Ms. Dimperio and Ms. Hernandez's UPK 4-1

7:45 - Arrival Time
7:45 - 8:15– Morning Routine
8:15 - 8:30– Circle Time 
8:30 – 10:30– Center Time  
10:30 – 11:00- Lunch
11:00 - 12:00– Gross Motor
12:00 - 1:00- Nap Time  
1:00 - 1:15– Snack Time
1:15 - 1:45– Center Time/Table Toys
1:45 - 2:05–Afternoon Meeting/Story Time/Music & Movement
2:05– Dismissal

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Thank you for your continued involvement, interest, and enthusiasm.
Just a few reminders, a classroom wish list will be sent home monthly, as we have been running out of supplies that keep our little hands and classroom clean. Anything you’re able to bring in is greatly appreciated. As well, we will begin collecting nonperishable foods for our Thanksgiving food drive (ex: canned and boxed foods).
Please continue to check your child’s folder for family practice activities, as those will be sent home frequently. Please be sure to empty your child’s folder daily, 

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents/Guardians,
We made it through our first full month of school. Your children have done a great job transitioning from being home to now being in a school setting. Your continued involvement, interest, and enthusiasm will continue to make this a wonderful year of growth for you and your child.
In the last month we have seen increased independence, learning of school and classroom procedures, and using our words. 

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER

Dear Parents/Guardians,
As we are settling in to our first full week of school, I just wanted to go over a few important things. Pre-K is a year of growing socially, emotionally, physically, and intellectually. Your involvement, interest, and enthusiasm will help make this a wonderful year of growth for you and your child. Thus far, we have been working on independence, classroom procedures, and using our words.
The skills we practice daily in Pre-K are the building blocks for your child’s future success in school and in life!

The unit we will be working on is called ALL ABOUT ME. The topic is a great start for the children to get to know each other. In class we will be doing different activities involving their names, family, their favorite color, birthday, and what they like best about themselves. These are the different ways we will learn ALL ABOUT ME.
 
These are just a few of the many things we will be learning within the next few weeks, each positively affecting your child academically and socially.

http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp
 
Famous Actors Reading Storieshttp://www.storylineonline.net/
 
STARFALLhttp://www.starfall.com/
 
Animal games and puzzleshttp://switchzoo.com/
 
Rhyming Farm Gamehttp://www.professorgarfield.org/Phonemics/introCharacters.html
 
Phonics gameshttp://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/Phase%201%20menu.htm
 
Smartboard games- PBS Interactivehttp://pbskids.org/smartboard/
 
Online Painting & Drawinghttp://www.onemotion.com/flash/sketch-paint/large/
 
Literacy & Math Activities- BBChttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/
 
Olivia Octagon Games for Kindergartenershttp://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2004/math2004_grk.html
 
Pigeon- Mo Willemshttp://www.pigeonpresents.com/fun.aspx
 
Disney Gameshttp://disney.go.com/blast/content/games/daisy_construction/index.html