Week of October 31st

October Theme: The Five Senses

Student Outcomes:

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

There are five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing.

We use our senses to understand our bodies, learn what they need and keep us safe.

We use our senses to learn about the people, places, objects and environment around us. We experience and interact with the world differently when our senses, such as vision or hearing, are impaired.

Lesson and activities for the week:

 Blocks-Children are encouraged to use blocks that are covered

with green and/or brown paper to make them look like tree parts.    

Dramatic Play: Children are invited to explore lengths of fabric in various textures (silky, burlap, terry cloth, etc.). 

Art: Children will be provided with leaves collected from our neighborhood walk .The children will be encouraged to do a leaf rubbing activity.

Science/ Discovery:   

The children will be invited to use a magnifying glass to look at objects collected from our neighborhood walk. 

 Toys and Games / Math Manipulatives: The children will be invited to sort  manipulatives by color, size, shape or texture. 

 Sand and Water / Sensory: Children will explore an assortment textured materials (i.e. sandpaper, cotton balls, fabric samples, seashells, wax paper, etc.) to the sensory table. 

Library:  Children will be invited  to look at the books with another child and discuss what they see. 

Computer/Technology: Children will be encouraged to practice identifying the sound they hear.

Writing: Children’s will be encouraged to practice name writing with scented markers.

Book of the week:
Press Here by Herve Tullet

The Five Senses by Aliki

Building Shapes by Tracy Moncure

Reminders:

• Students have gross motor (outdoors/gym) all week (Mon.-Fri.). Please make sure they are wearing sneakers and the UPK for all uniform. In addition they need to have their coats in their cubby. 
• Students must have a set of extra winter clothes in their cubby.
• School will be closed on Friday, November 11th, for Veteran’s Day. 
• Please return parent questionnaires as soon as possible. 

***Parents if you have additional questions or concerns that I , Mrs. Gonzalez or Mr. Woods are unable to answer about the program, please feel free to contact The Archdioceses at 
888-227-8175 from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. or by Email at Catholicschool.upk.arch.ny.org

Home-School Connection:

Parents if possible find items of various textures at home or natural objects collected from outside, related to fall, that are clean and safe for small children to handle such as pine cones, acorns or leaves. Explore how each of these items feel with your child. 
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Week of October 24th

October Theme: The Five Senses

Student Outcomes:

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

There are five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing.

We use our senses to understand our bodies, learn what they need and keep us safe.

We use our senses to learn about the people, places, objects and environment around us. We experience and interact with the world differently when our senses, such as vision or hearing, are impaired.

Lesson and activities for the week:

 Blocks-Children are encouraged to use blocks that are covered

with green and/or brown paper to make them look like tree parts.    

Dramatic Play: Children are invited to explore lengths of fabric in various textures (silky, burlap, terry cloth, etc.). 

Art: Children will be provided with leaves collected from trees in the neighborhood. The children will place a paper over a leaf and rub the side of a crayon over the paper. 

Science/ Discovery:   

The children will be invited to use a magnifying glass to look at objects collected from our neighborhood walk. 

 Toys and Games / Math Manipulatives: The children will be invited to sort  manipulatives by color, size, shape or texture. 

 Sand and Water / Sensory: Children will explore an assortment textured materials (i.e. sandpaper, cotton balls, fabric samples, seashells, wax paper, etc.) to the sensory table. 

Library:  Children will be invited  to look at the books with another child and discuss what they see. 

Computer/Technology: Have children practice identifying the sound.

Writing: Children’s will be encouraged to practice name writing with scented markers.

Book of the week:

Rah, Rah, Radishes! by April Pulley Sayre

Home-School Connection

Dear families invite your children to smell or taste a new food or something they would not usually eat. Provide prompts to encourage discussion, how does it look? What do you see? How does the food feel before you try it? How does it feel in your mouth? How does it taste? How does it smell? Would you try it again? Why or why not?

Note: Help families stay safe when trying new foods by providing information about allergic reactions and what to do in case of an emergency.

Letter of the week: Ll

Number of the week: 7

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Week of October 17th

October Theme: My Five Senses 

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

There are five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing.

We use our senses to understand our bodies, learn what they need and keep us safe.

We use our senses to learn about the people, places, objects and environment around us. We experience and interact with the world differently when our senses, such as vision or hearing, are impaired.

Lesson and activities for the week:

 Blocks-Children are encouraged to use blocks that are covered

with green and/or brown paper to make them look like tree parts.    

Dramatic Play: Children are invited to explore lengths of fabric in various textures (silky, burlap, terry cloth, etc.). 

Art: Children will be provided with leaves collected from trees in the neighborhood. The children will place a paper over a leaf and rub the side of a crayon over the paper. 

Science/ Discovery:   

The children will be invited to use a magnifying glass to look at objects collected from our neighborhood walk. 

 Toys and Games / Math Manipulatives: The children will be invited to sort  manipulatives by color, size, shape or texture. 

 Sand and Water / Sensory: Children will explore an assortment textured materials (i.e. sandpaper, cotton balls, fabric samples, seashells, wax paper, etc.) to the sensory table. 

Library:  Children will be invited  to look at the books with another child and discuss what they see. 

Computer/Technology: Have children practice identifying the sound.

Writing: Children’s will be encouraged to practice name writing with scented markers. 

Books of the week:

Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle

Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle

The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams 

Home-School Connection

Parents as we explore the five senses with your child , ask your child to pay attention to what they hear, see, feel and smell. Additionally, encourage them to discuss how they can use their senses to stay safe when walking outside. How do our eyes help keep us safe? For example, looking for cars before crossing the street or identifying unsafe items to touch such as garbage or sharp items. How about our ears? Can our sense of smell help keep us safe? How?

Letter of the week: Oo 

Number of the week: 5

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Week of October 11th!

 October Theme: My Five Senses 

Student Outcomes 

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

• There are five senses. They are smell, taste, touch, sight and hearing.
• We use our senses to understand our bodies, learn what they need and keep us safe. 
• We use our senses to learn about the people, places, objects and environment around us. 
• We experience and interact with the world differently when our senses, such as vision or hearing, are impaired.

Lesson and activities for the week:

Blocks-Children are encouraged to use blocks that are covered

with green and/or brown paper to make them look like tree parts.    

Students will be able to explore how they feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

Dramatic Play: Children are invited to explore lengths of fabric in various textures (silky, burlap, terry cloth, etc.).  The students will be able to discuss the way the fabrics feel as they select which pieces they would like to use. 

Art: Children will be provided with leaves collected from trees in the neighborhood. The children will place a paper over a leaf and rub the side of a crayon over the paper.  Invite the children to consider why this happens. 

Science/ Discovery:   

The children will be invited to use a magnifying glass to look at objects collected. 

Children will be encouraged to use their sense of sight and investigate various materials.

Toys and Games / Math Manipulatives: The children will be invited to sort  manipulatives by color, size, shape or texture. 

Sand and Water / Sensory: Children will explore an assortment textured materials (i.e. sandpaper, cotton balls, fabric samples, seashells, wax paper, etc.) to the sensory table. Students will be invited to explore the way the materials feel, and compare and contrast the various textures. 

Library:  Children will be invited  to look at the books with another child and discuss what they see. 

Computer/Technology: Children will be provided with enriching learning games on the iPad. 

Writing: Children’s will be encouraged to practice name writing with scented markers. 

Reminders:

Hispanic Heritage Performance

Wednesday, October 12th in the auditorium at 9:00A.M.

Home- School Connection
Parents encourage your child to discuss what they see at various times throughout the day. What do they see that reminds them of fall? What do they see in the morning? In the evening? Right before bed? What is different each time they look? What is the same? Why? 

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Welcome to PreK

Welcome to PreK

October Theme: Welcome to Pre-K 

Student Outcomes 
Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:
• My classroom and program are safe places where I learn, play and have fun.
• I am an important member of my classroom community; my thoughts, needs, ideas and abilities matter.
• My family, my teachers*, and other children make up my classroom community; their backgrounds, thoughts, needs, ideas and abilities matter.
• The teachers and other adults at my program keep me safe, care about me and support my learning.
• In my classroom I use materials carefully and make choices about where I work and play.
• Classroom rules and routines help me learn and stay safe. 

Lesson and activities for the week:

Blocks-Encourage children to use blocks to build themselves (what blocks would work best for arms, how could you make your head? etc.)

Dramatic Play:Add a child-friendly cookbook (with lots of pictures). Encourage children to read the recipes and pretend to make them. Children might like to look for recipes they know their families like or things they think their families might like to try. Add the recipes that children write in the writing center.

Art:Invite children to create pictures of their families. Put the pictures in picture frames in dramatic play or on the fridge. If picture frames are not available, children can create them out of Popsicle sticks. Talk with the children about the people in their pictures.

Science/ Discovery:   

The children will collect small items for classroom collections such as acorns, leaves, buttons, etc. The students will use a magnifying glass to describe what they see. 

Toys and Games / Math Manipulatives: The children will be encourage to use table toys/manipulatives to build the classroom. Ask them to include the things they think are most important in the classroom.

Sand and Water / Sensory: Children will be encouraged to dig through

the sand to find themselves and their peers laminated pictures.

Library:The children will be provided with puppets or stuffed animals to read books from the classroom library.

Computer/Technology: Children will be provided with enriching learning games on the iPad. 

Writing: Children’s name cards will be placed in the writing center.   On each card, a picture of the child and the first letter of every name in red. The children will be encouraged to find his/her name card to write his/her name. 

Reminder:

Picture Day!! Monday, October 3, 2016

Home-School Connection:

• Look for things that can come in pairs, such as shoes and matching chairs. Have your child count these objects. 
• Encourage your child to point to written numbers such as clocks, telephones etc. 
• Place your child's snack in several small groups, and ask : Which group has three(or another number)? 
• Count the amount of objects your child can grab in one handful. Ask your child to describe the objects (size, color, shape..)

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