The 1st semester of the school year is about to end, as such, all the students gathered in celebration of a job well done. The Holiday Concert 2012 is a showcase of talents—displaying their musical and dance skills—the grade 6 Wishnu students readily took part in the festivities. The entire grade 6 class serenaded the audience with their own angklung performance of “Silent Night”, after which selected female students did a dance number. Everybody was amazed at the level of skill displayed. The event was closed by a community song sang by the entire Mentari family.

“Holiday Concert 2012”

Sekolah Mentari Grand Surya Jln. T. Bougenville 1, Taman Surya 5, Blok MM2 Pegadungan, Kalideres, Jakarta Barat

Wishnu Home News December 2012— January 2013

Volume 1 Issue 4

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Welcome bac k! The grade 6 Wishnu were greeted with a new classroom setting, as smiles and hellos were being exchanged. They readily jumped on board the knowledge train, eager to learn from their teachers. In around six months time, the very same students will then graduate and explore the world, fully equipped with the teachings and wisdom imparted by their teachers as well as the Mentari education system. Welcome back to a new semester of fun and learning!

“In our

quest for

knowledge

and

learning,

every step is

a journey

and every

experience

a form of

exploration”

Inside:

English Language Arts

Mathematics

Science

Geo-history

...Geo-history”

Man and his environment was the hot topic during Science discussions. The students were made aware of all the wonders of nature, as well as all forces and circumstances that affect the stability of the world. They likewise learned how to better

Letter writing and composition activities, debates and speaking exercises, reading comprehension drills—only a few of the numerous trainings endured by the all grade 6 Wishnu students in their English Language Arts classes. The students are likewise given the opportunity to express and encouraged to think outside the box activities, speaking exercises, grammar writing, narrative poetry, show and tell, The students are continuously reminded English vocabulary.

take care of everything around them– from reducing, reusing, and recycling, to proper segregation, to actual application of their knowledge. They made waste bins out of used materials and distributed the same throughout the school to be used by everyone. They have been doing their share for a cleaner and greener world in and out of the four corners of the classroom.

...English Language Arts”

. . .Mathematics” The students learned about solid figures in their Mathematics classes. The figures ranged from triangles, prisms, squares, cubes, circles, spheroids, and so much more. They also learned how to quickly compute for the circumference of circles,

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“Following

the

‘Mentari’

sun, we left

ignorance

and

incapability

behind.”

-grade 6

Wishnu

. . . S c i e n c e ”

Volume 1, Issue 4

Grade 6 Wishnu:

Mr. Alfredo Francisco

J. Bretaña Mr. Francis”

Class Adviser

Ms. Dwi

Classroom Assistant

What the students learned in... Upcoming Lessons in: English—Number the Stars, Writing activities, Speaking activities, and Prepositional Phrases Mathematics—Pie Charts and volume Science—Force and simple machines Geo-history-Indonesia: World War II

In their Geo-history class, the students learned all about the Age of Exploration. They ventured out just as the Europeans did during the 15th-17th century—in search of knowledge and a new beginning. The grade 6 Wishnu brainstormed other reasons that gave birth to the Age of Exploration, such as the need for trade of spices, silk and gold; the spread of religion; the expansion of territory and power; and, the yearning for learning. They ended their lesson with projects related to the Age—creating artifacts, maps, stories, and so much more. Next off, they are to experience the hardships and troubles brought about by the Second World War. They will travel back in time and walk through the history before the war, during the war, and after the war.

E v e n t u a l l y , the students will find Pie charts and solving for the volume of given objects as part and parcel of their learning in the vast world of n u m b e r s . Their classes will prepare them in better understanding Mathematics through more computations and problem

their thoughts and ideas while studying while learning the subject. More writing drills are in store for the students. Free and a lot more can also be expected. to read in order to expand their

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