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Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Jurong West Term 3, 2018 Newsletter

• Pottery Programme

• Vision Screening

• Malay Cultural Workshop

• Hari Raya Celebration

• Disposition Day:

Care for Elderly

• Mini Molly Bus Visit

• Storytelling by MERCU

Student Care Centre @

Lakeside Primary School

• National Day Celebration

• Parenting Workshop

• Mid-Autumn Festival

Celebration

• Children’s Day Celebration

• K2 Graduation Concert

• Deepavali Celebration

In Term 3, children enhanced their appreciation for Singapore by celebrating the nation’s 53rd birthday

as well as getting to know Singapore’s uniqueness. In line with this year’s National Day theme which is

“We Are Singapore”, children participated in various activities with their classmates to recognize the

importance of sharing a common identity and a common Singaporean spirit. Integrating the theme of

‘Sports’ into this, children learned what it meant to work together with their peers in relay races – to

share a common goal despite their diverse cultural background and differences.

Kidz Meadow @ Jurong West also collaborated with two schools to enhance the quality of experiences

for the childrren. A Malay cultural workshop was conducted by Swiss Cottage Secondary School and a

Read for Books programme was conducted by Lakeside Primary School’s Student Care Centre. We were

excited as it provided opportunities for children to interact and learn from students who are much older

than them! In addition to this literacy experience by the students, children also borrowed some books

from Mini-Molly, a mobile library by National Library Board. As we enter the final lap of the year in Term

4, let’s continue our partnership in the care and education of the children!

Warm Regards,

Ms Nurliyana

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Food, glorious food! This pottery

programme served as a closure to the

Term’s topic on Food. Conducted by

facilitators from Da Vinci Education

Group, children walked through the

heritage of various cooking utensils

used in the olden days to current.

The children sculpted items such as

woks and pots, using clay. Their

functional creations were then brought

back to the pottery studio to be

glazed and fired up before being

returned to them.

Kidz Meadow @ Jurong West recognises

the importance of detecting vision

abnormalities from young as well as

creating awareness on healthy eye care

habits. Hence, there was a collaboration

with I-Vision Optometry, where the

children were given complimentary vision

screening using an up-to-date medical

device. Reports were then generated to

update parents on the status of their

children’s vision for their follow up.

Parents were also given an opportunity

to attend a talk by them on healthy eye

care habits.

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It was an exciting and enriching

collaboration with the Malay Dance

Group from Swiss Cottage Secondary

School for an inaugural Malay Cultural &

Dance Workshop on 29 June! Over 20

students came to the centre to conduct

this workshop for the K1 & K2 children.

The children were delighted to watch a

Malay Dance performance by them and

learned basic choreography as they

danced to a Hari Raya song alongside

the Malay Dance Group. The children

also participated in a colouring

competition where the winners walked

away with prizes!

The other children were not left out too,

as each of them received a goodie bag

specially prepared by the Malay Dance

Group. Kidz Meadow @ Jurong West

would like to thank Swiss Cottage

Secondary School for this meaningful

workshop!

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Children, parents and staff of Kidz Meadow @ Jurong West were

in colourful traditional Malay costumes on 29 June as they

celebrated Hari Raya Aidilfitri! There was a wide array of festive

goodies for the children to try including the Malay traditional

dish, “lontong”, during their lunch. During the celebration, children

and parents challenged one another in games as well as in a

dancing competition! The children put up performances too,

where they danced to Hari Raya songs with their classmates.

On 15 July, K1 and K2 children were invited by the Pioneer RC

Zone 6 to perform during the community Hari Raya Celebration. It

was an awesome experience for the children. Thank you parents

and families, for the positive response!

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As part of our Project CARE, children celebrated ‘Care for Elderly Day’ through

various activities to show care and appreciation towards the elderly at home and

community.

The K2 children had a heartening experience when they visited the Orange Valley

Senior Activity centre. They had a wonderful time doing art activity with the elderly

there and they also performed to a Hari Raya song for them.

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Molly Bus, the mobile library from

National Library Board, visited the

centre on 1 August. The children were

eager to board the mobile library and

browse the books! Some children who

had brought along their library

membership cards had the opportunity

to have a hands-on attempt in using

the loan system to borrow some books.

This visit hopes to inculcate the love of

books in children from young, and

encourage them to visit the library to

loan books.

Would you like to be a storyteller? The

students from Lakeside Primary School’s

Student Care Centre visited the K1 &

K2 children for a buddy reading event

on 18 July 2018. This event was part of

the Read for Books 2018 Campaign

which the Student Care Centre was

participating in. As part of the National

Reading Movement campaign by the

National Library Board (NLB), Read for

Books 2018 is a book charity drive

which aims to give out 4,250 books. For

every 10 people who read for 15

minutes, 1 book will be donated to

their selected beneficiaries. Read to

show you care!

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This year marks the 53rd anniversary of

Singapore’s independence. In line with

this year’s theme, “We Are Singapore”,

Kidz Meadow at Jurong West celebrated

National Day to raise awareness on the

importance of sharing a common identity

and a common Singaporean spirit. With

that, children and parents participated in

a sing-along session, mass dance and

telematch with a focus on various ethnic

groups in Singapore.

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“Pick Up Pom Poms”

This activity is about

picking up pom poms using pegs, with the aim of

honing children’s fine motor skill. It was not easy but the children persevere using the pegs to transfer the pom poms into the cups.

This activity also

encouraged children to share resources with their peers, and practise turn-taking as they used the

pegs.

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In creating their

own potted plants,

children painted

their plant pots

before planting

seeds into it. The

children practised

responsibility as

they took care of

their potted plants

by watering it

daily.

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Outdoor play is fun

especially when

playing with friends!

N2A Coral learned the

values of sportsmanship

and were also able to

follow rules.

Learning is not limited to within the four corners

of our classroom! Take a look at N2B Seashell

learning about the different sizes and shapes of

leaves by searching for leaves in the outdoor

environment.

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Fundamental movement skills can be learned in various ways and it is

always fun when games are involved! Children played a game called

“Hopping Tug of War” to develop and explore ways of hopping.

Learning about different pronouns

through actions helps the children to

understand better! They learned about

“You”, “I”, “We”, “He”, “She” and “They” by

pointing their fingers or moving around

according to the pronouns. Children also

played a treasure hunt game where they

worked together as a team to find the

different pronouns that were pasted

around the classroom.

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In line with the theme on ‘Sports’, children learned about Netball and

had the opportunity to play the game as well. They practiced great

teamwork, and learned the safety aspects.

K2 Graduation Concert is around the corner! The children have

been diligently practising their performance item and are

looking forward to the performance day!

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看！

N1的孩子正在玩《看谁先抢到》的游戏。

这个游戏既锻炼了孩子能够正确听从指示，

也锻炼了孩子的反应能力。

N2的孩子在游戏中学会遵守游戏规则，并

体验了和朋友们一起做游戏的快乐。

K1的小朋友们正在上手工

课，我们制作活动的主题

是---《我喜欢的运动---足

球》，来吧，和我们一起

玩吧！

K2为庆祝国庆节，大家一

起开始粘粘贴贴，制作出

了美丽的“鱼尾狮”，先

给您，我亲爱的祖国---新

加坡。

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Murid-murid

Nurseri 1 & 2

berseronok

dapat

mencuba

permainan

Melayu

tradisional.

Murid-murid Tadika 1 berpeluang mencuba beberapa

permainan tradisional seperti Capteh, Batu Seremban

dan Serak Lidi. Mereka bermain dengan semangat dan

merasa seronok sewaktu bermain permainan tersebut.

Murid-murid Tadika 2 pula telah mewarna bendera

Singapura sempena tema “Singapuraku” pada bulan

Ogos.

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OUR CORE VALUES

Community and Parental Involvement We build strong and trusting partnerships with the parents and the community to enhance the development of the children. Active Learners We understand that children are natural and active learners. Through project work, thematic and integrated learning, they are given opportunities to explore, gather information and share knowledge. Resourcefulness We continuously upgrade our teaching and learning resources in enhancing children’s learning experiences. Excellence We strive for excellence in everything that we do.

OUR MISSION

Provide a quality and innovative programme that nurtures children to be socially responsible citizens, active learners and thinkers.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

We believe in providing an engaging and positive environment for the children to develop their potential to the fullest in all aspects of development.

VISION

A First-Class Provider in Early Childhood Education

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