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EARLY YEARS

Dumpling Making

Written by Ms. Bi Qin and Ms. Cao Jing

饺子是中国的传统美食之一，也是春节最具代表性的食物，了解饺子文化是学习中国传统文化的重要一步。

这个星期幼儿园的小朋友们在老师和家长的指导和带领下，体验了饺子独特的制作过程。小朋友们积极参与到和面、搅拌饺子馅，擀饺子皮和包饺子的过程中。孩子们在品尝美味饺子的同时，还学习了食物名称和形状等中文词汇，也了解了饺子代表团圆幸福的文化意义。

孩子们非常喜欢这样寓教于乐的文化体验，开心地感受到了学习中国文化的乐趣。期待小朋友们能够继续保持学习热情，解锁更多文化体验，成为传播中国文化的小使者。

Dumplings are one of China's traditional delicacies and the most symbolic Chinese food for the Spring Festival. Understanding dumpling culture is an important step in learning about traditional Chinese culture.

This week, our kindergarten students experienced the unique process of making dumplings under the guidance of their teachers and parents. The children actively participated in making the wrappers, mixing the filling and wrapping the dumplings. While enjoying the delicious dumplings, the children also learnt Chinese vocabulary related to food names and shapes and understood the cultural significance of dumplings representing reunion and happiness.

The kindergarten students thoroughly enjoyed this educational and fun cultural experience, happily experiencing the joy of learning about Chinese culture. We hope the children will keep their enthusiasm for learning, unlocking more cultural experiences, and becoming little ambassadors for spreading Chinese culture.

INFANT - Maths

Written by Ms. Jill

Infant class had an exciting time learning about the sense of hearing through stories, music, and hands-on exploration. The children listened closely to the story “Big Red Barn” and enjoyed identifying the different animal sounds found in the barn, sharpening their listening skills and sound awareness.

Music time was filled with joy as the children explored a variety of musical instruments, including bells, tambourines, castanets, triangles, and drums. They played along to the song “Old MacDonald”, listening to the sounds they created and matching them with the rhythm of the music.

The children then became little instrument makers! Using bottles and coffee beans, they created their own shakers. They did a wonderful job using their tiny fingers to carefully pick up the beans and place them into the bottles, building fine motor skills alongside sensory exploration.

Last, the children explored bubble wrap, listening to the popping sounds as they squeezed and stepped on it. The fun continued as they stepped on the bubble wrap covered in paint, creating colourful artwork while enjoying the different sounds it made.

NURSERY - Understanding the World

Written by Ms. Ann

The Nursery children had a farm-tastic time exploring life down on the farm! Through stories, songs, and hands-on play, they met friendly farm animals and learnt all about how they move, where they live, and how they help us in our everyday lives.

The children wiggled, waddled, hopped, and stomped as they moved like farm animals, building their coordination and body awareness in a fun and active way. They also expressed their creativity by painting farm animal habitats and making adorable farm crafts, proudly sharing their work with friends and teachers. Along the way, they discovered what farm animals produce, such as milk, eggs, and wool, making meaningful connections to the food and items they see around them.

The classroom transformed into a busy little farm during pretend play, filled with farmers, animals, caring routines, and imaginative storytelling. It was a joyful learning experience full of smiles, laughter, creativity, and hands-on fun for our little learners! 

PRE-KINDERGARTEN - PE

Written by Mr. Victor

In our recent Pre-K PE classes, students explored movement through mimicking animal actions while navigating simple obstacles. The lesson focused on moving safely, being aware of space, and avoiding collisions as we travelled through the activity area. Children practised crawling, hopping, balancing, and changing directions, all while listening to cues and taking turns with their classmates. It was encouraging to see students enjoy the activities while learning to move with control and consideration for others.

As we progress, we will continue to build on these skills by introducing simple movement sequences and encouraging students to make smoother transitions between activities. These early movement experiences are important, as they help develop coordination, body awareness, and confidence, while also supporting social skills such as patience, sharing, and cooperation.

K1 - Literacy 

Written by Ms. Czarina

Literacy in Kinder 1 is a joyful and meaningful journey where students are immersed in the world of stories, sounds, and creativity. Through engaging storybooks, children are encouraged to listen, imagine, and connect with characters. After reading The Cow That Went Oink, students brought the story to life by creating their own cow crafts, allowing them to express their understanding through art while strengthening story recall.

Alongside storytelling, students are introduced to single-letter sounds and digraphs, building a strong foundation for phonics. They practise identifying beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words, sharpening their listening skills and sound awareness. To further support this learning, students are challenged to segment CVC words by carefully hearing and breaking apart each sound.

These hands-on and interactive activities make literacy fun and engaging, while helping students develop confidence and essential skills needed as they prepare for the next step in their reading journey. 🌟📚

K2 - Science

Written by Ms. Klara

Our Kindergarten 2 students have been having leaf-tastic fun learning about plants! We discovered the parts of a plant and talked about what each part does. Roots drink water, stems stand tall, and leaves help make food.

The highlight was our plant hunt around the school. With curious eyes, the children explored different plants, leaves, and flowers. They noticed exciting differences. Some leaves had smooth edges, while others had toothed edges. Some flowers grew one on a stalk, while others grew in happy little groups.

The students also had a close interaction with our school gardeners, who showed them the proper way to plant and explained the best soil to use. Inspired by this, the children planted their own bean plants as part of their project. It was a hands-on experience full of learning, curiosity, and joy.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SWA International Programme 2026

SWA is excited to invite our students in Grades 3 to 5 to embark on an unforgettable educational journey to Japan! This exclusive international programme offers a unique blend of academic enrichment and cultural immersion in the historic cities of Osaka and Kyoto from 11 to 15 May 2026. 

Limited Availability – Early Bird Benefit! To ensure a personalised and high-quality experience, this programme is strictly limited to 10 students.

🌟 Early Bird Offer: The first 5 students to complete their registration fee payment will receive a special benefit!

Further details can be found in the poster below.

GRADE 1 - Maths

Written by Ms. Lance

Cha-ching! Grade 1 has begun an exciting new Maths unit all about money, and our classroom has turned into a lively little shop. We started by exploring money from around the world, noticing that different countries use different coins and notes. The children examined colours, designs, and the faces and places shown on the money and discussed what these can tell us about each country’s culture. This helped develop their international mindedness and encouraged them to appreciate similarities and differences across the world.

Next, we focused on US currency. Students learnt to recognise coins and notes, count their values, and practise exchanging money—trading one note for several coins or using different combinations to make the same amount. Through hands-on activities and partner work, students strengthened their number sense while building early financial understanding in a meaningful, real-life context.

GRADE 2 - Chinese

Written by Mr. Andy

This week, G2 students learnt the lesson “Having Breakfast at the Coffee Shop” in their Chinese class. Through fun and engaging activities, they learnt many common food names, such as 'toast', 'eggs', 'milk', and 'wonton noodles', which helped expand their vocabulary.

With the teacher’s guidance, students actively took part in dialogue practice by role-playing breakfast ordering at a coffee shop. They used simple Chinese sentences to communicate with one another and practised speaking confidently in class. This activity not only improved their speaking skills but also increased their interest in learning Chinese.

Through this enjoyable lesson, students strengthened their understanding of new vocabulary, developed their listening and speaking abilities, and built a good foundation for future Chinese learning.

GRADE 3 - ICT

Written by Mr. Aldrin

In Grade 3 ICT class is an engaging way to introduce young learners to coding and computational thinking. Scratch’s visual, block-based programming environment allows students to design simple interactive games while developing key skills such as sequencing, logical thinking, and problem-solving. Lessons begin by exploring the basic elements of a game, including sprites, backgrounds, goals, and rules, using age-appropriate examples. Students then use drag-and-drop coding blocks to control movement, add sounds, and create interactions. Through testing and debugging their games, learners understand that mistakes are a natural part of the learning process, helping to build resilience and confidence. Collaboration is encouraged as students share ideas, support one another, and give constructive feedback. By presenting their finished games, students practise communication skills and take pride in their work. Overall, this activity nurtures creativity, digital literacy, and a positive attitude towards technology and learning.

GRADE 4 - Arts

Written by Ms. Nora

This week in Art, Grade 4 students are learning about optical illusions and how lines and patterns can trick our eyes. Students explored examples of optical illusion artworks and discussed how repeated lines can create movement and interesting visual effects.

Students then began their own artwork using a paper weaving technique. First, they designed and drew line patterns on the base paper. Next, they learnt about warp and weft, cut the paper strips, and carefully wove the strips into the base paper they had cut.

Once the weaving is complete, the finished artwork will be mounted on thick paper to create a card. Through this project, students are developing fine motor skills, understanding pattern and illusion, and learning how art can be both creative and functional.

GRADE 5 - PSD

Written by Ms. Lindi

“Empathy in The Community”

This term, the Personal and Social Development (PSD) subject focuses on building Empathy and Kindness. As Grade 5 students have started to think abstractly and have more awareness of their environment, we emphasise how they can develop empathy towards others in a bigger community.

In talking about “Empathy in the Community”, students learnt to identify problems in the community and the people affected. They were given pictures of the busy community, and they needed to identify the possible problems and what they could do to help solve the problems. They also discussed possible problems that might occur in some areas of the school, such as the playground, canteen, and indoor playing area. At the end of the lesson, students learnt that with empathy and kindness, they could make a difference and have a meaningful impact on a bigger scale.

Indirectly, students also practised to improve their confidence and collaboration skills by having group discussions and doing a presentation. Thinking critically and creativity were also utilised in identifying the problems, as well as finding solutions to the problems.