PLEASE NOTE:
THE CHILDREN WILL NOW BE DISMISSED FROM THE FRONT DOOR OF THE CYO STARTING THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 3 AT 11:45 AM. SEPTEMBER 4 WILL BE 11:45 AM AS WELL. STARTING TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 DISMISSAL WILL BE AT 2:15 PM.  PLEASE BE PATIENT AS WE CAN ONLY LET ONE CHILD OUT AT A TIME. ALSO, GIVE US TIME TO LEARN FACES OF PARENTS/GRANDPARENTS. WE MAY ASK YOU WHO YOUR CHILD IS AND THEN ASK THE CHILD AS WELL. REMEMBER IF SOMEONE OTHER THAN A PARENT IS PICKING UP YOUR CHILD, PLEASE WRITE ME A NOTE AND PUT IT IN YOUR CHILD'S YELLOW FOLDER TO LET ME KNOW. IF YOU EMAIL ME PLEASE DO IT THE DAY BEFORE AS I MAY NOT GET TO THE EMAILS THE SAME DAY. PLEASE LEAVE THE AREA AND GET IN YOUR CAR IMMEDIATELY OR GO TO THE BIG SCHOOL AND WAIT FOR A SIBLING.

SUPPLY MONEY-
THE COST OF PRE-K SUPPLIES THIS YEAR IS $33. THIS INCLUDES THE NAPSTER, YELLOW FOLDER AND MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION TO LET'S FIND OUT BY SCHOLASTIC. PLEASE SEND IN A CHECK ONLY MADE OUT TO : ST. FRANCIS CATHEDRAL SCHOOL AND IN THE MEMO SECTION ON FRONT OF CHECK WRITE YOUR CHILD'S NAME AND CLASS (PRE K 4). PLEASE SEND THIS IS BY SEPTEMBER 11. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

Welcome to St. Francis Cathedral Pre-K

I am looking forward to a great school year. The return of school is an important and welcome step to all.

Our preschool Creative Curriculum allows the children to learn through doing. We encourage the students to try things independently. One of the greatest challenges for a young child is for them to want to do things on their own. Each day our hope is for your child to enjoy school and learn new concepts. Our curriculum includes: Religion, Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. We also have Center time where your child will explore many different types of Learning Centers. We have Music time, Computer time, Arts and Crafts and large motor activities as well.

Supplies needed for school and at home.

1. 3 boxes of Crayola crayons (8 or 16)

2. 2 packs colored Crayola colored pencils

3. 1 pair of child scissors

4. 3 large Elmer glue sticks

5. 1 plastic pencil box (the size of a child shoe box)

6. 1 pack of fat and 1 pack of regular Ticonderoga pencils

7. 2 packs of Crayola washable markers

8. 1 pack pink rectangular erasers

Thank you in advance for your kindness. I will continue to be in contact through my blogs. Please check back for updates.

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

Mrs. McNulty
 

• 3 boxes of tissues
• 3 rolls of paper towels
• 2 containers of Clorox wipes
• 2 cans of Lysol spray- if possible
• 1 gallon size box of zip lock bags
• 2 bottles of hand sanitizer

• 3 pair of pants or shorts
• 2 pairs of underwear
• 1 pair of socks
• 3 short sleeved shirt
• 3 masks per day with your child’s name on them. The extra masks will be kept in your child’s bin. If they are used we can send them home. If they are not used they will remain in the bin.

The first two days went well thanks to Mrs. Roberts, Mrs. Meier and Mrs. Garcia. The children are adjusting and will take some time to get into the routine. I will be starting on Tuesday, September 8th. I am looking forward to meeting the children and parents.

The first week we will be getting into our routine. We will practice keeping our masks on, getting used to our bins (which are our cubbies), playing with table toys, centers, staying on our carpet squares, naptime, snack/lunch time, listening to the teachers and many more things. There may not be many papers sent home the first week as it takes some time to get adjusted. Each week I will write this blog on Friday and will tell you things we need or are doing the following week.
I know we will celebrate Curious George Day on September 14th. If your child has something yellow have them wear it to school. It should be a” FUN “day for the children. I will have various “FUN” days throughout the year. Please visit Google classroom for videos, stories etc. that I post.
September 11 we will be learning the color orange. Please wear something orange if you have something!
Looking forward to a super year!
God Bless,
Mrs. McNulty
 

Our week went well! The children are getting into a routine. The virtual students are having a good time as well. We are trying to set up a camera both upstairs and downstairs so the virtual students can feel apart of the class. They will be seeing us play with table toys, during Center time and at various other times. Please let me know if you do not want your child on Zoom camera.
PLEASE remember only disposable snack/lunches for the time being. This may change at some point.
If you did not send in your supply money $33 please do so asap.
Scholastic orders went home this week. If you would like to order books for your child, please do so online. We are not sending in checks to Scholastic this year. Everything is done online. The code is HG3LK. Please write me a note if you ordered for your child. The due date is Friday September 18.
Curious George Day is Monday. Please have your child wear something yellow if they have it. We will be making hats like the man in the yellow hat wears, color Curious George, watch a movie and listen to some songs! We will be having blue day on Friday. If you have blue wear something blue.
Please make sure you sign up for Google classroom. There is information on it if your child is absent you may join Zoom class that day. Information  was sent home already on Google.
Just a reminder starting Monday September 14 no parents are allowed in the Gym. Please give your child the "kissing hand" we read and talked about this story. If you are not familar with this story please google read aloud stories for pre k and you can view it with your child. We talked about this today in class. Rest assured the children that have been crying  usually stop crying by the time you drive away.
God bless,
Mrs. McNulty
 

This week was fun! We had Curious George Day on Monday. See pictures of us with our "man with the yellow hat" hats. We played with the parachute both inside and outside this week. We had Centers and our virtual friend played with us at home. Snack and lunch are going well. Please be mindful of how much food you are packing for your child.
New morning routine is:  we come and we go right upstairs to our classroom and have Table Toys then we begin to work.
We learned how to hold a pencil and starting using it this week. Please practice with your child holding their pencil the correct way. Also, practice writing their names. We usually write their name with a highlighter if they do not know how to write it and they trace it.
If you have not sent in your sidewalk chalk for your child please do so asap.
We learned about the colors yellow and blue. The colors for next week are Monday- purple, Wednesday- white, -Friday- black. Wear the colors if you have them.
We also learned about the number 2 and how to write it. Please help your child write number 2 at home.
We went on a virtual trip to the beach, read  stories about the beach and decorated a sea shell!
We have a Pre-K family tree. Please send in a 4x6 picture of your family so we can add your picture to our tree. 
Please be patient with dismissal. I know I am still asking who you are picking up. The masks are throwing me off!
Have a beautiful weekend!
Mrs. McNulty