Update

My friends are all really adjusting nicely to school.  We continue to review the class rules and we are especially working on listening to the teacher and keeping our hands and feet to ourselves.  I have posted a link to our rules on Mrs. White's web page on the Mary L. Tracy website for you to reference and even to review with your child. 

We are starting to talk about the color yellow and the letter B, so yesterday I brought in  some bananas for snack. I felt it would be an appropriate change from our snack offering of crackers, goldfish and pretzels.  They were a huge hit!  I will continue to bring in different fruits (hopefully once a week) and we will talk about healthy snacks and provide opportunities for students to try new foods. 

On a separate note, I am looking for a room parent.  Cindy Visnic kindly offered to be one and I would like to have one more to help with Art Goes to School, class parties and any field trips we may have.  Please contact me if you are interested.  

Mrs. Murray was our first Mystery Reader  last week.  She read us a book about the Pledge of Allegiance.  We have another one scheduled for Friday.  I wonder who it will be!

**Don't forget picture day is Thursday September 20th.** 

What's up?

A few reminders:

• If you haven't already sent in a change of clothes for your child, please do so ASAP.
• Please, please send a family picture in for our family tree.  If it's easier to send in a picture of Mom and Dad and a separate picture of the kids - that's okay too!
• Please be timely in drop-off and pick-up of students.  I know it's hard, but we have a limited period of time between AM and PM classes and several staff members that need to be relieved so they can go to lunch.  
• Sneakers are the best footwear for the playground.
• Thank you for your interest in being a mystery reader, I will be making a schedule soon:)

Here is what we've been up to the past couple weeks of school....

We are getting to know each other, learning classroom routines and we've been having LOTS of fun on the MLT playground!  We had our first fire drill of the year (and it was kind of a long one too).  The students were great!  We did the Hokey Pokey with Elmo.  We celebrated a friend's birthday!  We are using a lot of Red materials and working on finding our name AND we're going to be talking more about the alphabet starting with the letter A.    Thank you for sharing your child with us!

Our Family Tree

 In our classroom we have a "family tree".  I have my family picture up and I am hoping each child will come to school with a picture of their family for our tree. 

Safety First!

Safety is very important at Mary L. Tracy School.   Our first fire drill of the year has been re-scheduled for  early September.  As one would expect, the fire alarm is very loud but the drill traditionally lasts only a few moments.  Our safe place outside is very close to the playground, providing an excellent opportunity to transition to discussing playground safety.   Please remind children that having these kinds of drills are part of what we do to make sure they stay safe. 

Important Information

Our exceptional preschool staff is looking forward to a fantastic year with your child and your family!  Below is just some information that we thought would be helpful as we start the 2012-2013 school year.

***Mark your calendars***

Mary L. Tracy Open House is 

Wednesday September 5th at 7 pm.

• AM pre-k class starts at 8:30.  Our staff will meet children at the Dr. Seuss mural in the hallway across from the cafeteria.   
•  PM pre-k starts at 12:00.  Our staff will meet children in the school lobby at that time.  
• The students have snack daily that we provide.  We are asking for a $30 snack donation for the year from each family to help with snack and cooking costs. 
• Please provide a complete change of clothes for your child (pants, shirt, socks and underwear) to remain at school.  It is helpful if each clothing item is labeled in a bag that is also labeled with your child's name. 
• Please label outerwear (coats, hats, etc.). 
• The children play outside everyday weather permitting.  Please dress your child accordingly.  Note:  Flip-flops are not allowed.
• Please notify the office (203-891-8028) if your child will be absent. 

 

Welcome to Pre-K!