In conjunction with the final line of inquiry–‘Reflection on how human activities create waste’, students investigated the nature’s way of recycling. They watched a video on composting and enthusiastically participated in making a small compost bin in the class. Immediate connections with the environment were made through a visit to the Sewage Treatment Plant in the school where they were taken through the process of recycling waste water. A guest lecture by Ms. Julkawas organized to educate students on the kind and amount of waste generated by the textile industry and how we can help to minimise it by recycling, reusing and up-cycling. A hands-on-activity was conducted wherein the students enjoyed up-cycling old t-shirts to tote bags.The students reflected on the possibility of a zero waste society and revisited the concepts covered during the unit. To assess their understanding of the concepts done in class they attempted a Summative Assessment. Students completed their Photostory on E-waste and explored the tool ‘typing club’to enhance their keyboard skills. The art classes were integrated with the current unit on waste by creating an installation using waste materials. They also made a sketch of their installations.Students illustrated learner profiles through sketches and also learnt about the elements of a composition in an artwork.Students enhanced their creative and thinking skills by utilising waste found at home to make beautiful musical instruments and proudly played and presented them in class. They also learnt the song ‘Counting stars’. The concept of paragraph writing was introduced to the students through an activity wherein the students were divided into groups and asked to create a mind map comprising of different words, facts and ideas on the topic assigned to them.A hamburger graphic organizer was provided to each student to categorize the sentences into beginning, middle and end of a paragraph. This strategy of brainstorming keywords, writing the first draft, editing it and presenting the final draft was used for other topics as well. A Novel study was initiated through a read aloud and prediction session. Model reading was done by the facilitator and stress was given on proper intonation and punctuation. Students also predicted the theme of the story by looking at the cover page. Recap of common and proper nouns was also done through the story. In their Math classes the students tuned into the concept of rounding off numbers. They practiced rounding off numbers to the nearest tens and hundreds through activities and written work.They also attempted a Summative Assessment on all the concepts of number system covered in the class. Students learnt and recited the poem ‘Kaagaz’.They were introduced to ‘milte-julteshabd’ (rhyming words). They identified ‘sangyashabd’ (nouns) from the poem and wrote ‘visheshanshabd’ (adjective) for the same. Students enjoyed solving ‘paheliyaan’ (riddles) and repeating tongue twisters during Hindi saptaah (week). They also tried their hand at writing riddles of their own, through group work. Students revised numbers one to ten in French. They attempted simple addition sums to deepen their understanding of the concept. They collaborated in pairs to practice simple greetings and explored the difference between formal and informal ways of doing it. They also discussed the cultural influence on a language with an Inquiry question- ‘How do we address the elders in India? How isit different from that in France’? In their Spanish classes students wrote a play on greetings and practiced it through role play. They watched a video on the Spanish alphabet and also learnt “Days of the week” in Spanish. The students practised basic skills of basketball like dribbling, passing and shooting. They also played an inter class shooting relay match. The basics of jazz style of dancing like isolations, feet positions and style were introduced to the students through a proper jazz routine to give them a better understanding of the dance form. The routine also helps in strengthening and stretching of back, arms and legs.
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In conjunction with the 2nd line of inquiry ‘effects of waste on the environment’ students inquired about different types of pollution, their sources and effects on the environment. Students explored about global warming and greenhouse effect and their impact on the environment by watching videos, online research and presentation. They further enhanced their understanding on these global issues through a case study. They also attempted a formative assessment and displayed their understanding. In ICT, students recorded an audio for their photostory on e-waste. The students further enhanced their comprehension skills using the skimming and scanning technique. They were encouraged to first read a passage on ‘incineration’ (a waste disposal method), read the questions and underline the answers within the passage. They then wrote down the answers in their own words. For a listening activity, students listened to a speech made by a 14 year old girl at the United Nations Conference bringing attention to all the things that people are doing to harm the environment. Further they answered questions based on the speech. Students were also introduced to the concepts of collective nouns and syllables using videos and activities. They participated in group activities to come up with examples and wrote their understanding of the concepts in their own words. In ICT, students recorded an audio for their photo-story on e-waste. Students also deepened their understanding of place value through various activities and games using deck of cards. Concept of ‘double’ and ‘half’ was introduced with the help of a quiz. Skip counting was done through number line and practiced through written work. Students explored the concept of number comparison through a ‘number comparison game’. They also attempted a formative assessment on the place value concepts. In their French classes, students wrote days of the week in their notebooks and self assessed them for spellings. They practiced pronunciation of the same. They also did a peer assessment of numbers one to ten and worked in pairs to learn the counting.
In Spanish class, the students gained knowledge on letters of the alphabets and watched a song to get the correct pronunciation. They also did a role play on Spanish greetings. The new academic year started with students getting to know each other through various icebreaker activities. They enhanced their social skills by collectively brainstorming and creating essential agreements to be followed in class.The new academic year started with students getting to know each other through various icebreaker activities. They enhanced their social skills by collectively brainstorming and creating essential agreements to be followed in class.
Hindi - Students discussed essential agreements and learner profile through stories like 'Imaandaarlakadhara' and 'Rajkumaraur neem kapaudha'. They understood 'how glass is made' by watching a video and wrote the procedure in their own words. They learnt and recited the poem 'Kaanch' and wrote new words and 'paryaayvaacheeshabd' (synonyms) from the same. They also wrote names of things made out of 'kaanch' (glass) and their usage. In their Hindi ab initio classes the students discussed about learner profiles and essential agreements through the story 'Imaandaarlakadhara'. They revised their previous learning through oral as well as written exercises. They learnt about the process of making 'glass' and learnt new vocabulary related to the same. They learnt to read, write and speak the letters 'Ba', 'Sa', 'Na' and 'La' along with vocabulary using the same. They also heard a poem about 'Plastic' and enjoyed reciting it with actions. The students were given a chance to attend both French and Spanish classes, which helped them to choose their third language. Spanish - Video on greetings was projected which helped the students to get familiar with the Spanish accent and pronunciation. They also learnt basic greetings. French - Students participated in various ice breaking activities. They learnt to say their names in French and also watched a French song video song based on greetings and self-introduction. A big event last week was to elect the right candidate for the position of senate member, who would represent the class in the senate body. After the process of nominations, short-listing, speeches and voting through a secret ballot; the candidates’ name was announced to everyone. |
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September 2016
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