Week of January 30th !!

Reminders / Notices:

 

• Please remember to send sleeping mats to school.
• School/Church doors close at 8:15 AM
• No admittance after 8:15 AM 
• Late drop-offs will no longer be permitted to enter the building.  
• All students will be temperature tested upon arrival to school.
• No adults are permitted in the building past the table at the main door.
• Dismissal times remain as 3:00 PM for all PreK classes.
• There are no early pickup/appointments etc. -- if there is an appointment the child should remain home.
• All parents etc. coming near the building are required to have a mask on their face for the safety of all students and staff.
• A reminder that all students in PreK and Kindergarten are required under New York State Law to have the flu vaccine before returning to school.

 

🗓Mark Your Calendars: 🗓

 

• Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, February 11th .  We will open doors at 11:45 a.m. NO AFTER SCHOOL 

• Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, February 11th from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. via ZOOM.  Please check for a time slot. The last appointment is at 5:45 p.m.

• Monday, February 14th -Valentine’s Day !!

• Wednesday, February 18th PreK For All Program Closed for Professional Development Day. 

• Monday, February 21st - President's Day - School Closed

 

 

 

Unit Topic:

Transportation

           

Essential Question for the Unit:

How does my community use various modes of transportation?

 

Focus Questions for this Week:

How do we stay safe when using transportation?     

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

SMALL GROUP

 

The teacher will work with students in the art area.  The students will be provided with an assortment of shape cut-outs, small vehicles and pictures of vehicles. The teacher will invite students to reference the vehicles and/or pictures to create their own vehicles.  Before children begin working, they will be encouraged to look critically at the vehicles provided and to think about what shapes they will need in order to make their own.

 

 

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION

 

For all children to be successful, multiple entry points will be considered. The teacher will tailor instruction to the needs of each individual student. 

 

For example, 

       •         Repeat directions

       •         Extend time 

       •         Preview questions (if applicable)

       •         Provide 1:1 support 

       •         Adapt materials (e.g.,magna-tiles, bristle blocks, duplex, unit blocks)

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

• PK. MATH.13 Names shapes regardless of size

 

 

Foundational textfor the week:                                       

• Go! Go! Go! Stop!By Cherise Mericle Harper

The link to the foundational texts HERE!!

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

 

• Level 1: Recall

What was Little Green’s first word?

What did the trucks do when Little Green said, “Go? Why did this become a problem?

 

• Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why was Little Red important?

Why was Little Yellow important?

 

• Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Little Green, Red and Yellow made a traffic light. What are some other traffic signals or signs you see outside?

What do traffic lights do?

Why is it important to follow traffic lights and signals?

 

• Level 4: Extended Thinking

Little Green and Little Red were opposites. Name some other things that are opposites.

Little Green, Little Yellow, and Little Red had to work together to help the construction vehicles. What are some things you can do with other children to help keep the classroom happy and safe?

 

Lessons and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

 

Pretend Play-  Pretend Play will be transformed into a train station. Students are invited to create a train using large pieces of cardboard.  

 

Art- An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

 

Science- Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands. Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

 

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

 

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

 

Sensory-Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.

 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!!

 

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

 

Week of January 24th!!

Reminders / Notices:

 

• Please remember to send sleeping mats to school. 
• School/Church doors close at 8:15 AM
• No admittance after 8:15 AM   
• All students will be temperature tested upon arrival to school
• No adults are permitted in the building past the table at the main door.
• Dismissal times remain as 3:00 PM for all PreK classes.
• There are no early pickup/appointments etc. -- if there is an appointment the child should remain home.
• All parents etc. coming near the building are required to have a mask on their face for the safety of all students and staff.

 

 

Unit Topic:

Transportation

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

How does my community use various modes of transportation?

 

Focus Questions for this Week:

How do we stay safe when using transportation?     

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

Transportation Color Sorting

 

The teacher will provide small trays and transportation counters in the math center. The students will be encouraged to sort transportation counters by color (red, green, yellow, blue, purple and orange) The teacher will provide a graphic organizer for students to write the number of vehicles they sorted based on color. 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed: 

PK. MATH.11 :  Sort objects and shapes into categories ; count the objects in each category. 

Foundational textfor the week:                                       

Go! Go! Go! Stop!By Cherise Mericle Harper

The link to the foundational texts HERE!!

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

 

Level 1: Recall

What was Little Green’s first word?

What did the trucks do when Little Green said, “Go? Why did this become a problem?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why was Little Red important?

Why was Little Yellow important?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Little Green, Red and Yellow made a traffic light. What are some other traffic signals or signs you see outside?

What do traffic lights do?

Why is it important to follow traffic lights and signals?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Little Green and Little Red were opposites. Name some other things that are opposites.

Little Green, Little Yellow, and Little Red had to work together to help the construction vehicles. What are some things you can do with other children to help keep the classroom happy and safe?

 

Lessons and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

 

Pretend Play-  Pretend Play will be transformed into a train station. Students are invited to create a train using large pieces of cardboard.  

 

Art-  An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

 

Science-  Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

 

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

 

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

 

Sensory-Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.

 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click  HERE!!

 

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

 

WEEK OF JANUARY 17TH!!

Reminders / Notices:

 

• Please remember to send sleeping mats to school.

• School/Church doors close at 8:15 AM
• Winnie The Pooh Day Tommorow . Children may dress up like Winnie The Pooh. 

•   No admittance after 8:15 AM

• Late drop-offs will no longer be permitted to enter the building.  

• All students will be temperature tested upon arrival to school

• No adults are permitted in the building past the table at the main door.

• Dismissal times remain as 3:00 PM for all PreK classes.

• There are no early pickup/appointments etc. -- if there is an appointment the child should remain home.

• Monitor your and your child’s health and stay home when sick except for getting essential medical care (including COVID-19 testing) and other essential needs.

• Practice social/physical distancing.

• Wear a face covering: Protect those around you. Wearing a face covering helps reduce the spread of COVID-19, especially if you are sick and don’t have symptoms.

• All parents etc. coming near the building are required to have a mask on their face for the safety of all students and staff.

• A reminder that all students in PreK and Kindergarten are required under New York State Law to have the flu vaccine before returning to school.

 

 

Unit Topic:

Transportation

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

How does my community use various modes of transportation?

 

Focus Questions for this Week:

Who operates the vehicles in my community? 

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

                  Number Parking Lot 

 

The teacher will work with students in the math center. She will assist students in numeral recognition by matching numbered cars to the corresponding "parking spot" 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK. MATH.3. a. When counting objects, says the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object. (1:1 correspondence)

 

Foundational texts                     The links to the

for the week:                              foundational texts:

Trucksby Donald Crews                              Click Here

School Busby Donald Crews                        Click Here                

Flyingby Donald Crews                               Click Here

Harborby Donald Crews                             Click Here                 

 

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

 

Truckby Donald Crews

 

Level 1: Recall

What was in the back of the truck?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

What was the truck in this book doing? How do you know?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

There are many pictures in this book and only a few words. That means I used the pictures to tell this story and there are many different ways we could tell the story. Let’s take a look at some of the pages and tell a partner what we think could be happening.

 

School Busby Donald Crews

 

Level 1: Recall

What do school buses do?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why are school buses helpful?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Why are school buses yellow?

 

 

Harborby Donald Crews

 

Level 1: Recall

What were some of the boats that were in the harbor?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Why is the tugboat the busiest boat in the harbor?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Ferryboats do not need to turn around because the back becomes the front. What other vehicles don’t need to turn around? What are some vehicles that do need to turn around?

 

Flyingby Donald Crews

 

Level 1: Recall

What were some of the things the plane flew over?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

The airplane in this book flew through the clouds. What do you think it is like to fly through the clouds?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

There are many different types of transportation. When might it be helpful to take an airplane?

 

 

**After reading several, or all, of the Donald Crews books, children will be asked the following

 

Level 4: Strategic Thinking questions:

We have read several books written and illustrated by Donald Crews.

What is similar about all of these books? What is different?

We read several books by Donald Crews about transportation.

He wrote other books about transportation, too. Why do you think Donald Crews wrote about transportation?

If you were going to write a book about transportation, what type of vehicle or travel would you write about? Why?

 

 

Lessons and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- Students are invited to create a variety of ramps and use different vehicles to race, predicting which one will go down the fastest and why. 

Pretend Play - The pretend play center will be turned into a train station. 

Art-An assortment of shape cutouts and pictures of vehicles will be added to the center.  Students will be invited to reference the vehicles to create their own vehicles.

 

Science-Teacher will model how to draw a simple map with roads.  Students will be provided with metal cars and magnetic wands.  Students will be encouraged to make their car move down the road by using the magnet wands.

 

Math- Students will be invited to match numbered cars to the corresponding amount of people each car holds. 

 

Library- Students are invited to sequence the pictures and retell a familiar story, using a felt board.

 

Writing-  Students will be invited to match lettered cars to their corresponding spots in a "parking lot".

 

Sensory-Students will be able to play with their own individual containers of play-doh.

 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!!

 

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