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Inquirers
Students who are inquirers have
natural curiosity to learn and are
inquisitive to gain knowledge
about new things .
How does inquiry look
like in a PYP Class-
room and at home ?
An inquirer shows a natural curi-
osity and seeks out answers to
questions. According to the In-
ternational Baccalaureate Prima-
ry years Program ( IB-PYP), in-
quirers nurture their curiosity,
developing skills for inquiry and
research. Inquirers learn inde-
pendently and with others show-
ing enthusiasm and sustaining their
love of learning throughout life.
(IBO, 2013)
How can parents help to
promote inquiry at
home?
Encourage your child to read
newspaper articles and bor-
row books from the library
which have their focus on the
unit of inquiry.
Show great enthusiasm when
you find your child inquiring
into a new concept.
Model being an Inquirer.
Seek the answers by re-
searching with your child
rather then simply telling
what you already know.
Use internet together with
your child to explore new
ideas and information.
Explore practical use of
math concepts in real life
situations: for example, use
of percentage in price tags,
use of decimals in money
and use of weight in differ-
ent products available in
the market.
IB Curriculum Information How does inquiry look like in a PYP
Classroom and at home ?
PYP Buzz
10/1/2018
Volume 4
Grade Page
First in Math
Wall of Fame 2
Grade 5 3—4
Grade 4 5—6
Grade 3 7—8
Grade 2 9—10
Grade 1 11—12
Grade K2 13—14
Grade K1 15—16
Grade Nursery 17—18
Specialists 19—29
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Important Dates
January
First day of School: 3rd
Holiday : 15th & 19th
PYP workshop for teachers: 20th
February
PTM : 3rd
Annual Class Photographs: 16th
Working Saturday : 24th
Sharanya
Narayani
International
School
Dear Parents,
Wish you a Very Happy New Year 2018 ! Welcome to the fouth issue of SNIS PYP Buzz which communicates about the exciting things
happening in the Primary Years Program. Through this newsletter as a medium, we are cov-
ering and communicating about the core aspects of the IB PYP and its methodology and dif-
ferent activities happening in the classrooms.
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First In Math Challenge Fires Students’ Enthusiasm for Math !
Our First In Math program serves as a tool to help create a new generation of thinkers. This is an intricately designed program for Grades 1 and
above which covers most of the Math curriculum expectations at each Grade and challenges student’s level wise to flawlessly understand the con-
cepts and gain command of the calculations meticulously.
We feel delighted to announce the names of top players for this month from each grade level who are showing full dedication and commitment to
develop their Math skills using this software. They are competing with like-minded people over the world in challenging themselves to the fullest
extent possible . They are showing a great deal of physical activity as well as the expected cerebral processes.
M.D Roshan (State Rank 4) Grade 5
Stickers Earned : 11272
Title Earned : Grand Cham-pion
Akshara H Grade 4
Stickers Earned : 9016
Title Earned : Champion
Ishaan R
Grade 3 Stickers Earned : 4808
Title Earned : Genius
Shaurya A Grade 4 Stickers Earned: 2468
Title Earned : Expert
Pranati P Grade 2 Stickers Earned: 1724
Title Earned : Ace
T.V Guru Kiran Grade 1 Stickers Earned: 961
Title Earned : Whiz
Tanya S Grade 4 Stickers Earned 1623
Title Earned : Ace
Sharanya N Grade 4 Stickers Earned : 1609
Title Earned : Ace
Vishal K Grade 5 Stickers Earned : 2310
Title Earned : Expert
Tarun Grade 5 Stickers Earned ;1304
Title Earned : Whiz
Top 5 Players Grade Level Wise
Other Top Players Sticker Count Wise
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In unit of Inquiry, grade 5 started with their new
unit about how Government systems influence the
lives of citizens. To begin, students researched
about the different government systems that are
followed in different countries of the world. They
did the jigsaw activity on a world map and identified
the government systems followed in different coun-
tries.
The students also started to inquire about the dif-
ferent branches of government and its functions.
They used the newspaper articles to develop a
deeper understanding about the functions of the
Indian Government. The students got the oppor-
tunity to develop their social and thinking skills
while doing the group activity of jig saw on a world
map.
Math
Students strengthening their math
concepts using “First In Math” Peer learning in Math
In Math, students learnt about Ratios and Propor-
tion. They developed the conceptual understand-
ing of the topic by solving many real life word prob-
lems involving ratios and proportion. They made
their own word problems for their peers to solve.
In groups, students started working on their Math
project for using ratios in mall and planning a birth-
day party. This project has given them the oppor-
tunity to make real life connections with the topic.
Students also worked on ‘First in Math’ to
strengthen their skills
English
Reading strategy of synthesizing
In English, grade 5 focussed on the topic of descrip-
tive writing. Students played different games like I
spy and mystery bag to understand the elements of
descriptive writing. They learned about the use of
adjectives and similes to enhance their descriptive
text. The students wrote descriptions on various
topics using the writing process and used different
graphic organizers to plan their writing. The stu-
dents applied their learning of language conventions
to make their piece of writing meaningful and in-
teresting.
In groups students focused on the reading strategy
of synthesizing
Solving Jigsaw of a World Map Researching from a newspaper
Class discussion to strengthen speaking skills
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Sports Day
Students celebrating her win during the Sports Day
On December 9th SNIS hosted the Annual Sports
Day. Grade 5 participated in the march past and
the students were involved in different drills. They
also did an excellent job in the running races and
were awarded with medals by the trustees.
Graffiti Wall
Expressing on a Graffiti wall
Students expressed their opinion about the need of
government systems in different countries . They
used Graffiti wall as a medium to express their
prior knowledge. This activity helped them to get
tuned into the concept.
Free Exploration
Collaborating and Cooperating with each other to design a city
Students used Math Manipulatives to apply their
understanding about Shape and Space. They created
an imaginary city which they would like visit .
Through this activity, the students demonstrated
they creative skills and became enthusiastic to learn
the topic. They demonstrated the profile of open-
mindedness by listening to the opinions of their
classmates.
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Students engaged in a session of inquiry with the teacher during Civilization unit.
Students learning about Egyptian civili-zation and mummy through an artefact.
Grade 4 inquired into past civilizations. They learnt
about different civilizations like Egyptian, Greek,
Roman, Mesopotamian, Aztec and Mayan through
G.R.A.P.E.S strategy. They connected the past civili-
zations with present day societies for the better-
ment of the future.
Math
Students arranging the manipulatives in
the form of an array Students working in groups.
Students learnt to show array through manipula-
tives. Students represented their learning visually
by placing the manipulatives to show the arrays
both vertically and horizontally. Using these manip-
ulatives help the students to understand the mathe-
matics concepts in a very meaningful way.
English
Students engaged in a narrative writing teacher modelling session.
Procedure for narrative writing with 5W’s chart, sensory chart and transition timeline.
Grade 4 learnt to write narrative writing using
5W’s, sensory chart and transition timeline.
The 5 W’s activity makes the student start thinking
about the questions starting with the words “Who,
What ,When , Why and Where”. These words
help the students to plan a narrative using con-
structivist inquiry approach and differentiated think-
ing.
Grade: 4
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Art Integration Into the Unit
Models of bullock cart and well system from Indus valley civilization
Grade 4 students hosted the whole school assem-
bly. They entertained everyone present in the thea-
tre by singing Christmas carols and dancing to the
tunes of medley songs. Later, they enacted a fantasy
play “Shoemaker and the elves”. Students also
played as hosts for the performances of Grades 1
to 6 which added glory to the festive season.
First in Math Certificates
Akshara awarded the top player of the class by Mr. Kapil Mehrotra—PYP Head of School.
Akshara from Grade 4 was awarded the top player
of the class for scoring maximum number of stick-
ers by playing the First-in-math software from its
website. First in math is a tool to develop thinking
skills among students and it is advisable that all
students should spend some time at home to play
Math Games from this website
Grade: 4
Students performing dance medley on Christmas songs.
Cuneiform of writing and wheel from Mesopotamian civilization
Whole School Assembly—Christmas celebrations
Grade 4 students made models of civilizations as an
integration of arts into the unit. They enjoyed mak-
ing models of inventions and portrayed the daily
lives of people from a particular civilization through
their art work .
Students performing Christmas Carols—
“Jingle bells”.
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Students displaying their models Role play conducted for grade 1 stu-dents
Grade 3 had an end of unit exhibition on sustaina-
ble energy as part of their assessment. The children
spent a week doing extensive research before they
started to make their models. They made models
on Wind energy, Rain water harvesting, Hydro-
power, Solar power and Photosynthesis. They also
showcased their energy booklets and a fun robot-
project which focused on transformation of energy.
As a part of action, Grade 3 students made posters
on conservation of energy and presented it to the
grade 1 and 2 students in the form of a small role
play.
Math
Pizza Fractions Learning through manipulatives
Grade 3 explored fractions by using real life appli-
cations of a pizza slice. They made their own pizza
with fractions of ingredients given to them. Chil-
dren became very enthusiastic when involved in
this activity. Later, they went on to explore equiva-
lent fractions and also solved simple word prob-
lems.
English
Students brainstorming Students conferring and discussing
Grade 3 children have started their journey as little
authors. They were introduced to the ‘Writing Pro-
cess’ by the help of which they will be able write a
final story of their choice by the end of the year.
Most of the children are at step two of the pro-
cess- “The Drafting Stage” . This will be an ongoing
exercise while the other concepts in language will
be taught simultaneously.
Grade: 3
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Field Trip
Field Trip to a museum
Grade 3 went on a field trip to Visveswarya Indus-
trial and Technological museum . The purpose of
this trip was to let the children feel immersed in
the applications of science. They saw how sound
travelled from one end of the room to the other
and made connections with a cup experiment they
had done in school. During the trip they learnt
about the properties of light and its connection
between mirror and reflections
This trip helped the students to make connections
between their learning in the class and the models
Guest Lecture
Mrs. and Mr. Reddy talking about sustainability practices in school
While exploring the third Line of Inquiry on Sustaina-
ble energy practices, Managing Director Mr. Nagaraj
Reddy and Academic Director Ms. Lakshmi Reddy
addressed Grade 3 children on how SNIS as a school
practices sustainability at school in terms of deriving
all it’s electricity from solar panels. It was a highly
interactive session where the children were given
answers to all their questions. It also left children
with a sense of responsibility on a more personal
level. To make the session more experiential, after
the guest lecture, the students got an opportunity to
see the solar panels on the roof of the school.
Session on Safe and Unsafe touch
Workshop by Faith Foundation
Children from Grade 3 and above had a valuable
session by an NGO called Faith Foundation. The
session focused on Child safety in terms of how
and what it means to feel safe or unsafe in the pres-
ence of familiar and unfamiliar people and situa-
tions. The session was very interactive and made
the students understand the meaning of Safe and
Unsafe touch and what they should do if they feel
unsafe in any situation.
Grade: 3
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Students presenting their findings about why and how a particular celebration is celebrated
Students Celebrating ‘Wing Women’s Day’
Grade 2 has enjoyed and celebrated their way through their current Unit of Inquiry - CELEBRA-
TIONS!
As part of their Summative Assessment, they had to create and plan a new reason to celebrate. Af-ter much thought they decided to celebrate 'WING WOMEN'S DAY' - A celebration to acknowledge and thank the 'Aunties' who help them every day in school, right from breakfast, lunch, taking them to the washroom, photocopying worksheets, taking care of their small and big needs during the time they spend here. They are such an integral part of school life so grade 2 made it special for them by inviting the management and staff and expressed their love and gratitude for their 'Aunties' in a heartfelt way. It was a perfect display action taken by students, and a great end to a fun Unit.
Math
Students experimenting with Beads Students making equal copies of the beads - figuring out the concept of multi-plication
The basic idea of multiplication is repeated addi-
tion, which means the multiplication of two num-
bers is equivalent to adding it multiple times. The
students of Grade 2 are experimenting with the
concept of repeated addition using beads. Students
tried to find the connection between addition and
multiplication practically so that they understand
the concept better.
English
Students working in groups jotting down points
Students discussing during their Thinking Hat Activity
“De Bono's’ Thinking Hats activity was used by
Grade 2 .
The activity was used effectively in the English class-room to encourage students to use English in a creative way in developing speaking skills and to think out of the box away from their comfort zone. This activity helped the students to focus on brain
storming , discussions and debate.
Learners first worked with members of their own group, wearing the same colour hat, developing their role further by brainstorming words and ex-pressions. Then they presented their discussions with other hat groups; after which debates and
questions continued.
Grade: 2
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Grade 2 Assembly
Students celebrating Rajyothsava, with the invocation song ‘Hachevu Kannadada Deepa’ during the school assembly
Grade 2 conducted their assembly on 14th of No-
vember, and it was an assembly to remember. The
theme was Kannada Rajyothsava. Grade 2 students
enacted a fictitious musical play called ‘Arunya –
The Fighter’, a tale of guts, glory and courage.
Loosely based on the real life historical story of
Kithoor Rani Chennamma , the play was enacted in
Kannada . The actors, all of 7 years of age, wowed
the audience, mesmerised them with their brilliant
dialogue delivery, expressions & stage presence and
received a standing ovation from the audience.
Learning Discipline
An interactive session with the School Counselor
We always work together as a team to ensure the
physical, emotional, social and psychological well-
being of our students. Ms Sangeetha Poomani, our
student counsellor had a session with Grade 2
about social behaviour, respect for each other,
discipline and usage of appropriate language. It was
a fun and interactive session with the students
while addressing various social, emotional and be-
havioural issues.
Children’s Day Celebrations
Students enjoying a music and dance session with our Music Teacher.
Children’s Day at SNIS was celebrated on Novem-
ber 14th and it was a fun filled day to remember.
The Day was an extravaganza of dance, music, dra-
ma, fun, games, and feasting. Admin staff and teach-
ers came together with one heart to make the day
a memorable one for our young learners. After
class parties and a scrumptious lunch filled with
food loved by children, students had a wonderful
afternoon while being entertained by their teachers
and admin staff.
Grade: 2
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Fieldtrip to a vegetable farm Trip to “More” supermarket
Vegetables are grown in the farm and not in the
supermarket shelves!
Grade 1 has been learning about how food reaches our table. The field trip to the supermarket, farm and radish washing shed has been a learning expe-rience for our first graders as it enhanced their learning and provided them with an enriching expe-rience of how food is grown. They enjoyed collect-ing the vegetables and were amazed to see how the vegetables are loaded to reach the wholesale mar-
ket.
Watching the process of how the radish are washed in the machine was the highlight of the field trip. Our visit to the “More” supermarket gave them an opportunity to view various food items and also to see the different packaging material
used to pack the food.
Math
Our Tuck Shop Buy, Buy and Buy
Yes ... Math can be fun!
“Look at our tuck shop ... we have different food
products. Yes! We are integrating Math in our units
of inquiry “Farm to Table”.
“We used money to buy the food products from
the shop. We learnt how to add and subtract mon-
ey. We also recorded the amount spent at the tuck
shop by making a bill”. It was fun to use the fake
currency notes to buy the food products.
“We waited for our turn to buy things from the
shop!”
English
Guided Reading Program followed in Grade 1 to develop reading skills
Integrating differentiated small–group instruction
Guided Reading
Guided reading is an instructional approach that
involves a teacher working with a small group of
students who demonstrate similar read-
ing behaviours and can read similar levels of texts.
The text is easy enough for students to read with
support. The students follow the Oxford Reading
Tree series. Each level is colour coded and the
teacher begins by grouping students, then prompts,
encourages, and confirm how students apply prob-
lem-solving strategies as they read.
Grade: 1
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Junk food VS Healthy Food Survey
Junk food VS Healthy food Survey
Grade 1 conducted a survey to find out the choice
that was liked the most between healthy food and
unhealthy food. It was surprising to see the result
of the survey that was represented on the bar-
graph. The most liked food was healthy food. The
students also took action to follow healthy eating
habits which could be see into practice during the
lunch time.
Self– Reflection Time
Self– Reflection Time
Self-reflection is a type of self-assessment, and one
of the most significant learning tools we can model
for our students. Ultimately, we want our children
to be the self-assessors of their work and goals.
Grade 1 self evaluated and marked their results.
They were principled while they self evaluated
themselves and discussed how they could improve
on and work better to reach their goals.
Children’s Day
Happy Children’s Day!
This day was a time to rejoice as the students en-
joyed participating in fun games that were con-
ducted for Grade 1. A special assembly was organ-
ised to amuse and entertain the children on this
occasion. The show started with a heart-warming
song followed by a role play, dance, singing etc. The
students were ecstatic to spot their teachers
emerge from the classroom and take on these unu-
sual roles. Their constant cheering prompted the
teachers to put forward their best!
Grade: 1
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Students using Fake money
Shop Role Play
The topic studied was transportation. Children identi-fied and sorted out vehicles under various modes of transport for e.g.. airways, waterways and road ways. For identification of vehicles, children did a role play of toy shop where they used fake money to buy the toys
by naming it, thus also learning to identify Money.
They also explored people associated with various transport while learning about the safety precautions followed by each kind of vehicle. Post learning about vehicles, they also reflected on why we need transport, and depicted their understanding that vehi-cles or transport are not only used to travel but also used to carry goods, animals, or sick people. They looked at what are the good things about the current means of transport and also few ill effects like air & noise pollution and heavy traffic. Few children demon-strated ways to reduce these ill effects by talking
about car pooling and growing more trees.
Math
Students making a Pictograph to show how many girls and boys in class
Student exploring full & empty.
Grade K 2 was involved in an activity to learn
about Pictograph, Bar graph and also Time. They
counted the girls and boys in the class and drew
themselves in a chart to show pictorial representa-
tion. Same way for Bar graph, they counted differ-
ent kinds of trees in the campus and then repre-
sented them through a Bar graph. Children also
learnt about the concepts of full, half, empty, nearly
empty or full by pouring coloured water through
various measuring jars. They leant how to make 10
with different number combination using geomet-
rical materials
English
Student reading a comprehension pas-sage to the class.
Sample activity to learn adjectives
Adjectives were introduced in the class. Students
were asked to draw a Noun of their choice and add
a few adjectives to it. Students illustrated and learnt
Adjectives in a fun way. Some children have started
to read comprehension passages with fluency and
are reflecting on what they read. After reading,
activities are also conducted to show their under-
standing of the passages. Other students are contin-
uing to strengthen their phonological knowledge as
differentiated activity.
Grade: K2
Student making number 10.
Role play for given scenarios
Student drawing a Noun
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Field trip to HAL AERO-MUSEUM
Students in Field Trip to HAL Aero-Museum.
Grade K2 went for a field trip to HAL Aero-
museum to explore and learn more about Trans-
portation. In the museum, they saw mostly air-
crafts which are used by our Indian Navy. While
travelling to the Museum they spotted milestones,
traffic signs, traffic police and various vehicles. On
the way to the museum they reflected on the traffic
jams which was then discussed in class and they
came up with solutions to resolve the issue.
Samples of Students work
Student’s work sample on Adjective
Students of K2 show their understanding of
various concepts by illustrating them and
later the teacher scribes for them as they
verbally speak what it means.
Christmas Celebration
Students dancing with Santa
Christmas was celebrated with lots of enthu-
siasm. Students came dressed in red, white
and green. They felt ecstatic to see Santa
visiting and dancing along with them in their
classroom.
They shared and enjoyed the day by sharing
snacks and sweets with each other and wish-
ing goodbye to their friends before the
Christmas and New-year break
Grade: K2
Student’s illustration of Traffic signs
Student dressed as Santa
Student sharing their goodies
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Students displaying their individual
plant containers with the germinated seeds
Students were helped to dig up a gar-
den patch of their own. They planted seeds and watered the patch daily.
Children of Grade K1 were excited to grow indi-
vidual plants for their Unit on The Plant Kingdom.
After learning that plants need the vital conditions
of adequate sunshine, air, water and healthy soil
they were awestruck to do the germination activity
in class where they watched little plants grow out
of seeds .
They also made a plant patch for their grade in the
school campus by planting mustard, coriander,
moong dal seeds and understood the responsibility
of watering their ‘little garden’ regularly.
Math
Students engaged in number se-quencing activities. They filled in missing numbers in a sequence.
Students building a tower in order of size starting with the largest cube using stack of blocks
Students got hands on experience to learn number
sequencing when they arranged numbers from 1-
20. They strengthened their learning on numbers
that come Before and After.
Arranging the Pink Tower gave them a sense of
delight as they placed the pink coloured blocks
from Big to Small. Stacking the cubes encourages
visual discrimination, coordination, and precision.
Thus students are preparing themselves for under-
standing different Math concepts in a meaningful
way
English
Students participating in a Show and Tell activity in the class by talking about their Favourite Toy.
Students of K1 have started to blend sounds to form 2 and 3 letter words to develop their Reading Skills
Grade K1 students are beginning to strengthen their oral conversation skills which include both Listening and Speaking. They had fun being involved in Show and Tell activities in class when they brought their favourite toys and spoke about them
to their peers.
After gaining phonic knowledge of the first three Jolly Phonics groups, they are now blending sounds to form simple words to enable themselves to read. They are also participating in the Read Aloud Program with their parents by taking home a book from the school library and are able to differentiate
between illustrations and written text.
Grade: K 1
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Sports Events on Children’s Day
Students participating in a fun race by balancing hoops on their heads and run-ning to the finishing line as part of an event held in school on ‘Children’s Day’
Students of Grade K1 were involved in different
sports activities during the Children’s Day celebra-
tions held in school. They had fun participating in
various races. The happy kids cheered for their
friends as well. It was a truly memorable day in-
deed!
Development of Fine Motor Skills
Students engrossed in a Buttoning Activity using Buttoning frames of different
types.
Children were involved in several activities to
develop their fine motor skills, like buttoning
frames etc. The children worked with full concen-
tration to complete the task of inserting the but-
ton. These activities will help them to develop self-
management and self care skills.
Field Trip to a Nursery
Students enjoying themselves on a field trip to a Nursery for their ongoing Unit of Inquiry on The Plant Kingdom
Children of K1 went out on a Field Trip for their
Unit based on the Plant Kingdom. They visited a
Nursery near their school and loved exploring and
finding out about different plants, different shapes
of leaves, flowers etc. They enjoyed this experience
thoroughly and came back to school with lots of
new knowledge.
Grade: K 1
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Fabiana is learning about how animals help us
Grade Pre K was involved in an activity to learn
about various animals. The students contributed in
making a mini zoo in the classroom. They also
learnt about how animals helps us.
Math
Rohann is involved in an activity to learn the concept of big and small
Students learning to count and match numbers using pumpkin seeds
Concept of big and small, tall and short and count-
ing and matching numbers was taught in the class
through interactive methods . Students learnt the
concepts by making charts and posters
English
Students tracing the letter ‘n’ and speak-ing its sound to each other
Priyadatha is busy doing her assessment on colours
Group 1 and Group 2 sounds of Jolly Phonics
framework was taught in the class . Assessment
was conducted on colours
Grade: Pre K
Display of formative assess-ment sheet
Students making a mini farm to display the farm
animals they learnt about
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Field trip
Students are excited to discuss about the vari-
ous animals
The concept of Animal Kingdom was further
strengthened by going on a field trip. The students
were taken on a trip to search for various insects
and other domestic animals.
Guest Speaker’s Talk
Students enjoying the talk by swimming teacher on how to take care of animals
Guest lecturer was invited to speak about animals
and how to take care of them. Our Swimming
coach Mr Vasant volunteered to talk to the chil-
dren on how to take care of animals.
Fine motor skills
Rohann and Priyadatha busy in doing a cotton dabbing activity
Grade Pre K learnt to develop their fine motor
skills with the art of cotton dabbing
Grade: Pre K
Students enjoying their field trip
Rohann pointing to ants as he learnt about the insects
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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Students art work on concept on fun foods. (Drawing and colouring) Students learnt to make an artwork using technique of cutting
and sticking– an activity on making a card and decorating it by sticking colourful stickers and writing a message.
Students artwork on topic— Me on a Rainy Day. ( Imaginative Drawing)
ART
Students involved in drawing about celebrations– Christmas drawings
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade Kindergarten
Students with their artwork—making a model based on their UOI
“Ancient Civilization”
Students artwork— A model of Coliseum and a Model of a village
scene in early civilization.
Students doing an outdoor drawing activity . Student trying to copy one of the idols de-
signed and kept near the temple construc-
Students artwork— Making of a Model using play dough. Making of a means of transport .
Students artwork on their UOI lesson “animals”. Making a jungle with different activities done during their session in art
Students using paint dabbing activity to make a tree. Activity on identifying different colors they see in a Tree
Sketch work
ART
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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Students learnt jumping step on Bhangara dance. Students learnt basic steps of Bhangra Dance
Free style dance routine Grade 2 practicing Afro-Jazz dance steps
Students practicing Zumba dance for Sports Day Display of aerobics merging with acrobatics
Dance
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade Kindergarten
Grade 4 practicing Zumba for Sports Day Students learned aerobics steps for sports day
Students engaged in contemporary dance Students learned floor work in contemporary dance
Students learned freestyle dance for Sports Day
Freestyle dance basic steps Freestyle dance practice
Dance
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Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Students practicing different motions while walking. Students practicing different motions in physical activities
Students practicing the mirror image game Students practicing expressions
Students practicing the mirror image game Students improvising a skit on reduce, reuse and recycle
Drama
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Grade 4
Grade 5
Grade Kindergarten
Students practicing a skit Students watching a video on folk theatre
Students involved in set designing Students discussing about the set
Nursery Student trying to imitate the teach-er
K2 Students practicing pantomime K1 Students practicing pantomime
Drama
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NURSERY
K1 & K2
Grade 1 & Grade 2
Learning how to hold the stick to play instruments. Learning how to play the percussion.
Playing Jingle bells music with rhythm. Singing Jingle bells rock –Christmas Special.
Learning the jamming session –Keyboard –Violin –Harmonica. Playing Jingle bells (music jamming session)
Music
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Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Conducting the song with sticks.
Playing the Despacito song track –with vocals., Learning how to do harmony and seconds.
Listening the music-Rudolf the red rose song.
Snow is falling –Song Jamming session for the Christmas Assembly .
Learning to play Darbuka and Congo drums. Christmas song practice-Angels from the realms and Joy to the world with instruments.
Music
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K1
K2
K2
Sports Day Practice Sports Day Practice
Sports Day Practice Sports Day Practice
Sports Day Practice Sports Day Practice
Physical Education
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Grade 1
Grade 1I
Grade 1II
Sports Day Practice Sports Day Practice
Sports Day Practice Sports Day Practice
Aerobics Practice Formation Practice
Physical Education
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Physical Education
March-past practice March-past practice
Walking in precision House wise practice
Pyramid formation Assembling house wise for March Part practice
March-Past Practice
Grade 4 and 5 along with seniors
Pyramid Formation Practice
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