Mrs. Barbara Graham

PreK 2 - 3K
stbrendanschoolbronx@.com
 

WELCOME TO PRE-K 2 - 3K! 
Mrs.Barbara Graham
email: bgraham@stbrendanschoolbronx.org

June 2022

During our final month of school this year, we will focus on "change".  Our release of the butterflies was a great success.  The life cycle of a butterfly has been amazing for the children to witness.  This change is referred to as a "metamorphosis".  Surprisingly, they really understood the process and are able to repeat it back if asked.  

In addition, the topic of growth also is appropriate this month because the children are growing all the time and they are moving up to Pre-K 4.
 

School Closed - May 23rd - Pre-K Professional Development Day

May 2022

Hi Everyone,

For the month of May, the focus topic is "Grow".  The children will have the opportunity to explore things that grow and their role in that growth.  For example, we have planted two different types of seeds in our classroom recently, chia seeds and Lima bean seeds.  We are monitoring the needs and growth of each seed.  They can water their chia seeds and the other plants we have in the class.  In addition, we will discuss other things that grow, such as, people and animals.  
 

 

April 2022

Important Dates:

Thursday, April 14th through Friday, April 22nd School Closed
school resumes on Monday, April 25th

Hi Everyone,

We are heading into our final exporation which is, "Our Impact".  This exploration involves three months of different topics.  The focus topic for the month of April is "Care".  While we explore "care", the children will have the opportunity to discuss and see things related to caring for self, others, pets and the world around us.  Hopefully, the children will leave the 3-K year with greater understanding of the active role they can have in caring for themselves and others and how their actions impact growth and change.
 

Vocabulary for April:
action, appear, attitude, bathe, broom, clean, comfortable, cook, dentist, dustpan, emergency, emotions, equipment, expression, feed, feel, feelings, fix, gardener, help, hospital, kind, mechanic, medicine, nurse, office, plant, respect, sick, soap, spatula, sponge, stethoscope, thoughtful, tools, veterinarian, wash and whisk

Books:

Hands Say Love by George Shannon: Hands touch, hold and hug. Hands feed, give and share. Hands create, mend and heal. Hands say love!
Oonga Boonga by Frieda Wishinsky: A brother has just the right touch when it comes to making his baby sister stop crying.
Please, Baby Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee: A behind the scenes look at the chills, spills and thrills of bringing up baby.
Safe in a Storm by Stephen Swinburne: No matter how loud the storm rumbles, next to their mothers the baby animals are able to let go of their fears and fall asleep.
Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev: The Pet Club does not understand that pets come in all shapes and sizes, just like friends. A boy and his tiny pet elephant show what it means to be a true friend.
The One Day House by Julia Durango: Wilson dreams of all the ways he can help improve his friend Gigi’s house so that she’ll be warm, comfortable and happy.
The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems: The pigeon really needs a bath but he’s not so sure about that.

                                                MARCH 2022                                              

✏️Important Dates to Remember✏️

* Monday, March 28th - No school for all PreK classes.  Teachers will be attending a Professional Development seminar.                                                    

*Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Green and Jeans Day! Your child may wear green to school to celebrate St. Patrick's Day!

During the month of March, we will finish our investigation on "Our Environment ".  The focus this month will be "moving".  For example: Noticing things that move, Investigating vehicles, Investigating how our bodies move and Investigating how we move through the city.

We are continuing to work on our alphabet books, completing the letter "k" this week.  Next week we will work on lettters "L" and "M".  Pictures of words that begin with these letters are always appreciated.

Vocabulary for March:

airplane, bicycle, car, drive, engine, float, fly, gasoline, hop, hurry, jump, motor, move, pull, push, quickly, roll, ride, run, scooter, sidewalk, shuffle, skip, slowly, stroller, subway, taxi, tracks, train, turn, twist, van, walk

Books for March:

A Hop Is Up by Kristy Dempsey:
Hop up! Bend down! Spin around! Jump over! Along a Long Road by Frank Viva:
Speed off on an eventful bicycle ride along the bold yellow road that cuts through town, by the sea and through the country.
Let’s Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems: Gerald and Piggie want to go for a drive!
Subway by Anastasia Suen: Hop on the subway with a little girl and her mother.
Supertruck by Stephen Savage: When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one hero can save the day.
Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz: One tiny baby starts to run. Along comes another until ten tiny babies are exhausted from the day and fast asleep in their beds.
Whose Truck? by Toni Buzzeo: Featuring six different trucks and their drivers.