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Future Bhavans TotsThe ‘Future Bhavan Tots’ programmewas conducted on 4th and 5th ofJanuary.The children of Junior Kindergartenspoke about what they would like to bewhen they grow up. As their youngminds are inspired by all kind of jobs,we as teachers and parents can helpencourage their passion and interests.Some wanted to become Doctors,Engineers, Teachers, Scientists,Airhostess, Pilots and so on. Childrenwere thrilled to talk so very confidentlyabout, cartoon characters, their real-lifeheroes including their parents,grandparents and people they canreadily identify with, which inspiredthem. Let us hope and pray that ourchildren will realise their dreams and bemodel citizens. We will do our utmost tosupport and motivate them.

Firefighters VisitFire fighters with their dazzling engine The children finally realized thatfrom Abu Dhabi Civil Defense visited underneath all that gear, there reallyour school on 10th January 2017. It is was a regular person inside.quite understandable for young childrento be overawed, by the fire fighters The most exciting part for the childrenwhen they respond to emergency was to watch the fire engine really upsituations at home. They can be quite close. They were awed by the size ofimpressive with all the safety gear they the fire-engine. They saw the ladder,have to wear. To help our children the big winding hose, all of the buttonsunderstand firefighters and the work that they could press, the bright sirensthey do, members of the Abu Dhabi Civil and the many wheels. When theDefense demonstrated their training children came back to class almost alland skill complete with the helmets, the were able to draw the firetruck, theturn-out suits, oxygen masks and the firefighter and some of his tools. Manyvarious tools they carried. of them did say that they wanted to be aThe firefighters did a full demonstration firefighter some day.of how they put on the suit in front of thechildren. They talked their way throughputting on each piece, until they werefully outfitted in a firefighting suit. Theyinteracted with the children for couple ofminutes, letting the children touch thevarious tools. They explained theemergency numbers that the childrenmust call if they find themselves in aserious emergency. They let thechildren put on the pants, jacket, gloves,boots, the helmet, the air pack withmask, flashlight, positive pressure maskand radio.

KG Sports Day Prize DistributionOne of the most enjoyable days in ourSchool is Sports Day. Medals and certif-icates were awarded to winners andparticipants on 12th January by the VicePrincipal Mr. Nanda Kumar. We hopethis event inspired all children to partici-pate enthusiastically in sports activitiesand be strong in both mind and body.The children were all excited about theprizes and it was a day of pride andaccomplishment.

Science Exhibition for Kindergarten childrenScience activities help little learners of Children loved every moment of theall ages understand important concepts, exhibition. They were curious and eagerand these science activities for children to learn scientific facts that they couldgive them the opportunity to discover test using simple tools. It is important tosomething completely new. What’s remember that not all experiments drawmore, Science activities are fun! The concrete conclusions. Sometimes, theSenior and Junior children participated result of an experiment inspires thein a science experiment and exhibition scientist to create another hypothesis,on January 18th and 19th, 2017. and that necessitates even moreThe children had a fun time curiously experimentation. As teachers andplacing together the various ingredients parents, we can teach our students toand experimenting with various combi- be curious, to critically think and nurturenations. Their curiosity on how things their mind as they go on to buildwork was on full display. They surprised important careers to improve the qualitythe teachers by explaining what they of life.discovered during the course of theexperiment. Here are some examples ofthe experiments that our children con-ducted during the exhibition – a balloonexperiment involving baking soda andwater, studying how plants absorbwater, interaction between oil andwater, magic pepper, a rocket from aballoon, lots of floating experiments witheggs, oranges and M&M candy, experi-ments related to sound and finding thedensity of water.

International EveningThe world we live in is made up of so A few parents were dressed up asmany countries spread across the natives of Switzerland along with theirglobe. One of the most exciting eve- children and participated in a ramp walknings and cultural highlight of the year on the stage. There was a raffle draw atin Private International School was the end of the programme where excit-International Evening which was held ing prizes were given to the parents andon 26thJanuary 2017 to celebrate the children who won. It was an excitingdiversity of 11 different cultures. 11 evening for everyone and was a grandcountries were represented by various success. We hope this event enablesdepartments of the school - India, UAE, our children to appreciate and learnItaly, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, about cultures from different parts of theKenya, Australia, France, Thailand, world.Malaysia. The Kindergarten represent-ed Switzerland. A Swiss dance formoriginating in the early 1900s wasperformed by the tiny tots. The classwas completely decorated with SwissLandscapes. Models of the famousSwiss chocolates, mountains, snow-man, train, churches, and housesparticular to Swiss Architecture weredisplayed. Projects were brought by thechildren with parent’s involvement andthe children spoke about their models tothe people who visited the mini Switzer-land which was the highlight of theprogramme. Visitors were wonderstruckto see the children speak about theirmodel with confidence.



A visit to the science labSenior KG children visited the sciencelab on the 1st and 6th of February 2017.The children were extremely thrilled andexcited to see the models of the internalorgans of a human body. They gotengrossed in the explanation given indetail about the functions of each organ.Initially the little ones were hesitant totouch the skeleton. However, they gath-ered the courage to get a feel of theskeleton. They also saw the cellsthrough a microscope. They wereenlightened on the use of a microscope.Apart from these, they saw a dissectedfrog. This enabled them to understandthat animals too have various organs ashuman beings. The visit proved veryuseful. On returning to the class, thechildren drew the pictures of the internalorgans of a human body.

Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony23rd February 2017, was yet another This year’s Graduation ceremony was ared letter day for the Kindergarten little different. The parents too had anfamily. Yes! It was the graduation day! opportunity to write about theirs wardsThe venue glittered once again with in a sentence or two which wassmiles of the tiny tots who graduated displayed through PowerPoint as thefrom Kindergarten to Grade 1. The high- child came to receive the scroll. Ourlight of the event was that the little ones Chairman Mr. Ramachandran Menon,invited their teachers on stage to pres- Principal Mrs. Girija Baiju, and theent their own classes. Each class teach- Administrative Officer Mr. Krishna Daser in turn invited her children on stage to gave away the scrolls. Childrenreceive the scrolls. Each child was con- received their scrolls with elegance andferred a title by the teacher. This was discipline and exhibited a lot of self-con-greatly enjoyed by the audience and fidence and gratefulness towards theirbrought cheers to the children. The teachers. The event came to an endSenior KG children promised to keep up when Charvi Bysani of Senior KGtheir high spirits, as they sang a beauti- proposed the Vote of Thanks. The childful graduation day song and a Thank graciously thanked the Principal, theyou song with a lot of enthusiasm. They management, the teachers, their proudwalked the ramp adorned in traditional parents and everyone who attended theconvocation gowns and caps. The Graduation Day Ceremony.entire show had enchanting fillers by thechildren of Kalakshethra and the JuniorKindergarten.

Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony

Influence of Modern Gadgets on our Kids Parents cornerThink about our child hood. It brings us immense pleasure even with the memories ofthose times. The kind of games we played, how we played, the festivals, the family gettogether etc. But is it the same with our children? Are they getting the kind of fun andenjoyment which we got? Majority answer would be \"No\".Wonder what the reason for this is? Over the years, people have become busy due tochanges in life style. Since we do not find enough time to spend with children, gadgetshave started coming into the life of our children. And now gadgets dominate their child-hood.Our kids are living in a gadget dominated society - be it a smart phone, video game,laptop, tablet or anything. Is there any child living in this era who doesn’t know how tooperate any one of these electronic devices? Certainly not!Children born today are technology-savvy almost right from birth. Many parents do takepride when they see their child using the modern gadgets with ease. Of course there aremany benefits. Some of them are:• Better Hand-eye Coordination.• Improves Language Skills.• Promotes School Readiness and Cognitive Development.• Increases Motivation to Complete TasksTechnology makes education more fun.For every peak there is a valley!The few cons of more screen time are:• Babies don’t learn to talk by watching TV / using gadgets.• Screen time poses a special threat to sleep and vision.• Background TV can interfere with a child’s ability to concentrate and communi-cate.• Electronic entertainment may crowd out creative play and imagination.• Children become lazy and it influences a child’s health mainly due to lack of exer-cise.• Loss of good manners and etiquette - lack of physical interaction with people andsociety means less social skills.

Parents corner Influence of Modern Gadgets on our KidsHere are a few ways to help our little ones take a break from Electronics.• We as parents should find time to spend with the kids. Spend time with them toengage in physical activities like playing with them, doing some gardening together withthem if possible, exercise with them etc.• During weekends / holidays instead of spending time in front of television orlaptops, take them to a park, or visit relatives or grandparents.• If kids are interested in extracurricular activities like dancing, swimming, singingencourage them accordingly. Please don’t force them into this. Different kids will havedifferent talents.• Involve them in indoor activities like colouring, painting, musical instruments.• Instead of allowing the use of mobiles / tablets before going to sleep, it will begood if we can narrate a story to help them fall asleep.Even though it’s not so easy for us to put all these into practice in one shot, at least wecan start doing some of these things from today. This will help to improve the child'ssocial and cultural outlook which will indirectly help us to groom our children in a bettermanner along with their formal education. Soumya. V.S Mother of Avaneesh Anoop Senior KG Anemone

Managing Anger Parents cornerThere are ways in which we can manage a child’s anger. Understand that it’s normal forkids to get angry. Your child won’t always be happy with you or your decisions and that’sokay. Explore the causes of angry outbursts. Talk sympathetically to your child to findout triggers his anger. You will both learn to recognize the early warning signs thatanger is starting to rise.Don’t jump to conclusions about your child’s anger: anger often relates to a child feelingmisunderstood, falsely accused, unfairly treated, or insecure. If your child can’t explainhis view point, then leave him alone until he calms down. shouting at your child will onlyescalate the situation. However, explain that there are rules that your child has to follow,like no hitting, throwing breaking objects or using bad words. By involving children inestablishing the consequences for their behavior, you will find that your children aremore likely to respect the rules.Don’t try to threaten or reason with an angry child: if you try to say something to yourchild when he is very angry it will make the things worse give the child some space. Ifyou try to punish your child when emotions are running high, you will probably causefurther eruptions.Set a good example: if your child hears you abusing a fellow driver on the road, don’t besurprised if he abuses a playmate in the same way for snatching a toy. Tell tour childthat everyone including parents gets angry. Tell your child how you resolve your angerin a positive way. The more time you spend on praising their efforts, the less time thereis for punishment for falling. “The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child”(Maria Montessori) Nisha Ramesh Menon Mother of Nakshatra Menon Junior KG Bluebell





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