Friday, October 18, 2019

Types of Houses


Classroom: Monitos
Blog Title: My Family
Weekly Feature Theme: Types of Houses
Week: October 21st, 2019 to October 25th, 2019

What are we learning?
Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a wonderful week. This week we continue learning about family and the types of houses which they live in.
We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so children can continue learning through fun experiences that help kids explore everything related to the family in different ways. Through practical actions, we will keep enlightening kids about the importance of family. Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening gross motor skills, fine motor skills, language, and socio-emotional skills. Below you can find a summary of all activities, children will participate during the week:

·         Whole-Class Instruction

o    Observe visual flashcards of different houses.

o    Build a house using geometric shapes.

·         Small-Group Setting

o    Identify different home objects, name them and describe the use in dramatic play.

o    Create a house using ice cream sticks.

·         Small-Group Setting

o    Observe green and yellow objects we can find inside a house.

o    Build a collage of different houses.

·         Small-Group Setting

o    Play with matching cards of different types of houses.

·         Whole-Class Instruction

o    Walk on drawn lines on the floor and follow the path to get to the house.

o    Do puzzles.


Thank you for letting us play such an essential role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.


Materials for Weekly Activities

·         Bring a family picture if you have not done it yet.


Holidays & Upcoming Events

·         Costume Fall Festival Day on Friday, October 25th, 2019.

·         Glenwood Book Fair Week from Monday, October 21st, 2019 to Friday, October 25th, 2019.

·         Community Helper Visit Week from Monday, November 4th to Friday, November 8th, 2019.

·         Thanksgiving Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 27th, 2019.

·         Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 28th, 2019. The school will be closed on Thursday, November 28th, 2019 and Friday, November 29th, 2019 for Thanksgiving Holiday.


Dress Code

·         Wear a costume on Friday, October 25th, 2019.


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

·         Wash your hands and your child's hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         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 refrigerator or counter. If you leave the lunch box in the counter, make sure to put ice packs inside the lunch box.
·         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 mother – La mamá

·         The father – El papá

·         The brother – El hermano


Song of the Week – Tengo una familia


Tengo una familia y es fenomenal
Mi papá me ama, mi mamá igual
Con mis hermanitos yo puedo jugar
Y mis abuelitos bailan sin cesar (x2)
Con este cha cha cha
La familia aprenderás
Respeto a papá, amo a mi mamá

Mi abuelo y mi abuela felices están
Esta es mi familia, es mi dulce hogar
Cha cha cha cha amo a mi mamá
Cha cha cha cha amo a mi papá (x2)


Poems


Viva mi familia
Qué felicidad
Vivo junto a ellos
Es fenomenal
Todos los niños y niñas
Necesitan un hogar
Una casita encantada
Un lugar para soñar

Todas las mañanas
Sueño al despertar
Que del cielo viene un ángel
Que me viene a besar
Al abrir los ojos
Miro donde está
Y en el mismo sitio
Veo a mis papas.

      

Riddles


Empieza con “A”
Y muchos cariños me da
Me cuida, me mima
Y es la mamá de mi mamá
Mi abuelita



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