RED Tues., January 17
ORANGE Tues., January 24
YELLOW Tues., January 31
GREEN Tues., February 7
BLUE Tues., February 14
PURPLE Tues., February 28
IF SCHOOL IS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE WILL HAVE ‘SHOW AND TELL’ ON THURSDAY OF THAT WEEK.
9. After we complete our unit on colors we will immediately begin the same type of unit with the 4 basic shapes. The children should bring in ONE ‘show & tell’ item each Tuesday. Please be sure that all ‘show & tell’ items fit in your child’s backpack. The schedule will be as follows:
CIRCLE Tues., March 6
SQUARE Tues., March 13
TRIANGLE Tues., March 20
RECTANGLE Tues., March 27
10. Finally, I have ordered the hatching eggs. They will be delivered the week of April 23rd and with a little luck, we will see the chicks hatch in May!
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to talk with me. The children are really doing great!
Sincerely,
Pat Smith
Dear Parents,
1. First, Mrs. Rosum and I would like to say Thank You so Very Much for all your continued support and generosity. We are so very grateful and appreciative for all the gifts we received for Christmas. It is a sincere pleasure and honor to be able to teach your children.
2. We want to welcome Daniel Neves to our preschool class. Welcome Daniel!!
3. Remember that we follow the Millbury Public School cancellation notice and all delays and cancellations can be heard on 96.1FM WSRS and 104.5FM WXLO and are televised on channels 4 and 5. Dr. Bernard will also send out a Connect-Ed message around 6:00am. If Millbury has a delay in the morning, our morning preschool class will be cancelled.
4. Reminders regarding winter clothing:
a. Check the clothing in your child’s back pack replacing everything with warmer clothing, if necessary.
b. When you bring your child to school in the morning, please place all hats and mittens in the coat sleeve of your child’s coat. This really helps with dismissal.
c. For safety reasons, boots cannot be worn in the classroom and the children cannot stay in just stocking feet. When the weather requires that your child wear boots please pack either sneakers or slippers in his/her backpack to change. I have brought in a box for anyone who would like to bring in an extra pair of slippers for their child to keep at school for the remainder of the winter. However, since we need to put all the children’s slippers in for both classes, please do not send any slippers that have the stuffed animal heads or other features on the front. They are much too big and there’s really not enough room in the container. Also, all slippers have to have closed backs for safety reasons – please no slippers like clogs or flip-flops. Please write your child’s name on the inside or bottom of all slippers and boots. All boots should be placed in the bottom section of the lockers/cubbies.
5. January book clubs are open on Scholastic.com. Please place your order by January 21st.
6. All the “stuff” is out for Valentine’s Day already so I thought it would be good to let you all know that we will be having a small Valentine Party on Tuesday, February 14th, during snack time. A sign up sheet for snacks and other goodies will be posted in the coat room. Please remember to send in one valentine card for each child (including your own child).
7. I will begin the children’s evaluations this week. Parent-teacher conferences will be held after Catholic Schools’ Week, probably the second week of February. More information will be forthcoming.
8. We will begin a unit on the six primary colors next week. The children should bring in ONE ‘show & tell’ item each Tuesday. Please be sure that all ‘show & tell’ items fit in your child’s backpack.
The schedule will be as follows:
RED Tues., January 17
ORANGE Tues., January 24
YELLOW Tues., January 31
GREEN Tues., February 7
BLUE Tues., February 14
PURPLE Tues., February 28
IF SCHOOL IS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, WE WILL HAVE ‘SHOW AND TELL’ ON THURSDAY OF THAT WEEK.
9. After we complete our unit on colors we will immediately begin the same type of unit with the 4 basic shapes. The children should bring in ONE ‘show & tell’ item each Tuesday. Please be sure that all ‘show & tell’ items fit in your child’s backpack. The schedule will be as follows:
CIRCLE Tues., March 6
SQUARE Tues., March 13
TRIANGLE Tues., March 20
RECTANGLE Tues., March 27
10. Finally, I have ordered the hatching eggs. They will be delivered the week of April 23rd and with a little luck, we will see the chicks hatch in May!
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to talk with me. The children are really doing great!
Sincerely,
Pat Smith
November 10, 2011 - preschool
Dear Parents,
I am sending home both the November and December book orders today as well as two special clubs, “Virtues” and “Holiday Gift Books”. There are some great complete sets of books as well as many new Christmas selections. Also, the “Bob Books” are being offered, great beginning reading books. Whether you send in an order or place your order on line, please have all orders done by next Thursday, November 16, 2011 and if you are ordering any items as gifts for your child(ren), please send me a note. Book orders will be hand delivered to you without your child’s knowledge and all books will be in by Christmas.
Also, Mrs. Rosum and I will be purchasing # 51 – One Snowy Day – from Honeybee December for each child as a Christmas Gift this year.
Holiday Gift Books - #47 – Harry Potter Boxed Set
#17 – Chronicles of Narnia Boxed set
#77 – Magic Tree House Library
# 70 – LEGO Ideas Book
Virtues - # 74 – Our Blessing Prayer (this is the blessing we say before snack)
# 49 – Little House Collection
# 55 – Magic School Bus Complete Collection
# 4 – Chester Pack (these are great stories)
HoneyBee November - #55 – My First Bob Books for Pre-Reading Skills
#60 – All About the ABC’s Boxed Set
#29 – Guided Reading Set
HoneyBee December - #10 – Bob Books – Word families
SeeSaw November - #23 – New Laura Numeroof Book – If You Give a Dog a Donut
# 24 – Laura Numeroff Set
#25 – Jan Brett pack – 2 great stories that all kids love
#68 – Snowmen at Night
Firefly December - #4 – Chicka Chicka Pack – two must haves!
#70 – The Snowmen Pack – 2 books only $6.00
Conference for kindergarten through grade 8 will be held next Thursday. (Preschool has conferences during the first week in February.) School is being dismissed at 12:00noon. To avoid having the children caught up in this dismissal, preschool will be dismissed at 11:50am. Also, all siblings of the preschool children will be dismissed at 11:50 and you will not have to go through car line.
Finally, with the cold and flu season approaching we could use more Lysol or Clorox Wipes. Mrs. Rosum and I try to wipe down and disinfect everything we can in the classroom twice per week to keep the germs away! We could also use more Wet Ones for wiping hands and faces after sneezing and coughing.
Again, thank you very much for your continued support and generosity. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pat Smith
Dear Parents,
I am sending home both the November and December book orders today as well as two special clubs, “Virtues” and “Holiday Gift Books”. There are some great complete sets of books as well as many new Christmas selections. Also, the “Bob Books” are being offered, great beginning reading books. Whether you send in an order or place your order on line, please have all orders done by next Thursday, November 16, 2011 and if you are ordering any items as gifts for your child(ren), please send me a note. Book orders will be hand delivered to you without your child’s knowledge and all books will be in by Christmas.
Also, Mrs. Rosum and I will be purchasing # 51 – One Snowy Day – from Honeybee December for each child as a Christmas Gift this year.
Holiday Gift Books - #47 – Harry Potter Boxed Set
#17 – Chronicles of Narnia Boxed set
#77 – Magic Tree House Library
# 70 – LEGO Ideas Book
Virtues - # 74 – Our Blessing Prayer (this is the blessing we say before snack)
# 49 – Little House Collection
# 55 – Magic School Bus Complete Collection
# 4 – Chester Pack (these are great stories)
HoneyBee November - #55 – My First Bob Books for Pre-Reading Skills
#60 – All About the ABC’s Boxed Set
#29 – Guided Reading Set
HoneyBee December - #10 – Bob Books – Word families
SeeSaw November - #23 – New Laura Numeroof Book – If You Give a Dog a Donut
# 24 – Laura Numeroff Set
#25 – Jan Brett pack – 2 great stories that all kids love
#68 – Snowmen at Night
Firefly December - #4 – Chicka Chicka Pack – two must haves!
#70 – The Snowmen Pack – 2 books only $6.00
Conference for kindergarten through grade 8 will be held next Thursday. (Preschool has conferences during the first week in February.) School is being dismissed at 12:00noon. To avoid having the children caught up in this dismissal, preschool will be dismissed at 11:50am. Also, all siblings of the preschool children will be dismissed at 11:50 and you will not have to go through car line.
Finally, with the cold and flu season approaching we could use more Lysol or Clorox Wipes. Mrs. Rosum and I try to wipe down and disinfect everything we can in the classroom twice per week to keep the germs away! We could also use more Wet Ones for wiping hands and faces after sneezing and coughing.
Again, thank you very much for your continued support and generosity. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Pat Smith
September – 2011-2012 - Preschool program
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Assumption School. We hope this letter answers any questions you may have regarding specific details about our 3 year old preschool program.
Orientation: Orientation for the 3 year old preschool program will be from 8:30am to 11:30am on Tuesday, August 31st and Thursday, September 2nd. All families should plan to stop in at least once and plan to stay for a short time with your child to help him/her become comfortable with the classroom environment.
Drop-off: Preschool for our three-year old program starts at 8:30 a.m. All preschool children must be brought directly into the school by a parent or guardian via the church-side door. This door will be open until 8:45 each morning. Anyone entering the school after this time needs to come to the front door of the school and ring the bell. Go directly into the coat room to hang up your child’s jacket and backpack. Each child will have a cubby/locker with his/her name. Snacks need to be taken out of the backpack and brought into the classroom. During inclement weather, boots MUST be removed and shoes/slippers put on. For safety reasons, children cannot go barefoot or wear only socks in the classroom.
Pickup: Preschool for our three-year old program ends at 12:00p.m. Parents should wait outside by the stairs on the church side of the school and a teacher will walk the children outside to meet the parents. If you are late picking up, your child will wait near the office. If possible, please call when you are going to be late (Mrs. Smith’s cell – 774-253-2625). This allows us to help your child understand why he/she needs to stay at school a little longer.
Parking: When dropping off or picking up the children it is important that you park your car only on the left side of Grove Street (it is a one way street in front of the school). This will also eliminate the danger of having the children cross the street. You may also park on Waters Street directly in front of the church. The municipal parking lot behind the school is also open for parking.Please never drive your car into the school driveway as it endangers all the children in the school and please never block the church driveway in case of emergencies.
Backpacks: We ask that each child has his/her own backpack large enough to accommodate a change of clothing, shoes or slippers (to change during winter months) and all your child’s daily projects. The change of clothing should be in the backpack at all times. Please be sure to write your child’s name on the outside of his/her backpack.
Snacks: Children bring their own snacks each day. Please be sure to write your child’s name on the outside of his/her lunch box or snack bag. All snacks are to be brought into the classroom and put in the snack cabinet.
We always have snacks and drinks for any child who may forget his/her snack.
Birthdays/Parties: We love celebrating each and every child’s birthday. If you choose, you can bring in something special for this celebration on the day closest to your child’s birthday. However, it is imperative that these snacks contain no nuts, especially peanuts, or nut or peanut by-products due to allergies that some of the children may have. Please check all labels to be sure that any store bought items are peanut free. In the past, children have brought in home-made cupcakes, ice cream cake, Hoodsie ice cups, and various fruits and vegetables with dips. We ask that you supply the plates and spoons when necessary.
Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the school year. We also have various parties throughout the year. At these times, sign-up sheets will be posted in the coat room for the various items that we will need for our parties.
Parent Participation/Volunteering: The preschool welcomes any parent or relative who would like to share a profession, hobby or special interest with the children. We have an “open-door” policy and parents are welcome to visit the class at any time and to participate in any of our daily activities. Occasionally we will need extra help for certain class projects. When needed, announcements will be made in the class newsletter. All parents/relatives who would like to volunteer or attend field trips must have a CORI check, sign a CODE of CONDUCT, and attend a 2 hr. SAFE ENVIRONMENT workshop. If you have already completed these requirements through your parish, please submit proof to the school office. If not, please see Mrs. Cote Dumphy at the school office.
Clothing: Children should wear loose, comfortable play clothes that are washable, with elastic waistbands. Please do not have your child wear any pants that require a belt. All art supplies are washable and children always wear smocks over their clothing when participating in ‘messy’ activities. However, mishaps do sometimes occur and we would not like to have any child’s best clothing accidentally ruined. Clogs, crocks and other footwear that does not have a strap in the back for a secure fit is not allowed. Also, please label your child’s outerwear to aid staff when helping your child prepare for dismissal.
School and class news: A weekly envelope is sent home from the school via the children. This envelope contains information pertaining to Assumption School. Parents are asked to return the envelope by Friday so that it can be used for the next week. Occasionally, information is also sent directly through our Connect-Ed Notification System via phone messages and/or email.
Class newsletters are sent home as necessary. These newsletters contain information pertaining to the preschool only and include information regarding parties, field trips or other special plans that we may have. New this year, newsletters will be posted to our new web site. Please check the web site often for updates.
Inclement Weather: Assumption School follows the NO SCHOOL announcement for the MILLBURY Public School System. Cancellation announcements can be heard on WSRS 96.1 FM, viewed on WCVB, Channel 5, and are made directly through our Connect-Ed Notification System via phone messages and/or on the web site at 6:00am.
Toys: We ask that your child not bring in any toys or other items from home (except when specified for show-and-tell). Unfortunately, some toys have been broken or lost in the past. We know that many children have a special item that helps them to feel more comfortable in new situations. If your child has a special toy or other item that he/she wishes to come to school with, we ask that it be placed in his/her backpack or cubby at the time of drop off. We discourage the wearing of any jewelry for we cannot be responsible for any lost, stolen or broken items.
Book Clubs: The book clubs that we participate in include Scholastic Firefly, See Saw, Honeybee, and Click. The newspaper selections are sent home monthly. We receive bonus points for every dollar spent which allows us to purchase various big books and other items for our classroom. Bonus points earned often double or triple depending on the total amount of each order, so please look each order over carefully and help us build our class library with the points earned.
If you place orders from more than one club newspaper, total the orders and make one check out to Scholastic Book Club. Please return orders by the date printed on each order form. However, late orders can always be called in. If you chose to pay with cash, Mrs. Smith always sends in orders and will include the amount of any cash order with her check. It generally takes two weeks for an order to arrive and late orders are continuously checked on. Always remember that these book clubs guarantee a 100% refund for any book order that you are not completely satisfied with. If you have any questions regarding any of the books offered, please do not hesitate to ask. Mrs. Smith owns over 1500 books and would be more than happy to show you a particular book if she has it. When we send out the first book order, we will also be giving all parents codes specifically to place any orders on line at Scholastic.com.
Discipline: Discipline and guidance shall be consistent and based on an understanding of the individual needs and development of each child. Positive reinforcement and redirection are the primary methods used for inappropriate behavior in our class. If redirection is unsuccessful, then a child may be asked to leave a particular area and to engage himself/herself in a more quiet area such as the library or puzzle area. Time-out will be used only for repeated misbehavior. Time-out is a cooling off period lasting approximately one minute per year of age, allowing the child to think about the behavior. Corporal punishment, denial of food, humiliation or verbal abuse will never be used as a form of discipline.
Parental involvement in the discipline process is necessary only when the behavior is repeatedly uncontrollable or harmful to other children.
Curriculum: We believe that children are active learners who gain knowledge by acting directly on and with concrete objects and that young children learn best through playful interaction with their environment. Through repeated activity with concrete objects, 3-5 year old children assimilate new elements into their already formed ideas about reality and accommodate or change these ideas when newly assimilated knowledge causes them to do so. They eagerly engage in symbolic thought by representing ideas and events with words, drawings, and dramatic play.
Until now, most of their time has been spent at home and their experience as social beings has been somewhat limited. In preschool, most children begin to interact with people outside the family and to learn how to relate and socialize within a group.
Our curriculum focuses on teaching gross and fine motor skills, cognitive skills, communication skills and personal-social skills. We strive to make our curriculum relevant to each child’s needs and to prepare them for future school years. The experiences offered will help them increase the skills of thinking, problem-solving, reasoning, and creating - not just the skill of memorizing.
Our preschool program contributes to all aspects of each child’s development: physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual. No one aspect is ignored. All the children’s developing potentials are challenged, exercised, encouraged, and supported.
Some of the themes we will be covering throughout the year include colors, shapes, seasons and holidays, nursery rhymes, weather, insects, the farm, dinosaurs and many, many more. If you have any questions concerning the curriculum, please do not hesitate to ask.
We hope that this information is helpful and useful to you all. If anyone ever has any questions, comments, concerns, or suggestions, please feel free to speak with us as soon as possible. We value everyone’s input and ideas.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Smith & Mrs. Rosum
Important Dates to Remember:
Tuesday August 30, 2011 orientation - 8:30-11:30
Thursday September 1, 2011 orientation - 8:30-11:30
Monday September 5, 2011 Labor Day - no school
Tuesday September 6, 2011 first full day of preschool – 8:30am-12:00pm
