Dear Families,
Happy Sunday, we hope you are having a wonderful long weekend! As a reminder, there is no school tomorrow, Monday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day and Eid al-Adha respectively. Please let us know if your student will not be here on Tuesday. Additionally, this Friday, May 29 is Fan Day! Students are welcome to wear gear from their favorite sports team or activity!
As it gets warmer and sunnier, please make sure to put sunscreen on your student before school!
Last week we:
finished our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter Z! Students thought of 11 words that begin with Z, voted to decorate the large Z with Zig-Zags, and practiced writing uppercase Z’s!
continued our Animal Study by learning about Reptiles! We learned about the different characteristics of the classification as a whole and learned more in depth about Alligators and Crocodiles and the differences between them. We also learned about Turtles and Lizards!
continued our Individual Animal Studies!
continued Show and Tell!
This week we will:
continue our Animal Study! We will learn about Dinosaurs.
continue our Individual Animal Studies!
continue Show and Tell! You can find our schedule here. As a reminder, whatever your student brings in must fit in their backpack and must be able to be turned off if it makes noise.
Throughout the year we find it important and necessary to celebrate the different holidays and cultures in our school and classroom community. We would like to extend a special invitation for you to join us in teaching and celebrating a holiday that may be special to your family. Please let us know if you would like to come in and share about a specific holiday that is important to you.
Don’t forget to send in a blanket, crib sheet, and/or small stuffed animal that your student can use for rest time. Additionally, please make sure your student has weather appropriate extra clothing in their cubby.
Please make sure you update your student's dismissal plans each day through the PickUp Patrol App.
Click here to access a list of the Lower School events for the year. We would love to have you volunteer at one or more events over the year. You can learn about the opportunities here, register for school-wide events here, and sign up for Lower School specific events here.
Looking ahead through the end of the year:
There is no school tomorrow, Monday, May 25 in honor of Memorial Day.
There is no school this Wednesday, May 27 in honor of Eid al-Adha.
Fan Day is this Friday, May 29.
The last day of Spring Enrichment is next Wednesday, June 3. Any makeup classes will take place the week of Monday, June 8.
Open School Night is next Thursday, June 4. To allow teachers enough time to prepare, all students will have a noon dismissal. No lunch will be served.
There is no school next Friday, June 5 in honor of Commencement.
The last Lost and Found Recovery Days of the year are Tuesday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 10.
The last day of afterschool is Wednesday, June 10.
The last day of school is Friday, June 12. All students will have a noon dismissal and no lunch will be served.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you have a wonderful end to your weekend!
Warmly,
Katherine and Aliyah
Dear Families,
Happy Sunday, we hope you had a great weekend! Thank you again to our amazing chaperones that joined us on Tuesday’s trip to the Fire Station. You helped make our trip a success! As a reminder, there is no school this Friday or next Monday, for a Faculty and Staff Professional Day and Memorial Day respectively.
Last week we:
continued our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter Y! Students thought of 19 words that begin with Y, voted to decorate the large Y with yo-yo’s, and practiced writing uppercase Y’s!
continued our Animal Study by learning about Amphibians! We learned about the different characteristics of the classification as a whole, learned more in depth about frogs and toads, and finished by learning more about salamanders and axolotls.
began our Individual Animal Study! Over the next few weeks, each student will research a chosen animal using a variety of sources, including print books, digital books, and short educational videos. They will draw and record information about their animal before sharing their learning with the class. Their work will then be compiled into an Animal Encyclopedia! Students will also create a 3D papier-mâché model of their animal!
we did Movement inspired by Frogs and their life cycles!
continued Show and Tell!
took our last field trip to the Fire Station! We had a lot of fun learning about what happens in a fire station and trying out the fire hose!
welcomed Quinn’s family into the classroom to learn about and celebrate Children’s Day!
celebrated the end of AAPI month with a Hula performance and lesson on Friday morning!
This week we will:
finish our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter Z!
continue our Animal Study! We will learn about Reptiles.
continue our Individual Animal Studies!
continue Show and Tell! You can find our schedule here. As a reminder, whatever your student brings in must fit in their backpack and must be able to be turned off if it makes noise.
Throughout the year we find it important and necessary to celebrate the different holidays and cultures in our school and classroom community. We would like to extend a special invitation for you to join us in teaching and celebrating a holiday that may be special to your family. Please let us know if you would like to come in and share about a specific holiday that is important to you.
Don’t forget to send in a blanket, crib sheet, and/or small stuffed animal that your student can use for rest time. Additionally, please make sure your student has weather appropriate extra clothing in their cubby.
Please make sure you update your student's dismissal plans each day through the PickUp Patrol App.
Click here to access a list of the Lower School events for the year. We would love to have you volunteer at one or more events over the year. You can learn about the opportunities here, register for school-wide events here, and sign up for Lower School specific events here.
Looking ahead through the end of the year:
Caregiver Day is tomorrow, Monday, May 18.
The End of Year Cocktail Reception is this Tuesday, May 19 at 6pm.
There is no school this Friday, May 22 and next Monday, May 25 for a Faculty and Staff Professional Day and Memorial Day respectively.
There is no school next Wednesday, May 27 in honor of Eid al-Adha.
Fan Day is next Friday, May 29.
The last day of Spring Enrichment is Wednesday, June 3. Any makeup classes will take place the week of Monday, June 8.
Open School Night is Thursday, June 4. To allow teachers enough time to prepare, all students will have a noon dismissal. No lunch will be served.
There is no school on Friday, June 5 in honor of Commencement.
The last Lost and Found Recovery Days of the year are Tuesday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 10.
The last day of afterschool is Wednesday, June 10.
The last day of school is Friday, June 12. All students will have a noon dismissal and no lunch will be served.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you have a wonderful end to your weekend!
Warmly,
Katherine and Aliyah
Dear Families,
Happy Sunday, we hope you had a great weekend! Thank you again to our amazing chaperones that joined us on Thursday’s trip to the Prospect Park Zoo. You helped make our trip a success! We have two trips coming up this week! Our first trip is to the Fire Station on Tuesday and the second is to the Seaglass Carousel on Thursday (weather permitting)! Please note that each student will need one adult to ride the bus and attend the trip. If you have not yet told us who will be accompanying your student on the bus, please let us know.
Additionally, please see this note from Ms. Rivizzigno.
In the event of rain, we will cancel Carousel Day as there is no cover from the rain. However, every family will receive free carousel tickets to enjoy on another day of your choosing.
In the event that Carousel Day is canceled, in the past, the grade levels coordinated amongst themselves to pick alternative dates when groups of families could attend together, creating their own special carousel celebrations.
We'll keep our fingers crossed for sunny skies, but know that either way, your family will get to enjoy this special tradition! If needed, we will make the call the night before.
Last week we:
continued our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter X! Students thought of 11 words that begin or end with X, voted to decorate the large X with Foxes, and practiced writing uppercase X’s!
continued our Animal Study by learning about Birds! We learned about the different characteristics of the classification as a whole and learned more in depth about Raptors, Penguins, and Ostriches. Students then began designing and painting their own wooden bird eggs!
continued Show and Tell!
took our next field trip to the Prospect Park Zoo! We had a lot of fun exploring the zoo and seeing all of the animals!
celebrated Millie’s birthday with a visit from her family! They read a book about Patterns!
This week we will:
continue our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter Y!
continue our Animal Study! We will learn about Amphibians.
continue Show and Tell! You can find our schedule here. As a reminder, whatever your student brings in must fit in their backpack and must be able to be turned off if it makes noise.
take our final two field trips to the Fire Station and the Seaglass Carousel!
welcome Quinn’s family into the classroom to learn about and celebrate Children’s Day!
The Lower School Packout Day is coming up on May 16 from 9AM-11AM! We will be packing bags of fresh produce to donate to local community fridges. Community fridges are an effective way to provide access to fresh healthy produce for those who are in need, and we are honored to continue to support One Love Community Fridge.
Come and pack some bags of produce, and then take the bags to a community fridge if you are able! If you would like to help contribute to the event, we will need mesh shopping bags to pack produce!
Please order and have them delivered to:
Sarah Ely
50 Prospect Park West
Brooklyn NY 11215
Throughout the year we find it important and necessary to celebrate the different holidays and cultures in our school and classroom community. We would like to extend a special invitation for you to join us in teaching and celebrating a holiday that may be special to your family. Please let us know if you would like to come in and share about a specific holiday that is important to you.
Don’t forget to send in a blanket, crib sheet, and/or small stuffed animal that your student can use for rest time. Additionally, please make sure your student has weather appropriate extra clothing in their cubby.
Please make sure you update your student's dismissal plans each day through the PickUp Patrol App.
Click here to access a list of the Lower School events for the year. We would love to have you volunteer at one or more events over the year. You can learn about the opportunities here, register for school-wide events here, and sign up for Lower School specific events here.
Looking ahead through the end of the year:
Our final field trip, to the Fire Station, will be this Tuesday, May 12.
Carousel Day will be this Thursday, May 14.
Caregiver Day will be next Monday, May 18.
The End of Year Cocktail Reception will be next Tuesday, May 19 at 6pm.
There is no school next Friday, May 22 and the following Monday, May 25 for a Faculty and Staff Professional Day and Memorial Day respectively.
There is no school on Wednesday, May 27 in honor of Eid al-Adha.
Fan Day is Friday, May 29.
The last day of Spring Enrichment is Wednesday, June 3. Any makeup classes will take place the week of Monday, June 8.
Open School Night is Thursday, June 4. To allow teachers enough time to prepare, all students will have a noon dismissal. No lunch will be served.
There is no school on Friday, June 5 in honor of Commencement.
The last Lost and Found Recovery Days of the year are Tuesday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 10.
The last day of afterschool is Wednesday, June 10.
The last day of school is Friday, June 12. All students will have a noon dismissal and no lunch will be served.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you have a wonderful end to your weekend!
Warmly,
Katherine and Aliyah
Dear Families,
Happy Sunday, we hope you had a great weekend! Thank you again to our amazing chaperones that joined us on Tuesday’s trip to the Botanic Garden. You helped make our trip a success! We have our next trip to the Prospect Park Zoo coming up this Thursday!
Last week we:
continued our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter W! Students thought of 44 words that begin with W, voted to decorate the large W with Wings, and practiced writing uppercase W’s!
continued our Animal Study by learning about Fish! We learned about the different characteristics of the classification as a whole and learned more in depth about Clown Fish and Sharks. Students then began creating watercolor underwater scenes!
did Movement inspired by Fish! Students tried moving their bodies to represent the different parts of a fish and moved to some of their favorite fish themed songs!
continued Show and Tell!
took our first field trip of the year to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden! We had a lot of fun exploring the garden and learning more about plants. Upon returning to school we planted basil seeds!
celebrated Henry W’s birthday with a visit from his Aunt! She read Little Excavator and Henry’s All About Me book.
celebrated SWANA and the end of Arab Heritage Month with a performance by Baklava Express on Friday morning!
This week we will:
continue our letter of the week unit by learning about the letter X!
continue our Animal Study! We will learn about Birds.
continue Show and Tell! You can find our schedule here. As a reminder, whatever your student brings in must fit in their backpack and must be able to be turned off if it makes noise.
take our next field trip to the Prospect Park Zoo!
welcome Millie’s family into the classroom to celebrate her birthday!
Throughout the year we find it important and necessary to celebrate the different holidays and cultures in our school and classroom community. We would like to extend a special invitation for you to join us in teaching and celebrating a holiday that may be special to your family. Please let us know if you would like to come in and share about a specific holiday that is important to you.
Don’t forget to send in a blanket, crib sheet, and/or small stuffed animal that your student can use for rest time. Additionally, please make sure your student has weather appropriate extra clothing in their cubby.
Please make sure you update your student's dismissal plans each day through the PickUp Patrol App.
Click here to access a list of the Lower School events for the year. We would love to have you volunteer at one or more events over the year. You can learn about the opportunities here, register for school-wide events here, and sign up for Lower School specific events here.
Looking ahead through the end of May:
Our second field trip, to the Prospect Park Zoo, will be this Thursday, May 7.
Our final field trip, to the Fire Station, will be next Tuesday, May 12.
Carousel Day will be next Thursday, May 14.
Caregiver Day will be on Monday, May 18.
The End of Year Cocktail Reception will be on Tuesday, May 19 at 6pm.
There is no school on Friday, May 22 and Monday, May 25 for a Faculty and Staff Professional Day and Memorial Day respectively.
There is no school on Wednesday, May 27 in honor of Eid al-Adha.
Fan Day is Friday, May 29.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. We hope you have a wonderful end to your weekend!
Warmly,
Katherine and Aliyah