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This week was about celebrating our traditions. Thanks to the parents for decorating a beautiful winter tree. The children spend this week by decorating stocking boots and trees. We learned that during this time of the year, some people decorate their house with lights, music and different Christmas decorations. We watch small videos about decorations in our town. The children love it! We welcome Winter with our pajamas on! We enjoyed a relaxing day by watching the Polar Express and eating popcorn. We want to wish you a safe and happy holidays!  Thanks for your support during this year! Esta semana fue acerca celebrar nuestra tradiciones. Gracias a los padres por decorar hermosos arboles de inviernos. Los niños pasaron esta semana decorando botas de navidad y arboles. Aprendimos que durante esta época del año, algunas personas decoran sus casas con luces, música y diferentes decoraciones de navidad. Vimos algunos videos acera decoraciones en nuestro área. Los niños l...

This week, we concentrated on learning about 3D shapes and how we can use it to build different structures. The children built different structures using different types of blocks. The children used rulers to create their own blue print. Also, we added blocks to our sensory table and the children learned about equilibrium and strong foundation. The children used The 3 Little Pigs flannel board to retell the story. This book is becoming one of our favorite books. The children create patterns with lace and beads. We encouraged the children to create their own patterns. The children used play dough and wood sticks to create different structures and geometric shapes.  Esta semana, nos concentramos en aprender acerca figuras 3D y como usarla para construir diferentes estructuras. Los niños construyeron diferentes estructuras usando diferentes tipos de bloques. Los niños usaron reglas para crear blueprint de sus edificios También, añadimos bloques a la área sensorial, los niños apre...

We continue learning about buildings. The children will tower with blocks taller as their height. Also, they built towers with cups at the science center. At art center, the children used blocks to paint buildings, used wood sticks to make a house and paint a blueprint. We learned that a blueprint is a plan used to build an office, houses or any structures. The children drew or traced different shapes to plan their blueprint. Also, the children are practicing writing words in their journal related to buildings. On Friday, parents and the children built a gingerbread house. Thanks to the parents who attended our partnership day and had fun building a delicious gingerbread house! Continuamos aprendiendo acerca de los edificios. Los niños construyeron torres con bloques altas como     ellos. También, Construyeron torres con copas en la mesa de ciencia. En la mesa de arte, los niños usaron bloques para     pintar edificios, usaron paletas de madera para a hacer casa...

This week was a short week; we started our study on buildings. We transformed our dramatic play into a construction site. The children explored different materials and built with small blocks and they connected pipes. The children used geometric shapes to make their representation of buildings and drew pictures of their houses. We read the book “The 3 little Pigs “ and we discuss the different materials that construction used to build a house. We added foam blocks to block center. We are encouraging the children to use a variety of blocks to create different structures. Also, this week was parent- teacher conferences. Thanks to the parents that attended and discussed the progress of their child and created new goals according to the needs of their children. Remember we are a team! Esta semana fue una semana corta, empezamos nuestro estudio en los edificios. Transformamos nuestra área de dramáticos en una oficina de construcción. Los niños Explorar diferente materiales y construyer...