Week of May 30th- June 3rd

Blog Title: The Universe and I

Classroom: Ositos

Week: May 30th thru June 3rd, 2016

Weekly Featured Theme: The Solar System

🔠 What are we learning?

 

Dear Ositos Parents,

This week the children will be taught about the universe. Children will discover the sun, moon, stars, the planet Earth and other planets of the solar system through play. Children will explore the earth and will learn the names and characteristics of all the planets that are part of our solar system.

We have scheduled exciting learning activities that will allow us strengthen motor and cognitive-sensory skills.  Some of these activities for the children involve art crafts and drama play. Children will pretend to be astronauts and will experience space travel while observing the stars and they will also create their astronaut suit and draw the planets.

 

Thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

 Best Regards,

Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle

🔆 Friendly Reminders

●      Check your child’s cubby and bring extra set of clothing that is appropriate to weather.

●      Take home art crafts from your child’s cubby.

●      Check your child’s journal daily.

●      If your child has a astronaut cap or something that looks similar, bring it on Tuesday, May 31st for our space project.

●      Bring a small lantern for Friday, June 3 for our camping project.

●      Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.

📆 Holidays & Upcoming Events

●      Memorial Day on Monday, May 30th. School will be closed.

●      Camping Project on Friday, June 3rd.

●      Report cards will be sent home next week.

●      June 13^th- Parent teacher conference. If you require a meeting to discuss about your child’s development and evaluation, please fill out your name, mark the day and time you would like to meet in the form that will be placed outside of the classroom.

●      Graduation ceremony on June 11th.

●      Father’s Day Celebration- June 17^th at 11:30am  

🎂 Birthdays

●      Miles Scott is celebrating his birthday in June 2nd! He is turning 5! Happy Birthday to you, Miles! We wish you the best and hope you have a wonderful day!

Week of May 23rd-27th

Blog Title: The Animal Kingdom - Insects

Classroom: Ositos

Week: May 23rd thru May 27th, 2016

Weekly Featured Theme: Insects

🔠 What are we learning?

Dear Ositos Parents,

We would like to thank you once again for all your support and for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life.

This week the children will be learning about insects through play. We will discuss about bees, butterflies, ants and spiders. We have scheduled exciting learning activities that will allow us strengthen motor and cognitive-sensory skills.  Some of these activities for the children involve art crafts. Children will be provided with a special snack made of honey while doing art craft.

Thank you,

Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle

🔆 Friendly Reminders

●      Check your child’s cubby and bring extra set of clothing that is appropriate to weather.

●      Take home art crafts from your child’s cubby.

●      Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a ziploc bag.

📆 Holidays & Upcoming Events

●      Family Story Time every day at 11:45 a.m.Let us know if you would like to join us.

●      Field Trip to Marbles Kids Museum on Thursday, May 26th.

●      Memorial Day on Monday, May 30th. School will be closed.

🐶 Travelling Pet

●      Traveling Pet “Willy” will be visiting Camila’s residence starting Monday, May 23rd through Friday, May 27th. We will look forward to see Camila's memories with Willy through pictures.

Week of May 16th-20th

Ositos Class
Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle
May 16th thru May 20th
Theme: The Animal Kingdom

Dear Ositos Parents,
During this month, we will teach about the animal kingdom. We will encourage children to respect and care for all animal species. Our Ositos will learn about wild, farm and sea animals, birds and insects and endangered species.

We have planned fun learning activities such as Pet Parade on Friday May 13th, Pet Shop on Friday May 20th and Green World. For the Pet Shop project, we will use puppet pets and we will play and have the pet have a bath, vaccine and haircut. Green World will be an ongoing project and we would like to invite you to join us and support all our activities for this project.

This week our ositos are working very hard on a beautiful surprise for their mothers. All ositos moms are welcomed to join us on Friday May 6th in the classroom to celebrate Mother’s day.

Songs of the Week
Animales de la Selva
Los animales que hay en la selva,
Tú los vas repetir,
Algunos gordos otros muy altos
Igual nos vamos a divertir.
El elefante que está muy grande
Y la jirafa que alta es
Y el monito que salta y salta
El cocodrilo… me va a morder
Los animales……..

Es un león que esta enojón
Es la serpiente que es muy decente
Y la tortuga come lechuga
Y el ratón (donde está el ratón?)
Ya se escondió.

Los animales…….
Animales de la Granja
Mi abuelita tiene, una granja bella
Con animalitos y flores muy bellas,
Ahora este jueguito de imitar sonidos
Tú lo haces primero y luego tu amiguito (x2)
El perrito ladra (sonido)
El gato maulla (sonido)
El gallito canta (sonido)
La vaca estornuda (sonido)
El conejo salta
El caballo trota
Y los pajaritos la canción entonan(x2)

Poems of the Week
Poem #1
Un elefante no es elegante
No usa sombrero
Corbata ni guantes
La trompa muy larga
La panza gigante
Las patas muy gruesas
Y las orejas muy grandes.

Poem #2
Los zorros en el monte
Las gallinas en el corral
Los peces en el río
Y los patitos dicen cua cua cua

Riddles of the Week

El Gato Riddle
Sale de noche
Miau miau
Duerme de día
Miau miau
Le gusta la carne
Y la leche fría

El Sapo Riddle
Soy verde
Me gusta saltar
Jugar en el charco
Y también croar

Tongue Twisters of the Week
El hipopótamo hipo
Esta con hipo
Quien le quita el hipo
Al hipopótamo hipo

Facial Movements Exercises
● Practice previous praxias.
● Stick tongue out and touch the sides of the lips.

Homework of the Week
● Make sure to take home your child’s notebook every Friday to reinforce the activities we have done in the classroom at home and bring it back on Monday.
● Thanks for taking an active interest in your child’s homework! Your support will help your child to be successful at school.

Special Events, Welcome and Birthdays
Our traveling pet “Willy” is going to visit Haley Nieman's home from May 2nd through May 8th. Haley, we are looking forward to see pictures of the time you spend with Willy.

Kindergarten Visit

Dear Ositos Parents,

We are happy to confirm that Sff! has organized a short field trip to Kingswood Elementary. This field trip will take place on Tuesday, May 17^th. Detailed information will be sent to you during the next following days.

Our Ositos will have the opportunity to get familiar with Elementary school, its library, cafeteria and its Kindergarten class!

Friendly Reminder
● Parents are welcomed to share your expertise in gardening to support our “Green World” project.
● Communicate your child’s teacher which kind of pet your child will be bringing for our project “Pet Parade” that will take place on Friday May 13th.
● Bring your child’s favorite stuffed animal on Friday May 20th for our special Pet Shop project.
● Check regularly your child’s cubby to take home art papers and clothing that he/she does not longer need.
● Fill out an authorization form for sunscreen if you are planning to bring in one for your child. Make sure to put the sunscreen inside a Ziploc bag labeled with your child’s name.
● Send in an extra set of clothing suitable for the season/weather.
● Our children love listening stories from their relatives at Family Story TIme. Let us know if you would like to join us at 11.45 a.m. any day of this coming week.

Upcoming Events and Holidays
May 14: International Migratory Bird Day
May 15 - 21: National Prevention Week
                        Hurricane Preparedness Week      
May 18th-20th- Fish Tank
May 20th- Pet Parade        
May 20: Endangered Species Day
May 30: Memorial Day

Thank you for your cooperation.
 Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle

Week of April 25th-29th

Ositos Classroom
Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle
Week: April 25th through April 29th, 2016
Theme of the Week: “The Plants” – “Las Plantas”

Dear Ositos Parents,
Our Ositos are learning interesting facts about plants while working on amazing projects and they are taking turns to take care of our plants and track its changes. This week they will learn what kind of tools they need to grow a garden. They are also very excited to participate in next big project called “Green World” that is coming soon at Sff!.

April is the month of the Military Child. We will show our support and honor one of our students whose Daddy is in the Army by wearing purple on Thursday while she recites the Pledge of Allegiance at Circle Time. Purple is the combination of Army green, Coast Guard Blue, Air Force blue, Marine red and Navy blue and symbolizes all branches of the military. while she will recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Circle Time.

On Friday our Ositos will have a special activity to celebrate Arbor Day. Please send in a small plant with your child.

Weekly Objectives
Cognitive: Seriation by color and form and other Math concepts.
Socio-emotional: Create own dramatic play
Psychomotor: Dance to the left and to the right.
Language: Learn how to use plurals

Tips
Please encourage your children to review at home the interesting things about nature, plants and trees they learn in the classroom during the month of April.

Special Events, Welcome and Birthdays
Congratulations to Alaina Carrion and her family for the new baby. New Baby was a boy and was born on Monday, April 18th.

We want to thank Alaina's grandmother and aunt for visiting our Ositos class to participate in the activity. And thank you for providing the plants and all the materials. Muchas gracias.

Our traveling pet “Willy” will be visiting Ella’s house. He is so excited to go everywhere with Ella, to be fed, be snuggled and be told stories at night by her. Remember to share your memories with your classmates.

Friendly Reminders
● Send in your child wearing something purple on Thursday 28th.
● Bring a small plant with your child on Friday 29th.
● Check regularly your child’s cubby to take home art papers and clothing that he/she does not longer need.
● Send in an extra set of clothing suitable for the season/weather.
● Make sure to take home your child’s notebook this Friday to go over things we were working in the classroom and bring them back on Monday.
● Always remember kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework.
● Our children love listening stories from their relatives at Family Story TIme. Let us know if you would like to join us at 11.45 a.m. any day of this coming week.

Important Upcoming Dates
April 1-30: Month of the Military Child, National Poetry Month, Autism Awareness Month
April 29: Arbor Day

Thank you to our wonderful parents for welcoming Miss Giselle as a Teacher Assistant in Ositos classroom. She is very happy and feels comfortable working with our Ositos and their families.

Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle

Week of April 18th-22nd

Ositos Classroom

Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle

Week of ( Semana de): April 18th-22nd

Theme of the Week (Tema de la Semana):  “The Plants/Trees” – “Las Plantas/Arboles”

Dear Ositos Parents,

This week our Ositos will continue learning about plants and in particular about trees. Children will be able to distinguish the different kind of trees, its importance and benefits.  The children will experience with tree textures and girth by getting in touch with the nature. They will also learn how trees support life of other organisms such as animals. Sapitos will learn what kind of animals live and nest in trees, what kind of fruits animals eat from trees and tips to take care of them.

Our Ositos will also honor our planet Earth on Friday and we have scheduled special fun activities. As this month is National Poetry Month, we will have a special session of Poetry watching Classical Baby “The Poetry Show” (The Grassy Grass Grass by Woody Guthrie).

Our objectives by areas this week are:

Socio-emotional: Draw the human body.

Cognitive: Work on sequences.

Psychomotor: String buttons.

Language: Read poems.

Tips

●     Plan a fun activity to teach your child how to help to protect the planet.

Homework of the Week

●        Make sure to take home your child’s notebook this Friday to go over things we were working in the classroom and bring them back on Monday.

●        Always remember kids are more successful in school when parents take an active interest in their homework.

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

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! to our big girl MAIVE JAKUBOWICZ, who will turn five on Monday 18^th, and as a special gift she will take home our traveling pet “Willy”. He is so excited to celebrate Maive’s birthday with her. Don’t forget to take picture to share with your classmates.

Friendly Reminders

●     Check regularly your child’s cubby to take home art papers and clothing that he/she does not longer need.

●     Our children love listening stories from their relatives at Family Story tIme. Let us know if you would like to join us at 11.45 a.m. any day of this coming week.

Important Upcoming Dates

April 1-30: National Poetry Month, Autism Awareness Month

April 22: Earth Day

As everybody knows, we had to say Goodbye to Miss Luz. Thank you, Wonderful Parents, for helping our ositos understand this sad event. We wish her good luck in her future endeavours.

Miss Amparo and Miss Giselle

Week of April 11th-15th

Ositos Class

Miss. Luz & Miss. Amparo

Week of April 11^th-15^th

Theme of the Week: Las plantas. The plant Kingdom.

 

Hola Ositos Parents,

This week we will continue talking about the plants, their classification and their growth.

Our goal is help our children to learn, know and identify the different types of plants, trees and flowers and to care for them.

We will be teaching our children about ENVIRONMENTAL CARE.

Praxias: Ejercicios Bucofaciales

●     Sonreir y pononciar la vocal /i/  /a/

Homework of the week

Make sure to take home your child’s notebook this Friday to reinforce the activities that we are working in class. Please bring them back on Monday.

Special Events, Welcome and Birthdays - (Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas y Viaje de la mascota): Birthday: Congratulation Ella Thomas 04-13.

Our Osito Benjamin Brown will be taking home our traveling pet “Willy” will  for this week. Benjamin, you  will take Willy wherever you want,  take care of it, dress it, take and share some cool pictures with us. Please return it next Monday since one of your Ositos friends will be waiting for him.

Friendly Reminders

●     Bring appropriate clothes for your child (long sleeve shirt, long pants, and jacket) and a cozy blanket for nap time as it is getting a little chilly in the nexy days.

●     Make sure your child washes his/her hands when arriving and leaving the classroom.

●     Label all your child’s belongings.

●     Sign up our “Traveling Pet.” Sign-up sheet is outside the classroom.

●     As our Ositos enjoy story time with their family members so much, please don’t forget to sign up for this activity. We have story time every day at 11.45 am.

Thank you

Miss. Luz and Miss. Amparo

Week of March 28th- April 1st

Ositos Class
Miss. Luz & Miss. Amparo
Week of March 28th – April 01st
Theme of the Week: Mi país. “My Country” People and music around the world.

Hola Ositos Parents,
This week we will talk about people and music around the world. We will learn about different people and music, including that of Salvador, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Peru, Mexico, Colombia Venezuela and the United States. We will know more people and world music.

Our goal is for our children is for them to learn about the variety and type of music as well as the different characteristics of people, according to their location and geography.

The value will be working: RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY

Praxias: Ejercicios Bucofaciales
Jugamos con los sonidos: Colocamos la lengua detrás de los dientes y pronunciamos el fonema: Tttttt.

Homework of the week:
Make sure to take home your child’s notebook this Friday to reinforce the activities that we are working in class. Please bring them back on Monday.

Special Events, Welcome and Birthdays: (Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas y Viaje de la mascota): Traveling Pet is Cierra Shellenberger. You can take Willy wherever you want, take care of it, dress it, take pictures and share them with us. The pet will be your travel for this week. Please return it next Monday, will be waiting for another friend.

Friendly Reminders:
· The weather is getting cold, please bring appropriate clothes for your child (long sleeve shirt, long pants, and jacket) and a cozy blanket for nap time.
· Make sure your child washes his/her hands when arriving and leaving the classroom.
· Label all your child’s belongings.
· Please sign up “Traveling Pet.” Our sign-up sheet is outside the classroom.
· Our Ositos enjoy story time with their family members so much. Please don’t forget to sign up for this activity. We have story time every day at 11.45 am.

Important Upcoming Dates:
· March 31st: International party

Thank you
Miss. Luz and Miss. Amparo