2014 / 2015 - NO: 03

 2014 / 2015 ‐ NO: 03
Titles Of The Week
 Quality and Parallel Time in Child Development  TED Bursa College Celebrates the 91st Year of Our Republic  Our Lesson is “ATATÜRK”  Grade 3 Students Visit the Theatre Festival  A Cheerful Celebration at the Republic Day TED BURSA KOLEJİ ‐ WEEKLY PARENT BULLETIN 2014/2015 ‐ NO:03 Quality and Parallel Time in Child Development Interactions between parent and child are very important in terms of the child’s developing sense of self. Although children may seem independent, in order for the emotional bond with their parents to be healthy, they require direct affection and attention on a daily basis. When parents show their children direct attention and affection this time period is called quality time. Without doing any activities that block your visual and audial attention such as watching television, cooking, conversing with a friend , with showing your full attention to your child, physically and mentally lowering yourself to their level and spending one‐on‐one time with them, you may regard this as quality time. As well as playing directly with your child; feeding them, replacing their diaper, bathing them or changing their clothes can also be classified as quality time. Times like this will help your child to feel self‐acknowledged and will improve the sense of trust with their relationship with their parents. A child who has developed a safe bond with their parent will be able to pull away from their parents when necessary with a sense of confidence. Another very important concept in child development is spending parallel time with them. Although educated parents in our community are generally knowledgeable about quality time, they usually are not aware of the concept of parallel time and tend to overlook the importance of this type of interaction. Parallel time is; being at a certain physical intimacy with your child, being in the same environment however during this time doing separate activities such as while you are reading a book your child may be on the swings or playing with his toys. Source: Kademoğlu, O. S., (2013). Çocuk Gelişiminde Kaliteli Vakit Paralel Vakit, http://www.istanbulparentingclass.com/makaleler.php?id=61 2
TED BURSA KOLEJİ ‐ WEEKLY PARENT BULLETIN 2014/2015 ‐ NO:03 TED Bursa College Celebrates the 91st Year of Our Republic The programme begun with a minute of silence followed by the National Anthem on Wednesday 29th October. TED Bursa College High School Principal Sami Sarıoğlu made the opening speech, where he mentioned the importance and the excitement he felt in celebrating the establishment of our Republic in a school established by Atatürk and emphasised that the Turkish Education Association is a “Republic Project”. The programme proceeded with anthems sung by TED Bursa College Student Choir and with traditional Caucasian dances by the Grade 5 students. High School and Middle School students touched the audience with poems about Republic and the programme ended with the “10th Year Anthem”. Our Lesson is “ATATÜRK” Students watched “Dersimiz:Atatürk” (Our Lesson: Atatürk) film with great interest. The film included the life of Atatürk, the establishment of Republic and the problems experienced during these times. 3
TED BURSA KOLEJİ ‐ WEEKLY PARENT BULLETIN 2014/2015 ‐ NO:03 Grade 3 Students Visit the Theatre Festival Within the scope of the 19th International Child and Youth Theatre Festival, Grade 3 students watched the “Ice Queen” play staged by the Kocaeli University Faculty of Fine Arts Performing Arts Department Children’s Theatre Group. The play featured a musical take on friendship, charity, and that even the toughest situations can be overcome with love and determination. A Cheerful Celebration at the Republic Day Ball
The Republic Day Ball was organised by the TED Bursa College Parent Teacher Association at the Almira Hotel. Students of all ages and their parents participated in the event along with our school teachers and school administrators. The Classical Music Quartet Orchestra performed at the reception of the ball and Sami and his Orchestra livened up the evening with their music, gaining appreciation of all of the guests. 4