Week of October 17-21!

Dear Ositos Parents:

This week we start working on a new theme, and for the next two weeks we will be learning about “My Family”- “Mi Familia” the words we will be introducing are:

El Paseo-Field trip

La Granja-Farm

Las calabazas-Pumpkins

Las Hojas-Leaves

Mi Mama-My Mom

Mi Papa-My Dad

Mi Hermano-My brother

Mi Hermana-My sister

El bebe- The baby

Mi Casa- Home

We will be working with the letter A and you may bring any object or toy to the class which name starts with the letter “A” for example “Arania” – Spider or “Armadillo”-Armadillo, our ositos will have to talk about the object they brought at circle time, letting the other ositos know things or facts about the object or toy they are showing like where do they live?, what do they do?, what color are they?, this will give our children more to talk about and share with their classmates.

Please remember we will be having our first Field Trip this Thursday October 20^th, we are going to Hills Ridge Farm in the morning to pick up pumpkins and other fun activities.

October 24^th for our Picture Day, children must wear their uniforms: red top and blue pants.

October 31^st it’s Costume Party time, have your child wearing a costume and join us for a sweet celebration at 12:00pm

Please bring weather appropriate clothes for your child; we will appreciate your child’s items are labeled.

Congratulations to our student of the week: Isabel Garcia

Congratulations to Rowan Boyer for his new baby brother.

Thank you

Miss Iris

Week of October 10-14th!!!

Dear Ositos Parents:

We continue working with the theme “My feelings” – “ Mis sentimientos” and the words we will be learning are:

El Circulo-The circle

Amarillo-Yellow

Anaranjado-Orange

Calabazas-Pumpkins

Granja-Farm

Hojas-Leaves

Yo me siento – I am feeling

Feliz - Happy

Triste - Sad

Enojado –Angry

Asustado –Scared

Enfermo-Sick

Estas Bien?-Are you ok?

This week we are also talking about Columbus Day and why we remember in the United States the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas.

We will learn about the words:

El Barco-The boat

Los indios- The indians

Descubrir- Discover

Cristobal Colon- Christopher Columbus

Save the dates:

October 20^th for our first Field Trip, we will be going to Hills Ridge Farm in the morning to pick up pumpkins and other fun activities.

October 24^th for our Picture Day, children must wear their uniforms: red top and blue pants.

October 31^st it’s Costume Party time, have your child wearing a costume and join us for a sweet celebration at 12:00pm

Reminders:

Please bring weather appropriate clothes for your child; we will appreciate your child’s items are labeled.

Congratulations to our student of the week: Gabriel Leerberg.

Have a great week

Miss Iris, Miss Sandra and Miss Patricia

Week of October 3-7!

Dear Ositos Parents:

This week we will be working on the theme “My feelings” – “ Mis sentimientos” and the words we will be learning are:

Yo me siento – I am feeling

Feliz - Happy

Triste – Sad

Enojado -Angry

Sorprendido - Surprised

Asustado -Scared

Cansado - Tired

Yo lloro- I cry

Yo me rio - I laugh

Reminders:

Fall is here and we would like to remind you to bring your child wearing weather appropriate clothes, please make sure your child’s items are labeled.

This month we will be talking about Fall and the colors we see around us.

Save the date:

October 20^th for our first Field Trip, we will be going to Hills Ridge Farm in the morning to pick up pumpkins and other fun activities.

October 24^th for our Picture Day, children must wear their uniforms: red top and blue pants.

Homework: We will be practicing the number 3, please help your child write the number 3 at home.

Thank you and have a great week!

Miss Iris

Week of September 26-30!

Hola Ositos Parents:

This week we are reviewing what we learned about :  My body and My Senses

The words we will be learning are:

Higiene Personal- Personal Hygiene

Cepillo Dental-Toothbrush

La Peinilla- The comb

El Jabón – The soap

El agua – Water

Los ejercicios-Exercise

Alimentarse-To eat

Descansar- To rest

Reminders:

Please remember to visit your child’s cubby, making sure your child has what he/she needs:

Clean clothes, a banquet, a toothbrush with cover, toothpaste, individual pictures and one Family picture for our Family corner.

Please remember to sign your child for the student of the week. The paper to sign in is at the door.

Please let me know if you would like to volunteer for other classroom activities. Like reading to the children or cutting paper in the class for our art projects, there is a paper at the door.

Homework for this week: We are working curvy traces on our notebooks.

Special Thanks to Diaz Family for your donation to our classroom.

Thank you and have a great week!!!!

Miss Iris

Week of September 19-23!!

Dear Parents

This week we will continue working on Mis Sentidos- My senses and the words we are learning are:

El Tacto – The sense of Touch

La piel – The skin

Aspero - Rough

Suave -  Soft

El gusto – The taste

La Lengua  - The tongue

Dulce - Sweet

Salado - Salty

Acido - Bitter

Amargo -  Sour

Please remember to sign up for our special activity “The family of the week”, you will be receiving a letter with the information this week, please check your child’s cubby. Thank you for your support.

We will be working the numbers 1 and 2 and homework will be sent home.

Thank you! Sandra French for volunteering as our ositos room parent.

Also thank you for your book donation for our ositos library.

Have a great week!

Miss Iris, Miss Sandra and Miss Patricia

Week of September 12-16!!

Dear Parents

This week we are talking about our Senses – Los Sentidos

And the words we will be learning are:

La vista- Vision

El oido-The sense of hearing

El olfato-Smell

El tacto- The sense of Touch

El gusto-The taste

Aspero-Rough

Suave-Soft

Rapido- Fast

Lento-Slow

Reminders: Please bring a family picture to be displayed in our family corner.

This week your children will be working on traces and homework will be sent home.

Thank you for your support

Miss Iris, Miss Sandra and Miss Patricia.

Week of September 6-9!!

Dear Parents

We hope you had a restful and wonderful Labor Day!

This week we continue learning about our Body – Mi cuerpo

The words we are learning this week are:

El Aparato respiratorio – The respiratory system

Los pulmones – The lugs

El sistema digestive – The digestive apparatus

El estomago – The stomach

El Corazon – The heart

From last week:

La cabeza- the head

Las manos- the hands

Los pies – the feet

Las piernas – the legs

Please remember to read your journals on a daily basis.

Thank you

Miss Iris, Miss Sandra and Miss Patricia.