MID-TERM BREAK
The school is on mid-term break next week (10th to 14th October 2016). We resume sessions on 17th October 2016 at the usual times.
Should you be travelling, we wish you a safe and enjoyable journey. If your child maintains a journal at school, please encourage him/her to write a few lines a day about the day’s events and places seen.
There are many events happening in and around Singapore too, and we have provided the links to some of these which may be of interest to you.
EXTERNAL EXTRACURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENT
Yurzaa Mahmoud with his trophy for participation in a chess tournament organised by the Chess Academy of Singapore. Way to go Yurzaa!! We welcome our children and alumni to share their achievements with us.
BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATED
IDENTIFICATION TAGS
We have sent your (MFC) identification tags in your child’s folder. Please acknowledge receipt of the contents of the envelope by signing in the space provided and returning the envelope to us, by 17 October 2016. Thank you. You are welcome to image the acknowledgement, via e-mail to broadrick@montessori.edu.sg.
We have sent your (MFC) identification tags in your child’s folder. Please acknowledge receipt of the contents of the envelope by signing in the space provided and returning the envelope to us, by 17 October 2016. Thank you. You are welcome to image the acknowledgement, via e-mail to broadrick@montessori.edu.sg.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
The 6-monthly parent-teacher conferences for October 2016, are from 24-27 of this month. Parents will receive invitations by email, to opt for their preferred appointments. Please refer to our handbook for information about the schedule of your child's bi-annual parent-teacher conferences.
CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION
It was undoubtedly an exciting end to the week, going into the mid-term break. While most schools closed today, we happily celebrated Children’s Day with the children, playing games ('Egg and Spoon' Race, 'Tic, Tac, Toe', running a relay, 'Duck, Duck, Goose'), watching movies, doing some zany face painting, dancing and making pancakes to eat with strawberries and chocolate sauce (yum!). Here are some photographs of what we did!
Morning
Extended-Day
Cookery - The children of the extended-day (Montessori and BDB sessions) made pizza for their afternoon snack. Trust us, when we say that most pizzerias should be worried! They were sooooo good! Made from scratch, with crunchy fresh vegetables, and everything else that goes to make a gourmet pizza, the children produced colourful and tasty pizzas that looked almost too good to eat. That was not a problem though as not a crumb was left! Ahh..home made, goodness!
Craft - They made different animals and flowers using felt and spoons.
In the classes this week:
Morning
Extended-Day
Cookery - The children of the extended-day (Montessori and BDB sessions) made pizza for their afternoon snack. Trust us, when we say that most pizzerias should be worried! They were sooooo good! Made from scratch, with crunchy fresh vegetables, and everything else that goes to make a gourmet pizza, the children produced colourful and tasty pizzas that looked almost too good to eat. That was not a problem though as not a crumb was left! Ahh..home made, goodness!
Craft - They made different animals and flowers using felt and spoons.
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In the classes this week:
THE MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT
Sensorial: Geometry Cabinet – Rectilinear Figures: Rectilinear – a shape that is characterized by four straight lines (square, rectangle)
Mathematics: Teen Beads and Board - to present to the child the construction of the numbers from 11 to 19 respectively.
Language: Further exploration of preposition - expanding vocabulary when we talk about the position of an object in relation to others such as, next to, behind, above, under, inside, outside.
Topics of Discussion:
China National Day (via multimedia presentation) - to expand the children’s cultural awareness and to present factual information.
On World Animal Day (4th October 2016) we spoke about Endangered Animals – To give information to the children about the animals which are endangered due to habitat loss, disease, climate change, pollution and illegal hunting.
The children gave ideas of how they can contribute to the preservation of endangered animals in their own little way.
Discussion about family and grandparents - International Grandparent’s Day (5th October 2016) - to impart knowledge to the children about grandparents in our family structure and how we value and respect them.
Celebrating Children’s Day - This is a special day for the children in Montessori For Children. We had a fun day, with pancake making, strawberry cutting, playing games, dancing, movies and having the pancake and strawberries for snacks.
MANDARIN
Topics of Discussion:
1. Members of a Family
2. Names of Shapes - Triangle, Circle, Rectangle, Square, Hexagon, Star shape, Heart shape, Ellipse and Semicircle
3. Seasonal songs: Autumn is here
4. Conversation: Happy Children's Day
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EXTENDED DAY
Sensorial - Geometry Cabinet and Cards : Here the child gets a visual and a tactile sense of the geometry shapes
Language - Creative writing, capitalization, and punctuation marks: Here the children get to record by constructing proper sentences, where they are able to express thoughts and experiences in an imaginative way
Mathematics - Division with the Stamp Game: The Stamp Game is a tool for learning and reinforcing knowledge of the four mathematical operations
Experiment - 'What is in the air' : We conducted an experiment using a candle, a jar and coloured liquid to demonstrate that fire depletes oxygen
BIAN DANG BAN
Topics of Discussion:
1. Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - the names ('er hu', 'pi pa', 'gu zheng', 'hu lu si' and 'yang qin'), how to play and the sounds the instrument produce
2. Seasonal songs for Autumn
3. Rhyme: Autumn Leaves are Falling
4. Craft: Wind Chime
HINDI
Group Time
Gandhi Jayanthi - Watched a presentation on Mahatma Gandhi’s Life
Language - Creative writing, capitalization, and punctuation marks: Here the children get to record by constructing proper sentences, where they are able to express thoughts and experiences in an imaginative way
Mathematics - Division with the Stamp Game: The Stamp Game is a tool for learning and reinforcing knowledge of the four mathematical operations
Experiment - 'What is in the air' : We conducted an experiment using a candle, a jar and coloured liquid to demonstrate that fire depletes oxygen
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BIAN DANG BAN
Topics of Discussion:
1. Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments - the names ('er hu', 'pi pa', 'gu zheng', 'hu lu si' and 'yang qin'), how to play and the sounds the instrument produce
2. Seasonal songs for Autumn
3. Rhyme: Autumn Leaves are Falling
4. Craft: Wind Chime
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HINDI
Group Time
Gandhi Jayanthi - Watched a presentation on Mahatma Gandhi’s Life
Story Time
चार ब्राह्मण
शिक्षा - ज्ञान का उपयोग बुद्धिमानी से करना चाहिए ।
Word Study
गोपी, कहानी, खतरनाक, अपने, चेतावनी, चार, सबीर, साथ, शेर
Songs
वनवास पूरा कर आये श्री राम।
अयोध्या के मन भाये श्री राम।।
घर-घर सजे , सजे हैं आँगन।
जलते पटाखे, फ़ुलझड़ियाँ बम।।
पहनें नये कपड़े, खिलाते है मिठाई ।
आई दीपावली ॥
आई दीपावली ॥ रे
लक्ष्मी गणेश का पूजन करें लोग।
लड्डुओं का लगता है भोग॥
घर-घर सजे , सजे हैं आँगन।
जलते पटाखे, फ़ुलझड़ियाँ बम।।
पहनें नये कपड़े, खिलाते है मिठाई ।
आई दीपावली ।
आई दीपावली । रे
5. Practices for Diwali celebration performances
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INFANT COMMUNITY
Object Basket: Vocabulary practice - Identifying animals: lizard, goat, cat, rat, bird and pig.
Care of Environment
Care of Environment
Cleaning a large mirror - Develop the child's ability to care for the environment, learning to clean a mirror, promoting large motor skill
Songs: The More We Sing Together, The Leaves are Falling Down and 'shu ye luo xia lai'
Art and Craft: Ladybird
Games for Children's Day: Crawling Through a Tunnel and Musical Chairs
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