Bodo Andre

1st Grade Preparatory Camp 2021 AUGUST

Welcome in our 1st Grade!

What happened this week?

For the 1st week of camp, the students were introduced to a variety of activities, from storytelling, to vocabulary games, to interactive smartboard games.

These activities were introduced to have the children use their comprehension skills, a bit of literacy skills,

Ágnes Forro ' 1st grade teacher

Joseph Williams English teacher and an introduction to digital learning.

These activities were chosen to give the students an equal balance of usage in literacy skills.

Storytelling was an excellent way for the students to stay focused for an extended period, and their interaction of opinion and feedback gave them an opportunity to demonstrate comprehension.

The vocabulary game was an excellent way for the students to do some decoding, and the smart board activities were a way for them to recognize words and objects, matching them to demonstrate their comprehension of both.

With a changing world of technology, smartboards will become a dominating piece of equipment as the students progress during the school year.

Language skills

André's language skills He is a quiet and calm boy but he works very well in class and in all the activities.

Fine motor skills

Fine motor skills are essential in aquiring first grade's most important task that is in reading and writing. In the camp we had so much fun through activities where we trained the muscles in our hands and fingers just like creating wonderful shapes and forms out of plasticine or learned some rhymes and games for training our fingers. In our games we traveled through forests and jungles, imitating rain and thunder and wind, all of these complex activities in order to get us ready for the most exciting challenge in first grade that is learning to read and write.

André's motor skills André enjoyed taking part in all activities involving drawing, coloring and tracing letter elements. His fine motor skills are good, he is ready to start a successful school year.

Social skills

Strong social skills are as important to success in school as academic ones. Sharing, being polite, resilience, the ability of being patient are key elements of a successful start at school. Students in first grade need to learn how to communicate their needs appropriately and how to interact with their teachers and classmates. The activities, role plays, drama games we involved in the camp’s schedule have been designed to help them achieve these goals.

André's social skills André was a helpful and friendly member of the group, he took part in the activities with great pleasure and he is able to express his needs, thoughts and ideas in a proper way.

Mindfulness skills

Mindfulness is a mode of mind with a conscious awareness of ourselves and our environment. By practising mindfulness students can improve their emotion regulation, emotional flexibility, empathy, self-awareness and self-acceptance on the long term. With mindfulness approach the students can learn how to decrease their stress and anxiety and prepare themselves for challenging situations. In the preparation camp the idea of mindfulness was introduced to the students starting with the initial steps: observation and participation.

Students tried fun relaxing, calming, energizing and selfesteem boosting techniques as well as observational pair work.

André's mindfulness skills

André took some time to feel comfortable in the class, but once it happened, he became active, paid attention to the instructions and commented on classroom events. He was very determined with his tasks, and successfully turned his focus to internal and external stimuli as well. With his task-oriented sense of humour he often motivated his peers.

Bodó André

My favourite moments

I liked... ... playing with clay ... drawing and painting ... the team-building games

Thank you for joining us!