K2 Turtle Class

  Dear Turtle Class Families, We hope you all enjoyed a wonderful time at the beach with us on Wednesday. Thank you to all of the families who were able to make it that day, the children had so much fun! If you would like to share some of the photographs or videos from our community beach day then please feel free to upload them into the following Google Photo albums: AM Class Beach Day PM Class Beach Day  At Hillside, we take great joy in celebrating the diverse cultural festivities that enrich our international school community. A heartfelt thank you to our parents for sharing their knowledge of various cultures and traditions through engaging classroom activities and volunteering during Open Play. This year, we've already celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, Halloween, Diwali, and now Christmas! We eagerly anticipate more celebrations after the Winter break! We hope you all have a very Happy Holiday during our Winter Break. If you you would like to share a photograph of your...

Dear Parents and Caregivers, I would like to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude for your continued support of your child's Chinese learning. Over the past few weeks, we have concluded our unit on How the World Works. Through the stories "如果我是建筑设计师“ (If I Built a House) and ”如果我是学校设计师“ (If I Built a School), the children explored various creative design ideas. Inspired by these narratives, they applied their knowledge of shapes to design their own unique houses and schools, showcasing their imagination and creativity. With Christmas approaching, we have embraced the festive spirit. Through the stories "大卫，圣诞节到啦“ (It's Christmas, David) and “很忙很忙的圣诞老公公” (Very Busy Santa Claus), we learned important vocabulary related to this special celebration, including Santa (圣诞老人), Christmas tree (圣诞树), present (礼物), and bells (铃). The children have also been busy crafting paper straw Christmas trees and wood chip baubles, which have certainly added to the festive fun i...

  Dear Turtle Class Families, We are very excited to invite you all to the beach next week on Wednesday 11th December, to build sandcastles! Please find the following information below: 

 Dear Turtle Class Families, We have continued to have lots of exciting explorations in class when investigating materials and their uses in our everyday lives. From reading The Three Little Pigs story to exploring what materials our toys are made from and seeing which toys are suitable for taking into the bathtub, we began thinking of which materials are appropriate for a waterproof task. The class have had fun this week choosing materials they think would be best for making a waterproof raincoat for Tilly the Turtle and her friends!  We would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of our parents who took time out of their busy schedules to come to Hillside to share their expertise with the Turtle Class children! From exploding volcanoes to architecture to exploring the light spectrum, to learning about neural networks in our brains, to participating in a 'magic kitchen' experiment and having our grande finale activity which consisted of learning about ice molecules through maki...