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Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 9

 Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 9 Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Black History! The children had a wonderful time exploring Black culture. They enjoyed two art and craft activities where they created a heart made of hands and a peace ☮️ symbol. Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced and explored the following words: beautiful, skin, inclusion, equality ⸻ Group Time Highlights • We have started learning our Christmas songs. • The children continued practising how to recognise numbers from 1 to 10. • We continued working with the letter B for Black History. • We read two books: “The Colour of Us” and “All People Are Beautiful”. ⸻ Montessori Activity During Montessori time, the children enjoyed a sensory tray activity. They played with dolls of different skin tones and explored diversity through play. ⸻ A Quick Look at Our Week Monday: In Italian, we focused on words such as Natale (Christmas), Buon Natale (Merry Christmas), campane (bells), and sentir...
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Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 8

 Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 8 Dear Parents, This week’s theme was *Bonfire*! The children had a wonderful time exploring this exciting topic. They enjoyed two art and craft activities where they created beautiful firework drawings. We also watched a short video about bonfire safety and learned how to stay safe around fire. ⸻ *Vocabulary Focus* This week, we introduced and explored the following words: bonfire, light, night, fireworks, noise, safe, dangerous, and more. ⸻ *Group Time Highlights* • Sang nursery rhymes • Started recognising numbers from 1 to 10 • introduced new songs for                the Christmas Show • Introduced the letter B for                Bonfire ⸻ *Montessori Activity* During Montessori time, the children enjoyed a sensory tray activity. We drew a fire in the tray and then they used spray bottles to “put it out” — a fun way to explore the idea of fire...
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Ciao Ciao Newsletter – Autumn Term, Week 7

 Ciao Ciao Newsletter – Autumn Term, Week 7 Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Halloween and Diwali in our sensory activities! The children had a wonderful time — they made skeletons using cotton buds, lanterns, and spiders with black paint. They also enjoyed watching a Diwali video. ⸻ Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced and explored the following words: Diwali, light, lantern, witch, hat, pot, potion, Halloween, skeleton, dark, frightening, scared, bones, pumpkin, hammer, and more. ⸻ Group Time Highlights • Read the story Meg and Mog • Sang nursery rhymes • Practised counting from 1 to 10 • Continued working on colour recognition • Introduced the letter H for Halloween in phonics ⸻ Montessori Activity During Montessori time, we explored two sensory trays: • One for Diwali, where the children coloured a caterpillar • One for Halloween, where they made a magic potion In both activities, they used coloured water and droppers — little scientists in a...
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- Autumn Term – Week 6

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- Autumn Term – Week 6 Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Halloween in our sensory activities! The children had a wonderful time painting pumpkins and making a spooky ghost craft. Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced and explored the following words:
Halloween, skeletons, dark, frightening, scared, bones, pumpkins, hammer, and more. Group Time Highlights * We read the book Funnybones * Sang nursery rhymes * Practised counting from 1 to 10 * Continued working on colour recognition * Introduced the letter H for Halloween in phonics Montessori Activity During our Montessori time, we explored a sensory tray filled with pumpkins, hammers, autumn leaves, pine cones, and seeds.
This helped the children develop their fine motor skills, concentration, and sensory awareness. A Quick Look at Our Week Monday
 In Italian, we continued practicing Chiudi gli occhi and introduced a new song: Fra Martino. Tuesday
 In our cooking session, we prepared biscuits and decorate...
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Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 5

 Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 5 Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Emotions. The children painted their own facial expressions while looking in the mirror, exploring how emotions can be shown through art. ⸻ 🌟 Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced the following words: filling, emotion, sad, happy, free, scared, temper, and more. ⸻ 📚 Group Time Highlights • We read the book “Emotions for Toddlers” and played an emotional spinning game using a plate and peg. • Sang nursery rhymes. • Practised counting from 1 to 10. • Continued practising colours. ⸻ 🧩 Montessori Activity This week, our Montessori activity focused on construction. The children developed their fine motor skills using the hammer, the saw, screw, etc.. ⸻ 🗓 A Quick Look at Our Week Monday In Italian, we continued learning the song “Chiudi gli occhi.” The children had fun hiding behind chairs, knocking, and shouting “Sono io! – It’s me!” Tuesday In cooking class, we prepared sandwiches usi...
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Newsletter Autum Term – Week 4

Dear Parents, This week’s theme was “People Who Help Us”! The children had lots of fun exploring the topic and even painted their own fire engine hats. 🗣 Vocabulary Focus We introduced the following new words: Policeman, firefighter, teacher, doctor, vet, nurse, and more. 🌟 Group Time Highlights • We read the books “Going to the Doctor” and “Going to the Dentist”. • Matched people who help us with their transport. • Sang nursery rhymes. • Practised counting from 1–10. • Continued practising colours. 🧩 Montessori Activity This week, our Montessori activities included: • A 3-piece puzzle with people who help us. • A memory game that the children really enjoyed. 📅 A Quick Look at Our Week (Please note: regular activities were paused this week to give space to our special events.) *Monday* – In Italian, we learned new words such as polizia and maestro to match our theme. *Tuesday* – At cooking, we baked jam tarts. The children used pastry cutters to make ci...
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Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 3

Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Family! The children drew their homes and created their very own family trees. 🌟 Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced the following words: Mother, father, sister, brother, siblings, grandpa, grandma, and more. 🌟 Group Time Highlights • We read the book Family • Sang nursery rhymes • Practised counting from 1 to 10 • Continued practising colours 🌟 Montessori Activity This week, we explored Montessori activity boards (also known as busy boards). These wonderful educational tools stimulate development through hands-on play. The children especially enjoyed the activity of placing balls into the “ice cream.” 🌟 A Quick Look at Our Week Monday – In Italian, we continued practising the song Se sei felice e lo sai. Tuesday  – During cooking, we baked pizzas! The children used delicious ingredients such as tomatoes, mozzarella, salt, basil, cheese, and olive oil. Wednesday – At forest school, we collected leaves and made leafy tiar...
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