Who We Are

Hello, 2026!

The preschoolers returned to school from the winter break with a skip in their step. To welcome the opportunities that the new year comes with, the preschoolers used their thinking skills to set their own personal goals for the year. 

We spoke about what we can do to help each other achieve the goals that we have set. The preschoolers committed to supporting each other by checking in regularly with their friends about the skill that they seek to acquire and they promised to help motivate one another to practice the craft that they seek to improve. 

I look forward to seeing them be each other's cheerleaders!

Who We Are

The preschoolers kicked off their new unit of inquiry, Who We Are.

The big idea for this unit is understanding that personal cultures, beliefs and traditions help us celebrate similarities and differences.

We started to discuss what the words differences and similarities mean. The students provided interesting examples to describe what these two words mean. A few students even pointed out that the word 'different' can be seen in the words differences, and that the word 'similar' can be seen in 'similarities'. 

To find out some of the differences and similarities that the preschoolers have in comparison to their friends, they asked each other a series of questions.

Using the Venn diagram as a tool, the students were able to clearly display the responses that were the same, and those that were different. Their inquiring minds, creativity skills and exciting spelling skills helped them produce informative diagrams.

Next week, we will tune-in deeper into the complex words in our central idea.

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Ms Theona

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Merry Christmas!

 The last few days before our winter break was truly special!

Santa came to town!

It came as no surprise that all the preschoolers made it onto Santa's nice list! They were overjoyed to welcome Santa to our classroom and to open up their gifts. Santa brought wonderful books for the students, which was so fitting as the preschoolers are becoming fantastic readers!

See you later, alligator!

As the week came to a close, it was also time for the Busy Bees to bid farewell to our sweet Masahiro. Masa and his parents, have been part of our school family for many years. We will miss him dearly, but look forward to his visits and hearing about all of his adventures!

And with that, the only thing left to say is... Merry Christmas Busy Bee friends and families! May your New Year celebrations be special and filled with joy with your loved ones.

See you all in the new year! 

With lots of festive cheer,

Ms Theona

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Family trees and Advent activities

The Busy Bees were exceptionally busy this week! 

The preschoolers turned the classroom into Santa's workshop as they made their family trees with great focus and dedication. The squeals of delight and excitement as the students went through the photos of their family members, showed the adoration that they have for their family. 

 With care, the students arranged their family members on their tree, followed by making lines to show how each one is connected to the next.

Once everyone's trees were done, it was clear for the students to see that they all have different families. However, the pride that each student showed through creating their tree, shows that the number of family members represented is not as important as the connections that each family has. 

Family members are not only connected by blood and genetics, but they are also connected by love, care, respect, trust and loyalty.

Our families also provide us with security and roots for our identities.

Advent Activities

As the arrival of Christmas Day draws nearer, the preschoolers are getting into the festive spirit by enjoying all the activities from our advent calendar. 

We were treated to a beautiful Christmas Jazz concert by one of our own Busy Bee parents, Mr Phillip Strange, and his musical friends.

The yummy hot-chocolate with marshmallows during recess, was the perfect winter-warmer. 

A jolly guest in the form of Sofia's dad came to read a sweet German Christmas story to the preschoolers. 

Cookie bakers

To end off the week, the preschoolers put their cookie cutting and decorating skills to the test and made yummy Christmas cookies. A very big thank you to the parents who planned all the fun and helped the students bring their cookie dreams to life!

Have an amazing weekend!

 Ms Theona 🍪