Dear Parents,

     This week we will begin our final unit titled, Trees.  In this unit, your child will learn different things such as differentiating living and non living things, life cycles, parts of a plant and trees, etc.   As we study trees, we will use literacy, math, Arts and Crafts, social studies and scientific concepts.  However, you can help your child enrich their learning by taking nature walks and having them see different type of trees, leaves and plants.  You can also share your experiences with trees and plants such as planting, trimming or caring for them. Thank you for playing an important role in your child's learning.

Wednesday, April 25th- Parent Corp Parenting Workshop 
8-10 a.m.

Friday, April 27th-Red’s Recycling Center will be visiting our school.  Parents are welcome to come and join us.  It will be held from 9:30-10:15 a.m.

**Upcoming:

May 7th- No school

Teacher Conference Day

**Please send in the Parent Option Letter as soon as you know the school that your child will attend in September.**

Dear Parents,

    This week we will be finishing up our unit of study Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.  We will discuss ways that we can keep the Earth clean by turning off the water while brushing your teeth, turning off the light when not in the room, taking the stairs instead of the elevator, etc.  I would like you to continue to encourage your child to think of other ways that they may help keep the Earth clean. 
Reminders for this week:

Wednesday, April 18th- 
Parent Corp Parenting Workshop 
Picture Day

**Please send in the Family Option letter as soon as it is completed.**

        
        Sincerely,
        Ms. Torres 

Dear Parents,

         As we conclude our unit titled, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, we will be learning about the importance of keeping the Earth clean by making sure to reduce pollution and not littering.  I encourage you to continue working with your child in reinforcing these concepts on a daily basis.  This unit will be closely related to our final and upcoming unit titled, Trees.  

April Reminders:

April 11th-Parent Corp Parenting Workshop 8:00-10:00 a.m.

April 13th-Parent Teacher Conference (No after school program)

April 18th-Parent Corp Parenting Workshop 8:00-10:00 a.m.

April 25th-Parent Corp Parenting Workshop 8:00-10:00 a.m.

                                                  Sincerely,
                                                Ms. Torres

                                                 Prek-1

On Friday, April 13th, we will have a mandatory parent-teacher conference to discuss the academic progress or any concerns of your child.  On April 13th , we will have early dismissal at 12:00 p.m.  There will be no after school.

March 5, 2018

Dear Parents,
    We have successfully finished our unit on Buildings.  I would like to thank you for your hard work in reinforcing the skills at home.  For the next few weeks, we will be learning about Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.  I encourage you to talk to your child about the steps they can take to help the earth.  For example,have them close the faucet while brushing their teeth to save water, turn off lights when not in the room to save energy,  etc.  These skills will allow your child to become aware of their environment and how they affect it.
A few reminders:
March 28th- No After school program

March 29th-April 8th- No School (Easter Recess)

April 9th- School resumes 

Parent connection:  If you would like to do any activities related with Reduce, Reuse 

and Recycling, please let me know in order to set up the best time.

                            Sincerely,

                            Ms. Torres

                            Prek-1 Teacher

February 1, 2018

Dear Parents,

    As we continue working on our unit titled Buildings, we will focus on how 

buildings are built as well as differentiating them.  We will also be focusing on new 

vocabulary words such as small, tall, wide and short.  I encourage you to go over these 

words with your child and have them identify windows, doors, doorknobs, door handles, 

small, tall, wide and short buildings.  This will help trigger their prior knowledge as well 

as reinforce skills learned at school.

Reminder:     Thursday, February 8th-Report Cards will be distributed  
                      Monday, February 19th- No School (President’s Day)
                      Friday, March 2nd- Prek will have school (No afterschool)

**If you would like to share an experience with the class related to the unit, please feel free to contact me.***

                                 Sincerely,

                                 Ms. Torres

                                       Prek-1

Dear Pre-K Family,

We are pleased to offer full-day, high-quality pre-K to every four-year-old in New York City. We are always working to improve our programming to help families and teachers support every child’s learning! 

As part of your pre-K experience, you will learn about activities for families, including workshops and other free events at your child’s pre-K program.

Research Project. This year, we are doing a research project to improve the ways families are invited to participate in activities in pre-K. Teachers and staff will let parents know about activities in different ways over the next few months. All pre-K families at your child’s program will be invited to participate in the activities.

Share Contact Information. Your pre-K program will share all families’ contact information (name, phone number, address) with our research project team so the team can send tailored messages about the activities to families. This may include invitations and postcards.

Privacy. The research project team will not share your contact information with anyone. If you wish to stop receiving messages at any point, text STOP to the sending number and messages will stop immediately.

Optional. If you do not want your pre-K program to share your contact information with the research project team, check the “No” box below. It is your choice whether or not to participate. Checking “No” will not affect your child’s experience in pre-K in any way. 

We think this project is a wonderful chance to help improve pre-K programming! If you have questions, please ask your child’s teacher or pre-K program leader, or email us at prekthrive@schools.nyc.gov.

Sincerely,

Division of Early Childhood Education