ABC Preschool and Kindergarten, NY: GREAT MOMENTS AT ABC PRESCHOOL IN WOODSIDE, NY

ABC Preschool and Kindergarten, NY: GREAT MOMENTS AT ABC PRESCHOOL IN WOODSIDE, NY: June has arrived and with it is has brought a reminder that our school year is quickly coming to an end. There are so ...

GREAT MOMENTS AT ABC PRESCHOOL IN WOODSIDE, NY

June has arrived and with it is has brought a reminder that our school year is quickly coming to an end. There are so many wonderful moments that come to mind as I sit here and meditate on all the great events that have taken place here at ABC Preschool & Kindergarten.

Students have worked on different kinds of  graphic organizers and experience charts.

Every teacher, every single one, has taken the time to plan in a way that makes learning a terrific hands on experience. Plans always include such details in regards to what children will be thinking about, exploring and discovering. From celebrating different cultures, to enjoying fun traditional moments as well.

Students in this Queens Preschool enjoyed music and movement in so many ways. We had Zumba, Freeze dance, and so many other ways of helping our students develop those muscles.

To celebrate all these great learning moments, I've decided to share some of the highlights, with hopes that you will join ABC Preschool & Kindergarten in celebrating one more fantastic year! I can truly say that students have grown academically, socially, and so many developmental milestones have been reached or surpassed by our students as well. 

Students experimented building and creating together. Students planned and explored multiple ways of putting their ideas together as a group.

Students in our ABC Preschool & Kindergarten NYC Department of Education UPK program have excelled. Many of them passed the Gifted and Talented test. We have students that have been accepted into some of the most prestigious preschool programs in NYC.

ABC Preschool celebrated Read Across America 2016. Students enjoyed Dr. Seuss's birthday through fun literacy projects throughout the week.

ABC Preschool put on a fun Egg Hunt in our beautiful backyard. I think it was the teachers that had the most fun watching students search and find colorful, treat filled eggs.

One more great moment was being part of the Week of The Young Child 2016. Students made their own tacos, made their own musical instruments for Music Day, and enjoyed sharing all about their favorites at the end of the week. It was a really fun event.

 

 

 We had mix and match day, crazy hat day, pajama day and dress up as your favorite character during ABC Preschool Spirit Week.

 Our caterpillars made their Chyrsalis and turned into beautiful butterflies that students and their teachers released in our playground. It was both a sad and happy moment as students wanted to keep the butterflies but also wanted them to go make friends and find their new home.

Well, the time has come for me to bring this walk down memory lane to a close. 

I hope you continue to visit our 

ABC Preschool & Kindergarten Facebook page and our blogs. 

Don't forget our website www.abcpreschoolny.com

There really is so much to say, but I'll end it this way, "Thank you teachers, for making this an incredible year for all our students." 

"Thank you, parents and caretakers, for bringing your children and trusting us to provide them with our very best." and "Thank you, each and every child that is part of our ABC Preschool & Kindergarten family. You make coming to work so worth while."

Written by Angeline Duran 

 

BALANCING FUN!

I was honored this morning to walk in to one of ABC Preschool and Kindergarten's last class of Gymnastics's class for the day. Mr. Ritchie, ABC Preschool and Kindergarten's Gymnastics Instructor, was full of joy as he welcomed Classroom #2 along with their teacher Ms. Jeru and Assistant Teacher, Ms. Bella. Our Early Childhood preschool has a wonderful program where students experience an amazing Gymnastics Experience with Mr. Ritchie, who is also a seasoned instructor at Lana's Gymnastics.

BALANCING ACT......

Today he was showing them what it looks like to balance. He stretched his arms out and explained what he was doing. He stood in perfect formation and began to rock back and forth, back and forth, asking the children to repeat the new words with him. He told them they were on a boat and that all around them there was an ocean of water. So, their job would be to make sure they could stay (balance themselves) on the boat. If not, they would fall, "PLOP!" into the water.

As he invited children, in groups of two, he instructed them once again to put their arms out, nice and straight, and open their legs wide so that it would be easier to stand and balance themselves. "Ok, my little coconuts, let's see who is ready to come up?" Mr. Ritchie calls out to his "coconuts" and "tomatoes", making students laugh when he says that. It is a fun time for all ABC Preschool and Kindergarten students on their scheduled Gymnastics day. 

THE STORM IS COMING..... 
 

One of my favorite parts for each moment the students came up was how he used his creativity to help children feel safe and comfortable while they were balancing. He softly rocked students back and forth to see if they could stay on for 5 counts. Then, his story changed to, "Oh, Oh, there's a storm coming!" He made the sound of a soft printer and invited students to imitate the storm with him. 

The children had an amazing time joining him in making the noise of an oncoming storm.
"SHHHH, SWIIISHH, RUMBLE, SHHH, BRRROOOSH!"

As everyone joined in creating the atmosphere of the incoming storm, Mr. Ritchie gently rocked students as they did their best to balance. Here he rocked them a little and it was great fun to watch students clap, rejoice and enjoy watching their classmates either fall on their own or softly fall into the soft pretend water. "Hooray! Yeah!" the children sitting shouted. "That was fun! Can we do it again?" said the students that were returning to the line.

WHY ABC PRESCHOOL & KINDERGARTEN STANDS OUT......

Students here at ABC Preschool and Kindergarten are fortunate to be enrolled in our educational center. Our program makes sure to develop the child as a whole, touching on all the different areas of child development from academic, to physical and the Arts. I wish as a child that I would have been able to be part of a classroom where there would have been some of the great moments I observed in today's Gymnastic class. As a parent, I also wish I would have know about such a balanced educational program found here in Queens-Woodside, NY.

 There's nothing better than looking at the precious smiles and listen to the genuine laughter that comes from a place, deep inside that says, "I am having so much fun!"

It is evident to see that our teachers here at ABC Preschool and Kindergarten, equally enjoy and have an amazing time when they're with our students.
 

If your child already attends ABC Preschool and Kindergarten, then you know your child is having an amazing time learning and developing. If your child is not a student here, then there is still time to call us, schedule a tour, and come see why I truly believe this is one of the best affordable childcare centers in Queens. 
Truly, the place to be!

Written by Angeline Duran

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MUSIC BY NUMBERS AND MATH

MATH IS FUN!

Walk into a classroom and tell children they're going to do math and most likely, you'll hear grumbling and feet stomping. Many students see math as boring, complicated and useless.

I invite you to come inside Ms. Sylvia's classroom. I'm pretty sure the music you here as you enter will give the impression a music class is going on. 


I invite you to go all the way inside. Do not stay by the door. You see, you have to see how children are being turned on to math by using different strategies and ideas. 

Today, students were on the floor keyboard, placing their feet on the keys that corresponded with the numbers that were on the Music Chart on the wall. One of the songs was, "Row, Row, Row you boat."


The chart had numbers for each word. Students had their eyes moving back and forth from the chart to the floor piano. 


As they pressed the correct keys, following the musical notes, they began making the sounds for the song. The more accurate students followed the chart, identifying the numbers and matching them to what was under their feet, the better the sound.






Look a little closer and you'll see the chart with numbers and words. All of these visuals work together to guide students in their next steps. These students are going to definitely have a greater appreciation for working with numbers as they enter PreK in September.

Math was fun and exciting in Ms. Sylvia's classroom. Students wanted to be next. Numbers grabbed their attention because those numbers told them that if you followed them, music would fill the classroom.

Students in Ms. Sylvia's class are truly ready for UPK. ABC Preschool has great teachers that are willing to go out of the box, out of the ordinary, and take students into the extraordinary, making learning and experiencing concepts a wonderful experience. 


                                                    
  NYS Pre-K Standards
Music- 3c- Engages in music activities having different moods, tempos, and rhythms.
Math- 
d- model with mathematics 
f-attend to precision
3- Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities to 10; connect counting to cardinality (c) regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.
5- Domain 2- Physical Development- 2- Uses sensory information to plan and carry out movements, 3-Demontrates coordination and control of large muscles. 

CLICK HERE FOR NYS PREK STANDARDS 

Written By Angeline Duran

MUSIC MONDAY #WOYC16

 Written by Angeline Duran

There are many wonderful events that are celebrated during the month of April. It is wonderful to be in an environment where children are our focus and priority every day. That is why, this year, ABC Preschool and Kindergarten, an Early Childhood Childcare center in Woodside, NY, joined the National Week of the Young Child Celebration for 2016. 

http://www.naeyc.org/content/woyc-themes

Teachers carefully planned for this wonderful week way in advance when snow was on the ground and we were all still bundled up in our winter clothing. We want to highlight some of the great moments that have taken place at our preschool. 

Toddlers and Preschoolers came dressed in their classroom colors and filled our outdoor playground with dance and laughter. Parents were invited to participate by working with their children at home to create musical instruments that they children would play during their music and movement time outdoors during Music Monday #woyc16.

 

Teachers and students waved their hands, turned around and danced to the sounds of fun music. It was a huge jungle gym party for our preschoolers. The celebration continued into the classroom as students shared their homemade or their personal musical toys and instruments with their classmates. It was a day filled with learning experiences that are sure to last for a long time.

 

At ABC Preschool and Kindergarten, it is an honor to be able to prepare wonderful moments for our families. We take great pride in the work we do. Our teachers have gone above and beyond to make this week, #woyc16 one of the best preschool moments for children in Queens, NY. We have the best teachers, without a doubt!