Ms. Cristina & Ms. Maria Gracia

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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Week of July 30th- August 3rd!

Dear Monitos Parents

This week our theme is “Knights and Princesses”. We will read stories of princess and knights
The words of the week are: Numbers: one to fifteen
Shapes: pentagon, oval, rhombus.
Words: asleep/awake, wide/thin, near/far, the seasons, yummy/yucky, where is it?, the months of the year.
Special words: knight, princess, horse, castle, dragon, armor, Shield.

Special activities of the week:

SPLASH DAYS: Monday and Thursday.
Wednesday: We will paint faces          
Thursday: Parade of princess and knights (dress up day)
Friday: Art fair of knights, princess, dragons and castles.

Welcome to our classroom:

Kieran Mamfre and Owen Rohrer. We are really happy to have you here!

Reminders:

Please don’t forget your child’s towel for Splash Days.
August 10th school is open until 12:30p.m.
August 13th school is closed and
Open House Night for Parents begins at 6:00 p.m.
August 14th is our first day of school.

Our children will be visiting the Sapitos classroom in the mornings and spending some time with Miss Artemiza and Miss Kenia to promote a smooth transition.

This week and next week Miss Amparo will be on vacation, but don’t worry because Miss Karla will take good care of your children.

Have a great rest of the week!
Ms. Amparo and Ms. Karla.

Friday, July 20, 2012

Week of July 23-27th!

Dear Monitos Parents:

Our theme this week is  “The Zoo”
 
Words of the week:
Numbers: one to fifteen
shapes: circle, oval, square, triangle, rectangle, star, heart.
Words: it is hot, a lot/ few, long/short, in/out, wide/thin, the date, rhymes, what day is today?
Special words: elephant, bear, monkey, giraffe, hippopotamus, lion, zebra, tiger, snake.
Special activities this week:
SPLASH DAY: Monday and Thursday.
Monday: Crazy hair.
Tuesday: The Little Monkeys will make colorful jello
Wednesday: We will prepare our masks for the festival.
Thursday: We will learn rhymes.
Friday: We will have The Mask Festival.
 
Reminders:
Please don’t forget your child’s towel for Splash Days.
 
Homework this week :
Talk to your child about animals they will see at the zoo.
 
Our Summer Camp is a success because our wonderful parents are involved in all the activities, we appreciate your effort!!!!!!
 
Have a great weekend!
Ms. Amparo

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Week of July 16-20!


Dear Monitos Parents:

Theme of Week  “The Olympics”

Words of the week
Numbers: one to ten.
Shapes: Star, heart.
Words: On/under, hard/soft, who wants it?, the weather
Special words: Basketball, tennis, baseball, soccer, football, athletics, cycling, ball, exercise, bicycle, security, helmet.

Special events this weekly
BRAYDON PLUMMER turned three on Sunday and we had a special B-day celebration last Friday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!! BIG BOY.

Activities this week are:
SPLASH DAY: Monday and Thursday.
Tuesday: We will dress like an athlete
Wednesday: We will ride our tricycle/bicycle (bring your favorite tricycle and helmet).
Thursday: We will dress our favorite team Jersey and we will make a torch and a medal.
Friday: We will have a Sff! Olympics and the Little Monkeys Team will wear a RED SHIRT.

Reminders for Parents:
Please check your child’s cubby every day.

Homework this week (Tarea de esta semana):
We will learn about sports.

Welcome to our new friend OWEN ROHER, he is the youngest now!!!!!!.
Welcome back DEAN JONES and AMELIE PORPER, and Lily Kirkman we missed you a lot.

Have a great week!

Ms. Amparo and Ms. Karla.

Monday, July 9, 2012

Week of July 9-16th!


Dear Monitos Parents:
Our theme this week is “The Dinosaurs”

The words of the week:
Words: I’m sorry, again, help me, front, back, turn off, turn on, how do you say?
Special words: paleontologist, dig, shovel, fossil, dinosaurs, tyrannosaurus, diplodocus, triceratops,the pterodactyl, square,  rectangle.

Our activities this week are:
SPLASH DAYS: Monday and Thursday.
Monday: we will do a dinosaur with wood sticks.
Tuesday: We will do a paleontologist’s hat.
Wednesday: We will do a fossil.
Thursday: Bring your child’s favorite dinosaur.
Friday: We will do an expedition to find fossils in the sand.

Special Events:
Congratulations to Braydon Plummer who is turning 3 this week. Happy Birthday!

Reminders for parents:
Please check your child’s cubby for wet or soiled clothes.

Homework this week:
We will learn everything about dinosaurs.

Thank you to our parents who collaborate with us sending the tents for Camping Day last week.

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Amparo and Ms. Karla.

Monday, July 2, 2012

Week of July 2-6th!

Dear Monitos Parents:

Our theme of the Week is “Celebrating Independence Day”

Words of the week are:

Numbers: one to seven
Colors: red, blue, white
Shapes: triangle, circle

Feelings: happy, sad, angry, tired, hungry, thirsty
Special words: The meaning of independence, the States, the President, the Flag, the Eagle, White House, Stars, basket, tablecloth, fruits, field, ants.

Our activities this week are:
SPLASH DAY: Monday and Thursday.
Monday: we will prepare a Special Hat for Independence Day
Tuesday: We will sing the Star Spangled Banner and have a Parade
Wednesday: The school is closed.
Thursday: We will have a picnic at the playground
Friday: We will play a lot of games at the park celebrating Independence Day.

Reminders:
Please bring extra clothes according to the weather and don’t forget a towel for Splash Days.

Homework this week:
We will talk about USA and the symbols of the country .

HAPPY 4th OF JULY!!!!!

Have a great

Ms. Amparo and Ms. Karla.