January Newsletter
We begin the year at Semillas with determination and purpose!
This month, we celebrate perseverance as the ability to keep trying, learn from mistakes, and move step by step toward our goals. During this time, the children will:
- • Take on small, age-appropriate challenges (puzzles, building activities, sequencing, motor activities)
- • Learn to manage frustration when something does not work the first time
- • Develop strategies such as trying again, asking for help, and finding different solutions
- • Build confidence by recognizing achievements that come through effort
At Semillas, we believe making mistakes is an essential part of learning. When children understand that a mistake does not define them but can teach them, they develop resilience and self-confidence.
Each child will discover the value of consistent effort, learn not to give up when facing challenges, and begin developing a growth mindset based on practice and personal improvement.
Moments of Faith
Candlemas Celebration
Mary and Joseph took the child Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem to present Him to God, according to Jewish law. There they met the elderly Simeon, who recognized Jesus as the promised Messiah and proclaimed: “A light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel”. Luke 2:32.
Virtue of the Month
Perseverance
I Can Achieve What I Set Out to Do
I finish what I start. I do not give up; I keep going until I reach my goal.
Virtue Goals
Keep playing after losing; put on their own shoes; learn to tie their shoelaces; get dressed independently; follow a recipe step by step; finish a puzzle; make a toy; complete a drawing step by step.
Birthdays
A special shout-out to our students and staff members growing a year older this month. We wish you a day full of joy, laughter, and big smiles!
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Joseph Martínez
August 3 -
Justin Smith
August 7 -
Liz Rodríguez
August 10 -
Daniela Zavala
August 24
Special Events
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January 5:
Classes Begin -
January 6:
Three Wise Men Celebration -
January 6-16:
Winter and Winter Animals -
January 9:
Candlemas Celebration -
January 12:
Early Registration Opens -
January 19-23:
The Sky – the Sun, Night, the Moon, and the Stars -
January 26-30:
The Seasonal Sky -
January 29:
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Special classes and songs
Planting Workshop:
- Strawberries
- Lentils
Songs of the Month:
We integrate Spanish through music! This month’s playlist includes:
- Rain, Rain, Come This Way
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
- The Little Frog Dance
- Under a Button
