Jubilant July has seen an enthusiastic start after a refreshing summer break for everyone. They The students reflected their learning by recollecting the exclusive experiences garnered during the fun-filled summer break. Students acquainted themselves by learning about animals and their importance for an ecological balance. In sync with SDG-15- Life on Land, our enthusiastic students enhanced their learning through class discussions, videos, presentations and various other activities. From Magical Monday to Fantastic Friday, the eager learners commenced their day with qualitative quotes and newfound news from NIE newspaper edition. Our students shared their thoughts of the day thereby making everyday truly thoughtful. The responsive reflection activities after every lesson made the learning fruitful and beneficial. The universal theme of the month ‘I am Honest’ was reiterated and inculcated in the Life Skill lessons and by way of stories and discussions. The complete cycle of 1st Unit Test was conducted. Right from doubt clearing sessions, revisions, discussion of question paper to distribution of answer scripts... all was completed with clockwork precision. MATHEMATICSIt was great catching up with all students after the Summer Break. The students joined the sessions with full vigor and excitement. The first week witnessed a detailed discussion of the Holiday Homework and students self-checked their work. Students also revised the concepts done for their upcoming Unit Test. Students recapitulated 2D and 3D Shapes and the properties of 3D Shapes, they were introduced to the basics of Geometry, the differences between line and line segment, ray, points etc. They enjoyed the Symmetry concept through art & craft activity. They started their learning of number operations – Addition & Subtraction, the key words, practice sums and solving real-life word problems using the RUCSAC method. As a way to enhance their mathematical and logical thinking, students worked on the activities from the SEP Edu activity kit. SCIENCEDigestion and Role of microbes The month commenced with the recapitulation of the digestive system. They learnt about the structure of teeth and their parts, and the importance of ‘Dental hygiene’. A class discussion and a video added to their knowledge of on the same. As part of the Universal value, the theme for the month was ‘I am Honest’. Reiterating that fact, students started to maintain a Tooth Diary to record the number of times they brush their teeth a day. Students revised the concepts done through live quizzes and worksheets for their upcoming unit test. Relating to the current COVID situation, the discussion revolved around the impact of coronavirus on them and their family members as an introduction to the concept of Microbes. This was taken up in detail in class, and students shared some facts on good and bad microbes, and also how to protect ourselves from harmful microbes. https://youtu.be/UYRO9R6Bw2s Quiz link: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5c26105b8270ae001a62c1bb/the-excretory-system https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5f78297cdb1098001ce42dbe/circulatory-and-excretory-system SOCIAL SCIENCEStudents joined the school and commenced their learning with positivity after a refreshing summer break. They also revised the concepts done so far and attempted revision worksheets and through MS Forms, Nearpod an interesting tool ‘flippity’ wheel. They enjoyed revising the concepts through this novel way and were eager to answer the questions posed to them. In addition, Ch.5-Life in Northern Plains Students continued their learning of Northern Plains carried forward from the previous month. The location of each state of Northern plains was shown on the map of India for better understanding. To make the learning fun students danced to the tunes of folk dance of Punjab, Haryana and Assam which saw the children grooving to Bhangra, Gidda and Bihu which rocked the session. Further, they were sensitised towards the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh with the help of a video and SWAY presentation. Students learnt about the famous tourist places, food industries and dresses of each state. They learnt about the relationship between all of them.
ICTAn interesting topic filled with activities is a good booster for the students to participate wholeheartedly. Over it, an ICT integration with other subjects works like a cherry on the cake. The students enjoyed the storytelling session (Integration with English) which gave wings to their imagination to design an eBook using different styles and several objects using the MS Word application. They also recorded their voice and learning in Flipgrid after researching about the topic given by the educator. The students added their knowledge about the life cycle of the butterfly, which they studied in their Science lesson. (Integration with Science). During the entire course, the students learnt about the styles and their types, how to apply built-in styles or to create a new style, adding a Text box, inserting WordArt, working with shapes, inserting symbols, pictures and special characters and lastly how to insert a screenshot in a document in the MS Word application The Project-Based Learning (PBL) of the chapter got concluded when the students uploaded their documents on Padlet wall. ENGLISHThe summer break revitalized the students as they shared their new learnings and experience. The interaction motivated the students to participate and share more in the class. The learning continued with a brief recapitulation of the lessons done previously. The concept of Punctuation was introduced and they understood the importance of paying more attention to ‘comma, capitalization, period, and question mark’ while practising writing skills. This helped them construct and express sentences more structurally with appropriate punctuations. They also understood about the Tenses and their usage. The stock of words with ‘ask, ast, ass’ and ‘ur, ure’ was strengthened with a fun lesson using a puzzle, exercises on word formation and framing sentences with the newfound words. The students were highly motivated to explore the golden pages of the famous Folklore-Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest. The reading of the first two chapters gave way for them to share their views with respect to the story. They were stupefied with the archaic diction being used in the lesson viz. ‘thy, thou, thee, perchance, art’ and understanding their meanings. The prior learning of Paragraph Writing was reinforced with the help of ‘Hamburger Graphic Organiser’. The factual writing on Victoria Memorial was brushed up on the basis of the SST topic of Eastern State-Kolkata. (Integrated with SST) As part of UT 1 revision, multiple discussions and revision sessions and worksheets were done to reflect on their preparedness for the upcoming unit tests. https://wordwall.net/resource/12970121/punctuation https://quizizz.com/join?gc=49810566 https://padlet.com/doyel2/k98o6aqlvwg8rtbh HINDIछात्रों को कविता ‘ जीवन की सीख ’ का सस्वर गायन करवाया गया | छात्रों ने बहुत उत्साह और प्रेम के साथ गायन किया | छात्रों ने चाँद , तारे , सूरज के मुखौटे बनाए तथा कविता का गायन किया | छात्रों ने संगीत कला की शिक्षा के साथ एकीकृत करते हुए कक्षा के दौरान प्रकृति से संबंधित कविता सुनाई | छात्रों को क्रिया का परिचय देते हुए उनके परिवार के सदस्यों के काम की सूची बनवाई गई | छात्रों ने बहुत ही रुचिपूर्ण तरीके से क्रिया के भेदों के उदाहरण दिए । छात्रों द्वारा विभिन्न क्रियाओं का मूक अभिनय किया गया तथा दूसरे छात्रों ने क्रिया बताई | छात्रों को प्रथम इकाई परीक्षा की तैयारी करवाई गई | छात्रों को सतत विकास के लक्ष्य 15 –थलीय जीवों की सुरक्षा से संबंधित जानकारी प्रदान की गई | छात्रों को ‘ बाघ और हाथी ‘ पाठ का वाचन करवाया गया तथा बाघों के संरक्षण के लिए उठाए जाने वाले कदमों पर विचार विमर्श किया गया | छात्रों को बाघ को बचाने के लिए नारा लेखन करने को कहा गया | छात्रों से ईद के त्योहार पर भी चर्चा की गई | सभी छात्रों ने अपने – अपने अनुभव साझा किए | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFh0MKe-kVk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCW6oYRSK9g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVoX4R8rEro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi0hqLp30uQ PHYSICAL EDUCATIONIn their Physical Education lessons, students worked on learning the game of chess.
WESTERN DANCEIn their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Dance form: Contemporary (Beginners Level) Song: Let it go - Frozen Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0MK7qz13bU INDIAN DANCEIn their Indian Dance lessons, students learnt:
Dance form: Freestyle (action and expression) Song: Teri Mitti Video link: https://youtu.be/wF_B_aagLfI DRAMAIn Drama lessons, students learnt: Forms of Acting: Through drama games and role play, students learnt dialogue delivery and voice modulation. Application of their learning: StudentS understood Navarasa—the nine emotions and practised the same. Students learnt how to use question words in dialogue and performed using the nine emotions. Additionally, they learnt how to maintain a tempo while performing They also did drama related warm-up exercises. WESTERN MUSICIn their Western Music lessons, students : Learnt vocal warm-up exercises Practiced: C minor Scale and differences in a major and minor scale Learnt the Song : (Recap Session) We are the world Instruments used : Ukulele Techniques: Major/ minor scale (Vocal setting with scale) INDIAN MUSICIn their Indian Music lessons, students : Learnt vocal warm-up exercises: Alankar practice, Balloon breathing. Practiced: Shudh swar Alankar Learnt the Song : Guru vandana Instruments Used : Tanpura Techniques: Basic techniques of practicing vocal music Reference video link for the song: https://youtu.be/hTdZkPeIkhs VISUAL ARTSIn their Visual Art lessons, students learnt:
Composition: Creative & freehand Art Technique: Freehand, pencil shading, colouring, colour mixing, outlining Art tools: Pencil, crayons, oil pastels, sketch pens. LIFE SKILLS“Honesty is the best policy”, taking the monthly theme into consideration, the importance of honesty was explained to the students. Students learnt the importance of being truthful and the consequences of lying, no one will trust us ever. We experience different feelings and to express them we need to use appropriate words. Students were introduced to different feeling words with a proper understanding of each emotion.
Further, it was explained that cheerfulness generates and fosters good relations. With the help of a story and a related video, students learnt that being cheerful helps us in making friends and develop good interpersonal relationships. Next, the concept of thinking beyond appearance was introduced. Generally, people judge others by their appearance. With the help of an activity, students understood that if we judge or avoid people based on their appearance, we may miss out on opportunities to meet some potentially interesting and fascinating people. This month students enhanced their Interpersonal skills, Intrapersonal skills, Communication skills, Self-awareness skills and Decision-making skills.
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