October 2, 2018

Dear Parents,

             This week we will continue working on our unit titled, All About Me.   We will continue discussing topics related to the unit such as how they get to school, favorite colors, members of their family, routines, age, etc..  This will help broaden their minds and trigger their interests. It is aligned with the Prekindergarten Foundations for the Common Core for the domain on self-awareness.   

Just a few reminders: 

Monday, October 8th- No school (Columbus Day)

*If you would like to participate in any reading or craft activities, please let me know and we will schedule the best time.***

                                                                               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