March 15th - March 19th

     

Saint Patrick's Day Fun!

What a day of so much fun!  We wore our green, we colored our leprechauns and shamrocks, created a Saint Patrick's Day pattern, and even tried to catch a leprechaun!

While the Early Childhood students were at recess, that sneaky little Leprechaun came into our hallway and created a huge mess!  He left glitter footprints, pulled coats and bags from cubbies, wrote messages in glitter, and even left a footprint on Mr. Hartsock's forehead!  The Leprechaun was nice enough to leave us some gold coins!

KICKING OFF SPIRIT WEEK WITH OUR GREEN, WHITE, AND HCA GEAR!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Next week is SPIRIT WEEK!  Here are the themes:

Monday, March 22: Pajama Day Children should wear pajamas and sneakers.

Tuesday, March 23: Twin/Triplet Day In EC, students have been learning about warm and cool colors in art classes. Since twin/triplet day is a hard concept for this age, we are asking that all the girls wear warm colors (red, orange, or yellow) and all the boys wear cool colors (green, blue, or purple).

Wednesday, March 24: Sweats Day Children should wear sweat pants/shirts. Think comfy!

Thursday, March 25: Throwback Thursday/Decades Day Children can come dressed in an outfit of your choice from a different decade.

Conferences are next Thursday afternoon and Friday morning (3/25 & 3/26). The Zoom links will be emailed home next week. Please remember that conferences will last approximately 15 minutes. Please be on time and be mindful of those families who are scheduled after you.

Spring/Easter break is from March 26 through April 5. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 6. Please refer to the guidelines sent by Mrs. Fox-Tully if you plan to travel during the break.

Are you following us on Instagram? Be sure to check out the EC account @hcadrexelhillec!

Summer camp registration is open! You can find more information on our website https://www.holychildacademy.com/page.cfm?p=533.

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

 

March 8th - March 12th

 

This week we are learning about digraphs.  We came up with a long list of "sh" words.  Each child picked a word or two, and created a phonetic sentence using the Montessori Movable Alphabet.  The kindergarten students are getting so good with hearing different sounds in each word.  Check out some of the "sh" sentences!

We are beginning to get "Spring Fever!"  This week we were able to enjoy some spring-like temperatures and enjoy playing outside again!

The boys and girls did a fantastic job creating a spring mural for our classroom.  We are ready to see the flowers bloom, hear the birds sing, and watch the butterflies flutter across our yards!

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Gym Classes next week:  Monday, Wednesday

Please continue to work on shoe tying at home.  It's a very important skill for a child to learn!

Are you following us on Instagram? Be sure to check out the EC account @hcadrexelhillec!

Please be sure to sign up for parent/teacher conferences on either March 25 or 26. Here is the link for our class: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e44afa92ba2fa7-kindergarten4

Summer camp registration is open! You can find more information on our website https://www.holychildacademy.com/page.cfm?p=533.

March 17 will be a St. Patrick’s Day dress down day - be sure to wear your green!

Spirit Week will kick off on March 19 and will continue into the next week. Stay tuned for more information!

Spring/Easter break is from March 26 through April 5. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 6. Please refer to the guidelines sent by Mrs. Fox-Tully if you plan to travel during the break.

March is Women’s History Month when we will be celebrating Women in history.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division , or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com , and we will make it as easy as possible. 

Looking forward, April is Arab American Heritage Month, and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. If you have ideas or suggestions for our celebrations for those months, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com.

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino

March 1st - March 5th

 

This week during science class we worked on sink and float!  It was so much fun testing different objects to see if it would sink or float.  We first made a hypothesis on what the item would do.  The students were so excited when they guessed correctly!

Gesiah tested a wooden block.  It floated!

Archie tested a plastic cube.  It floated!

Asai tested a metal key.  It sank to the bottom!

Mason tested a foam piece.  It floated!

CJ tested a coin.  It sank to the bottom!

Harper and Andre tested toy horses. 
Harper's was plastic and it sank to the bottom!
Andre's was wooden and it floated!

Lucas tested a crayon.  It sank to the bottom!

Braden tested a plastic fork.  It floated!

I am very proud of the kindergarten students!  They have worked very hard to prepare for the Kindergarten Lenten Prayer Service.  What a great gift they have given to our school community today.

These pictures are from one of our practices.

Here is the song from our prayer service, "Gift to You!"

This video was taken during one of our practices.  I hope you enjoyed the live stream today.

EVENTS AND REMINDERS

Gym Days next week:  Tuesday, Friday

Summer camp registration is open! You can find more information on our website https://www.holychildacademy.com/page.cfm?p=533.

March 17 will be a St. Patrick’s Day dress down day - be sure to wear your green!

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on March 25-26. More information will follow next week.

Spring/Easter break is from March 26 through April 5. Classes will resume on Tuesday, April 6.

Spirit Week will kick off on March 19 and will continue into the next week. Stay tuned for more information!

March is Women’s History Month when we will be celebrating women in history.  If you or someone you know would be willing to share with a class, a division, or multiple groups to enhance our celebration in any way, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com, and we will make it as easy as possible.

Looking forward, April is Arab American Heritage Month and May is Asian and Pacific Islanders Heritage Month. If you have ideas or suggestions for our celebrations for those months, please email jmyers@holychildacademy.com. 

Have a great weekend!

Sharon DeBardino