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Contact Us
Mrs. Darlene Dolan
PreK-4
stbrendanschoolbronx@gmail.com
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☺️Week of October 18th - October 22nd☺️
PreK 4 - Mrs. Dolan
Email:
ddolan@stbrendanschoolbronx.org
You can be assured that we will work closely with you and your child to assure a safe, positive experience at St. Brendan School.
✏️Important Dates to Remember✏️
Tuesday October 19th - Picture Day
Friday October 29th - Black and Orange Day. The children may dress in Halloween colors.
Children may start to arrive at 8:20 .. enter in the school driveway. Our day begins at 8:30.
Our class will dismiss at 2:50 from the red doors in the middle of the school.
PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR BOTH ARRIVAL AND DISMISSAL
⭐️Theme for the Month: Unit 2: The Five Senses⭐️
Essential question: How do our senses help us to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?
Focus question - Week 3: How do we use our senses of taste and smell?
This week in school we will be learning about and exploring .......
*The sense of taste and the sense of smell. What do we use to taste food? What is your favorite food? Is there a food you don’t like? Describe different tastes...sweet, salty, sour, bitter. What do we use to smell? What are some things that smell good? What are some things that smell bad?
*Allow your child to help you prepare a meal or bake something. Talk about the different foods and ingredients you are using. Talk about how they taste
*Letter Tt....we will learning to identify, recognize the sound and write the letter Tt. Some Tt words from this unit are taste and tongue.
* Building Blocks for Math : Lesson 3 ....Your child will continue to work on counting, recognizing and making small groups up to 5. Suggestion...ask your child draw a bug with 4 spots on it. Ask your child to count the spots. Ask your child to tell you how many spots are on the bug without actually counting....just by looking.
Foundational Texts: Rah, Rah Radishes, Eating the Alphabet, I Stink, The Nose Book
Family Engagement Activities
Here are some suggestions for things you can do at home to reinforce what your child is learning in school.......
*Have a taste test at home. Blindfold your child and ask them to take a bite of something. Ask them to guess what it is. Suggestions....cookie, Goldfish crackers, a piece of chocolate, a piece of fruit, a carrot....whatever you choose. Let the whole family play! This can also be done with smell. Let your child smell different things and guess the smell without looking. Some suggestions are ....soap, a candle, perfume, coffee, garlic....whatever you choose.
*Letter Tt scavenger hunt. Go on a scavenger hunt in your home to find things that begin with the letter Tt. Practice writing the letter Tt
* Place your child’s snack in several small groups and ask: Which group has 3 (or choose another number up to 5).
*Give your child the opportunity to practice writing his/her first name. Practicing for just a few minutes a day can help!
✏️ 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
-No sandals or open toed shoes - sneakers work the best!
-Toys of any kind from home
-Candy/gum
-Electronics* Some fun websites we use at school.....
*Some great websites for math and language are:
*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
(1)starfall.com
(2)ABCmouse.com
(3)PBSkids.org
(4)SCHOLASTIC.COM/LEARNATHOME (for daily activities, videos and read-alouds)
(5)preschoolinspirations.com
*Link for Pre K Learn At Home instructional Resources from DOE:
https://cdn-blob-prd.azureedge.net/prd-pws/docs/default-source/default-document-library/learn-at-home-2020/early-childhood-family-activities-accessible.pdf
*Below please find a new link for some more activities you can do at home :)
https://infohub.nyced.org/docs/default-source/default-docume nt-library/dece-spring-into- learning!.pdf
Thank you for all of your cooperation,
Mrs. Dolan and Mrs. Doreen