Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term

Ciao Ciao Newsletter Autumn Term – Week 10

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.

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Vocabulary Focus

This week, we introduced and explored the following words:

tree, autumn, leaves, acorns, chestnut, squirrel, pine cone, pine tree, etc.

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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?”

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Montessori Activity

During Montessori time, the children coloured their own autumn tree, helping them develop fine motor skills.

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A Quick Look at Our Week

Monday:

During Italian, we focused on new vocabulary linked to our topic: autunno, foglie, cadono (autumn, leaves, falling down).

Tuesday:

We prepared fruit sticks using strawberries, grapes, bananas, and melon. The children enjoyed eating them at school—some even ate them while they were still making them! 😂

Wednesday:

At Forest School, the children made a leaf-shaped clay plate and then painted it.

Thursday:

Unfortunately, due to a technical issue with the computer, we were unable to have our planned lesson.

Friday (Drama & Music):

In music, we practised using the bells. For drama, the children enjoyed a puppet show of The Three Little Pigs.

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Reminders & Important Dates

• Parents’ Meetings: Week of 8th–12th December

• Tuesday 16th December: Christmas Show at 9:30 am, class party, and a special visit from Santa Claus!

• Thursday 18th December: Trip to Longfield Hall to watch The Elves and the Shoemaker

• Friday 19th December: School closes early at 1:30 pm

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Wishing you all a lovely and restful weekend!

Warm regards,

Linda

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