Thursday, June 28, 2018

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Gardeners

Classroom: Pajaritos
Blog Title: Summer Camp 2018
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Gardeners
Week: July 2nd to July 6th, 2018



What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little gardeners.

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. Children will enjoy Splash days and participate in several outdoor activities to discover nature and our surroundings. They will feel different textures, create the American flag, observe flashcards of plants and flowers while giving a brief description of what they see and water our plant “Chispita”.

It will as always a week full of learning and fun activities kids enjoy and cherish!

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

· Splash days are on Mondays and Thursdays.
· Independence Day on July 4th. Spanish for fun! will be closed.


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 Ziploc 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.
· 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.
· 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 plastic 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 repellent 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 Ziploc bag.

Friday, June 22, 2018

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Travelers

Classroom: Pajaritos
Blog Title: Summer Camp 2018
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Travelers
Week: June 25th to June 29th, 2018


What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little travelers and exploring the means of transportation that we can use to explore new places such as bus, airplane or train.

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. Some of the activities children will enjoy are building and knocking down towers of soft cubes, identifying toys by colors such as green, red and blue and enjoying the outdoor time while doing a picnic in the park with their friends, 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
· Splash days are on Mondays and Thursdays.
· Picnic Day on Wednesday 6/27.
· Independence Day on July 4th. Spanish for fun! will be closed.


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 Ziploc 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.
· 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.
· 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 plastic 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 repellent 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 Ziploc bag.

Friday, June 15, 2018

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Chefs

Classroom: Pajaritos
Blog Title: Summer Camp 2018
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Chefs
Week: From 06/18/2018 to 06/22/2018


What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a beautiful week. Summer has started and we are so happy to welcome you all to our Summer Camp 2018. Children will participate in many fun events and they will enjoy Splash days, Yoga and so much more. This week the children will learn everything about being little chefs.

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.

· Explore, feel and touch fruits and vegetables and feel their textures.
· Learn how to kick balls.
· Pretend being chefs and play with chef toys.
· Identify the sensations of cold and warm water.

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

· Summer Camp First Day on Monday, June 18th, 2018.
· Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4th, 2018. Sff! will be closed.

Birthdays

Happy Birthday to Genevieve Carden who is celebrating her birthday on June 22nd, 2018. We wish you the best.

Dress Code
· Make sure to bring your child's swimwear outfit and Splash day backpack for Splash days.

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 Ziploc 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.
· 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.
· 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 plastic 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 Ziploc bag.

Friday, June 8, 2018

Theme: Annual Review. Week: From 06/11/2018 to 06/15/2018


What we are learning? 


Dear Parents, 

We hope you all have a wonderful week. The next couple of weeks will be a review of what we have learned during the school year. 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:

· Observe flashcards of musical instruments and identify them. 
· Review the concept of giving and take while playing with toys. 
· Feel different textures. 
· Mimic animal sounds. 

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

· Father’s Day Celebration on Thursday, June 14th, 2018.
· School Last Day on Friday, June 15th, 2018. Early Release at 12:30 pm.
· Summer Camp First Day on Monday, June 18th, 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 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.









Monday, June 4, 2018

Theme: Annual Review. Week: From 06/04/2018 to 06/08/2018


What we are learning? 


Dear Parents, 

We hope you all have a wonderful week. The next couple of weeks will be a review of what we have learned during the school year. This week we will review colors and means of transportation. 

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 primary colors in flashcards. 
· Observe images of fruits and identify the colors. 
· Observe images of means of transportation and identify them. 
· Review the concept of up and down while playing with a ball. 

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

· Parent-Teacher Conferences from Monday, June 4th, 2018 to Friday, June 8th, 2018.
· Father’s Day Celebration on Thursday, June 14th, 2018.
· School Last Day on Friday, June 15th, 2018.
· Summer Camp First Day on Monday, June 18th, 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 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.