Newsletter 05.06.2015

We’ve had a sweet and yummy week as we continue selling and scooping different flavours of ice cream in F1X. Aside from ice cream in a cone, we also sold ice lollies and snowcones! The children learnt new ice cream flavours such as cookies and cream, blueberry and cherry. They also found out that there are many different toppings we can put on our ice cream to make it even more delicious such as marshmallows, nuts, sprinkles, wafer sticks, and chocolate syrup. The children also found out that ice cream is sweet and cold. Danny even pointed out that ice cream should be cold because if it is hot, the ice cream will melt!  

The children had a messy, but fun time in the Investigation Area. Ms Christine prepared sticky strawberry jelly and the children had a go at poking, mashing and scooping the jelly into bowls. The children were very good at using their words to describe the jelly. They said: “It’s cold!”, ”It’s sticky!”, “It’s wet!” and “The jelly is red.” We also made snowcones out of Insta-Snow Powder, water and food colour. The children were very good at taking turns in using the ice cream scoop. They scooped snowcones into bowls, added food colour and shared it with their teachers and friends!

Every Wednesdsay, Mr Tue comes to class with iPads that the children can play with. They have been completing animal puzzles, tracing letters and colouring different transports. We have also been playing with an app called ‘Ice Cream’ where the children can make their own sundaes, ice cream cones, cotton candy and even drive the ice cream truck! We have introduced the 5 minute sand timer to the children so they understand that we take turns and that we patiently wait for our turn.

In the Maths area, we placed scoops of ice cream according the number written on each cone. Most of our children can already recognise different numbers and put the corresponding number of ice cream scoops on top of the cone. Aside from counting, the children were also able to identify the different ice cream flavours!

In the workshop area, the children did bubble wrap painting with Ms Cheska. The children enjoyed the anticipation of taking the bubble wrap off and were happy to see little circles on the paper. The children described them as bubbles, dots and little circles! Most of them recognised it as dinosaur eggs whilst others said that they painted rainbows, ice cream and a self-portait. The children were very good in identifying colours and handling the paintbrushes!

They all had a wonderful time in the splash pool as we played with boats and sponges! We are happy to see that most of our children have developed their water confidence. They have been using their arms and legs to swim and are showing increased confidence as they are beginning to put their heads in the water.

In the malleable area, the children have been rolling and moulding soft pink playdough into ice cream mats. We continue to teach the children how to hold and handle scissors in the classroom. They have been using our new plastic scissors to cut playdough into big and tiny pieces. 

We have been doing a lot of dancing and singing this week as our production is fast approaching. The children have been singing using their wonderful singing voices and dancing with beautiful smiles! 

We have been singing our new ice cream songs all week: 

5 Ice Cream Cones

(To the tune of Five Currant Buns)

Five ice cream cones in the ice cream shop

Sweet and cold with the cherry on the top

Along came (name) with a penny one day

Bought the ice cream cone and licked it away!

*number then decreases until there are no more ice cream cones*

Ten Scoops of Ice Cream

(To the tune of Ten Little People)

One little two, little three, scoops of ice cream

Seven, little eight, little nine, scoops ice cream

Ten scoops of ice cream

Yum, yum, yum!

Strawberry, vanilla and chocolate ice cream (3x)

Ten scoops of ice cream

Yum, yum, yum!

Have a fantastic and restful weekend everyone!

Ms Christine, Ms Precious and Ms Crislet

NOTICES: 

LIBRARY
This week is the last week of borrowing books from the library.Please return the library books on or before Wednesday 10th June

EYFS END OF YEAR PERFORMANCE (11th June Thursday)
Parents are invited to watch our production 'Let's Get Fruity' on Thursday 11th June at 8.30am in TX Hall

EYFS END OF YEAR PERFORMANCE COSTUME
Please send your child to school at 7.55 or 8.00am on this day
All children must come to school wearing white clothes on Thursday 11th June
Boys: White shirt and shorts or pants
Girls: White shirt and shorts, pants or leggings
NO SKIRT AND DRESS

Thank you parents for your continuing support :)