Week 11 in K2

We hope you have all had a very pleasant break and we are very much looking forward to welcoming the children back to school on Monday.

Handwriting

Formal handwriting practice is being taught in the classrooms on a regular basis and pencil grips are being modified where intervention is needed. If your child has an awkward pencil grip, please do try to correct it at home as well, as engrained habits can be so hard to change. Correct letter formations and orientation need to be practised again and again. As children become more capable and dexterous, letters will automatically be formed correctly, which in turn makes the whole writing
process easier.

Mark Your Diaries! 

Dress Up Day

October 31 is Dress Up day in the Infants. Although it is Halloween and some children will want to come dressed as witches or skeletons, your child can come dressed up in any costume he/she wants to wear e.g. a cowboy, pirate, fairy or princess. Anything goes, as long as it is practical for a normal school day so no masks or restrictive clothing please!

Morning of Sport - Thursday 6 November

On Thursday 6 November, we will have our K2 Athletics Morning of Sport. Tabloid events will take place in the Sports Halls, and we will finish with relays on the Casurina Field.

The day is a chance for every child to participate in activities that he/she has practiced in his/her PE lessons this year.  This is a morning of maximum participation and we do hope to see all the children taking part.

The programme will start at 10:30am and is scheduled to finish by 12.00noon. The children will take part in a variety of athletic activities, showing their agility, balance, speed and hand/eye coordination.

It is important that your child has a good breakfast and is wearing his/her PE kit. Should we face inclement weather on the day, the relays will take place in the sports hall.

We very much hope that you will be able to join us for a morning full of action and fun!

Staff Training Day - Monday 10 November

UWCSEA will be closed for Staff Training on this day. We are welcoming Celena Larkey back from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York who is running further training on Reading Workshop. Celena will also be doing a presentation for K-G2 parents 'Nurturing Our Young Readers'.
This will take place on Wednesday 12 November, in the Multi Purpose Hall at 6:30pm. Learn more about the research behind Reading Workshop and how parents can nurture and support young readers at home. If you would like to attend please sign up through the link in the e-Brief.

Infant UN Day - Friday 21 November

The Infant School will be celebrating UN Day on Friday 21 November. For this event we will need you to accompany your child around a series of activities in school from 9:00am to 10:15am. You are then invited to the Main Hall where the morning will culminate with singing and a parade. Watch for more details in upcoming Blogs and eBriefs.

Primary School Food Festival - Friday 28 November

We will be asking for some parent helpers to take small groups of children around the amazing food stalls so do mark this date in your diaries. Your child's teacher will get in touch with you nearer the time.

The K2 Team