SPB News September 2019

STUDENTS ACTIVITIES MONTHLY HIGHLIGHT
Edition | September 2019
CHARACTER TRAIT
OF THE MONTH:
ACCEPTANCE
Highlight:
74 th Independence
Day Celebration
5 Ways to teach
our children
Acceptance
Study Tour to
Singapore

CONTENTS
74th Independence Day Celeb...
2
Principal's Message
6
12
20
Independence Day Camping...
Character Assembly: Respect
3rd International
Education Expo 2019
6 Ways to Help Your Child Deal
with Peer Pressure
5 Ways to teach our children
Acceptance
Smartphone-controlled
Brains?
10
18
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September is Acceptance month in SPB.
With acceptance, we hope SPB students
realize that it is okay to be different and
it is okay for others to be different too.
With acceptance, we hope to cultivate
respect for the differences between
oneself, others, and the way people do
things.
At SPB, students have a great opportunity
to practice acceptance. Our students
learn, play and interact with children and
adults who come from different countries
or islands or tribes with different culture,
religion and preference. They also
witness how people might have different
ways of thinking, playing or doing
things which make the world becomes
interesting.
We hope our families will also continue
practice acceptance at home. Elayna
Fernandez in her article 5 Ways to Teach
Our Children Acceptance wrote “by
accepting your children and teaching
them the positive principle of acceptance,
you will help them live a happier, more
peaceful life, and to grow up to be
successful adults”.
I hope you will also enjoy other articles
and school news in this issue, including
our Independence Day celebrations
special coverage.
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Science Fair Presentation
General Check-Up & Measles
Vaccination
25
Best Wishes,
Regina Elisabeth T. B.Sc, M.Ed
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Disdik Cup (Table Tennis
Competition)
(Executive Principal)
Secondary 2: News Project
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Professional Development Day
Study Tour to Singapore
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In the spirit of Indonesian Independence
Day, SPB held various activities for our
students on August 16, 2019.
Primary students learned about how
other countries celebrate independence
day. After the short assembly in the
Pelita auditorium, they proceeded to play
team based games where they solidified
their team work through games such as
catch paper ball game, hula hoop relay,
moving ping pong ball, etc.
Kindergarten students also had their
own independence day celebration. They
had a circle time, sing along , dance,
video time, cooking class and obstacle
race. They made the Indonesia's Flag.
"Happy Independece Day ... Merdeka!"
they shouted
On the 17th of August, students from
Primary to JC gathered together in SPB
arena to conduct the flag raising
ceremony while other Secondary and
Junior College students had the flag
raising ceremony in Bumi Perkemahan
Trijaya, Kuningan. The ceremony went
smoothly and solemnly, commemorating
the sacrifices of the patriots who fought
for the country’s independence.
74 th Independence
Day Celebration
Independence Day Celebration is
important for Indonesian people
because the Independence Day is about
celebrating the spirit of freedom.
Ms Nina explained about
Independence Day
Students were watching Independence
Day Celebrations video
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Rubber relay
Hula hoop relay
Kindergarten students singing
the national song
Kindergarten cooking Class
Flag Raising Ceremony of 74 th Indonesia
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Respect position

SECONDARY - JUNIOR COLLEGE CORNER
Independence
Day Camping
2019
Some of the Secondary-Junior College
students celebrated the Independence
Day in Bumi Perkemahan Trijaya,
Mandirancan-Kuningan on August 16-
17, 2019.
They capped the camp with a scavenger
hunt game, based on an application
called action bound where Zheyeunk
Group and Sumenep Group became the
winners. Congratulations!
During the first day, students enjoyed
doing different outbound games related
to Indonesia’s independence. One of the
highlights of the camp was the bonfire
activity were each class showcased
their talents followed by making smores
which made their experience worthwhile.
The next day, they had the flag raising
ceremony with Mount Ciremai in the
background.
Zheyeunk Group
Outbound Games
Class Performance
Bondfire
Flag Raising Ceremony
After the Flag Raising Ceremony
Sumenep Group
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So fun!
Pine forest
Outbound games
Flour relay
Search the color balls
Water relay
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The bonfire
74 th Independence Day
flag raising ceremony

PRIMARY CORNER
CHARACTER
ASSEMBLY :
RESPECT
On August 29-30, 2019 Primary students
gathered up for their monthly character
assembly. August is Respect month here
at SPB. In every class, we discussed
about being a person who has respect for
self and others and why it is important.
In this character assembly, students of
Primary 6 Corytho showcased a short
story, read aloud, watched a video and
sing the value of Respect. At the end
of the assembly, Miss Regina gave
a concluding statement about this
character trait and challenged students
to practice respect in their daily lives.
Students showcased a short story
Short Stories Showcase
Class Performance
Watch a video
Respect character Practice
Respect song
Ms. Regina was gave messages
about Respect to students
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SPB EVENT
SPB EVENT
3 rd International Education Expo 2019 Video Profile of IEE 2019 Participants
Hokkaido University
Conventry University
SPK SEKOLAH PELITA BANGSA will
be conducting the 3rd International
Education Expo on September 7, 2019.
The expo will be a place for high school
students and their parents in Cirebon
and its surrounding area to receive
valuable information about Colleges
and Universities in Indonesia as well as
abroad.
This event aims to showcase outstanding
educational institutions and their
programs as well as to give quality
information for high school students
regarding the available options and
procedures in their pursuit of higher
education. For this reason, we are inviting
prestigious Indonesian and international
educational institutions.
International Education Expo 2019 will
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be held on Saturday, September 7, 2019
at Swiss-Belhotel, Cirebon Superblock
(CSB Mall), Jl. Dr. Cipto Mangungkusumo
No. 26, Cirebon. The Exhibition will be
accessible to the public from 10 am to
6 pm. CSB Mall is located in the middle
of Cirebon and is the biggest and most
crowded Mall in the City. The University
Entrance Test/IELTS Simulation will be
held on Sunday, September 8, 2019 at
Sekolah Pelita Bangsa at 10 am to 12
am.
More Info:
Taman Cipto A1/6-7
0231-208887
WA: 0897-8407-888
www.pelitabangsa.com
info@pelitabangsa.com
IG: @sekolahpelitabangsacirebon
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SAE Indonesia
Matana University
Universitas Esa Unggul
i3L - Indonesia
International Institute
for Life Sciences
IPMI International
Business School
Kings Education
Binus International
University
Pradita Institute
Sekolah Tinggi Pariwisata
Trisakti
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Universitas Kristen Maranatha
Universitas Multimedia Nusantara
Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana
Universitas Islam Indonesia
Universitas Kristen Indonesia
Swiss German University
Institut Teknologi Nasional (Itenas)
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NAFA Singapore

STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Congratulations
World Mathematics
Invitational WMI Preliminary
Nathan Alberto S.
Secondary 1 - Triceratops
Bronze award
Location: Global Inbyra School, Tegal
Arabesque Gala
Performance 2019
Hanun Atsilah
Secondary 1 - Protoceratops
Bronze Star
Location: Taman Budaya Dago Tea House, Bandung
Share your
children’s
achievement
We are proud and would like to share your children’s
achievement to our readers. If your children won
a competition that was held outside the school.
Please share it to: anita@pelitabangsa.com
Include the detailed information about the competition
and the achievements awarded. Pick maximum of
5 good pictures to be sent along.
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SPB PARENTING TIPS
6 Ways to Help Your Child Deal with Peer Pressure
By GreatSchools Staff
Don’t overreact
When your child talks with you about
what friends are doing, you may hear
things that upset you. But if you
overreact or lecture, your child won’t
want to bring these issues up again.
Stay as calm as you can, without yelling,
blaming, of lecturing. Instead, use these
moments to get your child thinking
about the consequences of risky
behavior: “I wonder if your friend realizes
she could be arrested for shoplifting?”
Talk about what makes a true friend
Help your child understand that a friend
who is pressuring him to do something
dangerous, hurtful, or illegal is not much
of a friend.
Get to know your child’s friends
Encourage your child to invite friends
home. Having his peers around will help
you decide whether they are good or bad
influences.
Talk about what independence really
means
At this age, your child wants more
independence. Point out that if this is a
goal of his, he shouldn’t let other kids
decide what she should be doing —
that’s not independence!
Role play peer pressure
Ask your child what he wishes he could
say to his friends if he didn’t have to
worry about what they’d say if he said
“No.” Then suggest ways he can say
it. Keep your advice short and to the
point. Remind him it’s easiest to stick
with simple things that he can say
comfortably. (Check out “Five steps to
resisting peer pressure” for ideas on
what your child can say to a friend who
is pressuring him.)
Model saying “No”
When your child hears you setting
limits clearly, firmly, and without a lot of
explanation, this helps him see that it’s
OK to do the same. When you say, “No,
that’s not okay with me,” you’re giving
your child the same language he can
say when someone tries to talk him into
doing something he shouldn’t.
Source: https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/6-tips-resisting-peer-pressure/?utm_source=newsletter_
gbg_7&utm_medium=email&utm_content=080719.2
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CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH
CHARACTER TRAIT OF THE MONTH
5 Ways to teach our children Acceptance
By Elayna Fernandez
Teach them “The Work.”
Are you familiar with The Work of Byron
Katie? It is summarized on a rhyme ,
which my girls made into a little song:
“judge your neighbor, write it down, ask
four questions, turn it around.” This is
a very helpful tool to help us not only
accept, but change our perception with
regard to others’ behaviors:
We catch ourselves having a judgmental
thought about another person, which
causes us pain, separation and/or
suffering.
We write it down, then ask the questions:
a. Is it true?
b. Can you absolutely know that it’s true?
c. How do you react, what happens, when
d. you believe that thought?
e. Who would you be without the thought?
We turn the thought around, which helps
us ground and humble ourselves with the
real truth.
Create practicing opportunities
Make room for opportunities in which you
can observe your child interacting with
other kids, and observe his or her level of
acceptance and inclusion. See how your
child is accepted socially, as well, and talk
about what you observe, providing lovecentered
direction.
Teach them to love their bodies
Accepting others starts with accepting
ourselves. As our children grow, it is
necessary to teach them to love their
bodies and understand it is the body
they will have during their mortal
existence. Your child must learn to
embrace his/her body and develop a
great relationship with it and not make
it a target for self-defeat and criticism.
The fundamental principle is to make
clear that the way one looks is not and
should not be the yardstick with which
they measure their self-worth. While
it is healthy to want improvement and
growth; if we feel we must change in
order to be worthy of love or happiness,
we have gone too far.
Teach them to love variety
Many parents avoid the topic of
diversity because it is uncomfortable to
them or because they don’t feel qualified
enough to do so.
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Open, direct communication helps a
child make smart decisions. You don’t
have to be a PhD to gain your child’s
trust. Honesty is all it takes. Be open
about the different flavors of humans
there are. We differ in appearance,
culture, religious beliefs, political views,
nationality, gender, marital status,
educational level, and in little things
like “favorite color.” Teach your child
to love and embrace others who are
different, and explain how they make the
world better and how it would be boring
without them.
Teach them to find common ground
Explaining how we are different is not
enough. Positive moms take the time
to teach kids, in word and by example,
that they must put an effort into finding
similarities that will help us connect with
others whose attributes weren’t instantly
attractive to us. Focusing on how we
are “the same” speeds up the process of
acceptance.
Source: https://www.thepositivemom.com/teaching-our-children-acceptance

ARTICLE
ARTICLE
powerful tool, according to a commentary
in Nature Biomedical Engineering.
The device that can control neural circuits using a
tiny brain implant controlled by a smartphone.
Creating devices that marry neural
stimulation with diagnostics could
someday enable the "fabrication and
operation of permanent 'cyborglike'
brain-enhancement devices for
maintaining healthy neuron function or
even boosting neural aptitude," authors
wrote.
fully automated studies without the need
for researchers to be inside the lab.
Smartphone-controlled Brains?
By Nina Lichtenberg
A team of scientists in Korea and the
United States has developed a tiny,
flexible, wireless device that can control
neurons and neural circuits in the mouse
brain - and employs smartphones as its
remote control.
According to an article published in the
journal Nature Biomedical Engineering,
researchers believe this device can
speed up efforts to understand
brain diseases such as Parkinson's,
Alzheimer's, drug addiction, depression,
and pain.
The invention couples an ultrathin probe
with LEDs, microfluidic channels, and
Lego-like replaceable drug cartridges
that can be easily swapped out. The goal
is to target specific neurons of interest
using drugs and light for prolonged time
periods.
"The wireless device enables chronic
chemical and optical neuromodulation
that has never been achieved before,"
said lead author Raza Qazi, a researcher
with the Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology (KAIST) and
University of Colorado Boulder.
Qazi said the technology represents a
giant leap forward from conventional
methods used by neuroscientists,
which usually involve rigid metal tubes
and optical fibers to deliver drugs and
light into the brain. These devices limit
the subject's movement with bulky
equipment and often damage brain
tissue over time, making the implants
not suitable for long-term use. Even
better - the device is controlled by a
simple, elegant user interface on a
smartphone, making it possible to set up
For now, authors have only used the
device in mice. But researchers aim to
develop the technology for humans,
overcoming the existing limitations
of conventional drug delivery and
optogenetics. One day, the device could
be modified to extract liquids or samples
from the brain, which would make it a
Credit: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and
Technology
Source: https://www.labroots.com/trending/neuroscience/15380/smartphone-controlled-brains
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PRIMARY CORNER
PRIMARY CORNER
Science Fair Presentation
General Check-Up & Measles
Vaccination
Get ready for the Science Fair 2019
SPB just held a Science Fair presentation
for parents of primary students on Friday,
August 2. The objective was to provide
guidance for parents on how to support
their children in doing their researches
and experiments.
Let’s learn and do an experiment!
Primary teachers
Measles vaccination
SPK SEKOLAH PELITA BANGSA in
affiliation with UPTD Puskesmas
Gunungsari there are Dr. Lestari and
Bidan Suryani, just conducted an annual
General Check-up for our P1, S1 and S4
students. They were conducted general
health check-up such as height, weight,
teeth, eyes and ears. P1 students were
received toothbrush prizes to motivate
them to brush their teeth twice a day
and they had a measles vaccination on
Monday, August 26.
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Ms Eka Explained the rules
of Science Fair 2019
Parents were attention to the teacher's
explanation
Secondary 1 general check-up
Secondary 4 general check-up
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SECONDARY CORNER
Disdik Cup (Table Tennis Competition)
Secondary 2: News Project
SECONDARY CORNER
On Friday, August 9, Secondary 1
students are Jerbigeil Jordan Abraham
Tambunan, Luther Ma and Sendy
Pratama Ramadhan has entered Tennis
Table Competition of Disdik Cup Cirebon
City. They competed with other schools
such as Kinderfield school , SMPN 2
Cirebon, etc. They have applied this
month's character that is respect by
playing fair play. Good Job!
Jerbigeil vs SMPN 2 Cirebon student
Secondary 2 had News Project in Bahasa
Indonesia, they were excited to learn
about News and broadcasting with Miss
Mia Amiana as Bahasa Indonesia teacher.
Over the past three weeks, students
learned to write news texts and practiced
becoming news reporters. Miss Mia
created the atmosphere of a real studio
with a camera, PPT slides that students
created themselves and costumes like
reporters.
You can watch their broadcast at Sekolah
Pelita Bangsa Youtube channel soon.
Students were informed
lifestyle news
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Luther Ma vs Kinderfield student
Good Job!
Students had practiced reporter attitude
Students were informed sport news
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SECONDARY - JUNIOR COLLEGE CORNER
Health Seminar by Pramita Lab
STAFF & TEACHERS CORNER
Professional Development Day
Secondary and Junior College students
gathered at Multi-Purpose Hall for health
seminar on Infectious Diseases which
was led by dr. Yuli Hanafi. Students
learned how to prevent disease in their
environment.
Thank you Pramita Lab for educating
students on how to prevent and
overcome infectious diseases.
dr. Yuli as a speaker
On August 26, SPB held a Professional
Development Day for all staff and
teachers.
Some workshops were conducted to
brief some important matter such as
examinations, evacuation drill, resources
handling and so on. To wrap up the day,
a Health seminar about Cancer was held
from Lembaga Kanker Indonesia.
“Personal development – the neverending
chance to improve not only
yourself, but also to attract opportunities
and affect others.” (Jim Rohn)
Tattle Tale or Reporting
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Junior College 1 students
dr. Yuli explained about Infectious Diseases
Primary accreditation
Fire safety drill
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Study Tour to Singapore
they arranged the learning space and
facilities to meet the diverse learners.
We were also able to network with other
teachers and principals from other
schools in Indonesia as well as get
information from Marshall Cavendish
publisher.
Overall, it was a great time to learn new
things and remind us that education is
one of the things that keep changing
from time to time. So, as educators we
also need to be aware and adapt to all
changes around us.
On August 20-21, 2019 SPK SEKOLAH
PELITA BANGSA represented by Miss
Henny and Miss Reni had an opportunity
to visit West View Primary School and
Marshall Cavendish Publisher office in
Singapore.
The visit gave us new perspectives and
ideas on how a successful school in
Singapore runs its school programs
and learning activities. We enjoyed the
discussion with West View Primary
School leaders as well as seeing how
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