May – Unit Topic Babies
Focus Questions : What do human babies need?
What can we learn about animal babies?
How do babies change?
We will change some of the centers to reflect this theme. The Dramatic center will be transformed into a Nursery. The children will explore baby doll, bib, diapers, bottles, and blankets as they pretend. The math center will have baby animals for the class to count.
May 30 – Memorial Day school closed.
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Unit Topic
Water
Essential Question
What does water do?
Focus Questions
- Where can we find water?
- What happens to water when it changes temperature?
- What happens when we put things in water?
- How does water help us?
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Unit Topic:
Light
Essential Question
How and why do we use
Focus Questions
- What kinds of lights
- What is darkness?
- How does light help
- What are shadows?
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Unit Topic:
Transportation
Essential Question
How does my community use various modes of transportation?
Focus Questions
- What kinds of transportation do I use and why?
- How are various modes of transportation similar and different?
- Who operates the vehicles in my community?
- How do we stay safe when using transportation?
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Unit Topic: Where We Live
Essential Question: Where do the people and animals live?
Focus Questions
Where do I live? Where do my family members live?
Where do people and animals live?
What types of homes do the people live in?
How do people and animals make homes?
Reminders:
12/3 Faculty meeting
12/8 school closed: Immaculate Conception
12/23- 12/31 Christmas Recess
Essential Question: Who am I and who are the people in my life?
Focus Questions
What makes me important and unique?
What feelings do I have and why?
What makes my class important and unique?
What makes my family important and unique?
Important dates:
- November 11 school closed
- November 25-26 Thanksgiving Recess
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October :Unit Topic: My Five Senses
Essential Question How do we use our senses to explore, investigate and understand the world around us?
Focus Questions
How do we use our sense of sight?
How do we use our sense of hearing?
How do we use our sense of taste?*
How do we use our sense of smell?*
How do we use our sense of touch?
Welcome to Mrs. Concilio’s UPK class!
– Welcome to all of our families and children!
For the first full day of school the children will need:
1. Schoolbag
2.Folder – please check daily for any notices
3. Snack and drink
4. Fitted sheet(toddler size) and blanket
5.Change of clothing
Label everything with your child’s name. The sheet and blanket should be placed in a bag along with the change of clothing.
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Unit Topic: Welcome to Pre-K
Essential Question What is Pre-K?
Focus Questions
What will I learn and do in pre-K?
- What do I bring to my classroom community?
- Who are the people in my classroom community?
- Who else is in my pre-K program?
Hello,
8/11/21-Please read the following letter from Ms. Bellone.
Summer update from Ms. Bellone
Welcome to all are families and children.
Unit Topic for March: Water
Where can we find water?
What happens to water when it changes temperature?
What happens when we put things in water?
How does water help us?
– Welcome to all are families and children.
Unit Topic for February – Light
Essential question: How and Why do we use different kinds of light?
Focus questions:
What kinds of light are around us?
What is darkness?
How does light help us?
What are shadows?
New materials will be added to each center to reflect the light unit. For example, the Dramatic Center will be transformed into a doctor’s office. We will add a light table, Xrays, a stethoscope, and lab coats as we pretend to be doctors.
Important Dates-
Feb.4 PTA Zoom meeting at 7 with Ms.Bellone
Jan. 5- No afterschool
Feb. 9 -Zoom meeting for Upk to Kindergarten parents at 10am
Feb.15-21 – Winter Recess
Please visit Incarnation Facebook page to see events for Catholic School Week.
stars gives us light 
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
Unit Topic: Transportation
Essential Question How does my community use various modes of transportation?
Focus Questions
What kinds of transportation do I use and why?
How are various modes of transportation similar and different?
Who operates the vehicles in my community?
How do we stay safe when using transportation?
***get ready to have some fun ****
Bridges 
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Unit Topic: Where We Live
Essential Question Where do the people and animals around me live?
Focus Questions
Where do I live? Where do my family members live?
Where do people and animals live?
What types of homes do the people in my city (NYC) live in?
How do people and animals make homes?
***Important Dates***
Dec. 3- PTA Zoom meeting at 7 with Ms.Bellone
Dec. 8- Feast of the Immaculate Conception -no classes
Dec. 14-18 – Crazy Christmas week
Dec.14 -Christmas Show link posted.
Dec. 18 -last day of school
Dec. 21-January 3 -Christmas recess – Classes resume on January 4th.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
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Welcome to all are families and children.
Unit Topic for November – All about Us
Essential question: Who am I and who are the people in my life?
Focus questions:
What makes me important and unique?
What feelings do I have and why?
What makes my class important and unique?
What makes my family important and unique?
IMPORTANT DATES:
November 6- No afterschool
November 11 – Veteran’s Day – school closed
November 25-27- Thanksgiving – school closed
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Enjoy.
Read to your child to foster a love for reading.
What your child will need for the fall; fitted sheet (toddler size), blanket or sheet, change of clothing, folder and schoolbag. Everything should be labeled with your child’s name and placed in a clear plastic bag. Please check your child’s folder daily for any notices.
Remember to record your child’s temperature daily before they come to school and even when they are unable to attend class.
School phone number at this time – 718 926-0469
Welcome to all are families and children.
Unit Topic for October – My Five Senses
Essential question: How do our senses help us explore, investigate and understand the world?
Focus questions: What do our eyes help us do?
What do our ears help us do?
What do our noses help us do?
What can we learn about things by touching them?
Octoer 12 – Columbus Day- school is closed.
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We will start off with sight and hearing. Please have the following items home for class projects and assignments.
supplies to have handy 10/5
Watching how to make Make ice cream –milk half and half zip lock bagHearing
Making Music instruments – beans and plastic cups and tapePaint with sound – paint brushes with bells attached.We will have so much fun this month with our senses.
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– Welcome to all are families and children.
Unit Topic for September- Welcome to Pre-k
Essential question: What is Pre-k?
Focus questions: What will I learn?
What do I bring to my classroom community?
Who are the people in my classroom community?
Who else is in my center/school?
Read to your child to foster a love for reading.
- What your child will need for the fall; fitted sheet (toddler size), blanket or sheet, change of clothing, folder and schoolbag. Everything should be labeled with your child’s name and placed in a clear plastic bag.
- I will be utilizing Class Dojo to communicate information throughout the school year. I have sent email/text invites. If you haven’t done so, please connect to our class. ( class code: VTOJSJ)
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Transformation
Essential Question
What is transformation and how do things change?
Focus Questions •
What changes around me?
• How can objects change? •
What kinds of change happen in nature? • How will I continue to change and grow?
Please continue to check class dojo daily for updates and class assignments
Unit Topic: Transformation
Essential Question
What is transformation and how do things change?
Focus Questions
• What changes around me?
• How can objects change?
• What kinds of change happen in nature?
• How will I continue to change and grow?
** Please continue to check Class Dojo daily for class updates
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Unit Topic:
Babies
Essential Question
What are babies?
Focus Questions
1• What do human babies need?
2• What can we learn about animal babies?*
3. How do babies change?
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Unit Topic: Plants
How do plants grow and why are they important?
Focus Questions What are plants?
What do plants need and where do we find them?
What are some different kinds of plants?
• Why are plants important?
Here are some of the highlights of the month: Please continue to check our class dojo page for class work and important information School close for spring recess, classes will resume 4/20
We are so proud of everyone so work keep it up. We miss you!!!!
Unit Topic:
Light
Essential Question
How and why do we use different kinds of light?
Focus Questions
• What kinds of lights are around us?
• What is darkness?
• How does light help us?
• What are shadows?
Please check the class dojo app daily for class activities and updates.