Mrs. Rodriguez

Welcome to Mrs. Rodriguez's Pre-K 4 Class

Teacher:    Mrs.Gertrude Rodriguez
Email:         grodriguez@sjvs.net

Wishing all of our students and their families a happy, safe and blessed summer. Thank you for a wonderful year. Best wishes in Kindergarten! 
God bless you all!


Welcome Class of 2021-2022

My name is Mrs. Gertrude Rodriguez and I will be your child's teacher. This September I will be teaching for thirty-two years at St. John Vianney. My assistant is Mrs. Valerie Tennant.

This year your child will begin an exciting and rewarding journey in a nurturing and learning environment.  The learning experiences they will encounter will coincide with opportunities for discovery, self-expression, and socialization.  

Your children will be in a Pre-School Program in which they will not only learn to socialize with their peers but also participate in many interactive learning experiences in preparation for Kindergarten and the future.

By the end of the school year, your child should be able to identify and write upper and lowercase letters;  recognize letter sounds and beginning letter sounds in words; recognize their first and last name and use of proper lettering; recognize sight words; identify basic shapes and colors; identify and write numerals 1 to 30; and rote counting.  Many concepts will be covered that will be further explored in Kindergarten such as classifying, sorting, patterning, rhyming words, parts of a book, recalling story characters and events, and scientific topics such as weather, seasons, animals and their habitats, recycling, and simple experiments. 

Children are taught that all families belong to one larger family which is God's family.  We learn that we are the future peacemakers of tomorrow.  Through our daily prayers, songs and stories, we learn to care, respect, and accept all people according to God's teachings.

Meeting the needs and recognizing the strengths of each child is essential for me to know as their teacher.  My goal is for your child to succeed throughout the school year!  Always review and reinforce all work done in school.  Your child will take pride in whatever they do.  As a team working together we can make your child's learning experience become a success story.  Thank you!

Please know that you can reach out to me for any reason at any time.  For your convenience,  e-mail me at grodriguez@sjvs.net .

God Bless,
Teacher - Mrs. Gertrude Rodriguez
Assistant - Mrs. Valerie Tennant
 

June 2022 Curriculum

Phonics:  Review letters Aa - Zz; letter sounds; beginning  letter sounds in words; tracing/writing letters; syllables; letter partner pairs; sight words; nursery rhymes.

Math:  Review numbers 1 to 30; tracing/writing numbers; counting; addition; subtraction; patterning; tally; graphs; matching equal sets; shapes; color codes.

Concepts:  Longest; shortest; summer safety; things that belong together.

Religion:  Daily prayers and songs - God My Father; Angel of God; Grace; Jesus Loves The Little Children; Bible stories.

Science:  The senses; what do plants need to grow; growth stages of a plant; rocket straws.

Crafts:  Father's Day shirt and tie; Sea Creatures; Sun with sunglasses; The Zoo booklet.

Practice at Home:  Please reinforce upper/lowercase letter recognition and letter sounds.  We have been reading two to three letter words (i.e. cab, dad). Review number recognition 1 - 30 and simple addition. I will be introducing subtraction. Continue to practice the proper way to hold pencils/crayons and practice using scissors.

Websites to Explore

www.ABC Mouse.com
www.SheppardSoftware.com
www.JackHartmann.com
www.NickJr.com
www.PbsKids.org
www.Starfall.com
https://www.abcya.com/grades/prek
Alive Studios Zoo:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC--cRUfzdeC2G67qlycj6uA?rel=0

Reminder:  I would like for you to review the daily work done in school.  Always remember all children take such pride in all they do. No matter how their finished product looks, always praise them. They will be having a fantastic Preschool 4 experience.