WEEK OF MAY 30, 2022

 

REMINDERS!

 

• Please make sure that your child walks into the school building with a mask at all time.

• Please make sure your child has two extra change of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.

• Please remember to bring sleeping mats to school.

• The weather is good, and we are having a walking trip around the neighborhood and park near by the school, please make sure that your child wears appropriate shoes.

• No Afterschool Program every Friday in June.

• Thursday, June 9th, 10:00am- End of the Year "Moving Up Ceremony" in the gymnasium. (Two (2) Adults Permitted per Child).

• Wednesday, June 15th, 9:00am- Father's Day "Donuts with Dad" Virtual Celebration . Here is the link for zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/91764585534?pwd=UzdMdjg4cW4wc3Zjdy9iUCtIWHh1Zz09
• Meeting ID: 917 6458 5534
  Passcode: 7Db0PG

Exploration Topic: Our Impact

 

Essential Question: How do my actions impact growth and change? 

 

Month Two: Grow

 

Weekly Focus: Things That Grow.

Focused Learning Activity for the week: 

GOAL: P-SE 8. Child manages emotions with increasing independence.

Weekly Foundational Text:  Pouch by David Ezra Stein: Joey wants to go exploring, but he's not quiet sure he's ready to leave mama's safe, warm pouch.

Weekly Teacher Reflections:

-How did Joey fell when he met the bee, rabbit, and bird?

-How do you think Joey felt when he was in his mom's pouch? Why?

-How did Joey feel when he met the other kangaroo? Have you ever felt afraid? What did you do when you felt afraid?

Learning Centers Available for the Themes:

BLOCKS: Children are invited to explore the block area. Children will be motivated to explore unit blocks, and the teacher will invite children to notice how they can do to make the blocks grow.

 

DRAMATIC PLAY: Children are invited to go and explore the dramatic play center,  and they are encouraged to use the props provided. The teacher will model how to take care of the baby dolls and other materials in this area. The teacher will show children the pediatric area and how to use the materials. 

 

ART: Children are invited to explore and use the art area. They will be encouraged to use the props and manipulate them. Children will be motivated to to use craft materials and use their imagination to create new things.  

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to participate in the science area. Children can find a variety of natural objects, and they will be shown a few items from a natural objects collection. Children will be manipulating rocks that they collect from the park as well as sticks. Children will continue observing the transformation of the caterpillar into butterfly. Children will continue taking care of the plants in the classroom to help them to grow. 

 

MATH: Children are invited to use the materials in this area. The teacher will introduce to children some objects that can help us to count and match them with its correspondents. Children are encourage to use the props provided.

 

LIBRARY: Student are able to explore books from the classroom library.

 

WRITING: Student are encouraged to explore the materials in the writing center. Children are encourage to explore and manipulate magnetic trace letters and take care of them. Children are invited and encouraged to explore their name cards and the ABCs letters. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be shown a small amount of sand as well as a few vehicles and small toys in the sand. The materials will be shown to then where they can be found and how to put them away.

To view the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at Mrs. marthacolon@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

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.