Week of April 13th-17th

Sapitos Classroom

Miss Silvia and Miss Amparo

Week of (Semana de): April 13th - 17th

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

People, music, and countries around the world (Gente, musica y paises alrededor del mundo)

 

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

Hello Sapitos parents I hope you had a great week!

Music is a privileged means of expression and part of the socio-cultural development of a culture. Music is a tool that permits us to listen, share, and strengthen family and community ties. Music is strongly related to the creation, freedom, participation, identity, and affection of each and every one of us. Achieving this makes playing music with others a source of immense pleasure.

For this week we will talk about music and people from the Asian Continent. Children will learn more about the music from countries such as China their music has accompanied them in joy, pleasure, and sometimes, in pain and misery. Music is present in every moment of life.

For example, in certain places in China, there is a tradition that when a prince heritor is born, a music teacher, with the help of other musicians, will write a song for the new prince so that his name is honored and well-defined.

We will pretend to eat Chinese food! We will encourage children use chop sticks and imitate rice noodles for strings. Also, we will watch a video in which children can see different dances from countries such as India!

 

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

CANCION LAVARSE LAS MANOS

Si tus manitas sucias están

Con jaboncito tú las lavarás

Uno, dos, tres, espuma tu harás

Cuatro, cinco, seis, con agua jugarás

Siete, ocho, nueve, con toalla secaras

Cuando cuentes diez ya limpias están (x2)

Contando hasta el veinte

Espuma tu harás

Y todos los gérmenes

Muy lejos se irán.

 

Poem of the week

Alrededor del mundo

Hay muchas personas como tú y como yo

Su música y su país es diferente

Y a  todas ellas les doy

mi amor y admiración.

 

Adivinanza 1

Buenas y sonoras

Cuerdas tengo

Cuando me rascan

A la gente  entretengo.

Respuesta: La guitarra

 

Trabalenguas

El anillo del llavero

No tiene llaves

¿Quién se ha llevado las llaves

Del anillo del llavero?

 

Oral Exercise

We will play with the sounds. Put the tongue up on the palate and we blow, we make the sound Rrrrrr. We pronounce it quickly and slow. 

 

• Jugamos con los sonidos: Colocamos la lengua arriba del paladar y soplamos, emitimos el fonema Rrrrrr
• Lo pronunciamos de forma rápida y lenta.

 

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

·         Asian (Asiatico)

·         Music (Música)

·         China (China)

·         India (India

 

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

We have two birthdays coming for the month of April. Maive Jakubowicz (April 18), and Ella Thomas (April 13) Congratulations for these two beautiful girls our best wishes for them in their birthdays!

Sammy the frog, our traveling pet, will visit Maive’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:                                                                                   

Please:

·         Please make sure your child has extra clothes in her/his cubby.

·         Please make sure take home all paper arts, toys, and extra things that your child has in his/her cubby every day so that their cubby can look organized and clean. Muchas Gracias!

·         CLOSED-TOE SHOE POLICY

Now that the weather is getting warmer, please make sure you know about our closed-toe shoe policy: Shoes should be comfortable and provide adequate protection for the feet during outdoor play. Flip-flops and open-toed sandals are prohibited as they present a safety hazard.  We request that every child come to school with closed-toe shoes.

 

Important Upcoming Dates:

·  May 8th - Mother's Day Celebration

·  May 11th -15th: Science Fair Week

·  May 25th - Memorial Day - School Closed

 

Thank you notes:

Thanks for join us at International Party, our Sapitos did an excellent job in their dance participation! We are so proud of them!

Have a great weekend!                                                              

Miss Silvia and Miss Amparo