BCC IEP Staff Newsletter

Semester 1, Week 12
Events for Week 12 Aug. 2 Asarnbucha Day (Holiday) Aug. 3 Buddhist Lent Day (Holiday)

July 30 - Aug 3, 2012

Keep Our Office Clean Could all teachers please be reminded to help to keep our office clean. Please return your cups to the kitchen area and put your rubbish in the bin. Lets work together to keep our office clean and tidy!

Karate School
Ajarn Montiras Messages Hi IEP Staff, I hope everyone is strong and healthy. This week at work, there are only three days. August 2-5, 2012 is a long weekend. Then the next week, August 6 - 10, 2012, Grade 1 - 6 students will have Common Assessment Tests for Listening. The teachers should review material with the students so they will be ready for the tests. Also next week, there will be Open House for Grade 1 parents. I am sure that our wonderful Grade 1 teachers will represent our program well. Open House will be held according to the following schedule:
Date/ Time 9:20-9:40 am 1/3 1/8 1/5 1/4 1/2 1:20-1:40 pm 1/10 1/1 1/6 1/9 1/7

Good Teaching: The Top Ten Requirements Number 8 from an article that appeared in The Teaching Professor. Requirement #8 Good teaching is supported by strong and visionary leadership, and very tangible institutional support -resources, personnel, and funds. Good teaching is continually reinforced by an overarching vision that transcends the entire organization -- from full professors to part-time instructors -- and it is reflected in what is said, but more importantly by what is done.

Monday, August 6, 2012 Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Thursday, August 9, 2012 Friday, August 10, 2012

I think the parents will be pleased with our program and be delighted to meet the Grade 1 teachers. Lets do our best to impress them. Thanks, Montira

Jokes of the Week "The opposite of minimum?" asked the teacher. The primary school girl answered, "mini dad." "What did the king do when he came to the throne?" asked the school teacher; many a little hand went up in the classroom; one of the pupils answered: "He sat down." "How many children in the family?" the teacher asked a school child; the answer was: "Me and my two sisters, Miss., and a baby who is turning out to be a boy." The school boys and girls were growing up, so their classroom teacher explained 'the birds and the bees' -"Oh," said one of the pupils, "Like humans, then..." "O-oh!" cheered a little school girl, having got back her first marked homework from the class teacher, and bragged to her school friends "My homework's got me a kiss from my teacher -he put a big red 'X' on it!" "Where was the Declaration of Independence signed..?" asked the teacher. "Please, Miss. " went up a child's hand, "It was signed at the bottom." "Give me a noun" said the teacher. "Door" answered a student. She asked another: "Give me another noun..." The other replied: "Another door."

their profession needs to relax every now and then. Breaks have a bad reputation, according to Professor Rainer Wieland, an occupational psychologist at the university of Wuppertal in Germany: Someone who often takes breaks quickly gains a reputation for being lazy. Employees who are prepared to forego a rest and say I dont need a break are regarded as motivated. But they are doing neither themselves nor their boss a favour with that attitude. Stopping work for a moment is not only beneficial for your health, it can motivate you as you work. Regular breaks in the workplace can measurably reduce stress and make you become more effective. Eating food at your desk while continuing to work is not the right way to effectively enjoy a break. The right approach is to switch yourself off for a moment and clear your head. The best way to achieve that is to leave your post. Frequent but short breaks are better than one long rest and Wieland recommends stopping work for five to ten minutes every two and a half hours. Even shorter breaks are useful for providing the body with some diversity. Sometimes its enough to close your eyes for two or three minutes or just stand up and take a short walk. Relaxation techniques also provide an effective way to relax and refresh your energy levels. Small yoga exercises can be easily practiced in a work environment. Another method is to listen to relaxing music and imagine you are somewhere else suggests Wieland. But not everyone is prepared to close their eyes and switch off for a few minutes at work. After all, no one wants to attract the unwanted attention of a colleague. And there are always a few who think you are making a fool of yourself.

Teaching Tip Taking a Break (Edited from an article in the Bangkok Post by Tobias Schormann.) Taking a break is an opportunity to be idle for a moment, but in fact, it is much more than that: it can help you recharge your batteries for the next task. It makes sense to take some time out at work. Employees shouldnt be afraid to sit back and relax. Taking frequent breaks is the key to success in the workplace. Anyone who invests all their energy in