Book Character Day 2015 - Fairy Tales

We love Book Character Day and these are some of the reasons :

1.  It gets the parents and children to read together at home.

2.  Its quality time for the family. 

3.  We get to learn the different genres of books

4.  It brings out the creativity of the parents & family to make the character.

5.  Its fun ! 

This year our book character must be based on Fairy Tales.  The parents came up with amazing creations and even made big books to go along for the day.

Mendidik Anak -

ANAK TAKUT BUAT SILAP ? WAJARKAH

Pernahkah kita terfikir kenapa kanak-kanak begitu mahir menggunakan gajet seperti telefon pintar dan tablet walaupun tidak pernah diajar? 

Menurut kajian yang dijalankan di University of California, Berkeley untuk membandingkan penggunaan gajet antara kanak-kanak 4/5 tahun dan pelajar universiti, kemahiran anak-anak kecil ini didapati berpunca dari kecenderungan semulajadi anak-anak kecil untuk menyelesaikan masalah. Penggunaan gajet memerlukan 'trial and error'. Anak-anak tidak takut untuk menekan 'icons' dan mencuba pelbagai strategi untuk membuatkan gajet berfungsi. Anak-anak kecil juga lebih kreatif dalam penyelesaian masalah. Inilah yang membezakan anak kecil dan pelajar-pelajar universiti dalam kajian tersebut.

Jika beginilah sifat semulajadi anak-anak kecil, apakah yang boleh menyebabkan anak-anak ini hilang kecenderungan semulajadi itu dan menjadi takut melakukan kesilapan?

Apabila kanak-kanak takut melakukan kesilapan, pemikiran dan pembelajaran mereka tidak dioptimumkan. Mereka akan terdorong untuk sentiasa berada di zon selamat dan mengelakkan diri dari eksplorasi pemikiran dan pembelajaran.

Sebab-sebabnya:

1) Budaya kesempurnaan (perfectionism)

Apabila kanak-kanak semakin membesar, mereka semakin menyedari bahawa melakukan kesilapan sering dianggap sebagai satu kekurangan dan lebih buruk lagi sebagai satu 'kebodohan'. Kanak-kanak kian takut melakukan kesilapan apabila ibubapa dan guru kecewa dan marah apabila mereka melakukan kesilapan. Kiranya ini berlaku, mereka akan mengaitkan kesilapan dengan ketakutan dan kegagalan.

2) Harapan ibubapa.

Memang menjadi lumrah untuk semua ibubapa mempunyai harapan dan impian terhadap anak-anak. Walau bagaimanapun, harapan yang tidak bersesuaian dengan usia dan perkembangan anak memberikan tekanan yang besar terhadap anak. Kanak-kanak sentiasa inginkan perhatian ibubapa. Harapan ibubapa yang tidak dapat ditunaikan menyedihkan mereka dan meninggalkan kesan yang mendalam terhadap keyakinan diri seorang anak. Rendahnya keyakinan diri menyebabkan anak takut untuk keluar dari zon selamat. Ada juga ibubapa yang melakukan semua perkara untuk anak-anak kerana tidak percayakan anak dan tidak mahu mereka melakukan kesilapan. Ini memberi implikasi yang buruk terhadap persepsi anak-anak berkaitan 'kesilapan'.

3) Salah faham.

Semua kanak- kanak memandang tinggi terhadap ibubapa mereka. Untuk memotivasikan anak-anak, ada ibubapa yang hanya menceritakan tentang kepandaian dan kejayaan mereka kepada anak-anak. Ibubapa ini tidak pernah menyebut tentang kesilapan yang telah mereka lakukan sebagai manusia biasa. 

Apabila ini kaedah motivasi yang kita pilih, anak-anak takut untuk mencuba kerana bimbang tidak berjaya seperti ibubapa yang dianggap hebat dan sempurna. Ini sudah cukup untuk membuatkan mereka takut melakukan kesilapan.Ceritakanlah juga tentang kesilapan dan kegagalan kita, emosi kita ketika itu dan bagaimana cara kita mengatasinya.

4) Definisi kejayaan.

"Papa dan mama mahu anak-anak papa dan mama berjaya". Itulah kata-kata semangat yang sering kita sebut.

Jikalau definisi berjaya yang dimaksudkan ibubapa adalah mendapat nombor 1 dan mendapat semua A dalam peperiksaan, adakah anak-anak gagal jika mereka tidak dapat menepati definisi kejayaan itu? Adakah kita akan menilai usaha-usaha anak atau hanya hasilnya? Jelaskan maksud kejayaan kepada anak-anak. Jelaskan jika mereka belajar dari kesilapan, itu juga dianggap sebagai satu kejayaan. Sebagai seorang Muslim, jelaskan juga jika kesilapan yang anak lakukan akhirnya boleh mendekatkan diri kepada Allah s.w.t, itu juga satu kejayaan.

Oleh itu biarlah anak-anak mencuba dan melakukan eksplorasi. Bimbinglah mereka dan berilah semangat kepada mereka. Pantaulah supaya mereka berada di dalam batas yang sepatutnya selagi tidak membantutkan perkembangan pemikiran dan pembelajaran mereka.

Dipetik dari Parent Connect

www.facebook.com/MyParentConnect/posts/895606927167693?fref=nf

Reading The Neighbourhood

Print is every where ~ one way of learning to read is to read words around us. Here J3 went for a walk around the school neighbourhood and observed that there were lots of words on the buildings across the school ~  the names of shops and advertisements! There were plenty! They read and wrote the words that they could see.

This exercise also helps to develop the children's observation skills & writing skills. 

Read with your child as you go with your child ~ license plate numbers on cars, names of roads, as you shop, as you eat out (read the menu), words on clothes, etc.

Newspapers - Learning 'Sight Words'

One of the activities in this 'READING MONTH' is to learn to recognise the common sight words ~ from the newspapers.

The children brought the newspapers from home.  They circled all the sight words and later wrote them down.  This exercise helps to reinforce recognition of sight words and improve their writing skills.

Reading Picnic

Let's join in!

EFFECTIVE ISLAMIC PARENTING

Article taken from Khalifah Method.

A friend share mashaaAllah ,Practical Parenting Advice

Spent a lovely afternoon getting parenting advice from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani (a father of 3 children himself, masha'Allah) at ILM Tree . Some of the nuggets I managed to gather from him:

You're not responsible for your children's actions, only for what you teach them (or don't teach them).

Focus on teaching your children adab and akhlaq (manners and etiquette); parents don't emphasize these enough any more. Have adab with yourself before you set out to teach adab -- that means "pausing". Be willing to pause before reacting.

Adab is the capacity to have the appropriate action, attitude, and response in any given situation.

Oftentimes we do more damage by how we react to our children's mishaps. When we lose our temper with our kids, we're still "teaching" them; we're just not teaching them the appropriate reaction to life's adversities and challenges. Our kids are always learning from us.

Criticizing your children is a bid'ah (a blameworthy innovation); it's not from the Sunnah (way of the Prophet). Don't criticize; don't nag. Nagging your children about everything is a good way to guarantee that they don't listen to you about anything. Nagging never works.

Sometimes the correct response is to not say anything.

If you want to know how to raise teenagers, look at the life of Anas (radiAllahu anhu); he lived in the house of the Prophet (salallaahu alaihi wasallam) from the age of 10 to 20. He broke things and made mistakes, but the Prophet (saw) never focused on whatever Allah had already destined; he never shamed Anas (rA) for his mistakes. He only focused on gentle teaching and gentle reminders. (i.e. "Did you take care of that task I asked you to do?" rather than "Why haven't you done what I asked you to do yet?! How many times do I have to remind you?!")

Children who have not yet attained the age of puberty are not held accountable by Allah (swt) even if they commit murder (God forbid), so who are we to freak out on our kids for "little things" like spilled milk?

When the Prophet (saw) saw another young sahabah (companion) eating greedily from all over a plate, he gently told him, "Say Allah's Name before eating; eat with your right hand; and eat from what is in front of you." He didn't criticize him for his (lack of) manners; he only told him the correct way to eat and then moved on.

We are not police officers or judges when it comes to our children; rather, we should be like shepherds -- we should try to gently guide them in the direction of where we want them to eventually end up.

Complaining about your children to friends is blameworthy; however, consulting with ppl who have wisdom and experience is praiseworthy. Don't talk to just anyone about you r concerns regarding your children.

When asked about getting kids to pray or to wear the hijab, he reminded us that Islam is not about do's and don'ts and a bunch of rules; it's about the heart. We need to teach kids to have hearts that are directed towards pleasing their Lord. They should desire on their own to live lives of taqwa (God-consciousness). We must model taqwa for them by how we live our own lives. Some children may need gentle nudges and reminders to do the right thing.

All virtues are virtuous; anything virtuous should be taught to and emphasized for BOTH genders (like modesty and lowering the gaze and gentleness). Boys should not be shamed for being shy. Shyness is praiseworthy.

Prayer should be a pleasant experience for the kids. He talked about his own children taking turns saying their personal duas aloud after prayer time; sometimes the kids would fall into hugging and wrestling on the prayer mat afterwards.

Teach kids about the Prophet Muhammad's (saw) life.

Remind yourself about what your parents did RIGHT.

Don't become self-satisfied and overly confident in your parenting.

Seek Allah's Pleasure through your own parenting, and facilitate for your children to seek Allah's Pleasure as well.

Aim high in both spiritual and worldly matters. Do dhikr (remembrance of Allah) and call on Allah for Help. Don't just ask that He make your kids into good Muslims; ask Him to make your kids from amongst the best and most virtuous of all Muslims ever. Trust in Him to answer your duas. Nothing is impossible for Allah.

source :   https://www.facebook.com/khalifahmethod/posts/819695114790259?fref=nf

Child's Safety In The Home

Taken from Persatuan Pengasuh Berdaftar Malaysia & The Safety Educator

Be Safe !

Traffic Games

As Salam..

All Junior 2 morning and afternoon session had their traffic games at Taman Bulatan last week. They brought their own bicycles and those who didn't, became pedestrians. They were divided into groups of bicycles and pedestrians and together they learned the road signs. After the traffic games, they were allowed to enjoy themselves with their friends until it was time to go home. Those who didn't bring bicycles also got a chance to ride on as their generous friends lent their bicycles for them to play.

Environmental Print Reading

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Reception class had their Environmental Print Reading for their Reading Month. They read their teachers' license plate number and learned to recognize the alphabets and numbers.

Bus Ride

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Junior 3 had their bus ride from the school to SMK Dato' Permaisuri and back to school again. They also learned parts of the school bus where 'big vehicles:bus' is one of the sub-topics for Big Vehicles and Machines.