Week of October 17, 2022  

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

·      Please return the ASQ questionnaire by Tuesday, October 18, 2022.

 

·      Thursday, October 20th - Archdiocese Conference Day school closed 

 

·      Friday, October 21, there will be no afterschool program.

 

·      PreK For All Classes 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM Dismissal is at 2:45 PM

 

·      Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes. 

 

·      Please bring in a picture of your family for us to hang on our family tree!

 

·      Please 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:

                           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 hearing?

 

 Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

                                

 

Listening Walk Activity

The students will be instructed to close their eyes and listen for a special sound. The teacher will crunch dry leaves and ask students to guess what the sound is.

The teacher will ask them to open their eyes, show the leaves and ask if their predictions were correct. Students will be asked when and where they might find dry leaves. The students will be informed that this is a sound we often hear outside in the fall.  Students will be invited to a listening walk. Students will be encouraged to make a few predictions about what else they might hear outside.

 

For children who need additional support: 

Children who need extra support will walk with a teacher or other adult.

 

For children who are ready for a challenge:

Students who excel with this activity will be encouraged to keep count of the sounds they hear (i.e. number of horns they heard)

 

For ELL children:

The teacher will scaffold language for listening comprehension by practicing listening to additional sounds before the walk. Children will be invited to close their eyes and practice identifying sounds such as a siren, a baby crying, a dog barking, etc.

 

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

  

 PK.AL.4 Exhibits curiosity, interest, and willingness to learn new things and have new experiences

 

Foundational text for the week:

Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! by Wynton Marsalis link to the week’s foundational text HERE!!

 

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

 

Level 1: Recall 

What are some of the things in this book that make noise? What are some of the sounds you heard in this book? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

We often use our voices for talking. This is one way we can make sound. What are some other ways we can use our bodies to make sound? 

What part of your body do you use to hear? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

In this book, there are instruments that make noise, vehicles that make noise, and things at the boy’s home that make noise. What are some things in our classroom that make noise? 

The boy in this book has an alarm clock. His alarm clock ticks and makes a “tlick-tlock” sound. Do you use know anyone who uses an alarm clock? Who? How can alarm clocks be helpful?  

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

Sounds can make us feel different ways. Some sounds might make us feel happy. A sound that makes me feel happy is ___________. What are some things that make you feel happy? Sad? Excited? 

 

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 manipulatives 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 play dough.

 

 

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 11, 2022  

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

  

·PreK For All Classes 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM Dismissal is at 2:45 PM

· Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes. 

· Please bring in a picture of your family for us to hang on our family tree!

· Please 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:

                           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 sight?

 

 

 Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

                                

 

                 Apple Orchard Sorting 

 

During the dramatic play apple orchard set up, the students will be encouraged to sort the apples based on color. The teacher will provide cut-out apples of different colors and three baskets. The teacher will ask students,
How can we sort the apples by color? 

For students who need additional support:

The teacher will place an apple inside the basket and ask the students to match it. The teacher will point to each apple placed inside the basket and ask students if they can find more (yellow, red, or green) apples and put them inside the basket. 

For students who are ready for a challenge:

The teacher will encourage students to think about how else they can sort the apples. The children will be provided with different size apples to sort in baskets. 

ELL:
The teacher will translate the activity into the student’s native language.

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

  

PK.MATH.11 Sorts objects and shapes into categories; counts the objects in each category

 

 

Foundational text for the week:

 

Windows by Julia Denos link to the week’s foundational text click HERE!!

 

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

 

Level 1: Recall 

What are some things the book says you might see if you take a neighborhood walk in the almost-night? 

What does the book suggest you do if you see a dark, empty window when you’re out walking? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

 What are some things you see when you take a walk near your home/pre-K? What sense are you using when you use your eyes to look around for things on a walk? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

What might people see in our classroom if they noticed our windows here? If our classroom windows were dark and you couldn’t see inside, what story might you tell about it? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

How does our sense of sight help us learn about our world? 

The boy in this story learns about his neighborhood by observing the windows in the homes near him. 

What are some other ways he could learn about his neighborhood? 

  

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 manipulatives 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 play dough.

 

 

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 3, 2022, 

 

 

WEEKLY REMINDERS

 

·      Please return Picture money envelopes to the classroom teacher before Tuesday, October 3rd

 

·      Tuesday, October 4th Chancellor Banks and Superintendent Deegan Visit to OLQM 

 

·      Wednesday, October 5, Individual Picture Day Students may wear dress-up clothes No jeans, teddy bears, or hats!

·      PreK For All Classes 8:00 AM - 2:45 PM Dismissal is at 2:45 PM

 

·      Please make sure your child has an extra change of clothes. 

·      Please bring in a picture of your family for us to hang on our family tree!

·      Please 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:

     Welcome to Pre-K

 

 Essential Question for the Unit:

What is Pre-K?

 

     Focus Question for this Week:

                       Who else is in my Pre-K program?

 

 Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

                                

 

                        Building Tour

 

The teacher will invite students to go on a field trip around the pre-K program. The children will be introduced to program support staff and have them share how they are helpful.

 

For children who need additional support: 

 The teacher will Invite various building staff members to come to the class and talk to the group about who they are and what they do. She will then show the pictures of the adults to the children when the adult comes in.

 

For children who are ready for a challenge: 

The teacher will have children carry the pictures of the adults, give them clipboards and paper and have them draw or write the names of the people they see. Some children may want to know how to spell the names of the people they meet on tour. Other children will be encouraged to note and/or write some of the sounds they hear in each person’s name.

 

ELL:

The students will be given directions in Spanish. the teacher will translate or ask the person to speak in Spanish. 

 

       Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

  

PK.SEL.3 Demonstrates and continues to develop positive relationships with significant adults (primary caregivers, teachers, and other familiar adults)

 

 

 Foundational text for the week:

Night Job by Karen Hesse the link for the read-aloud for this week’s foundational text HERE!!

 

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

 

 Level 1: Recall

When does the dad in this story go to work? 

 What is the dad’s job? What does he do? 

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept 

The dad in this story is the school custodian. He keeps the building clean. What are some ways you help keep our classroom and building clean? 

Who are the other people in our building that help keep it clean? 

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking 

Why is it important to keep our classroom and our pre-K building clean? 

A custodian keeps a building clean. ____ keeps our building clean. Who are some other people that help make our pre-K a nice place to be? 

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking 

How do you think the boy in this story feels about going to work with his dad? Why do you think he feels that way? 

Have you ever gone to work with a grown-up? What did you do? What did you think about that? 

  

Learning Centers Available for the Unit: 

 Dramatic Play -The children will be invited to explore the dramatic play center.  The teacher will point out where the props and dress-up clothes can be found in the dramatic play. The shelves and containers will be labeled with props and dress-up clothes for children to put away.

 

Blocks- The children will be invited to explore the blocks center.

The teacher will introduce wooden unit blocks (many sizes and shapes) and where they can be found. The shelves will be labeled with the unit blocks for students to find and put away.

 

Art- The children will be invited to explore the art center.

The teacher will be in the art center modeling how to use art materials and pointing where the materials below on the shelves.

 

Science- The children will be invited to explore the science center. The teacher will introduce natural objects (rocks, shells, and pinecones), and how to use magnifying glasses, and magnets. The shelves and containers will be labeled with the materials for students to put away.

 

Math- The children will be invited to explore the math center. The teacher will introduce various manipulatives. The teacher will show students where it can be found and how to put it away. 

 

Library-The children will be invited to explore the library center. The teacher will model how to turn the pages of a book and how to take good care of books.

 

Writing-The children will be invited students to explore the writing center. The teacher will introduce the tools in the writing center.

The shelves and containers will be labeled with the materials for students to put away.

 

Sensory-The children will be invited to explore the sensory center.

The teacher will introduce children to the tools in the writing center. The shelves and containers will be labeled with the materials for students to put away.

 

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.