Knowing Asia

Classroom: Monitos A & B

Blog Theme: Hola! Around The World

Weekly Theme: Knowing Asia

Week: From 03/11/2019 to 03/15/2019

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our fun theme “Hola! Around the world”.  This week children will learn everything about Asia. Children will explore and discover about their culture, geography, traditions, cuisines, music, traditional costumes, etc. and the most fascinating touristic attractions in that continent.  We will discuss about the habitat of Panda bears while also getting familiar with the cherry blossom tree, a tree that symbolizes the Asian culture and that can be grown in our backyards as it requires no much care.

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 Asia.   

• Observe visual flashcards of animals, traditional costumes and touristic places.

• Tuesday through Friday - Small or Large Group Setting

• Create Asian crafts.  

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

• International Fiesta for Glenwood, on Friday, March 29th, 2019.

• Week of the Young Child from Monday, April 15th, 2019 through Friday, April 19th, 2019.

• Easter Celebration on Thursday, April 18th, 2019.

• Good Friday on Frida, April 19th, 2019. School is closed.

• Book Fair from Monday, April 22nd, 2019 through Friday, April 26th, 2019.

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 dragon - El dragon

• The Panda Bear - El oso panda

• The deer = El ciervo

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