Week of December 16, 2019

WEEKLY REMINDERS

· Tuesday, December 17^th will be Our Holiday Show at 9:00 am in the gymnasium. Children can wear red.

· Christmas recess begins at dismissal on Friday, December 20th.  There will be NO After-School on Friday, December 20th.

· School resumes on Monday, January 6th!

Unit Topic:

Where We live

 Essential Question for the Unit:

Where do the people and animals around me live?

     

Focus Question for this Week

How do people and animals make homes?

Focused Learning Activity for this Week

The teacher will work with students in the art center. Students will be provided with popsicle sticks, glue, and paper. They will be invited to make a home gluing the sticks onto the paper. Students will be asked to describe their homes and to add detail to their artwork by using crayons, color pencils and markers.  

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.ARTS.16:Creates visual art. 

Foundational text for the week:

The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf By mark Teague 

Note: This version of the classic tale, The Three Little Pigs does not glorify violence or show violence in a graphic or frightening way.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed:  

PK.ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text.

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week:   

Level 1: Recall 

When the farmer and his wife moved to Florida, what did the pigs want to do with the money the farmer and his wife paid them?
What did the first pig use to build his house? What did the second pig use to build his house

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

How do you think the first and second pigs felt when the wolf blew their houses down?
How do you think the first and second pigs felt whenthey got to the third pig’s house?
How do you think the third pig felt about sharing her house with the other pigs?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

Why couldn’t the wolf knock down the brick house?
The wolf was very hungry so at the end of the story the pigs shared their food with him. What else could he have done to get food instead of trying to blowdown the pigs’ houses?

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

The pigs used straw, sticks and bricks to build their homes; if you could build your own home what materials would you use? Why?
When all of the pigs lived together in the brick house the third little pig asked all of them to clean their rooms. What are some things you can do at home to be helpful?

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks- Pictures of different types of homes and buildings will be posted in block center and students are invited to build the homes in the pictures or similar homes. 

Pretend Play- Students will decorate a building facade that will be used in the pretend play area. 

Art- Students will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper. 

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in science center for students to match. 

Math- The teacher will provide an assortment of construction paper shapes. The children will talk about and then sort the shapes in order to make purposeful selections and create a home. They can create their own home or a home they might like to live in. 

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see. 

Writing- Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with blue paper and chalk. 

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh. 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!  

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

Week of December 6, 2019

 

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

·      All children are required to have the FLU shot before December 1st.

 

·      Ugly Sweater Contest on Thursday, December 16

 

·      Christmas Recess begins December 21,2021, students 

 

return January 3,2022

 

·      Seesaw accounts have been set up for all students. You can find your child’s access code in the Home-School Connection folder. 

 

Always make sure to read the OLQM School Blog for additional information, located HERE!

 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me at xiomaraserbones@olqmnyc.org or text/call (203)539-0863 I will do my best to answer at the end of the day. 

 

 

Unit Topic:

Where We live

 

 Essential Question for the Unit:

Where do the people and animals around me live?

     

Focus Question for this Week

Where do I live? Where do my family members live? 

 

Focused Learning Activity for this Week

Building Face 

The teachers will work with students to create a building face in the dramatic play area. Students will be asked which objects should stay outside the building and which objects should stay inside the building. 

 

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.AL.2: Actively engages in problem-solving

 

Foundational text for the week:

A New Home by Tania Regil the link to the foundational text HERE!

 

Questions that will be asked throughout the week related to the foundational text:

 

Level 1: Recall

Where is the boy moving?

Where is the girl moving?

Both the boy and the girl are nervous they will miss things from their old cities when they move to their new cities. What are some of the things they think they will miss?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Do you think the boy and the girl will still be able to do the things they love in their new cities? Why or why not?

After the boy and the girl move to their new cities and learn about the things, they can do there, how do you think they will feel? Why?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What do you think the boy might tell the girl about New York City? Why?

What do you think the girl might tell the boy about Mexico City? Why?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Have you ever moved to a new place? Maybe a new home? Or to a place that was far away from your old home? How did you feel about moving? Why?

What are some of the things you like about where you live now? What would you miss if you moved?

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

 

Blocks-Pictures of different types of homes and buildings will be posted in the block center and students are invited to build the homes in the pictures or similar homes.

 

Pretend Play- Students will decorate a building facade that will be used in the pretend play area.  

 

Art-The teacher will provide an assortment of construction paper shapes and have children talk about the shapes. The children will then sort them to make purposeful selections and create a home. They might want to create their own home or a home they might like to live in.

 

Science- Multiple pictures of animals and their homes will be provided in the science center for students to match.

 

Math- The teacher will provide an assortment of construction paper shapes. The children will talk about and then sort the shapes to make purposeful selections and create a home. They can create their own home or a home they might like to live in.

 

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.

 

Writing- Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with blue paper and chalk.  

 

 

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

 

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

Week of November 25, 2019

WEEKLY REMINDERS

¨ OLQM is having our annual canned food drive.  All food will be delivered to St. Patrick’s Home Outreach Program. Please consider donating canned foods for our food drive.

¨ Our Thanksgiving Performance is on Tuesday, November 26^th at 9:30 a.m.

¨ School is CLOSED on Thursday, November 28^thand Friday, November 29^th, for Thanksgiving.

Unit Topic:

   All About Us

 Essential Question for the Unit:

Who am I and who are the people in my life?

     Focus Question for this Week

What makes my class important and unique?

Focused Learning Activity for this Week

Feelings Chart 

In small group, children will be introduced to an interactive feeling chart. Students will be able to match how they are feeling to an array of labeled pictures.  The chart will become part of the morning routine but will also be available for children to access throughout the day as desired. 

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SEL.1. Regulates responses to needs, feelings and events

Foundational text for the week:

Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

 PK.ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text.

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week:   

Level 1: Recall 

Who are the friends in this story? 

What are some of the things the friends in this book do together? 

What were the friends in this story all thinking about at the same time? 

Level 2: Skill/Concept
What is so great about having friends? 

How do the friends in this story have fun together? 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Who are some of your friends? 

What do you like to do with your friends? 

How can friends help each other? 

Level 4: Extended Thinking
What could you do when you and a friend quarrel or get upset with each other? 

What could you do if another child asks to play with you and a friend? 

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks-The student’s name cards will be available in block center.  Students are invited to write their names using blocks, discussing the lines in each letter of their name (straight, curved, etc.).

Pretend Play- Pretend play will be transformed into "circle time".  Students can take turns being the teacher and leading their friends in circle time activities.

Art- Various size shapes from construction paper will be cut out and students are invited to use the shapes to create their bodies. After gluing the shapes together, or to a piece of paper, children can use writing utensils to add additional details (hair, patterns on clothes, etc.).

Science- Students are invited to use magnifying glasses to explore fingerprints, skin, hair, etc.

Math-the teachers will help children figure out how many hands tall they are. The teachers will cut out several hands (all the same size) and tape to wall. She will then have children stand next to the hands and add a post-it to mark each child’s height. children will count how many hands tall they are and write the number on the post-it. 

Library- Students are encouraged to read a book with a friend. One child could read to the other or they could look at a book together.

Writing- Students will be able to play a matching game where they match pictures of the students in the class with that student's name.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!  

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

Week of November 18, 2019

WEEKLY REMINDERS

¨       OLQM is having our annual canned food drive.  All food will be delivered to St. Patrick’s Home Outreach Program. Please consider donating canned foods for our food drive.

¨   Monday, November 18^th, is Mickey and Minnie Mouse Dress-up Day!

¨   Dismissal is at 12:00 noon on Friday, November 22^nd.  The After-School Program will end at 6 p.m.

¨   Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, November 22^ndfrom 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

¨   Our Thanksgiving Performance is on Tuesday, November 26^that 9:30 a.m.

¨   School is CLOSED on Thursday, November 28^thand Friday, November 29^th, for Thanksgiving.

Unit Topic:

   All About Us

 Essential Question for the Unit:

Who am I and who are the people in my life?

     Focus Question for this Week

What feelings do I have and why?

Focused Learning Activity for this Week

Feelings Chart 

In small group, children will be introduced to an interactive feeling chart. Students will be able to match how they are feeling to an array of labeled pictures.  The chart will become part of the morning routine but will also be available for children to access throughout the day as desired. 

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SEL.1. Regulates responses to needs, feelings and events

Foundational text for the week:

The Feelings Book by Todd Parr

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

 PK.ELAL.7: Develops and answers questions about characters, major events, and pieces of information in a text.

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week:   

Level 1: Recall 

What are some of the ways the children in this book feel?
Why did the child in the book feel like crying?

Level 2: Skill/Concept
What are some things that might make people feel like crying?
What are some things that might make people feel really happy? Why is it a good idea to share your feelings with someone else? How do you think the kids on the cover of this book feel? How do you know?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking
Have you ever tried something new? How did it feel?
What do you think it would feel like to kiss a sea lion?
What are some things that might make people feel like yelling really loud?

Level 4: Extended Thinking
Why do you think people like to hold hands with their friends?
Why might people have a tummy ache?

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks-The student’s name cards will be available in block center.  Students are invited to write their names using blocks, discussing the lines in each letter of their name (straight, curved, etc.).

Pretend Play- Pretend play will be transformed into "circle time".  Students can take turns being the teacher and leading their friends in circle time activities.

Art- Various size shapes from construction paper will be cut out and students are invited to use the shapes to create their bodies. After gluing the shapes together, or to a piece of paper, children can use writing utensils to add additional details (hair, patterns on clothes, etc.).

Science- Students are invited to use magnifying glasses to explore fingerprints, skin, hair, etc.

Math-the teachers will help children figure out how many hands tall they are. The teachers will cut out several hands (all the same size) and tape to wall. She will then have children stand next to the hands and add a post-it to mark each child’s height. children will count how many hands tall they are and write the number on the post-it. 

Library- Students are encouraged to read a book with a friend. One child could read to the other or they could look at a book together.

Writing- Students will be able to play a matching game where they match pictures of the students in the class with that student's name.

Sensory- Sand and water, or play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!  

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