Unit of Inquiry
Students continued their learning journey to understand different methods of food preservation by inquiring about the process of ‘sugaring’. This was explained with the help of a power point presentation which described the steps involved in preparing sugared apples. Research aided them to identify other food items which can also be preserved by using the technique of sugaring.
The book, ‘Milk from Cow to Carton’ by Gliki was read in class. Students depicted the journey of milk from farm to table (pasteurization) in the form of a comic strip. They researched about Louis Pasteur and the process of pasteurization on their iPads.Students also observed the process of making curd.
Fermentation was introduced with brainstorming questions like- What changes do you observe (in look, feel, taste, consistency, smell, etc.) over the previous day? Why do we ferment foods and what added benefits do we get due to the process? What other things are suited to fermentation? What gas is released in the process? Which French scientist studied fermentation in detail? How is it different from pasteurization?
Students also learned about the process of drying, when the form tutor showed them the stages involved in preparation of potato chips.
They acquired knowledge about the process of freezing, where they observed the importance of freezing certain food items to improve their shelf life. To enhance thinking and writing skills, students wrote aboutwhat is frozen, why it is frozen, where it is frozen and how it is frozen?
Students worked in groups and collected information as to why various foods are processed.
Further they collated their research findings by segregating food items that can be processed using different food preservation methods.
Mathematics
With the help of place value counters, students were introduced to the concept of three-digit addition. Through class discussions, they were able to identify several possible scenarios where addition may be useful in real life. They acquired knowledge about the different terms used in addition.
Students were curious to learn about the commutative property of addition and recorded their understanding by solving a few sums in their journals.
Students were also familiarized with the concept of number line . A summative assessment was taken too.
English
Students enhanced their vocabulary by thinking of meaningful words using ‘ck’, ‘ack’ and ‘ick’ phonograms and showcased their writing skills by framing sentences using these words.
Students were keen to learn about the concept of skimming and scanning where the technique was introduced using a video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wPYHa5nUg .
As a part of unit integration, students read an article on food processing and write a short paragraph to demonstrate their understanding.
Hindi
During their Hindi classes, students were engaged in reading a story, ‘nanha paudha’. They enhanced their vocabulary by learning new words from the story and were able to form simple and meaningful sentences.
On the occasion of Hindi diwas, students wrote slogans and made posters depicting the importance of healthy food and how to avoid food wastage. Subsequently, they visited other grades to spread awareness amongst their peers about related topics.
Library
This year the summer assignment challenge aimed at developing analytical and thinking skills. Students undertook an extensive and meaningful assignment and presented insightful reflections based on The De Bono’s hats thinking strategies for the stories they read.
Winners of the summer challenge celebrated their victory on September 3, 2019 by dressing up as favorite characters from their respective stories and went on a character parade to instill the love for reading across school.
Students enjoyed their celebratory ice cream and attention. The school takes pride in awarding winners with an interdisciplinary certificate of appreciation that applauds their efforts.
PE
Students developed their basic motor skills with the help of different lead-up and recreational games which included jumping, running and hopping. They are now learning shake handgrip, shadow forehand and rallies against the wall with a mini tennis ball.
Students are also practicing walking, balancing and speeding on the skates during their skating lessons.
Information Technology
Students have worked on the programming app ScratchJr. Integration of ICT session with UOI was conducted whereby the students were assigned a task to have a dialogue conversation between two sprites that focused on benefits of processed and unprocessed food. They added all the required elements like background, title to the scenario and different blocks of code.
SEL-
The SEL sessions focused on self-awareness wherein the students learned about mindful self-perception and how they could relate their feelings and thoughts to behavior. During the first weeks’ activity they were given visual aids which gave them an insight into how they can hold and focus on their strong emotions like anger , how they can identify varied emotions and learn to balance them. With the help of the SEL activities the students further learned about how emotions can cloud their thoughts and how they can control it by practicing mindfulness.
Dance
Dance lessons were focused on development of front and back roll over where students practiced different combinations of the same. They understood the difference between rhythm and tempo through a class discussion.
Students were made aware of the different stage positions used in choreography.
Music
During music sessions, students learned about different type of notes as per their note values (time that a note takes) and learned about beats. They could recognize a whole note, half note, quarter note and eighth note.
Students revised and sang the song “You’ve got a friend in me” by Randy Newman.
Song Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcXURC_nNhc
Art
The children were introduced to Vincent Van Gogh and his paintings’Sunflowers’, they were also shown the contrasting works by American artist Jackson Pollock . After being asked to analyse the difference the children were highlighted about the aspect of style and individuality in art. They were finally asked to copy a sunflower painting by Vincent Van Gogh being guided/assisted by me.
Assembly
Students conducted the assembly on ‘World literacy day’ which is celebrated on 8th of September every year. They explained the meaning of the term literacy and shared some facts about UNESCO. It was followed by a short nukkad natak by some students which emphasized on why education is important. They culminated the assembly with a song.
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