The Plants

Classroom: Sapitos
Blog Title: The Plants
Weekly Feature Theme: Garden Project
Week: April 24^th, 2017 to April 28^th, 2017

What we are learning?

Dear Parents, We hope you are having a beautiful week. This month our theme is “The Plants”. This coming week we will learn everything about planting a plant and germination. We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. Children will explore and discover how to water the plants and enjoy a puppet show. On the 27^th, we will start working on our garden project and children will discover every stage of the plant growth. We will be planting some seeds. On Friday we will celebrate the week of the young child! Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Paula & Miss Jenny

Materials for Weekly Activities

 

·         Bring flower seeds for our garden project as well as an outdoor blanket since we will be working outside. We need these for April 27^th, 2016.·         Bring some snacks so children can share with their classmate for Friday, April 28^th.

 Holidays & Upcoming Events 

·         Week of the Young Child from April 23^rd to 29^th, 2017. Celebration will take place on April 28^th in the main activity classroom.
·         Teacher Appreciation Day from May 1^st to May 5^th, 2017.·         Mother's Day Celebration on May 12^th, 2017  

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Anabella Ruiz and Olivia Gladwell. We wish you the best and hope you have a wonderful birthday!

 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. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in case you have any comment or any question about your child’s development or any notes/comments made in your child’s journal.
·         Avoid bringing your child with items that can cause distraction such as toys, necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc. This is needed to help him/her concentrate in the scheduled activities at school.
·         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.
·         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, if your child has not been potty-trained yet.
·         If your child is bringing a lunch box, please label it with your child’s name and date and place it in the kitchen refrigerator.
·         Label the food that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared.
·         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 gardener - El jardinero·         The orchard - El huerto
·         The seeds - Las semillas
·         The soil - La tierra

The Plants

Classroom: Sapitos

Blog Title: The Plants

Weekly Feature Theme: The trees

Week: April 17^th, 2017 to April 21^st, 2017

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This month our theme is “The Plants”. This coming week we will learn everything about the trees.
 We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. Children will explore and discover all the parts of a tree, type of trees and the care and reforestation of trees. Children will also notice the bird nests and squirrels in the trees while exploring nature in our backyard. Children will also work in art projects related to trees.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
Miss Paula & Miss Jenny 

Materials for Weekly Activities

 · Bring a book or magazine about trees that exist in Wake Forest for Thursday, April 20^th, 2017.

 Holidays & Upcoming Events

·        International Fiesta on April 19^th, 2017.
·        Week of the Young Child from April 23^rd to 29^th, 2017.
·        Teacher Appreciation Week from May 1^st to May 5^th, 2017.
·        Mother's Day Celebration on May 12^th, 2017.

Dress Code

·        International Fiesta: Girls should wear their dresses they have ordered online and boys should wear khaki shorts and red shirts (bottom down or polo style). A fee of $5 per girl is needed to get the hair headband for the party. 

 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. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in case you have any comment or any question about your child’s development or any notes/comments made in your child’s journal.
·        Avoid bringing your child with items that can cause distraction such as toys, necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc. This is needed to help him/her concentrate in the scheduled activities at school.·        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.·        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, if your child has not been potty-trained yet.·        If your child is bringing a lunch box, please label it with your child’s name and date and place it in the kitchen refrigerator.·        Label the food that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared.
·        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 tree - El árbol

 ·        The fruits - Las frutas

 ·        The vegetables - Los verduras

 ·        The tree trunk - El tronco

 

 

The Plants

Classroom: Sapitos

Blog Title: The Plants

Weekly Feature Theme: Growth and Function of the Plant

Week: April 10^th, 2017 to April 14^th, 2017

          What we are learning?

Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This month our theme is “The Plants”. This coming week we will learn everything about growth and function of the plant.
We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. Children will explore and discover all about function of the plant and the growth stages. They will learn that the plants need water, soil, sun, air and water to grow to beautiful healthy plants. They will also participate in egg hunting for our Easter celebration with our Easter bunnie.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Paula & Miss Jenny

           Materials for Weekly Activities

 

·         Bring Easter eggs as donation for Easter Egg Hunt Celebration. You can drop them with the administration office. This is needed for April 13^th, 2017.

·         Bring one empty gallon milk bottle, big movable eyes and a meter of ribbon of 2 inches of your child’s favorite color for Thursday, April 13^th, 2017 for an Easter art project.

 

            Holidays & Upcoming Events

·         Easter Celebration (Easter Egg Hunt) on April 13^th, 2017.

·         Coffee Talk on April 13^th, 2017.

·         School is closed on Good Friday, April 14^th, 2017.

·         International Fiesta on April 19^th, 2017.

·         Week of the Young Child from April 23^rd to 29^th, 2017.

                    Dress Code

·         International Fiesta: Girls should wear their dresses they have ordered online and boys should wear khaki shorts and red shirts (bottom down or polo style). A fee of $5 per girl is needed to get the hair headband for the party. 

           Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Anabella Ruiz and Olivia Gladwell who are celebrating their birthday. We wish you the best and hope you have a wonderful birthday!

            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. Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in case you have any comment or any question about your child’s development or any notes/comments made in your child’s journal.

·         Avoid bringing your child with items that can cause distraction such as toys, necklaces, bracelets, watches, etc. This is needed to help him/her concentrate in the scheduled activities at school.

·         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.

·         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, if your child has not been potty-trained yet.

·         If your child is bringing a lunch box, please label it with your child’s name and date and place it in the kitchen refrigerator.

·         Label the food that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared.

·         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

·         Easter eggs - Huevos de Pascua

·         The bunnie - El conejo

·         The carrot - La zanahoria

·         The basket - La cesta