Brilliant Book Days
We’ve had such a
splendid time celebrating our love for books the entire week. We began our
celebration by coming to school dressed as our favourite book characters. The
boys came in as pirates, superheroes, princes and ninjas; whilst the girls
looked stunning in their princess gowns, fairy costumes and other characters
from various story books.
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| F2's strong superheroes! |
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| Gorgeous princesses in their gowns! |
We were very lucky
to have met Mr Steve Barlow and Mr Steve Skidmore, successful English authors
of over 200 children’s books. Together, they told the story of the Pied Piper
of Hamelin which was about a mayor whose town was infested by rats. He then
hired a piper who claimed that he could free his town from rats! The children
enjoyed joining in the story by doing some actions and by making some rat
noises. One Steve acted as the mayor whilst the other Steve played the recorder
and pretended to be the piper. All the children, and even the teachers, enjoyed
the story! Thank you very much Mr Steve and Steve!
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| The Two Steves leading the children in doing some rat sounds! |
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| Mr Steve playing the recorder as the Pied Piper |
In the afternoon,
the F2 children gathered up in the F1 classroom to listen to the story of
‘Aliens Love Underpants’. Ms Clarissa narrated the story whilst all the other
teachers acted out in their colourful alien costumes. The children laughed and
cheered as they saw their alien teachers ‘steal’ some underpants!
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| The F1 aliens trying on some underpants! |
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| The F2 aliens posing for a photo wearing their multicoloured underpants! |
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| That was so much fun! |
On Tuesday, we all
put on our lovely pyjamas and gathered up on the carpet for Snuggle Up and
Read! Mr Ian made a surprise visit to the children and read them the story
‘Aliens in Underpants Save the World’. The children learnt new words such as
‘meteorite’ and ‘spaceships’. Afterwards, the children enjoyed watching The
Gruffalo film whilst having a delicious cup of hot chocolate and a marshmallow.
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| Time to read some books in our pyjamas! |
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| Yummy marshmallows and hot chocolate waiting for us! |
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| The children absolutely loved our delicious treats! |
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| Mr Ian tells the children how the aliens' ginormous underpants saved the world from the meteorite! |
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| The Gruffalo film was definitely a hit! |
At the end of our
week-long Book Days celebration, Ms Mary also came to read the story ‘The Pig
in the Pond’. It was so much fun as the children joined Ms Mary in making
animal sounds such as “Oink oink”, “Quack quack”, and “Honk honk”!
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| Ms Mary reading the story, The Pig in the Pond |
We would like to
say a big THANK YOU to all the people who made our Book Days extra special! The
children definitely had a fantastic time! We love books!
Aside from all the
book day activities, we’ve had quite a busy week! The children are continuing
to get used to our full day routine and we are pleased that most of them have
been settling in well.
On Tuesday, Ms
Christine played Egg Race and Touch the Colour and Shape with some children in
the foyer. The children showed excellent hand-eye coordination and good
balancing. They also practised taking turns and teamwork! It was lovely seeing
them cheer for each other! The Touch the Colour and Shape game was a hit as
well. In this game, different coloured shape mats were set up on the floor and
the children quietly searched for a particular shape or colour and hopped on
it. After finding the correct mat, they stood up and touched their feet. We are
pleased to share that the children showed excellent balancing and listening in
this fun activity!
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| The children balancing on shape mats. Vivi won the game! |
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| Look at us doing some egg-cellent balancing! |
On Wednesday, Ms
Clarissa and Ms Precious introduced the mark-making book which each child has
for drawing and writing. With their developing pen grips, the children enjoyed
drawing different figures such as themselves, their Mummies and Daddies. Some
also drew aliens! Keep it up F2!
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| The children having a go at drawing on their mark-making books! |
Mr Sun has been
shining brightly these days and it makes our children more excited to go to the
splash pool. This week, the children enjoyed the kickboards which they held
onto whilst practising their kicking legs in the water. We are pleased to
observe that our children are becoming more confident as they have also begun
putting their heads in the water and blowing some bubbles!
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| Fun under the sun! |
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| The children having a go at kicking their legs! Well done F2! |
The Soft Play Room
was also such fun this week as the children sang different songs and played
some group games. Some of them also learnt the Penguin Song with Ms Christine.
Using their bodies, they waddled like a penguin and were introduced to the
concept of ‘right’ and ‘left’. You can see the Penguin Song through this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He5Xu11HBkM
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| Penguins attention! Penguins begin! |
(CHORUS)
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
When you look at me a penguin you will see!
PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS BEGIN!
Right Flipper (Flap right arm)
Repeat Chorus
Right Flipper (Flap right arm) Left Flipper (Flap left arm)
Repeat Chorus
Right Flipper (Flap right arm) Left Flipper (Flap left arm)
Right Foot (Kick right foot)
Repeat Chorus
Right Flipper (Flap right arm) Left Flipper (Flap left arm)
Right Foot (Kick right foot) Left Foot (Kick left foot)
Repeat Chorus
Right Flipper (Flap right arm) Left Flipper (Flap left arm)
Right Foot (Kick right foot) Left Foot (Kick left foot)
Bob your head (bob your head)
Repeat Chorus
Right Flipper (Flap right arm) Left Flipper (Flap left arm)
Right Foot (Kick right foot) Left Foot (Kick left foot)
Bob your head (bob your head)
Turn in a circle (turn in a circle)
Have you ever seen a penguin come to tea?
When you look at me a penguin you will see!
PENGUINS ATTENTION! PENGUINS DISMISSED!
This week, we had our first birthday celebration
in F2. Ngan’s parents brought a yummy mermaid cake and cupcakes for all of us!
Happy Birthday Ngan!
Well done to our children for being active and
fantastic this week! You all deserve an amazing weekend!
NOTICES:
HATS
AND WATER BOTTLES
Please ensure your child has these
when going to school as the children are becoming more active in their outdoor
play.
SNACKS
BEFORE CLUB
For children joining clubs, please
leave a LIGHT SNACK in their bag if you want them to have snacks before club.
Please be reminded that the children already enjoy an afternoon fruit snack in
the afternoon so a heavy snack is not needed. For children in Fit Kids Club
(Mondays), Ms Clarissa does not recommend children having snacks before club as
this may cause them to be uncomfortable during exercise days, and too full to
eat during cooking days.
COMING
TO SCHOOL ON TIME
Children are expected to come to school
at 7:55. If your child comes to school after 8:10, please get a LATE SLIP from
the office before coming to the classroom.
PICKING
UP CHILDREN ON TIME
Please pick up your children on time
(14:30) especially on Fridays as teachers leave early on this day. Children
also become upset and anxious when they are picked up late.
