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