Classroom: OsitosBlog Title: My Community and MeWeekly Feature Theme: Community HelpersWeek: October 28th, 2019 to November 1st, 2019
What are we learning?
Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a wonderful week. We are
starting a new theme “My Community and Me.” For the next four weeks, children
will learn about the community where they live, the community helpers, and the
community public and private places.
During the first week, children will acquire
knowledge about the roles of community helpers while they are being encouraged
to have respect and admiration towards community helpers for the job that they
perform.
This week, they will also be exploring the
community they live in through songs, games and other activities. We have
scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so children can continue
learning through fun experiences. Each one of these activities will help to
continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and
socio-emotional skills. Below you can find a summary of all activities during
the week:
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Introduction
o
Identify the helpers in our community.
o
Use what-if situations so children get familiar
with community helpers.
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What happens if my dog gets sick?
o
Let children share own stories; i.e. what mom
and dad does, etc.
·
Community Helpers
o
Learn the roles of community helpers such as
doctors, nurses, policemen, firefighters, teachers, veterinarians, etc.
·
Other Community Helpers
o
Discuss characteristics and job
description of the mailman, baker, mechanic, builder, construction worker,
etc.
o
Participate in a writing activity: Write a
letter to a relative.
·
What I will be when I grow up
o
Pretend play: dress up as community helpers.
·
Weekly Review & Special Project
o
Review what we learn during the week, what our
favorite topic was and what else we would like to learn.
o
Participate in a cooking class and learn how to
prepare a sandwich.
We would like to invite the parents to join us
this week, so you can tell us about your job or role in the community. If
anyone of you is interested in visiting us and share a moment with us, let us
know to coordinate time and date.
Thank you for letting us play such an essential
role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
Holidays
& Upcoming Events
·
Community Helper Visit Week from Monday,
November 4th to Friday, November 8th, 2019.
·
Thanksgiving Day Celebration on Wednesday,
November 27th, 2019.
·
Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 28th,
2019. The school will be closed on Thursday, November 28th, 2019 and
Friday, November 29th, 2019 for Thanksgiving Holiday.
Homework
Children are learning all the time; during walks, car rides, on family
outings, and while they play. As parents and educators, we should encourage and
support these explorations and games in a creative manner. We consider some
examples of the best daily tasks that we can do at home with our kids are as
follows:
·
Reading one book from front to back.
·
Stimulate them to express their feelings, emotions, and thought while
having a dialogue or during family conversations.
·
Teach kids responsibility while asking them to complete age-appropriate
chores or household tasks.
In addition to these suggestions, Spanish for fun! will provide weekly
homework assignments to practice skills learned in the classroom. To complete
homework assignments is optional.
Below are the homework assignment instructions if you decide to work on
them with your child:
·
Homework
will be placed in wall pocket envelopes or in your child’s cubby every
Wednesday. Please feel free to collect them every Wednesday.
·
Review
the enclosed assignments and select one, two, or more worksheets and have your
child work on them. Complete all assignment worksheets is optional.
·
Return
completed assignments by Tuesday of the following week.
If you have any questions regarding homework assignments, please let us
know.
Year-Round
Activities
Student of the Week &
Traveling Pet
Please make sure to sign up your child for
these beautiful activities as these 2 are the children's favorites! These
activities allow every child to create and share memories with their
classmates. Student of the week will run from August through January and
Traveling Pet from January to the end of the School Year.
As you know, every week, a child is given a set
week that he/she is 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 and other interests. Parents
will pick a day to present a banner to the classroom. 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 children 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 a collage of pictures and a written paper containing a brief
description of what they did with the pet. Parents should make sure to place
the collage inside the traveling pet bag.
Sign up for 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.
·
Avoid bringing your child with
items that can cause distractions such as toys, necklaces, bracelets and
watches.
·
Make sure that your child has always
an extra set of clothing in his/her cubby.
·
Bring appropriate
clothing based on weather and label them with your child's name before placing
them in his/her cubby.
·
Remove clothing from the cubby and leave one set of
clothing and a blanket for nap time.
·
Take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it
back on Monday.
·
Have enough pull-ups, diapers, wipes and rash ointment in
the cubby for the day, if your child has not been potty trained yet.
·
Fill out an administration or
authorization form specifying when to use rash
ointment.
o Supply ointments for your child.
o Label ointments with your child's name and store
them in a fabric tote bag.
·
Label food that you bring to
preschool.
o Write your child's name and date.
o Place food or lunch box in the kitchen. Make sure
to put ice packs inside the lunch box.
o Please keep in mind we
are a nut-free environment.
·
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 doctor - El doctor
·
The firefighter - El bombero
·
The policeman - El policía
·
The nurse - La enfermera
·
The teacher - La maestra
·
The veterinarian - El veterinario
Song
of the Week – Comunidad
Conozco mucha, mucha gente en mi vida,
Que siempre ayuda con mucha alegría
Y si tú quieres conocer sus oficios
Jugando vamos a nombrarlos en un ratito
Es l enfermera, es el cartero
Es la maestra de Spanish for fun!
El policía y el bombero
Son los amigos que te cuidaran.
Conozco mucha…
Es el dentista y el granjero
El cocinero…delicias te hará
El carpintero y el arquitecto
Son los amigos que te ayudarán
Poems
#1
Son muchas las personas
Que trabajan en mi comunidad
Lo hacen con mucho esmero
Siempre listos a ayudar
Doctor, policía, bombero
Profesor y muchos más
Cartero, basurero, jardinero
Son parte de mi comunidad
#2
El cocinero mezcla los sabores
Tiene su cocina de ricos olores
El veterinario cura perros y
pajaritos
Siempre está rodeado de
animalitos
Pinceles pomos y telas usa el
pintor
Hizo un cuadro de mucho color
#3
El semáforo en la calle
Debemos de mirar
Si está rojo, no pasamos
Pues tenemos que esperar
De pronto se pone ¡!verde!!
Es momento de pasar
Riddles
#1
Con pinturas de colores
Con rodillo y pincel
Pinta paredes y puertas
Adivina ¿Quién es el?
El pintor
#2
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