The nursery started the second term by inviting parents to a PTM (Parent Teacher Meeting). In the PTM, the teachers shared some of the students’ achievements in the first semester. The teachers also informed the parents about the learning units and objectives that will be achieved in this second term. ***
The toddlers have learned about healthy and unhealthy foods. To celebrate their learning, the toddlers have a fruity Friday at school. They practiced peeling and cutting bananas. They also showed curiosity about how to make fruit salad and enjoyed the fruit they brought from home. We thank the parents for supporting the students by preparing
Nursery students had a lot of fun activities to conclude their activities in semester 1. After strengthening the students’ understanding of healthy habits, the students were invited to participate in several activities, such as exercising, role-playing to shop for fruits and vegetables, mixing some fruits to make fruit salad, eating their favourite fruits that they
The EY2 students learned about emotions using emoticon pictures. Here they had the opportunity to imitate and show their facial expressions based on the given pictures. They were very excited about this activity. The teacher also encouraged the children to share their experiences of situations that make them angry, sad, happy, and scared. Finally, the
The babies showed their curiosity when the teacher showed them a tray full of macaroni. They touched and explored it. They could feel the texture of the macaroni and they got auditory stimulation from the sound the macaroni made. At first, they had to transfer the macaroni into the bottle by pinching it. When all
After learning about healthy habits, the toddlers and nursery students gathered to exercise with Coach Jeka. The students seemed excited to follow each movement from warm up to cool down. In addition, the children’s gross motor skills can also be stimulated by participating in different movements such as jumping, stretching their hands, moving their bodies,
At the end of the “Going Places” theme, EY2 students had the opportunity to confirm the knowledge they had learned through a “Going Around the World” program. In this activity, the students took part in the fashion show, presented their special costumes from around the world in simple interviews, danced in groups, and tasted some
The toddlers were introduced to some healthy and unhealthy foods. In a simple way they learned that healthy food makes their body healthy and strong and unhealthy food makes their body sick (coughing etc). Students were given the opportunity to learn more about the healthy foods through a shopping role play, where they were encouraged
To conclude the Weather Wonders theme, the EY1 students conducted a field trip to Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah Surakarta. The students were so excited to confirm and extend their knowledge about the weather. They were given a chance to recall their memory about types of weather and how extreme weather can cause some natural disasters
At the end of the “Going Places” theme, EY2 students had the opportunity to confirm the knowledge they had learnt through the “Going Around the World” programme. In this activity, the students presented their special costumes from around the world, performed group dances and tasted some dishes from Indonesia, Japan, China, Korea, Italy and America.
The babies had the opportunity to do a painting activity with a sponge roller. They looked so excited as they dipped the sponge roller into the paint and saw the result of the different patterns. As well as improving their fine motor skills in holding the sponge roller, painting has other benefits such as developing
The Once Upon a Time theme has reached its climax! The Toddler students celebrated their learning. With the support of the parents, the students had a series of activities such as story telling, relay race and mini show performance. The students and parents enthusiastically participated in all the activities. In this way, school and parents
As part of the “Food and Spices” learning theme, the babies had an activity to explore the taste of some foods such as ginger bread and a finger biscuit called “Roti Kecik”. They showed their curiosity about the food on the plate by tasting it. Through this activity they had a real experience of tasting
Siswa Nursery menutup tema “Going Places” dengan mengikuti serangkaian kegiatan Outing Class ke Dinas Perhubungan Surakarta. Setelah beberapa minggu belajar tentang alat transportasi dan keamanan saat berada di jalan raya, siswa nursery berkesempatan untuk mengeksplorasi berbagai macam alat transportasi darat dan rambu lalu lintas yang berada di Dinas Perhubungan. Siswa juga dikenalkan dengan ZoSS (Zona
One of the foundations of IEYC is Globally Competent Learners. In the Going Places theme, EY2 students were invited to get to know the culture of their own and other countries in a simple way through fruits and typical foods of certain countries. The activity aimed to develop a sense of difference and lay the
The theme of this activity is balloons. The students were given the opportunity to explore the balloons and take part in a game called Balloon Race. Through this activity, the children were able to review their knowledge of letter recognition and also practise their gross motor skills as they handled the balloons, batting them through
Sharing is caring. The students were encouraged to share with others by making a thank you card and giving it to the person they love. In addition, the students were also introduced to different types of shapes such as rectangle, diamond, heart, circle and so on. After recognising the shapes, the students were guided to
Through the story of the Gingerberad Man, Toddler students were encouraged to boost their imagination by sharing their idea and point of view on how the story might end up when we change some parts of it. They imagined that the gingerbread man crossed the river safely and found their perfect house to live in.
EY2 students did one of Practical Life activities, washing dishes, as a purposeful task that simulates the activities involved in everyday life. By learning to do everyday tasks, children will be able to develop skills and build independence doing these tasks that will last a lifetime. This time, EY2 students learned the steps to wash
In English lesson, students were invited to have simple discussion about feelings. They showed enthusiasm to tell the things that could make them happy, sad, worried and so on. Afterwards, the students were also invited to play a game of recognising the initial letter for each emoji symbol and then mimicking the expression based on
