AUGUST 2019 Newsletter

“There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air is softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.”

- Elizabeth Lawrence

Dear Parents, The month of August has been a foundational one at Indus Early Learning Centre as students and teachers focused on settling into classroom routines and establishing trusting relationships within their community of learners. The students have adjusted well to school after the summer holidays and are all happily participating in the wide array of activities, projects and events that are a part of daily school life at IELC.

It was a pleasure meeting you all on Curriculum Road Map Day as well as for the PAC Meeting. I would like to congratulate the incoming PAC team and wish them a collaborative stint. We look forward to working with the PAC team and taking IELC RMV to greater heights.

The members for PAC Team 2018-19 are as mentioned below - Nursery-Ms. Swati Bhaskar Bhagwat (Mysha's mom) Reception- Mr. Sadanand Shastri (Atharv's dad) and Ms. Josephine Kiran ( Amy’s mom)

Prep 1 - Mr. Mehirr Nath Choppra ( Nooh's dad) and Ms. Sai Sudha (Rithanya's mom) Prep 2: Ms. Poornima Vinay ( Vihaan's mom) and Ms. Prachi Mungali (Hridhaan’s mom) School Representatives- Ms. Nishita, Ms. Kavitha and Ms. Meenakshi

As part of our endeavor to mentor students to become self-directed learners and as part of the leadership curriculum we had the Goal setting week for students of Prep 1 and Prep where students, parents and teachers have been looking at the three key areas of goal setting- curricula, co-curricular, social and

emotional, to set goals and keep track and monitor them through SMART technique. As we keep updating the Facebook page with events and pictures of all the special things we do at our school I would like to invite you to view and like the IELC RMV’s Facebook page. Please visit the page: https://www.facebook.com/IELCRMV/.

Independence Day Celebration at IELC RMV and Indus International School Bangalore

Students and Staff of Indus celebrated India’s 73rd Independence Day on the 14th and 15th of August

respectively.

At IELC RMV students got the opportunity to

celebrate India’s Independence Day on 14th

August. We celebrated our 73rd Indian

Independence Day by gathering for an

assembly.

Our Prep 2 students conducted their first class

assembly on Independence Day. They

began their assembly with the famous song

“Nanna Munna Rahi Hu” followed by the

little speakers enlightening the younger ones

about ‘how they can be a soldier at their age

and help our country be better.’

They also made a promise badge which

said ‘I’m responsible for my country ‘ .

Each class made tri-colour crafts to reinforce the

concept of the national colours.

Teachers from all IELC’s were in attendance at IISB on 15th August where the event was

celebrated with aplomb and gaiety.

Keeping Safe Week As part of our endeavor to develop independence and self-management skills, particularly keeping safe, we conducted the Keeping Safe Week from 19th August to 23rd August, 2019. Over the week each class planned age-related activities as well as general safety topics. The week was an engaging way to learn about sensitive

topics ranging from touch, consent to stranger danger.

Students were introduced to the various grade related topics through presentations, role play, songs and

puppet shows. They also learnt about road and school safety rules. Apart from that, children were

engaged in many sessions to recognize safe and unsafe spots at school, home and the outdoors.

On Monday a presentation on "Stranger Danger" was presented by the class teachers. The children

were taught about strangers being a danger and what they must do if a stranger comes to them.

On Tuesday, A demonstration by parent Dr. Nivedita on "Personal Hygiene" was met with much

excitement and involvement from the students.

On Wednesday, a puppet show by Ms. Vani on "Good touch, Bad touch" was presented to all grades.

Ms. Vani SEN (Special Educational Needs) teacher introduced good touch and bad touch to the

children by explaining to them the same by means of a song. We also spoke about different types of

touches and good secrets and bad secrets with the help of Poppy the Giraffe.

On Thursday a presentation by Ms. Marziyeh on "Give your consent" was made. This led to a very

lively discussion on the meaning and perception of students.

On Friday we recapped the topics discussed and a role play by Ms. Kavitha, Ms. Parvathy and Ms.

Srabani was held on the topic "Keeping safe on roads, home and school"

Since children learn best through reinforcement, their class teachers will continue discussing related

topics during circle time, which is a wonderful opportunity for students to share their thoughts and

build an environment of trust, shared learning and care.

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebrations Students were introduced to the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi through crafts and regional songs.

News from the Grades

PREP 2 In the month of August, Prep 2 students conducted their first assembly on Independence Day and spoke about being responsible for their country. They also began with our academic journey by reviewing our letter formations and letter sounds. In math, students worked on reviewing forward and backward counting and number correspondence. During the safety week children learnt about personal body

safety and learnt the safety rules as well as sorted the different types of touches and secrets. Students began to identify different feelings and are beginning to identify and manage their own emotions. Prep 2 children began to set goals in order to begin their leadership journey.

PREP 1 Prep 1 students in the first three weeks of school have been involved in fun, engaging and explorative activities to develop their gross and fine motors skills. August was filled with lots of fun, settling time and informative. Children were educated on hygiene factors, good touch and bad touch, fire safety,

healthy food habits. Prep 1 as well began the process of setting goals collaboratively with their parents and teachers.

RECEPTION Reception Class had an engaging Safety week to make their children aware about the Do’s and Don’ts

in everyday life. They invited a parent as their guest speaker Dr. Nivedita who demonstrated about Personal hygiene. Ms. Vani our SEN (Special Education Need) teacher demonstrated about Good touch and bad touch through a puppet show. Ms. Marziyeh had a free conversation ‘Teddy talk”

discussing the importance of consent and saying “Yes/No” Students learnt about safety at home, school

and outdoor through videos and role play by their class teachers.

NURSERY Nursery students have settled into their daily routines smoothly. They look forward to their circle times with nursery rhymes, passing the ball game and parachute play. In the first four weeks, children have

been involved in fun, engaging and explorative activities to develop their gross and fine motors skills. Children enjoyed outdoor play immensely and loved the slides, riding the bikes and playing on the new playground.

Professional Development for Staff

As part of the on-going and continuous professional development of our staff to ensure all staff are equipped and trained to handle POSCO which was held on 23rd August, 2019 at IISB. 1. (POCSO) Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Workshop for teachers held on 23rd August 2019 at IISB. 2. Phonics And Language Workshop conducted by Ms. Sasha, EYP Coordinator, IISB held

on 23rd August 2019 as well.

After-School Classes After-school Classes will begin as per schedule finalized. These classes will be conducted by Specialist from the respective Organization or Academy and supervised by the IELC RMV Administration. The schedule of days is mentioned below. Fees for the same will be shared shortly for a set of classes.

If you wish for your child to sign up please keep your class teacher informed.

After School Classes:

After-School Class Day Time No. of

classes

in a

month

Start date Fees for

classes

Gardening and

Composting

Workshop ( Reception, Prep 1,

Prep 2)

Tuesday 2:45 pm

to 3:45 pm

4 16th September

Will

communicate shortly

Gymnastics ( Prep 1 and Prep 2)

Monday,

Wednesday

2:45 pm to 3:45

pm

8 16th September Rs. 9600 for 24 classes @ 8

classes per month

Save the Dates

2nd September Monday Ganesh Chaturthi ( Holiday)

5th September Thursday Teacher’s Day Celebrations

7th September Saturday Jolly Phonics Presentation

10th September Tuesday Fire Drill

21st September Saturday Play- Based Learning Carnival

From the desk of:

Nishita Israni Head of Center

IELC RMV, Bangalore

Mobile: +91-7829261800

Email: nishita.israni@indusearlyyears.com