CLASS UPDATE FOR 10/16/2007

OUR SENSES/ SENTIDOS HELP US KNOW THE WORLD AROUND US

CLASS UPDATE 10/16/07

• OUR SONG- We continued with the Buenos Dìas Song that helps us to learn 3 basic greetings:
• 1. Buenos Dìas- Good Morning/ Day
  2. Buenas Tardes- Good afternoon
  

3. Buenas Noches- Good Night
This song also allows us to learn the words amigos, amigas, hola, adìos
Now that the kids know one another a little better, we greeted each other by
name during the appropriate part of the song.

• TPR- I taught the kids a little song that reviewed the greeting, "Hello, my names is."
  

The song included body movements in which the children had to roll the ball to myself and one another. When the ball was rolled I asked them,"Còmo te llamas? " They should have responded, "Me llamo _______" . The children all enjoyed this game very much.

• NUMBER FUN- Students were given a large colorful number card. Each student was given a number from 1-10. In a circle, the children were instructed to raise the number they heard during the Number Song. Each child had to count in Spanish and recognize their number.
  

• BOOK READING- I read the book BUGS, BUGS, BUGS. This book was used to review both numbers 1-10 and the sense of vista/ sight. The kids had to learn the Spanish phrase, "Donde?" which means "where"
  

• LOS SENTIDOS/ THE SENSES

We reviewed the senses in general and their corresponding body parts but we focused on the following two senses this week:

1. El Oìdo- Hearing- I had the children sit in a circle and turn their backs to me. They were instructed to listen to an object that I had and identify the sound that they heard. I played the recorder for them, the maracas, and other sounds for them to identify. Next, we spoke about how music helps to set a mood for us. I played various types of music for them. Some were slow, fast, seasonal, disco, and classical. The children had to use their sentido de oìdo to dance appropriately according to the kind of music that they heard.
2. La Vista- Sight- Once again, the children sat in a circle and this time they face me. I pulled various objects out of a bag one at a time. The children had to identify the object using their sense/sentido de vista. We spoke about how we use our vista to identify objects that are dangerous and objects that are friendly. For example, I pulled a stuffed bear out of the bag. When I asked the kids if they were scared they all responded with a resounding NO!. They used their vista to identify an object that was not a Real bear.

• HOMEWORK -Students are to continue coloring their Los Sentidos , coloring booklet and play the memory game.

• CULTURAL AWARENESS DAY- We talked a little about Columbus Day and what it means to Latin America. They were given a Christopher Columbus puppet to complete at home. They do not have to bring this back to class.

• SNACKS- We did not have snacks because none were brought to class. Please remember to look at the Snack schedule and verify your night for snacks.

Date Snack Drink

10-30 Noah Abby

• NO CLASS THIS TUESDAY BECAUSE OF THE HALLOWEEN PARADE. WE WILL HAVE CLASS ON OCT. 30TH.
  

• CLASS OBSERVATION- It was my observation that the students seemed much more relaxed without the parents watching. Thank you for your cooperation. You are still welcome to observe as long as we keep the number of parents to 1 or 2 and they sit quietly in the back. My apologies to those who did not receive an e-mail newsletter.
  

• HALLOWEEN CUSTOMES- If the kids want to wear their Halloween Customes on Oct. 30th, please let them. It is always so much fun to see them all dressed up. I will have a little treat for each of them.
  

• THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF JOEY'S BRIGADE!!!- Thank you so much on behalf of Joey's Brigade for signing up for this class. We were able to donate $ 371.25!! Joey's Brigade currently has as its mission to help the York NICU with the purchase of enough Zakeez for every incubator plus 10 extra for babies who will parish and $ 1,000 for gas cards for parents. Your donations have gotten us closer to this goal. Joey's Brigade will begin a few raffles next week which include a one of a kind My Twin Friend Doll, Little Emmy- Ashton Drake Collectible, 150 pc Lincoln Logs Set, Hand Made Baby Quilt, P 31 Doll, 20 inch Thoroughbred Horse, and a Tonka Wooden Fire Truck. To see all these items please go to Joey's Brigade. I now ask you to please share this raffle information with your friends and anyone you know. All proceeds will go to Joey's Brigade.
  

The tickets are reasonably priced beginning at $2.00 . I will bring a different item to
class each week so that you may purchase tickets if you wish. Anyone can purchase tickets by printing the Raffle Form and sending in the money by Nov. 22nd. On behalf of the preemies and their families I wish to thank you. Muchas Gracias.


Hasta Pronto,
Maestra Gina