Miss Lombardo - 3-Year-Olds

email: slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org

Assistant: Mrs. Claudia Aguilera
email: caguilera@sainttimothyschool.org

Weekly Schedule of Letter of the Week

Songs

February Newsletter

General Information

Please refer to our 2006-2007 Orientation Booklet for all general information regarding a typical preschool day, uniforms, school supplies, preschool goals etc..

Communication

CONTACT ME: If you need to contact me, please send an email or put a note in your child's yellow folder.

YELLOW FOLDER: At the end of every week, your Yellow Bunny will bring home a yellow folder.   This folder will contain activities, monthly newsletters, and other notes for parents.  Please check the folders, remove any papers and return the empty folders at the beginning of the following week. 

BROWN ENVELOPE: The school office sends a monthly "Brown Envelope" home to each family with school-wide related activities.

NEWSLETTER: I will send a monthly newsletter home each month in your child's yellow folder.  Previous months' newsletters are available online for your reference.

Room Mother

Our room mothers, will be contacting you regarding various events after we settle into our routine. 

Personal Items

Please do not send blankies, binkies, toys (except for Show and Tell) or snacks to school with your child. Snacks are provided.  Pull-ups may be used for only the first three weeks until the children adjust to our classroom routine. 

Letter of the Week/Show and Tell

Each child will be invited to bring in an item from home to share during Show and Tell.  Your child will be assigned a specific day (watch for a notice in the weekly yellow folder).  On your child's assigned day, please send in something that begins with the letter of the week.  For example, if we are learning about "A", your child should bring in something that begins with "A", like an apple or airplane. 

Prayer To My Guardian Angel

Angel of God, my guardian dear,
To whom God’s Love entrusts me
Here.
Ever this day be at my side,
To light,
To guard,
To rule and guide.

Amen

Songs to Sing at Home

God Made Everything
to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"

God made the earth and God made the sky.
God made the fish and the birds that fly.
Animals, flowers, trees so tall,
God made everything , great and small.
God made all the things I see. God made you and God made me.

By: Discovering God's Child Songbook

Watch How They Move 
to "Mary Had A Little Lamb"

See the rabbit hop, hop, hop.
Hop, Hop, hop; hop, hop, hop.
See the rabbit hop, hop, hop
In God's big wonderful world.

See the little fish swim, swim, swim,
Swim, Swim, Swim;
Swim swim swim.
See the little fish swim, swim, swim
In God's big wonderful world.

See the birds fly high and low,
High and low, high and low,
See the birds fly high and low
In God's big wonderful world.

See the bees fly fast and slow,
Fast and slow, fast and slow.
See the bees fly fast and slow
In God's big wonderful world.

By: Discovering God's Child

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FEBRUARY Newsletter

Thank you all for making my 32nd Birthday a memorable one.  I enjoyed the special gifts and the celebration with my students.  I am blessed with such sweet students and parents. Please welcome two new Yellow Bunnies to our class: Marianne and Andrew.

The Yellow Bunnies are busy this month getting ready for their Valentine's Day Activity.
Parents, please send in with your child an empty cereal box covered with white paper (leaving the top part open) no later then February 6th.  We will be decorating the boxes
in school for their Valentine's Day exchange party.  The Yellow Bunnies should bring in Valentines signed by them but not addressed to any particular student.  Each student will be receiving a Valentine from their classmates so there will be no need to address the Valentines!  The Yellow Bunnies will be celebrating their Valentine's Activity Day on February 13th for the MWF am session and on February 14th for the TTH am and pm session. 

A special note, we are blessed with so many wonderful gifts and I cannot thank The Yellow Bunny Parents enough.  The Yellow Bunnies would like to make Valentine's Day brighter for other children in another country. The children in Afghanistan are without socks from the ages of 5 and up.  The children are walking around with bare feet everyday.  If you are interested in donating a pair of socks please contact me at slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org.  The deadline to ship these socks will be February 8th, 2008.  That way the children in Afghanistan can receive the socks on or around Valentine's Day. 

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JANUARY Newsletter

Happy New Year! Welcome back!  The Yellow Bunnies had a great return after the break.  Thank you parents for all your participation in December from supporting the troops to the 6 year old boy.  I am sure their Christmas was as blessed as ours.  The Yellow Bunnies will be learning the following letters this month: 

January 7-11th, 2008:  Jj is for Jesus, jellybeans, jack 'n the box, jaguar. 
January 14-18th, 2008:  Kk is for kite, kitten, kit kat
January 22-25th, 2008:  Ll is for lion, leopard, lollipop, lemons
January 28-31st, 2008:  Mm is for marshmallows, macaroni, muffins, mittens, monkeys

Please remember Show and Tell.  Show and Tell will continue throughout the year.
The students should bring in an item that begins with the letter of that week,
not the week before or the week after.  The Yellow Bunnies are enjoying Show and Tell
tremendously. Thanks for your support!

The students will be learning prayers: The Hail Mary and The Our Father the last half of the school year.  The students will also be learning the story of the Three Wise Men, the world that God gave them, and how the Yellow Bunnies can help others. 

Thank you so much for dressing up your children according to the weather.  The Yellow
Bunnies will be going outside if the temperature is 32 degrees or above. 

There will be no morning AM class PL1 MWF am preschool on January 14th.  The
school is having a DFE meeting; thank you for your cooperation and understanding. 

At the end of the month, the preschoolers will receive a progress
report from the teachers for parents to see the progression of the students. 
If you have any questions or concerns please contact me at
slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org. 

God Bless,

Miss Lombardo
Mrs. Aguilera

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DECEMBER Newsletter

Dear Yellow Bunny Parent(s):

Parents, thank you all for the donations for the special Unit in Afganistan.  The stocking stuffers were a success! The Yellow Bunnies made special Christmas Cards
as well for the unit.  The packages were sent out on November 15th, 2007.

The year is going by so fast, I cannot believe it is December.  This month
the Yellow Bunnies are getting ready to celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ.  The
Yellow Bunnies will learn about loving others and why we celebrate the Advent
Season.  The Yellow Bunnies are working on sharing and using their words as well.

The Yellow Bunnies have also been having fun wit, the magic box, is a box that consists of items that begin with the letter of the week.  For example, if the letter G is in the Magic Box, the items could be gloves, and a toy guerilla.  Another example, if the letter is B in the Magic Box, the box might have a toy banana, a stuffed bear, etc.  The Yellow Bunnies relate well to the Magic Box and after it’s the teacher’s turn to share , the Yellow Bunnies share their items.

The Yellow Bunnies would like to invite their parent(s) or grandparent(s),
to help celebrate the Birth of Jesus Christ during advent by offering a time slot to
come in and read to the children.  Parent(s)/Grandparent(s) you must be virtus trained to sign up for the time slot or in the process of being virtus trained.  The form went out the week after Thanksgiving Break.

The weather continues to grow colder please send the Yellow Bunnies in with
Jackets,mittens, and hats.  We plan on going outside even though the weather progresses to get cold.  Please label all items that belong to your child.

During the advent season the Yellow Bunnies will be adopting a family from the Church.  Every Christmas St. Timothy’s Parish has a Christmas tree at the Church.  The Christmas tree has Angel ornaments.  The Angel Ornaments have a family that are in need of clothing/food.  The Yellow Bunnies will be picking their family next week.  We will let you know more when we have picked the family.

The Yellow Bunnies continue to grow and make progress everyday.  I am very pleased with the Yellow Bunnies.  If you have any questions please email me at Slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org .

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NOVEMBER Newsletter

Dear Yellow Bunny Parent(s),

The Yellow Bunnies are growing everyday, and the Bunnies are adjusting well
to preschool.  The Yellow Bunnies are enjoying show and tell time, and show and
tell will continue throughout the year.

A friendly reminder, conference sign up sheets are still posted outside the Yellow
Bunny's room if you have not signed up for a time.  Please stop by to do so.  The weather is getting colder, so please, make sure your Yellow Bunny is dressed appropriately.  The Yellow Bunnies love playing outside.

This month The Yellow Bunnies will focus on the letters:

November 5-9, 2007               Letter Ee
November 12-16, 2007           Letter Ff
November 19-23, 2007           short week no letter
November 26-30, 2007           Letter Gg

During circle time, the Yellow Bunnies will discuss, "Loving Friends and Sharing God's Love with Others", What we Are Thankful For… and sing songs such as Turkey Dinner from the book Discovering God's Child, throughout the month, the yellow Bunnies will thank God what they are Thankful for.

At the end of the Month, the Yellow Bunnies will be celebrating Thanksgiving.  The
Yellow Bunnies will have a Thanksgiving Feast.  The Thanksgiving Feast will be the week of Thanksgiving.    The Thanksgiving Feast Days will be Tuesday, November 20 and Wednesday, November 21, 2007.  Again, the celebrations will be for The Yellow Bunny students.  If you have any questions please contact me at slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org  Have a Blessed Month!

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NEWSLETTER, October 2007

Dear Yellow Bunny Parent(s),

Wow, Happy Fall!  I cannot believe it is October.  The Yellow Bunnies
are learning and adjusting well to preschool. 

The month of October is a busy month.  The Yellow Bunnies will
begin learning the alphabet.  Show and tell begins the first week
of October.  The letter this week is A.  A is for apples, acrobats,
airplanes, ants, and animals.

October 1-5 letter      A
October 8-12 letter    B
October 14-18 letter  C
October 21-25 letter  D

A reminder, I did send home a list of  assigned letters for each week
earlier in the year.

Religion: the Yellow Bunnies will be learning about Belonging to
Families, Their Families and God’s Gift of People.  The unit is called
God Gives us Our Friends.

The students are learning everyday.  The students did well with their
behavior September Charts.  The month of October, the students and
I will be focusing on The Blessing of The Sign of The Cross and sitting
Criss-Cross-Apple-Sauce.  Parents, I know the Yellow Bunnies can
accomplish these goals.  Please work on the goals at home. 

A few songs the Yellow Bunnies will be singing this month are:

“Our Safety Rules” (“tune of Mary Had a Little Lamb”)

Always walk and play with friends, Play with Friends,
Play with friends.  Always walk and play with friends.
Follow the safety rules.

Always go with those you know,
Those you know,
Those you know,
Always go with those you know,
Follow the safety rules.

Always eat what’s good for you,
Good for you, good for you,
Always eat what’s good for you.
Follow the safety rules.          
By: Discovering God’s Child Song Book

The Pumpkin Man (tune of Do you Know the Muffin Many?)

Let’s carve out a Pumpkin Man,
A Pumpkin Man,
Let’s Carve out a Pumpkin Man
With a Great Big Happy Smile.

Let’s give him a nose and eyes,
A nose and eyes, a nose and eyes.
Let’s give him a nose and eyes
And a great big happy smile. 
By: Discovering God’s Child Song Book

The Fall Festival Activity will be on the 30th and 31st.  Again, the activity
is just for the Yellow Bunnies. 

Thank you parents for your cooperation this month.  If you have any
questions please email me at: slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org  .

God Bless,

Miss Lombardo
Mrs. Aguilera

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NEWSLETTER, September 2007

Dear Yellow Bunny Parent(s),

Welcome to St. Timothy School Preschool!  Mrs. Aguilera and I are very
excited that you are joining us for the new school year. 

My name is Miss Sarah Lombardo I will be your child’s teacher for the
school year 2007-2008.  I received my BA in Early Childhood Education
and am presently working on my Masters at Marymount University.  I have
been on the St. Timothy School staff for 7 years.  I love teaching.

My assistant is Mrs. Claudia Aguilera.  She has two boys who also came to the Yellow Bunnies. She has been on St Timothy’s staff since last year .She was the Spanish Teacher for the Junior High. This year she is ready to be helping the Bunnies and helping me too.

I am looking forward to a great year with the Yellow Bunnies.  This month the Yellow Bunnies will be developing social skills.  The Yellow Bunnies are learning basic rules
and how to play with each other. 

The Curriculum will begin in October.  I will be sending home a list of letters and the
week the letters will be introduced.   Also, once a week the Yellow Bunnies will have “show and tell”.  I will give each Yellow Bunny a day.  The Yellow Bunny will be
responsible to bring in an object that begins with that letter.  I prefer no guns,
power rangers, or swords as a show and tell item. For example, if the letter of the
week is A, you could send in an apple or a picture of an airplane or a toy airplane.

Thank you parents for your support and cooperation during the first week of
school.   Thanks again for the supplies. The Yellow Bunnies love to help clean.

If you have any questions please contact me at slombardo@sainttimothyschool.org.
More information will be coming to you following this newsletter.