Early Years Weekly Newsletter

Nursery began the theme Farm Animals. Children learned to recognize farm animals by their names, sounds and movements, and used simple sentences to describe them through songs, games and hands-on activities.

Children learned about cows, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, chickens and ducks. They listened to animal sounds, copied the way each animal moves, and matched each animal to its sound and movement. New words: cow, pig, sheep, horse, chicken, duck, moo, oink, baa, cluck, quack, run, walk and jump.

Children practiced questions and sentences in games and songs: “What is it?” “It’s a cow.” “This is a pig.” “What does a cow say?” “Moo!” “The duck can swim.” They also explored the letters O, U, L and F, listened for first sounds, followed instructions in phonics games, and asked and answered “When is your birthday?” They sang the Months of the Year song and joined in with “Walking in the Jungle.”

Children counted and recognized numbers within 10, and reviewed basic shapes and colors by observing and matching.

Children colored farm animal pictures, matched animals to their shadows and to their sounds, and painted inside drawn shapes. As they worked, they named the animals, sounds, colors and shapes and said in English which ones they chose.

Children danced in pairs, carried balls between their legs, and pulled a friend sitting in a cardboard box with a rope, building balance, coordination and teamwork.

Children talked about “Be Kind” and “Sharing Is Caring”: sharing toys and food, taking turns and looking after their friends.