KSM Newsletter January 11th 2013 - The King's International School ...

eagles News <strong>School</strong> Survival Welcome back to King’s! <strong>The</strong> children were very excited to return to school and catch up with their friends. We welcomed Trinity to our class on Monday too and everyone has been doing a great job helping new children settle into school. On Monday I found an interesting parcel sitting on my desk (see photo) to help me throughout the year! My Teacher’s Survival Kit had many interesting items inside such as: students to soak up knowledge Cotton ball – to help soften rough times Balloon – to remind the students to reach for the sky Paper clip – to remember to keep everything together Rubber band – to remind me to be flexible Sponge – to encourage I showed the class and then we set about making a Student’s Survival Kit! We discussed as a group the qualities and strengths that are useful to have in school such as: kindness, confidence, organized, independent thought etc. Next we thought about suitable items we could put in our kit to remind us of these things throughout the year. E.g. A paper chain, to remind us to add friends to our group and work well together. <strong>The</strong> children had lots of fantastic ideas to share with the class and then wrote these out during our English lesson. Here are some of the great ideas the class came up with: An eraser – to remind us that it is ok to make mistakes A camera – to catch special moments with our friends A light bulb – to remember to think independently A wand – to remember to use our imagination A snack box – to feed our brains A bull dog clip – to remind us to be organised A football – to roll with the changes A marble – to remind us to use our manners A sand timer – to remind us to be patient and not rush things A megaphone – to help us speak loudly and to have confidence 6 | <strong>Newsletter</strong> - King’s Manila www.kings.org.ph - <strong>Newsletter</strong> | 7