Week of July 21st – July 25th.

Hola ositos parents:

Our ositos have had a fun week talking about zoo animals and making different masks. We will continue with many fun activities next week and on this occasion we will be talking about Dinosaurs.

Words of the week:

El dinosaurio- dinosaur

El tiranosaurio- tyrannosaurus

El pterodactilo- The pterodactyl

El triceraptos- The triceraptos

El diplodocus- The diplodocus

El paleontologo- paleontologist

fosil- fossil

excavar- dig

pala- shovel

Special activities:

Monday -Read story about dinosaur. Children can bring their favorite dinosaur’s book.

Tuesday- Children will make faces and masks  of dinosaurs. Please bring small cardboard boxes such as macaroni and cheese empty boxes or any other small boxes.  

Wednesday- We will make fossils with clay and play dough.

Thursday- Children can bring their favorite dinosaur.

*Movie time!!  Children will eat animal crackers and ice cream while watching a movie about dinosaurs.

Friday- Expedition to excavate dinosaur eggs and fossils in the sand.

Afternoon- Dinosaur crafts exhibition in the lobby.

Special welcome!!

We want to welcome Riley and Kieran who are in transition from sapitos class.  BIENVENIDOS!!

Friendly Remainders:

Friday August  8^th.  Early realize for teacher work day at 12:30 and the school will be close Monday 11th.

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

Ms iris & Ms Kenia

Week of July 14th - 18th !!!

Hola Ositos parents,

This week our children enjoyed riding their bicycles and playing different games with their friends sapitos and monitos. Thank you so much for all your support! Next week our theme wil be “El zoologico/ the zoo”

The ositos will learn about zoo animals, their habitat, and what they eat.

Words of the week:

·        El elefante- the elephant

·        El oso- the bear

·        El mono- the monkey

·        La jirafa- the jiraffe

·        El hipopotamo- the hippopotamus

·        El leon- the lion

·        La cebra- the zebra

·        El tigre- the tiger

·        La serpiente- the snake

·        Las jaulas- the cages

Special activities:

Monday- bring in a toy stuffed animal

Tuesday- the Ositos will make 3D animals with cardboard boxes and recycle materials

Wednesday- the Ositos will animal masks

Thursday- there will be an exhibition of all the animals that the classrooms made at the lobby (we will pretend we are visiting the zoo)

FrIday- animal masks festival

Special event:

Feliz cumpleanos numero 5 Braydon Plummer, Have a ton of fun on your special day!

Congratulations to the Sneed family for birth of their new baby!

Reminders:

Due to our mornings being busy with special activities we appreciate if you apply sunblock on your child before coming to school this way they have more time to enjoy the fun activities in the mornings, we will reapply the sunblock in the afternnoon again!

Ms. Iris & Ms. Kenia

Week of July 7th - 11th !!

Hola Ositos parents:

We are very happy that our children are enjoying our summer camp and the new kids in Spanish for fun! Are adapting very well. Good job!!

Next week we will be talking about the theme “Las olimpiadas de Spanish for fun!/ Spanish for fun olimpic games” We will talk about competitive sports, emphasizing that it is good to win but it is better to share.

Words of the week:

·        El ciclismo-cycling

·        El atletismo-athletics

·        Las porristas- cheerleaders

·        El ejercicio- exercise

·        El baloncesto- basketball

·        La natacion- swimming

·        El balompie- futbol

·        La bicicleta- bicycle

·        La seguridad- safety

·        El casco- helmet

Special activities:

*Monday- Children will dress with the colors of their favorite team.

*Tuesday- Children will dress as athletes.

*Wednesday- Children will prepare in the classroom flags, banners, medals and torches for use in our Olympics.

*Friday- Spanish for fun Olimpic games- This special activity will be our friends the Monitos and Sapitos. Please send your child wearing a yellow T-shirt and running shoes. GRACIAS!!

Farewell note:

* This week we said goodbye to Layla Slade. Good Luck in Kindergarten!! Thank you very much to her parents for all their support, GRACIAS!!

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy Independence Day!!!

Ms Iris & Ms Kenia

Week of June 30- August 3rd !!!

Hola Ositos parents

Our children have had so much fun this week!!

Thank you so much for supporting our activities by bringing in their sleeping bags, tents, fruits and cookies for our picnic. Gracias! Next week we will be talking about the theme “Celebrando el dia de la independencia”/ “Celebrating Independence day”

Words of the week:

·        Los estados- the states

·        El president- the president

·        La bandera- the flag

·        La casa blanca- the white house

·        El aguila- the eagle

·        El himno- the anthem

Special activities:

·        Monday- children will make president hats

·        Tuesday- make fireworks with pipe cleaners

·        Wednesday- crazy hair day

·        Thursday- Independence Day parade- children may come with clothing or accessories alluding to the feast of Independence Day.

·        Friday- Independence Day- School closed

Upcoming:

·        Friday July 11^th we will be having our Spanish for fun Olympics Day. This special activity will be with our friends the Monitos and Sapitos. Please send your child wearing a yellow t-shirt and running shoes.

Have a great weekend

Ms. Iris and Ms. Kenia

Week of June 23rd - 27th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

Our first week of summer camp has been fun for our kids. They enjoyed much splash, hat parade and Luau party!!. Thank you for your support, GRACIAS!

Next week we will be talking about the theme: “ Nos vamos de campamento/ We are going camping”

Special activities:

*Monday- Walk around Spanish for fun! Children can bring binoculars, hats and canteen.

*Tuesday- We will make campfire using sticks and papers.

Cooking class- Coconut posicles

*Wednesday- Children can bring their favorite book.

Picnic day!! If you wish, your child may bring fruit or cookies to share.

*Thursday- Pajama day, children may also bring sleeping bags if they have at home.

*Friday- Camp day, children can bring camping items, for example, lantern, backpack, others.

Words of the week:

·        El campamento- camp

·        La tienda de campana- tent

·        El explorador- explorer

·        La fogata- The campfire

·        La cantimplora- the canteen

·        La mochila- backpack

·        Primeros auxilios- First aid

·        El rio- The river

·        El lago- lake

·        Las montanas- The mountains

Special event:

*TOMORROW SATURDAY, JUNE 21- GRADUATION CEREMONY!!!!

PLEASE, WE ASK YOU TO BE ON TIME IN OUR MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY.

Reminders:

*Splash day- Wednesday mornings and Friday afternoons.

KICK-OFF TO KINDERGARTEN!!!
Celebrate starting kindergarten!, practice a lunch line, get moving at recess, hop on a school bus and explore circle time. Free for new kindergartens and their families at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh.
Thursday , June 26  from 5-8pm for rising year round kindergartners.
Saturday August 16th from 9am -5pm for rising traditional kindergartners.

Have a wonderful weekend and we see you tomorrow!!!

Ms Iris & Ms Kenia

Week of June 16th - 20th !!

Hola Ositos parents:

We want to thank all the Dads who joined us on our big day game yesterday. Hope you have enjoyed this activity. Our Ositos were very excited playing with you, DAD, GRACIAS!!!

Next week we begin our summer camp and we are excited and ready to make your child has a fun and fantastic summer. The theme is El verano llego/ Summer is here/. We will be talking about the fun activities we can do during the summer and we use to protect ourselves from the sun.

Words of the week:

-        El verano- summer

-        La playa-beach

-        El sol- sun

-        El sombrero-hat

-        Las gafas- glasses

-        protegernos-protect

Special activities:

*Tuesday, June 17- Glasses day, please bring your child with glasses.

*Wednesday, June 18- Hat day, your child will come with his/her favorite hat.

*Friday, June 20- Luau party- Children come dressed as Hawaiian or any accessory.

Special event:

*Saturday, June 21- GRADUATION CEREMONY!!!

We are preparing our children for this special ceremony. PLEASE, we ask you to be on time in our MOST important activity in our classroom.

Reminders:

Items for summer camp:

*Extra summer clothes

*Sunblock cream

*Blanket fot nap time

*Bug repellent ( if you wish )

On splash day: Our splash days are Wednesday Mornings and Friday afternoons.

*Swimming suit

*Small towel

*Aqua shoes or any other closed toe waterproof shoes.

Important note:

We want to do a fun summer and your child to do different crafts using recyclables materials. Hope you can bring some of these materials (any week ) such as:

-        Newspaper

-        Plastic bottle of any size

-        Cardboard tubes (aluminum foil or paper towel)

-        Cardboard boxes of any size

WELCOME TO OUR SUMMER CAMP!!!

Have a wonderful weekend and HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!!

Ms iris & Ms Kenia

Week of June 9th - 13th !!!

Hola Ositos parents:

Thank you for bringing all kinds of sport equipment this week, GRACIAS!!!

Next week we will be talking about exercise and its importance.

Special activity:

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      Monday, June 9- We will walk around the building with our friend the Sapitos and Monitos classrooms, (both parks and parking). Your child can bring water bottle and hat.

Words of the week:

• ·         El ejercicio-Exercise
• ·         La botella de agua- Water bottle
• ·         Caminar-Walk
• ·         Correr-Run
• ·         Saltar-Jump

Special events:

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      Monday, June 9- Teacher/parents conferences

Father’s Day Celebration!!

Dad, come ready to play and have fun with your child!!! This special event will be with sapitos classroom. Thursday, June 12 at 4:00 pm at our parking lot. . . We will have a fun day!!

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     Friday, June 13- Last day of school year, early release at 12:30 pm. We will end our school year making fruit kabobs. Thank you very much for all your support and cooperation during this year. GRACIAS!!

Upcoming event

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           Monday, June 16- First day of summer camp

Items for summer camp:

• ·         Extra summer clothes
• ·         Sunblock cream
• ·         Blanket for nap time
• ·         Bug repellent (If you wish)

On Splash day

• ·         Swimming suit
• ·         Small towel
• ·         Aqua shoes or any other closed toe waterproof shoes.

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           Saturday, June 21- Graduation Ceremony!!!

Farewell note:

Next week will be the last day of our ositos, Ella, Levi and Dean. We are very proud of all their hard work during this school year. GRACIAS parents, it was a pleasure for us to work with your children and be part of your family. We will see you soon at graduation ceremony!

Happy Birthday!

Since Dean won’t be here, we would like to wish a wonderful happy birthday!

Note important:

Starting today, we will be sending home all your child’s belongings because we will be cleaning all cubbies getting ready for our summer camp.

Have a wonderful week!!

Ms Iris & Ms Kenia