Reminders:
·
Please make sure your child has two extra changes
of clothes, including underwear, tops bottoms and socks.
·
Please always make sure that your child walks
into the school building with a mask
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Drop off in the morning is between 7:45 and 8:00
am. Dismissal is at 2:45 pm.
Exploration Topic: Our Community
Essential Question: What is Our Community?
Focus Area: Self
Weekly Focus: Our Families
Focused Learning Activity for the Week:
Students will be encouraged to join the teacher in the art center. The teacher will prompt the students to draw an answer to the question, "What members are in your family? What do you love about your family? Tell me how many members of your family live with you? Tell me more about your family"
Students that need extra support: Will be given prompting answers and asked children recognize some members of their family. For example, "The teacher will show the pictures we have in our family tree in the classroom? Could you tell me please who these people in the photo are?"
Students that are ready for a challenge: Will be prompted to use multiple sentences when responding to the question "What members are in your family? Children will have the opportunity to be working in a collage to draw their family using different materials and looking the picture of their family to make the draw or collage.
ELL Students: Will be
given the directions / questions in Spanish.
Dictation will be written in whichever language they answer
Standard Addressed:
P-LIT 5. Child asks and answers questions about a book that
we read aloud.
Foundational Text for the Week:
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Just in Case You Want to Fly by Julie Fogliano (author) and
Christian Robinson (illustrator): A celebration of heading off on new
adventures and knowing your loved ones will always be there when you need them.
We can show someone we care for them by doing helpful things
for them. What are some helpful things the people in this book did?
What are some helpful things you can do in our classroom?
How do you feel when you are helpful?
Learning Centers Available for the Theme:
Blocks- Children are encouraged to explore the block center.
They will be shown a few unit blocks, shown where they can be found in the
classroom, and shown how to match them to their outline in order to clean up.
Dramatic Play- Children are invited to explore the dramatic
play area and use the props and clothing provided. Dramatic Play will be set up
as a kitchen. Teacher will introduce
basic materials, how to use them, and how to put them away.
Art- Children are invited to explore the art area. They will
be shown a paint container, brush, and paper. Teacher will model how to dip
brush in paint and paint a few brushstrokes on paper. Students will be shown
where materials can be found in the classroom and what they should do when they
finish painting.
Science- Children will be shown a few items from a
collection of natural objects. Teacher will model how students can begin to
explore some of the materials. They will be shown where these materials can be
found in the classroom and how to put them away when finished.
Math- Children will be shown a couple of puzzles. Teacher
will model how to take apart and how to put a few pieces together. Students
will be shown where puzzles can be found and how to put them away.
Library- Students can explore books from the classroom
library.
Writing- Students are invited to explore the materials
provided in the writing center. They are encouraged to explore their name
cards.
Sensory- Students will be shown a small amount of sand and a
few toys. They will be shown where these materials can be found in the
classroom. Students will be prompted to
wash their hands before and after using the sand table.
If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at 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
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