Green Earth 2/2-7

Classroom: Ositos
Blog Theme: Green Earth
Weekly Theme: Secrets of the Planet
Week: February 2nd, 2020 to February 7th, 2020

What we are learning?

 Dear Parents, We hope you are having a wonderful week This week we will continue with the topic “Green Earth.” Children will be exploring the secrets of the planet. We will learn about the beginnings in Planet Earth, volcanos and the prehistoric animals “Dinosaurs.” They will also explore other planets of our solar system as well as the sun, the moon, the starts and the rotation of the planet Earth around its own axis with respect to the sun.
We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so children can continue acquiring knowledge through fun experiences.  Each one of them will help to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. Some activities children will enjoy are as follows:

·         Once Upon a Time: The Dinosaurs
·         Volcanos
o    Learn about volcanos.
§  What are they?
§  What can we find inside a volcano crater?
§  Are they dangerous?
§   Create a volcano and simulate an eruption.
·         The Solar System: Earth Rotation - Day & Night
o    Understand why we have day and night.
o    Learn about the Sun, Moon and Stars.
o    4-year-old children will read a story about the Moon and Astronauts.
·         The Planets
o    Learn about the characteristics of the planets.  
·         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 dramatic play: Turn our dramatic play center into a prehistoric place with caves and volcanos.

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

·         Parent-Teacher Conference Week from February 3rd, 2020 to February 7th, 2020.

·         Valentine’s Day Celebration on Friday, February 14th, 2020.

·         Teacher Appreciation Week from February 17th, 2020 to February 20^th, 2020.

·         Early Release on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th 2020 at 12:30pm.

·         Science Fair Week from February 24th, 2020 to February 28th, 2020.

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 dinosaurs - Los dinosaurios·         The day - El día·         The night - La noche·         The stars - Las estrellas·         The planets - Los planetas·         The rainbow - El arco iris

Song of the Week

Buenos días ya salió el solMiro hacia el cielo, las nubes de algodónBuenas noches, la luna salió
Muchas estrellitas, luceros de amorEstrellas, planetas
Luna y solCuida nuestra tierra y llénala de amor

Rhymes

 #1
Yo vivo en un mundoNo hay como élLleno de flores y plantas también.Encuentro rocas, arena y marTierra y ríos para disfrutar. Yo vivo en un mundoQue debemos cuidarSu nombre es Tierra¡Qué hermoso lugar! #2Nací para cuidaresto que veo:para cuidar la lluvia,para cuidar el viento,para cuidar el ave,al pez y a lo pequeñonací para cuidarTodo el universo #3Soy un científicoY voy a crearHacer muchos experimentosJugar y a explorarRiddles

#1Doy calorcitoSoy muy redondoSalgo prontitoY tarde me escondoEl sol 

Tongue Twisters

Filipí, filipóLa flor se abrióFilipí, filipóEl sol la abrigo