Classroom: Ositos A & B

Blog Theme: The Plants

Weekly Theme: Plant Growth

Week: From 04/09/2018 to 04/13/2018

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. This is our second week of our fun theme “The Plants”. This week children will be learning about plant growth.

This topic will include all the requirements of plants for life and growth, the different functions of flowering plants, the life cycle of a seed or a flowering plant. Children will get familiar with the cyclic process which highlights plant growth - stage by stage right from seed dormancy which is the beginning of the process to growth and plant reproduction and also discover how much soil, water and sunlight is required for proper plant growth and how plants develop seeds to become fruit later on.

· Monday

o Importance and Function of the Plants

· Tuesday

o Plant Products such as Cotton and Aloe Vera

· Wednesday

o Types of Plants

§ Children will classify plants by color.

· Thursday

o Help Plants live.

· Friday

o Review of what we learn during the week, what was our favorite topic and what else we would like to learn.

o Participation in a plant germination experiment and use the following material:

§ Paper cup

§ Cotton balls

§ A kidney bean

We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme, so children can continue acquiring knowledge through fun experiences. Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills.

Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.

Holidays & Upcoming Events

· Young Child Week from Monday, April 16^th to Friday, April 20^th, 2018.

· Earth Day on Friday April 20^th, 2018.

· Field Trip Day during the week of Monday, April 23^rd to Friday, April 27^th, 2018.

· National Tree Day on Friday. April 27^th, 2018.

Year-Round Activities

Student of the Week & Travelling Pet

Please make sure to sign up your child for these wonderful activities as these 2 are the children favorites! Both activities allow every child to make and share memories with their classmates.

For the student of the week activity, every week a child is given a set week that he/she are the student of the week. On Monday of their week the student of the week should bring a poster and a book created with family pictures, favorite books, sports/hobbies, animals or anything they are interested in. Also, on their week parents and the student of the week may pick a day to present the poster and the book to the class. The student of the week may also bring favorite toys and books to school so they can share with classmates.

As for the Traveling Pet activity, the classroom pet will spend a whole week with the child and family. During that week, parents and the child will have fun together with a new member of the family while providing love and care to the pet. Our pet loves to read at night, go to the park, visit museums, give hugs and kisses! However, the pet does not like taking a bath as he can get sick. Parents and child will enjoy bonding time and making new memories and the child will be very excited to share all the memories with his/her classmates. In their week parents and the child should bring to school a collage of pictures and a brief description of what they did with the pet. Parent should make sure to place the collage inside the travelling pet bag.

Friendly Reminders

· Remember your child to wash his/her hands when entering the classroom and before leaving the school. This is the best way to prevent illnesses.

· Make sure to bring your child on time so he/she can participate in circle time. This activity starts at 8:45am and will stimulate and strengthen skills in all areas.

· Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in case you have any comment or any question about your child’s development or any notes/comments made in your child’s journal.

· Avoid bringing your child with items that can cause distraction such as toys, necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc. This is needed to help him/her concentrate in the scheduled activities at school.

· Label all your child’s clothing and items and make sure that your child has extra set of clothing that is appropriate to weather in his/her cubby.

· Make sure to remove clothing from the cubby and just leave one set of clothing and a blanket for nap time.

· Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.

· Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day, if your child has not been potty-trained yet.

· Label all bottles and food that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and drop it in the kitchen. Please keep in mind we are a nut free environment.

· Take home the homework blue folder in your child’s cubby and take one or 2 paper sheets from the container that are next to the entrance of the classroom. Homework should be returned by Tuesday and do not forget to bring the homework folder back on Monday.

· Do not bring your child to school if the child has a fever of over 101F or any contagious conditions.

Star Words of the Week

· The flowers of colors - La flores de colores

· The edible plants - Las plantas alimenticias

· The medicinal plants - Las plantas medicinales

· Take care - Cuidar

· The ornamental plants - Las plantas ornamentales

Song of the Week

Un día en el parque jugando estaba

Con mis amigos de Sff!

Mire hacia el suelo, vi algo pequeño

La semillita yo vi pasar

Yo la tome con mucho cuidado

Y en una taza con amor la sembré,

Con tierra y agua creció mi plantita

Y muchas flores yo vi nacer

Cuida tú alrededor,

A las plantitas respeta,

Por un mundo mejor cuida la naturaleza

Rhymes

Rhyme # 1

Mi plantita es muy bonita

Yo la tengo que regar

Cada día crece un poco

Por la luz que el sol le da.

Rhyme # 2

Semillita, semillita

Que en la tierra se cayó

Dormidita, dormidita

Rapidito se quedo