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Dear Parents and Students,
We have started Term 2 last week and are continuing to implement blended learning. I would like to applaud all students, teachers, staff, and parents for their commitment to following the school’s health protocols and directions while supporting and participating in blended learning at GJS. The cautious and deliberate decisions that we made regarding some operational procedures have presented positive results. Staff, students, and parents have grown more confident and believe in the school RtCP. Some parents have changed their minds and now allowing their children back to school.
We are very grateful for your confidence and support. However, going forward is still a challenging journey for us as the risk of Covid-19 is still there. We still need to keep our mantra: be careful, cautious, and responsible for our actions and behaviour. No one should think that we are free from the Covid-19. “No one is safe until everyone is safe” should be our belief.
With that said and the limitations that we put in place at this stage of face-to-face learning implementations, we are proud that quality learning continues to happen in the classroom, both on campus and at home. Please enjoy some of the articles submitted by each year level in this edition of Kontak. You will read stories and examples of learning activities that are happening in the classroom.
On the 15th and 16th of November, some of our Year 5 students will participate in the first Computer-Based National Assessment Programme. They will be completing the Minimum Competency Assessment for Literacy and Numeracy (AKM test) ), as well as a character and learning environment survey. I wish them all the best!
I also would like to use this opportunity to welcome Renjana Jacinta (Jana), our Year 6 student, who just returned from Papua, participating in Pekan Olahraga Nasional (PON), our biggest national sports event. She and her team participated in the Pentathlon event. She competed in multiple events and come in 3rd place in the Mixed Relay Modern Pentathlon. We are very proud of her achievement.
On another note, observing students during extended transition time, where they are given a snack break, allows us to see how happy students eat their snacks in an open area with friends while maintaining physical distancing. However, we also witnessed that some of our students, unfortunately, are bringing unhealthy snacks. We would like to highlight that students need healthy snacks to help them grow and stay fit. Especially in this time, when health is our priority, we want our students always to be healthy. Therefore, what they snack on is important. We strongly encourage if instead of doughnuts, chips, or cake, parents can send cut fruits, vegetable sticks, yoghurt, or other healthy snack choices. When choosing foods for your child’s snacks, the guideline is to choose foods low in fat, salt and sugar, and are minimally processed. Processed, sugary snack foods such as chips, doughnuts, and cake might not be a good choice for everyday snacks as it usually has a lot of extra sugar or salt and unnecessary fat or calories. I hope that we can work together, hand in hand, in supporting our students in developing this healthy habit.
Stay healthy and safe everyone!
Ibu Dewi
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