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November 2016 – Month Gone by
It was an exciting month at Kids Joy School. The theme for the month was ‘Me and my family’. The kids learnt how God has made each one of them special with unique qualities and talents and how they can love people around them especially those not as privileged as...
10 Must Have Books for Preschoolers
I love books and so do my kids! I’ve been reading to them since they’ve been a few days old! The benefits of reading to your children are innumerable. It helps their cognitive development (studies have shown that children who are read to have a higher IQ), it...
October 2016 – The Month Gone By
This month our theme was ‘All about me’. The children learnt not just the different parts of their bodies like hand, foot, ears, etc. but also the internal organs and the role they play to make our bodies function normally! Each class had fun making a life size model...
The Months Gone By – August September 2016
We’ve had an exciting two months at Kids Joy School. In the month of August the theme was colour and the whole school was decorated with bright colours. The kids learnt the primary colours and secondary colours and all the colours in a rainbow! They enjoyed watching...
The 9 Most Important Minutes of Your Child’s Day
Recently I read an article that said that there were nine minutes in your child’s day that could have the most impact: The first three when they awake, the three minutes when they come home from school and the last three minutes before they fall asleep. This really...
Mums and Toddlers
Kids Joy is happy to announce the start of a new programme: ‘Mums and Toddlers’. As is our motto – ‘Giving your child a headstart’, we want to start as young as possible! This programme is for parents (mums and dads) along with their little ones (4 months - 2 ½...
Weekend Family Activity – Spray Painting
Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either, “I wish I had,” or “I’m glad I did.” - Zig Ziglar Being the parent of a toddler can sometimes be tough. Somewhere in the middle of the three thousand and fifth diaper change, or the eighty seventh...
July 2016: The Month Gone By
Jungle: Vegetation and Aquatic Life was last month’s theme at Kids Joy School. The classrooms were decorated with creepers and leaves hanging around to give it a realistic jungle feel. The kids enjoyed learning about how the sap is collected from rubber trees and made...
Nature Colour Hunt
Saturday is family day at the George home. My kids love doing activities with both Dad and Mum involved. They do loads of craft activities with Mum, but when Dad gets involved it’s a real treat. This week we tried to do something nature related keeping in mind the...
When you thought I wasn’t looking
When you thought I wasn't looking by Mary Rita Schilke Korazan When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat, and I thought it...
June 2016 – The Month Gone By
The first month has gone by so fast at Kids Joy School! The children have enjoyed their surreal experience in the Jungle. From learning about how giraffes are the tallest animals in the jungle to seeing how a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly and watching the...
Fun Weekend Family Activity
Keeping with the Jungle Theme at Kids Joy, here’s a little something you can do with the kids over the weekend. We did it a couple of days ago and our kids had a blast. We took our kids down in the garden for this activity and told them it was a family activity. Our...