PreSchool Newsletter
Weekly Events
School Hours
AM Preschool 9:00-12:20
PM Preschool 12:20-3:45
PAC M/W 9:00-12:20 T/Th/F 9:00-3:45
Important Dates & Reminders:
- Jan 17 - MLK, JR. Day; No School
- Jan 20 - End of 2nd Quarter; 2 hour Student
- Early Release (no afternoon classes)
- Jan 21 - Teacher Work Day; No School for Students
- Jan 24 - School Planning Day; No School for Students
What We Are Learning
Themes
Seasonal Changes
Outcomes (may vary by classroom):
- Students will continue to use sense of change throughout the seasons and observe environmental changes
- Students will observe weather patterns and routines
- Students will practice reciting repeating lines in the story, The Old Man’s Mitten, and practice retelling the story with character pieces
- Continue communicating what they see, hear, feel, taste, touch
- Learn that people can have the same or different feelings about the same thing and that’s okay
- Learning about empathy (caring and helping others)
Sample Activities (may vary by classroom):
- Activities related to winter clothing (identifying, matching, sorting, etc)
- Recall events and characters in stories; recite memorized lines from a story and begin practice retelling a story
- Identify whether they feel the same as or different from others in response to scenarios
- Mindfulness activities including breathing exercises