Week of February 25th - March 1st !!!

Hola Ositos Parents:

I hope you had a great weekend!

I am very grateful for all the love demonstrations last week during our teacher’s appreciation week. Thanks to all of our parents, especially Mari and Rene, our room parents and of course, big thanks to my OSITOS!

This week, we will continue working on the theme” The Plant Kingdom”. We will talk about the vegetables and why it is important to eat them every day.
The children will make crafts and during cooking class we will make a delicious vegetable salad.

The words of the week:
la lechuga-the lettuce
el tomate-the tomato
el pepino-the cucumber
la papa-the potato
las arvejas- peas
el brocoli-the broccoli
el maiz-the corn

Special words:
el paseo-field trip
el museo-museum

Special Events:
*Congratulations to Ella on her birthday and for being the student of the week, FELICIDADES ELLA!
*February 28, Field trip to The NC Museum Of Natural Sciences from 9:20 am to 12:00 pm. Make sure you have returned field trip permission form.


Reminders:
*Please return your child's log for our special Book Worm Club by February 27^th and remember that your child may bring a book.

*Parent- Teachers conferences will start next week. A sign-up sheet will be at the door.

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter F-f. The children may bring objects, photos or images from magazines that begin with this letter.

For example:
foca-seal
falda-skirt
fuego-fire
feliz-happy
familia-family
foto-photo


Have a great week and again, THANKS SO MUCH!!!

Miss Iris

Week of February 18-22nd!!

Hola Ositos parents:
Thanks for bringing cards and candy to share with the children in San Valentine's Day! Our ositos had a great time.

This week we are talking about the fruits and why it is important to eat them every day. The children will make crafts and during cooking class
we will make a Fruit salad.

The words of this week are:
la manzana- the apple
la piña-the pineapple
la pera-the pear
el platano-the banana
la sandia-the watermelon
la fresa-the strawberry
la naranja-the orange

Reminders:
Please return your child's log for our special Book Worm Club on or by  February 27th.

Upcoming event:
On February 28th our class will be visiting The NC Museum Of Natural Sciences from 9;20 am to 12;00 pm.
Please sign the permission slip and return it by February 19th,advising attendance.

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter Y-y. The children may bring objects, photos or images from magazines with this letter, for example

yoyo-yoyo
yuca-yucca
yate-yacht
yegua-mare

Have a great week!

Miss iris

Week of February 11-15th!!!

Hola Ositos Parents:

We hope all you had a great weekend!

Continuing the theme, The Plant Kingdom, this week we will be talking about the photosynthesis and its importance.
I am very proud of my children's participation in each theme. They are really doing a great job!

The words of this week are:
la fotosintesis-the photosynthesis
el agua-the water
the sun-el sol
la luz-the light
crecer-grow up

Special activities:
Congratulations Angel, our student of this week!
Congratulations to Santiago Toro on his birthday, Felicidades!
St Valentines Day celebration. Let's all wear red, pink or hearts T-shirt. if you are planning on sending goody bags for the children,
please keep in mind we are a nut free environment.

Special words for this week are:
Te quiero-I love you
un abrazo-a hug
los amigos the friends
la amistad-friendship
la tarjeta-the card

Upcoming Event:

On February 28 our class will be visiting The NC Museum of Natural Sciences
from 9:20 am to 12:00 pm. Please sign the permission slip and return it by February 19th, advising attendance.

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter G g. The children may being objects,photos or images from magazines with this letter, for example,
gato-cat
galleta-cookie
gusano-worm
gitana-gypsy
gelatina-gelatin
gimnasio-gym

As we celebrate the day of St Valentine we are working with the letter G g, we will bake galletas/cookies

Have a great week and HAPPY ST VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Miss iris

Week of February 4th- 8th!!

Hola Ositos parents:
We hope all you had a great weekend!

This week we begin the theme, The Plant Kingdom/ El Reino Vegetal. We will make emphasis learning about the growth and plant parts.
Also we talk about the air we breathe that comes from the forests and vegetation.
The words of this week are:
la planta-the plant
la semilla-the seed
las flores-the flowers
el tallo-the stem
los petalos-the petals
las hojas-the leaves
las raices-the roots
el polen-the pollen
el arbol-the tree

Special activity
Willy the bear will be visiting Kai's home. Have fun together!!
Congratulations Sophia, the child of this week.

Dates to remember:
This week we will begin our special Book Worm Club. I will give you a sheet where you will write down the title of the book
and the date and time you and your child spend reading together.

At the end of the month I will ask one child to bring his or her favorite book to share with the class.

Upcoming events: 

On February 7^th All parents are invited to meet and help coordinate Ositos Graduation Ceremony , meeting will take place at the school lobby, at 4:30pm.

 

For Our Valentine’s Celebration please remember to bring your child wearing pink or red, if you would like to bring a treat for the class, please avoid food that may contain nuts, or hard candy.

Our students are:

1.   Tyson Moody

2.   Madeline Dougherty

3.   Mirella Leerberg

4.   Sophia Badia

5.   Calvin Provost

6.   Angel De La Cruz

7.   Truman Lane

8.   Isabella Mercado

9.   Kai Allen

10. Cameron Williams

11. Santiago Toro

12. Ella Diaz

13. Noah Scott 
14. Arabela Flores

On February 28^th, our class will be visiting the NC Museum Of Natural Sciences from 9:20 am to 12:00 pm. A permission slip has been sent home this week; please remember to return it by February 19^th, advising attendance.

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter Ll ll, the children may bring objects,photos or images from magazines with this letter,for example

llave-key
pollito-chick
gallina-hen
anillo-ring
olla-pot
cebolla-onion
silla-chair
medalla-medal
ballena-whale

Have e great week!
Miss Iris

Week of January 28th - February 1st!

Hola Ositos parents!

We hope you all had a great weekend!

This week we will continue learning about “El Universo/The Universe”; talking about the elements that are part of our planet like earth, water, air and fire.  The children will learn the main characteristics of these elements.

Words of this week are:
tierra-earth
agua-water
ciclo del agua-water cycle
fuego-fire
aire-air

Special events:
* Congratulations to the child of the week, our oldest student for the time we have had him with us at Sff! FELICIDADES KAI !!!!
*Scholastic Book Fair is here! Come and visit our fair starting January 28^th to February 4^th.  Please know with your book purchase you are already
 helping our Ositos class to raise money for our classroom library.  Donations are also appreciated; a wish list will be posted at the lobby.
Thank you!

Dates to remember:
The next week is the kick off our special activity Book Worm Club.  I will give you a sheet where you will write down the title of the book and the date and time you and your child spend reading.  At the end of the month I will ask one child to bring his or her favorite book to share with the class.

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter V-v, the children may bring objects, photos or images from magazines that begin with this letter, for example,
vaca-cow
ventana-window
viento-wind
violin-violin
vela-candle
volcan-volcano

Thanks to the parents who brought objects with the letter N - n

Welcome Ella and Noah to our Ositos classroom!

Have a great week!

Miss Iris and Miss Patricia

Week of January 22- 25th!!!

Dear Ositos Parents:

We hope you had a nice long weekend!

We continue talking about The Universe/El Universo, this week making emphasis on Planet Earth.
Special activity of the week:
The children will make art related to how The Earth revolves around the sun.

The words for this week are:
El Planeta Tierra-Planet Earth
El dia-day
La noche-Night
alrededor-around

Special event:
Congratulations to our child of the week, Calvin!! Felicidades!!!

Dates to remember
Zumba class this week is moving to Friday February 25th

Scholastic book fair is coming to our school from January 28th to February 5th.
Please know with your book purchase you are already helping our Ositos class to raise money for our classroom library. Donations are also appreciated , a wish list will be posted at the corridor on the first day of the fair.
Thank you

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter Ñ ñ. The children may bring objects,pictures or images from magazines with this letter, for example,
niña-girl
niño-boy
baño-bathroom
piña-pineaple
muñeca-doll
araña-spider


Have a great week!
Miss Iris

Week of January 14-18th!!

Dear Ositos parents:

We hope you all a great weekend. During this month we are talking about the theme “The Universe and Me”, this week we will make emphasis talking about astronauts, rocket ships and the telescope.
We will show them the video of the first trip to the moon, we will talk about what we saw and do art.

The words for this week are:
El astronauta-astronaut
El cohete-rocket ship
El telescopio-telescope
El trip-viaje
La vestimenta del astronauta-astronaut dresss

Thanks to the parents who brought toys and books related to the theme these were great help.

Dates to remember:
Scholastic book fair is coming to our school from January 28th to February 5th
School is closed on January 21^st due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Homework:
This week we are working with the letter BB, the children may bring objects, pictures or images from magazines that begin with this letter,for example

bate-bat
bicicleta-bicycle
bola-ball
botella-bottle
barco-boat
ballena-whale
bota-boot
bebe-baby

Have a great week!

Miss Iris and Miss Patricia