Weekly Feature Theme: Little Gardeners

Classroom: Buhitos

Blog Title: Summer Camp 2018

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Gardeners

Week: July 2nd to July 6th, 2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little gardeners.

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 Splash days and participate in several outdoor activities to discover nature and our surroundings. Below are some of the activities children will participate:

· Learn about plants.
· Take care of the plant in our classroom and water it while singing a song together.
· Repeat the names of flowers and trees while observing flashcards.
· Participate in our Independence Day Parade on Tuesday.
· Explore plants and feel the texture of leaves and flowers of trees and plants.

It will as always a week full of learning and fun activities kids enjoy and cherish!

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
· Splash days are on Tuesdays and Fridays.
· Independence Day on July 4th. Spanish for fun! will be closed.


Birthdays
· Happy Birthday to Daniel Bullock who is celebrating his birthday on 07/02. We wish you the best!


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 Ziploc 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.
· 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.
· 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 plastic 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 repellent 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 Ziploc bag.

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Travelers

Classroom: Buhitos

Blog Title: Summer Camp 2018

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Travelers

Week: June 25th to June 29th, 2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a beautiful week. This week the children will learn everything about being little travelers. They will pretend to fly in airplanes and explore different parts of the world.

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. Some of the activities children will enjoy are working on crafts for our Independence Day Celebration so we can decorate our classrooms and enjoying a picnic day with their friends while singing beautiful songs.

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

· Splash days are on Tuesdays and Fridays.
· Picnic Day on Wednesday 6/27.
· Independence Day on July 4th. Spanish for fun! will be closed.

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 Ziploc 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.
· 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.
· 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 plastic 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 Ziploc bag.

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Chefs

Classroom: Buhitos

Blog Title: Summer Camp 2018

Weekly Feature Theme: Little Chefs

Week: From 06/18/2018 to 06/22/2018

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,
We hope you are having a beautiful week. Summer has started and we are so happy to welcome you all to our Summer Camp 2018. Children will participate in many fun events and they will enjoy Splash days, Yoga and so much more. This week the children will learn everything about being little chefs.

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.

· Explore, feel and touch fruits and vegetables and feel their textures.
· Smell and taste fruits and vegetables while preparing a delicious fruit salad.
· Do crafts using tempera and chalk.
· Feel the texture of ice while playing with it.

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
· Splash Days are Tuesdays and Fridays.
· Summer Camp First Day on Monday, June 18th, 2018.
· Independence Day on Wednesday, July 4th, 2018. Sff! will be closed.

Dress Code
· Make sure to bring your child's swimwear outfit and Splash day backpack for Splash days.

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 Ziploc 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.
· 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.
· 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 plastic 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 Ziploc bag.

Theme: Annual Review. Week: From 06/11/2018 to 06/15/2018

What we are learning?

Dear Parents,

The next week will be the last week of reviewing what we have learned during the school year. 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 sensory boxes and discover objects that are soft, big and small. 

· Play with water while giving a bath to our plastic toys.

· Feel the texture of bubbles. 

· Play with animal puppets while singing songs. 

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

· Father’s Day Celebration on Thursday, June 14th, 2018.

· School Last Day on Friday, June 15th, 2018. Early Release at 12:30 pm.

· Summer Camp First Day on Monday, June 18th, 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'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.

Theme: Annual Review. Week: From 06/04/2018 to 06/08/2018

What we are learning? 

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have a wonderful week. The next couple of weeks will be a review of what we have learned during the school year. This week we will review interesting facts about animals. 

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 animal pictures in magazines. 

· Enjoy a puppet show about friendship that encourages children to be friendly with the classmates.

· Paint freely using markets. 

· Crawl across tunnels and pretend to be cats and dogs. 

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

· Parent-Teacher Conferences from Monday, June 4th, 2018 to Friday, June 8th, 2018.

· Father’s Day Celebration on Thursday, June 14th, 2018.

· School Last Day on Friday, June 15th, 2018.

· Summer Camp First Day on Monday, June 18th, 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'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.