Reminders:
• Please return all paperwork that was handed out during the parent orientation.
• Please make sure your child has a change of clothes in the classroom.
• 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: Our Classroom
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 paint an answer to the question, "What is your favorite thing to do with your family?"
Students that need extra support: Will be given prompting answers and asked to choose the correct response. For example, "Do you like your family cooks together, do you like when your family watches tv together? Do you like when your family plays outside?"
Students that are ready for a challenge: Will be prompted to use multiple sentences when responding to the question "What is your favorite thing to do with your family?"
ELL Students: Will be given the directions / questions in Spanish. Dictation will be written in whichever language they answer.
Standard Addressed:
P-LC 5: Child expresses self in increasingly long, detailed, and sophisticated ways.
Foundational Text for the Week:
Hands Say Love by George Shannon
Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:
- What are some of the things hands can do?
- What are some things you can do with your hands in the classroom?
- What things can you do with your hands now that you could not do when you were younger?
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 are able to 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 misssanchez@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
