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Oak View Preschool APRIL 2019 Miss O’s Speech Corner Building Early Literacy Skills in Preschoolers Mackenzie Ogle, Speech Pathologist Literacy begins well before reading and writing with understanding and using spoken language. Aprils focus is expos- ing your child to NEW language envi- ronments! Go to the aquarium, zoo, or farm! Teach animal names, sounds, and locations and talk about how the ani- mals look (tall, small, fat, fluffy, soft, etc.) Go to the swap meet and have your child practice talking to new peo- ple. Have them practice please”, thank you”, and sharing their name. Go to the beach or mountains and teach outdoor vocabulary. Use adjectives to talk about the surroundings (cold, hot, windy, salty, giant, etc.) Find a Groupon for Pretend City in Irvine—your child will love the miniature city and get to practice their symbolic play skills. Important Dates: Apr. 2 Parent Meeting-Rm 10 8:15 AM & 12:15PM Apr. 8 Week of the Young Child Apr. 10 Spring Pictures Apr. 11 Magic Wayne Show Apr. 12 Family Literacy Picnic Apr. 15-19 Spring Break Apr. 30 Reading Logs Due Parent Newsletter What we’ll be learning in April This month's thematic unit is Seeds & Plants and Insects. Children will be learning about plants and how they grow. They will also learn about the life cycle of frogs, chickens and the metamorphosis of butterflies and other insects. Teachers will con- tinue to plant flowers and vegetables and teach children the life cycles of plants. They will also discuss growing and changing in regards to human development. Children are working on the letters v, z, and w with continuous review of sounds and letter names. They will be introduced to the number 8, the oval shape, more colors and the pattern ABBC. Teachers will be working on the post-basic skills assessment and the ongoing DRDP in preparation for parent teacher conferences in May. Please practice at home with your child to reinforce these concepts. Health News from your School Readiness Nurses The Importance of Play Play is an important part of preschool. Children are playful by nature and they are expected to learn certain skills in preschool so that they are prepared for elemen- tary school. There are many different types of play that children engage in. Dra- matic play involves pretend, dress up play and creating imaginary settings. Manipula- tive play involves holding small toys. Physical play involves using the whole body like bike riding, jumping and playing with balls. Creative play includes the process of mak- ing something using art materials. Benefits of play include physical health, language development, self-concept and social development. Play involves moving multiple body parts, big and small muscles, engaging both gross motor and fine motor skills. Play helps children stay active, giving them energy, getting oxygen to the brain so they can focus in class better. Play builds language skills as they learn to communicate with their peers and teachers. Play builds social development as they learn to be aware of others and the differences in people around them which promotes problem solving and communication skills. Play helps build a strong sense of self-confidence as it is hard work for a preschooler. Make sure you play with your child as often as pos- sible because it is beneficial in so many ways! Be Well! Your School Readiness Nurses, Caroline Ishino and Heidi Tucker St. Jude’s TRIKE-A-THON Thank you to the OVP community of parents and children for collecting money for St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital. The donations will help St. Judes to treat children suffering from cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The Trike-A- Thon event was a huge success! The children raised $832! Children enjoyed riding their bicycles and scooters for this worthy cause. Thank you for helping us teach our students about the importance of giving. A BIG THANKS TO OUR PAC! Our schools Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) has been working so hard to create fun, memorable events and activities for the students. We appreciate Cristina Garcia, Mariana Gil, Natividad Bello and the many volunteers that have helped them so far. Everyone is invited to our next PAC meeting on April 1, 2019 in Room 10 at 8:30 to help plan for our next school events. This newsletter and more news can be found on our website: www.ovsd.org/oakviewpreschool

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Page 1: Oak View Preschool · outdoor vocabulary. Use adjectives to talk about the surroundings (cold, hot, windy, salty, giant, etc.) Find a Groupon for Pretend City in Irvine—your child

Oak View Preschool APRIL 2019

Miss O’s Speech Corner Building Early Literacy Skills in Preschoolers

Mackenzie Ogle, Speech Pathologist

Literacy begins well before reading and writing with understanding and using spoken language. April’s focus is expos-ing your child to NEW language envi-ronments! Go to the aquarium, zoo, or farm! Teach animal names, sounds, and locations and talk about how the ani-mals look (tall, small, fat, fluffy, soft, etc.) Go to the swap meet and have your child practice talking to new peo-ple. Have them practice “please”, “thank you”, and sharing their name. Go to the beach or mountains and teach outdoor vocabulary. Use adjectives to talk about the surroundings (cold, hot, windy, salty, giant, etc.) Find a Groupon for Pretend City in Irvine—your child will love the miniature city and get to practice their symbolic play skills.

Important Dates:

Apr. 2 Parent Meeting-Rm 10 8:15 AM & 12:15PM

Apr. 8 Week of the Young Child

Apr. 10 Spring Pictures

Apr. 11 Magic Wayne Show

Apr. 12 Family Literacy Picnic

Apr. 15-19 Spring Break

Apr. 30 Reading Logs Due

Parent Newsletter

What we’ll be learning in April

This month's thematic unit is Seeds & Plants and Insects. Children will be learning

about plants and how they grow. They will also learn about the life cycle of frogs,

chickens and the metamorphosis of butterflies and other insects. Teachers will con-

tinue to plant flowers and vegetables and teach children the life cycles of plants.

They will also discuss growing and changing in regards to human development.

Children are working on the letters v, z, and w with continuous review of sounds and

letter names. They will be introduced to the number 8, the oval shape, more colors

and the pattern ABBC. Teachers will be working on the post-basic skills assessment

and the ongoing DRDP in preparation for parent teacher conferences in May.

Please practice at home with your child to reinforce these concepts.

Health News from your School Readiness Nurses

The Importance of Play

Play is an important part of preschool. Children are playful by nature and they are expected to learn certain skills in preschool so that they are prepared for elemen-tary school. There are many different types of play that children engage in. Dra-matic play involves pretend, dress up play and creating imaginary settings. Manipula-tive play involves holding small toys. Physical play involves using the whole body like bike riding, jumping and playing with balls. Creative play includes the process of mak-ing something using art materials. Benefits of play include physical health, language development, self-concept and social development. Play involves moving multiple body parts, big and small muscles, engaging both gross motor and fine motor skills. Play helps children stay active, giving them energy, getting oxygen to the brain so they can focus in class better. Play builds language skills as they learn to communicate with their peers and teachers. Play builds social development as they learn to be aware of others and the differences in people around them which promotes problem solving and communication skills. Play helps build a strong sense of self-confidence as it is hard work for a preschooler. Make sure you play with your child as often as pos-sible because it is beneficial in so many ways!

Be Well! Your School Readiness Nurses, Caroline Ishino and Heidi Tucker

St. Jude’s TRIKE-A-THON Thank you to the OVP community of parents and children for collecting money for

St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The donations will help St. Jude’s to treat children suffering from cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The Trike-A-Thon event was a huge success! The children raised $832! Children enjoyed riding their bicycles and scooters for this worthy cause. Thank you for helping us teach our students about the importance of giving.

A BIG THANKS TO OUR PAC! Our school’s Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) has been working so hard to create fun, memorable events and activities for the students. We appreciate Cristina Garcia, Mariana Gil, Natividad Bello and the many volunteers that have helped them so far. Everyone is invited to our next PAC meeting on April 1, 2019 in Room 10 at 8:30 to help plan for our next school events.

This newsletter and more news can be found on our website: www.ovsd.org/oakviewpreschool

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Oak View Preschool ABRIL 2019

Desarrollando Habilidades de

Alfabetización Temprana en

Preescolares Mackenzie Ogle, Patóloga del Habla

La alfabetización comienza mucho antes de leer y escribir con com-prensión y uso del lenguaje habla-do. ¡El enfoque de abril es exponer a su hijo a NUEVOS entornos de len-guaje! • ¡Ve al acuario, zoológico o granja! Enseñar nombres, sonidos y ubicacio-nes de los animales y hablar sobre el aspecto de los animales (alto, peque-ño, gordo, esponjoso, suave, etc.) • Vaya al swap meet y haga que su hijo practique hablar con personas nuevas. Haga que practiquen "por favor", "gracias" y compartan su nombre. • Ir a la playa o montañas y enseñar vocabulario al aire libre. Usa adjeti-vos para hablar sobre el entorno (frío, calor, viento, salado, gigante, etc.) • Encuentre un Groupon para Pretend City en Irvine: a su hijo le encantará la ciudad en miniatura y podrá practi-car sus habilidades de juego simbóli-co.

Boletín para Familias

Lo Que Aprenderemos Durante Abril

Este mes el tema es Semillas, Plantas e Insectos. Los niños estarán aprendiendo

acerca de plantas y como crecen. También aprenderán que los diferentes ciclos de

vida son; ciclo de vida de un sapo, la metamorfosis de una mariposa y otros insectos.

Maestras continuarán plantando flores y vegetales y enseñándoles acerca del ciclo

de vida de las plantas. Hablarán del crecimiento y el cambio en lo que se refiere al

desarrollo humano. Los niños estarán trabajando con las letras v, z, w con la practica

continua de sonidos y reconocer letras. Se les introducirá al numero 8, la forma de

ovalo, mas colores y el patrón de ABBC. Las maestras empezarán sus evaluaciones de

destrezas básicas y la evaluación continúa de DRDP-r en preparación para conferen-

cias con padres en mayo. Favor de practicar en su casa con su niño.

Consejos Saludables de Nuestras Enfermeras Escolares

Sus enfermeras, Heidi Tucker y Caroline Ishino

El juego es una parte importante del preescolar. Los niños son juguetones por natura-leza y se espera que aprendan ciertas habilidades en el preescolar para que estén preparados para la escuela primaria. Hay muchos tipos diferentes de juegos en los que los niños participan. El juego dramático consiste en fingir, disfrazarse y crear configuraciones imaginarias. El juego manipulativo implica sosteniendo pequeños ju-guetes. El juego físico consiste en usar todo el cuerpo como andar en bicicleta, saltar y jugar con pelotas. El juego creativo incluye el proceso de hacer algo usando mate-riales de arte. Los beneficios del juego incluyen salud física, desarrollo del lenguaje, auto concepto y desarrollo social. El juego consiste en mover varias partes del cuer-po, músculos grandes y pequeños, involucrando tanto el motor grueso como las habili-dades motoras finas. El juego ayuda a los niños a mantenerse activos, dándoles ener-gía, obteniendo oxígeno al cerebro para que puedan concentrarse mejor en la clase. Jugar construye habilidades de lenguaje a medida que aprenden a comunicarse con sus compañeros y profesores. El juego fomenta el desarrollo social a medida que aprenden a ser conscientes de los demás y las diferencias en las personas que les ro-dean, lo que promueve la resolución de problemas y las habilidades de comunicación. Jugar ayuda a construir un fuerte sentido de confianza en sí mismo, ya que es un tra-bajo duro para un niño en edad preescolar. ¡Asegúrese de jugar con su hijo tan a me-nudo como sea posible porque es beneficioso en muchas maneras!

Este boletín y mas información se puede encontrar en línea: www.ovsd.org/oakviewpreschool

TRIKE-A-THON ST. JUDE Felicitaciones a nuestra comunidad de padres e hijos que donaron al Hospital de Ni-ños de St. Jude. El dinero se usa para ayudar a niños enfermos de cáncer y otras enfermedades catastróficas. ¡El evento fue un gran éxito! Los niños recaudaron $832! Disfrutaron montando sus bicicletas y scooters para esta noble causa. Gracias por ayudarnos a enseñarles a los niños la importancia de dar.

¡Muchas Gracias al Comité de Padres! Nuestro comité de padres (PAC) han trabaja-do arduamente para que los niños se divier-tan, creando memorias y actividades. Apre-ciamos mucho a Cristina García, Mariana Gil, Natividad Bello y a todos nuestros voluntarios que les han ayudado hasta ahora.

Todos están invitados a atender nuestro pró-xima junta el día 1 de abril 2019 en el salón 10 a las 8:30am para ayudar a planificar nuestros próximos eventos.

Fechas Importantes:

Apr. 2 Junta para Padres-Salón 10

8:15 AM & 12:15PM

Apr. 8 Semana del Niño

Apr. 10 Fotos de Primavera

Apr. 11 Show de Mago Wayne

Apr. 12 Día de Campo 11-12pm

Apr. 15-19 Vacaciones de Primavera

Apr. 30 Entregar Lista de Libros