Updated Preschool Calendar -Please note we DO have school on February 1st.

2012~2013 Preschool Calendar 

August 19^th                            Family Picnic Open House 3 pm-5 pm

August 27^th-31^st                   Family Interviews with Classroom Teacher

September 3^rd                       Labor Day – No School

September 4^th                      1^st Day of Preschool Classes

September 21^st                     No After Care

October 22^nd                          No Preschool- Teacher Inservice

November 21^st-26^th             Thanksgiving Break – No Preschool

November 27^th                      Preschool Classes Resume

*December 19^th                    Nativity Play/Preschool Concert- 6:30 in Church

December 20^th                      Last Day of Preschool Classes – No After Care

December 21^st-Jan. 2^nd     Christmas Break – No Preschool

January 3^rd                            Preschool Classes Resume

January 21^st                          MLK Day - No Preschool Classes

February 18^th                        President’s Day - No Preschool Classes

March 28^th – April 7^th          Easter Break --- No Preschool Classes

April 8^th                                  Preschool Classes Resume

*May 27^th                               No Preschool – Memorial Day

May 31st                                Last Day of Preschool Classes

* please make note of the new additions  to the 2012-2013 Preschool calendar.

Updated 12/5/12

Mrs. Powers

Here are some more photos from the first week of school. 

Children are in circle time, on the new playground and creating their first day of school hats.

Mrs Wells All Day Pre-K

Mrs Wells   All Day Pre-K

Apples, Apples Apples!

Nine friends like RED apples.

Seven friends like GREEN apples.

 Two friends like YELLOW apples.

 Enjoying our homemade applesauce.

Mrs. Powers

Mrs. Powers' Class

 Art Center - Painting letter of the week

Writing Center

Learning about Living and Non Living Things

Praying Hands with Play Dough Imprints

Sensory Table - Homemade orange scented play dough fun!

The sensory table is now full of Halloween items: spiders, ghosts, googly eyes, and black and white beans.

Apple letter fun! Can you match the upper and lowercase letters?

Dramatic Play

Block Center - Look at these masterpieces!

Religion Enrichment

Planting seeds in Science Enrichment

Tracing bodies in Science Enrichment

We reused toilet paper rolls to make binoculars for our nature hike!

We walked around the outside of the preschool, playground, and behind the day school to see what we could see.  Afterwards, the children illustrated pictures of items they saw on the walk for a class-made book.  

 

Each child made an A,B,A,B apple pattern hat.

Creating our, Brown Bear Books.

 

The Cincinnati Zoo came for a visit!

Stay posted for more pictures!!!

Updated preschool calendar
Please note: NO SCHOOL October 22

M.A.G.I.C.

M.A.G.I.C.

Mothering And Growing In Christ

The “Mom’s Group” at IHM

Come join us!

We meet the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays of the month

Blessed Mary Room – Parish Center

9:15am until 11:15am

Childcare Available for 1 and walking

$5 per child or $10 per family

All children welcome – even at the meeting!

This year we are discussing

“The Virtues – Striving for Moral Excellence”

We are incorporating this theme with our roles as

mothers, wives, friends and beyond

New, experienced, expecting mothers welcome,

Whether you are an IHM parishioner or not!

Questions? Contact Julie Goshorn 513.528.5298

Lunch Bunch Procedures

Lunch Bunch Procedures

Charge: $5.00 per day

Please try to sign up for lunch bunch at least 24 hours in advance.

If we have space, we will allow students to sign up that day.

You can sign up by placing your child’s name on the sign-up sheet nearest the entrance doors or by calling the preschool office.

Lunch Bunch charges will be billed at the end of each month and payment can be made by check due the first Friday of the new month.

Staying for Lunch Bunch after a morning class:

Send your child’s lunch with his/her name clearly written on outside.

· Arrive to school at 12:30p.m. to pick up your child.

· If you are parking your car and walking into the school, please park in the EAST lot labeled LOT A on the IHM Facility map. Walk your child into the Large Muscle Room.

· If you would like to utilize the car pool line, please follow the traffic pattern and instructions listed under “Dismissal Procedure” outlined in the Student Handbook.

Attending Lunch Bunch before an afternoon class:

· Send your child’s lunch with his/her name clearly written on outside.

· Arrive to school at 11:30a.m. and drop off your child.

· If you are parking your car and walking into the school, please park in the EAST lot labeled LOT A on the IHM Facility map. Walk your child into the Large Muscle Room.

· If you would like to utilize the car pool line, please follow the traffic pattern and instructions listed under “Arrival Procedure” outlined in the Student Handbook.

Lunch Bunch teachers will be: Amy Thomas, Toni Voelker, Lisa McHale and Lisa Henke.