Classroom: Ositos
Blog Theme: Let´s Celebrate
Weekly Theme: Traditions around the World
Week: From 11/27/2017 to 12/01/2017
What we are learning?
Dear Parents,
We hope you have enjoyed as much as we did our Thanksgiving Celebration as well as your time with your family. We also want to thank you for all the support on last Wednesday’s event.
Holiday celebrations can be wonderful opportunities for children to learn about the traditions and values that are cherished parts of people's lives. Therefore, this week we are going to start a new theme called “Let’s celebrate”. Children will explore Christmas traditions and they will learn about how people celebrate the holidays around the world. Children are encouraged to share feelings and information about the holidays they celebrate. This will help them make the distinction between learning about another person's holiday rituals and celebrating one's own holidays.
Through practical actions, we keep enlightening kids about the significance of holiday traditions and helping children understand holiday activities in the context of people's daily lives. We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so children can continue learning through fun experiences. Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills.
In writing, children will learn the letter Pp. In Math, they will review the number 9 and the concepts of quantity and number.
Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
Materials for Weekly Activities
Donate recycled materials such as cereal boxes, crackers or cookies boxes if you have some at home. These will be used for crafts. We appreciate your support!
Holidays & Upcoming Events
Santa Claus Visit on December 18th, 2017.
Holiday Party probably on December 21th, 2017.
Last Day of School before Christmas Break on December 22nd, 2017.
Christmas Break from November 25th to November 27th, 2017. Spanish for fun! Pre-school will be closed for those 3 days.
School opens at 7 am on December 28th, 2017.
New Year Celebration on December 29th, 2017.
Year-Round Activities
Student of the Week & Travelling Pet
Please make sure to sign up your child for these wonderful activities as these 2 are the children favorites! Both activities allow every child to make and share memories with their classmates.
For the student of the week activity, every week a child is given a set week that he/she are the student of the week. On Monday of their week, the student of the week should bring a poster and a book created with family pictures, favorite books, sports/hobbies, animals or anything they are interested in. Also, on their week parents and the student of the week may pick a day to present the poster and the book to the class. The student of the week may also bring favorite toys and books to school so they can share with classmates.
As for the Traveling Pet activity, the classroom pet will spend a whole week with the child and family. During that week, parents and the child 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, the pet does not like taking a bath as he can get sick. Parents and child will enjoy bonding time and make new memories and the child will be very excited to share all the memories with his/her classmates. In their week parents and the child should bring to school a collage of pictures and a brief description of what they did with the pet. A parent should make sure to place the collage inside the traveling pet bag.
Sign up for both activities today! Sign-up sheets are available at the entrance of the classroom.
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 on the scheduled activities at school.
Label all your child’s clothing and items and make sure that your child has an 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 being refrigerated, please put it in 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 party - La fiesta
The lights - Las luces
The candles - Las velas
The stars - Las estrellas
The ornamentos - Los adornos
Christmas Carols - Los villancicos
