Important Dates…

March

3~ 12pm Dismissal for all students

13~ No School – Teacher In-Service

16~ St. Patrick’s Day Celebration~ wear your Green today!

17~ St. Patrick’s Day Celebration~ wear your Green today!

A Look Ahead…

April

3~ PreK 4 Easter Egg Hunt – More info to follow

4~ PreK 3 Easter Egg Hunt- More info to follow

6- 14 ~ Easter Break

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Growing Up Healthy

Because there is nothing more important than your child’s well-being, our next theme is all about “Growing Up Healthy.” Children will learn about nutritious eating, exercise, and other positive ways of taking care of themselves. Health and safety begin in the home, so please help your child by supporting what our class will be learning.
• Make and discuss healthy food choices during mealtime and when shopping for groceries or eating away from home.
• Cook with your child to teach him/her about the ingredients in foods.
• Review family safety procedures, especially what to do in case of
a fire and how to exit the home.
• Teach child-appropriate safety guidelines to use at home, such
as never turning on the stove or lighting a match.
• Help your child memorize his or her home address and
phone number.
Children must develop self-awareness at a young age in order to
be healthy for life. It is one of our year-long goals, but will be a special
focus during this theme.
Help your child develop healthy habits that will last a lifetime!

Letters: Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt

Math: Shapes, Compare capacity, Graphing, Share and divide

Science/SS: 5 Senses, Community workers, Nutrition habits, Safety habits

Religion: Lent, Jesus Feeds Many People, Jesus Gives Us Special Food, Easter

*We are a peanut/tree nut free classroom*

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Star Student!

Beginning next month, we will start having Star Students. Each child will have a turn to share with the class. They will decorate a poster all about them, and they will bring in a favorite book and a special item. When it is your child’s turn, they will receive a letter with directions, and the poster in their folder. This takes us nearly all year, and we generally go in ABC order, so don’t panic if you don’t see your letter right away!

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We are asking for donations of tissues, baby wipes, wet ones, and clorox wipes for our classroom. We appreciate whatever you can send in! Thank you

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Preschool 3 morning prayer:

Dear Jesus,

I am small in size but very precious in your eyes.

Please help me in this day to see all the gifts you give to me.

As I go through my busy day, I offer you my work and play.

Please bless all I say and do, and these will be my gifts to you.

Amen

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PreK 4 Morning Prayer:

Dear Jesus,

Please show me how to spend this day sharing your love in every way.

Help me to be kind to everyone, to play and laugh, and have lots of fun.

Shining your light, and giving your grace, sharing your joy with a smile on my face.

Amen

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My Big World: Home Access

In our classroom we use the My Big World with Clifford magazine to help build knowledge and vocabulary. Now you can visit the My Big World website at home. You and your child can review and participate in the lessons we do in school.

To access My Big World:

Our classroom password is : smspreschool

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Contact Information

You can reach me by telephone at school, during school hours. Any other time, I am available by email. I am typically prompt with email responses, however, I will guarantee a response within 24 hours, with weekends and school holidays being the exception. If there is an urgent message please call the school, or send me a text using Remind (see below). As always, you can also send a note in your child’s folder as well.

email: cchambers@stmargarets-rs.org

school phone: (856)845-5200

text: see next section to sign up for Remind

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Sign Up for Text Alerts via Remind

I would like to use this app for updates throughout the school year. I only send out information that is urgent, or time sensitive. You are also able to reply to me using the app, or send a quick message. (For example, if you are running late for drop-off or pick-up.)

Below are the class codes to sign up for Remind.

Preschool 3 – @d3cbdh

Preschool 4- @ckcadh

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General Policies

What to bring?

Your child only needs to bring a backpack, their folder (we will provide) and a change of clothes each day. I do not suggest they bring toys from home in case they get lost, but if they insist, it must be able to fit in the backpack.
Please pack a snack and a drink. Please have it in a separate bag from their lunch
Full day students should bring a lunch, and they may bring a blanket and stuffed animal or lovey to snuggle with at rest time(also must fit in the backpack).

What to wear?

Comfortable clothes that your child can operate on their own in the bathroom. No belts, please! We like play outside each day, weather permitting.

Drop-Off and Pick Up

Drop-Off begins at 8:15am. A teacher or aide from one of the classrooms will meet you at the door. If no one is there, please ring the doorbell. SMRS students are NEVER PERMITTED to open any doors for anyone, including faculty. This is for their safety, and the safety of all students in the school.
Our day ends at 11:45am (half day) 3:00pm (full day). Your children will be brought to the doors and dismissed individually to their adult.
You must park and walk up to the doors for drop-off and pick up. There is no car line.
If you have children in older grades, they may be dismissed by the preschool doors. Please send a note to their teacher, and myself so we know to expect them.

Birthdays

We love to celebrate birthdays at school! For birthday celebrations, you may send in a special snack for your child to share with the class.

Allergies

If your child has an allergy…

Please make me aware immediately of any allergies your child may have, including environmental and insects.
Epi-pens and inhalers are kept in the classroom, but must be registered with the school nurse. Please send them in a ziploc bag with your child’s name and the prescription label.

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Attention Volunteers

Until further notice we can not have any events or gatherings with parent volunteers. I will be in touch if this should change.

Very often, we welcome all of our preschool parents to visit the classroom on special days.

We will have some special days where we can only have a few parents help us. In those cases, volunteers must be fingerprinted and have attended Virtus Child Safety training. Please keep in mind that the trainings are only offered on select dates each month and may fill up. If you have any questions about child safety training, please let me know.

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Preschool Awards

Our whole school participates in a program known as “Fruits of the Spirit.” A different Christian attribute is chosen each month and children from each grade level are nominated by their teachers for exemplifying those qualities. In preschool we call this recognition, a “Pat on the Back.” Each month we choose 1 preschooler from our class to receive a Pat on the Back! Ms. Sole, our school counselor, will come into our classroom, explain each virtue with the help of the children, and then present our awards to our recipients. The children soon know the reason for Ms. Sole’s visits, love to be recognized, and learn a little bit about those virtues and what it means to emulate them.

These Christian attributes are: Goodness, Peace, Kindness, Joy, Patience, Love, Gentleness, Faithfulness, and Self-Control.

September~ Goodness Award:

October~ Peaceful Award:

November~ Kindness-

December~ Joy-

January~ Patience-

February~ Love-

March~ Gentleness-

April ~ Faithfulness –