Parts of my body/ Partes de mi cuerpo

Classroom: Sapitos

Blog Title: My Body and Me

Weekly Feature Theme: Parts of my body

Week: August 28th, 2017 to September 1st, 2017

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you are having a beautiful week. New month calls always for a new theme “My Body and Me”. This week we will discuss and discover interesting facts about our bodies, particularly about the parts of our body such as head, trunk and extremities.

We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through fun experiences. Children will be able to identify the different parts of the body, they will cut human figures while listening to songs related to this theme. In Math, we will review and identify the numbers from 1 to 5 and we will build towers of different sizes to explore the concepts of tall, medium and short.

Thank you for letting us play such an important 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 yet.

• Bring pictures of your child at different growth stages if you have them available.

Holidays & Upcoming Events

• Labor Day on Monday, September 4th, 2017. School will be closed.

• Grandparents Day Celebration on Friday, September 8th, 2017.

• Picture Day on Monday, September 18th, 2017 at all Sff! locations.

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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.

• 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 face – La cara

• The eyes – Los ojos

• The nose – La nariz

• The mouth – La boca

My Classroom and Friends

Classroom: SapitosBlog Title: My school and MeWeekly Feature Theme: My Classroom and FriendsWeek: Week: August 21^th, 2017 to August 25^th, 2017 What we are learning?Dear Parents, We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week we will continue with our theme is “My School and I”.  Children will continue exploring the different areas of school and meeting the staff. We will review our classroom rules and continue getting know their classmates. Moreover, we will be talking about the director and associate director roles. They will likewise be introduced to the teachers of the other classrooms. Children will also enjoy the visit of Ms. Jenny who is the cook of Spanish for fun! She will discuss about food. We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue getting knowledge through fun experiences. One of the activities they will love to participate is our school craft. We are going to design and build our school using recycled material.
 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 ·         Labor Day on Monday, September 4th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         Grandparents Day Celebration on Friday, September 8th, 2017.
·         Picture Day on Monday, September 18th, 2017 at all Sff! locations.
 

 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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 kitchen - La cocina
·         The park - El parque
·         The cook - La cocinera
·         The director - La directora
 
 

        Song of the Week

CANCION DE LOS VALORES, BUENOS MODALES 
Esta canción especial

Lindas palabras te enseñara

Por siempre tú las repetirás
Aquí en Sff!
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Mucho gusto, por favor
Estas son palabras mágicas
Que por siempre te harán mejor
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Se amable y de buen corazón
Saludando a tu vecino y ayudando con mucho amor
 

        Poems

Llego la hora de despertar
Para ir  a mi colegio
“Sff!”
 
Allí tengo amigos
Y puedo jugar
Aprendo canciones
Y mil cosas más.
 

Riddles 

A veces soy grueso
A veces delgado
De muchos colores pinto
Cuando me coges con la mano.
Las crayolas
 
Traz traz corto papeles
Traz traz corto cartón
Traz traz
Creo muchas cosas
Con tu imaginación
La tijera

My Classroom and Friends

Classroom: Sapitos
Blog Title: My school and Me
Weekly Feature Theme: My Classroom and Friends
Week: August 14^th, 2017 to August 18^th, 2017
 What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. We are excited to welcome all students to our new school year 2017-2018. This month our theme is “My School and I”. This coming week children will experience and explore the school, our school routine and classroom. It will be a week of adaptation and adjustment. Children will also learn about our classroom rules and their responsibilities.
 We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through fun experiences they participate with their classmates. Children will enjoy outdoor time in the playground and story time.
 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 ·         Teacher Word Day on Monday, August 14^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         School Year 2017 - 2018 starts on Tuesday, August 15^th, 2017.
 

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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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

·         My school - Mi escuela
·         My friends - Mi amigos
·         My teacher - Mi maestra
·         The cubes - Los bloques
·         The musical instruments - Los instrumentos musicales
 

Song of the Week 

"CANCION DE LOS VALORES, BUENOS MODALES".

Esta canción especial
Lindas palabras te enseñara
Por siempre tú las repetirás
Aquí en Sff!
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Mucho gusto, por favor
Estas son palabras mágicas
Que por siempre te harán mejor
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Se amable y de buen corazón
Saludando a tu vecino y ayudando con mucho amor

Poems 

Llego la hora de despertar
Para ir  a mi colegio
“Sff!”

Allí tengo amigos
Y puedo jugar
Aprendo canciones
Y mil cosas más.

  Riddles

A veces soy grueso
A veces delgado
De muchos colores pinto
Cuando me coges con la mano.
Las crayolas
 
Traz traz corto papeles
Traz traz corto cartón
Traz traz
Creo muchas cosas
Con tu imaginación
La tijera

Little Magicians and Clowns

Classroom: Sapitos
Blog Title: Summer Camp
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Magicians and Clowns
Week: August 7^th, 2017 to August 11^th, 2017
 What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This is our last week of summer camp and we want to make sure children have fun while learning.  This week children will enjoy being little magicians and clowns. Children will participate in crazy hair day activity and we will have a wonderful party where children will share memories with classmates while having an amazing time.
 We have scheduled learning activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through experiences. Below we are listing extra activities that we will be participating during our last week such as:
 ·         Pretending to be magicians and making magic.
·         Painting our noses like clowns.
·         Creating a craft of a circus tent with the help of our classmates.
 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 clown or a magazine about clowns or circus if you have one at home.
  Holidays & Upcoming Events ·         Splash Days on Tuesdays in the afternoon and Fridays in the morning.
·         Crazy Hair Day on Monday, August 7^th, 2017.
·         Painted Face Day on Wednesday, August 9^th, 2017.
·         Last Day of Summer Camp Party on Thursday, August 10^th, 2017.
·         Wake Forest Meet and Greet on Friday, August 11^th, 2017 at 6:00 pm.
·         Teacher Work day on Friday August 11^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         Teacher Work day on Monday August 14^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·          First day of School on Tuesday August 15^th, 2017.
 

 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. If the lunch box requires to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         Do not bring your child to school if the child has a fever of over 101F or any contagious conditions.
·         Apply sunscreen to your child every morning.
·         Make sure to keep in your child’s cubby a pair of glasses and a summer hat.
·         Have your child wear swimsuit, splashers or swim diapers and water shoes for Splash Day. Make sure to send a towel and a tote bag for wet items. Label and pack all these items in the tote bag.
·         Sunscreen and mosquito repellant are important to protect your child because he/she is very susceptible to sunburn/mosquito bites. Yet applying sunscreen and mosquito repellent to your child requires planning. If sunscreen and mosquito repellent must be applied to your child, make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when sunscreen and mosquito repellant should be applied and be sure to supply the sunscreen and mosquito repellant, label the bottles with your child's name and place them in a tote bag.