Ositos Class

Ms. Amparo and Ms. Claudia




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Mar 28, 2014

Week of March 31st - April 4th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:
We hope you had a great week!
In the first two week of April we will be talking about the theme El folklore latino/ Latin folklore, specifically the country of Ms Kenia, Honduras and my country, Puerto Rico. We will start talking about Ms Kenia's country because next week will be her birthday. We will be talking about its flag, custom and traditions, food and clothing typical.
Words of the week are:
·        el baile-dancing
·        el folklore-folklore
·        la bandera- flag
·        la vestimenta tipica- typical dress
Special events:
*Willy the bear will be visiting Marco's house. Enjoy the week with Willy!
*Congratulations to Ms Kenia for her birthday, Feliz Cumpleanos!!
Upcoming event:
*April 11- International Party!! Children have begun to paint their own T-shirts they will use at the FIESTA. It has been fun for them and we are more than grateful for your cooperation. Also, we have begun rehearsing for our show and our Ositos are doing a good job but we also need you to help your child by encouraging participation in the activity.
We will be sending home your child's shirt for you to looking for the color of the skirt or pants appropriate.
Letter of the week: Xx
Children can bring any toy or cutouts from magazines that begin with this letter or that have this letter in it, for example:
·        el xilofono- xylophone
·        el extraterrestre-alien
·        el hexagono- hexagon
·        el torax- thorax
·        el taxi- taxi
·        el saxofon- saxophone
All art together:
The last two weeks we will be talking about tha arts, for that reason the art for this month is that each child makes any art according to her/his creativity. They can use any material and any technical, for example, paint, markers, clays, crayons, etc.
Homework:
Practice tying shoes

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!

Ms Iris & Ms Kenia

Mar 21, 2014

Week of March 24th - 28th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

We hope you had a great week!
Next week we will end the theme El reino animal/ Animal Kingdom talking about  of Sea animals and their characteristics.

Words of the week:
·         el pez-fish
·         la ballena-whale
·         el tiburon-shark
·         el pulpo-octopus
·         el caballito de mar-seahorse
·         la langosta-lobster
·         el camaron-shrim
·         el cangrejo-crab
·         el delfin-dolphin

Special activity:
*Children will paint their own T-Shirts that they will utilize in The International Party.

Special events:
*Congratulations to Madeleine Mount for her birthday, FELIZ CUMPLEANOS!!!
*Willy, the bear will be visiting Valentina's house. Enjoy the week with Willy.

Upcoming event:
April 11- International Party!!
*We would like to remind you that we are collecting $5.00 to purchase T-Shirts and paint. We appreciate your cooperation.
*We begin to prepare our ositos for this great activity. We are rehearsing choreography, so is very important for us to let us know who will attend and not to the activity. Sign-up sheet will be posted in the classroom.

Letter of the week: Zz
Children can bring any toy or cutouts from magazines that begin with this letter or that have this letter in it, for example,
·         el zapato-shoe
·         la zanahoria-carrot
·         el zapatero-shoemaker
·         el zorro-fox
·         el pez-fish
·         la taza-cup
·         el lapiz-pencil

Homework:
Practice writing full name

Have a wonderful and warm weekend!!!!

Ms Iris & Ms Kenia

Mar 14, 2014

Week of March 17th - 21st !!!

Hola Ositos parents:
We hope you had a nice week!
Our Ositos have enjoyed talking about animals and playing game related with these. Next week we will be talking about “Animales domesticos/Domestic animals” their characteristic, where they live and their feeding.
Special activity:
Children will dramatize the story of The three little pig
Words of the week:
·               la mascota-pet
·               el perro-dog
·               el gato-cat
·               el caballo-horse
·               el chancho-pig
·               la vaca-cow
·               el pato-duck
·               el gallo-rooster
·               la gallina-hen
·               el pollito-chick
·               el conejo-rabbit
Verbs:
·               caminar-walk
·               correr-run
·               galopar-gallop
·               saltar-jump
·               nadar-swim
Special events:
*Congratulations to Marco Valdes for his birthday, Feliz cumpleanos!!!
*Willy the bear will be visiting Calvin's house, enjoy the week with Willy!
*Monday, March 17-Parents-Teacher conferences. Sign- up sheets is posted inside classroom.
*Tuesday, March 18-Picture day- Have your child wearing the SFF! Uniform, also our Ositos class 2014 will have their group picture taken with cap and gown. If you not attend school that day, we still encourage you to be here for the picture.
*Friday, March 21- Pet day!- Let us know if you can bring your pet and we will arrange a convenient time for you.
Upcoming event:
April 11- International Party!!!! We have sent an email with detailed information about this event, also I posted the letter in each cubby. Please let me know if you have any question.
Letter of the week: Ch ch
Children can bring any toy or cutouts from magazines that begin with this letter or that has this letter in it, for example
el chocolate-chocolate
el chimpance-chimpanzee
la chinchilla-chinchilla
la chaqueta-jacket
el chancho-pig
la mochila-backpack
el chofer-driver
la leche-milk
Homework:
Practice writing numbers from memory. Encourage you child to write numbers to the numbers he/she can write. Your child can do it on her/his notebook or other paper.
Note:
*Parents we need your cooperation to keep your child cobby organized the best possible.For this reason we ask you take home your chil arts or other things which your child does not need in the classroom.GRACIAS!

Thank you note:
*Thank you very much to Mrs. Nancy, Madeleine's grandmother for taking part of her time to making crafts for the classroom.
*Thank you very much to Braydon's mom for donating caterpillars. We are sure our ositos will enjoy the life cycle of the butterfly.
**GRACIAS!!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms Iris & Ms Kenia

Mar 7, 2014

Week of March 10th - 14th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

We hope you had a nice week!
Next week we will continue talking about the theme El reino animal/Animal Kingdom. We will be talking about wild animals, their characteristics, where they live and their feeding.

Words of the week are:
·         el mono-monkey
·         el elefante-elephant
·         la cebra-zebra
·         el leon-lion
·         la serpiente-snake
·         el cocodrilo-crocodile
·         el tigre-tiger
·         el hipopotamo-hippo
·         jirafa-giraffe

Special events:
*Congratulations to Tyler for his birthday, Feliz cumpleanos!!! Also our pet, Willy the bear will be visiting his house. Enjoy your birthday with Willy!
* March 14th – Toys day! Children can bring any toy to our classroom, but make sure it’s a small toy. We will be talking about the letter J and “JUGUETE” (toy) begins with this letter.

Upcoming events:

*March 18- Picture day, have your child wearing the SFF uniform. Also our ositos class will have their group picture taken with cap and gown. If you not attend school that day, we still encourage you to be here for the picture.

*March 21-Pet day,let us know if you can bring your pet and we will arrange a convenient time for you.

*April 11-International Party!! We will be sent  home a letter with important information about this activity.

Letters of the week: Jj

Children can bring any toy or cutouts from magazines that begin with this letter or that has this letter in it, for example:
·         el jugo-juice
·         el jabon-soap
·         la abeja-bee
·         la jirafa-giraffe
·         el conejo-rabbit
·         el espejo-mirror
·         la oveja-sheep
·         la caja-box
·         la jarra-jar

Homework:
Your child will practice tracing her/his first name and last name. Children who write his/her full name, they will be tracing words.

Note important:
Next week reports cards will be sent home. If you are interested in having a conference about you child, let us know. Sign-up-sheet will be posted outside classroom.

Have a wonderful weekend!


Ms Iris & Ms Kenia