News / Nunn Road / 2006 / March 2006 (E53)

Dear parents,

I am happy to meet all the children again after the school break. A mother told me that her girl called my name and talked about the kindergarten in her dreams. I am glad that the children look forward to come back to Nania. They told us about where they had been or what they had done during their holidays.

During the school holidays, I met with a hundred primary school teachers in a workshop. We discussed teachers’ roles, children’s development, communicating with children and teachers’ emotion management. I was pleased to know that the government is encouraging teaching with love and joy. During the workshop, I also reminded myself that adults need to be more aware about our behavior, emotion and most important our beliefs as these effect our children for their whole life time. Children do not learn what we teach but they learn who we are.

Enclosed with this newsletter is letter from Mr. Ong and Junko. Taska Nania will be managed by a new private limited company named Life Spirit Sdn. Bhd. Please read their letter for more information.

We will have a change of staff members in April. One of the Japanese Class assistant teachers, Teacher Lim is leaving to look after her sick mother-in-law. Our ex-staff, Teacher Ong, is coming back to assist Junko.

Lastly, please take note that during the celebration of Hirotomo and Por Hao’s birthdays and Easter Day which fall on Fridays, water play will be cancelled.

Teacher Thian

Coming events

Easter Spring (14th April 2006)
We will celebrate Easter Spring on 14th April. The children will colour eggs in the morning and enjoy a puppet show. Later, they will go out for seed planting and egg hunting in the garden. They will bring home their eggs on that day.

Sports / Family Day (23rd April 2006)
We are having our Sports/Family day on Sunday, 23rd April this year. The whole family (fathers, mothers, brothers and sisters) is welcome to join this active and fun morning event.It will be held at the indoor sports hall of the Penang Japanese School. Further details will be given at a later date. This event is organized together with parents’ input in our Sports/Family day committee.

Holidays

11th April (Tuesday) Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday
24th April (Monday) Sports Day replacement holiday