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| Welcome Note |
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 Dear Parents,
"Children have neither past nor future; they enjoy the present, which very few of us do".
- Jean de la Bruyere
We have already finished 3 months and I see our children working and learning. This month I would also like to report to you one of our children Anushka who took part in a contest conducted by a Kannada magazine won the first prize. Congratulations Anushka!!
August has been a month for festivals. I hope you all enjoy the photos we have posted. We have our sports day coming up and a circular has been sent with a detailed do's n don't please go through it and again I apologize that we cannot have parents as part of the day as children hesitate to take part once they see their parents. So please excuse us but we will put up as many photos as possible.
From this newsletter onwards I thought you all would find it interesting to know some of the amassing things children come up with. I would like to share two incidents which happened in our school this month.
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| Nandana, a child in our environment II one day walked up to her adult and reported this amazing observation. She said "Aunty when I look at my ball it looks like a zero to me, but I know it's not zero but my ball - a sphere". She was truly woundrous of this three dimensional visual impression of her ball which in one dimensional was number zero. Her next words were "If I push my ball with my finger it rolls and if I throw it - it bounces".(her exact words) This child who is 4 yrs 4 mths was trying to co-relate math, physics and her dimensional perceptions with one object -her ball. |
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| Om is a 4 yrs 6 mths child in our environment I. He was working with his multiplication unit board with multiples of 3 .As he was counting and placing it 3 times 3 = 9 he looked up with lot of excitement on his face and called his adult and said "look aunty it looks like a square!"
With this we can observe that the child was visually looking at the "the square of 3".
These are some of the discoveries by our children as they work or consolidate the concepts offered to them.
For parents of our outgoing children we have mailed you the list of schools located in south Bangalore and their respective phone numbers.
If you need more information or want to give your feed back please e-mail me at prayag_montessori@yahoo.co.in.
Thanks & Regards
Amitha Prashanth
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| September Event Schedule |
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| Highlighters in September |
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| 18 Sep 2009 - Friday - Dasara Holidays commence |
| 29 Sep 2009 - Tuesday - Dasara Holidays Ends |
| 30 Sep 2009 - Wednesday - Prayag Reopens |
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| Theme of the Month(September) |
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| Montessori I - Vegetables |
| Montessori II - Seasons |
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Montessori III- Festivals |
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Activity Centre - Fruits
[Parents are also requested to introduce their respective themes in the surrounding environment to the child.] |
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| Highlighters in October |
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| 02 Oct 2009 - Friday - Holiday - Gandhi Jayanti |
| 12 - 17 Oct 2009 - II PTA Meeting |
| 19 Oct 2009 - Monday - Holiday - Balipadyami |
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| Theme of the Month(October) |
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| Montessori I - Fruits |
| Montessori II - Plants |
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Montessori III- Living & Non Living |
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Activity Centre - Wild Animals
[Parents are also requested to introduce their respective themes in the surrounding environment to the child.] |
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| Sports day instructions: |
| Prayag Montessori will be having its Sports Day on Friday, the 11th September 2009. |
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| Timings: For Sub Junior & Junior category Children: |
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Child should be dropped at 09.30 am & should be picked up at 11.30 am at Prayag. |
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Van Children will also be picked up at 11.30 am by van |
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| Timings: For Senior & Super Senior category Children: |
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Child should be dropped at 09.30 am & should be picked up at 01.00 pm at Prayag. |
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Van Children will also be dropped back at 1.00 pm by van |
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| General Instructions for all children |
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Child should wear Prayag T-shirt, Blue Jeans Pant or Blue Slacks, Socks and Sports Shoes (Child's name written on them) |
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Child should bring only Water (Preferably in disposable bottles like Pepsi, sprite etc (Child's name written on it). |
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Snacks & Drinks will be provided. |
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| August Commemoration |
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| Friendship Day - 03 Aug 2009 |
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| Krishna Janamashtami - 12 Aug 2009 |
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| Ganesh Chathurthi - 21 Aug 2009 |
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| Editorial |
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Good Manners
(By Mrs.Sindhu Sudhakar) |
| The first thing we notice when we meet a child for the first time is his/her behavior. People judge our children by their manners. Manners are much more than just saying "please" and "thank you." They are ways of showing kindness and consideration. It is always better to reinforce good manners from a young age. Children learn by observing and the best way to educate children is by being good role model ourselves. It is very easy to learn something during our childhood. So start planting the seeds from an early age. The foundation of good manners can be strong in young age only if they make it a part of their inner discipline. Good manners are a lifetime's asset. Parents are responsible for instilling desirable manners in their children.
Manners can be inculcated as soon as your child understands. In addition, children will need coaching and reminders on manners throughout their childhood. It is best to give positive support, that is, when your child does something right, let them know. When your child does something wrong, do not be negative about it, but gently tell them how it is best done and why.
When children enter school usually they become more independent and make sure your child is equipped with necessary skills for interacting with peers, greet adults, table manners, simple conversation and receiving. Prompt your child when they forget some tips given , you should quietly lean over whisper and help them to do right things, be gentle in your reminder, prepare your child for any situations be it a family reunions, meals at restaurant or eating at a friend's house. Best way to stop unwanted behavior is to ignore. Another way to encourage good manners is to use a reward system.
As basic manners, teach your child
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To be nice to people. |
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Not forget to say "Please" when you ask for something. |
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Say "Thank You" when you are given something. |
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Say "You're Welcome" when someone thanks you. |
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Greet people when you see them. |
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Look people in the eyes when you talk to people. |
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Do not interrupt when other people are talking. |
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Share things with others. |
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Help people. |
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Let guests go first. |
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Be on time, especially if you are meeting someone. |
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| The golden rule for good manners is to treat people with respect. So Stress the importance of treating others in the same way they would like to be treated. |
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| Activities for You & Your Child at Home |
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Sensorial Activity
Place a few things in front of the child & ask him to lift & feel their weight & find out which is the lightest & which is the heaviest. Later, play a guessing game: show him any two objects & ask him to guess which is lighter & which is heavier.
Language Activity
Sentence completion game: you start a sentence, for Example: I like to eat; I like to go to etc. & let the child complete the sentence.
Activities outside the house
Watering the plants, pulling out weeds, sowing seeds of different kinds, planting onion bulbs etc.
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| Birthday's in August |
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Anoushka Sudarshan
29 Aug 2005
Yash.S.M
05 Aug 2006
Sanchitha Gururaj
10 Aug 2006
Sri Gowri
01 Aug 2006
Vedant Lalit
15 Aug 2006
Krishanth Gowda
24 Aug 2005
Anurag.L
31 Aug 2003
Diya Prakash
07 Aug 2006
Neethi Chethan
31 Aug 2006
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| Birthday's in September |
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Rohit.S
05 Sep 2005
Lakshitaa Kamath
03 Sep 2004
Vibha.N.Athreya
06 Sep 2004
Eeksha.P. Rao
14 Sep 2006
Tanishaa Jalan
22 Sep 2004
Tejas R
22 Sep 2005
Debanjana Bez
23 Sep 2006
Eshal Zahur
23 Sep 2004
Shreya Nivarty
27 Sep 2006
Sachit Sunil
28 Sep 2005
Archana.V.Makkimane
29 Sep 2003
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| Reading Pyramid |
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| Extra Curricular Activities at Prayag |
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[Extract the Real Essence]
Spiritual Sadana for building mind power |
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Shlokas & Bhajan Classes for all age groups
(Children above 3 years of age) |
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| Every Man is Divine. But we do not know the divinity inherent in us. But the Indian tradition has many ways to understand what secret lies in every one of us. Our effort to know the divinity. Mind has to be empowered for this. Among many Sadana, Chanting of Shlokas, Singing Songs, Praising God, Listening Moral Stories, Reading and Reflecting upon Spiritual texts are very important. Practicing and adopting this in our daily routine increases our mind power. Knowledge, wisdom, concentration of mind are the benefits. |
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Classes starting at Prayag Montessori
Thursdays, 04.30 pm to 05.30 pm |
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| Prayag Activity Centre |
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Afternoon Care Facility for Children
(Age Group 2 years to 10 years)
On Prayag Working Days, 01.00 PM to 06:00 PM |
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Yoga Ratna Academy
Regular Yoga classes in BKS Iyengar Style using Props
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays: 06.00am to 07.00am / 07.15am to 08.15am
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: 04.00pm to 05.00pm / 05.00pm to 06.00pm
For Age Group: 8 ~ 80 yrs
Contact: Mrs. Rekha Swaroop: 9845644941
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Western Dance classes
For age group 4 - 10 years
Western and Bollywood style Two days a week – Saturdays & Sundays
Timings – Saturdays – 05.30 pm ~ 06.30 pm
Sundays – 11.30 am ~ 12.30 pm
Contact Mr.Sameer: 9886478836 |
| Contact our office if interested in enrolling for the above classes |
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