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 [email protected]

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan

     What a wonderful week we all had in room #9! Not only was there so much learning we had beautiful weather that we all enjoyed! This week will be a shorter week but there is still so much we will be working on.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 15 "Naming Feelings"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Square
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn
Science Thursday: Outside and Inside
Handwriting Without Tears: Q
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 worked hard learning about Martin Luther King and the 2 Greatest Commandments; to love others and to love God. We will continue with both for the rest of the month. Please take the time to check out your child's seesaw activity, I update everyday on what they are doing during the day and they are also working on a couple activities for review. We are already half way through January and I know time is just going to keep going faster so I am trying to soak up all this time! As always than you to everyone.

Blessings to you all!
Mrs. Donavan

     The children are back in full swing in room 9! I honestly believe we are ALL glad to be back in the classroom and back to our routine! As a class this week, we went over our routine, class rules, going over how to keep us safe from germs and also jumping right back into our curriculum!

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 14 "Strong Feelings"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Diamond
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj
Handwriting Without Tears: S
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: 2 Greatest Commandments: We love God with our whole heart and we love others.
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. Amen.

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

     I wanted to send out a huge thank you for all the new supplies for the children and the classroom, as well as for the extra clothes. Thank you for truly blessing this classroom each and everyday. We are definitely back into gear in room #9 and can't wait to see what January brings. Please do not hesitate if you have any questions or concerns.

Blessings to All,
Mrs. Donavan

     Welcome back to all the OLM families! I do hope everyone had not only an amazing holiday but lots and lots of needed rest. We will go over as a class; review of our classroom rules and routines, and go over how to keep ourselves safe from germs. We will also continue with Letter(s); upper case and lower case, Social and Emotional, Shape(s) and Number(s) and learning about the 2 Greatest Commandments.

This Week;
Social and Emotional: Week 13 "We Feel Feelings in Our Bodies"
Listening Rules: Eyes are Watching, Ears are Listening, Voices Quiet and Body Calm
Shape(s): Rectangle
Letter(s): Upper and Lower Case Letter(s): Aa
Handwriting Without Tears: U
Seesaw: Upper and Lower Case Letter(s)
Religion: 2 Greatest Commandments: We love God with our whole heart and we love others.
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. Amen.

**Important Dates:
1/4: School Resumes
1/18: Preschool Closed for Martin Luther King

     I can't wait to see everyone on Monday and get right back on our routine. Thank you to all my families for the kind words, the beautiful gifts and all in all the continuous of support for our classroom. I am excited for the new year and eager to see what it has to offer! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you are ever in need or have any questions!

Blessings to all,
Mrs. Donavan