Classroom: Ositos
Blog Title: My Family
Weekly Feature Theme: Type of Houses
Week: October 21st, 2019 to October 25th, 2019
What
are we learning?
Dear
Parents,
We hope you are having a wonderful
week. This week we will continue with our theme “My Family.” This week we will
be discussing different types of houses and the materials used for
construction. Children will explore and discover different types of houses around
the world. Using their creativity children will create houses using the
following materials: straw, wood, and brick.
We have scheduled exciting activities
related to this theme, so children can continue learning through fun
experiences that help kids explore everything related to the family in different
ways. Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening gross
motor skills, fine motor skills, language, and socio-emotional skills. Below
you can find a summary of all the activities, children will participate during
the week:
·
My House
o
Discuss the different types of houses. Ask the child to describe his/her house.
·
Type of Houses
o
Identify different types of houses such as single-family, townhouses, apartments,
condominiums, etc.
o
Explore type of houses around the world.
·
Rooms in the House
o
Explore the rooms inside a house and identify the objects we can find
inside the house.
o
Build a house using recycled material.
·
Safety Measures at Home
o
Discuss safety measures in a house.
o
Learn about electric appliances and plugs.
·
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 our “Costume Festival” on Friday, October 25th,
2019. Please have your children wear costumes for this day and send a new set
of clothing, so we can change them after the festival.
Thank you for letting us play
such an essential role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great
weekend.
Materials
for Weekly Activities
·
Bring a family picture if you have not done it yet.
Holidays
& Upcoming Events
·
Costume Fall Festival Day on Friday, October 25th, 2019.
·
Glenwood Book Fair Week from Monday, October 21st, 2019 to Friday, October
25th, 2019.
·
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.
Dress
Code
·
Wear a costume on Friday, October 25th, 2019.
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 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
·
My Family - Mi familia
·
My house - Mi casa
·
The love - El amor
·
The bond - La union
·
The respect - El respeto
·
The support - La ayuda
Song of the Week – Tengo una familia
Tengo
una familia y es fenomenal
Mi
papá me ama, mi mamá igual
Con
mis hermanitos yo puedo jugar
Y
mis abuelitos bailan sin cesar (x2)
Con
este cha cha cha
La
familia aprenderás
Respeto
a papá, amo a mi mamá
Mi
abuelo y mi abuela felices están
Esta
es mi familia, es mi dulce hogar
Cha
cha cha cha amo a mi mamá
Cha
cha cha cha amo a mi papá (x2)
Poems
Viva
mi familia
Qué
felicidad
Vivo
junto a ellos
Es
fenomenal
Todos
los niños y niñas
Necesitan
un hogar
Una
casita encantada
Un
lugar para soñar
Todas
las mañanas
Sueño
al despertar
Que
del cielo viene un ángel
Que
me viene a besar
Al
abrir los ojos
Miro
donde está
Y
en el mismo sitio
Veo
a mis papas.
Riddles
Empieza
con “A”
Y
muchos cariños me da
Me
cuida, me mima
Y
es la mamá de mi mamá
Mi
abuelita
Tongue Twister
Mi
tía Pancha plancha
Con
dos planchas
Con
dos planchas
Plancha
mi tía Pancha
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