AAHHHH!! Where has the time gone hea?? It's Halloween next Saturday!

 Hello Parents,

I can't believe Halloween is almost here already! So before I forget, we WILL have a small Halloween party here in our classroom on Thursday of this coming week. Yes, the children can definitely wear their costume to school if that is ok with you. We will play a game or 2, but we will also do some learning.

This coming up week is also Parent/Teacher conferences! On Tuesday, I will send home a short report card. This  does not go in your child's permanent school record. This is more of an informational report for your benefit. If your child does not know everything on this report card, please don't worry. One, it's still early in the school year. 2. Children learn at different paces. Finally, if you would like to talk to me about your child's report card, please sign up for a conference. Each conference runs about 15 minutes. These happen Wed. and Thurs. from 3:30-7:00 pm, and Friday during the day. These are not mandatory conferences, however. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me.

This week we learned about Freddy Fish and the letter "f." I've really enjoyed hearing what the children already know about the various animals we have learned about. They are smart! This week is a review week of the letters we have learned so far. We've got some exciting games planned for our review. I'm excited!! We will also be learning the song "If I Were a Ghost" by Simple Songs.

A week from tomorrow will be our Harvest Festival and Trunk-or-Treat night.  This will start at 6:00. There will be games for the kids to play, and food for purchase. There will also be the Trunk-or-Treat from 7:30-8:00 pm. (I could be wrong on the exact times for the Trunk-or-Treat.) If you go online, there is a list of items that we need to have donated for this party to be successful. Please consider donating some of these things. I just talked to the organizer of this event, and she said many donations are still needed.

I hope you had fun at the Imagination Station. I learned a great deal, and also had lots of fun. We have another field trip planned for Tues, Nov. 2nd at The Sandbox in Toledo. I hope all of you can come. I have never been there, but I've heard many good things about it. They have a nice website, if you want more information on that. If you are planning on going, please be sure to bring in your permission slips and money. Thank you so much!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! May God bless you with faith, joy and peace.

It's a short week coming up!

 Hello Parents,

This coming week, October 14-16, there will be no school. So in other words, we will only have school Monday and Tuesday next week. There is Teacher's Conference in Ohio.

The good news is that the crew is here today, paving the "big" parking lot. The bad news is that they will not be able to pave the front parking lot, or small parking lot. That means that for our 2 days of school next week, you will need to parking in the big parking lot off of Macomb St, and come in the doors marked "A." Take a left and come to the end of the hall to our classroom. At pick up time for the morning session only, you will again park in the big lot. At that time, please park by the gym area because the rest of the school will be coming in from recess. Obviously, we don't want to hit anyone. So our days of parking in the Danny's II parking lot are over, thankfully.

Because next week is only a 2 day week for us, we will just be reviewing what we have learned so far.

Our field trip to the Imagination Station will be on the Tuesday that we come back from our break (Oct. 20th). We still need permission slips and your money, please. We would like to have all of that in to us by Tuesday (Oct. 13th) so we have time to organize it and make sure everything is in order. If you are unable to go, that is OK. Just please let us know. We will meet in Toledo at the Imagination Station in the Lobby at 10 am. If you have any questions, we will be more than happy to help you.

Finally, this morning, our secretary, Mrs. Vanisacker fell and broke her nose and had 8 stitches put in the bridge of her nose. The Dr. told her to stay out of work all next week. Thankfully, Mrs. Crawford will be able to fill in a few days or partial days. (Did you know that Mrs. Crawford is learning the ropes to also be one of our secretaries?) Please keep Mrs. Vanisacker in your prayers. I know she will be so honored and happy that you are thinking of her.

May God bless you. See you on Monday. :)

Upcoming Events

 

Field Trips

 Preschool Fam!

We have two field trips coming up. Both will be with our kindergarten friends and both days there will be no AM or PM preschool. 

Our 1st one will be on October 20th to Imagination Station from 10-2:15. Next week will be a very short week so we need your forms by Tuesday, October 13. 

Our 2nd field trip is to The Sandbox for Kids on November 4th. Forms, waivers, and payment will be due by October 24.

Siblings are welcome to come, just make sure your form and payment reflect that. If you need an extra form let us know. 

Pastor Appreciation

Hey Preschool Fam!

Pastor Appreciation Day is October 11, and our preschool would love to show Pastor Sitzman how much we appreciate him. We’re putting together a gift certificate to his favorite place to buy unroasted coffee beans. (Unroasted? Yes! Pastor Sitzman roasts his own coffee!)

If you’d like to contribute, we’re asking for $3 per family. Thank you for helping us celebrate Pastor Sitzman!

Great job!

 1 day down,  just 3 more to go! It was so heart warming to see everyone watching out for all the children! Everything went very smoothly except for 1 thing: the children were unsettled because you didn't walk them into the classroom.  So I am suggesting that for the rest of the week,  you go ahead and walk your child into our room. 

This week we are learning the letter "e" and the number 4. Along with the letter "e", we are learning about elephants. The song we are learning this week is "Elephant Song" by Gracie's Song.  

This week we have 2 sources of excitement: the parking lot year up and replacement,  and making paper mache' pumpkins. 

Thank you for all your patience! Just a quick reminder that we only have school Monday and Tuesday next week. 

I pray you have a Jesus filled week. 

Oh NO!

 I tried to post a Blog on Friday, but something went wrong and neither Mrs. Seibert nor myself could post! Somehow both our names were removed from the Blog! So I will be posting later today.