Pre-K takes you to infinity and beyond!!!

In Unit 8: Plants, children move from exploring the properties and uses of water to observing and learning about different kinds of plants. This unit, like all Pre-K for All units, provides opportunities for children to observe objects and phenomena in their environment with increasing complexity, and apply knowledge and skills learned in previous units. Activities throughout the unit prompt children to learn about plants through hands-on explorations and provide opportunities to observe plants in their immediate environment.

Essential Question:
How do plants grow and why are they important?
 
Focus Questions and vocabulary:
Week 1- “What are plants? Vocabulary:botany, branch, bud, bulb, dirt, flower, food, fruit, grow, leaves, nutrients, petals, plant, pollen, rain, roots, seed, seedling, soil, sprinkler, sprout, stem, sunlight, trunk, vine, water, watering can
At home - Ask your child - Did you eat any roots/leaves/stems today (for example, potatoes, lettuce or celery)?

Week 2- What do plants need and where do we find them?Vocabulary blossom, botanist, bouquet, courtyard, dew, environment, farm, farmer, field, forester, floral arrangement, florist, greenhouse, ground, landscape, lawn, nature, nursery, park, patio, terrarium, vegetation, yard
At home -  families can find and observe a plant together. They can talk about what the plant looks like, how it smells, the way it feels etc. After observing the plant they can write or draw about it and bring their reflections back to the class for a class book or display.


Week 3 - What are some different kinds of plants? Vocabulary bush, cactus, evergreen, grass, herbs, seaweed, seed, succulent, tree, vegetables, weeds, water lily At home - Families can go on a plant scavenger hunt together. They can look for  such as a patch of grass, a tree taller than they are, something with petals, or other plant parts or types that can be found in the program neighborhood.

Week 4 - Why are plants important? Vocabulary - bite, compost, crunch, eat, edible, fabric, habitat, harvest, medicine, shade, shelter, vegetarian, wood  At home Families can plant seeds.

Monday, April 4th- Spring Pictures
If you would like your child to take Spring Pictures, please fill out the order form with payment and return back to school. The children who are buying a Spring Picture package may dress appropriately in Spring clothing. 
April 7th: No School for PKFA
April 8th: Easter Eggstravaganza!
April 13th: Easter Raffle Baskets Drawn
April 14th-24th: Easter Vacation
April 22nd: Chuck. E. Cheese fundraiser. Have fun during the break while raising money to help our school. 

May Calendar Raffle -
Purchase a May calendar raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize. They are $10 each. Starting May 1st one ticket will be drawn each day for the entire month. There is a different cash prize daily

Welcome 2021
Supplies needed
Procedures - See Family Information below.

First Week Schedule
Wednesday, September 8, 2021, *1st day of school*
Staggered/Partial Day
Students with last names beginning with letters A-L will come 8:30 am-10:00 am
Students with last names beginning with letters M-Z will come 10:30 am-12:00 pm.

 Parent Orientation Via Zoom (9/8/21) @ 2:30pm*
 We will send out the zoom link as we get closer to the date. 

Thursday, September 9, 2021
Half Day
All students will attend school from 8:00am - 11:00am

Friday, September 10, 2021
Half Day
All students will attend school from 8:00am - 11:00am

Monday, September 13, 2021
Full Day
All students will attend school from 8:00am - 2:20pm

Please send in the following items for your child:

• A backpack large enough to hold all your child's belongings.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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.