Judy's Diary Week 2

You are reading JUDY’S DIARY The newsletter for Judy’s Preparatory School. Our MOTTO: small steps…BIG CHANGES! Website: www.judyspreparatoryschool.com / Email:[email protected] Phone Number: 0811-966-3611 / 0902-035-0597 Week 1 Newsletter: 25th – 29th January, 2021 Announcements & Reminders Please find below the details of the scheduled We welcomed the lovely Janna and Kadmiel parents workshop. Ikechukwu into the Nursery Cuddles and Playgroup Marble Classes respectively. We are Tuesday 2nd February, 9:30am-11am- Reception delighted to have you here at Judy’s Preparatory Class Parents Workshop on Handwriting and Letter School. Welcome to an exciting early years’ Formation. experience!!!! Wednesday 3rd February, 9-11am – Nursery Parents Workshop on Jolly Phonics: An Introduction to Letter Sounds/Handwriting and Letter Formation. Thursday 4th February, 9:30am-11am- Developing the Senses in Preschoolers Friday 5th February, 9:30am-11am: An introduction Our Sweet Tiffany in Toddler Pebbles turned 2 this to the Early Years Foundation Stage Month!!!!! Happy Birthday Tiffany. We had an amazing time celebrating your birthday.

Toddlers Pebbles Playgroup Marble Literacy: This week the children are exploring the letter Expressive arts and design: Do you know what sound /a/. They had fun making a collage on the letter while some farm animal make? Yes we know the cat also listening to the /a/ song and showing the actions. meows, the cow moos and the duck quacks. We also Mathematics: We are learning to use some size enjoyed listening to the ‘Three Little Kittens’ song. language by ordering objects according to their sizes. Literacy: We had fun knowing that every letter makes a sound. This week we enjoyed learning the sound, song and the actions for the letter /a/ while also identifying it in initial sounds. Fine motor skills are achieved when children learn to use their smaller muscles, like muscles in the hands, fingers, and wrists. Here, the Playgroup Marble class explored some colourful pegs while attempting to improve their fine motor skills. Children use their fine motor skills when writing, holding small items, buttoning clothing, turning pages, eating, cutting with scissors, and using keyboards.

Nursery Cuddles Reception Sparkle Mathematics: We had fun counting forwards from 1-50 Literacy: We identified the level 7 group of letter and backwards from 1-20. We matched numerals to sounds (qu, ou, ue, ar, er, oi) and made sentences objects as we also quantified objects to 10. with them. For guided reading, we read books according to the child’s reading ability, we had a In Literacy, we are fine-tuning our letter formations. Our spelling bee and learnt some tricky words. focus was on forming /s/,/a/,/t/ and uppercase A and B as we also continues to perfect spelling and writing of Mathematics: We revised number names zero to ten our names. and learning number names to 20. Understanding the World: We learnt about plants and Understanding the World: We discussed animals. We explored what they both have in common in terms of nutrition and care. We also learnt about the how wood is gotten and things that can be made from wood. parts of a plant. Modeling empathy: You are one of the people your child

Worth quoting depends on to empathize with him. Show him that you “You do not have to be Fearless; doing it Afraid is just as understand his emotions by validating what he feels. For Brave… MHN example, you could say, “I understand you’re mad because your favorite shorts are in the laundry. Let’s find something else to wear while they get washed.”♥ Just for Fun Spanking and IQ have a deep connection, according to some experts. Children, who are Q: Why does a flamingo hold disciplined with corporal punishment, typically have up one leg? more struggles with developing certain skills, and lower IQ points. There are also some health concerns A: If he held up both, he’d fall down. and higher stress levels too. Maybe ‘time out’ isn’t I know how you feel such a bad idea after all? Youngsters are still learning to sort out their feelings, so After-School Clubs they may not always understand what others are going The after-school clubs resumed this week. The through. Try these strategies to help your child become children had an amazing time doing during the aware of his emotions and learn to feel and show Taekwondo, Swimming and French clubs. empathy. Looking in the mirror: Stand in front of a mirror together. Make a face that shows emotion, like an open mouth and widened eyes for surprised. Have your youngster identify your emotion. Then, it’s his turn to make a face for you to name. He’ll learn to “read” faces and link expressions with their emotions, which is a great way to understand how others are feeling. Reading deeper: When you read a book with your child, take some time to discuss the pictures. Ask him questions about the characters, such as “Look at Anna’s face. Do you think she’s worried or excited?” Listen up Talk about why the character might feel that way. (“Yes, she is probably excited because she learned to jump rope!”)

Kindly check class Dojo on a daily basis for more pictures and updates. For feedback, comments and suggestions, please do not hesitate to use our contact details above or email [email protected] or my email address [email protected]. Thank you for reading and have a beautiful weekend. Mrs. Kemi Makun. (Early Years Coordinator)– Judy’s Preparatory School.