CLNL+October+2010


 * OOCTOBER 2010 ISSUE **

** Olga Iris Guzmán - Principal **

** Early Childhood Magnet School of the Arts **

** 32-65 93rd Street **

** East Elmhurst, N.Y. 11369 **

** (718)899-5799 Fax (718)899-7323 **

** “The Little School with a Heart” **

** Carmenza Ramirez –Assistant Principal **

OCTOBER 11 IS COLUMBUS DAY

** PRE-K **


 * // READING: //**Hooray for Pre-K! We have been reading traditional stories like Corduroy, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and The Carrot Seed. We have also been reading books about autumn, our families and our community. The children also sing songs and recite poems related to our themes.
 * // WRITING: //**Pre-K children scribble, draw, write and color as they sit in the Writing Center. They use different materials such as pencils, crayons, markers, dry erase and stamps as they begin to explore the world of writing.
 * // MUSIC: //**Some of our favorite songs are Thumbkin, The Wheels on the Bus, The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. These are familiar songs which Pre-K children love to sing over and over again. We also sing songs related to our themes.
 * // MATH //**** : **Shapes are everywhere in Pre-K! Circle, triangle, square and rectangles. We hunt for shapes in our classroom and look for shapes around us. We also count how many boys and how many girls are present each day we come to school.
 * // TECHNOLOGY: //** The PreK children will become computer savvy as they learn how to work at the computer center. It is important to know how to sit properly and use the key board, mouse and mouse pad. One of Pre-K’s favorite education websites is [|www.starfall.com] .
 * // Social studies/science: //** Fall is coming! The temperature has already begun to change and soon the leaves will be changing colors and falling all around us. The Pre-K children will be exploring these changes as they occur around them.
 * // PHYSICAL ED. & HEALTH: //** When you cough or sneeze, think of others please and cover your mouth (Hap Palmer). This is just one of the healthy habits we are instilling in the Pre-K children. Also important: washing hands after using the bathroom and good table manners.


 * // TECHNOLOGY: //**
 * // SOCIAL STUDIES //**** : **Recognizes what makes families alike, different and unique.
 * // TECHNOLOGY //**** : **Listens to storybooks, music in electronic forms.
 * // PHYSYCAL ED. & HEALTH: //** Demonstrates an awareness of ways to stay healthy

** KINDERGARTEN **

In this unit, we will learn how to read stories we have become familiar with through repeated classroom readings. We will read on our own and with partners and put into practice strategies we have learned such as: using the pictures to understand the story, rereading, and changing our voices to make them sound like the characters. We will write true stories about events in our lives by writing across pages, with drawings, using proper sequences, and by including labels for items on each of our pages. We will retell our stories by using storybook language.
 * // READING: //** Unit 2 – Readers, Read, Think, and Talk About Emergent Story Books.
 * // WRITING: //** Unit 2 – Approximating Small Moments
 * // Music: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">We are learning the song, America. We are also reviewing Pre-K songs: Old MacDonald, Wheels on the Bus, etc. We are practicing Character Day songs. The instruments we are learning are bells. The games are - listen and move. Our composers are Bach and Tocatta.
 * // MATH //**** : **<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> This month, we will introduce coins; continue to develop number sense by counting through teen numbers. We will compare lengths, identify shapes and extend patterns. We will also continue practicing number writing, and learn about estimating.
 * // SCIENCE: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">What are some changes in trees and plants during the fall? We will identify, observe and compare tree and plant parts.
 * // Social STUDIES //**** : **<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> We will learn about families and homes and how they are important for all of us to feel safe and secure.
 * // TECHNOLOGY //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">: We will identify areas in our classroom where technology equipment is located and identify SMARTBOARDS and laptops. We will also practice proper use and care of the equipment.
 * //__ PHYSYCAL ED. & HEALTH __//**** : **<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> We will discuss proper behavior to keep us safe within our classroom and school building. We will learn about practicing healthy habits in the classroom and at home.

** FIRST GRADE **


 * // READING: //**** We practice “tackling trouble” by learning that when we come to hard words or tricky parts of books, we use different strategies to read our books, alone and with a partner. We sound out tricky words and use the pictures to help us see if it makes sense. **
 * // WRITING: //**** We begin our unit of “Writing for Readers” by writing small moments across three pages showing a beginning, a middle and an end. We end our unit showing details across 3 pages. **
 * // Music: //**** We are learning, “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” and reviewing America. We are reviewing the National Anthem and learning “There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”, as well as songs for Columbus Day and Character Day. The games we are learning are “Farmer in the Dell”. Our composers are Bach and Tocatta. **
 * // MATH //**// : // **We are learning about the everyday uses of numbers in our lives. We continue practicing counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. We are beginning to practice to count pennies and nickels and telling time by the hour.**
 * // Science: //** **How are animals alike and different? We will identify, describe and compare animal characteristics.**
 * // SOCIAL STUDIES: //**** We learn why our families are important by learning that families teach us values, customs, languages and traditions. We learn about how family members care for each other. **
 * // TECHNOLOGY: //**** We are all working with the children teaching them how to use the SMART BOARDS IN THE CLASSROOMS TO WRITE AND CONNECT TO THE INTERNET. We are still teaching how to turn on laptops, open up the web, and shut down correctly **
 * // PHYSYCAL ED. & HEALTH: //**** Students are learning about the effects of activity on the body and what inactivity does to the body. We learn more about why physical activity creates healthy bodies. **

** SECON **** D GRADE **


 * // READING: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> Unit 2: Tackling Trouble: Readers notice and tackle difficult parts in their books. The Children will develop automaticity with grade level frequency words and vocabulary. Readers will learn to envision the story, think about what’s happening and predict what could come next.
 * // WRITING: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> Unit 2: Writing for Readers: Students will use complete sentences that hold a thought. Writers will use tools to help them write words correctly. Students will know when to use capital letters and end their sentences with punctuation. The Students will work with partners to check and improve their work and they will also check the content of their stories.
 * // Math: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">Unit 2: Students make up, represent, and solve addition word problems. They will learn addition facts as well as subtraction facts. Students will learn strategies that use doubles facts: example 4 + 4. How a number can be named in many ways and the relation between addition and subtraction facts. We will also use number sequences and patterns using frame and arrow routines.
 * // Music: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">Students are preparing for morning pledge assignments and will review the National Anthem. We are learning the PS228 school song and reviewing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” as well as songs for Columbus Day and Character day.
 * // SCIENCE: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> What is in and on the earth? We will identify, observe, describe and compare living and non-ling parts of soil.
 * // SOCIAL STUDIES: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">Unit 1: We will study: Living in a Neighborhood, A Walk through a Community and comparing communities, as well as our state and our country. We will also discuss the Hispanic Heritage Month, and beginning of the fall season. Topics will also include Columbus Day and Halloween/Character Day.
 * // TechnolOGY: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;">This month, teacher and students will begin discussing safe uses of Web resources. We will start with Microsoft Word and Power Point to publish our work. Smartboards will be used to enhance our lessons.
 * // PHYSICAL ED. & HEALTH: //**<span style="font-family: 바탕; font-size: 13pt;"> Students will have knowledge and skills to establish and maintain fitness by participating in physical activities (games, sports, exercises). We will also demonstrate care, consideration, and respect of self and other during physical activity.


 * WE ARE DEDICATED TO THE SUCCESS OF ALL OUR CHILDREN. **

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