Kindy Blue are making the long walk to the library and back
in a line! We have also walked to an assembly and to our photos this morning.
We are so proud of them.
The children are slowly improving their fine motor skills
particularly with hand preference, pencil grip and pressure. We are teaching
pencil grip with Polly Pilot and Peter Pilot flying our pencil plane. They have
also started to use scissors at school and are learning how to cut using the
rhyme “Open shut them, open shut them, give a little snip. Open shut them, open
shut them, go along the track.” Cutting is quite a complex task for a child and
takes time and practice to learn how to use scissors correctly. To ensure
proper scissor grip, have them slide their first two fingers into the long,
oval shaped handle and their thumb into the round one. Children need to be
given opportunities both at home and school to learn this skill …. practice
really does make perfect!
Literacy
This week we will be revising the initial letter sounds….Aa,
Ss and Tt…. e.g. Ant starts with a, a,
a. Sun starts with s, s, s. and Tiger starts with t, t, t. Please send in an
item from home that starts with one of the letters mentioned above. Your
cooperation in this matter will be greatly appreciated, as it will help the
children to retain the sounds taught and assist in improving their vocabulary.
Gratefulness is our ‘news’ topic for the remainder of this
term.
Numeracy
This week we will be learning the number four. The students
will continue focusing on the collection of dots on a dice, without counting.
They will also practise to orally count in order starting at one.
Each child is taking home an individualised ‘Brain Box’
which contains concepts for children to use at home to reinforce learning that
has been taught in class. Each child is required to practice these concepts at
home regularly for a short time each day and return them to school the
following week. The teacher will then review them and either return the same,
(if further practice is required) or change them for those who have fully
grasped the concept. These key tags are school property and need to be taken
care of and returned after a week. Thank you for your support.
Assembly
Our *BRIGHT SHINING STARS* on Thursday 14 March were:
Noah and Kirat
Keep up the great work!
Harmony Day
Please don’t forget to dress up in traditional or national
costume or wear orange (to support cultural diversity) for Harmony Day on the
21st (Blue group) and 22nd March (Red group). In the afternoon we will be doing
some special activities with our buddy class to reinforce the message of
Harmony Day …. ‘Everyone belongs.’
We look forward to another productive week to come!
