Dear Parents, The magic of Christmas has officially arrived in our classroom! ✨ This week we began our two-week Christmas theme. Our first stop on this festive journey was all about Santa Claus, and next week we’ll explore the beautiful story of the Nativity. The children were busy little elves themselves—creating Christmas bags, making special cards for you, decorating invitations for our Show, and writing heartfelt letters to Santa, which they proudly posted into our bright red post box during circle time. 🎅📮 ⸻ ⭐ Vocabulary Focus This week’s Christmas words: Christmas, Santa, elves, crackers, party, gift, boxes, chimney, and more! The classroom was buzzing with holiday vocabulary. ⸻ ⭐ Group Time Highlights • We practised our Christmas songs 🎶 • We sang “5 Little Elves” • Children counted backwards from 20 to 1—well done, everyone! • Introduction to the letter C for Christmas • Storytime: “Santa’s Christmas Quackers” 📚 ⸻ ⭐ Montessori Activity The children caref...

Dear Parents, This week’s theme was The Solar System! The children had a wonderful time exploring the planets in our universe. They enjoyed two art and craft activities where they created their own universe using star stamping and painted a watercolour planet. ⸻ Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced and explored the following words: universe, planets, Earth, sun, solar system, astronaut, rocket ship, moon, Mars, and more. ⸻ Group Time Highlights • We continued practising our Christmas songs. • We sang the Moon, Moon song. • The children counted backwards from 8 to 0. • We introduced the letter S for Solar System. • We read the book The Space Book. ⸻ Montessori Activity Our Montessori activity was based on the solar system. The children identified the planets and placed them in the correct order. ⸻ A Quick Look at Our Week Monday: In Italian, we learned the song Giro Giro Tondo and explored new Italian words such as mondo (world) and sole (sun). Tuesday: We prepa...

Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Animals! The children had a wonderful time exploring different kinds of animals. They enjoyed two art-and-craft activities where they created a tortoise 🐢 and an elephant 🐘. ⸻ Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced and practised the following words: tortoise, elephant, tiger, cow, snake, parrot, monkey, donkey, and more. ⸻ Group Time Highlights • We continued learning Christmas songs. • We sang Old MacDonald Had a Farm. • The children counted animals up to 20. • We played What’s in the Bag? using animal figures. • We continued introducing the letter A for Animal. • We read the book Animal Market Shop. ⸻ Montessori Activity During Montessori time, the children worked with big, medium, and small animal figures and sorted them into the correct size categories. ⸻ A Quick Look at Our Week Monday: During Italian, the children learned some Italian animal words. Tuesday: We prepared a chocolate race cake. The children enjoyed eat...

Dear Parents, This week’s theme was Autumn! The children had a wonderful time exploring all things related to the season. They enjoyed two art-and-craft activities where they created an autumn leaf painting and a leaf tree. ⸻ Vocabulary Focus This week, we introduced and explored the following words: tree, autumn, leaves, acorns, chestnut, squirrel, pine cone, pine tree, etc. ⸻ Group Time Highlights • We continued singing and practising our Christmas songs. • We introduced a new “autumn leaves” song. • The children continued their number-recognition work from 1 to 10, using chestnuts as part of the activity. • We continued introducing the letter A for Autumn. • We read the book “1, 2, 3, What Can You See in Autumn?” ⸻ Montessori Activity During Montessori time, the children coloured their own autumn tree, helping them develop fine motor skills. ⸻ A Quick Look at Our Week Monday: During Italian, we focused on new vocabulary linked to our topic: autunno, foglie, cadon...

 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...

 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...