September News

September 10, 2018

Hello PreK Parents,

We have had a great start to the school year and are having a lot of fun in the classroom. All of our returning
students remembered the school routines after the summer break. Our new students are adjusting well to our
classroom learning environment and making new friends.  

If your child will be absent from school, please call the office to let us know, the number is 295-8650. Otherwise,
the school secretary will give you a call to see why your child is not at school.

The whole school Open House and Hot Dog Dinner will be on Thursday, Sept. 20th. It is a great way to see the
whole school.

We have started the year with an All About Me Unit. We are having discussions at circle time, reading books in
the classroom, and making special memory books.  As part of this project, we need some help from home. Please
send in a baby picture of your child for the memory book. If you do not have a printed photo, feel free to send
one to me by e-mail at: zayasa@hartfordschoosl.net.  We also have another project for you to do with your child
at home.

As we mentioned at Open House, the PreK team has professional development days on the third Friday of each
month.  The dates are as follows: 10/19, 11/16, 12/21, 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, and 5/17.

School picture day is coming up on Sept. 21st. Order forms were just distributed. Please fill out the form and
send in a check or purchase your order online.   You may purchase individual pictures of your child. Everyone
will receive a class photo. If your child is absent that day, he or she can have a retake picture done on Oct. 26th.

Family Collage Homework Project

    

Here is your first PreK homework assignment. Enclosed is a piece of heavy stock paper. Please write “_______’s
Family” (ex. Sally’s Family) on the top. Then, you can cut out pictures of members of your family (or others that
are close to your child) and arrange them as you like on the paper - using glue, two-sided tape, etc. to adhere them.
Make sure to write each person’s name next to their picture so that we can tell who they are. You can also cut
pictures out from magazines of things that are your child’s favorites.  We will laminate them and hang them up to
view.

    

Usually the preschool “homework” will not be so involved, but these collages become a very important part of our
classroom environment and the preschoolers love to share their family collages with their friends at school. Please
try to have these done as soon as you can so we can have everybody’s family “join us” in class every day.

Thank you,

Mrs. Zayas & Mrs. Paronto

October News

October 8, 2018

Dear PreK Families,

We finished our integrated unit on apples.  The students did language, math, science, social studies, art, and
cooking projects around the topic of apples. We will be reading fiction and nonfiction books about apples.
Some of those titles are: Ten Apple up on Top, My Apple, Welcome Fall: Apples, Apple Grows, Ned’s New Home,
and Ten Red Apples.  The children enjoyed learning about the stages of the apple life cycle and singing a class
favorite, “Way Up High in the Apple Tree.”

This month we will be learning about weather, the fall season, and of course Halloween.

Last week, we began an introduction to the alphabet. We use the literacy program Fundations, the same
program that is used by K-3 in our building. We begin be learning the letter names, the keywords, and the
letter sounds. It is a multi-sensory approach to learning the alphabet. In the second half of the year, we
will work on letter formation.

The nurse, Mrs. Hutchins will be doing hearing and vision screenings with PreK students this month. She
will alert families if there are any concerns.

Check your child's bag to ensure that extra clothes are seasonal and the right size.

Parent Teacher Conferences are coming up on Nov. 1st and 2nd. There will be no PreK on those days
so that we can meet with families. The sign-up sheet for conferences will be posted the week of 10/15.

We will have a special snack on Halloween, but we do not dress up in costumes. We will send a note about
snacks closer to the end of the month.

We have been alerted that Dancers' Corner does not want parents to park in their lot at drop off and pick up.
In the future, they will be towing vehicles that are parked there if they are not customers.

Also, please be on time for pick up at dismissal.

Thank you,

Mrs. Zayas & Mrs. Paronto

IMPORTANT DATES

10/19 No PreK: EEE In-Service

10/26 Picture Retake Day

10/31 Halloween Special Snack