Classroom: OsitosBlog Theme: Let´s CelebrateWeekly Theme: My friend, the WinterWeek: December 9th, 2019 to December 13th, 2019
What are we learning?
Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a wonderful week. This week we are going to bring the wonder of winter into our classrooms. Children will learn about climate change through science experiments. They will also explore ice and snow, winter weather clothing, winter animals such as penguins, polar bears, etc. and how people adapt to survive the season. Children will also learn how to keep themselves warm by using appropriate clothing and winter accessories. Children will be also rehearsing for our holiday party.
Through practical actions, we keep enlightening kids
about winter. We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so
children can continue learning through fun experiences. Each one of them 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:
·
The Winter Season
o Learn
and discover the following:
§ What
is winter?
§ What
are the characteristics for this season?
§ What
can you expect in winter?
§ What
season is it in other parts of the world?
·
My Winter Friends
o Discover
the animals that like to live in places with cold temperatures such as
penguins, Polar bears, etc.
o Discuss
about the animals that hibernate during the winter season.
·
Care during Winter Season
o Learn
how to care of ourselves during the Winter season.
§ Use
of gloves and mittens.
§ Avoid
wet clothing.
§ Care
of plants and animals.
§ Create
hats and mittens.
·
The Snow
o Learn
what is the snow and its characteristics.
o Learn
safety measures when it snows.
o Create
a snowman using different recycled and art material.
·
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 an art project.
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
·
Santa Visit & Book Donation Week from
Monday, December 16th, 2019 to Friday 20th, 2019.
·
Glenwood Holiday Party on Friday, December 20th,
2019.
·
Christmas Eve on Tuesday, December 24th,
2019. The school will be closed.
·
Christmas Day on Wednesday, December 25th,
2019. The school will be closed.
·
New Year’s Eve on Tuesday, December 31st,
2019. The school will be closed.
·
New Year’s Day on Wednesday, January 1st,
2020. The school will be closed.
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
·
The winter - El invierno
·
The gloves - Los guantes
·
The
snowman - El muñeco de nieve
·
The ice - El hielo
·
The scarf - La bufanda
·
The drops - Las gotas
Song of the Week - Tradiciones por mí
Aquí en mi hermoso país
Muchas tradiciones hay por mi
Y hoy yo te quiero contar
Lo que yo celebro en Sff!
4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor Day
Good Friday , Fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad, Año Nuevo y ahora
Vamos a repetir
4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor Day
Good Friday , Fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad y Año nuevo
Rhymes
#1
¿Qué es la navidad?
Pregunté a mamá
Un día muy dulce como el mazapán
¿Qué es la navidad?
Pregunté a papá
Un día muy lindo donde aprendemos a
dar
¿Qué es la navidad?
Pregunté a mi abuela
El día que deseamos salud amor y paz
#2
El Señor Invierno
se viste de blanco
Se pone el abrigo
Porque está temblando
Se encuentra la lluvia
Llorando, llorando
Y también el viento
Que viene soplando
Riddles
#1
De verde me visto cada diciembre
Y los niños disfrutan poniéndome
Adornos y luces de colores.
Árbol de Navidad
#2
Cuando hay nieve podemos jugar
Grande o pequeño me puedes crear
Me pones un gorro y una bufanda al
revés
Una nariz de zanahoria y brazos con
ramas también
Muñeco de nieve
Tongue
Twisters
Señora compre coco
No compro coco porque como poco
Como poco
Coco compro
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