SVP Newsletter Edison November 2018

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NOVEMBER 2018

SVP Newsletter

Congratulations to the SVP Secondary Team 67th Position from 3500 Participants

The United Day Celebration

Model of United Nations

Learning Celebration

The Inauguration of Secondary Student Councils

Literacy Expo

IB ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL WORKSHOP

By Andhyni & Agnes Budi

Heerbeck Collage Visit

ANPS Leadership Forum 2018

By Maria Bhakti

EDUCATING FOR A BETTER WORLD

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP 2018-2020

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FOREWORD If you have attended any meeting with parents where I have spoken you will know my feelings regarding the role of parents in schools. Research indicates time and time again that parents that are actively involved in the education of their children have a significant impact on their child’s success; the more parents are involved the more successful the children will be at school.

For a true partnership it is important that parents have a deep understanding of all aspects of their child’s education. Within the primary school and the ECE division we currently have blogs that keep parents informed about what is happening in the classroom. We do plan to make some changes to the way that parents have access to information in both Primary and ECE with the inclusion of information about each child’s performance. In secondary we use Managebac as platform for parents to not only see what their child is doing but also provide parents access to the assessment results of their child.

When I speak to my division leaders I always emphasize the importance of informing parents when they teachers have any concerns about their children. For me, letting parents know during reporting cycles (report cards) is not acceptable. As soon as teacher has some concern about a child then the parents should be notified, it is only through this close connection between and home and school can we assure that both the parents and the school share a common understanding of where a child is at.

I want to also discuss two types of events that are mandatory for dedicated parents who want their children to be successful. The first event in the Three Way Conference. All parents should attend any opportunity they have to be involved in a

Three Way Conference. This event involves the teachers, student and parent reviewing the student’s progress and then discussing and formulating goals or targets for the student to work on. If parents are aware of their children’s goals then they can use these goals as discussion starters when they meet their child at the end of the day. So the normal, ‘How did you go at school today ?,’ can be much more powerful when it is related to the child’s goal, ‘Did you manage to practice your goal of improving your oral presentations ?’ At the end of the Three Way Conference parents will come away knowing what their child can do and what areas require support.

(Click here to see an example) The Student Led Conference is similar to the Three Way Conference however the teacher is not involved in the event. The teacher has however helped the child to select certain pieces of work and discussed with the child possible targets. So, parents sit with their child and discuss the work that has been chosen to demonstrate the learning that has taken place. Parents come away from these meetings having already viewed their child’s work and parents are now informed about how they can support their child to achieve their goals.

So, if you have an opportunity to attend either a Three Way Conference or a Student Led Conference please make sure you attend. Your child’s education is in your hands - don’t let an opportunity to help your child slip out of your hands but failing to attend these conferences.

Every parent should attend every Three Way Conference and Student Led Conference.

Steven Thompson Management Advisor

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SEKOLAH VICTORY PLUS

The ECE Literacy Expo took place from 15 to 29 October 2018 in Sekolah Victory Plus, Bekasi. During those weeks ECE students participated in continued story telling activities brought to each level by the homeroom teachers. There were four selected children’s books, each read to Toddler classes, Nursery classes, EY1 and EY2 classes. At the end of the reading session, EY students made booklets by compiling drawings of their favourite part of the book. The Nursery students made Pinocchio puppets as their project, which they coloured and collaged by themselves. The Toddler students also did a very good job in pasting the gingerbread house template which they have seen in the Hansel and Gretel storybook.

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Early Childhood Education

ECE LITERACY EXPO 2018

Students have also created their favourite books collection on a special display in the classroom. They brought different type of books, big and small ones, thick and thin ones, pop-up and 2D printed, ones that have sound effects and the push and slide type of book. It was all very interesting to see and it helped to promote the love of reading among the students. Some of them read their favourite book in front of their friends, too. As the culmination, on Friday all of the ECE students were listening to a story telling from puppetaria.

Written by Ibu Angela (Nursery Teacher)

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STORYTELLING WITH IBU SHARON Written by Ibu Vienna

NOVEMBER 2018

Early Childhood Education

Storytelling is an unique way for young learners to develop understanding, respect and appreciation for other cultures, as well as to promote a positive attitude to people from different countries, races and religions. Moreover, it is a stepping stone for academic learning. Many young learners have the habit of learning by rote, without having an understanding of the subject. Storytelling, as a regular activity, can help the young learners to enjoy and have a better understanding of the subject which they are reading.

In Sekolah Victory Plus, nursery students are having story time with Bu Sharon every week and they enjoy it. Bu Sharon as the story teller came to the class and started to read a story for the students.

Reading aloud was chosen to deliver the story to the students. She also brought some properties to attract the students’ attention such as bringing a real baby chick and also wearing a cat ear bandana. All the students were listening attentively to the story told. Some students answered her ‘yes’ or ‘no’ questions and the others listened.

This activity was used to develop the students’ imagination and teach the students about language.

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NOVEMBER 2018

A Gym Time at Celebrity Fitness Bekasi In line with our unit of inquiry “How We O r g a n i z e Ourselves”, EY2 students had an exc u r s i o n to Celebrity Fitness Bekasi on 30th October and 2nd November 2018 in order to learn about people’s roles, how communities are organized, and their roles and responsibilities as a community member. They had a tour around the place and met different people with different roles and responsibilities such as: Marketing Manager, General Manager, Customer Service, Gym Instructors, Yoga Instructors and also the Janitors.

The instructors explained about how important it is to stay healthy to the students. They asked the children to participate in some of their routines at the fitness center such as: doing some of yoga positions, weight lifting, rolling the gym ball, crawling, and balancing a ball.

By Ibu Putri, EY 2 Homeroom Teacher

Early Childhood Education

Ordering Food at Rumah Iga Bakar In the unit ‘How We Organize Ourselves’, EY2 students went to Rumah Iga Bakar restaurant in Kemang Pratama on Thursday and Friday, 18 -19 October 2018 to learn about people’s roles and responsibilities in the restaurant. They found that there are three main roles at the restaurant, which are ‘cashier, waitress, chef, and not to forget themselves as the costumer’.

They really enjoyed their roles as the customer by ordering the food and drink and paid for their order by themselves. They knew that the roles and responsibilities of people in the restaurant give big impact for the restaurant to run well from the discussion with Ibu Ika, the owner of the restaurant, and also from their observation and exploration as the customers in Rumah Iga Bakar Kemang. The students really had fun and learned new things at the restaurant. Thank you, Rumah Iga Bakar!

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Early Childhood Education A Treatment in Linggo Salon In the unit ‘How We Organize Ourselves’, EY 2 students learned about different roles and responsibilities of people in the community. They learned different roles and responsibilities of people. This time the students explored Linggo Salon. They were very excited to join the excursion to Linggo Salon Pekayon on 23-26 October 2018.

They departed from school at 08.30 a.m and arrived at Linggo Salon at 09.00 a.m. They were welcomed by the hairdressers and the cashier of the Salon.

They explored the roles and responsibilities of the hairdresser and the cashier who worked at the Salon.

The students, who were as the customers, could choose the treatment that they were going to have. And then, they waited for their turns in the waiting area. Some of the girls got their nail polished and some other girls had the soft make up treatment. And for the boys, some had their hair washed and dried and some other had their hair styled. After the students had their treatment done, they paid for the treatment package at the cashier.

Before the students went back to school, they took photos together in front of the cashier. It was really a fun and exciting experience. Not only exploring the Salon, but the students were also challenged to be a risk taker one to choose the treatment and get the treatment done. Thank you for the learning experience, Linggo Salon!

By: Ibu Merly, EY 2 Homeroom Teacher

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A Visit to Victory Town In line with our unit of inquiry ‘How We Organize Ourselves,’ EY 2 students learned about how communiBes are organized. They visited different communiBes inside and outside the school confines.

They visited the school denBst, the restaurant, the sport centre, the salon and the police staBon. From the learning experience they had, they learned how different roles in a community support each other and that different roles we have in the community come with different responsibiliBes. In the learning celebraBon, EY 2 students were assigned different roles and responsibiliBes and performed their roles extremely well in the learning celebraBon they had on November 15th, 2018. During the learning celebraBon, the students showcased their ability to play different roles in the community to their parents. There were eight different booths set up in the hall. There was a hospital, cinema, gym, salon, opBc store, police staBon and modelling school. The parents were given counterfeit money which they had to spend when they visited the booths. It was a successful learning celebraBon as both parents and students really enjoyed parBcipaBng in this event.

Early Childhood Education

UNITED NATIONS DAY CELEBRATION Hello! Nǐ hao!

Konnichiwa! Hallo! Ahlan Wah Sahlan! Hola! Hej! Aloha!

Welcome to ECE UN Day Celebration! United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24th of each year. It is a day to celebrate the creation of the United Nations where a group of nations work together for world peace and embrace diversity. This is a joyous day where people are able to embrace cultural diversity, especially the Early Childhood children of SVP. Each class was assigned a country where they were able to experience the culture and practices through multiple activities in a day. Their classroom was decorated with traditional and/or common ornaments that represented the uniqueness of each country. For the activities, students learnt songs, greetings, and phrases from each country that was represented. A celebration would not feel complete without having a feast. With several kinds of dishes from all over the world, it was both an amazing sight and a scrumptious treat for the children. It was truly a fun celebration for both students and teachers. It was also an educational experience for the children to learn about other cultural practices of several countries outside of Indonesia. Until next year’s United Nations Celebration!

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PRIMARY SCHOOL

RELIGIOUS CAMP Written by Rachel MacLugash The theme for Religious Camp 2018 was: ‘Entrepreneur in Faith’. The focus was on looking at how we need to have a strong support foundation to become successful entrepreneurs.

172 students from Grades 4, 5 & 6 took part in the camp on 2nd & 3rd November and spent a night camping out in school. Students were excited to get to their rooms and find out who their

roommates and chaperones would be throughout the camp. Once everyone was unpacked it was time to head to Amarta Hall.

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Early morning religious sessions began before everyone met in Amarta Hall for morning exercise, followed by breakfast. Then it was time to get together in sleep room teams for the Scavenger Hunt activity! Each group paid a visit to 6 different stations and had to complete 6 different activities to collect a points card. Points were awarded for the teams showing real entrepreneurial skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and working collaboratively showing that they really were ‘Entrepreneurs in Faith’.

Everyone met back in Amarta to find out who the winning teams were and for the closing of a wonderful Religious Camp. We reflected on the activities that had taken place and what lessons and memories we would take with us from

Religious Camp 2018...

See you next year!

The event was opened by our School Director, Ibu Yustina, who highlighted to students that they should always choose faith and not fear. She reminded us that it is important for all of us to strengthen our faith so that we have a strong foundation to help us be risk-takers in life. Students played a fun game of ‘Forest Frolics’ led by our Vice Principal Ibu Airine (assisted by our PYP Coordinator, Ibu Early) and had lots of fun before the start of our religious activities.

Students then headed off to their respective religious groups to begin the first session, followed by a delicious dinner together with everyone in the cafeteria. It was then time for the next session, followed by snack time. The final session of the day was then completed and everyone prepared for bedtime. Luckily everyone quickly went to sleep as the morning rise was very early!

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NOVEMBER 2018 PRIMARY SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP CAMP

On 26-27 October 2018, There were 17 students from grade 5 who joined the Leadership Camp at Kebun Taman Sari, Setu-Bekasi. The aim of this program was to sharpen their skills in leadership, communicaBon, thinking, cooperaBon, and teamwork. They were supervised by 6 teachers; Ibu Airine, Ibu Yani, Ibu Citra, Iby Maya, pak Cepi and Pak Didik. We arrived at 2 p.m. and the first session started at 3.15 p.m. They had the spare Bme to unpack their belongings and enjoy the atmosphere around the environment in Kebun Taman Sari.

At 3.15 p.m., it was Bme for Ibu Airine to lead the session.

The first session was about ‘What Will You Do If You Are a Leader?’ The students learned about the 7 habits of a leader which impacts, influences and inspires others. By having this session, the students are expected to apply these habits in their daily lives, so that they can influence and inspire other students too. They also know how to react when they fail.

They must strengthen instead of blaming each other. The first session finshed at 5 p.m. and the students had a rest, shower, pray and dinner.

The following day, the students were enjoying the view and the environment by walking around the camp, having breakfast and morning games such as passing the ball, passing the water and gebng their student council pin.

In the second session, it was Bme for Ibu Citra and Pak Didik to do the p re s e n t a B o n . T h i s B m e t h e students learned about ‘ The OrganisaBonal Culture’. In student council, each posiBon has job descripBons. They need to know what the job descripBons are that they are going to conduct in this organisaBon to create a beaer culture. They also learned about the skills needed to run this organisaBon such as planning, scheduling, coordinaBng, etc.

The third session was led by Ibu Yani at 09.30 a.m ader the students showered and packed up their belongings. This Bme they got to know about Backward Design.

The aim is to teach the skills of planning with the end in mind. They tried to design and plan for the event. During the last session led by Pak Cepi, the students reflected on the leadership acBviBes.

The next acBviBes were varieBes. The students had to cooperate with each other and complete the tasks given in each post such as minefield, match puzzle, mystery box, tangram puzzle and build the tower. These actviBes were really challenging and meaningful as well.

Eighth Batch!!!!! Give it a kick and take some risks,

Hopefully, ader having some acBviBes during leadership camp, they can plan, create and manage some events for this school year.

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NOVEMBER 2018

Grade 3 Excursion to GS Supermarket

PRIMARY SCHOOL

By Cepi Fahrudin

Grade 3 students had a mini excursion to GS supermarket Kemang Pratama Bekasi. It was a Tuning-In activity to get them engaged with the unit. The central idea of this unit is Economic activity relies on systems of production, exchange and consumption of goods and services. The students had to find and purchase products that made in any countries in the world.

The objective of this mini excursion is to make the students aware about economic activities and things that relate to trading and purchasing.

They were really excited to look around, find the products and decided to buy some. They experienced being a consumer and customer by themselves. This will lead to further discussions in the classroom about needs and wants, supply and demand, production and distribution and how products are made and distributed to the customers. By doing this activity we hope that the students will be fully engaged and understand the unit thoroughly.

GRADE 6 PYP EXHIBITION TUNING IN ACTIVITY -EXCURSION TO CIREBONWritten by Pak Entus Carli

The PYP Exhibition is a culminating project which occurs in the last year of the PYP. It is an opportunity for students to exhibit the attributes of the learner profiles that they have been developing throughout their engagement with the PYP. Taking the theme of How We Express Ourselves, students were divided into 3 big groups based on their interest in art (Visual Art, Performing Art, Literary Art). To support their knowledge about it , they went to Cirebon, the most historical city in West Java. First, they went to Keraton Kasepuhan which is one of the oldest and the biggest historical palaces in Cirebon. It has throne rooms, whereas, the others are really royal houses. However, all show a fusion of architectures from their Hindu heritage to Islam, and further infused with distinct Chinese and Dutch influences, creating a unique Cirebon style architecture. Next, they learned batik painting in Salma Batik. The next day, they went to Keraton Kacirebonan to learn Mask Painting, Glass Painting, Writing Aksara Jawa and Playing Gamelan (a traditional instrument). Hopefully by getting a lot of information from this program, students can apply what they have learned in their own PYP Exhibition.

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NOVEMBER 2018

PRIMARY SCHOOL Primary Literacy Expo 2018 Reading is fundamental. In fact, it is one of the most important ingredients to becoming all that you can be. Reading develops your brain, provides a window into the world around you and helps you do better in all school subjects. Most importantly, reading can not only help you become a better student, but a better person. You can learn from the brightest people whenever and wherever you choose.

Several interesting programs also happened during our Literacy Expo, like Caught in Reading when teachers took pictures of their students while reading as well as parents at home. They needed to print the pictures to be displayed for the closing activity—Literacy Exhibition, with all evidences of their Literacy Expo activities’ work, Literacy Exhibition.

Students also could swap their old books with the other student’s book in the

Primary Literacy Expo, celebrated annually in Sekolah Victory Plus, is an opportunity for students to highlight improvements in their reading habit and reflect on their writing challenges. This year’s theme is Book and Art Collide. Primary teachers and SVP Library Team held some fun literacy programs for SVP Primary Literacy

library.

We i n v i t e d S V P l e a d e r s t o h a v e storytelling in the classroom with the students. Students also had privilege to wear costume from their favorite book character for the closing day of Literacy Expo and they also donated Rp5000 to each student to buy some books to be donated to the orphanage.

Expo on 15 to 26 October 2018.

The Library Team conducted three different workshops by inviting an expert on puppet making for Grade 1-2, doodling art for Grade 3-4, and illustration drawing for Grade 5-6. Meanwhile, the Primary teachers were in charge for some activities held during the bellwork such as silent reading of a short story either in B a h a s a o r E n g l i s h , a n d m at c h i n g Mandarin characters. There are also three kinds of competition for the students, such as The Wordless Book for Grade 1-2, wrote narrative story about IB Learner Profile for Grade 1-6, and created a campaign poster about reading for Grade 3-6.

Although this year’s Literacy event is shorter than the provious year—only spends two weeks, students were all happy to read folktales in Bahasa as that was a new thing for them and they tried

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NOVEMBER 2018

During October 2018, Heerbeeck College students, from the Netherlands, visited Sekolah Victory Plus. The purpose of this visit was to learn about, and experience, Indonesian culture. Our Secondary School students did the same thing when they visited the Netherlands in March 2018. Heerbeeck College students arrived on Sunday, 14th October 2018 at Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport around 11 am. The host families met the students at the airport, and from here they continued on with their own activities.

On Monday, the Heerbeeck college and SVP students visited Yayasan Prima Unggul, an orphanage in Jakarta area.

Both groups of students learned that the orphanage founder supported these children from poor families, and from other towns, who were in search of a better education in Jakarta. The second day, they visited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to learn about mutual relationships between Indonesian and European countries, especially the Netherlands.

We were welcomed by the director of Public Diplomacy, the Director of Europe I, and the Vice Director. Students enjoyed a presentation on bilateral relationships between Indonesia and the Netherlands, followed by an informative and interesting question and answer session. It was an engaging session as students could learn many things about these two countries. They were encouraged to consider various aspects from multiple perspectives, and focused

particularly on how to maintain a mutual relationship in the long-term.

The third day, Heerbeeck College students joined the Model United Nations event which was hosted by Sekolah Victory Plus, and were able to interact with students from other schools who were participating. Â Thursday and Friday saw the Heerbeeck and SVP students enjoy an excursion to Bandung, where they visited a tea plantation and tea factory, as well as the hot springs at Sariater, Tangkuban Perahu. In addition to that, the group visited the Museum of the Asian-African Conference and Gedung Sate.

On the final day of their visit, the Heerbeeck students enjoyed their own activities with their host families, and in the afternoon, together with their host families, they gathered at SVP for a farewell party. During the party, SVP Music (Band) ECA students performed two songs, followed by a performance from the Heerbeeck College students. After the farewell party, they proceeded to the airport for their flight back to the Netherlands.

It was an amazing experience for both Heerbeeck College and SVP students alike. SVP families will certainly be happy to welcome them again in the next academic year!

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NOVEMBER 2018

SECONDARY SCHOOL

Cheer.. Cheer.. The new leaders are here!

By Nurul F. Purbarani and SSC The Secondary Student Council (SSC) 2017-2018 batch has come to an end, signifying the critical moment for the SVP community to introduce a fresh batch of student leaders; a new Secondary Student Council. Aside from being a source of enjoyment, the organization’s presence is bound by the school’s own tradition of supporting its own continuation.

Before this memorable event, students experienced a thrilling presidential election campaign for the election of their new leaders. All secondary students were encouraged to pick the best president and vice president pair to be the new leaders of the SSC. The paired candidates were: Jason Briant Irawan & Schalke Anindya; Putera Pratama & Vallerin Aiko; and Alvin Maulana & Muhammad Faishal. Although all three pairs were amazing candidates, who have their own uniqueness and potential, only one pair was elected.

All secondary students were encouraged to participate in this highlyanticipated annual event by casting in their votes in the polls. The election went on for an intense week, with all candidates doing their best to promote themselves until the closing deadline of the election. In a full week of intense friendly rivalry, the secondary school came to a consensus of an elected President and Vice President for Sekolah Victory Plus. From the democratic election, let us introduce the new president and vice president of SSC batch 2018-2019, Jason Briant Irawan and Schalke Anindya Putri! They are now officially elected as the new president and vice president of the SSC starting from the inauguration day, which was held on Monday, 15 October 2018 during the weekly assembly. During the ceremony, each member of the SSC, lead by Ibu Hesti, also declared their commitment as the official members of the SSC 2018-2019.

Congratulations to all SSC 2018-2019 and good luck with your new responsibilities for the upcoming year !

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NOVEMBER 2018

SVP MODEL OF UNITED NATIONS

Written by : Pak Joe Peter

I am proud to say that SVP has been recognized by the official office of the United Nations in Jakarta as a school that is able to assist their students, at an early age, to understand about Global issues, challenges and opportunities.

Model UN is a great platform for youths to participate in global efforts in order to tackle many pressing issues. It brings together students who are not only passionate about global matters, but who are also determined to solve these through the pouring of ideas in an effective discussion.

Our Model UN this year was a platform for students to enhance their public speaking, negotiation and diplomacy skills, and as we reflect from the event, all participants were brave and encouraging in their speech, whether it was inside or outside of their respective councils.

They knew that their voices and opinions matter.

In this particular year, SVP's Model UN has received a personal direct email from the United Nations Information Center in Jakarta, an official UN organization that is located in 63 countries around the globe. The acting director of UNIC Jakarta, Miss.

Elisha Hazel said that nowadays, educational institutions globally are encouraged to hold Model United Nations events in order to prepare the young people for their roles in development and diplomacy throughout the world.

This is the role that our students undertook at our annual MUN event this year which focused on the grand theme – Elevating Social Wellness through the participation of Global Youths.

Participating in a Model UN can help students to have a better academic performance, and it will significantly improve their portfolios for their future endeavors. Model UN is also considered as a room for delegates, chairs and everyone to expand their network, and subsequently, the event became a good time of fellowship for all the participants.

It was a personal joy of mine that all the students enjoyed themselves, made new friends, as well as had an enriching and wonderful time. I believe it became a valuable part of their learning journeys as they took a step closer to the achievement of all of their dreams.

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NOVEMBER 2018

IB Asia Pacific (IBAP) Regional Workshop for Better Professional Portfolios IBO is committed to having continuous support for its schools to upgrade the teachers' skills and professionalism through s e m i n a r s , w e b i n a r s , c o n f e re n c e a n d workshops. Indonesia has a positive growth in IB education. According to the data, there are 90 schools that implement IB programmes and Sekolah Victory Plus (SVP) itself is a continuum school which implement three programmes, PYP, MYP and DP. This year, SVP sent three teachers to the IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshop on 5 - 7 October 2018. Ibu Rachel Maclugash (PYP teacher), Bapak Benny Arimon (MYP and DP teacher) and Bapak Putu Eka Prana (MYP and NP teacher) joined PYP CAT 2, MYP Science CAT 2 and MYP Mathematics CAT 2 respectively. We also had Ibu Fifi Anggraini leading a PYP workshop.

After attending this workshop, MYP teachers are expected to develop their experiences and make a deep connection between the

programme’s framework and their classroom practice. They will prepare lessons which engage the students and make them have the responsibility for their learning. As professionals, they will also develop a collaborative and collegial approach to the structures and principles of the subject group aims and objectives, concepts, contexts and approaches to learning skills. The teachers reflect upon the relevance, innovation and rigour of the student-centred environments they have created and make continuous improvement. Last but not least, the teachers have a wider network among the IB educators to share challenges and successes in a continued effort to align the school's educational beliefs and values to reflect those of the IB to create a challenging programme of international education.

This article is written by I Putu Eka Prana Yoga Mathematics MYP Teacher

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NOVEMBER 2018

Leading a Session in ANPS Leadership Forum 2018.

Sekolah Victory Plus has been building a mutual relationship with the organization of Association of National and Private Schools (ANPS) in Indonesia.

We regularly send our team to learn and build networks with other educators through the ANPS Conferences. On the other hand, we are also a great resource for ANPS as we regularly send our leaders and teachers to lead sessions in their conference to share our expertise in education.

Recently, ANPS held the 14th Leadership Forum on 26-27 October 2018 in Bali with the theme of “Professional Growth for Continuous School Improvement”. Aligned with the theme, Ibu Maria (ECE Principal) and Ibu Esterlita (PS Principal) led a session entitled “Teachers as Learners” Starting a Professional Learning Community (PLC) at School” and it was attended by some leaders from schools around Indonesia.

They shared the PLC programme that was started in ECE and PS last school year.

PLC is a school environment where teachers work collaboratively in purposefully designed groups to improve student achievement within a structure of support provided by the school administrators.

Instead of the traditional training approach, a quality professional development in the 21st century will draw on the skills of inquiry and generative thinking to suits the needs of 21st century learning, thus PLC is the right answer for it.

The session first talked about the importance of PLC as a strategy to improve teachers’ competency that will lead to improving students’ achievements.

Then it discussed the PLC edifice that consists of the factors that support a successful PLC at school.

Ibu Maria and Ibu Lita also shared the challenges when starting the PLC and the strategies to overcome them. Lastly, they ended the session by sharing the process, documents and the photo compilation of the PLC in Sekolah Victory Plus.

It was a great sharing time as part of SVP’s contribution for a better education in our community. “ I t ' s m o r e i m p o r t a n t t h a n e v e r t h a t educators collaborate to continually improve and support the success of each learner” – Dr. Gene Carter.

Written by Maria Bhekti Utari (ECE Principal)

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SECONDARY INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2018 November is the right time to hold a sports event, especially the Secondary Invitational Tournament 2018. Last year's

NOVEMBER 2018 three games, over the course of four days, with 272 Participants.

We started with a badminton match on November 3rd. In the middle school category we had CHRISTENSIUS GILBERT in 2nd place, MIZUKI TOYODA in 1st place and LIN HAZEL CHERRY in 2nd place. In the High School category SANSKHA DOROVA JOHAN came 1st and VALLERIN AIKO ADELIN took 2nd place. On the second day, t h e middle school boys basketball team competed.

PRESTASI SCHOOL came in 2nd and AL-AZHAR 22 was 3rd.

On the third day of this event the SVP futsal team and the girls middle school basketball team competed. SVP iddle and high school futsal teams achieved 3rd place. We also had some positive results with our girls basketball team who came 2nd even though they were the team that had just been formed this academic year. November 17th was the last day of this year's secondary tournament, The high school basketball match was the closing event. As an organizing school, we achieved some very encouraging results: 1st place for o u r boys team, and 2nd

event was held on four consecutive days, but this year we scheduled it every Saturday, which of course did not interfere with the learning process at school.

We always try to bring a different concept every y e a r. L a s t y e a r w e successfully held a swimming race, but in 2018 we wanted badminton on our event list. Why? Because of the many participants who have joined ECA badminton, and also because of the lack of badminton events especially in Bekasi. Therefore we took the initiative to make this event a place for students to channel their talents and abilities.

The Secondary Invitational Tournament 2018 consisted of

T h i s was their first match because the team was only formed at the beginning of this academic year.

I thought this was a good start for them, because the SVP team won first place. GLOBAL

place for the girls team. Thank you to all those who supported this event. We look forward to seeing you all again at the next event. (Wisnu)

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PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP UPDATES Dear SVP Parents, Thank you for your never ending support for the PSG. In September 2018, we were elected as the new 2018-2020 PSG committee, please find the information below accordingly. # PSG Steering Committee, Commission Members & Class Parents We’d like to say thank you for all parents who are willing to be the part of PSG in this period, herewith we’d like to introduce the formation of PSG Steering Committee, Commission Members and Class Parents: Steering Committee: Chairperson Vice Chairperson Secretary Assistant Secretary Treasurer Assistant Treasurer

: Veronica Rini Anjarwati : Lucia Rita Trisnaningtyas : Peggy Febriani : Rini Zainal : Yulie Kurniawan : Linda Rosiana

Education Commission Neni Djunaedi (Leader) Shanty Dewi Djapa Dame Panggabean Astri Dona Barus Care Commission Liliz Ray (Leader) Vera Sisca Yossy Mardiana Juwita Parents’ Activity Commission Ancella Maya (Leader) Tri Sulistyawati Lius Reny Novita Damayanti Class Parents Toddler - Star Light : Vera Octavia Toddler - Star Bright : Jessieca Kanna A Haloho Nursery Sun (Morning) : Dwi A Wulansari Nursery Moon (Late Morning) : Teny Mulia Nursery Rainbow (Morning): D. Layung Sekar

Nursery Sky (Late Morning) : Merry Wong EY1 Neptune : Mitra Ospita EY1 Venus :Yanne H Moe EY1 Mercury :Vivy Rawati EY2 Jupiter : Sri Ade Astuti EY2 Earth : Yenny Kurniawan EY2 Pluto : Angely Candra EY2 Mars : Irma Rosita Gr. 1 Pattimura : Christine Ling Gr. 1 Fatmawati :Paulina M Umboh Gr. 1 Sudirman : Henny Liem Gr. 2 Flores : Sinta Septiana Gr. 2 Merauke : Yunita Gr. 2 Sabang : Maryanne Hakim Gr. 3 Nusa : Yessy Thenu The Gr. 3 Bangsa : Monica Purwita Gr. 3 Bahasa : Wuliani Gr. 4 Andalas : Astri Dona Barus Gr. 4 Borneo : Vivi Olyfia Kwok Gr. 4 Celebes : Ani Widiastuti Gr. 5 Mahakam :Catur Lukita Gr. 5 Barito : Jenny Suryati Gr. 5 Musi : Maria Eva Avianti Gr. 6 Lombok : Tri Ernita Gr. 6 Bali : Frila Ratna J Gr. 6 Nias : Rena Masri Gr. 7 Asia : Juwita Gr. 7 America : Rita Setiawan Gr. 8 Arctic : Tiur R Sinaga Gr. 8 Atlantic : Theresia Saptarina Gr. 8 Pacific : Bety Tanti Maryco Gr. 9 Andes : Ratri Kanti Restu Gr. 9 Alpine : Elly Frida Sinaga Gr. 9 Everest : Lucia Rita Trisnaningtyas Gr. 10 Andromeda : Regina T. Purba Gr. 10 Milky Way : Devi Lucya (Devi) Gr. 10 Centaurs : Juwita Gr. 11 Einstein DP : Dian Herdianti Gr. 11 Smith DP :Jeanne Noveni B Gr. 11 Pascal (UN Science): Yovita Siwi D Gr. 11 Pascal (UN Social) : Yovita Siwi D Gr. 12 Newton DP :Ernawati Gr. 12 Dalton DP : Ernawati Gr. 12 Plato (UN Social) :Gr. 12 Plato (UN Science): -

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We, the 2018-2020 PSG committee appreciate the trust and the support the family of Sekolah Victory Plus has given us.

Our first even was on Wednesday November 7, 2018 entitled "The PSG's Morning Tea. Those who participated included the whole PSG members, the School Director, Ibu Yustina, the School Advisor, Mr. Thompson, the General Manager, Ibu Esti, the Marketing Communication Manager, Ibu Cristina, and a few class parents.

Even though the weather became cloudy and rainy, it did not affect our spirit to socialize and make this programme work for the following year 2018-2019 for every commission that the PSG has, which includes the Education Commission, Parents Activity Commission and the Care Commission.

Our PSG leader, Ibu Veronica event while it started with a opening prayer led by our PSG Secretary, Ibu Peggy F. Nagashima. The leaders of each commission shared their programme. Ibu Neny Djunaedi began sharing the programme from the Education Commission.

The next presenter was Ibu Ancella Maya the Parents Activity Commission. The third presentation was by Ibu Liliz Muchtar from the Care Commission.

Finally, the fourth presentation was by Ibu Yulie Kurniawan, our Treasurer; she presented the budget report. Other than that, from the school's side, Mr. Thompson, also socialized the design and the content of the new SVP website which can be accessed by all parents for educational purposes. Ibu Yustina, shared news about our Primary Principal Ibu Esterlita and her surgery. Ibu Esti gave information about the second Open House which was to take place on November 10, 2018.Finally Ibu Christina talked about the promotional event that took place in one of the malls in Bekasi.

We hope that with the PSG's Morning Tea, we would be able to strengthen our consistency in giving our best in supporting the school and the children in their education.

We ask that the Class Parents pass on the information from each of the PSG activities to their respective classes in the hope of participating actively and also maintaining two way communication continuously.

The First PSG SVP 2018-2020 Morning Tea

Again, thank you all!

By: Peggy F. Nagashima For Steering Committee

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To raise awareness, understanding and appreciation of the important role the teacher the hope plays in education, PSG celebrated World Teacher's Day on the 5th of October 2018. On that day is a day to sincerely thank a teacher and tell them how much they mean to our children. The theme of this year is "Today you Lead the students, tomorrow your students will lead the world “.

There was something different in celebrating the world teachers’ day this year, as on October 5th, SVP held an internal staff gathering, which was attended by all teachers and staff in the evening.

What a perfect timing for us to celebrate the event, a special day for teachers and attended by all SVP teachers.

The event was opened by the MCs and followed with the World Teachers’ Day ceremony by PSG. Ibu Rita spoke on behalf of the Parents, and to express our appreciation, we sang "Semua Karena Cinta" led by Bapak Edwin as the keyboardist (one of SVP parents). I can see that all of us who were in Pandawa room (where we celebrated this special day) were very happy and enjoyed the celebration.

We, the parents, teachers and staff sang together, even Pak Steven also joined us to

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sing the song. It was very touching. After singing the song, the PSG team served a cake to share to some representative teachers, given by the SVP SMT team. After that, Ibu Maria spoke on behalf of the school.

This year, a cup of pudding and pouch were shared as the souvenir to all the teachers and staffs. After the symbolic souvenir presentation, we all took a picture, a group picture as usual to be one of our memories.

Cheers…!

A representative Class Parents from the ECE, Primary, and Secondary also joined the celebration. Once again to all SVP teachers, thank you for being our child’s second parent and thank you for being an outstanding teacher for our children.

Happy World Teacher's Day…!

By Vera Sisca For Education Commission

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PSG Regular Activities

Hi Parents, Thank you for your continuous support for our regular activities, and below is our schedule for November 2018:

Morning YOGA Day : Every Tuesday Time : 08.00 – 09.30 am Venue : Multipurpose Gymnasium Room SVP South Wing, 2nd Fl PIC : Ibu Lilies (0815-24536894)

Pengajian Tausyiah Activity : Tadabur Alam Day/Date : Tuesday, 13 November 2018 Venue : Melrimba Garden, Puncak, Bogor PIC : Ibu Rini Zainal (0811-897991), Ibu Yossy (0812-19131333)

Unity Prayer (Persekutuan Doa) Day/Date : Monday, 5 November 2018 Venue : Ibu Tiur’s house ( KP2)

Rosary Prayer (Doa Rosario) Day/Date Venue Time PIC

Time : 10.00 – 11.30 am PIC : Ibu Vera (0812-90273427)

: Friday, 16 November 2018 : VEC Lobby : 08.15 – 09.30 am : Ibu Siwi (0812-9982005), Ibu Lucia (0851-01295478)

Sharing Dhamma Day/Date : Thursday, 15 November 2018 Venue : VEC Lobby Time : 08.30 – 10.00 am PIC : Ibu Susi (0896-87637488), Ibu Fenny (0878-88852377)

Please don’t hesitate to come and join us, for further information please kindly contact the person in charge.

Let’s join us..! ☺

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NOVEMBER 2018

End of Semester

ALBUM

ECE, PRIMARY SCHOOL & SECONDARY SCHOOL

PALs “Theory of Knowledge”

Japan Immersion

ECE Cooking Exhibition

Primary School Mini Tournament

PYP Exhibition

ECA Ballet performance

Baby Gym Outdoor Activity Baby Gym Outdoor Activity

PS- Scout Camp

Grade 3 Learning Celebration

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