2015-06

June / July 2015
CONGRATULATIONS to the following students who have GRADUATED to
NEW LEVELS in APRIL & MAY!
* denotes two or more levels per subject and/or dual subjects
Joelyn Abougoush
Allen Abraham
Moeez Ahmad
Yaqeen Ameish*
Gabriel Andrecut
Mahek Arora
Haania Arshad*
Raahim Arshad
Matthias Asmelash
Izza Athar
Amina Barter
Daniel Bellorin
Kathryn Beylerian
Simon Botev
Eshal Chaudhry
Stephanie Cheng
Rahat Chowdhury
Ada Cieslewicz
Mark Cieslewicz
Kevin Coulibaly*
Brooklyn Cummings
Kiran Damji
Tanesha Deepak
Amaani Dhillon
Mannat Dhillon
Mihir Diatha
Madison Duong*
Farida Elougeil
Iteqaan Faridi
Jaxson Ferguson
Saina Ghasemian*
Suri Gohill
Ayden Good
Saket Gulkota
Lithumi Hennadige*
Maylite Hirphassa
Moriah Hudson
Inaaya Huq*
Omar Huq*
Ali Ibrahim*
George Idoko*
Abia Jahangir*
Nabeeha Jahangir
Nathan Jiang
Karen Johnny
Kristine Kalu
Michael Kalu*
Sofia Kellner
Believe Keti
Kaia Kothari
Annalaine Kreutzer
Jacob Kusi
Marcella Lima
Sabrina Lou
Nikhil Marella*
Maria Martinez
Victoria Martinez
Sebastian Martinez
Tanisha Mattapalli
Sanya Mirza
Eshal Mohsin
Poulomi Mondal
Jamil Mulji*
Sameer Nasir
Trystan Nott
Ibukun Olaniyan
Elif Onen*
Youngjae Park
Mitali Pradhan
Danyal Rajpoot
Brandon Roston
Promit Roy
Brooklyn Scott
Benjamin Selinger
Palma Shehu*
Samharry Sobowale
Jose Sotelo-Baca
Aarush Sumod
Anirudh Sumod
Shravan Surendran
Dana Swadi
Abigal Tesgzeab
Narmeen Umer
Sabeen Umer
Maahnoor Usmani*
Maira Usmani
Raiya Virji
Kaedyn Vu-Ly
Tristyn Vu-Ly
Haider Wadood
Raafi Zia
Kumon Math & Reading Centres of Calgary – Royal Oak
Suite 7211, 8650 112 Avenue NW
403-926-7332 | redawong@ikumon.com
www.kumon.ca/calgary-royal-oak
Class Hours
Wednesday / 4:30 PM-8 PM
Saturday / 9 AM-12:30 PM
Free Registration: June 2015
Get your registration fees waived when you enroll your child(ren) to the Kumon
Math or Reading Program during the month of June! That’s a saving of $50!
Contact us by email or phone to begin the process of enrolment!
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Family Fun Day!
On Saturday, June 6, join us for loads of fun at the 11th annual Family Fun Day!
The event is hosted by the Royal Oak Victory Church (450 Royal Oak Dr. NW)
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The most anticipated time of year is almost upon us! This year, the Awards Event
will be held on Saturday, September 19. This is an annual event in which we
recognize the hard work students have put in throughout the year and encourage
them to perform at even higher standards. More information to come.
Kumon Publications
Please be advised that the centre will no longer hand out Kumon sponsored
publications to students. This is due to the debris routinely left by students around
the centre premises.
An email will be sent out to parents to advise them when the publications are
ready for pick up. Parents may obtain their copies either by picking them up in
person from the front desk, or by sending a note with your child requesting that
the publications be sent home with them. Please do not request for a copy via
email.
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latest tips and sweepstakes.
Our centre is once again taking part in the exciting LevelUP initiative! Every
student who passes one or more Achievement Test between June 1 and
September 30 will be entered into a draw. One winner will be chosen from
Calgary to win an iPad mini, and three winners from each centre will receive a
$10 Indigo Gift Card! This is an exciting opportunity to reward students for their
achievements in the Kumon program.
You can help your child(ren) progress through the levels smoother and faster by
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making sure their homework is completed every day
ensuring they attend classes regularly
communicating any concerns or observations about their progress to us
encouraging your children with positive and constructive feedback!
Feature Student
Our feature student for June/July is Karen Johnny! Karen was chosen for the consistent commitment and hard work she has
shown throughout her time as a student at Kumon. Karen began the Kumon Math Program as a 7-years old, Grade 2 student
in Level 2A. She was inspired to join Kumon because of her siblings who were already enrolled and excelling in Kumon.
Due to her unfailing dedication and despite being involved in other time-consuming activities such as piano and swimming,
she has successfully reached advanced honour roll status and is now a Grade 5 student completing level G worksheets.
Congratulations Karen!
Karen has faced some difficulties along the way. Her greatest challenge in Kumon has been to strive to understand a new
concept on her own. She has overcome this difficulty by focusing on the question and asking for help if necessary. She
always makes sure to fully understand the question before moving forward, so that she will have no trouble the next time
she has to apply the concept. Through the application of this methodology, Karen has developed the highly valuable skill of
learning from her mistakes instead of letting them dishearten her. Indeed, her advice to other students is to “work hard and
never give up.”
Karen’s favorite parts about Kumon are the instructor, the assistants, and the summer events. Her goal with Kumon is to
complete the Math Program and go on to become a Kumon instructor. Her long-term career goal is to become a doctor.
Karen would like to thank Ms. Reda and all the Kumon assistants for helping her succeed in the program. Karen’s parents
say that “Kumon has helped Karen to excel in mathematics at school.”
Congratulations to the following students who have made it on
the honour roll for the first time!
Yaqeen Ameish
Natalie Kellner
Believe Keti
Saanya Kumar
Ayden Good
Kaia Kothari
Shravan Surendran
A comprehensive list of all students who made it on the ASHR can be found on the next few pages.
5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Motivated at the End of the School Year
An Instructor from South Centre Kumon in Calgary is featured in an article on Huffington Post. Check it out:
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/jason-au/kids-summer-motivation_b_7268610.html
What is the proper approach to studying Kumon?
Here are a few things that we encourage students to do at the centre that you can provide support for at home.
Study with concentration
We aim to ensure students form the habit of concentrating on their worksheets right from enrollment. There are a few
indicators that children are fully focused while studying: their eyes stay on their worksheets and their pencil continuously
writes answers quickly.
Read the information in the worksheets carefully before writing answers
Students should read the instructions, examples, and passages on their worksheets before they start to write their answers.
Although speed is important in Kumon, taking the proper study approach is just as important. If students are not in the habit
of reading the instructions or examples and are in the habit of going directly to the exercise and writing answers, they may
answer correctly while the work is easy; however, this poor study habit can cause students to making mistakes when the
material gets harder. It’s important to establish the right approach to studying from the beginning, because habits can be
hard to change later.
Write neatly and carefully
Students should pay attention to the guides and write their answers within the space provided on the worksheets. Examples
of guides include size of text on the worksheets, size of the boxes for writing letters and numbers, and the size of the line for
the answer. Writing neatly and carefully helps to reduce the number of mistakes and leads to more effective learning.
Erase only what is necessary when making corrections
When students are changing their answer, first they should decide what the right answer is and then only erase the incorrect
portion of their answer. This is the most efficient way to study and students can fix their worksheets more rapidly. Students
who are in the habit of erasing everything and then answer the question again sometimes mistakenly write the same wrong
answer. By deciding what the right answer is first, and only erasing the wrong part, students will be prepared when they
reach the higher levels.
- Courtesy of Kumon’s Branding Department
Bring your children to
a participating Chapters
or Indigo location for
Special Sunday Story Time
presented by Kumon
Save the Dates!
Sundays June 14th
& July 12th at 11 am
Participating locations:
Indigo CrossIron Mills
Indigo Signal Hill (West Hills)
Chapters Crowfoot
Chapters Chinook
Chapters Shawnessy
Dear Kumon Parents,
As you all know, Kumon is a year round program, so it is my responsibility to remind all parents and students that daily
studying does not take much time. The number of worksheets for homework can be adjusted to accommodate the busiest
schedule.
Please review your vacation schedule and advise in advance as to whether there are changes to your child’s summer study.
A gentle reminder that a minimum of thirty (30) days written notice is required from parents who wish take summer
breaks.
Have a great summer and don’t forget the sunscreen!
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Summer 2015 Vacation Schedule
My child(ren) ______________________will be absent from ______ / ______ (MM/DD) to ______ / ______ (MM/DD).
My child(ren) will return to Kumon class on ______ / ______ (MM/DD).
Reduce the number of pages during the summer holidays to:
No changes
10 pages per day
5 pages per day (10 pages over 2 days)
4 / 3 / 3 cycle (10 pages over 3 days)
No work requested
Comments:
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