Preschool Gingerbread Man Hunt
Mrs. Dougherty’s class went on a Gingerbread Man hunt throughout the school searching for the cookie! They followed clues that led them to different classrooms. They weren’t able to catch him this year, but he […]
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Community Helpers
Preschool learned all about community helpers this week. In Mrs. Dougherty’s class the children played with puppets, dug through sand and rocks with construction vehicles, mailed letters like a postal worker, made our own community […]
Preschool Playground
Thank you to the families and Mrs. McKillop for donating some new playground equipment. The children are loving it! We are still accepting donations of any gently used playground houses or climbing structures.
Lego STEM Enrichment Class
Lego class started and the children had a lot of fun last week. The enrichment class allows students to create their own small machines out of legos. During the first part of the class Mr. […]
Preschool STEM
Mrs. Dougherty’s Class participated in STEM lessons all this week as they learned all about apples. One STEM activity was when they each created their own apple tree. The students used paper towels tubes, popsicle […]
Chick Watch 2019
The preschoolers in Mrs. Dougherty’s room are eagerly awaiting the arrival of baby chicks! 21 days ago the class started incubating the eggs and have been learning all about the development of a baby chick. […]
Green Eggs & Ham
Mrs. Dougherty’s class will be reading Dr. Seuss books the entire month of March. The children enjoyed a very special treat after reading the book, “Green Eggs & Ham.” Most of the children were very […]
Sunsational Summer Camp 2019!
Registration is open for Sunsational Summer Camp! Spots fill up quickly, so please send in your registration forms asap. If you have any questions you can email Mrs. Dougherty at cdougherty@stlinusschool.org Below you can find […]
Friendship Fruit Salad
Last week we finished up learning about letter Ff. To celebrate our friendship in Mrs. Dougherty’s class each child brought in a baggie of fruit. The children all sat together and combined all their fruit. […]
Snowstorm in a Jar
With the expected snowstorm coming to Chicago and with Mrs. Dougherty’s class ending their Winter Wonderland theme this week, we decided to make our own snowstorm, but in a jar! We added oil, water, glitter, and […]