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January Preschool News



Happy New Year! I hope all of you enjoyed the holiday season. I had fun spending time with family and friends, and I am looking forward to our January learning theme.

Learning Theme
Famous Artists
When looking at famous artists we will be learning about different cultures through their painting, drawing, and sculpture.  The children will be given varied opportunities to learn new concepts and vocabulary related to different art forms. We will also have the opportunity to engage in discussion about the works of the famous artists we present, and the works of their peers. This unit will help our visual discrimination skills, increase verbal abilities, and teach us how we can communicate through our art. We will also address the social and emotional learning concept of acceptance and inclusion, as many of these artists were often outcasts and ostracized by their community. The artists we will be looking at are Warhol, Magritte, Quezada, van Gogh, O’Keeffe, Da Vinci, Pollock, Picasso, Matisse, Kahlo, Cezanne, Calder, Monet, and Chagall.

January Dates
No School-Teacher Inservice
January 15^th
No School-Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 18^th
Catholic Schools Week
January 27^th-January 31^st
Looking to February
Classroom Valentine Party
February 11^th
No School-Parent/Teacher Conferences for Upper Grades
February 12^th
No School-President’s Day
February 15^th
100^th Day Party
February 23^rd
Housekeeping
Letter of the Week   
This month we will be working on H, I, J, and K.

Sign In
This month the children will begin writing their first and last names.  We will continue to work on lower case letters, writing from top to bottom, and left to right.

Cognitive Assessments
Beginning this month, I will be formally assessing the children’s cognitive abilities. Assessments will be done in the form of fun, one on one game and activities. If you are planning a vacation in January or February please let me know. Preschool parent-teacher conferences will be the week of March 8^th. Details will be provided in the February newsletter.