Classroom: Pajaritos Blog Theme: I love the plants

Week: From 04/02/2018 to 04/06/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents, 

We hope you all have a wonderful week. This month we are starting a new topic “I love the plants”. This topic will allow children to get knowledge of their natural environment. Children will be getting familiar with plants and flowers and discover the green world.

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 onomatopoeic sounds of nature. 

· Observe visual flashcards related to plants and fruits and pronounce their names. 

· Learn the concept of give and take while playing with fruit toys. 

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

· International Fiesta on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at Unity of the Triangle located at 5570 Munford Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612. 

· Young Child Week from Monday, April 16th to Friday, April 20th, 2018.

· Earth Day on Friday April 20th, 2018. 

· National Tree Day on Friday. April 27th, 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’s hands when entering your child’s classroom.

· Make sure to wear shoe covers when entering classroom to drop your child.

· Knock before entering the classroom to make sure there is no one behind the door

· 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 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.

· Always store pacifiers in their packages.

· 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.

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

· 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 place them 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 plant - La planta

· The flower - La flor

Song of the Week

Un día en el parque jugando estaba

Con mis amigos de Sff!

Mire hacia el suelo, vi algo pequeño 

La semillita yo vi pasar

Yo la tome con mucho cuidado

Y en una taza con amor la sembré,

Con tierra y agua creció mi plantita 

Y muchas flores yo vi nacer

Cuida tú alrededor, 

A las plantitas respeta,

Por un mundo mejor cuida la naturaleza

Poems

Una hermosa flor 

Para ti con mucho amor.

Finger Games

Abro y cierro

Abro y cierro

Abro y cierro 

Mis manitos 

Abro y cierro 

Abro y cierro

Y doy unas palmaditas.

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/26/2018 to 03/30/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents, 

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time” and explore music all over the world. This week we will explore African music and dances. Children will also learn the concept of up and down while playing with colorful scarves. 

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:

· Dance to the rhythm of African music. 

· Touch different textures. 

· Observe visual flashcards of people wearing traditional costumes and try to pronounce the names of objects they see. 

· Classify balls by color.

· Dance to the rhythm of the song “El Mariachi Loco” which is the song we will perform in our International Party. 

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

· 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’s hands when entering your child’s classroom.

· Make sure to wear shoe covers when entering the classroom to drop your child.

· Knock before entering the classroom to make sure there is no one behind the door

· 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 an 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.

· Always store pacifiers in their packages.

· 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.

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

· 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 place them 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 tambourine - La pandereta

Poems

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

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/19/2018 to 03/23/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents, 

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time” and explore music all over the world. 

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:

· Dance to the rhythm of Latin music. 

· Touch different textures. 

· Observe visual flashcards and try to pronounce the names of objects they see. 

· Explore musical instruments. 

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

· 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’s hands when entering your child’s classroom.

· Make sure to wear shoe covers when entering classroom to drop your child.

· Knock before entering the classroom to make sure there is no one behind the door

· 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 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.

· Always store pacifiers in their packages.

· 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.

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

· 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 place them 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 tambourine - La pandereta

Poems

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

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/12/2018 to 03/16/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents, 

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time” and explore music all over the world. This week, children will learn and discover music from Asia. Children will also learn to identify the concept of up and down using their arms while also trying to wave hi and goodbye with their hands. 

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:

· Discover objects that are inside our surprise basket. 

· Manipulate different objects and listen to the sounds they produce such as boxes, spoons, plastic cups, etc. 

· Motivate babies in the age range of 9-12 months to crawl and reach objects related to this theme.

· Touch Asian different costumes and listen to a brief description of them. 

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

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

· Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.

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

Birthdays!

Happy Birthday to Claudio Campos!

who is celebrating his birthday on 3/14!

We wish you the best. 

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’s hands when entering your child’s classroom.

· Make sure to wear shoe covers when entering the classroom to drop your child.

· Knock before entering the classroom to make sure there is no one behind the door

· 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 an 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.

· Always store pacifiers in their packages.

· 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.

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

· 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 place them 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 tambourine - La pandereta

Poems

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

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:

· Identify the concept of in and out using maracas and a container. 

· Listen and dance to music beats from Latin America. 

· Observe visual flashcards of musical instruments and pronounce its names. 

· Classify colored balls by color. 

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

· 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’s hands when entering your child’s classroom.

· Make sure to wear shoe covers when entering classroom to drop your child.

· Knock before entering the classroom to make sure there is no one behind the door

· 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 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.

· Always store pacifiers in their packages.

· 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.

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

· 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 place them 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 drum - El tambor

Poems

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