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Jaunty January has been a month of happiness all around. It is the time when our children welcomed the new year with new promises and resolutions after the winter break. January has been another month of learning and revising the concepts with the maximum participation in different activities like Intra and inter-school competitions, which not only honed their skills but also gave them a platform to showcase their talents. The universal theme ‘ I am truthful ’ proved to be a big support for the young minds with the help of which the value of being truthful and honest could be inculcated well. The students happily narrated their personal experiences during the discussion time in the morning assembly sessions promising to be truthful and dedicated always. The dynamic Sun-citizens displayed their ardor and passion by celebrating Christmas on a virtual platform. The students commenced their morning assemblies everyday with beautiful thoughts and enriching words. They enjoyed reading the NIE and sharing numerous facts and regular updates about various important events like Republic day and other competitions. EnglishStudents understood the importance of Advertisements and after learning about the various elements of Advertisement writing they wrote an advertisement using the aspects learnt in their notebooks with the help of the topic given in the workbook. Unit 14 of Nelson English ‘Fire Beneath our Feet’ was read out loud and explained in the class. Students learnt about the volcanoes in detail and got to know of various new terms too. Based on the key points and notes they learnt how to write a summary. Summary writing was explained and discussed in the class. With the help of the workbook exercise, they wrote a summary of the chapter in their notebooks. Individual Project on Volcanoes was given to the children in which they choose to research, write benefits or amazing facts of a volcano. Adverbs and their types was discussed in the class. A video was used to explain the concept better. Children attempted questions given in the textbook. Spelling book Unit 11 was discussed, explained and done in the class. MathematicsThe young learners had a warm welcome post the Winter Break and were more than excited to share about their experiences during the holidays. They recapitulated the Place Value of Decimal Numbers and utilized their learning of the same to Compare & Order decimal numbers. Their understanding of the concept of Decimals got elevated to another level when they were introduced to Addition and Subtraction of Decimal Numbers. Students worked on multiple questions and real-life situations involving the Addition/Subtraction of Decimal Numbers and shared their inputs on the same. Furthermore, the students were introduced to the concept of Area and Perimeter with the help of an activity where they covered one side of the cardboard completely with a coloured sheet and bordered the same with a coloured-tape/ribbon. The students discussed their experiences while doing the same and developed and understanding of Area and Perimeter and the difference between the two. They learnt to compute the Perimeter of regular and irregular closed figures and practiced certain questions in relation to the same. Reference Links- Introduction to Perimeter | #aumsum #kids #science #education #children - YouTube An Introduction to Area | Teaching Maths | EasyTeaching - YouTube Social Science“The only purpose of education is freedom and the only method is experience –Leo Tolstoy Ch. Famous Personalities Concept Initiation was done by asking the students to name different leaders and personalities known to them. Images of various personalities were also shown to them It was an interactive session where students identified, shared facts and named the personalities as Missile man, Melody queen, etc. To instill patriotic fervor in the students, the poem composed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee - Bharat Zameen ka tukda nahin was shared and then recited by all. Taking their learning further, a Project activity was conducted where students collaborated and presented their work on the personality that was assigned to them. They covered the early life, achievements, poem /quote/song composed by the personality and the inspiration drawn by them. It was overwhelming to see the students recite quotes by famous personalities, self-composed poems and songs in their group presentations. Rubrics were shared with them in advance. Keeping in sync with the Monthly theme ‘Universe and Space’, students enjoyed solving Planet riddles on live worksheets and attempted a live quiz on MS Forms on Solar System. Students were then acquainted with the life of an astronaut in space, how they eat, sleep, and move in a spaceship. They researched the indigenous satellites and famous astronauts of the world. The real-life connection was made with the help of images of weather forecasts and live events. Spin a yarn activity –‘If there were no satellites then..... Students spun the yarn by giving their responses to the given statement. Ch-Rights and Duties The next chapter –Our Rights and Duties was introduced with the Preamble. Students read the opening document of the constitution Preamble. New terms –Democracy, Socialism, Secular, Sovereign was explained to the students supporting them with real-life examples. Students were acquainted with the facts about how the constitution was framed, the role of constituent assembly and drafting committee. Students connected with the significance of Republic day when the constitution of our country came into force. Questions were asked from the students about who elects the Prime Minister, President. The role of election as a significant part of democracy was explained. Enhancing the student’s critical thinking skills has always been part of our regular lessons. Students were asked to answer- What would happen if there were no elections? Republic Day GK Quiz was also conducted where the students attempted an MCQ quiz on Quizziz and a PPT quiz with audio and visual clues. Interactive discussions, Powerpoint presentations, real-life connections, See think and wonder strategy, live worksheets, and visual snippets were the various methodologies used this month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZYMimUET8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDstf8ockUo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qOg6P_wgs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h95EMzTulk ScienceAir Water and weather, Clothes we wear Learners were encouraged to recap the previous knowledge learnt in grade 3 and evaluate the formation of the day, night, seasons with respect to Earth’s rotation on its own axis and revolution around the Earth. Integrating English, the water cycle was understood by the children through an interesting tale- Drippy’s Story. Further, the learners explored the concept of sea breeze and land breeze and mentioned the states in India where they can experience it. With the help of a tea strainer, grains of lentils, sugar, the salt they enhanced their understanding about sedimentation, decantation, and filtration as the process of purifying water. Learners segregated the benefits of natural and synthetic fibers and brainstormed the ways of taking care of our clothes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIkRu9LL4sk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjC2BhLlQH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTBwi_dzwyQ Hindiजनवरी माह में छात्रों को नानी से संबन्धित कहानी विडियो लिंक की सहायता से दिखाया गया जिससे उन्होने सीखा जिज्ञासु गुणों के विषय में सीखा | छात्रों को कविता -मुझको जरा बताओ नानी का कविता वाचन करवाया गया | कविता के कठिन शब्द अर्थ, वाक्य प्रयोग व पठित पदयांश करवाए गए | छात्रों को प्रश्न – उत्तर खुद लिखने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया | छात्रों को कविता का मुख्य पृष्ठ बनाने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया | छात्रों को अपनी दादी या नानी का साक्षात्कार करने का काम भी दिया गया जिसमें उन्हें दादी या नानी के जीवन की कोई सत्य घटना का वर्णन करना था जहां उन्होने सच का साथ दिया हो चाहे उसके लिए उन्हें कठिनाई का सामना ही करना पड़ा हो | यह सत्य घटना मासिक विषय मैं सत्यवादी हूँ के साथ संबन्धित थी | छात्रों से सतत विकास लक्ष्य -15 के अंतर्गत थलीय जीवों व वन्य जीवों के संरक्षण पर चर्चा की गई | छात्रों ने चर्चा में पूर्ण भागीदारी कि तथा अपने विचार भी प्रस्तुत किए | कविता की पुनरावृति मूल्यांकन के माध्यम से करवाई गई | छात्रों को मुहावरे से युक्त कहानी सुनाई गई | उसके पश्चात विडियो लिंक के माध्यम से विषय को ओर भी अच्छी तरह समझाया गया | कला विषय से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को कहानी दिखाई गई जिसमे उन्हें कहानी के अंत को बदल कर लिखना था | छात्रों ने बहुत उत्साह के साथ कहानी के अंत को प्रस्तुत किया | जनवरी माह में मकर संक्रांति के पर्व पर छात्रों को संक्रांति के महत्व के विषय में बताते हुए जानकारी प्रदान की | छात्रों को संकट चौथ के विषय में भी बताया गया | छात्रों ने दोनों ही पर्वों के महत्व को समझा व अपने विचार भी प्रस्तुत किए | नानी का घर | गट्टू का Summer Vacation | गर्मी की छुट्टियाँ | Hindi Stories | Hindi Cartoon | कार्टून - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7BExD59Q7E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR2EYai6sQM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdEQ2_KxNIk Information & Computer Technology“Coding is the language of the future, and every student should learn it.” The students continued with Scratch Block coding and used several functions and conditions in their codes. They learned to work with two or more Sprites, setting the sprite positions, changing the Pen shades and to prepare ‘New’ backdrops of their stage to add on their imagination in their programming. During their learning, they also created a science project of Seed Germination in Scratch in which they added their voice/sound explaining it at every stage. Video Links – https://scratch.mit.edu/explore/projects/all Visual ArtIn their Visual Art lessons, students learnt :
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 Physical EducationIn their Physical Education classes, the students worked on:
Performing ArtIndian 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 । वीडियोलिंक: https://youtu.be/5mE9uJZQgCo https://youtu.be/CB2TCCowHpA https://youtu.be/WZRRY9awPPw 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 https://youtu.be/JwSB9gbA2fw Students enjoyed learning Bhangra dance with full of energy and enthusiasm to commemorate the festival of Lohri. Western MusicIn their Western Music lessons, the students learnt:
Techniques: How to make different scales using major scale formula. Western DanceIn their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Song: ‘Ae watan mere watan’ Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKx_B1VZ2kw Drama & TheatreForms of Acting: Role play Skill focus: Script Writing Application of their learning:
Life SkillsCommunication needs to be effective and clear. Effective communication is incomplete without the use of words, actions and expressions. This month students were introduced to verbal and nonverbal communication including barriers in communication. With the help of case studies, worksheets and other relevant videos, this concept was explained to the students. Republic Day"We must stand on our own feet and fight as best as we can for our rights. So carry on your agitation and organize your forces. Power and prestige will come to you through struggle”
- Shri B.R. Ambedkar Our school marked the 73rd Republic Day by conducting a special assembly across Grades Pre Nursery - IX with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervor. The assembly commenced with flag unfurling ceremony in our school grounds. Post that the rest of the assembly was conducted virtually and the reading of the Constitution, knowing the significance of the Preamble, apprising students about the contribution made by Sh. B.R. Ambedkar and facts about the Constitution of India were the high lights of the assembly The students of Grade V & VI enthralled the audience with their mellifluous patriotic songs. Students of Grade I took pride in the legacy of our freedom fighters, dressed up as them, and reverberated their message by chanting their famous slogans. Keeping the spirit of patriotism alive, our seniors in Grade VII expressed love for their motherland through self created short videos. The assembly concluded with the address of Principal, Ms. Guneet Ohri who emphasized on understanding and implementing the Preamble in its true sense. She urged the students to put their best foot forward and feel proud to be an Indian. They dispersed with the image of the fluttering tri-colour in their mind and heart. May we continue celebrating this day forever! ENGLISH Students understood the difference between formal and informal type of letter writing. They were explained the format of an Informal letter with the help of a PPT through which they realised the importance of various parts of a letter. After writing their letters, they read them aloud in the class. UT revision was conducted in MS Form. After the completion of the UT, children were shown their papers and accordingly discussion on the UT paper was held in the class. Chapter -4 of Robinhood of Sherwood Forest was read aloud by children in the class. Difficult words were discussed and their meanings were shared. Unit-8 of Nelson English, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle was discussed and explained in the class in details. Children were explained the importance of recycling. By the end of the lesson they were able to differentiate between recyclable, non-recyclable and compostable. Various textbook exercises were done by the children in the class. Unit-9, Rainbow poems was taken up next where children recapitulated about various poetic devices and learnt to identify the rhyme scheme of a poem. Both the poems in the textbook were explained to the children and comprehension has been discussed and done in the notebooks. MATHEMATICS Students revised the Fractions concept and attempted an Assessment on MS Forms. Learning of Decimals was made easily understandable by reading Grids and relating Decimals to Fractions. They also practiced reading Decimals and Fractions from the Grids given. Students learnt to convert decimals to fractions and vice-versa. Their understanding of decimals was enhanced by learning about Place Value of the concept by watching videos and explanation. The young learners practiced the Decimal Place Value by arranging the numbers accurately in the place value chart according to the places of each digit of the Decimal Number. They did a recapitulation of Decimals-Place Value by playing LIVE Quizizz games. Students also revised for their unit test and got their doubts and clarification on the concepts Division and Fractions. They also enjoyed logical puzzles from the SHIN EDU program booklet. SOCIAL SCIENCE Chapter - Our Culture Concept Initiation was done by questioning to name different languages of India. Students were shared their native state and native language. It was a fun exercise as students shared many sentences in Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati and many other beautiful languages of India. Information about the official and regional languages of India was shared. Students were surprised to know about Hindi not being the National language and the different languages listed in the constitution. With the help of Google translator, students translated “how are you” in different Indian languages and shared it with the peer group in class. Integration of Social Science and Indian Dance - Students chose one state and presented a dance form and spoke about it incorporating a few sentences in the regional language. Differences between classical and folk dance were discussed to expand the learning of different dance forms of India. A Sway presentation was shown and students identified the states and the dance form. Different types of festivals like - National, Religious and Harvest festival were explained. Students were given names of different festivals and were asked to categorize them into the different categories. To make students aware about the famous monuments and their location a presentation was shown. Information about styles of Indian music and painting was also shared to familarise them about the diversity of our culture. We had Ms.Pooja Arora, Indian Dance educator & Ms.Ayushi Bhatnagar visiting our class as guest speakers and shared history of dance & music and many facts about different dance forms & music across the country. https://sway.office.com/924ieBhuXGCdtwna?ref=email&loc=play Match the following activity was done to check the reflection on Nearpod . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxX1jZBap6Q Chapter - Mineral Resources of India The topic was introduced by sharing few images of items used day-to-day items. Students observed the images and were tasked in finding out the raw material used for the products shown in the images. Once they identified that, they were explained the source of the raw material and the process of obtaining it. Words like mineral, ore and mining were explained. A video was shown for better understanding. Differences between metallic and non -metallic minerals were explained by using metal and non -metal objects found at home. They also picked up objects around them and categorized into these 2 categories Need for the conservation of minerals were explained . Students were asked to imagine their life without minerals and the impact of it. They realized that life would not be possible without minerals. They were sensitized about reducing the unnecessary buying of things and how to be a responsible consumer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q64ggR7b1Mc SCIENCE The unit “SOIL” was taken up in the month of December. The learners understood the value and importance of soil and shared their views as part of class discussion. They also learnt in detail about the formation of soil. Practically doing things hands on and seeing explains things much better than actually listening. Students collected soil from the mud pots in their homes and shared what they observed in the soil in the class. This helped in honing their understanding of different types of soil and their features. Further, they also learnt about the natural phenomenon of soil erosion. This triggered the discussion of how human activities are leading to soil deterioration and understood each of our responsibility towards conservation of soil. Students also pledged to plant more trees and conserve soil. Worksheet link: https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Science/Soil/Layers_of_soil_lk388742ki https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/science/Soil/Types_of_soil_po2289626bb Hindi दिसम्बर माह में छात्रों को विडियो लिंक दिखाया गया जिससे उन्होने सीखा कि चतुराई से किसी भी समस्या को हल किया जा सकता हैं | छात्रों को पाठ – चतुर टॉम का पठन करवाया गया | पाठ के कठिन शब्द अर्थ, वाक्य प्रयोग करवाए गए | छात्रों को पाठ के प्रश्न – उत्तर खुद लिखने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया | छात्रों से सतत विकास लक्ष्य -16 के अंतर्गत चर्चा की गई कि देश में शांति व न्याय किस प्रकार बनाया जा सकता है | छात्रों ने चर्चा में पूर्ण भागीदारी कि तथा अपने विचार भी प्रस्तुत किए | पाठ की पुनरावृति मूल्यांकन के माध्यम से करवाई गई | छात्रों को मुहावरे से युक्त कहानी सुनाई गई | उसके पश्चात विडियो लिंक के माध्यम से विषय को ओर भी अच्छी तरह समझाया गया | कला विषय से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को क्रियात्मक गतिविधि के अंतर्गत समूहों में बाँटा गया और उनसे मुहावरों का अभिनय करने को कहा गया | अन्य छात्र मुहावरे को पहचानेंगे | छात्रों को मुहावरों का अभ्यास कार्य करवाया गया | दक्ष पट्ट की सहायता से पत्र की यात्रा को दिखाया गया | छात्रों को पत्र के प्रकारों का भी परिचय दिया गया | उन्हें सतत विकास लक्ष्य -13 जलीय जीवों के संरक्षण से संबन्धित पत्र लिखवाया गया | छात्रों को क्रियात्मक गतिविधि के अंतर्गत पत्रों के नमूनों को अपनी अभ्यास पुस्तिका में लगाने के लिए कहा गया | छात्रों को पाठ मैं हूँ बिजली को पढ़ाया गया | पाठ का आरंभ विडियो लिंक दिखाकर किया गया | बिजली की उपयोगिता को समझाते हुए पाठ के कठिन शब्द अर्थ , वाक्य प्रयोग, प्रश्न – उत्तर भी करवाए गए | बिजली की उपयोगिता के विषय में स्लोगन भी लिखवाए गए | छात्रों के साथ क्रिसमस के महत्व पर चर्चा की गई | उन्होने कक्षा के दौरान क्रिसमस की पार्टी का भी आनंद उठाया | Information & Computer Technology “For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” The students continued to explore and learn the programming language – ‘Scratch’ in the month of December. They revised the basics of coding done in Grade 3 and proceeded one step further and learned new blocks of Scratch Programming. This helped them to understand how real-world objects can be mapped into the virtual world using animation software. They learned several features of Scratch program such as its components, adding a new Sprite, working with two sprites, setting the Sprite position and rotation style, changing the Pen shade etc. They will be continue to learn more in the Scratch program in the coming weeks of January. Visual Art In the month of November, in their Visual Art lessons, students learnt:
Art Technique : Free hand, pencil shading, colouring, colour mixing, outlining Art tools: Pencil, crayons, oil pastels, sketch pens. SDG: Affordable & Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption & Production, Good Health & Well Being Physical Education In the month of December:
Performing Art Indian Music दिसंबर 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 Indian Dance In 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). Drama & Theatre Forms of Acting: Mono Acting and 5 Ws Application of their learning:
GK Inter-House Competition “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 and Arctic House won in Grades VI-IX category. MATHEMATICSStudents were all hands-on for the Math-ICT-Art Integration, creating Means of Communication and Transport using digital tools for Tangrams/Cubes/Geoboards. Students learnt Like and Unlike Fractions and worked on Comparing, Adding/Subtracting Like Fractions. Furthermore, they understood how to identify Proper/ Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers. They learnt how to visually understand using diagrammatical representations of fractions, made notes and watched videos to related Improper Fractions and Mixed Numbers. They also learnt how to convert Improper fractions to Mixed fractions and vice-versa and practiced questions related to the same. Introduction to the concept of Decimals was observed by students' input, videos, real life examples and related explanation. Young learners developed an understanding of Decimals by relating them to their prior knowledge and real life situations. Their understanding took another leap when they worked on converting Fractions with denominators 10 and 100 to Decimals. Students worked on the Shin Edu Activity-page 6, honing their observation skills and imagination to identify and complete the given patterns with coloured cubes. SCIENCEThe month started with the Science & Visual art integration activities where students observed the effect of force by making a working model of catapult and also learnt how energy can be produced with a paper pinwheel. Further, the learners were assessed on their previous knowledge of different states of matter and their physical properties. Later they learnt about some more properties of states of matter. To enhance their understanding they were introduced to soluble and insoluble substances. Reinforcement of the concept was done by asking the students to pick various household items and categorize them as either soluble or insoluble. Understanding the process of Sedimentation, Decantation and Filtration was done through hands-on experimentation to understand how the substances separate from water. SOCIAL STUDIESCh.12 Our Natural Resources Concept Initiation was done by asking students to identify the objects in their house which are made of natural resources. They made a long list of objects which are obtained from natural resources and are used by them every day. They were thrilled to understand the importance and usage of the natural resources in their lives. Further explanation was carried out using a flow chart and students were able to categorize the natural resources into exhaustible and non-exhaustible categories. Based on the discussion students were able to share examples under both the categories. Students also discussed the importance of conservation of resources and the emphasis given to SDG in our life. To strengthen the concept, worksheet 6 from the SDG book ‘Be The Change’ corresponding to SDG Goal 7-Clean and Affordable energy was done in the class. Ch.15-Water Resources of India To understand the importance of water as an important resource, the task for the students was to imagine a day without water and the problems they will face. Followed by a class discussion, they watched videos to understand the various sources of water that are available to us. They also learnt about ground water dams and drainage of water as part of class discussion. As an inspirational story, the story of waterman of India, Dr. Rajendra Singh was discussed with students. This made them realise how even a small step makes huge difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nYs-GD9aoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFwoc81Nzys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwWPwwU5EUg ICT“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.” In the festive mood of November, the students learnt some of the unique features of MS PowerPoint. They implemented it by creating the banners in a slide with beautiful quotations on ‘Importance of Education’. The motive behind that was to pay tribute to Maulana Abul Kalam Azad on his birthday for being the first education minister of free India. The students further learnt several components of PowerPoint and created the presentation based on the seasons of India. ENGLISHThe learning this month was initiated by probing the children about famous bridges across the world and motivating them to speak about a bridge that they have heard or come across. The concept of Bridge and the science of constructing the same were discussed in an interactive session. The concept of homonyms was interpreted through Unit 10-Books About Bridges. The students learnt how to write an effective paragraph using various strategies. The stock of words with ‘sure, ture, ous, ious, eous’ was strengthened with a fun lesson of word formation and framing sentences with new found words. The learning was continued by revisiting the concept of Prepositions with the help of different videos and discussion of various practice exercises. Consolidated written work was also done in the notebook for different types of prepositions—prepositions of place, time and movement including practice on live-worksheets. With a view to improve the reading and understanding skills of the young learners, a reading comprehension from Nelson Pupil Book Unit 3 Chinese Play was shared as a practice. Links: · Preposition dance song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vphZwqus5E
HINDIमाह की शुरुआत दीवाली के धार्मिक व मुख्य त्योहार से हुई | छात्रों ने दीपक, बंधनवार, मूर्ति की उपयोगिता के विषय में अपने विचार प्रस्तुत किए | दीवाली के समय हवा में होने वाले प्रदूषण का प्रभाव हमारे जीवन पर कैसे पड़ता है ? इस विषय को मासिक विषय हवा और पानी से जोड़ते हुए चर्चा की गई | सतत विकास लक्ष्य -१३ जलवायु परिवर्तन पर भी विचार विमर्श किया गया | भारत देश की महानता व संस्कृति का परिचय देते हुए कविता भारत देश महान का सस्वर गायन करवाया गया | कविता के प्रश्न-उत्तर , शब्द-अर्थ , वाक्य के साथ -साथ पुस्तक में दिया गया अभ्यास कार्य भी करवाया गया | क्रियात्मक गतिविधि के अंतर्गत छात्रों से भारत के विभिन्न प्रतीकों के चित्र चिपकवाकर व बनवाकर उनके नाम लिखवाए गए | छात्रों को “भुलक्कड़ गट्टू ” की कहानी को विडियो लिंक की सहायता से दिखाया गया तथा अध्यापक द्वारा अपने भूलने के अनुभव साझा करते हुए पाठ – ‘ भुल्लकड़ पापा ” का पठन करवाया गया | बच्चों को कहानी के माध्यम से बताया गया कि हमें भूलने की आदत के क्या -क्या दुष्परिणाम भुगतने पड़ सकते हैं | मास के मध्य में बाल दिवस हर्षोल्लास से मनाया गया तथा वह किस उपलक्ष्य में मनाया जाता है – पर चर्चा की गई | अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द (वाक्यांश) का अभ्यास करवाया गया | उन्हें क्रियात्मक गतिविधि में अनेक शब्दों के लिए एक शब्द (वाक्यांश) के लिए चित्र बनाने को कहा गया | चतुर मनुष्य अपने जीवन की कठिनाइयों को खुद हल करने में सक्षम होता है -यह समझाते हुए पाठ – चतुर टॉम का पठन करवाया गया | उससे संबन्धित अभ्यास कार्य करवाया गया | गुरु पूर्णिमा के त्योहार पर छात्रों को गुरु नानक देव जी के जीवन के बारे में बताया गया | बच्चों के साथ मासिक विषय “ मैं सहनशील हूँ ” पर बातचीत की गई तथा गुरु नानक देव की सहनशीलता का परिचय दिया गया | दूसरी इकाई परीक्षा की पुनरावृति भी करवाई गई | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr781656X_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMYijU4QHqg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DvRheg2Nrs PHYSICAL EDUCATIONIn the Physical Education lessons, the students worked on:
INDIAN DANCEIn the 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 the 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 the Western Music lessons, the students learnt: Vocal warm-up exercises Song learnt: ‘You raise me up’(2nd part) with beat Instruments: The functions of various parts of guitar Techniques: Vibrato practice, and uses of Vibrato while singing (Vocal scaling) VISUAL ARTIn the Visual Art lessons, students learnt : Gr 1V-V Modes of Transport- Drawing any favourite mode of transport. Students learnt how simple shapes can form complex objects. Cool colour composition Clay Activity (Emoji Face showing different expressions) Composition : Creative & freehand Art Technique : Free hand, pencil shading, colouring, colour mixing, outlining Art tools : Pencil, crayons, oil pastels, sketch pens. SDG : Affordable & Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption & Production (integrated with Modes of Transport where students were made aware of renewable and clean energy fuels that can be used in place of non-renewable fuels), 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. MathematicsStudents continued to learn how to divide by a 1-digit divisor up to 6-digit dividend. They enjoyed the easy division by dividing using 10s, 100s, and 1000s as divisors. To check the accuracy of their answers, they learnt to use the check method formula for all the questions. This helped them to self-check and correct their answers by re-calculating in case of errors. Their understanding was strengthened by the students practicing sums and word problems. The challenge for them rose when they had to choose the operation between multiplication and division by carefully reading the word problem question. They were introduced to Fractions towards the end of the month. They shared their prior knowledge of fractions by writing what they know in the chat box and followed by a class discussion. They attempted related worksheet and learnt the different types of fractions. ScienceThe month commenced with the recapitulation of the chapter ‘Force and its effects’ where students were asked to perform certain hands-on activities. They understood about the ‘FRICTIONAL FORCE’ and its importance in our daily life. An activity was conducted in class where they marked the distance travelled by objects of different sizes when released from a slope and concluded that lighter objects covered longer distances over a shorter period as compared to heavier objects. Further, they were given situations to make them understand the areas where work was being done. Social ScienceCh 17 Agriculture Concept Initiation to the topic was done by asking thought-provoking questions to understand the importance of agriculture in our lives. Students answered related questions about what they had for breakfast and tracked the journey of raw material that they had in their breakfast. In continuation to the above task, students next made a list of things that were obtained from agriculture which is used by them every day. As part of the next topic, students were quizzed to understand how much they knew about the different types of soil. Connecting the types of soil, the difference between cash crops and food crops was discussed & explained. A mind map was drawn by students to sort different crops as cash and food crops for better understanding. The importance of the Green revolution was discussed and students collected information about “the father of the Green revolution” Mr. M S Swaminathan. Keeping in mind the SDG goals, Be the change –Worksheet 2, Zero Hunger was discussed to make students understand the importance of food and to reduce the wastage of food on their plates. To create awareness about agriculture GK Book- Page 67, Crops in India & Page 68, the Life cycle of a crop was also done. Ch. 18 Industries As an introductory activity, students watched a video to understand the journey of cotton plant to cloth. They learnt how the raw material is converted to a completed / processed good or material. Factors responsible for the growth of industries were discussed. Students were enthusiastic to share information on how to set up an industry. Few examples of different types of industries were also discussed to strengthen their understanding of industries. As a culmination activity, students were able to categorize materials in their homes into different industries that it was made/obtained from. They also attempted GK book page 30 to understand about different machines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCD_bssV4ak ICT “The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” The starting of second term gave students the opportunity to explore the new application – MS PowerPoint 2016. They learnt about the use and importance of presenting their work in a beautified manner using PowerPoint slides. Besides the basics of learning the ways to create, save and open the document, our students learnt the useful features and components of PowerPoint. They presented their PowerPoint project on Dussehra and shared their creativity. EnglishThe learning was initiated by commemorating the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi through an activity of Reading comprehension. The students acquainted themselves with his indomitable spirit of Nationalism. The stock of words with ‘de, re, pre and non’ was strengthened with a fun lesson of a puzzle, word formation and framing sentences with the newfound words. The difference between Biography and Autobiography was interpreted through Unit 11-Robert Louis Stevenson and Unit 12-Treasure Island. The students reflected their eagerness to learn more about the famous adventurous tale of Treasure Island. The learning continued by revisiting the concept of Conjunctions with PowerPoint presentations and video. The topic has also been taken up with the help of Live worksheets, quiz and written work. Consolidated written work was also done in the notebook for four subordinating conjunctions—when, while, although and if. For extra practice, live worksheets were shared with the students. Apart from enhancing their knowledge in literature, vocabulary and grammar, the learners were introduced to a new genre of writing skill-Book Review. This nurtured their critical and creative thinking skills. As a part of the CBSE Activity, the grade IV scholars celebrated the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ by narrating stories related to freedom fighters. They narrated the stories which they had heard while reading or being told by their family members. This act of storytelling helps our students to develop their communication skill incorporating voice modulation and intonation. https://forms.office.com/Pages/DesignPage.aspx?lang=en-US&origin=OfficeDotCom&route=Start#FormId=YVlUmu4VSEinRHZ-zb0eGer_oQ2KGE9MoBE_iYIUzoFUNjlXSjhJTEw1VlVONVNCN1NBVEdPRDJLMy4u https://quizizz.com/join?gc=11453438 https://youtu.be/8EJ8aSzuJnk Hindiछात्रों से पूर्व ज्ञान से संबंधित प्रश्न पूछे गए और पाठ – ‘ लक्खू चाचा के खिलौने ’ का पठन करवाया गया | छात्रों को कहानी के माध्यम से बताया गया कि प्यार देने से ही प्यार मिलता हैं | जीवन में प्यार और संवेदना का बहुत महत्व हैं | पाठ के शब्द -अर्थ , वाक्य प्रयोग व प्रश्न -उत्तर करवाए गए | छात्रों को कबाड़ से जुगाड़ बनाने की गतिविधि करवाई गई | छात्रों ने खराब चीजों से काम की चीजें व खिलौने बनाए | महात्मा गांधी व लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी के जन्म दिवस के उपलक्ष्य पर छात्रों के साथ गांधी जी से स्वच्छता अभियान के विषय में चर्चा की गई तथा छात्रों को शपथ दिलाई गई कि वह अपने आस -पास सफाई रखेंगे | छात्रों के साथ “मैं शांत हूँ ” मासिक विषय पर भी बात की गई | छात्रों को विशेषण तथा उसके प्रकारों का परिचय दिया गया| छात्रों को विशेषण से संबंधित गतिविधि करवाई गई | छात्रों ने अपना चित्र अभ्यास पुस्तिका में बनाया तथा अपनी विशेषता लिखी | कक्षा में सोना देने वाली मछली की कहानी दिखाई गई और छात्रों को सोन मछरिया नामक कविता का सस्वर वाचन करवाया गया | छात्रों को अनुच्छेद लेखन का महत्व तथा परिचय दिया गया | सतत विकास लक्ष्य -११ संवहनीय शहर और समुदाय के विषय मे चर्चा की गई तथा छात्रों से ‘ कटते वृक्ष बढ़ते शहर ‘ नामक विषय पर अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया | आज़ादी का महोत्सव गतिविधि को आगे बढ़ाते हुए छात्रों को स्वतन्त्रता संग्राम से जुड़ी कहानियों को सुनने को कहा गया | कहानी सुनने के पश्चात उसमे से क्रिया शब्दों को छाँटना था तथा यह भी लिखना था कि यदि उस कहानी के पात्र के स्थान पर आप होते तो क्या करते ? कक्षा में छात्रों से नवरात्रि तथा दशहरा के पर्वों के महत्व तथा उससे मिलने वाली सीख पर भी विचार विमर्श किया गया | छात्रों को विषयों की पुनरावृति करवाई गई तथा कक्षा परीक्षा भी ली गई | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYLpmknOr5g विशेषण की परिभाषा, भेद एवं उदाहरण | Adjective | Hindi Grammar | Class 4 | - YouTube सोना देने वाली मछली | Golden Fish | Hindi Kahaniya for KIDS | Bedtime Stories | StoryToonsTV Hindi - YouTube Anuched lekhan - अनुछेद लेखन - YouTube AAZADI KI KAHANI PART 20/आज़ादी की कहानी 20 - YouTube 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:
Song: Faded Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdpXxGPqW-Y DramaForm(s) of Acting: Mime Application of their learning: October month was full of festivals, so students learnt a lot about Indian mythology.
For Special Assembly Form(s) of Acting: Street Play/ Skit
Indian Musicअक्टूबर माह में छात्र-छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग- यमन आरोह अवरोह बंदिश , कपि बंदिश दशरथ नंदन राम प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा , ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक , प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु विशेष गतिविधी- चयनित छात्र-छात्रों ने स्पिकमैके की एक कार्यशाला में भाग लिया तथा जानेमाने कलाकार पंडित भोलानाथ मिश्रा जी से शास्त्रीय संगीत की बारीकियों को सीखने व समझने का अवसर प्राप्त किया । सन्दर्भ वीडियोलिंक: https://youtu.be/vAzW1c--LqYhttps://youtu.be/UoymDZjTuC8 Western MusicIn the month of October, the students learnt: Vocal warm-up exercises Song learnt: ‘Showers of Blessing’ learnt 3rd part with guitar and recapitulated the whole song Instruments: Taught about the 6 strings and the function of guitar Techniques: Learnt vibrato and uses (Vocal scaling) Visual ArtIn the month of October, in their Visual Art lessons, students learnt : Week 1: Creative composition on Dussehra Week 2: Cartoon making (animation study) Any composition with your favourite cartoons Week 3: Clay Activity Cartoon making out of play dough or polymer clay. Week 4: Art Integration with Math and Science. (Earthen diya decoration with geometrical shapes, mirrors and flowers) Composition: Creative & freehand Art Technique: Free hand, pencil shading, colouring, colour mixing, outlining Art tools: Pencil, crayons, oil pastels, sketch pens. Life SkillMahatma Gandhi rightly said, “Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviour. Keep your behaviour positive, because your behaviours become your habits. Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.” Considering the theme of the month “I AM PEACE”, students were made aware of the importance of being in peace, speaking good and positive words. Some relaxation techniques to keep the mind calm and peaceful were also shared. Scholarly September has been a month of reflective learning as the students recapitulated the lessons and performed sincerely during their continuous assessment process. The monthly value being I AM COMPASSIONATE, the students shared their experience of kindness and compassion. They explored the significance of Healthy Food and Responsible Consumption of various products. The monthly and SDG theme instilled the awareness of responsibility among the learners. They expanded their horizon of learning by actively participating in CBSE activities-Rashtriya Poshan Mah and Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav. They paid their gratitude and regards to their respected facilitators through an eventful assembly. They started their weekly journey with Majestic Mondays and continued till Fascinating Fridays with introspective thoughts and positive words for the day. To strengthen their days ahead, the NIE Newspaper played an immense role by involving them in Global awareness and happenings. The newspaper provided them with their fields of interest developing their divergent thinking process. SPECIAL ASSEMBLY |
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