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Dear Parents,
"If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do well matters very much".
- JACQUELINE KENNEDY ONASSIS
This month-November was even more fun 'because we had our Depawali celebrations, children's day & picnic. First on the Depawali day all our children were festively dressed and were excited that they would get to hold the sparklers and watch aunties burst some crackers. They were told the stories and importance of Depawali celebrations and the precautions they had to take while lighting the crackers. On our children's day Mickey came to say hello to our children and they took home cotton candy, balloons, and the girls got their aunties to put mehendi and the boys - tattoos.
Then came our Picnic day!! It was amazing seeing them get excited. We had a great time singing in the bus and telling each other stories of picnics with our respective families. When we reached Discovery Village our children enjoyed their Juice and biscuits and were ready for their trip around the farm. This year as a special treat we had organized a potter to help and show our children how the pots, diyas plates and cups can be made out of clay and way the clay takes its shape as the potter's wheel turns round and round. Our discovery village potter showed them the potter's wheel and helped them mold the pots which they found fascinating. Their next station was the domestic farm zone and they were excited to see the sheep, goats, cows, rabbits, ducks and the tortoise. They were allowed to feed some of these animals and hold and pet them.
The best part about the picnic was that I got to know some of my children a lot better. This year has been a difficult year for all of us and I have not been able to get to know my children as much as I would have loved to. But the Picnic gave me a wonderful opportunity to talk to them and get to know them. One of the things I found amassing is my Montessori level I child Eeksha. She did have a bit of a problem settling down and I always found her quiet whenever I entered her environment. But as I was standing next to her and watching the potter make a pot, another child shouted that she wanted to make the pot. Eeksha promptly looked up to me and said quietly " why is she shouting ,doesn't she know we all will get turns to make the pot" - In a proper grammatically correct sentence in Kannada (the tone too was like the one our grandmas use and this too from a 3yr old child :). I couldn't stop laughing because I thought her to be a very silent child and then her adult told me instances like the time she was introduces to the sound 'C' as in "cat" and Eeksha said "Aunty 'c' Andre Kalu, kivi anthana" (These are kannada words spelt in English which means eyes and ears but have the same starting sounds as the letter 'c').Her command over her mother tongue Kannada is truly amassing for a child of that age. She is also very observant and mature for her age.
That's all for this letter dear parents, if you need more information about your child or want to give your feed back please e-mail me at prayag_montessori@yahoo.co.in.
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| Depawali Celebrations at Prayag |
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| Children's day celebrations |
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| Picnic at Discovery Village |
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| December Event Schedule |
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01 Dec 09 |
02 Dec 09 |
03 Dec 09 |
04 Dec 09 |
05 Dec 09 /
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11 Dec 09 |
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19 Dec 09 /
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21 Dec 09
Christmas holiday
commences |
22 Dec 09 |
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| Highlighters in December |
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| 18.12.2009 Friday - Christmas Party at Prayag |
| 21.12.2009 Wednesday - Christmas holiday commences |
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| Theme of the Month(December) |
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| Montessori I - Colors in the rainbow |
| Montessori II - Secondary Colors (Mixing primary colors) |
| Montessori III- Tertiary Colours (Gradation) |
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| [Parents are also requested to introduce their respective themes in the surrounding environment to the child.] |
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| Editorial |
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Aggressive Behavior
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| Like bulls in a china shops, many energetic preschoolers hurl toys or their bodies at the nearest targets when frustrated, angry, or rambunctious. Why? Because the little dynamos are not able to reason or compromise, and throwing books or toys doesn't seem any different from tossing balls. Help your child understand and control his aggressive behavior by first explaining that hitting, biting, throwing, and teasing are unacceptable. Then show and tell (even your one-year-old) the kind of behavior you want your child to exhibit are positive behavior like kissing, hugging, talking and so on. Also, explain why these actions are acceptable. Make sure to strictly and consistently enforce the rules in order to guide your child on the path toward appropriate behavior.
Preventing the problem Closely supervise your child's play. To prevent your child from learning aggressive behavior from her peers, monitor how she and her friends interact with each other and how they care for their toys. Don't let aggressive behavior cause injury or damage. Also, treat your child's friends' unacceptable behavior as you would your child's.
Don't model aggressive behavior. Treat your things the way you'd like your children to treat theirs. For example hitting or throwing or using undesirable language when you're angry shows your child to be aggressive when she's mad.
Explain why biting and hitting are unacceptable -To help your child understand just how unpleasant aggressive behavior is for both sides, explain how biting and hitting make the victim feel.
Solving the problem: When your child exhibits aggression, he needs to be pulled-up immediately but this has to be done with care and understanding. Do-not humiliate him in front of others as this will only make him repeat the said behavior only to get our attention. Use reprimands & forget the incident when it's over.
What not to do
Don't use aggression to stop aggression. Hitting your child only gives her permission to hit others in similar circumstances.
Don't let off steam when your child does. Getting angry when your child hits, for example, only proves to your child that she can use aggression to get power over you.
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| Activities for You & Your Child at Home |
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Taking care of self:
Involve your child in cooking. Explain to him the various steps involved in coking each dish. As you cook, at each step ask him what should be done. Introduce words such as beat, stir, whisk, shallow fry, deep fry, boil, etc.
Language Activity:
Involve your child when you write letters to your friends or relatives. Let your child express what he wants to convey and you write the letter on your child's behalf. As your child grows up, he will take over writing letters, on his own. Let it be your child's job to post letters into the postbox.
Science Activity:
Collect different objects such as a carrot, an apple, a nail, a paper, a piece of cloth, string, stone, etc. for the floating and sinking experiment. Have a large bowl or bucket of water and let the child find out what happens when each object is dropped.
After your child has enough experience with this activity, sit with your child and before dropping an object ask him whether it will float or sink.
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| Birthday's in November |
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Brinda Das
01 November 2005
Sachitha Saraswathi
10 November 2005
Vandana Bhujang
19 November 2005
Dhriti Bhat
30 November 2005
Sanay Athreya Prasad
09 November
Deviyani Chandrashekar
07 November 2003
Avani Lakshmi Udupa
21 November 2004
Khushi Vinay Laddha
07 November 2005
Dhriti V Bhat
30 November 2005
Ankush Shastry
03 November 2006
Tanvi S
17 November 2006
Vishnu K
30 November 2006
Sai Arthi.R
16 November 2006
Avishya M Reddy
15 November 2005
Vishwathma.H.PP
18 November 2005
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| Reading Pyramid |
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| Extra Curricular Activities at Prayag |
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| Prayag Activity Centre |
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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| Jnana Lahari |
[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, 05.00 pm to 06.00 pm
Contact Mrs. Yamuna Naveen: 9448536800 |
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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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