Monday, April 27th!!!

Updates

•  The second Learn at Home Packet is still available for pick up at the school from 9am-1pm every day this week

• We have been approved to use Zoom until a replacement has been recommended. Zoom Meetings will continue, starting this week. 

• Please check below or check your emails for Zoom Meetings date and time. 

  

Purple Group Zoom Meeting:  Tuesday, April 28th at 11:00A.M. Elias, Zoe Suarez, Amelia Tavarez, Richard, Jaisabel and Mattias. Join URL: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7931180987?pwd=czZyUG93MDlCNkRBYVYwTWd3elZSdz09 Meeting ID: 793 118 0987 Password: Purple

Blue Group Zoom Meeting : Wednesday, April 29th at 11:00 A.M. Amelia Espejo, Jelanni, Jordan, Isabella, Jean Luis and Melanie. Join URL:  https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7931180987?pwd=Yi9WaU9KcEtVcHJ1MzI5MHNic2VQdz09 Meeting ID: 793 118 0987 Password: Blue

Green Group Zoom Meeting: Friday, May 1st at 11:00 A.M.  Penelope, Zoey Canela, Matthiew, Denise, Anaya and Gabriel.  Join URL: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/7931180987?pwd=Yi9WaU9KcEtVcHJ1MzI5MHNic2VQdz09 Meeting ID: 793 118 0987 Password: Green

Instructional Theme:

Plants

Question for the Week:

What do plants need and where do we find them ?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

The YouTube Link to the weekly Read-Aloud is located: HERE

Questions to ask your child in response to the read-aloud:

•  Where did the garden start growing?

•  Where did the garden spread?

Learn at Home activity for today:

Monday: 

Cook and Count 

Invite your child to prepare food with you. As you work together, count the number of items you use.

Open ended questions:

•  Why do you think we are adding ____? 

•  What would happen if ____? 

•  What do you notice as we do this? 

•  How does it smell? 

•  How does it feel? 

•  What does it look like? 

•  How does it taste? 

•  What does this remind you of?

Continued Weekly Activity

Parents and children can find and observe a plant together. They can talk about what the plant looks like, parts of the plants, how it smells, the way it feels etc. After observing the plant children can write or draw about it. Please email the writing / drawings to MrsGonzalezCOVID19@gmail.com 

Movement Activity:

Shake Your Sillies Out

For additional Music and Movement Activities, please look at Ms. Alma's Blog, located HERE! 

I will be calling parents twice a week to check in.  If you would like to share any resources with other families, please let me know and I will add it to the blog!

Some resources that have been shared by parents:

     Apps:

•  MarcoPolo 
• Khan Academy 
• ABC Mouse
• TinyBots (one time $2.99 fee)

Websites: 

• Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
• Miss Megan's Camp Kindergarten (Facebook)
• Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (Facebook)
• FunBrain
• StarFall
• Time For Kids
•  BrainPOPJr.

Other Useful Resources / Tips / Ideas

Penelope and mom shared a fun slime activity. 😃

Click Here for Slime Activity and More!!!

                                                                  

Animated Story About Social Distancing

Brain Pop Jr. - Math Games

Scholastic Learn at Home - The website offers multiple days of content including read-alouds, movement activities, STEM activities, drawing activities, building activities, etc.  

One of the parents suggested to set up a free Zoom account and have one family member or friend teach their child something new each day via a Zoom call!

 If you have any questions or concerns that are not addressed during our weekly phone calls, please feel free to email me at MrsGonzalezCOVID19@gmail.com

As always, please make sure to read the OLQM school blog for additional updates and information located, HERE!