At KPS, Sahibabad we have always

believed that parents, the third stakeholder in a school learning

community, play as important a role in contributing to a child’s growth as do the teachers. The parent community

was kept informed by means of orientation, PTM’s and workshops.

However this was not helping us achieve our outcomes as closely as we wanted to. The major outcomes that

we wanted to achieve were-better school and family bonding

as well as better student achievement.

The first step to starting this process was to develop a deeper connect with

the parents community. We were also in the process of revisiting our school

mission statement and invited a few parents to share their thoughts too. This culminated in not only developing

the mission statement but also designing the KPS Learner’s profile

which is the culmination of what we aspire and strive to develop in our students.

The next step was to create awareness

in parents regarding the various programs that we run. Parents are invited for regular walk tours during

school working hours and they are free to sit and observe certain areas like the

Reggio inspired room, library lesson, music classes and sports activities. We got to know that many of the parents

were not even aware that such

programs existed in spite of regular

updates, most of them would only visit school on PTM’s meet the teacher and

go back. This exercise helped them realize what all happens in their child’s life at school, since they

came in during school working hours.

A need analysis survey was done and parents were asked about what do they really want their child to accomplish

during school years and what do they want the school to focus on.

The majority wanted character building to be the main focus during school years, this led to designing of the

I LEAD program which has its base in the 7 Habits of Effective People by

Stephen Covey.

Regular drop in hour every Friday gave the parent and teacher to work to-gether in bridging the academic or

socio emotional gaps that a child might

have. Thus second outcome of stu-dent achievement was also being ad-dressed simultaneously. Parents are

sent regular handouts and links to help

them teach their child better. The tempo had set in and now the

teachers are all geared at inviting parents to their classrooms and

activities that focus on collaborative learning are organised since we feel collaboration is a big college skill we

need to develop right from early

years. These activities also aim to help

parents understand the importance of Visual Arts and Play in a child’s life. It is

heartening to see parents work with other children whose parents have not been able to come for the activity. The

invites that go out to parents always have a hand-out stating the importance

of the Visual Art or performing art activity that they will be participating in.

Sports activities are also enjoyed by

parents with as much enthusiasm. The trust and respect between the

parent and school community is growing each day with interactions

becoming more positive and fruitful.

Effective Partnerships' with Parents

Issue: September 2016

Grade 1 & 2 Parental engagement

Open hour will start in grade 1 & 2

Khaitan Public School recently organized a 3-day Parent Child Bonding Workshop on Clay Modeling in the school campus, in collaboration with Claying Thoughts, Noida. It was led by Ms Pooja Ver-

ma of Claying Thoughts, Noida. The workshop was a small initiative lead by Ms Namrita Rathee, Head of New Initiatives and Global Connections at Khaitan Public School, and the I LEAD team.

The purpose of the workshop was to strengthen the parent-child-school relationship by involv-ing parents in the clay modeling process alongside their little ones. The purpose was to help par-

ents spend some quality time with their children, and together create a souvenir made of clay, sharing moments of happiness at the school. The workshop also aimed to foster creativity and fine motor

skills in the students. Split over three days the products ranged from animal masks, eco art, and tribal masks using basic

techniques. Pen holders and pots were also made using clay coiling technique.

On all three days, parents supported their kids with full enthusiasm in their clay modelling ef-forts. Feedback from parents ranged from “ I want to the school to organise more such events”, “I

went back to my childhood days” to “Good activity for kids. Important for Overall growth and development.”

The workshop hours throughout the three days were full of activity, participation, enjoyment, and l earning.

Clay modelling Clay modelling Clay modelling --- By grade UKG & LKGBy grade UKG & LKGBy grade UKG & LKG

For many

parents, some of

our best childhood

memories are of the

outdoors. Whether it

was playing neighbourhood freeze tag, build-ing a fort in the nearby vacant lot, splashing

around in a creek or riding a bike to the park, most of us had a lot of fun playing outside.

But the days when children can't wait to get outside and play unsupervised for hours may be a thing of the past.

Today we lead busy, highly scheduled lives. We get off of work and shuttle our children to sports

practice and music lessons. Then we rush home in time to feed them, help them finish homework and get them into bed. This leaves them with no unscheduled time.

When we do have some down time, most of us don't feel comfortable letting our kids roam free through the neighbourhood without supervision. In fact, experts estimate that a child's range for

roaming and wandering today is one ninth of what ours was. So In our effort to inculcate physical fit-ness among our students, we have conducted programs in association

with SV Edusports Pvt Ltd. It is our belief that parent must also be part of this initiative. We have, therefore, organised a Health &

Healthy Me Day on physical fitness for parents as well as students.

Students and parents of grade nursery had their health and healthy me event organised by Grade nursery teachers in association with

edusports team in which school edu sports team planned some wonderful activities on physical fitness for parents as well as students.

Outdoor Fun with parents - Healthy &

“There is no velvet as soft as

Mother’s lap, no rose is as

lovely as her smile, no path

so flowery as that imprinted

with her footsteps.”

Mother’s Day celebrates the glorious

ideal of love and sacrifice called moth-

erhood and is celebrated with lot of

enthusiasm in our 46 countries across

the globe. It is a celebration

honoring mothers and motherhood,

the unconditional love of mothers

and their influence in our society.

Mother’s Day is a day to show

appreciation towards mothers and

mother figures world wide. This day is

celebrated on the second Sunday of

May. Mother’s Day is both an

opportunity to celebrate and salute

our moms for the love, comfort and

care they provide us in so many

ways and between so many various

struggles of personal, professional

and emotional life.

To generate this special feeling in our

little Khaitanians and to help them

strengthen the bond with their

mother, our school organized

Mother’s Day celebration for a week

from 3rd May , 2016 to 6th May,

2016. The celebration started with a

simple discussion in which the

teachers educated the children as

to how their mothers take care of

them, nurture them and provide

them the loving environment where

they can have an opportunity to grow in

a positive manner.

Children were also shown a digital

presentation on Mother’s Day

where the teachers shared with the

students the importance of a

mother in their life followed by a

card making activity, wherein the

kids made beautiful cards which

were taken by the students as a to-

ken of love for their mother.

Mothers Day Celebration By LKG

Today we come together, be the cause for the unity,

Make it Beautiful day another.

Fight against corruption, Spurl the flag of Our Nation.

Happy Independence Day!

The children of Khaitan Public school LKG – C & D

Grade made their parents feel very special by their

Independence’ Day celebration on 11 August , 2016

in the Respective classes. As is known, the theme for

the celebration was “Independence”, most of the

parents came in tri colour. The effort of matching

their get-ups with the theme and their pleasure of

participation was affectionately abundant.

The children welcomed their parents with the tri col-

our flower batches which they have made by their

own and wishing them Happy Independence Day!

Banner making activity by LKG Grade

KPS strives to maximize

Parent/family involvement

by implementing Programs,

activities and procedures

that emphasizes effective

parents/family-School col-

laboration and shared re-

sponsibility for higher aca-

demic achievement and

student's success , so pa-

rental engagement is an inevitable part of our school.UKG grade

had a fabulous experience of parental engagement activity that

happened on 12th August where parents participated in puzzle

making activity along with their kids .They collaboratively complet-

ed the jigsaw puzzles on National symbols of India , which very

much depicts the theme I.e Independence Day.The feedback

shared by the parents was very pleasing.

Puzzle making activity by UKG Grade

Parenting tip

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor:

Ms. Namrita Rathee

Designed By:

Ms. Priya Chaudhary

Sector – V Rajendra Nagar

Sahibabad, Ghaziabad

(U.P.)

Whenever children come back from

the school, mostly parents ask their

child what you have done today ?

Child reply I did “Nothing”

So, Here is that

NOTHING mean