Pushing Your Imagination to the Limit…

Check out this cool video: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology.html

International Day/Fair Postponed

Please note that

this Friday’s International Day (Assembly and Fair)

has been postponed to

Friday, March 19th.

Just a thought…

Books, paper certs, & money

can only take you so far.

We should really be

exemplifying and teaching

our children ATTITUDES

on how to live life

successfully.

~Ms Shimona.

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

Open Letter to Wells Parents

Dearest Parents,

It was great having coffee with you this morning. I’m so glad we got to talk.

In the weeks and months to come, I hope that more parental involvement will become the norm at Wells.

Your voice is so important to us, and in time, we will certainly be hearing more from you.

I look forward to making better relations with you in future.

Please feel free, and remember to email me at shimona@wells-school.com to get onto the electronic communications database.

Your presence was much appreciated today.

Thanks once again.
Warmest regards,

Shimona Kee (MSc, Appl. Psych.)
Primary School Counselor
Wells International School
Thong Lor campus
Bangkok, Thailand

Did You Know?

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology, researched by Karl Fisch, Scott McLeod, and Jeff Brenman.

Points to ponder after you’ve watched the video (at least once):

How does the rapid, exponential progression of information technology affect

• how we learn in school?
• our future career choice?
• how we decide what information to gather?
• our life choices?

Get your Thinking Caps on!

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

The Science of a Hug….

Many of you know – I LOVE hugs!

Well, here’s why:

A good old-fashioned cuddle, say the scientists, can reduce heart disease, cut down stress and promote longevity. The researchers even advise nervous public speakers to indulge in a bit of hugging before they go on stage to face their audience….

… At the heart of it is a so-called “cuddle hormone”, oxytocin, a chemical associated with a range of health benefits, which shows a marked increase in the blood supply after just 10 minutes of warm, supportive touching.

Read the whole article HERE.