Mrs. Lyons

Today's Open House: 11. 30 am - 1.00 pm for new parents/ 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm for current parents. It follows 12.00 pm mass.
Please encourage any friends or neighbors to visit our school during our Open House today. Our school board members, teachers, and staff will be happy to provide a tour of the school and answer any questions.
A special time to visit the classrooms has been allotted for new families of preschool and kindergarten students. Please tell your friends and neighbors to stop in rooms 3, 4, 5 & 6 from 11:30am until 1:00pm. The Open House will continue from 1.00 pm until 3:00pm for current parents and for new parents to visit the rest of the school.
Thank you for your support!

The children finished the learning theme, Nursery Rhymes, by making a twinkling sky for the rhyme 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star'. They used star shapes to print yellow stars on their black sky.

Today the children made a clock for Hickory Dickory Dock. The children had to put the numbers 1-12 in the correct order on the clock face. The children then attached clock hands and a mouse onto the clock. Under teacher supervision the children used a hot glue gun to glue on the mouse's tail.

On Thursday we also celebrated Hannah's birthday. Happy Birthday Hannah! I hope you had a great day.

Today the girls did a great job with I show and tell. We had ice-cream, an I book, an Indian girl, an icicle crown, and a book starting with the letter I. Well done girls!

Next week we celebrate Catholic Schools Week and start the theme, Teeth, and the letter J.
Sunday - Open House: 11. 30 am - 1.00 pm for new parents/ 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm for current parents. It follows 12.00 pm mass.
Please encourage any friends or neighbors to visit our school during our Open House. Our school board members, teachers, and staff will be happy to provide a tour of the school and answer any questions.
A special time to visit the classrooms has been allotted for new families of preschool and kindergarten students. Please tell your friends and neighbors to stop in rooms 3, 4, 5 & 6 from 11:30am until 1:00pm. The Open House will continue from 1.00 pm until 3:00pm for current parents and for new parents to visit the rest of the school. Thank you for your support!

Monday - To celebrate being part of our great school please have your child wear St. Juliana colors to school this day, green and/or white.
Library Time
Tuesday - Room 6 celebrates Liam Newes' 1/2 birthday. Happy 1/2 birthday Liam! Mystery guest visit for Liam Newes - 9.45 am - It's a surprise!
Wednesday - Dentist Cissy Furusho, a colleague of St. Juliana parent Dr. Aga Chruszczyk, visits Room 6 and talks to the class about teeth!
Gym
Boys' J Show and Tell - Can each boy please bring in an item starting with the letter J.
Thursday - Dental Hygienist, Mrs. Furlong, Olivia's mum, will talk to the class about her great job and how she cleans people's teeth. Thanks Mrs. Furlong!
Movement Time
Friday - NO SCHOOL
Have a great weekend everyone!

Room 6 is enjoying our new learning theme, Nursery Rhymes, and the letter I.
This week the children painted Mary at the painting station and then glued wool on a lamb for Mary.

Today the children enjoyed making Humpty Dumpty!

In the journals the children completed a piece of work titled 'I spy with my little eye...'.
The children are also having fun picking an item out of my 'Nursery Rhyme' bag and the class reciting the nursery rhymes that includes the item.
Today we had a very special visitor to Room 6. Auntie Ellen was Norah and Dylan's Mystery Guest. We had such a great time finding out about our special friends Norah and Dylan. Norah is a dancer! Norah does tap and ballet dancing. Norah is the happiest when she is dancing. Norah's proudest accomplishments are being able to swim, writing her name, and how well she can draw. Norah always does beautiful work in school and she uses lots of color. Well done Norah! One of Norah's favorite toys is the leap-pad or as Norah calls it her ipad! Norah's favorite ice-cream is strawberry, her favorite food, shell mac-n-cheese, and her favorite pizza topping, cheese and mushroom. I'm coming over for dinner Norah!
Dylan is a hockey star! Dylan is a very talented athlete. In gym when Dylan throws the ball we all stand back. Dylan's proudest accomplishments are being able to swim, learning to skate, and writing his first name. Well done Dylan! Dylan demonstrated to the class how to hold his hockey stick and hit the puck. At the end of the day each child got the chance to hold the hockey stick and hit the puck. I think Room 6 would make a great hockey team! Dylan's favorite ice-cream is chocolate, his favorite food, regular mac-n-cheese, and his favorite pizza topping, cheese and sausage. I'm coming over for dinner Dylan!
Auntie Ellen read a great book to the class titled 'How big is a million?'. This was such a great book. It is a great book to reinforce estimating and number knowledge in math. It showed the class how big was ten, one hundred, one thousand, and one million. At the end of the book Auntie Ellen pulled out a giant sheet containing one million stars. Another great book for our reading lists!
It was lovely meeting Auntie Ellen. She was such kind lady and a great help in Room 6 today. Room 6 loves Auntie! Thanks for the wonderful visit!

Thursday - Hannah's birthday! Room 6 will celebrate Hannah's birthday.
Movement Time
Friday - Girls' i Show and Tell.
Sunday - Open House: 11. 30 am - 1.00 pm for new parents/ 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm for current parents. It follows 12.00 pm mass.
Please encourage any friends or neighbors to visit our school during our Open House. Our school board members, teachers, and staff will be happy to provide a tour of the school and answer any questions.
A special time to visit the classrooms has been allotted for new families of preschool and kindergarten students. Please tell your friends and neighbors to stop in rooms 3, 4, 5 & 6 from 11:30am until 1:00pm. The Open House will continue from 1.00 pm until 3:00pm for current parents and for new parents to visit the rest of the school. Thank you for your support!
Have a great day everyone!

Room 6 enjoyed painting a polar bear at the painting station.

The children sewed around a bear's face.

Today the children really enjoyed making their own Corduroy. The class listened beautifully to the book 'Corduroy' after this center activity. I think story time is one of the favorite times in class.
The boys did a wonderful job with H Show and Tell today. We had a helicopter with a hook, a helicopter, a Hester shirt, a Hawk's head, a Hawk's helmet, a hammer, the letter H, and hats. Well done boys!

We also enjoyed meeting all the teddy bears. Thank you so much for dressing your child in Chicago Bear colors today. Everyone looked great! Go Bears!

Next week we will start the learning theme, Nursery Rhymes, and the letter I.
Monday - Gym - please send your child to school with their sneakers - Thanks.
Library Time
Wednesday - A Mystery Guest visit for Norah and Dylan - 9.45 am - It's a surprise!
Thursday - Room 6 celebrates Hannah's Birthday. Happy Birthday Hannah!
Movement Time
Friday - Girls' I Show & Tell - can each girl please bring an item starting with the letter I.
Sunday - Open House - 1.00 pm to 3.00 pm - Please let your friends and neighbors know this date. Thank you.

Future Dates:
Friday, February 3rd - NO SCHOOL
Thursday, May 24th - Field Trip
I hope everyone has a great weekend. Keep safe and warm!

Room 6 loves bears! We started the learning theme bears by making a bear puppet. We will use the puppets this week in story time.

Today the children enjoyed having their feet painted for a 'bare' feet painting.

The children also enjoyed painting the letter H, printing with a H stamp and a house stamp, cutting out a Bears helmet, and going on a bear hunt!
Thursday - Movement Time
9.30 am - 11.00 am - Mom & Tots Group - Parish Center.
Friday - Boys' H Show & Tell
Please have your child wear the Chicago Bear colors to school this day, i.e. navy and/or orange, and bring their favorite teddy bear.
Future Dates:
Sunday, January 29th, Open House - 1.00 pm - 3.00 pm. The Open House follows 12.00 pm Mass.
Thursday, May 24th, end of year field trip to the Stahl Family Theater, 5900 W. Belmont Avenue (in the basement of St. Patrick's High School), to see the play, "The Three Little Pigs". We will meet at the theater at 10.10 am. Parents, or a person of your choosing, will be responsible for bringing their child to the theater. Younger siblings are welcome to attend too. There will be no school this day. More information regarding this field trip will follow later on in the year.
Have a great day everyone!

St. Juliana's Mom & Tot's Group...
Looking to get out of the house with the little one(s)? Do you want to break up the day? Would you like to meet other Moms with whom you can have an adult conversation?
Please join us for a casual morning of coffee and conversation. Your children are welcome! Coffee, refreshments and toys will be provided. Grandmas watching babies/tots welcome too.
When: Thursday, January 19th, at 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Drop in anytime in the Parish Center.
Have a great night everyone!

We finished our winter learning theme by sorting mittens and making a pattern using two different colored mittens. We also listened to the book 'The Mitten' adapted by Jan Brett. The children then sewed their own mitten and put paper copies of all the animals from the story inside the mitten. It was fun to see who recognized the mole, badger, fox, or hedgehog. Today the children completed a piece of work in their journal titled 'Let it snow...' Perfect for the weather we are having! We had two big birthday celebrations this week. Happy 1/2 Birthday Augie! And Happy Birthday Benjamin! Thanks for the yummy treats!

Today the girls did a great job with G Show and Tell. We had gorillas, a guitar, a giraffe, a girl doll, a glove, and glitter glue! Well done girls! Every week we discuss the sound of the letter of the week. Hopefully the children know the hard sound and soft sound of G.

I was really pleased with all the activities we covered in this learning theme. It was great to see the improvement in the children's sewing skills, a great indicator of an improvement in the children's fine motor skills. Next week we will start the learning theme Bears and the letter H. On Friday I would love the children to wear Chicago Bear colors to school i.e. orange and/or navy. Monday - NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday - Library Time Wednesday - Gym We will be painting our 'bare' feet - please no tights on the girls this day. Thursday - Movement Time Friday - Boys' H Show and Tell Please have your child wear Chicago Bear colors to school this day (navy and/or orange). Have a great weekend everyone!

Room 6 is turning into a winter wonderland with all the snowmen, snowflakes, and snowy scenes we are creating as part of our winter learning theme.

On Monday the children enjoyed rolling paint over animals hiding in the snow. I told the children it was like magic when they peeled the animals off the paper.

This week the children also enjoyed making a glittery snowflake I think squeezing the glue onto the paper was their favorite part.

Room 6 had a very special guest today. Mr. Olsen, Ben's dad, visited Room 6. Mr. Olsen was Ben's Mystery Guest. Ben was delighted to see his dad, he got such a lovely surprise. Ben's dad told us Ben likes football, him and his dad have football lunches together! Ben's proudest accomplishments are being able to count to eighty. Wow Ben! And using tools to fix things. On the photo board Ben's dad brought in, there was a great photo of Ben and his dad sanding and painting their front door. I think we could all do with a 'Ben' in our house! There was also a photo of Ben touching a snake! Ben you are so brave!

Ben's dad read one of Ben's favorite books, 'Chief Rhino to the Rescue'. The children really enjoyed this book, definitely a book for our reading lists. Ben's favorite toys were two imaginext planes. Ben demonstrated to the class how one of the planes worked. The planes were a great hit with the boys in the class. Ben was a great friend and very kindly shared the planes with the boys in free-play. Well done Ben! Thanks for the great visit Mr. Olsen! Room 6 really enjoyed meeting Ben's dad.

Thursday - Room 6 celebrates Augie's 1/2 birthday. Happy Birthday Augie!
Movement Time
Friday - Room 6 celebrates Benjamin's birthday. Happy Birthday Benjamin!
Girl's G Show and Tell.
Monday - No School
St. Juliana's Mom & Tot's Group...
Looking to get out of the house with the little one(s)? Do you want to break up the day? Would you like to meet other Moms with whom you can have an adult conversation?
Please join us for a casual morning of coffee and conversation. Your children are welcome! Coffee, refreshments and toys will be provided. Grandmas watching babies/tots welcome too.
When: Thursday, January 19th, at 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Drop in anytime in the Parish Center.
Have a great night everyone!

On Monday, January 9th, there will be a picture taken for the yearbook of children of St. Juliana alum. Please send a note with your child on Monday to let us know if your child should be in this picture.
Thank you.

Everyone looks happy to be back after the Christmas holiday. We started our new learning theme Winter with the children placing in order three different sized circles to make a snowman.

The children also cut out a snowman. There is a huge improvement in the children's cutting since the beginning of the year.

The children enjoyed sorting mittens. The children had to match the mittens to make pairs. This is an activity we will continue next week. The activity will become more difficult, with more mittens to match, and mittens with complex patterns to sort.