1. Mrs. Morano’s Pre-K News
Week of September 22, 2017
This week’s theme: Friends are people who help and care about us.
ELA
Our trade book for the week was Corduroy by Don Freeman. Through the story and our discussions we discovered what is means to be a friend.
Our vocabulary words for the week were: friend, fun, game, laugh, play, and together
Math
Everyday we review the class calendar. We count the days to see which number today is. We talk about which picture will come next in the calendar pattern. Students review the days of the week and the months of the year. We also count backwards from 20 to 0.
This week we sorted objects that are alike in some way (size, color, etc.).
Science
This week in science we talked about apples. We read our Scholastic Newsletter about apples and learned to identify the parts of the apple.
We read Apples, Apples, Apples by Nancy Wallace in which we learned about apple orchards and how to make apple sauce. We also made apple trees
using our handprints.
Social Studies
This week we practiced what to do in a fire drill so that we may stay safe. We talked about how during a drill we do not take anything with us, including snacks, coats and backpacks. We discussed why it is important to stay quiet at all times so we can listen for directions to stay safe.
Handwriting
We have officially begun learning how to write letters of the alphabet this week! We started with the letter L since developmentally it is one of the easiest letters for children to master first. Please see the inside cover of your child’s homework book for a tentative schedule of the letter of the week.
News & Reminders
With the arrival of Autumn many students will be wearing jackets to school. PLEASE LABEL YOUR CHILD’S JACKETS, SWEATERS, etc. Without a name inside, it is not always possible to match a jacket with it’s owner. Also, our classroom is VERY warm. It is not necessary to send your child to school wearing multiple layers of shirts.
Homework books are due every Monday.