Revision of UT2: The students were asked to prepare for UT-2. UT-2 syllabus was revised properly with the help of revision worksheet which was shared through "Teams". The common errors were pointed out in the class so that students realize their mistakes. Later, the answer scripts were given to the students to take home. Decimals: The topic decimals were introduced to the students with the help of real life situations and the application of decimals in daily life. The students were motivated to get into the topic through the concept map of decimals. Tenths, Hundredths, representation of decimals on number line, fractions into decimals, conversion of units by decimals and addition and subtraction of decimals were explained with the help of NCERT textbook questions. Algebra The topic was introduced through a match stick activity and the Rangoli in the class using the dots (subject interlinked). STEM activities were done in the class with various other subjects. NCERT textbook questions were discussed and solved in the class and the students were asked to make a PPT on Algebra. Peer tutoring was emphasised in this topic. ​

UT-II REVISION: The students practiced revision worksheets for their UT-II and a class test was conducted. The chapter 'First Empire' was introduced with a discussion on our Nation's Emblem and its importance. The students traced back the history of the national emblem to the rule of Ashoka the Great and were excited to hear the story of Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya. They were amazed to know how Ashoka spread his Dhamma across the world even at a time when there was no internet and well-developed means of transport. They also gained insights into the administration and art of the Mauryan Empire. Finally, they analyzed the various reasons for the decline of the Mauryan Empire. The students learnt the greatest message of Peace and Non-Violence from this lesson. The chapter 'Relief Features of the Continents' was continued. The topic of Plateaus was introduced to the students with a discussion on tabletop runways and their dangers. They learnt the importance of plateaus as a source of important minerals. The chapter continued with a discussion on plains and why they are the most densely populated regions of the world. They also located important plateaus and plains around the world on the map. The chapter 'India-Physical Features' was introduced with an interesting map activity where the students were asked to match the different physical divisions of India on the map. They were elated to learn about the formation of the Himalayas. They also learnt about the different ranges of the Himalayas-Himadri, Himachal, and the Shiwalik. The chapter 'Democratic Government' was introduced in the class by asking the students some thought-provoking questions about India as a democracy. They learnt the different features of democracy and how they should exercise their voting right as responsible citizens of the country in the future. Justice, equality, and resolving conflicts in a democracy were discussed. Weblinks: https://youtu.be/3IOhAd-atxI ​

“Animation offers a medium of story-telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to students.” The students, in ICT classes, understood the concept of Animation. They learnt Symbol and different types of animation tween – Motion Tween, Shape Tween and Classic Tween. ​

"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt A literature piece with the message of ‘a will to sacrifice’ was taken up in the month of November. ‘The Gift of Magi’ was introduced through a discussion in which the students were asked to write about the best gift they had ever received. Further, the students delved deeper into the text by framing questions, discussing the aspects of comprehension, prediction and noting down the new vocabulary. They made connection with the story and tried to relate the same. Then they consolidated their learning in the written form in their notebooks. Students were introduced to the other works of O Henry and watched a video as well. The students were motivated to read the poem ‘Someone’ and share their views about the comprehension of the poem. Post this, question answers, new vocabulary and poetic devices of the poem were discussed in the class. In grammar, the students revised the concept of Tenses and practiced indefinite and progressive tenses along with a recapitulation of some strong and weak verbs. In the revision for UT2, they practiced letter to the Principal, Verbs, its forms, subject verb agreement and phrasal verbs. They benefitted from a thorough revision of literature with an open book test. Video links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAPZC7o6Y9k ​

​गुंजन -पाठ्य-पुस्तक से पाठ 10- ‘सूरज का इंतजार' कराया गया I प्रश्नोत्तरों पर विस्तार से चर्चा की गई और उसके बाद छात्रों को प्रश्नोतरों को लिखने के तरीकों से अवगत करायाI हिन्दी भाषा के विकास के लिए सतत व्यापक मूल्यांकन के बिंदुओ को शामिल किया गया l साथ ही साथ विरामचिह्न के माध्यम से छात्रों में हिंदी भाषा के लिखने तौर-तरीकों के प्रति जागरूक कराया l ‘फाल्गुन में सावन’ कविता के माध्यम से छात्रों को सावन में होने वाली गतिविधियों से अवगत कराया l कविता को गायन विधि की सहायता से रोचकता प्रदान किया l कविता को गाकर बच्चे काफ़ी खुश हुए l रचनात्मक कार्य के अंतर्गत अनुच्छेद-लेखन ( धार्मिक-पर्व ) कराया गया l

In November, our goal was to make the students more comfortable reading the language with ease, so more of lesson reading was included. They were introduced to the topics- Animals [farm, wild & domestic],Quantitative adjectives was also done with examples. Exercises related to the lessons were also done. Lesson reading of unit 6 was done while the students took notes of difficult words. https://youtu.be/y0JBUEiLYXI

​Sports is an essential part of our lives. During the month of November, the students watched an interview of Leonel Messi as an introduction to the chapter ¿Qué deportes practicas?. Sports names and related verbs were shared with the help of a PPT. Everyday activities and those done in free time were discussed. The class learnt question answers related to sports expresing likes and dislikes about them.

Started on : July 26 Completed on :  25 November 
Project Goal: Space exploration has become critical for human existence & evolution. Commercialization of the space market opens up doors for independent space enthusiasts and entrepreneurs. Rockets are the most important part of this industry. Our aim is to start our journey into space-tech by studying how to achieve stable rocket flight by building a model rocket system
Project description: The project was aimed towards developing fundamental skills of rocketry in the learners so as to enable them for future opportunities arising with the ever-growing industry of government as well as private space-tech organizations.
During the project, learners worked collaboratively in a team to achieve a common project goal based on the inquiry — How to achieve a stable rocket flight by building a model rocket system. The journey encouraged learners to learn and apply concepts of physical and mathematical sciences
— center of gravity, center of pressure, graphical scaling and geometry, laws of motion, and more. The project also created opportunities for learners where they built and demonstrated critical thinking, scientific thinking, and information literacy skills.
Skills and Competencies : Social Skills, Communication , Creative Thinking, ICT Skills, Innovation

Chapter- Fibre to Fabric Term II started with the introductory activity of identifying the fabric that students were wearing. The students learned to classify different fibres into natural and synthetic fibres depending upon their origin. The teacher explained the process of converting fibre to fabric with the help of PowerPoint presentation and related video links. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2GKVG-2qeM The students discussed about importance of charkha used in spinning process during the freedom struggle. [History Integration] They also learned about the steps involved in the production of cotton and jute with the help of pictures and related video link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ystM8evK6HE The educator elaborated on the climate, soil and rainfall conditions required for growing cotton and jute crops. [Geography Integration] The learners took part in a Weaving Activity with Paper Strips to show how the two yarns are woven to form fabric. [Art Integration] Chapter- Changes Around Us The students identified the different types of reversible and irreversible reactions, chemical and physical reactions with the help of several activities and experiments in the chemistry lab. The educator explained the different ways in which the changes occur. Chapter - Water The learners identified the direct and indirect ways by which people consume water on a daily basis. They were shown pictures of natural disasters and were asked to identify them. They compared situations of flood and drought in two different areas with respect to their effect on life in the area, availability of food, occurrence of diseases and harm to property. [VUCA] 'Our country is facing an acute water crisis.' The students were sensitized to the issue and made aware of the different approaches for water conservation. [SDG 6: Clean water and Sanitation] Chapter - Light, Reflections and Shadows The students recalled the luminous and non- luminous objects. The teacher asked the students to collect various materials in class and check if anything could be seen through them. This activity helped students to understand the concept of transparent, translucent and opaque objects. They learned the concept of rectilinear propagation of light through an interesting activity. They looked at a candle through a staight pipe and a bent pipe to learn that light travels in a straight line. The educator explained the formation of shadows based on the previous concept by using a torch, ball and white A4 sheet.

"Man, the molecule of society is the subject of Social Science" The young historians of Grade VI continued their journey to the past. Religion is the search for the ultimate meaning. The students gained insights into the principles and practices of the Vedic religion. They understood the various problems of the Vedic religion, which led to the emergence of religions like Jainism and Buddhism. The students were elated to learn about the great spiritual reformers Vardhamana Mahavira and Gautama Buddha. They engaged themselves in many activities like a presentation on teachings of Jainism, poster making on Buddhism and narration of interesting stories about the lives of Buddha and Mahavira[INTEGRATION WITH ART]. "To be good and to do good is all we have to do" The students were excited to learn about the working of local self-government. They gained insights into the importance of the involvement of people in the functioning of a country. They were able to understand the literal meaning of Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayats. A model Gram Panchayat was organized in class where the students enacted the role of the Sarpanch and the Panchs and discussed various issues and came out with unique solutions to those problems.[SDG 16 PEACE,JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS] "In our changing world, nothing changes more than Geography" The students were elated to learn about the various landforms of the Earth. They excitedly shared their experiences of visiting different landforms. Through videos, they learned about the process of the formation of different mountains in detail. A simple and interesting activity was conducted in class to demonstrate the formation of fold mountains. Weblink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_4BYWgSu60 ​

अक्टूबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत - लोक गीत घिर घिर आई बदरिया। प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदुओं का अध्यन। छात्र छात्राओं ने वार्षिकोत्सव की गायन प्रस्तुति की तैयारी मे बढ़ चढ़ कर हिस्स लिया। Class X अक्टूबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: शास्त्र, क्रियात्मक- तानपूरे का विस्तृत अध्यन , तिलवाड़ा ताल राग भूपाली की परिचय एवं बोल राग, गीत – सरगम गीत, ,राग सारंग बड़ा ख्याल आरोह अवरोह बंदिश प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु सन्दर्भ वीडियो लिंक: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hv1rrYV8M ​

​Rangoli is an ancient Hindu art form of India. Derived from the Sanskrit word 'Rangavalli', it means rows of colours, and is drawn in the homes, courtyards and sometimes even on walls, to celebrate auspicious occasions. Demonstration with space management, freehand drawing, opaque and earthy colours wwas done. They also learnt the use of poster colours, holding a brush and colour theory.

The August month started with an interesting activity on Waste Management. The students went to the Compost Pit in the school campus to understand the process of decomposing organic waste. [SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities] Many students tried the Recycling Activity of old newspapers at home. This activity helped them to understand how recycling paper benefits our environment by saving trees. The chapter Electricity and Circuits was introduced with an interesting activity on static electricity. A class discussion was held on becoming more sensitive and aware of Conserving Electricity. [SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production] The students learnt about the structure and parts of Dry Cell and Electric Bulb with the help of related video links and diagrams. [Art Integration] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txiCd7xPz_k The working of Electric Torch which uses one or more dry cells inside it was explained by the educator using related science video link and diagrams. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n-etQ24Mlg Activity: The learners brought a small torch to see how the batteries are placed inside an electric torch. The concept of open and closed circuit and electric switch was explained in detail with the help of several circuit diagrams and Hands on Activity. The students observed their educator construct a simple circuit by connecting an electric cell with paper clips, drawing pins, torch bulb, plastic-coated wires, cello tape and cardboard. They also learnt and practiced the symbols used to represent the components of the circuit. The students made several concept maps in their notebooks to revise the concepts of the chapter. Chapter Exercises and Question-Answers were discussed to assess the understanding of the students. Recapitulation of chapter concepts was done through Quizizz and Google Forms Assessment [IT Integration]. The class test was also conducted to prepare the students for the Half Yearly Examinations. ​

क्रिया तथा काल के नियम,भेद,उदाहरण सहित वाक्य प्रयोग कराया गया I गुंजन -पाठ्य-पुस्तक से पाठ - 'एक पत्र माँ के नाम' तथा मुत्तुलक्ष्मी पाठ कराया गया I प्रश्नोत्तरों पर विषाद चर्चा की गई I पत्र-लेखन , विज्ञापन -लेखन , अनुच्छेद -लेखन व चित्र-लेखन के नियमों से अवगत कराते हुए उदाहरण सहित कक्षा में कराया गया I हिन्दी भाषा के विकास के लिए सतत व्यापक मूल्यांकन के बिंदुओ को शामिल किया गया l ​

The month began with a recap on Prepositions of place and Sentences formation describing the location of objects in the room. The topic Reflexive verbs was introduced in the chapter Por la mañana and Por la tarde. The students learnt how to express themselves in morning and evening daily routine. The class learnt the name of places in the city and the verb "Ir" to go. The concept of conjuctions was introduced to the students who learnt how to say "to" in Spanish. ​

The session recommenced through a revision of the numbers, greetings, verb conjugation, nominative and accusative case. This was followed by the students interviewing their educator and peers to revise w-questions learnt earlier. They also revised family members with definite articles in nominative case. The students attempted to make small sentences on family members with articles and write an email in their notebooks. They were able to introduce themselves as per the format of A1 Exam, Goethe Institute. Children actively participated in the oral test conducted in the class. ​

​“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.” The concept ‘Components of Food’ was introduced in the class by a recall activity on different types of nutrients present on the label of their favorite snack. To facilitate a student centered approach, ‘peer teaching’ was introduced in class where the children taught their peers about the functions of carbohydrates, proteins and fats using the ‘show and tell’ method. They presented the real sources of CPF (Carbohydrates, proteins and fats ) and explained the functions of the same to their peers. By this activity, students were able to relate to 'SDG-3 Good Health and well being'. In addition to this, a starch test was performed using bread and iodine solution. The students observed the change in color of solution from brown to blue-black. They also checked the presence of fats in peanuts, chips by using butter paper. The chapter was concluded with the topic “Balanced Diet” where the students shared their understanding and learning which they got while doing their holiday homework based on the same. They were able to deduce that a balanced diet can be different for different people depending upon various factors. https://labinapp.com/resources/class-6-science/activity-to-test-the-presence-of-starch-in-food/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJgb_f15FKA&t=5s https://www.tactivity.in/Guide/Food+Test+++Protein/475
​In our attempt to make children creative and innovative, the learners brainstormed through the Think, pair and share model where they collaboratively worked to come up with the solutions of how waste produced at home can be segregated and recycled by everyone. They also created small ‘blue’ and 'green' dustbins to segregate their room wastes. They further researched about 'landfills’ and were surprised to learn that these modern landfills produce methane gas that is used to produce electricity. The students shared their thoughts on how they can refuse-reduce-reuse-recycle, things. During the discussion on this topic, the students watched a video on how plastic is recycled and made into usable items like brushes, chairs, benches, etc. They also shared how they used various plastic items at home and contribute to reducing garbage in their surroundings (SDG -14 Life on Land). https://www.dumpsters.com/blog/how-do-modern-landfills-work

​The students during their ICT class learnt different functions in Excel Software. They were asked to plan for their Birthday party and maintain the expenses in Excel. They applied different functions like Sum, Max, Min, Average, Count, etc. They also learned 'Today' function and different types of cell references.

​“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” - Benjamin Franklin The class interaction began with a welcome note and a discussion of Holiday Home work in which the students presented their work beautifully. Discussing on the structure of a sentence, we revised the nouns and went on to learning more about Adjectives and their use in English language. The students learnt about the application of different kinds of adjectives and the degrees of comparison in their day to day life. The same was followed by Note Taking in their notebook with the help of a PPT and a hand out. The students enjoyed attempting the exercises of their Grammar Plus Book. They enjoyed and understood the usage of adjectives with a reflection NIE activity. A poem 'Foreign Lands' was also explained and discussed well in the class in which the maximum focus was on the use of adjectives. The topic of Formal letters was introduced with a situation based discussion in the class wherein the students were able to compare and contrast the features of formal and informal letters. Eliciting responses while going through the PPT about the types of letters was another interesting way to get their attention. The students not only shared their prior knowledge, relevance and application of letters in the current scenario but also minutely observed a sample to deduce the format of the letters- both Formal and Informal. The practice questions attempted by the students helped them to work on their style of writing and structure. In order to improve their ability to ‘Apply and Transfer’ (under Bloom’s Taxonomy), they shared their knowledge about informal letters and practiced writing the same with the help of instructions shared in the class. “The road you fear to go, holds the treasure you seek.” The chapter Treasure Seekers - I & II began with a discussion about how the students would be earning money as Sixth graders. They came up with numerous creative answers. Each student was assigned a specific paragraph to explain and in this way, they were able to develop their speaking skills as well. They were made to be more engrossed in the story and strengthen their learning by doing word work in their notebooks. Treasure Seekers II was also discussed in continuation with the previous chapter. The students were able to correlate both the chapters. The causes of the problem along with the solutions was discussed in the class.

भाववाचक संज्ञा परिभाषा , उदाहरण-प्रत्युदाहरण और अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास समस्त भेद सहितपाठ- एलबम आधारित पाठवाचन, गद्यांशावबोधन , प्रश्नोत्तर, शब्दार्थ आदिअभ्यासप्रश्न सहित .कविता – ‘कोई नहीं पराया’ शब्दार्थ - अभ्यासप्रश्न आदि करवाए गए l छात्रों में हिन्दी भाषा के विकास के लिए सतत व्यापक मूल्यांकन के उचितानुचित बिंदुओ को शामिल किया गया l ​

पाठ ४- भाषाया: सौंदर्यम् (सर्वनामानि) सर्वनाम शब्दरुपाणि- तत् , एतत् – किम् – पुल्लिंग में तथा पाठ-५- त्रय: पुरुषा: सर्वनाम शब्दरुपाणि- अस्मद् , युष्मद् उदाहरण-प्रत्युदाहरण और अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास द्वारा तत्पश्चात पाठ ६. अव्ययपदानि आधारित अनुवाद कार्य का लट्लकार और लृट्लकार- में गम्, भू , पठ् , खाद् , चल् , पा , दा , स्था आदि धातुरुपों के साथ अनुप्रयोग और पदपरिचय सहित अभ्यासकार्य कराया गया । संस्कृत भाषा में वाक्यरचना सिखाई गई । जिसमें छात्रों ने संभाषण करते हुए चित्रवर्णन करने की योग्यता अनुवाद के माध्यम से प्राप्त की । जिसमें छात्रों ने छोटे –छोटे वाक्यों में वार्तालाप करते हुए सामान्य संभाषण का अभ्यास किया । ​

After a refreshing holiday, the children were eager to meet their friends and teachers. The month was started with a revision sheet for UT 1. The solved answer key was later shared on MS Teams. We tuned into the topics- Numbers [50-100], Nationalities, Neighbouring countries and The Famous Monuments of European countries. As a part of the language & performing arts week, the students learnt about how to converse in French by watching videos showing 2 conversations which would help themn to converse as a French national. All topics were taught with supportive study materials like word documents, PPT and relevant worksheets. https://youtu.be/ZnGCVRFDYXY https://youtu.be/fflhkR8OnWA ​

​The month of July commenced for the students by solving a revision sheet for the UT1 which was shared on MS Teams . The students learnt about the different types of residences and the names of the rooms in Spanish. Q & A on the topic were practiced in class and the students attempted a small paragraph on the topic. Radical change verbs were introduced and compared with other types of Spanish verbs. To practice the students attempted a fill in the blank exercise from the PPT. With the help of the class book the students learnt objects of the bedroom from the chapter "Mi dormitorio". By telling the location of the objects in the room, the students learnt preposition of place. Video on Radical verbs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JZpRVSYGDE Video on prepositions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVQtWeZ0t4

The session recommenced through a discussion of holiday homework and a revision for UT1. The students learned to name their family and friends and to introduce their family and friends by their name, age and their relation with them to others. They also gained the knowledge about how to introduce a family with the help of a family tree and pictures. They further acquired the skills to draw their own family tree and to replace nouns with pronouns. They then learned to introduce a family named "Family Weigel" with the help of grammar and vocabulary learnt. After mastering how to form and answer close ended questions (yes/no questions) students enjoyed watching a video and sang along two songs on family, greetings and byes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4as-06Iseg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQrHkXCMTeA

"When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a centain place on the floor; it's to enjoy each step along the way." The session began with a new dance style- Freestyle on a patriotic song embibing the spirit of love and respect towards the nation. We used lines and curves (tools) to create a new choreography. They were also taught the basic levels of body like plie and releve. It's a good exercise for mind and body coordination, it also improves the body posture. ​

​जुलाई में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार राग, गीत - लोक गीत कजरी बुंदन बुंदन प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु छात्र छात्राओं ने इंटर स्कूल गायन प्रतियोगिता मे हिस्सा लिया तथा बहुत ही अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया।

Skill is the joint force of passion, experience and intellect. World youth skills day is marked every year on 15th July to celebrate importance of training young individuals with skills for employment & entrepreneurship. With immense vigor and enthusiasm ,a general assembly was conducted by Grade VI A to commemorate the importance of world Youth Skills day. This year the theme for world youth's skills day is 'Transforming youth skills for the future'. The assembly comprised of an informative and insightful Power Point Presentation by the students on the history and importance of celebrating the World Youth Skills Day and a magnetic poetry on the importance of skills.

The lessons began with checking the previous knowledge of Geometry through an activity where the students were able to identify different terms like – point, ray, line, line segment, etc. The students were instructed to make their own park using the shapes as an introduction activity. Students enjoyed finding different types of angles in their surroundings. They enjoyed making different types of angles using sticky notes. The students were asked to make their own model robot using different shapes and to describe the shapes. NCERT text book questions were discussed in the class through written work. The students made angles, triangles and their types using match box/ sticks". ​

“Make slides that reinforce your words, not repeat them”. The students, in ICT classes, learnt the new features of Windows 10 and PowerPoint Software. They learnt different features like animation, transition, inserting sound video, linking the slides, importing data from a Word file. On “WORLD HEALTH DAY", they created a memory game on PowerPoint. The lesson was also integrated with Bio and Civics, students created presentation on SOURCES OF FOOD (BIOLOGY Topic) and DIVERSITY IN INDIA (CIVICS TOPIC). “The best tool available today for exploring real-life questions of quantity and change is the spreadsheet.” The students, in ICT classes, learnt Excel Software. They learnt different features available in Excel like entering data, changing cell content, inserting & deleting rows, columns, etc. On “Mother’s Day", students created a drawing in Excel. ​

The English lessons commenced with icebreakers, the class shared their likes, interests and talents besides coming together and establishing the Essential Agreements. The students recapitulated the basic knowledge about Sentences and built upon it by learning the types and the application of Phrases, too. They enjoyed the ‘Tune In’ exercise of picture composition game “My world, My Sentences”, writing the subject and predicate for each sentence they framed. The students started the topic Nouns and built upon the same by learning the kinds- Proper, Common, Abstract, Collective, Possessives, one noun for many, Countable and Uncountable nouns. They enjoyed the discussion of several exercises. The students recapitulated the format of an informal letter with the help of a sample letter and practiced the same in the class. The students became familiar with the genre of fantasy while reading the extract from ‘Peter Pan’ in the form of a play. They delved deeper into the idea of remaining a child and the responsibilities that come with growing up. Voice modulation and reading with expression was the skill in focus. Learning to be quiet, modest and gentle, the students enjoyed the poem ‘The Violet’ which conveys the idea of humility. They talked about their favourite flower and attempted to illustrate that too. The topic was in sync with Earth Day and SDG15- Life on Land. The class also got engaged in a discussion about various flowers, their qualities and appreciating nature. The young learners came closer to the life of Shakespeare and enjoyed reading 'The Merchant of Venice' in which the themes of doing good, friendship and a happy ending were also discussed. Weblink: https://youtu.be/GoPmc0syzAA ​

हिन्दी - छात्रों को राष्ट्रगान का गायन - लेखन कराकर राष्ट्रीय चिह्नों की उपयोगिता पर चर्चा करते हुए कक्षा का आरंभ किया गया | व्याकरण संबंधी पाठ -१ भाषा , लिपि और व्याकरण का अनुप्रयोगात्मक व्यवहारिक अवबोध कराया गया । गतिविधि – कला और संस्कृति से समन्वयीकृत करते हुए राष्ट्रीय चिह्नों की उपयोगिता आधारित प्रपत्र बनवाए गए । विभिन्न स्थानों पर बोली जाने वाली भाषाओं और उनकी लिपियों से छात्रों का परिचय कराया गया | इसके पश्चात छात्रों को वर्ण - विचार पाठ पढ़ाया गया | भाषा की सबसे छोटी इकाई वर्ण , वर्णमाला , वर्णविच्छेद – पंचमाक्षर –संयुक्ताक्षर आदि का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास करते हुए वर्णविचार संबंधी ज्ञान प्रदान कर भाषिक क्षमता प्रदान की गई । गुंजन पाठ्य पुस्तक में रचित कविता – ‘हिमालय और हम, का पाठवाचन कराते हुए कविता की विस्तृत व्याख्या के साथ-साथ पद्यांशावबोधन कराया गया गया । सतत विकास लक्ष्य -६ स्वच्छ जल और स्वच्छता तथा धरती और हरयाली से जोड़ते हुए चित्रकला से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें नारा लेखन प्रपत्र बनावाते हुए स्वच्छ जल , स्वच्छता , धरती और हरयाली की उपयोगिता पर चर्चा की गई । | व्याकरणिक विषय लिंग, वचन , विलोम और पर्यायवाची शब्दों की महत्ता , उपयोगिया बताकर शब्दकोश में वृद्धि की गई । ​

संस्कृत- सतत विकास लक्ष्य – ‘’सभी को शिक्षा के माध्यम से स्वस्थ जीवन देना और सभी के जीवनस्तर में सुधार लाना ।‘’ नामक विषय पर संवाद कराते हुए शब्दावली का विभक्त्यानुसार अनुप्रयोग करते हुए मध्यम पुरुष और उत्तम पुरुष व्याकरणिक नियमों अनुसार छात्रों को संवाद विधि से परिचित कराते हुए दैनिक जीवन में संस्कृत भाषा में बातचीत का अभ्यास कराया गया । काल के क्रियापदों का पुरुषवचनानुसार अनुप्रयोग करते हुए दैनिक जीवन में संस्कृत भाषा ज्ञान प्राप्त करना उपर्युप्त पाठ्यवस्तु का मुख्योद्देश्य रहा । धातुपरिचय: मध्यम-पुरुष और मध्यम-पुरुष वर्लतमान लट्लकार आधारित अनुवाद गतिविधि - (पी॰ पी॰ टी) पर "मत्स्य मानचित्र" के माध्यम से लिङ्ग वचनानुसार मध्यम पुरुष और उत्तम पुरुष व्याकरणिक नियमों अनुसार छात्रों को संवाद विधि से परिचित कराया गया । वर्णमाला- वर्णविच्छेद – पंचमाक्षर –संयुक्ताक्षर आदि का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास करते हुए वर्णविचार ज्ञान प्रदान कर उत्साहपूर्वक शब्दज्ञान संबंधी वर्तनी और लिंग – वचन संबंधी भाषिक क्षमता प्रदान की गई । अव्ययशब्दों का सामान्य प्रयोगज्ञान और वर्तमानकाल के प्रथम-पुरुष लट्लकार आधारित क्रियापदों का वचनानुसार अनुप्रयोग करते हुए दैनिक जीवन में संस्कृत भाषा ज्ञान प्राप्त करना उपर्युक्त पाठ्यवस्तु का मुख्योद्देश्य रहा । ​

The new academic session began with a game "Taco Tuesday" based on verbs conjugation. The students learnt about "ar","er" and "ir" ending verbs and the table of conjugation for regular verbs in Present Tense. The students learnt vocabulary and Q/A related to the city and residences, learning how to describe them. Practiced reading and translations as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoJmchlWJks
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t87dJGZYvpM

अप्रैल एवं मई माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार । राग,गीत - माई री लोक गीत , सरस्वती वंदना, राग खमाज। । प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा, ऑडियो ट्रैक । गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, प्रतियोगिता में प्रस्तुति के महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु । विशेष गतिविधि- छात्र छात्राओं ने इंटर स्कूल गायन प्रतियोगिता मे हिस्सा लिया तथा बहुत ही अच्छा प्रदर्शन कर विजयी भी हुए। सन्दर्भ वीडियो लिंक: https://youtu.be/vrRYjch3UT8 https://youtu.be/IMcLvbNGJ_E ​

In their western music lessons, the students learnt: Vocal warm-up exercises with 7 notes of music in different scales Physical body warm-up exercises Song: 'Heal the World' (Michel Jackson) Intro part Students also learnt the guitar pattern of song Instruments: Taught holding drum sticks and stick bouncing techniques Techniques: Learnt how to sing in dynamics and different modes of singing Song URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02CcUCPkw-s ​

Jovial January has been a month of happiness all around. It is the time when our students 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 students commenced CT lessons 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.

INTEGERS: Students started their learning by sharing the previous knowledge of ‘Integers’ with a discussion where the students use integers in their day-to-day lives. Students gave various examples like – temperature, loss, bank statements etc. A PowerPoint presentation was shown to help them gain more clarity on the concepts.
Students also enjoyed understanding the following concepts:

• Representation of Integers on a Number Line
• Ordering of Integers
• Addition and Subtraction of Integers

The students enjoyed attempting a quiz on Quizizzes to strengthen their skills in mental math. The class also got engaged to play an online quiz on integers.
http://www.mathgoodies.com/games/integer_game/football.html
ALGEBRA: The mathematics session commenced by checking the previous knowledge of Algebra and its related terms like – Constants, Terms, Coefficients, Variables etc in an ‘Expression’ through the day–to–day examples. Students gave various examples where they form an expression like – computing age, patterns using matchsticks etc.
The practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.

Chemistry: The topic ‘Properties of Materials’ commenced with a small hands-on activity. They collected different objects made from wood, plastic, fabric, copper wire, iron rod, paper, rubber, glass, and sponge. They observed the properties of materials like hardness, compressibility, and malleability. They also enjoyed the experiment on ‘Sinking or Floating’ in the class. They collected several things like an eraser, metal ruler, plastic ruler, sharpener, pin, a leaf, an empty bottle, a pencil paper clip, etc. They took notes, observed the changes, recorded systematically and drew inferences.
Material
Float/Sink in water
Eraser
Metal ruler
Plastic ruler
Sharpener
Pin 
Pencil
Glass 
Iron key
They actively participated in the discussion to reason why some objects sink while some float. 
Links: https://youtu.be/05yrwX8EYks
 
Biology:
Body Movements
Fibre to Fabrics
The month started with the concluding topic about the movements of fishes and birds. This was explained to the students with the help of relevant videos and diagrams.
The new topic ‘Fibre to Fabrics’ started with the recapitulation of the prior knowledge about fibre, yarn and fabrics, and different types of fabrics i.e. natural, synthetic and mixed fibres. The students were asked to identify and bring the fabrics made of different types of fibres and share them with the class.
To initiate the understanding of cotton fibres, students were asked to bring cotton and pull and stretch it to loosen its fibres. After which they rolled the fibres and made yarn from them. The video was shared with the students to understand the journey of cotton from plantation to becoming a fabric. They also did the weaving activity with paper to experience how weaving is done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEKVm5JxUN0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orKBbm9lJ1s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2GKVG-2qeM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UBhRgRyxi8
 
Physics
Light, Shadows and Reflections
Lesson ‘Light, Shadows and Reflection’ started with the discussion about the topics done in previous grades like the importance of light in enabling us to see things around us, the various types of materials which allow different amounts of light and how are we able to see any object when the light falls on it.
When the students made the shadow of various objects around them with the help of torchlight, they were able to identify the objects required for the formation of a shadow. While making the shadow and changing the placement of object, light and screen they understood the various properties of a shadow like the changing size, colour and shape of a shadow.
In the next topic, the students were explained about the working of a pin-hole camera and brainstormed on where can they observe a similar phenomenon (like a pin-hole camera) happening.

They also conducted activities with light and mirrors to experience and understand the properties like ‘Lateral Inversion’, ‘Reflection’ and ‘Image Formation on a Mirror’. With an array of engaging activities, the learning became experiential and fun for the students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK8de22i2JU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcNEfwNeZss 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4NBO9UkMvQ 

Civics 
 Rural and Urban Livelihood 
With the help of the Visible Thinking Strategy Connect Extend Challenge, the topic was introduced to students. A video was shown to students while explaining different types of occupations: -Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary activities and they were able to connect with the activities they have seen.
Different means of livelihood in rural areas were discussed with them while showing them related images like farming and non-farming.
They shared their views about different types of farmers in rural areas like big farmers, medium and landless or marginal farmers. 
Students learnt about the initiative taken by the government for rural and urban employment and extend it while suggesting ways for their betterment.
Urban livelihood was also shared with them with the help of case studies of vegetable vendors, domestic help, garment workers, and bank employees.
Students evaluated the rural and urban livelihood and accepted a challenge while debating in class on the topic- -‘Life in village OR Life in the city’.... which is better and why?
 To culminate the chapter, students enthusiastically participated in a quiz and discussed the question answers.
 
Geography
India –Climate, Vegetation, and Wildlife
The topic was introduced with the help of Visible Thinking Strategy See Think Wonder. Students recalled the differences between weather and climate and discussed the factors affecting the climate of India with the help of Mapmaker Interactive. 

• Altitude 
• Latitude 
• Prevailing winds 
• Ocean currents

The cycle of seasons was explained with the help of a video and map activity.
The concept of ‘South-West Monsoon’ and branches of S.W monsoon –Arabian Monsoon and Bay of Bengal branch was explained with the help of Mapmaker Interactive.
Students attempted the activity- See, Think and Wonder while looking at the types of natural vegetation and the topic of wildlife in India was paraphrased with the help of a PPT.
Students also shared their views about the causes of the destruction of flora and fauna and the importance of conservation.
The story of Forest man –Jadav Peyang and the conservation of Majuli Island of India were also shared with students to motivate them towards the SDGs 13 and 15.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/nature-travel/jadav-payeng-planted-molai-forest-majuli-island-assam
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Internet brings huge economic chances for people in every country. The Internet allows people to improve the quality of their life. We discussed Siri/Alexa/Smart Watches/Smart Phones/ Smart T.V and related the Smart devices with SDG-11.
Students understood the “SMART HOMES and SMART CITIES”. 

An example of a Smart Home was shared by the given link.  https://aidemos.microsoft.com/luis/demo

With the help of this activity, they explored “Artificial Intelligence”.  They learnt about “Artificial Intelligence devices in real life”, their impact on today’s generation and the work environment. They created a presentation to share their understanding of “AI” and its use in real life. They also included different ways AI can help us reach SDG Goals.  

माह का आरंभ छात्रों से उनके शीतावकाश के बारें में चर्चा करते हुए और उन्हें लोहड़ी और मकर सक्रांति की शुभकामनाएँ देते हुए हुआ | गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक में रचित पाठ – बोध के लेखक प्रेमचंद का परिचय देते हुए पाठ का वाचन कराया गया | पाठ के कठिन शब्दों के अर्थ बताते हुए उसकी व्याख्या कराई गई | पाठ की प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा करने के पश्चात नैतिक मूल्यों से संबंधित प्रश्न कराए गए | पाठ को पढ़ाने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को मेहनत और ईमानदारी से काम करना सिखाना , अपने गुरु का सम्मान करना , भौतिक पदार्थों पर नैतिक मूल्यों की विजय प्रकट करना आदि बातों से अवगत कराना है |
सतत् विकास लक्ष्य – १६ शांति , न्याय और सशक्त संस्थाओं से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई | छात्रों को व्याकरण संबोध पुस्तक से मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियाँ कराए गए | मुहावरे और लोकोक्तियों में अंतर स्पष्ट करते हुए उनका वाक्य में प्रयोग करने का कारण बताया गया | विराम चिह्न का वाक्य में प्रयोग और उनके महत्त्व से अवगत कराते हुए विराम चिह्नों के प्रकार कराए गए |
रचनात्मक लेखन के विषय –अनुच्छेद लेखन का प्रारूप स्पष्ट करते हुए उन्हें अनुच्छेद – लेखन का लिखित और मौखिक अभ्यास कराया गया | सतत विकास लक्ष्य -१ शून्य भुखमरी से एकीकृत करते हुए अनुच्छेद  लेखन कराया गया | 

​“गणतंत्र दिवस:” नामक पाठ के माध्यम से भारतीय संविधान की महत्ता पर चर्चा करते हुए tatतद्संबंधी जानकारी प्रदान करते हुए सांस्कृतिक लोक-नृत्य और झांकियों की महत्ता और उपयोगिता पर चर्चा की गई । अंतर्विषयक – राजनैतिक और नागरिकशास्त्र से समन्वयीकरण कर संस्कृत शिक्षण और उपयोगिता पर जानकारी प्रदान की गई । पदपरिचयात्मक तालिका के माध्यम से स्पष्ट कराते हुए अनुवाद रूपांतरण सिखाया गया ।  प्रश्ननिर्माण और वचनपरिवर्तन द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण किया गया । द्वितीय इकाई परीक्षा का अभ्यास कराया गया । व्याकरण – धातुरूपाणि -  लट्लकार धातुरूपाधारित अनुवादकार्य और शब्दरूप – अकारांत – आकारांत –आदि शब्दरूपों  को प्रत्ययचिह्नों सहित तालिका द्वारा अर्थ सहित कंठस्थ कराकर अनुप्रयोग कराया गया । संस्कृत-संख्यावाची शब्दों और पदों का लिंगवाचनानुसार अनुवाद सिखाया गया । कक्षा प्रश्नोत्तरी और चित्रवर्णन द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण कराया गया । रचनात्मककार्य - प्रश्नोत्तरी और चित्रवर्णन द्वारा अनुवाद का अभ्यास कराया गया ।

The month begins with the reading of a role play to learn –‘How to talk on a phone to arrange for an outing?’. After discussing the steps to follow, the students practiced phone conversations amongst themselves.
With the chapter: “Este fin de Semana” the students learnt how to say what they are going to do at the weekend. The class discussed the use of the immediate future after revising the conjugation of the verb “ir” to go. Reading a letter the students practiced intonation and pronunciation as well.
A video on SDG 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions was shared in class followed by a discussion.
 Video song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8OSJ8wzw7s
 SDG 16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/category/peace-and-justice/video-peace-and-justice/  (video3)

​After the winter break, the class tuned into the last unit of our term, Module  Lektion 4 (Die Nachbarn von Familie Weigel). In this unit, they learnt about various countries and languages. They learnt some verbs like kommen (to come) and sprechen (to speak) along with their conjugations. As a reflection of the unit, an activity of marking the countries on the Germany Map was done in the class. They showcased their understanding by writing an E-mail to a friend talking about their neighbours. 

Students practised:

• Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running 
• Flexibility exercises like Standing Hamstring Stretch (Bending Forward), Piriformis Stretch (Hip Rotation), Lunge with Spinal Twist (Alternative toe-touch), Butterfly Stretch (Thigh muscle Stretch), Side Bend Stretch (Waist Stretch), Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch (Hip and calf stretch)

 Students were able to perform strength exercises:

• Lunges (3x10 reps)
• Push-ups (3x10 reps)
• Banana pose (3x30 seconds)
• Single Leg Toe Touch (3x10 reps) 5) 
• Body Weight Squats (3x10 reps) 

 Winter Grinch/ Christmas/ Freedom Run 3.0 
Students ran looking at the video and moved accordingly.
This helped them in improving footwork, agility, gross motor skills, and neuromuscular coordination.

The students learnt:

• Contemporary dance movements (Hand exploration in different directions, ‘Rond de Jambe’)
• Dance choreography using the above steps on ‘Happier’ song.

Dance form: Contemporary 
Song : ‘Happier’ song 
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE87rQkXdNw 

The students learnt:

• Physical warm-up exercises 
• Different scales and formula 

Instruments: The scales of different instruments 
Techniques: Learnt how to sing in dynamics and implementation in vocal music

Students learnt :
Week 1&2- Republic Day Composition (Culture & Heritage of India)

• Students made a Republic Day special composition in which they learnt to incorporate the culture & heritage of our country in one composition.

Week 3- Poster on ‘Grow More Trees’

• Students were made aware of SDG 15: Life on Land. They drew a poster on ‘How we can save life on earth’ by growing more trees, recycling and restoring our resources, etc. 

Composition: Creative & freehand
Art Technique: Free hand, colouring, outlining
Learning Outcome: Development of observatory and motor skills, how the motor skills change when introduced to similar art forms like music. 
Art tools : Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, acrylic colour
 SDG : 15 – Life on Land

"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
Suncity School, 37D Gurugram marked the 73rd Republic Day by conducting a special assembly across Grades Pre Nursery - IX with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour. 
The assembly commenced with a flag unfurling ceremony on 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 like them, and reverberated their message by chanting their famous slogans.
Keeping the spirit of patriotism alive, Grade VII- VIII students expressed love for their motherland through self-created short videos.
The assembly concluded with the address of Principal, Ms Guneet Ohri who emphasized 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 tricolour in their mind and heart. May we continue celebrating this day forever!
JAI HIND! 

DECIMALS: Students started their learning of Mathematics through a recapitulation session post in which the topic 'Decimals' was introduced. Students shared various examples where they see Decimals of the numbers like – Temperature, Marks, weighing machine, bowling in cricket etc. Students understood the basics of the concept, its place value and comparison between Decimal Numbers through Place Value Chart.

​Students also enjoyed understanding of the following concepts:

• Conversion of Fractions to Decimals and Vice versa
• Comparing Decimals
• Equivalent Decimals
• Addition & Subtraction of Decimals 
• Application Based Problems on Real Life Examples

 
The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.
Students with great excitement explored the Sep-Edu Book and the Kit. Using the SEP Edu kit, they have replicate the shapes on grids and showed their creativity at its best.

Chemistry: To invoke inquiry about the concept ‘Sorting Materials into Groups’ various images of materials like cotton, chilli, wheat, silk, apple, etc. were shown to the students. They classified the given materials based on the categories of fruits, vegetables, cereals, fibres and spices. 
They could relate it to the importance of classification in their daily lives. They also learnt about materials and their types by identifying the different materials of the given objects. With the help of the following table, they understood that the same material can be used to make different types of objects.
​
Wood 
Glass 
Iron 
Copper 
Leather 
Paper 
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhRIMy7bmmM
 
Biology:
Body movements
As the students had studied the skeletal system, joints and their types in the previous grade, the lessons started with the students recapitulating the topic through role-plays in small teams. The students flexed their biceps and triceps to understand how the skeletal muscles contract and relax to move our bones. 
To understand the movement in different animals and insects, the students were first shown the videos which gave them a broad idea of the movement in insects like an earthworm, snails, snakes, cockroaches etc. Thereafter, they brainstormed, referred to their notes and explained the movements. They could relate the movement of the earthworm to the action similar to that of a spring. Later with the help of videos and pictures they thoroughly explained the movements in different organisms.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI6pOlPSTKQ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Texxu3p7I8 

Civics: Democratic Government
Students had already studied about Government and its different types.  Based on prior knowledge, they summarized the ‘Democratic Government’.
Students recognized the ‘Elements of Democracy’ with reference to the election procedure followed in school for the ‘Student Council elections’.
The other ways of participating in Democratic Government were paraphrased for the students like accountability, freedom, resolving conflicts, etc. and they further shared their views about the same.
Students expressed their views about equality and justice in our country. They also suggested a few steps for the betterment of weaker sections including steps taken by the government.

History: Contact with distant land
Students gained knowledge about the ‘Sangam Age’ in which many ancient ‘Tamil Poets’ collectively compiled their literature.
They also summarized the ruling dynasties of South India, they were together known as Muvendars-

• Cholas
• Cheras
• Pandyas

Students collected information about the invasions by Indo-Greeks, Sakas and the Kushanas. They also recognized the ‘Major Trade Routes’ over sea and land and shared the importance of the ‘Silk Route’. In the ‘Map-Reading Activity, they located different trade routes. They also inferred facts about the spread of Buddhism.

Geography- India- Physical Features
A project was given to students based on specific sub-topics and the class was divided into different groups such as Northern mountain, Northern plain, Desert, Plateau, etc. They enthusiastically researched and gave presentations based on the rubrics which were shared with the children in advance.

During the process of learning Python, which is the basis of learning programming, the students learnt basic coding in Python using 'Input Command and Variables.'
They realized that any task they perform in their daily routine consists of three steps – Input, Processing, and Output. This topic helped them to perform all these operations with the help of Python programs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_Eds34UVCs

“Believe you can and you’re halfway there.”
                                                                            Roosevelt
A literature piece with the message of ‘helping others’ was taken up in December. The extracted ‘Huck saves the Life of Widow Douglas’ was introduced through a discussion during which the students were asked to write about how they have ever helped others. They also shared their understanding of courage and presence of mind supported with relevant evidence.
The students delved deeper into the text by framing questions, discussing the aspects of comprehension, prediction and noting down the new vocabulary. They made connections with the story and shared personal anecdotes. Then they consolidated their learning in the written form in their notebooks. Students were introduced to written works by Mark Twain and watched the video (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) as well.
The students enjoyed reading ‘Taming of the Shrew’ from the Supplementary Reader ‘Tales from Shakespeare’. They were encouraged to discuss the different genres – comedy and tragedy. They watched a video of the story, took notes and shared their views in the class.
They were also given the link to understand the concept of Shakespearean comedy well.
In grammar, the students recapitulated the concept of ‘Adverbs’ and practiced several exercises based on the position of adverbs, one adverb for many, adverb clauses etc. An enrichment exercise in the worksheet was practiced as a reflection activity.
In writing, the students built on their knowledge of ‘Newspaper Report Writing’. They started with a handout about the elements of newspaper report writing and attempted to write a few reports based on the sample reports provided to them. They studied the exemplar, followed the format and attempted to draft reports on the given topics individually.

Video links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_NmVtnEEA8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpNyTKgi1Io
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPnZ43Q8GbY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2O1HU6FMfk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpvvivhesjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4IaaA1eII0
https://youtu.be/9jXfLzux5QA
https://youtu.be/MomSqUkG-C0
https://youtu.be/V9OWrWr4fmA

माह का आरंभ भक्तिकालीन कवयित्री मीराबाई जी के जीवन से छात्रों का परिचय कराते हुआ | गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक में रचित कविता मीरा मगन भई में कवयित्री मीरा बाई जी का परिचय देते हुए उसका वाचन कराया गया | कविता के कठिन शब्दों के अर्थ बताते हुए उसकी सप्रसंग व्याख्या की गई | कविता की प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा करने के पश्चात नैतिक मूल्यों से संबंधित प्रश्न कराए गए | कविता को पढ़ाने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को भगवान के प्रति श्रद्धा और भक्तिभाव की सीख देना है | सतत् विकास लक्ष्य – ४ गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षा से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को कविता से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई | छात्रों को व्याकरण संबोध पुस्तक से अर्थ के आधार पर वाक्य –भेद कराए गए | इनसे छात्रों को वाक्य – रचना करना और एक ही वाक्य को हम किस तरह से अलग – अलग वाक्यों में बदल सकते हैं , इसका ज्ञान हुआ | 
रचनात्मक विषय –संवाद लेखन का प्रारूप स्पष्ट करते हुए उन्हें संवाद – लेखन का लिखित और मौखिक अभ्यास कराया गया | सतत विकास लक्ष्य -१५ थलीय जीवों की सुरक्षा से एकीकृत करते हुए संवाद लेखन कराया गया | मीरा मगन भई कविता से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई , जिसमें छात्रों को सस्वर कविता वाचन करने को कहा गया और मीरा जी के जीवन से संबंधित जानकारी A-४ आकार के प्रपत्र पर सचित्र लिखने को दी गई | छात्रों ने कॉगल (coggle) में हिंदी में अर्थ के आधार पर वाक्य – भेद लिखे | इस कार्य को करने में छात्रों ने बहुत ही गर्व महसूस किया |

“परिवारेण सह नेहरुतरमण्डलस्य भ्रमणम्” नामक पाठ के माध्यम से संस्कृत शिक्षण और उपयोगिता का खगोलविज्ञान और गणित के विषय में समन्वयीकरण कर पढ़ाया – समझाया गया । अंतर्विषयक – खगोलविज्ञान और गणित से समायोजित कर संस्कृत शिक्षण और उपयोगिता पर जानकारी प्रदान की गई । पदपरिचयात्मक तालिका के माध्यम से स्पष्ट कराते हुए अनुवाद रूपांतरण सिखाया गया ।  प्रश्ननिर्माण और वचनपरिवर्तन द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण किया गया । द्वितीय इकाई परीक्षा का अभ्यास कराया गया । व्याकरण – धातुरूपाणि -  लट्लकार धातुरूपाधारित अनुवादकार्य और शब्दरूप – अकारांत – आकारांत –आदि शब्दरूपों  को प्रत्ययचिह्नों सहित तालिका द्वारा अर्थ सहित कंठस्थ कराकर अनुप्रयोग कराया गया । संस्कृत-संख्यावाची शब्दों और पदों का लिंगवाचनानुसार अनुवाद सिखाया गया । कक्षा प्रश्नोत्तरी और चित्रवर्णन द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण कराया गया । रचनात्मककार्य - के अंतर्गत परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project based learning) के अंतर्गत श्लोकाधारित संस्कृत भित्तिपत्र तैयार कर अभ्यास कराया गया । ‘’हमें हमेशा सबसे मधुर / प्यारा बोलना चाहिए। महान लोग दुख और सुख दोनों परिस्थितियों में समान भाव से  रहते हैं।  अच्छे लोगों के मन - वचन – कर्म में एक समानता होती है।‘’  आदि  शिक्षा प्रदान करने वाले श्लोको का  सस्वर उच्चारण कराया गया ।

The topic ‘Quantitative Adjectives’ was in focus during lessons. Students were introduced to new grammar topics – ‘Prepositions of Place, Interrogative Adjectives and Adverbs of Place’ along with supportive worksheets to understand the concepts clearly. Lesson reading along with new verbs was also done. Students enjoyed watching the videos related to things and rooms of the house. Vocabulary related to the videos was also discussed during the class.
​https://youtu.be/P0575vl-tqc
https://youtu.be/Q3AGIKdQUvg

The month began with a video presentation on free-time activities. The chapter ‘Qué haces Los fines de Semana’ was taken up. Various related activities were done during the lesson. 
As part of the grammar portion ‘Verbs, “ver”- to watch and “hacer”- to do or make’ was introduced to the students. 
A recap exercise of ‘Reflexive Verbs’ was done through a quiz followed by a writing paragraph activity.
Video presentation on free time activities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjMDCKS8d0
Quiz on Reflexive verbs
https://quizizz.com/admin/presentation/5fc84f53e94d45001c14c05e/verbos-reflexivos

The Lektion 3 of Module 2, related to animals was introduced with a ‘Dialogue Presentation’ in the class by the students. Students learnt about various animals- domestic/farm/wild animals. Grammar topics like Negation and Verb Konjugation for haben, mögen and möchten were covered during the explanation of the chapter. As a reflection of the topics covered, the students wrote E-mails to their friends talking about their pets. All the workbook exercises were discussed in detail during the lesson. 

Students practised:

• Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running 
• Flexibility exercises like Standing Hamstring Stretch (Bending Forward), Piriformis Stretch (Hip Rotation), Lunge With Spinal Twist (Alternative toe-touch), Butterfly Stretch (Thigh muscle Stretch), Side Bend Stretch (Waist Stretch), Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch (Hip and calf stretch)

 Students were introduced to Team Games:

• Basic rules of different sports
• Importance of every sport
• Career in sports
• Measurements of different sport

Minecraft Fitness Run 1.0
Students ran looking at the video and moved accordingly.
This helped in improving footwork, agility, gross motor skills, and neuromuscular coordination

In their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:

• Basic steps of Hip Hop style (Step & touch, Step-slide-touch, Slide & push).

• Dance choreography using the above steps on ‘Jingle Bells’ instrumental track

Dance form: Hip Hop (Beginner level) 
Song : ‘Jingle Bells’ instrumental 
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5uIahQw9sw 

n 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).

दिसंबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया:
 गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार
राग,गीत -प्रभु जी प्रार्थना 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/CB2TCCowHpA
https://youtu.be/WZRRY9awPPw

The students learnt:

•  Vocal warm-up exercises  

Song learnt: Christmas Carol “O come all ye faithful” and practiced with harmony 
Instruments: Students learnt about the scale in vocal music
Techniques: Students learnt how to sing in dynamics and implementation in vocal music.

In their Visual Art lessons, students learnt:
 Week 1: 2 point perspective- street composition 

• Students learnt that in this type of perspective two sets of parallel lines move away from you. Every set of parallel lines has its own vanishing point. Two-point as the name implies uses two points.
• Drawing the perspective using step by step instructions with the help of wireframe technique.

Week 2: Poster on Global warming/ melting ice caps

• Introduction to the problem of Global Warming- student interaction and group discussion
• Poster format discussion
• Poster layout

Week 3: Cheriyal Scroll Painting from Telangana

• Introduction to Cheriyal scroll painting
• Concept of Cheriyal painting is similar to a comic strip
• Traditional use of medium explained through a video
• Explanation of color palette 
• One painting to be submitted by each student as assignment

Week 4: Christmas composition- Being grateful for this beautiful life- Imagination & Visualization

• In this activity students imagined and visualized the happy moments of their life, and related them to Christmas 
• Students were free to use any medium
• Students created a composition on the given topic

 Composition : Creative & freehand
 Art Technique : Free hand, colouring, outlining
 Art tools : Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, acrylic colour
SDG : Affordable & Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption & Production, Good Health & Well Being

Communication 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 how to work on barriers in communication. With the help of case studies, worksheet and other relevant videos, this concept was made clear to students.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLQ4v2-R3KM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TD884Dl-kLc

“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.

FRACTIONS: Students started their learning of Mathematics through a recall knowledge session. Fractions were introduced. Students gave various examples where they see fractions of the numbers like – one slice of pizza, chocolates, sandwiches etc. Students understood the concept of Equivalent Fractions by Flash card Activity.
Students also enjoyed understanding of the following concepts:

• Types of Fractions
• Conversion of Improper Fractions to Mixed Fractions and Vice versa
• Reducing Fraction to Simplest Form
• Comparing Fractions
• Equivalent Fractions
• Addition & Subtraction of Fractions
• Application Based Problems on Real Life Examples

 
The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.

Biology:
Getting to know Plants
The chapter concluded with the learning about the importance of pollination for the process of fertilization and how the ovule and ovary change into fruits and seeds by undergoing changes in them. Later the students identified and gave examples of various fruits and the seeds found in those fruits..

Physics:
Magnetism
The students enjoyed learning about the concepts of magnetism through hands-on experiments. The activities helped them to understand the properties of magnetism like the ‘Directive property’ through freely suspending the magnet to a string and understanding that every time when you change the direction it turns and faces north and south only. They also used magnets to understand that repulsion is a sure test of magnetism and that earth itself is a giant magnet. The students saw and understood about the working of magnetic compasses. Through videos and class discussions they also understood the proper way of keeping magnets and how a magnet can lose its magnetism. The uses of magnets in daily life were also discussed with students.

Chemistry:
Taking the topic of ‘Changes Around us’ further, the students learnt about different types of changes like ‘Reversible and Irreversible’ and ‘Physical and Chemical changes. The topic reversible and irreversible changes were introduced with the help of Hands on Activity. Where they were asked to cut paper into squares and then join them. They were then asked to think whether the change was reversible or irreversible. Was the paper the same as it was before? Further, to make them understand the term chemical change, they all performed the reaction between a baking soda and lemon juice. They observed the evolution of carbon dioxide. Through this activity, they learned different characteristics of chemical changes. Such experiential learning helped them to differentiate between physical and chemical changes. Several examples of physical and chemical changes were also explained through a live worksheet. In the worksheet, they classified various examples into physical and chemical changes that helped them get complete clarity.  They also learnt about the factors that can bring about changes like temperature, pressure, mixing where they discussed about the examples like cooling and heating of water, change in shape and size of a fluffy solids like sponge, dissolving of sugar in water, etc. The topic was integrated with Art where they made a poster on various types of changes in which various examples of changes around us were shown.
 
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaQChb9_wEg
https://www.liveworksheets.com/xt10752od

 Geography.- Relief features of the continents
Based on prior knowledge the students were made to recall the lithospheric plate movement which is responsible for the position and of continents, oceans, and their relief features.
The concept of folding and faulting and formation of mountains like fold mountains, block mountains, and volcanic mountains were discussed with the help of some activities with real objects available in the classroom and some pictures. Important mountain ranges of the world were shown to them with some pictures and Google Earth.
With map-reading activity, they located different mountain ranges, plains, and plateaus.
Students also gained knowledge about the other physical divisions on the surface of the earth like plateaus and plains. Students evaluated the geographical interdependence of the physical divisions 
They even suggested the importance of each landform as a useful natural resource for humans and the need to respect them and stop polluting them.
A worksheet was shared with students based on different physical features of the world.
 
History: The First Empire
The Mauryan empire was introduced to students while explaining Alexander's invasion of India. With the help of a video on the Mauryan Empire, the story of Chandragupta Maurya and Chanakya was shared with them.
Students analyzed the Mauryan administration and how it is correlated with today’s administrative structure. They also gained knowledge about Ashokan edicts, administrative and religious measures enforced by Ashoka.
Students summarized the Kalinga war and its effect on king Ashoka and shared their views in class.
 
Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AA82OInQqk
https://youtu.be/Ed6UZtVTI64?t=99

​“Animation offers a medium of story-telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to students.”
The students understood the concept of Animation.  They learnt about Symbol and different types of animation Tween – Motion Tween, Shape Tween and Classic Tween.
They created an animated video based on Eco friendly Diwali. Topic was concluded by conducting online quiz.

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.”
                                                                                                                   Franklin D. Roosevelt
A literature piece with the message of ‘a will to sacrifice’ was taken up in the month of November. ‘The Gift of Magi’ was introduced through a discussion in which the students were asked to write about the best gift they had ever received. Further, the students delved deeper into the text by framing questions, discussing the aspects of comprehension, prediction and noting down the new vocabulary. They made connections with the story and tried the same. Then they consolidated their learning in written form in their notebooks. Students were introduced to written works by O’ Henry and watched the video as well.
The students were motivated to read the poem ‘Someone’ over the weekend and share their understanding about the same. 
Post this, question answers, new vocabulary and poetic devices of the poem were discussed in the class
In grammar, the students recapitulated the concept of Tenses and practiced indefinite, progressive and perfect tenses with a recap of some strong and weak verbs. A quiz on MS Forms was practiced as a reflection activity.
In writing, the students built on their knowledge of poster writing. They started off with a handout about the elements of poster writing and attempted to design a poster on the basis of the sample posters provided to them. They attempted to make posters on the given topics individually. (based on SDGs).
 
Video links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAPZC7o6Y9k
https://forms.office.com/r/Jbe7hExybk
https://forms.office.com/r/Q3P4DE9h8B

दीवाली अवकाश के पश्चात छात्रों से आपने यह त्योहार कैसे मनाया और किस – किस की सहायता की , नामक विषय पर अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया | व्याकरणिक विषय उपसर्ग – प्रत्यय की परिभाषा , उसके भेद उदाहरण सहित कराए गए | इकाई परीक्षा -२ का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया | गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक का पाठ – १७  ‘ भारत की वास्तुकला ‘ कराया गया | इस पाठ को कराने का उद्देश्य छात्रों को अपने देश की महान संस्कृति , वास्तुकला और एतिहासिक इमारतों के बारें में परिचय देना है | पाठ को पूरा समझाने के बाद उसकी प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा की गई | इतिहास और कला से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि भी कराई गई , जिसके अंतर्गत उन्हें भारत देश की महान एतिहासिक इमारतों का सचित्र वर्णन करने को कहा गया | सतत विकास लक्ष्य – ८ उत्कृष्ट कार्य और आर्थिक वृद्धि से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें कक्षा में सामूहिक चर्चा कराई गई , जिसमें उन्हें देश की इमारतों को सुरक्षित रखकर किस तरह हम आर्थिक वृध्दि कर सकते हैं के बारें में बताया गया | पाठ का अभ्यास कराने के पश्चात संवाद – लेखन कराया गया | संवाद – लेखन का कक्षा में मौखिक रूप से वाचन करते हुए लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया |

पाठ-१२ ‘मेट्रोयानस्य यात्रा’ के माध्यम से पाठवाचन – पठनकौशल और  भाषिककार्य सहित गद्यांशावबोधन का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास  कर गद्यांशावबोधन और वाक्यरचना अभ्यास द्वारा संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया ।  अकारांत -आकारांत  शब्दरूपों को प्रत्ययचिह्न तालिका द्वारा अभ्यास सहित कंठस्थ कराया गया ।  संवादलेखन के नियमों से छात्रों का परिचय प्राप्त कर छात्रों ने संभाषण करते हुए  चित्रवर्णन करने की योग्यता अनुवाद के माध्यम से प्राप्त की । मत्स्य – मानचित्र के माध्यम से संस्कृत में अनुवाद  का अभ्यास  और लिंगवचनानुसार संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया । परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project base learning) के रूप में दृश्य श्रव्य सामाग्री के माध्यम ‘मेट्रोयानस्य' पाठ आधारित मेट्रोयान की संक्षिप्त जानकारी प्रदान की गई। सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -३’उत्तम शिक्षा और खुशहाली’ से सबंधित प्रश्नोत्तरी का प्रस्तुतीकरण करते हुए उत्साहपूर्वक अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया। द्वितीया इकाई परीक्षा में छात्रों का प्रदर्शन प्रशंसनीय रहा।

​In November, our goal was to make the children more comfortable reading the language with ease, so more lesson reading was included during the online classes. They were introduced to the topics- Animals [farm, wild & domestic], Qualitative adjectives. Revision for UT 2 was done to help them practice. Exercises related to the lessons were also done.

After the completion of Module 2 Lektion 1, the children tuned into the next chapter of the term, Module 2 Lektion 2, ‘Ein Besuch’. In this chapter, the children learned how to greet officially and casually along with how to offer a drink to someone who is there at your place for a visit. Grammar topics included verbs like möchten, mögen, dialogue writing, E-mail writing. As a part of the SDG objective – to learn about the importance of climatic actions, they also presented a weather report in German as a class activity.  

Warm-up exercises: 

• On the spot jogging, jumping and running 

 
Flexibility exercises: 

• Standing Hamstring Stretch (Bending Forward), Piriformis Stretch (Hip Rotation), Lunge With Spinal Twist (Alternative toe-touch), Butterfly Stretch (Thigh muscle Stretch), Side Bend Stretch (Waist Stretch), Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch (Hip and calf stretch)

 
Students practised:

• Coordination ability 

• Neuromuscular coordination
• Ball Handling
• Strength Training 
• Yoga - Surya Namaskar &Trikonasana- Steps to perform pose and advantages of the pose

In their lessons, the students learnt:
 

• Jazz dance movements on a song

 
Dance form: Jazz
Song : Step on up
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPy4i02J6JM 

In their lessons, the students learnt: 

• Ganesh Vandana in Semi-classical style and Teen taal

 
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.

Forms of Acting: Nukkad Natak (Street Play)
 
Application of their learning:

• Students rehearsed a Nukkad Natak related to the topic ‘Save trees’.
• Students learnt how to do rhyming in the Nukkad Natak; they understood the importance of clap, rhythm and instruments like duff, dholak, etc.
• Grade VI to IX students wrote the script of a Nukkad Natak related to ‘Save Trees’ and performed in the class in the groups.
• Through practice of this form of acting, children understood the various components of acting and theatre.

These activities also helped the students in understanding how to work as a team, respect each others’ suggestions and how to improve thinking skills.

नवंबर 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

In their lessons, the students learnt:
 
Vocal warm-up exercises
Song learnt: ‘You raise me up’ by Josh Graham 1st part with guitar 
Instruments: C major scale
Techniques: Vibrato and implementation in vocal singing (Vocal scaling)

In their lessons, students learnt :

• Modes of transport- Designing a future mode of transport which uses renewable sources of energy.
• Cool colour composition
• Painting Technique – How to use the colour medium

Composition : Creative & freehand
Art Technique : Free hand, colouring, outlining
Art tools : Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, acrylic colour
SDG : Affordable & Clean Energy, Responsible Consumption & Production (integrated with designing a future mode of transport which uses renewable and clean energy fuel in place of non-renewable fuel)

“The most potent form of energy is THOUGHT because thought-waves are cosmic waves penetrating all time and space.” This month students realized the Power of Our Thoughts. They learnt the true meaning of these words, “Watch your thoughts, they become your words. Watch your words, they become your actions. Watch your actions, they become your habits. Watch your habits, they become your character. Watch your character, it becomes your Destiny!” This led to the understanding of mapping experiences with the thoughts, de-coding the thoughts, logically assessing our own thoughts and how to overcome negative thoughts.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvzfnm9uk-0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj1GAQDCPiY

​As part of the Math Science Visual Art Subject integration week, students of Grade 6 let their creative juices flow and made beautiful art work using Tangram pieces. The students who were online used an Online Tangram tool (https://toytheater.com/tangram/) to create their own Tangram Art. The theme for their art work was Plants in sync with the Science topic that they are learning. Students made flowers and scenery as part of their Integration activity. On completion, they had to write the shapes used and the fraction of shapes and colours of the Tangram pieces that they had used to make their craft in turn integration of all the 3 subjects – Math, Science and Visual Art. In their Science lessons, students took pleasure in crafting art using different parts of the plant in their Art lessons. Interconnectivity between different subjects was made fun with these meaningful activities curated for our talented ones.

​“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.”
                                                                                                                                                               Helen Keller
 
Optimistic October has been a month of hope and new achievements. With the arrival of this month, we have been able to commence the classes on a hybrid model.
The exciting stepping in of our zealous students on campus witnessed them beaming with excitement and happiness.
The core value of the month ‘I Am Peace’ was discussed well during the CT lessons in which students could understand the concept and its importance by watching videos on the theme. The students shared their views about peace within and everywhere.
 The festive season of Dussehra and Diwali has been enjoyed in the special assemblies and several cultural performances by our talented Suncitizens. The significance of the festivals was conveyed well.
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The students commenced their morning assemblies every day with beautiful thoughts and enriching words. They enjoyed reading the NIE and sharing numerous facts and regular updates about vaccination. Integration, being a part of the school pedagogy, the zealous learners participated well in the Maths- Science and ICT Integration Week and were exposed to various new digital tools. 

DATA HANDLING:
The topic ‘Data Handling’ was conducted as a Student-Led session where some students adorned the hat of an educator and taught the concept to their peers. The concepts Data Handling Introduction, Tally Marks, Bar Graphs, Pictographs and Line Graphs were presented by the students. In addition to taking up the role of a teacher, a few students were also given the responsibility of making question banks, writing the report for the whole session and sharing the pictures as a photographer. Students gave various examples where they use Data like – comparing scores, weather change, marks obtained etc.
 
Students also enjoyed understanding the following concepts:

• Collection of Data
• Presentation of Data using Tally Marks
• Graphical Representation of Data – Bar Graph, Pictograph and Line Graph

 
INTEGRATION WITH ICT – Students used Excel Software to create Bar Graphs, Line Graphs and Pie Charts with a variety of examples.

 A worksheet based on SDG -13(Climate Action) was done from the SDG Book which strengthened their awareness about the same. 

Physics:
The learners started their journey of Magnetism with the inquiry of magnets and the concept about attraction. They brought two bar-shaped magnets closer to each other and learnt about the magnetic force. They classified different materials like a coin, plastic ruler, copper wire, paper clips, iron nails as magnetic and non-magnetic substances through the experiment of bringing magnets closer to these objects.
They also learnt to make a permanent magnet from a steel bar by striking the steel bar about 30-40 times with the same pole of a magnet in the same direction. Learners understood the attractive property of magnets by rolling the magnet bar on stapler pins (made of iron). Such hands-on activity helped them to observe and conclude that magnetic force is strongest at the poles.
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDNlskpHpKc

Chemistry:
To evoke an inquiry on the topic  Changes Around Us, various images of changes like cooking of food, formation of clouds, weathering of rocks, weaving of cloth and evaporation were shown. They classified the changes into natural, man-made, reversible and irreversible changes.
In addition to this, a video on climate change was also shown to them. Through this video, SDG-13 Climate Action was reiterated and thereafter the students shared their views through a group presentation on whether the ozone layer depletion, greenhouse effect, global warming are reversible or irreversible changes and how can we combat them by bringing little changes in our day to day activities.
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2j0pu_tM2Q&t=56s

Biology
Getting to Know Plants
‘Getting to know Plants’ was an interesting topic for the students as they were able to explore and learn more about plants. The students first shared their prior knowledge about the various parts of a plant like the roots, stem leaves etc.
Their learning took a step further, while they knew about the fibrous and tap roots but they now learnt about identifying the root system of plants by just observing their leaves. They learnt that the roots, leaves and stems have many additional functions apart from what they had been studying earlier. For instance, the roots of the Banyan Tree hang from the top to provide it extra support, leaves of a Pitcher Plant modified to form a pitcher like structure to catch insects for fulfilling the need of food in the plant and the stems of Grapevine modified to form tendrils to provide additional support to the plant.
They observed various leaves and discovered that the venations (arrangement of veins) can vary in different plants. To learn about the various parts of a flower, they dissected the Hibiscus flower and observed the various parts themselves. All these experiences made their learning fun and interesting.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuBDV_pZmXM

History: New Ideas and Religions
To introduce the topic, visual prompts about Buddhism and Jainism were shown to students. The students shared their observations based on their prior knowledge and associations. They recalled the hierarchy of the Caste system done in the previous chapter and connected it with the reasons that led to the emergence of new religions.
With the help of a Flowchart and some handouts in the Class Notebook, Students gained knowledge about the system of Tirthankars, the Principles of Jainism, Sects of Jainism etc.
The Storytelling Method was used to explain the four sights of Gautama Buddha’s life emphasizing the four noble truths. All the students enthusiastically participated in the skit based on Gautam Buddha’s life and acquainted themselves with his teaching of Ashtangika Marg- Eight-Fold Path which can put an end to all the sufferings.
Students could resonate the monthly core value - I AM PEACE with the principles of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha and took a vow to embrace these teachings in their lives.
Video link: https://youtu.be/jql07pqN7Hs

Civics: Local Self Government:- Rural and Urban Administration
The topic was introduced by sharing various experiences of village life. Students described the facilities which are available in their villages. A video on the Village Panchayat was shown to them which enabled them to enhance their learning about the need for local government at the village level.
The Panchayati Raj system was explained to them with the help of the functions of Gram Panchayat and Gram Sabha. Students also gained knowledge about the hierarchy of rural administration, maintenance of land records and responsibility of patwari with the help of Class Notebook. Students learnt about the composition of Municipal Corporations with the help of a Mind Map and a short video on the Metropolitan Cities. They also became familiar with the role of Municipal and City Councils.
 
Students were introduced to the government initiative Swatch Bharat Abhiyan based on SDG-6 Clean water and sanitation. The advertisement Khat Aya Hai generated awareness about cleanliness among children. Children were also described Hindu succession Act which showed our government’s determination of maintaining Gender Equality (SDG-5). Students discussed the functions of municipal corporations and suggested their views about water supply and urban local bodies. They also gained knowledge about Citizens Grievances.
 
Link: https://youtu.be/3NUTmhuxKmc
       https://youtu.be/QMHhJ-o2X_Q

​“Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” 

The students learnt Animate CC and practiced it practically on www.wickeditor.com. They learnt to create objects and group the object. They also completed activities based on the frame-by-frame technique followed by the Tween Method. They created an animated poster using group objects feature on the topic to promote SDG Goals. They uploaded animated videos on Eco Friendly on Flipgrid.
Grid Link: https://flipgrid.com/3aaeb55f

“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”
                  -Brain Herbert
 
The students explored the theme of gender roles, responsibility, inequality, control, ignorance and independence by reading and understanding the extract ‘Uncle Podger Hangs a Picture’  from Jerome’s ‘Three Men in a boat’. The learners could relate the theme with some of the other incidents from their lives when fixing a problem became a challenge for them. Further, the students delved deeper into the text by framing questions, discussing the aspects of comprehension, prediction and noting down the new vocabulary. They made a connection with the story and tried to relate the same. Then they consolidated their learning in the written form in their notebooks.
 
The learners exhibited a great interest in reading and understanding ‘Hamlet’ by Shakespeare (Supplementary reader). They not only understood the series of events but also understood the concept of tragedy and the moral  - the revenge itself is deadly. In sync with the monthly theme- I am peace, the learners understood the concept well that had there been peace maintained, the repercussions could be avoided.
In grammar, the students recapitulated the concept of verbs and practiced forms of verbs, synonyms, antonyms, making verbs from nouns, phrasal verbs and Subject Verb Agreement. They learnt the application of verbs in different sentences. Live worksheets were practiced as a reflection activity.
The students analysed several articles from the NIE also and discussed the reason behind liking a specific article along with the important points kept in mind while writing an article. In sync with SDG 15- Climate in action, the students built on their knowledge of Article Writing. They started off with watching a PPT about the elements and the format and attempted to write an article based on hints provided to them. 
Video links:
https://quizizz.com/join?gc=62345726
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxyITVv_qbE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCXDqlFjg8o
https://youtu.be/6-1_Wfd3LhU
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​गाँधी जयंती के पर गाँधी जी का परिचय देते हुए आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव से संबंधित जानकारी दी गई | उन्हें महान देशभक्तों के जन्म – स्थान और उनका परिचय देने को कहा गया | गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक के पाठ –सच्चा वीर के कठिन शब्द , शब्दार्थ कराते हुए पाठ की संपूर्ण व्याख्या की गई | पाठ को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को महान वीर योद्धा शिवाजी के जीवन से परिचित कराना , उनके सिद्धांतों के बारें में बताना है | पाठ का वाचन नाट्य – रूपांतरण के माध्यम से किया गया , जिसमें छात्रों ने बहुत ही उत्साह से रंग-मंच की सामग्री का प्रयोग करते हुए भाग लिया | सतत विकास लक्ष्य – ५ लैंगिक समानता से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों से कक्षा में आशुभाषण कराया गया | 
छात्रों को पोषण माह की गतिविधि भी कराई गई , जिसमें छात्र पौष्टिक और संतुलित भोजन के बारें में जागरूक हुए | व्याकरणिक विषय कारक की परिभाषा  बताते हुए उसका वाक्य में प्रयोग और महत्त्व बताया गया | कारक के भेदों की परिभाषा कराते हुए अनेकों उदाहरणों के माध्यम से उसका परिचय कराया गया | कविता – फागुन में सावन का मौखिक वाचन कराते हुए उसकी संपूर्ण व्याख्या कराई गई | कविता के कठिन शब्द , शब्दार्थ और प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा की गई | इस कविता को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को हिंदू पंचांग के अनुसार महीनों के नाम , उन महीनों में आने वाले पर्वों से परिचित कराना है |
सतत विकास लक्ष्य -१३ जलवायु कार्यवाही से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया | छात्रों ने कंठस्थ करते हुए कविता का सस्वर वाचन भी किया | छात्रों को कविता से संबंधित अनुच्छेद – लेखन करने को दिया गया | 

तृतीया , पाठ –  पाठशाला” के अन्तर्गत तृतीया , पंचमी और षष्ठी  आधारित कारक -विभक्ति का और पाठ – परोपकार के माध्याम से आधारित चतुर्थी कारक -विभक्ति का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास पूर्ण कराया गया । गद्यांशावबोधन और वाक्यरचना अभ्यास द्वारा संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया । 
 
 अकारांत -आकारांत - अव्ययशब्द आधारित अनुवाद कार्य पदपरिचयात्मक तालिका के माध्यम से स्पष्ट कराते हुए अनुवाद रूपांतरण सिखाया गया । लट्लकार प्रत्ययचिह्न सहित तालिका द्वारा अभ्यास सहित कंठस्थ कराया गया ।  संवादलेखन के नियमों से छात्रों का परिचय प्राप्त कर छात्रों ने संभाषण करते हुए  चित्रवर्णन करने की योग्यता अनुवाद के माध्यम से प्राप्त की ।
 
मत्स्य – मानचित्र के माध्यम से संस्कृत में अनुवाद  का अभ्यास  और लिंगवचनानुसार संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया । परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project base learning) के रूप में दृश्य श्रव्य सामाग्री के माध्यम से अव्यय- और सर्वनाम शब्दों की तालिका बनाकर सम्यक् वाक्य ज्ञान प्राप्त किया। जो अत्यंत प्रशंसनीय माना जाता है। सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -३’उत्तम शिक्षा और खुशहाली’ से सबंधित प्रश्नोत्तरी का प्रस्तुतीकरण करते हुए उत्साहपूर्वक ​अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया।  

The goal of the month was to make the students familiar with new concepts of the language. They were introduced to the topic-Professions along with masculine and feminine differentiation. A worksheet related to the topic was also solved during the class. The activity was also done related to the topic where students showcased it via MS Doc / A4 sheet. Students also presented someone using the verbs and adjectives learnt to date and presented during the online class. Recapitulation of articles and negation was also done.
https://youtu.be/ApOpvOmQU9U
https://youtu.be/0ZuOKtT22Gs
https://youtu.be/2gQNHYjvfR8

The month began with a video presentation on directions.
The students recapitulated numbers with a game and learnt up to 100. Paragraph reading helped students to improve their reading skills like pronunciation and intonation and as a result, new words were introduced to them.
A video on a real-life situation from Edpuzzle.com was presented and the students enjoyed answering the quiz on the topic “Mi Ciudad” My City. The students were able to write sentences on their city using new adjectives and telling what places are in it. A video on SDG-Sustainable cities and communities was shared followed by discussion.
 
Video presentation on directions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB-K9673dgM
 
Video presentation : Mi ciudad -parte uno
​https://edpuzzle.com/search?q=mi%20ciudad%20parte%201
Video presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8UggC1JCVA

​The lessons began with Module 2, Lektion 1 (Das Haus von Familie Weigel). The topic for the chapter was ‘My House’ in German. The topics like different types of houses, parts of a house and furniture in the house were covered during the month. Students also learnt how to describe a house by using various adjectives. The students also enjoyed making an illustrated Mind Map on ‘My House’ followed by a dialogue speaking activity in the class. The students are getting more confident in their reading and speaking skills day by day.  

​Students practised:

• Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running 
• Flexibility exercises like Standing Hamstring Stretch (Bending Forward), Piriformis Stretch (Hip Rotation), Lunge With Spinal Twist (Alternative toe-touch), Butterfly Stretch (Thigh muscle Stretch), Side Bend Stretch (Waist Stretch), Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch (Hip and calf stretch)

 
Students were introduced to Chess and learnt:  

• Moves of each piece
• Strategies of pieces on board
• Registration for online chess
• Playing online with friends

 
On-campus students learnt the following related to Squash: 
Appeal
Foot fault
Hot ball

In 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 

​In their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:
 

• Technique of Pirouettes.
• Jazz dance movements on a song.

 
Dance form: Jazz
Song : Step on up
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPy4i02J6JM 
 

Form(s) of Acting: Mime
 
Application of their learning:

• Students rehearsed a Mime Act related to the topic THE STONE. 

• Students learnt to perform characters like a naughty boy, a man, a lady, a small boy and a blind man.
• In a mime, an actor tells a story through his facial expressions, gestures and body language. Students were made aware that mime is a silent act or an act without dialogues. It has a proper costume and makeup, and it enhances an actor’s facial expressions, gestures and body language.

• Additionally, students learnt how to adopt the character and how to modify the character according to the timing. They also understood how to use imaginary properties such as an ice-cream, a mirror, a book, a stick in acting.

​The students learnt:
 
Vocal warm-up exercises
Song learn: ‘Heal the world’ by Michel Jackson 2nd part with guitar and recap session
Instruments: Taught about the chord and the function  
Techniques: Learnt vibrato/ falsetto in vocal (Vocal scaling)

The students learnt:
 
Week 1: Graphic representation of Mahatma Gandhi in a creative way. 
Week 2: Dussehra composition
Week 3: Caricature of famous personalities (integrated with GK)/ Diwali composition
Week 4: Texture painting (parts of plants, integrated with Science).
Composition: Creative & freehand
 
Art Technique: Free hand, colouring, outlining
 
Art tools: Pencil, Sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, compass/circular object
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We all get angry, sometimes. We may feel that something is unfair, something needs to be done; something that we value has been broken or has been taken away; someone is being mean/ rude; we are not getting a fair share. So, what do we do? CONFLICT! This month students were introduced to ‘The Conflict Resolution Recipe’. Conflict is like ‘a tea bag’, one has no idea how strong it can become when it gets into hot water. Students learnt that if we approach any conflict positively, it can improve the quality of our decisions, arouse creativity, build strong relations and enable us to think in different ways.
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• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mylxdeVoDWA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwmIytyN4P4

“Celebrate the victory of the forces of good over evil.”
 
Dussehra, also called Vijayadashmi (or Bijoya in Bengal), is the culmination of the nine-day Navaratri celebrations. It is a festival that marks the killing of Raavan, his son Meghanath and brother Kumbhakarn, by Lord Ram. It is seen as the victory of good over evil.

A special assembly was conducted by the students of Grade VI A on the occasion of the Dussehra celebration on 6th October 2021.The assembly started with a Ram Stuti, beautifully sung by Vritika Sarkar.
The students presented a short enactment of Ramayana in a beautiful drama form. They were dressed up as the characters of the great epic. This was followed by the ‘Devi Stuti’, a traditional Kathak dance presentation by Sunaina Yadav. The students also highlighted the importance of the festival in today’s world and reinforced the message of the triumph of good over evil.

The school Principal, Ms. Guneet Ohri appreciated the effort of the students and emphasized that this day is considered not only the victory of Ram but also the victory of mankind. Summing up, the event was a learning experience for all about our rich Indian culture and values.

The morning assembly paves the way for the students to rejuvenate their spirits, remain rooted in their moral values and unleash their vitality. The students of Grade VI B conducted the General Assembly on hybrid mode on the theme-United Nations Day. The assembly was well integrated with the universal theme-I am peace and it tried to emphasize the need of the United Nations in maintaining peace and humanity all around the world. Children acquainted everyone with awesome facts about United Nations’ origin, flag, logo, the significance of olive branches, respective member countries, its six principal organs, their roles and the headquarters. Children embraced the school’s efforts to introduce the MUN club, where participants are given exposure to working on the principles of the United Nations. A self-composed poem by Arshya Ahuja on peace was very thought evoking and left everyone mesmerized. Children while keeping SDG-15 (Life on Land) in their mind and making people aware of the CBSE initiative of avoiding the use of plastic in our daily life, Children created an informative video on the alternative of plastics that are eco-friendly followed by a pledge to reduce, rethink, reuse repair, recover and rethink plastic to the best of our efforts. The assembly was every bit exquisite and therefore bagged applauds and appreciations of all.