Classroom: Ositos
Blog Title: The Plants
Weekly Feature Theme: The parts of the plant
Week: April 3rd to April 7th, 2017
What we are learning?
Dear
Parents,
We hope you are having a
beautiful week. This month our theme is “The Plants”. This coming week we will
learn everything about the parts of the plant, how a plant grows, what a plant
needs to grow, how to take care of a plant, etc. They will also learn about the
significance of plants in our environment.
We have scheduled learning
activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor
skills, language and socio-emotional skills. Children will explore and discover
all about the wonderful world of plants. Children will also learn to recognize
the letter “Q” and the number “18”.
Thank you for letting us play
such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great
weekend.
Miss Emely & Miss Karina
Materials for Weekly Activities
·
Bring Easter eggs as donation for Easter Egg
Hunt Celebration. You can drop them with the administration office. This is
needed for April 13th, 2017.
·
Bring some leaves, roots and petals for a
special project on Thursday, April 6th, 2017.
Holidays
& Upcoming Events
·
Easter Celebration (Easter Egg Hunt) on April 13th,
2017.
·
Coffee Talk on April 13th, 2017.
·
School is closed on Good Friday, April 14th,
2017.
·
International Fiesta on April 19th,
2017.
·
Week of the Young Child from April 23rd
to 29th, 2017.
Dress
Code
·
Girls should wear their dresses they have
ordered online and boys should wear khaki shorts and red shirts (bottom down or
polo style) for our International Fiesta. A fee of $5 per girl is needed to get
the hair headband for the party.
Birthdays
Happy Birthday to Carson
Rogers! We wish you the best and hope you have a wonderful birthday!
Year-Round Activities
The Traveling Pet
This week our travelling pet “Willy” will visit Carson Rogers home. Carson
is excited to welcome Willy into
his/her home and experience fun adventures with a new friend! We can’t wait to
hear about it!
Please make sure to sign up your child
for this wonderful activity as this is children’s favorite! This activity
promotes a sense of belonging and allow children to make memories and share
them with their classmates.
This activity involves having the pet
spent a whole week with the child and family. During that week, parents and
children will have fun together with a new member of the family while providing
love and care to the pet. Our pet loves to read at night, go to the park, visit
museums, give hugs and kisses! However, he does not like taking a bath as he
can get sick. Parents and children will enjoy bonding time and making new
memories and children will be very excited to share all the memories with their
classmates.
In their week parents and children
should bring to school a collage of pictures and a brief description of what
they did with the pet. Parent should make sure to place the collage inside the
travelling pet bag.
Friendly
Reminders
·
Remember your child to wash his/her hands when
entering the classroom and before leaving the school. This is the best way to
prevent illnesses.
·
Make sure to bring your child on time so he/she
can participate in circle time. This activity starts at 8:45am and will
stimulate and strengthen skills in all areas.
·
Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday
Newsletter. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in case you have any
comment or any question about your child’s development or any notes/comments
made in your child’s journal.
·
Avoid bringing your child with items that can
cause distraction such as toys, necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc. This is
needed to help him/her concentrate in the scheduled activities at school.
·
Label all your child’s clothing and items and
make sure that your child has extra set of clothing that is appropriate to
weather in his/her cubby.
·
Make sure to remove clothing from the cubby and
just leave one set of clothing and a blanket for nap time.
·
Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays
for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·
Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in
the cubby for the day, if your child has not been potty-trained yet.
·
If your child is bringing a lunch box, please
label it with your child’s name and date and place it in the kitchen
refrigerator.
·
Take home the homework blue folder in your
child’s cubby and take one or 2 paper sheets from the container that are next
to the entrance of the classroom. Homework should be returned by Tuesday and do
not forget to bring the homework folder back on Monday.
·
Do not bring your child to school if the child
has a fever of over 101F or any contagious conditions.
Star Words of the Week
·
The plant - La planta
·
The root - La raiz
·
El plant stem - El tallo de la planta
·
The leaves - Las hojas
·
The flowers - Las flores
·
The fruits - Las frutas
Song of the
Week
Un día
en el parque jugando estaba
¡Con
mis amigos de Sff!
Miré
hacia el suelo, vi algo pequeño
La
semillita yo vi pasar
Yo la
tome con mucho cuidado
Y en
una taza con amor la sembré,
Con
tierra y agua creció mi plantita
Y
muchas flores yo vi nacer.
Cuida
tú alrededor,
A las
plantitas respeta,
Por un
mundo mejor cuida la naturaleza
Poems
Poem #1
Mi plantita es muy bonita
Yo la tengo que regar
Cada día crece un poco
Por la luz que el sol le da.
Poem #2
Semillita semillita
Que en la tierra se cayó
Dormidita dormidita
Rapidito se quedo.
Semillita semillita
Que con agua y luz del sol
Te convertiste en una plantita
Con muchas hojas y una flor.
Riddles
Verde soy
Huelo muy bien
Crezco con flores , plantas
Y árboles también
Las hojas
Tongue
Twisters
Pepe pela papas
para una ensalada
para una ensalada
Pepe pela papas.
