Week of November 3rd - 7th !!!

Class and Teacher (Salon y Profesoras): Ositos- Ms Iris 

Week of (Semana del ) November 3th -7^th  

  

Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/ Semana):Mi familia/My family 

  

Salutation and highlights of week:  

Hola Ositos parents, our Ositos enjoyed the theme “We get active”. As some of you may have noticed, Sff! has released new songs for each theme and our Ositos enjoyed this song!

They also had a fun time in our costume parade. Thank you to all parents for your support and donations!

Next week we will start talking about the theme: “My familia”/”My family”. Through games and songs, our ositos will name the members of their family. 

Objectives we will be working are as follows: 

Language: 

    *Giving personal information; full name and age. 

   *Complete phrases in spanish. 

   *Images sequence 

   *Phonic reading with the letter Mm 

Cognitive: 

   *seriations quantity 

   *Associate numbers with quantity (0-8) 

Psychomotor: 

   *Copy full name 

Socio-emotional:  

   *Enjoy song, poem and riddles. 

   *Name members of the family 

Star words of the week: 

·         El papa- dad 

·         La mama-mom 

·         La hermana-sister 

·         El hermano-brother 

·         El abuelo- grandfather 

·         La abuela-grandmother 

Homework of the week: 

Draw child's family (notebook) 

Letter of the week: Mm 

Your child may bring objects, toys or images from magazines that begin with the letter Mm, for example, 

muneca- doll 

motocicleta- motorcycle 

Foto de mama- Photo of mom 

mano- hand 

And other

Song of the week/Cancion de la semana: Tengo una familia

Tengo una familia y es fenomenal

Mi papa me ama mi mama igual

Con mis hermanitos yo puedo jugar

Y mis abuelitos bailaran sin cesar (x2)

Con este chachacha

La familia aprendera

Respeto a papa amo mi mama.

Mi abuelo y mi abuela felices estan

Esta es mi familia, es mi dulce hogar.

Chachachacha amo a mi mama

Chachachacha amo a mi papa(x2)

Poesias de la semana/Poem of the week

Poesia 1

Todos los ninos y ninas

Necesitan un hogar

Una casita encantada

Un lugar para sonar.

Poesia 2

Viva mi familia

Que felicidad

Vivo junto a ellos

Es fenomenal

Adivinanza de la semana/Riddles

Empieza con "A"

y muchos carinos me da.

Me cuida, me mima

y es la mama de mi mama.

Respuesta/answer: Mi abuelita

Orofacial exercises: 

Make sounds with their lips (Give kisses) 

Place the palm of her/his hand and give kisses on her/his hand. 

Special Events and Birthdays: 

(Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas/ Estudiante de la Semana) 

*Our student of the week is Samuel Cummings. You can bring your favorite toy, book or picture during this week to share with your friends. Our Ositos will be happy to know more about you and your family!

  

Friendly Reminders: 

·         Family project 

This month the project will be to prepare family tree according to your creativity. You can use picture or drawings. This is a great opportunity for you and your child to work together and have fun preparing this project. We will show these projects to the rest of the classroom. Gracias por su ayuda!

·         If you haven’t brought your child’s family picture, please do so by next week. We wil be using these pictures for our activities! 

Important Upcoming Dates: 

*Thanksgiving celebration day coming soon!! Our ositos will prepare something special for you. We  will give you more information soon.

  

Thank you notes: 

*Thank you very to Mr Daniel Ebert, Marisa's dad for visiting and plays tennis with our Ositos. They had a great time on Monday! 

*Thank you very much parents for your cooperation in our costume parade. 

*Thank you very much Ms Amparo for your support in our Ositos classroom these months. We will all miss you so much but we know that you are happy too to be helping in our Sapitos class and we still see each other during playground time. We hope you enjoyo our surprise!

 GRACIAS!!!!! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Ms Iris 

Week of October 27th - 31st !!!

Class and Teacher (Salon y Profesoras): Ositos- Ms Iris 

Week of (Semana del ) October 27-31 

  

Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/ Semana):Nos ponemos activos/ We get active 

  

Salutation and highlights of week:  

Hola Ositos parents, our children enjoyed doing exercises while listening one the new songs of Spanish for fun! We get active. Next week we will finish the theme continuing talking about exercises coupled with good nutrition. 

Objectives we will be working are as follows: 

Language- Answer questions about exercises and image matching games. 

Cognitive- Review of the numbers and shapes. 

Psychomotor- Run, walk, jump rolling on the floor and coloring inside the figure. Also cut out letters from magazines. 

Socio-emotional- Enjoy doing exercises and enjoy song, poem, riddles and twister. Also learn safety rules during "Trick or Treat." 

Star words of the week: 

·        Los alimentos nutritivos- Nutritious food 

·        tennis-tennis 

·        La raqueta- racket 

·        La calabaza- pumpking 

·        El disfraz- costume 

·        Las reglas de seguridad- safety rules 

Homework of the week: 

Draw pumpkins according to the numbers. 

Song of the week: Cancion de la semana 

Nos ponemos activos

Mueve mueve mueve mueve bien tus pies

mueve mueve mueve la cabeza y

Mueve mueve mueve las rodillas bien

Ponte siempre activo vamos a jugar (2)

Y corre corre corre corre

y salta salta salta salta

Gira gira sin parar (2)

Manos arriba

Piernas cruzadas

Gira tu cuerpo

Ven a jugar (2)

Poem of the week: Poesia

Ya es hora de los deportes

Pronto va acomenzar

Ya estoy esperando la partida

Para correr, jugar y ganar

Ahi van mis amiguitos

para jugar con mucha ilusion

Intentamos todos a correr rapidito

Cualquiera puede ser el campeon

Riddles of the week: Adivinanza

Soy de color anaranjado

Crezco en la tierra

A los conejos les gusta

y para la vista soy buena.

Respuesta: La zanahoria

Trabalengua- Twister

Si como como poco

si tu comes

Comes poco?

Oral exercises: 

Sweep the palate with the tip of the tongue. 

Special Events and Birthdays: 

(Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas/ Estudiante de la Semana) 

*Monday, October 27- We will have a special and fun activity thanks to Marisa Ebert’s dad, Daniel Ebert who is Tennis coach. Thank you for your support Mr. Ebert!

*Our student of the week is Corinne Derr. You can bring your favorite toy, book or picture during this week to share with your friends. 

*Friday, October 31- Costume Parade!! If you want to collaborate with our Costume parade, there will be a sign-up sheet outside the classroom. You don’t need to send a basket with your child. We will provide bags for the "Trick or Treat". However we will accept and appreciate treat and healthy snacks. It will be a fun morning! Muchas Gracias! 

  

Friendly Reminders: 

Please help us by hanging your child's jacket separate from another child’s jacket. If there is no space, you can put the jacket in your child's cubby. Be sure to take home your child's jacket. Also don’t forget to label it. We have some unable jackets in the classroom, I’ll appreciate if you can help identifying if any of those is your child’s jacket.  We would appreciate your help, GRACIAS! 

Important Upcoming Dates: 

*We are beginning reading activities. The first letter will be the letter Mm. 

  

Thank you notes: 

*I want to thank you for attending our first field trip. I am really proud of my Ositos for their good behavior and because they were with me most of the time. I am also very proud of you parents for your support!!! MUCHAS GRACIAS!!! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Ms Iris  

Weekof October 20th - 24th !!!

Week of (Semana del) : October 20-24

Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/ Semana):Nos ponemos activos/ We get active.
 

Salutation and highlights of week: Hola Ositos parents, next week we will starting with the theme “Nos ponemos activos/ We get active.” We will be talking about sports and the importance of exercising every day.

Objectives we will be working on:

 Language- Tracing name using pencil.

Cognitive- Math sports images .

Psychomotor- Run and walk in different directions: forward, backward and sideways.

Socio-emotional- Enjoy doing execises and enjoy song, poem, riddles and twister. 

Star words of the week:

Activo-active

El ejercicio- exercises

Los deportes- sports

La pelota- The ball

Galopar- gallop

El parque- The park

 

Song of the week: Cancion de la semana:

  Nos ponemos activos

Mueve, mueve, mueve, mueve bien tus pies

Mueve, mueve, mueve la cabeza ya

Mueve, mueve, mueve las rodillas bien

Ponte siempre activo vamos a jugar (2)

Y corre, corre, corre, corre

y salta, salta, salta, salta

Gira, gira sin parar (2)

Manos arriba

Piernas cruzadas

Gira tu cuerpo

Ven a jugar (2)

Poem of the week: Poesia

Ya es hora de los deportes

Pronto va a comenzar

Ya estoy esperando la partida

Para correr, jugar y ganar

Ahí van mis amiguitos

Para jugar con mucha ilusión

Intentamos todos a correr rapidito

Cualquiera puede ser el campeón.

Riddles of the week: Adivinanza

Soy de color anaranjado

Crezco en la tierra

A los conejos les gusta

y para la vista soy buena.

       Respuesta: La zanahoria

Oral execises:

Sweep the palate with the tip of the tongue.

Homework of the week: Trace your own name

Student of the week

*Our student of the week is Wilfrid Amoakon. You can bring your favorite toy, book or picture during this week to share with your friends.

 

 Friendly Reminders:

If you want to collaborate with our Costume parade, there will be a sign-up sheet outside the classroom. You don’t need to send a basket with your child. We will provide bags for the  "Trick or Treat". However we will accept and appreciate treats and healthy snacks. Muchas gracias!

 

Special Events and Birthdays:

(Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas/ Estudiante de la Semana)
 

*Monday, October 20- Field trip to Ganyard Hill farm. Please arrive at 8:45. Look for me so I can give your entrance tickets and your child's morning snack. Our planned activities  will start right at 9:00am.
 

*Tuesday, October 21- Please bring your child dressed athlete or she/he can bring a ball.
 

Important Upcoming Dates:

 * October 31- Costume parade
* Thursday October 30 th : TEDDY BEAR PORTRAITS SALES DAY. Mark your calendar for this day. A representative for Teddy Bear Portraits will be here that day from 7:30- 9:00 am and from 3:00 - 6:00pm to show and sell your child's portraits. This will be the only opportunity to buy pictures at a discounted rate.

 

 Thank you notes:

*Thanks to Mrs Laura, Richard's mom for her donation of art supplies for our classroom. We appreciate her generosity.

*Parents, thank you very much for attending our special activity Columbus day. We are very proud of our ositos. Buen Trabajo!!
 

 Have a wonderful weekend!
 

Ms Iris & Ms. Amparo

 

October 13th – October 17th 2014

Class and Teacher (Salon y Profesoras):  Ositos Classroom/ Miss Amparo- Miss Iris

 Week of ( Semana de): October 13th – October 17th

 Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/ Semana): My feelings (Mis sentimientos)

Salutation and highlights of  week (Saludo y resumen de las actividades importantes de la semana):

Hello Ositos Parents,  The last two weeks were very productive, our children had acquired a lot of information and had fun with the different activities about the senses.

This week we will focus on our feelings. Please give your children every day, a special hug, special kiss, special attention, to let them know that they are the most important thing in the world for you. Here in the classroom, we will give them, as always, our unconditional love and will do everything to let them feel they are our beloved treasures.

On Monday, the Ositos will have a special class with Miss Gladys De Stefano, they will explore children from all over the world and their  different cultures, traditions, costumes, and believes by doing a very special and interesting activity.

This week our objectives by areas are:

Language: Identify vowels in words and practice writing their name.

Cognitive: Reinforce numbers, shapes, colors, and sequences.

Socio-emotional: Recognize and manage emotions; relaxation with “Yoga in Action”.

Psychomotor: jump, run to the left/right and forward/backward, turn around (gross motor) and trace curve lines opened to the right (fine motor).

Song of the Month/Week (Cancion del mes/semana):

“Cancion Ronda de los Sentimientos”

Este nuevo jueguito

Se que te va a gustar

Prepara bien tu carita

Pues tu me vas a imitar (x2)

Feliz, feliz tu estaras

Tu cara feliz estará (para y se hace el gesto)

Este nuevo jueguito…

Extranas a tu mama

Muy triste, triste tu estas! (para y se hace el gesto)

Este nuevo jueguito…

Un ruido extraño escuchas…

Asustado tu te pondrás (para y se hace el gesto)

Este nuevo jueguito…

Helado papa no te da

Enojado tu te pondrás (para y se hace el gesto)

Este nuevo jueguito

Se que te va a gustar

Prepara bien tu carita

Pues tu me vas a imitar

Este nuevo jueguito

Se que te va a gustar

Y todos lo cantamos aquí en Sff!

Poem by Theme (Poema por tema):

Un besito aquí en la frente

Para ser amigos siempre

Un besito en la nariz

Y que seas muy feliz

Un besito en tu corazón

Para llenarlo con mucho amor.

Riddles/ (Adivinanzas):

Juegos y risas

Comparto con ellos

Me ayudan, me quieren

Soy feliz de tenerlos.

Los amigos.

Twister (Trabalenguas):

Tres tristes tigres

Comen trigo en un trigal.

Star Words of the Week (Palabras estrellas de la semana):

1.       My feelings (Mis sentimientos)

2.       Happiness (La felicidad)

3.       Sadness (La tristeza)

4.       Anger (El enojo)

5.       Fear (El miedo)

6.       Surprise (La sorpresa)

Special Events, Welcome and Birthdays (Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas y Estudiante de la Semana):

The Student of the Week is Josephine Wright. You can bring your favorite toy, book, or picture during this week to share with your friends.

Important Dates:

October 13 th: Columbus Day Celebration, at 4.00 p.m., in the Lobby.

October 15^th-16^th: Picture Day, uniform and fall pictures.

October 20^th: Field Trip to Ganyard Hillfarm.

October 31^st. Costume parade

Friendly Reminders:

•             Please don’t forget to return the Permission Picture Form and Field Trip Form to Administration, the events are almost here.

•             If you want to collaborate with our Costume Parade, there will be a sign-up sheet outside de classroom this week. You don’t need to send a basket with your child, we will provide paper bags for the “trick or treat”.  However we will accept and appreciate Treats and healthy snacks. Muchas Gracias!!  

•             Take your time to check with your child the Star words of the week  posted outside the classroom.

•             Every Wednesday we update pictures on Facebook, please check it to know what your children is learning through the classroom activities.

Homework:

this week we will send home your child's notebook with a homework to reinforce the recognition of vowels.

Thank you notes:

Thank you in advance, to our volunteer parents for the first field trip. We appreciate all  your help.

Have a great weekend!

Miss Amparo - Miss Iris.

October 6-10

Class and Teacher (Salon y Profesoras): Ositos- Ms Iris and Ms Amparo

Week of ( Semana del ): October 6-10

Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/ Semana): Mis sentidos/ My senses.

Highlights of the week

Hola Ositos parents!

Next week we will finish the theme “My senses” / “ Mis Sentidos”

We will do different activities and games for the children to help them identify the senses while we have fun. On the theme “My body” / “ Mi Cuerpo”, the children learned about the brain and on this occasion we will be using images. They will learn how each sense work in our brain. Please bring materials of different textures such as sponges, cotton, fabric scraps and other.

Objectives we will be working are as follows:

Language- Tracing name using pencil

Cognitive- Follow sequences (textures: soft-rough-soft-rough) and associate number with quantity.

Psychomotor- Somersault.

Socio-emotional- Participate identifying the senses through play and participate and enjoy riddles, poem and twister.

Start words of the Week:

·        Dulce- sweet

·        Salado- salty

·        Amargo- bitter

·        La textura- textures

·        Suave- soft

·        Aspero- rough

Song of the Month/Week (Cancion del mes/semana):

“Cancion de los Sentidos.”

Con mis cinco sentidos yo aprenderé

A ver todo a mi alrededor,

Con mis cinco sentidos puedo ver

El cielo con su color,

Escucharte a ti eso me hace feliz

Y sentir el sol sobre mi,

Saborear la miel y poder oler

Las flores que hay en el jardín.

Con mis cinco sentidos….

Poderte abrazar y también escuchar

Mi maestra en Sff

Oler, saborear, escuchar y sentir

El amor que sientes por mi!!!

Con mis cinco sentidos…

Poem by Theme (Poema por tema):

Miramos con los ojos

Por la nariz puedo oler

Tocamos con las manos

Sentimos por la piel

Oimos por las orejas

Cuando escuchamos bien

Y con la lengua yo disfruto

Galletitas con miel.

Riddles/Charades (Adivinanzas):

Nos sirven para oler, oir, ver

Tocar y degustar

Los tienes en tu cuerpo

Los vas a adivinar?

Respuesta: “Los Sentidos.”

Twister (Trabalenguas):

Tito  Te tomaste todo el te?

Todo el te tempranito lo tome.

Homework of the week:

Help us at home by associate number with quantity with your child. Please try your child to do her/his homework using pencil because it facilitates she/he can erase andcorrect. Also because they will learn to hold and write properly using pencil. 

Special Events and Birthdays:

(Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas/ Estudiante de la Semana)

Our student of the week is Gabriel Haffey. You can bring your favorite toy, book or picture during this week to share with your friends. 

Friendly Reminders:

Remember to take home your child's notebook every Wednesday and return it no later than Friday.

Gracias!

Important Upcoming Dates:

Monday, October 13 at 4:00 pm- We will celebrating Columbus Day and our ositos and sapitos arepreparing something special for that day.

October 15- SFF! Uniform picture day

October 16- Fall picture day

October 20- Field trip ( New date)

October 31- Costume parade

Thank you notes:

Thank you very much for helping your child to do her/his homework.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Ms Iris and Ms Amparo