Mrs. Prela        PreK  4-2

                        Assisted by: Ms. Pazo    

 

Dear Parents,
 
            Welcome to PreK 4-2. I hope you and your family had a restful summer. I am very excited to meet all of you. This is the year for our youngest learners to shine. This will be a year of magical wonders and amazing growth for your little one.
 
I love and enjoy being a facilitator, allowing children to learn through play. I believe in team work and communication as being the key to your child’s success and to a great parent/teacher relationship. I encourage you to contact me if you have any questions or concerns at anytime. The best way to reach me is through my email address oprela@stlucys.org as I check my email periodically throughout the day. I will also make every effort to let you know how things are going. Please check your child’s folder everyday as I will send in important papers as well as newsletters and what we have been doing.
 
Last but not least for many children this may be their first experience of separation from parents at home. It is common for even the most outgoing child to be anxious the first day of school. Please talk to your child and explain to them about the first day of school and answer any questions they may have as honestly as you can. I have planned some activities and have a few books that I have selected to help your child settle and adjust easily to the school environment.
 
Important information:

• Doors open at 7:30am and close at 7:45am, you and your child will enter through the front door.
• Our regular hours are 7:45am – 2:05pm. It is extremely important that your child is on time as our morning meeting and activities are very important for your child.
• Please be on time when picking up your child at 2:05pm because afterschool charges will apply if your child is not picked up on time.
• You MUST sign your child IN and OUT. At dismissal, a signature and time is required.
• If someone else other than you is picking up your child  please advise them to bring ID and make sure their name is on the pickup list. (Given out Today) If the person is not on the pickup list please send in a note, call the office or email me with the person’s name so I have a record. If I you forget to send in the person’s name and he/she is not on the pickup list and if I can't get in touch with a parent to confirm the pickup person, your child will be placed in Afterschool and charged the daily rate of $25.
• If your child is absent, it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning. Also when the child returns to school please send in an absent note including the date and reason of absence.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers will be sent home frequently.
• Please send in an extra pair of clothes in a ziplock bag with your child's name and PreK 4-2 in case of an accident. Your child must be able to change him/her self, so please take this time to teach/practice with your child at home.
• Your child will need a toddler fitted sheet and a light blanket for their cot which they will use everyday for nap time. Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• If your child will be attending our After School program please, send in a snack.
• As the weather gets colder, please send your child with a jacket, gloves, hat and shoes to run in, as we go outdoors for gross motor.

 
I am looking forward to a great year of PreK with your child and family.
 
To Many Happy Days!
Mrs. Prela
Assisted By,
Ms. Pazo, Mrs. Parubi
PreK 4-2
 
 

SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER 

September 5 - Orientation 
September 6 - Half Day 7:45am - 10:16am
September 7 – Full day of School!
September 10 – Afterschool starts
September 25 – NO SCHOOL
 
CLASS SCHEDULE
7:45-8:15 Arrival /Breakfast/Table Toys
8:15-8:30 Morning Meeting
8:30-10:30 Center Time
10:30-11:00 Hand Washing /Lunch
11:00-12:00 Gross Motor
12:00-1:00 Hand Washing/Setting up for Rest/Rest
1:00-1:15 Snack
1:15-1:45 Center Time
1:45-2:05 Afternoon Meeting/Music & Movement
2:05 Dismissal 

SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU!
Ethan Ramos
Adalynn Trinidad
Anayalynn Gonzalez 

Reminders to Parents

• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers are sent home frequently.
• If your child is absent it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning.
• Please be on time at dismissal and make sure you sign your child out, a signature is required.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please read to your child at least 15 minutes a day and ask questions.

Home Connection 
At home you can help too. Talk to your child about their day at school. Ask open ended questions such as, what was your favorite activity today? Tell me what you drew in art? Can you name your friends/do you know their names? What are you learning? What is your favorite center and why? If their answers are short ask them to give you details. This is a great way for you to have your child verbalize as to what he/she is doing in school. This is also a great comprehension skill which they will need in the older grades. If you have any questions or need some support, I am always here to help. Enjoy it.    











PRE-K 4-2 May Newsletter


Happy Mother’s Day to all the Wonderful Mothers! Thank you for all you do for your child.

PRE-K 4-2 April Newsletter

Important Dates 

March 2, - No After School
March 23, - Parent/Guardian Surveys  Due
March 28, - No After School –
                Easter Recess Begins
April 9, - School Resumes

MARCH BIRTHDAYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL
Ryan  
 
Happy St. Patrick Day 

Home Connection 

At home you can help too. Talk to your child about trash and garbage. Help raise your child’s awareness of the kids of trash your family created everyday, how you dispose, and what they can do to help. Take walks with your child and point out to the trash and garbage and ask them questions, what do they think, where should the trash be placed, where would they place it, how can they help keep their community clean. When at home, during the daytime encourage them to turn off the light if they don’t need it, turn off the water if they are not using  and so on. Look at books that talk about reduce, reuce, recycle. Enjoy it.  
 

Reminder to Parents 
 

• Please complete Parent/Guardian Surveys.
• If your child is absent it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers are sent home frequently.
• Please read to your child at least 15 minutes a day.

PRE-K 4-2 February  Newsletter

The Buildings  Study
Dear Parents,
 
As you have read in prior letters sent home, we have started a new study, Buildings. Their ongoing interest in our building helped us realize that buildings would make a great study topic. As we started the study, we looked at different famous buildings, what they are made of, what makes them strong, who builds them, what tools and materials are used. How are they the same and different? Children have started to build their community and different type of buildings. Through the study of buildings, we will learn concepts and skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, art and technology. We will also ask questions, make predictions and test our ideas. 

 

Important Dates

 
 
February 8, - Report cards will go home
 
February 14, - Valentine’s Day & Feelings Card Day – Cupcake decoration with My Valentine – Plan to attend
 
February 19, - NO SCHOOL - President Day




 
FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU!
 
 
Happy Valentines Day
To All


 

Reminders to Parents

 

• If your child is absent it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers are sent home frequently.
• Please read to your child at least 15 minutes a day.

 

Home Connection

 
At home you can help too. Talk to your child about the different types of buildings, the name of the building, what the building is used for, ex. School we go to learn, what materials do they see that were used to build it, how many windows they see, if you walk by a construction site talk about who works there, what tools and materials they use. Read books that show houses, buildings and places. Talk to your child about community people and the services they provide. Talk about the tools people use at work and what the name of the building they work, ex. Doctors work in a hospital they use a stethoscope and so on. Enjoy it.    







PreK 4-2 January Newsletter

Home Connection

 
At home you can help too. Talk to your child about clothes, discuss with them the fabric how it feels and how clothes are made. Repeat to you child as they are getting dressed in the morning, this is a coat, we wear coats because it is cold outside, what do you think this materail/fabric is. This will help your child with new vocabulary which wwe will use throughout the unit. Also when you go shopping for clothes talk to your child how clothes are organized at a store. Last but no least read to your child and help them name what the characters are wearing and why.
 

Reminders to Parents

• If your child is absent it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers are sent home frequently.
• Please read to your child at least 15 minutes a day.

Happy Holidays to All!
Best wishes from all of us!

PreK 4-2 December Newsletter 

Important Dates

December 2 – Barnes and Noble Book Fair
Vernon Hill Shopping Center --- please join us for fun days filled with activities and support our school.
 
December 5 & 6 – Christmas Boutique
 Gifts will be available for purchase ranging from $5-$20(children will be able to purchase gifts for their parents) – Not Mandatory-
 
December 14 – Holiday Ornament Decoration – Parents are invited
 
December 15 – Shadow Box - NO AFTERSCHOOL 2:05 Dismissal 
 
December 21 – Holiday Treats - Parents are invited
Dec. 22 - 2:05PM Dismissal – No After-school
 
Dec. 24 – Jan. 1– Christmas Recess- No School
 
Jan. 2 - School Resumes
 
There will be a few non mandatory fundraising events happening during the month of December such as, Toys for Tots and goods for our troops. Please donate if you can!
Happy Holidays to You and Your Family!
Best Wishes to All.

 

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF YOU!
 
TRIUMF – DECEMBER 24
NAYEL – DECEMBER 24
INAYAH – DECEMBER24
MRS. PRELA – DECEMBER 22

Reminders to Parents

• If your child is absent it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers are sent home frequently.
• Please read to your child at least 15 minutes a day.

PRE-K 4-2 November Newsletter

Happy Thanksgiving To All



PRE-K 4-2 October Newsletter

Theme Study : ALL ABOUT ME

Reminders to Parents
 

• Please check and empty your child’s folder daily, as family activities and important papers are sent home frequently.
• If your child is absent it is mandatory that you call the school or email me each morning.
• Please be on time at dismissal and make sure you sign your child out, a signature is required.
• Please be sure to label ALL of your child’s belongings with their name and PreK 4-2.
• Every Friday blankets and sheets will be returned home to be washed for Monday.
• Please read to your child at least 15 minutes a day and ask questions.

At home, you can help too. Talk to your child about activities they did in school and ask open-ended questions. Ask them what makes them special, who is in our family, what would you like to be when you grow up, what features do you have. Talk to your child about family culture and traditions. This is a great opportunity for you and your child to work together. If you have any books that pertain to bady parts, how special we are please read it to your child and have them relate to it.

Holiday Ornament Craf

Dear PreK Parents, 

The holidays are finally here! Come celebrate the start of the holidays by joining us as we make Holiday Ornaments. Share in the making of a special ornament with your child and their friends. Various ornament shapes and supplies will be provided. Please only one adult per child. 
When: Thursday, December 14th 

Time: 9am 

Where: Your Child’s PreK classroom

We hope to see you all here!

Happy Holidays to All, 

PreK Teachers 

Pumpkin Decoration

 
Dear Parents,
 
We are welcoming you to come and join us, as we decorate pumpkins together. Children will be able to use collage/art materials to decorate their pumpkin with their parent. 
 
  Parent must provide a pumpkin for their child to decorate.
  PUMPKIN MUST BE THE SIZE OF YOUR PALM (NO BIG PUMPKINS PLEASE – SPACE IS     VERY LIMITED)
  PUMPKINS WILL NOT BE PROVIDED – if you do not bring a pumpkin for you and your child to decorate you will decorate a paper plate instead.
  One parent or adult per child – space is very limited
  Date & Time:  October 31, 2017 9am-10am
  Place: Your Child’s classroom
 
Please complete the following:
 
Child’s Name:                                                                           
 
 
           Yes, I will attend & bring a pumpkin Name:                                                  
 
 
           No, I will not attend, but will provide a pumpkin for my child to decorate.                                 
                                          
 

Dear Pre-K 4-2 Parents,               We are finishing up our third week of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Your child has been learning so much throughout this unit. So far, we have created piggy banks using recycled water bottles, people out of cereal boxes, created recycling bins using boxes and we are currently creating a life size classroom robot made out of all recycled materials. Some of these projects would not be possible without your recyclable donations.   Here are a few reminders:   There will be NO AFTER SCHOOL Wednesday, March 28th. We will be off for Easter break from March 29 – School Resumes April 9. We will be sending home a review for over Easter break. Please be sure to work with your     child on this fun activity!! We are still collecting recyclables. We are looking for Lysol/Clorox wipes, baby wipes, paper towels, Lysol/Clorox spray     and tissues to keep our classroom clean               As always, thank you for everything!!

March 2018
 
Dear Parents,
 
            We are working on a new unit called, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." We see trash and garbage all around our community. We often forget about the ever-present challenge of dealing with trash and garbage. We think studying how to reduce, reuse, and recycle trash and garbage will engage children because they are familiar with and curious about the topic. This unit will help your child to understand why it is important to keep the classroom and community clean. As we study how we can reduce, reuse, and recycle trash and garbage, we will learn concepts and skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology. Your child will also develop thinking skills to observe, investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions, and test ideas.               
We need your help gathering items to investigate:
paper towel rolls, toilet paper rolls, empty and cleaned plastic containers (milk container, water bottles, cereal boxes, cracker boxes, waffle box, juice containers, etc), cans (with dull edges), bubble wrap, new sponges, fabric scraps, magazines, wrapping paper, news paper, bottle caps.
 
            Talk with your child about trash and garbage. What do you throw away in the trash can and why? Is it old or empty? If you dispose of your trash at a dump or landfill, take your child along to see where the trash goes and if possible, take some pictures to show to the class. Borrow some library books about trash, garbage, and recycling. If you recycle at home, help your child take responsibility for sorting items into your family's recycling bins.
            When you are outside with your child and you notice a piece of trash on the ground, point it out and talk about it. For example, "I wonder why someone dropped that candy wrapper on the ground. Is it supposed to be there? Is there a better place to put it? Visit this link to try at-home activities: http://handsonaswegrow.com/free-recycling-activities-kids/

    Upcoming dates:
March 28 - No afterschool
March 29 - No School
March 30 - No School
April 2-6  - No School; Spring Break
April 9 - School Resumes

 
 






Sincerely,   Mrs. Prela

Keep Calm and Save The Planet

October 23, 2017
 
Dear Parents,
 
This week we begin our new unit. Our new unit which we will be working on the next few weeks will be Balls. Children love balls. They play with them in many different ways. Through the study of balls children will explore different important concepts of science, social studies and strengthen children's skills in literacy, math, technology and the arts. We will be using thinking skills, ask questions, solve problems and make predictions as well.
 
At home you can help too. Spend some time at home with you child playing with different types, sizes and shapes of balls. Talk to you child what balls are made of, whether they are heavy or light, and whether they are big or little. Test different types of balls if they bounce and how high each one bounces. Test if the same balls rolls and how far they roll. Help your child use his/her senses for example what does it look like? What does it feel like? Sound like? Smell like?
 
If you can, we would like your help in gathering a collection of balls to investigate. We will be collecting different types and sizes of balls. Please write your child's name on it so we can return them at the end of the study.
 
I strongly believe children will enjoy this unit a lot as they love balls. Lets make this unit a memorable one for the children as they learn through play.
 
As always, Thank you for you cooperation and support.
 
To Many Happy Days!
Mrs. Prela
Ms. Dimperio

 

Ball Collage Activity 
 
Dear Parents,
The Early Childhood Academy is working on their Ball Unit. As a home activity, we would like for you to work with your child to create a Ball Collage (construction paper) / Field Ball (3D creation). Children may use different pictures to show all kinds of balls. The child may draw, use internet pictures of balls, use magazines, newspapers and pictures of themselves playing different sports. Please use construction paper for the child to glue them.   3D projects, you may use foam, paint, pompoms and other materials to create the 3D fields of different kind of balls. Be creative and have fun.
We ask that you allow your child to do the work, such as choose the pictures, cut them and glue them and create the 3D balls. You may assist them and I encourage you to talk to them about their collage. Also, you may use a separate paper to write their dictation. Enjoy!
 
Please return the collage by Friday, November 3, 2017
 
PreK 4-1 & 4-2
Ms. Dimperio & Mrs. Prela
 

 

• Please ask you child which is their favorite ball-shaped fruit, ex. Apple, orange, tangerine, blueberries, pear, grape, plum, strawberries, peach, apricot, cherries, kiwi, mango and any other fruit that has a ball shape.
• Children will have the opportunity to tell the class about the fruit they brought in. As a class, we will take all the fruits cut them and make a round fruit platter for all the children to try.
• Please wash all fruits before sending them in.
• Please place the fruit inside the zip-lock bag (with child’s name
• Please send all the fruits in by Friday, November 10.

 
 
Thank you for your cooperation as we make the children's learning fun and teach them healthy eating habits.
 
 
PreK Teachers
 
 

 
September, 2017
 
Dear Parents,
 
This week we started our first unit of the year, All About Me. During the next four weeks we will  learn what makes each one of us special. We will  learn who we are and who are the people in our lives, what feelings we have, body parts and their function, what makes us  smile, how many senses we have, what are our senses and how we use them, what part of the body do our senses use, what are our favorite things and much more. Your child  will be making a self portrait, hand prints (what can you use your hands for), my fingers are special, how tall I am, when I grow up, my favorite things, my family tree and a lot more.
As we study All About Me and activities we will learn concepts and skills in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts and technology. We’ll use thinking skills to investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions and test our ideas.
 
 
At Home
 
At home, you can help too. Talk to your child about activities they did in school and ask open-ended questions. Ask them what makes them special, who is in our family, what would you like to be when you grow up, what features do you have. Talk to your child about family culture and traditions. This is a great opportunity for you and your child to work together.
 
Please send in by the end of the week:
1.Ask your child about their favorite fruit ( please bring the fruit to school on Friday.) Children will tell the class what their favorite fruit is, why, what color it has, what shape it has, what it taste like. Children will make a fruit salad as a class to taste.
2.Please send in a Family Picture (write the name of each family member on the back of the picture or attach a letter with it). We are creating a family tree for our classroom. This is a great way for your child to have family at school all day
 
 
Thank you for playing  an important role in our learning.
Mrs. Prela
Ms. Dimperio


First Letter Of Their Name Bag

Dear Parents,
    Please help your child find two things/items at home that begin with the same letter of their first name.  For example, Prela, I would bring to school my special Pen. 
     Help the children look  for something that is special to them but it begins with the same letter of their first name; this way they can relate to it as their special thing and it is even more special because it begins with the same letter as their name.
    The two items must fit inside this brown bag.
    Bring the items in by Monday

Thank you for your cooperation, as you are helping your child with these amazing activities.
-Mrs. Prela

 
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