Week of May 1, 2023 

REMINDERS

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

May 5, 2023 - Early Dismissal Day 11:45 for all students in all grades - Faculty Meeting

May 25^th at 10:00 AM - Prek-4 Moving up Ceremony! 

June 15, 2023 -The last day of the Afterschool Program

June 23, 2023- Last Day of School, Dismissal at 11:00am

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: 

 Water 

 Essential Question for the Unit:

What does water do?  

 

Focus Questions for this Week:

What happens to water when it changes temperature? 

                                                                                  

Focused Learning Activity for this Week:

The teacher will work with students in the Science.  Students will be shown an arrangement of objects and asked to predict if the object will sink or float in a bucket of water. Students will then test their predictions and discuss why each item sank or floated. 

 

Critical thinking questions/statements: 

What happens when ___? Why? 

How do you think that works? Why? 

How could you change that? 

What does that remind you of? Why? 

What would happen if ___?  Tell me more

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

· PK.AC.3: Demonstrates understanding of what is observed.

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

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION 

For all children to be successful, multiple entry points will be considered. The teacher will tailor instruction to the needs of each individual student. 

 

For example, 

       •         Repeat directions

       •         Extend time 

       •         Preview questions (if applicable)

       •         Provide 1:1 support 

       •         Adapt materials

 

Pre-K Common Core Learning Standard Addressed:

PK.SCI.1 Asks questions and uses observations to test the claim that different kinds of matter exist as either solid or liquid

 

Foundational Text for the Week:

·Float by Daniel Miyares

Link to foundational text HERE!!

 

QUESTIONS THAT WILL BE ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK RELATED TO THE FOUNDATIONAL TEXT:

Level 1: Recall

 

· What did the boy make out of newspaper?

 

· What did the boy play with outside in the rain?

 

· How did the boy’s boat get into the river?

 

Level 2: Skill/Concept

 

· The boy put his boat in puddles outside. Where did the puddles come from?

 

·Why did the boy have to chase his boat?

 

Level 3: Strategic Thinking

 

· How did the boy feel when his boat got wrecked in the river? How do you know?

 

·How can you find out if something floats in water? What are some things that float?

 

Level 4: Extended Thinking

 

·Why do you think this book is called Float?

 

·The boy’s boat floated in the puddles but when it went in the river it fell apart. Why?

 

·Why do some things float and some things sink?

 

Lesson and activities for the week:

 

Blocks- Pictures of bridges will be added to the center. Students are encouraged to try to build bridges. 

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

Art- Students are invited to draw a picture with crayons. They may choose to draw an underwater or rainy-day scene. After their drawings are complete, watercolor paints will be used to lightly paint over their crayon drawings. 

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

Library- Students are invited to read books about the theme, of water.

 

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