April has been such a busy month.  On our return to school after our Easter Vacation we went into church with Pastor Medley where we sang some songs, and listened as Pastor reviewed the Easter Story with us again.  All the children were such wonderful listeners, and singers.  Spring is really here!  We have made many crafts that have reinforced the concept of spring, robins, rabbits, ducks, kites, umbrellas, and our crosses that remind us of the gerat love of God and Jesus, we also have had hat day, and bear day.  Our class bear Wally has almost visited all the students in our class and he would like to thank you all for taking the time to feed him, play with him, take him on trips and for taking all those wonderful photos of his experiences.  He will treasure them always, as will I.
The policeman came to visit us.  He showed us a video and then we went outside to see his car and motorcycle.  Patrolman Todd Smith taught us the importance of calling 911 only in an emergency, not talking to strangers, and about many other safety issues, and most importantly that the policeman is our friend.
Hopefully the children have talked to you about the caterpillars that we had in our classroom.  They have all turned into cocoons, and we are all anxiously awaiting the birth of our butterflies.  The whole class is so very excited as it should happen any day now.  The children are having a lot of fun completing our alphabet dot-to-dots, and they are getting very proficient at it.  Keep up this enjoyable activity at home also.
All the teachers and classes are looking forward to our Mother's Day tea on Wednesday May 7th at 10:45 to 11:15.  All of the children, in my class, will be attending the morning tea and the afternoon children may either stay to lunch or then go to their regular class in the afternoon, or you may take them home immediately following the tea and return with them for the regular scheduled class at 12:45.
The children are all looking forward to their spring program and blessings on Wednesday May 21st.  Again, as we did for our Christmas program, all the children will come to school at 9:00 a.m. that day and will be dismissed immediately following the program.  The program starts immediately at 9:15 a.m.  There will not be a lunch bunch that day.  Also, the 5 day class will not have classes on the Thursday.  All children will return to school on Tuesday May 27th.
Many happy returns are extended to our June, July and August birthdays.  They are as follows:

-----Mrs. Linda Adams

MRS. FLOHR'S TERRIFIC 3'S AND FABULOUS 4'S

April Showers bring May Flowers.
We have had lots of rain showers and some beautiful weather this past April.  We are all enjoying our playground.  It's so much fun to get to play outside with our classmates.
Our 3's are finished being introduced to numbers 1 through 10.  We are reinforcing our numbers, colors and shapes daily.  We are practicing our scissor skills as well.  We will be finishing up our first book about a favorite "Brown Bear."  I know you'll be surprised at how your child can "read" a story!  Please help your child become more self-confident by helping them write their first name at home.  Please use a capital letter for the first letter and then all lower case letters.  The children put forth such great effort in school.  I'd like to see that reinforced at home.
Our 4's are doing lots of upper case or lower case alphabet dot-to-dot as well as number dot-to-dots.  We are doing so very well with this.  We can all write our first and last name.  They are getting ready for Kindergarten.  Some children have already had their Kindergarten registration.  Time flies by so quickly.
We have enjoyed a special visit from our friend, Police Office Smith from Freehold Township.  Thank you for helping us learn about 911 and emergencies.  We looked at all of your special equipment and watched a short video about Police Officers.  We all got to see your brand new car, donated to Freehold Township by Dodge.  We loved seeing the flashing lights, and hearing your police car siren.  We also got to see the police motorcycle.  That was awesome!  Thanks so much for the great coloring book and finger print kit!
We had caterpillars arrive mid-April.  The caterpillars have all formed into their chrysalis.  We are anxiously awaiting their new life - as Painted Lady Butterflies.  We will set them free in our Butterfly Garden in about 2 weeks time.  That is always so exciting.
Did you know we planted sunflower seeds last week?  Seeds need soil, water and sun to grow!  Our seeds sprouted very quickly.  Please plant your child's seedlings in your garden at home.  It is wonderful to share the joy of gardening with your child.
As May is now here, we are making lots of beautiful flowers, and preparing for our Mother's Day Tea Program.  Did you look inside your teacup for your invitation?  We look forward to having our Mothers come in to enjoy such a special treat with your child.  We have lots of surprises waiting for you?   Happy Mother's Day to each and every one of you!
We also celebrated some April birthdays.  Daniel and Tricia are now 4.  Jacob and Coltin are now 5.  Happy Birthday to our friends.  We will be celebrating Jake's 4th birthday on May 6.
Our Spring Concert and Blessing Program is coming up very quickly.  On Wednesday, May 21, our a.m. and p.m. Fab 4's will be gathering in the morning.  On Thursday, May 22, our Terrific 3's will be having their Program.  This is always such a special time for you and your family.  Just a reminder, there is no lunch bunch on program days.
Looking foward to seeing our Moms at the Tea Party.

-----Mrs. Eileen Flohr

MRS. COSTELLO'S MWF AM THREE YEAR OLDS

Hello and Happy Spring to everyone!!  Our class officially welcomed in the new season right after the Easter break as our study of the seasons came full circle since we all first came together last September.  We also continued to discuss the story of Easter when we returned, and we attended Easter chapel conducted by Pastor Medley on Wed., 4/2.  Easter and Spring are a time of new life, and together we celebrate that in class each day with our songs, poems, prayers, and Bible stories, and we search for new signs of life around us.  Not only do we see signs of new life out on the playground but in our classroom as well.  We have been carefully monitoring the lifecycle of our classroom caterpillars.  We saw that they built cocoons, and now we anxiously wait for the the butterflies to emerge.  We planted sunflower seeds at the end of the month, and everyone is excited to see the new life springing from the soil.  Our unit on "The Five Senses" helped us to understand how the gifts of seeing, hearing, touching, tasting, and smelling help us to identify, explore, and appreciate our surroundings.  The children really loved making applesauce and playdough as part of this unit!!
Special events this month included Hat Day on 4/9 and Bear Day on 4/16.  I really enjoyed seeing the children in their hats; there was quite a unique and adorable assortment!
Bear Day was also lots of fun.  As part of the celebration, everyone got to take his/her bear to the movies that day to see the short film, "Teddy Bear's Picnic."  On Friday, 4/25, Officer Todd Smith of the Freehold Township Police Department came to school and taught the children all about the job, uniform, and equipment of a police officer and about what to do in case of an emergency.  Please continue to practice 9-1-1 at home.
The children were quite excited when we reached the number 10 on our wall chart.  They are doing very well with identifying, counting, and grouping the numbers.  (Sometimes, we have a little mix-up with 6 and 9, but as you know that is understandable and common.)  We will continue to review and work with the numbers 1-10 for the rest of the year.  Congratulations to all - everyone can now write his/her name!  I am so proud of them!!
By now, all of the moms should have received an invitation to our Mother's Day Tea on Wed., 5/7 at 10:45 a.m.  The children have been busy working on a couple of surprises, which is why there are a few days when they do not come home with a craft.
We are all really looking forward to our tea party with the mommies.  I am also looking forward to seeing everyone at our annual Spring Concert and Blessing program on Wed., 5/21 at 9:15 a.m.  (Please, remember that we do need the children in the classroom at the regular time.)  Our class' last day of school is on Wed., 6/4.  There will be no Show and Tell on 5/7, 5/21, and 6/4.
In April, we celebrated Elizabeth H's birthday (4/15).  Happy 4th birthday Elizabeth!  In May, we will celebrate the birthdays of Alyse W (5/5) and Michael B (5/21).  We will also be celebrating the birthdays of our friends born in the summer:  Anthony M (8/19) and Christian F (9/1).
I can hardly believe that the end of the school year is coming so quickly.  In fact, I don't want to think about it because I will miss this wonderful group of bright, sweet, considerate, and fun children too much!!!  I really do feel fortunate to be with them and to be their teacher!!  As always, call me if you have any questions or concerns, and many thanks to Mrs. Gallego, Mrs. Galli, and Mrs. Venditti!!!
Most sincerely,
-----Mrs. Marie Costello

MRS. EVIE FREUDENBERGER'S THREE YEAR OLD CLASSES

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter and vacation.  As we went to Chapel with Pastor Medley, the children listened intently while Pastor told the Easter story and then we sang a few songs to Pastor.  I was very proud of how well the children sat in Church and listened to the story.
As we begin this beautiful month of May with "New Life" surrounding us, we are thankful to God for all the beauty in our world.  Perhaps you have heard about our caterpillars in class, they recently made their cocoons.  So exciting for all to watch and admire this beautiful circle of life.
Last week our friend, Todd Smith from the Freehold Township Police Department came to our school.  We watched a video and learned ways to be safe.  Todd Smith talked about his uniform and some of the tools he has such as his handcuffs.  The highlight was seeing the new Police car and another policeman brought his motorcycle.  We really enjoyed the sirens and flashing lights.
It rains a lot in the spring and we certainly need the rain God sends us.  All the beautiful flowers blooming and the trees with buds opening and the grass turning a beautiful green.  We enjoyed making our umbrellas and singing a few songs about rain.
We are presently working on our Mother's day gifts.  The children were so excited as they drew a picture of their Mom and answered a few questions about their Mom.  We are also learning songs pertaining to moms.  The children will be presenting you with your Mother's Day gift at our "Tea" on May 8th at 10:45 for the morning class and 2:30 for the afternoon children.  I do hope you will all be able to attend.
We are still working on our numbers and the boys and girls are doing very well recognizing and writing the numbers.  Please continue to review numbers, colors and shapes at home as well as printing their name.
It's hard to believe that our school year is approaching the end - where did the year go?  I have thoroughly enjoyed working in class with each and every child, all so special.
I want to say thank you once again to my loving and dedicated classroom aides: Irene Booth, Nancy Feuster, Amy Chinai and Sue Venditti.  Many thanks for a wonderful year!
We celebrate our May birthdays; Mrs. Evie Freudenberger, born on Mother's Day and Mrs. Nancy Feuster share the same birthday, May 11th.  Children that will celebrate summer birthdays are:

	Shannon, June 7	Liam, June 12	Douglas, June 14
	Bella, June 18	Olivia, Sept. 12

I'll close wishing all the moms a "Happy Mother's Day"

-----Mrs. Evie Freudenberger

Remember: HCS is "nut free" - that means our snacks and treats cannot be prepared where nuts are included in other products. Doughnuts or munchkins are not allowed because of this reason.  Please check the ingredients on all products.

NO CLASSES:
Friday, May 23
Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day)