Week of March 6, 2017

Theme for the Unit:

Water!

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

•  Water is all around us.

•  Water changes depending on how warm or cold it is.

•  Some things float in water and some sink.

•  Some things change when you put them in water.

All living things need water.

Lessons and Activities For Learning Centers

Blocks- The teacher will add pictures of ice castles. The teacher will invite children to refer to these pictures and build their own ice castles. Consider covering the blocks with white paper and adding clear plastic cups for children to use in their structures.

Pretend Play-Large cardboard boxes will be added to pretend play for students to pretend they are in a boat.

Art-The teacher will invite children to use markers to create a picture. After they have finished with the markers, the teacher will provide spray bottles of water and invite children to lightly spray their papers. After they have sprayed their papers, the teacher will encourage them to watch and describe how the water has changed their work.

Science- Students are invited to sort animals into two categories: those that live in water and those that live on land.

Math- Seashells will be added to math center. Students will be able to match the correct number of shells to a number card.

Library-The teachers will read by Patricia Polacco with children in the library, then talk with them about what they do with their families when the weather is bad.

Writing-Where Do We Find Water? Invite children to think about this question, then draw or write their answers on an index card or small piece of paper.

Technology-The teacher will assist the children to enter the question where do we find water? into a search engine and join the children in observing the images that are displayed. Ask them which ones they have seen before and which ones they have never seen.

Sensory-Add child- safe soap to the water table as well as doll clothes and invite children to wash the clothes. The teacher will engage the children in discussions about how people use water to keep things clean.

Some of the books we will read this week are:

Water Dance by Thomas Locker

The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister

Recommended Home School Connection

Monday: Universal Handwriting Page 42 and 43

Tuesday: Getting ready to read and write Page 42 and 43

Wednesday: Hand Writing My Letter Book pages 16 and 17

Thursday: Math News Here’s What I Know

Reminders

• Monday March 13, staff development day school will be closed.
•  Friday March 17, Saint Patrick’s Day school will be closed,

Link to Weekly lesson Plan








If you have any questions Mr. Woods or I cannot answer feel free to contact the Archdiocese at (888) 227-8175 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or Email At Cathlicschools.upk@archny.org 

Week of February 27th!

Theme for the Unit:

Light!

  

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

•  There are many types of lights in our homes      and our cities.

•  Light helps us see and stay warm.

•  Light helps plants grow.

• When there is little or no light it is dark. Shadows appear when an object blocks light.

Lessons and Activities For Learning Centers

Blocks-Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters. How can they build structures that will produce a letter shadow? 

Pretend Play-The teacher will add a basket of sunglasses to the Dramatic Play Center. Talk with the children about when and why they might wear sunglasses. 

Art-The teacher will provide tissue paper and contact paper and Invite children to use the tissue paper to create designs and place them on the contact paper. The teacher will encourage children to note the effect sunlight has on the art. 

Science- Students will be able to sort animals into the two categories of nocturnal vs. diurnal. 

Math-Students will be able to match shape manipulative with their shadow and make AB and ABC patterns. 

Library-

My Shadow:

The teacher will write out the poem, My Shadow, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Post it in the library, read it to the children and refer to it throughout the unit. 

Writing/Technology-

Letters with Holes: 

The children are going to use a hole punch with the teacher's assistance to create letters on pieces of paper. Children will place the papers over a flashlight and explore the letters and light.

Sun, Moon and Stars:

Use a search engine to find satellite pictures of the sun, moon and various stars. The teacher is going to show the children how to find a few letters on the keyboard as you use them. 

Sensory- Add liquid watercolors to create dark water and non-toxic glow sticks and invite the children to explore. 

Some of the books we will read this week are:

•  The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss

•  Fox in Socks by Dr. Seuss

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

•     Moon bear’s Shadow by Frank Asch

Recommended Home School Connection

Monday: Universal Handwriting Page 40 and 41

Tuesday: Getting ready to read and write Page 40 and 41

Wednesday: Hand Writing My Letter Book pages 14 and 15

Thursday: Math News Here’s What I Know

Reminders

•  Tuesday February 28, is Hippie Day! 

 Children are invited to come to school dressed as a hippie.

•  Thursday March 2, is Dr. Seuss

Day!  Children are invited to come to school dressed as their favorite Dr. Seuss Character.

•   Monday March 13, staff development day school will be closed.

Link to Weekly lesson Plan








If you have any questions Mr. Woods or I cannot answer feel free to contact the Archdiocese at (888) 227-8175 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or Email At Cathlicschools.upk@archny.org  

Week of February 20th!

Theme for the Unit:

Light!

  

Enduring understandings that the student should have by the end of the unit:

•  There are many types of lights in our homes and our cities.

•  Light helps us see and stay warm.

•  Light helps plants grow.

• When there is little or no light it is dark. Shadows appear when an object blocks light.

Lessons and Activities For Learning Centers 

Blocks-Students are invited to explore how they might use blocks and a flashlight to create shadow letters. How can they build structures that will produce a letter shadow? 

Pretend Play-The teacher will add a basket of sunglasses to the Dramatic Play Center. Talk with the children about when and why they might wear sunglasses. 

Art-The teacher will provide tissue paper and contact paper and Invite children to use the tissue paper to create designs and place them on the contact paper. The teacher will encourage children to note the effect sunlight has on the art. 

Science- Students will be able to sort animals into the two categories of nocturnal vs. diurnal. 

Math-Students will be able to match shape manipulative with their shadow and make AB and ABC patterns. 

Library-

My Shadow:

The teacher will write out the poem, My Shadow, by Robert Louis Stevenson. Post it in the library, read it to the children and refer to it throughout the unit. 

Writing/Technology-

Letters with Holes: 

The children are going to use a hole punch with the teacher's assistance to create letters on pieces of paper. Children will place the papers over a flashlight and explore the letters and light.

Sun, Moon and Stars:

Use a search engine to find satellite pictures of the sun, moon and various stars. The teacher is going to show the children how to find a few letters on the keyboard as you use them. 

Sensory- Add liquid watercolors to create dark water and non-toxic glow sticks and invite the children to explore. 

Some of the books we will read this week are:

All About Light by Lisa Trumbauer

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Recommended Home School Connection

Monday: Universal Handwriting Page 38 and 39

Tuesday: Getting ready to read and write Page 38 and 39

Wednesday: Hand Writing My Letter Book pages 12 and 13

Thursday: Math News Here’s What I Know

Reminders

•     Wednesday February 22,2017 is our Black History Month Presentation at 9:00 a.m. 

Link to Weekly lesson Plan








If you have any questions Mr. Woods or I cannot answer feel free to contact the Archdiocese at (888) 227-8175 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm or Email At Cathlicschools.upk@archny.org