Week of March 5 to 9

Classroom: Mariquitas

Blog Theme: Tan Tan Music Time

Week: From 03/05/2018 to 03/09/2018

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue this week with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time”. Children will learn and discover music from Latin America.

We will also continue working on motor and sensorial activities related to this theme, so children can continue learning through fun experiences while keeping strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills.  Some activities children will enjoy are as follows:

• Listen to interesting facts about traditional costumes from Ecuador.  

• Play with colorful hoops and parachutes.

• Sing songs related to this theme.

• Dance to the rhythm of Latin American music.

• Mimic animal actions.

• Rehearse for our Fiesta Latina.

• Help to make arepas.

• Rip paper and create paper balls.   

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

• Report Cards are sent home on March 5th, 2018.

• Monday-Friday, March 12-16: Parent-Teacher conferences.

• Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.

• Friday, March 30: Good Friday – School is closed.

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 drum - El tambor

• La maraca - The maraca

Poems

#1

El país donde vivo  

Es mi hermoso hogar

Sus paisajes, los lugares

Todo luce fenomenal.

Yo lo cuido, lo valoro

Yo lo quiero de verdad

Finger Games

Los deditos de la mano

Todos juntos estarán

Si lo cuentas uno a uno

Cinco son y nada más

Los deditos de la mano

Estirados los verás

Si tu cuentas las dos manos

Cinco y cinco serán