East 1MLN Blog 2014-2015

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It's going to be a busy few weeks. Keep a close eye on the calendar/COMING UP on the RIGHT hand side. Please, let me know if there is anything you think would be helpful to add to this.


Head Lice:  
2 children have been found to have headlice, at home. I am not aware that any have attended school with headlice but let's double check all heads at home this weekend just to be sure. PLEASE do this, as once they are found in class it's difficult to get rid of them. 
I always ask children not to share hats and girls to tie their hair back, and have explained why from the start of the year. Please will you reiterate this at home. Please speak in a way that avoids any stigma being attached to having lice.
Note: the school policy is that children with lice must go/stay home until cleared by our school nurse.

Monday: Tampines Eco Green. Bring Morning tea, a hat, full water bottle. A small towel to sit on might be a nice addition. Wear Sunscreen and insect repellent , applied at home.


...and now for the week ...

This week has been dedicated to SERVICE across the Infant school....

The children have been coming up with their own service ideas. Ask your child what ACTION they are taking in the school at the moment .

Zachary talks about it : "Veryan and I have planned and worked together,  created a poster to inspire the K1 and K2 kids. We are making a book club for the playground. Please see the ebrief for our request for second hand books"

Today K1 came up to the class and took part in yoga, mindfulness and massage. 

LIFE LINKS :

Next week we will return to the Eco Green.  This week we thought about how humans destroy habitats. We had our first debate : Ask your child if they represented the housing developer, the home buyer, the nature lover or the animals.   Both teachers were blown away by the arguments presented.

Noah's ARK

Thank you Derya for teaching us about Noah's Ark . Noah's Ark settled on Mt Ararat in Turkey.

Transition:

We are starting to transition to G2. This week we had a scavenger hunt with Ms Jenner's G2 class. This was a great opportunity to ask curious questions about G2.