4 year old classes

In December, the children are learning about Mary, Joseph and Jesus.  They are making an Advent Wreath and light the classroom wreath in school each day, while singing our candle song.  They are transforming the classrooms over to a Christmas wonderland.  They will be busy making special surprises!  Our Christmas Concert will be held in The O’Connell Room on Friday December 20^th.  Invitations went home the first week of December.  All are welcome to our celebration!

We are continuing with our letter of the Alphabet each week. The children are becoming more comfortable with rainbow writing and practicing writing on the fundations paper.  Please continue to bring in the letter picture of the week on Wednesdays and as always we encourage you to read to your child each day.  The letter of the week is posted on our website.

Our Little Learner’s Corner is in full swing.  We are so happy that many of you have chosen to participate in our enrichment programs.  The first session of Little Bookworms explored a different story each week.  We became characters, re-told stories and made props that were part of each story. We also took a trip to the Babylon Library. We are just finishing the Little Chef’s class where the children learned about the food pyramid, discussed healthy eating and learned how to prepare some delicious snacks.  They all left with an apron and chef hat.  Look out for the flier for Messy Art which begins in January.
Our STEAM students started the year with a senses exploration, including mindful breathing and brain exercises.  That was followed by kitchen science and are now the students are growing crystals and learning about rock formations.

We remind all parents about sneaker Monday since all 4 year old classes go to the Gym twice per month.