Newsletter Spring Term 2025

Newsletter Spring Term 2025 - Week 11

Dear Parents,

This week’s theme was “Easter and Mother’s Day.”

The children made Mother’s Day cards, a paper rose, and a paper bouquet of flowers. For Easter, they painted a rabbit and made a basket for our Easter Egg Hunt. We will continue with Easter decorations next week.

During group time, we read the book “How to Catch the Easter Bunny”, sang nursery rhymes, and continued practicing numbers 1 to 10. For phonics, we introduced the letter “A.”

• Monday (Italian Lesson): We learned the song “Giro, Giro Tondo.” ⭐️

• Tuesday (Cooking): The children made Chocolate Easter Nests.

• Wednesday (Forest School): The children collected leaves and sticks to build a bunny’s home. 🐰

• Thursday (Computer Science): We practiced using the mouse by coloring a virtual drawing. The children are also learning to control the mouse using eye movement. 🖥️

• Friday (Drama & Music): We acted out a bunny story, practiced Shake and Move, and introduced a new instrument: rhythm sticks.

Reminders & Important Dates:

• Parent meeting: Tuesday, April 1st – Don’t forget to book your appointment.

• Easter Egg Hunt: Wednesday, April 2nd at 10:00 AM.

• Eid Celebration: Thursday, April 3rd.

Have a great weekend!

Linda

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