Monday, June 13, 2022

Ms. Waseem's blog

Week of June 13th, 2022

 Reminders

  • There is No Afterschool Program every Friday in June.  Please pick your child up between 2:45 and 3:00 so they are not waiting for you alone in the office.
  • -Friday, June 17th, 9:30am - Father's Day "Donuts with Dad" Celebration over zoom.

    Zoom LINK: Join Zoom Meeting

    Meeting ID: 328 271 3242
    Passcode: Spring2022

  • We will be having our farewell party on Friday, June 17th. More information will be provided to students this week. 


Exploration Topic: Our Impact

 

Essential Question: How do my actions impact growth and change? 

 

Month Three: Change

 

Weekly Focus:  Self?


Focused Learning Activity for the week: 


GOAL: P-SE 9. Child recognizes self as a unique individual having own abilities, characteristics, emotions, and interests. 



Weekly Foundational Text:  The Goodbye Book by Todd Parr: A story about saying goodbye that touches upon the host of emotions children experience.



Weekly Teacher Reflections:


-In this book there are many feelings people might feel when they say goodbye. What are some of those feelings?


-Sometimes saying goodbye is really hard. Sometimes saying goodbye is easy. Will you tell me about a time when you said a hard goodbye or an easy goodbye?


-We are getting ready to say goodbye to our 3-K class. What are some of the things you will remember about our class?






Learning Centers Available for the Themes:


BLOCKS: Children are invited to explore the block area. Children will be motivated to explore unit blocks, and the teacher will invite children to notice two different kind of blocks cardboard and wood blocks and how they are different each other, what change one to another, and their different shapes.

 

DRAMATIC PLAY: Children are invited to go and explore the dramatic play center,  and they are encouraged to use the props provided. The teacher will model how to take care of the babies and notice changes on them. 

 

ART: Children are invited to explore and use the art area. They will be encouraged to use the props and manipulate them. Children will be motivated to to use craft materials and use their imagination to create new things.  

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to participate in the science area. Children can find a variety of natural objects, and they will be shown a few items from a natural objects collection. Children will continue observing the changes that the plats of the classroom. Children will continue taking care of the plants in the classroom to help them to grow. 

 

MATH: Children are invited to use the materials in this area. The teacher will introduce to children some objects that can help us to count and match them with its correspondents. Children are encourage to use the props provided.

 

LIBRARY: Student are able to explore books from the classroom library.

 

WRITING: Student are encouraged to explore the materials in the writing center. Children are encourage to explore and manipulate magnetic trace letters and take care of them. Children are invited and encouraged to explore their name cards and the ABCs letters. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be shown a small amount of sand as well as a few vehicles and small toys in the sand. The materials will be shown to then where they can be found and how to put them away.


For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me

at mswaseem@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered

by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175


Sunday, June 5, 2022

MS. Waseem's blog

 Week of June 5th, 2022

Reminders

  • There is No Afterschool Program every Friday in June.  Please pick your child up between 2:45 and 3:00 so they are not waiting for you alone in the office.

Important dates to remember for PRE-K 7 

-Friday, June 10th, 10:00am - End of Year "Moving Up Ceremony" in the gymnasium.(Two (2) Adults Permitted per Child).Students are to arrive at the school at 9:15am and they go home to celebrate with their families after the performance. 

-Friday, June 17th, 9:30am - Father's Day "Donuts with Dad" Celebration over zoom.

Zoom LINK: Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 328 271 3242
Passcode: Spring2022

Exploration Topic: Our Impact

 

Essential Question: How do my actions impact growth and change? 

 

Month Three: Change

 

Weekly Focus:  How Things Change?


Focused Learning Activity for the week: 


GOAL: P-ATL 4. Child manages actions, words, and behavior with increasing independence. 



Weekly Foundational Text:  Llama Llama Mad at Mama by Anna Dewdney: Mama is too busy to notice that Llama Llama is getting mad. Before he knows it, he is having a tantrum!



Weekly Teacher Reflections:


-Why did Llama Llama get mad at mama?


-What did Llama Llama do when he got mad at mama?


-How did mama help Llama Llama feel better when he got mad? What are some things that make you feel better when you get mad?






Learning Centers Available for the Themes:


BLOCKS: Children are invited to explore the block area. Children will be motivated to explore unit blocks, and the teacher will invite children to notice two different kind of blocks cardboard and wood blocks and their different shapes.

 

DRAMATIC PLAY: Children are invited to go and explore the dramatic play center,  and they are encouraged to use the props provided. The teacher will model how to take care of the babies and notice changes on them. 

 

ART: Children are invited to explore and use the art area. They will be encouraged to use the props and manipulate them. Children will be motivated to to use craft materials and use their imagination to create new things.  

 

SCIENCE: Children will be encouraged to participate in the science area. Children can find a variety of natural objects, and they will be shown a few items from a natural objects collection. Children will continue observing the changes that the plats of the classroom. Children will continue taking care of the plants in the classroom to help them to grow. 

 

MATH: Children are invited to use the materials in this area. The teacher will introduce to children some objects that can help us to count and match them with its correspondents. Children are encourage to use the props provided.

 

LIBRARY: Student are able to explore books from the classroom library.

 

WRITING: Student are encouraged to explore the materials in the writing center. Children are encourage to explore and manipulate magnetic trace letters and take care of them. Children are invited and encouraged to explore their name cards and the ABCs letters. 

 

SENSORY: Student will be shown a small amount of sand as well as a few vehicles and small toys in the sand. The materials will be shown to then where they can be found and how to put them away.


For more information on the Lesson Plan, click HERE!

 

If you have any questions or concerns, you can email me

at mswaseem@olqmnyc.org or email Mrs. Zogka at MrsZogka@olqmnyc.org.

 

If there are any questions regarding the Pre-K for All program that cannot be answered

by the office or classroom teacher, please feel free to contact the Help Line at 888-227-8175


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Week of June 13th, 2022   Reminders There is  No Afterschool Program every Friday in June.    Please pick your child up between  2:45 and 3:...