Through My Magnifying Glass

Aryan Shanker

Description

Aryan Shanker is 11 yr-old student of Grade 6 at UWCSEA East, Singapore. He loves writing, sports and food. He likes to be called "Mr. Cool".

"Through My Magnifying Glass", Aryan zooms into moments that have created his thoughts on School Life from K1 till Pre-Teens He focuses on the UWCSEA profile, qualities and skills; the basis of this book.

Aryan says "I want my young readers to have fun while reading my anecdotes. I want Parents to read my book so they can understand more and let kids have more fun. I want all of us to have our little talks at home and laugh!!!"

Just a few of the things that are key in this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand book that is a look into the young minds and to nurture them while their experiences create their journey ahead, when:

•Math can becomes tough
• Small things become big
• Rules are too many to follow
• A mistake is just a mistake
• Attitudes define success
• FUN is the main objective

Sujets

• Vie de famille
• Parentalité et Éducation des Enfants
• Juvenile Nonfiction
• Biography
• Autobiography

Informations

• Publié par: eBookIt.com
• Date de parution: 18 février 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9789810982003
• Langue: English

Extrait

Through My Magnifying Glass
 
Aryan Shanker
 
Published By Areta Biz Solutions
Copyright 2015 © Malavika Shanker
All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without the permission in writing from the author or the publisher.
Printed in Singapore
ISBN: 978-981-09-8200-3
 
Dedicated to:
My Teachers and My friends At UWCSEA East, Singapore
Table of Contents
Author’s Note: The reason for this book
Being ME
Self Portrait: stick figure, fat, thin
Read, cut, draw, play: ready for K2
Commitment to Care
Willing Hearts
Green Umbrella bake sale
Surf Aid – Swim for Life
Helping Old People
Principled
Filling People’s Buckets
Running In the Bus Bay
Reading Stamina
Resilient
Number Talks
Asking for Donations
Roll the Dice
School Trips
Self-Aware
Math Roller-Coaster
Tie Your Shoe Laces
United Nations day celebrations
Writing my name in K1
Critical Thinker Creative and Collaborative
Exhibition Project
Co-operative Discovery Time
Songwriting
Market Day
Sports
Communicator
Making Presentations
Laoshi Day
Reading with Buddies
Self-Manager
Doing Homework
Leisure-Work balance
Class and Home Agreements
Author’s Note: The reason for this book
If you had a magic wand, and you could go back in time and suddenly change something in your life, what would you change?
My answer was simple, I would ask for extra time to play more. My favorite phrase at play time was “5 more minutes”. This question got me thinking that time is precious. What was I really doing with my time?
I am one of the students who were in the first ever K1 batch when UWCSEA opened its East Campus, Singapore in 2008. I have finished seven years of Primary School from K1-G5. Phew! It’s a big milestone. My student life is equal to my school’s life. Ha!
I remember my first day of school in UWCSEA East. When I went in my class, I could see so many things that interested me. I wondered how this new school and year would go. I only wanted to play and have fun.
I didn’t know things like the UWCSEA Profile. The school focuses on skills and qualities such as being a self manager, resilient, communicator, critical thinker, principled, self-aware and having a commitment to care.
It was fun to write and talk about how I felt after an activity, and I always said it was fun. Later on as I grew up I understood the big deal behind these skills and qualities.
That’s how the thought came to me to write a book about my journey from K1-Grade 5 by focusing on the UWCSEA profile’s qualities and skills which form the basis of this book.
“Life of a pre-teen” in today’s times can get tough. We are like buds waiting to bloom, but then there is too much going on around us that affects us in many ways. Trust me on that!!!
My intent is to share with students and parents some cool, some thought provoking, and some snazzy, wimpy anecdotes from my journey.
Through my magnifying glass I am zooming into moments that have created my thoughts on School Life from K1 till Pre-Teens.
I want my young readers to have fun while reading my anecdotes.
I want Parents to read my book so they can understand more and let kids have more fun.
I want all of us to have our little talks at home about good times and tough times so as kids we can have a calm, cool and a happy life.
I love writing, as I can share my thoughts that can help others to look at things differently. I am happy that I have written this book.