June 2022

• Goodbye 

• Transition  Assembly  support (link)

• Goodbye Summer and end of the year announcement (June 8- Toddle)

Dear AISL families,

As promised during today's assembly, please find some activity options to engage with this summer!  These are especially helpful if you find yourselves indoors and are looking for something to do as a family or for your child to have a voice and choice in selecting activities to manage their own self-care.   Activities are available for Pre-K to adults.  

Most of the students are familiar with the resources, and have asked me to share with you!

• Make Art (popular option Weave Silk, Bomomo)

• Dance

• Exercise

• Practice mindfulness/meditation

• Healthy cooking 

• Animal (virtual live zoos)

• Puzzles and games

• Sounds and Music

• Visit a museum(virtually)

• Visual relaxation

• Yoga

Additional things to do:

• Curated AISL Core Value read aloud Book list options

• Khan Academy Get Ready Math,   Reading and Language Arts free online courses

Please consider gathering pictures over the summer holiday break for sharing with the AISL community when we return in the new academic year as per tradition.  

May you always be happy, peaceful, and safe. Until we meet again.  

During the summer break, I may not be able to access my e-mail regularly, but please do reach out as needed to dabukazam@aislagos.org

Warm regards, Ms. D.

May 2022

• Celebrate Courage! 

• Courage curriculum options and "I can" statements

• Lessons delivered based on Student/ Teacher input

• Link to curated book list on Courage

• Grief message to parents / Teachers- Mr Allen Ogedengbe

• EC/ ES Newsletters are summarized below-

• Announcement sent May 31

Dear AISL families,

I hope you are doing well! I just can't believe that we have less than 10 days of school left!! The year sure has gone by so fast! 

I'm sharing this announcement as a reminder for families who plan on leaving AISL.  Please make sure to follow the procedures listed on pg 5 of the EC/ES Transition guidebook.    

In order to maintain consistency, quality, and confidentiality, AISL uses an internal teacher reference form that is kept with me in a confidential file.    All reference requests for departing students need to be made ten days before the teachers leave for the summer holiday break.  

Please do let me know if you have any questions about transition by contacting me via e-mail at dabukazam@aislagos.org 

Thank you in advance!

Warm regards,

D.

April 2022

Issue 11, April 28, 2022 EC/ES Counselor's Corner Newsletter

• Link to the read-aloud podcast of the EC/ES Counselor's Corner Newsletter Issue 11.

•  Celebrate AISL's core value of Courage by dressing in orange on May 27th

• Link to curated read-aloud books, articles, videos, (including a list of courageous kids)

• Child protection home links #Lesson 4

• Book recommendation for parents:  "The Yes Brain: how to cultivate courage, curiosity, and resilience in your child."

Issue  10, April 20, 2022 Counselor's Corner newsletter

• Link to Announcement, links, and read-aloud podcast

March 2022

Issue  9, March 28, 2022 EC / ES Counselor's newsletter

• Link to the read-aloud podcast of the newsletter.  Below is the full article. Here is the link to the to the EC/ES Counselor Corner  March Newsletter. 

• Link to curated book list on Integrity.

• Link to "9 ways to grow your child's integrity at home"

• If you have any questions or need support with transition please reach out to me via e-mail at dabukazam@aislagos.org  (Here is the Link to School Counselor's transition guide for new and departing EC/ES families)

February 2022

Issue  8, February 2022 EC / ES Counselor's newsletter

• Link to the read-aloud podcast of the newsletter. Here is the link to the to the EC/ES Counselor Corner newsletter issue 8.

• Home links to Child Protection Lesson # 3 "Safe and Un Safe Touches"

• Food for thought Articles:

  • "Educate your child about good touch and bad touch" The Statesman, Feb.11, 2022

  •  "Your kid may need more hugs, experts say. But there are right and wrong ways to give them." CNN Health, Feb. 11, 2022

  • "Why You Should Never Make Your Child Hug Anyone, Parenting" Very Well Family, April 2021

• Friday March 25 Dress in red to celebrate AISL's core value- Integrity

• If you have any questions, or need support with transition please reach out to me via e-mail at dabukazam@aislagos.org  (Here is the Link to School Counselor's transition guide for new and departing EC/ES families).

• Additional note and resources (February 24, 2022)

  • Ukraine / Russia toolkit for families and educators

• Helping Your Students Cope With a Violent World: Edutopia article features strategies for helping children make sense with historical perspective, feel empowered, and inspire them to feel hopeful.

• How to Talk to Kids About Violence, Crime, and War: Common Sense Media gathers tips and conversation starters to help you talk to kids of different ages about the toughest topics.

• Talking to Your Kids About War: VeryWell Family explores ways families can speak with young people about war, including tips on sharing information and restricting media coverage.

• • Disaster and Trauma response in Children (By age)

January 2022

Issue  7, January 20200 EC / ES Counselor's newsletter

• Link to read-aloud podcast of newsletter.  Here is the link to the newsletter.

• Link to School Counselor's transition guide for new EC/ES families.

• Friday January 28- Dress in Green to celebrate AISL's core value- responsibilty

• Link to curated books for kids on responsibilty and more... (update from Jan 26, 2022)

• Link to article "Teaching responsibility to your children" (update from Jan 26, 2022)

• If you have any questions, or need support with transition please reach out to me via e-mail at dabukazam@aislagos.org 

December 2021

• Link to read-aloud podcast of newsletter below. Link to newsletter here.

• If you have any questions, or need support with transition please reach out to me via e-mail at dabukazam@aislagos.org 

• Child protection lesson # 2  homelink

• Article: "Saying goodbye and saying it well"

• Resource for the break:

  • PBS holidays for parents linked here

  • www.virtualselfcare.org

  • curated read aloud books linked here

November 2021

• Here is the link to the full newsletter and read-aloud podcast to the ES Counselor's corner issue 4.

• Parent forum recording:  Link to the Parent forum Child Protection zoom recording.

• Link to Common Sense age-based media reviews for parents. Here are links to overview  information by age:  age 0-2 ;  age 2-4; age 5-7; age 8-9; age 10-12

• Upcoming Events: 

  • November 9th- Parent forum- "The power of choice to resolve conflict"

  • TBA November 16th-  Parent forum- ""Raising Healthy (Digital) Citizens"

  • November 19th- Dress in Blue to celebrate Empathy and Universal Children's day

• Curated read-aloud books on identity/ self-esteem linked on ES Counselor Corner's home page (scroll down to the slide show).

• If you have any questions, please reach out to me via e-mail at dabukazam@aislagos.org

October 2021

• Click here for the full ES Counselor Corner newsletter. Here is the link to the read aloud podcast of issue 3

• Upcoming Events: 

  • Tuesday, October 26th- Parent Forum- Child Protection at AISL

  • Friday, October 29th-  Student Council's Book.O.Ween

• Please find the child protection  home links by grade level to reinforce what  your child is learning at school. 

• Stuck at home? Not sure what to do?  Find www.virtualselfcare.org

• Curated read-aloud books on identity/ self-esteem linked on ES Counselor Corner's home page (scroll down to the slide show).

• November 19th- Dress in blue day to celebrate Empathy and Universal Children's Day

September 2021 

Week 1:  Introductions, mindfulness, & respect by noticing your feelings and how they impact your body. Click here to learn more.

Week 2-4:  review the newsletter / podcast for details about activities from the past two weeks and an overview of upcoming activites.  Click here  to learn more.