K-C News - AST

Weekly letter May 24

2010-05-18T20:05:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

These are our last three days together. Please take note of the following information:

Tomorrow is Fun Day. Children must wear P.E. uniform. Students will be dismissed at 10:45 a.m. If your child will be riding the bus on this day please send in a written note.
On Graduation Day students must be in the classroom by 7:30. Parents please proceed to the gym.
Report cards go home today. Please remember to have returned all the books from the library.
Remember it is very important to continue reading to your child 10-15 minutes daily over the summer vacation. They are now able to read to you. If you would like me to suggest reading levels do not hesitate to contact me.
I can't believe this year is over. I want to take this opportunity to thank you for trusting us with the minds and guidance of your children. It is amazing how much they have grown. We wish you the best!
The Virtue of the month is Discipline.
"I follow school rules."

Weekly Letter May 17

2010-05-12T13:30:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

This is evaluation week. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest. Evaluations will be done with every day activities. Please take note of the following information:

Please refer to last week's blog entry for more information on Evaluation week.
Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
On graduation day, students must report to the classroom by 7:30 a.m. parents proceed to gym.
Remember children must wear their complete school uniform on Graduation Day. No sneakers.
Please send in copy of deposit slip for graduation money.
All library books must be returned by Friday May 21.
Graduation tickets will go home on Thursday May 20^th.
Next Tuesday May 25^th is Fun Day! (wear P.E. uniform) Students will be dismissed at 10:45. Children who ride the bus, if your child will be riding the bus on this day please send a written note so we are able to make proper arrangements.
The Virtue of the month is Patience.
"I take my time when doing my work."

Review 4th quarter

2010-05-06T12:47:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

Next week is Evaluation week. The school year is almost over. Please take note of the following information to help you review with your child:

Language: Letters Rr, Vv, Qq, Yy, Zz, Xx. Your Child Should:

Name letters. Ex.: Teacher shows the letter "R". Student names the letter.
Produce letter sound. Ex.: Teacher names a letter. Student produces the sound of the letter.
Identify letter from sound. Ex.: Teacher produces letter sound, student names the letter.
Recognize sight words: was, love, as, be, have, little, he, she, down, when, they, are, see, go, do, not, look, at, did, what, with, for, so, get, one, this, then, were, went, him.

Vocabulary:

Produce words when given a letter. Ex.: Teacher says "W"; student might say: "wagon", "wall", "wallet", etc.
Name pictures of vocabulary words.

Remember all vocabulary lists are posted here.

Phonemic Awareness:

Produce rhyming words. Ex: Teacher says "sad"; student might say: "mad".
Write simple words(CVC: consonant, vowel, consonant)
Segmentation: Is able to segment sounds to count number of sounds in a word. ( ex: cat – 3)
Read word families

Math:

Identify solid shapes.
Completes a pattern.
Count from 1- 50.
Constructs a bargraph.
Fractions ( halves, equal parts and equal groups)
Counts by 5's to 50.
Measure weight and capacity.
Tell time to the hour.
Recognize Honduran coins.
Addition to 10.
Subtraction from 10.

Please do not tell your child about this evaluation, it will be done in an everyday manner. Make sure he/she gets plenty of rest.

Please review with your child 10-15 minutes every day.

Please remember to check the Spanish blog every week.

Weekly letter May 10

2010-05-05T19:19:00.005-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Student of the week is
Fernando!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Next week is evaluation week. Please do not tell your child about this evaluation. Make sure he/she gets plenty of rest.
On Thursday May 13, we will have our First grade orientation. On this day the class picture will be taken. There will be no rescheduling of this picture.
Please remember the Lps.40.00 for the cafeteria snack.
Remember children must wear their complete school uniform on Graduation Day. No sneakers.
The last day to check out books from the library is May 14^th. All books must be returned by May 21^st. You must be cleared from the library to receive your child's Report Card.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Review all letters and sounds.

Sight words: went, him.

Phonemic Awareness: Spelling of CVC words.

Math: Review Math concepts.

Social Studies: China.

Virtue of the Month:
Patience
"I wait my turn."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Orientation snack

2010-05-05T18:58:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents,

Next week we will have our first grade orientation. Students will have the opportunity to buy a snack in the cafeteria. The cost of this snack is Lps.40.00. Please send exact change.

Kinder Graduation

2010-04-28T18:13:00.002-06:00

20 de abril de 2010

Estimados Padres de Kinder:

La primera sesión de la graduación de Kinder se llevó a cabo el pasado Jueves 15 de Abril. Se empezó con una discusión general acerca de la graduación. Esta se llevará a cabo el Miércoles 26 de Mayo a las 8:30 a.m. en el auditorio de la escuela. Los alumnos ensayarán para la ceremonia durante horas de clase. Los alumnos deberán usar su uniforme completo para la ceremonia:

Niñas: Jumper, camisa polo del uniforme, calcetines blancos, cortos, sin flecos, zapatos negros ó azul marinos. No tennis.

Niños: Pantalón del uniforme, camisa polo del uniforme, zapatos negros ó azul marinos. No tennis.

Cada alumno tiene derecho a 8 invitados, que incluyen a los padres y hermanos.

Un Fun Day se ha planeado como Fiesta de Graduación y fin de año para el Martes 25 de Mayo. Los alumnos participarán en actividades como salón de belleza, carreras, hale la cuerda, pintado de caras, etc. Meriendas, bebidas y premios serán también parte de esta actividad.

Se formaron comités que se encargarán de las actividades y refrigerios del Fun Day, así como también comités para decorar el gimnasio para la ceremonia de graduación, y buscar los regalos para los alumnos y maestras en la graduación.

Si usted no pudo asistir a la sesión el Jueves pero le gustaría formar parte de estos comités, por favor póngase en contacto conmigo.

Tendremos una segunda sesión el Miércoles 28 de Abril a la 1:00 p.m. en el aula Multiusos del Edificio de Primaria. Cada comité presentará varias opciones para las diversas actividades del Fun Day y del Día de Graduación. Su asistencia es muy importante ya que en esta sesión podrá votar por sus preferencias.

Si ustedes tienen alguna duda o pregunta, favor póngase en contacto conmigo. Muchas gracias por su colaboración.

Atentamente,

Claudia Pereira

Principal de Pre Escolar

Weekly letter May 3

2010-04-27T21:35:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Student of the week is
Gustavo!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
This week and next we will only have new sight words, we finished the alphabet.
We will be learning about China, if you have something you would like to share please send it in.
Remember children must wear their complete school uniform on Graduation Day. No sneakers.
Mom's are invited to join their children during Spanish class on May 7^th from 11:20 -12:00
P.T.O. Bingo will be Friday, May 7^th at 6:00 p.m.
From now and till the end of the school year. on students may wear Honduras shirt on Fridays.
Happy Mother's Day!

This week we will be learning about:

Language: We will review all letters, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: one, this, then, were.

Phonemic Awareness: Spelling of CVC words.

Math: Measurement (capacity and weight).

Social Studies: China.

Virtue of the Month:
Patience "I wait my turn."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Weekly letter April 26

2010-04-21T12:21:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Student of the week is
Isabella!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
This week we finish the alphabet. The next two weeks we will only have new sight words.
Friday April, 30^th is Lps. 5.00 color's day.
Remember children must wear their complete school uniform on Graduation Day. Please refer to the Student Handbook.
A second Graduation meeting will be on April 28^th at 1:00 p.m. in the Elementary Multi- Purpose room.
P.T.O. Bingo will be Friday, May 7^th at 6:00 p.m.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Xx, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: with, for, so, get.

Phonemic Awareness: There will be no phonemic awareness this week.

Math: Telling time on the hour.

Science: Space.

Virtue of the Month:
Humility
"I say I am sorry when I make a mistake."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Letter Xx study guide

2010-04-21T12:03:00.003-06:00

Letter Zz study guide

2010-04-21T11:36:00.000-06:00

Weekly Letter April 20

2010-04-12T18:47:00.005-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Student of the week is
Ian!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell will now be on Thursdays. Please help your child choose what he/she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
Next Monday April 19^th is Day of the America's holiday. There will be no school on this day.
Earth Day is on Thursday, April 22^nd. To celebrate this day we will have a trash free picnic. Please help us by preparing a trash free lunch box. If your child gets food from the cafeteria please have them bring food from home. Try to use as many reusable containers as possible.
Earth Day is a Free Earth color's Day. Children may wear Earth colors such as green, blue or brown.
Remember children must wear their complete school uniform on Graduation Day. Please refer to the Student Handbook.
A second Graduation meeting will be on April 28^th at 1:00 p.m. in the Elementary Multi- Purpose room.
P.T.O. Bingo will be Friday, May 7^th at 6:00 p.m.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Zz, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: look, at, did, what.

Phonemic Awareness: Written segmentation with pictures. (Name picture and count number of sounds in a word.)

Math: Fractions and counting by 5's. (Equal parts, equal groups and halves)

Science: Space and Earth Day.

Virtue of the Month:
Humility
"I say I am sorry when I make a mistake."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Weekly Letter April 12

2010-04-07T19:15:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Student of the week is José Roberto!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell will now be on Thursdays. Please help your child choose what he/she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
Friday April 16^th is Glow in the dark day. Students may wear something that glows or lights up. If they do not have anything it's okay.
Next Monday April 19^th is Day of the America's holiday. There will be no school on this day.
Earth Day is on April 22^nd. To celebrate this day we will have a trash free picnic. Please help us by preparing a trash free lunch box. If your child gets food from the cafeteria please have them bring food from home. Try to use as many reusable containers as possible.
Earth Day is a Free Earth color's Day. Children may wear Earth colors such as green, blue or brown.
The 1^st Graduation meeting will be held on Thursday April 15^th at 1:00p.m. in the elementary multi-purpose room. Important information will be given at this meeting.
This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Yy, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: see, go, do, not.

Phonemic Awareness: Word segmentation with manipulatives. (number of sounds in a word.c-a-t = 3 sounds)

Math: Introduce Fractions. (equal parts, equal groups and halves)

Science: Light

Virtue of the Month:
Humility
"I say I am sorry when I make a mistake."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

LettYy Study Guide

2010-04-07T19:13:00.002-06:00

2010-04-07T08:30:00.003-06:00

Dear parents,
We are looking for Gabriel Mejia's lunch box. Please check if your child took it home by mistake. It is a black Star Wars lunch box. Thank You!

Weekly Letter April 6th

2010-03-23T20:18:00.009-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great and restful Easter week! Please take note of the following information:

It was great talking to all of you during Parent – Teacher Conferences.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Student of the week is
Gerardo!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell will now be on Thursdays. Please help your child choose what he/she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Qq, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: down, when, they,are,have,little,he,she.

Phonemic Awareness: Review vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

Math: Honduran coins and counting to 50.

Science: Light

Virtue of the Month:
Humility
"I say I am sorry when I make a mistake."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Letter Qq Study Guide

2010-03-23T20:16:00.002-06:00

Weekly Letter March 22

2010-03-19T21:51:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great Father's Day!. Please take note of the following information.

We have a short week and long Easter break!
Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
We will not have student of the week this week.
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell will now be on Thursdays. Please help your child choose what he/she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
There will be a school wide Values Presentation on Tuesday, March 23^rd from 5:00 – 6:30 in room #62. "Preparándonos para la adolescencia de nuestros hijos". Presentado por el Lic. Roger Martinez.
Thursday March 25^th is Free Color's Day.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be Friday March 26^th from 7:30- 12:00 and 12:45 – 3:00. Sign - up sheet will be posted on Wednesday March 24^th.
Easter break March 27^th – April 5^th. Classes resume on April 6^th.
We will begin learning to indentify Honduran coins. Please send with your child in a zip lock bag one of each Honduran coins. (5,10,20,50)
If you have any Leo Lionni 's books we may borrow, please send them in.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Vv, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: have, little, he, she.

Phonemic Awareness: word families

Math: Coins and counting to 50.

Author Study: Leo Lionni

Virtue of the Month:
Discipline
"I complete my work independently."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Letter vv Study Guide

2010-03-17T17:18:00.002-06:00

Weekly Letter March 15

2010-03-15T06:41:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Today we begin the fourth and last quarter!
Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Luis Carlos!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. Please help your child choose an object he or she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
This is Book Week. Parents are invited to join their child during library class on Thursday from 8:20 – 9:00a.m. Please meet your child at the library.
Friday is Character Day! Have your child choose his/her favorite book. They need to bring the book to school and may dress up as their favorite character.
Dads please join your child on Friday, March 19^thbetween 9:10 -9:50 for a surprise. Pick up your child in the classroom.
We begin a new set of sight words this week. They will be evaluated every Friday. It will be done in a cumulative way, starting with 4 then 8 etc.
Parent Teacher Conferences will be next Friday March 26^th from 7:30- 12:00 and 12:45 – 3:00. Sign - up sheet will be posted on Wednesday March 24^th.
There will be a school wide Values Presentation on Thursday, March 23^rd from 5:00 – 6:30 in room #62. "Preparándonos para la adolescencia de nuestros hijos". Presentado por el Lic. Roger Martinez.
Thursday, March 18^th is Empty Bowls and Spring Concert from 5:00-8:00p.m. You may come and buy the bowl created by your child in Art class and at the same time support the needy.
Friday, March 19^th is Lps. 5.00 color's day.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Rr, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: was, love, as, be.

Phonemic Awareness: Book Week

Math: Introduce solid shapes (cube, cone, cylinder, sphere) Constructing a bar graph.

Virtue of the Month:
Discipline
"I complete my work independently."

MISSION

The American School provides a student–centered, enriching, college preparatory education that emphasizes social responsibility in a safe, bicultural learning environment.

Letter Rr Study Guide

2010-03-11T19:55:00.001-06:00

Weekly Letter March 8

2010-03-03T21:10:00.005-06:00

Dear Parents,

This is evaluation week. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest. Evaluations will be done with every day activities. Please take note of the following information:

Please refer to last week's blog entry for more information on Evaluation week.
Thank you for coming to Family day! It was a great Day!
Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Congratulations to our Student of the Week
Marie Anne!
Empty bowls and Spring Concert will be on March 18^th from 5 – 8 p.m. on the coveredcourt. Kinder students made a bowl. If you would like to buy it you may do so on this day.
We are getting ready for book week.(March 13-19) During this week you are invited to read a book to your child during library. Our class has Library on Thursday from 8:20 - 9:00 a.m. Also, On Friday we will have Character Show and Tell. On this day students may dress up or bring something to represent the character in their favorite book.They must bring the book with them. Please nothing expensive. If you have any questions please contact me.
The Virtue of the month is Discipline.

"I follow school rules."
Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on Friday March 26th from 7:30 - 3:00. Sign - up sheet will be posted on Wednesday 24 in the morning. I am looking forward to talking with all of you.

Family day information

2010-03-02T20:48:00.002-06:00

Dear parents,

Family Day will now begin at 2:30p.m. Please bring your child to the gym at 2:10 in their complete school uniform. Thank you for all your support! See you on Saturday!

Weekly Letter March 1

2010-02-23T22:19:00.006-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Time really flies! Next week is evaluation week. Please refer to the 3^rd quarter review post for more information.
Congratulations to the student of the week Diego Vaca!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Family Day is this Saturday March 6^th from 2-6p.m. Please remember Kinder students will open Family Day marching with their complete school uniform. Please bring your child to the gym at 1:45.
Pre school will be in charge of drinks and desserts, if you would like to help please contact our room mothers.(Lucia or Lorena)
This week we will be learning about Dr. Seuss if you have any of his books you would like to share please send them in labeled.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Kk, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: you, it, some, out.

Phonemic Awareness: Initial sound substitution.(cat, bat, rat etc.)

Math: Measurement (length) using non standard units.

Author study: Dr. Seuss

Virtue of the Month:
Discipline
"I will follow school rules."

Letter Kk vocab

2010-02-23T21:58:00.002-06:00

Review 3rd quarter

2010-02-23T21:51:00.005-06:00

Dear Parents,

Next week is Evaluation week. Wow! only one more quarter to go. Please take note of the following information to help you review with your child:

Language: Letters Gg, Ll, Dd, Cc, Nn, Ww, Kk. Your Child Should:

Name letters. Ex.: Teacher shows the letter "G". Student names the letter.
Produce letter sound. Ex.: Teacher names a letter. Student produces the sound of the letter.
Identify letter from sound. Ex.: Teacher produces letter sound, student names the letter.

Vocabulary:

Produce words when given a letter. Ex.: Teacher says "W"; student might say: "wagon", "wall", "wallet", etc.
Name pictures of vocabulary words.

Remember all vocabulary lists are posted here.

Phonemic Awareness:

Produce rhyming words. Ex: Teacher says "sad"; student might say: "mad".
Blending. (Draw a picture of a CVC words with picture) ex: read the word cat and draw a picture of a cat.
Oral Blending .( Teacher says "t-e-n" student says ten)

Math:

Identify shapes.
completes a pattern.
Names numbers from 0 – 30.
Identify number sequence 20 – 30.
Relate numbers 0 – 20 to sets.
Write numbers 0 – 30 correctly.
Recognizes before/after/between.
Reads a bar graph.
Addition to 10.
Subtraction from 10.
Measuring with non standard units.

Please do not tell your child about this evaluation , it will be done in an everyday manner. Make sure he/she gets plenty of rest.

Please review with your child 10-15 minutes every day.

Please remember to check the Spanish blog every week.

Weekly Letter February 22

2010-02-17T21:52:00.006-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Congratulations to the student of the week Adriana!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Friday February 26^th is Lps. 5.00 Color's Day!
Friday is Wig Day! Please allow your child to wear a wig to school.
Next week we will be learning about Dr. Seuss if you have any of his books you would like to share please send them in labeled.
Progress reports go home today. If your child takes one home, please send it back signed tomorrow.
Saturday, March 6th is Family Day from 2-7 p.m. You may find more information on the school's web page. Kinder students will march at 2:00 p.m. with their school uniform to begin Family Day activities.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Ww, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: Boy, girl, her, there.

Phonemic Awareness: Produce rhyming words. (I say cat, student might say: bat, sat, mat).

Math: Addition to 10 and subtraction from 10 and the concept of before/after/ between.

Science: Animals

Virtue of the Month:
Tolerance
"I like my friends even if they are different."

Letter Ww study guide

2010-02-17T21:48:00.003-06:00

Weekly Letter February 15

2010-02-09T18:27:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Congratulations to the student of the week Gabriel Massu!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. Please help your child choose an object he or she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
Friday February 19^th is Necklace Day! Be creative!
This week year book pictures will be taken. Our class has been scheduled for Tuesday 16^th.
Thursday February 18^th is Lps.10.00 Color's Day. The funds will be used to help "Relevo por la Vida".

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Nn, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: Can, we, but, all.

Phonemic Awareness: Review rhyming words. (Identify if two words rhyme.)

Math: Subtraction from 10 and the concept of between.

Science: Animals (Birds and Fish)

Virtue of the Month:
Tolerance
"I like my friends even if they are different."

Letter Nn Study Guide

2010-02-09T17:59:00.004-06:00

Family Day T-shirt Order Form

2010-02-08T17:34:00.000-06:00

Weekly Letter February 8

2010-02-03T21:14:00.006-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework. Your child is taking a small book home today. Please allow your child to read it to you. This may be used as the title for one day. Remember to send it back by Friday.
This week we will not have student of the week!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. Please help your child choose an object he or she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
February 12^th is our Winter Holiday. There will be no school on this day.
Remember sight words will be evaluated every Friday. It will be done in a cumulative way, starting with 4 then 8 etc.
Please send back your Report Cards signed.
We will celebrate Valentine's Day on Thursday. If you would like your child to share Valentine's treats please make sure he/she has one for every child in the class. We suggest you address cards to: My Friend and From: your child's name. We have 27 students.
Free color's day February 11th!
Operation Smile Bingo is on Thursday 11th at 5:00p.m.
This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Cc, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: am, like, on, had.

Phonemic Awareness: Written blending. They read the word cat and draw/match a picture.

Math: Subtraction from 5 and the concept of after.

Science: Animals (Reptiles and amphibians)

Virtue of the Month:
Tolerance
"I will be patient with my friends."

Letter Cc StudyGuide

2010-02-03T21:11:00.002-06:00

Weekly letter February 1

2010-01-28T08:34:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework. Your child is taking a small book home today. Please allow your child to read it to you. This may be used as the title for one day. Remember to send it back by Friday.
Congratulations to our Student of the week
Giana!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. Please help your child choose an object he or she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
February 1^st-5^th is Friendship week. Children will be wearing a special friendship bracelet. Please allow your child to wear it the whole week.
Tomorrow we will celebrate our 100^th Day of school! If you did not send the t-shirt or the 100 items please do so by tomorrow.Thank you for your support.
Remember sight words will be evaluated every Friday. It will be done in a cumulative way, starting with 4 then 8 etc.
Please send back your Report Cards signed.
Thank you for coming to the values conference. We hope you enjoyed it.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Dd, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: said, that, and, is.

Phonemic Awareness: Written blending with pictures.(match CAT with a picture of a cat)

Math: Addition to 10 and the concept of before.

Science: Animals (mammals)

Virtue of the Month:
Tolerance
"I will be patient with my friends."

Letter Dd study guide

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Activities for January 27

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Draw a set of 30 lollipops.
Write two sentences using two sight words.
Draw five vocabulary words and count the number of syllables in each word. Write the number under the picture.
Copy the math problem and add. Please have your child use small manipulatives such as crayons, cars, beans, balls.
- 1+3=
- 2+2=
- 4+1=
- 3+2=
- 2+1=
Please remember to come to the values presentation on Thursday January 28 at 5:00 p.m. in room #62. "Acompañando el crecimiento de nuestros hijos". Presented by Lic. Roger Martínez.

If you have any questions please contact me. See you on Thursday.

Please remember to check Mrs. Laitano's blog.

Weekly Letter January 25

2010-01-22T11:25:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Juan Carlos!
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. Please help your child choose an object he or she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
We are getting close to our 100^th Day of School! To celebrate this day, students must prepare (with parents' help) a white t-shirt with 100 small items glued, pinned or sewn on to it. Please no stickers because these fall off. Be creative!!! This t-shirt must be in school by February 1^st.
Also, to celebrate our 100^th Day of School, please send with your child 100 small objects. These may be small erasers, pencils, sharpeners or any small party favors. You may find a big variety at Yip Store. No candy please.
Remember sight words will be evaluated every Friday. It will be done in a cumulative way, starting with 4 then 8 etc.
Report Cards go home today. If you have any questions please contact me.
There will be a Values Presentation on Thursday, January 28^th from 5:00 – 6:30 in room #62. "Acompañando el crecimiento de nuestros hijos". Presentado por el Lic. Roger Martinez.
Friday, January 29^th is Lps. 5.00 color's day.
The school is helping collect money for Haiti. You may send voluntary contributions in a sealed and labeled envelope.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Ll, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: his, of, to, a.

Phonemic Awareness: Oral blending phoneme by phoneme. C-A-T CAT.

Math: Number line and addition to 5.

Science: Plants

Values: Growing up healthy.

Virtue of the Month:
Perseverance
"I will do my best."

Letter Ll study guide

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Early dismissal activities

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Write numbers 1-30.
Write a sentence and draw a picture about a Gg word.
Cut and glue or draw 4 pictures that begin with the letter G.
Draw a picture of a plant and label its parts.

Weekly letter January 18

2010-01-16T06:35:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Evaluations went by smoothly. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Bella !
Please remember it is very important for you to read the blog at least once a week.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. Please help your child choose an object he or she will share. Sharing helps students develop oral language and boost their confidence.
We are getting close to our 100^th Day of School! To celebrate this day, students must prepare (with parents help) a white t-shirt with 100 small items glued, pinned or sewn on to it. Please no stickers because these fall off. Be creative!!! This t-shirt must be in school by February 1^st.
Also, to celebrate our 100^th Day of School, please send with your child 100 small objects. These may be small erasers, pencils, sharpeners or any small party favors. You may find a big variety at Yip Store. No candy please.
This quarter we will begin working with sight words. Sight words are words that children will find often when reading, and use in their writing. Children must identify these words by sight. This will help them become strong readers and writers. Sight words will be evaluated every Friday. It will be done in a cumulative way, starting with 4 then 8 ect..
Report Cards will go home on January 25^th. If you have any questions please contact me.
There will be a values presentation on Thursday, January 28^th from 5:00 – 6:30 in room #62. "Acompañando el crecimiento de nuestros hijos". Presentado por el Lic. Roger Martinez.
Thursday, January 21^st is a staff development day. Students will be dismissed at 10:45. On this day assignments will be posted on the blog for your child to do at home and bring back on Friday. Thank you for your support.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Gg, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Sight words: My, in, I, the.

Phonemic Awareness: Oral blending of phonemes with letter flash cards.

Math: Reading bar graphs and numbers 1-30.

Science: Plants

Values: Growing up healthy.

Virtue of the Month:
Perseverance
"I will do my best."

Letter Gg Study Guide

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Reminder

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If you have not sent in the empty toilet paper rol please do so by Wednesday.

Weekly letter January 11

2010-01-06T21:33:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

This is evaluation week. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest. Evaluations will be done with every day activities. Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Congratulations to our Student of the Week
Gabriel E.!
We will continue learning about dinosaurs. If you have any dinosaurs or books about dinosaurs please send them in for us to share.
Values:
Growing up healthy.
The Virtue of the month is perseverance. Our goal is
"I will keep trying."
Please refer to last week's blog for more information on what to review.

Weekly letter January 4th

2009-12-15T18:30:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!! Remember school resumes on January 4th.This will be Review week and the week of January 11^th -15^th is evaluation week. Please take note of the following information to help you review with your child:

Language: Letters M,B,U,I,J,F. Your Child Should:

Name letters. Ex.: Teacher shows the letter "M". Student names the letter.
Produce letter sound. Ex.: Teacher names a letter. Student produces the sound of the letter.
Identify letter from sound. Ex.: Teacher produces letter sound, student names the letter.

Vocabulary:

Produce words when given a letter. Ex.: Teacher says "M"; student might say: "mop", "money", "magazine", etc.
Name pictures of vocabulary words.

Remember all vocabulary lists are posted here.

Phonemic Awareness:

Identify if 2 words rhyme.
Identify ending sound of a given word.
Oral Blending .( Teacher says can-dy student says candy)
Oral Onset –rime ( teacher says c-at student says cat)

Math:

Name shapes.
Complete a pattern.
Name numbers from 0 – 20.
Identify number sequence 0 – 20.
Relate numbers 0 – 20 to sets.
Write numbers 0 – 20 correctly.
Recognizes top/middle/bottom.
Construct a pictograph.
Count by 10's to 100.

Please do not tell your child about this evaluation, it will be done in a playful manner. Make sure he/she gets plenty of rest.

Please review with your child 10-15 minutes every day.
Please remember to check the Spanish blog every week.
Values: we will learn about staying healthy.
Science: We will learn about Dinosaurs. Please send in a toilet paper tube by Wednesday January 6th.
If you have any Dinosaur books we could borrow please send them in with your child.
The virtue of the month is perseverance "I will keep trying".
When the world says, "Give up,"
Hope whispers, "Try it one more time."
~Author Unknown

Congratulations to our student of the week Sara!

Weekly letter December 14

2009-12-08T20:44:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Please continue reading to your child 10-15 minutes daily throughout the holidays.
This week we will not have student of the week.
Thank you for your contributions and support to all our Christmas activities.
Christmas concert is this Wednesday December 16^th. Students must be in their classroom by 5:00p.m. Parents please proceed to the covered courts in front of the cafeteria. Please pickup your child after their presentation in the cafeteria.
Remember the outfits for the concert are these. GIRLS: white tights, white long sleeve shirt (preferably turtle neck) red or green skirt and black shoes. BOYS: Black long sleeve t- shirt. (Preferably turtle neck), black pants, black shoes and sunglasses.
This same outfit should be worn to school this Friday December 18^th.
Our presentation for kinder parents will be this Friday at 10:15 on the pre school court. Students will be dismissed at 10:45.
Classes will resume Monday January 4^th.
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

This week we will be reviewing and working on Christmas activities!

Change in concert outfit

2009-12-07T21:12:00.002-06:00

Dear Parents,
Please take note that boys will wear a black shirt and not a white shirt for the Christmas concert as posted before. Girls will no longer need the headband. I apologize for any inconvenience caused by these changes.

Letter Ff Study Guide

2009-12-06T21:08:00.001-06:00

Weekly letter December 7

2009-12-02T21:32:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Luis Enrique!
Friday December 11^th is Lps. 5.00 color's Day.
If you would like to contribute with the Christmas baskets, please send toilet paper. Thank you for your support.
The Christmas concert is around the corner. (December 16^th) Please help us get ready for this special day. Children will be asked to wear the following clothes. GIRLS: white tights, white long sleeve shirt (preferably turtle neck) red or green skirt and black shoes. BOYS: Black long sleeve t- shirt. (Preferably turtle neck), black pants, black shoes and sunglasses.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Ff, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Oral blending of onset rhyme. Ex: I say "c – at" student says "cat".

Math:
number 19&20 and the concepts of on/over/under.

Author Study: Eric Carle

Values: Making Good decisions.

Virtue of the Month:
Generosity
"I will share with others."

Weekly Letter November 30

2009-11-25T06:46:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great restful long weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day. Or e–mail me at jjaar@amschool.org.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Camila!
We will be accepting contributions for Navidad sin Frio until Friday December 4^th.
PTO's Picture with Santa will be Wednesday December 2^nd. If you are interested please send authorization signed and Lps. 160. (please send exact change) In an envelope with your child's name.
If you would like to contribute with the Christmas baskets, please send toilet paper. Thank you for your support.
This week we will be learning about Eric Carle, if you have any books written by him please send them in so we can share them.
The Christmas concert is around the corner. (December 16^th) Please help us get ready for this special day. Children will be asked to wear the following clothes. GIRLS: white tights, white long sleeve shirt (preferably turtle neck) and black shoes.Red or green skirt BOYS: White long sleeve shirt. (Preferably turtle neck), black pants, black shoes and sunglasses.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Ii, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Oral blending of syllables. Ex: I say "je – lly" student says "jelly".

Math:
number 17&18 and constructing a pictograph.

Author Study: Eric Carle

Values: Making Good decisions.

Virtue of the Month:
Generosity
"I will share with others."

Letter Ii Study Guides

2009-11-24T19:26:00.004-06:00

Weekly Letter November 23

2009-11-22T21:55:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Progress Reports go home today. If your child got one please send it signed tomorrow.
We are still collecting warm clothes for Navidad sin Frio. I f you have any you would like to donate please send them in.
This week will not have student of the week.
If you would like to contribute with our Toy Drive please send Lps.100 in a sealed labeled envelope.
Pictures with Santa will be taken on December 2^nd. Please refer to the Eagle courier for more information on this activity.
Please send Report Cards back signed.
We are doing such a great job in our classroom that we are running out of prizes. If you would like to donate some small prizes please feel free to do so.
The Christmas concert is around the corner. (December 16^th) Please help us get ready for this special day. Children will be asked to wear the following clothes. GIRLS: white tights, white long sleeve shirt (preferably turtle neck) and black shoes. BOYS: White long sleeve t- shirt. (Preferably turtle neck), black pants, black shoes and sunglasses.
This week we will review everything we have covered this 2^nd quarter.
Thanks Giving Holiday will be Thursday, November 26^th and Friday, November 27^th. School will resume on Monday November 30^th. Have a great Thanks Giving!!
Virtue of the Month:
Gratitude
"I am thankful for my friends and family."

NHS Needs your Help

2009-11-11T18:23:00.000-06:00

Weekly Letter November 16

2009-11-10T21:05:00.006-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.

If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day. Or e–mail me at jjaar@amschool.org.

Congratulations to our Student of the week Jorge!

If you would like to contribute with our Toy Drive please send Lps.100 in a sealed labeled envelope.

This Friday November 20th is Jean Day. Please allow your child to wear jeans on this day.

Saturday, November 21^st, is free Color's Day. This will be a regular school day.

Make sure jackets/sweaters are labeled and in accordance to our uniform code; navy blue, gray, black or white.

Please send Report Cards back signed.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Jj, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming.

Math:
number 16 and top/middle/bottom.

Science: Nutrition.

Values: Making Good decisions.

Virtue of the Month:
Gratitude
"I am thankful for my friends and family."

Letter Jj vocabulary

2009-11-10T20:55:00.004-06:00

Weekly letter November 9

2009-11-05T20:52:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Thank you for coming to our Parent Teacher conferences. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
If you have not sent the picture of your child's uncle, please do so by tomorrow.
If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day. Or e–mail me at jjaar@amschool.org.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Fabiana!
If you would like to contribute with our Toy Drive please send Lps.100 in a sealed labeled envelope.
Friday, November 13^th is Lps. 5.00 Color's Day.
Make sure jackets/sweaters are labeled and in accordance to our uniform code; navy blue, gray, black or white.
We are still collecting sweaters and warm clothes for Navidad sin Frio. If you would like to support this cause you may send them in with your child.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Uu, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Rhyming.

Math:
number 15 and top/middle/bottom.

Science: Human Body.

Values: Making Good decisions.

Virtue of the Month:
Gratitude
"I am thankful for my health."

Letter Uu Study Guide

2009-11-04T19:23:00.003-06:00

Weekly Letter November 2nd

2009-10-30T14:49:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily. This is homework.
Please send in a picture of one of your child's uncle by Tomorrow.
If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day.
Congratulations to our Student of the week Juan Sebastian!
Parent teacher conferences will be on Friday, November 6^th. Sign up will be posted on Wednesday, November 4^th. There is no school for Pre school on this day.
Make sure jackets/sweaters are labeled and in accordance to our uniform code; navy blue, gray, black or white.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Bb, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Ending consonants.

Math:
number 14 and ordinal positions 1st – 5^th.

Science: Human Body.

Values: Making Good decisions.

Virtue of the Month:
Gratitude
"I am thankful for my health."

Letter Bb Study Guide

2009-10-30T14:45:00.001-06:00

Letter Mm study guide

2009-10-27T11:33:00.001-06:00

Weekly letter October 26

2009-10-23T16:16:00.001-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Evaluations went by smoothly. Today we begin the second quarter. Please take note of the following information.

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day.
This week we will not have student of the week due to our Halloween celebration.
Parent teacher conferences will be on November 6^th. Sign up will be posted on the morning Wednesday, November 4^th.
Make sure jackets/sweaters are labeled and in accordance to our uniform code; navy blue, gray, black or white.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Mm, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Ending consonants.

Math:
number 13 and ordinal positions 1st – 5^th.

Science: Human Body.

Values: Positive ways to respond to anger.

Special activity this week:
Please refer to an e-mail to be sent by Ms. Pereira.

Virtue of the Month:
Integrity
"I will respect other people's property."

Weekly letter October 19

2009-10-14T20:25:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

This is evaluation week. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest. Evaluations will be done with every day activities. Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day.
Congratulations to our Student of the Week Sofia!
Please refer to the Eagle Courier for information on Halloween activities. You will also receive an e-mail with specific information.
The Virtue of the Month is Integrity. "I will respect other people's property".
Please refer to last week's blog entry for information on content to be evaluated.
Friday, October 23rd is Lps. 5.00 Color's Day!

Review information 1st quarter

2009-10-07T22:14:00.007-06:00

Dear Parents,

Next week is evaluation week. Wow! The 1^st quarter is almost over. Please take note of the following information:

Language: Letters T,A,S,E,P.O,H. Your Child Should:

Name letters. Ex.: Teacher shows the letter "T". Student names the letter.
Produce letter sound. Ex.: Teacher names a letter. Student produces the sound of the letter.
Identify letter from sound. Ex.: Teacher produces letter sound, student names the letter.

Vocabulary:

Produce words when given a letter. Ex.: Teacher says "A"; student might say: "ant", "alphabet", "animals", etc.
Name pictures of vocabulary words.
Remember all vocabulary lists are posted here.

Phonemic Awareness:

Identify beginnig sound from given picture.
Number of words in a sentence.
Alliteration
Number of syllables in a word.

Math:

Identify shapes.
Recognizes, completes and makes a pattern.
Recognize numbers from 0 – 12.
Identify number sequence 0 – 12.
Relate numbers 0 – 12 to sets.
Write numbers 0 – 12 correctly.
Count backwards from 10-0.
Read a pictograph.
Identify More/less/equal.
same/different

Evaluations will be done with everyday activities. Make sure your child gets plenty of rest.

Weekly letter October 12

2009-10-07T22:13:00.005-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. This is our last week before evaluations. Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.

If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid the spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home, remember to send an excuse the next day.

Congratulations to our Student of the Week Diego Lee !

Please refer to the Eagle Courier for information on Halloween activities.

Thursday October 15^th is the presentation "1 2 3 Magic" from 11:30- 1:00 in room #62 of the high school building.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Oo, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Alliteration.

Math:
number 12 and counting backwards from10-0.

Science: Weather

Values: Working in a group.

Special activity this week: Friday October 16^th is Hat day! Please allow your child to wear a hat to school.

Virtue of the Month:
Integrity
"I will always tell the truth."

Letter Hh Study Guide

2009-10-07T19:24:00.004-06:00

Weekly Letter October 5

2009-09-30T20:52:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Congratulations to our Student of the Week Natalia !
If your child is sick with Flu like simptoms, please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day.
We will have a presentation on 1-2-3 Magic on October 15th from 11:30 - 1:00 in Rm. 62. This presentation will be conducted by Ms. Ana María León Gómez.
Please refer to the Eagle Courier for information on Halloween activities.

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Oo, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Beginning consonants.

Math:
number 11 and pictographs.

Author Study: Jan Brett

Values: Working in a group.

Virtue of the Month:
Integrity
"I will always tell the truth."

weekly letter september 28

2009-09-28T10:17:00.003-06:00

Dear parents,

We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information.

This week we will finish covering the content for last week. We will evaluate on Wednesday.
Language: Letter Pp, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.
Phonemic Awareness: Clapping Syllables.
Math:
Numbers 1-10 (Identifying, number sequence, sets, and) More / less / equal.
Social Studies: Honduras, land forms and maps.
Values: Rules for caring and sharing.
Due to the days missed, we will not have Fiesta Catracha. However, the students learned pledge to the flag, national anthem, Honduran landforms and heroes.
Our Value for the month of October is Integrity "I will always tell the truth".
Congratulations to our Student of the Week Natalia!
If we are forced to miss school, please make sure you check the blog for information on activities you could do at home.

Remember it is very important that you read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.

Letter Oo Study Guide

2009-09-25T19:45:00.003-06:00

Weekly Letter September 21

2009-09-06T12:20:00.010-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. Wow! We are in the middle of the first quarter. Please take note of the following information:

Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.

Please remember to send a copy of the deposit slip for the room mothers.

Congratulations to our Student of the Week Javier!

Friday, September 24th is Lps. 5.00 Color´s Day.

If your child is sick with cold like symptoms, Please have him/her stay at home to avoid spreading of germs. If a student is kept at home remember to send an excuse the next day. If they have been to the doctor and were ok. to come to school please have the doctor write a note stating this.
On October 1st we have a presentation by Ing. guillermo Aguilar"Motivación de valor agregado para la educación de nuestros hijos" from 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in room 62 of the high school building. Hope you can all make it!

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Pp, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Clapping Syllables.

Math:
Numbers 1-10 (Identifying, number sequence, sets, and writing them correctly.) More / less / equal.

Social Studies: Honduras, land forms and maps.

Values: Rules for caring and sharing.

Special Event: "Pillow Day" Please allow your child to bring their pillow to school on Friday.

Value of the Month:
Loyalty
"I will love my country."

Letter Pp Vocab

2009-09-06T12:14:00.005-06:00

Weekly letter September 17

2009-09-06T12:10:00.006-06:00

Dear Parents,

Welcome back! Hope you had a great week. Please take not of the following information:

This week we will review letters Tt, Aa, Ss and Ee. Letter, sound, vocabulary and writing them.
We will
review numbers 0-10(Identifying, making sets, sequence and practice writing them).
Continue reading to your child 10 – 15 minutes daily.
If your child presents any flu- like symptoms please have him/her stay at home.

Thank you for your help!

Weekly Letter September 7

2009-09-06T11:31:00.003-06:00

Dear Parents,

As you are all aware, there is no school until Thursday, September 17^th, please take note of the following information:

Please review letters Tt, Aa, Ss and Ee. Letter, sound, vocabulary and writing them. Remember to encourage your child to write them from top to bottom.
Review numbers 0-10(Identifying, making sets, sequence and practice writing them).
Also, continue reading to your child 10 – 15 minutes daily.
It is very important you review with your child during these days. This will help them stay on track and have a smooth start when we come back.
We suggest you take the measures on the e-mail you received last week to help keep our children stay healthy.

Thank you for your help!

2009-08-30T16:49:00.001-06:00

This week we will be learning about:

Language: Letter Ee, sound, vocabulary and letter recognition.

Phonemic Awareness: Number of words in a sentence and comparing sentences.

Math:
Numbers 6-10 (Identifying, number sequence, sets, and writing it correctly.)

Social Studies: All about me.

Values: Rules for caring and sharing.

Value of the Month:
Loyalty
"I will love my country."

Dear Parents,

We hope you had great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

Please remember to check the eagle courier for important information on upcoming events and special dates.
The calendar for September is going home today. Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes daily.
Congratulations to our student of the week Ana Isabella!
Please remember to send a copy of the deposit slip for the room mothers.
We are conducting a Toy Drive for Children's Day! If you would like to contribute please send by Wednesday, September 9^th a new or used (in good conditions) toy. These toys will be donated to the children at Hospital Escuela.

Have a great week!

Letter Ee Study Guide

2009-08-26T20:04:00.005-06:00

Weekly Letter August 24

2009-08-21T21:27:00.004-06:00

Dear Parents,
We hope you had a great weekend! Please take note of the following information:

It was great talking to all of you at our Open House. Remember if you have any questions please contact me via e-mail, or call Ms. Karla for an appointment.
Friday is LPS. 5.00 Color's Day!
Congratulations to our Student of the Week Mark!!
Remember to read to your child 10-15 minutes everyday and write the title of the book on the calendar.
Show and Tell is every Wednesday. This is homework. Please help your child choose an object to share.
Please send a family picture by Wednesday.

Have a great week!

Schedule

2009-08-20T21:09:00.001-06:00

Letter Ss Vocabulary

2009-08-19T21:37:00.005-06:00

Open House Invitation

2009-08-17T20:32:00.001-06:00

Weekly Letter August 17

2009-08-12T21:30:00.005-06:00

Dear Parents,

We hope you had a great weekend. We are off to a great start. It has been great meeting your children. Please take note of the following information:

Thursday, August 20 at 4:00p.m. will be our Open House. We are looking forward to talking with all of you.
Please remember to send a snack and lunch with your child. Remember this is a long school day. Also, send a water bottle to keep at their table.
The reading calendar should come back to school every Friday. Please read to your child 10 -15 minutes daily.
Due to the Influenza virus, if your child presents flu like simptotms, please have him/her stay at home.
Thanks to Jorge's mom for sharing with us toast!
Have a great week!

Letter Aa Study Guide

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Letter Tt Study Guide

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P.E. Days

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August Calendar

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Weekly Letter August 10

2009-08-05T20:26:00.002-06:00

We are looking foward to a fun and productive year! If you have any questions,please do not hesitate to contact us. Call Ms. Karla, our Pre - School secretary, to schedule an appointment.

Please take note of the following information:

P.E. days are Wednesday and Friday.

Remember to read to your child 10 -15 minutes every day and write the title of the book on the calendar.

Open House is Thursday, August 20th at 4:00 p.m.

Remember to check the blog at least once a week.

Beginning of the Year General Information

2009-08-02T19:07:00.001-06:00

We hope you had a great summer vacation! Welcome to Kinder. Please take note of the following information:

School Uniform: Children should wear their complete uniform every day. Please refer to the Pre-School Hand book for uniform specifications. Please sign and return the cover letter included in the handbook.
Student information sheet: This sheet is going home today.Please send it back tomorrow in order to correct any errors there might be in your child's records. If during the school year there are any changes to this information, please let us know as soon as possible.

Schedule: Classes begin promptly at 7:30 a.m. and end at 2:15p.m. Please have your child at school on time! Also, remember this is a long school day, so please be on time to pick up your child.
Packing your child's lunchbox: Please send a plastic water bottle every day for your child to keep in the classroom. We have a long school day, so please send enough food for your child to have a snack in the morning and then lunch in the afternoon. Also, please send a drink for each of these meals. If you would like your child to have food from the cafeteria for lunch, please make proper arrangements with the cafeteria. We suggest you pack some healthy snacks like fruits, sandwiches, cookies, etc. Please NO coke, candy or chocolate.

Supply bag: All bags should be in school by tomorrow. Please label only the outside of the bag.
Label: Please label any clothing that your child may take off (sweaters, jackets, sweat pants, etc.) These items all look the same and it is difficult to tell them apart once they are removed.

Show and Tell : Will be on Wednesday, Please help your child participate by helping them select an object that begins with the week's letter.
Child's safety: If your child is going home a different way than usual, we must have a written note stating this.
Folders: Will go home every Monday and Thursday. Please send them back the next day. We will send homework every Monday.

Evaluations: We will evaluate your child every Friday on letter recognition, letter sound, vocabulary and Math skills.

Blog: Please check your classroom's blog every Monday. We will post weekly information and vocabulary.