{"id":21114,"date":"2023-05-19T07:16:24","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T23:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-13-05-2023-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-05-19T15:35:55","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T07:35:55","slug":"from-the-head-of-primary-20-05-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-20-05-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Head of Primary 20.05.2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, in our assembly, I discussed the importance of digital resilience with the students. We talked about how amazing the Internet is and what a big part of our lives it is. How it can be used to help us communicate, learn and have fun. However, we also talked about how there can be risks to using the Internet which can sometimes impact us in a negative way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also highlighted the importance of taking time away from the screen. That having a balance in our lives is really important for our health and happiness. Just like we might balance\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">healthy foods with sweet treats, we need to balance the time we spend online with other activities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some top tips for you as parents are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take time to join your children in the digital activities they enjoy. This helps you to understand what it is they are doing on the internet and also helps them to see that you understand.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep tabs on how the digital landscape is shifting &#8211; particularly the apps and social networks that your children may be using.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discuss, negotiate and agree upon time allowed on devices, what for and when.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explain clearly why boundaries are important &#8211; that it is for their wellbeing and their health.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage and model downtime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remind the children that their online reputation is and will be increasingly important &#8211; and that they have little to no control over content that they do share.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s a wide range of parent control programs you can use to lock down the device&#8217;s in your family. This should be embedded into the regular discussions you have about agreed upon screen time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find more information here:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.internetmatters.org\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.internetmatters.org\/parental-controls\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out our Stars of the Week and our Bronze, Silver, Gold and Headteacher House Point Certificate winners!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption 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https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1411-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1411-scaled.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1411-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/from-the-head-of-primary-20-05-2023\/img_1412\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1412-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1412-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1412-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1412-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1412-scaled.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_1412-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s Trashless Class winners were 3S, well done to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Spotlight is on\u2026..Year 3!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Silk screens, scanning and storytelling was the name of the game in year 3 this week. They have been reading quite a complicated text in English which has been excellent for their vocabulary acquisition. To help them embed some of this new vocabulary, we have worked on choral reading of a section of the story &#8211; see the videos and prepare to be impressed. In groups, the children tried out different techniques and then decided together on who would say what, working on their pace, expression, pitch, volume and synchronisation.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-2023-05-17-10.24.55-AM-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-2023-05-17-10.24.55-AM-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-2023-05-17-10.24.55-AM-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-2023-05-17-10.24.55-AM-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Photo-2023-05-17-10.24.55-AM-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084233-255x191.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21122\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084753-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084753-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084753-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084753-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084753-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084753-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084836-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084836-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084836-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084836-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084836-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230510_084836-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21124\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_19911-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_19911-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_19911-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_19911-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_19911-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_19911-255x340.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4549-255x191.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_4550-255x191.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>To make sure that our upcoming showcase is Dino-rific, the children have been exploring silk screen printing. They have created many dinosaur prints which will be revealed at the showcase. Finally, not a dull moment in data handling, as they hunted the corridors for QR coded time problems. Using our advanced IT knowledge, they scanned the codes and answered a whole variety of problems, reading information in charts, filling in tables and much, much more. The children then designed their own word problems about the information they collected. What a blast!!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Y3 Team<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next week, the Early Years students will have their Superhero Sports Day on Wednesday 24th May and Y4 will host their Assembly and Showcase. Find out more on the year group Class Dojo pages.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-263x263.png 263w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-526x526.png 526w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins-255x255.png 255w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/go-gaya-pangolins.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally don\u2019t forget to sign up for the Fun run on the 28th May.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21100 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER-724x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER-1086x1536.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER.png 1448w, https:\/\/www.kis.edu.my\/kisnewsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/FUN-RUN-POSTER-255x361.png 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfinWYjY7BqtnqJ4c1YsAnPSbCf_hcsCPVgdUszNmAYfUc4OQ\/viewform\">Sign up before Monday, 22nd May 2023 here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a wonderful weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take care<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Karen Hitchen<br \/>\n<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_column_text]This week, in our assembly, I discussed the importance of digital resilience with the students. 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