Little Brooklyn Pre-K Center
219 25th Street
Meet Our Wonderful Staff
Rafael Alvarez, Superintendent
Cynthia Lascano, PK Principal
Assistant Principal
Ms. Chantai Jimenez
Sp. Ed. Instructional Coordinator
Ms. Edna Garces
Our Teachers
Ms. Olga Tribuzio & Ms. Huda Twam
Ms. Katarzyna Sieczka
Ms. Dannielle Leonard
Ms. Maria Parada
Ms. Jennifer Sabouni
Ms. Zhuo Ying Winnie Peng
Mr. Tanner Gordon-Smith
Ms. Fareeda Ali
4K Room 119
Room 115
Ms. Ashley Vera
Ms. Danielle LoPresti
3K Room 117
Ms. Rachael Seemongal-Pantin
Ms. Ashanti Gorham
Ms. Rosa DePaula
Mr. Milton Calder
Ms. Eman Yagman
Room 113
Cluster Teachers
Ms. Jennifer Capellan
Ms. Maria Zervos
Music
Yoga & Movement
Support Staff
Ms. Rebecca / Ms. Anne
Ms. Nancy Mora
Related Service Providers
Ms. Michelle Lemus &
Ms. Giselle Campbell
Ms. Karen Brown
Speech
OT
School Aide
Ms. Aida Lopez
School Nurse
Ms. Jocelyn Lo
School Calendar
MARCH 2025
MAR
02
Dr. Seuss Week Spotlight
MAR
03
The Cat in The Hat
MAR
04
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish!!
MAR
05
Wacky Wednesday
MAR
06
Picture Day!
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 6th
More details to follow on how you can order your child’s pictures with Cool for School Photo
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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Yoga & Movement with Ms. Maria
Dear Families,​​
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Happy March everyone!!!​
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This month will be a busy month full of fun and exciting activities. ​
We will learn how to do the Sun Salutation, modified for kids.​
Sun salutations are a combination of yoga poses weaved into one single flow. Not only sun salutations are fun to practice, but these popular sequences are beneficial for kids to practice while helping them to stay fit and healthy.​
We will also create a mindfulness/calming jar. A mindfulness jar is a wonderful metaphor of how mindfulness works, it is also a tool for slowing down and calming our minds. Mindfulness jars are so enticing and relaxing.​
Address
219 25th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11232
(Z108)
Contact
929-397-2021
School Hours
Mon - Fri
8:30 am – 2:50 pm