Freesia School September 2015 Newsletter Update

Posted on October 27th, by AlphaBet Club in charity, freesia, newsletter. No Comments

Freesia School celebrated Teachers Day on September 5th, the students lovingly wished their teachers a “VERY HAPPY TEACHERS DAY!” This is an important day at Freesia for students and teachers alike. Teachers enjoyed a wonderful time at the Garden Asia Resort that was planned by Building Blocks on the 7th of September.

Attendance and Nutrition

No. of students enrolled: 107

Total number of meals served this month: 2,756

No. of school days: 20

No. of Students Enrolled (Day): 94

Average attendance: 83

Attendance in %: 90

No. of Students Enrolled (ASP): 15

Total breakfasts served: 1,501

Total lunches served: 1,255

Total number meals served since opening at Freesia:  88,273

Total ABC-BB School partnership meals since opening: 242,403

Curriculum

Math

Activity for Order of Numbers

This month they learned about even and odd numbers. They also learned to write numbers from 1-100 and fill in missing numbers. They were also able to read and circle the correct numbers of tens and ones family. They learned addition through concepts.

 

K4 children learned to order numbers through circle time stories and with activities like – flannel board hearts, kids in all sizes, play dough balls, seeds, tall towers, snake chambers, length of yarn, board jump, weighted cans, sock it to me,  egg weights, sandy texture, rising waters, tone bottles, button grabs, hang the shirts and kites.

English

Learning the letters with Jolly Phonics

In Jolly Phonics K5 reviewed jolly sounds.  They learned to blend, segment and read high frequency words, CVC words and tricky words. They also learned how to blend the words by using diagraphs. They were made to read simple sentences from a simple reader.

K4 children learned sounds of letters for f, b, j, z, a, i, r, m, d, g through story, action, formation and also by blending.

Local Language Kannada:

This month they learned correct formation of letters from e to oo also had writing practice on slate and book

Social Science

Character Development in Social Science

This month they learned about medical care and hygiene – my body, taking care of my body, keeping my body safe. Also, they learned about weather – wondering about the weather and weather changes every day.

Children also learned about – national symbols of India, famous places in Karnataka, famous personalities and the famous monuments

Value Education

Learning about community helper – Doctor

Learning about community helper – Doctor

Children learned about community helpers – teacher, doctor, nurse etc. They also learned about health and safety – how to get plenty of rest, wash your face and hands, keep your hair clean and neat.

K3 Program

Musical instrument review in circle time

Learning about patterns

This month they learned about shapes and colors and also they started fun with math class.

In Jolly Phonics, they started to learn about Jolly Phonic aspects through – environmental sounds, instrumental sounds, body percussion, rhythm and rhyme.

Also, children learned being attentive with stories and activities.

Proficiency testing

Evaluation test for K3

An evaluation was conducted for K3, K4 & K5 by Building Blocks curriculum coordinators Susan, Meher and Selvi.  Results are awaited!

Physical Education

Playing outdoor games

Children are encouraged to play outdoors every day. Fifteen minutes of physical activity is included daily in their school schedule.

Nutrition

Lunch time at Freesia

Well balanced nutritious meals were prepared and served every day. Children were fed breakfast and lunch on all working days.  Delicious meals were prepared and served with love every day at the Freesia School!

After School Program (ASP)

Grades I and II of ASP class

With a total of 15 students of grades 1 and 2, the ASP program is going very well.  This program helps the students in the evening with their homework which they bring back from their respective schools. This program is a supportive program which assists our previous graduates to keep up with their school work.

Special Celebrations

Troy Swanson’s birthday celebration

On September 22nd the staff and children celebrated the AlphaBet Club’s Founder,Troy Swanson’s birthday by having cake and sending him best wishes. Special meals were arranged for the children on that day.

Community Meetings

Social Workers conducting community meeting

A community meeting was held by the social workers Christina and Pushpa on September 30th. The topics discussed were – student attendance, cleanliness and hygiene.

A special thank you to the staff that supports Freesia at our Implementation Partner, Building Blocks, and also to all Infrastructure Funding Partners, AlphaBet Club donors and volunteers, Rotary Club Amsterdam International and Wilde Ganzen.