March 11
March 11, 2022
This week has continued to see more students move from our online program to our in-person program.
If your child is learning in-person but they need to learn online, you must notify the Elementary School office on elementaryoffice@isyedu.org before they can join the online program. This ensures that teachers can plan to deliver both programs as effectively as possible.
Possible Power Outage Next Week
Donations can be made at
https://isyedu.org/life-at-isy/online-ordering/
COUNSELOR’S CORNER with Ms. Patty:
Developing a Healthy Body Image
Recently I have been talking with students about body image or the way a person views their own body and how attractive they believe they are. Children form opinions of their bodies at a very young age. Some research indicates children as young as 3 can have a negative view of their bodies. In today’s world, it is difficult to shield anyone from the “ideal” (and typically photoshopped or filtered) images of beauty. So what can you do to support your child in developing a healthy body image?
- Demonstrate that exercising develops a strong healthy body for a lifetime, not to lose weight.
- Show that the primary purpose of a healthy body is to be a vessel for an active life, not to be viewed as attractive or unattractive.
- Praise your child for who they are and the qualities they demonstrate as an individual, not for how they measure up to societal beliefs about external beauty.
- Provide healthy meals. Let them know that eating healthy is important, not dieting.
- Give your child a choice regarding their meals. Children need to learn how to plan a balanced meal.
- At meal time, allow your child to determine when they have satisfied their hunger. A clean plate is not always a measure of healthy eating.
- Listen to how your child speaks about their bodies. If you hear them making negative comments, don’t blow it off. Talk to them about their perceptions and learn what is influencing their thoughts. Reframe the conversation to focus on the body’s abilities, not just its looks.
Starting a conversation with your child about their perceptions of beauty and body image can open a larger conversation about value, worth and self esteem.
Ms. Patty is available to ISY families for support regarding body image or other concerns. Please contact her at escounselor@isyedu.org
Patty Amundson-Geisel
Pre-K to Grade 6 Counselor
How to help highly sensitive children
Yesterday, driving home after dropping my children to school, this interview with a clinical psychologist came on the radio.
As I thought about my own children, I found it to be full of practical and sensible advice for helping highly sensitive chhildren manage their emotions. These might be children who have large empathy for others, who are deeply reflective, or can be easily overstimulated or overwhelmed.
I found it so useful that I thought I would share it with you:
How to help highly sensitive children
Mike
Elementary School Blog – June 5th, 2020
I hope the students enjoyed the assembly this week, it was a lot of fun. It was great to still be able to farewell our teachers and leaving students.
Elementary School Blog – May 29th, 2020
Next week will be our last full week of school. There will be slides up until Thursday. On Friday the 5th of June there will be no slides, the teams will have conferencing type activities planned, they will communicate these to you. Report cards will go home on Thursday the 4th of June.
Elementary School Blog – May 22nd, 2020
Thank you to all those who attended the parent meeting last night hosted by Dr Hedger. There is a lot of planning going on at the moment and as mentioned later in June you will be able to view more information on what the new school year might look like.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 15th May – 2020
Another week of virtual learning fun and experiences is over. We love keeping the learning connections with our students. Our teachers are working very hard to ensure that your children have access to the best learning virtually that we can possibly give them.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 8th May – 2020
Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey this week. The feedback you provide is so important to us. An email will be sent out soon that will summarize the feedback given.
ISY Elementary School Blog – 1st May – 2020
See this weeks blog for a recording of the virtual coffee morning meeting.
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20 Shwe Taungyar Street
Bahan Township
Yangon, Myanmar
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