Week of March 9th - 13th!!

Class and Teacher (Salon y Profesoras):   

Sapitos Classroom/ Miss Amparo and Miss Silvia

Week of (Semana de):

March 9th – March 13th   

Theme of the Month/Week (Tema del Mes/ Semana):

My Country/Mi Pais

 

 

Salutation and highlights of week (Saludo y resumen de las actividades importantes de la semana):

Why is NC called the Tar Heel State?, Which U.S. president was born in Raleigh? Where is the tallest lighthouse located in the United States? Where did Orville Wright fly the first airplane?

Hello Sapitos Parents,

This week we will be learning everything about our State: North Carolina. Our children will have the opportunity to listen to “The Old North State” song, learn about the State symbols (State flag, State seal, State bird, State flower, State gem, State tree, State mammal and much more. They will also make a yummy NC recipe (Sweet potatoes waffles).

With spring around the corner, we will make colorful art projects to decorate our classroom. We will also create science experiments to be prepare for our next event: The Science Fair.

This is our last quarter of school in which we will focus on strategies to support early writing in our Sapitos. These strategies will include:

• Asking children to sign-in each morning. The most meaningful word to any young child is his or her name. They are naturally motivated to see their name in print and spell their name when they are ready. With this strategy they will also begin to recognize the letters in their own names and those of their friends, as well as other important words.
• Asking children to include print in their drawings.
• Displaying their writing attempts as proudly as we do their pictures. We must keep in mind children learn about print by using it. They need encouragement.
• Watching their scribbles change to letter-like symbols and eventually recognizable forms of print as they progress through predictable developmental stages reflecting their knowledge about writing as well as their developing fine motor skills.
• To provide opportunities to write daily and make writing materials available in each activity or interest area in the classroom.
• To enrich outdoor play by including sidewalk painting with water, writing with sidewalk chalk, and making a mural or sign to hang on the fence.

Song of the Month/Week (Cancion del mes/semana):

Yo nací en un lindo país

Con 4 estaciones

2 mares azules

Montañas y por venir

yo soy feliz

Creciendo en este país

Aprendo respeto cuidado

y entrego lo mejor que hay en mí

En Sff! me enseñan muchas cosas de mi país

El respeto por mi amiguito

Me hace siempre un niño feliz (bis)

¡Que viva mi país!

Poesía

El país donde vivo  

Es mi hermoso hogar

Sus paisajes, los lugares

Todo luce fenomenal.

Yo lo cuido, Lo valoro.

Yo lo quiero de verdad.

Adivinanza

Es el lugar donde vivimos

Es de todos nuestro hogar

Tiene hermosos lugares

Para cuidar y visitar.

        Mi País

Trabalenguas

Tantos ríos

Pocos puentes

Pocos ríos

Tantos puentes

Praxias: Ejercicios Bucofacial

• Jugamos con los sonidos: Imitamos como se revienta un globo  y pronunciamos ppp.
• Lo pronunciamos de forma rápida y lenta.

Star Words of the Week (Palabras estrellas de la semana):

• State (El estado)
• North Carolina (Carolina del Norte)
• Symbols (Los simbolos)
• Map (El mapa)

Special Events, Welcome and Birthdays (Eventos especiales, Bienvenidas y Estudiante de la Semana):

Sammy the frog, our traveling pet, will visit Lyla’s house this week. We hope you have fun spending time together. Please, don’t forget to record your activities to share with your classmates and teachers.

Friendly Reminders:  

• This week we will send home the Family Art Project for March: A shamrock (trebol) to be decorated with your child.  
• We would appreciate it and be very grateful if you would like to share with us some pictures, souvenirs, flyers, maps, brochures or magazines of your trip/trips to places in our State (beach, mountain, or any other places in NC) to help our children understand the importance of NC and to decorate our “travel luggage”.
• Please, don’t make your child write his/her name at home yet. The teachers will give you instructions to do it soon.
• To celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we invite you to come and read a book from Dr. Seuss’ collection at 11.45 a.m. (Story Time) any day of the week. You can wear Dr. Seuss’ hat.

Important Upcoming Dates:

March 9th – 13th: Teacher Appreciation Week

March 18th: Spring Pictures

March 19th: Group Pictures (Send your child with his/her uniform)

March 20th: Report Cards sent home

March 23rd- 27th: Parent-Teacher Conferences

April 2nd: Easter Celebration (More information for this activity coming soon! We will need your help)

April 3rd: Easter break - Sff! closed

April 10th: International Party at St. Raphael Archangel Church. Sff! will closed at 3:00pm.

Thank you notes:

We would like to thank all our wonderful parents for your participation and support in our academic activities, and also for your dedication and effort to help your child accomplish his/her homework. MUCHAS GRACIAS!

Have a great weekend!

Miss Amparo and Miss Silvia