Judy's Diary Week 9

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 9 Newsletter: 15th – 19thMarch, 2021. We wish to say THANK YOU to for attending the Parents-Teacher meeting. We hope you were able to discuss your child’s progress and developmental ,milestones with their teachers. Thank you for your continuous support. We appreciate you.

SPORTS DAY IS ALMOST HERE!!!! Stars of the Week We are currently preparing These children have distinguished themselves in most for our IN-HOUSE sport day areas worthy of applause this week and therefore have on Friday 26th March, 2021. won for themselves the Star of the week. Kindly find attached the Congratulations to you all!!! houses your children belongß to. Although parents will be Ifediche Chigbo - unable to attend due to Reception Sparkle: COVID-19 restrictions, the For blending her videos and pictures will be words correctly. uploaded directly on class dojo, so you can follow up on all the fun activities. Nathan Onuh - Toddler Pebbles – For being attentive & calm Ijeamaka Chigbo - Toddler Pebbles – For partcipating actively in sports

Playgroup Marble Toddlers Pebbles Physical Development: We enjoyed playing outdoor with balls. Communication and Language: We said an action word while moving around with Toys. Literacy: Andy Pandy has lost 2 of his flowers. Where can they be? Find 2 flower stickers, and make Andy Pandy’s garden beautiful again. We enjoyed listening to the story Andy Pandy’s 1,2,3. Mathematics: We are learning shapes (round and square) Mathematics: We explored patterns using lines, shapes and colours. Literacy: We are learning to identify and blend the words /as/, /at/, /sat/ and /pat/. Understanding the World: We are learning to differentiate between some male and female animals. Communication and Language: We read the story “Elmer the patchwork elephant”(focusing on sequencing, characters and settings). Physical Development: We are exploring our fine by creating patterns with our pattern boards and our gross motor skills by making models of animals. We are also becoming very independent as most of us can feed ourselves or get our bags.

Nursery Cuddles Reception Sparkle Physical Development: We had an exciting time exploring outdoors. Also, we practiced egg and relay race. Communication and Language: We read a book on recycling and discussed the uses of boxes. Mathematics: Counting number 1-60, comparing and sorting group of objects according to their size and length. Communication and Language: We discussed the Bees fact. Fun facts about Bees: Bees are among the hardest working species on the planet. To produce a kilogram of honey, Bees fly the equivalent Literacy: Joining sounds to the level 7 group of sounds of three times around the world in air miles. to form words and writing sentences. Understanding the World: We discussed the lifecycle of Mathematics: Learning less than, more than and Bees and in Personal Social and Emotional counting in 5s and 10s. Development: We learnt that it is good to be hard working Understanding the World: We discussed the 3R’s: just like the Bees. reuse, reduce and recycle.

Meals for kids: Why don’t you try out these healthy Okra Soup meals and delicious recipes this weekend. Tasty Chicken Couscous CULLED FROM: MICAH’S MEALS

Tips on good nutrition for children Announcements, Reminders & Upcoming Events 1. Eat The Rainbow. – Make fruits and vegetables visually appealing. Kids love color and eat with their eyes first. Teach them to “eat the rainbow,” the key to getting all of the wonderful nutrient’s vegetables offer. 2. Choices, choices — give kids choices. Never give up serving your children a variety of foods. Kids love making their own choices about almost everything, so why not give kids choices about what they eat? Don’t make opportunities to try nutritious foods harder for kids by not offering them. 3. Put down the processed foods. Limit processed foods. Offer snacks such as nuts, vegetables or fruit instead. Please save these dates below for our end of term 4. “Moo”-ve on from meat. Just like adults, kids can presentation. Kindly note that parents will be allowed stand to have less animal protein in their diets. to watch the presentation for their child’s class only. Protein can come from a variety of foods that are Kindly endeavor to keep to the time slots given, in order not meat. Beans and nuts, have protein as an added for us to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines. benefit. Tuesday - March 30th 2021, 5. Focus on family. Eat together at least once or 9am – 9:45am – Toddler Pebbles Presentation twice a week — more often is better. Developing 10:00am – 11:30am – Nursery Cuddles Presentation a connection through cooking, and preparing food and eating it together, helps create healthier Wednesday March 31st 2021 relationships with food. Remember to eat 9am – 9:45am – Playgroup Marble Presentation 10:00am – 11:30am – Reception Sparkle Presentation mindfully without screens or phones at the table. End of Term - Wednesday March 31st 2021 Children will have a class party in their respective classes. Regular School closes at 2pm. After-school closes at 6pm.

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] Thank you for reading and have a pleasant weekend. Mrs. Rebecca Vincent Administrator – Judy’s Preparatory School