Week of November 15, 2021

  

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

 

 

·      November is Canned Food Drive Month to assist the food pantry of Notre Dame Church. Your donations are greatly appreciated.

  

·         On Thursday, November 18^th we will be celebrating Mickey Mouse's Birthday.  The children are allowed to wear a Mickey or Minnie costume to school.

·      Dismissal will be at 12:00 noon on Friday, November 19^th. The doors will open at 11:45am

·      Parent-teacher conferences will be on Friday, November 19^th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm by Zoom. Please sign up.

·      There is no after school on Friday, November 19^th    

·      All children are required to have the FLU shot before December 31st.

 ·     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:

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 feeling do I have and why?

 

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

 

Exploring How Music Makes Us Feel 

 

The children will be invited to listen to a variety of musical styles to inspire movement. The teacher will put on different types of music such as classical, contemporary, folk, or country. The teacher will inform children that music can be used to express how we feel, and music can make us feel different types of emotions.  

 

                                  

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

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

     PK. ARTS.10.Responds to Music 

     PK. ARTS.11.Connects to Music 

 

 

Foundational Text for the Week

 ·     The Many Colors of Harpreet Singh by Supriya Kelka 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 did Harpreet love?

Why did Harpreet wear different colors?

 

 Level 2: Skill/Concept

How did Harpreet feel when he first started his new school? Why do you think he felt that way?

What made Harpreet start feeling better about his new school?

 

 Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Harpreet loved many different colors and used them for different things. What color(s) do you like? Why? What do you do with the colors you like? In this book, Harpreet wears a patka- a turban- on his head. Abby wears a winter hat. Why do people wear different types of head coverings and hats? What are some of the other things besides patkas and winter hats that people can wear on their heads?

 

 Level 4: Extended Thinking

Have you ever moved somewhere new or tried something new? How did it feel?

 

 

 

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 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 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.