Page 2 - Newsletter 2023 ENGLISH & ARABIC

From EY Director’s Desk

Dear Parents,

Happy Kuwait National and Liberation Day this month!

We are now in the nal term of studies for the children! It is a busy time of
trips, celebrations and assessments of learning in Reading and Writing for our
children in FS1 and FS2.

There is a saying, “Practice makes Perfect!”. The concept of a new skill being
mastered requires long lasting, sustained practice, beyond the point of mastery.
Practice until you are perfect only lasts brie y. What is necessary is sustained
practice!

This is where you come in!
In our Early Years’ classrooms, practice is a necessary part of our teach-
ing and learning process! Children need multiple opportunities to rehearse,
repeat and remember what has been taught in the daily learning objectives,
over the year. The Academic Journal ‘Child Development” research shows
that 5 year olds are just starting to understand the idea of practise. How-
ever, younger children have not grasped this concept and it is up to us to
assume this role. As adults we understand that we need to put effort into this
to achieve goals!

Research also shows that the elite in areas or elds from sports to business, in
order to reach the top of their eld, have to invest 10000 hours of practice!
That’s a lot of basketball, football kicks and throws!

For young children practice must involve fun, games and joy!
Practice also involves a routine -time of day, and length of time (short for
children under 5).

There needs to be recognition, a celebration and praise for each attempt and a hug!
Children develop their ne motor (Pre-writing skills) and phonics, word attack, and
1 oral language skills (Pre-Reading) at different times and at different paces.