Shanghai Utsukushigaoka Montessori Kindergarten assists in the growth of children by the educational idea of Montessori

Late autumn leaves slowly fall

It is November in the kindergarten

What are the fun activities for our children?

Let's take a look!

·Thanksgiving Day· 

In Thanksgiving Day craft class this year, the children in the Red Pink Group of Mandarin City Campus made cute little turkeys. They took small paper cups, cut and pasted the turkey's eyes and nose, and then inserted colourful ‘chicken feathers’ to create a unique holiday craft.

In the yellow group, children dipped sponges in turkey-inspired red and yellow colours and drew their own turkey feathers on paper plates. It took careful observation and hands-on work to get the colours on beautifully.

The blue group picked up leaves from the lawn of the kindergarten and created a Thanksgiving poster. Firstly, they wrote down their gratitude in English on a piece of paper, and then they picked their favourite patterns from the leaves and pasted them around the poster. Everyone felt a sense of accomplishment as they completed their own work step by step!

The children in the red and yellow groups at Pudong Campus made Thanksgiving bouquets using line drawing and cutting and pasting. The children in the blue group picked their favourite colours and made more colourful bouquets, and at the end, they wrote words of thanks in English on their work.

The Thanksgiving event at Meiqiu also was as an opportunity to thank the staff around the children who help out so much in the kindergarten. The children held the hands of the kitchen chef, the cleaning lady, and the administrative teacher and invited them to the classroom to taste the curry and rice that they had prepared with their own hands. A warm atmosphere filled the classroom, let's thank all of them for their care and help!

The children at Pudong Campus picked up the snacks and gave them to the bus driver, security guard and cleaning lady. We hope this activity will plant the seeds of gratitude in the children's hearts.

· Parents Visiting Week· 

The first Parent Visiting Week of the school year has begun! Parents chose the classes they were interested in according to the timetable and came to the kindergarten to visit their children's classrooms. Mums and dads are looking forward to watching their children's performance and recording their thoughts and suggestions on the feedback forms. Parents visiting week is also an important part of home-school communication. Visiting the classroom is a good chance to experience, and the feedback is also very helpful for the teachers to improve their teaching.

· Sports Activities· 

Physical activity has always been a very important part of our education. Early childhood sports activities have a very good effect on cultivating children's interest in sports and habits, enhancing physical fitness and body coordination, developing adaptability to the environment, and building self-confidence.

The children of the Red Pink Group of the Mandarin City Campus were doing exercises on balance and body coordination. With the assistance of the teacher, they were walking carefully on the balancing pole, trying to maintain the balance of their bodies and not falling down. Good job, kids!

In the after-school PE session, everyone mobilised their limbs for crawling exercises under the guidance of the PE teacher. Crawling helps to build muscle strength and improve sensitivity and coordination. Ball games are always exciting for children, and the process of playing is also a process of physical exercise. We are committed to making  child like sports through a variety of fun activities.

The children at Pudong Campus were practising obstacle running and jumping in the concert hall, a fun exercise that teached them to be brave and not afraid of difficulties. The plyo soft box exercise can practice children's jumping and climbing ability as well as their physical ability.Everyone finally strives to stand on the highest  box with the help of the teacher.

During the outdoor activities, children and teachers played various games in the small playground of Donghe Apartment. Even when the weather got cold, we still need to move our bodies! Whether it was jumping rope, kicking a ball or sliding down a slide, the green lawn was filled with the sound of children's laughter.