Patti's Preschool Newsletter, May 2025

This month our theme is “Children’s Literature.”  We will be reading a variety of books and telling flannel board stories each day. To expand on our literature, we will be centering activities around the theme of each book or story.  This will provide many experiences in language development, fine motor skills, math and science, music and dramatic play.  We will also be working on special projects for Mother’s Day and Memorial Day. 

Celebrating birthdays this month are Winnie, West, Autumn, Farrah, and Siena. Our amazing administrative assistant, Ms. Megan, and our Room 6 teacher aid, Ms. Amy, are also celebrating their birthday this month. Help us wish them all a very happy birthday!

Our caring pre-k teacher, Ms. Susan, will be celebrating her 9-year anniversary this month! She is a dedicated and passionate educator who we feel lucky to have at Patti’s Preschool!

Book orders are due on Friday morning, May 9.  Please make sure to place your orders online at https://orders.scholastic.com/GW3RF. Every order you place helps us earn free books and other resources for our classrooms!

The week of May 5 is Teacher Appreciation Week.  A special note or flowers would be a nice way to express your gratitude to your child’s teacher! Feel free to check out our Staff Wishlist at the front desk. Our staff is committed to providing the best child care and we strive to prepare each child for a successful school career. We hope you will take a moment to thank our staff.

We are grateful to the Chioles Family for donating a variety of art and craft supplies! We would also like to thank the Moon Family for donating fluorescent and glitter paint! Our students will have a blast trying these out!

Mother’s Day is May 11!

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the beautiful mothers at our school! 

We kicked-off our Gourmet Popcorn fundraiser on Monday, April 21. Orders are due by Friday, May 2 and will be delivered in just a couple weeks! Profits will be used to help pay for our upcoming summer educational guests. Thank you, parents! We appreciate your support.

Grad Photos will be taken on May 12. Our pre-k graduates from Room 3 and 6 will have professional photos taken and parents will receive a link to view and purchase pics. An email was sent out with more information. We are looking forward to celebrating year-end activities in June.

Our Stepping Up to Kindergarten (Room 6) graduation ceremony will be on Thursday, May 29, at 1:00pm, on the playground. Our Shining Stars (Room 3) graduation ceremony will be on Thursday, June 5, at 1:00pm. The students have been busy practicing for this big day!

Upcoming Holiday in June!

Please mark your calendar that school will be closed on Thursday, June 19, to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day. We will also be closed for Teacher Prep Day on Friday, June 20, so staff can get their classrooms ready for the first day of summer camp which will begin on Monday, June 23. Summer rosters will be posted in the front of the school on Thursday, June 12.

We are looking forward to all the educational guests coming this summer. Thor’s Reptile Family, Bubblemania, SoCal Drum Party, Kona Shaved Ice, and Pony Rides are already booked!

We will be closed on Monday,

May 26, for Memorial Day