June 2025
Important Dates
- Thursday June 5, 2025: School is closed in observance of Eid-al-Adha
- Friday June 6, 2025: No school for students, clerical day for staff
- Wednesday June 11, 2025: Pre-K Moving Up Ceremony at 9:15 AM
- Thursday June 19, 2025: Juneteenth observed- no school
- Thursday June 26, 2025: Last day of school
Reminders
- Please check your child’s folder every day, and please return the folder to school the next day.
- Please remember to label all of your child’s belongings: write your child’s name on their jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes, lunch containers, etc.
Creative Curriculum
Unit of Study: Getting Ready for Kindergarten
We will be working on many activities that will help support students transition into Kindergarten. We will visit a kindergarten classroom, read books about kindergarten, have breakfast in the cafeteria, and much more!
Summer Activities
We have a suggested summer reading list. Please continue reading with your child daily. We have also included a list of some fun family activities to try out over the summer!
Summer Reading List
Books to Support a Smooth Transition to Kindergarten for You and Your Child
- David Goes to School by David Shannon
- Franklin Goes to School by Paulette Bourgeois
- I Love You Little One by Nancy Tafuri
- Little Rabbit Lost by Harry Horse
- Llama, Llama Misses Mama by Anna Dewdney
- Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
- The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
- The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
- What Mary Jo Shared? by Janice May Udry
- When You Go to Kindergarten by James Howe
- Will I have a friend? by Miriam Cohen
- You are Special Little One by Nancy Tafuri
- You Go Away by Dorothy Corey
Resources:
List of Summer Activities
- Long Island Children’s Museum (Garden City)
- Children’s Museum of Manhattan
- Transit Museum
- Home Depot– offers building activities for kids each month
- New York Hall of Science
- Queens Museum of Art (Flushing)- free weekend art activities
- Museum of Natural History (Manhattan)
- Bronx Zoo (free on Wednesdays)
- Queens County Farm (walkable from school)
- Visit a library
- Go to a beach/pool
- Visit different parks or playgrounds
- Go on a family picnic
Websites to Visit:
Sincerely,
The Pre-K Teachers