Parts of my body/ Partes de mi cuerpo

Classroom: Ositos

Blog Title: My Body and Me

Weekly Feature Theme: Parts of my body

Week: August 28th, 2017 to September 1st, 2017

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you are having a beautiful week. New month calls always for a new theme “My Body and Me”. This week we will discuss and discover interesting facts about our bodies, particularly about the fine and gross parts of our body such as head, trunk and extremities. Children will discover the need to care of their bodies.

We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through fun experiences. In Math, children will review the red color and the circle as geometric shaped. In Language, they’ll start with vertical lines.

Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.

Holidays & Upcoming Events

• Labor Day on Monday, September 4th, 2017. School will be closed.

• Grandparents Day Celebration on Friday, September 8th, 2017.

• Picture Day on Monday, September 18th, 2017 at all Sff! locations.

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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the 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 face – La cara

• The eyes – Los ojos

• The nose – La nariz

• The mouth – La boca

• The arms – Los brazos

• The legs – Las piernas

My Classroom and Friends

 Classroom: OsitosBlog Title: My school and MeWeekly Feature Theme: My Classroom and FriendsWeek: Week: August 21^th, 2017 to August 25^th, 2017 What we are learning?Dear Parents, We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week we will continue with our theme is “My School and I”. This week will be another one of adaptation and adjustment to a new routine. Children will continue exploring the areas of school. We will talk about the director and associate director roles. They will also be introduced to the teachers of the other classrooms and Ms. Jenny, our cook, will be making us a visit to discuss about healthy food. We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through fun experiences. Children will review our classroom rules and continue getting know their classmates. One of the activities they will love to participate is our school craft. We are going to design and build our school using recycled material. We will also be reviewing geometric shapes and numbers.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.  Holidays & Upcoming Events ·         Labor Day on Monday, September 4th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         Grandparents Day Celebration on Friday, September 8th, 2017.
·         Picture Day on Monday, September 18th, 2017 at all Sff! locations.
 

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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the 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 kitchen - La cocina
·         The park - El parque
·         The cook - La cocinera
·         The director - La directora
·         The desk - El escritorio
·         The sand box - La caja de arena
 
 

        Song of the Week

            CANCION DE LOS VALORES, BUENOS MODALES 

Esta canción especial
Lindas palabras te enseñara
Por siempre tú las repetirás
Aquí en Sff!
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Mucho gusto, por favor
Estas son palabras mágicas
Que por siempre te harán mejor
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Se amable y de buen corazón
Saludando a tu vecino y ayudando con mucho amor
 

        Poems
 

Llego la hora de despertar
Para ir  a mi colegio
“Sff!”
 
Allí tengo amigos
Y puedo jugar
Aprendo canciones
Y mil cosas más.
 
 
A veces soy grueso
A veces delgado
De muchos colores pinto
Cuando me coges con la mano.
Las crayolas
 

        Riddles

Traz traz corto papeles
Traz traz corto cartón
Traz traz
Creo muchas cosas
Con tu imaginación
La tijera
 

 Tongue Twisters

Teresa trajo tizas hechas trizas
Hechas trizas trajo Teresa Tizas

My Classroom and Friends

Classroom: Ositos
Blog Title: My school and Me
Weekly Feature Theme: My Classroom and Friends
Week: August 14^th, 2017 to August 18^th, 2017

What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. We are excited to welcome all students to our new school year 2017-2018. This month our theme is “My School and I”. This coming week children will experience and explore the school, our school routine and classroom. It will be a week of adaptation and adjustment. Children will also learn about our classroom rules and their responsibilities.
 We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through fun experiences they share with the classmates and that will encourage respect and harmony towards one another. Children will also review the numbers and geometric shapes.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Holidays & Upcoming Events ·         Teacher Word Day on Monday, August 14^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         School Year 2017 - 2018 starts on Tuesday, August 15^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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the 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

·         My school - Mi escuela
·         My friends - Mi amigos
·         My teacher - Mi maestra
·         The cubes - Los bloques
·         The musical instruments - Los instrumentos musicales
·         My rules - Mis normas

Song of the Week

              CANCION DE LOS VALORES, BUENOS MODALES

Esta canción especial
Lindas palabras te enseñara
Por siempre tú las repetirás
Aquí en Sff!
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Mucho gusto, por favor
Estas son palabras mágicas
Que por siempre te harán mejor
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Se amable y de buen corazón
Saludando a tu vecino y ayudando con mucho amor

Poems 

Llego la hora de despertar
Para ir  a mi colegio
“Sff!”
 
Allí tengo amigos
Y puedo jugar
Aprendo canciones
Y mil cosas más.
 

        Riddles

A veces soy grueso
A veces delgado
De muchos colores pinto
Cuando me coges con la mano.
Las crayolas

        Tongue Twisters

Traz traz corto papeles
Traz traz corto cartón
Traz traz
Creo muchas cosas
Con tu imaginación
La tijera
 
 
Teresa trajo tizas hechas trizas
Hechas trizas trajo Teresa Tizas

Little Magicians and Clowns

Classroom: Ositos
Blog Title: Summer Camp
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Magicians and Clowns
Week: August 7^th, 2017 to August 11^th, 2017
What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This is our last week of summer camp and we want to make sure children have fun while learning.  This week children will enjoy being little magicians and clowns and we will discover and explore about the life in the circus. Children will also participate in wonderful party where children will share memories with classmates while having an amazing time.
 We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through experiences. Below we are listing extra activities that we will be participating during our last week such as:
 ·         Creating our own puppets for our puppet show.
·         Wearing our wigs for crazy hair day. 
·         Pretending to be magicians and making magic.
·         Painting our noses like clowns.
·         Creating a craft of a circus tent with the help of our classmates.
 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 ·         Splash Days on Mondays in the morning and Wednesdays in the afternoon.
·         Crazy Hair Day on Monday, August 7^th, 2017.
·         Painted Face Day on Wednesday, August 9^th, 2017.
·         Last Day of Summer Camp Party on Thursday, August 10^th, 2017.
·         Wake Forest Meet and Greet on Friday, August 11^th, 2017 at 6:00 pm.
·         Teacher Work day on Friday August 11^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         Teacher Work day on Monday August 14^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·          First day of School on Tuesday August 15^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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the 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.
·         Apply sunscreen to your child every morning.
·         Make sure to keep in your child’s cubby a pair of glasses and a summer hat.
·         Have your child wear swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers and water shoes for Splash Day. Make sure to send a towel and a tote bag for wet items. Label and pack all these items in the tote bag.
·         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 tote bag.