Hello PreKPals and Families-
Lots of exciting things going on in PreK this week! We will have our first Music class on Thursday! We are so excited for this opportunity. We will have music weekly this first semester with our music teacher from The University of Alabama. Her name is Ms. Siyu Tian and we are anxious to meet her.
Beginning this week, there will be only 2 teachers on front door duty in the morning. Please encourage your children that they may go in either door and their other teachers will meet them in the STEAM room where we all wait together. PreK is a team and all of the 10 teachers work together!
Our Nursery Rhyme this week is 1, 2, Buckle My Shoe. We are sending a copy home for you to enjoy with your child. We review each Nursery Rhyme weekly. The students love knowing these rhymes and saying them together.
This week’s theme is Health and Safety. We are going to be talking about ways to stay safe, healthy foods to eat, exercises to do and all the ways we can stay safe at home and at school. We have already practiced for a fire drill and an intruder drill (which we call a quiet drill). We will also learn what to do during a tornado drill. Everyone is doing a great job! We are not scared! We are prepared!
Last week, your first fieldtrip form came home. Please sign and return it on Monday. There are a TON of steps that I must complete for booking a fieldtrip and we have to start way in advance. We cannot move forward until everyone has their form returned. It does not obligate you to go on the fieldtrip, but it is super difficult to add a student after the paperwork is completed. All parents are invited to attend. The students and teachers will ride in Charter Buses to the Tuscaloosa Barnyard. Parents may meet us there. All fieldtrips for PreK students are FREE through the Office of School Readiness (OSR). Our fieldtrip date is October 26th.
The handwriting name sheet that came home in your child’s binder is for you to practice name writing at home. Don’t forget that the back of the sheet can be used for additional letter and number writing practice. We sign in everyday in PreK and this format is similar to what your child does at school. (tip! We use small pieces of Magic Eraser (dollar tree brand) to erase the boards we use at school.)
Your September calendar is coming home this week. Don’t forget that there is no school on Labor Day! I cannot believe that we have almost completed the first month of school. The PreKPals are rockin’ big school! Hooray!
It’s going to be another outstanding week in PreK!
Weekly Reminders:
- A water cup with a valve, already filled with water (flavored water must be clear!), labeled with your child’s name. Make sure your child can drink from it at home before coming to school. NO OPEN POUR CUPS. NO JUICE!!!
- Your child’s backpack and lunch box (if they will not eat from the cafeteria).
- A bag with 5 snacks labeled with your child’s name. Please do not pack snacks in the lunchboxes.
- Nap Mat
- PreK binder (this will need to be checked and cleaned out daily)
Dates to Remember:
August:
Immediately: Please do the ASQ for your child. This is a requirement for PreK.
https://www.asqonline.com/family/989e71 (English)
https://www.asqonline.com/family/cbc71c (Spanish)
28: Signed Fieldtrip forms due
September:
4: Labor Day: No School
13: Health Screening
15: 5 Senses PopCorn Day
29: School Picture Day
October:
9: No School for students
19-20: NO SCHOOL FOR PREK STUDENTS ONLY (The PreK teachers are going to be at a required state conference in Moblie)
26: Barnyard Fieldtrip
Please email or message on ClassDojo if you have any questions! Thank you for sharing your children with us! They are precious!!
Alicia Jenne: ajenne@tusc.k12.al.us
Whitney Dunn: wdunn@tusc.k12.al.us
Have an amazing week!
Alicia Jenne’