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 ​​
​-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