Blog – 2^nd Sept to 6^th Sept

Unit of inquiry

Students inquired into factors affecting our health and developed an understanding  of consuming a balanced diet for staying healthy.

They were familiarised with terms like ingredients, nutritional value, red and green dots on food packets, manufacturing and expiry date of products with the use of empty wrappers.  

As a part of making real life connections, students were taken on a field trip to a departmental grocery store, where they saw all the food products options available on shelves. They understood the significance of making the right choices, the importance of locally grown food and its health benefits. They also learnt to identify fresh and processed food.

Students were shown a video about the different ways of taking care of our body, which was later followed by a discussion on the benefits of maintaining a healthy body. 

Math

Students were introduced to the concept of ordinal numbers with an exercise on medal tally of top ten countries in 2018 Asian Games.  

They enthusiastically participated in an activity in which they stood in a line and recognised their respective positions. Later they practiced writing ordinal numbers from 1- 10 both in words and numbers.

Students ranked their favourite food using ordinal numbers.

English

The tutor read a poem to the students to hone their listening and visualization skills. They listened carefully and drew images  in their journals. They also extended their vocabulary by learning new words, like smooth and braids.

Punctuation was introduced to students with  sentences without punctuation or capitalisation. Post discussion they were given cut outs of period, comma and capital letters which needed to be placed at appropriate places in the given sentences.

Listening skills were further enhanced with the story ‘Peppa Pig-the dentist’. They summarized their understanding by answering simple questions.

Students were assessed on their spellings with a spell bee.

Hindi

To enhance reading and writing skills, students read and wrote three- and four-letter words. They also revised आ ki maatraa by reading small sentences. They saw a video related to good food habits and discussed about it to enhance their viewing and speaking skills.   

Students marked Janamashtami  at school by identifying learner profile attributes for Lord Krishna. His caring and balanced approach to life was evident in the heart warming welcome accorded to his childhood friend Sudama. The lifting of Govardhan parvat marked his principled behaviour towards his village folks. Killling of Kaalia nag was an act of courage that sent out a cultural message about the good deeds of the Lord.

ICT

Students understood the meaning of research and how different search engines work. While searching for images of healthy and unhealthy food using Google Chrome, they practiced effective citing and referencing in their documents which is an essential skill in the digital age. 

Students discussed the ‘Essential Agreements’ and reviewed what they had drafetd during their first ICT class of this session. They made a few changes and agreed to act accordingly. 

Art

Students were encouraged to express themselves freely on a topic of their choice using colour pencils. Later they wrote their reflections based on the guiding questions given to them.

Music

The students learned a new song ‘A gift to you’ and they also did some vocal warmup exercises to improve their vocal performance.

Dance

Students clapped and stomped their feet to rhythmic music. This helped them to understand the rhythm better. They worked on body isolations and explored different types of body movements.

Releve was introduced in class. It describes the action when a dancer rises up and seemingly is standing on his/her toes.

 PE & Skating

Students developed their basic motor skills with the help of different lead-up and recreational games, which included jumping, running and hopping. They practiced walking and balancing on the skates during their skating lessons.

Library

This year Grade 1 summer assignment challenge  aimed at developing the students’ analytical and thinking skills. They undertook an extensive and meaningful assignment and presented insightful reflections based on The DE Bono’s hats for the stories they read during their summer break.

Winners of the summer challenge celebrated their victory on September 3, 2019 by dressing up as favourite characters from their respective stories and went on a character parade.

Students enjoyed their celebratory ice cream and attention. The school takes pride in awarding winners with an interdisciplinary certificate of appreciation that applauds  their effort.