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Contact Us
Mrs.Tina Mangiafridda
PreK-1
stbrendanschoolbronx@.com
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WELCOME TO PRE-K 1!
Mrs.Tina Mangiafridda
Email: tmangiafridda@stbrendanschoolbronx.org
Week of: June 13, 2022
✏️Important Dates to Remember✏️
*******This Friday, June 17, 2022 is our LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Dismissal is at 11:00 am SHARP!!! Please be on time. Please do not be late.
It is hard to believe that the end of the school year has come. Your children have worked very hard this school year and have made great accomplishments! It is time to celebrate all of their hard work!
On Monday, June 13, 2022 PreK 1 will have a Moving Up Celebration at 1:15. The celebration will last approximately 1 hour. It will take place in our outdoor playground (weather permitting).
The children will do a few music and movement activities, along with an arts craft project for them to take home.
Each child will be allowed to have two guests attend the celebration.
**Reminders:
-No Jewelry of any kind, No crocs, No flip flops, No sandals!!
-Our class is always In the need of tissue boxes. If you would like to donate a tissue box or boxes please send them in to school with your child. Thank you!
-Important Note: due to safety concerns students should be wearing sneakers to school daily. Please keep in mind that we climb up and down the stairs several times a day. We also go outside for gross motor play two times a day where the children are running, climbing, jumping, etc.....
-Children may start to arrive in the morning at 8:20 .. enter in the schools driveway.
Our class will dismiss at the red doors in the middle of the school at 2:50 SHARP.
PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR BOTH ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL.
-Your child's name must be on everything that comes to school.-Help your child write and recognize their first and last name daily, along with their address/phone number, shapes, numbers, colors.
-Please do not send your child to school if they do not feel good!
-When your child's folder is sent home we need it back the very next day.-Wash and send back your child's crib sheet ASAP in the same plastic baggie we send it to you in.
Study for the Month/June Unit 10 TransformationEssential Question: What is transformation and how do things change?
Focus Question for the week:
Week 1: What changes around me?
Week 2: How can objects change?
Week 3: What kind of changes happen in nature?
Week 4: How will I continue to change and grow?Vocabulary you can discuss with your child:
Family Engagement Activities
Week 1: appearance, change, date, feelings, larger, longer, narrower, objects, state, shorter, seasons, transform, transition, weather
Week 2: after, bigger, camouflage, combine, continue, darker, develop, disguise, evaporate, feet, fold, freeze, grow, harder, heavier, inches, less, lighter, magnify, more, newer, off, older, purpose, recycle, repurpose, reuse, shrink, smaller, softer, stages
Week 3: birth, butterfly, caterpillar, chrysalis, cocoon, cycle, drop, egg, entomologist, larva, life cycle metamorphosis, pupa
Week 4: adult, birthday, experience, independent, kindergarten, learn, parent, responsible, taller, time
Foundational texts to discuss with your child (You may find these on YouTube)
Week 1: Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy
Week 2: More-igami by Dori Kleber
Week 3: Little Tree by Loren Long
Week 4: I’m Big Now! by Anthea Simmons
Here are some activities you can do at home to reinforce what your child is learning in school.
Talk about things that change.
Make a weather chart and hang it someplace where your child can draw a simple picture to show the weather each day ...how does the weather change?
Ask your child about the caterpillars that were in class with us. Ask your child how the caterpillars changed?
Look through baby photos with your child. Tell them about when they were born. Talk about the funny things they did as a baby. Ask them to notice things that have changed about the way they look, talk and act now. What can your child do now that he/she couldn’t do as a baby?
Let your child watch as you cook or bake something. How does the food change from before it’s cooked to after?
Building Blocks/Math: Review numbers, patterns, shapes, simple addition and subtraction.
Letter Of The Week: Yy, Jj, Qq. (Last 3 letters) Please help your child write these letters and sound out their sounds. Review all letters we have completed so far.
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SEPTEMBER 2021
Pre-K is an exciting and busy time. It is a time to make new friends and learn new things such as literacy, science, math, art, social studies etc.. There will be lots of firsts, for example - leaving mommy and daddy all day, eating lunch in school and daily music and movement. It is a big adjusment for students and parents alike, but we will get through it together!
By June we will be able to say we've worked, played, made new friends, and stayed safe along the way.
I am looking forward to working with you and your child in a child- centered, safe and fun-filled enviroment.The students will be encouraged to learn and grow through play and various activities which will help them develop cognitively, emotionally and socially.
If at any time during the school year you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. You can be assured that we will work closely with you and your child to assure a good, positive and safe experiance at St. Brendan School.
ITEMS YOUR CHILD NEEDS FOR SCHOOL:
-2 sets of extra clothes labeled in a clear zip lock bag, include underware, socks, shirt, and pull on pants.
-A labeled CRIB sheet for nap/resting mat.
-A labeled REGULAR size backpack, no mini backpacks.
-2 labeled folders.
-A healthy lunch in a SOFT labeled lunch box, if your child will not eat the school lunch.
-A family photo no bigger then 4x6.
-Extra masks labeled in a ziploc bag.
-2 blue cards and any important papers from the office that must be filled out.
Please DO NOT send your child to school with ANY of the following:
-Overalls or pants with buckels, buttons, belts
-Costume play jewelry or jewelry of any kind!
-Dangle earrings/post only
-Sandals or open toed shoes/sneakers work the best!
-Toys of any kind from home
-Candy/gum
-Electronics
IMPORTANT!
PLEASE INFORM US ASAP IF YOUR CHILD HAS ANY ALLERGIES OR ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS!
DONATIONS NEEDED: Our classroom can use tissue boxes, plasic clear gallon ziplock bags, paper plates, Pampers baby wipes, plastic forks/spoons, paper towels and napkins. We also enjoy plants in our classroom as well!
-Please remind your children daily about the importance of wearing their mask in school. Practice this with them at home, as well as washing their hands and using hand sanitizer frequently wipes and the day.
-Remind your chlidren to always tell their teachers if they have to use the bathroom or if they do not feel so good during the school day.
* Some fun websites we use at school.....
*The Learning Station - we use this in class for indoor music and movement activities - the kids love it!
*Cosmic Kids Yoga - we use this in class too. Kid-friendly yoga with a story :)
The kids love this also!
*GoNoodle - this is a great website for kids!
*Jack Hartman Music and Movement Videos*Some great websites for math and language are:
(1)starfall.com
(2)ABCmouse.com
(3)PBSkids.org
(4)SCHOLASTIC.COM/LEARNATHOME (for daily activities, videos and read-alouds)
(5)preschoolinspirations.com
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Child Friendly Explanation of the Corona Virus (English PDF attached). It is available in multiple languages here: https://www.mindheart.co/descargabl
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