Judy's Diary Week 5

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 5 Newsletter: 15th – 19th February, 2021 Announcements & Reminders Please be informed that our midterm break is scheduled We welcomed the lovely sisters Joanna and Olivia to come up on Thursday 25th to Friday 26th February, into the Reception and Nursery Classes 2021. Only the infant bubbles class will remain open respectively. We are delighted to have you here at during this period. Judy’s Preparatory School. Welcome to an exciting Thurs 25th - Fri 26th Feb, Midterm Break (Infants early years’ experience!!!! 2021 - Bubbles Remains Open) Monday 1st March, 2021 School resumes for the 2nd Happy 5th Birthday to dearest Ono. Half of the Term. Classroom Themes Infant Bubbles & Toddler Pebbles – Toys Playgroup Marble – Jungle Animals Nursery Cuddle – Minibeasts Reception Sparkle– Materials/Recycling Character Building Theme - Nutrition Thank you for sharing your special day with us!! Mon 2nd – Thur 5th March Celebrating Literacy Week We love you!!

Donation of items to Charity Desire Oluwafemi- Nursery Cuddles Vigho Olumo –Playgroup Marble Thank you for donating Kashimana Ukaa – Toddlers Pebbles items to Charity for our Valentine’s Day Celebration. The items have now been taken to the KidforKid Charity run by The Brides and Babies Company. Thank you and may God continue to bless you always Stars of the Week These children have distinguished themselves in most areas worthy of applause this week and therefore have won for themselves the Star of the week. Congratulations to you all!!! Jimisayo Ajumobi - Reception Sparkle

Toddlers Pebbles Playgroup Marble Communication and Language: You put your right leg in, Here’s a summary of our Math class this week: you take your right leg out…In..out..In…out and shake it ������Playing a number card game all about!!! We ������ Exercising our visual senses thoroughly enjoyed ������ Exercising our fine and gross motor skills singing and dancing ������ Practicing number recognition along to the Hokey ������ Practicing speed and accuracy Pokey Song. ������ Learning to manage our emotions when we lose in a game Did you know that ������Fun developing children can really benefit from music – and not just in one way. In addition to boosting their moods, keeping them on their feet and helping to build their confidence, research also shows that including music in a child’s life can also improve their speech. Music can improve literacy. “The way we process musical sound is the same way we process speech,” says Susan Hallam, a professor of education at University College London. Because of this, children who take music lessons can improve their listening skills and, Communication and Language: We also explored in turn, improve the way they process language. different emotions and using our facial expressions. Physical Development We have been exploring our fine and gross motor skills by carrying out several fun activities in these areas. We also practiced how to wash our handle with a little assistance from the adults.

Nursery Cuddles Reception Sparkle Math: We combined out Math and Expressive art session, Handwriting and the importance of finger spacing. by creating beatiful patterns with 2D shapes as you can Finger spacing refers to the amount of space that needs see in the picture below. to be left between words so that they can be read as individual units of meaning. Young children learning to write are first taught to put their finger on the page in between each word, to create the necessary spacing. This also makes it easier to read their sentences. Understanding the Expressive arts and design: We enjoyed using paper World: We explored plates to make these beautiful smiley creatures how to use cameras to capture all the beautiful . things in our enviroment. We were suprer thrilled to handle the cameras. What are Tricky Words? These are words which cannot be sounded out easily. For example, The word 'want' has the 'o' sound instead of 'a,' which is how it's spelt. This means that children find it difficult to read out the word, as the sounds don't accompany the letters. In Literacy this week, we explored other tricky words include: he, me, we, be, my, go so, to, do.

Learning Resources available in stock Double Sided Whiteboard with Duster (N4,000) Colour Coded Handwriting Practise Book (N2,000) Building Blocks (N5,000 or N10,000) 9pcs (N2,500) or 20pcs (N3,500) Jigsaw puzzles Magnetic Jumbo Wooden Numbers N12,500 Magnetic Jumbo Wooden Lowercase Letters N12,500 (with textured surface, great for sensory needs and letter formation)

PICK UP & DROP OFF POLICY. 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 beautiful weekend. Mrs. Omolara Akinwolere Director – Judy’s Preparatory School Kindly be reminded that during drop off, children are to be handed over to an adult at the front entrance inside the school compound. They will be received by a member of staff and taken directly to their classes. Please note that we do not allow parents/visitors inside the building during the school hours.