Newsletter, Friday 11th September 2015

In F2T, we continue to focus on the theme 'Families and Ourselves'. During our circle sessions this week, we talked about basic Roles of Family Members and What Families Do Together. We are very pleased to see that most children demonstrated eagerness in sharing stories from home. Some children talked about their parents going to work, baby brothers or sisters staying at home with mummy or daddy and grand parents helping them at home. 

Our role play area is still a hit this week as children continue to play the roles of various family members. They still enjoy serving food, cooking, ironing clothes, looking after the baby and using the telephone.

F2 children also took part in the different activities in the classroom such as cutting a straight line, identifying numbers, sorting by colours, construction, doll's house role play, city mat/cars/garage and a lot more. 

This week, we've also read the stories The Very Hungry Catrepillar, The Bad-tempered Ladybird, Nighty Night, Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Gruffalo. The children had a go at naming the characters, repeating phrases and guessing what might happen next. We are also beginning to teach the children about basic parts of the book such as front cover, back cover, title and author of the story.

At this stage, all F2 children continue to be familiar with our new routines such as eating, toileting, dressing up and other self-help skills. We continue to encourage everyone to be more independent in doing these things.

It has been another fun and busy week in F2T! All the children deserve a good rest over the weekend!

Enjoy the photos and have a lovely weekend :)

Ms Precious

NOTICES:

Regular class schedule begins next week

Class finishes at 11.30am  for children in half day programme and 2.30pm for full day children.

Swimming

Please bring in your child's swimming kit (swimming costume and towel) every Mondays and Thursdays starting next week.

Shoes

Please send in your child to school wearing sensible pair of shoes (NO BOOTS or CROCS)

Parent Meetings

Please be reminded that parent meetings will be next week, 14th(Monday) and 16th(Wednesday) September. Thank you!

Newsletter, Friday 4th of September 2015

Our children's first full week back in school has been quite a busy one. The week has been spent supporting the children in learning and getting used to the new routines that they have in F2. This week, we focused on transitioning to play spaces in groups more sensibly and in being more independent in our self-help skills such as eating, toileting, and putting our shoes on. 

We have been focusing on the theme 'Families and Ourselves'. This week, the teachers shared their own family photos to the class and also talked about their own families. The basic roles in the family (mother, father, sister, brother, baby) were introduced to the children and the children's eagerness to talk about their own families was a delight to see. We will be continuing this focus in the next couple of weeks. In connection to this theme, the children have also been creating their own faces on the workshop table using blank face templates and plasticine. The children truly enjoyed this activity and even created the faces of their family members. You will see the lovely faces our children made displayed on our classroom window. 

We also have a home corner set up in our role-play area. The children have been independently visiting this area and area and have been enjoying different home chores such as cooking, preparing and serving meals, washing clothes, serving tea, and looking after babies. 

As usual, the play dough table was popular amongst the children and they kept their hands busy moulding, rolling, and using the play dough tools to create different food items such as ice cream, candies, and cupcakes. 

We are very pleased to share that our children are slowly developing more control in handling tools and objects. They are also slowly developing their pen grip through different activities. The children have been enjoying drawing lines and circles using whiteboard markers, and are also using the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) pen when playing an ICT game. Children are also able to show good hand control in our construction and fine motor activities on the carpet.

It has been such a busy and great first week for all of us. Our children all deserve a restful weekend! 

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NOTICES: 

Blogger details

- We have already given the Blogger details to the new children. For old students who have forgotten their child's Blogger details, please feel free to email any of the teachers for assistance. 

High tea at Villa Royale

- You are all encouraged to participate in the parent-teacher social (high tea) on September 7th at Villa Royale (3 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien). The event will be at 15:30 to 17:30. Please visit the office to register for this event. 

No swimming 

- We would not be starting our splash pool sessions next week. Please do not bring your children's swimming things just yet. 

Sensible shoes 

- Please make sure your children are wearing sensible shoes to school to ensure your child's safety when doing physical activities. Again we would like to emphasise that the school policy discourages wearing Crocs or any Crocs-style footwear. 

Water bottles and hats 

- The children need their hats and most especially, their water bottles throughout the day. Please can you make sure that your child comes to school with these. 

Family photos 

- As we are focusing on the theme 'Family and Ourselves' we will be needing 1 family photo from each child so the children can start sharing their families to the class. 

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Have a lovely weekend! Thank you for your support. 

Ms Clarissa, Ms Precious, and the rest of the F2 team

Welcome to F2 Unit

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had an amazing and restful summer holiday! 

A big hello and welcome as well to the new children in F2 and their families (Kaiko, Khanh, Trong, Hoai My, Hoai Mi, Jason, Tin Tin, Christine and Liam).
We hope you have many fun filled days with us!

Ms Clarissa and I will be working with 3 amazing teaching assistants—Ms Nhat, Ms Thuy and Ms Tu. Ms Christine will also be joining F2’s team this year as an Early Years Trainee Teacher. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to any of us.

Ms Tu

Ms Thuy

Ms Nhat

Ms Precious

Ms Clarissa

Ms Christine

In the coming weeks, we will begin to update your child’s individual blogs. In the meantime check out these photos of F2 children’s first week in school. Enjoy!

Have a restful weekend,

Ms Precious

NOTICES:

Staggered Entry schedule for next week 31^st August

All children in from 8.00-11.00am

School closed

Wednesday 2^nd September is a public holiday

Family Photo

We are starting the school year by learning about ourselves and our families.

Please bring in 1 family photo for your child on Monday 31^st August.

You can bring in a copy or send a photo through our email.

Ms Precious- preciouscendana@bisvietnam.com

Ms Clarissa- clarissareyes@bisvietnam.com

Shoes

As we are teaching F2 children to be more independent, please ensure that your children wear sensible shoes which they can easily put on and take off by themselves. We discourage shoes with laces and buckles as they are challenging for the children to take off and put on independently. Please also be reminded of the school policy that Crocs footwear, rubber sandals, and flip-flops are not allowed.  

Hats 
We would no longer have a hat basket outside the classroom for the children's hats. Please leave the hats in your children's bags or cubbie holes as we are going to encourage them to get their hats independently this year. Please make sure that your child's hat is properly and clearly labelled.

Water bottles

Please remember to bring in a water bottle for your child/children.

Name Labels

Please have your child's name clearly printed on his/her things.

(e.g. water bottle, hats, swimming costume, bags, uniform, etc.)

Thank you!

F2T Timetable (Term 1)

Dear Parents,

Below is a copy of our class' timetable for this term

Please note that we have our splash pool sessions on Monday and Thursday.  Please make sure that your child's swimming things (swimming costume and proper towel) are in your child's bag on these days.

The children would also enjoy a morning and afternoon snack aside from lunch.  The morning snack is usually consisted of a light breakfast (cereal, yoghurt, morning rolls) whilst a variety of fruits is served for the afternoon snack.

The children will be given an opportunity to borrow a library book of their choice on Wednesdays.  Please make sure that their borrowed books are returned to the classroom on or before the Wednesday of the following week so they can continue borrowing books from the library.  Any child who has not returned a library book would not be allowed to borrow a new one.

For any questions, please do not hesitate to communicate with any of the teachers.

Thank you!

Kind regards,

Ms Clarissa, Ms Precious, and the F2 Team