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Happy birthday, baby Jesus!

Pre-K 4A Weekly Buzz Email: 
December 6-10, 2021

Ho-Ho-Hello Pre-K 4A Parents,

Welcome to another happy week in PreK 4 as we practice with the letter Hh, consider community members that work with their hands, and continue to prepare for the birthday of baby Jesus with activities that not only sharpen our PreK skills, but allow us for much merriment, too!

Our wee ones can expect to create a Santa that pops up with a "Ho, Ho, Ho" to help us practice the Hh sound.  The little learners will also use common shapes to create Santa's hat, discuss the best hot chocolate recipe (and sample some, too!), use patterns and Christmas items to craft and learn, practice our ABCs with a Christmas tree activity and count Christmas items and recognize numbers.  

We will also craft a beautiful baby Jesus lying in a manger filled with hay, listen to stories, practice rhymes, and dance to holly-jolly music.  Our friends will design and build a house with popsicle sticks, think about ways to use their helping hands in the classroom and at home, and learn about a very special saint who inspired a certain jolly fellow in a red suit with his kindness and empathy...St. Nicholas.

Important Classroom News:

We are a peanut, tree nut and macadamia nut free classroom.  Please be sure that no snack is sent in with these allergens in the ingredients list, or may come in contact with the allergens during the production.  Thank you!

There will be no school on Wednesday, December 8th, the feast of the Immaculate Conception (a holy day).

Pre-K 4 Christmas Program: Wednesday, December 15th at 10:00 a.m. in the church.  You and your family members are welcome to attend!  COVID protocols will be in place: wear a mask in the church and distance from other PreK families while seated in the pews.  See info below for further details.

Last day of school before Christmas break will be December 23rd with a dismissal at 11:30 a.m. for both PreK 3 and PreK 4 (PreK children with siblings in our school may dismiss with them at 11:55 a.m.).  The students and staff will return to school on January 3, 2022.

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CHRISTMAS SHOW INFORMATION:  Wednesday, December 15th at 10:00 a.m. in the church.  

Thank you for practicing your child's Christmas show lines once or twice a day with your child.  A little bit of practice will go a long way!  

Kindly send into school your child's headband for the performance by December 7th if possible so we may have time to practice with the headbands prior to the show day. Feel free to contact me for any assistance or suggestions for your child's assigned headband.

We encourage our PreK pals to wear Christmas colors on show day or Christmas-themed clothing.  The more comfortable, the better!

Our PreK pals have already started practicing festive tunes for the program. We look forward to presenting a beautiful show to share the joy and merriment of Jesus' birthday celebration.

FYI:  If you intend to take your child home after the PreK Christmas show, please inform me prior to the show date. This is not a request to take your children home.  In the past some parents have done so, and I would need to keep track of who is staying or leaving for the day.  It is just a bit easier for me to know ahead of time.  Thank you for your consideration!
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Santa's Secret Shop - If you are interested in having your child do some Christmas shopping at the St. Bernadette Santa Secret Shop, please note that our only time to visit the shop is on Thursday morning, December 9th.  Mrs. McGillian will take small groups over in the morning.  Please be as specific as possible with the lists as this can be a bit overwhelming for the little ones.  The more specific with instructions and amount to spend the better for the child and for the assistants.  If you would like to send your envelope ahead of Thursday, we will hold onto it in school.  The office will send information home on Monday regarding the Secret Shop.  Thank you for your cooperation and consideration!

Kindly label your child's items such as water bottles and winter coats, hats, etc.  

Please dress your child for the day's weather.  We often go outside for fresh air and stretch of the legs, so please consider hats, gloves or mittens so your child may play and enjoy the great outdoors comfortably.  Thank you!

If your child is not feeling well with a runny nose, headache, stomach upset, please keep your child home.  Thank you for your consideration in helping to maintain the health of your child and the health of our classroom.

Kindly remember that if your child is absent from school due to sickness or family reasons, you must send a note to school with the dates missed and cause.  

Any contributions of sanitizing wipes, baby wipes and paper towels would be greatly appreciated.

Feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Enjoy a happy week,
Kaky Mullen