We are so glad you decided to visit.

Please view our various pages and see what we are all about, but please remember we are a work in progress!

 If you would like more information on our program, please call 215-338-9797.

UPDATE
INFORMATION CONCERNING BEGINNING FULL-TIME CLASSES

Dear Parents,

The children will be assigned work to do on Tuesday, April 7,2021 so that the teachers can prepare the classroom for the entire class. We will return to full time classes on Wednesday, April 8,2021. Arrival will be at 7:30. Please make every effort to be on time for class. If your child arrives after 7:50 they will be marked late and breakfast will not be available.As the children arrive at the entrance on Hawthorne Street temperatures will be taken and we will go down to class. The children will be dismissed at the same place as they entered at 2:30 PM. You have been wonderful this year at dismissal time. Please continue to leave as you pick up your child. Do not hang around and play etc. The number of children will be much higher and we need to clear the area as soon as possible for the buses. Please do not park in the bus zone in the morning due to the fact that so many more children will be arriving.

A few reminders:

Please be on time.
The children who bring their lunch should place it in a plastic or soft lunch container with the name clearly printed on it. We cannot heat any food, the children need a separate juice box or water bottle for lunch. No other beverage containers will be permitted. The children may bring a small insulated container for food such as mac and cheese etc. Do not send soup or anything else that is liquid in nature.
Do not over pack the lunches with lots and lots of choices. Please just keep it simple. Don’t forget to add a napkin, spoons or forks if needed. Do not put the morning snack in the lunch kit. We still need the brown bag.
Hot Lunches and Breakfast- I will send info later.

Snacks should be sent exactly as you have been doing. One small snack, juice box or water bottle, and a napkin in the brown bag with the name on the front.
Naps- I believe it will be a little shock to some of the children’s systems when they return to, or begin full day classes. It will be a long day. Normally we use nap mats, but since we do not have a great deal of time left, I have come up with another option that should work and will not cost a lot of money. This will also help with the limited space available due to social distancing. I would like you to take a regular bath towel (not the extra big type) and a terry cloth dish towel and place it in a pillow case. The children can keep the items in their cubby and then take them home easily every weekend. Be sure to put the names on each item sent in to class. The children will be able to handle them independently. The normal nap mats are much bulkier and are harder to handle at this point in the year. The children will roll up the little towel as a pillow and rest on the towel. Do not go out and buy anything new. Use what you already have.

Thank you for your cooperation with the procedures above.







Cut off and return to school the next day you return. Or just send me a remind that you read this information.
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Please return the next day of class:
I have read and understand the information sent home. I have the following questions: __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Child’s Name: ________________
Parent Signature: _________________

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PLEASE DO THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! 

GOOGLE CLASSROOM
This year we will be using google classroom as our learning management system.
Classwork and communications will be posted on our Google Classroom page.
Virtual learners will use this page to access the live stream through Google Meet.
You will be receiving your child's username and password to join our Google Classroom.
Once you receive this
OUR CLASS CODE IS : 

ywxut67
 

***REMIND APP***
Please remember that this app is for parents only.

 I will be using the Remind app to send out parent communications
and updates throughout the year.
You may want to download it now so that you are ready once I send code.
More information as to how to sign up will be available when school begins. I will send home paper or...

 

You can send a text to
81010
Text this message
@2c4436E7

 

Flipgrid
We will be using Flipgrid as well during the year.  Please sign up.


 

Please join Flipgrid by doing the following:

 

Go to  flipgrid.com/obrien3635

The email address is your child’s first initial and then last name   @ btrcs.org

Password is btrcs2029

Ex: bsmith@btrcs.org

 

They have an app for your phone that you can use if you are not able to use it on your pc.

 

https://flipgrid.com/obrien3635

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Preschool uniforms  can be purchased at the following places:



Blessed Trinity Gym Uniforms: shorts, t-shirt, sweatpants and sweatshirts with school emblem can be purchased at Flynn and O’Hara, and  DiGiulio’s

Flynn & O’Hara Uniforms
6243 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19135
(215) 624-1983

Di Giulio’s
6948 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia Pa 19136
215-333-5512

* Parents can purchase velcro sneakers of any color for the child to wear.  Children should wear white crew socks.  Please no light up, musical, or high top sneakers.

www.scholastic.com

This is the link to the Scholastic Book Club. You can order anytime using our class code.    LX2RZ
This site also has many different pages for parenting ideas, fun children’s games and lots of practical information.
https://clubs2.scholastic.com/?esp=CORPHP/ib/////NAV/Parents/QLinks/ReadingClub////
  Ready for Kindergarten!
by Deborah J. Stewart

The Read Aloud Handbook
by Jim Trelease
 

Periodicals for Kids

Click Magazine
introduces kids ages 3-7 to the world that’s all around them, learn about the sciences, nature and the environment

Ladybug Magazine
opens the door to reading for kids ages 2-6

National Geographic Little Kids
for ages 3-6, articles focus on animals from around the world, science and cultural topics, life in other countries
 

Links to Articles

10 Things Every Parent Should Know abut Play
Fall in Love with Reading: Ten Simple Things you Can Do at Home
families.naeyc.org

The decline of play in preschoolers- and the rise of sensory issues 
washingtonpost.com
 

Websites for Parents and Kids

Funbrain Jr.
Preschool Rock
Sprout
Kiddy house
Fun school
Dance Mat Typing
Starfall