Classroom: Monitos A & B
Blog Theme: Hola! Around The World
Weekly Theme: Knowing Africa
Week: From 03/26/2018 to 03/30/2018
What we are learning?
Dear Parents,
We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our fantastic theme “Hola! Around the world”. This week children will learn everything about Africa, i.e. their culture, geography, traditions, cuisines, music, etc. We will also discuss about the African art and masks.
They will also get familiar with African natural resources and its fauna! Africa has a varied culture and people speak different languages and have their own traditions.
We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme, so children can continue acquiring knowledge through fun experiences. Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills.
Monday - Large Group Setting
Learn about Africa.
Observe visual flashcards of animals, traditional costumes and touristic places.
Tuesday - Small Group Setting
Take a walk inside the classroom and pretend to be animals from Africa.
Mimic animal sounds.
Wednesday - Small Group Setting
Play drums while following the music beat.
Thursday - Small Group Setting
Listen to animal sounds.
Listen to African music while learning about African musical instruments.
We would also like to invite a parent who is from any country in Africa to join the classroom to share a story about your country! To participate in this activity, please let us know.
Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
Holidays & Upcoming Events
Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.
Friday, March 30: Good Friday – School is closed.
Year-Round Activities
Student of the Week & Travelling Pet
Please make sure to sign up your child for these wonderful activities as these 2 are the children favorites! Both activities allow every child to make and share memories with their classmates.
For the student of the week activity, every week a child is given a set week that he/she are 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 or anything they are interested in. Also, on their week parents and the student of the week may pick a day to present the poster and the book to the class. 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 child 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 to school a collage of pictures and a brief description of what they did with the pet. Parent should make sure to place the collage inside the travelling pet bag.
Sign up to both activities today! Sign-up sheets are available at the entrance of the classroom.
Friendly Reminders
Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
Label all your child’s clothing and items and make sure that your child has extra set of clothing that is appropriate to weather in his/her cubby now that is getting colder.
Make sure to remove clothing from the cubby and just leave one set of clothing and a blanket for nap time.
Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
Label all bottles and food that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and drop it in the kitchen. 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 drum - El tambor
The maracas - Las maracas
The masks - Las máscaras
Star Words of the Week
Plenarriquena
Jennifer Lopez
Orgullosa estoy
De mi pais y mi bandera
Por eso la represento
Hoy aqui y donde quiera que voy
Es un sentir en cual siempre esta presente
El de mi cultura y mi gente
Y se que Ahora voy a compartir...
Isla tan bonita
Cuanto a ti te quiero
Eres conocida
En el mundo entero
Por tu bellesa que no tiene comparasion
Tu gente y tu sencillez
Que miran con admiracion
Y es por eso que hoy
A los cuatro vientos seguidos
Pa que todo el mundo se entere
Que soy de Puerto Rico!
Ha! Ahora!
Soy de Puerto Rico
Isla del Encanto
Pa que todos sepan
Hoy a quien le canto...
Que yo soy de Puerto Rico
La isla del Encanto
Y esa noche de amas
Roberto Clemente
Aqui le canto
So de Puerto Rico (eso!)
Isla del Encanto
Pa que todos sepan
Hoy a quien le canto
A quien le canto Rafael
Y tambien el gran Javier
Y hoy contentamente
Le canta Jennifer
Soy de Puerto Rico (asi)
Isla del Encanto
Pa que todos sepan
Hoy a quien le canto
Soy de Puerto Rico
(Que yo soy de Puerto Rrrrico)
Isla del Encanto
(Islita te quiero tanto)
Soy de Puerto Rico
(tu eres la razon)
Isla del Encanto
(que inspirado esta cancion)
Ooh...
Ooh...
Cantar que se escuche por donde quiera
(something) las holas del mar que te banan
Que bonita bandera, que bonita...
De mi tu eres duena
Por eso me siento orgullosa de ser Puertorriquena
Soy de Puerto Rico
Isla del Encanto
Eso!
Ay!
Soy de Puerto Rico
Isla del Encanto
Dale, dale!
Soy de Puerto Rico
Poems
#1
Vamos amiguitos
Vamos a tocar
Muchos instrumentos
Para pa pa pa
Suena el tambor
Suena el violin
Suena la guitarra
Trin trin trin trin
Ahí vienen las maracas
Vamos todos a tocar
En esta linda orquesta
Que es fenomenal.
Riddles
#1
Se toca con dos palillos
Es un instrumento que suena fuerte
bom bom bom
El tambor
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