Ositos Class

Ms. Amparo and Ms. Claudia




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Feb 24, 2012

Week of February 20-24!!

Dear Ositos Parents
 
Thank you for the wonderful Appreciation Week you carefully dedicated to
our teachers, we are very grateful to have children so wonderful and for
all their cards, hugs, kisses, flowers,  candies, chocolates and
special things provided during this exceptional week. Gracias!
 
Theme of the Month: The Plant and vegetable Kingdom.
This week we will be talking about the fruits. The children will make
crafts and classify the fruits according to fruits growing on plants and
trees.
Words of the week:
La manzana-The apple
La naranja-The orange
El platano-The banana
La fresa-The strawberry
La pina-The pineapple
La sandia-The watermelon
La pera-The pear
Las uvas-The grapes
 
Special Events:
*Alejandro's Birthday, Congratulations!
*Susannah Bishop, Isabel's mom will come to our classroom to narrate a
story to our children.
Letter of the this week: F-f,some words with this letter are: 
frutas-fruits     foca- seal     foto-picture     delfin-dolphin    
telefono-phone.
 
Have a great week!
MIss Iris and Miss Sandra
 
 
 
 

Feb 13, 2012

Week of February 13 - 17th.

Hola Ositos Parents

This month we are working on the theme
"The Vegetable Kingdom"- El Reino Vegetal
This week we will learn about the Photosynthesis and its importance.
The words we will learn this week are:
The sun- el sol
The water- el agua
The light- la luz
The garden- el jardin
grow up-crecer

On Tuesday February 14th, as a special part of our day our ositos may
dress up in Red or pink. Our morning activities for this special day will
include crafts, decorate cookies and cards interchange. In the afternoon,
games and puppet show.

Special words:
The heart- el corazon
I love you- te amo
friends-los amigos
The card- la tarjeta
a hug- un abrazo

The letter Y-y is the letter of the week, some words with this letter are:
yacht- yate
yoyo- yoyo
clown- payaso

We wish you a happy Valentines Day!

Miss Iris and Miss Sandra
 

Feb 8, 2012

Week of February 6 - 10

Dear Ositos Parents
 
This week we begin working the theme “The Vegetable Kingdom”- El Reino
Vegetal; and we will learn about the plants and its parts, we will also
learn how to take care of them, and what elements must be present for them
to grow, we will have fun experiencing with bean seeds.
The words we will learn this week are:
Las plantas-The plants
Las flores-The flowers
La semilla- The seed
El Tallo-The stem
Las raices- The roots
Las hojas-The leaves
El fruto-The fruit
El polen-Pollen
 
Special events coming up:
Next Tuesday is Valentine’s Day and we will have tons of fun celebrating
it in our classroom.
 
The letter G-g is the letter of the week; some words with this letter are:
El Gato-cat, El Gusano-worm, La Guitarra-the guitar.
 
Special thanks to:
Medina Sampson for providing a class about cleaning our teeth and keeping
a good oral health.
 
Thank you Susannah Bishop for supporting our field trip to Reedy Creek
Elementary School. We had a great time!
 
Also thank you for your book donations towards our Ositos class library. We
are very happy with our new additions.
 
Last day of Scholastic Book Fair is Friday February 10th.
 
Have a good one already!
 
Miss Iris
 
 

Jan 30, 2012

Week of January 30th-February 3rd!

Dear Ositos Parents

Happy Monday!
We continue working the theme “El Universo y Yo” – The Universe and me” and this week we will also learn about the Elements that are part of our planet like:

La Tierra-The Earth
El agua-Water
El Fuego-Fire
El Aire-Air/Wind

We will experience with the air and the states of the water.

For our field trip this week we will be going to Reedy Creek Elementary School located at 940 Reedy Creek Rd. We will meet at 9:30A.M. at the school’s lobby, please be on time!

The letter of the Week: is the letter V-v, some words that begin with this letter are:
La vaca-The cow
La vela-The candle
El violin-The violin
El vaso-The cup
La ventana-The window
El ventilador-The fan

From February 6th to February 10th: the letter of the week will be : G-g.

Thank you Sandra French for the books donated to our Ositos classroom. Gracias!
Special thanks to Susannah Bishop for your efforts in making possible our Field trip to Reedy Creek Elementary School.

This week The Scholastic Book Fair is visiting our school, we encourage you to pick up items for your child and our classroom, if you would like to donate books for our classroom; you will find a wish list at our door with the titles we have selected; we appreciate your support. Thank you for your donations!

Have a great week!

Miss Iris.

Jan 26, 2012

Week of January 23-27!

Dear Ositos Parents

Continuing with the theme “El Universo y Yo” – The Universe and me” this week we will focus in our planet: The Earth- La Tierra; and the words we will be learning are:

La Tierra-The Earth
Los oceanos-The oceans
Los paises-The countries
El dia-Day
La noche-Night

We will talk about our planet,  and will experience how a day turns into night and the opposite again. We will talk about the sun and were it goes when it is night.

The letter of this week: B-b

Please remember our field trip is schedule next Tuesday January 31st, at 9:30 am at Reedy Creek Elementary School. Our Ositos will have the opportunity to spend a few hours in a  kindergarten classroom.

Don’t miss it.

Have a wonderful week.

Miss Iris

Jan 19, 2012

Week of January 17-20!

Dear Ositos Parents

This week we continue working the theme “El Universo y Yo” – The Universe and me” and the words we will be learning for the next two weeks are:

El astronauta- The astronaut
El cohete-The rocket ship
El espacio-The Space
El Cometa-The Comet
El Telescopio-The telescope

We will talk about the astronaut, his job and his mean of transportation to travel through space. We will experiment how rocket ships fly. Since we are working the letter C, you may consider bringing books or toys about comets, and rocket ships, you may also bring other items like:
La Casa-House
El Cerdo-Pig
El Carro-Car
El Corazon-Heart
La Cuchara-Spoon
La Capa-Cape
El Cepillo-Toothbrush, Hairbrush  

The letter for next week is: B-b. Words that start with the letter B:
El Barco-Boat
Blanco-White
El Banco-Bench/Bank
La Bandera-Flag
El Bombero-fireman
La Ballena-whale
La Bailarina-dancer
El Bosque-forest


We hope you are having a great week already.

Miss Iris.

Jan 9, 2012

Week of January 9-13!

Dear Ositos Parents

Happy New Year 2012!
To start the year we will be working on the theme “El Universo y Yo” – The Universe and me” and the words we will be learning for the next two weeks are:
El sistema solar- The solar system
Los planetas-The planets
El sol- The sun
La luna-The moon
Las estrellas-The stars
El cometa-The comet

This week we will work the letter D-d and the numbers up to 20. We will talk about the 8 planets in our Solar System. We will review all the letters we have learned so far and that are in: Mercurio, Marte, Saturno, Urano, Neptuno. In art we will create a solar system. And we will learn about Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream.

Congratulations to the student of the week: Alejandro Valdes.

Remember:
The letter of next week: C-c

To keep your child warm at the playground don’t forget to bring: a hat, gloves, a jacket and also a cozy blanket for nap time.

Please return your child’s report card.

Please note next Monday the school will be closed in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Have a great week!

Miss Iris.