January 6, 7 and 8:
Theme: Winter is Here!
Letter: J/j
Books: Winter is Here, Sadie and the Snowman, Snowmen at Night and All Year Long
Crafts/Activities: Snowmen at Night Craft, Art Show Project and Writing Our ABCs in “Snow” Trays
Skills: Scissors, ABAB and AABB Patterns

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January 13, 14 and 15:
Theme: Farm Week (school wide)
Letters/Shapes/Colors: Letter K/k
Books: The Wonky Donkey, The Animals of Farmer Jones, Interrupting Chicken, Who Says Moo?
Crafts/Activities: Pig Painting, Graphing Favorite Farm Animals, Which Animals Belong on the Farm, Farm Craft
Skills: Scissors, Matching, Graphing and Sequencing
STEAM: Milking a Cow and other farm games in Fellowship Hall

January 20, 21 and 22: (NO SCHOOL ON Thursday 1/22- Teacher In-Service Training Off-Site)
Theme: Snowy Weather and Winter Animals
Letter: D/d
Books: The Snowy Day, Good Morning Snow Plow, The Snowflake
Crafts/Activities: Watercolor Snowflake and Art Show Project, Polar Bear Magna-Tiles
Skills: Scissors, Following Directions, Sequencing and Matching
STEAM: Snow and Ice Weather Cycle

January 27, 28 and 29:
Theme: Bear Week (school wide)
Letter: T/t (Teddy Bear)
Books: Breaking News Bear Alert, Big Bear Little Bear, Shh! Bears Sleeping, Hibernation Station, A Bear Ate Your Sandwich
Crafts/Activities: Go on a Bear Hunt, Letter Matching, Counting and Graphing Bears, Bear Painting
Skills: Scissors, Following Directions

Don’t forget In-house Registration for next year opens on Monday, January 5. Please make sure to include your check with your registration. Also, please feel free to share the registration form with your friends and neighbors, including posting it to your personal and neighborhood Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly Twitter) pages. It’s an easy way to help spread the word about our fantastic school to other families who may be looking for a preschool. Thank you for your help!

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A look at the calendar:
January

• The Preschool will be closed Friday, January 16- Monday, January 19. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 20. You may still reach us via the REMIND App over the long weekend.

• No School on Thursday, January 22 due to Teacher In-Service off-site.

February

• Valentine Party Class Party on Thursday, February 12. More information to be announced soon.

• The Preschool will also be closed on Friday, February 13- Monday, February 16. Classes resume on Tuesday, February 17.

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March

• Spring Parent/Teacher Conferences - Our class will not meet on Tuesday, March 10 and Thursday, March 12 as conferences will be held on those two days. Sign-up will be done via Sign-Up Genius so that those parents/guardians who do not drop off or pick up their student will have the same opportunity to sign up as those who do regularly drop off and pick up. Students are not permitted to attend conferences at CHPCP, so please start making plans to have someone watch your student while you attend their conference. No exceptions will be made.

• Our school wide annual Art Show will be held on Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24. More information to be announced soon.

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April

• Easter Break is Thursday, April 17- Monday, April 21. Classes resume on Tuesday, April 22.

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A few reminders:

• If the weather is nice, we will be going to the playground. Please dress your child appropriately. They should always have a coat with them as well as a hat and mittens. Mittens are much easier for kids to put on than gloves and saves a lot of time in the classroom so we have our full amount of time on the playground.

• Please do NOT send your child to school in snow or rain boots for the day. Wearing snow/rain boots to and from school is perfectly fine, but they are very dangerous on the playground, in the bike room, classroom, hallway and steps. We’ve watched a few students fall because of their chunky snow/rain boots. If you do wear snow boots to school, we can keep them in the hallway next to our classroom door so that nothing is tracked into the classroom and over our new carpet. We will make sure that students change back into their boots prior to dismissal. Students who wear snow boots during the day may not be able to participate in all activities.

• If your child is not feeling well, please do not send them to school. Please text Mrs. Haar via the REMIND app so that we are not worried about a student not showing up for school. The REMIND App is always the quickest way to reach me. I will get your message even if class has already started. I don’t usually check email messages until after dismissal.

• Delayed Opening Schedule for our class is 10:45am-12:15pm. Delayed Openings are announced through the REMIND app.

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We’re looking forward to Winter Fun over the next few weeks!
Mrs. Haar and Mrs. Djariri