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Welcome to PKFA-1
We are hungry for learning.
Welcome to PreK. My name is Francine Rizzuto. I will be your child's teacher this year. Ms. Caitlyn is our class assissant.
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Daily
Unit 1: Welcome to School.
By the end of this unit your student will understand:
I am an important member of my classroom community; my thoughts, needs, ideas and abilities matter. · My family, my teachers, and other children make up my classroom community; their thoughts, needs, ideas and abilities matter. · I use materials carefully · Rules and routines help me learn and stay safe.
Thursday, October 1
Good Morning Pre-K! Welcome back to another action packed and exciting day of remote learning! I hope you all got a good night’s rest. We are at the end of our first unit! We will continue to explore the question “Who are the people in my classroom and Pre-K program?” We will also continue with our new letter this week, the letter Bb.
Today is Thursday, October 1, 2020.Today is the very first day of October! October is Ms. Andrea's favorite month! She loves the cool Fall air, pumpkins,crunchy colorful leaves and apple cider. My favorite month is June - the beginning of the summer. Everyone is different but we all work together.
Let’s start the day with a little movement! Use this link to practice the days of the week and the months of the year.
Sunny Side Up, Kids songs: Days of the Week with Chica and Carly
Can you count to the number 30?
Use the link below to help you.
What’s the weather like outside today? Take a look out your window to check!
Read Aloud
Me I Am! By Jack Prelutsky
Three very different children reveal their individual personalities in a series of visual mini-adventures. Readers meet a mischievous tomboy who would rather roller-skate than wear a frilly dress, an inquisitive nature-loving boy, and an artistic ballerina who puts her own spin on Swan Lake. Finally, in a wild and funny climax, the three collide – only to discover a world full of unique and special "ME's."
Use this link to listen and watch the read aloud.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMatimF1lRE
Math Warm Up:
Spend a few minutes with your child counting in patterns of two. Have your child count from 1 to 15, or an appropriate even number. For example, say 1 quietly, 2 loudly, and 3 quietly, 4 loudly and so on.
To add to the fun by marching along with the counting: 1(step), 2(stomp), 3(step), 4(stomp) and so on.
Number Me (5)
Tell your child to show you five of something on their body. They will most likely show their fingers on one hand. Ask how they can prove there are five. Your child can answer by actually counting to five.
Make silly statements, such as, “I see six fingers on your hand,” encouraging children to prove there are only five by counting.
Letter work
Today we will continue to practice beginning letter Bb sound. Draw a picture of something that begins with the sound of “Bb”. Post your picture to Seesaw. Make sure to label your picture.
Science/Art
Listen and watch the Read Aloud for We Are Going on a Leaf Hunt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XOPIzMO5gA
Take a walk outside today and collect some leaves. Use the leaves to create a colorful crayon rubbing of different kinds of leaves to come up with a beautiful nature-inspired picture. How many different types of leaves did you find? Make sure to post your creations to Seesaw!
Leaf Rubbings
Use this link for the directions on how to make a leaf rubbing
Music and Movement
Wednesday, September 30th
Good Morning Pre-K! Welcome back to another action packed and exciting day of remote learning! I hope you all got a good night’s rest. We are at the end of our first unit! We will continue to explore the question “Who are the people in my classroom and Pre-K program?” We will also continue with our new letter this week, the letter Bb.
Today is Wednesday, September 30th, 2020.Today is the very last day of September! Tomorrow is the start of a brand new month, October!
Let’s start the day with a little movement! Use this link to practice the days of the week and the months of the year.
Sunny Side Up, Kids songs: Days of the Week with Chica and Carly
Can you count to the number 30?
Use the link below to help you.
What’s the weather like outside today? Take a look out your window to check!
Today we are going to be reading a story titled My Name is Yoon by Helen Recorvits
Like Chrysanthemum, Yoon is nervous to start a new school, because her name is different from the other students in her new class.
The story of Yoon, a little girl who has recently arrived in the United States from Korea. Her name means “Shining Wisdom” in Korean and has a magical look when written in her language. But now she must write it in English and become “Yoon.” She tries out different names as she struggles to adjust to her new country.
Questions to consider while reading:
Why does yoon like her name written better in Korean?
Have you ever wanted a different name?
Have you ever visited a new place?
Have you ever made friends with someone new?
Listen to the read aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kawh9S_UUU
Math
Warm Up:
Spend a few minutes with your child counting in patterns of two. Have your child count from 1 to 12, or an appropriate even number. For example, say 1 quietly, 2 loudly, and 3 quietly, 4 loudly and so on.
To add to the fun by marching along with the counting: 1(step), 2(stomp), 3(step), 4(stomp) and so on.
Demonstrate Counting:
Hide 4 objects in your hand.Tell your child that you have some counters in your hand and ask them to count aloud with you to find out how many there are.
Remove one of the counters, and place it where your child can see and focus on it. Say “one” with your child, emphasize that “one” tells how many there are.
Repeat until you have counted and displayed all four objects. Then show your empty hand.
Ask your child how many counters are there in all. If they reply “four”, agree and
reiterate that, together, you counted four counters
Repeat with a different number of counters, making sure children count aloud with you
Number Match Pizzas
Remind your child that they have to help a chef get the correct number of toppings on pizzas
Show your pizza (paper plate)with three pepperoni slices (round object)
Then show three more pizzas with one, two, three pepperoni slices.
Ask your child which pizza has the same amount of toppings as the first one you showed them. Then ask how they knew the matching pizza had the same number of toppings.
Repeat the activity, with your child having your child match pizzas with as many toppings as possible.
Letter Work
Today we will continue to practice beginning letter Bb sound. Can you remember any of the words that we read about on Monday? Can you remember any of the objects you took pictures of yesterday?
Today there are two assignments on Seesaw for the letter B. The first is identifying and sorting pictures that begin with the letter B and the other is writing practice. Please see seesaw work.
Science
Apple Volcano
Use this link for the directions
http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtail.com/apple-volcanoes-science-for-kids/
Make sure you post pictures to Seesaw of your experiment!
Music and Movement
Jungle Exercise
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJGqlIa4Dbw
The Name Game (Try to do your name too!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnafX_yUnMo
Midfullness and Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf5K3pP2IUQ
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Good Morning Pre-K! Welcome back to another action packed and exciting day of remote learning! I hope you all got a good night’s rest. We are at the end of our first unit! We will continue to explore the question “Who are the people in my classroom and Pre-K program?” We will also continue with our new letter this week, the letter Bb.
Today is Tuesday, September 29th, 2020.
Let’s start the day with a little movement! Use this link to practice the days of the week and the months of the year.
Sunny Side Up, Kids songs: Days of the Week with Chica and CarlyMacarena Months
Can you count to the number 29?
Use the link below to help you.
What’s the weather like outside today? Take a look out your window to check!
Today we will be reading a book titled Chrysanthemum. By Kevin Henkes. In this story Chrysanthemum goes to school but is faced with a problem. What is she going to do when her classmates make fun of her beloved name.
Questions to consider while listening to the read aloud
Why did Chrysanthemum love her name so much?
What effect did the teasing have on Chrysanthemum?
Why do you think that the author repeats the phrases “absolutely perfect” and “absolutely dreadful”?
Why do you think the author used the word “bloomed” to describe how she felt?
On the last page, what do you think the illustrator wants us to learn from the picture?
What lesson do you think the author wants us to learn from this story?
What was the turning point in the story?
Activities:
Write your name on a sheet of paper. Use different kinds of items to decorate your name to make it special. Ask a parent why they named you your name. Is there a special meaning behind it? Upload your name art to Seesaw and record yourself telling me about the story of your name.
Here is what Ms. Andrea's would look like.
Her name is special because she is named after her Mom and her mom was named after her grandfather. Her name is special because it is a family name. Ms. Andre's name also means brave.
Math:
Warm Up:
Spend a few minutes with your child counting in patterns of two. Have your child count from 1 to 10, or an appropriate even number. For example, say 1 quietly, 2 loudly, and 3 quietly, 4 loudly and so on.
To add to the fun by marching along with the counting: 1(step), 2(stomp), 3(step), 4(stomp) and so on.
Activity:
The goal of this activity is to teach object counting, emphasising that counting tells how many. Hide 4 objects in your hand.
Remove one of the counters, and place it where your child can see and focus on it. Say “one” with your child, emphasize that “one” tells how many there are.
Repeat until you have counted and displayed all four objects. Then show your empty hand.
Ask your child how many counters are there in all. If they reply “four”, agree and reiterate that, together, you counted four counters
Repeat with a different number of counters, making sure children count aloud with you.
Letter Work:
Today we are going to find pictures that begin with the letter a sound. Bb sound. Can you remember any of the words that we read about yesterday?
Balloons, Bird, Bow and Baby all begin with the letter B!
On Seesaw there is an assignment for you to find items around your home that begin with the letter B.
Music and Movement
What is Your Name Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv0ZWoEYIT4
Simon Says
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkO8DaPIyXo
Today is Monday, September 28th, 2020.Good Morning Pre-K! Welcome back to another action packed and exciting week in class. We are at the end of our first unit! This week we will be exploring the question “Who are the people in my classroom and Pre-K program?” We will also be learning a new letter this week, the letter Bb.
Let’s start the day with a little movement! Use this link to practice the days of the week and the months of the year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRnnLPjRn84
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOY5YuBgUHg
Can you count to the number 28?
Use the link below to help you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0GHsXQnDwU
What’s the weather like outside today? Take a look out your window to check!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD6FRDd9Hew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlzTQydoW9s
Our foundational text this week is Chu’s First Day At School by Neil Gaiman. Chu is a little panda with a BIG sneeze and when his first day at school approaches he is nervous. Will the other boys and girls be nice? Will they like Chu?
Use the link below the picture of the cover to listen to the story.
When listening to the story keep these questions in mind.
- What were some of the things the animals in Chu’s class liked to do? What did Chu like to do?
- What would happen when Chu sneezed?
- Why did Chu feel better about school after the first day?
- Chu was the last one in the class to introduce himself. Why do you think Chu shared his name and his sneeze after everyone else had shared?
Activities:
Draw a family picture and label the people in the picture that you drew. Share what you drew to Seesaw. Record yourself telling me who is in your picture.
Art/Construction/Science:
Can you create a model of yourself using different materials?
Listen to the Read Aloud of Creature Features by Steve Jenkins. This book shows features of various animals and explains them.
When designing a model of yourself use a mirror to help you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_teFvYD3aIc
ELA
This week we will talk about the letter Bb. Letters are important to learn. When put together they form words. We find letters in books, signs and in your name.
Watch this video on how we write the letter Aa.
Finger Tracing Bb
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/c4eb8e_145df66c761641759a539b97243c8dd2.pdf
Bb sound Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hGFJW3LZ98
My Bb Book read aloud
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHFJiN65cQM
Math
Number Match Pizzas
Use a paper plate or make a pizza slice using paper. Make various toppings or use counters (macaroni, bingo chips ie…) Place 3 “pizza toppings” on your slice. Ask your child to place the same amount of toppings on their slice. Ask your child how they know there are three toppings on their pizzas. Repeat with numbers up to 5 or more if appropriate.
Music and Movement
Cosmic Yoga
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eMSTZ1LbI
Letter B Signing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzWltigP85E
Friday, September 25, 2020
Tomorrow we celebrate the birthday of John Chapman.There are many stories about hilm. We call these stories Tall Tales. A tall tale is a story that is told over and over again but as time passes the story changes alittle. We know for sure that a man named John lived and planted appleseeds around the country. We celebrate him. We call him Johnny Appleseed. We will talk about apples today and our lessons will be about apples today.
Here is a link to a movie about Johnny Appleseed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=484AJlOnOnc
A read aloud story
Seesaw
This activity will help you retell the story.Now lets have a taste test.
There are many different types of apples. They come in different colors --- Red, Yellow and Green. Try all three. Which one do you like the best?
Math
Play any of the games we did this week.
Art and Science
Cut open an apple look inside. What do you see?
Take that apple and put a little paint on it to make apple prints.
Take a picture of your prints and upload them to seesaw.
Music and movement
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Hi boys and girls, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful autumn weather. Today we are continuing our understanding of feelings and know what makes each of us special.
Our story today is called I’m Gonna Like Me . It is about a girl and a boy deciding what they like about themselves. Enjoy the story.
Math
Today we have two Math games to play.
Snapshots
Parents, prepare beforehand by secretly placing two counters on a paper plate (or construction paper), covering the plate with a cloth you cannot see through. Ask children to tell about times when their family took photographs or “snapshots” with a camera. Tell children, during Snapshots, they will use their eyes and minds like a camera by making a picture (taking a snapshot) of what they see. Show your covered plate, and explain that counters are hidden under the cloth. Tell children to watch carefully, quietly, and with hands in their laps as you quickly uncover the plate to expose the counters. Uncover the plate for two seconds, and cover it again. Have children show with their fingers how many counters they saw and, once you have seen all children’s responses, ask them to tell how many counters they saw. Repeat the uncovering if needed. Uncover your plate indefinitely and, to check their answers, ask what children see. Allow them to say their answers, recognizing their contributions. Dependingng on children’s ability, repeat the activity with up to four counters lined up
Make Groups
- Model making a group of two to ensure that your child understands the task, and have the child make their own groups of two (or an appropriate number).
- When possible, complete this activity outdoors. Children should choose safe items they do not have to harm, such as finding two leaves on the ground, not picking them from a tree.
Science / ELA/Math / Art Project
Today for the letter A we are going to talk about apples. Apples begin with the letter As. Our story is about apples.being placed on someone's head. It is a fun story written by Dr. Suess.
There are three seesaw activities with this story.
Music and movement
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Good morning everyone. I hope you had a wonderful evening last night
So what do you think of yourself? Do you like you? I hope so. Here is a little girl who thinks about herself and decides she likes herself.
You can either click on the book above or listen to it on seesaw. When on seesaw you can also click the microphone and tell what you like about yourself
Math
1- Recite the finger play “Two Little Blackbirds”
Here are the words and actions:
Two little blackbirds (Show index finger on each hand.)
Sitting on a hill. One named Jack, (Put right finger forward.)
One named Jill. (Put left finger forward.)
Fly away, Jack. (Wiggle right finger and place behind back.)
Fly away, Jill. (Wiggle left finger and place behind back.)
Come back, Jack. (Return right finger to the front.)
Come back, Jill. (Return left finger to the front.)
2- Play game Make Groups
Place counters in easy reach of your child, and have him/her make groups of 2. Ask children how they knew they made a group of 2. Repeat with a larger number as long as children are successful. When this activity is done outdoors, check groups the next day to see whether they are intact. For example, are two rocks still where a child put them? Remind children not to harm anything to make their groups.
Science
Today we have a story about leaves and what happens to them in the fall. The leaves change color and fall off the trees.
There is a seesaw activity to do. You will count leaves as they float to the ground
Letter A
Today we will look for the letter Aa both capital and lowercase in a picture to find the mystery picture.on seesaw.
Music and Movement
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Good morning and how do you feel today? I feel excited to see my new friends at school today. We will continue to read a story that has to do with our emotions and our passions.Our passions are what makes us special..
The story is Count on Me by Miguel Tanco Listen to it.
Questions to ask about the story
- What does the little girl in this book love?
- What is her passion?
- What does the little girl’s dad love?
- What is his passion?
- The little girl likes to look for shapes in the world around her.
- What shapes do you see in our classroom?
- The little girl says there are all sorts of things at school that could be her passion. For example, she tries dancing, cooking, singing. What are some of the things you have tried at school this year?
- You shared that you tried _____, ______, and _____ in pre-K this year. What did you like best? Why?
- How do you know if something is your passion?
- Do you think you have a passion? Why or why not?
- Do any of your family members or friends have a passion? How do you know?
This week we would like you to make a “me bag”. A “me bag” is a bag that contains objects that tell others about you. My “me bag” would contain needle and thread, a piece of chocolate and pictures of all my children. I love to sew and eat chocolate and most importantly I love my children and all the children I have taught. I want you to think about what makes you special and find three things that tells us your are special. Put the objects in a bag. If you come to school on Monday bring it with you. If you don’t upload a video to seesaw explaining the object to the class.
Seesaw self reflection
Letter work
Today we are going to find pictures that begin with the letter a sound. Aa /ặ/ apple
Here we have three pictures. They are an apple, a car and animals. Which 2 pictures begin with the letter a sound? Correct the apple and the animals. Now work on the seesaw lesson.
Science
This is the picture of the tree outside our pre k building.
Look at the leaves. What colors are they? Can you draw a tree you see. Have your parents send the picture you drew to seesaw. We will continue to look at this tree all year to see how it changes.
Math
Play game Find The Group
• Place six different groups of counters (or thematic items) on paper plates (or construction paper), beginning with groups of one to three items.
• Have your child find the group of two (or another number if they are able). Vary the amount pairs are to find based on their ability.
• Ask children how they knew for sure they had found a group with the correct number
Here is a video that explains the game.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12P_5Wn7Psam-tiXiGzgHQaq8hSaX-4Yq/view?usp=sharingMusic and Movement
If You’re Happy and You Know It
I Am Specia
The Alphabet Song
Parents please make sure your child is writing his/her name by 8:30 am on Seesaw. This is the way we take attendance. The rest of the work can be done on your schedule. After 8:30 your child will be marked late or absent for the day.
Also please sign up for Seesaw website and the Remind App. These are important communication tools we are using along with this webpage.
Monday, September 21
Good morning, this week we have a lot to talk about. We begin our new question of the week. That question is - What do I bring to my classroom community? We will be discussing our feelings and our special talents. Today is the first day of Autumn. Our discussions for the week will consist of what to expect this season, what changes we will see, and what these changes mean for us. We will begin our formal learning of letters. Our letter this week will be the letter Aa.
The foundation text for this week is On Monday It Rained. This book deals with feelings. Each day the little boy experiences a new feeling. This book also reviews the days of the week we talked about last week. When reading the story point out the feelings and demonstrate what these feelings look like on your face. Have your child make those faces. Reading people's emotional faces is an important skill to develop. It is a skill we will repeat and review over the entire school year.
Questions to ask after reading the story. Use these questions all week.
- What are some of the emotions the boy in this story felt?
- Why did the boy feel [insert any of the emotions described in the book]?
- Have you ever felt [insert name of emotion from above question]? When?
- Show me your [insert any emotion described in the book] face.
- The boy was angry when his cousin Janie wouldn’t share her new dump truck. What are some things you can do, when you’re feeling angry about something?
- The boy said he always shares his toys with Janie. What do you know about sharing?
- Why did the boy tell his dad it had been quite a week?
- What emotions have you felt this week?
Activities
Make emotions puppets by putting the pictures on a popsicle stick or plastic spoon. Have your child play with the puppets, expressing the feeling, and telling why he/she might have this feeling. Have your child match the puppet to the feeling card. Download the puppets and cards from the link section below.
Science
Today is the first day of Autumn. Autumn is a season. There are four seasons. Spring, Summer, Winter and Fall. Fall and Autumn are the same, it just has two names. We can expect changes in the weather. We are going from the hot weather to cooler weather. We will see the trees change colors. We will soon need to wear our jackets and sweaters. This story is about finding the changes that happen in the fall.
Read the story and discuss what changes will be coming soon.
Seesaw activity
Fall leaves color sortThis week we will talk about the letter Aa. Boys and girls, the letters are important to learn. When put together they form words. We find letters in books, signs and in your name.
Watch this video on how we write the letter Aa.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/11dcwMjjJVQwabh0NjsDQPKx3KorMIRr1/view?usp=sharing
Finger tracing Aa page is in the Document section below
Math
Play the game Number Me
- Ask children how old they are. They should answer by saying the number and showing that many fingers.
- Then ask children how many arms they have. Have them wave their arms.
- Repeat with hands, fingers, legs, feet, toes, head, nose, eyes, and ears. Include motion when possible, such as “Wiggle your ten fingers,” and have fun!
- Make silly, incorrect statements. For example, “I have four ears… three feet… five eyes.” Mix them with correct statements. Have children say whether or not you are correct. When children disagree, ask: How many do I have? How do you know?
Music and Movement
Music & Movement 5 emotions Excited Angry Happy Silly Sad from the Game
Autumn leaves are falling down
Parents, we are experiencing some technical issues at school. We will continure to put the work up this way and begin our zoom sessions when our issues clear up. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Week 1: What will I learn and do in PreK?Friday September 18th
Well done! You have completed your first full week of remote learning.
We will have so much to learn in school, our letters and their sounds, numbers, the days of the week and the months of the year! In the classroom we look at the calendar every day. You have been looking at the calendar on Seesaw too. The calendar has the days of the week and months of the year.
Read Alouds:
Today is Monday by Eric Carle
Cookies Week
Activities:- Draw a picture of your favorite food to eat. Take a picture on Seesaw. Tell us which food you drew and which day of the week you would like to eat it on.
- Fold an origami cat: Click here
- Go to Seesaw
- Print out the days of Cookie's week and sequence: Click here
Building Blocks Math: Review the book Where’s One? Look at some other pages still asking your child how many of a certain thing appears on the pages.
Use the counters that you collected on Wednesday. Ask your child to make groups of numbers up to 5 “Please give me 3 counters”.
Songs:
Seven Days in a Week
12 Months of the Year
Month Syllable ClapThursday September 17th
Good morning. Today we are continuing find out about school and what we will learn. Today, we are going to meet David. David didn’t follow the rules in school. Why do we need rules?
Sign in by 8:30 am on Seesaw (September name writing).
Read:
David Goes to School (Click on book title)
What are some rules that could keep you safe at home?
Craft:
Can you make a picture of David?
Math: Count and Move- Count from 1-10 clapping as you say each number.
“When I Was One” Poem
When I Was one, I was so small, (Show 1 finger)
I could not speak a word at all, (Move head left to right indicating “no”.)
When I Was two, I learned to walk, (Show 2 fingers)
I learned to sing, I learned to walk, {Point to your mouth and feet)
When I was three, I grew and grew, (Show three fingers)
Now I am four it’s true! (Show four fingers)
(IF your child is not yet 4, you can say soon I’ll be four, it’s true)
Songs and Movement:
Mary had a Little Lamb
Follow the Rules
Classroom RulesWednesday September 16th
Good morning. Today is we are continuing to learn about school and what we will learn.
Sign in on Seesaw by 8:30.
Ask your child, “Why do you think we go to school?” We will add it to our class chart. As an extension ask your child why they think teachers go to school. We will add these thoughts to the class chart. You can post this on Seesaw by writing it or having your child use the video or microphone to tell us.
(This activity meets a pre-k standard “Understands and follows routines and rules.”)
Read:
Rosie Goes to Preschool by Karen Katz: Rosie, a preschooler herself, shares what to expect at sch ool. Click on title for link.
Dramatic Play: Have your child be the teacher. Set up some toys as the students. Talk to your class about what they will be doing in school. “Read them your favorite book”.
Art: Use some catalogs, magazines etc. that you would recycle. Have your child hold the paper between their thumb and first two fingers to tear the it in strips and create a collage. This activity helps with pencil grip.
Math: Building Blocks: Where’s One? (Click on the book name for the PDF) Read the book up to 5 with your child.
Find a collection of up to 5 small objects that your child can use as counters such as coins, bottle tops or buttons.- Invite children to play with counters
- Are they counting the objects accurately pointing at one object and saying the correct number name or are they skipping counters or counting some twice? Give fewer or more counters as needed.
- Can your child tell how many they have?
Parents if you would like to share pictures of your child doing any of the above projects that would be wonderful. You can send it to me on Seesaw. They will go in their journal. These pictures will help me see how your child is progressing.
Songs and Movement: click on titles for links.
Raise Your Hand Song
Hello
Hands Up!Tuesday, September 15, 2020
Please sign in by 8:30 on Seesaw.
Read Aloud
Ask your child to tell you some of the things that mouse did in school. Ask them to try and retell the story and encourage them to use the words “First, next, then”.
Activities:
· Draw a picture of something you would like to learn in school this year. Take a picture of it on Seesaw then tell us about it using the microphone or video
· Sat the rhyme and do the actions: I'm so glad to see you, I really couldn't wait. Can you clap your hands and count to eight? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight! Ask your child for the next idea.... i.e. stomp your feet, blink your eyes, count in Spanish.
Songs and movement:
Monday September 14th.
Welcome to our first full week of school.
Students need to sign in by 8:30 am on Seesaw to be counted as present in school. You can complete other assignments as your schedule permits.
Please start with the read aloud.
Read Aloud: (Click on book title)
This Is the Way We Go to School: A Book About Children Around the World by Edith Baer: Discover how children across the globe get to school.
Parents Discussion Points: How did you go to school? Your student is going to school at home. Talk about how important it is to keep to a schedule for learning and that there will be assignments that they will complete for their teacher. If you have not done so yet, create a comfortable learning space with you child that they recognize as “school’. Let them help decide the supplies they need.
Activities:- Draw a picture of your favorite way to go to school from the book.
- Encourage your child to use table their toys to build a classroom. Ask them to include the things they think are most important in the classroom.
- Write or have your child write their name. Cut it into large pieces to make a puzzle and have them put it back together.
- Building Blocks Math: Count and Move. Say a number up to 5 and have your child do that many of an action while counting out loud: hop, clap, jumping jacks, knee bends etc. (Your child can come up with their own ideas for movements) Repeat a few times.
- Go to Seesaw and sign in. See activities.
Sing and Move:
This is the Way We Go to School
Cosmic Yoga
September 9
Weclome!
It was a pleasure to meet the wonderful children in PKA-1 both in person and on Zoom.
Keep up the great work.
See you tomorrow. -
Reminders
This week's schedule
Friday 9/11
8:30 - 11:00 Corhort B
Thursday 9/10
8:30 - 10 Cohort A
10:30 - 12 Cohort B
1pm Zoom for Remote learners
Wednesday 9/9
8:30 - 10 Cohort A
10:30 - 12 Cohort B
1pm Zoom for Remote learners
Tuesday, September 8,2020
Zoom meeting at 6pm for all parents. -
Family Information
Our day will be filled with much exploration and opportunities to learn. Your child will grow this year in many ways. We are here to help your child succeed in the following areas, Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional Development, Physical Development, Math, Science, Social Studies, and the Arts. We believe that children learn best when they are engaged in hands-on experiences.
Please send in the following items for your child:
- A backpack large enough to hold all your child's belongings.
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Two complete extra sets of clothes, in case of toileting accidents. Be sure to write your child’s name on the bag and label each article of clothing.
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We want to get to know each other’s families. A family photo can make your child feel comfortable in the room. We will make a special space for them to hang on display! You can email your picture to frizzuto@sacredheartschoolsi.org or bring on the first day of school.
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We ask that each child brings in one crib size set (fitted crib sheet and a thin top sheet or blanket) for nap time. Our storage is very limited. They will be sent home each Friday so they can be washed over the weekend.
Sacred Heart School Folders will be used throughout the year for notes and announcements. Please bring them back and forth every day.
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Documents
- Aa finger tracing
- Goldfish vs fish
- Handwriting Glore
- Preschool board
- Ssummer packet
- kitchen scrap garden
- Make a Frog
- In The Tall Tall Grass Game
- Babies Unit
- Oviparous sort
- transformation emergency unit
- math shapes worksheet
- Dissecting a Daffodil
- leaf pattern
- Water Unit work
- DOE Homework
- Building Blocks Interactive
- Remind instructions
- covid story book
- building resilience
- parent resource march 25, 2020
- Plant Unit
- parts of a plant worksheet
- handwriting pages
- Welcome Letter
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Birthday Celebrations!
You are welcome to send in cupcakes for your child's birthday; they may be store-bought. We ask, however, that you please make certain your treats are peanut/nut free, as we have some children in the classrooom with allergies. If you would like to send in cupcakes for your child's birthday, please just let me know a day or two in advance. No candles, please.
