Week of November 14, 2022

  

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

 

·      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

·      Parent-teacher conferences will be on Wednesday, November 16th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm Please sign up. 

·      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.  

·      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:

All About Us

 

Essential Question for the Unit:

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

 

Focus Question for the Week Related to the Text

     What makes me important and unique?

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

                  

                 Self-Portraits

 

The teacher will show students drawings of children’s faces. She will tell them that children drew these self-portraits with pencils.  Students will be asked to look carefully at the pictures of the faces. What features do they notice in all of the children? Do they see eyes? Noses? Mouths? Ears? Eyebrows? students will be asked to look at themselves in the mirror.  What do they see? What features do they notice on their own faces? Where are their eyes? Noses? Mouths? Ears? Eyebrows? Etc. What do they notice about their features? What shapes are they? Students will then be asked to draw their own self-portraits.

 

For children who need additional support: 

The teacher will help children focus on one or two facial features and ask questions about these features.

 

For children who are ready for a challenge: 

The teacher will invite children to explore different expressions. Suggest an emotion and have children use their faces to express the emotion. What do they notice about their mouths, eyes, eyebrows, etc.? Can they draw their faces making these expressions? When might they experience these emotions?

 

 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SOC.1 Develops a basic awareness of self as an individual, self within the context of a group, and self within the context of community

 

Foundational Text for the Week

             This Is It by Daria Peoples-Riley for the link to the foundational text click HERE!!

 

 

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

 

Level 1: Recall

What does the girl in this book like to do?

What are some of the dance moves the girl in this book

shows us? Try them if you would like!

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

What is the little girl in this book getting ready for? What do you think a dance audition is?

How do you think the girl in this book might be feeling about her dance audition?

 

Level 3: Skill/Strategic Thinking 

 You said the little girl in this book might be feeling ______ about her dance audition. Why do you think she might be feeling that way?

Where do you think the girl in this book is dancing? Why do you think she is dancing there?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

The book says that melodies sing from the girl’s elbows to her knees. What does it mean to have melodies sing from your elbows to your knees? The book says that rhythms beat all the way down the girl’s spine. What does it mean to have rhythms beat down your spine?

 

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

 

 Blocks-The student’s name cards will be available in the 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- We are going to keep the diner set up from Unit Two, “My Five Senses.” Shift from focusing on what the children like and enjoy eating with family and friends. 

 

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 on 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 them to the 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-Students will be able to play with their individual containers of 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.