Ecole Children's House

Jumat, 06 November 2015

K1-K2 MEDICAL CHECK UP

KINDY 1 CLASS

Nathan

Sreeram

Maureen

Adelson

Milka

Manuello

KINDY 2 CLASS

Christabel

Jean

Berwyn

Nicole

Flavia

Kimiko

Keiko

Oliver

TODDLER-NURSERY MEDICAL CHECK UP

TODDLER CLASS

Lintang

Madelline

NURSERY CLASS

Leticia

Andrew

Michelle

Kaisar

Ivy

Denzel

Rafael

Enzo

Veronica

Florence

Olivianna

Adelle

Olssen

Kamis, 05 November 2015

HELPING KIDS ACHIEVE THEIR BEST

Greetings From Our Principal

Dear Parents,

We are off to a great year! I would like to thank you for your support and cooperation in making our UN Day Fashion show celebration a success. The children enjoyed and had a fabulous day!

At Ecole, we believe that every kids need to be equipped with positive self talk just as much as anybody else. They need to know and hear in ways they understand that they are loved and valued by mom and dad. By giving them healthy dose of positive motivational values, it will set the foundation for an intrinsic love of learning.

Most importantly, our childen will recieve the best education when you and our dedicated teachers work as a team. It is our parent's enthusiam, support and involvement that inspire children to do their best, and our teacher's ability to teach what students need to learn that will motivate them.

Thank you.

Regards,

EviJovita
Principal

Teacher’s Corner

By : Miss Arrien

Hi, My name is

Ms. Arrien.

I am the assistant teacher of K1.

I am very happy working as a teacher in preschool. I feel happy to see the children everyday, they always surprise me with their words, acts, and behaviours. That’s what makes me feel motivated to go to work every morning.

We always try to make the lessons in class attractive and playful, so the children will be motivated in school. We hope they feel curious about every activity in school, because that will become a great motivation for them.

So parents, let us work together to encourage self-motivation in your child.

Thank you!

Article

Motivate Your Child To Learn

Motivation begins with interest. Interest leads to exploration and learning, and to the development of projects. Projects then become ambitions and goals. Like all of us, children want to do what they are “good at.” They want to shine and feel proud. And, again, they want us to be proud of them.

A child’s motivation is also sustained by ideals. Children want to become like, to learn from, and to earn the respect of the people they admire. Too often, we overlook this fundamental aspect of children’s motivation and emotional development. It is easy to forget that children look to us and look up to us—and that we remain for our children, throughout life, sources of affirmation and emotional support.

It can be helpful to think of children’s motivation in the form of equations:

Motivation = interest + a sense of one’s competence + relevance + ideals

Motivation = interest + confidence (the anticipation of success) + the anticipation of recognition (praise or appreciation) for our effort

Motivation = having a goal + feeling that we can achieve it

There are solutions to the problem of a child’s lack of motivation and effort.

· Promoting Children’s Motivation Begins With Your Enthusiastic Interest In Their Interests—even if these are not the interests you would choose.

If you look hard enough, you will find in your child some interest—and a desire to do well. They may watch the History or Discovery channels, but they will not read a history or science book. Some read National Geographic magazine, but they do not do their homework. We may disapprove, but these are their interests.

· Find The Source of Their Frustration and Discouragement.

When children are discouraged, they often say that they hate school or hate homework. Or that it is “pointless” and irrelevant. Undiagnosed attention and learning disorders are the most common source of discouragement and lack of sustained effort in children. Even mild or moderate attention and learning problems can be a source of anxiety and frustration for children, leading to discouragement, pessimism, and giving up. Acknowledge their frustration, discouragement, and disappointment. Let them know that you understand their feelings. For young children especially, more than anything else, it may help them to know that we have also been frustrated and discouraged. Talking to children about the importance of effort and hard work, however well intentioned and however true, or grounding them for their avoidance of schoolwork, will not help. Children have heard this all before. Telling them that they have to try harder will only make them feel angry and misunderstood.

· Encouragement, Encouragement, Encouragement.

Acknowledge every increment of effort and improvement, even when his effort falls far short of our goal, and express confidence in his eventual success. This may be the essence of encouragement: We make note of a child’s improvement and his progress toward goals, not his mistakes.

· Focus On Their Strengths.

Help them develop a different picture of themselves. Their strengths should be in the center of the picture; their difficulties and frustrations should be in the corner. Even children with significant learning problems demonstrate areas of competence, or qualities of character, that should be a source of inner pride and a foundation for their future success. These strengths need to be recognized and supported.

Miss Radini (K1 Teacher)

Keiko ( Kindy 2)

Date	Important Dates (November 2015)
2-3	IQ Test
6	Medical Check Up
13	Futsal
16-18	Monthly Review
20	Swim
28	Hangout

Kamis, 15 Oktober 2015

Make Young Kids Love The Environment

Greetings From Our Principal

Dear Parents,

Welcome to the new Term II Academic Year 2015- 2016. Opening this new term, I would like to share with you some tips about communicating with preschoolers about environment. For parents with young children, it is important to provide your child with time to spend in nature.

Children need opportunities to explore nature and form a bond with it. They need chances to touch , feel, look and smell. As most of us live in the city, there are still ways in which you can help your child experience nature. Even with the changing weather, parents can still help young children to develop a sense of wonder for the natural environment by:

Ø Having picnics in a garden or local park.

Ø Arrange outings or family holiday in a natural environment.

Ø Buy some seeds and watch them grow in a pot on the windowsill.

Ø Give your child a little plot in the garden to care for.

Thus, by doing these, children will be given opportunities to fall in love with the environment rather than overloading them with theories of information.

Last but not least, we will be celebrating United Nations Day in October with the theme " Fashion Around The World ". Please be informed that the celebration will be explained in great details later.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Regards,

EviJovita
Principal

Teacher’s Corner

By : Miss Amelia

My name is Amelia, I have been teaching in Ecole for 2 years. I am the assistant teacher for Nursery Class.

I feel happy and like my whole life in school. The job exhausts me, but I love it overall. I have also made several good friends which makes it easy to go to work each day.

In my experience as a teacher, teaching my students about environment is a fun thing. Teaching students about the environment is important because, the lessons that they learn about taking care of the earth at this young age will impact their attitude towards environmental issues later on.

Being concerned about the environment is one of the giant ways we can move beyond the place we are in now. And hopefully our kids will find a way and teach us to improve the state of the world.

Thank you!

“HEALTHY SOILS FOR A HEALTHY LIFE”

Ø Healthy soils are the basis for healthy food production

Ø Soils are the foundation for vegetation which is cultivated or managed for feed, fibre, fuel, and medicinal products.

Ø Soils support our planet’s biodiversity and they host a quarter of the total

Ø Soils help to combat and adapt to climate change by playing a key role in the carbon cycle

Ø Soils store and filter water improving our resilience to floods and droughts

Ø Soils is a non-renewable resource, its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future

Article

Environmental Education For Our Kids

When should environmental education begin - in the third grade? first grade? kindergarten? The answer is -- even earlier. Environmental education based on life experiences should begin during the very earliest years of life. Such experiences play a critical role in shaping lifelong attitudes, values, and patterns of behavior toward natural environments.

The rationale for environmental education during the early childhood years is based on two major premises. First, children must develop a sense of respect and caring for the natural environment during their first few years of life or be at risk for never developing such attitudes. Second, positive interactions with the natural environment are an important part of healthy child development, and these interactions enhance learning and the quality of life over the span of one's lifetime.

Children who are close to nature relate to it as a source of wonder, joy, and awe. Wonder -- rather than books, words, or learning all the facts -- provides the direction and impetus for environmental education in early childhood. Environmental education during the early years should be based on this sense of wonder and the joy of discovery.

The following guidelines can be used as a framework for developing and implementing an environmental education for our children is:

Begin with simple experiences. Young children learn best through experiences that relate to what is already familiar and comfortable. Thus, the best place to start is in an environment similar to what they already know

Provide frequent positive experiences outdoors. Because children learn best through direct, concrete experiences, they need to be immersed in the outdoor environment to learn about it. Optimally, the exposure should be provided on an almost daily basis.

Focus on "experiencing" rather than "teaching”. Because young children learn through discovery and self-initiated activities, an adult should serve more as a facilitator than a teacher. Learning among young children requires active involvement -- hands-on manipulation, sensory engagement, and self-initiated explorations. Young children should not be expected to "watch and listen" for any length of time, nor should they be expected to always follow your lead or agenda. Focus on what children find of interest rather than competing for attention through adult-selected activities and materials.

Demonstrate a personal interest in and enjoyment of the natural world. Your expressions of interest in and enjoyment of the natural world are critical to your child's interest in the environment. Your own sense of wonder, more than your scientific knowledge, will ignite and sustain a child's love of nature.

Model caring and respect for the natural environment. Parents should model caring and respect for the world of nature. Talking to children about taking care of the Earth is far less effective than demonstrating simple ways of expressing care. Care and respect can be modeled by gently handling plants and animals in the classroom, establishing or maintaining outdoor habitats for wildlife, properly disposing of trash, and recycling or reusing as many materials as possible.

(Article from ERIC Clearing house for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education)