2-Hour Late Start, No AM Preschool 1/16/2020
Due to inclement weather (icy roads) we will begin 2 hours late today.
There will be no AM preschool. All other classes will begin at 10:45.
Preschool Week 16 News
In January we are going to work with the unit “Transportation.” Transportation is everywhere in our society today. It is responsible for the advancement of the entire world. With our many modern methods of travel and transportation using various machines and vehicles, we can travel anywhere. We can get supplies with transportation, food and other essentials we need to survive. It is also essential for shipping these items around the world. The little ones are fascinated with machines and vehicles. This week, the kids learned that the different modes of transport are land, air and water. We had a good week focusing on land transport such as: cars, trains, and busses. We also had a lot of fun counting buses and making train puzzles.
Weekly vocabulary:
Tren-train,
Camión- transport truck,
Autobús-bus,
Motocicleta-motorcycle,
Carro(auto,coche)-car.
The kids did a great job learning the new vocabulary and singing our about them in our new songs.
Letra
We came back from break and spent the week reviewing our vowels and the letters: m,n,p,s,t
Números
This week we also reviewed the correct formation of numbers 1-7 as well as forming groups of these numbers. We are looking for number recognition when the numbers are NOT in sequential order. It’s fun to point out all the numbers you see in the real world (as opposed to the classroom). You can do this on street signs when you are out for a walk, in books when you read together, in stores while shopping, etc.
Fígura
Óvalo – oval
Color
Café – brown
Preschool Week 15 News
This week we finished with the unit “ Festividades del Mundo”. I personally enjoy this unit because the kiddos were able to learn a little bit about other cultural traditions such as Kwanza, Hanukkah and Christmas. For the little ones, Christmas is a magical time of the year, so this week we talked about how Christmas is not just all about receiving gifts, it’s also about doing things for others. I read the book “ Es Noche Buena” “Christmas Eve” a Mexican Christmas tradition. For Christmas eve, children often perform the “Posada” procession, then they say a prayer of thanks and they have a party with food, games and fireworks. The most traditional game is a piñata that is decorated clay or colorful paper jar filled with candies and little toys.
The kids were very excited singing traditional Spanish Christmas songs and making crafts such as; Christmas tree, ornaments, candy canes, and Christmas wreath.
Vocabulary:
Vela-candle,
Bota-boot,
Bastón de caramel-candy cane,
Estrella-star,
Campana-bell,
Adorno (esfera, ornamento)-ornament,
Reno-reindeer,
Árbol de Navidad-Christmas tree,
Papá Noel (Santa Claus)- Santa Claus.
Libro
Es Noche Buena
Cuidado Santa
Letra
Letter review
(Aa, Ee, Ii, Oo, Uu, Mm, Nn, Pp, Ss, Tt)
Número
7
Preschool Week 14 News
This week we continued working with our “Festividades del Mundo” unit. This week we worked with Kwanzaa festivities. The kids learned that Kwanza is a seven-day celebration from December 26th through January 1st. Kwanza is a celebration to honor African Culture and to also inspire African Americans. The Kwanza celebrations often include African dances, drums, storytelling and poetry. The kids learned that also the colors of Kwanza are black, red and green. The kids also worked on the Christmas celebration and they made amazing decorations such as: snowmen, candy canes, Christmas tree, and boots.
December vocabulary
Vela-candle,
Bota-boot,
Bastón de caramel-candy cane,
Estrella-star,
Campana-bell,
Adorno (esfera, ornamento)-ornament,
Reno-reindeer,
Árbol de Navidad-Christmas tree,
Papá Noel (Santa Claus) – Santa Claus.
Words of the week:
Kinara, elote, vela.
Libro
My First Kwanzaa.
How The Grinch Stole Christmas.
Thursday and Friday next week will be either holiday pajamas or holiday clothing. Fun!
Preschool Week 13 News
I can’t believe that winter break and the Holidays are around the corner! Our new unit of study this month is “Festividades del Mundo” The kids will learn some holidays from around the world such as: Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Christmas. They will be learning some of the traditions of those festivities.
This week we started with Hanukkah. We learned that Hanukkah “Light celebration” starts this year on December 22 and goes through December 30th. The celebration is for eight nights. People light one candle every night in a menorah. During this celebration people sing songs, eat with families and friends, and receive little presents and money to share with others. They also play games with a dreidel. We read a Hanukkah book and counted the candles together! The little ones did a great job making Hanukkah projects that help them to develop their fine motricity and at the same time they were using their intelligence and creativity. The kiddos made crafts such as: Dreidel, paper plate menorah and the star of David.
Here are some vocabulary words we will learn throughout this month:
Vela-candle,
Bota-boot,
Bastón de caramel-candy cane,
Estrella-star,
Campana-bell,
Adorno (esfera, ornamento)-ornament,
Reno-reindeer,
Árbol de Navidad-Christmas tree,
Papá Noel (Santa Claus) l- Santa Claus.
Words of the week:
Menorá, dreidel y vela.
Libro
Happy Chanukah Lights
By Annie Auerbach
Letra
Nn
Número
6
Fígura
Rectangulo-rectangle
Color
Amarillo-yellow
Have an excellent weekend!!
Preschool Week 12 News
This week we completed our “The Farm” topic. We learned about the pig and their products. We learned that pigs are mammals because they have hair and give milk to their offspring. Also, farmers usually raise pigs for their meat (salami, sausage, bacon, and ham). We learned the animal’s parts such as; head, eyes, snout, arms, tail, and hoof. We read “El Cerdo en la Granja” and “Vamos a la Granja” books. The kids did activities related to our topic: pigs in the mud, pigs paper plate. The kids tried some pig products like salami and sausage in our snack time. Most of them liked salami more than sausage . The kids did a great job doing “Thanksgiving” projects to round out a very fun month.
Words of the week:
Cerdo-pig,
Salami-salami,
Tocino-bacon,
Salchicha-sausage,
Carne-meat,
Granjero-farmer,
Cabeza-head,
Ojos-eyes,
Hocico y/o jeta-snout,
Hombro-arm,
Cola-tail,
Pezuna-hoof.
They did a great job learning the vocabulary and singing el cerdo song.
Libros:
El Cerdo en la Granja
Vamos a la Granja
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!
Preschool Week 11 News
This week we continued working with “The Farm” topic. The kids learned that on the farm live different kinds of animals such as dogs, cats, cows, chickens, pigs, sheep and other animals. This week we learned all about the chicken and their products: eggs and meat. They learned that the chicken is one kind of bird because they have wings, feathers, and they lay eggs. They learned that there are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl, and that people keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and eggs.We read “La Gallina en la Granja” and “La Gallinita Roja”. The kids did activities related with our topic such as the chicken life cycle, chicken paper plate, paper tractor, and farmer. Also, they tried the chicken products in our snack time with boiled eggs and chicken. Some of them like to eat eggs and others prefers chicken .
Words of the week:
Gallina-chicken,
Pollo-chicken (white meat),
Huevo-egg,
Perro-dog,
Gato-cat,
Raton-mouse,
Trigo-wheat,
Pan-bread.
They did a great job learning the vocabulary and singing la gallina song.
Libros:
La Gallinita Roja
La Gallina en la Granja
Have a great weekend!
Preschool Week 10 News
November is here!! And our new topic too “The Farm / La Granja.” This month kids are going to learn all about the farm concept, animals that live there and the products that we can obtain from the animals. The cow gives us milk and milk-by products, as well as meat. The chicken gives us meat and eggs. The pig gives us meats: salami, ham, sausage, bacon.
So, this week we started learning about the cow and the food that we can eat from the cow. The words of the month will be;
Granja-farm,
Granjero-farmer,
Granero-barn,
Tractor-tractor,
Vaca-cow,
Gallina-chichen,
Cerdo-pig.
This week the kids learned all about the cow; the cow is a mammal with hair on their body, they have hooves, horns, a long tail, head and udders. They learned that the cow can give us milk and meat, and with the milk we can have yogurt, butter, cream cheese, ice cream, and cheese. We did activities and projects related to the cow. The kids milked the cow, and then we made butter with the milk. We had a great time milking the cow, as well, eating the butter with salty crackers, and bagels with cream cheese. The words of the week:
Vaca-cow,
Leche-milk,
Yogurt-yogurt,
Mantequilla-butter,
Helado-ice cream,
Queso-cheese,
Carne-meat.
Libros de la semana
Animales de la Granja “La Vaca”
La vaca que decía OINK
Letra: Ss
Número : 5 cinco
Color : verde / green
Fígura: Triangulo / triangle
Have a great long weekend!
Preschool Week 9 News
This week we continued working with “The Five Senses” / “Los Cinco Sentidos” Unit. We learned about their sense of smell. They learned that we breathe in odors in the air and our brain makes sense of what we smell, how to protect our noses and how our noses can protect us. We learned that the nose sends messages to our brain and the brain tells us what we smell. The sense of smell was the last lesson of the five senses. We all really enjoyed this unit of study. The little ones did a great job completing projects and science activities.
Cultural Holidays: We also celebrated Halloween in the classroom. All the kiddoss looked so cute with their costumes! We did Halloween activities and we read the book “Samuel El Espantapájaros”. On Friday, we learned about “The Day of the Dead” and did activities related with this. We also talked about this celebration that is celebrated in Mexico. I explained to them that it’s a festive holiday in which families come together to honor their ancestors.
By creating an altar called “La Ofrenda,” in which we put pictures of our ancestors to remember them so they can cross to the land of the living to visit their families.
“Dia de los Muertos” is spread over two days. November 1 is Día de los Inocentes, honoring children.. Graves are decorated with white orchids and baby’s breath. November 2 is Día de los Muertos, honoring adults, whose graves are decorated with bright orange marigolds.
Libro
Sentido del Olfato “Que Huele”
Samuel el Espantapájaro
Have a great weekend!