转眼六月的学校假期就这样结束了。而我们结得满满果实的榴莲树也已经掉光，有些小朋友也尝到了其中的滋味。接下来就是红毛丹了，不过呢高高在上的红毛丹不会自己掉下来，这就辛苦了想品尝甜美果实的孩子和老师。在下午时分，可以看到孩子和老师互相合作一起把树上的红毛丹摘下来。然后再一起分享这努力的成果。

 

虽然有一个月的长假，不过这次出国去度假的小朋友并没有很多主要是因为甲型流感在全球蔓延的缘故吧。在这里我们需要各位家长的配合。如果你有到过任何一个疫区的国家（详情可以参考MOH的网站）请先在家进行自我隔离一个星期再回到学校上课。另外请把身体不舒服的孩子留在家里直到康复，并携带医生证明才回校上课。谢谢大家的合作。

 

回到学校上课的孩子适应得似乎很快，他们大多都能主动地找自己喜欢的工作。同时也会和好久不见的朋友聚在一起聊聊天。虽然声量是比往常大了一些，不过整体表现相当的不错。当然也有些情绪比较不稳的孩子，不过在其他朋友的安慰之下也很快地投入团体生活之中。

 

孩子们的工作周期相当的长，所以我们并没有太多次的集合来打断孩子的集中力。不过我们还是进行了一次大组讨论关于孩子的个人卫生以及使用厕所的注意事项。我们鼓励孩子常洗手，并且在打喷嚏、咳嗽时盖着嘴巴然后再去洗手。我想在这方面家长可以配合校方一起来教育孩子，让他们从小可以养成这方面的好习惯。

 

这个星期孩子们主要集中在几样工作。像是户外的浇花和洗刷就深受孩子的喜爱。另外就是拼图和转螺丝的工作也可以看到他们的身影。除此之外就是制作蜘蛛网这份美劳的工作。最后就是不分大小孩子都喜欢的画画，尤其是年龄较大的孩子，他们会把画纸对折，像是制作卡片一样来设计作品。其中不乏巧思和创意。

This week is the last week of the 2nd school term and awaiting ahead of us is the June Hoilday! :) One would expect a smaller classroom size, as many would either be away for their holidays or staying at home with their older siblings.

 

It has been a pretty short week as there is only 3 days of school. Though the children were all looking forward to their outing to the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Wednesday, they have also been busy with activities during the first two days of school. Drawing and weaving of spider web continues to catch the attention of most children. The older children has been working with the different sensorial materials in which they are challenged to create different variations with the materials which they have already mastered. For the younger children, apart from working with the various preliminary activities that has been changed, they were also interested in observing the "creation" which the older children are working on with the Sensorial appratus.

 

Wednesday came and children arrive in school especially early so as not to be late to catch the school bus leaving for the Botanic Gardens. Two different routes and activities have been planned for the two different age groups ~ different activities will be carried out along the way for the older children before they break for lunch whereas for the toddlers, their main goal is to explore the garden and at the same time learn the names of the various trees which they see along the way.

 

First stop~ Kapok Tree where children were amazed by the fluffy white cotton that are "floating" down the tree as the wind blows through. Excitment can be felt and many were shouting "snow, snow, it's snowing!!" While watching the little cotton balls float down to the ground, they were asked to collect as many cotton as they can and stick it onto the paper given to them. The end result.........the cotton were no longer fluffy but wet with glue as it got pasted. :(

 

Upon reaching the Band Stand, children were invited to think back the route they had taken so far and paste the relevant pictures which marks their route. Without much difficulty, they were all able to remember and paste the pictures with ease. Within the group, children can be seen helping one another when one faces the difficulty of peeling of the sticker and pasting it.

 

Lots of walking was done and more activities were carried out. Next stop.......lunch!! :) Yum, Yum, with sausages, chicken nuggets and sotong balls. Children were all ready to eat them all up and trying their best to leave the cucumber sticks behind. :( :(

 

The last stop ~ Swan Lake. Children were brief on the safety precaution they have to take note before walking along the pavement of the pond. One swan swam so close to the edge that should one reach their hands out, you could pat its head. :)

 

Though it has been a pretty long walk, the children were not tired. Instead, one could feel the enjoyment and fun they had during this trip. :) :)

本周的时间过得非常的快，周四以及周五为学校假期，虽然学校生活少了两天，但并不意味着这周孩子们就过得比较单调、无趣。因为周一我们一起经历了愉快的植物园户外教学之旅，给了孩子们许许多多美好的回忆。

 

周一早晨，孩子们都带着愉快以及兴奋得心情来到学校，因为今天是我们期待已久的户外教学的日子。等待巴士期间，孩子们不时望向大门口，看看校车是否已经来到，看得出孩子们对这次的户外教学非常的期待哦！当校车来后，我们一行人便浩浩荡荡的从学校乘搭巴士前往我们这次户外教学的目的地——植物园。

 

首先，我们沿着走道前往大草坡。孩子们一到达大草坡，放下各自的书包后，便开始在辽阔的草地上奔跑嬉戏，玩得不亦乐乎。接着我们发现一棵长得斜斜的大树，便前往观赏这颗奇妙的大树。孩子们对长得斜斜的树干感到很好奇，纷纷想爬上去，在老师的帮助下孩子们成功坐在树干上，有的孩子表现得高兴，有些则感到战战兢兢。忽然，一阵风吹过，许许多多的白色毛团纷纷从天而降，仿佛在下雪，孩子们被这一景象给吸引住了，等“雪”停之后，纷纷跑向前捡起白色的毛团。原来这些白色毛团是木棉树的棉花，棉花随风飘下，真是美极了！

 

享用玩点心并稍作休息后，我们便继续我们的行程。我们边走边唱边参观，沿着走道、走上阶梯、上下斜坡，经过了荷花池，来到了仙人掌园，再走到鸡蛋花区，不止观赏到了各种植物，还看见了蜥蜴、蜜蜂、蝴蝶等昆虫与动物，自然界里奇异的花卉、珍贵的树木，真的让我们大开眼界！

 

我们绕了一圈后，便找个阴凉的地方坐下享用美味的午餐，顺便休息休息。过后，我们到天鹅湖旁观看3只美丽的白天鹅，这时有孩子便朗读起了“鹅爸爸，鹅妈妈”的儿歌，真的是可爱极了！

 

踏上归途之前，我们前往参观瀑布。孩子们战战兢兢地走进山洞，洞里潮湿且阴凉，我们站在洞里观看瀑布哗啦啦地从高处流下，在眼前形成一片水帘，孩子们都被瀑布吸引住了，静静地观看了许久都不愿离开。

 

这次的植物园户外教学真是一个宝贵的经验，难忘的旅途！

这个星期我们的出席率逐渐回升，随着人数的增多，孩子们的声量也提高了。虽然提醒了几次，不过孩子似乎是太兴奋了，情绪始终非常高昂。

 

星期一我们为寿坚庆祝了五岁的生日，漂亮的生日蛋糕和小礼物是不可少的。她的姐姐也一同前来学校和她一起庆祝。祝寿坚快高长大，生日快乐。

 

感官的各种材料是本周孩子们常接触的工作之一。无论是分组进行，还是独立工作；重复练习，还是初次接触。课室的各个角落都可以看到孩子们操作的身影。

 

课室的墙上现在粘贴着孩子们在之前所画的交通工具，各种各样的汽车，巴士，花车看得孩子们眼花缭乱。他们忙着找寻自己的作品，以及和朋友讨论。接下来还有海上和空中飞行的交通工具等着展示。

 

孩子们正在在制作上次户外教学的册子。由于需要长时间来完成，因此他们必须要要轮流等候轮。有部分的孩子还未完成，我们会快马加鞭，希望在下次户外教学前可以完成。

 

说到户外教学，这次我们将前往植物园进行一系列的活动。所有的详情请看我们的户外教学通知书。

With most of our children back in school, one can imagine the energy and noise level in the classroom has more or less increased. Children who came back from the holidays are welcome warmly by the friends and details will be exchanged among them to find out where they have been and what they did during the holiday.

 

Monday is a day we celebrated Cordelia’s 5^th birthday. She had a cake with all the Disney Princess on it and the girls love it. Not forgetting the little goodie bags which they received at the end. J

 

Our wall décor has finally been completed with all the children’s drawings of vehicles. Many would stand in front of the wall and point out to their friends which are the ones they had done. Currently, only the land vehicles are put up and we are left with the air and sea transport which needs to be hung.

 

One has realized a phenomenon in the classroom. Materials which have been shifted to a more prominent place will attract the attention of all. With an additional shelf filled with puzzles and activities which they had seen but left untouched, were the most “wanted” activities this week. Animals and sequencing puzzles, bolts and nuts and domino were taken off the shelf one after another and sometimes, with children waiting for their turn.

 

Though our outing to Sentosa is over, children are still busy completing their Sentosa Booklet. With a few pages which they had to draw and paste, many had to wait for quite some time before they had their chance to complete their booklet. Hopefully, they will be able to complete this booklet before our next outing.

 

This week, various sea transports were introduced to the children. Children, who had taken a cruise before, couldn’t wait to share their experience with their friends. Some even mentioned that they had taken a “submarine” to view the fishes in the deep sea!

 

Next week, children will be creating their own boats with various materials before it set sail in our little make-shift pool.

 

One last note, we will be organizing a “Picnic in the Park” as our last outing before the school term closes for the June holiday, at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Attached with this journal is the consent form.

 

Up and down went the level of the Influenza Alert ~ from yellow to orange and now back to yellow. We should sign a breath of relief but, we continue to be vigilant just to be on the safe side to safeguard the health of all the children and staff at Greentree. We would like to remind parents once again, should your child be having a fever the previous day, running nose or cough, please keep him/her at home until they have fully recovered and a letter from the doctor will be needed before he/she is able to return to school.

 

Attendance has been pretty low this week as some children were still on a holiday over the long weekend whereas some were kept at home as they are not feeling well.

 

Though we should be moving on ahead with our Transportation Theme, we decided to side-track for a while to discuss on personal hygiene. Children were reminded to flush the toilet after use and for the boys; they are reminded to “aim” accurately into the toilet bowl. I guess for this area, we will have to seek daddy’s help. J They are also reminded to wash their hands with soap after using the toilet, before and after meal, after playing outdoor and after coughing or sneezing into their hands. We do hope parents can help in this area.

 

With fewer children, it didn’t lessen the activities being carried out. Children will group themselves in smaller groups to read story books together, sit around a mat to weave their spider web and most of all, they enjoy sitting together to draw.

 

Newly added library books bring joy to the children. They will go through each book that has been read to on their own or share it with their friends. It is always an enjoyment to watch them. J

 

Building of a tall tower using the Pink Cubes and Brown Prisms can be seen once again being built in the classroom. Younger children, who had difficulty building their own tower, envy the older ones who are able to build theirs tall and steady.

 

This week, the children have also been busy creating a photo frame for Mummy! J Choosing the little flowers carefully and pasting it all around the border of the frame with great care and patience. Children would crowd around the table to watch as they wait patiently for their turn.

 

Next week, we will be moving on to Sea Transportation.

 

在这个星期，孩子的出席率并不是很高，因为有的孩子还在度假也有的孩子因为不太舒服而留在家里休息。在此非常感谢各位家长的合作，能够把生病的孩子留在家里直到康复为止。在这种非常时期我们迫切需要家长与校方的通力配合，把病毒和细菌的交叉感染减至最低。

星期天就是母亲节了，今年孩子们利用色彩鲜艳的彩带和各种美丽的花朵制作出一个个特别的相框。在制作的过程中，可以发现孩子们独特的创作天分。因为有的孩子会一气呵成把整个相框用同一种花色点缀，也有的随心所欲的贴上几朵小花，另外有的孩子会选择在四个角落设计花样，或是排序的方式来拼贴。在整个制作过程中并没有给孩子太多的限制，让孩子们有足够发挥的空间。正因为如此，孩子们的作品是犹如百花齐放，没有一个是相同的。

上个月的户外教学想必让孩子留下深刻的印象，因为可以听到孩子们互相讨论那天的情景，也有的孩子用画画来描绘出海边的景象，甚至有孩子还利用积木排列出当天所看到的鱼虾蟹。其实好玩的不止这些，孩子正在进行户外教学的延伸活动，暂时先卖个关子。在完成之后，家长们必定感到无限的惊喜。

 

祝大家母亲节快乐！

匆匆地一个星期又过去了。在这个星期我们收到通知有一位小朋友确定患上手足口症。这真是一个非常令人遗憾的消息。无论如何，学校的消毒和清洁工作每天依旧持续进行。另外由于猪流感的疫情在全球逐渐扩散，因此我们吁请所有的家长把身体不适如：发烧，伤风，流鼻涕，咳嗽，喉咙痛，出现红疹，口疮的孩子留在家里，直到康复为止。在这种非常时期，我们迫切需要大家高度配合，如有任何不便，请大家多多见谅。

好了接下来说一说让人心情愉快的事情吧。星期五的户外教学在小朋友的引颈期盼中终于到来了。在那之前几乎每天都有小朋友来问还有几天才可以去圣淘沙。

有别于以往，我们不是直接乘巴士抵达圣淘沙。这次我们让孩子先在vivo city下车，然后再乘搭通往圣淘沙的列车进入圣淘沙岛。这是因为配合今年的主题，我们决定借着这次的户外教学让孩子尝试体验不同的交通工具。在列车上，有的孩子有点战战兢兢，有的孩子则顾着欣赏窗外的风景。

不一会儿，我们就抵达目的地了。接着步行到附近的鱼尾狮雕像，然后搭电动扶梯，爬楼梯，穿过雨林，抵到龙头。我们在龙头上稍做休息，吃点心，当然也不忘了拍张照做纪念。现在说起来好像很简单，其实过程中有的孩子害怕有点阴暗的雨林而不肯前进，电动扶梯也让一些孩子感到却步，不过他们都一一克服了。

在那之后我们又乘搭圣淘沙岛内的巴士前往海边。孩子们在排队等待巴士的过程中，吸引了不少游客的目光，也许是很少看到那么小的孩子一起搭巴士吧。终于抵达孩子们最爱的海滩了，他们迫不及待拿出自己的玩具，奔向沙滩然筑起城堡来了。当然要建起美丽的城堡不能没有海水呢，一直不断地帮孩子提水，可是老师只有两只手，实在是有点应付不来呀。

好玩的还不止这些，在冲凉和吃过午餐之后，我们接着前往海底世界。美丽的海洋生物深深吸引着孩子，他们的目光追踪着每一条从他们身边游的鱼。同时也不断追问老师鱼的名称，问什么它不动等等。在参观完海底世界之后，我们就乘搭巴士高高兴兴地回学校了。

一路上有太多有趣好玩的事，无法一一写下，所以记得到我们的共享空间去浏览照片噢！

To start a journal entry with a piece of bad news is not good but it still has to be informed. We have one new case of HMFD. We have taken the necessary measures to minimize the spread of the disease.

 

Apart from tackling the issue of HMFD, the MCYS has also issued the Influenza Pandemic Alert. Attached with this journal, the letter as well as a Health Declaration Form will be given to you. Please fill up the form and return it to school by 5^th May 2009. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

 

The weather has been ever-changing and we have experienced occasional rain which fails to bring the heat down. But we are all hoping for a great weather for the upcoming outing which falls on Thursday. J

 

The children have been busy working on various apparatus especially, working on the Practical Life materials which have been changed. They enjoyed the new challenges that has been added in these activities and one can always find them waiting or observing how the activity is being done.

 

On Wednesday, we celebrated Ian’s 3^rd birthday. Happiness and joy can always be felt during this special occasion. Not forgetting the delicious cake which the children enjoyed at the end of the celebration.

 

Outing on Thursday….dark clouds; thunder and down came a slight drizzle welcome us…..but in the end, upon reaching our destination, the sky was cloudy but no rain!! J J

 

Two different routes have been drawn for the different age group. For the younger children, they went straight to the beach to enjoy the sea breeze, the sand and water. Whereas for the older children, a lot more tracking was done before we reach the beach.

 

The older children alighted at Vivo City to board the Sentosa Express to Sentosa. Then we had to conquered slope, stairs and escalator before reaching our first destination ~ Dragon’s Trail. Some were excited to find the dragon whereas there are some who shows fear upon hearing “dragon”. Once the dragon is located, we all took a break and had our morning snack on the dragon’s head!! J

 

Next stop…..Siloso Beach. Upon hearing the word “beach”, the children hasten their foot-steps to enjoy as much time as possible to play on the sandy beach. Many little miniatures sand castles can be seen being built by their little hands. J At this time, the little ones have already busies themselves in the sand and water. Building sand castles with the help of their teachers.

 

After an outdoor shower and lunch, we head off to the Underwater World where children take a “dive” with the fishes. They were thrilled and excited to see the stingrays, sharks and the other many fishes which they see swimming everywhere.

 

It was a long and tiring day and many dozed off on the ride home. But once we reach school, many have been energized and off they go running and playing in the garden before it was time to go home. J

 

Check out the photos on our blog!

 

Hot…..very hot…..steaming hot……!!! There hasn’t been a day where the sun doesn’t hide itself or feel any droplet of rain coming down from the sky. L

 

With the sun scorching hot, children would still want to enjoy some time running in the garden. But in a very short while, children can be seen “hiding” themselves under the trees or whenever they can find shade. We are thinking of games which they can play indoors so as to keep them from playing under the hot sun.

 

Monday was a day of celebration as we celebrate Aaron’s 5^th birthday. Children were thrilled to receive a pretty packed goodie bag filled with lots of treats. J

 

Stencil drawing continues to be the hot favourite among the children. Children would group themselves together to share the few stencils among themselves to create their drawings. For some, colours will be added whereas others prefer to have their drawing stay the way it is.

 

A new art and crafts activity has been added ~ painting with sponge. Initially, children would use the different coloured sponge to create a line of coloured “spots”. But after a while, they were able to use it to create various pictures using a “drop” or “drag” technique.

 

On Friday, children and teachers came together to create various transportation on land, air and in the sea to decorate our wall. With the different coloured papers and chalks provided, children busy themselves to draw a vehicle which they like. Some drew speed boats while others drew a flower car. There are also others whom even drew a small neighbourhood! J

 

Instead of drawing, some children folded airplanes and boats. One child even created a mini helicopter by cutting and pasting the paper.

 

Once all the vehicles have been collected, they will be used to decorate our classroom. J

 

Next Thursday is our outing to Sentosa. Please prepare the items listed on the list early, so as to ensure that your child is equipped with all of them.