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Secondary 3: Community Service

Secondary 3: Community Service

Secondary-3 students had a “Community service” program in FIS primary on Tuesday, 6 June 2023. The program was part of their Term-4 Learning Project (LeaPro) conducted from 22 to 26 May 2023.  The Learning Project was about creating a students’ guide: how to do a fun and engaging science experiment for primary students. The final

Golden Moment Tahun Ajaran 2022-2023

Golden Moment Tahun Ajaran 2022-2023

Golden Moment Tahun Ajaran 2022-2023 dilaksanakan pada hari Kamis, 8 Juni 2023. Bertempat di Emerald Ballroom Hotel Paragon Solo. Golden Moment diikuti oleh 50 siswa EY2, 55 siswa Primary 6, dan 17 siswa Secondary 3. Golden Moment dilakukan secara sederhana, khidmat, dan cepat. Dimulai dengan sambutan dari Principal, prosesi wisuda, penyerahan kembali siswa kepada orang

Baby Class – Fine Motor: Fish Out the Rubber Bands

Baby Class – Fine Motor: Fish Out the Rubber Bands

The babies looked engaged to see the floating rubber bands in the wet pail. They needed to transfer the rubber bands using a plastic fork. This activity aimed to develop eye-hand coordination in seeing the moving objects and using their fingers to hold the fork properly. By having this activity, the student’s practical life skills

Primary 1 – Learning Project: Observing Environments

Primary 1 – Learning Project: Observing Environments

Primary-1 students learn that living and non-living things exist in an environment. The environment also provides sources for living things like air and water for humans, plants, and animals to stay alive. Different environments may show distinctive activities. To prove that, students got their chance to go around the school environment and Manahan sports arena

Primary 2 – Learning Project: Day 2

Primary 2 – Learning Project: Day 2

On Tuesday, Primary 2 students gathered in the library to learn tips about how to tell the story attractively. They had Bu DaSa (Bu Dalang Sasa) as a guess star. Bu DaSa chose some students to be her puppets while telling the story. After that, she gave a chance to have Q and A sessions

Primary 2 – Learning Project : Day 1

Primary 2 – Learning Project : Day 1

Learning Project is a set of fun and meaningful activities for the students after Final Examination. Starting the Learning Project, the students watched the teachers’ drama performance about the students who love to read will get tons of knowledge. After that, they sorted some books from the library based on the category; fiction and non-fiction.

Early Year 2 – Character Building: Responsibility and Adaptability

Early Year 2 – Character Building: Responsibility and Adaptability

Starting this week, EY2 students have Character Building Week at school. In this program, they learn about responsibility and adaptability. Today, EY2 students enthusiastically toured the FIS Primary Building. They visited classrooms, the teacher’s room, the dining room, etc. The EY2 students were also excited to interact with the primary teachers and students. This activity

Nursery – Fine Motor : Let’s Put Out the Fire!

Nursery – Fine Motor : Let’s Put Out the Fire!

Students in Nursery level enthusiastically joined fine motor lesson by having a game. In that activity, the students were invited to pretend to be a fireman who put out the fire by spraying the water. The students needed to aim the water sprayer to the certain target as they were pretending to squirt the water

Primary 1 – English: Mini-book

Primary 1 – English: Mini-book

As the final project of the “Information Texts” unit, Primary-1 students were asked to create their mini-book about plastic recycling; previously, students had information about plastic waste, the plastic problem, and what people could do to solve it. Then, they used the information to make their information book. The students started it by making the

Primary 6 – LeaPro: Deal with Puberty

Primary 6 – LeaPro: Deal with Puberty

At the beginning of Primary 6 LEAPRO, students got a chance to learn deeper about the reproductive system to get more knowledge about puberty. At first, they felt awkward with the topic. Then, after the explanation from the teacher, they realized that puberty is normal. They understand that every human will go through this phase

Secondary 1 & 2 – English: English First (EF) visit FIS

Secondary 1 & 2 – English: English First (EF) visit FIS

English First visited Focus Independent School on May 30th and May 31st, 2023. Secondary 1 and 2 students got a chance to have EFEKTA (Fun Active Learning) with English First teachers. In the session, the students learned about cultures worldwide through games and fun activities. The students could develop their speaking fluency and build cultural awareness

Early Year 1 – English: Making A Rocketship

Early Year 1 – English: Making A Rocketship

Early Year 1 students were excited about using a used bottle to create their rocket ship. Students were asked to follow instructions such as drawing, cutting, folding, wrapping, and pasting. This activity allows the students to improve their motor skills and promote the idea of reusing something. They also had a chance to practice their

Toddler – Fine motor: Holding clothes pegs

Toddler – Fine motor: Holding clothes pegs

Toddler students looked very enthusiastic when they pretended to be drying the clothes on the washing line using pegs. They practiced holding the clothes pegs using their three fingers (thumbkin, pointer, and Tallman). This activity was expected to strengthen their fine motor skill, especially their three fingers, which to promote the pencil grip as well

Early Year 1 – Fine Motor Activity: Cutting and Beading

Early Year 1 – Fine Motor Activity: Cutting and Beading

EY 1 students did some fine motor activities seriously. Developing students’ fine motor skills is crucial as part of the learning process. Fine motor skills involve small muscles working with the brain and nervous system to control movements in the hands, fingers, lips, tongue, and eyes. Through cutting and beading activities, students can improve their

Baby Class – Manual: Badminton Play

Baby Class – Manual: Badminton Play

The babies looked so thrilled to have badminton play at the playground. They were asked to hit the hanging plastic balls using the plastic racket. This activity was good to build their eye-hand coordination skill as they needed to see the hanging ball first and then hit it using the racket. Even though it looks

Primary 1 – Bahasa Mandarin: Final Examination Review

Primary 1 – Bahasa Mandarin: Final Examination Review

Siswa Primary 1 telah menyelesaikan semua materi dalam pelajaran bahasa Mandarin. Untuk mempersiapkan diri dalam menghadapi Final Examination, siswa P1 mengerjakan review bersama dengan Laoshi. Review tersebut dikerjakan secara mandiri dan akan dibahas bersama-sama dengan Laoshi. Melalui kegiatan review ini, siswa diharapkan dapat mengingat kembali dan semakin memahami materi yang telah mereka pelajari di P1.

Early Year 2 – Arts: Friendship Poster

Early Year 2 – Arts: Friendship Poster

EY2 students showed their fine motoric skills by drawing, coloring, and making collages in making Friendship Poster. During the activity, students also express their creativity and idea through their drawing and coloring composition. Furthermore, EY2 students also expand their social skills to communicate and cooperate with their peers while doing the artwork through group work.

Primary 5 – Religion: Persiapan Final Examination dengan Review

Primary 5 – Religion: Persiapan Final Examination dengan Review

Sebelum final test, siswa yang beragama Buddha melakukan review materi. Hal ini dimaksudkan supaya siswa bisa mengingat kembali materi yang sudah pernah dipelajari dan akan memudahkan mereka untuk mengerjakan final test. Kegiatan review dilakukan secara berkelompok. Guru membagi menjadi 2 kelompok. Siswa diminta menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan yang sudah disiapkan oleh guru. Selama kegiatan berlangsung, siswa kelas

Early Year 1 – Gross Motor Activity: Creeping and Crawling

Early Year 1 – Gross Motor Activity: Creeping and Crawling

EY1 students actively joined the gross motor activity, especially creeping and crawling. Gross motor activities are important for the students to practice because they help students learn how to coordinate and control their body movements. Moreover, crawling and creeping not only promote the healthy development of vision and posture but also provide important foundational brain