Our weekly themes during the month of January will be:
The Five Senses
Hibernation
Polar Animals
Winter/Snow and Ice

Looking Back (Week of January 11)
Pre-K students were out and about this week enjoying beautiful winter weather!  We couldn't spot any birds or other creatures outside and we learned all about what they were doing by focusing on a theme of "Hibernation."  We read about hibernation and the other things different animals do during the coldest months of the year.  We completed an animal sorting activity by separating animals based on winter behavior and we worked on art projects that included a sleeping bear, a snoozing hedgehog, and a dozing chipmunk.  

Our letter of the week was Nn and we enjoyed working on a "Letter N for night" art project before learning a poem all about Nick the newt.  We practiced tracing and writing letter Nn on paper and we built it using play dough.  We added words that begin with Nn to our word wall and we had fun working on a letter hunt on Friday.  During Show and Tell, we saw a necklace, a napkin, a necktie, a nightlight, and a Nativity!  In math, we read about the numbers zero and one before writing the numerals and comparing the quantities using ten frames.  We also worked on creating rhythm patterns and comparing numbers during circle time.

Look Ahead (Week of January 18)
Our upcoming week will be interesting and icy as we explore the Earth's poles.  We will read all about the Arctic and the animals that call it home before comparing them with those that live in Antarctica.  We will complete a magazine about Arctic animals and work on art projects that will include a puffin, a snowy owl, and an Arctic fox.  We will learn about life in the Arctic and how the animals are able to stay warm in such frigid conditions.  

Our letter of the week will be Oo and we will enjoy this outstanding letter by tracing it and writing it after learning a poem about it.  We will work on an "O for orange" art project and find words that begin with Oo before adding Oo words to our word wall.  We invite everyone to bring in a letter Oo object for Show and Tell on Friday.  We will also work on a letter matching activity using our light table.  In math, we will continue to work on tracing and writing numerals as well as matching them with quantities.  We will also work on an Arctic animal pattern activity and a measurement activity.  

Online Resources
*You can see a video about our school here!

*Our class prays daily, including the "Our Father" and the "Hail Mary."  
Before lunch, we pray:
Bless us, O Lord, and these, Thy gifts,
which we are about to receive from Thy bounty, 
through Christ, our Lord.  Amen. 

After lunch, we pray:
We give Thee thanks for all Thy benefits,
O Lord, who livest and reignest world without end.  Amen 

Before snack, we pray
Thank You for the food we eat; thank You for the friends we meet.  
Thank You for our work and play; thank You for this happy day.  Amen.

Additional Home Activities
You may be looking for ideas for activities that you can do with your child at home over the weekend.  Please remember to read together every day.  Here are some other activities you can do at home together at any time:

Puzzles
Building
Free Art
Drawing
Water play
Play dough
Watercolor painting
Cooking and baking