Week of January 2nd

Monthly Unit Theme:

Where We Live!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

Homes are the places where we live.

Animals and people have many different types of homes.

Some animals live with people.

People and animals make homes.

LEARNING CENTERS

Blocks- Children will be invited to build skyscraper apartment buildings and build apartment buildings as tall as they can.

Pretend Play- Turn the Dramatic Play area into a barn. Create stalls and add stuffed animals, hay, troughs for feeding and tools for caring for the animals. 

Art- Students will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in science center for students to match.

Math- Lincoln Logs will be available for students to build homes.

Library- The students will be provided with pieces of flannel cut to represent parts of homes such as roofs, windows, doors to go with the stories The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague or The Napping House by Audrey Wood. Students will be encouraged to tell stories about them or the people who live in the homes. 

Writing/Technology-  Weekly learning games on iPads are provided.

Sensory- Sand and water, and play-doh.

Books of the Week:

The Napping House by Audrey Woods 

Iggy Peck Architect Andrea Beaty  

Recommended Home School Connection:

Monday - Math News Worksheet

Tuesday – Universal Handwriting Book pages 41 and 42

Wednesday – Universal Handwriting Book pages 43 and 44

Thursday - Universal Handwriting Book pages 45 and 46

Friday - Universal Handwriting Book pages 47 and 48

Reminders ** Mark your calendars**

School resumes on January 3^rd. 

School will be CLOSED on Monday January 16^th for Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday.

School is CLOSED on Thursday, January 26^th for Teacher Conference Day.

Lesson Plan Link

Dear parents, 

If you have any questions about the UPK for All program that I, Mrs. Gonzalez or Mr. Woods are unable to answer please feel free to contact :

The Archdioceses Help Line at  888-227-8175 from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. 

or by Email at catholicschool.upk.arch.ny.org