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Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Buangkok Ridge Term 3, 2017 Newsletter

Content Page Term 4 Closure Dates Pg 2 - Little Sunshine

Pg 3 - Itty Bitties Toddlers Pg 4 - Thrilling Threes

Pg 5 - iN2resting Pg 6 - Little EsK1mos

Pg 7 - Sporty Six Pg 8 - “Salam Lebaran” Pg 9 - “We are ONE”

Pg 10 - Fire Station Visit & Reading Movement

Pg 11 - “One Nation Together” Pg 12 - Fieldtrip to Images of

Singapore Pg 13 - Teachers in Action

Pg 14 - SSDB & IGP Special! Pg 15 - Parents’ Testimonials

Pg 16 - Our PMVV

Principal’s Message Dear parents, We hope that you are pleased with the centre events that were planned out and that you are well updated about your child’s progress throughout the terms.

We will be sharing more of your child’s magical learning journey in term 3. We had a busy schedule for the children in this term as they participated in the various events and fieldtrips. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for contributing and attending our Surprise Teacher’s Day Event on 29 August 2017 and making the event a success. All the teachers enjoyed the surprise and were touched to know that parents were involved in the preparation such as making the butterfly cards and also helping in setting up the MPH. Thank you again and enjoy reading the Term 3 issue!

Regards, Mdm Amaninah Md Khader

6 October (Fri) - Teachers’ Training 18 October (Wed) - Deepavali (PH) 22 December (Fri) - Spring Cleaning 25 December (Mon) - Christmas (PH)

“Having a place to go – is a home,

Having someone to love – is a family,

& Having both – is a blessing.”

– Donna Hedges

Yeay to more Family Time!

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Little Sunshine In Term 3, our little sunshine were exposed to the theme ‘Things that go’. They were

introduced to the different types of transportation. Teachers conducted age-appropriate

activities which focused on the four learning domains; physical, intellectual, emotional and

social development.

Infants were given

opportunities in developing

their fine motor skills and

eye-hand coordination. They

were each been given

coloured soft toy to match it

with the coloured train.

They also experimented

with different coloured

dough to mould with the

transportation moulders.

“Come on, let’s go for a ride!”

“Let’s move like a car”

“Let’s go into the tunnel”

Infants were engaged in gross motor skill activities. We used recycled materials to create a

car, to let them sit on, experience and pretend as though they were driving the car. Infants

used push carts to move around the room pretending to be on a motorbike and going

through tunnel like the lorries driving through the highway tunnels.

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Itty Bitties Toddler... Toddlers had ample opportunities to explore and learn about the targeted theme. They

were exposed to various activities throughout the term. This helps in building the children’s

confidence and self-esteem. The toddlers were active and curious learners as they explored

the materials used and creating artworks using their own creativity that were within their

capabilities.

Let’s Move… Toddlers had the opportunity to play and explore the different transportation

activities. They were immersed in so much fun and excitement. Anything that moves

or with wheels, is sure to grab their attention.

All about crafts… Children had fun doing different art activities relating to Community Helpers such as

making first aid collage, painting using the cotton balls, making fire fighter cap and junk

box car. Children were engaged in coloring, painting and scribbling, which help in the

development of their fine motor skills.

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Thrilling Threes!

Theme: Community Helpers

Activity: “When I grow up…”

In July, children were introduced to the different

community helpers around them such as the doctor,

nurse, police officer, postman and more. Children were

engaged in dress-ups and role-plays at the dramatic

learning centre in class. Teacher displayed a variety of

uniforms of community helpers as well as the tools

they use at work for children to use during their

pretend play with peers.

Bahasa & Budaya

Permainan Tradisi: Capteh

Bagi penggal kali ini, murid-murid diberi pendedahan

kepada permainan tradisi yang sering dikaitkan dengan

budaya Melayu. Murid-murid mengenali akan

permainan capteh. Mereka cuba bermain dengannya

dan ternyata ianya tidak semudah yang dilihat. Mereka

juga membuat capteh mereka sendiri mengikut

kreativiti masing-masing.

新加坡，生日快乐。

8月9日是国庆节。豆豆班的幼儿

为了庆祝新加坡生日的到来，特地制作了国旗风向筒。

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Theme: My Country

Activity: “Number Value…”

Learning Math is fun! Children were

engaged on different ways to familiarize

number symbols and words by playing

number puzzle and live reading of number

words utilizing Letterland reading strategy.

传统游戏——玻璃球（弹珠）

七月，我们学习了传统游戏。小班的幼儿最喜欢玩玻璃球（弹珠）。

Bahasa & Budaya

Permainan Tradisi: Batu Seremban

Aktiviti dimulakan dengan mencuba permainan

Batu Seremban. Setelah bermain, secara

berkumpulan, mereka membuat Batu Seremban

mereka sendiri dengan mengisi pelbagai jenis

kacang ke dalam keratin kain yang ada.

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Little EsK1mos

Theme: My Country

Activity: “People chain…”

It was all about Singapore in Term 3 and the K1s had never been so

excited. The theme included places of interests, cultures of the main

races in Singapore and the celebration of National Day. They

learned about how unique Singapore is by applying their skills in

expressing their thoughts and ideas through crafts and writing

through Learning Experience Approach. The chain craft they did in

this picture consisted of all 4 races of Singapore donning their

traditional clothes and holding hands in harmony as one nation!

传统游戏——马来投棋

七月，中班的幼儿学习了不同种族的传统游戏。其中最感兴趣的是马来投棋。

Bahasa & Budaya

Permainan Tradisi: Ting-ting

Murid-murid diperkenalkan kepada permainan

ting-ting. Selain memupuk kemahiran motor,

murid-murid juga mempelajari akan nombor dan

nombor perkataan semasa mereka bermain

permainan ini bersama rakan-rakan.

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Bahasa & Budaya

Permainan Tradisi: Guli

Murid-murid diperkenalkan kepada permainan

guli. Selain bermain, mereka juga

mengulangkaji akan topik bentuk. Mereka

membuat bentuk segi tiga dan segi empat

secara berkumpulan dan bermain permainan

guli bersama-sama.

Theme: My Country

Activity: “Fun and games..”

In August, children were given the opportunities to try out the

different sports with their friends. This enhanced their social and

gross motor skills. Some of the sports that the children were

exposed to were floorball, basketball and soccer. They learnt

various skills such as dribbling, bouncing, kicking and pathway

awareness.

传统游戏 —— 踢毽子

七月，大班的幼儿也学习了传统游戏，其中最有难度的要属踢毽子。

Sporty Six

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“Salam Lebaran” On 30 June, led by the OIC, Teacher Ailin and Teacher Chonyll, both our infant and childcare bays held

the annual Hari Raya celebration. We are delighted that our parents made time to join us in the much

anticipated event. It was filled with lots of fun games and exciting line-up by our very own children. The

event finale was definitely the hit - a ‘Dikir Barat’ performance by our children, teachers and parents!

Games galore! Our parents and children engaged in the fun activities.

(left to right) Ice Breaker, Ketupat Weaving, Guess that song, Card tower, Capal-making.

Dancing kids! During the cultural month, teachers exposed children to the different types of Malay

dance, or known as ‘tarian Melayu’. As a follow up to the lessons, each class was tasked to work on one

type of dance - the K2s danced to the steps of ‘Asli’, K1s - Zapin and N2s - Joget.

(left to right) N1, K1, Toddler – Fashion show

Best Dressed Family 2017 Best Dressed Boy

Nomine

Principal & Childcare Teachers Infant Educarers

Kindergarten 2 and Nursery 2’s group photo

“Say cheese!”

Parents taking positions for

the FINALE - Dikir Barat.

The adorable infants joined

us in the celebration.

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“We are ONE” In line with Disposition Day - “Care for Diversity”, KMBR had our in-house Racial Harmony

Celebration on 21 July (CC Bay) & 24 July (IC Bay). It was led by both our language teachers, Cikgu

Noor and Jinfeng Laoshi. Children were taught to say greetings in the four main languages in

Singapore - English, Malay, Mandarin and Tamil. Thank you to parents for the effort in dressing up

your children in their colourful festive clothes!

Taste it together! : Children were given a chance to taste the various snacks such as

siew mai, kuih bahulu, mooncake, muruku and more.

Mix it up! : Children were provided with accessories and clothes from the four different main ethnic

groups in Singapore. They dressed themselves up and their peers in creative ways!

A variety of traditional games

such as hopscotch, gasing,

five stones, pick-up sticks and

chapteh were prepared for

children to try out and play.

Our Educarers put in lots of

effort to plan activities for our

little infants. Some of which

includes a hand-printing paint

activity, a sing-a-long and a

sensorial activity where they

were given a chance to see,

touch and feel the different

ethnic snacks.

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On 22 July, KMBR implemented a new initiative by having parental involvement for the children’s

learning journey to Sengkang Fire Station. It was part of our Term 3’s broad theme on “My Country”.

Children, parents and teachers, turned up as early as 9am to explore the interior of the fire station and

had their first-hand experience on the tools, equipment and the emergency vehicles used by the

paramedics and fire fighters. Thank you parents for being so supportive in this learning journey together

with us and not forgetting the teachers-in-charge, Teacher Ailin and Teacher Fatin, for organizing the

learning journey!

Reading Movement Programme Children from Junyuan Primary School came to KMBR on 27 July

as part of the Reading Movement Programme. In this movement,

for every 1 book read, 1 book will be donated to children

beneficiaries. They read various books that they have chosen prior

to the trip to read to the K1 and K2 children.

Fire Station Learning Journey

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“One Nation Together” KMBR held our annual National Celebration prior to Singapore’s 52nd Birthday on 8 August. The

event led by Teacher Marj and Cikgu Noor, comprised of a series of activities planned for both

parents and children. Some of which includes the Singapore flag puzzle and a quiz. We started

the event with a mass workout. As a closure to the celebration, we had a sing-a-long session to a

medley of National Day songs from over the years. Thank you parents for joining us!

“Yeay! We managed to put the pieces together!”

“Let’s work it out!”

“Parents’ dance-off!”

“Sama-sama maju ke hadapan…” “We are Singapore, Singaporeans…!” “Pass the Flag!”

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“Images of Singapore” Our N2 to K2 children had a fieldtrip to “The Images of Singapore” on 15

August, organised by Teacher Sha and Teacher Fatin. This trip reinforced the

topic of Singapore that they had covered in August prior to National Day. The

objectives of the trip include awareness of children towards the history of

Singapore as well as to instil a sense of belonging as Singaporeans.

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“Teachers in Action!” Our team of dedicated teachers, led by the wonderful Principal, are very passionate about

teaching and we take pride in our work. The well-being of the children and the centre’s

environment is our top priority. We attend courses and trainings to upgrade ourselves and be

updated of the new approaches introduced or implemented in the Early Childhood sector.

In-house Gardening Workshop

In line with this year’s Start Small, Dream

Big (SSDB) project, KMBR has been

working on creating an indoor garden in

the school. We invited our Community in

Bloom (CIB) Officer into the Centre to

conduct a mini-gardening workshop for

our teachers to help them better

understand and learn the proper

techniques of indoor gardening.

Teacher’s Day Surprise @ KMBR!!!

Mdm Ninah hosted a surprise Teachers’ Day Celebration for all the KMBR Teachers, assisted by

KMBR parents and our first PSG. Weeks before the event, parents were each given an envelope and

asked to make a butterfly card for the teachers. Thank you for being part of the Surprise Team!

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Children repotted plants and planted seeds with

teacher’s assistance. Their teacher showed them

how to plant the seeds and how they should

carefully handle the plants in order to repot them.

Start Small Dream Big (SSDB) – KMBR Indoor Garden Goes Wild

Integrated Guidance Project (IGP) – KMBR Fights back for Wildlife!

KMBR Projects

The K1 and K2 children had a fieldtrip to the Zoo. The

focus of the visit was on rainforest and its conservation.

Children went to Fragile Forest to identify the different

species and layers in a rainforest. They also caught a

show- Rainforest Fights Back where they learned of

several species that will be endangered if we do not

preserve their homes.

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“Good start for a first PSG meeting, especially since it’s working for

something meaningful for the parents and teachers. Looking forward to more meetings / therapeutic sessions! .”

Parents of Md Nur Hakim (N2)

& Md Nur Hidayat (K1)

“Good start for inaugural PSG session. Hope to see more

parents in future sessions.”

Parent of Nia Zara

(Nursery 2)

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(Philosophy, Mission, Vision & Core Values)

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