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Hi, my name is Miss Rodriguez
and I'm a pre K teacher here at

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Patrick Henry prep.

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Over the past few years,

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Patrick Henry prep has become my
second home.

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I started off as a student
teacher and that's when I knew I

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wanted to be part of the school
family,

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everyone from the teachers, the
staff administrators,

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students and families,

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they're just all so dedicated to
this community and I'm very

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honored to be part of it.

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Everything I do as an educator
for my students,

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they are the reasons why I do
what I do.

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They're so excited to come to
school every single day.

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They're motivated to learn,

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they feel safe and they love
helping each other as well.

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And it just really reminds me of
why I'm here.

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Being in pre K is such a
wonderful experience.

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I love to make my classroom feel
like my students second home.

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I want them to feel loved.

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I want them to feel welcomed to
feel, um,

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just like they enjoy coming to
school and making it, you know,

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an enjoyable experience for them
that they can carry on

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throughout their years here at
Patrick Henry prep.

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Our school community is truly
one like no other from the

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students to the families,
administrators and teachers and staff.

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Everyone is so dedicated to the
community here and everyone

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feels safe, families feel
welcomed,

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the staff feel supported and
it's really just a wonderful

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community to be a part. Hello,

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my name is Isabel Rodriguez and
I am one of the teachers in

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three K at PS 171 Patrick Henry
a day in the life of a three K

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student is filled with fun and
learning.

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Um Our curriculum is play based.

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So most of their day is spent in
centers where they get to

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explore and interact with their
peers and the adults in the

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classroom. Uh We have various
centers around the classroom.

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We have the Art center, the
blogs, manipulatives,

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Library Science and Dramatic
play uh through art.

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They are able to explore their
creativity.

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When they are building with
blogs,

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they're able to cooper and work
with each other.

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Uh build collaboration.

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When they are interacting with
manipulatives, they're able to,

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you know, sh um work on their
fine motor skills.

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And when they are visiting the
library,

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they're able to build on their
vocabulary,

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they're able to uh look at the
pictures,

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see what is going on in the
book.

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When they are in the science
area,

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they are able to ask questions,
wander, explore, touch,

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use their senses.

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And then when they are in the
dramatic play area,

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they're also again building and
that um collaboration with their

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peers, they're able to pretend
play based on what they see,

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uh you know, at home as well.

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So these centers um again focus
on various skills that we are

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building throughout the school
year.

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And there are also opportunities
for Children to engage in whole

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group activities like circle
time movement and outdoor play.

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During circle time, Children are
able to engage in discussions.

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This is where we prep them and
show them the materials that are

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going to be available that day.

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Children also engage in
different moments throughout the day.

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I recommend the school because
Children get an early exposure,

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especially, you know, being
three years old,

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I think that is very important
to build on the skills that,

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you know, they require to move
on uh in their school life.

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I also would recommend the
school because it pushes a lot of

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communication and family
engagement.

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We do have a lot of family
engagement opportunities throughout

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the year in three k,

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which are really fun and we also
see the excitement that

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families bring into their
child's learning um through these

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experiences. Um And you know,

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there's again a lot of
communication through emails where you're

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updated frequently on what is
going on in the school regarding

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safety and you know, upcoming
events.

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So I think it's a great school
for families to be involved in