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| The Amethyst class were treated to a visit to the Bahrain Yacht Club as part of their topic on Habitats (they are currently looking at Sea life). They had a brilliant time hunting for crabs and fish, as well as finding the time to build a few sandcastles and write their names in the sand. |
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| We had a visit from 'Flat Stanley'! Flat Stanley is a paper doll that has been taken from a book by Jeff Brown. Schools send them to other schools around the world so that the children can learn about where other children live and what they do. Flat Stanley was sent to one of the children in the Topaz class from the Pippa Pop-ins school in London, UK. We dressed flat Stanley in a traditional clothes and took pictures of him enjoying a day at our school! The children really enjoyed the Flat Stanley story; so much so that we are going to buy the book and have a Flat stanley of our own next year! |
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| The Baby classes enjoyed a 'Teddy Bears Picnic' to raise more funds for the Dorothy Menzies Child Care Home in Belize. Yvonne Trueman returned to the school to collect a cheque for a grand total of BD1145! Thank you again to all our parents for their kind generosity. |
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| 5 Classes took part in a 'Charity Sports Day' to raise funds for the Dorothy Menzies Children's Home in Belize. |
| The children enjoyed running races, an egg and spoon race, hobby horse races and a hoop race. Everyone enjoyed the day and we managed to raise over BD400! The school has pledged to double this giving us a total of BD836. |
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| At the end of April we welcomed local fundraiser Yvonne Trueman into the school, who spoke to the children about the Dorothy Menzies Children's Home in Belize. She bought lots of photographs and showed us Belize on the map, and presented each child with a small handmade gift from Guatemala. |
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| In April Little Gems held a 'Traffic Awareness Week' which aimed to improve driving standards on and off school premises and encourage parents to use seatbelts and appropriate child restraints. The children got involved by learning the Green Cross Code, learning songs and rhymes about road safety, colouring in relevant pictures and talking about road safety at story and circle times. We also received a visit from a Traffic Policeman who gave a talk and showed the children a slideshow. |
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| All the classes finished off the term with a seasonal party. They enjoyed party games, delicious party food and everyone received a special gift from Santa himself! Happy holidays to all our children and parents; we look forward to welcoming you back in January. |
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| To complete their topic on 'Food and Drink' Amethyst class were treated to a visit to Upstairs downstairs restaurant. They were shown how to lay a table, watched a salad being prepared, enjoyed a flambe demonstration and were treated to crisps and a juice. |
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| Amethyst class spent a morning at Al Osra as part of their 'Food and Drink' topic. They were shown around the fruit and vegetable section, the bakery, the meat counter and the dairy section. They particularly enjoyed watching a cake decorating demonstration, and were even allowed to bring the finished product back to school with them! Thank you again to the kind staff at Al Osra. |
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| Topaz and Emerald classes enjoyed a visit from Vetinary surgeon Nonie Coutts as part of their 'Jobs People Do' topic. Nonie and her assistant brought several animals along with her, including a dog, a kitten, rats and mice and a Macaw. She gave a very interesting talk and the children were able to handle the animals and check their breathing with a stethescope. Many thanks to Nonie for her time. |
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| Amethyst Class have been enjoying a mini topic on castles which has included a group project involving the building of a giant castle; individual junk modelling to make smaller castles; learning about knights and making helmets and swords and a field trip to Bahrain Fort. |
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| In September we welcomed lots of new children to Little Gems, and the classes were soon settled into a routine with lots of fun activities and arts and crafts. Here are some pictures from each class: |
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Amethyst Class....
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| Emerald Class.... |
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| Topaz Class.... |
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| Diamond Class.... |
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Pearl Class.... |
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Sapphire Class.... |
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Ruby Class.... |
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