Ositos Class

Ms. Amparo and Ms. Claudia




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Nov 27, 2013

Week of December 2nd- 6th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

We hope each you are having a wonderful week!
Next week we will start talking about the theme, Mi Cultura y Tradicion/My Culture and Tradition. We will give emphasis to the celebration of Christmas and the children will express about how their family celebrate Christmas.

Words of the week:
·         Navidad-Christmas
·         arbol de Navidad-Christmas tree
·         Papa Noel-Santa Claus
·         el reno-the reindeer
·         los regalos-the gifts

Special event:
*Congratulation to Calvin our child of the week,FELICIDADES!

Upcoming event:
*December 20- Christmas party!!! We are excited and we will start to work hard to prepare our ositos for our first big celebration. Please check your child cobby where the letter will be with detailed information about our activity.

Letter of the week: Tt
Your child can bring objects or images from magazines that begin with this letter, for example:
·         taza-cup
·         tomate-tomato
·         tijeras-scissors
·         toro-bull
·         telefono-telephone
·         tunel-tunnel
·         tiburon-shark
·         tapa-top
·         toalla-towel
·         others

Homework:
We started working simple additions and the children will continue to work this activity at home. (Area of mathematics of the notebook)
*We are very proud of the progress of children writing numbers. Parents, thank you very much for your great and valuable help!

ALL ART TOGETHER:
Christmas comming soon, for that reason the art for this month is to make a art about Christmas and according to their creativity, for example, Christmas tree, reindeer, snow man, ginger bread man and other. Any question let us know.

Reminder:
Parents please sign and return your child’s report card as soon as possible. Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on today for our Thanksgiving Celebration!
Have a wonderful Holiday Thanksgiving!!!!


Miss Iris and Miss Kenia

Nov 22, 2013

Week of November 25th - 29th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

We hope you had a great week!

Next week we will be talking about Thanksgiving, remembering the first Thanksgiving in our country, and encouraging our children to share with the class what are they thankful for .

On  Wednesday November 27th at 8:30am  parents are cordially invited to be part of our morning celebration, our children are preparing a little sketch, followed by a potluck;  parents please remember bring a dish to share.  


The words of the week are:

  • Dia De Accion De Gracias­ / Thanksgiving Day

  • El pavo / ­The turkey

  • Los indios / The indians

  • Los peregrinos­ / The pilgrims

Special Event:

*Congratulations to Josephine Wright , our child of the week, Felicidades!!!!

Letter of the week: L l

You can bring objects or images from magazines with this letter, for

Example:

  • lapiz­-pencil

  • lupa­-magnifying glass

  • limon-­lemon

  • luna­-moon

  • lampara­lamp

  • libro-­book

  • leon­-lion

  • others

Thank you very much for bringing objects with the letter Ss.

We appreciate your cooperation!

School Closings:

  • November 27­th and 28th, Holiday Thanksgiving

  • December 20­th, after 2:30pm we will see you again at our Holyday Party at 4pm. We will be sending home a letter about this special activity.

Note:

The Children will not have homework next week.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY!!!!!


Miss iris and Miss Kenia

Nov 15, 2013

Week of November 18th - 22nd !!

Hola ositos parents:

We hope you had a great week!
Next week we will be starting talking about the theme “Mi pais/ My country” (United States) The children will identify the country on the globe. They will name the states that have visited with their family and we will look on the map. Also we wil be talking about the seasons, emphasizing the season we are.

Words of the week are:
·         globo terraqueo-globe
·         geografia-geography
·         mapa-map
·         estados-states
·         estaciones-seasons
·         Primavera-spring
·         verano-summer
·         otono-autumn
·         invierno-winter

Special Event:
*Congratulations to Qadir, our child of the week, Felicidades!!

Upcoming Event:
* November 27, Thanksgiving Celebration- Our ositos will dramatize the story entitled The First Day of Thanksgiving for the Pilgrims. Then we will have a delicious breakfast. Please sign-up for our breakfast activity, the list is outside the classroom. This special activity will start at 8:30 am.
School closed- Thanksgiving Holiday on November 28-29
Letter of the week: Ss
You can bring objects, picture or images from magazines that begin with the letter Ss, for example,
sol-sun
sombrilla-umbrella
silla-chair
sapo-frog
semaforo-semaphore
serpiente-snake
soldado-soldier
sandia-watermelon
sal-salt
saxofone-saxophone
other

Reminder:
*Report Cards will be sent home on Monday, November 18. Please sign it and return. Parents so will has conferences, please bring you report card child on Tuesday, November 19-Conferences Day.

Note:
* Our special Christmas activity coming soon!!!!
Our ositos will sing the song written by me entitled Peace at Christmas and Always. A child dressed as Santa Claus and other child as a white dove. The other children dressed;
girls- Shirt and white skirt or white dress and Santa Claus hat.
boys- Shirt and white pants and Santa Claus hat.
*Soon we wil give you a letter with more detail.



Ms. Iris & Ms. Kenia

Nov 8, 2013

Week of November 11th -15th!!

Hola ositos parents:

We hope you had a wonderful week!!!
Next week we will be talking about “Los servidores publicos/ The Public Servants” If you want to come to the classroom to talk about your work, let us know.

Words of the week:
  • el policia-the police
  • el bombero-the fireman
  • el abogado-the lawyer
  • el cajero-the cashier
  • el agricultor-the farmer
  • el carpintero-the carpenter
  • el panadero-the baker
  • el ingeniero-the engineer
  • el cocinero-the cook
  • el jardinero-the gardener

Special activity:
*On Monday, November 11, we will be talking about Dia del veterano/Veteran Day

Special event:
*Congratulations to Braydon, our child of the week, felicidades!!!

Letter of the week: Pp
You can bring objects, picture or images from magazines that begin with this letter, for example:
  • policia-police
  • panadero-baker
  • pera-pear
  • pasas-raisins
  • puerta-door
  • pan-bread
  • pato-duck
Thank to the parents who brought objects and images with the letter Mm. We are very proud of the work done by the children with this letter. Keep it up!!!

Homework:
*trace the letter Pp ( Language/Writing part of the notebook )

Reminders:
*November 19-Parents Teacher conferences
The sign-up sheet is next to the door classroom.
*November 27- The children will do something special starting at 8:30 am. Parents are encourage to bring a dish to share during our morning snack.
*November 28-29, Thanksgiving holiday, the school is closed.

Note:
*Congratulations to Kirkman family for their new family member, Felicidades!!!

Have a great weekend!!
Miss iris and Miss Kenia



Nov 1, 2013

Week of November 4th -8th !!!

Hola ositos parents:

We hope you had a wonderful week!
Thank you for your support and cooperation in our costume parade. The children were very excited and enjoyed the activity.
Next week we will start talking about the theme “Mi comunidad y yo”/”My community and me”. We will give emphasis talking about the different places. The children will name the places they have visited and they tell their experiences.

The words of the week are:
  • el museo-the museum
  • el parque-the park
  • el aeropuerto-the airport
  • la biblioteca-the library
  • el supermercado-the supermarket
  • las tiendas-the stores
  • la iglesia-the church
  • la escuela-the school

Special event:
*Congratulations to Layla our child of the week, Felicidades!!

Letter of the week: Mm
You can bring objects or images from magazines that begin with this letter. For example,
muneca-doll
manzana-apple
mama-mother
mapa-map
museo-museum
other

Homework:
Paste or draw an image of community (On the social part of the notebook)

Reminders:
We will soon give you the report card and the signup sheet for the conferences will be taped on the door. The conferences will be on November 19.

Note:
*Congratulations to Scott family on the birth of a new member of the family who was born on the same day of his mom's birthday, double celebration, felicidades!!!!!

Have a great weekend!!!



Miss iris and Miss Kenia