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Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center
173 25th Street

Welcome to Our Main Site!

Meet Our Wonderful Staff

Rafael Alvarez, Superintendent
Cynthia Lascano, PK Principal

Site Coordinator

Ms. Elizabeth Benitez

Sp. Ed. Instructional Coordinator

Ms. Edna Garces

Our Teachers

Ms. Natalie Morales Taveras

Ms. Zuleima Herrera

4K Room 103

Ms. Jianping Fanny Yu

Ms. Yasmine Farchakh Zaytounalian

3K Room 202

Ms. Jennes Brown

Ms. Samantha Gonzalez

4K Room 106

Ms. Jennifer Cruz

Ms. Brenda Diaz

3K Room 205

Ms. Ketty Matos Estrada

Ms. Melissa Walters

Ms. Nicole Maldarelli

Mr. Ahmad Twam

Room 107

Ms. Josephine Grech

Ms. Ingrid Rodriguez

3K Room 207

Cluster Teachers

Ms. Judy Hernandez

Visual Arts

Ms. Teresa Valerio

Dance & Movement

Support Staff

Mr. Sylan McMillan

Ms. Randa Rum

Related Service Providers

Ms. Ina Hoxha

Mr. Jonathan Cohen

Ms. Amy Lichtenstein

Speech

PT

OT

School Aide

Ms. Voula Reveliotis

School Nurse

Ms. Shelley Lerner

School Calendar

MARCH 2025

MAR

02

Dr. Seuss Week Spotlight

MAR

03

The Cat in The Hat

MAR

04

Picture Day!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!!

MAR

05

Wacky Wednesday

MAR

06

Wear crazy socks!!

Fox in Socks

MAR

07

Parents as Learning Partners

8:30 AM & Dr. Suess Green Eggs and Ham

MAR

09

Spring Ahead!

MAR

12

District 15 PBL Showcase

MAR

13

Mystery Reader

MAR

14

Happy Holi!

MAR

17

Saint Patrick's Day
Throwback Wednesday!

Wear your favorite time-period 1900's-2000's

MAR

19

MAR

20

First Day of Spring!

MAR

21

Non-Attendance Day

Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-3:00pm & 4:30-7:30pm

MAR

25

International Epilepsy Day

MAR

26

Parent Workshop

3:00-4:00pm *Performing Arts & Yoga

MAR

28

Mystery Reader

MAR

29

Ramadan

MAR

31

SCHOOL CLOSED

Eid Al Fir

Irish
American 
Heritage Month

Women's History Month

REMINDERS

Pre-K Center School Hours: 8:30 - 2:50 pm

*Doors open for dismissal at 2:40 pm

"Every day in school makes a difference to your child's future."

Attendance matters. Everyday Counts! School success starts with your attendance

Pre-K and 3K applications are open!  

Apply online now with MySchools, by phone at 718-935-2009, or at a Family Welcome Center.  The deadline to apply is February 28th  

Happening Now!

We are excited to announce that our 25th Street sites will participate in high-quality arts practices with expert teaching artists from New Victory Theater.  

For the spring semester, our teaching teams will focus on the art form of Theater. 

PICTURE Day is Here!!! 

March 4th  

More details to follow on how you can order your child’s pictures with Cool for School Photo 

Parent Teacher Conferences.  Select your preference below to schedule a meeting time with your child’s Teaching Team: Z076 PTC Preference Meeting Survey 

Upcoming in April 2025

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April 14th-April 18th: Spring Recess - SCHOOL CLOSED

April 4th: LAST DAY to complete the NYC School Survey​​​

NEWSLETTER 2025
MARCH

Announcements

Dear Families,​

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For March, our Pre-K students will study Buildings, along with Signs. When we are outside, children often ask questions about our building. They want to know the height of the building, what is it made of, and how strong it is.

They also ask many questions about the way it looks. ​Signs are everywhere. From street signs and store signs in their classroom, children enjoy pointing them out and talking about what they mean. A study of signs offers children an opportunity to look around their home and school environments and discover the different kinds of signs they can find.

 

Our 3K students will study balls along with an exploration of Tubes and Tunnels. Most children love playing with balls-they throw them, catch them, kick them, dribble them, and roll them with seemingly endless delight. During this study, children will learn how natural forces such as gravity and friction affect how balls move. They will also explore how to make balls, marbles, and other rolling objects change speed and direction. Students will explore what they can do with the tubes and tunnels they create.​

3K Investigation:
Ball / T&T

Focus Questions â€‹â€‹

​-What different types of balls are there? ​How are they the same and different?​​

-How do balls bounce?​​

-How do balls roll?​ (…down a tube or tunnel?)​

-How do people use balls?

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Some Books That We Will Read ​

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-​​ Have a Ball by Nancy Noel Williams​​

-Bounce by Doreen Cronin & Scott Menchin​​

-Play Ball by Nancy Noel Williams​

-Let’s Explore Tubes and Tunnels By: Boimah Gardner Sayway​​

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Family Engagement​

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Spend time with your child, playing with balls of all shapes, types and sizes, such as playground balls, tennis balls, volleyballs, baseballs, to name a few. Wonder aloud with your child to encourage his or thinking about balls.  For example, You might ask. "I wonder what's inside a tennis ball.  I wonder how far you can throw a foil ball, a beach ball, or a tennis ball.  How can we find out?"  Help your child use all of his or her senses when playing with balls.

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4K Investigation:
Buildings & Signs

Focus Questions:​​

-What different types of buildings are there?  How are they the same and different?​​

-Who builds buildings and what tools do they use?​​

-What are buildings made of? What makes a building strong?​

-Where are signs found?​​

-How do signs help and who works with signs?

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Some Books That We Will Read​

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-​​​Building, Buildings, Buildings ​​

-Casa, querida casa by Judith Bauer Stamper​​

-Building House by Byron Barton​​

-Signs on the Road​​

-Go! Go! Go! Stop!​​

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Family Engagement​

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Study your home with your child.  What materials were used to build it? How many floors or stories does it have? How many rooms, windows, and doors does it have? How old is your home? Who built it? What are its dimensions? Talk with your child about the buildings that you see together. Talk with your child about signs that you see around your neighborhood. Point out street signs, traffic signs, and signs you see at any stores that you visit.​

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Dance & Movement with Ms. Teresa

Dear Families,​​

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Happy March families! ​

As always, your children are doing amazing things. ​

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For 3k we are rounding out Black History with learning about Misty Copland and introducing the world of ballet to our littles. ​

For 4k we ended Black History Month by learning all about Bojangles, Savion Glover, and Gregory Hines. This will open up to exploring the world of tap dancing! ​

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I am so excited for March! It’s a full month of dancing

into spring!​

Address

173 25th St.

Brooklyn, NY 11232

(Z076)

Contact

718-840-2840

School Hours

Mon - Fri

8:30 am – 2:50 pm

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