Little Athletes

Blog Title: Summer Camp.

Week: August 1st to August 5th, 2016.

🔠 What are we learning?

Dear Ositos Parents,

We are getting down to the last few weeks of Summer Camp! This week we will learn to be Little Athletes. We will continue creating safe learning environments that offer the children the opportunity to explore sports. We have scheduled exciting learning activities that will allow us to continue strengthening motor, cognitive-sensory and language skills. One of them is the Olympics Parade at Sff! Children should wear sports clothes for the parade. They will also participate in competitions and on Friday, they will have so much fun on our bike ride.

Thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

Best Regards,

Miss Emily

📄 Materials for Special Projects

• Have your child dressed like an Athlete on Tuesday. They can be tennis players, swimmers, soccer players, etc.
• Have your child wear a t-shirt of their favorite sports team on Monday.
• Have your child dressed like an Athlete on Tuesday. They can be tennis players, swimmers, soccer players, etc. Children should also bring the equipment (ball, tennis racket, etc)
• Have your child wear a white t-shirt for the activity on Thursday.
• Bring your child’s bike, bike helmet and kneepads labeled with his/her name on Friday.
• Bring swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers, towel, water shoes and a plastic bag for your child on Splash days.

🔆 Friendly Reminders

• Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.
• Check your child’s cubby to remove dirty clothes and make sure to bring extra clothing suitable to weather.

📆 Holidays & Upcoming Events

• Favorite Sport Player T-Shirt Day on Monday.
• The Olympics Parade on Tuesday.
• Olympic Games at Sff! on Thursday
• Bike Ride Day on Friday.

⭐ Star Words of the Week

• The Bicycle - La Bicicleta
• The Athletics - El Atletismo
• The Sport - El Deporte
• The Ball - Las Pelotas
• The Games - Los juegos

Little Creators

Blog Title: Summer Camp

Week: July 25th to July 29th, 2016

🔠 What are we learning?

Dear Ositos Parents,

This week we will learn to be little creators. We will continue creating safe learning environments that offer the children the opportunity to explore nature and use their imagination. We have scheduled exciting learning activities that will allow us to continue strengthening motor, language and cognitive-sensory skills. One of the exciting activities for the week will be water play.

Thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

Best Regards,

Miss Emily

📄 Materials for Special Projects

• Bring a plastic animal for Monday project.
• Bring recycle material such as boxes, plastic bottles, etc.
• Bring swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers, towel, water shoes and a plastic bag for your child on Splash days.

🔆 Friendly Reminders

• Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.
• Check your child’s cubby to remove dirty clothes and make sure to bring extra clothing suitable to weather.

⭐ Star Words of the Week

• The recycling - El reciclado
• Reusing - Reusar
• The boxes = Las Cajas
• The lids - Las tapas
• The creator- El creador

Little Scientists

Week: July 18th to July 22nd, 2016

🔠 What are we learning?

Dear Ositos Parents,

This week we will learn to be little scientist and we will discuss about science. We will continue creating safe learning environments that offer the children the opportunity to experiment with science. Children will be able to observe, explore and ask questions. We have also scheduled exciting learning activities that will allow us to continue strengthening motor and cognitive-sensory skills.

Thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

Best Regards,

Miss Emily

📄 Materials for Special Projects

• Bring a white fresh flower for Wednesday project.
• Bring recycle material such as boxes, plastic bottles, etc.
• Bring swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers, towel, water shoes and a plastic bag for your child on Splash days.

🔆 Friendly Reminders

• Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.
• Check your child’s cubby to remove dirty clothes and make sure to bring extra clothing suitable to weather.

📆 Holidays & Upcoming Events

• Experiment Day on Wednesday, July 20th.

⭐ Star Words of the Week

• The earth - La tierra
• The colors - Los colores
• The experiment - El experimento
• The scientist - El científico
• The water - El agua

Little Gardeners

Classroom: Ositos

Week: July 11th thru July 15th, 2016

Weekly Featured Theme: Gardening & Nature

🔠 What are we learning?

Dear Ositos Parents,

This week we will learn to be little gardeners and we will discuss about gardening, nature, trees and plants. We will continue creating safe learning environments that offer the children the opportunity to explore and experiment with nature. We have scheduled exciting learning activities that will allow us to continue strengthening motor and cognitive-sensory skills while enjoying the contact with nature such as nurturing the flowers and participating in camping day.

Thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

Best Regards,

Miss Emily

📄 Materials for Special Projects

• Bring a flower pot for Monday project and make sure to label it with your child’s name.
• Bring snacks to share with friends on Wednesday activity.
• Bring swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers, towel, water shoes and a plastic bag for your child on Splash days.

🔆 Friendly Reminders

• Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.
• Check your child’s cubby to remove dirty clothes and make sure to bring extra clothing suitable to weather.

📆 Holidays & Upcoming Events

• Gardening Day on Monday, July 11th.
• Camping Day on Wednesday, July 13th.

⭐ Star Words of the Week

• The florist - El florista
• The flower pot - La maceta
• The seeds - Las semillas
• The gardener - El jardinero
• I am hot - Tengo calor

Little Readers

Week: July 4th thru July 8th

Weekly Featured Theme: Reading & Story Books

🔠 What are we learning?

Dear Ositos Parents,

This week we will learn to be little readers. Children will learn about reading and its benefits. Reading has a significant number of benefits and it will enable children to get knowledge, stimulate them, help them with vocabulary expansion, develop analytical skills and improve focus and memory. We are scheduling exciting learning activities that will allow us to continue strengthening motor and cognitive-sensory skills such as reading story books and dramatizing the favorites characters of the story books.

Thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

Best Regards,

Miss Emily

📄 Materials for Special Projects

• Bring sleeping bag and your child’s favorite story book for Pajama day (see holiday and upcoming events section for dates).
• Bring favorite knights or princess doll for Character Doll Day.
• Have your child wear the outfit of their favorite character of a story book for Princess and Knight Dress up Parade (see holiday and upcoming events section for dates).

🔆 Friendly Reminders

• Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.
• Check your child’s cubby to remove dirty clothes and make sure to bring extra clothing suitable to weather.

📆 Holidays & Upcoming Events

• School will be closed on Independence Day, Monday, July 4th.
• Pajama Day on Tuesday, July 5.
• Character Doll Day on Wednesday, July 6.
• Princess and Knight Dress up Parade on Friday, July 8.

⭐ Star Words of the Week

• I like to read - Me gusta leer
• The story books - Los cuentos
• The dolls - Las muñecas
• The sleeping bags - Las bolsas de dormir
• The horse - El caballo