Week of March 30th-April 03rd

Ositos Class 

Ms Luz  and Ms Alma

Week of (Semana del) March 30th – April 03rd

Theme of the Week (Tema de la Semana): “Mi cultura y tradiciones / My culture and traditions”

Hola ositos parents:

We continue our subject of culture and traditions, which has been broad and enriching. This week we will complement the theme of the month with some special spring activities and projects. Our goal is: to enjoy the beautiful tradition of collecting eggs for Easter.

Please remember to register for the conferences and to confirm your participation in the international festival to be celebrated on April 10.

Thank you very much

*Traveling Pet

*Marisa Ebert

Important Upcoming Dates:

*April 2nd-Easter Celebration (More information for this activity coming soon!! We will need your help)

*April 3rd- Easter Break -School closed

*April 10th- International Party- St. Raphael

Thank you:

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Luz and Ms. Alma

Week of March 23rd-27th

Ositos Class

Miss Luz and Miss Alma

Week of March 23th-27th

Theme of the Week: “My Culture and Traditions”

Hello Ositos Parents,
It’s been two weeks since we’ve begun talking about traditions and customs from United States and Venezuela. The children have learned about cultural differences and other aspects, such as: flags, national symbols and icons, and foods. Also the children have been working hard on rehearsal for our International Day to delight all of you on with our special event.

This week we continue learning about cultures and customs.  The children will learn about another country's culture and traditions this time about “Nicaragua.” Our goal this week is that the children will also be able to recognize national symbols, food, and culture from the three home countries of our teachers!

The Objectives we will be working on are as follows: 

 

Language: 

• Establish comparison of several cultures and traditions from other countries.
• Name the planets in the solar system.

Cognitive: 

• Identify traits, customs and traditions from other countries.
• Recognize and names some discoveries and inventions.

Psychomotor: 

• Jumps with both feet at the same time
• Strings small beads

Socio-emotional:  

• Enjoys engaging in group activities
• Creates his/her own dramatic play

Song of the Month/Week (Cancion del mes/semana):

CANCION

“Mi Cultura y Tradiciones”
Aquí en mi hermoso país
Muchas tradiciones hay por mi
Y hoy yo te quiero contar
Lo que yo celebro en Sff!
4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad, Año nuevo y ahora
Vamos a repetir
4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad y Año nuevo
Tradiciones por mí
POESIA 1
Todos los niños de América
Vamos todos a cantar
Todos juntos, siempre unidos
Haremos un solo hogar.

ADIVINANZA

Soy una hortaliza naranja y sabrosa
En ocasiones me dibujan muy tenebrosa
( La Calabaza )

 Oral Exercise

• To make the target sound, put your tongue between our teeth. Blow out air between your tongue and your top teeth.   We will make the sound of the letter “Z”.
• Practicamos palabras con la letra de la semana.

Star words of the week: 
Zoologico / Zoo
Zambomba / Kind of rustic drum
Zapallo / squash
Zapatos / shoes
Zanahoria / carrot
Zapatero / Shoemaker

Homework of the week:

Trace the letter Z

Letter of the week: Z

Your child may bring objects, toys, or images from magazines that begin with the letter Z or have the letter in the middle or at the end of the word for example

Cereza / cherry

Zapato / shoes
Pez / fish

 Friendly Reminders:

*Family project
This month the project will be to make the “Lucky” symbol (shamrock template provided)
Please make a stop and sign up to bring treats for Easter Eggs event for the kids.
Please help us by bringing plastic bottle caps for our activity

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 30 – Teacher conferences. Sign-up sheet is posted outside our classroom.
April 2nd: Egg Easter Hunt Celebration. We are planning a fun activity for this day. Make sure to send your child with his/her Easter basket.

To volunteer for this event, please let Administration know.

Thank you:

I would like to say thank you again for how thoughtful you’ve been during this last week with us. We feel honored to be your children’s teacher. Also, thank you for all your support working at home with them.  Have a wonderful weekend.

Ms. Alma and Ms. Luz

Week of March 16th-20th

Ositos Class

Ms Luz and Ms Alma

Week of (Semana del) March  16th - 20th

Theme of the Week (Tema de la Semana): Mi cultura y tradiciones/ My culture and traditions

 

Hola ositos parents:

 

As you all know traditions are comprised of cultural a goods transfer from generation to generation. It's about those customs and manifestations that each society considers valuable and maintains so they can be learned by new generations as indispensable parts of the cultural legacy and personal identity.

 

Our goal this week is that your children get to know and identify cultures and traditions from countries different from their country of origin. We will focus on Venezuela. Its gastronomy, crafts, and national symbols.

 

Ositos parents please feel free to share your culture and traditions on this 3rd week where we will talk about all things culture related.

Objectives we will be working are as follows: 
Language: 

* Mentioned characteristics of the country where you live.

* Mentioned customs and traditions of other countries.

Cognitive: 

*Give attention for up to 20 minutes.
*Recognizes and names characteristics of the country you live.

Psychomotor: 

*Recognize the left and right side of his/her body.
*Pours water from a jug to a cup without help.

Socio-emotional:  

*Draws the human body with details.
* Interacts appropriately with peers

CANCION/SONG
“Mi Cultura y Tradiciones”
Aquí en mi hermoso país
Muchas tradiciones hay por mi
Y hoy yo te quiero contar
Lo que yo celebro en Sff!
4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad, Año nuevo y ahora
Vamos a repetir
4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad y Año nuevo
Tradiciones por mí

POESIA 1

Todos los niños de América

Vamos todos a cantar

Todos juntos, siempre unidos

Haremos un solo hogar.

ADIVINANZA/ RIDDLE

Soy una hortaliza naranja y sabrosa

En ocasiones me dibujan muy tenebrosa

Oral excercise
·         Jugamos con los sonidos: colocamos la lengua hacia arriba tocando el paladar y pronunciamos el fonema Llllll.
·         Lo pronunciamos de forma rápida y lenta.

 Star words of the week: 

Cultura / Culture
Tradición/ traditions
Venezuela/ Venezuela
Turpial /Turpial
Orquídea /orchid
Araguaney / araguaney

 Homework of the week:

Trace the letter Ch

 Letter of the week: Ch

Your child may bring objects, toys or images from magazines that begin with the letter Ch, only Friday, for example

Chimenea-chimney

Chaleco-vest
Chocolate-chocolet
Choza-hut
China-china

Special Events and Birthdays: (Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas)

*Traveling Pet

Ishaan Patel

Friendly Reminders:

*Family project

This month the project will be to make Lucky (shamrock template provided)

Important Upcoming Dates:

• March 18th: GAP & GOWN PICTURES & Spring pictures. Make sure to return your child’s Teddy Bear photograph authorization for this day.
• March 19th: Group Pictures (Send your child with his/her uniform)

·         March 20^th: Report Cards sent home

·         March 30^th: OsitosParent-Teacher Conferences. Sign-up sheet will be posted outside our classroom with morning and some afternoon times available.

·         April 2^nd: Easter Celebration.

Starting the week of March 23^rd, please help us by sending Easter eggs and their fillings separately. We are planning a great activity with our Ositos, and we will need your help.

You can drop them at the front desk, there will be an assigned place for all Easter eggs and fillings.

Also, we are looking for parent volunteer to help us filling the Easter eggs and placing them in the playground. Most importantly, we are looking for a parent who would like to volunteer to be our EASTER BUNNY!.

If you would like to help us, please let us or Administration know.

THANKS!

·         April 3^rd: Easter break - Sff! closed

·         April 10^th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will be closed at 3:00pm.

Thank you:

Thank you Parents for your continuous and enormous support!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms. Luz and Ms. Alma

Week of March 9th 13th!!!

Class and Teacher (Salon y Profesoras): Ositos - Ms Alma  - Luz  

Week of (Semana del) Marzo 09 -13

Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/Semana): My Country / My Pais.

  

Salutation and highlights of week: Marzo 09 – 13

Greetings to Ositos Parents!

This is the second week of March and I feel that we just started the Year. It is unbelievable how time goes by.  During this second week we will continue studying My Country, in where we prepare a nice presentation to the teach children about the amazing history on the United States.  We think that Literature is the most important learning approach on an awesome subject! Since the US has a very deep history, I tried to select specific Historical Moments that are fun and that the kids will enjoy learning about. We will use visual representation for demonstrating to the preschoolers.    Also, we will be having other fun activities inside the classroom with materials related to US history including topics on Native Americans, Our Founders Fathers, culture, and food.  Hopefully, the children will enjoy this week and come home talking about the US History.

Objectives we will be working on are as follows: 

Language: 

• Pictures of Founding Fathers and Native Americans.
• Poster of pictures with National symbols.

• Flash cards with word of the letter Jj.

Cognitive: 

• Learning new vocabulary.
• Reviewing numbers continuing counting from 1 to 10 and backward 10 to 1. 
• Identifying facial features. 

Psychomotor: 

        *Tracing the letter Jj.

       *Tracing numbers.

Socio-emotional:  

   *Enjoying songs, poem and riddles  

    

Song of the Month/Week My Coauntry / Mi Pais

Star words of the week: 

Japonesa / Japanese

Jalea / jelly

Jarra / water jug

Juguetes / toys

Jabon / soap

Jamon / ham

Homework of the week: 

Cut and glue seals.

Letter of the week: Jj.

Special Events and Birthdays: 

(Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas) 

*Traveling Pet: Evelyn Bartel

* Birthday: Evelyn Bartel 03/10

Friendly Reminders: 

*Family project 

This month the project is to create a “Shamrock” 

*If you have old white sheets we appreciate your assistance.  This will serve to observe customs for International Party.

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 9th – 13th: Teacher Appreciation Week

March 18th: Cap & Gown Pictures (Individual and Group) &  also Spring Pictures

March 19th: Group Pictures (Send your child with his/her uniform)

March 20th: Report Cards sent home

March 23rd- 27th: Parent-Teacher Conferences

April 2nd: Easter Celebration (More information for this activity coming soon! We will need your help)

April 3rd: Easter break - Sff! closed

April 10th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will closed at 3:00pm.

Thank you notes: 

I would say thank you for spending your time at our Art Fair.  As you enjoyed our Art Fair, we as teachers enjoyed seeing everyone happy.  Also, we appreciate your time doing homework with your children.  Have a great weekend!

Ms. Alma and Ms. Luz