Coming Together
September began with a wonderful community event for our Primary students: Sports Day.
Throughout the day, the children took part in different sporting challenges, cheered one another on and enjoyed plenty of friendly competition and team spirit.
We were especially grateful to the parent volunteers who joined us and helped throughout the day. Their support played an important part in making Sports Day such a success and turned the day into a true community event.
After an active morning, everyone came together for a BBQ prepared right there on site — a perfect way to round off a fantastic Sports Day.
A short video featuring a glimpse into our sports day
Our Principal, Ms. Sutherland, explaining the differences betweeen multiplication and division using the English and the German method
Coffee &
Curriculum
Our families also came together for our September Coffee & Curriculum, this time focusing on How We Teach Maths at KIBS.
The topic connected back to our June Life at KIBS theme, Maths – Fun & Logic, and gave parents the opportunity to look more closely at how mathematical understanding develops and how we encourage children to think, reason and find their own ways towards a solution.
From cheering on our students at Sports Day to exploring learning together at Coffee & Curriculum, these moments are an important part of the partnership between school and families.
Some snippets from our coffee & curriculum on how we teach maths at KIBS
Growing Together
For our youngest children, community begins with the everyday routines they experience and practise together.
In Daycare, our children have been exploring hygiene, healthy habits and daily routines through practical, age-appropriate activities.
From discovering why we brush our teeth to thinking about which foods are healthier choices, the children learn by doing, talking, sorting and trying things for themselves.
These may seem like small everyday moments, but for young children they are important steps towards independence. They learn to make simple choices and gradually understand how to take care of themselves.
And when these routines are learned and practised together, they naturally become part of everyday life within the group.
A short video showing how we teach our 3-year-olds about brushing their teeth
Playful activity to help children learn about healthy and unhealthy foods
Our Community
Whether families are joining us for a school event, parents are discovering more about learning at KIBS or our youngest children are mastering everyday routines together, each of these moments is part of our community.A community that grows through participation, connection and shared experiences.
Caring For Our Community
The second half of September brought more shared experiences, learning and discovery across KIBS — both inside and outside the classroom.
Our National Clean-Up Day brought children from Kindergarten to Grade 6 together to take care of the neighbourhood around our school.
With gloves, bags and plenty of enthusiasm, the children headed outside to collect litter and help make our surroundings a little cleaner.
This year, our Grades 5 and 6 students also took on a special role, accompanying and supporting our Kindergarten children. It was wonderful to see different age groups working side by side towards a common goal.
The day was a perfect reflection of one of our KIBS Character Virtues: Community Awareness — understanding that being part of a community also means caring for the world around us.
Learning In Action
Back inside KIBS, we caught a few glimpses of learning across different age groups.
We spotted our Little Bees busy with a fine motor activity that called for concentration, coordination and some very careful little hands.
In Pre-K, the focus on healthy eating continued as the children explored which foods help our bodies stay healthy and created their own food pyramid.
We also dropped in on our Big Einsteins during a Maths session and watched some of our youngest learners exploring numbers together.
In Grade 1 Science, the children have been exploring the five senses in both German and English. In the Science Room, they investigated how our sense organs work and learned about the different parts of the eye and ear.
Grade 1 Maths has been equally hands-on. Using two-sided counters, the children explored Friends of 10, discovering the different number pairs that make ten. This practical approach helps develop number sense and builds confidence with mental addition and subtraction.
From healthy choices and first number discoveries to science, maths and innovation, September gave us another lovely glimpse into the many ways our children learn and grow at KIBS
Learning also took us beyond the school doors, with our Grade 6 students visiting the Sunrise Innovation Center and experiencing a very different learning environment.
