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This is to inform you that the Elementary children [Grade II upwards] will be visiting the Nirulas Ice cream Factory, Expressway, Noida, as a part of their curriculum on Friday, 11th April 2008 during school hours.

Lunch will be provided but in case they want to carry some snacks, chips etc. they may do so.

They should be in complete school uniform and carry a water bottle.

Thanks

With warm Regards,

Shalini Nambiar
(Director)

Welcome to the new school year , lots has been achieved in the past  few days ,.

As we begin the new school year , we find teachers establishing school standards and rules , Teachers have established specific routines for the children to follow. This means giving children a specific place to find and keep materials, a set schedule for classroom instructions and so on. These routines blended with the teacher's consistent standards , form a smooth running classroom where the children  have the security of understanding their environment and are reinforced positively for their contributions.

At home, it is also important to provide routines. As families establish routines for the new school year , it is helpful to keep in mind that childhood is a special time of learning, exploration and growth.

We had a smooth opening of school and all the teachers had worked hard to decorate their rooms and create a welcoming learning environment.

We also extend a warm welcome to our new faculty members  ---Ms Etisha, Ms Archana,  in the Elementary section .

It's my sincere request to parents that teachers face a new lot each year and kindly do not form any judgement based on one interaction with the teacher . Just like we like to give children a week to settle and get normalised in the new class room so does the teacher needs some time. We have selected the best ..the main criterea which is important while giving them a particulur class is their ability to interact with that group and to be able to make learning exciting. Trust us your child will get the best !!!! Our focus is always on Individualised learning.

We are determined to make Excelsior ---a school with a difference and definitely I shall leave no stone unturned for that as a director.

It is the hope of the staff and the administration that all parents will help us fulfill this commitment to excellence on behalf of all children at Excelsior. The school and home can work together to build skills and knowledge, reinforce values and develop a strong sense of self worth.

My vision as always for the Excelsior student---'Be Yourself, try your best and never be afraid to dream'

Thanks you all once again for all your help and support in getting our students off to a great new school year. We look forward to your continued involvement in your child's education and participation in school events throughout the coming year. Our goal is to strengthen the home school relationship by building a strong partnership with parents. Working together maybe we can achieve that heaven which we dream of…

Thanks

With warm Regards,

Shalini Nambiar
(Director)

Kindly take a note of the following points:-

1.      Children are required to wear the shorts and
T-shirt every Wednesday and the striped shirt and Capri on all other days.

2.      The ID cards will be made on Monday thus attendance is compulsory and parents are requested to kindly fill up the ID card Performa sent earlier and submit it at the help desk by this Friday. Incase you do not have one kindly collect it from the help desk.

3.      Parents are also requested to pick up the Cambridge books available in the admin office incase they have not done so.

4.      Grade I upwards parents are requested to submit the club preference forms at the earliest.

Dispersal and Arrival--- In case child is using personal transport please make sure of the following:-

1. Keep your cars to the left and follow in a single file.

2. Do not come out of your car, the teacher or guard shall escort your child.

3. Do not talk to the teacher or the guard, as they also have to take care of the other children in the line.

4.  Be on time for dispersal.

5.  Please instruct your drivers not to overtake or break the line.

6.    Kindly maintain the speed limit at 10 km/once inside the school gate.

7. Incase you need to come inside the school building kindly instruct your driver to   park the car where the buses are parked.

PLEASE HELP US IN STREAMLINING THE SYSTEM.

Thanks

With warm Regards,

Shalini Nambiar
(Director)

This is with reference to the Cambridge International
Primary Program, which the school has taken up.

Please go through the below mentioned CIE website which provides all thenecessary details.
http://www.cie.org.uk/qualifications/
academic/primary/cipp/resources. You can find on
this page the detailed curriculum and if you scroll
to the bottom you can open the 'Information For Parents'

I am also attaching the website for the FAQ.s .
This will help you as a parent in understanding
the system of assessment etc. http://www.cie.org.uk/
qualifications/academic/
primary/cipp/faqs#answer12.

For any further queries feel free to contact us.

Thanks

Shalini Nambiar
(Director)

As you are aware that we have been preparing our children from KG upwards for the Standard Achievement Test (SAT). SAT is designed to measure performance in reading, spelling, language, math, social studies and listening skills. The question papers for the same would be coming from USA and we shall be holding this exam from May19th 2008 to 23rd May 2008. These exams will be covering the syllabi covered in the last grade they attended.

Since we need to place the order for the question papers by the 11th of April thus incase you want your ward to appear for this exam, kindly fill up the form below and deposit the requisite fee of Rs 5890/- latest by 11th April 2008.

Thanks

With warm regards

Shalini Nambiar
(Director)

Greetings!!!!!

This is with reference to the session change. Kindly note

1.    Taking into account the suggestions given by parents we have decided to follow the April to March session. Thus the session will end on the 20th of March 2008. In order to make all arrangements for the forthcoming session school shall be closed from the 24th of March 2008 to 28th of March 2008.

2.    29th March 2008, Saturday, will be the day used for parent orientation and to introduce the new class teachers. Thus parents are requested to keep themselves free on this day. Individual schedule will be forwarded later.

3.    To be able to follow the calendar as planned and not to interrupt with the International system of Holidays. Please note Summer Holidays will be in the month of June and July as planned for this year.

4.    We shall be running a summer camp from mid-June to mid July.

5.    This change will not affect several Safari students and we shall be meeting the parents individually of that class to see how many of them need to move to the next class.

6.    Since the government Gazette is out we shall be soon having the planner and holiday list for next year ready.

7.    Parents must understand that the we will not be able to hold the end of the year program in March thus it will be held as planned on 31st May which includes the Graduation ceremony of Toddler's and Kindergarten children.

For any further queries feel free to contact us.

Thanks
Shalini Nambiar
(Director)

As you know the sports day is near ,so the whole week went by preparing for the event .Therefore , we are not sending peek of the week .We appreciate your cooperation and support for the same .

We are taking this opportunity to invite you for an 'Elementary Project Presentation' by classes I to VI on Saturday the 19TH January 2008.

Please note:

Its' a time to encourage children and appreciate their efforts so please be present. The presentation begins at 10:00am sharp. Since its' a Saturday children can come with their parents only and should be present by 0945am in the school.

Note…Many pre-primary parents have also shown interest in attending the presentation so we invite you for the same .Please be present 5 minutes before the presentation begins.

This is with reference to the Christmas Fiesta to be held on the 15th of December 2007.

Registrations for some of the events have already started so kindly register your self for the same at the earliest.

6. Silent Auction……All classes will be preparing three gift hampers which will have things made by the children of that class and these will be auctioned …..so do come forward and bid for your children's effort. There is a special prize for the teachers who manage to get the highest bidder for her class children's gift hamper.

8. Lucky Draw[Exclusively for excelsior parents] …The cost of the ticket is Rs 1000 and based on the collection the person who wins will get that much discount on the next years's fee . The more tickets you purchase the more the chances.

We are also trying to invite some well known people to judge the various contests and if any parent can come forward and help us in that, please let us know.

KINDLY NOTE ….ALL THE FUNDS COLLECTED WILL BE DONATED TO THE MOTHER TERESA'S OLD AGE HOME. So do help us in making their Christmas a wonderful one like we did their Diwali

Should Diwali be a time to do some good work and receive 'true blessings' from goddess Lakshmi?
In the midst of today's busy lifestyle, Diwali gives an opportunity to pause and be grateful for what we have, to make special memories with family and friends, to laugh and enjoy what life offers us.. Diwali is such a wonderful festival, a time of giving and sharing, a time to catch up with people, in other words its time to catch up with the little joys that we keep overlooking for the remaining part of the year.

Diwali is a time when we need to  ponder –have we, each one of us in our individual capacity, left the world a little
happier than we found it last. Life gives us chances galore with the
dawning of each new day and let us seize them as parents and educators and
determine to make the world brighter than it was the previous day. In this season of benevolence let us not forget to train the young
Excelsior students to spread the special brand of kindness and touch the
lives of – The old and the forgotten……..

As a part of Diwali celebrations , on the 07th of November, we shall be taking  Grades I to Grades VI to Mother Teresa's Old age home at Chattarpur, New Delhi.

When I visited the institute the other day  to ask if there was anything in particular they needed that we could take with us, the Sister said, Oh, there are many things they need. But, Please do not get sweets…. Surely enough, there were boxes and boxes of sweets at the home. Sent by loving children and relatives for their mothers on the festival. Boxes of sweets for old people, most of whom were diabetic or had other health problems. And could not eat them anyway. Boxes of sweets,  for the old people, and not a single visitor, from any of the families.

What they need is love, they need somebody to come and spend time with them . These are the old people,  who many of them have been abandoned by their own children. We want to instill values amongst the Excelsior students and what better ways then to go and light up the lives of those people who really need it.

I decided this year against having a function at school and felt that this would be an excellent way of celebrating Diwali. We shall be carrying the wishes of the whole school.

Kindly note…

We shall be having a special assembly for Diwali on the 06th   November , its basically for the children but if any parents wish to come, they may do so.
Grades I to Grade VI will be visiting 'Mother Teresa's Old Age home at Chhatarpur on the 07th of November 2007,  where children and Teachers will be presenting song and Dance items specially prepared for them . We are carrying loads of things for them .Incase any parent wishes to give some things please do so at the earliest and hand them over at the help desk.
The things needed by them are

Soaps, Detergent Powder, Toothpaste, oil and things of daily necessities, salwar Kameez[Large size], Pants and shirt, Male Kurta and Pajamas... Please do not give money as they need things.

Wishing You all a very Happy and a prosperous  Diwali,

We invite you for an "Open House" on Saturday, 03rd October 2007 at 1000am. This is an endeavor to give you an insight into the teaching methodology, which is followed by us.

We are extremely proud of our students and their accomplishments and furthermore would welcome if you intend to get some of your friends too, which would enable them to understand the unique Excelsior philosophy.

Kindly note:

One of our parents is leaving for Newzealand and is looking for a home for his two cats. We are attaching the details for your kind reference.

Click here for more information

The Show and Tell session went on very well in class today. The topic was 'Healthy Foods'. The children brought up charts, models, fruits and talked about healthy eating. There was a very insightful article on
vegetarian diet. Children understood the concept of vitamins, minerals and their significance for a healthy body. Junk foods and drinks were also mentioned and how damaging they can be for us.

We also discussed the importance of a healthy lifestyle in general as a golden rule which includes "Healthy eating", Excercising, cleanliness and Independent and Responsible attitude in taking care of ourselves and our belongings.

Well done children and thankyou parents for all your support.

As a part of their 'Community service' Curriculum some children from Grades II to Grade VI are putting up stalls on this Saturday 29th Sep2007, from 0900 am to 1200pm in the school. They will purchase blankets and eatables from the money they collect and this will be donated to an orphanage in Gurgaon.

Kindly do purchase things from them, as this will encourage them further towards social work. Ms Pooja is in charge of this project so incase you wish to give some old clothes, books, etc please do forward it to her. Children will be visiting the orphanage around Diwali time.

With great pride , I am hereby informing you that we have been invited by Atlantis Research, in collaboration with the US Embassy for a liveinteraction program with Ms Sunita Williams. The program is being held in Om Shanti Retreat Centre, Manesar. This invite is only for children from
Grade IV upwards thus Grade IV to Grade VI and Three Teachers shall be going to meet her .

I am speaking to the embassy and hopefully should be able to have her visit our school. so that all our children get an opportunity to meet her. Anyway as a token of appreciation for her effort we are making a 50 feet long card which shall have messages and greetings from our children and teachers which we shall be presenting to her , Also we are gifting her
a tie and die duppatta with Excelsior American School written on it, . Its a rare and a nostalgic moment for all of us here and I would definitely want
that if parents would like to write some message in the card, kindly visit the school and do so . You can even email us so that we can stick it on the card. The card will be laminated on 03rd afternoon 0200pm so kindlty do so at the ealiest.

There shall be no pool period effective 01st October 2007. Instead we shall be beginning with the following classes.

1. Pre-Primary will have Theatre Classes which will incorporate role play, expressions, story making and several theatre games to enhance their public speaking skills. Ms Praveen, Shazia and Pooja will be holding these classes and effective training has allready been imparted to them.

2. Dinosaurs and Wildlife will be also having Puppet story telling by Ms Manjula.

3. Grades I to VI will begin with their cricket coaching.

This is with reference to the Science Exhibition  – 'Creations and
Inventions' scheduled on Saturday 15th of September 2007. The timing for the same are from 0930am to 1215 pm.

We invite you to come with your family and friends to watch Excelsior children display their talent. Kindly take a note of the following:-

1.      Children need to report to school at 08:30am.

2.      Transport will ply only in the morning.  Kindly note that the bus will be running half an hour later than the time scheduled so please be at the stop accordingly.

3.      Breakfast will be served from 0830am to 0845am.

4.      Parents are invited as per the schedule given below.
Safari to Cultural II  0930am to 1000 am I to VI 1010am to 1215pm Creations & Inventions activity     1100am  to 1215pm.

5.    Dispersal for Safari to Cultural II will take place at 1010am and for Grades I to VI at 1215pm.

Kindly do not take your children before the dispersal time. We would like you     to visit other classes also

6.      Parents are requested to participate in the 'Creations and Inventions' activity.

Registration will be done on the same day at the Ist floor reception. Contact Ms Praveen at the venue for the same.

Greetings!!!!!!
Sep 9th 2007 is the Grandparents Day and for that reason, our next class unit study is "My Grandparents and I". During this study we will be finding out about the roles, rights and responsibilities of grandparents and grandchildren.
It will culminate with the children making special gifts for their grandparents.
We would request you that the gifts made by them must be forwarded to the grandparents and those children, who may not have grandparents, please let them gift these to a Grand Friend (an older family friend, neighbor, aunt or uncle). They shall be carrying these small gifts made by their hands on the 07th of September.
You can help us in other ways too, to make this study meaningful for your
child, e.g.
•       By sending along (named) photos of their grandparents
•       By sending any books / tape stories etc. you may have ongrandparents themes to share with the class
•       By helping your child to identify a "keepsake" connected with a grandparent that they could bring to share, i.e. an object that has personal or emotional connection to a grandparent, something that evokes
feelings and memories. It can be small and inexpensive; its value is tied to the memories it holds, (e.g. a shell collected on a beach visit together, a book that belonged to their grandparent as a child, something handed down to them.) Talk about the story of their keepsake with them. These will be shared, and returned immediately.

We look for forward to a very enjoyable unit study.

We are pleased to inform that since we participated in ' Rakhi Ka Tyohar Jawan Bhaiyon Ke Saath- 2007' – a part of the Dainik Jagran initiative, tommorrow i.e 23rd of August 2007, Grade 11 and Grade 111 will be viisting the 'Rajputana Rifles Office' Dhaula Kuan, Delhi Cantt during school hours .

The sole purpose of this visit will be to to express our gratitude towards the services rendered by our brave soldiers for the nation and also to honour the soldiers and forward the Rakhis made by us.

Children are required to come in their complete uniform They must carry their water bottle and a snack if they wish to, although Breakfast and Lunch will be provided to them.

Greetings!!!!!

Wishing all of you a very very 'Happy Independence Day'. On the occasion of the Independence Day celebrations we invite you to come and join us on
the 14th of August 2007 for a spectacular voyage across the several IndianStates. The school is bursting with excitement in trying to recreate the
different glimpses of different parts of India. We hope you will relive India's culture in its true colours on the 14th of August with us.

Kindly Note --
Each class is representing a state as follows:
Safari                                Punjab
Discovery                          Rajasthan
Dinosaurs                          Goa
Wildlife                              Kerala
Cultural I and Cultural II     Bengal
Grade I and II                    Uttar Pradesh
Grade III to VI                   Jammu and Kashmir

To encourage your children it'll be nice if parents also come dressed up according to the Indian State their child is representing.

1. The celebrations will be from 0930 am to 1130 pm .You can walk in anytime and take a tour of all the states.

2. Fathers are requested to come prepared with their Kite Flying skills.

3. Reporting time on 14th August for children will be 0830am thus TRANSPORT CHILDREN TO PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BUSES WILL PLY HALF AN HOUR
LATER.

4. Please make sure children have breakfast before they come as no Breakfast will be served.

5. Dispersal will be at the regular time.

Our Congratulations to Urvashi Uberoy, Grade IV , who has been identified as the young achiever by Times Of India and a write up on her was relesed in the Gurgaon Plus on Saturday, 04th August 2007.

Our outstanding school programs and dedicated staff continue to bring praise and recognition. The past year has been a year of exceptional achievement, which culminated in the end of the year program. Fantasia 2007….a tribute to the whole year . We are again standing on the threshold of admission process for the next year and are opening admissions till grade VII from 02nd August 2007. ….We plan to grow one class per year …Teacher's training center would be complete this year and after that the construction of the new wing will start.

Through this mail I wish to thank our parents for their unfailing support and involvement in their child's education. The parent-home-school partnership is a key ingredient to the success of Excelsior American School . I wish to thank the moms who have taken out time from their busy schedule to help us in the 'Reading Moms program and we can see how it is benefiting our children. I look forward to your continued involvement in your child's education and your participation in the school events throughout the coming year. Parents have an open invitation to volunteer, to participate in, and to share in the setting and achievement of our school's goal for our children. Working together, maybe we can just achieve a little bit of heaven at Excelsior American School.

Dental care was the chosen topic of discussion and there we saw young minds at work, with lots of queries and unanswered questions in their head.

The visit to a dentist was a must and so was organized by the school which was not only fruitful and provided knowledge of immense importance to the kids but also answered their questions like “Why are my teeth so wavy?” (Kaveri Uberoy), “Why do you only silver in the teeth?” (Anusha), “Do you have an X-ray machine and how do you use it?” (Gio)

Not only this they wanted to satisfy their taste buds and at the same time keep their teeth healthy so the obvious question was: - “Which is the best time to have sweets?” And others like “If we do not have a brush and just a Colgate how should we brush?”

The doctor answered them all, they were so enthusiastic and indeed this was a very educating trip for them.

Thanks

Section Educator

This is to remind you Grade I upwards children will learn music instruments on Thursday and Western vocal on Tuesday.

Children can thus carry their music instruments [Keyboard/ Guitar] every Thursday for the western music class.

I am also in the process of making a 'school band' and it is important for me to assess the interest of the child first thus very shortly I shall be meeting you all to discuss their music interests.

Thanks

Shalini Nambiar
[Director]

Our outstanding school programs and dedicated staff continue to bring praises and recognition to our school.. We will strive to continue to provide an exciting and rewarding educational program to each and every child at Excelsior American School, where the focus is on individualized attention. Since parents are our partners in education, we are informing you that we shall be opening admissions for the session 2008-09 on 02nd August 2007. Registration forms will be available from O900 am to 0400pm at the help desk.

We look forward to your continued involvement in your child's education and participation in school events throughout the coming year. Our goal is to strengthen the home school relationship by building a strong partnership with parents. Working together maybe we can achieve that heaven which we dream of………

It would be nice if you as a parent can spread the word amongst your friends, relatives etc .

As an intrinsic part of our curriculum we are assigning different classes to take care of the fish in school . This will enable them to respect their environment . On a weekly basis each class takes care of the fish and they are involved wherein they feed the fish every morning. This week Cultural 1 was taking care and next week Dinosaurs will be looking after .

We at Excelsior have always believed in involving parents at each step. After its huge success last time we are again restarting the 'Reading Moms' period for cultural and grade I. This is an endeavor to reach out to you to help us in giving our children that personalized warm touch which moms can give.

1. This period will be held on 2 days Wednesday and Friday from 0100pm to 0200pm.

2. You'll be required to assist small groups of 4 to 5 children in helping them to read.

I wish to thank you in advance for being a partner in instilling a love of reading and learning that will be a part of the child throughout his or her life.

We are sure you are having a great time with your children in the summer holidays and we are looking forward to welcome them back. It’s hard to believe that the warm wonderful days of summer have passed so quickly. Summer is a time for educators to take instead of give-…..take in fresh air, take in new ideas, and take time to read and take time to just contemplate. How many of us have learnt that doing nothing is doing something?

We are all now looking forward to welcome the children back on the 16th of July 2007 after the long summer break. Since parents are our partners let us tell you the work, which we have been trying to accomplish in the summer break.

1. Cambridge people visited the premises and the certification number will come through by the 2nd week of July.

2. Athletic track is nearing completion and by the time children are back we shall be ready to train them in all athletic activities.

3. We are introducing the WADDLER’S PROGRAM for 12 to 18 months children.. This program commences on the 15th of August 2007. Please go through the website www.excelsioreducation.org to check the program details.

4. To streamline our elementary curriculum more we have divided the curriculum month wise Grade I upwards and it is available on the school website. [The weekly planner will be also adhered to]
Assessment is an integral part of your child’s educational process. These assessments on each Friday grade II upwards —will be selected with emphasis on critical thinking and problem solving as a criterion. Parent’s support is an extremely important factor in building positive attitudes and study habits.

5. The teachers training session was conducted for 15 days after the school closed and we shall be having another session from 02nd of July when the teachers join back work. We also have our program coordinator, Ms Tina who has come from US to train the teachers. She will work with them in the classroom once the school reopens. Teachers’ training is an integral part of the Excelsior school process as it helps in keeping them at par with our methodology and program.

6. To make the journey of your child in the school a memorable event,I am planning to make each child’s portfolio thus I’d request you to send a handwritten letter [individually by both parents] addressed to your child and a photograph of his or her you treasure. And we will attach one work of his along with it and these memories; will be collected every year to be handed to the child when he or she passes out from the school.

Excelsior's word of encouragement for the Summer Campers–

Dear Parents,

It is important for home and school to work together to build a strong character in our children. At the Camp we have been focusing on character traits such as responsibility, respect, caring, kindness, perseverance, tolerance and initiative. These traits will enable them to be successful in life. We are extremely proud that a lot of learning has taken place in the past two weeks of the Summer Camp and the children have enjoyed themselves thoroughly.

We are most proud of our wonderful campers and their impressive accomplishments and excellent behaviour. Children of Group C came up with wonderful poems during the workshop on ' Poetry with Pizzazz' .

Since, we at Excelsior always believe in encouraging a child's creativity because that alone will give them the wings to fly or Dare to dream in the future….........we have put all the children's poems on our website www.excelsioreducation.org.

Please do go through it as that will encourage them further and motivate them.

Thanks,
With Warm Regards
Shalini Nambiar
Director

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