Month: August 2019

Dear Families,

 

Welcome back to our little bees who went on a week’s break, we hope you had a fabulous time and are rested well. A special welcome goes to all the new bees to our Pre-N and Nursery classes. A lot of exciting events are coming your way, time to fasten your seat belts and get ready for a buzzing time.

 

Holiday activities

 

While most of the bees were away on holiday, great activities were lined up for our day care children at the hive, their second home. They were engaged in fun and educational activities which kept them busy and excited throughout the week. The little ones especially, made their own fruit salad which they later indulged in. It was fun watching them so immersed in the activities and not once hearing, “I’m bored” during the holidays. There was never a dull moment at the hive.

 

Pre-School Concert and Graduation

 

Here’s the big announcement for the week…We are heading into our first Concert and Graduation Ceremony which has been scheduled for 12 October 2019 at Dewan Chin Woo. For many parents, this is a highly anticipated event where they get to watch their little ones up on stage for the first time. The dedication the little ones and their teachers are putting into the show will ensure that you will be well entertained. This day serves as the platform for our little bees to shed their inhibition, take the front stage to perform and make their mummy, daddy and grandparent bees proud. More details will come your way in the following issues of our Buzz-letters.

 

Before we end for the week, kindly mark the date in your diary for our upcoming ‘Cultural Day’ in conjunction with Merdeka Day which is scheduled for Wednesday 28 August 2019 between 8.30am to 10.00am. A letter will be sent out to parents with full details of the event.

 

Till then, have a great weekend.

亲爱的家长，

 

经过一周的学校假期之后， 我们欢迎小蜜蜂回到本校。希望你拥有一个美好的时光，并且也得到足够的休息。 我们也特别的欢迎来到预备幼儿班和幼儿班的新蜜蜂。 激动人心的活动即将到来，系好安全带做好准备看看本周的精彩内容。

 

假期活动

 

虽然大多数的蜜蜂都出外度假，但全日制儿童都会在他们的第二个家进行所准备的活动。他们参与有趣且教育性的活动，使他们整个星期即忙碌又兴奋。特别是小蜜蜂们，他们制作了自己的水果沙拉，最终也沉迷在其中。这是多么的有趣，能看着他们如此沉浸在活动中而不是听见“无聊”。那一段的日子一点都不沉闷。

 

本校音乐会和毕业典礼

 

这是本周的重大宣布，我们正在准备第一场的音乐会和毕业典礼，计划于2019年10月12日在精武馆举行。 对于许多家长来说，这会是备受期待的活动，他们第一次在舞台上观看孩子的表演。 小蜜蜂们和他们的老师都将精神投入到演出中以给您带来娱乐。那一天会是小蜜蜂表现最好的平台，在前台表演并让他们的妈妈，爸爸和祖父母们自豪。更多的详细信息将在我们接下来的通讯里。

 

来到结束之前，请在您的日记中记下我们即将到来的文化日联合国庆日，定于在2019年8月28日（星期三）早上8点30到10点30。我们将会向家长发送一封信并附上活动的详细内容。

 

最后，祝大家周末愉快。

Dear Families,

 

Looks like the holidays are here for our bees in the normal school hour programmes!  Enjoy your week’s break with family and see you back on the 19^th up and ready to embark on more new and exciting adventures.

 

Crisis Cycle and Sensory Integration

 

Recently, our Queen Bees, Mrs Toh and Mrs Puvanes attended an interesting workshop entitled ‘Crisis Cycle and Sensory Integration’ at Quest International University, Perak. Conducted by Ms Johanna Means, an Early Intervention Specialist from Uplands International School Penang, the session focused on ‘Understanding How to Support Children Through Crisis Cycle and Through Sensory Integration at home and at school’. Are you aware that there are 7 senses in learning and development? Yes! Apart from the 5 main senses, the other two are known as Vestibular – the sense of movement, centered in the inner ear, which impacts balance and Proprioception – sensations from the joints, muscles and connective tissues that underline body awareness. This was a useful workshop which the Queen Bees later shared with the teachers on ways to handle children with challenging behaviours by giving them choices.

 

Measuring and Comparing Lengths

 

“How many straws joined end-to-end are as long as a table?”

 

“How many erasers joined end-to-end are as long as your pencil case?”

 

“Can we use an apple as a unit to measure the mass of an object? Why do you think so?”

 

These were the questions asked among our curious bees from the K2 classes during their math lesson this week where the children learned to measure and compare lengths and masses. It was interesting to watch as the little ones experimented using non-standard measurements to discover the answer to these questions. To develop these understandings, children need lots of opportunities to explore objects, their attributes and to discuss these experiences with others. They also need to be introduced to appropriate descriptive language; terms such as big, heavy, tall and empty will be useful.

 

Before we end for the week, we are pleased to inform you that those who are in the normal school programme, if you would like your little ones to stay on in school during the holidays, do give us a call to sign up.

 

Also a gentle reminder to all, school will be closed on Monday, 12^th of August 2019 to replace the Hari Raya Haji holiday which falls on Sunday 11^th August.

 

Happy Holidays…………………

亲爱的家长，

 

我们的小蜜蜂将迎来一周的学校假期（8月10日至8 月18日）。尽情享受与共度和家人的假期，我们将在19日继续展开小蜜蜂的冒险之旅。

 

危机周期和感官综合

 

最近，我们学校的蜂后，Mrs Toh和Mrs Puvanes参加了在Quest International University里所举办的一个研讨会，关于危机周期和感官综合。由槟城Upland国际学校的早期干预专家Johanna Means女士进行演讲。研讨会的重点是“了解如何在家和学校通过危机周期和感官综合来支持儿童。” 那您是否意识到在学习和发展中有七种感官？其实除了五种主要感官之外，其他两种被称为前庭 – 以内耳为中心的运动感，影响平衡以及本体，关节，肌肉和结缔组织的感觉，强调身体意识。在研讨会里真是受益不浅。蜂后也与各位老师分享了如何通过给予选择来处理操行较挑战的孩子。

 

测量和比较长度

 

“前端到尾端需连接多少个吸管才能和桌子一样长?

 

“前端到尾端需连接多少个橡皮才能和铅笔盒一样长?”

 

“我们可以用苹果作为单位测量物体的质量吗？您为什么这样认为?”

 

这些都是本周幼二班的小蜜蜂在数学科所发问的问题。 孩子们正在学习测量和比较长度与质量。有趣的是孩子们都尝试使用非标准测量来找出这些问题的答案。为了培养儿童对此概念的理解，他们需要更多的机会来探索物件与它的其属性，并与他人讨论从中得来的经验。他们也需要被引入适当的描述词语; 比如大，重，高和空之类的字词。

 

在结束本周之前，我们想通知您，那些希望在假期期间留在学校的学生，请致电到办公室注册汇报。

 

温馨提醒：本校将在星期一（12-8-2019）关闭以替补在星期日（11-8-2019）的哈芝节。

 

祝假期愉快。

Dear Families,

 

Here we are again moving into a new month, August with more news from the hive as mentioned in our previous editions. Hope you enjoyed reading last week’s Newsletter on what our K2 were up to. Let’s take a peek to see what was instore for our little adventure bees this week.

 

Sneak Peek at the Pre-N

 

The little bumble bees from Buzz and Sweet were busy sharpening their motor skills which enables the movements and tasks they do on a daily basis. Our beekeepers engaged our youngest bees in the hive with various activities, both indoor and outdoor to ensure these skills are well developed. Components of fine motor skills include being able to grip and manipulate objects, using both hands for a task, and using just the thumb and one finger to pick something up rather than the whole hand. Fine motor skills are those that require a high degree of control and precision in the small muscles of the hand (such as using a fork). Gross motor skills, however, use the larger muscles in the body which include broader movements and requires more energy as compared to fine motor movements. These include walking, kicking, jumping, and climbing the stairs. Some milestones for gross motor skills also involve hand-eye coordination, such as throwing or catching a ball.

 

The differences between Country and City

 

Ever since their return from buzzing through Ipoh town and a village and comparing the differences between the two, our children from K1 classes, Honey and Pollen were busy drawing, colouring and creating their own township using recycled materials. Take a walk to these classes and you will see their proud masterpieces on display. They will share with you how large and heavily populated a city is compared to a village, not missing out the fresh air from the village which is beneficial to health.  A city is technologically more advanced and complex than the countryside. The children also discovered the many facilities like first-class hospitals, educational institutes, banks, shops and other business institutes, which are easily accessible. However, some in the country side do face certain difficulties in obtaining the same facilities. Have a chat with your little one, we’re sure they’d be buzzing to share with you what they’ve learned.

 

Before we end the week here’s good news to share, we are expanding. Another Pre-Nursery class has been opened and we’re calling it “Sticky”. Thank you, parents, for entrusting your little ones with us. We assure you, they are in good hands. Have a great weekend.

亲爱的家长，

 

我们又再次进入到新的月份，在上周我们已提起将会为您带来更多的消息。希望您喜欢阅读上周关于我们幼二班的动态。让我们一起来看看本周我们的冒险之蜂做了些什么吧。

 

预备幼儿班抢先看

 

我们幼儿预备班Buzz和Sweet的小蜜蜂正在忙着提高他们的运动技能，这使他们有能力进行每天的动作和任务。我们的老师一直陪伴着年幼的小蜜蜂们进行室内和室外的各种活动，以确保他们的技能能得到提升。精细运动技能的组成部分包括抓握和操纵物体，使用双手完成任务，使用拇指和一根手指拿东西而不是整只手。精细运动技能也是对手的小肌肉进行高度控制和精准的技能（例如：使用叉子）。然而，大幅运动技能使用体内较大的肌肉来进行广泛的运动，这和精细运动相比起来它需要更多的能量。例如步行，踢，跳和爬楼梯。而且大幅运动技能里的发展阶段也包含了手眼协调，例如投掷或接球。

 

乡村和城市的区别

 

自从他们看望怡保城市和村庄之后，并做了比较两者之间的差异，来自幼一班Honey和Pollen的蜜蜂们正忙着使用回收材料绘画，彩色和制造他们自己的乡镇。来步行一圈，你会看到他们自豪的杰作展示。他们会和您分享城市与村庄的相比，如人口，广大和密集，别错过村庄里的新鲜空气都有利于健康。在科技方面城市都比农村更为先进和复杂。孩子们发现许多的设施，如医院，教育机构，银行，商店和其他商业机构，这些设施在城市里都很容易找得到。 相反，在乡村里生活的人要获得相等设施确实面临了困难。多与你的孩子聊聊，他们会分享他们所学到的东西。

 

在结束之前给大家分享个好消息，我们已正在扩大开发新的幼儿预备班Sticky。 谢谢你把你的小孩委托给我们。我们可以告诉你，他们都掌握得很好。祝周末愉快。