Welcome to PKA2
Ms. Joanne and Ms. Diana

 Be kind and shine together.

AppleBee's Dine Out Fundraiser
Thursday, December 13th if you go to eat at Applebees Resturant, say you are there for Sacred Heart School and a portion of the bill will go back to our school.


$3.00 Dress Down
Friday, December 14th. If you send in $3.00 you can participate in the dress down. 


PKA Holiday Party
Thursday, December 20th is our class party. It will begin promptly at 12pm in the auditorium. All 3 PKA classes will put on a Holiday Show for the parents. The children have been practicing really hard for this! After the show the parents will walk to the classroom where light refresments will be served and Santa will come and take pictures with all the children. 
***We are asking PKA-2 children to wear "GREEN" clothing to school that day- NO UNIFORMS.


NO AFTER SCHOOL
Thursday, December 20th


SHS will be closed from Friday, December 21st - Tuesday, January 1st for Christmas Break. School will resume back on Wednesday, January 2, 2019. 


Join the REMIND101 app for class event reminders and teacher/parent communication
Enter this number on your cell phone:81010 and text: @fabshs

 

Unit of Study: Where We Live.
 Children begin this unit by investigating themselves and the people important to them by considering the first week’s focus questions, “Where do I live? Where do my family members live?” They will read about different kinds of homes, including apartments, houses, etc. and discuss where different members of their families live. After children consider the different kinds of homes in which they and the people they know live, they will start to consider animals and investigate a more abstract concept: animal homes. Through this structure, we mirror the process by which young children explore and understand the world; starting with themselves then moving outwards and from concrete to abstract. In this unit, children develop a concept and awareness of the diversity of living environments and explore how New Yorkers live in many types of homes and buildings. This unit provides an opportunity to explore a wide variety of living environments and reiterate Pre-K for All’s commitment to including and embracing all children and families by ensuring all students feel represented in the classroom.

Home/School Connection
Here are some activities that you can do with your child that tie in with our unit and further your child's knowledge and vocabulary:

• Please send in a 3x5 or 4x6 photograph of your home for the block center. We will attach them to blocks so that the students can build a town with them.
• Count the number of squares you can find at home. Repeat with other shapes.
• Observe the homes around you as you walk together outside. We will be doing a similar activity in class. Children can compare what they saw in the walk with the class to what they see when they walk with their families. Discuss with your child what types of homes they see. Do they see people homes or animal homes? What do they notice about the homes? Are they apartments? Houses? Do they have many windows? How many floors do they think there are in each building?
• Safely observe a construction site. Ask your child: What do you notice? How do the people who work there stay safe? What do you think the building will look like when it is done?
• Have your child describe a place where they would like to live. Real or fantasy. Draw it together and bring it in to share with friends.

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Con Edison Family Science Night – Exploring Planetary Science!

Wednesday, December 19: Save the date for Con Edison Family Science Night – the topic for this month will be Planetary Science!
We are happy to launch our second season of Con Edison Family Science Night, a series of free monthly sessions featuring science topics and experiments designed for children and parents to accomplish together. Registration is required through this site.  For questions, please call the Greenbelt Nature Center : 718-351-3450. Free online registration is here – mandatory as class size is limited.

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Welcome to Sacred Heart School. My name is Ms.Joanne and I will be your child’s Pre-K teacher along with Ms. Diana, the educational assistant. We are thrilled to have your child in our class this year. Pre-K is an exciting and fun year for children. Our days and weeks will be filled with so many wonderful experiences and opportunities to grow and learn. We are so excited to welcome you to our school family!

We are committed to making our classroom a safe learning environment for your child and look forward to the growth they will experience. This year your child will be learning many new things in the areas of 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 complete extra set of clothes, in case of toileting accidents. Be sure to write child’s name on the bag and label each article of clothing.

• Sacred Heart School Folders will be used throughout the year for notes and announcements. Please bring them back and forth every day.

• 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: jchatterton@sacredheartschoolsi.org

• We ask that each child brings in one crib size set (thin 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.