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2018-2019 Opening Letter and School Supplies List


September 5, 2018

Dear Parents,

     I am delighted to welcome you and your child to our Preschool Program. Let's work together to make this a joyous growing experience for your child. 

    Our program is designed to develop awareness and nurturing of each child's precious spirit. Our program recognizes that our Pre-K students are eager learners even though their social, fine and gross motor skills, language and cognitive abilities are not fully developed. This program is also designed to meet the individual needs of the early learner and teach children how to share, socialize and function in a group. The group lays the foundation of faith and guides the children in daily prayer and academic activities designed to prepare them for Pre-K second level.

    A typical Pre-K day entails:
  • Opening exercises (Welcome prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, calendar and weather)
  • Religion (lessons via circle time)
  • Restroom Break
  • Reading/Language (rhymes, little books, big books, oral language development, phonetic awareness activities, auditory discrimination and listening skills, visual discrimination, knowledge of the alphabet, development of writing activities, beginning print and book concepts, comprehension skills, learning center activities)
  • Math (positions and classifications, comparisons and patterns, number readiness and graphing, numbers 0-20, adding and subtracting, fractions, measurements, geometry)
  • Story time (theme of the week)/Arts and Crafts
  • Music
  • Restroom Break
  • Nap
  • Snack (No glass bottles, only box juice and no chips)
  • Circle Time: Science or Social Studies
  • Playtime
Supplies (Please have everything labeled with your child’s name)

1.             3 plastic folders
2.             1 Pre-K notebook
3.             1 coloring book
4.             1 child’s baby picture and 1 family picture
5.             A change of clothes
6.             Clorox wipes
7.             Baby wipes
8.             A roll of paper towel
9.             A can of Lysol Spray
10.         2 reams of printer/copy paper
11.         2 Glue Sticks
12.         Box of tissues
13.         Box of triangular crayons
14.         Small bottle of Clorox
15.         1 ream of construction paper
16.         Hand sanitizer
17.         Child-safe scissors
18.         2 Pre-K pencils

Reminder

1.             Bring your child to school on time (after 8:00 am your child needs a late pass);
2.             Bring absent note if your child is absent (IT’ S A MUST!) It is required by the Department of Education;
3.             Read calendar carefully for early dismissals;
4.             Send your child’s supplies on time;
5.             Bring Emergency cards on time;
6.             Send homework on time;
7.             If you want to throw a birthday party in the lunchroom, please inform me at least two weeks before the party date;
8.             If you need to talk to me about your child’s progress, you must see make an appointment;
9.             Please, no outside toys and blankets allowed;
10.         Read to your child every night (15 minutes);
11.         Label everything your child brings to class;
12.         Your child must wear a gym t-shirt and jogging pants on gym days (Gym day TBD);
13.         Children should have breakfast every day before 7:45am;
14.         No glass or plastic bottles allowed; juice should be in a juice box or the aluminum packaging;
15.         Full uniform required every day except gym day;
16.         Shoes should have Velcro;
17.         No belts for boys; make sure pants fit properly.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Fundora