Canggu Community School, Bali, Indonesia Page 1 nurturing learning, knowledge and diversity 21 January 2015 Volume 10.3.1 Forthcoming Events Message from Director Dear CCS Families, Happy New Year and welcome to Term 3 at CCS and a special welcome to the 41 new students starting this week. We are starting 2015 with 560 students enrolled in the school! This term will be yet another busy one! The annual swimming carnivals will be held in the first week of February along with the CCS Cross Country race at the end of the month. Nyepi falls in March and so the CCS Ogoh Ogoh parade will be taking place on 19th March. A week before this, CCS will be hosting the Bali Schools Battle of the Bands for the first time. We will also be celebrating the diversity of languages spoken here at CCS and will be holding a "Mother Tongue Week" for the first time. More information about all these events will be forthcoming. We look forward to another fantastic term at CCS! Warmest regards, Beccy Fox Director, CCS We extend a warm welcome to our new students this week:           Everson Clay Zakhar Alexa Ayan Jude Sebastian Lachlan Harvey Lucas Clarissa Benni Caitlin Maxwell  PS Rec A Rec A Rec R 1W 1W 1W 2C 3W 4M 5C 5W 6MC 6MC            Nabil Ella Artyom Tyler Makayla Charli Lucas Nada Nadya Catarina Habil Kynon Samantha 6MC 6SC 7RB 7RB 7KH 8RJ 8BM 9MH 9MC 9MC 10MM 10MM 12 No Bake sale. Monday 26th January  Secondary Student/Parents evening, Vietnam trip, Library, 3.30pm. Wednesday 28th January  KS3 parents evening, Library, 3.30pm. Friday 30th January  Primary assembly, Mr Warren, MFH, 1.45pm.  From the Admissions  Friday 23rd January  No Primary assembly, Book Buddies Bake sale; Year 6. Wednesday 4th February  Swimming Carnival, KS1, 8.45 11.00am.  Year 10 - 12 Parents evening, IGCSE & IB, Library, 3.30pm. Thursday 5th February  Swimming Carnival, KS2, 8.45 12.00pm. Friday 6th February  Swimming Carnival, KS3-5, 8.45 12.00pm. Birthdays This Week Ziggy 2C Maxwell 6MC 23 Jan Madeline 7KH 25 Jan Sinan 1T Note from Admissions 26 Jan Sol 1T Over the holiday period, it is possible that a number of people have changed address or contact details. Please remember to inform the school if you have a new telephone number and make sure that 27 Jan Andrea 5W 27 Jan Ella 6SC your emergency contact details are up to date. 28 Jan Alexa PS 28 Jan Yoko PS      22 Jan Canggu Community School, Bali, Indonesia Page 2 Counselor Corner Centered In Gratitude I have come to believe one of the most essential values we can learn and teach our children is that of thankfulness. Gratitude is one of the trickiest concepts to teach toddlers and preschoolers who are, by nature, self-centered, but one of the most important. Certainly, thankful children are more polite and pleasant to be around, but there's more to it than that. By learning gratitude, they become sensitive to the feelings of others which also helps children to develop empathy and other life skills as well. Grateful kids look outside their one-person universe and understand that their parents and other people do things for them, such as, prepare dinner, give hugs and cuddles or buy toys. On the other hand, kids who aren't taught to be grateful often end up feeling entitled and perpetually disappointed. Indeed, instilling grateful feelings now will benefit your child later in life. A 2003 study at the University of California at Davis, showed that grateful people report higher levels of happiness and optimism, along with lower levels of depression and stress. Recognising and understanding that someone has gone out of the way for you is not a natural behaviour for children, it's learned. How to Teach It Children model their parents in every way, so make sure you use "please" and "thank you" when you talk to them. (Thanks for that hug -- it made me feel great!)      Work gratitude into your daily conversation. Teach your children to appreciate the small things in life: taking time with them to admire a lovely sunset, or the beautiful ocean; the way a person showed them a kindness or express thankfulness for health, family and friends. When you reinforce an idea frequently, it's more likely to sink in. One way to implement gratitude in your home is to pick a "thanking" part of the day, for example, make saying what good things happened today part of the dinnertime conversation. Have kids help. It happens to all of us: You give your child a chore, but it's too agonising watching him, take forever to perform a task or making a huge mess in the process. The temptation is always to step in and do it yourself. But the more you do for them, the less they appreciate your efforts. (Don't you feel more empathy for people who work outside on cold days or rainy days when you have done that yourself?) By participating in simple household chores like feeding the dog or stacking dirty dishes on the counter, kids realise that all these things take effort. Find a goodwill project. Figure out some way you and your child can actively participate in helping someone else, even if it's as simple as making cupcakes for a sick neighbour. As you're stirring the batter or adding sprinkles, talk about how you're making them for a special person and how happy the recipient will be. Practise saying no. Of course kids ask for toys, video games and candy, sometimes on an hourly basis. It's difficult, if not impossible, to feel grateful when your every whim is granted. Saying no often makes saying yes that much sweeter. Be patient. You can't expect gratitude to develop overnight, it requires weeks, months, even years of reinforcement. But trust me, you will be rewarded with a child who is empathetic, thankful and understands the great significance of a life centered in gratitude!