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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: January 31,2022
✏️Important Dates to Remember✏️Monday January 31st - Friday February 4th: Catholic Schools Week.
Monday, February 14, 2022 Valentines Day! Your child may wear red, white, pink to school
Monday, February 21, 2022 and Tuesday, February 22, 2022 No School.Reminders!
-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!
-FYI: Just a reminder that the school gym uniform/jogging suit can be ordered from the school office. You can find the order form from this website, click school updates then click parent resources, finally, click gym uniform form. It is a great idea, warm, comfortable and very easy for the children to use the bathroom.****Our classroom is very warm, but you may leave a sweater or sweatshirt in your child's schoolbag. If your child wants it during the school day, we will give it to them to put on. Please put their name in it.
-Most students are doing an excellent job on Seesaw, but If you haven’t signed up for SeeSaw yet please do so ASAP! Each day there is a new activity for your child to work on during the week (optional). This is another great resource for you to help your child reinforce what they are learning in school.
-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 name daily along with their address/phone number.
-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: Unit 6: LIGHT
(We are on Week 1)
How and why do we use different kinds of light?
Focus Questions To Discuss With Your Child:
-Week1: What kinds of lights are around us?
-Week2: What is darkness?
-Week3: How does light help us?
-Week4: What are shadows?
Key Vocabulary To Discuss With Your Child:
-Week1: candle, curve, electricity, fire, firefly, flame, flashlight, lamp, lantern, light, light bulb, stars, sun.
-Week2: clouds, dark, night, shade, sunglasses, transparent, translucent.
-Week3: batteries, day, eyes, heat, night, mirror, reflections, see, sight, solar, power, spiral.
-Week4: shadow, weather, silhouette.
Family Engagement Activities:
-Week1: Discuss why the sun is so important to us. Then sing the song Mr. Sun. They can also draw or paint a beautiful sunshine or sunset.
-Week2: Take note and discuss with your child how dark/light is in the morning then again in the evening/night. They can draw what they see.
-Week3: Take note and discuss how many lights you turn on and off in your home. What do you see?
-Week4: Create finger shadow puppets together at home by putting your hands together in various positions in front of a light source and looking at the shadows produced.
Foundational Texts/Books Or YouTube Videos To View With Your Child:
-Week1: Round Trip by Ann Jones
-Week2: Can't You Sleep Little Bear? By Martin Waddell
-Week3: All About Light by Lisa Trumbauer
-Week4: Moonbear's Shadow by Frank Asch
Building Blocks/Math: Have your child create a color pattern. You can use socks, crayons, buttons, beans, cups etc..
Letter Of The Week: Ll for light, lantern etc... Please help your child write this letter and sound out its sound.
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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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