Thank you all for coming out to make the pre-k graduation such a success. The kids were so excited to sing for you all. I thank you all for allowing me an amazing school year with your children. I'm very sad to see them move on but at the same time very proud to have had the opportunity to be their pre-k teacher! Next week, we will have all half days. The children will all be together for the last three days during the morning session. Please remember that Monday is Field Day with a rain date of Tuesday! Our pre-k and preschool students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Gilberti

I hope that everyone enjoyed the sun this past weekend. I'm sorry this is coming out to you on Monday but unfortunately, I was out on Friday. I even missed a very important birthday!!! Shane turned 5 this month! Happy Birthday buddy! We are down to our last full week of school. We have finished our unit on MARE and our bulletin board looks fantastic. This year, we even added some beautiful mermaids and pirates! You might recognize some of them! This Friday, will be celebrating our PRE-K class with a small graduation ceremony. Where does time go? I can't believe they are off to Kindergarten already and that preschool will be moving up to PRE-K!!!! Unfortunately, as per school policy, siblings cannot attend school parties. We also would like to remind parents that when taking pictures, please be aware of other students and their families preferences, of whether they would like their child's photo posted on any social media networks. Next week, Monday-Wednesday, are half days. That will mean that a.m. and p.m. classes will be combined and begin at 8:20 and end at 11. Monday will be Field Day here at OCS. Please send your child in with a towel, bathing suit under his/her clothes and sunscreen applied prior to getting to school. The rain date for Monday will be the next day, Tuesday! PPPHHHEEWWWWW!!! So much going on in the next few days. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at Agilberti@oxfordcentral.org.


Mrs. Gilberti

I hope that everyone enjoyed their three day weekend! This week it felt more like summer than spring! We continued to get our creative juices flowing and worked on crafts to create jellyfish, sea stars and sea horses. Did you know that a jellyfish is not a fish? We are really enjoying learning new facts about ocean creatures of all shapes and sizes. We really have been fine tuning our fine motor skills and continue to practice writing our names using lowercase letters. I can't believe that Kindergarten is just around the corner for all my friends in Pre-K.

We have been enjoying this great weather and playing outside. Please remember to apply sunscreen on your child before attending school and feel free to send in an extra bottle of water for your child. Next week, I will be sending out information about our Pre-K graduation celebration, so keep an eye out in your child's folder for the invite. Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Gilberti

This week, we continued to learn about sea creatures. We learned that a whale is a mammal and is actually part of the dolphin family. The kids where so surprised to learn this. We also learned that fish, unlike mammals, breathe under water with gills. The kids also enjoyed exploring the sea creatures through the use of crafts. We made puffy paint sharks, paper snipped whales and paper plate fish. On Wednesday, our p.m. class was thrilled to watch their siblings practice for the Spring concert. We will continue to learn about sea creatures next week and also will continue to work on our ocean board. I hope that everyone enjoys their three day weekend!

Mrs. Gilberti

This week in preschool we began our unit on MARE. We had soooooo much fun painting our ocean with our fingers! We were very impressed to learn that there are 24,000 different kinds of fish in the ocean. In the next few weeks, we will be learning about different sea creatures and creating our ocean board for ocean week. We have a lot going on next week. The Spring Scholastic Book Fair will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday. Our p.m. class will be attending the sale on Tuesday and our a.m. class will attend on Wednesday. Please have the children bring in their money, in an envelope with their name on it. Also, the book sale will be going on before and after our Spring concert, which will be on Wednesday, May 22. On Monday, May 20, every student will have their Spring photo taken. Families will have the opportunity to view the proofs before purchasing. No purchase is necessary if you do not like the proofs. Our weather has been really nice out and we have been getting the children out to play. Please remember that for safety reason, sandals are not permitted on the playground. I hope that you all enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Gilberti

This week we were busy learning about butterflies and their life cycles. We learned about symmetry and enjoyed exploring this concept using paints and our butterfly paper templates. We folded over our butterflies and only painted one side.

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The kids loved when we had to bring the painted side and non painted side together to be rubbed. There was excitement to see what colors blended and how both sides were now symmetric. Since exploring colors was so much fun, we got creative with coffee filters. What I found commical was that the children had no idea what a coffee filter was. I guess everyone has a Keurig these days. We used our washable markers to color them in and enjoyed watching the colors blend when wet. We even got creative when recreating the butterfly lifecycle using pasta and paper! Overall, it's been a week of fun and exploration. I hope that everyone enjoys their weekend and that all of us Mommy's get some extra time to sleep!!!!

Mrs. Gilberti

What a gorgeous weekend! I hope that all my friends were out looking for insects and spiders because we spent the week learning about their differences. We enjoyed learning new facts about different types of insects and had fun crafting and working on our fine motor skills. This week we will be learning about the butterfly life cycle. Since the weather has been so nice out, we have been getting outside to play on the playground. It's such a great way for the children to practice social skills and gross motor skills. Please remember to apply sunscreen before they get to school and if you would like, send in an extra bottle of water. It gets hot out there while they are running around having fun.


Mrs. Gilberti