Good and bad news: Trick or Treat is on the weekend this year, so we won’t be in school for All Saints Day.
That’s good because – as all Catholic school teachers know – it’s hard to get good behavior at Mass or in class the day after the kids’ late-night sugar high. (And many of us have tales of sudden mid-Mass illness.) Continue Reading
Grace preschoolers have been following Pope Francis’ visit. They are keenly aware of his love of children. ❤ Continue Reading
Can you believe it? School’s almost over again. Every year I feel the same way. How can time go so fast???
Of course it doesn’t go fast for the preschoolers. They live in the moment (as we all should, at least more than we do).
Today one of my little ones underscored the reason I love teaching in a Catholic school … and miss it so much over the summer! She looked deep in thought on the playground.
My teacher associate, Mrs. Sierra, asked her what she was thinking about. She said “Jesus’ love for me.”
That just made my day. It’s why I LOVE teaching in a Catholic school. Helping the kids feel Jesus’ love, and helping them understand what Jesus wants them to do – love and serve each other – is what it’s all about!!! 🙂
Each May I teach my little preschoolers about the Rosary.
We have learned the Our Father and Hail Mary, so we’re in good shape!
I always start by pulling out the beautiful Rosary that our Benedictine Sisters used to wear as part of their habit.
It’s wonderful to share a piece of my life that way! Continue Reading
Well, we are back to it again after a week of Spring Break. I loved my time away but boy, I missed those little faces! 🙂
This week we are talking about Easter … which is still going on. (The Easter season lasts till Pentecost.) We use Easter pictures on our Smart Board (here below with our leader of the week), and Easter themes in literacy and math.
We talk about how much we love our plastic eggs and bunnies, hula hoops and bouncy balls. Easter baskets are a highlight of the year! But we also say we mustn’t forget about Jesus! Continue Reading
I am calling this the Week of Saints in preschool. Not because it would take a saint to live in this preschool classroom, but because we are learning about 3 saints this week.:)
The kids already knew that we wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, but didn’t know anything about the saint’s life. I showed them a cute video from Veggie Tales that shared some of his adventures. Fun! Continue Reading
I love teaching in a Catholic school so much. Why? Well, it’s not the money (but then, as a nun I chose a life that would never be rich). It’s not the status either (ditto to the last sentence). It’s the … Jesus.
Take last Wednesday as the College of Cardinals burned white smoke. The whole school was excited! Every classroom turned on the TV (actually, we broadcast on our Smart Boards). We watched and discussed what was going on. Continue Reading
If you spend any time with little ones, you know preschoolers love to pretend. We have pretend families replete with baby dolls that are carried all over the classroom. We have dogs and kittens crawling around meowing and barking. We have (another) Sister Stefanie teaching in a pretend school assisted by “Mrs. Sierra,” a TA. We even have a “Mr. Turnipseed,” our principal! Continue Reading
Who is the strongest, coolest, best superhero in the world? Ask my kids. Jesus, of course! 🙂
This year Feast of St. Blaise was on a weekend. No problem for us: we celebrated mid-week instead!
St. Blaise is a wonderful saint for children. For one thing, he saved a young boy from choking to death on a fish bone (which is why he is the patron of throat ailments – very important this time of year!). For another, he is also the patron saint of wild animals (he cured many, and even talked a wolf into letting a poor woman’s pig go). The kids love this! Continue Reading
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