Week of 10/03/2022 to 10/07/2022

Week of 10/03/2022 - 10/07/2022 Reminders: 

•    Please return all paperwork that was handed out during the parent orientation. 

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

Wednesday 5, 2022 Picture Day. Picture money envelopes were sent home last week. Please return them to the classroom teacher before Tuesday. Individual Picture Day. Students may wear dress up clothes. No jeans, teddy bears, or hats! 

Exploration Topic: Our Community 

Essential Question: What is Our Community?

Focus Area: Our Classroom 

Weekly Focus: Our Day 

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 routines have you learned in the classroom with your teacher? 

Students that need extra support: Will be given prompting answers and asked children recognize some routines in the classroom. For example, "The teacher will show pictures of some routines in the classroom and will ask "what will coming after morning meeting? What we do when we come back to the classroom from the playground?" 

Students that are ready for a challenge: Will be prompted to use multiple sentences when responding to the question "What are some routines that you learned in the classroom? Children will have the opportunity to be working as a helper of the day to help the teacher indicate "what is coming next after one routine pass? children will use an arrow to help children visualize the schedule we already have in the classroom. 

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

Standard Addressed: 

P-SE 3: Child engages in and maintains positive interactions and relationships with other children.

Foundational Text for the Week: Hands Say Love by George Shannon (author) and Taeeun Yoo (illustrator): Every day our hands show the most important people in our lives how we care about them. 

• In this book what are some of the ways people use their hands? 
• In this book people use their hands to help other peoples. What are some things you can do with your hands to help other people? 
• We can use our hands to show people we love them. What are some other ways we can show people we love them? 

Available centers 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 mshossan@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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