Friday, December 6, 2019

My friend, the Winter

Classroom: Monitos
Blog Theme: Let´s Celebrate
Weekly Theme: My friend, the Winter
Week: December 9th, 2019 to December 13th, 2019
 

What are we learning?

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a wonderful week. This week we are going to bring the wonder of winter into our classrooms. Children will learn about ice and snow, winter weather clothing, winter animals and how people adapt to survive the season.
Through practical actions, we keep enlightening kids about winter. We have scheduled exciting art activities related to this theme, 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:

·         Large Group Setting

o    Learn and discover the following:

§  What is winter?

§  What are the characteristics for this season?

§  What can you expect in winter?

§  What season is it in other parts of the world?

o    Learn about the animals that love winter while observing visual flashcards.

·         Small-Group Setting

o    Mimic polar bears and walk across different paths.

·         Small-Group Setting

o    Classify gloves by green and yellow colors.

·         Small-Group Setting

o    Create a snowman using different materials.

o    Create a winter hat with paper plates.

·         Small-Group Setting

o  Participate in an art project and paint tree branches in white color.

 
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

·         Santa Visit & Book Donation Week from Monday, December 16th, 2019 to Friday 20th, 2019.

·         Glenwood Holiday Party on Friday, December 20th, 2019.

·         Christmas Eve on Tuesday, December 24th, 2019. The school will be closed.

·         Christmas Day on Wednesday, December 25th, 2019. The school will be closed.

·         New Year’s Eve on Tuesday, December 31st, 2019. The school will be closed.

·         New Year’s Day on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020. The school will be closed.


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 winter - El invierno

·         The gloves - Los guantes

·         The snowman - El muñeco de nieve

Song of the Week - Tradiciones por mí

 

Aquí en mi hermoso país
Muchas tradiciones hay por mi
Y hoy yo te quiero contar
Lo que yo celebro en Sff!

4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor Day
Good Friday , Fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad, Año Nuevo y ahora
Vamos a repetir

4 de Julio
Memorial Day
Acción de gracias y Labor Day
Good Friday , Fall festival
Martin Luther King
Navidad y Año nuevo

Rhymes


#1
Estamos de fiesta!
Voy a celebrar
luces de colores
no dejan de brillar.

#2
Mi amigo el invierno
Ha llegado ya
Botas, abrigos y bufanda
Vamos todos a usar.

Riddles


#1
De verde me visto cada diciembre
Y los niños disfrutan poniéndome
Adornos y luces de colores
Árbol de Navidad

#2
En la calle de muchos colores me verás
Brillo brillo brillo
Y no dejo de brillar
Las luces de colores

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