Merry Christmas!!

Happy Hanukkah!

Today, we visited Israel and learned all about Hanukkah !
The children made dreidels, Menorahs, and the Star of David.

Happy Kwanzaa!

Today we travled to Africa and learned about Kwanzaa! The kids made a Kinara and worked on a math sheet with shapes and the colors of Kwanzaa.

Here is some information about the Kwanzaa Kinara :)

The Kwanzaa Kinara

During Kwanzaa candles are placed in a special candleholder called the Kinara. There are seven candles (Mishumaa Saba) used, each representing one of the Seven Principles (Nguzo Saba) of Kwanzaa.

The colors of the candles are red, green, and black which are the colors of the Bendera (or African Flag). The Mishumaa Saba consists of a single black candle, 3 red and 3 green candles.

When putting the candles in the Kinara, the 3 red candles are placed on the left side. The 3 green candles are placed on the right. The single black candle is placed in the center and is the candle which will be lit first.

On each day of Kwanzaa a new candle will be lit as a symbol of the Kwanzaa Nguzo or principle of that day. The candles will be lit in alternating colors. First the black candle is lit, then the farthest left red candle, then the farthest right green candle, then the next red, then next green, then the last red, and then the final green.

The honor of lighting the candles depends on the family itself. As there are no rules as to who lights the candles, many families give the honor to the youngest child. Some give it to the eldest family member. And others share the duties, with a different family member lighting the candles each night.

(http://www.holidays.net/kwanzaa/kinara.htm)

Feliz Navidad!

This week we will be learning about the letter 'Mm'(practice recognizing the letter, writing the letter, and the sound of the letter) and we will be learning about Christmas Around the World! We will be 'traveling' around to different parts of the world and seeing what all they do for the Christmas Holiday. This should be lots of fun! Also, as you should be doing everyday, please continue to practice with your child the letter sounds, alphabet, numbers, colors, & writing their name.


Last week the children had their very own passports made for our special trips around the world! We went to our post office here at school to get them! Thanks for ALL your help in making this a great experience for the kids, Mrs. Trevino & Mrs. Garcia!


Today we will be visiting MEXICO! We will be learning about Los Pasados and having a little bit of taste of some food they eat. We will also be making a poinsettia :)

Here are the kids flying to Mexico :)

Here they are trying some food of Mexico!

Here they made some poinsettia's :)

SNOW!

Snow in Texas! Yup, that's right! This morning we all awoke to a beautiful sight... SNOW! It was so nice to see and the children loved it!

Winter Wonderland

Welcome Back!!

We hope you all had a wonderful
vacation and are ready to learn!

This week we will be learning about the letter 'Ll'(practice recognizing the letter, writing the letter, and the sound of the letter), learning how to make ABC patterns, and we will be learning about Winter/el invierno. Also, as you should be doing everyday, please continue to practice with your child the letter sounds, alphabet, numbers, colors, & writing their name.


Thanks for all you do!

Ms. Monica & Mrs. Amanda

Happy Thanksgiving!

This week has been pretty busy for us. We've been learning so much and having fun at the same time! Yesterday was our Thanksgiving feast. We shared it with Mrs. Seijas' PreK class. We were Indians and her class were Pilgrims. The kids had a lot of fun and shared their gifts they made for each other. Enjoy these photos of our feast! :)

We are thankful to have each and every one of you in our class and we'd like to wish you all a very blessed Thanksgiving! Enjoy your time with Family and Friends! And we shall see you on Monday, November 30th all rested up and ready to learn! God Bless & Take Care!

Ms. Monica & Mrs. Amanda

Thanksgiving Preparations

Today we prepared our potato and corn for our feast tomorrow. The children really enjoyed preparing their own food. They washed, rinsed, and wrapped their food up all by themselves!

They also made some apple turkey's for you to enjoy & we hope you did! :)

Week of Nov. 16th-20th

Hello Parents! We sure hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!


This week we will be learning about the letter 'Kk'(practice recognizing the letter and the sound of the letter), learning how to make ABB patterns, and we will learning about Thanksgiving. Please continue to practice with your child the letter sounds, alphabet, numbers, colors, & writing their name.


[For our cooking activity this week, we are asking that each of you bring an apple and a potato. Thank you all so much for all you do! We greatly appreciate everything you do for us :)]



*Remember that we are still having our canned food drive this week. Bring any canned food products and help us win a pizza party! :) *



Tomorrow, November 17th will be our REAL School Gardens Designing Night from 5:00 pm-7:00 pm!! Come help Hobbs Williams Elementary School create a school garden to share with our entire community. It will be a place for children to explore, learn, and connect with nature. This is sure to be a wonderful time so come share your ideas with us in creating a beautiful garden for our kids!

Leaf Man

Today we went outside and gathered some leaves.

With those leaves the children made some wonderful Leaf Men!

They had fun gathering leaves and making their Leaf Man :)