Friday, June 12th !!

Updates

·               Transition to Kindergarten workshop is today at 12:00 noon.  The meeting ID and password will be texted to parents.

·                Students will now need a DOE account to access zoom. 

(You will need your child's OSIS number to access the account- I will text it to you this week.)

To retrieve student account ID and password, visit: Student Account Self Service https://idm.nycenet.edu/students/start.form  

·               Please complete the Remote Learning Survey located HERE! 

Instructional Theme:

Babies

Question for the Week:

How do babies change?

Weekly Foundational Read-Aloud: 

When I Was Little: A Four-year-olds Memoir of Her Youth by Jamie Lee Curtis

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

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

·               What are some ways you are different now than when you were little?

·               What are some ways you are the same now as when you were little?

Learn at Home activities for today:

Friday: 

How Have I Grown?

Tell your child how long, or approximately how long, s/he was at birth. Measure out a piece of string or ribbon of this length. Then, measure your child with a piece of string or ribbon of a contrasting color. Compare the two lengths and talk about how much bigger they are now than when s/he was born. Use words such as longer and shorter throughout the activity.

Write a Letter:

Invite your child to write a letter to someone. They can draw pictures to create the letter, use their own writing, or share their words with you and you can write for them. If your child chooses to write on their own, celebrate any mark they make. Marks, scribbles, and creative spelling are all essential steps in learning to write. If possible, share the letter with the person your child wrote to. 

Stories:

Share a story with your child about something from their past. Among other things, this could be a story about the first time your child did something new, a funny story about an experience or a time when your child made you proud.

Continued Weekly Activity

Timeline: 

Talk about important milestones in your child’s life and create a timeline that reflects a few of these experiences. Think of two to four noteworthy events in the child’s past such as when a child was born or took his/her first steps, began school or an important family event such as a new home or sibling, etc. You can draw or include pictures on the timeline! Please email a picture of any completed work to MrsGonzalezCOVID19@gmail.com 

Thank you to all the students and parents that have sent me pictures of the children's work!  

Music / Movement Activity:

Frank the Frog Yoga

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

I will be contacting parents 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 Kids

                  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

Other Useful Resources / Tips / Ideas

Earth Day Slime Activity

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 MrsGonzalez19@gmail.com

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