{"id":12376,"date":"2020-02-21T13:37:17","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T05:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-15-02-2020-copy\/"},"modified":"2020-02-21T13:57:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-21T05:57:55","slug":"from-the-head-of-primary-22-02-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-22-02-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Head of Primary 22.02.2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum refers to three Characteristics of Effective Learning that are not unique to just Early Years but are important across the curriculum and up to Year 6 and beyond. The Characteristics of Effective Learning are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playing and exploring<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finding out and exploring<\/li>\n<li>Being engaged<\/li>\n<li>Being willing to have a go<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Active learning<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Being involved and concentrating<\/li>\n<li>Perseverance<\/li>\n<li>Motivation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Creating and thinking critically<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Having their own ideas<\/li>\n<li>Making links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week the Year 1 children have been busy exploring these characteristics and their journey has been a joy to watch. Through all of the varied tasks and activities planned for this week, the children have been able to demonstrate their love for learning and independence. On Tuesday, I walked into Mrs Garrick\u2019s class room and she told me \u201cthis is not what I had planned for this morning!\u201d As the children were busy writing invitations, drawing maps to find the escaped penguin and independently making cookies there was a buzz of purposeful learning in the air. The children were so engaged and motivated by their learning that they had their own idea of what they wanted to achieve and, guided by Mrs Garrick, the children were able to make real progress. The best laid plans often go awry and it was a pleasure to see. The following day I was lucky enough to be invited to the Year 1 caf\u00e9 and enjoyed a delicious rice crispy bun made expertly made by Siun. We are yet to find the escaped penguin!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-15-02-2020-copy\/year-1-baking-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12382\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-5-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-5-255x143.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-5.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-15-02-2020-copy\/year-1-baking-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12383\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-12383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-6-255x143.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/YEAR-1-BAKING-6.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Family Fun Day will be with us before we know it and we are looking for talented members of the KIS community to offer fun, interactive workshops. Each workshop will last approximately 45 minutes and hopefully will give our children the opportunity to try something new. Drumming, circus skills, yoga, arts and crafts and cooking are a few ideas. If you would like to offer a workshop please contact me by Friday 6th March to register your interest.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you in advance for your support.<\/p>\n<p>Have a wonderful weekend.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Joanne Smith<\/p>\n<p><strong>Head of Primary<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator border_width=&#8221;2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum refers to three Characteristics of Effective Learning that are not unique to just Early Years but are important across the curriculum and up to Year 6 and beyond. 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