Pre-K Newsletter
August 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Pre-Kindergarten classroom! We are so excited to get to know each of you and look forward to helping you learn and grow. These first few weeks are dedicated to helping each child feel comfortable at school, get to know each other and learn the schedule and routines of the school day. We are so happy they are here.
Our first unit is learning about ourselves, and how we are unique and different. We will learn to acknowledge and accept our differences and those of others. We will introduce feelings and talk about what our favorites are (food, colors, animals, places, things to wear, etc.), what we like to do, where we like to play and body parts (head, face, eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, shoulders, knees, toes, etc.). Also, many of our literature selections help to reinforce feelings, body awareness and finding and naming body parts. Our next unit will be all about families. We will discuss who is in a family, what we do as a family and how all families are different!
During math, we are exploring with our math tools and discovering new ways to use these materials. We will be learning basic vocabulary to tell where items are: in, out, on, under, above. Practice with these words at home to help your child understand positions. Example of games to play are "I spy" or create a Treasure hunt, use these new words to explain where items are hiding. We are also working with the numbers 0-5, counting objects and making groups.
Dates to remember:
September 2, Labor Day; No School
September 13. Early Dismissal, Professional Learning; No School
Please remember to read to your child every night!
Tips on reading at home:
1) read the same book more than once--Reading the same book builds their confidence in their own ability to read, improves their vocabulary and deepens their understanding of the story.
2) let them "read" to you--its ok if they are not reading word for word. Making up the story or remembering it the best they can is the first step to become a fluent reader.
3) read in your HOME language--its necessary for them to hear you read in your native language even if the book is written in English. Help them understand the words.
4) Don't worry about reading ALL the words, use the pictures and just tell them a story!
5) Talk about the Pictures and ASK questions--this builds their comprehension and vocabulary.
Miss Jamie
August 2019
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Welcome to our Pre-Kindergarten classroom! We are so excited to get to know each of you and look forward to helping you learn and grow. These first few weeks are dedicated to helping each child feel comfortable at school, get to know each other and learn the schedule and routines of the school day. We are so happy they are here.
Our first unit is learning about ourselves, and how we are unique and different. We will learn to acknowledge and accept our differences and those of others. We will introduce feelings and talk about what our favorites are (food, colors, animals, places, things to wear, etc.), what we like to do, where we like to play and body parts (head, face, eyes, nose, mouth, eyebrows, shoulders, knees, toes, etc.). Also, many of our literature selections help to reinforce feelings, body awareness and finding and naming body parts. Our next unit will be all about families. We will discuss who is in a family, what we do as a family and how all families are different!
During math, we are exploring with our math tools and discovering new ways to use these materials. We will be learning basic vocabulary to tell where items are: in, out, on, under, above. Practice with these words at home to help your child understand positions. Example of games to play are "I spy" or create a Treasure hunt, use these new words to explain where items are hiding. We are also working with the numbers 0-5, counting objects and making groups.
Dates to remember:
September 2, Labor Day; No School
September 13. Early Dismissal, Professional Learning; No School
Please remember to read to your child every night!
Tips on reading at home:
1) read the same book more than once--Reading the same book builds their confidence in their own ability to read, improves their vocabulary and deepens their understanding of the story.
2) let them "read" to you--its ok if they are not reading word for word. Making up the story or remembering it the best they can is the first step to become a fluent reader.
3) read in your HOME language--its necessary for them to hear you read in your native language even if the book is written in English. Help them understand the words.
4) Don't worry about reading ALL the words, use the pictures and just tell them a story!
5) Talk about the Pictures and ASK questions--this builds their comprehension and vocabulary.
Miss Jamie