Week of February 3rd - 7th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

We hope you had a nice week and our Ositos had having a fun day playing with snow!

Next week we will start talking about the theme El reino vegetal/The plant kingdom. We will give emphasis to the growth of the plants ant trees and the name of each of their parts. Also they will sow beans in the soil and in the cotton to observe and compare where the beans grow faster.

The words of the week are:

·         la semilla-the seed

·         la germinacion-germination

·         la planta-the plant

·         el arbol-the tree

·         la raiz-the root

·         el tallo-the stem

·         la hoja-the leaf

·         la flor-the flower

·         el polen-the pollen

Letter of the week:Ll ll

Children can bring toys or cutuots from magazines that begin or have this letter, for example,

·         la llave-the key

·         el caballo-the horse

·         la ballena- the whale

·         el pollito-the chick

·         el martillo-the hammer

·         la gallina-the hen

·         la lluvia-the rain

·         other

Homework:

Tracing words related with the plants and trees.

Special events:

*Our pet, Willy the bear, will be visiting Ella's house. Enjoy the week with Willy!

*February 6, Ms Dawn, who affectionately Braydon calls Nawnie, will be visiting our classroom and she will read a book about a snowman, then make a paper snowman activity with the children.

*February 6, at 4:30 pm-Parents meeting about THE OSITOS GRADUATION CEREMONY!

* Congratulations to Xavier Diaz and Maya Hamer for their birthdays this week. Feliz Cumpleanos!

Upcoming events:

*February 10-14- Scholastic Book Fair

*February 14- We will celebrate with our ositos Valentines'Day and they can bring cards, pencils, stamps and other things to share with their friends.

Have a wonderful week!

Ms Iris and Ms Kenia