Shining Stars~

     Welcome to October! We are gearing up for a fully packed but fun month! There is a lot happening this month; our community, community helpers, rosary, rhyming, social and emotional, colors, shapes, and of course letters.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Identifying Anger
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Theme: My community
Shape(s): Diamond
Letter(s): F, G, H, I, J
Handwriting Without Tears
Seesaw: Letter(s) F-J
Science: Magic Milk
Religion: Rosary
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:
10/2: Blessings of the Animals
10/12: School Closed *Staff In-service Day
10/21: Home Progress Reports
10/27-10/29: School Pictures *Envelopes will be sent out
10/28: October birthday celebrations
10/29-10/30: Halloween Special Treat

     *School photos will be taken by Jay Sousa the end of October with extra safety procedures, you are not obligated to purchase a photo package but we do like to have the photos for our class group photo and the school year book.
     *A friendly reminder of our preschool hours. We are closed promptly at 4:00 pm Monday-Friday. We do understand situations happen that our out of your hands. Please send a courteous phone call or email when you are able to, to let myself or Mrs. Mary know.
     *Halloween will be a special Halloween treat for 10/29 and 10/30. Keep an eye out for a sign up sheet, please note this is purely volunteer! The children will be making their own Halloween trick or treat bags and everyone is allowed to bring a store-bought treat for the class. Costumes are not to be worn at school.
    
     Thank you everyone for the supplies for the classroom and the snacks. You are all so extremely generous when it comes to classroom #9 and I can't say it enough! Please do not hesitate if you have any questions or concerns.

Blessings to All,
Mrs. Donavan