Week of November 30th, 2020

Reminders! Pay Careful Attention!!!

This week, ALL parents are to sign children in and out for pick-up and drop-off.

ALL Virtual Parents are to send photographs of children's work from home and connect Seesaw account.

Vaccinations/Flu Shot Due December 31st.


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This weeks focus is "Seeing"




To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text click here

Activities for virtual students at home:

Virtual Parents MUST send me all pictures of completed Activities at MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org
Connect your child's Seesaw account and submit activities.

Slime



Children will be observing a chemical reaction by mixing household ingredients to craft slime. Squeezing and molding and mixing the slime is a great excercise for strengthening fine motor skills in hands and fingers for children to develop better writing grip.

● Goal P-SCI 1. Child observes and describes observable phenomena (objects, materials, organisms, and events).

 

● Goal P-SCI 2. Child engages in scientific talk.


Materials: 
(Glue, Baking Soda, Food Coloring, Eye-Contact Solution)
Optional Materials: Glitter






Snowglobe


Children will be using fine motor skills to paint and glue so they can craft a snow globe.

 

Materials:

 

Paint Brush

White Paint

Construction Paper

Glue

 

● Goal P-PMP 3. Child demonstrates increasing control, strength, and coordination of small muscles.



Letter S - AB Pattern


Children will be practicing hand-eye coordination to place dots inside circles and create an AB pattern using 2 different colors.


● Goal P-MATH 7. Child understands simple patterns.


To access Letter S Template Click Here


Materials:


-Dot art


Alternative to this activity if you don't have dot art:


Color in the cirlces using 2 different colors to create an "AB" Pattern. (ex. Red, Blue, Red, Blue, Red.... what color comes next? Blue.)



Zoom

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*


Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

            Week of     November 23, 2020

Reminders! Pay Careful Attention!!!

Wednesday, November 25th Dismissal at 2:00 for ALL Students

Virtual parents MUST have submitted ASQ-3 Packet no later by Dec. 1st. You can pick up your child's packet if you haven't already at the school. Please call before coming.

Please make sure your child has up to date immunizations including flu shot by Dec. 31st.


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This weeks focus is "Our Grown-Ups"






To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text click here

Activities for virtual students at home:

Virtual Parents MUST send me all pictures of completed Activities at MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Fall Foliage


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Children will use dot art to add fall foliage onto tree branches.

 

▲ Goal IT-PMP 6. Child coordinates hand and eye movements to perform actions.

 

● Goal P-SCI 1. Child observes and describes observable phenomena (objects, materials, organisms, and events).


Reccommended Materials:


Cotton Swab

Children's paint (washable)

Dot Art


If none of these materials are accessable, an alternative would be to draw on leaves or make dots with markers/crayons.


Zoom

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*


Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

                                  November 16, 2020

Reminder!

Please make sure your child has up to date immunizations including flu shot by Dec. 31st.

Wednesday, November 18th Is Mickey Mouse's Birthday.


Children may wear anything Mickey Mouse related on Wednesday.


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This weeks focus is "Caring"




To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text click here

Activities for home:

Send me all pictures of completed Activities at MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Shaving Cream Sensory Play


Encourage the children to smooth the shaving cream onto the table or tray. They can draw a circle and add eyes, nose, mouth hair or practice writing our Letter of The Week "A"


 




Materials Needed:
Shaving Cream
Tray/Smooth Surface

 

● Goal P-LIT 6. Child writes for a variety of purposes using increasingly sophisticated marks




Fingerprints


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To open Click Here


Children will explore the features of fingerprints. They will make pictures using the ink pads and their fingerprints.


Materials:

 Magnifying glasses

Ink pads

White drawing paper


Alternatives: Here is an easy method for how to make your own clear set of fingerprints. (It's also a great science project for kids.)

  • Step 1: Use a pencil to darken about a 1 inch square section on a piece of paper.
  • Step 2: Rub one fingertip across the graphite-covered section of paper.
  • Step 3: Stick a piece of clear tape onto the darkened finger. (Packing tape works very well, but any clear tape will do.)
  • Step 4: Carefully remove the tape from the fingertip, and stick the tape onto a piece of white paper or card stock.
Repeat with each finger, placing each print onto the same paper. (Two rows of 5 prints per row.) Remember to write down which hand and finger each print is from, and you will have made your own permanent "ID Card". This method also works great for making fingerprints from babies' hands.



● Goal P-SE 9. Child recognizes self as a unique individual having own abilities, characteristics, emotions, and interests.

Zoom

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*


Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

 November 9, 2020

Reminder!

(Veterans Day)

Wednesday, November 11th, SCHOOL CLOSED

Progress Report Meetings are on Friday, November 13th. Pick Up is at 12:00PM.

Progress Report Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 891 8296 1799

Passcode: school

You can check the available times if you     click here

Please make sure your child has up to date immunizations including flu shot by Dec. 31st.

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This weeks focus is "Our Building"








To view the full lesson plan and daily activities for this week, please click here.

To view this weeks foundational text click here

Activities for home:

Send me all pictures of completed Activities at MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Sorting Hot/Not


 

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Children will cut, paste, and categorize pictures into separate groups.

 

Materials Needed:

 

-Scissors

-Glue

 

● Goal P-SCI 3. Child compares and categorizes observable phenomena


Thanksgiving Paper Plate Craft


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Children will cut out pictures of their favorite foods and glue them on a paper plate.


Materials:


Supermarket Circular (Grocery store sale paper Pictures) or Food Print Outs

Scissors

Glue

Paper Plate



Fire Safety Color Collage

Send me all pictures of completed Activities at MrTaraza@olqmnyc.org

Materials:

Red, Orange and Yellow tissue paper,

Glue,

Paint brushes

Wax paper

Craft Sticks


  • Children will brush glue on the entire piece of wax paper

 

  • Children will use their small muscles to tear the tissue paper into small pieces and stick on the wax paper.

 

  • Children will glue craft sticks around the edges of the paper as a frame.

 

Goal IT-PMP 6. Child coordinates hand and eye movements to perform actions.


If you lack any materials, an alternative to this activity would be a red/yellow/orange painting or drawing.


Zoom

*The same link will be used to meet daily until further notice*


Zoom Link (AM 8:30-8:45)

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