Pre-K 4

Virtual Curriculum Tools:
tumblebooklibrary.com (listen or read a story to your child every day)
happynumbers.com (45 minutes a week)
lalilo.com (at least 45 minutes a week)
Education.com
Scholastic

Dear Pre-K 4 Families:
I hope that you are all in good health.

I recognize that you may be feeling overwhelmed in addition to your child/or children needing your constant attention. As we developed an academic plan for our Pre-K students, we understand the demands that this puts on you. Obviously three and four-year-olds cannot complete independent reading and math assignments like our older students. It is an understatement to say that the last two weeks have been difficult as you attempt to balance all of your responsibilities.

As you know with the last two weeks as a reminder, your involvement is key to your child’s learning at this time. Our partnership will continue to encourage student learning at this stage of their lives. We recognize that this is critical in early development and foundation building. We want our youngest students to experience the excitement of discovery and exploration and to quite simply, continue to love learning.

There are two platforms that Pre-K students are using. One is education.com and the other is Google Classroom. In the March 13 packet sent home, you received the login directions for education.com

Google Classroom has been used in our older grades and is new to PreK. This is where teachers post assignments, websites, and suggestions. In addition to the school email that you generally use to reach your child’s teacher, you will be able to communicate with the teacher through Google Classroom. An invitation was sent to you with a code to activate your child’s account and a number have been activated. If you have not already done so, please activate your child’s/children’s account(s) as soon as possible.

We know that for some families, giving the students a set daily schedule would not be helpful because when they do an assignment you, of course, are part of it and it depends upon your schedule. We understand the importance your family places on structure and creating a consistent routine so we have provided a suggested schedule for those who would prefer a guide. Pre-K 3 and Pre-K 4 students begin their school day with prayer, singing, the calendar, the weather, and story time, reinforcing foundational skills.

I know you are aware that besides the activities/assignments your child’s teacher posts, daily activities at home are filled with teachable moments. Reading to your child and talking about the book encourages critical thinking skills. Language development is so important; the more you and your child speak about different topics, vocabulary acquisition will increase. Counting household items and playing “take away” and “add to” will reinforce math concepts. Singing, poetry, exercise, dance, drawing and painting – students need to be active and express themselves. They also need to have free time to play.

Your child’s emotional, mental, spiritual and physical health are of primary importance to us as are yours. Please do not hesitate to contact us

Sincerely, Suzanne Kaszynski,  Principal

Pre-K 4 Guide
Time/ Subject
8:30 – 9:00 Prayer Songs, Calendar, Weather, Days of the Week, Go over the Daily Schedule Go over upcoming assignments, Talk about the day’s activities
9:00 - 9:30 Math
9:30 - 9:45 Body Break
9:45 – 10:15 ELA Read Aloud
10:15 – 10:45 Free Play
10:45 – 11:00 Art/Music/Italian
11:00 – 11:30 Science/Social Studies
11:30 – 12:00 Lunch
12:00 – 1:00 Nap
1:00 – 1:30 Religion
1:30 – 2:00 Free Play

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