Oct 7 - Oct 11, 2024 - 3 Year Olds Newsletter

3 Year Olds Newsletter

Dear Parent,

This week we are continuing to talk about Creation as well as our Grandparents. We will complete our Creation book and bring it home on Thursday. We have been so pleased to see how good the fine motor skills of the children are! 

We are so excited to have our grandparents come to school on Thursday. The children helped make muffins to share with them for snack. We will be making a project together with our grandparents for the grandparents to keep. There will also be items the grandparents can purchase for their grandchildren since we know grandparents love to do that!

Many parents like to begin practicing with their child on writing the child's name, especially for signing special things like birthday or Christmas cards and presents. This is a great skill to start early but always makes teachers nervous because we want children to practice forming letters the correct way. God gave us such amazing bodies and these bodies have muscle memory. Because of this muscle memory, it is important to help guide your child in forming letters the correct way and in the correct order. Do not let them practice writing their name or letters backward. It does not matter if the letters are all over the page as long as the child is writing them in the order they appear in the child's name. Expect your child to write big. Capitals are easier to start with than lowercase letters. Just be there to help talk them through how to form the letters and model for them. They love to copy what we adults do!

Reminders
October 10th- Grandparents' Day 3AM class 10:30-11:30 and 3PM class 2:00-3:00. The doors will be unlocked 10 minutes early. Grandparents will come in and go downstairs to the parish Hall and choose a table.

October 15th- Picture day Please return forms and payment.

October 15-Pumpkin carving at school 6:30-8:00 PM downstairs in the Hall. Bring a pumpkin to carve, tools and a snack to share. Drinks provided. We would like to put the jack o' lanterns along the hayride trail for the Trunk or Treat.

October 18th- Trunk or Treat 6:00-8:00 PM  Please let us know if you want to decorate a trunk. There are still spots available.

Thank you for all you do to help us bring your child closer to Jesus! Please help support your child's future education by voting "Yes" on Issue 2. If you have questions about this, please let me know. We have yard signs if you would be willing to put one in your yard.
Have a blessed week!

Sincerely,
Pamela Nunnelley
St. Patrick TM