We had a FUNtastic week in F1! The children were still roaring and stomping as we carried on with our topic on Dinosaurs! The children enjoyed the workshop area the most. We prepared puffy paint and some dino colouring sheets so the children could unleash their creativity! They were asked to choose what dinosaur they would like to paint and the colour they prefer. The children were very good at sharing their paint pots and making sure that they don't mix up the colours. The most exciting part for them was putting their artwork inside the microwave and pressing the buttons. They had to wait for a minute before they could get a hold of their artwork again and they patiently waited for their turn. They learnt how to be cautious as they used the phrases, "be careful", "it's hot", and "move back (from the microwave).”
We focused on shapes and counting for maths. Ms Thuy prepared a dinosaur game for the children to play in the IWB. The children were excellent in identifying the shapes, colours, types of dinosaur, and the number of dinosaurs in the picture. Ms Christine also showed us a flip book entitled, “Harry and His Busy Day” which focused on shapes that we see around us such as a diamond kite, a square box of chocolates, and a circular wheel among others.
We noticed that the children have widened their imagination through the toys in the construction area. They continue on building their own duplo jungles and houses. They also kept baby dinosaurs inside the stickle brick spheres and imagined that the dinosaur egg will hatch and that a baby dinosaur will pop out soon. Some children also used the spheres as noodle bowls. Furthermore, the children worked hand in hand in building a bridge out of big legos and carefully balanced their way from start to finish.
Mr Sun has been shining brightly these days and it makes our children more excited to go swimming! We had so much fun in the splashpool with Ms Trinh this week. The children played with watering cans and water wheels inside the pool. We are pleased to observe that our children are becoming more confident in putting their faces and bodies in the water, kicking their legs and using their arms in swimming! Keep it up F1!
We have been having so much fun in the Fundino Playground and in the Soft Play Room. The children have been pretending to sell ice cream in different flavours! They turned one of the soft blocks into an ice cream stand. They have been asking their teachers and friends questions such as, "What flavor do you want?", "What's your order?" and "How much?" In the playground, the children put some beanbags inside the road cones and pretended to sell them as ice cream to their friends and teachers. They do the same with sand and water in the mudkitchen and in the sandpit. It seems like the children are interested in having an ice cream parlor in the classroom pretty soon. Yum, yum!
In the library, Ms Christine told the story of The Gingerbread Man. The children were very attentive as some even tried to predict what might happen next. Danny even thought a crocodile would come to eat the gingerbread man! They pretended to run after the gingerbread man and said, "Stop! Stop!" Afterwards, the children had a go at choosing a book to borrow for the week.
To cap off the week, we had a Dinosaur Egg Hunt. Ms Precious hid the dinosaur eggs we made in class in the different areas of the Fundino Playground. Ms Crislet said that last night, dinosaurs came to our school to play in the playground but they forgot to collect their eggs before leaving. The children enjoyed looking for the eggs and sharing them with their friends.
We showed the children videos and photos of the recent earthquake that hit Nepal. Whilst watching, we heard different notable reactions from the children: "The house fell down,” "The people are scared, they are running,” "The grandmum is sad because she lost her things," "If the ground is shaking, the hospital is shaking too,” "The ground cracked," "The tree is shaking," "The water come out of the pool." Given by their reactions, we agreed to extend our helping hands to the victims of the earthquake by generously donating our old books and sharing them with our friends at the EYFS Book Sale. The children were very happy with their new books. We would like to express our gratitude to our dear parents for your generosity and positive response to this event.
NOTICES:
- Please return library folders on or before Wednesday so your child can continue borrowing a library book on that day.
- We discourage the use of shoes with shoelaces as we encourage the children to put their shoes independently. Strap ons and sandals are ideal. No Crocs too as these make the children trip easily especially whilst they run outdoors.
- Swimming: As we are now on the last term of the school year, we would like all children to swim regularly every Tuesdays and Thursdays. This will enhance your child's water confidence and will also prepare him/her for F2. As a school policy, if your child is in school then he/she is well to join in the swimming sessions. We are then going to lend your child our extra swimsuit and towel and will let your child join in our splash pool if your child has no swimming kit. This is also a practise in F2. If your child is ill, please provide a medical certificate excusing him/her to join the splash pool session.
Ms Christine, Ms Precious and Ms Crislet
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