PRETTY WATER PUBLIC SCHOOL

     “Animals” Letter of the Week
Thursday is the first day of school!
*You may park in the parking lot west of the storm shelter in the morning and walk your child up to the storm shelter or drop them off in the car line.
We are going to have a great time!
   We are going to be talking about animals this Thursday, Friday, and Monday. 
Our letter Is “A” and our song is “Animals” 
Please ask your child the following questions. 
Who is your favorite animal?
Which animal would you like to be for a day?
Tell me some animals that are mammals?
What animals start with the letter “A”?  (We will talk about alligators and armadillos) 
    Ask your child to tell you the definition of our vocabulary words.  
Our vocabulary words are:
Animals
Mammals
Plant Eaters
Meat Eaters.    
    Please Have Your Child Show And Tell You Our Sign Language And Spanish Vocabulary.  
Sign Language And Spanish Vocabulary Words Are: 
Hello (Hola)
Friends (Amigos)
Thank You (Gracias)
Adios (Goodbye).
Below are some fantastic educational links you and your child can check out!   
Links to Books Read Aloud
How Do Dinosaurs Go To School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXParSr9J7Y
Pete the Kitty’s First Day of Preschool https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4C14Q45wHE
Clifford’s First Day Of School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHeeiHVl3Bk
I Love School https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mklUw5Ru5UM
Links to Letter A videos
Letter A-Olive and The Rhyme Rescue Crew https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8MtlOHo_As
Get Squiggling Letter A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-OdmQzIm98
Learn Letter A With Akili https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Enq_-p9k4s
Sesame Streeet Letter A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwdL6gC7kVQ
Phonics Letter A Patty Shukla https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKCV8nnIfLo
Turn and Learn Letter A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEmXHJX7Wb0
Miss Molly Letter A Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFG_wchwpUk
Nursery Tracks Letter A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36zvYaFvaTc
Find The Letter A The Singing Walrus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSr3XU6mbjU
Learn Letter A Kids Academy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKEVDFIiqg4
Links to Alligator and Armadillo Information
All Things Animal Alligator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gC438crLVY
Cool Facts about alligators Nat Geo Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wRdFr1t7iI|
Armadillos SciShow Kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPt0nFem5SY
Ellie’s Adventure Armadillo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcNwBmp7ltk
    Please visit my Pre-K class website on our Pretty Water School Website. 
Go to the School website and click on staff directory at the top toolbar. 
Then, click on teachers at the bottom and Mrs. Jones, Pre-K. 
The main page stays the same with important Pre-K information, but I have several pages you can scroll to the bottom or access pages on the side.
*A “Letter of the Week” with our class theme, alphabet letter, vocabulary words, and Spanish and Sign Language.
*Videos of several books I have read aloud.
* Videos I made about restrooms, good behavior charts, and my teaching shelf.
*Pages with links to alphabet, number, shapes, colors, counting, patterns, hand washing, and Spanish learning.
*Links to books read aloud.
* Pages listing learning shows on various channels.
* Pages about important research on reading, puzzles, counting, and learning.
*Important Pre-K information about our calendar, schedule, and arrival and departure..
Gracias,
Jonesie