Month: October 2020

Dear families,

 

As we say goodbye to October, let us take a look at what our little bees have been buzzing about this week.

 

Our K2 bees buzzed through the week learning about even and odd numbers during their mathematics lesson this week. One of the activities to help them understand “even” and “odd” numbers better was through matching puzzles that show the number value with another with the word “even” or “odd” correctly.  Learning to identify and group the numbers, this activity enables our curious K2 bees to develop their solving and reasoning skills.

 

From the hoppers of our Queen Bees:

 

“When will my child be able to write?”, a question commonly asked by our buzzing parents.

 

Before our little bees can learn to write, a fair share of groundwork is needed to first help them hold a pencil with better control. Activities like dough play, tearing newspapers, sand play, pouring water into small vessels etc. help to develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. This helps our little bees master the skills needed on their learning journey.

 

Once they are able to hold the pencil with better control, we’d hear “Teacher, I could join the dots…” as they buzz with excitement tracing the lines that go straight, slant, vertical, horizontal or curve with their triangular pencil.

 

Going pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

 

Buzzing in pink at the start of the week, everyone at the hive dressed up in pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Bee aware and let’s show we care, we encourage our mummy-bees and mum-to-bees, along with your friends to check your breasts each month as early detection plays an important role in saving lives.

 

Stay tuned for more buzzing news from the hive, have a great weekend and stay safe.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

 

在我们告别十月份之前，让我们看看小蜜蜂本周在嗡嗡作响些什么。

 

本周我们幼二班的蜜蜂在数学课上了解双数和单数。为了帮助他们更好地理解“双数” 和 “单数” ，小蜜蜂通过一项活动匹配难题将数字值正确地与另一个带有 “双数” 或 “单数” 的单词配对。通过学习识别和分组数字，这项活动使我们幼二班的蜜蜂能够发展解决和推理能力。

 

来自我们的女王蜂：

 

“我的孩子什么时候可以写？”，这是我们父母们通常问的一个问题。

 

在我们小蜜蜂学习书写之前，首先需要大量的基础活动来帮助他们更好地控制铅笔。例如打面团，撕报纸，玩沙，将水倒入小容器等活动都有助于发展他们的精细运动技能和手眼协调能力。 这有助于我们小蜜蜂在学习过程中掌握到所需要的技能。

 

当他们能够更好地控制铅笔时，我们会听到“老师，我可以把点连接起来了……”，因为他们使用三角铅笔沿着直线，倾斜，垂直，横或弯曲的线来画。

 

为乳腺癌宣传月而变粉红色

 

本周我们已开始发出粉红色的嗡嗡声，蜂巢中的每个人都以粉红色的装扮来支持“乳腺癌宣传月”。意识并让我们表明我们在意，我们鼓励我们的妈妈们以及您的朋友每月检查您的乳房，因为早期发现挽救生命方面起着重要的作用。

 

请继续关注蜂巢更多嗡嗡声的消息，祝大家度过一个愉快的周末和保持安全。

Dear families,

 

Did you try out some simple self-care tasks with your children over the weekend?

 

As we buzzed through the hive this week, our little bees from Nursery watched Mr Alligator munching numbers for lunch. “Mr Gator likes to munch….  Juicy numbers for his lunch…… Small numbers make his belly sore…. Big numbers make him shout for more”.

 

Learning the concept of more and less, our little bees compared a set of numbers and determined which was greater and understand the words more and less. To help them understand the concept better, our bee keepers had them buzzing with a game of hop scotch where they took turns to hop on lines prepared with numbers.

 

As they hop on the numbers, the bees buzzed out, “more” and “less” according to its value. It was a delight to see our little bees buzz with excitement.

 

In another part of the hive our K1 busy bees continued to learn about the different technologies used in the modern world, both in familiar settings, such as school and the home.

 

They explored and compared the differences between technology from the past and present day such as the mortar and pestle replaced by the blender, washboards to washing machines, brooms to vacuum cleaners etc… The curious bees further developed their communication skills by becoming Newscasters, Presenters and Celebrities during role play via a model television they designed.

 

A wonderful week indeed for our buzzing bees, stay tuned for the next issue. Have a great weekend and stay safe.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

 

您是否在周末与孩子一起尝试一些简单自我护理的任务呢？

 

当我们要看看蜂巢里有什么嗡嗡作响的时候，我们幼儿班的小蜜蜂正看着鳄鱼先生为午饭咀嚼了一些数字。“Mr Gator likes to munch….  Juicy numbers for his lunch…… Small numbers make his belly sore…. Big numbers make him shout for more”.

 

我们的小蜜蜂了解了 “多”和 “少”的概念，在一组数字里做出了比较，找出较大的数字，并理解了多和少这些单词。为了帮助他们更好地理解这个概念，我们的教师让他们跳房子游戏，他们轮流跳到线上已准备好的数字。

 

当他们跳上数字时，小蜜蜂根据它们的价值“多了”或“少了”。很高兴看到我们的小蜜蜂兴奋地嗡嗡作响。

 

在蜂巢的另一处，我们幼一班忙碌的蜜蜂继续学习现代世界里在学校和家中等，熟悉环境里所使用的各种科技。

 

他们探索并比较了过去和现在技术之间的差异，例如用研钵代替了研钵和杵，搓衣板到洗衣机，扫把到吸尘器等等。好奇的蜜蜂通过成为新闻广播员进一步发展了他们的沟通技巧，而且也通过他们设计的电视机进行角色扮演表演者和名人。

 

对于我们嗡嗡作响的蜜蜂来说，确实是个美好的一周，敬请期待下一期。祝大家周末愉快，保持安全。

Dear families,

 

We buzz into October teaching our Pre-N bees about life skills, introducing them to simple self-care tasks through wooden dressing frames.

 

“Teacher, teacher… I did it, I learned to zip…I learned to button…and I learned to tie…”

 

With zippers, buttons, laces and buckles attached to the wooden frames, our young buzzing bees were filled with excitement trying to zip, button, buckle and tie each frame. They also had a hands on experience learning to put on their own socks and shoes. These activities provide a foundation for the little ones to trust in their own abilities as well as learning to be independent.

 

Buzzing through the hive, you could hear voices from the K2 classes of Blossom and Honeycomb going, “push…pull…push…pull”. Upon taking a peek, you can see the curious bees trying to move a pram filled with objects as well as moving the toy cars.

 

Their lesson for the week was on pushes and pulls based on the Law of Motion. Experimenting on slides and swings, our little ones realised how different things moved in different ways, using words such as “fast”, “straight line”, “up and down”, “zig-zag” etc.

 

As an individual project, our little ones learned to make their own toy bus with recycled materials during their art lesson.

 

Pssst…want to learn to make a school bus? Watch our buzzing video here, youtu.be/ZgbERGVRXzw

 

Stay tuned for more buzzing news from the hive, take care and have a good weekend.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

 

在这个十月我们忙于教育预备幼儿班的蜜蜂有关生活技能的知识，并通过用木制梳妆台介绍怎么做简单的自我护理。

 

“老师，老师…… 我做到了，我学会了拉链…… 我学会了扣…… 我学会了捆绑……”

 

木制框架上装有拉链，纽扣，鞋带和扣子，我们嗡嗡的小蜜蜂兴奋地试图拉链，系扣，系扣并系紧。他们还自己体验去学习穿上袜子和鞋子。这些活动给小孩设好基础，信任自己的能力以及学习怎么独立。

 

蜂巢依然嗡嗡作响着，您可以听到幼二班蜜蜂发出的声音，“推…拉…推…拉”。一起来看看，您会看到好奇的蜜蜂试图移动装满物体的婴儿车以及移动玩具车。

 

本周他们的课程是根据运动定律进行的推拉学习。在滑梯和秋千上进行实验时，我们的小孩子意识到使用“快速”，“直线”，“上下”，“曲折”等不同的词，不同事物如何以不同的方式运动。

 

作为一个个人的项目，我们的孩子们在美术课上学会了用回收的材料制作自己的玩具巴士。

 

你想学习制作校车吗？您可在此处观看我们的热门视频，youtu.be/ZgbERGVRXzw

 

请继续关注来自蜂巢更多的消息，大家保重并度过一个愉快的周末。

Dear Families,

 

“There’s something in my garden…Now what can it be? There’s something in my garden… That I can’t really see! Hear its funny sound… Buzzz… Wow! It’s a bee…”, buzzed our Nursery bees who were on a scavenger hunt for insects.

 

With their little bucket hats, binoculars, a basket and a magnifying glass, they began their theme on Animals / Garden Visitors by exploring the field for different kinds of insects.

 

Learning about the types of insects that can be found in the garden, the curious little bees recorded their findings in a worksheet. Stay on this space, there’s more excitement on the way…

 

Meanwhile there was a buzz inside the hive and upon taking a closer look, we saw our little bees from K1 Pollen and Honey making their own television sets with their favourite movies on screen.

 

As “Inventions” was the theme for the new term, our little bees learned about parts of the television this week, with more exciting inventions to come.

 

“Invention activities are one of the best ways to provide children with the opportunity to use their unique intelligence”. Said Harvard Gardner.  

 

Before we bid farewell to the week, take care and stay safe.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

 

“我的花园里有东西……现在变成怎样了？ 我的花园里有东西……我看不见的！听到有趣的声音……嗡嗡…… 哇！原来是一只蜜蜂……” ，我们幼儿班的蜜蜂在嗡嗡作响，他们正在探索寻找昆虫。

 

他们带着自己的帽子，望远镜，篮子和放大镜，开始了动物/昆虫的主题探索各种各类的昆虫。

 

好奇的小蜜蜂了解到花园里可以发现各种昆虫类型，并将发现的东西记录在课业本里。请留步，途中还有更多激动人心的地方…

 

同时，我们仔细观察蜂巢里幼一班的小蜜蜂正在制作自己的电视机，并在屏幕上播放他们最喜欢的电影。

 

由于 “发明” 是他们这学期的新主题，我们的小蜜蜂们也了解了电视的某些部位，并且还有更多激动人心的发明即将到来。

 

“发明创造活动是最佳方法之一提供儿童机会利用自己的独特智力” 。 来自于哈佛加德纳。

 

在告别一周之前，请大家保重并确保安全。

Dear Families,

 

“Zhong Qiu Kuai Le” (“中秋快乐”) – Happy Mid-Autumn festival greetings from the hive to all our Mummies, Daddies and Grandparent Bees.

 

Our Thursday started with a buzz as our little bees walked around the school field proudly carrying lanterns that they made during art and craft lesson. It was a beautiful sight with the mixture colourful lanterns made at school and from home.

 

They were then welcomed by our K1 children singing “Yue Liang Yuan” (“月亮圆”) meaning the moon is round. Our little bees proceeded to their classes and enjoyed various mooncake. Yummy … yummy….

 

Moo…. Moo…. Where does milk come from? Asked our little Pre-N bees. With that, our Bee Keepers started our very own Dairy Labz. The model cow udder made from hand gloves were all set for the children to begin the process of milking – grasping and squeezing their fingers downward to stimulate milking a cow. This activity gave them the experience much like a farmer would.

 

Telling the time by our K2 – What is the time Mr. Wolf….

 

“Hickory dickory dock. The mouse went up the clock, the clock struck one. The mouse went down, hickory dickory dock…”

 

This week our K2 bees from Blossom and Honeycomb explored the concept of telling time. With their Bee Keepers explaining the difference between the hour and minute hand while carrying out the planned activity.

 

Teachers would call out a random time and the buzzing bees are to show the times on the clock they made. This activity was further reinforced by playing the game of “What’s the time, Mr. Wolf”.

 

It has definitely been a fun filled week at the hive and we wish you a happy weekend.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

 

祝小蜜蜂的爸爸，妈妈和爷爷奶奶们 “中秋快乐”，此祝贺来自于我们的蜂巢。

 

星期四那一天已开始嗡嗡作响，我们的小蜜蜂自豪地提着他们在美术课上制作的灯笼在校园里走来走去。这真是一个美丽的景象，五彩缤纷中混合了学校和在家中带来的彩灯。

 

然后，我们幼一班的小朋友也随着唱 “月亮圆”，意思是月亮是圆形的。我们的小蜜蜂也回到各自的班级，品尝了各式各样的月饼。好吃好吃…。

 

哞… 哞… 牛奶从哪里来呢？ 问一问我们预备幼儿班的小蜜蜂。 我们的教师开始了自己的乳业实验室。由手套制成的模型牛乳房给孩子们准备了开始挤奶的过程-手指抓住并向下挤压以刺激挤奶。这项活动使他们获得了农民般的体验。

 

幼二班的蜜蜂来告诉你时间–沃尔夫先生，现在几点钟了？

 

本周，我们 “Blossom” 和 “Honeycomb” 的幼二蜜蜂探索了时间的概念。 而教师解释活动的进行计划时针和分针之间的差异。

 

老师提出一个随机的时间，嗡嗡的蜜蜂要在他们的时钟上显示时间。 通过玩“沃尔夫先生，现在几点钟了？”的游戏进一步增强了这项活动。

 

给蜂巢带来一个充满乐趣的星期，我们祝您周末愉快。