My Community and Me

Classroom: Mariquitas
Blog Theme: My Community and Me
Week: November 18th, 2019 to November 22nd, 2019

What are we learning?

 

Dear Parents,

 

We hope you are having a wonderful week. This is our last week of the topic “My Community and Me.” Children will continue exploring their surroundings and be encouraged to be kind, nice and considerate to their neighbors and show respect to them.

 

Through practical actions we keep enlightening kids about importance of being part of a neighborhood. We have scheduled exciting 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:

·         Observe flashcards of community helpers.

·         Play with different textures.

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

·         Thanksgiving Day Celebration on Wednesday, November 27^th, 2019.

·         Thanksgiving Day on Thursday, November 28^th, 2019. School will be closed on Thursday, November 28^th, 2019 and Friday, November 29^th, 2019 for Thanksgiving Holiday.

Year-Round Activities

Student of the Week

Please make sure to sign up your child for this beautiful activity that runs from August through January 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.

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

Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child's 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.

·         Make sure that your child has always TWO extra sets 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.

·         Bring diapers, wipes and rash ointment when needed. Do not forget to label them with your child's name.

·         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.

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

·         Label bottles and 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.

·         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 turkey - El pavo