The Plants

Classroom: Ositos
Blog Title: The Plants
Weekly Feature Theme: Garden Project
Week: April 24^th, 2017 to April 28^th, 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 planting a plant and germination. We will be also celebrating the week of the young child.
We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. We will work on our garden project, i.e. orchard and children will explore and discover every stage of the plant growth.  Children will learn how to care for nature while working in this garden project. Children will also continue to work on their reading and writing skills. This week we will reviewing the letters Ae, Ue and Ia and during Math class, we will review number 10. 

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

 

Holidays & Upcoming Events

·         Week of the Young Child from April 23^rd to 29^th, 2017. Celebration will take place on April 28^th in the main activity classroom.
·         Teacher Appreciation Day from May 1^st to May 5^th, 2017.
·         Mother's Day Celebration on May 12^th, 2017.

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 gardener - El jardinero·         The orchard - El huerto
·         The seeds - Las semillas
·         The soil - La tierra
·         The watering can - La regadera
·         The shovel - La pala

The Plants.

Classroom: Ositos

Blog Title: The Plants

Weekly Feature Theme: The trees

Week: April 17^th, 2017 to April 21^st, 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 trees.
 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 parts of a tree, type of trees and the care and reforestation of trees. They will learn the importance of trees for our environment and the human life. They will also learn how to love and take care of nature and how to work as a team.  Children will also review the letter Cc and the number 19.
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

Holidays & Upcoming Events

·        International Fiesta on April 19^th, 2017.
·        Week of the Young Child from April 23^rd to 29^th, 2017.
·        Teacher Appreciation Week from May 1^st to May 5^th, 2017.
·        Mother's Day Celebration on May 12^th, 2017.
 

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Carson Rogers who is celebrating it on 04/17. We wish you the best and hope you have a wonderful birthday!

  

 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 tree - El árbol
·        The fruits - Las frutas
·        The vegetables - Los verduras
·        The tree trunk - El tronco
·        The branches - Las ramas
·        To water - Regar

The Plants

Classroom: Ositos

Blog Title: The Plants

Weekly Feature Theme: Growth and Function of the Plant

Week: April 10^th, 2017 to April 14^th, 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 growth and function of the plant.
 Children will explore and discover all about function of the plant and the growth stages. They will learn that the plants need water, soil, sun, air and water to grow to beautiful healthy plants. They will discover interesting facts about the benefits of the plants to the human beings.
We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. Children will participate in several activities for Easter. One is them is called Bunnie Happy Day which is a puppet show they will all enjoy to welcome the start of Easter. Children will also review the letter “Gg”, additions 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 13^th, 2017.

 

            Holidays & Upcoming Events

·         Easter Celebration (Easter Egg Hunt) on April 13^th, 2017.

·         Coffee Talk on April 13^th, 2017.

·         School is closed on Good Friday, April 14^th, 2017.

·         International Fiesta on April 19^th, 2017.

·         Week of the Young Child from April 23^rd to 29^th, 2017.

             Dress Code

·         International Fiesta: Girls should wear their dresses they have ordered online and boys should wear khaki shorts and red shirts (bottom down or polo style). A fee of $5 per girl is needed to get the hair headband for the party. 

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Carson Rogers who is celebrating it on 04/17. 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 Niccolina Thomas’s home. Niccolina 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
 

·         Easter eggs - Huevos de Pascua

·         The bunnie - El conejo

·         The carrot - La zanahoria

·         The basket - La cesta

·         The surprises - Las sorpresas

·         The chocolate - El chocolate