PreK-4 lessons for the week of June 8, 2020
                                Getting Ready for Kindergarten 

Math - Objective: Number Recognition, Number Order, Counting, Matching Numbers to Quantity, Ten Frame, Number Line
 

Procedure – 10 Frame, Number Line Count, Number Houses, Sing to 100 Video (see pictures) 

Ten Frame – Create a “Ten Frame” out of tape or 10 squares of paper.  Your child will need a deck of playing cards and 10 items to use for counting.  Take out the picture cards in the deck of cards leaving only the number cards.  Placing the deck of cards upside down, have your child pick one card at a time.  Have your child identify and count the pictures on the card.  Place that many items in the 10 frame.  You can also use a dice to roll and count or 2 pairs of dice for your child to count numbers higher than 10.    

Number Line Counting – Create a large number line like in the picture sent.  Please make sure you have the number 1 written at the beginning of the number line and the number 20 at the end with the 18 small lines in between.  You can tape the number line on the wall or put it on the floor.  Have your child write the numbers 1-20 on post it notes or small pieces of paper.  Mix the numbers up and put them upside down so your child can’t see them.  Have your child pick one paper at a time, identify the number and correctly put it where it belongs on the number line.   

Number Houses – Have your child (or you) draw 10 houses with a triangle roof and a large square underneath. Divide the bottom square into 4 smaller squares. Have your child write the number 1-10 on the triangle roof of each house.  In each box below, have your child write the number again, the same number of lines,  the same number of dots and the same number of triangles in the squares below. (follow the picture) You can make houses 11-20 as well!  

Count to 100 song – Big Numbers Song – Count to 100 Song – The Singing Walrus – on YouTube - Sing along with the “Count to 100” song!  See how many numbers you know and how high you can count! 

 

Have your child help you with chores like setting the table, folding the laundry, etc.  Have your child count the forks, napkins and plates.  Sorting the laundry and counting how many shirts, socks, pants, etc. you washed.  These are not only fun math activities but life skills as well! 

 

Literacy - Objective:  Read Alouds, Letter Recognition, Writing Letters (see pictures)

Procedure – Pout Pout Fish Goes to School, The Pigeon Has to Go to School, What’s in the Letter Bag, Alphabet Match Up, Letter Sounds song, Pout Pout Poem

“Pout Pout Fish Goes to School” Read Aloud on YouTube. Talk about your favorite part of the story. Why was the Pout Pout crabby? What makes you crabby? What makes you happy? Print the paper or use your own paper to draw and color a picture of something that makes you feel crabby and a picture of something that makes you feel happy.  Share your answers with your family.  Ask your family the same questions.  See if their answers are the same as yours! 

“The Pigeon Has to Go School” Read Aloud on YouTube – Why do you think the Pigeon doesn’t want to go to school? What would you tell Pigeon about your school? What would you say to make Pigeon feel better? Draw and color a picture of you and Pigeon doing something fun together in school that would make Pigeon feel better.  Share your picture with your family.  Ask your family what they would do with Pigeon to make him feel better.  

What’s in the Letter Bag? – Print or create the “What’s in the Letter Bag” papers. Have your child write all the upper and lowercase letters on small individual pieces of paper.  Put all the letters in a bag.  For the first game, have your child pick one letter paper at a time identifying the letter and coloring it in on the coloring letter sheet.  For the second game, put all the letters back in the bag for your child to pick.  Have your child identify the letter picked and trace it on the tracing letter sheet.     

Alphabet Match-up – Have your child write the uppercase letters of the alphabet out of order on the top of a large narrow sheet of paper and the lowercase letters out of order on the bottom of the sheet of paper. (Follow the picture sent) Have your child draw lines from top to bottom to match the uppercase and lowercase letters. Have your child say the letters and letter sounds as they draw the matching lines. 

Letter Sounds Song – Google – Letter Sounds on YouTube - Have fun and sing with your family!  See how many letters and letter sounds you know!

Pout Pout Poem – Have someone read the Pout Pout Poem to you.  Talk about the poem and what the words mean. 

 

Art- Objective: Cutting, Drawing, Gluing
Procedure – Story Character Projects, Portrait Drawings (see pictures)

Pout Pout Fish art projects – Using the art materials you have at home, create your own Pout Pout Fish.  

Pigeon hats – Create your own Pigeon hat.  Make one for your family to wear too! 

How to draw a Pigeon – Follow the directions to draw your own Pigeon!  Send me your picture when you’re done! 

Portrait Drawings – #1 Use a plastic sheet protector and washable markers to draw someone’s face. Be gentle when you’re tracing the parts of the face.  Show everyone what it looks like when you’re done!  Take turns having everyone trace each other’s face! 

#2 – Tape paper on the back of each other.  Without looking, take turns drawing each other’s portraits.  I can’t wait to see them!    

 

Science - Objective: Following Directions, Experiments, 

Procedure – Nature Tape Jewelry, Bubble Snake, Gratitude Scavenger Hunt (see pictures and google experiments)

Nature Tape Jewelry – Place tape around each other’s wrist.  Go on a nature hunt to find flowers, grass, etc. to put on the tape to create a nature bracelet!

Bubble Snake – Google the experiment and follow the directions to make your own “Bubble Snake.” Google “Bubble Snake Maker” 

Gratitude Scavenger Hunt – Have fun finding all the items on the list.  Take a picture and send it to me showing me all the items you found! 

 

 

Dramatic Play - Objective - Role Play
 

Procedure:  Role play being Pout Pout Fish and Pigeon from the stories you read.  Use can use the projects you made too!  Pretend to be the characters in the stories.  

Kind and Unkind – Print the Kind and Unkind activity.  Talk about the Kind and Unkind pictures with your family.  Cut and glue them where they belong.  Act out the pictures using your words and actions.  Talk about why each picture is being Kind or Unkind.  

 

Blocks- Objective – Structures

Procedure – Create a school for both the Pigeon and Pout Pout Fish!  Use the projects you made with your blocks and Legos!  

 

Gross Motor – Movement Activities – (see pictures)

Yoga – Cosmic Kids -Zen Den – Mindfulness for Kids Yoga video on YouTube – Enjoy with your family!

Squish the Fish Yoga – A Cosmic Kids Yoga Adventure – Have fun and relax! 
 

           National Junior Honor Society Weekly News 

                  Week of June 8th – June 12th 

Hello students, faculty, and families of Sacred Heart! Luckily the warm weather is finally here. So try and go outside, but make sure you stay safe. Here are a few more activities to do during quarantine. 

Things to do During Quarantine:

• Have a themed family dinner. Choose a theme, decorate your dinner area, dress up in a costume, and then enjoy your dinner. Use things around your home and be creative!

• Have a karaoke night. 

• Invent your own board game. 

• Write a letter to your future self. 

• Play indoor bowling. Use water bottles instead of pins and use a medium-sized ball for the bowling ball. 

• Play hot potato. 

• Camp indoors. Make s’mores in the microwave and enjoy camping indoors.

• Have a coloring contest with your family. 

• Decorate old clothes or shoes to make them look new again. 

• Collect rocks and paint them. 

Upcoming Events:

Friday June 12th:  8th Grade Graduation

Birthday Shout Outs:

June 8th – Za’Nyah: Grade 8 

June 9th - Leonardo Espinosa: Grade 2 

June 13th – August: 

June 14th - Ralph DelGuidice: Grade 7 

June 17th - Daniel Paredes: Grade 6 

June 18th - Ephraim Agyeman: UPK Red and Elizabeth Kowatch

June 19th - James Malone: Grade 6 

June 21st - Saphira Prevost: Grade 1 

June 22nd - Tristen Alvarez: Grade 4 

June 26th - Alexander Pineda: Grade 5 

June 29th - Catalina Williams: Grade 4 

June 30th – Armani: Grade 8 

July 2nd - Mrs. James: Grade 2 teacher

July 3rd - Delilah Siejack: Grade 7 and John: Grade 8 

July 5th - Adriana Paredes: Pre-K 3

July 6th - James Lagaris: Grade 2 

July 7th - Taylor Kosmolsick: Grade 2 

July 10th - Lucas Montero: Grade 1 

July 12th - Wilson Tepepa-Figueroa: Grade 7 and Gabriel: Grade 8 

July 15th – Genevieve: Kindergarten 

July 17th - Julian Duarte: Grade 6 

July 19th - Julia Bagan: Pre-K 3 and Mark Benitez: Grade 4 

July 21st - Ms. D: Pre-K 3 teacher and John Solis: Grade 1 

July 24th - Noah Smith: Grade 2 and Catherine Ramirez: Grade 3 

July 25th – Bruce and Ivar: Kindergarten and Brett Muscatella: Grade 7 

July 27th – London: Grade 8 

July 28th – Julia: Kindergarten 

July 29th – Christian: Kindergarten 

July 31st - Ari De Souza: Grade 5 and Marisol Pablo: Grade 6 

August 1st - Rodraya Pope: Grade 5 

August 2nd - Miranda Perez: Grade 2 

August 3rd - Stefano Rocha: Pre-K 3

August 4th - Ms. Giraldo: Pre-K 3 teacher and Giuliana: Kindergarten 

August 5th - Emanuel Perez: Grade 4 

August 7th – Sebastian: Kindergarten and Marcus: Grade 8 

August 8th – Ethan: Kindergarten 

August 9th - Sofia Ramos: Kindergarten and Logan Montiero: Grade 3 

August 10th - Dylan Doddy: Grade 4 

August 11th -Giada Caba: Pre-K 3, Iris Torres Medina: Grade 2 and Lylah Martinez: Grade 7 

August 12th – Ava: Grade 8 

August 14th - Xavier Gonzalez: Grade 4 

August 15th - Airelel McBride: Grade 3 

August 17th - Elias River: Pre-K 3 and Johann Tuapan: Grade 4 

August 19th - Brooke Brown: Grade 1 

August 20th - Avril Salazar: Grade 7 

August 22nd - Matthew Cardona: Grade 3 

August 23rd - Virginia Barca: Grade 3 

August 24th – Connor: Kindergarten, Damary Pablo: Grade 2 and Liella Colon: Grade 3

August 26th – Ariela: Grade 8 

August 29th - Matthew DeLeon: Grade 3 

Hello fellow students of Sacred Heart Grade School, 

To be a part of the National Junior Honor Society is a great honor. Your goal as a student should be to work hard to become a part of the NJHS. This year the NJHS had a rough year, but we did achieve some things. The NJHS had trivia for grades 1st –8th and for reading across America Day, we read to UPK- 4th grade. This year we wanted to be the best NJHS we could be and we wanted to improve last year’s NJHS. We had many struggles, but I think our greatest achievement is this newsletter. It informs the school of the NJHS and all the events that would happen. So as the 8th graders leave Sacred Heart and the NJHS, I hope the new NJHS will be better than ever. I hope you continue the tradition of this newsletter. Let the school know who the NJHS is and never forget to improve on your service, scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and character. Those are the qualities the NJHS needs and strive to improve those qualities. The 8th graders of the NJHS will miss Sacred Heart greatly. 

Stay Safe and Have a great summer!!

-The National Junior Honor Society