Ms. Cristina & Ms. Maria Gracia

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Friday, March 27, 2015

Week of March 30th-April 3rd

Monitos Class
Miss Giselle and Miss Cristina
Theme of the Week:  “My culture and Traditions”/ Easter
Week of March 30th- April 03rd
 
Hello dear parents,
We hope you are doing well. This week we are going to be focus in our Proyecto de pascuas( Easter Project). We will do different activities during the week such as painting eggs, making hats and talking about pascua. We want to remember you that this Friday the Easter rabbit is coming and the kids will pick up the eggs. Please feel free if you want to participate.
 
Thank you for you cooperation.
 
Star Words of the Week- Palabras estrellas
·        Pascuas- Easter
·        Conejo- Rabbit
·        huevos- Eggs
 
Upcoming Events:
April 2nd: Easter Celebration
This is a very exiting week for all of us. Our great egg hunting day! Is this Thursday April 2nd. It will be a wonderful week for all of us to enjoy. Please help by bringing eggs to share with the class and a basket for your child beginning the day March 30, 2015.  Please bring the fillings separately and remember to avoid any nut products or candy that could pose as a choking hazard.  Baskets will be at the front desk for your convenience.

April 3rd: Easter break - Sff! closed


April 10th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will closed at 3:00pm.


Friendly Reminders:
Please make sure keep extra clothes for you child in the cubby.

Thank you for your support!

Miss Giselle and Miss Cristina

Friday, March 20, 2015

Week of March 23rd-27th

Monitos Class
Miss Cristina and Miss Giselle
Week of March 23rd-27th
Theme of the week: My culture and traditions

Hola Monitos Parents,
This week we will learn more about Colombian culture. Children will be able to listen to their typical and most famous music, food, and plants, etc. Our goal this week is for the Monitos to be able to recognize the culture and tradition of their teacher’s countries. At the same time, we will continue working in developing their fine and gross motor with activities, such as: tearing paper, making a ball with thumbs, jumping with both feet, also we will start our practices for our International Party.

 Canción
Costumbres y Tradiciones
Cancion mi cultura y tradiciones:
Aqui en mi hermoso pais
Muchas tradiciones hay por mi
Y hoy yo te quiero contar
Lo que yo celebro en SFF
4 de julio
Memorial Day
Accion de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, Fall festival
Martin Luther king
Navidad, Ano Nuevo y ahora
Vamos a repetir
4 de Julio
Memorial day
Accion de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, fall festival
Martin Luther king
Navidad y Ano Nuevo.

 Poesía
Yo soy
Orgulloso de mi raza
Uso plumas de colores
Y lanza para la caza
Todos los ninos de America
Vamos todos a cantar
Todos juntos, siempre unidos
Haremos un solo hogar.
 
Adivinanza
Soy una hortaliza naranja y sabrosa
En ocasiones me dibujan muy tenebrosa
LA CALABAZA
 
Praxias: Ejercicios Bucofacial
  • Jugamos con la boca a hacer burbujas.
  • Tomamos aire e inflamos las mejillas y botamos el aire rápido y lento.

Star words of the week (palabras estrellas)
Colombia /Colombia

la Musica/ the music

La orquidea/ the orchid

Special events and birthday /eventos epeciales

·         This week Maury the monkey will be traveling to Glenn Wright’s house enjoy him!

·         We would like to wish a Happy Birthday to Campbell who turn 3 this Friday, Feliz Cumpleaños!

Remember: Make sure to keep extra clothes for you child in the cubby.   

Important Upcoming Dates:
  • March 20th:Report Cards sent home
  • March 26th:Parent-Teacher Conferences. Sign-up sheet is posted outside our classroom for available times and dates.
  • April 2nd: Easter Celebration
  • We are planning a great egg hunting day, please help by bringing eggs to share with the class and your child’s basket. Please bring the fillings separately and remember to avoid any nut products or candy that represents a choking hazard. This coming week we post the sign-up sheet on our door with some filling that you can bring for that day.
  • April 3rd: Easter break -Sff! closed
  • April 10th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will closed at 3:00pm. 

Thank you!
Miss Cristina and Miss Giselle  

Friday, March 13, 2015

Week of March 16th-20th

Monitos Class
Miss Giselle and Miss Cristina
Week of: March 16th-20th 
Theme of the week: My culture and traditions
 
Hello dear Monitos parents!
I hope everyone had a great week!
This week we are going to learn about “Mi cultura y tradiciones”. This topic is very interesting because we can share and learn more about different cultures, languages, countries etc. If you have pictures from your country or costumes please feel free to bring at school on Tuesday so we can share.

Song of the month:
Cancion mi cultura y tradiciones:
Aqui en mi hermoso pais
Muchas tradiciones hay por mi
Y hoy yo te quiero contar
Lo que yo celebro en SFF
4 de julio
Memorial day
Accion de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, Fall festival
Martin luther king
Navidad, Ano Nuevo y ahora
Vamos a repetir
4 de julio
Memorial day
Accion de gracias y Labor day
Good Friday, fall festival
Martin luther king
Navidad y Ano Nuevo.

Poem by Theme - Poema por tema
Yo soy
 Orgulloso de mi raza
Uso plumas de colores
Y lanza para la caza
Todos los ninos de America
Vamos todos a cantar
Todos juntos, siempre unidos
Haremos un solo hogar.

Adivinanza:
Soy una hortaliza naranja y sabrosa
En ocasiones me dibujan muy tenebrosa
LA CALABAZA

Juegos bucales:
Imaginamos soplar una vela
 y muchas velas (*fuerza en el soplo)

Star Words of the Week- Palabras Estrellas
Cultura / Culture
Idioma / Language
Tradición / Tradition

Friendly Reminders:
·        Please make sure keep extra clothes for you child special the children who are doing potty training. Thank you.

·        Please remember to bring to share on Tuesday anything from your country ( costumes, flag, pictures etc)

Upcoming Events:
March 18th: Spring Pictures (Authorization forms were sent home this week, please make sure to return them by Monday of next week)
March 19th: Group Pictures (Send your child with his/her uniform)
March 20th: Report Cards sent home
March 26th: Parent-Teacher Conferences
April 2nd: Easter Celebration
We are planning a great egg hunting day, please help by bringing eggs to share with the class and your child’s basket. Please bring the fillings separately and remember to avoid any nut products or candy that represents a choking hazard.  
April 3rd: Easter break - Sff! closed
April 10th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will closed at 3:00pm.

Special Thank you!

We would like THANKS all of our wonderful Monitos Parents, for all your love demonstrations during this last week!!! GRACIAS!

Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Giselle & Ms. Cristina

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Week of March 9th - 13th !!!

Class and Teacher (salon y profesoras):
Miss Cristina and Miss Giselle
Week of (semana de):March 9th – 13th!

Theme of the month/week ( tema del mes/ semana):
My country /Mi pais

Highlights of week:
Hola Monitos Parents!
This week we will continue talking about our country with an emphasis on North Carolina. We will talk about the first flight, the state bird (the Cardinal), the colors of the flag and we will pretend to be on a trip to the Zoo. Our goal this week is to be able to help children recognize the colors of the flag, some culture, and the traditions of our State.
Book of the week: My Little North Carolina ABC
Friday please wear the colors of our flag Red, blue and white.

Canción
Costumbres y Tradiciones
Yo nací en un lindo país
Con 4 estaciones
2 mares azules
Montañas y por venir
yo soy feliz
Creciendo en este país
Aprendo respeto cuidado
y entrego lo mejor que hay en mí
En Sff! me enseñan muchas cosas de mi país
El respeto por mi amiguito
Me hace siempre un niño feliz (bis)
¡Que viva mi país!

Poesía
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.
 
Adivinanza
Es el lugar donde vivimos
Es de todos nuestro hogar
Tiene hermosos lugares
Para cuidar y visitar.
        Mi País

Praxias: Ejercicios Bucofacial
Jugamos con la boca a hacer burbujas.
Tomamos aire e inflamos las mejillas y botamos el aire rápido y lento.

Star words of the week (palabras estrellas)
North Carolina /North Carolina
El avion / the airplane
El cardinal (pajaro) /The cardinal (bird)

Special events and birthday /eventos epeciales
  • This week, Maury the monkey will be traveling to Quinn Richards’s house enjoy it!!!
  • Welcome to Oliver Badia to our Monitos class.We are very excited to have you in our Monitos class!

Remember:
  • Make sure to keep extra clothes for you child in the cubby.   
  • Remember to bring pictures of the places that you and your child have visited, we will use them to show students how to identify different cities and places .Thank you for your support.

Upcoming Events:
March 9th – 13th: Teacher Appreciation Week
March 18th: Spring Pictures
March 19th: Group Pictures (Send your child with his/her uniform)
March 20th: Report Cards sent home
March 23rd- 27th: Parent-Teacher Conferences
April 2nd: Easter Celebration (More information for this activity coming soon! We will need your help)
April 3rd: Easter break - Sff! closed
April 10th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will closed at 3:00pm.
              
 
Have a great weekend!


        Miss Cristina & Miss Giselle