11 March 2016, Volume 25
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Dear Parents,
What a busy term we have ahead of
us with so many things to look forward
to! Learners and teachers are excited
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about heading off to Aranyam for
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adventure camp. A great opportunity
for learners to develop their
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independence and team work skills as
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it brings the learners closer to nature
with an array of outdoor sports and
experiences!
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UNIT OF INQUIRY
Humans'have'always'looked'with'wonder'
at'the'movement'of'celestial'bodies'in'the'
sky.'Why'is'everything'moving'constantly?'
Does'anything'in'the'solar'system'ever'
stay'still?''
Teachers'did'a'role'play'to'help'learners'
understand'the'''difference'between'
rotation,'revolution'and'how'the'Earth'
orbits'the'Sun'while'rotating'on'its'axis.'
They'explored'the'movement'of'the'Earth'
in'relationship'to'the'Sun'and'the'reasons'
why'we'have'day'and'night,'as'well'as'the'
different'seasons.'Learners'gained'
knowledge'on'the'topic'solar'system.'They'
got'engrossed'in'finding'information'from'
internet'and'books'about'planets'and'
other'celestial'bodies'like'comets,'
asteroids,'meteors.'Learners'played'
scavenger'hunt'to'become'familiar'with'
facts'about'the'celestial'objects.'
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ARTS
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Continuing!with!Poems!and!poem!
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figurative!language!like!similes!and!idioms.!They!
understood!that!using!figurative!language!is!a!
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way!of!describing!something!by!comparing!it!with!
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something!else.!They!created!short!stories!using!
similes!and!idioms.!!
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MATH
The!concept!of!area!and!perimeter!was!further!
applied!into!real!life!situations!this!week.!The!
learners!worked!in!groups!on!different!situations.!
One!group!designed!a!garden!having!a!walking!path,!
vegetable!garden!and!flower!bed!and!!!grow!grass!in!
the!remaining!part.!Cost!per!square!feet!grass!was!
given,!they!had!to!calculate!the!total!cost.!
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Another!group!was!to!design!a!bed!room!so!as!to!be!
able!to!place!a!pre?!defined!sized!bed,!study!table!
and!cupboard.!Lastly,!one!group!was!to!put!wall!
paper!in!the!classroom!wall!leaving!out!the!windows!
and!doors.!
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HINDI!
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the!wordlist!(अनेक !शब्दों!के!िलए!एक!शब्द)!
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and!a!worksheet!based!on!it.!
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They!completed!story!क्योंजीमल!और!
कैसे >कैसिलया !from!िरमिझम!!
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Learners!!!had!dictation!(श्रुत लेख)!from!
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They!wrote!few!sentences!on>>!मेरे!बारे !में.!
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The!learners!also!explored!another!type!of!polygon?!
! !Quadrilaterals.!Different!shapes!of!quadrilaterals!
were!cut!and!stuck!around!and!students!were!
encouraged!to!observe!the!different!properties!
based!on!angles!and!sides.!To!take!this!learning!
further!they!explored!quadrilaterals!to!deduce!that!
one!shape!can!be!called!another!one!if!it!satisfies!its!
properties.!For!example!a!square!can!also!be!a!
rectangle,!rhombus!and!a!trapezium.!
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PARENT TIP
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MATH!?!Encourage!learners!!!during!the!week!
to!make!mental!calculations.!Its!imperative!for!
them!to!be!comfortable!with!the!four!basic!
operations.!
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LANGUAGE?!Encourage!learners!to!read!books!
and!identify!the!style!of!authors!in!using!
similes!and!idioms.!Prompt!them!to!also!use!
these!in!their!conversations.!
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UOI!?!Encourage!learners!to!notice!!!the!
different!stars!and!size!of!the!moon!during!
their!break.!Also,!encourage!them!to!explore!
the!time!zones!of!different!countries!and!give!
their!reasoning.!
5th!March:!Departure!for!camp!at!
5.00pm!
Reporting!time!4.40am!
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