K2 Gecko Class

This blog is to help families stay connected with the Geckos learning and exploring at school. Here you will gain an insight into the play, learning engagements, and progress the Geckos will be making during each unit throughout the year.  Please comment on posts and send us pictures (via email) of exciting home experiences that link to your child's learning at school!  *** The Geckos First Week!  The atmosphere in the classroom has been filled with such excitement and joy as the children have enjoyed exploring their new classroom, connecting and reconnecting with old friends and new. We are so proud of the way the children have been settling in, learning new classroom routines and the general structure of the day.  Throughout the week, the children have been building their classroom community by playing games such as Monkey Around and Snakes and Ladders. They demonstrated patience as they waited for their turn to play and listened and followed instructions of how to...

Dear Gecko Class Families,   A warm welcome to the K2 Gecko Class community! We hope the children had a relaxing summer break and are ready to see their classmates and teachers in school very soon. I am Ammie, your child's class teacher for this year. I will be supported by my amazing Educational Assistants, Iris and Vicky, and our Chinese Teacher, Yammi Lao Shi. It was a pleasure meeting some of you during the 'You Tell Us Meeting' today. Thank you for your time, and for sharing valuable insights into your children's lives. We are excited to learn more about them and get to know them better this year. I will continue to speak to parents individually tomorrow, Thursday 15 August, please check your time-slot here: link . For those who haven't signed up for the Parent-Teacher Meeting, please call reception on 2540-0066 to arrange a time slot. To access the meeting, please use the link on the document or by using the link below: Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/9385519422...

Dear parents and caregivers, Welcome to Hillside Chinese class! My name is Yammi Lao Shi and I will be your child’s Chinese teacher this year. I hope you and your children have had a wonderful holiday and a fresh start to the school year and l am looking forward to seeing the children in our Chinese classes.  Our Chinese Day will be on Monday. On Chinese Day, children will be guided to have their learning activities in Chinese, including stories, music and movement, arts and crafts, etc.  We will update the class blog and the Chinese learning slide s regularly and you can find out more about the Chinese programme from these materials and help your children reinforce the language at home with them.  Chinese Class albums (see the links below) are also provided for you to see and upload your children’s Chinese learning progress both in class and at home.  We are going to have Hillside's Chinese Programme Webinar in late September to introduce more details about the Chin...