As we begin an exciting new school year together, we will spend the first few weeks of schools learning the rules and routines of our classroom.  Our curriculum will begin once we have the rules and routines down.  We are looking forward to an excellent year together!

ELA

We will begin with our first ELA and literacy unit, All About Me, and it will last about four weeks.  During this unit, we will be learning about what makes us special, the different parts of our body, our five senses, and our basic needs. 

Some of the ELA standards that we will cover are: 

-Students will interact with a variety of common types of texts (storybooks, poems, songs).

-With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about details in a text.

-Recognize and name some upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet, especially those in own name. 

-Print some upper and lowercase letters (letters in their name).

Math
The first math module that we will complete, will start this week and last until the beginning of November.  We will cover five modules throughout the year. 

The standards we will cover during module 1 are:

-Know number names and the count sequence.

-Count to tell the number of objects.

-Compare numbers.

-Understand simple patterns.

-Sort objects and count the number of objects in each category.

Science
In science, we will be learning about the different weather conditions we see on a daily basis.  We will also discuss the characteristics  of autumn.

Religion
For religion, we will be learning how God makes each of special.  We will also continue learning our prayers, the Sign of the Cross, Our Father, and Bless Us O Lord (prayer before meals).

Social Studies
During social studies, we will be learning about the different things that make us special and unique.  We will talk about how we are the same and different.

Important Dates for the School Year

StB/OLH’s pre-k classes follows the New York State Common Core Standards for ELA and Mathematics. 
Please take a moment to look through the standards we will be covering at www.engageny.org.