Pre-k 216
Welcome to Ms. Maggio's Pre-K Class
April PreK Newsletter
Our class has been having a great time learning about Buildings in our Unit of study! PreK students have been learning about the features of different types of buildings and creating these with blocks, legos, and art materials. We will continue to learn through playing in our Interest Areas for a large part of each day at P.S. 194. As we study Buildings, the children will learn concepts and build skills in science, social studies, literacy, math, the arts, and technology. They will also use thinking skills to investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions, and test their ideas.
Students are mastering the letter names and sounds and beginning to blend sounds together to READ!! We are also learning sight words. Books that help reinforce these reading skills will be sent home in your child’s Book Baggy. Please encourage your cold to practice reading these books each night to support her/his growth in reading. Please make sure that your child’s Book Baggy returns to school each day so that we can add new books.
What You Can Do at Home
As we continue to study Buildings, you will hear your child use our PreK vocabulary in discussions. Study your home with your child and discuss different “features” of your building. . What materials were used to build it? How many floors or stories does it have? How many rooms, windows, and doors does it have? How old is your home? Who built it? What are its dimensions?
Thank you for participating in our learning!!
Parent Engagement is every Tuesday 2:50-3:20pm. Parents can schedule a zoom meeting to discuss scholar’s progress every week. Please send me an email or a message on Class Dojo 24 hours before to confirm a meeting appointment. My email is mmaggio4@schools.nyc.gov.
Important Dates
4/4 Community Circle and PTA Meeting
4/9 Working Together Wednesday (8:20-9:10am) STEAM Fair
4/10 PreK Graduation Picture Day
4/11 Spring Festival
4/14-18 Spring Break **NO SCHOOL**
4/21 Crazy Science Show
4/22 Twin Day
4/23 Jersey Sports Day
4/24 Hat Day
Prince created a building with cardboard bricks and cars in the Block Area.
Women’s History Month.
PreK dances and creates music with our maracas!!
Jeremias and Zavion used straws and pipe cleaners in a STEM activity in the Discovery Area.
March Pre-k Newsletter
Happy Women’s History Month!!
Our class has been having a great time learning about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle in our Unit of study! PreK students have learned how reducing the items we use (paper towels, hand soap, water), reusing items (paper towels rolls, newspaper, “clean garbage”), and recycling (plastic, metal, and paper) helps our Earth. WE are going to continue these great practices throughout the remainder of the school year!
Students are now bringing home a Book Baggie each night to read with family, friends, pets, and stuffed animals! Please make sure that your child’s Book Baggy returns to school each day so that we can add new books.
We are focusing on learning our letters and beginning to learn the sounds that letters make during Literacy. We also spend a large part of our day singing songs and rhymes to learn about phonemic awareness. We will continue to learn through playing in our Interest Areas for a large part of each day at P.S. 194.
We are about to begin our new Unit of Study~ Buildings”.. Our students are very interested in creating structures and buildings and the Block Interest Area and continues to be a favorite part of everyone’s day. As we study Buildings, the children will learn concepts and build skills in science, social studies, literacy, math, the arts, and technology. They will also use thinking skills to investigate, ask questions, solve problems, make predictions, and test their ideas.
What You Can Do at Home
Study your home with your child. What materials were used to build it? How many floors or stories does it have? How many rooms, windows, and doors does it have? (Do not forget the basement if you have one!) How old is your home? Who built it? What are its dimensions?
Talk with your child about the building that you see together. Keep a list of the buildings that interest your child. Help your child investigate questions similar to the ones mentioned above.
Parent Engagement is every Tuesday 2:50-3:20pm. Parents can schedule a zoom meeting to discuss scholar’s progress every week. Please send me an email or a message on Class Dojo 24 hours before to confirm a meeting appointment. My email is mmaggio4@schools.nyc.gov.
Thank you for participating in our learning!!
Important Dates
3/6 Parent Teacher Conferences *EARLY DISMISSAL at 11:30am*
3/7 Community Circle and PTA Meeting
3/14 Pii Culinary Day
3/17 Wear GREEN day!!
3/19Working Together Wednesday (8:20-9:10am)
3/24 Mindfulness Monday
3/28 Women’s History Month Culminating Event
3/31 School Closed Eid al-Fitr
Charlee, Zatiq, and Leah color a mural while REUSING materials in the Art Area.
Students decorate bags at the Valentine’s Day party.
Parents help their children with cooking during Working Together Wednesday.
After learning about Garrett Morgan, a famous black inventor, students cut paper and categorize the colors to create a stoplight.
December Newsletter
We are beginning our new Unit of Study--Trees!! We will be observing and comparing trees to learn about what lives in them, what they are made from, and who cares for them. We hope that this study will help children explore and appreciate nature.
We would appreciate your helping collecting tree parts to investigate. If you are able to take a “tree walk” with your child, please carry a bag with you to collect things that have fallen, such as leaves, bark, acorns, twigs, flowers, fruit, or cones. Students are always so excited to share their findings with their classmates!
What You Can Do at Home
You can help your child explore and appreciate nature by learning about trees. Invite your child to talk about trees. Share stories about your favorite childhood memories involving trees and games you might have played around trees. Wonder aloud with your child to encourage his/her thinking about trees.
“I wonder why leaves fall from trees.:
“I wonder what makes some trees grow so big.”
At home, collect parts of trees, and encourage your child to sort them. Your child might also enjoy making a collage by arranging and gluing tree items on paper. Thank you for playing an important part in our learning.
Important Dates
12/6 Community Circle and PTA Meeting
12/9 Holiday Cookie Decorating
12/16 Holiday Hats and Headbands
12/17 Ugly Sweater or Wear Red/Green Day
12/18 Working Together Wednesday (parents invited into class 8:20-9:10am)
Hot Chocolate and Pajama Day
12/19 Gift Give Away
12/22 Holiday Performance
12/21-1/1 NO SCHOOL--- Winter Recess
1/2/2025 School Reopens
New Year’s Party~wear black and gold
Scholars build gross motor skills climbing and playing during Outside Play!
Scholars investigate the parts of a pumpkin during a Discovery science activity.
We had an opportunity to watch and cheer on HVA eighth graders playing a basketball game in the inside yard.. This was a great experience to learn what a game looks like and practiced dribbling and passing in our classroom, just like the older students.
We practiced counting and comparing data when we discussed our “Pre-K Favorite Balls Graph”.
Scholars sorted different types of balls in our Discovery Area.
A Peek At Our Learning In
Pre-K!!
Our Social Worker, Ms. April, gave a parent workshop on the Importance of Routines at Home.
November
WOW! Our class has really enjoyed our current Unit of Study-Balls! We have had so many experiences with many different types of balls in our classroom and on the playground. The students have worked on developing their gross motor skills by playing with many different kinds of balls. The students have become so much better at throwing and catching balls. We definitely have some sport stars in our PreK! We have also investigated how to make balls roll faster and have built many ramps within our classroom. One of the favorite parts of the study was the Bowling Alley set up in the Dramatic Play area. The Ball Unit of Study was so much fun.
We will continue learn through playing in these areas for a large part of each day at P.S. 194
Parent Engagement is every Tuesday 2:50-3:20pm. Parents can schedule a zoom meeting to discuss scholar’s progress every week. Please send me an email or a message on Class Dojo 24 hours before to confirm a meeting appointment. My email is mmaggio4@schools.nyc.gov.
***Important Dates***
11/1 School Closed ~Diwali
11/5 School Closed~ Election Day
11/6 Vision Screening
11/7 School Closed~ Parent Teacher Conferences
11/8 Community Circle and PTA Meeting
]1/ School Closed~ Veterans Day
11/12 Crazy Hat Day
11/20 Working Together Wednesday (8:20-9:10am)
11/21 Family Workshop PS 194 Communication Platforms
11/22 Favorite Graphic Tee
11/25 Turkey Giveaway
11/26 Feast of Many Nations
11/28-29 School Closed~ Thanksgiving Recess
Scholars work together to build train tracks in our Block Area.
Learning through play in our Dramatic Play Area is one of the favorite activities during the day.
Students cut up strawberries, mango, kiwi, and blackberries to make their own Yogurt Parfait during Working Together Wednesdays.
We had a fantastic time dancing at the Hispanic Heritage Celebration!
PreK Newsletter
October 2024
My name is Megan Maggio and I have been an early childhood teacher for 16 years and still every day is filled with the excitement and joy of our earliest learners. Ms. Chloe, the Pre-K paraprofessional, brings her incredible knowledge and experience of singing, drumming, and performing into our room. Together, it is our mission to create a joyful, loving environment for your child. The relationships that we foster within our classroom, between teachers and students, student to student, and teachers and parents, are the focus to help create our community. The foundation of our Pre-K program is Learning through Play. Through play experiences, Ms. Chloe and I focus on the individual strength, needs, interests, and social-emotional learning of each student as well as the cultures of each child’s family and the community.
We have quickly become a close Pre-K community of friends and we are learning about our part of a much larger family at PS 194. We use The Creative Curriculum to foster learning through play in ten Interest Areas.
These areas are
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Art
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Blocks
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Cooking
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Discovery
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Dramatic Play
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Library
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Sand & Water
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Music Movement
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Technology
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Toys & Games
We are in The First Six-Weeks of the program and have been learning more about our new school community, school expectations, family, and friends. Through books, discussions, and play experiences, our students have learned our classroom routines, how to explore and play in the Interest Areas, and share their voice with their friends.
Joshun is building with Magna-tiles in the Block Area
Zatiq is exploring with measurement in the sand and water area
Prince is building his name with letters.
Messiah is playing with trains in the Block Area.
Students are strengthening the fine motor skills while playing with Play-Doh with Ms. Pena.
Joseph building his gross motor skills during Outside Play.
David is “Going on a Bear Hunt” during Music and Movement.
Jeremias draws his family portrait during small group learning.
