International Day/Fair Postponed

Please note that

this Friday’s International Day (Assembly and Fair)

has been postponed to

Friday, March 19th.

Letter Sent Home Today

INTERNATIONAL FAIR

February 9^th, 2010

Dear Parent,

We would like to enlist your help in the upcoming International Fair on Friday, February 26^th.

On that day, we will have student performances (Student Assembly) from 8am-9am, followed by the International Fair from 9am-10am. The idea behind this Fair is to teach students cultural awareness and appreciation, and is in conjunction with the School-Wide Theme this month (International Cultures Month).

We need ONE parent (Team Leader) to be in charge of ONE COUNTRY.

NOTE: You can pick ANY country – it can, but does NOT have to be your own country.

In the spirit of equality, we are trying to make sure that ALL countries that students are from are represented at the Fair, and also that the material(s) presented are of roughly the same amount.

Once the Team Leaders for each country has been confirmed and notified, they will be in charge of forming a team (of peers/parents/students) to help assemble a “Country Booth” which (at this moment) will be limited to a MAXIMUM space of two classroom tables.

Setup time for the Country Booths will be on Thursday, February 25^th 4pm-5:30pm.

Some ideas that you might want to include at your booth: Decorations, banner, flag, pictures, music, small games, food, costumes, etc.

How to pick a country:

Please take a look at the full country list below, pick your TOP THREE countries of choice (as confirmed choices will be on a first-come-first-served basis), and EMAIL shimona@wells-school.com by THIS FRIDAY, February 12^th. Confirmations and instructions will be sent the following week via email to you.

Full Country List:

Looking forward to seeing you soon,

Shimona Kee (MSc, Appl. Psych.)
Primary School Counselor
Wells International School
Thong Lor campus
http://shimona.wells-school.com/blogs

*Wells 51/004/09-10

International Cultures Month – CHINESE CULTURE WEEKS

Today we kick off a brand new theme for the month of February!

Details about games and competitions will soon be up on the Themes Page.

Last week of Math Month!!

Well boys and girls, it’s coming to the of January… and that means that Math Month is almost at it’s end!

This week, we have our Brain Busters Room Challenge – Finals, as well as a REMATCH of the Upper Elementary Mental Math Challenge (Recess Tuesday) and the deadline for the Mensa Puzzle Challenge (Submit answers on Tuesday).

How exciting!

Next month, we have a brand new theme coming up…. I won’t reveal it yet…, you’ll find out at the end of this week!

In the meantime, I’ll leave you with the Thought of the Day:

Tomorrow is the

most important thing in life.

Comes into us at midnight

very clean.

It’s perfect when it arrives

and it puts itself in our hands.

It hopes we’ve learned

something from yesterday.

John Wayne

Math Month!!

This week we kicked off Math Month with some really challenging activities:

• Brain Busters – Room Challenge
• Mensa Puzzle Game
• Counselor’s Mental Math Challenge

Here are some pictures from the Lower Elementary Counselor’s Mental Math Challenge (today):

Students trying out the Mensa Math Puzzle Game:

Thought of the Day:

It takes a great deal of

courage to stand up to

your enemies,

but even more to

stand up to your friends.

J. K. Rowling

Episode 7 – in TWO PARTS!

Boy, we sure do have a lot going on here at Wells!

Watch both parts of the newest W51.TV Episode:

PART ONE:

PART TWO:

Walk! YOU can make a difference!

… And we DID!

Check it out:

Thought of the Day and another Story about Kindness

Life is mostly froth and bubble;

Two things stand like stone:

Kindness in another’s trouble,

Courage in your own.

Adam Lindsay Gordon

Zone Kindness

Jasmine noticed a little girl sitting alone at the Zone carnival. She couldn’t help but notice that the little girl had not spoken or played with anyone so far that day. Jasmine’s mission for the day changed. She consumed herself with making the little girl’s day better. Jasmine does these acts of kindness every single day, because they help not only others but herself as well. Pass them on!

Thought of the Day and another Story about Kindness

The value of kindness cannot

be measured in human terms.

An act of kindness enriches

the heart of both the

giver and the receiver.

Br. Arockiam

Lost Wallet

One day I was walking down the street and noticed a wallet on the sidewalk. I picked it up and looked through it and found 63 dollars, credit cards along with some pictures. One of the pictures, a man and woman holding a small baby, struck me. I looked in the other pockets and found a piece of paper with a name and phone number. I called and left a message. Right away the wallet’s owner called me back and told me how grateful he was that I had not kept the money and decided to contact him. When we met later that day he thanked me very much and insisted on giving me ten dollars, to which I said no. May I suggest doing the same? If you ever find a lost item, contact the owner. Not only will you be making that person’s day, but also you are doing what is right.

Thought of the Day, Tuesday Nov 10

If you want others to be happy,

practice compassion.

If you want to be happy,

practice compassion.

The Dalai Lama

Since this week is World Kindness week, here’s an inspirational story about kindness:

Grocery Store

The other day I was at the grocery store buying a pre-made pizza among other things. The woman in front of me had the ingredients for pizza. I joked with her that I was doing it the lazy way, and we started chatting. She was very friendly. When we got to the counter, I realised that I had left my purse at home! I just live across the street so I said to the cashier that I would be right back. The woman in line with me said, “Oh, do you want me to pay for that?” I said no, that it was okay. She said it was no problem and would have paid happily. I thanked her for her sweet offer, and passed by her to run home for my money. It was $18! She was willing to pay that for a stranger! I felt so happy to meet her!