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Ciao Ciao Newsletter Spring Term - Week 11

Newsletter – Spring Term, Week 11

Dear Parents,

This week, the children explored the topic of Easter. We talked about why Christians celebrate Easter and discussed some of the traditions associated with it.

The children took part in a variety of arts and crafts activities. They made Easter cards, bunny baskets, Easter eggs, and Easter bags.

###Vocabulary Focus

Key vocabulary covered this week included: Easter, Jesus, resurrection, bunny, eggs, chocolate, chicken, Easter hunt, and community.

###Group Time Highlights

During group discussions, we watched an Easter video and focused on the meaning of Easter for Christians.

• The children participated in singing “Sleep Little Bunny.”

• In Mathematics, they continued learning about shapes.

• In Phonics, the letter E for Easter was introduced.

• We read the story “The Little Chicken” and another book about the Easter Bunny.

###Montessori Activities

The children worked with the zip button board, which helps to develop fine motor skills through practical life activities.

###Weekly Overview

Monday: Italian lesson – we focused on some Italian words such as Pasqua and uova di cioccolato.

Tuesday: During the cooking lesson, we made Easter nests using cornflakes, cocoa powder, chocolate sprinkles, and sugar syrup.

Wednesday: At Forest School, the children worked with wooden eggs and decorated them.

Thursday:

We did not have Computer Science as we were busy with an Easter egg hunt. The children had a lot of fun.

Friday: The Drama and Music session was cancelled this week due to the early closing time at 1 pm.

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Reminders & Important Dates

• School will reopen on Tuesday 14th April at 9:00 am.

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Yours sincerely,

Linda

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