Volume 4, Issue 3 (Term 3) SY 2012-2013 Mentari Preschool Grand Surya 11th January to 24 March 2013 Theme : Clothing For our third term theme, we shall be discussing all we need to know about clothing . This theme picks up from the previous themes we had about our body and homes . Clothes, clothes, clothes.. Oh! so many kinds to choose from and admit it, we can ’ t seem to get enough of it . I bet your closet is full . What can you share about clothing information to your child ? Clothes (noun)- Items worn to cover the body ( clothes , shoes, hats, socks etc ) Dear Preschool Parents, Welcome to a brand new year ! It’s 2013 and we hope it brings us continued blessings, learning and challenges that we can handle . 2012 was a busy , yet fun year at the preschool ! Last term , we had lots of activities such as International Friend- ship Day, Book Week, Field trip and a Holiday Show . For this term , we have lined up monthly activities to continue our rhythm. There is never a boring day at the preschool! We shall have Imlek to look forward to and some mini activities like pajama party day and Valentines Day . In this issue , check out the sites I found out which will help your child relate to our term topic. It can’t be denied that we live in a computer world so we might as well enjoy the learning resources available in the cyber world . As we are now into our 3rd term , I am confident your child has adjusted to school routine and as we usher a new year I think instilling responsibilities at home is also a must . Check out what chore your child can do (age appropriate chores ) to learn the value of responsibility , independence and love of work. Read on and happy new year! Teacher Melanie
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Volume 4, Issue 3 (Term 3) SY 2012-2013
Mentari Preschool Grand Surya 11th January to 24 March 2013
Theme : Clothing
For our third term theme, we shall be discussing all we need to know about clothing . This
theme picks up from the previous themes we had about our body and homes .
Clothes, clothes, clothes.. Oh! so many kinds to choose from and admit it, we can ’ t seem
to get enough of it . I bet your closet is full . What can you share about clothing information to
your child ?
Clothes (noun)- Items worn to cover the body ( clothes , shoes, hats, socks etc )
Dear Preschool Parents,
Welcome to a brand new year ! It’s 2013 and we hope
it brings us continued blessings, learning and challenges that we
can handle . 2012 was a busy , yet fun year at the preschool !
Last term , we had lots of activities such as International Friend-
ship Day, Book Week, Field trip and a Holiday Show . For this
term , we have lined up monthly activities to continue our
rhythm. There is never a boring day at the preschool!
We shall have Imlek to look forward to and some mini activities like pajama party day and Valentines Day .
In this issue , check out the sites I found out which will help your child relate to our term topic. It can’t be denied that we live in
a computer world so we might as well enjoy the learning resources available in the cyber world .
As we are now into our 3rd term , I am confident your child has adjusted to school routine and as we usher a new year I think
instilling responsibilities at home is also a must . Check out what chore your child can do (age appropriate chores ) to learn
the value of responsibility , independence and love of work. Read on and happy new year!
Teacher Melanie
Did You know?
Clothing was very expensive in the ancient and medieval world, because without en-gine-powered machines it was very hard to make. So most people had very few changes of clothing; many people probably owned only the clothes they were wearing. Many children had no clothes at all, and just went naked. In the Stone Age most clothing was made of leather or fur, or woven grasses. By the Bronze Age people had learned to spin yarn on a spindle and toweave cloth out of the yarn on looms. Although many clothes, especially coats, were still made out of leather or fur, most clothes were made out of wool (from sheep) or linen (from the flax plant) or cotton. Some rich people wore silk. In the Middle Ages (the medieval period), people invented the spinning wheel, which made spinning yarn go about four times as fast. Clothes were a little less expensive than they had been before, but still most people had only one or two outfits. People wore different kinds of clothes. Clothes helped to show where you
were from, and whether you were rich or poor, and whether you were a girl or a boy. Around the Mediterranean, in Egypt and North Africa and Greece and the Roman Empire, people mostly wore wool or linen tunics (like a big t-shirt). Women wore long tunics, and men mostly wore short ones. Over their tunic, they might wear a wool cloak, if it was cold. Further north, in Europe, a lot of men wore wool pants under their tunics - as you probably do today. In West Asia, both tunics and pants were also pretty common, but they were made out of linen, and then in the Islamic period people began to use moresilk and cotton. In China, too, people wore tunics, and a lot of people wore pants. Their tunics and pants were made out of hemp and
ramie and silk, and later out of cotton.But in India and Africa, people mainly made their clothes without sewing, out of big piece of cloth wrapped around themselves in various ways, like a woman's sari in India, or her kanga in central Africa. Most people's clothes were made out ofcotton or silk.
Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. ~Janet Lane
Check this out on the web: http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/category/topics/clothes–
fun games on clothing related topics
http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/clothesTopic.htm -interactive games about clothing for kids
Montessori Work “Little children, from the moment they are weaned, are making their way toward independence.”
For the children in Nursery to K2, the Montessori classroom is an interesting environment. It gives them a chance to do decisive actions and this fosters independence. There are lots of materials to manipulate with those tiny fingers. There are materials in the different areas of learning (Practical Life, Sensorial Arts, Lan-guage , Math and Cultural Arts area) that will aid in developing their concentration skills. Little by little, the children will learn that working is fun! We look forward to working in this class. material enriched environ-ment !
Love your child for who they are: Every child is unique with different temperaments and different interests. Every day they are learning and growing - and the new year is a perfect time to take a new look at what makes your child special. You can support them as they struggle to master more difficult skills and celebrate their unique successes with them. Be a part of playtime: Play is how young children learn about the world and practice new cognitive, emotional, and social skills. A parent can learn a lot about their child's developing skills and interests by participating in their play. Your questions, ideas, and attention support your child's curiosity and creativity. Play interactions with you can also help them to develop skills to use when they are playing alone or with peers. Talk about feelings: Understanding and managing feelings is one of the hardest skills children under five have to tackle. So respect what they are feeling by recognizing their emotions, listening to their thoughts and helping them to work through their emotions. Be an example: Though your voice, your expressions, your gestures and your actions, your child learns from you how to interact with other people and with the world. You are in a wonderful position to set a positive example for everything from solving problems to showing compassion to buckling seatbelts. Create routines and stick to them: Children respond to the expected. If you create a bedtime routine that has three steps and you do the same things every night, your child finds comfort in knowing what comes next and will respond in positive ways as a result of sticking to the plan. Make mealtime special: Whenever possible, make mealtime a time to be together and enjoy a healthy meal. This not only devel-ops a good pattern for eating, but it creates an opportunity to connect as a family. Make books a part of your child's life: Make reading fun. Cuddle up. Let your child choose the books. By reading to your children, you are helping them to increase their vocabulary, inspiring their imagination, and setting the groundwork for a love of reading. For more information on parenting and child development, visit www.ParentingCounts.org.
About ParentingCounts.org ParentingCounts.org combines comprehensive child development research with a secure journal for captur-ing and sharing children's mile-stones and achievements with friends and family. For more in-formation on becoming a mem-ber of Parenting Counts Center, go to www.parentingcounts.org.
The preschool will welcome the coming Chinese new year with special activities .
Remember to let your child wear his/ her Chinese costume. Details to be announced later .
Pajama Dress Up Day —
As we learn about clothes this term . Wouldn’t it be fun just to come to school in our night clothes and pajamas? We shall do that on January 23 ( Wednesday ) . Who says we can’t go to school in our pajamas. Your child’s favorite stuffed toy and pillow can be
brought to school too. Zzzz!!!
14 February 2013(Thursday ) Valentine’s day at the Preschool
Will you be my valentine? Valentine is a day to celebrate love and friendship so pair off / have triads with your child’s classmate and let them be dressed up in the same attire (red/ [pink or blue ) . Crafts, games and a little party will mark this important day !
Homework Cards: Homework reading
and Phonics cards as well as math
sheets are sent every week. The nursery
will be provided simple homework too,
starting this term . Kindly help your child
work on these so they can de-
velop good study habits as
early as now.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
After school Activities are still continuously offered every month for English Conversation , Reading and Math
These classes run for 8 sessions ( 30 Minutes each). Please talk to your Head teacher
k .
We recycle: Anything you have extra or in excess of like nice boxes and containers , 2013 calendars and anything you feel your preschool teachers can make use of ? please donate it
FLASHBACK OF THE SECOND TERM
United Nations International friendship Day: October 2012
It is always fun to dress up in costumes and learn about what other people wear as their native attire. The children dressed up to represent the different continents. The toddlers dressed up as Australians, Nursery from Asia, KI from African continent, K2 yellow from the Americas and K2 Blue from Europe. We had a mini parade and had lots of fun!
Nutrition Parade –
Oh!! All the healthy food one should eat was seen in the preschool parade. All the meat, grains, vegetables, fruit and dairy products marched. Now, we all know we must eat healthy food to take care of our body.
Book week (1st week of November)
This was a fun and exciting time as this celebration awakened your child’s talents as well as the love for reading. Each day was a time to see new presentations from the primary and the preschool. Some classes recited rhymes, had mini dramas or story reading.
Field Trip
Christmas Class party –
December 13, 2012
Wowee!! Look who came to the pre-school ? Santa Claus visited the children on this special day and be brought Christmas cookies and had a mini party . The color of
the day was red and green ! .Merry Christmas everyone !!
December Concert
Merry Christmas !
It has been years since we have recalled the story and the reason for the holiday sea-son . This year we presented what Christ-mas is all The children sang and danced to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ . Good work !
What a big house they have ! The preschool went to Taman Mini to see different houses in Indonesia . That was a fun trip !
“A life-long blessing for
children is to fill them
with warm memories of
times together. Happy
memories become treas-
ures in the heart to pull
out on the tough days of
adulthood.”
News Flash: Chores are good for children!
That's right... still true today! Doing chores around the house is good for your child... research has once again proven what our parents already knew! Children helping run the household results in a well-managed home, and also a healthier child.
The quicker you can pass on chores to your children, the more responsibility they'll have, and the less you'll have to do! Make sure you are expecting great things from your children, and give them the gift of independence.
Toddlers (18 months - 2 years) 1. Wiping baseboards with duster or dry rag 2. Taking laundry to appropriate room — tell them where the items go and see whether or not they remember after the first few times you do this chore with them. 3. Matching socks — also a good skill for teaching concepts of "same" and "different" 4. Bringing safe, unbreakable dishes in from table, clearing table 5. Putting safe, unbreakable items on table (napkins, cups) 6. Picking up toys — they may not want to, but they can 7. Putting stuffed animals on bed in the morning 8. Pushing laundry basket to appropriate room 9. Putting trash in wastebasket 10. Putting clothes in hamper 11. Handing adult an item from grocery bag
Preschoolers (3 - 5 years) 12. Wiping windows with cloth and spray bottle filled with wa-ter 13. Setting the table 14. Clearing table 15. Putting dishes in sink or dishwasher 16. Drying dishes 17. Sweeping small messes with hand broom 18. Put away laundry in correct places — teach him how to carry folded items so they won't come unfolded 19. Folding simple clothing items — jeans and pants 20. Sort laundry by family member 21. Dusting with a dry cloth or dust mitt 22. Wiping low windowsills with a damp cloth 23. Bringing newspaper in from outside 24. Wiping spots on kitchen floor with wet rag 25. Putting books on bookshelf correctly 26. Helping water garden 27. Pulling weeds — teach him which ones are weeds, and which ones are not 28. Pulling sheets up, straightening sheets on bed 29. Helping carry laundry basket 30. Assisting adult in the kitchen with measuring, pouring dry ingredients, stirring and mixing 31. Hanging up coat and hat 32. Carrying small bags of groceries 33. Assist in putting away groceries
