Welcome back to all my OLM families!! I do hope everyone enjoyed their week off and had an amazing Easter. I am ready to start April, I can't believe we only have 2 more months and this school year is complete. It will move so quickly so I am soaking up all the time that we have!

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 24 "Thinking of the Solution"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Circle
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee
Science Thursday: Pollution
Handwriting Without Tears:
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: God's Creations
Prayer: Angel of God
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits thee here. Ever this day, be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide.

**Important Dates:
4/12: School Resumes
4/19: Little Caesars Pizza Fundraiser

     This will be a busy month with Earth Day, The Three R's, God's Creation,  and Noah's Ark. We will continue to work on learning upper case, lower case letters, and phonemic awareness. Please do not hesitate if you have any questions or concerns, my door, email and phone are always opened!

Blessings to you all,

Mrs. Donavan

    This is our last week of March and it's been a whirlwind of a month! The children have been doing so well learning all about Lent, Stations of the Cross, Saint Patrick and Saint Joseph. Today is the start of Holy week; Palm Sunday and this week, as a class we will be concentrating all about Holy Week. Thursday is our Easter Celebration, please feel free to bring items that you have signed up for earlier (if you like!), we will also as a class on Thursday see the 8th graders put on Stations of the cross. I am very excited for the children to see this because they have been working extremely hard on learning all about the Stations of the cross. Thursday we are closed promptly at 12:30 and Friday we are closed for our Spring break. I do hope all of you enjoy family time and have a blessed Easter. Thank you always to all of my families for the continuous support!

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan



This Week;
Holy Week

**Important Dates:
3/29-4/2: Holy Week
4/1: Easter Class Celebration
4/1: Preschool Closes at 12:30

      What a fun week! I have posted all what we have been up to this last week on Seesaw, again always a fun way to see what's happening inside the classroom! This week we will continue going over Lent, Stations of the Cross and Construction.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 23 "Saying The Problem"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Diamond
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy/Zz
Science Thursday: Rainbow
Handwriting Without Tears: Yy
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Lent and Stations of the Cross
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. Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

**Important Dates:
3/25: Picture Day with Bunnies *Optional
3/29-4/2: Holy Week
4/1: Easter Class Celebration
4/1: Preschool Closes at 12:30

     Parent/Teacher Conferences went so well! I was extremely grateful getting that one on one time and going over about each child. Please don't hesitate to reach out if there were any questions or thoughts I might have missed, I am here for support always. We only have 2 more weeks and we will be on spring break so we will be extremely busy until then!! Thank you to all my families in room #9!

Blessings to all,

Mrs. Donavan

     Another busy week in the books!! A lot is going down this week; we will be wearing our green on Wednesday for Saint Patrick, continuing discussing about Lent and Stations of the cross and discussing about Saint Joseph.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 22 "Joining In With Play"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Square
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt
Science Thursday: Rainbow
Handwriting Without Tears: Kk
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Lent/Saint Patrick/Saint Joseph
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. Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

**Important Dates:
3/17: Saint Patrick *Wear Green!
3/19: St. Joseph's Day
3/15-3/19: Conference Week
3/15-3/20: OLM Silent Online Auction
3/20: OLM School Take-Out Dinner/Online Auction
3/25: Picture Day with Bunnies *Optional
3/29-4/2: Holy Week
4/1: Easter Class Celebration
4/1: Preschool Closes at 12:30

     I had sent out a personal email for Parent/Teacher zoom link, please let me know if you haven't received one. This week is also the start of our OLM School auction. This is our biggest auction and it is ALL online, please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the auction. Monday morning I will be handing out family folders for Parent/Teacher conferences, these will be used during our zoom meeting. I am so excited to have this one on one time with all of you and talking about how amazing each child is! As always, thank you to all of my families, I could not do what I do without all of you and the continuous support! I am so blessed beyond means for all of you.

Blessings to you all,
Mrs. Donavan

     We are already done with our first week of March and rolling right into our second week! The children will be busy learning about Lent, Saint Patrick, Stations of the cross, letters, sounds of letters and so much more.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 20 "Inviting To Play"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Oval
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo
Science Thursday: Dancing Worms
Handwriting Without Tears: Kk
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Lent
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. Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

**Important Dates:
3/5: Registration begins for summer and the 2021-2022 School year.
3/10: Kindergarten Information Night 6:00 PM Zoom
3/12: See's Candy Fundraiser Closed
3/17: Saint Patrick *Wear Green!
3/19: St. Joseph's Day
3/15-3/19: Conference Week
3/15-3/20: OLM Silent Online Auction
3/20: OLM School Take-Out Dinner/Online Auction
3/25: Picture Day with Bunnies *Optional
3/31: Easter Class Celebration
3/29-4/2: Holy Week
4/1: Preschool Closes at 12:30

     Please take note of a lot of important dates for this month. We have our annual school auction coming up and I will be sharing photos of our beautiful project! Please know I could not have done it without all of you and I know it will be a hit! Thank you to all of my families for making this a success. Kindergarten information night is this week, if you are wanting a zoom link send me an email so I can get that out quickly. Our See's Candy Fundraiser is finished this week, this is a great (and yummy) way to support our Preschool, all orders will be sent personally to your home. We will be having an Easter celebration this month please be on the look out for sign up sheets, again all volunteer! I am personally excited to get some one on one with all of you for Parent/Teacher conferences. All of the children have been working so hard all year long and I can't wait to show you all of their progress. I will send out a reminder of your time/date that you had signed up for. Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, again this month there is a lot going on and I am personally hear to help in anyway! Thank you always to all of my families.

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan

     That is a wrap on February and we are welcoming March! A lot is happening in March. Last week as a class we started to discuss the importance of Lent, this will be our main focus for the month. We will also be going over Saint Patrick.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 19 "Having Fun With Friends"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Rectangle
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj
Science Thursday: Dancing Worms
Handwriting Without Tears: Mm, Ww
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Lent
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. Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.

**Important Dates:
3/12: See's Candy Fundraiser Closed
3/17: Saint Patrick
3/20: OLM Auction

     Our auction class item will be fully put together this week and photos will be shared. I am extremely excited on how it all turned out and again, it's all because of you all! Please know this is our BIGGEST fundraiser of the school year, it will be all online this year dinner tickets are available if anyone is interested. Our parent/teacher conferences are right around the corner so if you haven't had a chance to sign up please do so, if a time does not work do not hesitate to let me know so we can make something work out. Lastly our Preschool is doing a See's Candy Fundraiser, the best part is it's shipped directly to your home! We are trying to make our goal of $3,000, I do know all items will be shipped before Easter. Please do not hesitate to reach out if needed, these months are going quickly and a lot will be going on!

Blessings to you all,

Mrs. Donavan

     Welcome back! I do hope everyone has had a much needed break and ready to get back into gear Monday. There is only one more week of February and crazy as it seems we will be in March. We will be going over this week for review about germs, washing hands, and our space bubbles to keep ourselves and our friends safe.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 19 "Fair Ways To Play"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Square
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee
Science Thursday: Butterfly Experiment
Handwriting Without Tears: Nn, Jj
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Lent
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. Glory Be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.


**Important Dates:
2/12: See's Candy Fundraiser
2/15-2/19: Winter Vacation PRESCHOOL CLOSED
2/22: Preschool Resumes
2/24: February Birthday Celebration


     There is a lot happening in these next two weeks! We started our OLM Preschool See's Candy Fundraiser, this will all be online and will be shipped directly to you. Information has been sent to personal emails but please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. Parent/Teacher Conference will begin in March, sign up slots are now outside on the family information table, please let me know if a time doesn't work and we will make something work, all conferences will be 20 minutes along and we will be going over assessments, kindergarten requirements and so forth. We also have our OLM auction right around the corner, all items that were signed up for we are needing by March 1st. The family cookbook has been completed and it's truly a keepsake! I am so excited for our class auction item and can't wait to share with everyone. I have missed everyone greatly and am so excited to see everyone Monday!

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan

     Catholic School Week was such a fun week! I hope all of you enjoyed the projects that were sent home, the children worked hard on all of their projects, and truly we are so blessed for our families choosing Our Lady of Mercy Preschool.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 18 "Managing Waiting"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Star
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Xx, Yy, Zz
Science Thursday:
Handwriting Without Tears: Jj
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Saint Valentine
Prayer: Angel of God
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits thee here. Ever this day, be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide.


**Important Dates:
2/1-2/5: Catholic School Week
2/11: Valentine Party
2/15-2/19: Winter Vacation PRESCHOOL CLOSED
2/24: February Birthday Celebration

    This week is all about Saint Valentine. Our Valentine party will be this Thursday, please feel free to bring any items you have signed up as soon as you like. I will be sending out emails this weekend about the our school auction, we are asking that all items be turned in by March 1st, however family recipes need to be turned in as soon as possible so we could make our class family cook book. There is a lot happening this month so please do not hesitate to contact me when needed. As always thank you all so much for the continuous support.

Many Blessings,
Mrs. Donavan

     Suddenly we are in the month of February! January was a fully packed month and the children learned so much and had a blast doing it! I am excited to see what February has in store! Our first week we will be having fun with Catholic School Week. We are all so very blessed to be working at OLM and to be with your children and families every single day, please know how grateful we all are for all of you!

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 17 "Managing Anger"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Heart
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww
Science Thursday: Color Changing Flowers
Handwriting Without Tears: G
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: Catholic School Week
Prayer: Angel of God
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits thee here. Ever this day, be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide.

     We have a lot of important dates that is coming up this month, I will send out reminders as the month progresses but please don't hesitate if you have any questions. I will also be sending out information soon about our huge event of the year, our Auction! Please be on the look out for that email that will be coming out soon with all the details. As always thank you for each and everyone one of you!

Blessings to you all,
Mrs. Donavan

**Important Dates:
2/1-2/5: Catholic School Week
2/11: Valentine Party
2/15-2/19: Winter Vacation PRESCHOOL CLOSED
2/24: February Birthday Celebration

     We are in our last week of January! We will finish this week reviewing about Martin Luther King Jr., the two greatest commandments to love God and to love others, as well as letters; upper case and lower case, shapes and numbers.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 16 "Managing Disappointment"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Rectangle
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss
Science Thursday: Rain Clouds
Handwriting Without Tears: C
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: 2 Greatest Commandments: We love God with our whole heart and we love others.
Prayer: Angel of God
Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God's love commits thee here. Ever this day, be at my side, to light, to guard, to rule, to guide.

**Important Dates:
1/18: Preschool Closed for Martin Luther King

     The children have been working extremely hard on everything we have been going over in the classroom and I couldn't be more prouder of all of them! Every day is an adventure in room #9 and I am so blessed for you all! My door is always opened for any reason or you can always email at donavan.garrison@olmlancers.com

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan