Preschool News March 28th-April 1st

Dear Parents:
Last week the students learned about “heavy and light”. The children did several exercises and experiments with different weights. One of the exercises they enjoyed was piggy-back riding; also they enjoyed sorting heavy and light objects with their eyes blinfolded. 

I believe that you already saw the tracing activities we did in class during this past week.  The main reason for doing these exercises is to develop good writing habits in the children. Vertical lines need to start at the top, and horizontal lines begin at the left side. Circles follow a counterclockwise direction. Please encourage these good habits at home.

This week we will introduce community helpers. We will be focusing on helpers within the healthcare community including: doctors, nurses, and veterinarians. We will have our very own clinic in the classroom for our dramatic play center and we need a doctor's toy set. If you have one, please let us borrow  it. The children can leave the toys in the classroom all week.

Reminders:
 Report cards were sent home on Friday. Please sign the empty envelope and send it back to school.
 Next Wednesday April 6^th is an early dismissal for all the students(11:45 a.m.) Teachers will be working on curriculum.

Preschool News March 21-25

The preschool students had a busy and productive week. They were very eager to learn new things.You can see it for your self in these pictures.

Making groups of teddy bears from one to ten

 The children made a present for Father's  Day.

Driving and drawing lines with toy cars.

Reading center

Making a puppet of Olive Octopus

Writing CVC words about transportation in the writing center

During this week we will review measurement. The children will practice tracing lines from top to bottom, left to right, and circles. We will also review "left" and "right".
Reminders.

Report Cards will go home on Friday March 25^th.All the students will be dismissed at 11:40, and teachers will be available to parents in the afternoon.

The conferences for this period are on a need basis but, if you feel like a conference would be beneficial, please make an appointment.

Preschool News March 14-17

These are some of the exciting activities that we did last week

The students measured several lines on the floor using non standard units. 

They helped each other to measure each line with accuracy.

The children enjoyed making the boats.

The best part was watching the boats float in the water.

 

Each day is filled with new experiences and learning.

  During this week we will continue to work with measurement. The children will compare different weights and they will learn the words light and heavy.Please let your child bring a toy car or truck to play with it in school. I will send it back home on Thursday.

   

This is a short week.  There will be no school on Friday

PARENT FORUM MEETINGS: As we did last year, we are scheduling Parent Forum meetings by grade level to meet with the Head of School and Board President and discuss anything that parents may want to bring to their attention--kudos, suggestions, and concerns. Please exercise this option to make your voice heard. Our parents are our partners in education, and working together we can achieve remarkable things with our students. The meetings will be held as follows:

Nursery/Pre-Kindergarten: Monday, March 14, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Kindergarten:  Wednesday, March 16, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 1:  Wednesday, March 16, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Library
Grade 2:  Thursday, March 17, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Library
Grade 3:  Monday, March 21, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 4:  Tuesday, March 22, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 5:  Wednesday, March 23, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 6:  Thursday, March 24, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 7:  Thursday, March 24, 2:00 – 3:00 p.m., Library
Grade 8:  Friday, March 25, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 9:  Friday, March 25, 2:00 – 3:00 a.m., Library
Grade 10:  Monday, March 28, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 11:  Tuesday, March 29, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library
Grade 12:  Wednesday, March 30, 8:00 – 9:00 a.m., Library

Preschool News March 7-11

Dear Parents:  Last week we had a great time making paper planes. The children made a model of a plane with cardboard. This week we are going to study boats and other types of water transportation. Please send an empty soda plastic bottle of 1 or 2 lts. To make an art project.

In reading, the students are becoming more confident in their ability to read two letter words. The pre kinder students are ready to begin reading three letter words. I will be sending you some exercises to practice reading at home.
In math, the students will learn measurement.  This week we will talk about length and height and we will use the unifix cubes to measure a variety of objects.

Please remember FAMILY NIGHT IS THIS FRIDAY! It is going to be a fun filled evening with lots of good food, games and a special music presentation. 
The Music department will be devoting their class time this week to constructing musical instruments for the BATUCADA SAMBA GRITÓN group presentation on Family Night. Please make sure that your child brings with him/her the following materials for your child’s choice of instrument by Monday morning:    For Drums: An Large Empty Milk Can with its lid (preferably “CETECO” brand, but any will do) OR a medium size plastic bucket, AND a broom stick (with out the broom).  For Maracas: Two small empty cans OR two small Agua Azul bottles.    Please send your child’s materials labeled with your child’s name. If you have extras of any of these materials, please donate them to share with the children who may not be able to bring them. If your child has any stickers or drawings that they would like to use for decorating their instrument, please encourage them to bring them or put them in the bag along with the materials.


We hope you can all join us for a wonderful fun filled evening.

Help Wanted !

 Dear Parents:

Please send a Shoe box no later than Wednesday, March 2 We need it to make a bus.  If you have extra ones, you can send them too. Thank you, Ms. Gigi

Preschool News February 28-March 4

Dear Parents:

This week we will study another type of transportation: vehicles that can fly in the air such as airplanes, helicopters, and hot air balloons.  The students will make their own paper airplanes and will experiment with the design of a paper airplane and how far it can travel.
 Next week we will continue our unit on transportation by studying boats and ships.

 
The students have been discussing about time and the clock. They talked about the importance of time. Most of them explained that the clock lets us know when it is time for bed.  

The students have been working hard with their zoo phonics letters and sounds; and this week were introduced to reading two letter words such as: is, at, up, etc.. It was very amazing to see the pre-k students grasp this idea with ease. Please be sure to practice the sounds of the letters at home!  We have also started to introduce writing of  lower case letters and focused on l and i this week.  Children should always begin their letters at the top because it helps them to visually structure the rest of the letter
Important Dates:
March 11 Family Night from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
March 17 End of third Quarter.
March 25 Parent Teacher conferences.

Preschool News February 21-25

Thank you parents and students for your contributions to our Valentine’s Day celebration. The children were very eager to give and to receive all the beautiful cards and treats they prepared for this special occasion. 

 

This week we will start our unit on transportation and will begin by studying trains. Please let me know if you can share with us some books or toys related to this theme. They will be returned to you at the end of the week. 

In math we will be learning about Time.   The students will make a paper clock to observe each part with attentiveness. We will also learn the rhyme ¨Hickory Dickory Dock¨ 

Please remember to sign and send back the Midterm Reports. Do not hesitate to contact me if you want to discuss your child’s report.