Nursery Blog: December 2015

It has been a very busy few weeks in Nursery! We've been to the Giving Back Bazaar, sang for our Families at our Winter Open House and even had a visit from Santa Claus himself.

Language Arts:

The students of 2B came to visit us on Wednesday December 2nd. They performed musical concert for us and then read us stories! Thank you 2B for coming to see us!

Singing songs

All ready for the show!

STORY TIME!

Giving Back Bazaar

December 4th, 2015

We met our big buddies for the first time during the Giving Back Bazaar. We created beautiful placemats to give to the refugee center for their Christmas lunch, drank yummy warm hot chocolate and then shopped til we dropped!

A story: 12 regali per Babbo Natale

December 9th, 2015

Thank you to Elisabetta who came in and read us a story about the 12 days leading up to Christmas. She even brought us chocolate to eat!!!

In the afternoon we made a Gingerbread House for our Open House:

Nursery's Open House:

Santa Claus came to Town!!!

Merry Christmas From Us to You!!

Home Connections

Ways To support your child's learning outside of the classroom: Ask your child to do the movements along with reciting the fingerplays

Finger plays recently learned in class: Recite along with your child.

Miss Polly had a dolly who was sick, sick, sick

So she phoned for the doctor to come quick, quick, quick.

The doctor came with his bag and his hat

And he knocked on the door with a rat-a-tat-tat.

He looked at the dolly and he shook his head,

He said, "Miss Polly, put her straight to bed.'

He wrote on the paper for a pill, pill, pill

"I'll be back in the morning with the bill, bill, bill.

The beehive: First use one closed fist and then in the second verse, for double numbers, two closed fists.

Here is the beehive. Where are the bees?

Hiding away where no one can see.

WATCH and you will see them come out of the hive

1,2,3,4,5 Zzzzzzzzzzzzz

Here are the beehives. Where are the bees?

Hiding away where no one can see.

Watch and you will see them come out of their hives

2,4,6,8,10 ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

1: While out in the country or the park talk with your child about the changes that are happening to the trees, leaves, plants, etc.. LOOK FOR SIGNS OF SPRING, small green shoots, blossoms, use your eyes and nose to explore.

2: Read to your child in your mother tongue. Find a quiet moment, maybe before bed to read a story together. Although your child may not be able to read the words, they surely can

' read' the pictures to you!

3: On your way to school count the cars you pass, or the stairs you need to use. These natural and simple ways of enriching numbers and counting, will make learning fun!

Holiday Homework:

Celebration books:
Please include photos and any decorations that you would like. These books will be shared with the other children but will also be going home, to learn about the difference and similar celebrations we all celebrate!

Have fun creating!!

Fun things to do at home!

The children love to play with playdough here at school. Aside from being FUN to play with, playdough helps develop many different skills such as: fine motor development and creativity. Having a wide range materials to add to playdough leads to a wonderful open-ended play time together! You could have leaves, straws, animals, buttons, googly eyes, fabric or pasta shells on the table in individual containers, ready for those little hands to get busy.

Here is our favorite playdough recipe:

1/2 cup of salt

1 cup of flour

2 tbs cream of tartar

1 cup of water

1 tbs of oil

3-4 drops of food colouring of your choice

STEP 1: Mix all ingredients together in a medium saucepan

STEP 2: Stir over hear until dough forms a big ball

STEP 3: allow to cool

STEP 4: HAVE FUN!

STEP 5: Store in a sealed container or plastic bag

Nursery Blog

Translator

Let's Celebrate!

STORY TIME!

Giving Back Bazaar

A story: 12 regali per Babbo Natale

December 9th, 2015