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Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Hougang Term 1, 2020 Newsletter

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Pg 2 – InfantPg 3 - Toddler APg 4 – Toddler BPg 5 – Nursery 1APg 6 – Nursery 1BPg 7 – Nursery 2APg 8 – Nursery 2BPg 9 – Kindergarten 1Pg 10 – Kindergarten 2Pg 11 – Beary Fun GymPg 12 – Tea SessionPg 13 – SmigyPg 14 – Chinese New YearPg 15 – Warisan Budaya

Term Closure Dates

Friday, 10 April: Good Friday (PH)

Friday, 1 May: Labour Day (PH)

Thursday, 7 May: Vesak Day (PH)

Monday, 25 May: Hari Raya Puasa (PH)

Friday, 26 June: Teachers’ Training (CC 1 Day Closure)

Happy New Year 2020! May the year brings us all, more happiness and may we stay healthy as we remain vigilant amid the COVID – 19.

We have come to the end of Term 1, and I hope your child has been adapting well in school and has shown developments since the start of the school year.

Do look forward to more engaging and exciting activities in Term 2 as you continue to witness more significant developments in your child.

Ms Shabana AzmiVice Principal

Kidz Meadow Hougang


Term 1 Theme: Teddy Bear Teddy Bear

Our little ones started off the term with Ball Playwhich enabled them to develop skills in gaining an adult’s attention by throwing or rolling a ball towards a peer

or educarer.

The next highlight of the term was Music &

Movement involving a large group which helped the

younger ones, between 4 to 6 months old, to continue develop a relationship with

a familiar adult.

For our infants between ages 7 to 17 months old,

they were able to express their emotions through

body movements.

Our little ones explored a variety of household items during Pretend Play.Through the two-way interaction, they developed a bond with their

educarers and peers. They were also introduced to new spoken words such

as “see” and “taste”.

During Art, the children were engaged in Full Body Painting. They had a great time

experiencing free painting by using their whole body and interacting with their educarers

through babbling or making sounds.

A day @ INFANTs…

Pg 2


Roll, Paint & Paste

The toddlers used different types of art medium - crayons, sponge, paint and crepe paper

for their Envelope Rubbing, Sponge Painting and Collageactivities. These activities

enhanced their fine motor skills, spatial awareness and creativity.

Let’s play & learn together!

The toddlers engaged in group activities such as

Water Exploration, Block Play and Plastic

Ring Toss.

Learning through play enhances

social interaction, teamwork and

body coordination.

Finger Gym time!

Manipulative Play with plastic bolts and nuts and Threading Play using loose parts (toilet rolls with holes, assorted straws and assorted pipe cleaners) enhanced toddlers’ fine motor skills! These also improved on their cognitive skills as they

experienced trial-and-error and used their creativity to solve problems.

Toddler a-wesome

Pg 3


Toddler b-eaming

The toddlers were not afraid to use their hands to scoop the pasta during sensory play! They were given cups to scoop pasta and to transfer them from from one cup to another. They also had fun pouring the pasta from a height and watched the colorful pasta as they dropped!

The toddlers were engaged in the Music & Movement activity called “My Pet Cat”. They pretended to be cats and crawled around the classroom while purring like cats- “meow!”. During this activity, they were able to develop body coordination, stability and creative movements.

Toddlers love the playground! Other than playing with the slides and running around, they attempted to climb up a wall with steps independently. The toddlers learnt to use their body strength to help themselves get to the top of the wall.

Pg 4


Sink or Float?We gathered a few items from around the classroom and placed them in the water.

We observed some items float while others sink in the water!

Forming letter ‘c’ with pastaWe learnt a few letters – ‘o’, ‘a’ and ‘c’ and had been practicing lining different sensorial items to

form the letters. For this activity, it was lining the letter ‘c’ with pasta!

Coloured Bean Bag ThrowWe challenged our knowledge of colours by placing bean bags to the different coloured papers.

We even had a try at throwing them from a distance!

NURSERY 1A-ctive!


Through the Needle’s Eye!

This activity harnessed the

children’s development in body

balance and listening skills as they

followed the instructions. They

held the hoop together with

their partners and adjusted

higher or lower for their friends

to pass through.

Parts of our body!

Children learnt to identify their

body parts by placing the picture

cards towards the body outline.

They also learnt how to take care

of their body by taking a bath

daily, exercise regularly and eating

healthy food!

Hello, Colours!

They learnt primary colours through

various crafts such as envelope rubbing

using crayons, spray art using diluted

yellow and blue paints, and chalk art by

dipping into water.

Here we go, Nursery 1B!

Pg 6


The children experienced “Hot Spring” after they discussed on an article on a current issue .They had a mix of emotions while trying to dip in their legs in the

lukewarm water bath.

“I feel so much better when I wet my feet!” -Zaydan.“It’s a little hot but I like it!” – Yusha.

During Music & Movement lessons, the N2A children were

introduced to different elements of music, namely pitch,

tempo, dynamics and rhythm. The children were integrating

their movements to the rhythmof the song. They had to pretend

that they were washing machines; spinning and twirling around while making the sound

‘chunga-chunga!’

Dip it in

Painting with PopsiclesN2A had lots of fun exploring painting with

popsicles while beating the scorching heat! Yes, you read it right! Painting with popsicles was so much fun as the children were able to

observe how the popsicle melts as they paint away! They tried to create faces, shapes and

patterns too. Through this activity, they were able to reinforce their knowledge on primary and secondary colours as well as

their creativity.

Chunga-Chunga

What’s new in Nursery 2A…


Leaves, leaves, leaves!

The children were very excited when they were given

magnifying glasses to observe the leaf veins closely. They

were also encouraged to smell and touch the leaves. They

enjoyed the activity very much and were able to share their thoughts on the leaves’ size,

smell, colour and texture.

Baby Bear, Mama Bear, Papa Bear!

The children learnt to sort bear counters according to the different sizes – small, medium and big. They were were able to differentiate the sizes of the bear counters.

Shapes, shapes, shapes!

As a follow-up to learning about 2D shapes, children were encouraged to do shape-printing using paper roll spools – printing various shapes: triangle, square, circle and rectangle. They

were able to share about their artwork with their friends.

Busy in Nursery 2b~~

Pg 8


Let’s read!

As the saying goes by Dr

Suess, “ The more that

you read, the more things

you will know”.

Children were introduced

to new words , writing

short sentences and

enriching their imagination

through reading

programmes.

Our home

Bringing the concept of home

into the dramatic centre allows

the K1 children to express their

imagination and reenact the

different house chores.

Children had the opportunity to

role play where they learnt to

wash, hang and fold clothes.

Our future artist!

Meet the future artists exploring

with a variety of art materials,

such as paintbrush and paint, as well

as unconventional materials such as

toy cars to create shapes, lines and

colours. Oh look! How creative they

were in creating their own

masterpiece.

I’m in Kindergarten 1!


Sneak peek in Kindergarten 2 My favourite toy!

We begin Year 2020 with the theme ‘Me and my friends’. The K2s surely enjoyed learning about

their friends’ favourite toys during Show & Tell as they shared with one another the ‘whats’ and

‘whys’. This activity built on their public speaking skills as well as their comprehension skills.

Friendship Salad

In the process of knowing each other better, the children were involved in making a friendship salad. Each ingredient represents

something important that a classroom needs such as good friends, sharing and hard workers in classroom! The marshmallows at the end were the children’s favourite and they represent the

kind words used in a classroom.

Fizzy Cloud Dough

The K2s used their observation skills to see the results when mixing drops of vinegar in cloud dough. They were amazing little helpers who were always

eager to mix ingredients and asking questions pertaining to the changes of the cloud dough!

Let’s Dress Up!

The Costume Shop is the K2’s all-time favourite activity in this term. Through

dramatisation, it enhances their social skills such as turn-taking, negotiation as well as

communication skills.

Pg 10


To kick start Term 1 on the unit of My Body, the Nursery 2, Kindergarten 1 and

Kindergarten 2 children went to Beary Fun Gym at Changi Business Park on 17 January.

Beary Fun Gym provides children with the opportunities to enhance their gross motor

skills as well as being aware of their body movements and functions as they engage in

the various activities.

The children were given the opportunity to use the many gymnastic apparatus such

as trampoline, tumble track, parallel bar, foam wedges and foam blocks. Children

enjoyed the hour to the fullest as they followed the facilitators’ instructions – ‘jump

higher’, ‘5 star jumps followed by 5 high kicks’, ‘tuck your head and roll’.

Jumping @ Beary fun gym!

Pg 11


Kidz Meadow @ Hougang conducted a Tea Session for

parents on 18 January. During the tea session, the

parents were made aware of the curriculum that Kidz

Meadow is offering. They also had the opportunity to

speak to their child’s teachers regarding the recent

updates as well as how the teachers and parents can

work together for the benefit of the children.

There was also a Parent-Child Activity where parents

and children were involved in making a wind chime which

was part of the Nature Magnified Launch.

For those who are not aware, Nature Magnified is a

programme developed by Kidz Meadow teachers and has

been integrated in the curriculum since 3 years ago!

This programme caters to N2 to K2

children and it enables children to be

closer to nature and bringing

nature into the classroom, using

their five senses as they explore

and using discovery or investigative

and thinking skills.

Tea session


As a closure to the unit of ‘My Body’, the Toddlers and Nursery 1 children went to SMIGY

indoor playground on 22 January. The indoor playground consists of several play areas,

such as sand play, foam play, ball play, slides and trampoline.

These play areas enabled children to develop their social skills as they played with their

peers, learnt to take turns, practiced negotiation skills and harnessed their motor skills as

they climbed up and down the playground and jumped on the trampoline.

Look at all the children’s excited and smiley faces as they played with their friends!

Say ‘smigy!’

Pg 13


Kidz Meadow @ Hougang celebrated Chinese New Year on 28 January. The children learnt

more about the Chinese culture such as the significance of oranges as well as the colour

‘red’. The infants were also dressed in the ethnic costumes and they were swaying and

moving along to the Chinese New Year songs.

There was a Lion Dance performance on 31 January where all the children were in awe

while watching the two lions dancing to the beat of the drums.

Chinese new year celebrations

Pg 14


Untuk Warisan Budaya Penggal 1 pada tarikh 4 Mac 2020, murid

murid N1 – K2 mempelajari pelbagai kuih muih tradisional. Mereka

diberikan pendedahan kepada kuih muih seperti epok-epok,

ondeh-ondeh, kuih dadar, getuk ubi, abok-abok, kuih kaswi dan

putri salat.

Selain daripada merasa kuih muih, mereka diberikan peluang

untuk membuat kuih. Murid-murid N1 dan N2 menguli tepung

untuk ondeh-ondeh dan membuat bulatan selepas guru isikan

inti gula melaka, manakala murid-murid K1 dan K2 pula diberi

peluang untuk membuat epok-epok; mengisikan inti telur dan

juga belajar mengetip kulit epok-epok dengan garfu.

Mereka pula dapat merasa hasil ondeh-ondeh dan epok-epok

sebagai hidangan ringan pada petang itu!

Warisan budaya –kuih muih tradisional


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