In the Junior Kindergarten class, we observe that the children are eager to begin writing. Developing fine motor control including hand strength and a strong pincer grip, are all essential foundation skills that will help lead to success when it comes to holding a pencil and forming letters and numbers.
Fine motor movements involve the coordination of small muscles in the hands and fingers. Along with helping with writing, strong fine motor skills are essential to complete tasks such as cutting, using a fork or spoon, threading beads, moving puzzle pieces, zipping, buttoning and tying shoe laces.
A valuable presentation that we encourage all Early Years parents to take the time to attend:
Thank you to everyone who supported our recent PTA St Valentine’s Bake Sale and Family Skate Night.
Year 6 have realised that their everyday school life requires them to remember many things! Time tables, spellings, punctuation rules, homework, vocabulary, scientific facts…the list goes on and on. It comes as no surprise that our brain oversees these things; and that working memory differs from one person to the next. Indeed, the ways in which individuals can process, retain and recall information is dependent on many factors.
We are excited to announce our Year 3 & 4 Spring PE Showcase, scheduled to take place at the TCIFA fields on Thursday 23rd Feb, 8:45 – 9:45am.
Kindergarten and Year 2 have been learning all about Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year was on January 28th. It’s been very interesting finding out about ‘The Spring Festival’ and we’ve really delved into learning about how dragon dances, red envelopes, firecrackers, lanterns and Nian are important to Chinese New Year.
