Sri Lanka

Objectives:

• Work with guardians and caretakers to assist in proper caretaking of the children;
• Educate children in the area to ensure health awareness and proper sanitation;
• Provide the children with nutritious meals;
• Educate children about their environment, integrating eco-awareness and outdoor activities into   their routines;
• Educate them about natural disasters and environmental pollution, including small skills they can utilize to help preserve their surroundings;
• Diversity education about cultural and ethnic diversity in their community, including exercises aimed at increasing tolerance and understanding of differences;
• Give lessons to children about modern communication technologies, including the use of mobile phones;
• Continue Basic English knowledge education in a practical setting. 

Achievements this quarter:

• The new school year and term began on the 2^nd of January with 11 students in total.
• Six new children joined us this year (five students from last year stayed)
• Seven students from our pre-school entered the primary schools. Five of these students were admitted to the Palathuduwa Vidyalaya for their higher education.   
• On the 3^rd of January we held our staff meeting at Tangalle “Palathuru Asapuwa”with Mrs. Minerva Fernando, Mr. Nishantha, Mrs. Sepali, Mrs. Pushpa and Miss Piyushani participating.
• Mrs. Minerva and Mr. Nishantha brought sports items for the children.
• We held a parent meeting together with the Shramadana campaign in this month.
• The overall children’s’ attendance at the school was good, only two children were briefly absent with fever and cough.

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