What is happening...
This Week in Preschool:
Christmas Centers!!
Pretend- North Pole with Gingerbread House, Christmas Tree to decorate, cookie station, and toy building
Sensory Table- Donut Making
Reading Corner- Christmas Felt Board, Christmas Stuffies, Christmas Sensory Bottles, Christmas books
Writing Center- Gingerbread writing paper, Letters to Santa, Christmas Coloring pages
Blocks- Trains to North Pole
Letter of the week- D, d
Number of the week- 12
Shape-Triangle
Color-White
Other things we worked on this week:
- cutting out reindeer heads
- gluing decorations on gingerbread men
- solving our problems with a nice tone of voice
- sharing and asking for something we need
- cleaning up our own scraps and rolling our own rest mats up
- listening with our whole body-looking at the speaker, hands in our laps
- walking inside
- raising our hands when we have something to share
- using an inside voice
- coloring inside the lines
- organizing and sorting
- rhyming
- adding word endings: ex-say read add ing makes reading
- recognizing how many syllables are in a word
- counting to 20
- recognizing numbers 0-12
- one to one counting: pointing to a group of things and counting one item at a time as we point to them
2023-2024 ST. JAMES “HOLD-THE-SPOT” 3 Year Old Preschool
Priority registration will be given to St. James parishioners for the 2023-2024 school year. Please pay attention to important deadlines below.
STEP ONE:
● ST. JAMES PARISHIONERS: Beginning TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023, parishioners may call the school office to submit their child's name for the 2023-2024 school year .
● NON-PARISHIONERS: Beginning WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2023, non-parishioners may call the school office to submit their child's name for the 2023-2024 school year.
● We will follow up by sending you information about Preschool Orientation. Having your child's name on this list DOES NOT GUARANTEE a spot in the class. You must complete STEP TWO to register your child and reserve your spot.
STEP TWO:
● Attend Preschool orientation by making an appointment with Ms. Kim for Friday, February 3 between 9-11am or 1-2pm, Friday, February 10 between 9-11am or 1-2pm or on Friday, February 24 between 9-11am or 1-2pm. Please bring your child with you so that he/she can experience the preschool classroom and centers. You will receive the 2023-2043 registration packet which will include a “Hold-the-Spot” form.
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● PARISHIONERS: “Hold the Spot” form AND a $50 non-refundable deposit MUST be completed and returned to the St. James School office NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023 to guarantee your spot in the class. Registrations will be taken on a first come-first served basis. There are 16 spots available in PK3.
● NON-PARISHIONERS: If there are still openings after March 10, 2023, registration will be open to non-parishioner students. “Hold the Spot” Form and a $50 non-refundable deposit MUST be completed and returned to the St. James School office NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2023 to guarantee your spot in the class.
*All dates are firm deadlines.
*There will be no waiting list. Names will not be taken prior to January 18, 2023.
Cold Weather Guidelines
56 degrees or above:
Students can choose what they want to wear outside.
46-55 degrees:
Students need to wear a jacket outside.
45 degrees and below:
Students are to have coats, hats, and gloves.
Feels like 10 and below:
Students will have inside recess.
Please send students with appropriate winter weather clothing including hats, coats, gloves, snow pants, and snow boots. In the event of snow, students must have snow pants and snow boots to play in the snow.
INCLEMENT WEATHER
In the event of inclement weather, Washington Community School District makes the decision regarding delays, cancellations, or early dismissals. You can check KCRG, FlockNote, and the St. James Facebook. If Washington Community School District is delayed, canceled, or has an early dismissal, St. James will as well. In the event of a two hour delay Monday-Thursday, 3 year old preschool is canceled. If there is a 2 hour delay on Friday, school will be extended to normal dismissal time at 3:05pm, not an early out.