Week of 05/08/2023 to 05/12/2023

•  Prek-7 Moving up Ceremony will be on May 25th at 10:00 AM. 
• June 23, 2023–Last day of school, Dismissal 11:45 am. 
• Friday May 12, 2023 PreK Class will be presenting a Mother's Day Celebration via Zoom at 10:00 AM. 

Exploration Topic: Our Impact 

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

Focus Area: Grow 

Weekly Focus: How Things Grow How I am helping the children explore healthy habits that will help them continue to grow (e.g., healthy eating, exercise)? How am I helping the children explore ways they can other people and things grown (e.g., water, plants, feed pets)? What materials can I provide to support this exploration? 

Focused Learning Activity for The Week: Students will be encouraged to join the teacher in the science area. The teacher will prompt the students to draw an answer to the question, "How can you help your body to grow? What things can help your body to grow? What food can help your body to grow healthily? 

Students that need extra support: Will be given prompting answers and asked children What how can their body grow? For example, "The teacher will invite children to sit in the science area, and she will show children some pictures of children (when they are babies, infants, toddlers, etc.) then the teacher will ask children What can you do to help your body to grow? 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 "How can your body grow?" What things can you teach others to help them to take care of their body ? Tell me more about it? What do you notice about it? 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. 

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-LIT 5. Child asks and answers questions about a book that was read aloud. A book of Babies by II Sung Na. This book tells us about many different ways animals carry their babies. What are some of the ways animals carry their babies? What are some ways that people carry babies? Does anyone carry you? How do they carry you? How do you feel about being carried? 

The link for the Foundational text HERE! 

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 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