Prek Newsletter October 2009

The Anne Sullivan School 1633 E. 8th Street Brooklyn, NY 11223

P.S. 238

October 2009 Volume 1, Issue 1

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October Pre-K Newsletter

Welcome

Writing Skills

Our Pre K classes are off to a great start! We are settled in our classroom rountines and are enjoying learning more and more each day.

We are learning to tell stories through drawings. We are starting to learn to write letters and numbers and how to draw shapes.

Readers Workshop

Everyday Math

We are using two different programs to help us learn the skills we need to read. The SRA Language for Learning Program is teaching us to recognize common objects and to name them in complete sentences. The Wright Skills Phonological And Awareness Program is helping us to develop oral language, respond to questions, develop print and book concepts and make predictions about a story. We have just finished reading Mrs. Wishy Washy by Joy Cowley. We loved learning about the animals in the story and how they played in the mud. We are now reading Grandpa, Grandpa by Joy Cowley and are learning about the beach and the fish that live in the ocean.

Everyday Math is the program that we are using each day for mathematics. Topics are introduced in an instructional approach and are revisited regularly to ensure full concept development and long term retention of learning. We are now concentrating on counting and recognizing numbers 1-5. We are also learning shapes and other basic skills through ongoing routines, songs and mathematical games.

Parent Tips

Please make sure your child is in school at 8:00 am. Kindly label all of your child’s clothing. Please check book bags daily for any notices.

Thank You!