Teacher:    Mrs.Gertrude Rodriguez
Email:         grodriguez@sjvs.net

Welcome Class of 2020-2021

My name is Mrs. Gertrude Rodriguez and I will be your child's teacher. This September I will be teaching for thirty-one years at St. John Vianney. My assistant is Mrs. Valerie Tennant.

This year your child will begin an exciting and rewarding journey in a nurturing and learning environment.  The learning experiences they will encounter will coincide with opportunities for discovery, self-expression, and socialization.  

Your children will be in a Pre-School Program in which they will not only learn to socialize with their peers but also participate in many interactive learning experiences in preparation for Kindergarten and the future.

By the end of the school year, your child should be able to identify and write upper and lowercase letters;  recognize letter sounds and beginning letter sounds in words; recognize their first and last name and use of proper lettering; recognize sight words; identify basic shapes and colors; identify and write numerals 1 to 30; and rote counting.  Many concepts will be covered that will be further explored in Kindergarten such as classifying, sorting, patterning, rhyming words, parts of a book, recalling story characters and events, and scientific topics such as weather, seasons, animals and their habitats, recycling, and simple experiments. 

Children are taught that all families belong to one larger family which is God's family.  We learn that we are the future peacemakers of tomorrow.  Through our daily prayers, songs and stories, we learn to care, respect, and accept all people according to God's teachings.

Meeting the needs and recognizing the strengths of each child is essential for me to know as their teacher.  My goal is for your child to succeed throughout the school year!  Always review and reinforce all work done in school.  Your child will take pride in whatever they do.  As a team working together we can make your child's learning experience become a success story.  Thank you!

Please know that you can reach out to me for any reason at any time.  For your convenience,  e-mail me at grodriguez@sjvs.net .

                                                God Bless,
                                Teacher - Mrs. Gertrude Rodriguez
                                Assistant - Mrs. Valerie Tennant

Monday, June 14th - Pizza Party for our class! All students invited to attend and stay for lunch!

Tuesday, June 15th - Last Day of Pre-School; Special Dismissal as follows:

All Pre-K 4 students are invited to attend on Tuesday, June 15th.  Each class will sing one of their songs on the steps of the preschool at the below times.  The students will sing; you can take a class photo and then they will come back into the preschool to be immediately dismissed one at a time by their teachers so you may have a photo opportunity with your child and their teacher on the steps.  In order to allow for everyone's photos, please limit your time in front of the preschool/lawn so that all parents may have the opportunity to see their children perform.

11:30 AM - Mrs. Mendicino's Class
11:45 AM - Mrs. Noto's Class
12:00 PM - Mrs. Rodriguez's Class

**Now that the weather is warming up, please send an extra water bottle with your child.  Also, please keep a light jacket or sweater in your child's backpack as our classroom tends to be on the cooler side.  Thank you!**

June 2021 Curriculum

Phonics - Review Aa - Zz letter sounds; beginning word letters; matching letters; tracing; writing; color code color words; rhyming pairs; vowels.

Math - Review numbers 1 - 30; addition; subtraction; next number; patterning; color-coded numbers

Religion - Prayers and songs:  Angel of God, Jesus Loves The Little Children, Jesus song, Bless Us O Lord. Bible stories. 

Science - Underwater creatures; seasons.

Concepts - What does not belong; opposites; matching; complete the twin drawing

Crafts - Under the Sea mobile; sun with sunglasses; Father's Day Crafts.

I would like for you to review the daily work done in school.  Please reinforce letter recognition and letter sounds: Aa to Zz; number recognition 1 to 30.   Always remember all children take such pride in all they do. No matter how their finished product looks, always praise. They will be having a fantastic Preschool 4 experience.