JOHOR BAHRU: What better way to ring in a new school term with Ultraman, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse? To greet new students for the 2017 school session, SK Sri Rengit stationed Ultraman at its entrance while SK Taman Scientex decided on Mickey and Minnie Mouse to surprise the new students.
The initiative went viral on social media and was very well-received by the parents.
SK Sri Rengit Student Affairs senior assistant, Zizi Edrianna Md Arshad said the idea came about after a discussion among the teachers. They wanted to give new students an interesting start to school.
“Each year, the school has been welcoming students by having teachers greet them on their arrival. However, this year, apart from the teachers, we also had Ultraman.
“Alhamdulillah, we received positive feedback from the parents and the students had fun meeting Ultraman at school,” she said, when contacted by Bernama today.
The inclusion of Ultraman was decided at a meeting of 31 teachers under the school's Caring Programme. Zizi Edrianna said the decision was approved by the headmaster.
SK Sri Rengit has a total of 390 pupils and 50 pre-school children.
Over at SK Taman Scientex, headmistress Ramlah Othman, said the use of popular characters such as Mickey and Minnie Mouse was a great way to motivate the students and teachers too.
“When students feel good coming to school, they will have fun learning and the teachers will response in a similar fashion.
“Last year, we welcomed students with Upin and Ipin and Kung Fu Panda characters. This year we welcomed students with Mickey and Minnie Mouse and the response from the parents was very encouraging.”
Ramlah said the initiative also received support from Pasir Gudang District Education Office and the Parent Teachers Association.
SK Taman Scientex has a total of 50 pre-school children, 2,120 pupils and 97 teachers.
— BERNAMA