SJA-PreSchool

ST. JOAN OF ARC PRESCHOOL NEWSLETTER

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD YOUR LITTLE ONE SING SONGS and recite prayers. We have listed them on the back of our October Objectives. October CALENDERS were sent home this week. Please check your child’s folder. PLANNERS were sent home. The school issues one per family. If you did not receive one please send us an email. We are beginning to fill our rooms with great and creative Halloween decorations. Pumpkins, jack-o-lanterns and even some "creepy" spider and skeletons….ooohhhh!

We start the day with Circle Time. This is a very important part of your child’s day. While we understand that mornings can be hectic and family time is important please know that learning time begins first thing in the morning. Please try to get your child here for our 8:00 a.m. start time. We are counting up to five with sorting, using patterns, clapping, singing and stomping. Some of us are five years old too!

Letter E Eggs/Elephants/Earth/EEK! (there is a spider on my head) The Butterflies enjoyed some delicious Green Eggs and Ham! **Be sure to ask them about the parts of an EGG. Do You Know? The Third grade came to our classroom to share their lesson on 7 parts of an egg. We looked at what happens to an egg when it is heated and investigated a raw egg. Don't worry it was observation only. You might ask your little one about the "thick strings" attached to the egg. (answer: seatbelts for the yolk)

Religion. We talk about the Month of October as the month that we honor Mary the Mother of Jesus. We ask our mother’s help us and we can pray to Jesus’ mother, Mary, to help us make loving choices too.

Monday, 10/26 will be Picture Day for Monday,Wednesday,Friday students. Order forms will come home next week. Tuesday 10/27, Wednesday 10/28. EARLY DISMISSAL FOR ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN due to Parent/Teacher Conferences. ALL PRESCHOOL SCHILDREN SHOULD BE PICKED UP BY 12:30 OR 12:45. This helps us get your children in your car safely before the older students dismiss.

PARISH, SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS:
Saturday, 10/10. SJA Athletics 2nd Annual "Tail Gate Toss" at The Pawn Shop!!
Friday, 10/16 Preschool pumpkin carving. THIS IS FOR SPECIAL PERSON AND STUDENT ONLY. Please no siblings. Flyers are in your child’s folder.

Friday, 10/16 7 p.m. Adults Only. Mary's Circle (Women's Group) and the Men's Club will host an evening by the fire at the home of Barry and Jamie Pachciarz. St. Joan of Arc Mary’s Circle & Men’s Club is hosting an October Social on Friday, October 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Pachciarz fire pit at 4353 N. Park Avenue, weather permitting. Enjoy a night out among grown ups, meet new friends, and catch up with old pals. Please bring a lawn chair, and an appetizer & beverage to share. We are sorry that there is a scheduling conflict with the Preschool Pumpkin Carving Night. Pachciarz are preschool parents too! They want you to join them after the Pumpkin Carving Night. Treat yourself and join them!

TAKE TIME TO READ THE SCHOOL NEWSLETTER TO CHECK OUT OTHER SCHOOL WIDE NEWS AND EVENTS.

REMEMBER TO RSVP TO YOUR TEACHER IF YOUR CHILD IS COMING TO PUMPKIN CARVING NIGHT Friday, October 16th 6:30-7:30 P.M.

REMEMBER BUTTERFLIES to return permission slips for the Pumpkin Patch Field Trip Wednesday, October 14th. Please send in $3.50 with the permission slip.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16TH PUMPKIN CARVING NIGHT for your preschooler and a special person/parent. More information will come home next week. We are planning this event as a special night for the student and an adult. Please no siblings or families. We are sorry that there is a scheduling conflict with the Preschool Pumpkin Carving Night and The Adult evening at Pachciarz’s house. (SEE NOTE ON OTHER SIDE) Pachiarz are preschool parents too! They want you to join them after the Pumpkin Carving Night. Treat yourself and join themJ

BUTTERFLIES:
Pumpkin Patch Field Wednesday, October 14th. Permission slips are coming home today. Preschool fee $3.50. Please send in money with permission as soon as possible. If you wish to join us at the pumpkin patch you are welcome to drive separately. There is limited seating on the bus. Thank you.

CATERPILLARS:
We will have our own ‘pumpkin patch’ here at SJA for the little ones to find a pumpkinJ
"Little Felt Buckets" All of preschool children received a bucket. Some took them home and some kept them at school. We are working on filling these up w/Happy Thoughts and/LOVING CHOICES! OUR LOST AND FOUND IS GROWING…………LABEL, PRETTY PLEASE!

Gabie Young has taken a new job at IUPUI. She is getting her Masters in Social Work. Good Luck to Gabie! Brande Mickens will join us on Mondays and Fridays. Brande is in West Lafayette Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays studying at Purdue. Welcome Brande!

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Through our preschool’s everyday activities, your child is being introduced to skills they will use throughout life: listening so they can learn, sharing which sometimes means to compromise, making choices (where to play, what to do), responsibilities (hanging up coat, putting backpacks and papers where they need to go, etc.), being a leader, helping friends and teachers. We offer learning experiences that teach and reinforce shapes, colors, counting, number and letter recognition, sounds of letters, spelling of names, public speaking, and large and fine motor skills.