¡Hola Familias!
¡Feliz Año Nuevo! We have certainly hit the ground running--I can hardly believe this was a 4-day week with all we have jam-packed into it!
Today we celebrated el Día de los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings' Day, which is celebrated in Mexico, Spain, and other parts of Latin America. We ate Rosca de Reyes, a traditional sweet bread (you can find a small plastic bebé Jesús hidden inside), played a fun game together, and found surprises that los Reyes Magos left inside the kids' shoes!
Here are more details about our fun week...
Reading / Lectura: This week we have been learning the syllables with d: da, de, di, do, du. Additionally, we learned about Mexican tamales (traditionally eaten around Christmas and on other special days) and read a fun book about them. Then, the kids got to try their hand at making their own (non-edible) tamales! We had some help from Señor Cantú (Maestra Cantú's husband and custodian at Rose Park), who taught us how to prepare the masa and wrap it in corn husks.
Writing / Escritura: We have spent a lot of time this week going over our school-wide behavior expectations, which are summarized by the acronym SER (self-control, engaged, respectful). As we reviewed, we wrote mini-books describing how to behave in different parts of the school. Have your child share his/her book with you and tell you about our friend Dino! ;)
Math / Matemáticas: We are starting a new unit that focuses on parts of numbers (e.g. 3 and 4 are parts of 7), as well as the numbers 10-20. We are learning how to see teen numbers as a group of 10 plus more.
Bible / Biblia: We have returned back to the story of Moisés y los israelitas! We have been learning about how God took care of the israelitas when they were in the desert, providing manna, quail, and water from the rock. We also learned how the israelitas had rules just like we have rules at school (los 10 mandamientos, or the 10 commandments), and why it is important to follow rules.
Try introducing your child to a new book series. Some of our favorites are Hombre Perro (Dog Man), the Berenstain Bears (I know, old school!), and the Magic Tree House books. If you aren't sure where to start, visit the library and try out some different ones!
Immersion Tip of the Week
Do you have Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu? Does your child have a favorite show or series? Try changing the language to Spanish this week! Or, search for some videos in Spanish on YouTube. Peppa Pig en español or Pocoyo is a great place to start.
Desayuno con Maestra / Breakfast at Maestra's House!
Next Friday, the class is invited to mi casa for breakfast and fun! You will drop off your child at my house (357 Wildwood Dr., Holland 49423) at 8:30 (I live on the south side of Holland, about 10 minutes away from Rose Park). We will have breakfast, play games, have centers, and then take a bus back to Rose Park at 10:00 for morning recess. Would you like to help out by either volunteering or sending in food items? Check out our signup here!
That's all for now! Have a wonderful weekend, and enjoy lots of photos from our week below!
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