Week of Jan 2 - 5

Classroom: Mariquitas

Blog Theme: Chu Chu Tren

Week: From 1/1/2018 to 1/5/2018

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful start to the new year. During the month of January, we will learn about a new theme called “Chu Chu Tren”. Children will explore and discover interesting facts about different means of land transportation. We will discuss about characteristics of some means of transportation and do comparisons.

Through practical actions we keep enlightening kids about how we commute from one place to another. We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so children can continue learning through fun experiences.  Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening skills. Some of the activities children will enjoy are: playing to push cars in the park to keep strengthening their motor skills, singing and dancing to the rhythm of songs related to this fun theme, listening to stories about trains during Story time, creating crafts such as train and cars to keep boosting their fine motor skills, reviewing the name of the teachers and all classmates, etc.

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

• In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. school will be closed on Monday, January 15th, 2018.

• Art fair on January 16th, 2018 through January 26th, 2018.

Year-Round Activities

Student of the Week

Please make sure to sign up your child for this wonderful activity!

As you know, 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.

Sign up today! Sign-up sheets are available at the entrance of the classroom.

Friendly Reminders

• Wash your hands and your child hands when entering your child’s classroom.

• Always store pacifiers in their packages.

• Read, review and fill out your child’s journal with information for the teacher.

• Label all your child’s clothing and items and make sure that your child has TWO 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.

• Bring diapers, wipes and rash ointment and label them with your child’s name when requested and if needed.

• Make sure to fill out an administration or authorization form specifying when bug spray, diaper cream and any other ointment should be applied and be sure to supply and label the items with your child's name and place them in a Tote bag.

• Morning snack time is at 8:45 am every day till 9:10 am.

• 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.

• Inform the teacher if there has been a change in your child’s feeding schedule.

• 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 truck – El camión

• The train – El tren

Song of the Week – A Volar

Vamos volando en un avión

Y al ver por la ventana vemos las nubes pasar

Volando en un avión

A una enorme altura nos vamos a pasear

Desde mi ventana las alas puedo ver

Y  allá abajo otras cosas también.

Los autos y edificios muy pequeños son

Y me hacen sentir que muy alto estoy.

Es muy divertido un avión pilotear

Y cuando sea mayor eso voy a estudiar

Por ahora me conformo con solo jugar

A salvo de tormentas que me puedan dañar.

Poems

Ring ring suena el teléfono

Tica tac suena el reloj

Chu chu suena el trencito

Muchos sonidos escucho yo

El señor invierno

Se viste de blanco

Se pone el abrigo

Porque esta temblando

Se encuentra a la lluvia

Llorando llorando

Y también el viento

Que viene soplando