Classroom: Ositos A & B
Blog Theme: Animal Kingdom
Weekly Theme: Insects
Week: From 05/14/2018 to 05/18/2018
What we are learning?
We hope you all have a wonderful week. This is our third week learning everything about the Animal Kingdom.
This week children will learn about insects. Children will start developing an understanding of insects such as bees, ants, butterflies, spiders, etc. through games, play, story books and visual flashcards. They will also be exploring and learning particularly about honey bees as pollinators for flowers, fruits and vegetables and how they help pants grow seeds and fruits and they will also enjoy a delicious snack, cookies with honey. On Friday, we will review what we learnt and also explore animals in extinction and how to create awareness.
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.
· Monday
o Insects and Bees
§ Review acquired knowledge about insects.
§ Learn about bees and pollination.
· Tuesday
o Butterflies
§ Learn about butterflies and its life cycle.
· Wednesday
o Spiders & Spider Webs
§ Review acquired knowledge.
§ Learn new interesting facts about spiders.
§ Create a spider web using pipe cleaners.
· Thursday
o Ants
§ Learn about ants and the work they do.
§ Observe ants under a microscope or a magnifying glass.
§ Create ants in crafts.
· Friday
o Weekly Review & Special Project
§ Review what we learn during the week, what was our favorite topic and what else we would like to learn.
§ Learn a few interesting facts about species in extinction.
· Which species are in extinction?
· How can we save them?
· Participate in a craft project to design posters to create awareness of animals in extinction.
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
· Memorial Day on Monday, May 28th, 2018. School will be closed.
· Report Cards will be sent home on Wednesday, May 30th, 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.
Sign up to both activities today! Sign-up sheets are available at the entrance of the classroom.
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 bee - La abeja
· The ant - La hormiga
· The butterfly - La mariposa
· The spider - La araña
· The cricket - El grillo
· The worm - El gusano
Song of the Week
Song #1- 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
(Repetir 2x)
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 (Repetir 2x)
Song #2 - 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…
Rhymes
Rhyme # 1
Los zorros en el monte
Las gallinas en el corral
Los peces en el río
Y los patitos dicen cua cua cua.
Rhyme # 2
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.
Riddles
Riddle # 1
Soy verde
Me gusta saltar
Jugar en el charco
Y también croar
El sapo
Riddle # 2
Sale de noche
Miau, miau
Duerme de día
Miau, miau
Le gusta la carne
Y la leche fría
El gato
Tongue Twisters
El hipopótamo, hipo
Esta con hipo
Quien le quita el hipo
Al hipopótamo, hipo.
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