Week of Aug. 29 - Sept. 2

Dear Prek Parents,

This week we will continue learning about our abc. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. This week we will be  studying about the letter Cc. The vocabulary for this letter is: car, cat, carrot, crown, clown, crab, coat, cap, cookie, cow, cake, candies.

Children assigned should take from three (3) to five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Diego V. (Prek”A”) and Catalina P. (Prek”B”).

Note: If you would like to share eatable things such as carrot cake, corn, candies, etc. for children to taste. It would be awesome if instead of Monday you send it on Friday so that we close up our letter unit.

We are requesting that each child brings one bag of skittles to school on Thursday. 

Thank you for your support!!

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9h-xCekmFlXYW00d3BwdFZBQTA

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, by Laura Numeroff

This is another title in the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series. While this one feels a bit more contrived than others in the series, the pictures and story are still irresistible.  If you give a cat a cupcake, he’s going to want sprinkles to go with it… and on the story goes.

The Carrot Seed, byRuth Krauss

This is an extremely simple story that has been popular for generations.  A little boy plants a carrot seed, but everyone else is quite sure a plant won’t come up. They get quite a surprise at the end of the story

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will continue working this week with numbers 0-5.

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “Alice the Camel”

We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBe49Yo3ca8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpoqrvTLc8M

In our Social Studies unit we will continue talking about MY FAMILY. Some of the vocabulary words we will are learning in this unit are: mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, baby, uncle, aunt,

On Friday, September 2^nd we will have a “Show&Tell About My Family” for this little project we need your help. Children will have to bring a poster with family pictures and they should be able to describe their family members and talk about it in front of their classmates. You may practice at home. Be as creative as possible. This will be presented during working stations. Thank you for your support. Any questions be free to contact us.

  

Week of Aug. 22-26

Dear Prek Parents,

This week we are going to start working with the alphabet. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, we will also focus on the letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. We will begin studying about the letter Bb. The vocabulary for this letter is: bat, bird, butterfly, bottle, book, bat, bee, bear, balloon, bed, boy, ball.

As explained in our Open House two children will be assigned each week with each letter. In this case, the children assigned should take from three (3) to five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Daniel R. (Prek”A”) and Bella M. (Prek”B”).

Note: If you would like to share eatable things such as bananas, berries, bacon, beans for children to taste. It would be awesome if instead of Monday you send it on Friday so that we close up our letter unit.

Thank you for your support!!

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9h-xCekmFlXdnRGQ3BTWXRXN1k/view?usp=sharing

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a children's picture book published in 1967. Written and illustrated by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle, the book is designed to help toddlers associate colors and meanings to objects

Brontorina, by James Howe
Poor Brontorina!  How will she be able to achieve her dream of being a ballerina when she’s too big for the studio?  Thankfully, her teacher realizes that it’s not that Brontorina is too big.  It’s that the studio is too small!  This is a fun story which also teaches a good lesson: find a way to include everyone, even those that are a little different.

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will begin working this week with numbers 0-5.

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “We are Going on a Bear Hunt”

We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzIcu6tbEko

In our Social Studies unit we will be talking about MY FAMILY. We will begin with this unit this week. Some of the vocabulary words we will be introducing in this unit are: mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, baby, uncle, aunt,

For this unit we are also requesting a family picture that will be displayed in the classroom throughout our family study.

On Friday, September 2^nd we will have a “Show&Tell About My Family” for this little project we need your help. Children will have to bring a poster with family pictures and they should be able to describe their family members and talk about it in front of their classmates. You may practice at home. Be as creative as possible. This will be presented during working stations. Thank you for your support. Any questions be free to contact us.  

Week of Aug. 15-19

Dear Prek Parents,

This week we are going to start working with the alphabet. We will be working on recognizing and identifying the letters with their sound, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds, we will also focus on the letter formation, vocabulary of the letter. We will begin studying about the letter Aa. The vocabulary for this letter is: apple, ant, alligator, astronaut, ambulance, ax, arrow, anteater, acrobat, accordion, animals.

As explained in our Open House two children will be assigned each week with each letter. In this case, the children assigned should take from three (3) to five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter- you are more than welcome to bring more things if ypu would like to share with the rest of the children-. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Alejandro (Prek”A”) and Monserrath (Prek”B”).
Note: If you would like to share eatable things such as apple(juice or pie), avocado, apricot for children to taste. It would be awesome if instead of Monday you send it on Friday so that we close up our letter unit.
Thank you for your support!!

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9h-xCekmFlXZ21RRWRGQWpvZ2s

Some of the stories we will be reading this weeks are:

Ten Apples Up on Top, by Theo. LeSeig

 Did you know Theo. LeSieg was a pen name for Dr. Seuss?  This is a favorite book about a lion, tiger, and dog who compete to see who can balance the most apples on top of their heads. It’s also a great beginning reader book for kids who are learning sight words. Dr. Seuss did an amazing job telling engaging stories with basic words.  “And now, see here.  Eight!  Eight on top!  Eight apples up!  Not one will drop.”  Don’t miss it! 

  

   

The Lady with the Alligator Purse, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott

We love singing books, we are big fans of the silly song about a baby named Tiny Tim who tries to eat a bathtub.  Miss Lucy calls the doctor, the nurse… and the lady with the alligator purse.             

In math, will begin working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will begin working this week with number 1.  

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “The Ants Go Marching”

I am attaching you the link of the video of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axPmoijvWKM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7F3cH4Rukg

In our first Social Studies unit we will be talking about MY SCHOOL. We will begin with this unit this week. Some of the vocabulary words we will be introducing in this unit are: stapler, tape dispenser, tacks, paper clips, desk, paintbrush, glue, markers, eraser, ruler, scissors.

As stated in our Open House, we will be sending homework from Tuesday-Thursday.  Please make sure the notebook is sent back to school on Thursday.

Please remember to check your child’s folder and send it back to school the next day, you may stay with the notebook for the homework but please send the folder back to school every day. We are working on this special routine with the students. Remember that this is the best way for you to communicate with us.

Make sure that your child has time to play after school and on weekends. Now that your child is beginning to spend more time in a structured school environment, you should allow more free time at home for play. Specially for the Full-Day program. Prek homework includes playtime at all times!

Week of August 10-12