Nursery News March 2-6

Dear Parents.

 During this week we will evaluate your child's progress in school.

Please remember to review with your child the concepts and vocabulary learned. 

We encourage you to refer to last week's post when reviewing with your child at home, also take advantage of using the links that have been provided in the course of this quarter.Your involvement is very valuable to your child's success in school.

The content to be evaluated is the following:

Identify and name the shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle, oval, diamond, star, and heart.

Your child should be able to name the vocabulary for each shape and for the following themes:

Transportation: car, bus, stop, go, train, airplane, motorcycle, bicycle, helicopter, and boat.

Community Helpers: Teacher, doctor, nurse, veterinarian, dentist, fire fighter, police officer, bus driver, builder, and baker.
Feelings: Happy, sad, scared, angry, surprised.
Valentine's Day and Friendship: Card, love, friends, sharing, candy.
Farm Animals: Farmer, barn, cow, pig, horse, rabbit, duck, chicken, goat, and sheep.

Please Read This Important Information:

ACCREDITATION PROCESS – SURVEYS -Below you will find the link that will take you to the corresponding survey that you need to complete. Please take some time from your busy schedule to complete the survey that will provide valuable information towards the accreditation process and therefore, school improvement.

A Spanish version of the survey for parents is available in the email sent to parents with the weekly Monday Memo. However the survey needs to be completed in English. The Spanish version will help parents complete the English version as it is an exact copy of the survey.

Parent Survey: http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/3799898

Surveys will be available Monday, March 2 – Friday, March 20.

LOST AND FOUND – If your son or daughter has lost a sweater, Tupperware, or water bottle, please send him or her to the office to check out the Lost and Found boxes. There are many items that need to be claimed by their owners as soon as possible.

            EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY READ-A-THON – To commemorateDr. Seuss’ birthday in March, the students from grades Kindergarten through five will all be participating in the month-long Read-a-Thon. The winner from each class will go out to lunch as a special treat from our DPTO! Please encourage your students to read, read, read, and fill out the reading logs that will be distributed next week. 

Nursery News February 23-27

Dear parents.
During this week your child will learn about:
Theme: Farm animals and the words: duck, rabbit, chicken, goat, and, sheep.

In math they will learn about patterns, the students will identify and copy an AB pattern. Please take a look at the following site if you want to know more about patterns in preschool. http://www.education.com/magazine/article/preschool-math-patterns/
For Show and Tell on Thursday you need to help your child create an AB pattern at home. Please be creative, you can use stickers, pasta, buttons, pictures, etc.
 We encourage you to visit the review sites for the lessons we are currently studying.Animal Farm Game 
The Farmer in the Dell 
Baby Einstein The Farm 

What is Next?

Learning AB Pattern

Important Announcements:

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY – This Wednesday is an early dismissal day for our students, who will be released at 11:45 a.m. and we will follow P.M. schedule (periods 4-7).

LOST AND FOUND – If your son or daughter has lost a sweater, Tupperware, or water bottle, please send him or her to the office to check out the Lost and Found boxes. There are many items that need to be claimed by their owners as soon as possible.

            For Early Childhood and Elementary Only:

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY READ-A-THON – To commemorateDr. Seuss’ birthday in March, the students from grades Kindergarten through five will all be participating in the month-long Read-a-Thon. The winner from each class will go out to lunch as a special treat from our DPTO! Please encourage your students to read, read, read, and fill out the reading logs that will be distributed next week.

Nursery News February 17-21

Dear parents.
Thank you for your cooperation to celebrate Valentine´s Day. The children had a great time decorating cookies and sharing their Valentine's cards.
During this week your child will learn about:

Theme; Farm Animals and the words: Farmer, barn, cow, horse, pig, and, chicken.
Shape: Star and the words: starfish, magic wand, shooting star and star fruit.  Please practice these words every day.

They will learn the song Old MacDonald had a Farm.
For Show and Tell on Thursday, your child needs to bring to school a picture or a toy farm animal.
 We encourage you to visit the review sites for the lessons we are currently studying. 
Old McDonald
Learn How to Count Farm Animals
Farm Animals Video 

 Important School Announcements

Nursery News February 9-13

Dear parents.

During this week your child will be learning about:

Theme: Friendship and the words: Card, friend, love, candy, and share.

Nursery Rhyme: Skidamarink, I Love You. 

Shape: Heart, and the words: Shamrock, valentine, conversation heart, playing card, and cupid

In the month of February, we celebrate friendship. We will be discussing ways to be a good friend.

 We encourage you to visit the review sites for the lessons we are currently studying.

Skidamarink, I Love You
Shapes Game
Shapes Song

 To celebrate Valentine´s Day we are asking you that next Friday February 13^th each student brings a special Valentine´s treat to share with all of their classmates.

This may be in the form of a card, a picture, sweets, or anything else that you would like to share.  This is a great time to involve your child in the process and ask him/her for ideas. Please simply write your child’s name on every card or treat. This way, your child can personally deliver a treat to each friend without having to read a name.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Here is the list of the Nursery students:

Alejandro Contreras

Gabriel Perdomo

Kyra McCaul

Nathan Agurcia

Theodore Miller.

Please check your child´s folder.  I sent you a note requesting your cooperation for our Valentine´s Day snack.
School News

VALENTINE’S DAY SENIORS ACTIVITIES – Our seniors will be distributing pre-ordered candy grams, roses and love/friendship letters for this Friday, February 13. They last day to pre-order these Valentine goodies is next Wednesday, February 11. They will also have a bake sale and wedding chapel that day during recess.

CAYOS COCHINOS  - SWITCHED TO TELA– The Cayos Cochinos trip of the 12^th grade has been cancelled because of an incompatibility of the dates for the trip.  So, as part of TES, Trabajo Educativo Social, the 12th graders will be going to Tela on March 2 to 7 to assist the community of Garífunas.   They are in need of school materials, so the Senior class has decided to conduct a school supply drive. They would appreciate any and all donations but wish to ask the following classes that each student contributes the following:

Nursery and Kinder – I pack of 12 colored markers

1st and 2nd – 2 pencil sharpeners

3rd and 4th – 1 pack of 12 colored pencils

5th – 2 scissors

6th to 8th – 2 normal sized composition notebooks

9th – 1 blue, black and red pen

10th – 1 pack of 12 pencils and two erasers

11th – 4 UHU glue sticks

WE WOULD ALSO GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY SPANISH BOOK DONATIONS. Please help not only the Senior class, but also the lovely people in Tela.

Nursery News February 2-6

 

Dear Parents.
During this week we will cover the following:
Theme: Feelings and the words: happy, sad, angry, surprised, and scared.
Nursery Rhyme: If you´re Happy and you Know it. 
Shape: Oval and the words: Watermelon, egg, kiwi fruit, jelly beans, and, football.

We will have  Show and Tell on Thursday. Please have your child bring something shaped like an oval.  
Also, we need a small bag of jelly beans to do a graphing activity on Thursday, ( about 25 jelly beans)
We encourage you to visit the enrichment sites for the lessons we are currently studying by clicking on the words below.
Oval Shape
If you´re happy and you Know it
Feelings song