Volume 15
Week of 30th November, 2015
Reflections—Middle School—Grade 8
Viva La Masquerade
On December 2, 2015, Grades 6, 7, 8, and 9 gathered in the MPH-1 to witness the masquerade, ”Viva La Masquerade.” The children had
dressed up as famous artists and presented information on the same. The first presentation was on ‘Marlon Brando Jr.’, the lead actor in the
crime thriller, “The Godfather.”
It was followed by another Grade 7 student dressed up as ‘Paul McCartney,’ the main vocalist of the band ‘Beatles.’ The students gained valuable information on both, the life of an actor, and the history of the band Beatles.
It was then time for the most innovative and famous Italian personalities to make an entrance. A student clad in a long black robe and wearing
a snowy-white beard, representing ‘Leonardo Da Vinci,’ educated the children on his plethora of inventions. ‘Michelangelo’ on the other hand,
outlined his humble beginnings in Florence, before moving on to describe his most popular masterpiece-the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
The competition ended with Goosebumps’ author R.L. Stine and the rapper ‘Eminem,’ stealing the show. The audience was amused by R.L.
Stine’s words, that he started writing horror stories to scare his snide classmates. Eminem focused largely on how he had used his initials to
come up with his stage name.
To sum up the event, Ms. Suman Yadav then invited Ms. Dipti Raswant to share her views on the Masquerade. Ms. Raswant was appreciative of
student participation and encouraged them.
Inho Lee, Sub Editor, Edited by Ms. Indu
The Masquerade unfolds…
Artistically yours, is how we began our journey for the Founders 2015. While the school was beaming with activity, the student could take one
more opportunity in the stride. And hence began the preparation for the saga…
Keeping in mind the theme this year: Expression of heart and soul- Art around us. The idea germinated, and we diverged, spreading our wings
to create a formation that renders uniformity in grace and diversity to perspective. While Calvin and Hobbes set the stage for a mesmerising
array of dances around the globe; the playwrights got busy with the genesis of Indian modernist on Ramkinker Baij’s illustrious paintings; and
the busiest became our Masquerades.
Our Masquerades became the metaphors of all art performed on stage. The students of grade 6, 7 and 8 got busy with their own extensive
preparation for research and presentation, which included: costume, voice modulation and accessories. Each student carefully selected a
favourite personality and the art form the personality was associated with. With teacher assistance and internet research, the students made
a careful choice of the characters they would want to portray, in front of an audience.
Practice commenced, preparation unfolded and there we were, ready with the masquerade, excluding the likes of Michelangelo, Da Vinci,
Picaso, Akshay Kumar, James Bond, Taylor swift, to name a few.
On the day of the founders the Masquerade students were judged by a teacher panel, on the criteria: Costume, voice modulation, accessories,
dialogue/quotes. The winners were announced on stage. Later the masquerades walked their final walk for the peers, in MPH 1 on December
2, 2015 to mark the culmination of the journey… “Artistically Yours!”
Ms. Ruchi Kakkar
English Teacher –Middle School
Language and Literature: Ms. Indu
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
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Sound, Editing and Lighting in the film 'To Kill a Mockingbird'
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Formative 2
What is the role of sound/lighting and editing in highlighting the theme of the film?
Language and Literature: Ms. Alisha
Inquiry:
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Week gone by:
What is the role of sound/lighting and editing in highlighting the theme of the film?
Students discussed Editing and Lighting in the film ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’
and made a storyboard sequence on one of the clips from the movie.
Language and Literature: Ms. Shweta
Week gone by:
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Understanding different stages of film making Understanding the terminology associated with
editing and sound Making a story board with dialogues on a selected scene from the film.
Language and Literature: Ms. Ruchi
Week gone by:
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Movie watching for, "To Kill a Mocking bird"completed. We are currently completing the
movie worksheet for comprehension.
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Understanding the nuances of film making
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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What goes into making a
Analyzing scenes in the movie begins.
film that we enjoy on the
big screen ?
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has begun and we are working towards making our presentation on all physical aspects
of film making, keeping the movie, " To kill a
Mocking bird" as our target for the presentation. This should help students identify: various types of shots, editing process, cinematography etc., just to name a few.
Preparation for Formative 2.
Language Acquisition: Ms. Garima
Week gone by:
Projections for the week:
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Done FA based on criteria B( Comprehending written and visual text)
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revisited suffix and prefix
Summative
Language Acquisition: Ms. Swati/ Ms. Charu
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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They learnt how to give suggestions in French
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Globalization has brought
They will learn how to talk about "
changes to traditional food
and living habits that impact
our health
They prepared a role play “doctor and a patient”
how sports and food choices help
them keep healthy"
Language Acquisition: Mr. Utkarsh
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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They have done a text on various life styles of
Globalization has brought
and summative
changes to traditional food
and living habits that impact our health
youngsters
They will have their formatives
Mathematics: Ms. Shikha
Week gone by:
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Introduction to probability
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Complementary events
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Sample space
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Dependent and independent events
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Inquiry into the meaning of
probability
Summative assessment
Mathematics: Ms. Ratnika
Week gone by:
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Cumulative Frequency and Ogive
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Probability of independent and compound
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Inquiry into the application of
probability
Formative Assessment Summative
Assessment
events
Mathematics: Mr. Snehil
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Compound events,
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Dependent events, Independent events
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Experimental probability
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Grouped Data
Inquiry into application of probability
Summative Assessments
Mathematics: Mr. Amit
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
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Probability
Inquiry into relation of probability and data handling with the case
study of Google
Physics: Ms. Preeti
Week gone by:
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completed formative Assessment -1
(Virtual lab Waves )
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Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Interference
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worksheet on Interference
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Formative Assessment -2
How change in speed of
wave changes its direction ?
Feedback on Formative Assessment -1
Chemistry: Ms. Aakansha
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
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Discussion around the physical properties of acids and bases
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How is pH value connected to indicators?
students performed a virtual lab activi-
Projections for the week:
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Formative-1 and discussion of
the properties of acids and
bases
ty on 'kitchen chemistry' and completed
a worksheet based on it
Biology: Ms. Varsha
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Reflecting in animated video to understand the concept of Cell division-need
for two types of division-mitosis and
Meiosis.
Why do our traits resemble
those of our parents, siblings
and grandparents?
Relationship between DNA
and traits
Individual and Societies: Ms. Alka
Week gone by:
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Discussion about meanings of change and revolution and their comparison
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Inquiry into causes of revolutions
Inquiry into causes of American revolution
Individual and Societies: Ms. Tanwinder
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
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Students were introduced to the new
topic-Ecosystem where we discussed the
Key concept, related concept, global
context and the statement of inquiry.
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Projections for the
week:
Inquiry into the dif-
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ferent biomes links of
any ecosystem and
types of biome.
Formative will be conducted.
Students watched a video and discussed
how systems function and the links of
the ecosystem. They did a worksheet to
understand and collect information on
different biomes.
Digital Design—Ms. Poonam
Week gone by:
Projections for the week:
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Discussion on Criteria A and B of the summative.
Submission of Criteria A and B of the summative
task.
Drama: Mr. Santanu
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Preparation for Summative performance:
Oedipus The king
How to perform
for a Greek Theatre?
Summative
Music: Mr. Haokip
Week gone by:
Inquiry:
Projections for the week:
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Reggae rhythm, syncopation , C
F & G chords , 12-bar blues ,
Blues bass line
Reggae and blues
Summative