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. . . . . . . From School to Home

2019 Term 1 Week 0

Dear Parents

We would like to wish all of you a blessed New Year.

It is so good to welcome the children back to Kindy after the long December break.

We begin 2019 Term 1 with Week 0 because it is a short week of school.

The children are so happy to be back to play and learn together with their friends.

Check out these fun shots of the children …….

our children are always cooking up a storm at the kitchen corner ….

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Fixing Mr Potato Head!

All girls team Vs All boys team

On the alligator see-saw!

Posing on the slides…..

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Fun with the various vehicles

Fixing our hair!

Water & Sand Play

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Enjoying our Snack Time !

They love catching up with each other during snack time!

Activities in the classroom

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2019 will be a year of learning fun Nursery Rhymes.

We begin with nursery rhymes about our body parts and movement.

English Language & Literacy

Joy & Peace

- Info Time:

a) Introduction to Nursery Rhymes

b) Nursery Rhymes about body parts and movement – “Head and Shoulders”, “One Little Finger”

Love 1

- Activities:

a) Learning nursery rhymes: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes” & “1 Little, 2 Little Fingers”

b) Identify the animals and fix the jigsaw puzzles (giraffe, frog, panda, koala)

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c) Number recognition (1-3): Match the numbers using UNO tiles

Love 2

- Info Time:

a) Learning the Nursery Rhyme: “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes”

b) Identifying different parts of the body and the features on the face

Science & Discovery

Discovery Corner

Love 1

Our very own Chalk Artists busy at work….

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Show, Tell & Share

Love 2

Left to right:

Alexander puts on his sunglasses and told his friends that it is usually worn on a sunny day.

Beatrice brought a soft toy named George and showed her friends how she moves its little legs to help it walk.

Carolyn was excited to show the search-and-find games in her book.

Isabel shared that some parts of her Elmo soft toy was filled with beans.

Fun & Movement

Love 1

A mini experience of Fun & Movement with the little ones!

Getting to know their body and learning to develop body awareness.

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A little attempt to run...

Stretch...

And move in their allocated circle without bumping into their friends!

Love 2

The Love 2 children started with some running for their warm up!

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4 hoops of different colours were placed on the ground.

Coloured sticks were then scattered.

The children had to sort the sticks into the corresponding colour hoop as quickly as possible!

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In groups of 2, the children practised their agility and listening skills as they listen to the 2 colours called out

to them and sprint to retrieve a stick from each colour before returning them to the box.

Aesthetics (Music & Movement)

Singing the nursery rhyme, “Head, Shoulders, Knees And Toes” with actions!

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Game - Body Parts Awareness

Teacher will point and name a body part (which may not correspond).

Aim is to listen to the body part mentioned and point correctly.

Open/shut mouth according to command given!

Moving according to the tempo of the song.

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Kindy Family News

Love 1

Carissa Goh Leo Kwon Jermaine Lim

Charity Ng Josiah Phang Acelin Poh

Alwyn Poh Lorraine Tan Kaelyn Teo

(sister of Alexander Tan) (sister of Kriston Teo)

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Love 2

Csoban Adam Eber Rennick Magar Yugan Rana

Joy Peace

Aldeen Gurung Alexander Tan Amaze Thapa