Monthly Archives: April 2014

New staff member

 

Från: Adriana Noren [mailto:adriana.noren@futuraskolan.se]
Skickat: den 7 april 2014 22:47
Till: ducklings group; cockatoos group; flamingoes group; peacocks group
Ämne: New staff member

 

Dear parents

 

Penguins group has a new teacher!

 

Her name is Elena de Miro and she is from Spain.

She is a pedagog with her BA degree from Balearic´s Islands University in Spain. 

She has also studied "Special Education disability and Learning" as well as "Multicultural education" at Stockholm University. 

She is also a certified Gym teacher with her degree at S´ìnstitut in Spain.

She has international experience working with children, this includes working as a teacher  at Spanish school, Club de Mar Mallorca and also at School St Eriks Gymnasium in Stockholm.

She is also working as a Swimming teacher at Vårby Simhall.

 

Elena, welcome to the Futuraskolan family!

 

I am sure she´ll contribute a lot for the quality of teaching in our pre-school

 

Best Regards

 

Adriana Marx Norén

Principal

Futuraskolan International Pre-school Täby

Tel: 0723-712800

FUTURASKOLAN INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL TÄBY

 

Från: Adriana Noren [mailto:adriana.noren@futuraskolan.se]
Skickat: den 16 april 2014 11:52
Till: ducklings group; penguins group; cockatoos group; flamingo16s group; peacocks group; marie burman
Ämne: FUTURASKOLAN INTERNATIONAL PRE-SCHOOL TÄBY

 

Dear parents!

There are lots of things happening at the pre-school and 

I would like to share some information:

 

Pretend-room- The newest theme room in the pre-school is ready!

Please make sure you come and visit it! Children are very happy to play in the "house", the grocery store", the "hospital", the "Hairdresser" and the "school"

 

Drama- room- We have just started planning and fixing the Drama room! Soon enough we´ll get back to you with the uppdates in this project.

 

Playground – What is happening and what are the plans

We are going to do an obstacle course using the tires that were donated by Anneli( Hailey´s mum)

This obstacle course will be done between the two sand boxes in the front yard.

We have already talked to the landlord and also with Täby kommun.

 

The company ( Dians & Dier ) that was supposed to do this job decided not to continue because they found new projects for the summer that are bigger projects and they don´t have time for us anymore… 

That means I have to start from the beginning again 🙂

 

I am in touch with another company called Åbergs Mark & Trädgård and I am just waiting for their offer…I hope we´ll be able to do this obstacle course for a reasonable price!

OBS: If any parent knows any company that could help us with this (with good prices), please let me know!

 

Important dates:

 

17/04 – pre school closes 14.00

18/04 – pre-school closed  ( Good friday )

21/04 – pre-school closed  ( Easter monday )

30/04 – pre-school closes 14.00

01/05 – Pre-school closed  ( May 1)

 

15/05   Market day and Art exhibition

We will collect second-hand toys and clothes as well as some bakery in order to to sell during market day. 

At the same time you´ll be able to see the children´s Art Exhibition

The money raised during this day will be used in the summer party.

More information will be sent shortly by the PSA parents

 

Week 21 – Garden week (19/05 until 23/05)

We will be working with our playyard during this week and parents are invited to come  ”drop-in”  in order to  help us in different stations:

Every little hour you can give is a great help for us 🙂

Here are the stations:

1) Painting tires

2) Painting trees

3) Cleaning and washing the asphalt and painting a sport course

4) Painting stones with numbers and shapes

5) Cleaning the garden 

6) Planting flowers

 

We will serve hotdogs and coffee for the parents that can help us during these days 

 

SUMMER VACATIONS!

The pre-school will close for the sumer from 07/07 until 01/08

If you need Day-care during this period, you have to contact me until 30/04

OBS: During this period we do not provide pre-school but only day-care with substitutes and we still don´t know the place (It may be in another futura pre-school)

 

If you have any suggestions or doubts, just let me know!

 

Best Regards

 

Adriana Marx Norén

Principal

Futuraskolan International Pre-school Täby

Newsletter week 14

 

Från: peacocks group [mailto:peacocks@futuraskolan.se]
Skickat: den 4 april 2014 11:51
Till: undisclosed-recipients:
Ämne: Newsletter week 14

 

Hello Peacock parents,

 

Information from us, week 14

 

This week we focused on healthy eating habits. The children were given an opportunity to talk about healthy and unhealthy food. Then they were introduced to the “Food Pyramid”. It gave children a real insight into the types of food they eat and the benefits derived from each food group. 

Next week we will have Italy week and we will also start preparing for Easter.

 

School closed over summer: The school is closed between week 28-31 (July 7- August 4) and we will not be offering child care. For the Part-time children, the holiday period is 16th June – 18th August. If you require child care, please advise Adriana by April 30 as after this date we cannot arrange care for your child.

 

Our learning

 

Science: In the Food Pyramid Puzzle activity we first discussed the food pyramid, the different food groups and the importance of each food group. We also talked about the daily intake from each food group. Then the children build their own food pyramid with the puzzle pieces. We also tested few food items on a brown absorbing paper to see how much fat each had. The children made predictions about the food that was going to have the most fat. After 2 hours we returned to see the results of our experiment. It is good for kids to think about food and realize that they are not all nutritionally equal. Some are better for you than others. By using the pyramid, it was easy to see, which foods had to be eaten more frequently and which had to be eaten less. The children really enjoyed both the activities. 

 

Vocabulary: In the Food Pyramid Sorting Card Activity, the children had to name each food item and then match the picture under the correct food heading/group. They did a fantastic job and were able to name and match. The children also practiced to write names of the food groups in the Food Pyramid Word Booklet. This week we also practiced the sound for letter “f” and words that begin with the letter. The children are showing great interest in the formation of words and are encouraged to first sound, blend and then read the words.

 

Drama and Pretend: Each child was given a food picture and as their name was called they had to talk about the picture i.e. tell us which group it belonged to and why was it important for our body. It was a good game to test their memory and see how much they had learned.  We have also started to practice the song “It Is A Small World After All” for the summer party.

 

Maths: For the maths activity this week the children learned to sequence numbers from 1- 20. In this activity they had to fill in the boxes with the missing number. It gave the children further practice in counting and writing numbers 1-20.

 

Sports: This week and next week we have a Prao student in our class. His name is Charlie, but the kids call him Charles. He has been playing football and bandy with the children outside a lot. Both Charles and the children are having a great time.

 

Art and Craft: Each child got to create his own personal food pyramid. Children cut out food pictures from newspapers and magazines and then they pasted the pictures on their pyramid. They were also given real food material to stick on the food pyramid e.g. pasta, beans and rice.

The children were very keen to apply their knowledge about food and nutrition, so we have designed a “Healthy Eating Chart” for each child that will fill in every morning.

 

Important Dates:

Tuesday 15th of April- Peacocks will go to the Natural History Museum

Thursday 17th of April- Day before Good Friday. Pre-school closes at 14.00
Friday 18th of April- Pre-school closed for Good Friday
Monday 21st of April- Pre-school closed for Easter Monday

Thursday 30th of April – Day before Valborg. Pre-school closes at 14.00
Friday 1st of May – pre-school closed for Valborg

If you should have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to email, call, or speak directly with us.

The Peacocks Teachers

Corrie, Asma, Florentine, and Savita

Futuraskolan International Pre-school

Täby

0767233869

Important information – outing on the 15th of April

 

 

Från: peacocks group [mailto:peacocks@futuraskolan.se]
Skickat: den 2 april 2014 11:50
Till: undisclosed-recipients:
Ämne: Important information – outing on the 15th of April

 

Dear parents,

On the 15th of April we will go to the Naturhistoriska museet.

Here is some important information about that day. 

Time we need to leave school: To be able to arrive at the museum on time, we need to leave the school at 8.30. Please make sure you are on time that day!

Transport: We will take the bus and the roslagsbanan to Universitetet and walk to the museum.

At the museum: When we arrive there we will first watch a movie at the Cosmonova.This movie will be about the body, organs and how our body works. After the movie there will be time for the children to walk through the museum.

We will have lunch togther at the museum, the school will provide this.

Time we will be back: We try to be back at school by 15.00 for snack.

Help from parents: We have four parents helping us that day to make sure all children have a fantastic day.

What to bring?: The school provides lunch and water. The children do not need to bring a back pack on this outing. We hope it will be nice weather so the children can wear a jacket and comfortable shoes.

 

We are very much looking forward to this outing. If you have any doubts or questions, please let us know.

 

 

The Peacocks Teachers

Corrie, Asma, Florentine, and Savita

Futuraskolan International Pre-school

Täby

0767233869

Futuraskolan International pre-chool Täby homepage

 

Från: Adriana Noren [mailto:adriana.noren@futuraskolan.se]
Skickat: den 2 april 2014 22:40
Till: undisclosed-recipients:
Ämne: Futuraskolan International pre-chool Täby homepage

 

Dear parents!

 

Futuraskolan International pre-school Täby has a homepage:

 

Here you´re able to find a lot of information such as:

 

– School wide working Plan (Verksamhetsplan)

– Equality policy (Likabehandlingsplan)

– Health and sick policy 

– Calender for the spring term

– Week´s menu

– Forms

– Contact information

 

If you have any questions or concerns, just let me now!

 

Best regards


Adriana Marx Norén

Principal

Futuraskolan International Pre-school Täby

Tel: 0723-712800

New staff member at Cockatoos

 

 

Från: Adriana Noren [mailto:adriana.noren@futuraskolan.se]
Skickat: den 1 april 2014 18:34
Till: undisclosed-recipients:
Ämne: New staff member at Cockatoos

 

Dear parents,


Jessica Carlsson (Cockatoos teacher) will go on mother leave (mammaledighet) on 01st june.

We wish the best for Jessica, her family and the new baby 🙂

 

Cockatoos will have a new teacher working from 01st june until the end of this term.

Her name is Elise Linler.

She is a native english speaker with English/finish background and she´s currently 

working as a pre-school teacher assistant at a Montessori pre-school in Täby kyrkby.

 

Besides the pedagogical experience, she has also her BA in nursing as well as the degree in 

Key account management (SMH Stockholm) and Strategical leadership (Umeå university)

 

She speaks native English and Finish; fluent Swedish and basic Norwegian and Danish

 

I am sure she will contribute a lot to the already high standard of teaching in our pre.school.

Best Regards 

Adriana Marx Norén

Principal

Futuraskolan International Pre-school Täby

Tel: 0723-712800