My Classroom and Friends

Classroom: MonitosBlog Title: My school and MeWeekly Feature Theme: My Classroom and FriendsWeek: Week: August 21^th, 2017 to August 25^th, 2017 What we are learning?Dear Parents, We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week we will continue with our theme is “My School and I”. Children will continue exploring the different areas of school and the staff the work in the school. Day by day children will adapt and adjust to their new routine. Children will also review our classroom rules. We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills so children can continue learning through fun experiences that will allow them to learn more about their classmates. Children will learn what their classmate like such as their favorite color and their favorite toys. We will appreciate that you bring a family picture and an individual student picture of your child with all about me questionnaire if you have not done yet.
 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 ·         Labor Day on Monday, September 4th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         Grandparents Day Celebration on Friday, September 8th, 2017.
·         Picture Day on Monday, September 18th, 2017 at all Sff! locations.
 

Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 kitchen - La cocina
·         The park - El parque
·         The cook - La cocinera
 

Song of the Week 

CANCION DE LOS VALORES, BUENOS MODALES 
Esta canción especial
Lindas palabras te enseñara
Por siempre tú las repetirás
Aquí en Sff!
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Mucho gusto, por favor
Estas son palabras mágicas
Que por siempre te harán mejor
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Se amable y de buen corazón
Saludando a tu vecino y ayudando con mucho amor
 

       Poems

Llego la hora de despertar
Para ir  a mi colegio
“Sff!”

Riddles 

Allí tengo amigos
Y puedo jugar
Aprendo canciones
Y mil cosas más.
 
 
A veces soy grueso
A veces delgado
De muchos colores pinto
Cuando me coges con la mano.
Las crayolas

My Classroom and Friends

Classroom: Monitos
Blog Title: My school and Me
Weekly Feature Theme: My Classroom and Friends
Week: August 14^th, 2017 to August 18^th, 2017
 What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. We are excited to welcome all students to our new school year 2017-2018. This month our theme is “My School and I”. This coming week children will experience and explore the school, our school routine and classroom. It will be a week of adaptation and adjustment. Children will also learn about our classroom rules and their responsibilities.
 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 fun experiences they participate with their classmates.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Karla & Miss Karla  Holidays & Upcoming Events ·         Teacher Word Day on Monday, August 14^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         School Year 2017 - 2018 starts on Tuesday, August 15^th, 2017.

Friendly Reminders 

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 

·         My school - Mi escuela
·         My friends - Mi amigos
·         My teacher - Mi maestra
 
 

        Song of the Week

CANCION DE LOS VALORES, BUENOS MODALES 
Esta canción especial
Lindas palabras te enseñara
Por siempre tú las repetirás
Aquí en Sff!
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Mucho gusto, por favor
Estas son palabras mágicas
Que por siempre te harán mejor
Buenos días, muchas gracias
Se amable y de buen corazón
Saludando a tu vecino y ayudando con mucho amor
 

Poems 

Llego la hora de despertar
Para ir  a mi colegio
“Sff!”
 
Allí tengo amigos
Y puedo jugar
Aprendo canciones
Y mil cosas más.
 

Riddles 

A veces soy grueso
A veces delgado
De muchos colores pinto
Cuando me coges con la mano.
Las crayolas

Little Magicians and Clowns

Classroom: Monitos
Blog Title: Summer Camp
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Magicians and Clowns
Week: August 7^th, 2017 to August 11^th, 2017
 What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This is our last week of summer camp and we want to make sure children have fun while learning.  This week children will enjoy being little magicians and clowns.
 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 participate in crazy hair day activity and we will have a wonderful party where children will share memories with classmates while having an amazing time.  Below we are listing extra activities that we will be participating during our last week such as:
 ·         Pretending to be magicians.
·         Painting our faces like clowns.
·         Participating in a puppet show of elephants. 
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Karla & Miss Karla Holidays & Upcoming Events  ·         Splash Days on Mondays in the morning and Thursdays in the afternoon.
·         Crazy Hair Day on Monday, August 7^th, 2017.
·         Painted Face Day on Wednesday, August 9^th, 2017.
·         Last Day of Summer Camp Party on Thursday, August 10^th, 2017.
·         Wake Forest Meet and Greet on Friday, August 11^th, 2017 at 6:00 pm.
·         Teacher Work day on Friday August 11^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·         Teacher Work day on Monday August 14^th, 2017. School will be closed.
·          First day of School on Tuesday August 15^th, 2017.

  Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 tote 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 tote bag.

Little Athletes

Classroom: Monitos
Blog Title: Summer Camp
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Athletes
Week: July 31st, 2017 to August 4th, 2017
 

What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week children will enjoy being little athletes and discover interesting things about the Olympics games. Our goal is to encourage students to continue developing important values such as friendship, teamwork, solidarity and respect.
 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 practice long-distance jumps, obstacles races, musical chairs, etc. It will be an exciting week.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Karla & Miss Karla
 

Holidays & Upcoming Events  ·         Splash Days on Mondays in the morning and Thursdays in the afternoon.
·         Olympic Games on Friday, August 4^th, 2017.
·         Wake Forest Meet and Greet on Friday, August 11th at 6:00 pm.
·         Teacher Work day on Friday August 11th. School will be closed.
·         Teacher Work day on Monday August 14th. School will be closed.
·         First day of School on Tuesday August 15^th.
 
 

Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 tote 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 tote bag.

Little Creators

Blog Title: Summer Camp
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Creators
Week: July 24^th, 2017 to July 28^th, 2017
 What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little creators and we will encourage children to be creative.
 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 participate in creative activities to create objects using recycled material and to create an animal with boxes that will be painted by them. They will have fun playing Splash with the plastic animal toy and enjoy some bowling time while playing bowling with the recycled plastic bottles.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Karla & Miss Karla  Holidays & Upcoming Events  ·         Splash Days on Mondays in the morning and Thursdays in the afternoon.
·         Olympic Games on Monday, July 31^st.
·         Last Day of Summer Camp on Thursday, August 10^th.
·         Classroom Setup Day on Friday, August 11^th. School will be closed.
·         Wake Forest Location Open house on Friday, August 11^th. at 6:00pm.
·         Teacher Work Day on Monday, August 14^th. School will be closed.
·         First Day of School Year 2017 on Tuesday, August 15^th. 

  Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 tote 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 tote bag.

Little Scientists

Classroom: Monitos
Blog Title: Summer Camp
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Scientists
Week: July 17^th, 2017 to July 21^st, 2017
 What we are learning?Dear Parents,
 We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little scientists. We will be exploring and discovering the world of science through painting, yoga, discovering, and of course playing! We will talk about the ocean, colors, magnetism and nature.
 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. At home, we encourage you to continue to describe the smells, tastes, sights, colors, and textures of objects to enhance your child’s vocabulary.
 Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 Miss Karla & Miss Karla  Holidays & Upcoming Events ·         Splash Days on Mondays in the morning and Thursdays in the afternoon.

Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 tote 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 tote bag.

Little Readers

Classroom: Monitos
Blog Title: Summer Camp 2017
Weekly Feature Theme: Little Readers
Week: July 10^th to July 14^th, 2017

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,
 
We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little readers. We will read and listen to wonderful story books about Princesses and Knights.
 
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 discovering and exploring stories through listening and reading. They will also enjoy some outdoor fun during our Splash days and cherish some fun times during Pajama Day with their classmates. And they will also enjoy our Princesses and Knights Day on Friday. 
 
Thank you for letting us play such an important role in your child’s life and we hope you have a great weekend.
 
Miss Karla & Miss Karla
 

Materials for Weekly Activities
·         Have your child bring his/her favorite book for Monday, July 10^th.
·         Have your child bring a doll of his/her favorite story book character for Wednesday, July 12^th if you have one at home.
 

Dress Code
·         Splash Days on Mondays in the morning and Thursdays in the afternoon. 

Holidays & Upcoming Events
·         Favorite Book Day on Monday, July 10^th.
·         Pajama Day on Tuesday, July 11^th.
·         Favorite Character Day on Wednesday, July 12th.
·         Princesses and Knights Day on Friday, July 14^th.
·         Have your child wear his/her favorite pajama on Pajama Day on Tuesday, July 11^th.

Friendly Reminders

·         Wash your hands and your child’s hands when entering the classroom and help your child to find his/her seat.
·         Read your child’s journal, blogs and Friday Newsletter.
·         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 and a blanket for nap time.
·         Make sure to take the blanket home on Fridays for laundry and bring it back on Monday.
·         Make sure to have enough pull-ups or diapers in the cubby for the day.
·         Label all bottles and food or lunch box that you bring to preschool for your child with your child’s name and the date it was prepared and place in the kitchen. If any of these items require to be refrigerated, please put it inside the refrigerator.
·         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 tote 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 tote bag.