St. Paul's United Methodist Preschool

The threes students have had a fun filled week learning all about construction!

Students were able to saw and sand a board, nail wood and glue supplies to make a wood sculpture and many other fun activities. What an exciting week!

We are also loving the new shade structure out on the playground. We were sad to see the beautiful tree go but the new structure is wonderful.

We hope everyone enjoyed their spring break and we are glad to see everyone’s little smiling faces back at school this week.

October has come and gone and what a great month it was.  The kiddos had a wonderful time with their Fall Festival and Halloween celebrations and Halloween Daze at the church served over 500 people from the preschool, church and community.

We also had a great Usborne book fair.  We were able to provide the teachers with over 400 in new books!

Now that November has arrived, here are some dates to remember.

7-17th – Thanksgiving Food drive

Although we strive to do good works every day of the year, the holidays are a wonderful time to share with your children the joy of giving back.  We will once again be collecting non-perishable food for Thanksgiving (& Christmas).

10th – Photo proofs should arrive

15th – Visit from the Zoo – Don’t forget to wear your shirts!

             Original Works products due to arrive!

23rd – Thanksgiving Feast during our school day.

24th – No School – Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family and friends.

25th – Pictures due back and will be passed out November 29th.

What is the next best thing to visiting cute, not so little, Nandi at the Reid Park Zoo.  Well, a visit from the zoo, of course.  We are excited to be able to share with our children the Zoo to You Outreach Program from the Reid Park Zoo.   We will be learning all about the animals and will feature a visit from some live animals.   This fun experience will take place in November.  To help pay for the cost of this visit, one of our parents, Jenny Cotter, is volunteering her time and purchasing the supplies to create one of a kind special shirts for our kiddos.  The shirts cost $10 each and you may choose one of three colors and 3 designs.  Jenny will be taking orders before and after school this week.

We have had so much fun these past several weeks.  The time is flying by.  The Suns and Crayon Kids continue to enjoy color weeks with red erupting volcanoes, yellow cornmeal play and green science fun.  It has also been fun to eat foods that are the color of the week. Our pre-k bunch was full of spots during Dot Day, and continue to enjoy dress up, building, science, painting and creating, while also working hard in their learning centers.  Big and littles both experimented with blending colors and Wednesdays Whiz Kids used the sun to cook some yummy s’mores, and discovered what will roll down our ramps.

We are learning the pledge and how to take care of our earth.  The kiddos have enjoyed sharing about their families and pets as well. We had our first Chapel Time with Miss Meredith and learned about the Golden Rule.  The kiddos love visiting Mr. Sam’s exercise class and running laps on Wednesdays.  Fall planting has also begun as we planted spinach, carrots, beans, basil and our first ever attempt at growing a blueberry plant.  Let’s hope for success.

Don’t forget to check out your child’s Shutterfly page for more class info and tons of pictures.

Well today was an exciting start to the first day.  The sky decided to open up and pour.  I don’t mean just little rain…we were greeted with a downpour, thunder and lightning. Remarkably, the kiddos did not mind.  They just missed playground time.  We had one of the best first days ever.  Very few tears, and those moms should be better tomorrow.  The kiddos did great!  Looking forward to a great day tomorrow.

We are excited to once again offer our very popular Pre-K program, Whiz Kids,  for the upcoming school year.  Registration for the first session will take place at Meet the Teacher night.  Should you wish to get your child on the list for the first 7 week session, contact the Director today to add your name to the list.  The class is limited to 14 children.

What is Whiz Kids?

Put the IPad down and get unplugged!  

Through the Whiz Kids Enrichment Program, children will have the opportunity to discover their ever changing and growing world.  Through movement, games and teacher engaged activities, participants will take a creative and fun approach to increase their math and science awareness.  

The goal is to hear the kiddos say,

“WOW!  I didn’t know math and science was so much fun!”

Due to the extreme popularity of this program, we will offer four 7 week sessions for the 2016/17 school year.   For children to receive the full benefit of this program, they should have turned four years old.  Once your three year old is four, they will be eligible to participate.  Space is limited.  The first session will begin August 31, 2016.  Sign up for Session 1 today, or on Meet Your Teacher Night.   There is an additional fee for the program.

We are excited to welcome back Mr. Bill for storytime tomorrow.  For those who don’t know, Mr. Bill is the amazing storyteller from Bear Canyon Public Library.  

It is always a special treat for the children when Mr. Bill comes for a visit.

We had so much fun for Rodeo Days.   Special THANKS to Matilda’s family for bringing Jane the Mule.  The children loved her.  THANK YOU also to Grandpa Jim for singing cowboy songs with the children.  Colin enjoyed using his hat as a percussion instrument to accompany Grandpa Jim.  Hope everyone had a fun Rodeo Break.  See the Soaring bunch back tomorrow and everyone else on Tuesday.

Rid em cowgirl

Don’t forget to dress accordingly on Wednesday as we celebrate Rodeo Days with a picnic and singing cowboy songs with Alyse’s grandpa. We are also expecting a special 4 legged visitor tomorrow. Just a reminder, there will be no school on Thursday, as we take time off to enjoy Tucson’s Rodeo and parade.

Rodeo picnic fun

St. Paul’s Preschool would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Tomorrow the children will share a special meal together that they have prepared, and we will be off for Thanksgiving Day.

We are so thankful for these wonderful kiddos who spread so much joy each and every day, and to all the parents who trust us with their precious children.

We are thankful for Miss Merideth for her caring and thoughtful Chapel Times; We are thankful for the Stars who shared love and song with Mr. Sam and his Gang’s excercise class; We are thankful for the families who are adding to our food pantry to share with others this holiday season; We are thankful to those families who generously support our scholarship fund; We are thankful for Mr. John and Mr. David who clean our rooms; We are thankful for Miss Jenny, who is our number one volunteer and wonderful council chairperson; We are thankful for Pastor Tony who is always available with a friendly smile……

We are so thankful for our wonderful teachers who give so much of themselves each and every day, not out of duty to a job, but because they are truly called to teach and love these little ones. 

Happy Thanksgiving