THATs IT for Infants School... What a way to end ...

FAREWELL TO GRADE 1

Miss N's favourite game as a child

 Congratulations to the turtle group who found a safe new habitat more suitable to the turtles needs. You were incredibly passionate about this.


Congratulations to Laila who HIP-HOPPED in assembly on Monday morning.

Farewell to Veryan who is moving to Dover. We will miss you very much.

Thank you Heather Mittman for introducing us to coding this week. I hope some of you will find this inspirational and continue during the holidays....

Holiday coding ...
The children have loved their introduction to coding.
We used....
DAISY THE DINO and HOPSCOTCH
You might consider downloading one of these for the holidays. alternatively SCRATCH JUNIOR IS POPULAR.
Add any other ideas or apps you think are worth sharing here...

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Summer Reading Ideas from the library...

http://research.uwcsea.edu.sg/summerreading/primaryschool

Our class Shelfari at the top of this page might offer you some ideas too.

Happy holidays to everyone xxx

Reflection of the year ...

Please click HERE  (ideally not using a smartphone) write a message to your child... a proud moment you have had with them this year ....

YOUR COMMENT WILL END UP BELOW ...

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I'd like to thank everyone for looking after the class families so well this year. We've had a great year together and I'm so appreciative of Kim and Ruth for their time and energy , and to everyone for their support. I've had a particularly special year teaching your children.

Our end of year party was last Friday at Laila's.  We'll have end of year games and activities on Thursday afternoon, but no need for parent helpers. Thanks for offers. Feel free to pop in at the end of the day on Thursday, or on Friday once the buses leave to say goodbyes. 

On the final Friday we will take the children down to the bus bay before 11am for pick up and buses. Pick Up parents please come to the class before 11am so we can all walk down together.  We'd love you to stay and join us to make a great deal of noise as the buses depart for the final day of the year.

Please check your child's communication book. If they still have library books Sathia will have stapled details in their books. Please hunt at home for these, they are not in the classroom, we have sent all library books back from the classroom. If you have queries, or lost books,  please email our librarian Barbara Reid <bre@gapps.uwcsea.edu.sg>

We're also missing a few class books. Please, please, please hunt at home for school books. Here are a few ...

 

   

Check out the SHELFARI at the top of this page for holiday inspiration.
Reports, portfolios, a letter introducing your child's new teacher, books etc will come home on Wednesday. Hunt in bags on that day.

We have a blue sleeping bag cover in the classroom. Let me know if this is yours.

Poetry reading continues next week... new poems twice last week.

1MLN kids, please don't forget your resilience homework to be brought in on Monday.

The homework was to take photos or draw a picture of some of your recent positive moments. e.g. Could be eating a meal with your family, playing a musical instrument, playing a sport, laughing with friends / family, reading a book, cooling, gardening etc

Ask your child what they have learnt about resilience recently.

Ask your child what they learnt about the brain when our Brain Surgeon , Derya's grandfather visited this week.

Click on this photo to expand it. You'll see some exploration of 3D shapes!

The week ...and ...Sleepover Pt 2

Reminder: Please email me immediately if leaving early for the holidays.

This blog might disappear over the holidays. Please hunt through and start taking photos you'd like to keep as a memories...

Thanks those who hunted for school books. Incredible Numbers came in. PLEASE HUNT if you have not already.

Last day of the year finishes at 11am. Buses leave at this time. Feel free to COME and WALK with us to the buses and wave good bye if you wish ... ( we make a lot of noise !)

I'm on a Philosophy for Children training this Thursday and Friday. Francesca MacAlpine is in the classroom. ( Those with K1 siblings note , 1MLN will see their Arts festival on Thursday morning)

Please start reading home books this week in the evenings,  MYON and the poetry anthologies. We are stock taking and 'finding' school books this week and next.

Thank you so much to Laila and Ruth for hosting our END OF YEAR class party on Friday morning. What an ideal way to end the term.  

and now for the sleep over photos....

Sleepover 10PM

10 PM and all is calm...( for now ! )

Camp fire made of torches in the library...

Ms Strickland, Head of Grade 2 pays us a visit...

Hot chocolate time...

Watching a shadow play ...

Entertaining each other with a sheet and a lamp ...

MONDAY's FAMILY HOMEWORK.

.. how many books belonging to school

can you find at home ?   

 Please will you make a conscious effort to help your child find school reading books on your shelves and start sending these back. Thanks

          

Please will you email me this week if your child will be leaving early for the holidays. This would  have an impact on the whole class so I must plan around this.


At least 2 families report not having received their school photos.   

If you are also in this situation Cheryl has asked that you contact the photographer, Jim Seah directly. He will assist you.  mobileartstudio@gmail.com

The children are very excited about the sleepover. I'm aware that some parents are sending children to the class party on Friday morning with another family. However, please endeavour to come and  say "Good Morning" to your child at school before 8.30 before heading off to work. They will be ready for a morning hug !

Can I stress that they MUST be able to carry their bedding up the stairs as you say goodbye at the foot of the stairs... so no big mattresses please. Yoga mats are ideal if you can lay your hands on one. Don't worry , the children are in safe hands, classroom and camp sleepovers are very common in the world of a teacher !  (We don't sleep!)  Your child will mirror you , so even if you are anxious don't show it. It's great preparation for the ZOO camp in Term 1 of G 2... another incredible trip.

Enjoy your long weekend. I'm attending a conference so enjoy pools and sunshine on my behalf !

This week...

I'm encouraging children to keep their heads in G1, and enjoy the next 3 weeks of learning. Please help me to help them not to "Check out" before the end of the term.

The children loved Aquatics Day.   I missed it so thank Elaine Tan for the photos.

We excitedly said goodbye to 5 classmates as they headed off to Cambodia for a long weekend. They are our ambassadors and we look forward to hearing all about their trip to the KUMA CAMBODIA SCHOOL when they return next week.

Absent : Zachary, who missed the photo shoot but is there too.

Service is continuing back at school with one group looking at the turtles in school and the habitat which would suit them best.

 Sound and light ... I'll let these photos tell the story of wonder and investigation.

Thanks Lawrence for teaching us about Currency from around the world this week. In maths we have been reviewing Number Strategies through Word Stories . Lawrence made a connection between Number Talks and spending money.

Thanks Adhya for your Divali "Kids Up Front", we are ready to celebrate.

Happy long Weekend. I'm a a conference all weekend  , therefore this blog might not be up until Sunday night.

However, I will email out once it is live.

Mary