Ciao Ciao Newsletter Summer Term

Ciao Ciao Newsletter Summer Term – Week 6

Dear Parents,

Summer Term – Week 6

This Week’s Topic: The World

This week, we learned about celebrating the world. We talked about different cultures, respect, and British values.

We were also excited to introduce the children to the importance of respecting all cultures and traditions from around the world.

In Art and Craft, the children decorated flags from their countries and created colourful handprints representing the world.

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Vocabulary Focus

This week, we introduced and explored the following words:

Vocabulary Focus

This week, we introduced and explored the following words:

World, globe, culture, country, continent, map, flag, respect, kindness, community, tradition, language, celebration, music, dance, family, friendship, Africa, Asia, Europe, animals, nature, together, sharing, diversity, British values, and more.

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Group Time Highlights

During group time, we:

* Sang Frère Jacques in 5 languages: French, Italian, Spanish, English, and Arabic

* Counted from 0 to 10 in English, Italian, Spanish, French, and Arabic

* Introduced the letter C in phonics (for culture)

* Read the story “Baby Goes to Market”, a story about African culture

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

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Montessori Activity

This week’s Montessori activity was a World Game, where the children matched animals to their continents.

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A Quick Look at Our Week

Monday

We sang Giro Giro Tondo and practised past lessons.

Tuesday

We made tortilla sauces:

* Guacamole by mixing avocado, garlic, tomatoes, and lemon

* A pink sauce by mixing mayonnaise and ketchup

Wednesday

At Forest School, the children collected leaves from the big garden and stuck them into their books.

Thursday

During Computer Science time, the children enjoyed a fabulous activity using a magic globe. By pointing the tablet at the globe, the children were able to discover information about animals, monuments, and traditional clothing from different countries.

At 1 o’clock, we had an amazing party with parents to celebrate International Culture Day. Parents cooked food from their countries, and we all enjoyed lunch together. After lunch, we explored traditional music from different countries, and everyone danced and had lots of fun.

Friday (Drama & Music)

As the weather reached 26 degrees, we did not have Drama and Music sessions. Instead, the children spent time in the garden enjoying water play activities.

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Quick Reminders

* School will remain closed for half term and will reopen on 1st June

* 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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