Dear Parents,
Early Years Outdoor Learning Centre opening
Today we opened our Outdoor Learning Centre with Mae and Joonyeob from 1KJ sharing their thoughts and excitement about our new learning space with students from EY3, 4, 5 and Grade 1. This space is a wonderful learning space complete with a grassy mound and tunnels, open ended large and small play structures, wooden building blocks, a tricycle track with road signs and a mud kitchen with a traditional water pump.
We worked very hard on the design of this OLC last year, and we would like to especially thank Ms Vigna (EY4), Ms Lily (EY5) and Ms Amy (Grade 1) who were on our OLC design committee. This space will be used daily throughout the day by our EY - Grade 1 students, and as it is a supervised learning space, it will not yet be open after school. We want to honor this as a learning space, and ask for your support in this too.
Sharing News with children
In this age of technological news being shared through multiple online sites, and long before parents have had a chance to digest news events themselves or discuss it thoughtfully with their kids, our children are learning about news events happening all around the world.
In this age of technological news being shared through multiple online sites, and long before parents have had a chance to digest news events themselves or discuss it thoughtfully with their kids, our children are learning about news events happening all around the world.
In many cases, Elementary and Middle school aged children are not at an age where they can make sense of these current events and are being thrust into a political debate that can seem scary or overwhelming. This blog link ‘Explaining the news to our kids’ is a great read to help your children process news they may be hearing.
After School Activities Handover System
On Monday trimester one of ASAs begin. We will have a different routine this year that handover from teacher to ASA leader will happen directly at school. When children go to ASAs, parents will not need to come to school between 3:30 and 3:45pm to handover their children; we will do this directly at school.
On Monday trimester one of ASAs begin. We will have a different routine this year that handover from teacher to ASA leader will happen directly at school. When children go to ASAs, parents will not need to come to school between 3:30 and 3:45pm to handover their children; we will do this directly at school.
Please pack an extra drink and snack to eat before the ASA and send with your child in the morning.
Class Photos
All our Elementary Classes will be having their photos taken during the days of Monday 28, Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30th of August. Please look for exact date and time for your child(ren)s classes to be shared on Edmodo.
Parent Coffee on ‘Transitions’ - Tuesday 22 August 8:45am in the BBT
On Tuesday we have our first Elementary Parent Coffee - co-lead by our wonderful counselors, Mr Ron and Ms Linda. This coffee is a wonderful chance to connect with other Elementary parents, particularly if you are new.
On Tuesday we have our first Elementary Parent Coffee - co-lead by our wonderful counselors, Mr Ron and Ms Linda. This coffee is a wonderful chance to connect with other Elementary parents, particularly if you are new.
This particular coffee will offer parents advice and strategies for dealing with transitions - be it the start of the new year, moving to a new school, moving to a new country, or even how to make new friends.
Snapshot Conferences - next week Monday to Friday 21 - 25 August
By now you should have all signed up for a 10 minute face-to-face conference via a link shared on Edmodo. Some ideas you may like to share with your child’s teacher include:
- Favourite parts of school in previous years
- Hopes for the year
- Fears
- Special people, places
- Family circumstances
- Languages spoken at home
- Friendships and relationships
First Design Saturday – September 2, 2017
Timing: 9 am -12 noon
Facility: ES Discovery Studios (Rooms 2602 / 2603)
Eligibility: Grade 1 - 5, maximum 10 children per activity
We are offering two design challenges. Please choose one activity to challenge your child and yourself. The time is designed that, to do one activity will take three hours. If you have children doing different activities, you must have one parent at each activity.
Pallet Furniture (10 children max)
The first challenge is to make a Pallet box. You will build your very own lounge chair, using recycled wood with a carrying handle.
Coconut leaf Challenge (10 children max)
The second challenge is the Coconut leaf challenge. Be prepared to be creative for this one. You are going to twist, bend and cut the leaf for make interesting toys and wearables.
Parents must accompany their child to Design Saturday and stay with them the entire time of the activity. The Design Saturday activities are not for Early years 3, 4, 5, due to safety reasons, even as an observer. Thank you for your understanding.
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Online registrations open on August 26th and 27th.
In-person registrations at the ASA office (MC-1B) on August 28th and 29th.
The cost of the activity is:
INR 1500 per student for Pallet furniture.
INR 500 per student for Coconut leaf challenge
Health Forms - repeat announcement
Returning families please update and submit your child’s Health Form to the nurse before August 31. If there are no changes to be made in the Health Form, please still fill in the Medication Permission page.
Have a lovely weekend!
Keryn Dowling and Lori Newman