WEEK OF NOVEMBER 13, 2022

 

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

•       Drop off in the morning is between 7:45 and 8:00 am.  Dismissal is at 2:45 pm.

•        Please remember to bring back the sleeping mats to school

•       Wednesday 16, 2022, Parent-Teacher Conferences from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Please sign up.

•       Dismissal will be at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, November 16th. The doors will open at 11:45am

·        There is no after-school program on Wednesday, November 16^th.

·        On Friday, November 18th we will be celebrating Mickey Mouse's Birthday.  The children are allowed to wear a Mickey or Minnie costume to school. 

·        School will be closed on Thursday, November 24th, and November 25th for Thanksgiving. 

 

Exploration Topic: Our Community

 

Essential Question: What is Our Community?

 

Focus Area: Us

 

Weekly Focus: Our Class

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

Students will be encouraged to join the teacher in the writing center.  The teacher will prompt the students to draw an answer to the question, "What do you like about your friends? Why do you like to have friends? What is the favorite thing that you like to do with your friend (s)?

Students that need extra support: Will be given prompting answers and asked children recognize the friends in the classroom that he or she like to play. For example, "The teacher will invite children to make a sculpture her or his friend then the other friend can copy it using playdough." This activity will help children to recognize what friends means (play and have fun together). The teacher will ask children what things they love to do together? The teacher will write whatever they express.

Students that are ready for a challenge: Will be prompted to use multiple sentences when responding to the question What they know about your friends?" What do you love about them? What things would you like to do together? Children will have the opportunity to explain what they know in long sentences; the teacher will extend the conversation and will write whatever they say. The teacher will invite children to draw children the favorite things they love to do together.

ELL Students: Will be given the directions / questions in Spanish.  Dictation will be written in whichever language they answer.

Foundational Text for the Week:

Standard Addressed: P-LC. 2. Child understands and responds to increasingly complex communication and language from others.

WEEKLY FOUNDATIONAL TEXT:

Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison (author), Slade Morrison (author) and Jose Cepeda (illustrator): Nana knows how to take an ordinary afternoon and make it extra special!

What are some of the things the kids and the nana did together?

What are some of the things we do together?

What are the best things we do in our classroom? Tell me more about that.

Some of the things we do here are________, _________, and __________. What else do you think we might do together this year?

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.

 To view the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

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