Week of November 12, 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 makes me important and unique?

             Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

Self-Portraits

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 encouraged to draw their own self-portrait.Students will be asked to dictate their thoughts about their self-portraits with prompts such as, “Tell me about your self-portrait."

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SEL.2: Recognizes self as an individual having unique abilities, characteristics, feelings, and interests.

Foundational text for the week:

Little Elliot, Big City by Mike Curato

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

      PK.ELAL.5: Participates in discussions about a text.

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week:   

Level 1: Recall 

What is different about Elliot?
Elliot is very small; what things are hard for him to
do since he is so small?
What does Elliot like?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

How do Elliot and Mouse help each other?
How do you think Elliot felt about having a new friend?
How do you think Elliot felt when he got his cupcake?

 Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

What are some things that are hard for you?
What are some things that are easy for you?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

What are some reasons you might like to have a friend?
What are some things you like might like to do with a friend?
What are some things you can do to be a good friend?
How do you make a new 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 4, 2019

WEEKLY REMINDERS

·      School is CLOSED on Wednesday, November 6th, for a Teacher Conference Day.

·      School is CLOSED on Monday, November 11th, for Veteran's Day.

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

·      Parent-Teacher Conferences are on Friday, November 22nd from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

·      School is CLOSED on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th, for Thanksgiving.

Unit Topic:

                                    My Five Senses

 Essential Question for the Unit:

How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

     Focus Question for this Week

How do we use our sense of touch?

             Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

Five Senses Game

Each student will be given a set of cards, each with pictures of things that you can smell, hear, taste, touch, and see. There will be five boards each titled with a different sense.  Students will be able to work together to sort all the cards onto the correct board.

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.Al.5: Demonstrates persistence.

Foundational text for the week:

Press Here by Hervé Tullet

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

      PK.ELAL.5: Participates in discussions about a text.

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

  

Level 1: Recall 

What are you supposed to press in this book?

What happens when you press the dots in this book?

What happens when you tilt and shake the book?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Sometimes the book says to press gently on the dots. Press gently on your arm. How does that feel?

Sometimes the book says to press hard on the dots. Press hard on your arm. How does that feel?

The book says to blow gently on the dots. Blow gently on your arm. How does that feel?

 Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

What happens when you blow on something?
What happens if you blow on something really hard?

What happened to the dots when we blew really hard?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

When the book told us to clap more and more and more we clapped louder and louder and louder. Why?

Were the dots really moving in this book? How do you know?

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

Pretend Play- The Dramatic Play center will be transformed into an apple orchard. Students will be able to explore apples with their senses.    

Art- Playdough will be added to the art center as children discuss how the playdough feels, looks, and smells.

Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center.  Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch. 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulates by color, size, type, and texture.

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

Writing- Scented markers will be provided in the writing center. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

Sensory- Sand and water, or playdough 

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 October 28, 2019

WEEKLY REMINDERS

·     Wednesday, October 30^th, school will close.  

·     Thursday, October 31st at 9:00 am will be Our Halloween Parade. Parents are invited to attend.  

Unit Topic:

                                    My Five Senses

 Essential Question for the Unit:

How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?

     Focus Question for this Week

How do we use our sense of smell?

             Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

Apple Tasting

The teachers will invite children to taste different types of apples and discuss how do they taste? How do they smell? Which one is their favorite and why? The teachers will then help them record their favorite apple in a chart.

   Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

           PK.PDH.1 Uses senses to assist and guide learning  

Foundational text for the week:

Rah, Rah, Radishes! by April Pulley Sayre

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard addressed: 

      PK.ELAL.5: Participates in discussions about a text.

 Questions that will be asked throughout the week: 

  

Level 1: Recall 

The title of this book is, “Rah, Rah, Radishes!” What is a radish? 

There are many vegetables in this book. Tell me three vegetables you remember. 

What vegetables did we read about that are red? Green? Yellow? 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

What vegetables do you like to eat? 

Is there anyone at your home that cooks’ vegetables? Who? 

A salad is a mix of many different vegetables. Have you ever had a salad? What do you like in your salad? If you have not had a salad, what vegetables do you think you would like to try in a salad? 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

When vegetables are raw (not cooked) they are usually crunchy. What are some other crunchy foods? 

When vegetables are cooked, they get softer. What are some foods you like to eat that are soft? 

When do you eat vegetables? 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Show the page with the potatoes and read the text, “Slice ‘em, Mash ‘em, Wham! Wham! Wham!” Why would someone slice or mash a potato? 

Why should we eat vegetables? 

All of the illustrations in this book are pictures of vegetables. How do these pictures make you feel? 

   Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

Blocks- Children are encouraged to use tree shaped blocks.  Students will be able to explore how the blocks feel and look compared to the other blocks in the block area.

Pretend Play- The Dramatic Play center will be transformed into an apple orchard. Students will be able to explore apples with their senses.    

Art- Playdough will be added to the art center as children discuss how the playdough feels, looks, and smells.

Science- A "Feely Box" will be added to the science center.  Students are invited to put their hands in the holes of the box and identify the object using only their sense of touch. 

Math- Students will be able to sort animal manipulates by color, size, type, and texture.

Library- Students are invited to look at our classroom books and discuss what they see with their peers.

Writing- Scented markers will be provided in the writing center. Students will be encouraged to use their sense of smell as they use the markers.

Sensory- Sand and water, or playdough 

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