Preschool/PAC February 2023 News

By Jenny Collins & Preschool/PAC Team
PreSchool
February 01, 2023

School Hours

AM Preschool 9:00 - 12:00

PM Preschool 12:20 - 3:45

PAC M/W 9:00 - 12:20

PAC T/Th/F 9:00 - 3:45

Important Dates & Reminders

February 20 Presidents' Day Holiday - No School

What we are learning:

Themes:  All About Me & My Community, Geography, & Seasonal Changes

Outcomes:

  • Students will begin to understand that a community is where people live, work, and play.
  • Students will begin to demonstrate basic knowledge of being members of a diverse community.
  • Students will continue to make cultural connections between home and community.
  • Students will continue learning about different foods from different countries; sort by category
  • Students will practice recalling facts/characters and retell a story like We’re Going on a Bear Hunt with scenery pictures
  • Continue to follow Listening Rules and learn character traits through Second Step

Sample Activities (may vary by classroom):

  • Read about different communities and make connections with what we see or do in our own community/neighborhood
  • Alphabet and numeral activities through Bingo and letter/numeral scavenger hunts; begin recognizing them in the community
  • Winter and community activities and crafts
  • Recall events and characters in stories; recite memorized lines from a story and begin practice retelling a story
  • Mindfulness activities including breathing exercises