A HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR - GONG XI FA CAI
恭喜发财 - 万事如意
Notes from the Office:
LUNAR NEW YEAR
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| Memories (circa January 2016) |
Lunar New Year Celebration - We will be celebrating Lunar New Year in school on 8 February 2017 from 9:00 a.m. All children are invited to be at school by 8:15 a.m. Please contact the bus transport provider @ 67755115 for changed bus arrangements.
As always, we would appreciate contributions of traditional Lunar New Year food and snacks, packet drinks and water, for the buffet tables. We shall be thankful to receive the above by Monday, 6th February 2017.
Fun facts about the Lunar New Year!
Lunar New Year Holidays - We will be closed on Friday, 27th and 31st January 2017; sessions resume on Wednesday, 1st February 2017. Have you viewed our 2016-2017 calendar? You could download it by clicking on this link.
Valentine's Day Celebration:
Valentine's messages - every year we read out individual messages dedicated to your children by their family, teachers and friends. We ask that you prepare your messages and send these to school to be placed in our Valentine’s Mail Box. On Valentine's Day, Tuesday, 14th February 2017, we will read out your special messages to your children.
Fun Facts about St Valentine's Day!
Fun Facts about St Valentine's Day!
E-LEARNING
We continue with our e-learning sessions for the children who are in the last year of their tenure with us, before graduating to primary/grade schools. During these sessions, they experience e-Learning through Apple iPad® applications and the exercises included reading, cursive writing and mathematics.
OUR WEEK IN THE MONTESSORI CLASSES
Sensorial
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| Top: Sandpaper Globe, Bottom Left: the Tree Puzzle, Bottom Right: Addition Snake Game |
Introduction to the Sand Paper Globe:
This activity is presented in the Montessori environment to help the children understand the shape of the earth and visualise the distribution of land and water over the earth.
Parts of the Tree
This activity is presented using the Tree Puzzle, which is a material in our environment. It will help the children learn the names of the parts of a tree.
Introduction to Basic Geometric Shapes - The circle, square and triangle.
The three basic geometric shapes are initially introduced to help the children understand shapes, which will prepare them for geometry. These three shapes have purposes - the circle is the calculator as it calculates degrees; the square measures area (square feet) and the triangle is the constructor, i.e. any shape can be constructed by joining triangles.
Topic: We discussed important events that are celebrated this week in different countries:
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| Showing where India is with the help of the Puzzle Map of Asia |
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| Colouring the Flag of Australia |
We made and served special snacks - '
Lunar New Year
The children adorned the Pussy Willow plant with gold and red ornaments. For those who celebrate the Lunar New Year, this is one of the favourite flowers that is used to decorate their homes.
Songs
'Chinese New Year', 'Kookaburra', 'We Travel Down Australia' and 'Waltzing Matilda.'
Mandarin
Songs: 'Little Chicken' - Here's a recording of it
Rhyme: Spring Festival is Here, 'The Chinese Animal Zodiac'
Conversations: GONG XI, GONG XI, XIN NIAN HAO
Rhyme: Spring Festival is Here, 'The Chinese Animal Zodiac'
Conversations: GONG XI, GONG XI, XIN NIAN HAO
EXTENDED-DAY
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| Left: Exercises with the Red Rods, Right: Decimal System Beads and Cards Layout |
Exercise of Practical Life
Learning to fold a plastic shopping bag: an activity to encourage conservation - to reuse and reduce items. This will help the children to keep their environments orderly.
Sensorial
Red Rods Exercises: The children learn to discriminate different dimensions in length, thereby building the foundation for mathematical work.
Language
Noun and Verb Games: The children are introduced to grammar through these games. Nouns (names of people, places and objects), being 'name' words and verbs (run, walk, jump), being action words.
Mathematics
Decimal System Beads and Cards Layout and Formation of Numbers: The children continued their work with this material. They also learnt to form numbers using all the categories i.e. units , tens, hundreds and thousands.
Topics:
This week we introduced and spoke about this polymath. Also, we continued with our ongoing art project – Vincent Van Gogh's ‘Almond Blossoms
Fun Facts about Vincent Van Gogh
Fun Facts about Vincent Van Gogh
Craft: Lunar New Year craft - ‘Cherry Blossom tree’
Cookery: For Indian Republic Day - ‘Chapati’ and for Australia Day - 'Lamingtons'
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| Left: LNY Practices, Discussion on Lunar New Year, Right: LNY Practices |
Discussion: Lunar New Year
Songs: Lunar New Year songs
Rhyme: The Spring Festival is here
Practices: Lunar New Year performances
HINDI MILAP
Group time - Indian Republic Day (presentation via multi-media)
Eminent personalities - Subhas Chandra Bose (Birthday - 23 January 1897)
Word study:
भारत, तिरंगा, लाल क़िला, झंडा, अध्यक्ष, अशोक चक्र, बाघ, मोर, कमल
Poem:
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
स्यश्यामलां मातरम् ।
शुभ्रज्योत्स्नापुलकितयामिनीं
फुल्लकुसुमितद्रुमदलशोभिनीं
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीं
सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ॥
वंदे मातरम् ।
Cookery project - Roti and idly preparation
INFANT COMMUNITY
Presentation: Care of the Environment - Cleaning a large mirror.
Discussion: Talked about the Lunar New Year
Songs: *GONG XI, GONG XI - in English and Mandarin, *XIN NIAN HAO, *The more we get together.
Presentation: How to walk in the classroom.
Craft: Chicken
HAVE A GREAT LUNAR NEW YEAR WEEKEND.
HAVE A GREAT LUNAR NEW YEAR WEEKEND.
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