Month: February 2021

Dear families,

This week our little Pre-N bees had a buzz of a time creating letters and shapes with playdough. This activity allows our little bees to practice their literacy skills as well as their fine motor skills by squeezing, rolling and shaping playdough to form letters.

Have you tried Salt Art writing with your little ones? Our bees from Nursery explored using salt and water colours to identifying the letters in their names. They were buzzing watching the salt crystals soak up the liquid from the water colour paint, creating areas without as much pigment.

Through this activity the little bees came to learn that salt has the ability to absorb moisture from its environment.

A big thank you to all our K1 parents for giving us your family photos for the class project. As our curious bees are on the topic of “Family and Friends”, they displayed their creativity by using ice cream sticks and various other materials to decorate their photo frames. Having completed this, they introduced their family members and their relationships among the family to their friends.

Have a great weekend and stay safe.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

本周，我们预备幼儿班的小蜜蜂们愉快地用橡皮泥创造了字母和形状。这个活动可以让我们的小蜜蜂通过挤压、滚动和塑造橡皮泥来形成字母，从而练习他们的识字能力以及精细动作技能。

你有沒有和你的小朋友一起尝试过盐艺写字？幼儿班的小蜜蜂们用盐和水的顏色來辨認自己名字中的字母。小蜜蜂们开心地看着盐的晶体吸收了水彩颜料的液体形成了没有颜料的区域。通过这个活动，小蜜蜂们了解到盐有吸收环境中水分的能力。

非常感谢幼一班的家长们为我们提供了你们的全家福。由于现今我们好奇的小蜜蜂的主题是 《家人和朋友》，所以他们通过使用冰淇淋棒和其他各种材料来装饰自己的相框，展现了他们的创造力。完成相框后，他们向朋友们介绍了自己的家庭成员和家庭之间的关系。

祝大家周末愉快，注意安全。

Dear families,

“Going on a shape hunt, leaving right away. If it doesn’t rain, we’ll stay all day. Beekeepers: Do you see a circle? Little Bees: Yes, we see a circle. Going on a shape hunt, here we go…. Sang our curious bees in K1 as they learned about shapes this week. Learning about shapes can help children to see the connection between objects as well as being able to better appreciate artistic works.

In another part of the hive, our K2 bees were introduced to the concept of positions, learning about words to tell the positions with their Beekeepers while singing the alphabet song and various other activities. The busy bees also learned to distinguish left and right by counting from the left to name their friend who was seated 5^th from the left. They buzz through the questions in their activity book with ease.

Here’s a little song from our Beekeeper that got our buzzing bees singing all the way. “Read, read, read a book, Read it every day. Spell the words, write it down, and read it every day”. It was a joy watching them enjoy themselves singing at the same time while being encouraged to read.

Have a great weekend and stay safe.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

“寻找形状，马上就走。如果不下雨，我们就呆一天。养蜂人：你看到一个圆圈吗？小蜜蜂：是的，我们看到一个圆圈。寻找形状，我们来了。。。” 本周，幼一班的小蜜蜂们在学习形状的时候，唱出了这首歌。学习形状可以帮助孩子们看到物体之间的联系，同时也能更好地欣赏艺术作品。

在蜂巢的另一边，我们给幼二班的蜜蜂们讲解了位置的概念。在唱字母歌和其他各种活动的同时，他们和老师一起学习了讲述位置的单词。忙碌的蜜蜂们还通过从左边数起，并说出坐在左边第5位小朋友的名字的方式学会了如何区分左右。他们轻轻松松地做完了活动本上的练习题。

下面是让我们嗡嗡叫的小蜜蜂们一路高歌，来自我们养蜂人的一首歌。”读书，读书，读书，天天读。拼写词，写下来，天天读”。看着他们在有动力读书的同时，还能一边享受唱歌的乐趣，真是太开心了。

祝大家周末愉快，注意安全。

Dear families,

The hive was buzzing as our little bees welcomed the year of the ox singing Chinese New Year songs while dressing up in their traditional costumes. Our little bees also learned about the story of Chinese New Year as well as food that was traditional for the celebration.

Taking a peek into the classrooms of our little bees in Pre-Nursery, our buzzing young bees practiced their gross motor skills this week. Using hula hoops, the children jumped from one hoop to another while saying the colours they were in at the same time. Activities like these encourage the development of spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination and motor development.

Queen Bees’ Tips To: Help Overcome Picky Eating Habits

We often have parents sharing their concerns on certain areas of their child’s development. One of which is their eating habits but what does picky eating mean? Generally defined as an unwillingness to try new foods altogether, along with possessing strong food preferences and avoidance of some familiar food.

Here are some tips that can help overcome this, would firstly be to set realistic expectations – do not put too much pressure on your child to like the food straight away. Change up the menu by having a variety- meaning trying new food and rotating the foods and meals they are eating. Don’t make separate meals – as this will mean more attention on the child, making them feel doted on or special. It will help if you give kids options you want them to eat between the two meals you have prepared and finally it would be great to get the children involved in meal preparation.

We hope this would help you overcome your little one’s picky eating habits but if you need more help, we’re always here for you.

Gong xi fa cai to all our labz’ families. Stay safe and have a wonderful celebration.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

我们的小蜜蜂穿着传统服装在蜂巢嗡嗡作响，唱着农历新年歌曲来欢迎牛年。我们的小蜜蜂也了解了关于农历新年的故事，以及庆祝节日的传统食物。
让我们一起看预备幼儿班的小蜜蜂，本周我们嗡嗡作响的小蜜蜂练习了运动技能。孩子们从一个呼啦圈跳到另一个呼啦圈， 同时说出颜色的名称。 这样的活动鼓励孩子的空间意识，手眼协调和运动的发展。

蜜蜂女王的小提示： 帮助克服挑剔的饮食习惯

我们经常让父母分享他们对孩子发展的某些方面的关注。其中之一是他们的饮食习惯， 但挑剔的饮食意味着什么？通常定义为完全不愿意尝试新食物， 以及拥有强烈的食物偏好和避免一些熟悉的食物。

这里有一些提示可以帮助克服这一点，首先将是设置现实的期望 – 不要给您的孩子太大的压力，比如立刻喜欢食物。多种类更改菜单 – 意思是尝试新的食物并轮换他们正在吃的食物和膳食。不要做单独的饭菜 – 因为这将意味着更多的关注孩子， 使他们感到溺爱或特别。那会给予更多的帮助如果给孩子们选择您为他们准备两餐之间的其中一餐。让孩子们一起参与膳食准备是一件非常棒的活动。

我们希望这将有助于您克服小孩的饮食习惯， 但如果您需要更多的帮助， 我们将随时为您服务。

恭祝大家新年快乐，恭喜发财。保持安全。

Dear families,

Our little bees in Nursery learned the value of numbers through a game this week. They rolled a dice and said aloud the number that appeared to the class, they then arranged the cubes according to the values of the numbers. An activity that not only helped them understand the values of 1 to 5, it also helped stimulate engagement and participation among the buzzing bees.

“It is living, It is living…, I know why! I know why! It breathes and grows and changes, It breathes and grows and changes, It’s alive! It’s alive!

“It’s non-living, It’s non-living, I know why, I know why!, It stays the same forever, It stays the same forever, It can’t change! It can’t change!

Sang our curious bees from K1 to the tune of “Are you Sleeping” along the walkway of the classes. Their exploration of Living and Non-living things started off with a buzz as they learned to classify Living and Non-living things.

On the other side of the hive, our BASC children continued their learning through online sessions conducted by their primary school teachers. With the help of our Beekeepers our BASC bees completed the assignments as given by their teachers.

Next week our Queen Bees address a question commonly asked by our young and new parents on “Picky eating habits among preschoolers”.

Stay safe and take care.

亲爱的家长/监护人，

本周，我们幼儿班的小蜜蜂们通过游戏学习了数字的价值。他们掷了一个骰子，并大声说出出现在班上的数字，然后他们根据数字的价值来排列立方体。这个活动不仅帮助他们理解了1到5的数值，还激发了小蜜蜂们的参与热情。

“它是活的，它是活的，我知道为什么! 我知道为什么! 它在呼吸、成长、变化，它在呼吸、成长、变化，它还活着! 它还活着!”

“它是非生命的，它是非生命的，我知道为什么，我知道为什么！，它永远不变，它永远不变，它不能变！它不能变！”

沿着班级的走道，在《你睡了吗》的旋律中，我们蜂巢里幼一班好奇心强的小蜜蜂唱了上面那首歌。此外，在学习分类生物和非生物的过程中，他们对生物和非生物的探索开始了热烈的讨论。

在蜂巢的另一边，我们课前课后辅导班的孩子们通过小学老师的在线课程继续学习。在我们养蜂人的帮助下，我们前课后辅导班的蜜蜂们完成了老师布置的作业。

下周，我们的蜂后将针对我们年轻和新手父母们常问的 “学前儿童挑食的习惯 “这个问题进行解答。

请大家注意安全和保重身体。