WEEKLY REMINDERS
Please read all the reminders!!
· PreK For All Classes 8:00 AM- 2:45 PM
· Dismissal is at 2:45 PM
· Please return all forms completed.
· If you have registered your child in the After-School Program please let me know. A reminder that the After-School Program is a tuition based program and parents will receive an invoice for payment from Smart Tuition beginning October 5th.
· Parents are reminded to please sign in and sign out their children each and every day at the classroom door. If someone else is picking up the child please inform them of those regulations.
· Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes.
· Please bring in a picture of your family for us to hang on our family tree!
· Please always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!
· If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at MrsGonzalez@olqmnyc.org or text/call (862) 248-2841. I will do my best to answer at the end of the day.
· Medical Forms Due- Reminder to parents that all students are required to have an updated medical form for the 2022-2023 school year, by September 30, 2022.
Unit Topic:
Welcome to Pre-K
Essential Question for the Unit:
What is Pre-K?
Focus Question for this Week:
What do I bring to my classroom community?
Focused Learning Activity for this Week:
Exploring Expressions
The children will be invited to the Science center. Teacher will have a discussion with the students about emotions; She will ask them to consider when we might experience them and how to recognize them in others.
For children who need additional support: Students will explore fewer emotions.
For children who are ready for a
challenge: Students will be asked to take turns making an expression and have the other children identify the expression or the students will be able to draw pictures of people making the expressions they are exploring.
ELL Students: The students will be given the directions in Spanish. A few names of emotions will be given in Spanish and they will be used in conjunction with the pictures or while making expressions.
Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:
PK.SEL.2Recognizes self as an individual having unique abilities, characteristics, feelings and interests
Foundational text for the week:
Count on Me by Miguel Tanco
· Link to text HERE!!
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
Level 1: Recall
What does the little girl in this book love? What is her passion?
What does the little girl’s dad love? What is his passion?
Level 2: Skill/Concept
The little girl likes to look for shapes in the world around her. What shapes do you see in our classroom?
The little girl says there are all sorts of things at school that could be her passion. For example, she tries dancing, cooking, singing. What are some of the things you have tried at school this year?
Level 3: Strategic Thinking
You shared that you tried _____, ______, and _____ in pre-K this year. What did you like best? Why?
How do you know if something is your passion?
Level 4: Extended Thinking
Do you think you have a passion? Why or why not?
Do any of your family members or friends have a passion? How do you know?
Learning Centers Available for the Unit:
Dramatic Play -The children will be invited to explore the dramatic play center. The teacher will point where the props and dress up clothes can be found in the dramatic play. The shelves and containers will be labeled with the props and dress-up clothes for children to put away.
Blocks- The children will be invited to explore the blocks center.The teacher will introduce wooden unit blocks (many sizes and shapes) and where they can be found. The shelves will be labeled with the unit blocks for students to find and put away.
Art- The children will be invited to explore the art center. The teacher will be in the art center modeling how to use art materials and point where the materials below on the shelve.
Science- The children will be invited to explore the science center. The teacher will introduce natural objects (rocks, shells, and pinecones), and how to use magnifying glasses, and magnets. The shelves and containers will be labeled with the materials for students to put away.
Math- The children will be invited to explore the math center. The teacher will introduce various manipulatives. The teacher will show students where it can found and how to put away.
Library-The children will be invited to explore the library center. The teacher will model how to turn the pages of a book and to take good care of books.
Writing-The children will be invited students to explore the writing center. The teacher will introduce the tools in the writing center. The shelves and containers will be labeled with the materials for students to put away.
Sensory-The children be will invited to explore the sensory center. The teacher will introduce children to the tools in the writing center. The shelves and containers will be labeled with the materials for students to put away.
For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!!
If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175
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