Welcome back to School

January 6, 2012
Dear parents

We would like to welcome every one back to school for the new term and at the same time wish everyone a happy and prosperous new year.

We feel that we are beginning to see some success in re-establishing the school as a healthy and vibrant centre of learning for young children. We shall endeavor to do our best to continue this into the future and emphasize our unique qualities and strengths. To this end we would like to thank all parents for their support. We would also like to welcome a number of new students this term.

We believe that the policy of benefiting from the skills and talents of our parents in the school to widen the experience of our children has been very successful. We would like to thank Keilah and Glenn for their contribution.
Concerning music, we are fortunate that Glenn will continue to guide our students in music. He attended formal music lessons for a period of time and has been a long standing performer in the local music scene. He also has an excellent rapport with the students.
Teaching music is particularly difficult because it requires a natural talent which not every child possesses. It is understandable that parents would like their child to excel at music in some form or another! I would like to point out that in a normal music classroom situation with a range of abilities and limited practice the results will also be limited. The aim is simply to inspire them to enjoy creating music. To excel as a musician requires dedication and commitment from both the child and from parents. It is necessary to have individual tuition on a regular basis on an instrument of choice and a daily practice schedule.
From my own experience I remember cycling for thirty minutes to an elderly lady for piano lessons every Tuesday after school. My parents then forced me to practice for one hour everyday including weekends. Yehudi Menuhin, a world famous violinist, once said that he had practiced seven hours a day seven days a week for forty years and then they said he was a genius.
If you feel that you would like your child to develop their music skills please feel free to discuss this with the office. We are fortunate that our school has the flexibility to accommodate particular parental wishes in this area.
Also, if any parent has any skills they would like to offer please contact the office. At present we will be offering tennis, gymnastics and art activities after school.

On a more serious note Khun Nok suffered an injury from a road accident during the holiday. She will, however, be attending school but please be aware that for a short period of time she will not be fully active in the class.





John Mood.
Education Council