EnglishThe students started with a discussion about the different kinds of houses that we have around the world. They were also shared with an audio-visual about the kinds of houses. They joyously discussed about the kind of house they would live in and why. They gradually understood about factual and story presentation and were led to the fiction and non-fiction part of the lesson learning. The students were thrilled with the game vocal a to z and learnt about phonics again by revising the basics and correcting the enunciation of each letter in the alphabet. Our active learners brilliantly grasped upon the suffixes and prefixes in a word and spelling work al, all- when and how they are used. They learnt about joining words as well with the help of conjunctions and FANBOY was an intriguing part of learning along with brainstorming for when to use a conjunction in sentences. Our energetic learners reflected their zest in reading and comprehending skills which were presented in a rhythmic way to them - ‘The Lemon Tree’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udwdInzAe88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOlKBvDX_1k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fTSI8s2VpY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPqxNqO8u-A Hindiछात्रों को समय का महत्व समझाते हुए, विडियो दिखाकर ‘हर काम ठीक समय पर’ पाठ का परिचय दिया गया। काम को सही समय पर करने का महत्व बताते हुए छात्रों से पाठ का पठन करवाया गया। ‘समय का महत्व’ विषय पर कार्य-पुस्तिका में अनुच्छेद लेखन करवाया गया। विडियो लिंक के द्वारा विशेषण का परिचय देकर पाठ का पठन एवं पुस्तकीय अभ्यास-कार्य करवाया गया। विशेषण से संबंधित कार्य उत्तर- पुस्तिका में करवाया गया। दशहरा और दिवाली त्योहार मनाने के प्रमुख कारण छात्रों के साथ कक्षा में साझा किया गया। हर त्योहार से मिलने वाली नैतिक सीख पर चर्चा की गई। ‘देखो और बोलो’ गतिविधि के माध्यम से छात्रों ने अधिक से अधिक विशेषण का प्रयोग करते हुए अपने मनपसंद वस्तु के बारे में अपने विचार साझा किए। सतत विकास के लक्ष्य-११,१३ ‘संधारणीय शहर या समुदाय’ तथा जलवायु परिवर्तन से एकीकरण करते हुए – ‘ बढ़ती जनसंख्या से शहरों पर पड़ने वाले दुष्प्रभाव’ एवं बदलते मौसम के कारण पहले के पर्यावरण और अब के पर्यावरण पर ( ७०- ८० शब्दों में) अनुच्छेद लिखवाया गया। छात्रों को न डरने की सीख और मुसीबत में विवेक का प्रयोग करने की सलाह देते हुए ‘टिपटिपा’ पाठ का पठन करवाया गया। विषय से संबंधित पुस्तकीय अभ्यास कार्य एवं कार्य- पुस्तिका में करवाया गया। छात्रों को व्याकरणिक ज्ञान की जानकारी प्राप्त होगी, उनके शब्दकोश में वृद्धि होगी और छात्रों की भाषिक योग्यता में भी वृद्धि होगी। संबंधित लिंक: https://youtu.be/CmrNmspqhQs https://youtu.be/AvakIFgvDPQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQdTe3uXfSQ MATHAfter learning importance of money in the real life surroundings the students were introduced to another mathematical operation - MULTIPLICATION during the month of October. They first related multiplication with their real life surroundings and identified that repeated addition can be used to create multiplication tables.They were introduced to keyterms and keywords related to multiplication. Thereafter, properties of multiplication were taken one by one and discussed briefly with the children. The students learnt short tricks to multiply any number by 10,100 and 1000.The concept of vertical multiplication was introduced to the children where in the multiplicands were of 2,3 and 4 digit numbers and multiplier was a 1 digit number. Taking learning further to an experiential mode and as a part of Math,Science and Art Integration, a parent walk-in exhibition was organised where the little educators taught the basic operations of mathematics, Shin Program and mental math to their parents beautifully. SCIENCEThe month started with the recap of light and sources of light. Luminous and non-luminous were introduced to the kids by giving them the real-life examples. Students learnt how to segregate the objects on the basis of light producer and light reflector. Followed by this they learnt that sun is a light producer and moon is a light reflector. Our young ones made solar and lunar eclipse for the better understanding of the concept. They also learnt that “how shadow is formed “by a class activity. With another activity kids learnt that shadow changes its length during different time of the day. Different kinds of sound were discussed and with the different examples students divided the sound in pleasant and unpleasant category. After a little brainstorming and group discussion they came up with the beautiful ideas that how noise can be reduced. They also learnt about the force with real life examples. Kids enthusiastically participated in the game called “ which force am I? “and understood that the force is a push or a pull. Friction was also discussed to made students aware that how friction plays an important role in our everyday life and how it affects when it is reduced or increased. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOIGOT88Aqc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN0V0NXV3Kw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cca5DaNs98w Social Studieshis month started with a recap learning related to How students come to school every day with an emphasis on their prior knowledge of the means of transport. wherein our little environmentalists learnt about the various means and modes of transport. Further, the students learnt about evolution of transport. After that the learners were made aware about the use of animals in the transportation system and public transport where our learners also learnt a life skill of reading a railway ticket by enhancing their spatial skills. With transportation system comes a deep sense of being a responsible citizen wherein learners talked about the safety rules they must follow when they’re using any type of transportation with awareness about the traffic signals and road safety signs. Time to get inspired- The number one skill in life is not giving up…! Keeping this in mind they learnt about the “Wright brothers” who invented aeroplane and made world a different and better place to live in and gave so many people chance not to restrict their dreams to their own land but rest of the world too. They enhanced their visual spatial skill further by marking some important airport and seaports on the political map of India. The new topic’s initiation was done by asking thought provoking questions to build the importance of communication and its evolution. Learners talked about various types of communication and what role it has on our day to day lives also how it has changed the world around us. Learners further got inspired by knowing about the various inventers of telephone, radio and television. Video Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzG1aPw7YBc https://youtu.be/T9WDhnk_AP0 ICTThe students were introduced to MS- Word - editing text. They learnt how to edit the text- change the font colour, size, style. they also learnt how to align the text. They also enjoyed learning the feature of Thesaurus in MS-Word wherein they can change a particular word with its synonym within the document itself using this feature. Physical EducationStudents practised: • Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping and running. • Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones. BADMINTON: Ready Position: Sidestep, Chase, Moving front & back, Lunge BASKETBALL: Ball handling, Dribbling, Passing CRICKET: Batting & Bowling, Fielding & Wicket Keeping FOOTBALL: Ball control & dribbling, Passing & Receiving, Shooting & Kicking SELF DEFENCE: Wrist Grab - Technique 1 (Same hand & Opposite hand, From behind same side hand) GYMNASTICS: Basic gymnastic skills in simple routing - floor, mats & other gymnastic equipment. Understanding the role of strength & flexibility, technique & fitness, and safety for self & others. Front roll, Back rolls & Side rolls INDIAN MUSICअक्टूबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत - घिर घिर आई गीत, राम राम भक्ति गीत प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु Visual ArtsStudents were introduced to drawing of house with a setting of Diwali background with festive celebration. They made beautiful decorations and filled contrasting colours to enhance the theme. Students also completed their Warli Art composition which was displayed in Parent Walk-in. Parent Walk inA parent walk-in was organised for grades III- V where our brilliant Suncitizens exhibited their Math and Science projects. The parents were left mesmerised looking at the prowess with which the students presented their projects and explained the concepts to their “parents turned students”.
Parents appreciated the “experiential learning” pedagogy demonstrated by the students. The subjects of Math and Science were integrated with Visual Arts and beautiful artefacts were created such as Mandala Art, Leaf Printing Art, Sand Box Illumination Art and many more exceptional pieces.
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ENGLISHThis month came with learning attention to health, hygiene and being involved in healthy living practices. The students learnt about staying healthy, practising meditation, and sharing healthy hygiene practices. Their learning progressed with sharing of healthy living and good hygiene practices with audio-visual aids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhpCdqOtuj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6XGE-Xuq3M The students exercised grammar lessons through the revision of the concepts of verbs and tenses. They all designed flow chart activities for handwash hygiene. The students also made narrative sentences to build up a story to practise for their writing skills. This creative pattern and initiation on building more and more sentences helped them to become proactive thinkers. Hindiछात्रों ने खेल-प्रतियोगिता, नृत्य-संगीत व भाषण जैसे रंगारंग कार्यक्रमों के साथ ‘शिक्षक दिवस’ मनाया। हर्षोउल्लास के साथ छात्रों ने ‘हिन्दी दिवस’ मनाया, जहाँ ढेरों मुहावरों की सहायता से कहानियाँ सुनाकर सबके मन को रोमांचित किया। छात्रों को ‘साइमन ने कहा नामक’ खेल खेलाकर तथा विडियो लिंक के द्वारा क्रिया का परिचय देते हुए क्रिया का पठन व अभ्यास-कार्य करवाया गया। चॉकलेट कैसे बनती है, इसके फायदे और नुकसान क्या है, बताया गया | छात्रों ने चॉकलेट के खाली रैपर से तथा कला से एकीकृत करते हुए अपनी रचनात्मकता का परिचय दिया । ‘उड़न खटोला’ पाठ को पढ़कर छात्रों ने समूह गतिविधि के द्वारा नैतिक मूल्यों के बारे में अपने विचार साझा किए और वर्तनी-शोधन का कार्य किया । छात्रों को काम को सही समय पर करने का महत्व बताते हुए पाठ ‘हर काम ठीक समय पर’ पाठ का पठन करवाया गया। पाठ के द्वारा शुद्ध-अशुद्ध भाषा का ज्ञान कराया गया। समय का महत्त्व समझाते हुए अनुच्छेद लिखवाया गया। इस तरह से छात्रों की कल्पनाशक्ति, चिंतनक्षमता एवं बौद्धिक स्तर का विकास हुआ। छात्रों के व्याकरणिक ज्ञान की जानकारी, शब्दकोश में वृद्धि और छात्रों की भाषिक योग्यता में वृद्धि हुई। संबंधित लिंक: https://youtu.be/FZRPhoiWH2c https://youtu.be/DCKR3UWRGQU https://youtu.be/3ldYmN-d8kQ mathsThe students continued to understand subtraction during the month of September. They continued with the subtraction of 4 digit numbers with regrouping. Thereafter, they were introduced to Subtraction word problems using RUCSAC method. Students were encouraged to frame the answer statements and write in their notebook. They revisited both the number operations by giving revision test on Addition and Subtraction. Further, the concept of Money was introduced wherein the students understood the history and importance of money. They were engaged in converting rupees to paise and performed addition and subtraction operations on problems related to money. Inter-House Mental Math Competition - Final Round was successfully conducted enthusiastically on quizizz and the results were announced. Students also did weekend worksheets covering ongoing concepts with mental maths practice using quizizz. scienceLearning about plants and how green plants make their food, learners escalated and learnt about the eating habits of animals and children were equipped with the idea of nutrition and need of eating food. With respect to the eating habits- animals as divided into various categories- herbivore, omnivore and carnivore were discussed and recapitulation of previous knowledge was taken up keeping bloom's taxonomy as basis of discussion. A few ways of eating such as gnawing, swallowing etc were spoken about. Introduction of chapter light was done. Light as a form of energy was discussed. importance of light and how ciliary muscles and optic nerves play a vital role in vision in coordination of light. Following the above, learners were gaged to identify various pleasant and unpleasant sounds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNtBhHuNDw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7yTlp4gBTI s.stThe students embarked on the journey of another most important and basic need of human life which is FOOD. Food is one of the most important needs of a human being learners were asked about their experience on the journey of food and how important it is for them. Different pictures of food items were shown to the learners and they had to identify them and put them under a category which learners thoroughly enjoyed as this is something they experience every day. After the activity of identification learners were challenged with the question of the need for variety of food in our lives. The learners were also be taken on a 1 km market walk of ASIA’s Largest spice market KHAORI BAWLI through a virtual tour and see how the heaps of spices are sold in gunny bags. They saw and realised where their spices come from? And they could recall their previous knowledge about Delhi being a tourist attraction. After the virtual tour to spice market the question of History of spices was raised and it became a mandate to understand the historical perspective of spice trade and its effect, relation to colonisation of Asia and this was done with the help of an interesting video. A concept that is very known but we don’t pay attention to it that is ways of cooking different food item so a recap was done by asking learners to identify with the help of pictures name of different ways of cooking and which one is the healthiest. Learners were introduced with the concept of diversity by giving them a home task and find out about their native food item and they could bring the food to the class and share their thoughts on it which learners thoroughly enjoyed with lots of learning. As recap activity different food groups were asked to learners and then the concept of balanced diet was introduced with the help of a food pyramid. The chapter was concluded with the poster making activity on SDG 12 on Zero Food Wastage also briefing the learners about the RASHTRIYA POSHAN MAAH. The chapter was concluded by making learners aware about the transportation of food and what all places they get their food from and how long does it take. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9U_EyjceIA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uchmFzHYNwo https://youtu.be/z2pBJ7HC4KY https://youtu.be/Z51bWG17m-Q https://youtu.be/YimuIdEZSNY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of2fueKTjsI&t=2s ICTThe session started with comparison between 2D and 3D shapes by looking around for various objects. Students were introduced to the Paint 3D software. Interfaces and tools were discussed in an interactive manner. Students enjoyed drawing various 3D objects using 3D shapes and 3D text. Revision was conducted for the previous topics through Kahoot and MS Form quiz. PHYSICAL EDUCATIONStudents practised: • Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping and running. • Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones. Students of grades III were equally distributed in different sports. They explored all the sports mentioned below: BADMINTON: Ready Position: Sidestep, Chase, Moving front & back, Lunge BASKETBALL: Ball handling, Dribbling, Passing CRICKET: Batting & Bowling, Fielding & Wicket Keeping FOOTBALL: Ball control & dribbling, Passing & Receiving, Shooting & Kicking SELF DEFENCE: Wrist Grab - Technique 1 (Same hand & Opposite hand, From behind same side hand) GYMNASTICS: Basic gymnastic skills in simple routing - floor, mats & other gymnastic equipment. Understanding the role of strength & flexibility, technique & fitness, and safety for self & others. Front roll, Back rolls & Side rolls. VISUAL ARTStudents were introduced to 3D Optical Illusion art, wherein they were demonstrated to convert 2D geometrical shapes and space into 3D space with shading. They were also introduced to folk art form from Maharashtra named Warli art as an integration with shapes in Mathematics. Warli art is a perfect example of rhythm, style and continuity. It can be made with stick figures and dual tone techniques. INDIAN DANCEDurga Puja, also known as Durgotsava or Sharodotsava, is an annual Hindu festival originating in the Indian subcontinent which reveres and pays homage to the Hindu goddess Durga and is also celebrated because of Durga's victory over Mahishasur. Students learnt to dance to the tunes of Durga Stuti in classical dance style through various mudras, postures and various expressions on the song- Ya devi sarvabhuteshu. WESTERN DANCE"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor; it's to enjoy each step along the way." The session began with a new dance style- Dandiya on 'Moti Veerana' song imbibing the spirit of love and devotion and giving them a basic importance and significance of Navaratri. We used freestyle body movements along with hand gestures and rhythmic foot movements to create a new choreography. They were also taught the basic levels of body like plie and releve. It is a good exercise for mind and body coordination, it also improves the body posture. INDIAN MUSICसितम्बर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत - इतनी शक्ति , हमको मन की शक्ति , दुर्गे दुर्गे नवरात्री गीत प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु! WESTERN MUSICAs an introduction to the Western Classical era, students were exposed to some famous composers such as Lud Van Beethoven, Igor Stravinsky and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and their respective work. Ear training and harmonic exercises of Western Solfage were done introducing the pentatonic scale along with the major and minor and melodic minor notes. dramaStudents were engaged in all forms of physical activities to ensure coordination and physical agility such as The Human Knot in which children stood holding each others' hands and tried to stand up without untangling the locked arms. The importance of expression and being in character was also imparted trough the Find The Murderer activity. CLASS ASSEMBLY
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world" -Nelson Mandela International Literacy Day takes place on September 8 every year to raise awareness and concern for literacy problems that exist within our communities locally and globally. To spread the awareness students of Grade - 3D conducted an assembly on International Literacy Day. The focus of the assembly was to reiterate the importance and significance of this day. The theme for this year is "Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces”. Students and teachers took an oath to pursue this by judicious reading of books. A grand and graceful dance performance on the song 'Gyan ki Roshni' by Shankar Mahadevan struck a strong emotional chord among the audience. The assembly culminated the school principal Ms.Guneet Ohri sharing her thoughts with the young audience. Video links for the assembly : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIUroiROTsbo5oy4oQNF6qtq3cuGYQaA/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wIUroiROTsbo5oy4oQNF6qtq3cuGYQaA/view?usp=sharing ENGLISHThe suncitizens were enthused with the SPELL BEE competition and gave a scintillating performance until the final event. Their learning made progress with presenting and researching Fairy tales. They presented their lessons with props from the tale "The Princess and the Pea", and the character presentation was brilliantly done. They understood the concept and difference between prose and play-script. The students also grasped the power of presentation in their words with Paragraph Writing and Picture Composition using Adjectives, Verbs, Tenses and other grammatical concepts like punctuation. They described and elaborated on the mentioned topics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDY-04Qm9-E They also had fun trivia with Palindromes and participated by giving many examples of being quite inventive. The progressive learning brought about more confidence and creativity in them.
HINDIछात्रों को दो समूहों में विभाजित करके मौखिक प्रश्नोंत्तरी के द्वारा ज्ञानवर्धन करते हुए ‘शेरु ने ढूँढी गेंद’ पाठ का पठन कराया गया। । ‘पर्यावरण तथा पेड़’ की महत्ता को समझाते हुए पाठ ‘धरती और हरियाली’ का पठन कार्य करवाया गया। गतिविधि- छात्रों ने पौधा लगाकर उसका ध्यान रखा और प्रकृति को साफ़ व स्वच्छ रखने की प्रेरणा प्राप्त की। छात्रों को चित्र एवं विडियो दिखाकर लिंग, वचन व विलोम की जानकारी दी गई व व्याकरण पुष्प से पठन कार्य करवाते हुए अभ्यास कार्य करवाया गया। छात्रों ने फ्लैश कार्ड पर विलोम की गतिविधि सुंदर तरीके से करते हुए ज्यादा से ज्यादा विलोम शब्दों की जानकारी प्राप्त की। पाठ ‘ मैं हवा हूँ’ का पठन करवाकर पुस्तकीय अभ्यास कार्य ,शब्दार्थ और प्रश्न-उत्तर कार्य करवाया गया । जीव विज्ञान के साथ एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों ने हवा पर एक परियोजना बनाई जिसमें छात्रों ने प्रदूषित हवा एवं फ़ायदेमंद हवा, हवा का स्वास्थ्य पर क्या प्रभाव पड़ता है, आदि का सचित्र वर्णन किया । कला विज्ञान और‘सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -१४ जलीय जीवों की सुरक्षा’के साथ एकीकरण - छात्रों ने पेड़-पौधों के सूखे पत्तों से एक जलीय जीव का चित्र (ए-4 शीट) पर बनाकर तथा उस जानवर से संबंधित कुछ महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य लिखकर कक्षा में उत्साहपूर्वक अपने विचार सांझा किए। MS फॉर्म द्वारा मूल्यांकन परीक्षा संपन्न हुई। इस प्रकार छात्रों को व्याकरणिक ज्ञान की जानकारी प्राप्त हुई। उनके शब्दकोश एवं भाषिक योग्यता में भी वृद्धि हुई। छात्रों के साथ रक्षा बंधन तथा जन्माष्टमी के त्योहारों के महत्व पर भी चर्चा की गई | छात्रों ने त्योहारों से संबन्धित अपने प्यारे अनुभव कक्षा में सांझा किए | https://youtu.be/ONt-H-pmoy0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2JLZMA49zE https://youtu.be/QOxsqNGW3p4 MATHSOur young suncitizens explored two mathematical operations-'Addition' and "Subtraction" in the month of August. A fantastic concept elucidation activity enthralled the children where they collaborated with their peers and identified addition and subtraction key words. Moreover, they related those terms with their real life situations and framed their own addition and subtraction stories. This month witnessed wonderful innovators .Furthermore, the students recapitulated properties of addition and subtraction. They effortlessly added and subtracted 3 and 4 digit numbers with and without regrouping. Later,they brushed up their logical-mathematical skills by participating in the "Mental Math Competition" conducted during the month. They were introduced to word problems for the number operations and were guided how to solve a word problem using RUCSAC method. It was remarkable to see them working on 'Word Problems'. They themselves made their own word problems. SCIENCEThe month commenced with the understnading of birds and its various body parts. They explored different category of birds and the sounds they produce. They were enrthralled by the study of different types of beaks and related them to various tools used in our daily life. Our young ones also shared their experiences of sight seeing different birds and the activity they do. Furthermore, students brainstormed about the fact that how birds fly and they can't. To develop our young ones social skills , they did the activity of making Bird Feeders using the waste which even added to their care for birds. They understood the need of bird feeders and different nesting habits of birds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6-2XqwWoyA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-e5RzF8tcg In this month they were also introduced to plants and its parts. Students recapitulated their understanding about roots, stem, leaves, flowers, fruits and their functions. Our young ones also conducted an experiment on germination in paper cups and noted their observation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3St51F4kE8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSe_VUMymjo SOCIAL SCIENCEThe month commenced with the understanding of the three basic needs of human being (food, shelter and clothing) and what can be done to fulfil those needs so connecting this with the chapter learners were asked what do they want to become when they grow up. Learners were briefed about the concept of occupation according to the education, skills and sometimes need also and this was done with the help of a ppt. After the concept of occupation was introduced, learners were asked about the different type of occupation they’ve noticed in villages and cities. So, they were told about various types of farming people are involved in villages in detail with videos and pictures shown in the classroom. After that other type of occupations in cities like industry, factory and handicraft was briefed were learners told about their parent’s occupation in the class. Learners were asked Do you think what you like to do in your free time is also an occupation? So such thought provoking questions made learners think about the difference between and occupation and hobby which also raised a question about the concept of migration. There are people who visit us every day and help us in keeping our home clean, cars clean, parks clean, keep our society clean, water tap issue, etc. Who are they? Do you think these people are important to us? The topic of community helpers was introduced with the help of a video and a short interview taken by young learners of their house help, security guard. This also took their interest towards the cleaning staff of school and how they’re equally important for us. A new beginning for the suncitizens was through a nature walk of school and getting to know about the plants in their surroundings which they enjoyed thoroughly. After the walk they were asked about the importance and uses of trees in our lives with a virtual tour to Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Gurugram and how it’s called lungs of Gurugram. Since plants are so useful for us we’ve a plant that eats insects and pictures, video was shown related to insectivores plants. Month ended with an introduction to different landforms and how plants have adapted according to their climate, soil and the type of landforms this was done with the help of a video and pictures related to various landforms was show in the classroom. ICTThe students were asked to identify the various things in classroom that they could see, touch and feel and the things which they could see but not touch or feel. This led to the introduction of the concept of Hardware and software. Different types of hardware and softwares were also discussed alongwith their uses. Hands-on sessions were taken in the ICT Lab to make a list of Hardware and software in Wordpad with formatting of document. Physical EducationWarm Up exercises Badminton: Scissor kicks, Gripping (forehand & backhand) Basketball: Shooting, Rebound, Offensive and Defensive skills. Football: Heading & throwing, Defense, Offense skills Self-Defence: Neck grab, Hair grab, Punch Gymnastics: Front roll, Back roll, Jump and stand position. Cricket: Orthodox catches, Underarm throw and catch, Wicket keeping, Running between the wickets Visual artStudents were made aware of the importance of festivals through a composition drawing based on Independence Day, Janmashtmi and Ganesh Chaturthi. Feastivals are an integral part of the diversified culture of India. Students were encouraged to enhance their drawing skills by covering the whole sheet of paper with drawing the main elements of the composition. Students were introduced to shading and merging in two colours with oil pastels as a medium. They were also taught the usage of black colour as a main element to enhance the contour lines and the final presentation of art work. Indian danceDance has health benefits from increasing stamina, relieving stress, and body sculpting to name a few. But it's also great for mental and emotional health. Dance brings people together and provides them with a sense of community with people that have the same interests and passion. Students learnt Ganesh Vandana choreography in semi-classical style on 'deva shree ganesha' song.Through the dance they learnt various mudras like -- Pataak, ardh-chandra and expressed emotions through shringar ras and veer ras. western danceUP IN THE BLUE SKY-- A traditional western classical composition which indulges different flavours of classical symphonies and how music becomes the mode to communicate through different melodies and rhythms was done in the Western Music lessons. indian musicअगस्त माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत - राग सारंग बंसी की मधुर,वन्दे मातरम प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु western musicUP IN THE BLUE SKY-- A traditional western classical composition which indulges different flavours of classical symphonies and how music becomes the mode to communicate through different melodies and rhythms was done in the Western Music lessons. dramaMirroring Activities where students follow the teacher in various actions & postures were conducted. Body Sculpting - An activity in which students are divided into teams of two where one becomes the sculptor while the other becomes a model and they make things (living/non living) and then their roles are switched. ENGLISHThe school reopened to welcome their blooming blossoms after a rejuvenating summer break. The kids were thrilled to share their experiences of vacation time and expressed with fervour about the happy days and presented their holiday homework. Learning commenced with recapitulation of their previous learnings. The children learnt about African Tales titled 'The Hippo and the Elephant' and 'How the crab got a crack on its back' under Animal Tales which was in sync with SDG 15 – Life on Land and Monthly Theme – Animals. This routed in enhancing the Multiple Intelligences such as Naturalistic, Inter-personal, Intrapersonal, Visual and Linguistic through various activities. Students completed Strategic Thinking Activity in which they designed the end of the tales. They grasped the concept of using punctuation marks in the sentences. They learnt how to use the dictionary and strengthened their vocabulary power and surprised themselves with the beginning of Robinson Crusoe’s adventures and are keen to know more in the coming months! HINDIछात्रों को कहानी तथा वीडियो लिंक के माध्यम से सर्वनाम का परिचय देकर मौखिक प्रश्न पूछे गए। व्याकरण पुस्तक से पाठ पढ़ाकर अभ्यास कार्य करवाकर सर्वनाम शब्दों का वृक्ष बनवाया गया | छात्रों को ‘कोयल’ कविता का सस्वर वाचन करवाकर कविता का भाव समझाया गया। अधिन्यास के द्वारा सर्वनाम और कोयल कविता का मूल्यांकन लिया गया। पुस्तक से ‘बया का घर’ पाठ-पठन करवाते हुए छात्रों को जानवरों की संवेदना तथा उनकी सुरक्षा करने की जानकारी दी गई। पशु-पक्षियों के घोंसलों के बारे में वीडियो दिखाई गई। भाषा सप्ताह गतिविधि- सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -१५ थलीय जीवों की सुरक्षा और सामाजिक विज्ञान के साथ एकीकृत करते हुए बाघों को बचाने के लिए प्रेरित करते हुए छात्रों ने एक नारा तथा चित्र सहित पोस्टर बनाकर कक्षा में उत्साहपूर्वक प्रस्तुत किए। इस तरह से छात्रों की कल्पनाशक्ति, चिंतनक्षमता एवं बौद्धिक स्तर का विकास हुआ। https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdqXOIUUlwY https://wordwall.net/resource/3516026/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLLfwSnoPgk&t=127s MATHSOur young Suncitizens enthusiastically ventured into their classrooms after their summer break. The first week witnessed a detailed discussion on the Holiday Homework, having students’ responses and doubt clarifications. The students honed the skill of self-check in the process. Students recapitulated 2D Shapes and differentiated the same with 3D Shapes. They were introduced to various 3D shapes present in and around their classrooms, at home and various other places. Using the various 3D Shapes available, they learnt the properties of 3D Shapes, including the Faces, Vertices and Edges of Cubes, Cuboids, Cones, Cylinders and Spheres. They had a comparative study of the same too. They further had a thorough revision of Number System, followed by the Unit test. SCIENCEThe month started with great enthusiasm. They were all excited to share their experiences and the details of visiting different places during the summer break. They also shared their experiences about the salad making and the reaction of their parents given as Holiday homework. The first week started with quick recapitulation of the different body systems that the children learnt before vacations. Learning commenced with a game to enhance their concentration and were further introduced to the Nervous system and function of its parts i.e. Brain, spinal cord and nerves. Introduction to Circulatory System was done through Observation skill, by observing the Red and Blue lines on their hands and understanding what they are. Learners were thrilled to know about Heart and its functions. Further, Excretory system and Reproductive system was introduced and were explained about the modes of reproduction. Learners then quoted some examples of egg laying and animals that give birth to young ones. Learning commenced with the video by showing different kinds of birds and some unique features about them. They further studied about the different kinds of beaks, feet and claws in many kind of birds. They then made a comparative chart on various kinds of beaks and claws. Brainstorming session on the topic of how birds fly was conducted in the class and were explained through a video about the upstroke and downstroke movement in birds. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPPV10wDNHA https://youtu.be/L-e5RzF8tcg SSTAfter a long summer break, learners were back to school with lots of energy and excitement so they geared up for fresh learning. Learners began the month of July with a recap of topics covered before the vacations. State of Haryana was also recapped with a video on the state and discussion on the same and map marking skills. Taking the learning further students continued the journey to other regions of India (Eastern, Southern, Western and Central), identified the location of the states/UT, learnt their capitals, location, facts, culture, food, historical significance and tourist destinations in the cities of Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. Age-appropriate suitable videos, PowerPoint presentations and class discussions were the methodologies used in guiding the learning throughout. Students continued developing their Spatial thinking skills as they strengthened their map marking skills and plotted different states of our country on the political map of India in the Map Book. The month of July ended with the introduction of The Animal theme. The students were taken on a Virtual Tour of the forest where they heard different animal sounds and this was related to the endangered species where they learnt about the terms - extinct and endangered. This took the discussion further with them learning about Tiger being an endangered species and also our national animal. Learners were made aware about the situation of tigers in India and worldwide and why 29th July celebrated as World Tiger Day. Integrating this topic with drama, students learnt how to emote a tiger that is fearful of poaching. It was a wonder to see the lovely expressions and some comic too. The session ended with them understanding how important it is for us to protect the endangered species. ICTThe students learnt various parts of a computer which are basic and major parts - mouse, keyboard, monitor and CPU. They also mentioned the other devices which can be connected to the computer while discussion like printer, scanner, headphones, etc. which helps to enhance the use of a computer. We had class discussion on the uses of these parts to understand better. Also did the Brain Developer exercise to check the understanding. PHYSICAL EDUCATIONStudents practised: • Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping and running. • Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones. Students of Grade III were equally distributed in different sports as per their sections. They explored all the sports mentioned below: BADMINTON: Ready Position: Sidestep, Chase, Moving front & back, Lunge BASKETBALL: Ball handling, Dribbling, Passing CRICKET: Batting & Bowling, Fielding & Wicket Keeping FOOTBALL: Ball control & dribbling, Passing & Receiving, Shooting & Kicking SELF DEFENCE: Wrist Grab - Technique 1 (Same hand & Opposite hand, From behind same side hand) GYMNASTICS: Basic gymnastic skills in simple routing - floor, mats & other gymnastic equipment. Understanding the role of strength & flexibility, technique & fitness, safety for self & others. VISUAL ARTSStudents were introduced to drawing birds and animals using Graphic Art technique. They used their imagination to draw fauna using basic drawing techniques like handling of pencils, space utilization, contour lines, etc. INDIAN DANCE"I enjoy the freedom of modern dance as well as the constraints of classical dance." The month began with a choreography on a patriotic song in fusion dance style. Students enjoyed learning various gestures and postures with the peppy rhythmic song- "Satyamev Jayate". WESTERN DANCE"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a centain place on the floor; it's to enjoy each step along the way." The session began with a new dance style- JAZZ. It's a good exercise for mind and body coordination, it also improves the body posture. INDIAN MUSICजुलाई में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत - लोक गीत कजरी बुंदन बुंदन प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु WESTERN MUSICIn their western music lessons, the students learnt: Vocal warm-up exercises with 5 notes of music in different scales In their Western Music lessons, students were introduced to Bucket Drumming and its basic techniques. An introduction to basic patterns of Bongo Drumming and different cascara patterns. DRAMAStudents learnt how to coordinate and function as a cohesive group through the Random Alphabet exercise. They were also taught about characterisation and given the task of coming up with 5 characters with unique character traits and quirks.
EnglishThe session 2022-23 was a new beginning at the campus where life was found again after two years with the students coming together to bond, learn and play again and fill the environment around with laughter. The students made efforts to know more and learn about each other with the Ice Breaker Activity by sharing two statements about themselves under the theme Myself. This helped in building up self-confidence and appreciating public speaking. Learning began with a Scavenger Hunt in the class to recapitulate Nouns and classify them further into Common and Proper Nouns. They further did activities where they gave Proper Names to the common names asked. The progress went on with the understanding of the Value of Grandparents and Model Reading in general and it was supported by a reading of the lesson ‘A Home for Grandfather’. The students and teacher discussed the storyline and Story Map along with comprehending the lesson and raising vocabulary in the learning. The young learners were inquisitive with their learning and more appreciative when they learnt to express themselves by building vocabulary with the help of extended Nouns Family – Abstract Nouns, Collective and Compound Nouns. https://youtu.be/DJy4PV6kETM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcXRXwneFY0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYR8hGy6RIM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=napjJd6U4OU Hindiछात्रों का परिचय लेते हुए, राष्ट्रीय गान का सही उच्चारण कराकर अभ्यास -पुस्तिका में लिखवाया गया। कक्षा में छात्रों को अभिनय और वीडियो के माध्यम से मौखिक, लिखित और सांकेतिक भाषा की जानकारी दी गई । विभिन्न प्रकार के उदाहरणों द्वारा लिखित, मौखिक और सांकेतिक भाषाओं की पुनरावृत्ति कराई गई । वर्णमाला का ज्ञान कराते हुए स्वर, व्यंजन, स्वर की मात्राओं की जानकारी दी गई । मात्राओं की सहायता से छात्र शब्द लिखने में सक्षम हुए । छात्रों को 4C के प्रयोग से शब्द लड़ी बनवाते हुए स्वर तथा व्यंजन की पुनरावृति करवाई गई । अनुस्वार, अनुनासिक और विसर्ग समझाते हुए शब्द लिखवाए गए तथा वर्णमाला पाठ को पढ़ाकर अभ्यास कार्य करवाया गया । विद्यालय भ्रमण तथा कक्षा में उपलब्ध वस्तुओं की पहचान कराते हुए संज्ञा का परिचय दिया गया । वीडियो लिंक के द्वारा संज्ञा के बारे में विस्तृत जानकारी दी गई। कक्षा में खेल के महत्व पर चर्चा करते हुए उनके मनपसंद खेल के बारे में पूछा गया । 'खेल और सेहत' पाठ का पठन करवाते हुए कठिन शब्दों के अर्थ , वाक्य निर्माण एवं अभ्यास कार्य करवाए गए। सतत विकास के लक्ष्य-३ (उत्तम स्वास्थ्य व खुशहाली) से एकीकृत करते हुए तथा ‘खेल और सेहत’ के आपसी संबंध के महत्त्व पर चर्चा किया गया । अंत में पूरे पाठ्यक्रम की पुनरावृत्ति कराकर इकाई परीक्षा के लिए तैयार किया गया। इस तरह से छात्रों को व्याकरणिक ज्ञान की जानकारी, उनके शब्दकोश में वृद्धि और भाषिक योग्यता में भी वृद्धि हुई । संबंधित लिंक - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jh1sRcVkF0I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF_TphWiDyo&t=135s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkMasoNWF9E MathOur young Suncitizens were introduced to the Number System concept in an interesting manner during the month of April. To check their prior knowledge, they were asked to identify three-digit numbers in and around their homes. They came up with interesting observations. Similarly, they were asked to identify and note down 4-digit numbers in their notebooks. The students understood the Place Value concept through virtual Dienes blocks. They happily made four-digit numbers using number cards and represented their numbers using various forms – Expanded, Word, Standard and Model forms. They understood the difference between Face Value and Place Value. Moreover, the students of Grade III formed 4 - digit numbers using a number card. Interestingly, they compared and ordered 4-digit numbers with the help of a virtual number line and number card game. Virtual Manipulatives- Place value blocks - https://www.didax.com/apps/base-ten-blocks/ Place value discs - https://www.didax.com/apps/place-value/ Virtual Number Line- https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/number-line/ ScienceThe session began with the interaction between teachers and students with great enthusiasm shown by them. A story was narrated to them in which they categorised living and non-living things. Students were further motivated to observe their surroundings and draw any 5 living and non-living things . They brainstormed and enlisted the features on which living and non-living things were characterized. Learning was enhanced with the video showing the features of living and non-living things. They were able to understand the comparison based on respiration, growth, movement and reproduction. The process of germination was explained to the student to understand the concept of growth. To conclude the topic, some Hots were discussed in class. Educator began the chapter with a video explaining cells, tissues and organs as she makes them learn about the basic unit of life. They further had an activity session in which they made skeletons using matchsticks and earbuds. explained the importance of bones and muscles in the body. Further, they were introduced to the respiratory system and the organs involved. They recapitulated their understanding of the digestive system and also a video was shown as to how food travels in our body. A Zumba session was conducted in the class to make them understand the importance of regular exercise in daily life. https://youtu.be/H53JSXPXPxI https://youtu.be/Ir32pwdKWlM https://youtu.be/7TjSnzyLjro Social ScienceEffortlessly scaling the next step of the ladder, our students graduated to Grade III. With never-ending enthusiasm, they introduced themselves thereby incorporating the theme of the month which is ‘Myself and My World’. They further recapitulated their learning on the topic ‘Family’, the role and importance of family and relationships. The concept of family-led our children to wonder ‘ How did this concept originate?’ Thus, started our research on how humans evolved. They learnt about the life of Early Humans by using a variety of strategies and teaching methodologies. It was incredible to see their surprise and excitement as they compared modern and early human life. As said by Maria Montessori, ‘The hands are the instruments of man’s intelligence.’ To improve our children’s creative and cognitive skills, students along with the teacher learnt to build a raft and understood the ancient forms of transport on the way! Our little Suncitizens further explored the theme ‘My World’. As an introduction, the class observed the map of India which revealed their next topic - ‘Our Country’. Using the map maker tool students located their country’s location on the world map. Further learning about India, students developed a sense of patriotism and a desire to serve their country as they learnt about the national symbols of India. To conclude the topic, the children revised their learnings through a game of Match and Pair. Deep diving into the learning about Indian States and Union Territories, students were explained the need to divide the country into states and Union Territories and the role of Central and State governments in the functioning of a country. To offer structured learning students were introduced to the states in the North region and the same was marked in the map book. Family - Family Tree | Marvel Semester Series Social Studies Grade 3 | Periwinkle - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeushnbZsXI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcTdxD-eKk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1S9XZGlupvw https://www.bookwidgets.com/play/65H0ygud-iQAFElUhvAAAA/GCDUNGS?teacher_id=4883361288945664 ICTWe commenced with recapitulation of the topics which we the students have done in theor previous class and also about the topic that we are starting. The students learnt about the TUX Paint. They had already worked upon it in their previous class. The students worked on the various tools of TUX Paint. They were excited to work on it in the LAB. The students displayed their creativity on TUX Paint in LAB. Students started their new session with recapitulation of the topics done in their previous grade. Students were excited to started the new topic TUX PAINT. They had already learnt the basics in Grade II. They understood the usage of various tools and used their understanding to create in the ICT lab. Physical EducationStudents practised: • Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running. • Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones. Students of Grade III A and III E FOOTBALL: Ball control & dribbling, Passing & Receiving, Shooting & Kicking TABLE TENNIS: Grips, Ball control & movement, Stroke Plays Students of Grade III B and III E CRICKET: Batting & Bowling, Batting & Bowling, Fielding & Wicket Keeping GYMNASTICS Basic gymnastic skills in simple routing - floor, mats & other gymnastic equipment. . Understanding role of strength & flexibility, technique & fitness, safety for self & others Students of Grade III C and III E SELF DEFENCE: Wrist Grab - Technique 1(Same hand & Opposite hand, From behind same side hand) BADMINTON: Ready Position: Sidestep (Chasse) Moving front & back. Lunge Students of Grade III D and III E BASKETBALL: Ball handling, Dribbling, Passing ATHLETICS: Running Fundamentals, Sprints. Visual ArtsStudents were introduced to Designing Cartoon characters using any two basic shapes. They were shown references of Power puff Girls, Phenias and Ferbes, Doremon etc as shape characters. Students cma up with mesmericing characters. Students were asked to write a thought on a tree shape- " HOW WILL I PLEDGE TO PROTECT MY EARTH". They wrote the pledge and coloured the parer tree. They pasted the cutouts on a big Earth and showcased their love towards nature and Mother Earth. Students learnt poster making skills and drew and coloured poster on LABOUR DAY, saying NO TO CHILD LABOUR as it's slogan. ART INTEGRATION- Students of Grade 4 made beautiful landforms inducing imagination skills. It was an integration with Social Sciences.
Flameless cookinghttps://www.flipsnack.com/F9AEDA99E8C/acers-flameless-cooking-gr3-5.html PLAYERSTHINKERS -Mathhttps://online.fliphtml5.com/zlgev/awkb/ THINKERS -ScIENCECOMMUNICATORS - ENGLISHCOMMUNICATORS - HINDIhttps://online.fliphtml5.com/mqpgg/yahx/ NURTURERS CONTRIBUTORSTECHNOKRAT https://online.fliphtml5.com/dsokm/tdyv/ WESTERN DANCEhttps://online.fliphtml5.com/edmio/rknx/ CREATORSPERFORMERS“Freedom in Mind, Faith in words, Pride in our Hearts, Memories in our Soul” To commemorate our commitment to the constitution and to celebrate the rights of democracy we celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with patriotic zeal and fervor on the 26th January’ 2022. The program began with the invocation to the Almighty to bless our dear nation on the propitious occasion of Republic Day. Honorable Principal ma’am, Ms. Guneet Ohri, unfurled the tricolor in all its solemnity and grandeur with the tune of National anthem in the background. The special assembly began with the News reading followed by the thought for the day. The little cherubs from Grade 1D, demonstrated the presentation by dressing up like the great personalities of India, with a lot of passion and excitement. Their adorable song reverberated the surroundings. The students took pride in glorifying and celebrating the spirit of nationalism through the incredibly informative as well as interesting skit was performed to enlighten the gathering about the significance of Republic Day. Next was a scintillating dance performance which kindled the patriotic spirit in every Indian heart. Reminiscing the spirit of Nationalistic feeling the children of Grade1E presented their assembly on 28th January on the Martyr’s Day. The children paid tribute to the brave soldiers and the freedom fighters of India. It was highly appreciated by one and all. Principal Ma’am was invited to address the gathering, wherein her appreciative words created a motivational wave through the children. It was a great exhibition of the essence of the nationalistic feeling which filled our hearts with vigour and pride for our country. mathematicsStudents were warmly welcomed post the Winter Break. They had a recapitulation of the concepts of Lengths and Weights, followed by an introduction to ‘Capacity’ with the help of interesting activities in class. They compared capacities of two containers to understand the concept better and observed items around themselves in the house, further discussing their capacities in Litres and millilitres, in the class. Furthermore, they learnt to add and subtract using lengths, weights and capacities in real-life situations. The students revised the Fractions concept and attempted an MS Form assessment. Young learners were introduced to the topic of Time, which they started by discussing the relevance of Time, Units of Time and their relationship. They practiced to read time as part of their classwork and homework assignments. Towards the end of the month, students began to learn about ‘Quarter To’ and ‘Quarter Past’ and practiced several related questions too. Reference Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbjy9ixs6Gc&t=7s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pht7dTlM0VA scienceHousing and Clothing, Our Earth Learners took the center stage to assimilate the knowledge of how a garment takes its journey from fibre to fabric and further decorated and assembled to a wearable garment. They explored the journey of silkworm from being in a cocoon to a secret economic enhancer for China in the early years by the sale of Silk Fabric. They touched the area of life skills by recapitulating the importance of keeping one’s house and surroundings clean. Learners analysed the formation of seasons, day and night, with respect to Earth’s revolution around the Sun and rotation on its own axis. Fetching the previous knowledge learnt, they brainstormed on ways to keep the environment clean. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxdViOP2HyI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SzjlsuyTdk social studiesThe ongoing topic- “The Sun and its Family” was taken up further wherein the students delved deeper and learnt about the importance of space exploration and researched interesting facts about the famous astronauts. They also learnt about natural and artificial satellites. The students culminated their learning journey by designing their own constellations. To self-assess their learning, the students were given auto-graded live worksheets. Later in the month, the students learnt about their home planet ‘Earth’ as a unique and blue planet. They recapitulated the facts already learnt about the planet Earth with the help of an informative video. Using visual-spatial intelligence, they marked the continents and the oceans on the world map. In order to make the marking on the map more interesting and livelier, the satellite view of the world map was shown to the students. The Republic Day was celebrated under the broader ambit of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mohotsav’ where in GK Quiz was conducted in which our Suncitizens attempted an MCQ quiz on Quizziz and a PPT quiz with audio and visual clues. Video Links – https://youtu.be/sFZGZLRr6Dk https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Science/The_Solar_System/Our_Solar_System_xa5810sy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPGNwkP5tv0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzf7Zs1USoQ https://satellites.pro/plan/world_map#-24.080884,-39.164071,2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYYakyS_HOg ict“Coding is the language of the future, and every student should learn it.” In continuation to December, the students learnt more features of MS Word. They learnt the purpose and use of numbered and bulleted list, Superscript and subscript effects, etc. Using their knowledge of the features of MS Word, they applied their understanding by typing a document using these features of MS Word learnt [Newspaper format]. The students, in their ICT class learnt about the process of programming and explored about Scratch. They were made aware about components of Scratch window. They have started creating simple scripts by using Move, Turn and Pen blocks. Video Links – https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/all englishIn the month of January students returned to the classes after a brief period of hibernation during the winter vacation. Literature: The warmth of relationship and friendship was touched upon in Unit-5 ‘New Neighbours’ where students learnt to interpret information in a fictional text when they dived in to the world of the Mouse family, Rose and Alex. This time students wrote their own answers to the questions which aided their answer writing skills. Writing: As a continuation from the literature unit, a demonstration of descriptive writing was given in the class. Students were taught how to use the five sense organs to write a descriptive paragraph, and how the stretch-a-sentence technique can be used effectively to describe a particular setting. Grammar: Articles ‘a’ and ‘an’ were taken up in the class. The use of these two articles was explained with an emphasis not only on vowels but on vowel sounds; making it clear why it is ‘a university’ and why ‘an university’ is incorrect. hindiजनवरी माह में छात्रों को भारत की सबसे ऊँची चोटी ‘माउंट एवरेस्ट’ पर चढ़ने वाली प्रथम भारतीय महिला बछेंद्री पाल का विडियो दिखाकर सतत विकास लक्ष्य(SDG) –१३ “जलवायु परिवर्तन”के साथ एकीकृत करते हुए पाठ ‘वह बर्फीली यात्रा’ का पाठ-पठन करवाया गया और बताया गया कि साहस और दिलेरी से बच्चे भी बड़े-बड़े काम कर सकते हैं और यदि हौसले बुलंद हैं तो हम किसी भी उम्र में ऊँची उड़ान भर सकते हैं | मासिक विषय, सामाजिक विज्ञान व कला विज्ञान से एकीकृत करते हुए PBL(Project Based Learning) में एक परियोजना बनवाई गई जिसमें छात्रों ने उनके पर्वतारोहण के अनुभव, माउंट ऐवरेस्ट पर चढ़ने वाले कुछ प्रसिद्ध लोगों के नाम, बर्फ़ीले पहाड़ों तथा इलाकों में पाए जाने वाले घरों के चित्र (रुई के प्रयोग से ) बनाए | छात्रों को उनके बहुमुखी विकास के लिए पाठ के शब्दार्थ, प्रश्न-उत्तर व रचनात्मक लेखन करवाया गया | छात्रों को लोहड़ी और मकर सक्रांति के बारे में बताया गया | छात्रों को हिन्दी कैलेंडर दिखाकर, शुक्लपक्ष और कृष्ण पक्ष के बारे में बताते हुए चाँद की विभिन्न ८ स्थितियों का ज्ञान दिया गया | चाँद क्यों घटता –बढ़ता है, कब पूरा होता है आदि जानने के लिए छात्रों को विडियो दिखाकर कविता-‘चाँद का कुरता’ का वाचन करवाया गया | गतिविधि में छात्रों ने चाँद की विभिन्न स्थितियों को चित्र द्वारा दर्शाया | कविता के शब्दार्थ, पठित गद्यांश व प्रश्न-उत्तर करवाए गए | छात्रों के साथ हमारे राष्ट्रीय पर्व गणतन्त्र दिवस के बारे में चर्चा की गई | लिंक :- https://youtu.be/B7lNwhLr1fk https://youtu.be/UyNVbV9CZEw PHYSICAL EDUCATIONIn their Physical Education classes, the students worked on:
Students also played chess online in breakout rooms and against the computer. INDIAN DANCEIn their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt: Bhangra-folk dance of Punjab: Bhangra is a traditional folk dance of the Indian subcontinent which originated in the Majha area of Punjab. Dance form: Bhangra YouTube link: https://youtu.be/JwSB9gbA2fw Students enjoyed learning Bhangra dance with full of energy and enthusiasm to commemorate the festival of Lohri. WESTERN DANCEIn their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Song: ‘Ae watan mere watan’ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKx_B1VZ2kw DRAMAForms of Acting: Role play Skill focus: Script Writing Application of their learning:
INDIAN MUSICजनवरी माह छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार । राग, गीत - देशभक्ति गीत हिन्द देश के निवासी ,प्रादेशिक गीत 'मन लगो मेरो', प्रभु जी प्रार्थना । प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक । गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु । सन्दर्भ वीडियो लिंक:https://youtu.be/5mE9uJZQgCo https://youtu.be/CB2TCCowHpA https://youtu.be/WZRRY9awPPw WESTERN MUSICIn their Western Music lessons, the students learnt:
Techniques: The uses and value of notes Recap: ‘Here I am to worship’ VISUAL ART
Composition: Creative & freehand Art Technique: Free hand, paper craft, colour mixing, colouring, outlining Art tools: Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, craft aper, tissue Learning Outcome: Development of observatory and motor skills, how the motor skills change when introduced to similar art forms like music. SDG: 15 - Life on Land LIFE SKILLSThis month students were introduced to the theme of “I am Truthful”. With the help of pictures, role play, video and discussion on examples from daily life, students understood the importance of being truthful, the consequences of lying, and how truthfulness makes deeper connections with people and how to practice truthfulness. Students enjoyed learning about being truthful and realised that we need to practice being true always. They also promised themselves that from now onwards they will practice truthfulness regularly and give a thought whenever saying any lie.“Truth earns trust and respect” is the learning of the month. ENGLISH During the month of December, the prime focus was on grammar and writing to enable students to frame meaningful sentences using various parts of speech. Grammar:
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Writing:
SDG Book ‘Be the Change’: Worksheet 5 based on SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy was done in the class integrated with the SDG (Climate Action) for the month. The difference between non-renewable and renewable energy sources was discussed. Wind Energy was taken up in detail. Comprehension of the poem by Christina Rossetti was done in class along with the questions. Students wrote a paragraph on the thing wind can do as a writing practice. SCIENCEAir, water and weather The month commenced with the recapitulation of concepts like ‘Condensation’, ‘Precipitation’ and ‘Evaporation’ for a better understanding of the water cycle. Further, a ‘WATER CYCLE’ activity was performed where the students displayed all the processes involved in the water cycle using a zip lock transparent bag. Later, the learners were inquired about the different seasons we have in our country. They were asked to enlist some activities they do in different types of season. Thereafter, they learnt about the reason behind the change in seasons and also made a comparison between weather and season. Video links: https://youtu.be/2wpTUb4UnZE https://youtu.be/igCmW5jLF7k MATHThe young learners recapitulated the concepts of ‘Division’ and ‘Multiplication’ through discussions, doubt-clarifications and self-check of the Weekend Revision Worksheet. This was followed by the Unit Test and discussion of the question paper. Students made notes on ‘Proper and Improper Fractions’ for a better learning, and practiced sorting out the two types of fractions. Students were introduced to Mixed Numbers and learnt to read and relate them to Improper Fractions. They practiced to write ‘Improper Fractions’ and ‘Mixed Numbers’ for the shaded portions, as part of a practice during the lesson. Their understanding of Fractions moved to another level with an introduction to ‘Fractions of a Collection or Set’, which was done with the help of real-life examples, video demonstration and practice of related questions, orally and in writing. Introduction to Measurements commenced with interesting inputs from students on the topic ‘Standard and Non-Standard Units of Measurement’. The novel minds discussed the cons of Non-Standard units and watched certain related videos. They got to know more about uniform and non-uniform, Non-Standard units of measuring lengths and learnt to measure by using a centimeter scale. Students measured various stationery and other household items, in centimeters and milli-meters, noted down their observations in the notebooks and shared their learning with their peers in the class. They also made elaborate notes on Standard Units of Length and wrote real-life examples of the usage of each unit. Links: Mixed Numbers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEmCZGbd4R8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W97zsq3GFFY&t=2s Fraction of a Collection - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQUgBAsW2KA&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orI0oL9_q9c Length : Non-Standard Units- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrQqkwdAK2M Standard Units- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll21j2r8gDc Using a Ruler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jshiAs9HGOE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7WJxClpOu4 Social studies“Education is not the learning of facts but training the mind to think ”-Albert Einstein The topic ‘Water’ was continued this month. To enable the students connect with SDG goal –Clean water and Sanitation, they were asked to create a ‘Hygiene Chart’, highlighting the importance of protecting themselves from germs. To strengthen their learning, students researched about the devices used to measure airspeed, direction and pressure. Integrating the topic with English, students completed a ‘Paragraph Writing’ establishing the relation between air pollution and climate change. The new topic-‘Festivals’ was introduced in which students learnt about the importance of festivals as an integral part of our culture. The three types of festivals, their significance and examples were discussed extensively with the students. Time to time recapitulation through quizzes, oral and written revisions, was done to reinforce the learning which has taken place in the previous months. This also laid a foundation for the preparation of the Unit test. A ‘Map work' related to the harvest festivals was done to strengthen the visual-spatial skills of the learners. To increase awareness among the students, the significance of Vijay Diwas (16th December) was shared with them. They were enlightened about the fact that the day is observed to commemorate the victory of India in the 1971 war. The next topic ‘Sun and its Family’ was also introduced this month. Interactive discussions, Powerpoint Presentations, real-life connections, See Think and Wonder strategy, Live worksheets, and visual snippets were the various methodologies used this month. Links : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXzYXxKEf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU5UCy-mk6Y-Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Vl8AeaOSQs Religious Festivals - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2prtmPEjOc Live worksheets link: https://www.liveworksheets.com/nm1558286kn HINDIदिसंबर माह में छात्रों को व्याकरण में मुहावरों का ज्ञान देते हुए बताया गया कि कैसे हम वाक्य में मुहावरों का प्रयोग करके वाक्य की सुंदरता को बढ़ा सकते हैं | छात्रों को वीडियो की सहायता से पाठ ‘सरकस’ का परिचय देकर पाठ-पठन कराया गया | छात्रों ने अपने सरकस के अनुभव कक्षा में सभी के साथ सांझा किए | छात्रों को उनके बहुमुखी विकास के लिए पाठ के शब्दार्थ व रचनात्मक लेखन कार्य कराया गया जिससे छात्र जानवरों की आज़ादी को समझ सकें | वार्षिक विषय –सोSम ‘मैं बुद्धिमान हूँ’ और मासिक विषय- मौसम और त्योहार से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों के साथ होली पर चर्चा करके तेनालीराम की अनोखी दुनिया की सैर कराई गई | उन्हें समझाया गया कि हम सोच-समझकर किसी भी मुश्किल का हल चुटकियों में निकाल सकते हैं | छात्रों को सतत विकास लक्ष्य (SDG) –१३ ‘जलवायु परिवर्तन’ के बारे में बताकर जलवायु परिवर्तन के त्योहारों की जानकारी देकर वीडियो की सहायता से पाठ ‘रंग बरसा होली का’ का पाठ-पठन कराया गया और शब्दार्थ व हिन्दी महीनों के नाम का लेखन कार्य कराया गया | छात्रों ने तेनालीराम की कहानी का सुंदर चित्रों के साथ एक मुख्य पृष्ठ बनाया | लिंक :-https://youtu.be/yava2x5DNZ8 https://youtu.be/K4w0WzpKeNE ICT‘The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.’ The students were given hands on experience through an activity in which they worked on a MS-Word document and applied several formatting features to it such as font type, applying bold, italics and underline effects. They further learnt and applied text alignment, text case and text colour effects and beautified their word documents while presenting them during the class. The students will continue with few more features of MS Word in the month of January. INDIAN DANCEIn their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt: NAVRAS-“Nine emotions of dance” Dance form: Classical Kathak YouTube link: https://youtu.be/sSdMUaF3-18 https://youtu.be/BMwy2DmOrSU यथोहस्ततथोदृष्टि (Yatho Hasta thatho Drishti) Wherever your hands go, your eyes will follow, यथोदृष्टितथोमनः (Yatho Drishti thatho Manah) Wherever your eyes go, your mind will follow, यथोमनःतथोभाव (Yatho Manah thatho Bhaava) Wherever your mind goes, there will be expression of inner feeling, यथोभावतथोरस (Yatho Bhaava thatho Rasa) Where there is expression shown, there will be sentiment evoked. Nava means "Nine" and Rasa is often translated as "mood", "emotion", "expression" or "sentiment". The Navarasa, in the scriptures refer to the nine expressions that humans often show. These are love (shringaara), laughter (haasya), kind-heartedness or compassion (karuna), anger (roudra), courage (veera), fear (bhayaanaka), disgust (veebhatsya), wonder or surprise (adbhutha) and peace or tranquility (shaanta). Western MusicIn the month of December, the students learnt:
Instruments: Students learnt about the chords of guitar Techniques: Vocal Warm-up exercises on C major scale to enhance vocal quality LIFE SKILLS"What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds." Wayne Dyer Being wise, considering the theme of the month, students were first introduced to how important it is to believe in oneself by knowing your abilities, skills and talents. Becoming more confident, value of thinking skills, every problem has a solution and boosting intelligence, were all learning of this month with associated stories, plays and games. Techniques to boost intelligence were also discussed to be wise.
DramaForms of Acting: Mono Acting and 5 Ws Application of their learning:
Western DanceIn their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Song: ‘Jingle Bells’ instrumental Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5uIahQw9sw INDIAN MUSICदिसंबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग,गीत -प्रादेशिक गीत 'मन लगो मेरो', प्रभु जी प्रार्थना प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक,प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु सन्दर्भ वीडियो लिंकhttps://youtu.be/CB2TCCowHpA https://youtu.be/WZRRY9awPPw Visual ARTIn the month of December, in their Visual Art lessons, students learnt: Gr 1 – III Warli art was introduced to students; students learnt how these simple shapes like circles, rectangles and triangles can be used for beautiful paintings. Students made landscape on winter season, learning the use of colors and the elements used in the winter season. Students also learnt about Mosaic art and made some nice artworks. Composition : Creative & freehand Art Technique : Free hand, paper craft, colour mixing, geometric patterns (with tools), colouring, outlining Art tools : Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, craft paper, tissue SDG : Good Health & Well Being Physical EducationIn the month of December:
INTER HOUSE GK QUIZ COMPETITIONInter-house GK Quiz “Questions are the engines of intellect, the cerebral machines which convert energy to motion, and curiosity to controlled enquiry.”-David Hackett Fischer Suncity School- 37 D organized the second edition of Inter-House GK Quiz Competition on the virtual platform in sync with Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava. The theme of the quiz was My India, My Pride. The event aimed at enabling students to value, respect and know more about the rich heritage of our country. After the screening round, students were selected to represent their house in two categories: grades III-V and grades VI-IX. The rounds ranged from picking clues, audio –visuals and connecting the clues. The event concluded with the encouraging words of the principal Ms. Guneet Ohri. She motivated students to explore more about our country’s rich cultural heritage and value the contribution of our freedom fighters. Pacific House emerged as the winner in Grades III-V category an d Arctic House won in Grades VI-IX category. mathematicsStudents were all hands-on for the Math-Art Integration Activity, creating their own FACT FAMILY HOUSES, bringing their understanding of Multiplication Tables into action. Students made Multiplication and Division Facts to make lovely Fact Family Houses using colored A-4 sheets and sketch pens. Proceeding further, young learners were introduced to the concept of Fractions and to the terms Numerator and Denominator, also making notes of the same. They developed an understanding of Reading Fractions and practiced the same. Students also learnt to draw and shade Fractions as Parts of a Whole. They got acquainted with Like and Unlike Fractions and learnt to differentiate the two and were also introduced to Unit Fractions. To enhance their understanding of Like and Unlike Fractions, students further learnt to compare Like Fractions. Towards the end of the month, they were introduced to Proper and Improper Fractions. Honing their observation skills and imagination to identify and complete the given patterns with colored cubes, students worked on the Shin Edu Activity-page 6. scienceMath- Science- Art Integration week Students of grade 3 were all geared up for the hands–on Science & Visual Art integration activities. They developed an understanding of different patterns obtained from reflection of light through CDs and also enjoyed making shadow puppets using their hands. Solid, Liquid and Gases The learners continued to develop their understanding of different states of matter and related their properties while observing the real-life examples. They further categorized several objects as solids, liquids and gases on the basis of their understanding of different states of matter with the help of a live worksheet and quiz. Later, they learnt about some natural phenomena like “Evaporation” and “Condensation” and understood how all states of matter can be converted into one another. Video link: https://youtu.be/r8M7mah_QaY social studies“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” Welcoming the students after the Diwali break, they shared how they contributed to the environment by not bursting crackers in turn celebrating an eco-friendly Diwali. Integrating the topic of the Environment with ICT, students located the Hindon river using ‘GOOGLE EARTH’ and researched the impact of industrialization and human activities, giving it the status of a “Dead River”. Taking the topic further, students learnt about the non-living components of the environment such as air and water. Integrating the topic of Air with Science, students conducted ‘EXPERIMENTS’ to understand the properties of air. They learnt about the composition of air through the ‘PIE CHART’ and the role of various gases in the air. Making connections with real-life, the students were acquainted with the ‘Air Quality Index’, the alarming effects of air pollution resulting in the closure of schools and how we have got back to online mode. An MS Form Quiz was taken up by students as part of their revision of Transport and Communication prior the unit test. Students learnt about sources of water, uses of water, inter-conversion of the forms of water, water cycle, and ways to conserve water through interactive discussions, PowerPoint presentations, real-life connections, and visual snippets. They learnt about and the role of dams in generating electricity in an hydroelectric plant. Students also shared how they would save water as part of their responsibility to save the environment. ICT“The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” With the festive mood in the month of November, the students learnt the unique features of MS Word. They implemented it by creating banners with beautiful quotations on the ‘Importance of Education’. The motive behind that was to pay tribute to Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad on his birthday for being the first education minister of free India. The students further learnt several ways to select the text using mouse and keyboard. They made the use of built-in dictionary and set of grammatical rules to check the spellings and grammar of the text document by writing text based on their English lesson. english“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.” – Robert Collien Opulent October, with all the festive fervor, opened gateways to navigable November during which the students navigated their way towards the second cycle of Unit Tests. The month was mostly marked the rigorous revision of topics to be covered in the unit test. Literature:
The following video link was shared with the students so that they could relate to all the sounds referred in the poem: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD44jGNRm5U Grammar:
Writing:
Needless to mention that both the topics were thoroughly discussed and Key Points were provided to ignite creativity in students’ young minds. hindiछात्रों को त्योहारों का महत्व बताते हुए कविता ‘आओ दीप जलाँए’ का पठन करवाया गया जिससे छात्रों को बुराई पर अच्छाई की जीत की प्रेरणा मिली | छात्रों को उनके बहुमुखी विकास के लिए कविता के शब्दार्थ, प्रश्नोत्तर व वाक्य-प्रयोग करवाया गया | चित्र बनवाकर समय पर सभी काम करने के लिए प्रेरित करते हुए कविता ‘जागो और जगाओ’ का पठन कार्य, शब्दार्थ, प्रश्नोत्तर व वाक्य-प्रयोग करवाया गया | छात्रों को एक शब्द के कई नाम हो सकते हैं इसकी जानकारी देते हुए व्याकरण में विडियो और मासिक विषय-‘हवा और पानी’ से एकीकृत करते हवा, पानी आदि पर्यायवाची शब्दों का परिचय देकर उनके शब्दकोष में वृद्धि करने का प्रयास किया गया | विडियो की सहायता से मुहावरों का ज्ञान देते हुए बताया गया कि कैसे हम मुहावरों का प्रयोग करके भाषा को प्रभावशाली बनाकर वाक्य की सुंदरता को बढ़ा सकते हैं | समूह गतिविधि में नाट्य कला के साथ एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों ने मुहावरों का सुंदर अभिनय किया और बच्चों ने उत्तम प्रदर्शन करते हुए उसे पहचानने का प्रयास किया | छात्रों को ‘आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव’ की गतिविधि में स्वतन्त्रता सेनानियों पर आधारित कुछ प्रश्न पूछे गए और ‘सतत विकास के लक्ष्य-१३ जलवायु परिवर्तन’ से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को बदलते मौसम पर एक अनुच्छेद लेखन करवाया गया | छात्रों को ‘हिंदी ओलंपियाड’ में अच्छे अंक प्राप्त हो सके, उसके लिए अतिरिक्त कक्षाएँ आयोजित की गई । छात्रों ने उत्साह के साथ कक्षाओं में भाग लिया । लिंक- https://youtu.be/yHCbBNi69eI https://youtu.be/o4og5f-53zY physical educationIn their Physical Education lessons, the students worked on:
indian danceIn their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Dance form: Semi-Classical/ classical Song: Gajanana Gajanana and Teen taal YouTube link: https://youtu.be/KJF8t-BWVRM https://youtu.be/VGYvMd-w6es Students enjoyed learning a beautiful devotional Semi-classical Ganesh Vandana and Teen-taal, which is essential for better understanding of the rhythm for Kathak dance. Western danceIn their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Dance form: Ballet and Contemporary Song : Faded Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpXxGPqW-Y dramaForms of Acting: Nukkad Natak (Street Play) Application of their learning:
indian musicनवंबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार। राग,गीत - यमन आरोह अवरोह बंदिश,प्रादेशिक गीत 'मन लगो मेरो' । प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा,ऑडियो ट्रैक। गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु। सन्दर्भ वीडियो लिंक: https://youtu.be/vAzW1c--LqYhttps://youtu.be/UoymDZjTuC8 https://youtu.be/73j7ctqxJkA western musicIn their Western Music lessons, the students learnt: Vocal warm-up exercises/ basic notes of music Recap session: ‘Here I am to worship’ practice with guitar Instruments: The importance of musical instruments like ukulele Techniques: Vocal Warm-up exercises to enhance vocal quality visual artIn their Visual Art lessons, students learnt : Modes of transport- Draw any favorite mode of transport. Students learnt how simple shapes can form complex objects.
Art Technique : Free hand, paper craft, color mixing, geometric patterns (with tools), coloring, outlining Art tools : Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, craft paper, tissue SDG: Good Health & Well Being (integrated with the clay activity) life skills"Tolerance is the mindful capacity to love, respect, and accept the differences that make people unique." Students were introduced to the monthly theme “Tolerance”. They understood that tolerance means respecting the opinions of others even if they are different from our own opinions, valuing everyone, avoiding stereotypes, living together peacefully. Tolerant people show strength by dealing with different opinions and perspectives, being patient, making friends and forgiving. Everyone is different and we should respect individual differences. Students learnt the concept in-depth by watching videos and stories on the same. mathemaTIcsThe students continued to strengthen their understanding of the concept of Division by practicing and attempting Division sums with 1-digit divisor and 3-digit to 4-digit dividend numbers. They practiced the concept learnt by attempting sums and related word problems (using RUCSAC method) in their notebooks. Getting the students to verify their answers, helped them understand where they went wrong if at all Students enjoy their SHIN-Edu program activities in the classes which help to enhance their logical and critical thinking skills in class. SCIENCELight, Sound and Force Students were introduced to the natural phenomenon of light where they learnt the difference between luminous and non-luminous objects. An experiment was conducted in class which helped them to understand ‘how shadows are formed. They were fascinated to see the change in the length of the shadow on moving the object around the source of light and the distance from the source . . As part of the next topic, they understood the difference between pleasant and unpleasant sounds by participating in an open singing contest. Connecting to real life scenario, our young learners discussed the concept of Friction and understood the importance of friction in even performing simple tasks as picking up a book and walking. Video link: https://youtu.be/D23SNc61cRA SOCIAL SCIENCETaking the topic of Food further, the students learnt about the usefulness of reducing food wastage. To connect the students with the SDG- Zero Hunger -a poster-making activity was conducted in which our little artists showcased their talent and visual-spatial skills. The SDG- Responsible Consumption and Production was discussed with the help of the story ‘Rosetta’. This was culminated by our responsible Suncitizens taking a pledge not to waste food that is served to them. Further our 3rd graders went on to learn about ‘Means of travel and communication’ by differentiating between the various means and modes of transport. Further, they learnt about the importance of communication and types of communication. They learnt about the journey of a letter and the invention of written script. They deep-dived into the history and evolution of transport and communication. Connecting to real-life, students learnt to read the airline and railway tickets and understood the various parameters in the tickets. They were re-acquainted with the road safety rules. To strengthen their learning about road safety, students made flash-cards of Traffic signals integrating their learning and creativity with Art. Recapitulation of the concepts learnt was done in a collaborative way using Wakelet tool. Live online worksheets, real-life connection, See-Think-Wonder strategy, Padlet wall, videos, ppt’s and interactive sharing sessions were the methodologies used in guiding the learning throughout. Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pln5lmjYpR0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33VTR4ujcc4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzG1aPw7YBc -https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Vocabulary/Travelling_pj1404344if INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY“Learning never exhausts the mind.” In continuation to last month, the students learnt and demonstrated several new ways to arrange and sort the Desktop Icons, changing the Desktop background and applying screensaver. Their learning helped them to distinguish the purpose of different Mouse Pointer shapes. They also practiced selecting and deselecting the Icons available on the Desktop. By the end of the chapter, the student felt very closely connected with the purpose and use of an Operating System such as Windows which is highly attractive with a complete set of new features, themes, and icons. ENGLISH“I am so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.” – L. M. Montgomery in ‘Anne of Green Gables’ The pleasant month of October beckoned the beginning of Term-2. Garnering lessons from the past term, students moved forward in full swing to be more “wiser”. The month began with Unit-22, ‘Wise Expressions’ from the GK Book. Students were acquainted with Proverbs in the English language. Few commonly used proverbs were also shared to improve their spoken communication. Literature:
silent k: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdEkJkzPVDE mnemonic video for le, el, al, il: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNeBxVuXxI soft g: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hax1Njly-7k हिंदीछात्रों को मासिक विषय- ‘घर और समाज’ के साथ एकीकृत करते हुए पाठ्यपुस्तक के पाठ-‘उड़न खटोला’ के पठन द्वारा अपनी पुरानी चीजों (खिलौने, कपड़ेऔर किताबें आदि) को जरूरतमंदों को देने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया | पाठ-‘हरकाम ठीक समय को पढ़ाकर उन्हें समय की उपयोगिता का महत्व बताकर समयपर काम पूरा करने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया । उन्हें लोक कथाओं के विषय मेंबताते हुए पाठ ‘टिपटिपा’ का पठन, शब्दार्थ, प्रश्न–उत्तर करवाए गए । छात्रों नेव्याकरण में ‘सतत विकास के लक्ष्य-११ साधारणीय शहर और समुदाय’ के साथएकीकरण करते हुए व्याकरण की विधा कहानी लेखन को समझा | छात्रों नेअपनी बुद्धिमता का प्रयोग करते हुए कहानी का विस्तार व अंत रोचक ढंग सेकिया । छात्रों को विराम चिन्हों का परिचय दिया गया। उन्होनें विराम के प्रकारोंका भी ज्ञान प्राप्त किया । छात्रों ने ‘आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव’ में ‘स्वतन्त्रतासंग्राम’ से संबन्धित कोई कहानी दादी या नानी से सुनी और उससे मिलने वालीशिक्षा को अपने शब्दों में लिखा | छात्रों ने गांधी जयंती और दशहरा के बारे मेंअपने विचार कक्षा में सांझा किए | इससे छात्रों के व्याकरणिक ज्ञान और भाषिकयोग्यता में वृद्धि हुई | दिवाली की गतिविधि में बच्चों ने दिवाली से संबंधितसुंदर चित्र बनाकर ‘पटाखे को कहें न’ विषय पर एक स्लोगन लिखकर प्रदूषणको रोकने के लिए सभी को प्रेरित कियाछात्रों को ‘हिंदी ओलंपियाड’ में अच्छे अंक प्राप्त हो सके, उसके लिए अतिरिक्तकक्षाएँ आयोजित की गई । छात्रों ने उत्साह के साथ कक्षाओं में भाग लिया । लिंक:- https://youtu.be/CmrNmspqhQs https://youtu.be/YQdTe3uXfSQ https://youtu.be/qY2vDHiQ9to PHYSICAL EDUCATIONIn the month of October, the students:
INDIAN DANCEIn their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt: ‘Ganesh Vandana’ in Semi-classical style and Asamyukta hasta mudras Dance form: Semi-Classical Song: ‘Gajanana Gajanana’ YouTube link: https://youtu.be/KJF8t-BWVRM Students enjoyed learning a beautiful devotional Semi-classical choreography for the upcoming Deepawali festival. Navras- Veer and Sringaar
WESTERN DANCEIn their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Dance form: Contemporary & Ballet Song: Faded Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpXxGPqW-Y
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Class teachersMs.Shilpa Gaba (III-A) Archives
March 2024
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