Classroom: Buhitos Blog Theme: I love the plants

Week: From 04/02/2018 to 04/06/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. This month we are starting a new topic “I love the plants”. This topic will allow children to get knowledge of their natural environment. Children will be getting familiar with plants and flowers and discover the green world.

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:

· Touch and feel plants.

· Smell the flowers.

· Water plants and flowers together. 

· Create a collage of plants using circle shapes. 

· Create a sensory tray of soil and flowers. 

· Explore and touch real fruits. Smell and taste them!

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

· International Fiesta on Friday, April 6th, 2018 at Unity of the Triangle located at 5570 Munford Rd, Raleigh, NC 27612. 

· Young Child Week from Monday, April 16th to Friday, April 20th, 2018.

· Earth Day on Friday April 20th, 2018. 

· National Tree Day on Friday. April 27th, 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 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 plant - La planta

· The flower - La flor

Song of the Week

Un día en el parque jugando estaba

Con mis amigos de Sff!

Mire hacia el suelo, vi algo pequeño 

La semillita yo vi pasar

Yo la tome con mucho cuidado

Y en una taza con amor la sembré,

Con tierra y agua creció mi plantita 

Y muchas flores yo vi nacer

Cuida tú alrededor, 

A las plantitas respeta,

Por un mundo mejor cuida la naturaleza

Poems

Una hermosa flor 

Para ti con mucho amor.

Finger Games

Abro y cierro

Abro y cierro

Abro y cierro 

Mis manitos 

Abro y cierro 

Abro y cierro

Y doy unas palmaditas.

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/26/2018 to 03/30/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time” and explore music all over the world. This week we will explore African music and dances.

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:

· Review the geometric shapes: square, circle and triangle. 

· Play with bean bags that has geometric shapes and group them by color. 

· Play with a rain stick while listening to the song “Una gotita sobre mi casa”.

· Play drums slowly and quickly. 

· Listen to animal sounds and mimic how they walk, first slowly and then quickly. 

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

· Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.

· Friday, March 30: Good Friday – School is closed.

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 tambourine - La pandereta

· The scarves - Los pañuelos

Poems

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

Finger Games

Los deditos de la mano

Todos juntos estarán

Si lo cuentas uno a uno

Cinco son y nada más

Los deditos de la mano

Estirados los verás

Si tu cuentas las dos manos

Cinco y cinco serán

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/19/2018 to 03/23/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time” and explore music all over the world. This week they will explore European music. 

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:

· Play with geometric shapes such as the square and triangle.

· Build castles with construction paper and glue. 

· Play with bean bags that have a geometric shape and classify them by color.

· Create crowns for Kings and Queens.

· Dance holding hands in a circle.

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

· Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.

· Friday, March 30: Good Friday – School is closed.

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 tambourine - La pandereta

· The scarves - Los pañuelos

Poems

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

Finger Games

Los deditos de la mano

Todos juntos estarán

Si lo cuentas uno a uno

Cinco son y nada más

Los deditos de la mano

Estirados los verás

Si tu cuentas las dos manos

Cinco y cinco serán

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/12/2018 to 03/16/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time” and explore music all over the world. This week, children will learn and discover music from Asia. Children will also start rehearsing the Latin song we will perform in our Fiesta Latina that will take place in April. 

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 visual flashcards of traditional Asian animals such as the Panda Bear. 

· Look at images of Asian traditional costumes. 

· Mimic Panda bear jumps inside circles drawn on the floor. 

· Create a craft using temperas and paper. Children will create a Japanese cherry blossom. 

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

· Monday-Friday, March 12-16: Parent-Teacher conferences.

· Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.

· Friday, March 30: Good Friday – School is closed.

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.

· 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 tambourine - La pandereta

· The scarves - Los pañuelos

Poems

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

Finger Games

Los deditos de la mano

Todos juntos estarán

Si lo cuentas uno a uno

Cinco son y nada más

Los deditos de la mano

Estirados los verás

Si tu cuentas las dos manos

Cinco y cinco serán

Theme: Tan Tan Music Time Week: From 03/05/2018 to 03/09/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. We will continue this week with our favorite theme “Tan Tan Music Time”. Children will learn and discover music from Latin America. Children will also start rehearsing the Latin song we will perform in our Fiesta Latina that will take place in April. 

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:

· Dance to the music beat of our song “Pio Pio”, a Peruvian folk song. 

· Dance to the music beat of Peru, Brazil and African drums while making slow and fast movements. 

· Sit in circles to sing songs while passing balls and saying our names and classmates’ names. 

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

· Monday-Friday, March 12-16: Parent-Teacher conferences.

· Thursday, March 29: Easter Celebration.

· Friday, March 30: Good Friday – School is closed.

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 drum - El tambor

· La maraca - The maraca 

Poems

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

Finger Games

Los deditos de la mano

Todos juntos estarán

Si lo cuentas uno a uno

Cinco son y nada más

Los deditos de la mano

Estirados los verás

Si tu cuentas las dos manos

Cinco y cinco serán