St. Paul Nursery School Family Newsletter
January 2024
Happy New Year! Happy January! After a wonderful vacation time at the holidays with family and friends, we have gotten back into our preschoolroutine. Our learning has continued as Miss Piotti taught us the letters K, L, M, and N. We did craft projects about kittys, koalas, kangaroos, lions, ladybugs, lemurs, llamas, lobsters, mice, monsters, monkeys. nests, nuts, night, and narwhal. WOW!! What fun crafting we did to support our alphabet learning. We also did letter tracing sheets for our letters. This helped us to learn both upper and lower cases and we practiced the sound each letter makes.
Mrs. Darby taught us Bible story lessons that coordinated with our letters. For the letter K, we learned about a king who was tricked into believing that his people should pray to him. His good friend Daniel knew praying to God was the right thing. He was put into the lions’ den for praying to God. God’s angel protected Daniel and the king learned that only God is the one true person to pray to. Letter L week helped us learn that after Jesus’ birth, he grew, and was little like my preschool friends. He did many of the same things our boys and girls do-learn to write, help with chores, and learn to pray. Mary and Martha were 2 sisters we learned about for letter M week. When Jesus visited them, Martha decided to busy herself cooking and cleaning her house for Jesus while Mary decided to sit with Jesus and listen to his Bible stories. Which sister do you think Jesus thought did the right thing?? Ask your child, he’ll know (hint: It was Mary!!) In our letter N story, we learned about a man named Jonah whom God told to go teach the people of Nineveh. Jonah said “No!” and tried to run away from God. How did that work out? He ended up in a whale’s belly for days and finally ended up sneezed onto a beach. God told Jonah a second time to go to Nineveh and this time Jonah said “Yes!”
Geography: Indiana (the Indy 500), Iowa (corn), Kansas (wheat, tornadoes, and the middle of the US!), Kentucky (first traffic light)
Vocabulary: mane, predator, Arctic, chores, tornado, disobey
Upcoming Dates:
* Tuesday 2/13 & Wednesday 2/14: Valentine’s Day in-class parties, whichever day your child normally has class. THANK YOU all for signing up for party food and supplies. REMEMBER to bring in shareable valentines and treats if you choose!
* February 19-23: Winter Recess-No School
Reminders:
* We are actively scheduling visitors looking to sign up their children for Fall 2024. If you want your child to have a reserved slot for Fall, please register with Mrs. Darby.
* If you refer a family to St. Paul and they register their child, you will receive either a tuition adjustment or a gift card as a Thank You!!
* Please call school at 607.756.4850 if your child will be absent
* Please bring hats, mittens, winter coats, snow pants, and snow boots each day. We continue to do outdoor fire drills and will use the playground on better weather days.
* If your child wears boots to school, PLEASE remember to pack school shoes for indoor time.
* Tuition is due the 1st of each month. Tuition received after the 10th of the month will have a late fee added to the tuition amount.
I appreciate our preschool families and the friendships I’ve made with each of you as well as the time spent teaching your children!!
Love, Mrs. Wendy Clark-Darby
