Week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 1

Dear Prek Parents,

Reminders:

- Every Tuesday Homework is send home. Homework should be back to school on Thursday. Please don’t forget to send the folder back

-Please make sure your child is only bringing toys of the letter of the week or the theme we are studying. We have been receiving daily, children with toys that do not belong to the letter or theme.

This week we are going to continue working with the alphabet. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, we will also focus on the letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. We will begin studying about the letter Cc. The vocabulary for this letter is: car, cat, carrot, crown, clown, crab, coat, cap, cookie, cow, cake, candies.

Two children will be assigned each week with each letter. In this case, the children assigned should take at least five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Edgar (Prek”A”) and Diego V. (Prek”B”).

***Note: On Friday, the assigned students, will have to share for 22 friends eatable things such as carrot sticks, carrot cake, corn, candies, caramel, cookies, cake, cucumber, crepes, corndogs, cotton candy, etc. for children to taste. We do this to close our letter unit.

We are requesting that each child brings one bag of skittles to school on Thursday.

Thank you for your support!!

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9h-xCekmFlXYW00d3BwdFZBQTA

We are attaching links of some of Letter Cc videos if you would like to listen and sing at home with your kid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dhzPuT6jm0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNgUoinyQUU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N05kWnJdzVM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHFuG-DCpVo

We would like your support on occasionally review the ABC’s letter names and sound. Here are some songs we use in class every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkR4E2KXhRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake, by Laura Numeroff

This is another title in the If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series. While this one feels a bit more contrived than others in the series, the pictures and story are still irresistible.  If you give a cat a cupcake, he’s going to want sprinkles to go with it… and on the story goes.

The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss

This is an extremely simple story that has been popular for generations.  A little boy plants a carrot seed, but everyone else is quite sure a plant won’t come up. They get quite a surprise at the end of the story

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will continue working this week with numbers 0-5.

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “Alice the Camel”

We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBe49Yo3ca8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpoqrvTLc8M

In our first Science unit we will be learning about MY BODY. We will begin with this unit this week. Some of the vocabulary words we will be learning this week are: head, mouth, eyes, ears, nose, toes, fingers, arm, elbow, and hands. If you have any poster or any other material that you are willing to share with the class, we would appreciate if you will let us borrow them from you.

We will be sending homework from Tuesday-Thursday.  Please make sure the notebook is sent back to school on Thursday. Make sure that your child has time to play after school and on weekends. Now that your child is beginning to spend more time in a structured school environment, you should allow more free time at home for play. Specially for the Full-Day program. Prek homework includes playtime always!

Please remember to check your child’s folder and send it back to school the next day, you may stay with the notebook for the homework but please send the folder back to school every day. We are working on this special routine with the students. Remember that this is the best way for you to communicate with us.

Supply list: If you still haven't brought all the materials yet, I'll be very much thankful if could send the rest or everything this coming week.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Week of Aug. 21-25

Dear Prek Parents

This week we are going to continue working with the alphabet. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, we will also focus on the letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. We will begin studying about the letter Bb. The vocabulary for this letter is: bat, bird, butterfly, bottle, book, bat, bee, bear, balloon, bed, boy, ball.

Two children will be assigned each week with each letter. In this case, the children assigned should take at least five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Christopher (Prek”A”) and Camila (Prek”B”).

***Note: On Friday, you will have to share for 22 students eatable things such as banana split, bread, beans, beef, banana, banana bread, biscuit, blueberries, bacon, bagel, brownies, etc. for children to taste. We do this to close our letter unit.

Thank you for your support!!The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9h-xCekmFlXdnRGQ3BTWXRXN1k/view?usp=sharing

We are attaching links of some of Letter Bb videos if you would like to listen and sing at home with your kid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzzXROKd-i0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hGFJW3LZ98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoFz9V_BEG4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7WyPqms5x0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DHWQ4BVaxA

We would like your support on occasionally review the ABC’s letter names and sound. Here are some songs we use in class every day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkR4E2KXhRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BELlZKpi1Zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? is a children's picture book published in 1967. Written and illustrated by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle, the book is designed to help toddlers associate colors and meanings to objects

Brontorina, by James Howe
Poor Brontorina!  How will she be able to achieve her dream of being a ballerina when she’s too big for the studio?  Thankfully, her teacher realizes that it’s not that Brontorina is too big.  It’s that the studio is too small!  This is a fun story which also teaches a good lesson: find a way to include everyone, even those that are a little different.

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will begin working this week with numbers 0-5.

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “We are Going on a Bear Hunt”

We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gyI6ykDwds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzIcu6tbEko

In our Social Studies unit, we will be talking about MY FAMILY. Some of the vocabulary words we will are learning in this unit are: mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, baby, uncle, aunt,

For this unit, we are also requesting a family picture that will be displayed in the classroom throughout our family study.

On Friday, Aug. 25^th we will have a “Show&Tell About My Family” for this little project we need your help. Children will have to bring a poster with family pictures and they should be able to describe their family members and talk about it in front of their classmates. You may practice at home. Be as creative as possible. This will be presented during working stations. Thank you for your support. Any questions be free to contact us. 

We will be sending homework from Tuesday-Thursday, meaning the homework will be pasted on the notebook and sent home on Tuesday. you have Tuesday and Wednesdat to do the homework.  Please make sure the notebook is sent back to school on Thursday. Make sure that your child has time to play after school and on weekends. Now that your child is beginning to spend more time in a structured school environment, you should allow more free time at home for play. Specially for the Full-Day program. Prek homework includes playtime always!

Please remember to check your child’s folder and send it back to school the next day, you may stay with the notebook for the homework but please send the folder back to school every day. We are working on this special routine with the students. Remember that this is the best way for you to communicate with us.

Supply list: If you still haven't brought all the materials yet, I'll be very much thankful if could send the rest or everything this coming week.

Thanks a lot for your help!

This Monday, August 21 our school will be conducting several activities because of the Solar Eclipse that will be taking place from approximately 11:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Please carefully review the following:

Nursery and Pre-Kinder Parents.  Because an eclipse presents a potential danger to the eyes, we feel our little ones’ best interest is to be home when the Solar Eclipse happens. We have decided we will be dismissing Nursery and Pre-Kinder at 10:55 a.m. time when our buses will depart from school to get them home before 11:45 a.m. If you pick your child up, we ask that you be here promptly to avoid being caught in traffic when the eclipse begins.

During the period of the eclipse, please do not let your child look directly at the sun.  They can watch it on the television.

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.

Older Children.  We will be using a mixture of indirect viewing techniques and special lenses to ensure the safety of your children as we take advantage of this learning opportunity.  Parents are welcome to come to school to observe our procedures.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if there are any questions.

Friday, Aug. 25^th – Early Dismissal (11:45 am) for ALL STUDENTS

Week of Aug. 14-18

Dear Prek Parents, 

This week we are going to start working with the alphabet. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, we will also focus on the letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. We will begin studying about the letter Aa. The vocabulary for this letter is: apple, ant, alligator, astronaut, ambulance, ax, arrow, anteater, acrobat, accordion, animals.

Two children will be assigned each week with each letter. In this case, the children assigned should take at least five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Ariel (Prek”A”) and Alejandro (Prek”B”).

***Note: On Friday you will have to share for 22 students eatable things such as apples, almond, asparagus, avocado, apricot,  etc. for children to taste. We do this to close our letter unit.

Thank you for your support!!

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9h-xCekmFlXZ21RRWRGQWpvZ2s

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:

Ten Apples Up on Top, by Theo. LeSeig

Did you know Theo. LeSieg was a pen name for Dr. Seuss?  This is a favorite book about a lion, tiger, and dog who compete to see who can balance the most apples on top of their heads. It’s also a great beginning reader book for kids who are learning sight words. Dr. Seuss did an amazing job telling engaging stories with basic words.  “And now, see here.  Eight!  Eight on top!  Eight apples up!  Not one will drop.”  Don’t miss it!

 

The Lady with the Alligator Purse, illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott
We love singing books, we are big fans of the silly song about a baby named Tiny Tim who tries to eat a bathtub.  Miss Lucy calls the doctor, the nurse… and the lady with the alligator purse.

In math, will begin working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will begin working this week with numbers 0-5.

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “The Ants Go Marching”

I am attaching you the link of the video of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axPmoijvWKM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7F3cH4Rukg

In our first Social Studies unit we will be talking about MY FAMILY. Some of the vocabulary words we will are learning in this unit are: mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, sister, brother, baby, uncle, aunt,

For this unit, we are requesting a family picture that will be displayed in the classroom throughout our family study.

On Friday, Aug. 25^th we will have a “Show&Tell About My Family” for this little project we need your help. Children will have to bring a poster with family pictures and they should be able to describe their family members and talk about it in front of their classmates. You may practice at home. Be as creative as possible. This will be presented during working stations. Thank you for your support. Any questions be free to contact us. 

We will be sending homework from Tuesday-Thursday.  Please make sure the notebook is sent back to school on Thursday. Make sure that your child has time to play after school and on weekends. Now that your child is beginning to spend more time in a structured school environment, you should allow more free time at home for play. Specially for the Full-Day program. Prek homework includes playtime at all times!

Please remember to check your child’s folder and send it back to school the next day, you may stay with the notebook for the homework but please send the folder back to school every day. We are working on this special routine with the students. Remember that this is the best way for you to communicate with us.

DISMISSAL – We remind our parents that our student’s safety is our number one priority, and that every mechanism we use during the dismissal at 3:00 p.m. is geared towards that purpose. Please follow the instructions and procedures established by the teachers on parking lot duty, and ask your drivers to do so as well. Slow down when driving in and out of campus, and roll the window down so the teachers in the parking lot can call your child(ren) ahead of time. We thank you for your patience and cooperation in these first days of the school year.

STICKERS FOR YOUR VEHICLES – Each family will be issued a sticker for his/her car free of charge. Additional stickers may be purchased if needed at the Administrative building. Please make sure you bring the license plate number for the car(s) you are purchasing sticker(s) for.

Supply list: If you still haven't brought all the materials yet, I'll be very much thankful if could send the rest or everything this coming week.

Thanks a lot for your help!

Week of Aug. 9-11