The Early Years and Preschoolers children had great fun when they visited Paya Terubong Fire Station on 28th Apr. The firefighters showed them what they have always wanted to see, how they slide down the pole, the fire engines and all the equipment that they use. The children held the long hose and pretended to put out a fire. What a fantastic experience when all children and teachers had a chance to ride on a fire engine. The children sang a song as an appreciation to the firefighters. Going on a field trip also taught the children how to behave on outings, care for themselves and friends.
Learning about other jobs was fun too! Not to forget our recycling bins, we managed to collect three bags full of trash for recycle. The children were shown how much of trash we have collected and that we care for the earth.
We have children previously from Toddlers Group (2-3 year olds) promoted to Early Years Group (3-4 year olds) that are developing well into reading and writing. They work on letter recognition, initial sounds and sight words. They are developing their pencil grips steadily and they are doing their handwriting without ‘tears’ and with more confidence now.
In May, we will be teaching Colours and Shapes. We will be telling the story of Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle. The toddlers will be learning about colours of the rainbow, sorting out shapes, sequencing patterns. The Early Years will be learning Primary and Secondary colours, reinforce comparative language for dark and light, working on Geometric Solids and lastly the Preschoolers will be working on Colour Box III to create colour wheel and observing architectures of famous buildings. With the help of Montessori materials, the children find abstract concepts and language skills easy to understand and remember.
On 19th May (Wed), we would like to invite children to wear anything colourful to school or they can come in polka-dots, stripes, checked, etc for show and tell.
This month, we will also be talking about a very important person in children’s lives that is mum. Besides that, 16th May is Teacher’s Day. We will be having a week long Teacher Appreciation Week from 10th – 14th May. Children are invited to send their appreciation to their teachers on these days.
