Ms. Lucio's News Letter

Welcome to Pre-k 4
Miss Lucio
Room 303
Week #35-May 15, 2017-May 19, 2017
Theme-The zoo
new introductions: unit 6 lesson 2 phonics-alphabet and number review,
#1-20 introduction, sight words: is, play, yellow
sight words: a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, dad, down, for ,find, funny mom, go, have, here, in , I, jump, it, is, to, we, the, am, little, look, me, my, make, we, like, not, see, play, red, run, said, to, three, play, yellow

Welcome to week 34 of pre-k 4! I am so excited to be on this journey together! We will have a wonderful year together! We are reviewing the letters and letter sounds this week and reviewing numbers 1-20 and sight words have, three and to. This week we will review the letters Aa-Zz, Numbers 1-20 and colors red, blue, green, yellow, purple, black, pink, white, orange, gray and brown! We will also begin our sight word journey this week as we introduce the words for and funny and review the words "and, a, away, big, blue, can, come, dad, down, find, for, funny, it, is, to, we, jump, like, look, not, make, see, play, yellow, red,run, said and mom". We have some fun arts and craft projects on the agenda as well! Be prepared for a fun week ahead!

Reminder: Please label all belongings, with the changing weather ahead we don't want anything getting lost or misplaced.

Important Upcoming Dates
Save the Date- May 19, 2017-Fun, Food and Fitness Day! 1:00pm dismissal for all students-extended day is available.

Please turn in your registration papers for the 2017-2018 school year as soon as possible to hold a spot in our wonderful Kindergarten program!

Math

This week as we continue our math journey we will review numbers 1-20 as well as introduce our new math series as we enter into the common core chapter 3 lessons 7-9. Addition lessons are on teh agenda this week! We will also work on number concept as well as number identification. Count and clap exercises will also be introduced up to 100 this week as well as math centers! Please help reinforce our new number introductions at home!

Religion

This week in religion we will discuss chapter 27 Special Lesson "Fathers Day". We will complete workbook pages from our catechist manual as well as learn a new prayer. We will also be practicing our daily prayers as well as the sign of the cross.

Science/Concept

Science is a great way to help children get engaged in hands on fun! Learning through experiments are just some of the ways we will partake in science this year. Weekly readers and current events are some other ways we will learn about science and concepts! This weeks weekly reader is a about the the winter season and winter activities! We will be learning lots! Ask your child all about it!

Centers

This week our learning centers will include computers, dramatic play, kitchen area, building center, library center and sensory center. Water table is on the agenda this week! Ask your child which center was their favorite this week!

Language and Literacy

Language and Literacy will take us on a journey filled with imagination. We will introduce sight words"is, play and yellow" this week and discuss letter sounds to enhance phonetic awareness. This week we will begin to discuss the topic of The Zoo! An interactive story will keep every child engaged and asking for more! After we participate in this lesson the puppets will be on the shelf this week for center time! We will also be reviewing the letters Aa-Zz this week as well as sight words "a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, dad, down, find, for, funny, go, here, look, like, I, it, is, in we, jump, make, not, see, play, red, run, said and mom". Little reader work will focus on "We Can Go Play".Please help reinforce these at home!

things to rememeber