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Why your child needs to play in the class? Lego – Visual and muscular perception of dimension. Understanding of the dimensions. Awareness of dimension leading to observation. Preparation for a mathematical mind.
ear parents, welcome to MS class (Middle Section class) This is our class...
Kitchen corner / Toys – cars and dolls
Who we are in the class: Nisha, Souad and Martin We concentrate on developing and strengthening what is good in your child. We teach the children the proper use of things, that show your child where to take them from and how and where to put them back (same place) We are ever ready to answer the call of your child. We always listen and respond to your child. We respect the child who makes a mistake without correction being made directly, but we correct firmly and immediately. we always treat you child with good manners. We respect the child who takes a rest or wishes to be alone or watches others working. But we do encourage your child to work in groups. We never speak ill of your child in his presence or in his absence. We respect each and every child in our class. The children will not work individually at first. Independence is something which is given gradually as class is ready for it. It is important that the children know the time-table. When they will do the activity, when they will have their snacks, lunch, park and when their mothers are coming to fetch them. We work in groups. We do three activities at the same time. And children switch from one group to the other. Each activity is 15 - 20 minutes. That means your child is learning three different activities. For example - Mathematics (counting & number games / language (phonetic sounds) / and writing (writing (numbers or free drawing)
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Activities (Second term) January - February 2012 Practical life exercise Mathematics counting 1 to 35 Writing 1 to 10 Introducing addition 1 to 10 Language speech, drama, phonetic sounds and the alphabet A to L Colouring, painting, free drawing, free play (puzzles / lego...) Science Animals (what do they eat / where do they live / pets...) Theater, poems & music Gymnastics and Park (free play)
Name it say it? To get the children unconsciously to understand the function and importance of a noun. We cannot talk about anything unless we give it a name. Enlargement of the vocabulary.
Extra activities
Visit - on 16th Feb. 2012 - To Cite de la Science We will be visiting the place as well as we are doing an activity about animals Costume party 16th Feb. 2012 The last day class costume party
Our classroom and furniture:
We have 14 children in the class. Seven girls & seven boys. The furniture in the class is adapted to the child’s height. And it is movable and very light enough for your child to move. The tables and chairs are painted in cream and blue, most of the other furniture is white and blue. All furniture is suitable for washing. After each single activity we clean the class, specially the tables, chairs and the floor. Also, we have pencils, crayons, paper, picture books, lego, toys and bricks. We arrange them attractively around the classroom. Our play area:
Geometrical Figures – Visual and muscular knowledge of geometrical forms. Awareness of observation of forms in the environment. Co-ordination of movement. A foundation for the later study of geometry. Indirect preparation for writing (curves and straight lines) this is a similar activity to the ones which compose the letters of the alphabet.
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Music – with Nadine & Martin
The study of music at a young age increases the quality of the child’s early life experience. Music can sooth, stimulate or entertain children. It provides
Theater & music (Nursery Rhymes and R&B music) Your children are learning… • • • •
« La Petite Société des Nations »
“We all live in a yellow submarine” “I’m singing in the rain” “R&B Follow the leader” “Supercalifragilistic” – Mary Popins
C’est ainsi que pourrait également s’appeler notre « Petite Ecole » ! pleasure, joy and an outlet for creative expression; it helps develop listening and auditory discrimination skills; it contributes to motor skill development (both large muscle and small muscle); and it increases the range of flexibility of the voice. Music can sooth emotions; invite enthusiasm and bring immense pleasure to the listener.
There are many ways for parents to feel a part of our class. For example, the parent meeting, observations and conferences are just the beginning. Every parent can be as involved as he or she wants to be, and we welcome your participation.
Outre le fait qu’elle ait été fondée en France par Lady Henderson-Stewart -une femme d’origine russe mariée à un anglais- notre école n’accueillet-elle pas en son sein des enfants d’une vingtaine d’origines différentes ? Et que dire de notre chère équipe d’enseignants et d’assistants, qui nous offre également une riche diversité de nationalités ! Cet éventail pluri-culturel est pour nous un atout majeur que nous tenons à offrir à nos élèves afin de les préparer à leurs vies d’adultes dans le monde de demain. En effet, le meilleur aboutissement de l’éducation et de l’instruction reste celui de la tolérance ; par l’acquisition de l’apprentissage du respect de l’autre dans sa différence. Cet apprentissage est évidemment un labeur de chaque instant, nous comptons donc sur votre participation active en la matière, tout en vous assurant de l’efficacité notre équipe pédagogique ! Continuons donc chacun à notre niveau à inculquer à nos enfants ces valeurs essentielles qui feront d’eux et de nous des êtres d’ouverture, des êtres « riches »… incomparablement riches.
Mr Germain
And I will get back to you with more information soon! Thank you
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Words
from the kids...
Trip to England - Ashburnham (Gareth & Nisha) E
very year the school organises a trip to England and this year
Children have many different types of learning activities. But the school trips are
From Japan to Siberia – Maxime CM2 Japan has a population of 127 million people and in Tokyo around 37million people live. For a small country like Japan, it is too populated. I think the smaller cities around Tokyo should become a part of it. The other cities of Japan should limit growth and the country should focus growth on Tokyo. To do this Tokyo will need tall buildings for the people to live in. Then there will be more space for nature in Japan. Each person in Japan should plant a tree in a reserve, for nature to live. In the created forest there could be little villages with about 500 people: there would be little houses and farms with cows, hores, pigs and other animals. But if people really want to reduce the population of Japan, they could move to another country like in Europe, America, or maybe even Siberia! Because in Siberia there are only 38 million people, which is not a lot for an area of 13.1 million square kilometers.
A Song For Haiti – Melvin CE1
part of the school day and linked to the curriculum. Because they
Miracle in Kabul - Egor CE1 In the capital of Afghanistan, in the streets of one of the biggest wars there was, for the first time in 12 years, a music festival. All the citizens of the big capital went to see this little, but good festival. Everyone was feeling good: no war, no explosions. Citizens said:
We will be leaving on the 24th of March 2012 by Euro Star, for 8 days. The children will be doing sports activities at the centre as well as visiting many wonderful places.
themselves and make connections to what they’ve learnt in the classroom. They give children a new perspective and understanding of their own potential to learn and discover; making them more motivated when they get back to school. On school trips children can take risks they wouldn’t be able to in the classroom.
we are off to Ashburnham. This year we have children from CP class to CM2 class joining us on this trip.
“It was incredible, I loved this festival and I will never After the earthquake in Haiti last year, with thousands forget it!” dead, injured or homeless Justin Beiber, Snoop Dogg and others have agreed to write a song, all together, for Haiti.
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Not all learning can be done in the class room
are in a different setting, there is a greater sense of adventure and freedom to explore, for children to think for
We believe that the school trips are an opportunity to build relationships to share, to laugh to build confidence and learn together.
Nisha
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