On December 16, 2020, the students commemorated the Christmas program at Kids Land PIK.  With the theme “Harmony of Christmas”, the order of events was preceded by our MC Ms. Jennyfer, and this was pursued by a prayer led by Ms. Flora. After the prayer, the opening remarks of our principal Ms. Amelia E. Manarang was given. This was proceeded then by the procession of Mary and Joseph, which was performed by the siblings, Matthew and Kate.  This procession was accompanied by the choir from the preferred K2 students.

Succeeding the procession of Mary and Joseph the schemes continued by the candlelight ceremony headed by Mr. Andrew, Ms. Erma, Ms. Amel and Mr. Richard. The candle lighting was done evenly. After the setup, it was followed by Pastor Flora’s short message. She recited a narrative to our students.  Thereafter, the student from the Toddler class was called to present her dance. She was grooving with her teachers Ms. Jennyfer and Laoshi Guo. This was superseded by the students from nursery A & B and students from K1A as well.  After they revealed off their twitch skills, the program went on by bestowing awards for students who garnered the Best in Conduct. This award would be decreed to the students from the Toddler and Nursery and granted by Ms. Erma.

Ensuing the awarding ceremony, K1B students and selected K2 students also showed off their dancing and singing skills. Behind showcasing their talents, another handing out of awards had been given, These are the Best in Academics which were slated for the deserving students of Nursery until K2. Our principal had the opportunity to do this. To extend our program, students from K1C will not give up on their dance performance of course. Next in the program was the awarding for the top students from Nursery, K1 and K2.  The award was endowed by Mr. Richard and Ms. Amel.   After the accolade ceremony, it was supplanted with the closing remarks by Mr. Richard. This was supervened by an announcement and the important reminders by Ms. Jennyfer and the order of events ended. It officially completed with a closing prayer conducted by the MC.

The program ended well. We hope in our next event, we will make it even better as much as we can.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made it particularly challenging to use traditional methods of relationship-building and communication as schools grapple with ensuring safety during in-person events and engaging parents in a virtual setting.

On the 22^nd of January 2021, Saint Nicholas School – KidsLand PIK Division conducted a Virtual Parents Teachers Meeting for Second Semester of this Academic Year 2020-2021. As the so called “new normal”, all preparations were set up at school from the virtual background to the facilities needed up to the team who exerted their efforts to come up with a successful one.

 

As an introduction, Ms Jenny, the host presented the agenda of the program through a screen-share for the parents’ information. The program was about to open when the host introduced her co-host Ms Jennyfer to lead a benevolent opening prayer. It was then followed by an Opening Remarks from the new principal of KidsLand PIK, Ms Amel. From her speech, it was mentioned that teaching the students remotely and no physical attachment was a challenge. She added further that teachers became more responsible, resourceful, and creative to come up with colourful, fun, creative educational materials to provide a good education to students. It was also emphasized that with a strong bond between parents and teachers, we can breeze through this obstacle, the spread of corona virus.

 

To look back on the activities and events of students during the first semester of this academic year, a compilation of photos was put into a video by the PIC, Ms Weni. Next, was an English reading performance from K1 class which was spearheaded by the head teacher, Ms Vera. The students were brilliant as they showed their skills in reading.

Moving forward, this year’s PTM was a little bit different but it is something special and interesting as Saint Nicholas School invited Ms. Ellen Patricia a famous speaker who is also a professional coach and a counselor to conduct a seminar with the theme, “Parenting during Pandemic of Covid-19”. This seminar was relevant with the current situation as the speaker talked about the impact of this pandemic for everyone’s life. She emphasized three emotions which are being thankful, worried, and stressed based on the research gathered. At this point, the speaker gave the opportunity for parents to share what they experienced when the online scheme of learning was introduced as a new normal way of learning. Parents also were given a chance to ask questions. To wrapped up, Ms Ellen highlighted that children are unique on their own ways and that she encouraged everyone to have an open communication between parents and children as well as parents and teachers. It will be a great reinforcement to sustain the learning despite the presence of this pandemic. We should remember also that this is a new situation for everyone, and we need to be motivated enough to work together to figure out what works and what to adjust as needed.

Moreover, an astounding Chinese performance from K2 Class was shared. It then followed by Ms Vera who familiarized everybody with the new Academic Calendar for Second Semester. Before we departed, closing prayer and salutation were given by the hosts. Indeed, it was virtually a momentous and productive event as there was an interaction, and that everyone’s eyes were focused on the screen all throughout the program.