Toddler students practiced their fine motor skills by pouring and transferring water. They must pay attention to the example of pouring water from a jug into a bowl. And then transfer it to the bottle using the funnel. It strengthened their fingers and hand-eye coordination and trained them in practical life activities. ***
FIS welcomed a new friend, Mr. Haechan, from Korea. He came to meet FIS teachers and leaders. He kindly shared with the leaders how the education system in Korea. He also shared the KidKids, an innovative learning platform in Korea. Mr. Haechan’s visit has enriched the FIS team with broader knowledge and perspective to support
In the math lesson, students in Nursery were introduced to the habit of the bees, which like to get nectar from the flower. In that activity, the students were invited to a role-play of being a bee worker, which was finding the numbers on the flower based on the teachers’ instruction. This activity benefited the
Look! The babies loved to have squishy play. During the learning theme about “Fruit,” the babies had a chance to play with the squishy fruit. They experienced feeling the texture of the squishy by squeezing it, and they looked astonished to touch the texture and see the different look. The squishy play was good for
Term 3 BRT is held from March 17 – 21 to celebrate students’ reading journey throughout this term. Early Years 1 up to Secondary students shared their books joyfully with the reading coaches. They looked confident and expressive in telling the book stories. Their good performance depicted their development of language skills. In addition, there
The babies looked engaged in shooting the house picture using the sprayer and colored water. They were astonished to see the color splashed on the paper; hence the color recognition could be exposed.Moreover, their manual competence was developed as they needed good finger coordination to press the valve well. While spraying, they could also recognize
EY1 and EY2 students had their Term 3-BRT session today. They joyfully shared the stories of the books they brought. Moreover, they also showed their passion for reading and confidence in sharing the reports with the reading coaches. Nevertheless, parents’ support in providing books and time to read the story to their children has positively
EY2 students made a fascinating fish craft. This activity enabled the students to develop fine motor skills, especially in weaving paper. Furthermore, they also activated their cognitive aspect in recognizing and continuing patterns, as in paper weaving, they have to weave on and under the pattern, and vice versa. Through this activity, students also developed
Students at the Nursery level were excited to join an oobleck experiment to differentiate the texture of solid and liquid. Students were introduced to the oobleck, which has a solid and liquid texture. Students also witnessed making the oobleck by mixing corn starch and water and coloring food. At the end of the activity, students
EY1 students were given a chance to explore the sand and shells. They were enthusiastically counting the shells in the sand. Besides strengthening students’ ability to count objects, this activity also stimulated their senses. ***
Toddler students experienced their first buttoning activity at school. They practiced moving the ribbon with a button through the slits to make a flower. Buttoning activity promotes students’ bilateral coordination as well as their hand-eye coordination. ***
Students at the Nursery level enthusiastically joined the art lesson by making a spider craft. The students were challenged to follow procedures like coloring using the sponge, cutting straight lines, pasting, and drawing dots and a line. This activity allowed students to develop understanding upon following the instructions and fine motor skills. ***
EY2 students were enthusiastic about making the air tank for the diver as it is one of the vital diving equipment that provides oxygen for the diver to breathe underwater. They learned about 2D and 3D shapes and arranged them into a pattern with three variants. They were invited to make their air tank using
The babies looked thrilled to see the mosaic button boards in the classroom. The babies were assisted in grabbing the colorful buttons attached to the board and inserting them into the piggy bank. The mosaic buttons stimulated their visual and language competence in color recognition. As a part of the manual activity, the pincer grasp
Starting the “Ocean Treasures” learning unit, Toddler students dressed in beach outfits and pretended to go to the beach. Students showed interest and involvement during the activity. They were given opportunities to explore the environment with their senses. Through this activity, students were introduced to some sea creatures. They also could build their social skills
During the learning theme about “Colour and Shapes,” the babies were challenged to fish out the plastic shapes in the water. They had to use a plastic fork to take the shapes out and put them in the plastic cup. This activity improved the babies’ fine motor skills in holding the fork correctly. Moreover, eye-hand
EY2 level welcomed the new theme “Ocean Treasures” with joyful learning. They started by having a role play visiting the beach end exploring the sand with their friends. Moreover, they were also prompted to be respectful and empathetic by sharing space and resources and playing safely among others. The EY2 students were also introduced to
The EY1 students started a new unit of learning, “Ocean Treasure,” with an entry point. They joined the role-play of visiting the beach and exploring the sand by playing with their friends. The students were also introduced to various sea creatures and learned about sea turtles. They were also introduced to activities that can be
Murid-murid di level Nursery membuka kegiatan di tema The Brilliant Bug Balls dengan mengikuti kegiatan observasi serangga di playground dan juga mengunjungi ekhsibisi serangga sederhana. Pada kegiatan tersebut, murid-murid diajak untuk mengeksplorasi playground untuk mencari serangga yang bisa ditemui di sana. Setelah itu, murid-murid juga mendapat kesempatan untuk melihat dan dan menyentuh beberapa serangga yang tidak berbahaya ada di area ekhsibisi.
Toddler students learned how to keep their environment safe and clean by cleaning up the room. They started with the easiest one, like folding the napkin. Students practiced folding the napkin by following the teacher’s example. Besides developing their independence, this activity improves their fine motor skills and strengthens their finger, eye, and hand coordination.
