We are at the final week of September! It has been extremely busy in room #9. We have been learning all about; letters, numbers, counting, rhyming, writing out our names, Saint Vincent and all about our families. This week we will finish our theme all about our families and start to get prepared for the month of October.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: More Feelings
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Theme: Families
Shape(s): Oval, Square
Letter(s): A-E
Handwriting Without Tears
Seesaw: Letter(s) A-E
Science: Fizzy Ice cubes
Religion: Saint Francis
Prayer: Guardian Angel
Angel of God my guardian dear to whom God's love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen

**Important Dates:
9/30: Classroom Birthday Celebrations

     Thank you to all of my OLM families for the constant supplies for the classroom. I know personally how hard it is to find supplies at the moment however, you all seem to keep finding them! Please know how grateful I am! Thank you for also the sign ups for the classroom snacks and birthday snacks. The children and I are completely blessed. If there are any questions or thoughts please know my door and email are always opened!

Mrs. Donavan

     This month is already flying by! There has been a lot going on in room 9! This month has been extremely busy with learning shapes, colors, letters in our names, writing our names, social and emotional, all about our families, prayers and learning about Saints. I hope everyone is able to stay connected on Seesaw, it's a great tool to keep up with what's going inside the classroom! Your children are busy every day and I love sharing with all of you!

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Identifying Feelings
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Theme: Families
Shape(s): Heart, Rectangle
Letter(s): First letter in each name
Handwriting Without Tears
Seesaw: Apple Sorting, 10 Apples on Top
Science: All about apples!
Religion: Saint Vincent
Prayer: Guardian Angel
Angel of God my guardian dear to whom God's love commits me here. Ever this day be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide. Amen

**Important Dates:
9/24: The Feast of Our Lady of Mercy
9/30: Classroom Birthday Celebrations

     A huge thank you to all the families for purchasing books from the scholastic! We had a great turn out, if you didn't receive your books on Friday I will have them for you this week. Supplies are always welcomed for the classroom. I do know they are sparse so please do not stress if you are not able to bring any extra. Just know how grateful we all are for just keeping an eye out! Please do not hesitate if you have any questions or concerns, my door is always opened!

Blessings to you all,

Mrs. Donavan

     We are already half way mark of the month of September! The children are doing amazing in the classroom. They are doing well with the classroom rules, having helping hands with their jobs, they are adapting to our routine like rock stars, and always working so hard on learning!
     This week we will continue with our family theme. The children will be doing a show and tell with their family photo project. Show and tell has many benefits; help with self esteem, oral language skills and communication, active listening skills and making relationships.

Our week;
Social and Emotional: Asking for What You Need or Want
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Theme: Families
Shape(s): Circle, Star
Letter(s): First letter in each name
Handwriting Without Tears
Seesaw: Sorting, Shape Identification
Religion: Holy Family
Prayer: Hail Mary
Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen

**Important Dates:
9/24: The Feast of Our Lady of Mercy
9/30: Classroom Birthday Celebrations


     Another thank you to all my OLM families, there is a constant bringing of supplies for the classroom, bringing in snack, easy communication, and so much more! Room 9 is doing amazing because of this easy team work! I honestly could not do what I do without all of you, just know how grateful I am! Please keep checking in on Seesaw, each day I upload what your child's helping hand job was of the day and either a photo of what they have been up to that day and/or a quick video! I really do hope this makes everyone feel just that more connected to the classroom. Please do not hesitate if you are in need of anything or questions; my door, email, phone is always opened!

Blessings to you all!

Mrs. Donavan

     Welcome to September! August was a great month that I can only imagine what September has to offer! This week we will be working on;

Social and Emotional: Following Directions
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Theme: Families
Shape(s): Oval, Heart
Letter(s): First letter in each name
Handwriting Without Tears:
Religion: Mother Mary and Mother Teresa
Prayer: Hail Mary

     Thank you all so much for the beautiful family finished project! The children are enjoying seeing each other's families and seeing how we are all different! As a group we are working on how we have 3 families; our home families, god's family and our school family. Just writing that reminds me how blessed we all are! Thank you also for the continuous support for our class, snacks, cleaning supplies and everything else in between!

**Important Dates:
9/7: School Closed for Labor Day Holiday
9/8:  The Blessed Virgin Mary's Birthday
9/24: The Feast of Our Lady of Mercy
9/30: Classroom Birthday Celebrations

Blessings to you all!

Mrs. Donavan

     Monday will be our last day of August and we are moving on to September! September is a packed month of learning all about families, our families and God's family. We will be working on our Social and Emotional, learning our pre-writing skills with our names, as well as working on safety rules with scissors and how to take care of our glue. Seesaw is in full swing, I hope everyone is able to utilize this site to keep in contact with what is going on in the classroom and seeing how much each child is learning and playing. I will be introducing work soon on this site and you will be able to see what they are working on as well.
     Thank you to all the families for turning in the ASQ and ASQ-SE, all the extra feed back is extremely helpful! If you haven't had a chance to turn yours in, they are due by next Friday (9/4). Thank you to the families who have also turned in your family project! I am excited as a class to work together on this book. I am asking for all family projects to be turned in by next if possible! Please remember I will be laminating them to keep them safe! If this is something you would not like me to do, just let me know.

Social and Emotional: Self-Talk
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Circle, Square
Letter(s): First letter in each name
Handwriting Without Tears: Fireworks
Prayer: Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen

     There are blessings all around us, and I just want my OLM families to know how extremely grateful I am. The children are doing well as a group, individually, being independent, working on their classroom rules, learning, and most importantly having fun! Thank you for the all the signups for snack, birthday celebrations, and cleaning supplies! This classroom is running smoothly for the extra help. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you are in need of anything, questions or wanting to connect.

Blessings to all,

Mrs. Donavan

     Another week done, before we know it September will be here! As a class, we did stay inside more then usual due to the terrible air quality; but we made it a fun week! Lot's of dancing, moving, singing, art, and always learning.

Social and Emotional: Focusing Attention
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Rectangle, Triangle
Letter(s): First letter in each name
Handwriting Without Tears: The Ant, The bug and The Bee
Prayer: Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those
who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory
for ever and ever.
Amen

**Important Dates:
8/26/20: August Birthday Celebrations

    ASQ and ASQ-SE assessments went out last week. This is a questionnaire to see where each child is at development wise. Please don't hesitate if you have any questions. Once I receive them back I will score and together we will go over the results. I also started to send out our new family activity. This is a fun collaboration all about our families. September will be about our families as well as God's family. This is suppose to be an easy and fun activity to do as a family so please do not feel stressed over it!
     Seesaw class is up and moving! I am wanting you all to feel more connected inside the classroom and to keep up with what your child is doing.I will be introducing soon, Seesaw class assignments that the children will be working on in the classroom, but you will be able to see what they are doing. Every day the children get a "Helping Hands" job, this includes; Pledge of Allegiance, feeding the fish, weather person, calendar helper, line leader, caboose, librarian (picks a book and helps read it to the class), Prayer helper, ring the bell (with transitions), help spot garbage to be picked up, greeter (welcoming teachers, friends). The children are extremely responsible and understand that this is THEIR classroom and we have to work as a team. Helping hands is a great way to feel responsible, part of a team, sense of accomplishment, independence and lots of vocabulary.
    Thank you to all my families for everything! This is a group effort and you all are making it seem effortlessly. Thank you for all the sign ups for snack class, birthday sign ups, communication and for the classroom cleaning supplies. I am so grateful for you all!

Blessings to you all,

Mrs. Donavan

     We are up for another busy week! We will keep working as a class; classroom rules, Social and Emotional, our first letter in our names, going over how we go to church and the importance of a bible. I will also be introducing Handwriting Without Tears, this is an appropriate approach to teach pencil grip, letter formation, and the literacy skills that are needed for print eventually.

Social and Emotional: Listening
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Square, Heart
Letter(s): First letter in each name
Handwriting Without Tears: The Ant, The bug and The Bee
Prayer: Guardian Angel
Angel of God, 
my guardian dear,                                                              
To whom God's love
commits me here, 
Ever this day, 
be at my side, 
To light and guard, 
Rule and guide.
Amen.

**Important Dates:
8/26/20: August Birthday Celebrations

     The children are acclimating to the classroom extremely well. They are getting our routine down, they are understanding the classroom rules and honestly such a fun group! I am so grateful for this group and for our OLM families! Thank you for the constant classroom supplies and snack sign ups! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
     A couple items are coming up: In about two weeks you will receive a packet; Ages and Stages Questionnaires. One questionnaire is for your child’s overall development and the other concentrates on social/emotional development. This is an easy assessment that you do at home with your child. Please bring back both questionnaires after it's been completed and I will score them and send out the results.
     You all should have received an email for Scholastic Book Club. With every order our classroom also receives a free book, it's a win win situation! If you did not receive this email and would like information please do not hesitate, let myself or Mary know right away.
     Last but not least; I had mentioned in our very first zoom meeting that I will be setting up our Seesaw virtual classroom. I am extremely excited to bring this back, this is great way to be able to connect your child inside the classroom. I will be able to post photos/videos of each child privately as well as showing what work your child is working on. You should have all received an email this weekend for an invite with all individual codes. Seesaw can be downloaded on any electronic device even on your cell phone. It's such an easy and convenient resource to stay connected. Again, please contact me if you are need of any assistance.

Blessing to all,

Mrs. Donavan

     Our first week went with complete success! The children have adapted to the changes in the classroom, schedule and outside rules with extreme ease. We did a lot of singing, dancing, working on names and our first letter in our names, working on our motor skills, and working on our listening rules. This week we will keep going with our boot camp; classroom rules, being responsible, how to keep our "space bubble" safe and our friends "space bubble" safe, and wash wash wash our hands!

Social and Emotional: Welcoming
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Prayer: Guardian Angel
Angel of God, 
my guardian dear,                                                              
To whom God's love
commits me here, 
Ever this day, 
be at my side, 
To light and guard, 
Rule and guide.
Amen.

**Important Dates:
8/26/20: August Birthday Celebrations

     I wanted to send out a huge thank you for all of the supplies, contributions, and signing up for snack. You guys went beyond and beyond, it was truly a humble feeling! You will hear me say this a lot; this will be a constant team effort and I know we will be an amazing team! If there are any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan

     This week is our first week back! I am so excited to see all of my OLM families and especially excited to see our new OLM families. This is a short week but a lot is going on. Please check this blog weekly to keep up with updates.  Monday will be our meet and greet via zoom! I sent out an invitation to all of your emails, let me know if you didn't receive one.  We will be going over a lot of information; what to expect at the school, rules, regulations, schedule, and most importantly any questions! I do know this year will look a little different but in faith, strength and working like a team, we will prevail and make this the best year ever!

Social and Emotional: Welcoming
Prayer: Guardian Angel
Angel of God, 
my guardian dear, 
To whom God's love
commits me here, 
Ever this day, 
be at my side, 
To light and guard, 
Rule and guide.
Amen.

**Important Dates:
8/3: Zoom Meeting 8:30 am
8/5: First Day of School

Blessings to you all,

Mrs. Donavan


Please contact; donavan.garrison@olmlancers.com or mary.kravec@olmlancers.com

     This is our final blog of the school year and believe me I really can't believe it! This is a year that I know personally, will never forget! This week we are just going to have fun and enjoy your last week!

5/26: 9:30, Last zoom meeting
5/26: Let's celebrate our summer birthdays! Happy birthday to Julia and Lorenzo!
5/27: 10 am-12 pm preschool will be open to gather last items
5/28: 3 pm-5 pm preschool will be open to gather last items
           *The preschool will be open, with safety measures in place. We are asking all visitors to practice social distancing and give virtual hugs! We will not be inside the buildings, so masks are optional.  The teachers will be at a designated table out front with your child's belongings. The gate will be unlocked propped open.  Please help your child understand that this is not playtime at school but a quick visit.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs. Mary

     Thank you to all our dedicated families of OLM without all of you and your constant support, none of this could have been possible. I am truly grateful for every single one of you and just thank you for being YOU! I hope everyone has one amazing summer like you all deserve and please stay in touch!

Always blessings to you all,

Mrs. Donavan