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Ciao Ciao Newsletter Summer Term – Week 5

Dear Parents,

Summer Term – Week 5

This Week’s Topic: Eid

This week, we learned about the celebration of Eid. The children enjoyed discovering the similarities between Christmas and Eid. Both celebrations focus on family, togetherness, love, and sharing special moments with one another.

We were also excited to introduce the children to the importance of respecting all cultures. For this reason, next week, on the occasion of International Culture Day, we will celebrate cultures from around the world.

In Art and Craft, the children decorated a moon, which is a symbol of Eid, and explored henna hand designs, an important part of Eid traditions.

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Vocabulary Focus

This week, we introduced and explored the following words:

Eid, Allah, God, celebration, respect, love, family, together, kindness, sharing, friendship, mosque, prayer, moon, tradition, culture, peace, happiness, caring, community

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Group Time Highlights

During group time, we:

* Sang songs with different rhythms

* Counted backwards from 5 to 0 using our fingers in maths

* Introduced the letter E in phonics (for Eid)

* Read the story “The Eid Celebration”

* Began practising new songs for the end-of-year show

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Montessori Activity

This week’s Montessori activity was a sensory experience where the children drew around their hands using kinetic sand.

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A Quick Look at Our Week

Monday

We reviewed some previous activities and introduced new vocabulary words.

Tuesday

We made moon biscuits and decorated them with icing sugar and edible glitter.

Wednesday

At Forest School, the children collected flowers and created an Eid hand craft.

Thursday

During Computer Science time, the children practised using a computer mouse, improving their hand-eye coordination. They also matched numbers through interactive activities.

Friday (Drama & Music)

In Drama and Music, the children enjoyed a puppet show based on an Eid story and the importance of respecting different religions and cultures.

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Quick Reminders

* Thursday 21st May – International Culture Day

* Wednesday 17th June – Sports Day

* 6th – 10th July – Parent Meetings

* Wednesday 15th July – Show & End of Year Party

* Friday 17th July – School ends at 12:00pm

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Wishing you all a lovely and restful weekend!

Warm regards,

Linda

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