Week: From 10/16/2017 to 10/20/2017 Feature Theme: My family

What are we learning?

Dear Parents,

We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week we are going to learn about a new theme called “My family”. Through songs, games and other activities children will learn how everything related to family such as members of the family, diversity in families, etc. We will be also discussing about the role of family, the values of parents in their lives and the importance of family. Our goals are for children to know all the members of the families, be able to identify all the members of the family and respect family diversity. 

We have scheduled exciting activities related to this theme so children can continue learning through fun experiences that help kids explore everything related to family in different ways. Through practical actions we will be enlightening kids about importance of family. Each one of these activities will help to continue strengthening gross and fine motor skills, language and socio-emotional skills. 

· Children will sing our favorite song “Tengo una familia”. 

· Children will enjoy a puppet show related to the members of the family. 

· Children will repeat words such as mom, baby, grandpa, etc. 

· Children will enjoy stories related to our family theme and they will also participate in dramatic play of the roles of the family members. For example, we will try to imitate how mom cleans the house. 

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

• Field Trip Farmer Ganyard Pumpkin on Friday October 20th, 2017 to Upchurch Farm located at 2521 Louis Stephens Dr., Cary, NC 27519.
• Report Cards will be delivered on Friday, October 27th, 2017. 
• Fall Festival Day on Tuesday, October 31st, 2017. 

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 hands when entering your child’s classroom.

· Always store pacifiers in their packages.

· 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 TWO 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.

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

· 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.

· Morning snack time is at 8:45 am every day till 9:10 am.

· 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 mother – La mamá

· The father – El papá

Song of the Week 

"Tengo una familia"

Tengo una familia y es fenomenal

Mi papa me ama mi mama igual

Con mis hermanitos yo puedo jugar

Y mis abuelitos bailan sin cesar.(x2)

Con este chachacha

La familia aprenderás

Respeto a papa amo mi mama

Mi abuelo y mi abuela felices están

Esta es mi familia, es mi dulce hogar.

Chachachacha amo a mi mama

Chachachacha amo a mi papa (x2)



Poems
Yo amo a mi familia

Y mi familia me ama

A mi.