St. Paul Nursery School Family Newsletter
January 2025
We hope you are all settled in to the New Year! We now begin the month of Feb-roo-ary and Mr. Phil the groundhog says 6 more weeks of winter-oh boy…!!
But for now, let’s review what the children have been doing in preschool for January. Miss Jennifer taught the academic portion of our days and the children learned about letters K, L, M, and N. We practiced the sound each letter makes as well as how to print both the upper and lower cases. Our projects included New Year’s crowns, kites, ladybugs, lions, lighthouses, mice, moons, mittens, and the night. Please stop off at the art wall to enjoy your child’s creativity and his beautiful artwork!
I taught the Bible story part of the day and we began by learning that Jesus was a kid (letter K week) just like our preschoolers. He did lots of the same things as us like learning to walk, talk, feed himself, help with chores, and go to school! For letter L, we learned about Daniel and the lions’ den. Daniel was faithful to God and didn’t pray to his friend the king. For that, the king punished him and he went in to the lions’ den. In the morning, the king realized that God’s angels protected Daniel all night and the lions only purred not hurting Daniel. The king realized that praying to God, not a king, IS the right thing. One day, sisters Mary and Martha (letter M week) were visited by Jesus. Martha thought it was important to cook and clean for Jesus’ visit and Mary thought it was more important to sit with Jesus hearing Bible stories. Who do you think made the better choice? Ask your child! He’ll know the answer! For letter N, I taught the story of God telling Jonah to go to Nineveh to spread the Good News, but Jonah said, “No!” He ran from God, hid on a boat, and ended up in the belly of a whale for 3 days! Realizing his mistake, when Jonah was told a second time to go to Nineveh, he said “Yes!” and obeyed God.
Vocabulary: king, carpenter, grouchy, library, talon, mole
Geography: Nebraska (corn), Nevada (driest state), New Hampshire (1st public library), New Jersey (Thomas Edison & the first light bulb), New Mexico (hot air balloon festival), New York (1st pizzeria)
Reminders:
* We welcome our new friend Keenan to our class! Please remember to include him in your child’s Valentine list.
* Tuition is due the 1st of each month and after the 10th of the month, a late fee will be added to the tuition amount. Checks payable to St. Paul Nursery School or cash in a labeled envelope will be accepted. You can pay monthly or for multiple months at a time.
* PLEASE call (607.756.4850) or email (stpaulluthns@gmail.com) if your child will be absent from school.
Note: the email address has double l’s!
* We continue to do our monthly fire drills as well as hope for a nice winter day to play on the playground. Please send winter coats, snowpants, boots, hats and mittens.
* As boots are worn to school, please send classroom shoes too.
* Children need to wear clothing that they can independently manage. The teachers are not allowed to assist with your child’s clothing and zippers, snaps, and buttons can be difficult for the children to do by themselves.
* Monthly snack calendars are routinely sent home. Please have your child help in clearing out his backpack. This will begin discussions about “What you did in preschool today!” and should you misplace a snack calendar, you can look at a parent copy in the preschool lobby.
* If Cortland City Schools are 1 hour delayed, 2 hours delayed, or closed, then our preschool will be closed.
Upcoming Dates:
* Thursday, February 13th: In-class Valentine’s Day Party-normal class hours
* February 17-21: No School-Winter Recess
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to spend the mornings teaching to and growing with your child!
Love, Mrs. Wendy Clark-Darby
