🌟Week of December 19, 2022 🌟

Kindly Read All Reminders

Under New York State and City Health codes all Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot .

Students will be required to remain at home until proof is provided that your child has received the Flu vaccine.

Ugly Sweater Day Contest on Tuesday, December 20th

Christmas Recess 2022 Begins at Dismissal on December 21, 2022. Dismissal at 2:45PM

No After School Program on December 21st!

Holiday Party on December 21^st

School Resumes on Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Please remember to send sleeping mats to school.

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 MrsHernandez@olqmnyc.org

Unit Topic: Where we live?

Essential Question for the Unit: Where do people and animals live around me?

Focus Question for the Week: Where do I live? Where do my family members live?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week

The teacher will share pictures of New York City (preferably pictures of parts of the city that are familiar to the children)

The children will be invited to explore the book, Children of the World by Tessa Strickland, Kate DePalma, David Dean with the teacher. The teacher will highlight the beginning section of the book that focuses on where children are, where they live, and their special places. The children will be encouraged to respond to the questions in the book, generate their own questions, and engage in a discussion about the book.

For children who need additional support:

Rather than reading the whole book, the teacher will select a few pages to discuss with children.

For children who are ready for a challenge:

The children will be asked of homes for things that were not included in the book.

Children whose home language is a language other than English:

The teacher will provide the activity in the child’s native language.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK. ELAL.5. [PKR.1.]Participates in discussions about a text (e.g., during whole or small group interactive read-aloud discussions, during peer sharing, within play scenarios.

Foundational Text for the Week: A New Home by Tania Regil

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

Level 1: Recall

Where is the boy moving?

Where is the girl moving?

Both the boy and the girl are nervous they will miss things from their old cities when they move to their new cities. What are some of the things they think they will miss?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Do you think the boy and the girl will still be able to do the things they love in their new cities? Why or why not?

After the boy and the girl move to their new cities and learn about the things they can do there, how do you think they will feel? Why?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What do you think the boy might tell the girl about New York City? Why?

What do you think the girl might tell the boy about Mexico City? Why?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Have you ever moved to a new place? Maybe a new home? Or to a place that was far away from your old home? How did you feel about moving? Why?

What are some of the things you like about where you live now? What would you miss if you moved?

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

Blocks- Children will be provided with pictures of different types of homes and buildings in block center. Children will be encouraged to discuss what shapes they can use to recreate the structures.

Dramatic Play- Children will be invited to create the façade of a home using a very large piece of flat cardboard.

Art- Children will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Children will be able to identify the different habitats that animals live in. Children will be encouraged to use pictures to match the animals to the habitats.

Math- Children will be provided with people figures, number cards, and pictures of homes which will be placed in the math center.  Students will be encouraged to pick a number card, and place the corresponding number of people into a car.

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.

Writing- Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with write and wipe blueprint mats. 

Sensory- Students will be able to play with their individual containers of play-doh.

For more information on the Lesson Plan, 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 December 12, 2022 ⭐

Please Read all the Reminders

·     Under New York State and City Health codes all Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot by December 1st. Students will be required to remain at home until proof is provided that your child has received the Flu vaccine.

·     Friday, December 16th- Holiday Performance at 10:00 AM

  Parents Invited!

·      Ugly Sweater Day Contest on Thursday, December 20th

·     Christmas Recess 2022 Begins at Dismissal on December 21, 2022

·     No After School Program on December 21st!

·     School Resumes on Tuesday, January 3, 2023

·     Please remember to send sleeping mats to school.

 ·     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 MrsHernandez@olqmnyc.org

 

Unit Topic:

Where we live?

Essential Question for the Unit:

Where do people and animals live around me?

Focus Question for the Week:

Where do I live? Where do my family members live?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week

The teacher will share pictures of New York City (preferably pictures of parts of the city that are familiar to the children)

The children will be invited to explore the book, Children of the World by Tessa Strickland, Kate DePalma, David Dean with the teacher. The teacher will highlight the beginning section of the book that focuses on where children are, where they live, and their special places. The children will be encouraged to respond to the questions in the book, generate their own questions, and engage in a discussion about the book.

For children who need additional support:

Rather than reading the whole book, the teacher will select a few pages to discuss with children.

For children who are ready for a challenge:

The children will be asked of homes for things that were not included in the book.

Children whose home language is a language other than English:

The teacher will provide the activity in the child’s native language.

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK. ELAL.5. [PKR.1.]Participates in discussions about a text (e.g., during whole or small group interactive read-aloud discussions, during peer sharing, within play scenarios.

Foundational Text for the Week:  A New Home by Tania Regil

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

 Level 1: Recall

Where is the boy moving?

Where is the girl moving?

Both the boy and the girl are nervous they will miss things from their old cities when they move to their new cities. What are some of the things they think they will miss?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

Do you think the boy and the girl will still be able to do the things they love in their new cities? Why or why not?

After the boy and the girl move to their new cities and learn about the things they can do there, how do you think they will feel? Why?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

What do you think the boy might tell the girl about New York City? Why?

What do you think the girl might tell the boy about Mexico City? Why?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

Have you ever moved to a new place? Maybe a new home? Or to a place that was far away from your old home? How did you feel about moving? Why?

What are some of the things you like about where you live now? What would you miss if you moved?

Lessons and Activities for the Week:

Blocks- Children will be provided with pictures of different types of homes and buildings in block center. Children will be encouraged to discuss what shapes they can use to recreate the structures.

Dramatic Play- Children will be invited to create the façade of a home using a very large piece of flat cardboard.

Art- Children will be supplied with popsicle sticks in order for them to create a home by gluing sticks onto paper.

Science- Children will be able to identify the different habitats that animals live in. Children will be encouraged to use pictures to match the animals to the habitats.

Math- Children will be provided with people figures, number cards, and pictures of homes which will be placed in the math center.  Students will be encouraged to pick a number card, and place the corresponding number of people into a car.

Library- Students are encouraged to look at two non-fiction books about homes and compare and contrast what they see.

Writing- Students will discover blueprints and create their own blueprint with write and wipe blueprint mats. 

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.

           ⭐Week of December 5, 2022⭐

WEEKLY REMINDERS

Under New York State and City Health codes all Pre-K and Kindergarten students are required to have an annual Flu shot by December 1st. Students will be required to remain at home until proof is provided that your child has received the Flu vaccine.

Friday, December 16- Holiday Show Performance at 10:00 AM We are celebrating Christmas, Hanukah, and Kwanza Parents Invited!

Ugly Sweater Day on Tuesday, December 20th

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 MrsHernandez@olqmnyc.org

I will do my best to answer at the end of the day.

Unit Topic:

All About Us

Essential Question for the Unit:

What feeling do I have and why?

Focus Question for the Week Related to the Text

What makes my family important and unique?

Focused Learning Activity for the Week:

Family Book

The teaching staff create books about their own families. The books will be shared with the children.  The teacher will ask children a recollection questions from the book such as, “How many people are in my family?” “What is something special my family likes to do together?” or “Where does my family live?”

The teacher will inform children that they will get to make their own family books with their families at home.  The teacher will encourage children to start thinking about what special things they would like the class to know about their families.  Paper will be sent home for children to use in creating books that feature their  family. Families can choose what type of information to include in the book. Ideas include the people in their family, where relatives live, things the family likes to do together, favorite foods, languages spoken, family heritage, traditions, celebrations, pets, information about their home, etc.

Families can choose how to illustrate the book (i.e. drawings, photographs, pictures from magazines, etc.). Children should return the books to school where they can be kept in the library for children to read. Children who do not create a book with their families at home can create one in the writing center.

For children who need additional support:

The teacher will highlight a couple of pages from the teacher family book rather than reading the whole book. The book will be previewed 1:1 with these children.

For children who are ready for a challenge: Children will be invited to reread their books to a friend.

Children whose home language is a language other than English:

Families will be invited to create their books in their home language or include words from their home language in the books.

PK.SOC.2. Demonstrates and awareness and appreciation of their own culture and other cultures.

Foundational Text for the Week:

I love Saturdays and Domingos Alma Flor Ada

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

Level 1: Recall

Why does the little girl in this story like Saturdays? Why does the little girl in this story like domingos?

What did the little girl celebrate with her family at the end of the book?

Level 2: Skill/Concept

What are some of the things the little girl in this story does with her grandma and grandpa?

What are some of the things the little girl in this story does with her abuelito y abuelita?

How are the things the little girl does with her grandma and grandpa the same and different from the things the little girl does with her abuelito and abuelita?

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

Why were grandma, grandpa, abuelito and abuelita at the little girl’s birthday party?

What do you like to do for your birthday?

Level 4: Extended Thinking

The little girl in this story loves surprises. How do you feel about surprises?

Grandma, grandpa, abuelito and abuelita are proud of their families; what are some things that make you proud?

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.