Hi everyone!Happy new year to you all!

Welcome to our very first blog of 2026! The students came back to school feeling refreshed, full of smiles, and ready to learn as they enjoy their final term in preschool.We kicked off the week by learning about Japanese tradition by designing our own kendamas and playing with them. This traditional Japanese toy has been enjoyed for many, many years. It is made of wood and has a ball attached to a string, and the goal is to catch the ball on different parts of the kendama. It takes patience, focus, and lots of practice,just like learning new skills at school!

We dived right into exploring our new transdisciplinary theme. The students looked at items that were displayed before them and freely said what they thought.

They were then asked, “who do you think uses these things?”Most of them responded, “babies”. The next question was, “why do you think babies uses these things?” They responded, “because they are small “, “If babies were to wear big clothes, they would fall off their bodies”,”because babies drink milk from bottles”, “a baby cannot drink from a cup because the milk will spill” etc. It was a fun discussion that showed that we are all great thinkers.This is promising to be a fun-filled unit!

For phonics we learned the “sl” blend. This was a tricky one as some students pronounced “l” as “r”. But with lots of revision and reading lots of books, they will soon master this blend.

We then read, “the one red sled”, a book with many words that contain words with the sl blend.

~The week ahead~

The Tv crew will visit us next week to film us saying,”ashita wa tenki ni naare! “We will say this in English, so please watch it when it’s broadcast. We will continue our inquiry into life’s beginning.

Have a great weekend!