EY ES NEWS

EY ES Share a Box of Hope Drive
Written by Ms. Kelly

There is an old saying “Sharing is Caring”. At SWA, sharing is definitely one of the fundamental values we would like to teach our children. Teaching students how to care is not confined to books and stories alone. Values need to be applied in practical ways and students must be provided opportunities to immerse themselves in the true spirit of sharing.

“Share a Box of Hope Drive” was launched last December in the EY ES community and we are pleased to see the overwhelming response. Within two weeks, we received more than hundreds of donations from different families. This is definitely one of the best holiday gifts to the children who need extra support.

Below is the summary of donations for “Share a Box of Hope Drive”:

• 378 packs of instant noodles

• 101 (l) of cooking oil

• 34 bags of rice

• 79 packs of toothpaste

• 83 bags of sugar

• 30 boxes of milk

• 2 bottles of syrup

• 3 packs of margarin

Even though not all the children in EY ES can physically visit the orphanages to send out the donations, we ensure that they are included in the sorting process so that they can feel the happiness that comes from sharing and understand the importance of being kind.

ES students busy sorting the donations at the Admin Office.

With the amount of donations we received from the drive, we were able to distribute the items to three different orphanages: Yayasan Abhimata, Panti Asuhan Mekar Lestari, and Panti Asuhan Suaka Kasih Bunda.

A huge THANK YOU to our beloved EY ES Community. What a great way to share during the festive season!

EY Celebration of Learning

Written by Ms. Diane and Ms. Ruby

“We light up, we won’t come down. The walls can’t stop us now. I’m watching it come true… This is the greatest show!”

The EY students were unstoppable and it was indeed a great show as the moment that the EY community had anticipated has finally come: the Semester 1 Celebration of Learning with the theme “Holiday Carnival of Music.” It was highlighted by marvelous student performances from across all levels at the Trini Dewi Theatre. The effort, which everybody put in, was all worth it as it was a well-applauded production.

It was followed by class exhibits at the Wayang Building, which showcased the milestones of the students during the first semester. The day was capped off with class parties where the students shared packed goodies and stories with each other. It was a great day to culminate the first half of the school year and the best way to kick off the holiday season!

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EY Sports Day

Written by Ms. Sherly

On Friday, December 9^th, 2022, the Early Years students had their Sports Day. The event was filled with the spirit of friendly competition, where the children participated in challenging activities and races such as the Hop-stacle Course, Penguin Race, and Knockdown the Pins game. It was a fun day as everyone got to practice sportsmanship, watch, and cheer for their peers. Everyone is a winner at the EY Sports Day for their hard work and efforts. We are looking forward to the next Sports Day event!

ES Holiday Concert

Written by Ms. Nathania and Mr. Freddy

The ES Holiday Concert was held on December 15th, 2022 at Trini Dewi Theatre. It was a long awaited event after the pandemic struck in 2020. The students were excited to be performing live on stage again without any pre-recorded performances. The audience all came to watch the students' live performances like the good old days.

The theme of the event was “Embracing New Beginnings, New Horizons”. The Grade 3 students who were in captive by the wicked wizard in the play entitled, “The Wizard Vs Kids” were freed using the magic of joy and happiness from various performances. It was a fun holiday treat watching the ES students - song numbers, pianica playing, round song using a recorder, hulusi performance, and ukulele playing. A great new year was promised at the end of the play. Santa came to the scene to give out gifts to the good boys and girls and the concert was then wrapped up with a cheerful finale song entitled, “At Three O’Clock Rehearsal” performed by all students from Grades 1-5.

ES Semester 1 Exhibtion

Written by Ms. Evi and Ms. Shirley

The ES Project Exhibition was held on December 15th, 2022. The students showed their amazing research projects and experiments. The project exhibition allowed the students to showcase what they learned in different interdisciplinary areas.

Some exceptional students stood out during their presentations and were able to explain their projects well.

Best Presenter Award

Grade 1: Wen Jin

Grade 2: Konrad

Grade 3: Beverly

Grade 4: Raphael

Grade 5: Aradhya, Claire, and Darrell

Best Project Award

Grade 3: Arin, Jeslyn, and Jennifer

Grade 4: Bella and Chun Chien

Grade 5: Aradhya and Vincent

The theme for the G1 project was, “Farming”. They made a scientific enquiry, observation, and experimentation on “What do plants need in order to grow?”. The students set up simple practical enquiries and did comparative analyses. They also observed and explained why some plants died and why some were green in colour.

The theme for the G2 Project was “Weather and Seasons”. The students made a weather experiment and related their experiments to what they learnt about the weather. Some students created a tornado, drizzle, raincloud, and explained the water cycle using a model. They also created a poem about weather.

The Grade 3 theme was “Planet Earth”. To help the planet Earth, the G3 students were challenged to create a gift for a friend from recycled plastic materials. Beverly turned the plastic bags into bracelets. Arin created a musical instrument and a water dispenser using old plastics. Jesslyn turned the old milk bottle and dried twigs into a bird feeder. The students also learned to gather data as they asked the other students from different grade levels about their plastic usage at school. Then they presented the results in a graph. They also visited the Tzu Chi recycling center, where the students learned about how plastic waste can be made into clothes, shoes, and many other products.

The theme for G4 was “Environment” with a sub-theme of air pollution.The students researched the cause and effects of air pollution on living things and the environment. They made an information campaign about air pollution. Most students created a model to show the causes of air pollution and its effect on the environment. Bella created a working model to show how factories contributed a lot in air pollution. While Maurice builds an air filter that could help in solving air pollution.

The G5 theme, just like G4, was “Environment” but with focus on water pollution. The students researched the cause and effects of water pollution. They were challenged to build an efficient water filter system that will produce clear water. Aradhya’s water filter system produced the clearest water. Some students were also successful in producing clear water such as Xin Yi and Claire. Vincent’s display board and presentation were awesome!

ES Sports Day

Written by Mr. Dominic

Last December, the Elementary School had their annual sports day. It was a time to showcase their prowess and abilities namely in Tee Ball (kids baseball) and swimming. Elang made a great start by dominating the Tee Ball games. They easily beat their opponents by being able to follow the amazing strategies implemented by their coach. Their willingness to follow and trust the plays created by the coach helped them beat Gajah in the finals. In the swimming competition, it was Gajah who won most of the games by winning 3 out of the 4 swimming events. Komodo came in second consistently followed by Paus then Elang. After all of the events in semester 1, Gajah is the runaway leader in total points with a commanding 105 point lead over the 2nd place team which is a tie between Paus and Komodo.

ES Kidsprenuership

Written by Mr. Jay

What a fabulous finish to the Kidsprenuership class! It was so great to see everyone get the experience of being their own boss and selling their items during the SWA Kidsprenuership event! From clothes to cookies, coffee to pizza, it truly was a very special day! Congratulations to all of you on an amazing job! Now the real question... what are you going to do with all your profit?

Please see below for the reflection of the students in the ES Kidsprenuership:

“In Kidsprenuership, I learnt that we need to design a logo and think about the company name. The best part about Kidsprenuership is that we could sell our products to the others.” -Malika G3-

“I learned how to make the products, advertise products by making the poster, and how to sell them. I was really happy that I was able to sell all of my cookies and that the buyers liked my cookies. I also learned how to count the money and give change.” -Jeslyn G3-

“Joining Kidsprenuership was a great experience!

We got to do a lot of things and I learnt about sales and marketing, I also learnt how to design my business card.

My company’s name was Sweet tooth.co! It was fun baking my cupcakes. I hope I become a baker when I grow older. The best part was when my cupcakes got sold out in 5 minutes.

I loved Kidsprenureship. Looking forward to more and more events like this. All thanks to Mr. Jay and Ms.Kelly.” -Aarohi G3-

“I learned with Mr Jay how to make useful business cards and posters which will attract the reader’s attention. These unforgettable Kidspreneurship experience made me more confident with greater abilities to do a project.” -Arin G3-

“I was so happy to sell my products. I learnt how to plan, make and sell products.” -Azka G3-

“I learned how to sell products for money, I sold all my bread for 5 thousand rupiah each. I planned my start-up cost and I made profit.” -Dominic G4-

“I learned how to plan on my start up cost, prediction and earned some money.” -Wen Jie G4-

Grade 1 Field Trip

Written by Ms. Junita

Grade 1 students were excited to have the field trip to D’Kandang Amazing Farm last December 12th, 2022. The objective of the trip was to explore the life of the farm animals and there were a lot of fascinating activities that everyone enjoyed. As soon as the students arrived, they fed the kids (baby goats). While feeding, they also touched and interacted with the animals.

The students were also challenged to ride a horse around the farm. The guide informed them that they shouldn’t walk behind the walking horse as it can kick them. Everyone loved horse riding and the students’ patience while waiting for their turn was truly impressive. Another interesting activity was visiting the cows. Students milked and fed the cows in their cowshed.

The students did not only learn about animals but also how to plant seedlings. They eagerly dug the soil to fill up their plastic seedling bag, and then inserted the seedlings inside. Last but not the least, they got a brief explanation about the tortoise and had a chance to visit the rabbit’s burrow.

Grade 2 Field Trip

Written by Mr. Marc

What a great warm day to be out at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a tourist park area with the theme of Indonesian culture in East Jakarta, on Monday, 5 December 2022. Grade 2 students saw many birds and learned much new information. They most enjoyed learning that an eagle’s grip is up to 10 times stronger than humans and their eyesight is up to eight times stronger than humans.

After the birds, students visited the Insect and Butterfly Museum and the Indonesian Komodo Dragon Museum and Reptile Park. They saw many varieties of butterflies and saw Indonesian fauna in dioramas with over 150 kinds of preserved animals exhibited. Overall, it was an enriching experience.

Grade 4 Field Trip

Written by Mr. Dominic

It was an amazing day for Grade 4 as they visited the Jakarta Sea World in Ancol. The students finally got to go out and experience having a field trip in person after spending the last 2 years doing virtual field trips in school. They had a blast seeing the different types of sea creatures and learning their habits and tendencies while in their own habitat. They enjoyed observing the different types of fishes especially during the feeding show where they saw stingrays, turtles, and sharks. It was an awesome experience and a great way to end semester 1.

Grade 5 Field Trip

Written by Mr. Jay

Grade 5 had a sweet time visiting the Taman Wisata Lebah Bee Farm. Finally after two years due to the pandemic, everyone was very excited and happy to get the opportunity to experience an active outdoor field trip. Starting with the bus ride, there was a buzz of anticipation, you could feel the energy and joy. Soon after arriving, we were greeted by our friendly host to start us on our tour. Our guide began with 10 minutes of history and overall knowledge about Taman Wisata Lebah and told us what to expect on our tour. Up next, we headed to the mini theatre to watch a short film to learn more about bees. Then we headed to see the real action. Carefully, we got to see the honey making process and even the Queen Bee, giving orders to all the worker bees. And then, drink some sweet honey water, oh yeah! To finish the fun, we had lunch and enjoyed the beautiful day playing outside in the play area. What a great way to finish up the first semester!