Welcome To Ms. Beaudrie's Fantastic Four Preschool Class
Dear Preschool Families,
Welcome to Preschool! I am looking forward to an exciting year filled with much growth, fun and hands-on learning. My wish is to instill a positive love for learning that will last a lifetime. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing their faces light up when they learn something new.
To start off, I would like to tell you a little about myself both personally and professionally. I am a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education. I have minors in French, Math, Science, and Early Childhood Education. I have taught preschool for 16 years and am excited to begin my eighth year with Monroe Catholic Elementary School. I am a mother of five beautiful children. I have three girls’ age 19, 18, 14 and two boys who are 14 and 10. They keep me busy but I love it! In my spare time, I enjoy vacations, reading, going on walks, watching movies, shopping and spending time with my kids.
It is my goal to ensure your child’s preschool experience is full of growth academically, spiritually, and socially. Always remember that learning is a continuous process and change is a part of growth. Therefore, learning is open to meet the needs of each child.
In order to know your child better and to help guide my teaching, I am asking for your help. Please fill out the attached questionnaire about your child. This will help me get to know your child as a person, learner, and thinker. Please turn in this questionnaire by Friday, August 23rd.
I would like to work closely together with you, and I believe frequent communication is vital. I will be using our classroom website as an extra form of communication. I will post our weekly newsletters and any other upcoming events. You can also check the bulletin board outside our classroom door and your child's folder for important information, as well as signing up for REMIND text service. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I would love to talk whenever you feel the need. I look forward to a great year together!
Sincerely,
Amy Beaudrie
Welcome to Preschool! I am looking forward to an exciting year filled with much growth, fun and hands-on learning. My wish is to instill a positive love for learning that will last a lifetime. There is nothing more rewarding than seeing their faces light up when they learn something new.
To start off, I would like to tell you a little about myself both personally and professionally. I am a graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelors of Science degree in Elementary Education. I have minors in French, Math, Science, and Early Childhood Education. I have taught preschool for 16 years and am excited to begin my eighth year with Monroe Catholic Elementary School. I am a mother of five beautiful children. I have three girls’ age 19, 18, 14 and two boys who are 14 and 10. They keep me busy but I love it! In my spare time, I enjoy vacations, reading, going on walks, watching movies, shopping and spending time with my kids.
It is my goal to ensure your child’s preschool experience is full of growth academically, spiritually, and socially. Always remember that learning is a continuous process and change is a part of growth. Therefore, learning is open to meet the needs of each child.
In order to know your child better and to help guide my teaching, I am asking for your help. Please fill out the attached questionnaire about your child. This will help me get to know your child as a person, learner, and thinker. Please turn in this questionnaire by Friday, August 23rd.
I would like to work closely together with you, and I believe frequent communication is vital. I will be using our classroom website as an extra form of communication. I will post our weekly newsletters and any other upcoming events. You can also check the bulletin board outside our classroom door and your child's folder for important information, as well as signing up for REMIND text service. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. I would love to talk whenever you feel the need. I look forward to a great year together!
Sincerely,
Amy Beaudrie
Our Mission: Monroe Catholic Elementary Schools is a Christ-centered, Catholic learning community committed to the academic excellence and spiritual development of every student.
"My Promise to You"
I promise you every day your child will learn something.
Some days they will bring it home in their hands.
Some days they will bring it home in their heads,
And some days they will bring it home in their hearts.
-Valerie Welk
I promise you every day your child will learn something.
Some days they will bring it home in their hands.
Some days they will bring it home in their heads,
And some days they will bring it home in their hearts.
-Valerie Welk
Distance Learning Pictures
Hello Everyone,
I just wanted to check in and see how the first week of distance learning is going. I am enjoying all of the pictures that you are sharing and have added them to my website. Keep them coming! Please continue to log in your attendance daily.
Tomorrow I would like for the students to draw a picture of something they wish they were doing or learning about at school. When they are finished with their pictures have them dictate a sentence about their picture. Then please take a picture and send them to me. I can’t wait to see what my friends miss learning about! Also, don’t forget to join us for School Mass tomorrow, March 27th at 8:30 am on Facebook Live! from St. Michael Parish. Tomorrow afternoon, I will be posting on my website a video of me singing the letter R song. The children can listen and practice how to make the letter R and its sound. I will also post a video of a little game we play each week. I encourage you to show it to your children and have them practice their letter R sound with me.
Distance Learning Spirit Week March 30-April 3:
Monday: Super Hero Day
Tuesday: Crazy Hair and School Color Day
Wednesday: Who I Admire Day
Thursday: Jersey Day or Favorite Sports Team Day
Friday: Pajama Day
If you have any questions feel free to email me or send me a message on Remind. Please say hi to all my friends and let them know that I am missing them. Have a great night!
Ms. Beaudrie
The information below is what was included in the packet you picked up.
Week of March 23- Letter R
This week we will be learning about the letter R. Please show your child the letter R and talk about how it is formed- The capital R is a tall solider, give it a head (note that it looks like a P now) and then slide down the slide. The lowercase r is a short stick down back up and a rainbow (note this rainbow does not go all the way to the ground). Next, have your child make the letter in the air and on your back. Encourage them to look through books for the letter R. Then practice the R sound “rrrr”. Watch the You Tube video of AlphaTales Rosie Rabbit’s Radish and The Letter R Song (from Have Fun Teaching).
Rocks- Take a walk outside with your child and have them collect rocks of different sizes. When you get home talk to them about what their rocks look like and how they feel. Can they hear anything when they bang them together? Then have your child sort their rocks by size, color, and weight. The students could paint a big rock. They can also use the smaller rocks to make different letters. Please encourage them to try to make the letter R. Lastly, have them scoop smaller rocks up with a spoon and move them from one container to another.
Recycling- Talk about recycling with your child. You can start by discussing with them how it is wasteful to only put a mark or two on a piece of paper and be done with it. Encourage them to fill up the whole paper before they get a new one. If they want to throw away their paper there is a special place called a recycling bin that they can put it in. Tell your child that recycling is a way to reduce the amount of garbage. Some of the things that would have been thrown away can be made into new products. Discuss some of the things that can be recycled. Gather several items around the house. Some should be garbage and others should be recyclable. Ask your child to help you decide what they can recycle and what they should throw away.
Rhyming- Talk to your child about rhyming words. Help them to see that rhyming words sound the same in the middle and at the end. Give examples of rhyming words- cat/hat, mouse/house, boat/goat, hair/chair- and ask your child to tell you what sound they hear at the end. Next, say 2 words and have your child listen to see if they rhyme or do not sound the same. Lastly, read several rhyming books (Dr. Seuss books have a lot of rhyming words.) and point out the different words that rhyme to your child.
This week we would have also talked about positional words- outside, inside, on, over, under, behind, in front of and beside. Please draw a picture and describe where the different things in the picture are located using the positional words. Next, have them use a toy, utensil or some other object to and put it in a position that you tell them to.
For religion, I would like for the students to focus on reciting their prayers- Angel of God, Glory Be, Our Father, Hail Mary and Grace before Meals. They should also work on making the sign of the cross using the correct hand and doing the proper hand motions.
This week we would have been talking about the rosary. Please use the provided paper to tell your child about the rosary and the prayers that are said using the rosary. If you have a rosary at home, please show it to your child and note the crucifix at the bottom of the rosary.
Activities to do with the letter R:
Write the letter R- trace the lines, then have your child write 2 capital and 2 lowercase R’s on their own
Dot the letter R using a q-tip and red (or any color of paint)
Circle the R’s
Glue ribbons on the letter R
Rabbit journal- have your child answer the questions and then on another piece of paper draw a picture of their rabbit
Rocket- color the rocket, tape the short straw onto the back of the rocket and then use the thinner straw to slide into the short part. Blow on the straw and watch the rocket fly.
Week of March 30th-Review
Reading/Language Arts
Practice the letters we have learned and their sounds
Play games online- ABC Mouse and Starfall; Apps- Letter Quiz, Endless ABC
Play alphabet memory
Match capital and lowercase letters
Go on a walk to look for letters around the house, in the pantry and outside
Write letters in sand, salt, sugar and with sidewalk chalk
Make letters using play doh
Put a large piece of paper on the wall with the letters we have learned. Match letters on post it notes to the letters found on the wall
Read to your child for 15 minutes daily. As you read, have your child look for the different sight words we have learned (the, a, I, we, see, is, to, go, can, like, it, my, he, she, play, you, Jesus) and ask questions about the story to check for comprehension.
Write their first and last name 3 times daily
Have the children write words that you spell out to them or copy words on different things in the house
Math
Review numbers 0-18
Practice counting using Jack Hartman count to 100, counting by 10’s, counting by 5’s
Jack Hartman Grandma and Grandma counting
Play war with a deck of cards- work on identifying bigger and smaller numbers
Weather pattern worksheet
Practice making AB, AABB, and ABC patterns using toys, silverware, snacks, etc.
Number Book- practice writing numbers 1-18
Number worksheets- cut, paste and draw
Review shapes- give clues and have children guess what the shape is from the clues
Go on a shape hunt
Pick a number card and count out the correct number of objects
Practice numbers using Splash Learn, PBS Kids.com to practice numbers online
Apps- Quick Math Jr., Endless 123, Letter Quiz
Religion
Continue to practice prayers and making the sign of the cross.
Review Lent. Remind the children that we are preparing for Easter when we celebrate Jesus rising from the dead.
Remember the 3 things the church wants us to do during Lent.
Social Studies and Science
Clifford My Big World (You can access the online version of the magazine and games at
mybigworld.scholastic.com and enter the password Beaudrie4)
Talk about the weather
Sequencing the life cycle of a hummingbird
Important Information:
Birthday Treats:
The health and safety of our Monroe Catholic School students is our top priority. Due to the impact sugary snacks have on the health and behavior of our students, along with the sensitivity/severity of several types of allergies on both our St. Michael and St. John Campuses, edible birthday treats cannot be passed out at school this year.
Students that would like to bring in birthday treats for their classmates may share something that is non-edible such as pencils, stickers, small toys, etc. Edible birthday treats have too much of an impact on our school day and will be sent home if they are sent to school. We want our children to feel special on their big day but believe we can achieve this through non-edible treats and other special attention in their classroom. Thank you for your cooperation, understanding and attention to this policy.
I just wanted to check in and see how the first week of distance learning is going. I am enjoying all of the pictures that you are sharing and have added them to my website. Keep them coming! Please continue to log in your attendance daily.
Tomorrow I would like for the students to draw a picture of something they wish they were doing or learning about at school. When they are finished with their pictures have them dictate a sentence about their picture. Then please take a picture and send them to me. I can’t wait to see what my friends miss learning about! Also, don’t forget to join us for School Mass tomorrow, March 27th at 8:30 am on Facebook Live! from St. Michael Parish. Tomorrow afternoon, I will be posting on my website a video of me singing the letter R song. The children can listen and practice how to make the letter R and its sound. I will also post a video of a little game we play each week. I encourage you to show it to your children and have them practice their letter R sound with me.
Distance Learning Spirit Week March 30-April 3:
Monday: Super Hero Day
Tuesday: Crazy Hair and School Color Day
Wednesday: Who I Admire Day
Thursday: Jersey Day or Favorite Sports Team Day
Friday: Pajama Day
If you have any questions feel free to email me or send me a message on Remind. Please say hi to all my friends and let them know that I am missing them. Have a great night!
Ms. Beaudrie
The information below is what was included in the packet you picked up.
Week of March 23- Letter R
This week we will be learning about the letter R. Please show your child the letter R and talk about how it is formed- The capital R is a tall solider, give it a head (note that it looks like a P now) and then slide down the slide. The lowercase r is a short stick down back up and a rainbow (note this rainbow does not go all the way to the ground). Next, have your child make the letter in the air and on your back. Encourage them to look through books for the letter R. Then practice the R sound “rrrr”. Watch the You Tube video of AlphaTales Rosie Rabbit’s Radish and The Letter R Song (from Have Fun Teaching).
Rocks- Take a walk outside with your child and have them collect rocks of different sizes. When you get home talk to them about what their rocks look like and how they feel. Can they hear anything when they bang them together? Then have your child sort their rocks by size, color, and weight. The students could paint a big rock. They can also use the smaller rocks to make different letters. Please encourage them to try to make the letter R. Lastly, have them scoop smaller rocks up with a spoon and move them from one container to another.
Recycling- Talk about recycling with your child. You can start by discussing with them how it is wasteful to only put a mark or two on a piece of paper and be done with it. Encourage them to fill up the whole paper before they get a new one. If they want to throw away their paper there is a special place called a recycling bin that they can put it in. Tell your child that recycling is a way to reduce the amount of garbage. Some of the things that would have been thrown away can be made into new products. Discuss some of the things that can be recycled. Gather several items around the house. Some should be garbage and others should be recyclable. Ask your child to help you decide what they can recycle and what they should throw away.
Rhyming- Talk to your child about rhyming words. Help them to see that rhyming words sound the same in the middle and at the end. Give examples of rhyming words- cat/hat, mouse/house, boat/goat, hair/chair- and ask your child to tell you what sound they hear at the end. Next, say 2 words and have your child listen to see if they rhyme or do not sound the same. Lastly, read several rhyming books (Dr. Seuss books have a lot of rhyming words.) and point out the different words that rhyme to your child.
This week we would have also talked about positional words- outside, inside, on, over, under, behind, in front of and beside. Please draw a picture and describe where the different things in the picture are located using the positional words. Next, have them use a toy, utensil or some other object to and put it in a position that you tell them to.
For religion, I would like for the students to focus on reciting their prayers- Angel of God, Glory Be, Our Father, Hail Mary and Grace before Meals. They should also work on making the sign of the cross using the correct hand and doing the proper hand motions.
This week we would have been talking about the rosary. Please use the provided paper to tell your child about the rosary and the prayers that are said using the rosary. If you have a rosary at home, please show it to your child and note the crucifix at the bottom of the rosary.
Activities to do with the letter R:
Write the letter R- trace the lines, then have your child write 2 capital and 2 lowercase R’s on their own
Dot the letter R using a q-tip and red (or any color of paint)
Circle the R’s
Glue ribbons on the letter R
Rabbit journal- have your child answer the questions and then on another piece of paper draw a picture of their rabbit
Rocket- color the rocket, tape the short straw onto the back of the rocket and then use the thinner straw to slide into the short part. Blow on the straw and watch the rocket fly.
Week of March 30th-Review
Reading/Language Arts
Practice the letters we have learned and their sounds
Play games online- ABC Mouse and Starfall; Apps- Letter Quiz, Endless ABC
Play alphabet memory
Match capital and lowercase letters
Go on a walk to look for letters around the house, in the pantry and outside
Write letters in sand, salt, sugar and with sidewalk chalk
Make letters using play doh
Put a large piece of paper on the wall with the letters we have learned. Match letters on post it notes to the letters found on the wall
Read to your child for 15 minutes daily. As you read, have your child look for the different sight words we have learned (the, a, I, we, see, is, to, go, can, like, it, my, he, she, play, you, Jesus) and ask questions about the story to check for comprehension.
Write their first and last name 3 times daily
Have the children write words that you spell out to them or copy words on different things in the house
Math
Review numbers 0-18
Practice counting using Jack Hartman count to 100, counting by 10’s, counting by 5’s
Jack Hartman Grandma and Grandma counting
Play war with a deck of cards- work on identifying bigger and smaller numbers
Weather pattern worksheet
Practice making AB, AABB, and ABC patterns using toys, silverware, snacks, etc.
Number Book- practice writing numbers 1-18
Number worksheets- cut, paste and draw
Review shapes- give clues and have children guess what the shape is from the clues
Go on a shape hunt
Pick a number card and count out the correct number of objects
Practice numbers using Splash Learn, PBS Kids.com to practice numbers online
Apps- Quick Math Jr., Endless 123, Letter Quiz
Religion
Continue to practice prayers and making the sign of the cross.
Review Lent. Remind the children that we are preparing for Easter when we celebrate Jesus rising from the dead.
Remember the 3 things the church wants us to do during Lent.
- Prayer- say a special prayer to God everyday telling him something special they did that day.
- Fast- do not play with a special toy (They can give up a different toy each day or try to give up a toy for a week.).
- Almsgiving- do a kind act for someone each day.
Social Studies and Science
Clifford My Big World (You can access the online version of the magazine and games at
mybigworld.scholastic.com and enter the password Beaudrie4)
- What Should He Wear?
- A Teeny Tiny Nest
Talk about the weather
Sequencing the life cycle of a hummingbird
Important Information:
- Just a friendly reminder that Morning Assembly begins in the gym at 7:45. This is the start of the school day. Please do your best to have your children to school by 7:40.
- We will be having gym on Tuesdays. Please wear our preschool t-shirts and tennis shoes.
Birthday Treats:
The health and safety of our Monroe Catholic School students is our top priority. Due to the impact sugary snacks have on the health and behavior of our students, along with the sensitivity/severity of several types of allergies on both our St. Michael and St. John Campuses, edible birthday treats cannot be passed out at school this year.
Students that would like to bring in birthday treats for their classmates may share something that is non-edible such as pencils, stickers, small toys, etc. Edible birthday treats have too much of an impact on our school day and will be sent home if they are sent to school. We want our children to feel special on their big day but believe we can achieve this through non-edible treats and other special attention in their classroom. Thank you for your cooperation, understanding and attention to this policy.
