News / Nunn Road / 2008 / September 2008 (E83)

Dear parents,

The 6 year olds are busy preparing themselves for their graduation. They have made colourful music instruments and beautiful crowns to use for that special day. They have started to practice poems and songs too. Some of the small children have picked up on their presentation by imitating the big children. Enclosed with this news letter is a song sheet for graduation day.

As the children are preparing themselves for more challenges in their schooling, parents also need to prepare themselves to support their children’s transition. We were glad to have had Swee Kian, Chia Zheng’s mother, who shared her experiences with us. Foong Lin, Jing Qi’s mother, also contributed her ideas by a letter. I was very moved by the mothers’ confidence in their children and love towards them. They didn’t compare their children’s academic results with the other children but they look into every little progress that their children achieve day by day. They listened to their children and supported them through their difficulties. I was amazed that the mothers created many interesting ways to help their children.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri is just around the corner. Some ribbon ‘ketupats’ (the Malay traditional rice dumpling) are hung up in the display hall to herald the Hari Raya festive mood. As Teacher Nora is a Muslim, she is fasting during the day time in this month. She told the children about her practice and she doesn’t join us for meals.

I have decided to delay my last day until the end of October instead of 10th October as mentioned earlier. I feel that my body is still fit and my baby is growing well. Therefore my last day will be 31st October.

Teacher Thian


Coming events

Hari Raya Aidilfitri Celebration ( 29th September 2008)
Children will eat some Malay traditional food during the snack time. Teacher Nora will tell them about the festival.

English Class Graduation (10th October 2008, Friday)
7 children are going to graduate and start their Primary 1 next year. Parents of graduating children are invited to join the ceremony.

Harvest estival (24th October 2008,Friday
Parents are invited to join us for the Harvest Festival from 9 am. Children will go home early with their mothers after the festival at about 11.15 am. The programme details and songs are attached with this newsletter.

Deepavali Celebration (29th October 2008, Wednesday)
On that day, children will have Muruku (Indian Snack) for snack time. Teacher Chithra will tell a Deepavali story to the children.

Parents’ Meeting Evening ( 29th October 2008, Wednesday)
All parents of the English class students are invited to attend this yearly meeting. The arrival time will be 7.15pm and we will start on 7.30pm. We plan to end by 9.00pm. Parents can take this opportunity to meet each other as well as discuss issues related to child development and class experience with the class teachers. Kindly make arrangements for your children’s care.

Holidays
1st- 3rd October 2008 Hari Raya holidays
27th October 2008 Deepavali holiday

We look forward to sharing a wonderful celebration with you