English In the English lesson , a variety of Punctuation Marks were introduced through a story. The emphasis was laid on the Apostrophe and its usage. Students were assessed on their prior knowledge of contractions and how it is used while writing. The class collaboratively generated a list of contractions and explored some new ones too. A recap of all the grammar concepts was done. Students also revised the topics for their Unit Test. Revision of all topics was done as a creative task where each group prepared a poster based on their understanding of the concepts done in class. The first round of the Spell Bee Wizard Competition was also held on 8th May '18 Mathematics Students strengthened their understanding of Number System- Indian and International Place Value System, comparing, odd / even, ordering numbers. Rounding off numbers proved to be a challenge for the students and they made an effort to understand through different strategies –( Rounding off poem & number line ). Students were given a choice to opt for any strategy to round off numbers to the nearest 10s, 100s, & 1000s. They were introduced to the concept of estimation of numbers by rounding off numbers. Students displayed their understanding of the number system concept and took a brief class test followed by peer assessment . Social Science In their Social Science lessons, a quiz was conducted on Indian states & capitals followed by research on neighbouring countries of India. Students learnt about Northern Mountains by watching a video on The Three Ranges of Himalayas. They did individual research to find out about life of the people inhabiting states of Himalayan Region ( Capital , language spoken , festivals and cuisine ) thus enhancing their research skill . Learning about Northern Plains was the next on their agenda. On the basis of class discussion, students understood about the different states, traditional attire , architecture and festivals of the Northern Plains and the Northern Mountains. They marked the major landforms of India and its neighbouring countries on the Physical Map of India. Science Students visited the Science Lab to understand the process of digestion through the models . Related videos added to their understanding of the body systems such as circulatory & excretory system. The process of excretion was conducted through an experiment. Students revised these Science concepts and undertook their Science unit test. As part of their project work, students were divided into groups and given topics related to Food – nutrient & food groups, balanced diet, food preservation, importance of exercise and tooth. Prior to starting the project work, students were taught the skill of research and presentation. Students used books and internet to research and find out information. This was later presented in the class. They were assessed on the basis of their team work, content of research and presentation skill and marked on rubric (an assessment tool). Hindi (कविता - जीवन की सीख) का सस्वर कवितापाठवाचन, कठिन शब्दार्थ-वाक्यप्रयोग, श्रुतलेखन और प्रश्नोत्तर आशय स्पष्टीकरण करते हुए पद्यांशावबोधन विधा सीखी। गतिविधि के रूप में कविता का छात्रों ने चित्रांकन कर स्वरचित काव्यपंक्तियों की रचना की। कविता के माध्यम से छात्रों ने प्रकृति के विभिन्न उपादानों जैसे - धरती, सूरज, चाँद, पेड़, पौधे और फूलों के महत्व पर चर्चा की। छात्रों को जीवन मूल्यों की सीख जीवन में इनका का महत्व कविता के माध्यम से स्पष्ट किया गया ।पाठ व कविता के स्पष्टीकरण के साथ गद्यांशावबोधन व पद्यांशावबोधन सिखाया । विशेषतः मातृदिवस के अवसर पर विभिन्न गतिविधियों और प्रस्तुतियों के माध्यम से छात्रों ने माँ की जीवन में भूमिका पर स्वरचित पोस्टर बनाकर अपनी माँ के विषय में अपनी भावनाएं विचार व्यक्त किए। Music Indian Music Students practiced राग यमन and सरगम with rhythm. This help them understand the scale and important factors of rhythm in classical music. They also practiced a song 'मां की ममता' for Mother’s day. It’s a raag based classical song. Students enjoying learning the nuances of Indian music. Western Music Students learnt and practiced the song - ‘Sing with full of fun’ originally sung by Gary Barlow. They are enjoying learning the western music instrumental - drums and guitar too. Physical Education Students practiced SQUASH and learnt the following skills:
Art In Art lessons, children made posters expressing their love for their mothers. They drew the composition on their art files using the elements like the shape of heart, flowers and their own message for their beloved mothers and finally they coloured the composition with oil pastels. ICT In ICT the students learned several features and their customization in Windows 7. They did various activities to relate and understand the efficiency of computers as compare to human beings. They made comparisons between their personal desks with Windows desktop. They explored the shortcut menu options besides steps of creating files and folders etc. in Windows. Life Skills This week was related to last workshop taken “Have you filled your bucket today?” Counsellor placed each child’s buckets on soft board along with some random acts of kindness written on slip and students filled each other’s bucket by letting their friends know what act of kindness other person has. Students where enthusiastic to see their buckets filled. Drama Students learnt the different forms of drama including dialogue delivery and voice modulation. They also acted to a given situation i.e. how someone feels when they are not able to find their mother anywhere.The emotions generated by students brought tears to the eyes of the educators. Dance
The children learnt the fundamental steps of Kuchipudi through a small choreographic piece. The song of the piece was dedicated to Lord Ganesha.
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English Students completed Unit – The Great Wall of China (Nelson English) with focus on reading, comprehension, glossary, new vocabulary and writing skills. The exercises in the book and the notebook strengthened the concepts. In writing, students learnt Factual Writing –its format, examples and practice exercises. Maths During Math lessons, students were assessed on their prior knowledge of Place Value through a strategy “Eye-to-Eye” ”Knee-to-Knee”. Taking cue from the students knowledge the lesson was taken further to introduce them to the concept of Place value. They understood the differences between the Place Value and Place by writing the numbers in expanded, word and standard form. Odd/Even, Comparing, Ordering, forming of biggest and smallest numbers from a set of numbers given also formed part of their understanding of the Number systems. They were introduced to Indian and International number system and finding their equivalent numbers, rounding off and estimation of numbers. The concept of 2D and 3D shapes was done as a project. Students took their understanding of shapes to create wonderful objects which was displayed in the class. Social Science During Social Science lessons on safety rules students were made to understand and appreciate the importance of safety rules at different place through engaging video presentations and discussions in the class. Safety rules to be followed at home, road and school were discussed in detail and students were given tasks to be done from home on the same. Also while studying the 'Landforms of the World' students learnt about the different landforms of the world like mountains, plateau, deserts etc. through flip teaching. Students were first explained about the landforms and then few of the students were given a task to prepare the topics and talk about the same to the class the next day. Science In Science Students watched Visual of Circulatory system, Digestive system and Excretory system. They visited the science lab and observed the models. Students drew the organ systems which is also part of understanding the parts of the organ. Their understanding were further strengthened by watching related videos and peer teaching. Hindi स्वपरिचय प्राप्त कर छात्रों को विद्यालय के नियमों और अनुशासनात्मक गुणों से अवगत कराया गया।राष्ट्रगान गायन का महत्व समझाकर लेखनकार्य कराया गया। किसी भी कार्य को करने का सही ढंग सीखाना अनिवार्य है अतः लेखनकार्य के लिए सिखााया गया। क्योंकि पठन लेखन तो सभी छात्र करते है किंतु सही तरीके अपनाकर कार्य करने वालों का कार्य ही सफलता का मार्ग प्रशस्त करता है। 1 से 10 तक की हिंदी गिनती के संख्यांकों और संख्याशब्दों का उच्चारण कराते हुए समझाकर लेखनकार्य कराया गया। वर्णवृक्ष गतिविधि के द्वारा वर्णमाला के स्वरवर्णों को भेदज्ञानपूर्वक कराया गया। व्यंजनवर्णों का वर्गपरिचय ध्वनितंत्र के उच्चारणपूर्वक कराया गया। द्वित्व व्यंजन पंचमाक्षर वर्णविच्छेद संयुक्ताक्षर वर्णविच्छेद और रेफपदेन वर्णविच्छेद कराते हुए सूत्र समीक्षापूर्वक समझाया गया।सीखो शिष्टाचार पाठ का पठन वाचन कठिनशब्द उच्चारण शब्दार्थ वाक्यप्रयोग चर्चा प्रश्नोत्तर आदि कराते हुए गद्यांशावबोध कार्य सिखाया गया। कक्षा परीक्षा के माध्यम से श्रुतलेख और पुनरावृति कराते हुए पाठ स्पष्ट कराया गया। Music Where on one hand, while learning 'Indian Music' students started there vocal practices in raag yaman and some sargam with rhythm so they can understand about scale and important factor of rhythm in classical music. On the other hand during their 'Western Music' sessions students did the scale practice with very common time signature, students also practiced with their finger counting and learned beautiful song: sing (Gary Barlow) Physical Education During Physical Education sessions, students were made aware about the history of Squash and rules of the game. They also learnt about the footwork on the court that included the forehand and the backhand. The session also included the different ways of Gripping of racket ( V grip or shake hand grip) and Forehand drive and lob. Art In Art, students were introduced to art materials and techniques of using them. Students also learnt to draw human face profile and basic human anatomy. Children made drawing on earth day to integrate with their academic lesson. Life Skills School Counsellor built rapport with students. Students understood the counselor is there to help / guide the students resolve conflicts, time management, behavioural issues among other things. Under the theme 'Me and Myself' students worked on creating positive self-image. A case study was present to them using smart board and students had a group discussion on the same. Students learnt self-management skills as well. Mindfulness and practicing different types of technique helped them to learn relaxation, and deal anxiety, fear and anger. Workshop on 'Have You Filled a Bucket Today?', 'A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids' was been conducted. It was taken from a beautiful book by - Carol McCloud, children are encouraged to express daily kindness and love. The author uses the metaphor of every person being born with an invisible bucket, which represents their emotional health (or happiness quotient). By saying kind words to others, not only will you fill their buckets, but you will fill your own. Students develop the sense of gratitude towards everyone around them. It spreads positive vibes around and cultivates healthy atmosphere. Here is the url for the Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEg38zCOMgk for your reference. Brainstorming activity was conducted after the session to fill in each other’s bucket. Drama |
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