Travel and Communication 1/20-24

Classroom: Ositos
Blog Theme: Travel & Communication in my city
Weekly Theme: Means of Communication & Entertainment
Week: From January 20th, 2020 to January 24th, 2020

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,
 We hope you all have a great week. This week we will continue learning about our theme called “Travel & Communication in my city.” This week, children will learn about means of mass communication, particularly media such as TV, magazines, newspapers, internet and mail letters as well as telephones, movie theaters, etc. Children will have fun while exploring how people exchange information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time. At the end of the week, children will be able to identify all the means we use to stay informed, educated and entertained.

 We have scheduled exciting activities related to this topic 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:

·         Written Means of Communication
o    Learn about different written means of communication such as newspapers, magazines, brochures and books. 
·         The Post Office
o    Get familiar with the post office.
o    Discuss why do we go to the post office and what materials can we find there.
o    Participate in pretend play: play post office.    
·         Oral Means of Communication
o    Learn about different oral means of communication such as the telephone, radio, and mobile phones.
o    Create a telephone using paper cups.   
·         Visual Means of Communication
o    Learn about visual means of communication such as television and cinemas.
·         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 hands-on experience and play movie theater.
 
 
Thank you for letting us play such an essential role in your child’s life and we hope you have a wonderful weekend.

Holidays & Upcoming Events

·         Martin Luther King Jr. Day. School will be closed.
·         Delivery of Report Cards on January 27^th, 2020.
·         Parent-Teacher Conference Week from February 3^rd, 2020 to February 7^th, 2020.
·         Valentine’s Day Celebration on Friday, February 14^th, 2020.
·         Teacher Appreciation Week from February 17^th, 2020 to February 21^st, 2020.
·         Early Release on Friday, February 21^st, 2020.
·         Science Fair Week from February 24^th, 2020 to February 28^th, 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 telephone - El teléfono
·         The television - La televisión
·         The radio - La radio
·         The books - Los libros
·         The cinema - El cine
·         The newspaper - El periódico