Grade Pre-K Wiki
Welcome to Pre-K!
This wiki/blog is an online resource for both students and families at The Chestnut Hill School. Check the blog to find out what's new in the classroom, browse the calendar for classroom events, or use the links below for access to important wiki pages. Recent changes and the newest posts are linked to the sidebar.
The Discovery Program Fall 2010
Spring Concerts
The Spring Concert for Grades 1-6, entitles Music: Spring in Joy! will be held on Friday, March 12, beginning at 10:45am. This is a DRESS-UP DAY for all children in grades 1-6. Dismissal is at 12 noon. We hope you will join CHS staff and students as we celebrate the arrival of Spring through music.
The Spring Concert for Beginners, Pre-Kindergarten, and Kindergarten will be held on Friday, May 21, at 8:45am
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Fall Curriculum Info, 2009
In Pre-K this fall, our units will include:
- Me and My Family
- Communities and the people involved
- Art and artists
- Music about the fall season, concert preparation, steady beat, and counting
We will be begin learning about:
- Language arts
- The alphabet
- Numbers
- Shapes
- Sorting/Classifying
- Patterns
Each week, some students are selected to perform a classroom job. Here is an explanation of the jobs your student will have throughout the year:
Morning Message: This person is responsible for helping go through the morning message and schedule by finding the picture that represents each daily activity and putting it up on the morning message board.
Bell Ringer: This person rings the bell that signifies the end of recess
Attendance: This person helps figure out how many students are absent by counting the attendance blocks. Additionally, they figure out and complete the color pattern the teacher has made with the blocks that day.
Calendar: This person leads the class in counting the days we have had in the month so far, and adds the next date up on the calendar.
Teacher's Helper: This person is responsible for giving 5 minute warnings for clean up during choice time and indicating when it is time to clean up. They also give out Purell before snack each day.
Weather: This person looks outside each morning and decides what the weather is like for that day, then puts up a picture representing the weather on our weather chart.
Marker Police: This person looks through the classroom markers and makes sure that all the caps are on.
We would love for families to contribute to our classroom environment by making some play dough for their student(s) to bring in! Here is a simple recipe:
**Please email Ms. Kish at lkish@tchs.org with any questions**
Cooked Play Dough
3 cups flour
1 cup salt
6 teaspoons cream of tartar
3 cups water
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
Food coloring
Mix flour, salt, and cream of tartar in a large saucepan. Blend water and oil together in a bowl. Add to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it thickens. Add several drops of food coloring until you get the right color. Cook for about five minutes. Take the play dough out of the saucepan and put it on a cutting board or counter and knead for a few minutes. Add flour if it's too sticky.
Here is the specialist schedule for the week, Pre-K students go to these special classes from 9-10 each day.
Monday: P.E. and Music
Tuesday: Spanish and Science
Wednesday: P.E. and Library
Thursday: Spanish and Art
Friday: Woodworking or Art (classes switch off each week)
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