2010 MRC™ Northern Region State Level Talent Competition is right around the corner!

MRC International Talent Competition (Nothern region state level) is just around the corner! This yearly event provides the great chance for our pupils to perform in front of a live audience, also helps to create a platform for them to showcase their 9MI talents that have been developed through our unique whole brain edcuational programs.

If you are planning to attend, be sure to drop by at the 4th Floor, Sunshine Square, Bayan Baru on Saturday - 3 July 2010 (8:30am to 1pm). This highly anticipate annual event is our most popular event of the year!

Three JSP students and two MAM (Mental Arithmetic & Mathematics) students have been selected to represent MRC Relau at the prestigious MRC™ Northern Region State Level Talent Competition.

All the best and good luck to Wei Si, Bee Lin, Jian He, Zi Yi and Vishvaa in the competition..!

一年一度的MRC国际嘉年华即将隆重举行了！

2010年MRC国际嘉年华(北马区选拔赛)將於7月3日(星期六),早上8点半至下午1点，在槟州 Bayan Baru阳光购物中心(四楼)举行。本院很荣幸的派出五名代表，即三位读书乐（小学组）同学和两位珠心算同学参赛。在此我们衷心的为惟思同学，眉霖同学，坚赫同学，子仪同学以及Vishvaa同学加油！欢迎大家莅临出席，为同学们打气加油。

Our New Look

Welcome to www.mrcrelau.blogspot.com, MRC Bayan Baru on the web!

As you may have noticed, we have launched our newly redesigned e-Bulletin site and we hope that you find the navigation more intuitive and the overall experience more enjoyable. We will continue to roll out new features over next few weeks and months.

On behalf of all the staff here at MRC Bayan Baru, thanks for visiting.

2010 mid year: Open for registration 2010下半年:接受报名

Happy Teachers day 教师节快乐 ~ 16 May 2010

To all our dearest teachers:

The Award for
the most wonderful teacher
has been declared
and
it goes to You.
Wishing you a very Happy Teachers day!

祝各位教师，
教师节快乐！！！！
谢谢您们一直以来的付出。

From: The students and staff of MRC Bayan Baru
MRC全脑开发学院 (Bayan Baru) 学生与全体工作人员

孩子在备考阶段, 家长应该如何配合?

学校评审季节又到了，部分家长开始会表现出极度的关心，陪读到深夜，给孩子吃补品，关怀备至。当学生看到父母为他所做的一切，怎能无动于衷？父母沉甸甸的希望对孩子造成了极大的思想负担，如果考得不好，孩子会感到愧疚，使原本就很大压力的孩子又增添了一份亲情的压力，这对于考生的备考状态会有一定影响，因此，父母最好以平常心对待，不要给孩子增添压力。只有父母以平常心对孩子的学校评审，才能让孩子以更好的心态、更好的状态去迎接这场战役。

我们也希望家长配合学校做好学生的应考准备工作，但是我们提醒家长要注意以下几点，以免瞎帮忙。

（一）降低过分期待，减轻孩子过重思想压力。

对孩子，家长应该有着正确的定位，不要去和别人攀比，人的能力有大小并且各有其长，只要孩子尽力在学，家长就值得欣慰。当然情况是千差万别的，对那些至今仍贪玩好耍不知努力学习的孩子，还是要增加一点压力，并严格要求，孩子的成绩从某种意义上讲是逼出来的，不过在逼的过程中要根据自己孩子的个性采取科学有效的方法，一定要注意适度。

（二）多沟通和引导

家长要正确看待孩子考试的分数，有时候孩子考试成绩不好，父母也不要大惊小怪，更不能责骂孩子，应心平气和地同孩子分析考不好的原因。是考试题目过难，大家分数都不高？还是基础知识不到位？还是考试技巧不行？还是学习没有努力？

少埋怨，多与孩子沟通，讲讲你的想法、经验，听听孩子的意见。 对孩子心中的烦恼，家长应和老师配合，给予及时的辅导。对孩子的每一个优点，每一次进步，家长都应给予鼓励和赞扬，以增强孩子的自信心。家庭应是孩子学习和生活的平静港湾, 家长应给孩子营造一个宽松愉悦的家庭环境，使孩子能有一个健康的心理进行复习备考。

在此，李院长预祝同学们考试顺顺利利, 记得全力以赴哦!

The Essential Parental Responsibilities - By Chris Theisen

Nobody ever said that children were easy to raise. They don't come with guidelines or instructions, and they certainly don't come with a pause button. What they do come with is a crucial set of physical and emotional needs that must be met. Failure of the parents to meet these specific needs can have wide-ranging and long-lasting negative effects.

The following outline provides some essential responsibilities that parents must adhere to in order to foster their child's physical and/or emotional well-being:

Provide your child with SELF-ESTEEM NEEDS.

• Accept your child's uniqueness and respect his or her individuality.
• Encourage (don't push) your child to participate in a club, activity, or sport.
• Notice and acknowledge your child's achievements and pro-social behavior.
• Encourage proper hygiene (to look good is to feel good, or so they say!).
• Set expectations for your child that are realistic and age-appropriate.
• Use your child's misbehavior as a time to teach, not to criticize or ridicule.

Teach your child MORALS and VALUES.

• Honesty
• Respect
• Responsibility
• Compassion
• Patience
• Forgiveness
• Generosity

Develop MUTUAL RESPECT with your child.

• Use respectful language
• Respect his or her feelings
• Respect his or her opinions
• Respect his or her privacy
• Respect his or her individuality

Provide DISCIPLINE which is effective and appropriate.

• Structured
• Consistent
• Predictable
• Fair

Involve yourself in your child's EDUCATION.

• Communicate regularly with your child's teacher(s)
• Make sure that your child is completing his or her homework each night.
• Assist your child with his or her homework, but don't DO the homework.
• Talk to your child each day about school (what is being studied, any interesting events,...etc.).
• Recognize and acknowledge your child's academic achievements.

Get to KNOW YOUR CHILD.

• Spend quality time together.
• Be approachable to your child.
• Ask questions.
• Communicate. Communicate. Communicate.
  

Now that we've looked at the responsibilities parents HAVE, let's look at what responsibilities parents do NOT have. The following is a list of responsibilities that no parent should be expected to meet.

• Supplying your child with the most expensive designer clothes or shoes available.
• Picking up after your child/Cleaning your child's room.
• Dropping everything you're doing to give your child a ride somewhere.
• Providing your child with a telephone, television, computer, or game system.
• Bailing your child out of trouble every time he or she does something wrong.
• Maintaining an unlimited supply of treats, chips, sodas, or junk foods for your child's unlimited consumption.
• Replacing toys or other items that your child has lost or misplaced.
• Welcoming any or all of your child's friends into your home for social or other activities.

准备送孩子报读华文小学吗？

读华语就哭。。。。“我的孩子今年一年级，读华校。可是她非常排斥华语。她也和我说她不喜欢华语，可是对英文就很有兴趣。每次补习时就会一直哭得好惨，我该怎样培养她？”

您是否对以上的问题觉得很熟悉呢？这好像是现代家长的心声吗?！

很多家长们担心孩子上学之后，因为英文不好，跟不上学习的进度，或因为孩子的前途，开始和孩子讲英语而忽视了华文的重要性。无可否认，随着时代的变迁和经济的发展，英语成为世界上应用最广泛的语言; 所以家长们恨不得让孩子从生下来就开始学习英文!

不过可悲的是， 当家长决定送孩子接受华文小学的时候，对教育最大的焦虑，不再是担心孩子的英文不够好，而是担心他们的华文不行了。其实现代的父母必须顾虑到孩子全方位教育的发展。。并不是只对英文的重视，而忘了学习华文，国文的基础！尤其对于即将要送孩子到华小的家长们。

幼儿学习语言最有效的顺序为听说读写（这是教育学家多年来研究的结果，已经算是定论）。不论是华文，英文或国文, 一开始时就要认字，就是听学！默写是为了能掌握词句，对将来以文书表达有帮助！

毋庸置疑，学龄前幼童处于对音律非常敏感的阶段，学习华文绝对不应该错过这个黄金时期。很多孩童学习英文也都是从语音入手。经典幼儿读物如苏斯博士的系列书籍，并不注重人物和情节的严谨与连贯，而是以简单而押韵的词汇串联成有时甚至看似并无意义的句子。然而也因其简单押韵，让孩童很容易读诵和记忆，并从中获得无限的阅读乐趣。华文的语音，与英文语音有着异曲同工之妙。可惜的是，目前市面上和教材中还很少有注重韵律节拍的华文读物。

中国古代汉语启蒙也很注重音律，除了较广为人知的道德教育读本《三字经》与《弟子规》外，也有专门为孩童启蒙所著的读本，如李渔的《笠翁对韵》和车万育的《音律启蒙》等。这些读物中，每句或三字或五字，或同义或反义，如歌谣般，很简单易记。其教学讲究“不求甚解”，只要求熟读，并不要求理解。虽然因为古文和现代华文的差异，不能完全依赖这些读物来教学现代华文，但适当穿插这些内容，却可以迅速提高儿童的华语词汇量。

中国的小学校里，早读课是实行多年的方法，每天早上学生到校第一件事就是集体高声读诵诗歌或经典文章，如此对于不同资质的学生都有成效。本地小学多实行课前集合默读，但其实对于华语来讲，诵读的效果比默读可谓事半功倍。

除了字音，华文的另一学习要点是字形。华文的确比只有26个字母的英文要难认难写一些。正因为此，华文启蒙应该更重视培养孩子对华文的亲切感和兴趣，提高阅读的词汇量。华文的难点或许在于其笔画复杂，但也正可利用儿童对于图像的敏感来教学象形字。探索字源，从象形字和指示字开始，进而学习偏旁部首，学习会意字，学习形声字，甚至探索转注字与假借字。举一反三，华文也就不是那么难。

华文其实是很美丽的语言。华文之美，在于其音形意俱备。脱离音律和字源学习华文，就很可能只停留在肤浅又痛苦的枯燥记忆层面，虽可通过练习来达到熟练，却如隔靴搔痒，弃肉食皮。

就如我们的3Q幼儿华语教学就是从华文广博的字源中吸取灵感，让儿童学习华文的过程变成一种美的欣赏、探索和乐趣，为孩童将来深入学习华文打下深厚的基础。