​Suncity School 37D celebrated India’s 75th Independence Day with immense respect and strong patriotic feelings. 
The Suncitizens extended a warm welcome to the Honourable Chief Guest, the Director General of Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Red. DGP Ranjiv Singh Dalal. Members of the Management at Suncity School 37D also graced the occasion.
The flag hoisting ceremony set the tune for the rest of the program. The cultural program commenced with a wonderful rendition of the song Vande Mataram by the school choir. It was followed by a splendid dance performance. The students instilled the importance of self-defence and showcased their Judo skills which left the audience awestruck and inspired. This was followed by the glorification of India in the ancient language, Sanskrit. A grand and graceful fusion dance performance on the song 'Aye mere Watan ke logon' struck a strong emotional chord among the audience.The program culminated with the address and motivating words of the Chief Guest, which enthused and enlightened the students. The Principal in her address urged the students to instill discipline in themselves in order to be successful.
Budding author Arshya Prinjal and artists Navya Shankar and Triman Kaur Mullay, all 7th graders, presented their respective works to the Chief Guest.
Grade IX and X students, in their endeavour to honour and recognize the work and importance of the entire school support staff, initiated SEWA and served refreshments to them. They were also given a tricolor each to hoist in their houses in order to spread the message Har Ghar Tiranga.

​The lessons in August began with students sharing their previous knowledge about the story of Mowgli and predicting about his life in the village. The students worked upon their comprehension and analytical skills through the steps of skimming and scanning. This led them to infer the problems in the story, understand the characters and the plot in general. The skill of writing a character sketch was done using MINDMAPS and Diary Entry was blended well with the text to enable the students hone their writing skills. The students enjoyed a poem about reminiscence, nostalgia and growing old -'Oft, in the Stilly Night'. The emphasis was laid upon the figurative meaning of words. The grammar lessons commenced with the recapitulation exercises of verbs-- Forms of Verbs and Subject-Verb Agreement. This exercise would accentuate the students' ability to write grammatically correct sentences. The supplementary reader “Oliver Twist” was revised through a quiz on MS Forms, a reading progress assignment on Teams and class discussion. Students also revised the format of writing an Application to the Principal and practised it as well. Doubt clearing sessions were held to elucidate concepts further.

काल की परिभाषा और उसके भेदों से परिचित कराया गया | गुंजन पाठ्य - पुस्तक के पाठ - सरफरोशी की तमन्ना तथा राखी का मुल्य पढ़ाया गया तथा सभी प्रश्नोत्तरों पर चर्चा की गई I राखी का मुल्य पाठ पर आधारित गतिविधि के बारें में बताया गया तथा कक्षा में कराई गई | पत्र - लेखन के नियमों से अवगत कराया गया I अभ्यास अनुच्छेद-लेखन तथा चित्र-लेखन से अवगत कराया गया I ​

​“Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” The students learnt Animate CC and revised the same through practical. They learnt to create objects and to group them. They also completed activities based on 'frame by frame' Tween, TINT Tween and Shape Tween. They revised the topics of Half Yearly examination in the class through revision sheets including the number system sums shared on MS Teams.

पाठ: - विद्यालयमेव , पाठ - विद्यालयस्य खेलदिवस: और पाठ - मम दिनचर्या - संबंधी पदपरिचय विधिपूर्वक गद्यांशावबोधन , पद्यांशावबोधन , अभ्यासप्रश्न, भाषिककार्य का अभ्यास कराया गया । पृच्छ् , दृश्, क्षिप् , विन्द् धातुरूपों के लट्- लृट् लोट् लकार आदि की अभ्यासपत्र द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण सहित अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास कराया गया । मौखिक मूल्यांकन द्वारा व्याकरणिक अभ्यास कराया गया । पत्रलेखन का अनुवाद विधिपूर्वक अभ्यासपत्र द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण सहित अभ्यास कराया गया । ​

​The month of August started with leaning of new concepts. Some aspects of the culture and civilisation of France were discussed. A new topic of grammar was also introduced- Comparative and superlative, Reflexive verb with worksheets were done to enhance the topics. Prepositions were done and the students were made to make plural sentences with verbs, prepositions and adjectives learnt till date. Reading of comic strips from the text book was done to make reading a regular practice. A recap of ‘er’ verbs was also done as a revision. A seperate revision worksheet was solved during the class for half yearly examination.

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

​Dance has health benefits from increasing stamina, relieving stress, and body sculpting to name a few. But it's also great for mental and emotional health. Dance brings people together and provides them with a sense of community with people that have the same interests and passion. Students learnt Ganesh Vandana choreography in semi-classical style on 'deva shree ganesha' song.Through the dance they learnt various mudras like -- Pataak, ardh-chandra and expressed emotions through shringar ras and veer ras.

"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 Krishna song imbibing the spirit of love and devotion. We used freestyle body movements along with hand gestures and rhythmic foot movements to create a new choreography. They were also taught the basic levels of body like plie and releve. It is a good exercise for mind and body coordination, it also improves the body posture.​

​UP IN THE BLUE SKY-- A traditional western classical composition which indulges different flavours of classical symphonies and how music becomes the mode to communicate through different melodies and rhythms was done in the Western Music lessons.

​DATA HANDLING: The lesson began by checking the students' previous knowledge of collecting information through a discussion via examples from day-to-day life which is called DATA. The students gave various examples where they collected information and then used tally marks and frequency to organise that information. Explanation of Probability was done with games using dice, flash cards, coins etc. The students also enjoyed understanding of the following concepts using the given data: • Arithmetic Mean • Range • Mode • Median • Use of bar graphs with a different purpose • Drawing a single and double bar graph • Chance and Probability (Dice, Coin, Coloured blocks) The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened the conceptual knowledge of the learners. Revision of UT 1 was done. Subject Integration - Interdisciplinary Activity (With Social Science) - The students chose the best five monuments of India of their choice and found out their heights. With the help of the information they drew a bar graph and found their central tendencies.

Geography- Chapter 12- Inside our Earth
The fascinating journey of evolution of earth was shared with the learners with the help of flow chart and interesting videos. The students were thrilled to learn about the different layers of Earth and to co-relate them with the structure of an apple for better understanding. Tectonic plate theory was explained in order to give clarity about the geological changes responsible for the the present day landforms. The different types of rocks were explained to the students who could then identify and list the types of rocks used in their houses. Rock Cycle was explained with the help of a diagram. In continuation with Social studies and performing art Integration, the class was divided into three groups representing different rocks. Each group had to present the story of formation of rock with the help of a skit/poem /rap. The students collaborated and came up with brilliant ideas and enthusiastically presented their work.
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​History-Chapter 3-The Delhi Sultanate
​The time line of the Delhi Sultanate was made by the students to understand the long rule of Delhi Sultan. The lesson was explained with the help of a PPT and mind map. The extent of each empire was shown on the map. SDG-1 of Gender Equality was explained with the case study of Razia Sultan. The Market control strategies of Allauddin Khilji were explained by comparing them with modern day market policies. Famous monuments built by the Delhi Sultan were shown and features of Islamic architecture were discussed.

BIOLOGY
Nutrition In Plants The chapter was revised thoroughly with the help of quiz and worksheets for their UT 1 Assessment. The students performed the Starch Test with Iodine in Biology Lab to confirm that iodine turns starch into blue-black colour. Students also watched the Leaf peel slide under the microscope to identify the stomata which helps in the process of photosynthesis and transpiration. Both the activities greatly enhanced the conceptual knowledge of the students about the topic. Nutrition In Animals As the students had already studied about digestive system organs and its basic functions, there was a Share Think Pair Activity for recollecting all the prior knowledge about the topic. This activity helped the students to think individually about the topic and share their ideas with classmates. The topic was further elaborated by the educator explaining each step of digestion along with detailed function of each organ involved in the system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiuVy3X6JKI The process of feeding and digestion in single celled organisms i.e. the amoeba, paramecium and hydra was explained through diagrams and flowcharts. On the basis of learning, the students were able to answer the HOTS Questions related to the topic like- Does an amoeba follow all the five steps of nutrition? Students learned about the digestion in ruminants which is quite different compared to other animals. Class Discussion was held on the following questions- 1. Why is ruminant stomach different? 2. How is digestion different in ruminants? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPGoVQW7J8U A detailed Flow Chart of the chapter was made with the active participation of the students.

PHYSICS
With the help of recaptiluation on modes of transfer of heat, the students understood more about modes. With the help of candle and spoon activity (video), students understood the concept of convection mode of heat transfer and leadiing the way, the students listed various applications of convection mode of heat transfer. https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/earth-science/sce304/heat-transfer-conduction-convection-radiation http://aven.amritalearning.com/index.php?sub=100&brch=295&sim=1475&cnt=3393 The students discussed various applications like ventilators, boiling water, ice melting, Radiator, sea and breeze and also presented their learning on breezes by making posters on sea and land breeze. In continuation, with the discussion on "how sunlight and its heat reaches us in spite of air being a bad conductor of heat", the students understood about the radiation mode of heat transfer. The students discussed the application of radiation mode such as use of room heaters, black color of utensils, use of dark and light coloured clothes during winters and summers respectively. With the help of a video, the students understood the structure and the working of thermoflask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vc537c5agQ Revision and doubt clearing session was taken before the unit test.

The modern technology surrounding us is entirely based on the “Number System.” Computers represent all kinds of information and data from audio, videos, images, etc. in binary numbers. The students in ICT classes learnt Number System – Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal number system. They also learnt conversion of Decimal into Binary and Binary into Decimal, Octal into Decimal, Hexadecimal into Decimal. They also learnt Arithmetical calculation of Binary numbers. The students had a great time exploring the Number System. The number system plays an important role in the functioning of a computer. The base conversion helps both the computer and the user to understand the data and information. ​

गतिविधि- गद्यांशावबोधन और चित्रलेखन के माध्यम से संभाषण का अभ्यास कराया गया । दैनिक जीवन में संस्कृत भाषा ज्ञान प्राप्त करना उपर्युक्त पाठ्यवस्तु का मुख्योद्देश्य रहा । धातुरुप- लट्- लृट्- लङ्लकार का तालिका अभ्यास द्वारा अनुवादकार्य करते हुए अभ्यास किया । प्रत्यया: - क्त्वा, ल्यप् , तुमुन् , और सर्वनाम शब्दरुपाणि- तत् , एतत् , किम् , शब्दरुपाणि- ऋकारान्त - मातृ , पितृ, शब्दरुपाणि इकारान्त - मति , मुनि और पाठ ३- चलचित्रदर्शनम् – से गद्यांशावबोधनम् - भाषिक कार्यम् सहित अभ्यास कराया गया । ​

The month began with the discussion of UT1. This was followed by the conjugations of modal verbs "mögen (to like)" and "möchten (would like to)". In addition to this, the students learned to name their school supplies along with their singular and plural forms. The definite, indefinite and negative articles in nominative and accusative case further helped them understand the subject and direct object case and understand the sentence structure and articles used with accusative verbs like "haben(to have)", "suchen (to search)", "finden (to find)" etc. The students then did a role play about the school supplies they had in their pencil box. This was followed by a song named "Schokolade (Chocolate)" to revise the vocabulary on groceries, fruits and vegetables learned earlier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va2nGWTchBk ​

The month began with a game called "Telefono descompuesto" where the students had to wisper a sentence in Spanish and pass it to the next student. At the end of the game, the class discovered the differences betwen the original sentence and the last one. The students related the game with SDG 4: Quality Education and discussed about the relevance of quality education for better communication. In the chapter "Muchas gracias por el regalo", the students learnt to write a thank you letter and attempted to do so on their own. As part of the 3rd Language and Performing Art week, the students were divided in groups and asked to prepare a Role Play based on questions from Q.A. box and enact it in class. ​

"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। Class X जुलाई माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: शास्त्र, क्रियात्मक- द्रुपद ,धमार , तराना ,ठुमरी , तिलवाड़ा ताल राग भूपाली की परिचय एवं बोल राग,गीत – सरगम गीत, ,राग भूपाली 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=Hj9ZnkCyoNA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8hv1rrYV8M ​

Students learnt how to coordinate and function as a cohesive group through the Random Alphabet exercise. They were also taught about characterization and given the task of coming up with 5 characters with unique character traits and quirks. ​

PHYSICS
Heat and its Effects Inducing curiosity: Students became very uncomfortable yet curious wondered why fans were swittched off on a summer day and then turned on again after 20 seconds. Then they were asked to share their feelings and points of veiw in two cases-- when the fan had been swtiched off and when the fan had been swtiched on again. After discussion, they recognised the significance of a small step and understood the meaning of hot and cold. With the help of a lab activity, various effects of heat were observed by the students: • Expansion in solids: expansion of a wire • Expansion in liquids: expansion of water • Expansion in gases: expansion of LPG Links for related activities: youtube.com/watch?v=I1AX6SINhFE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJqKSElcPvs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpF0zO-TXMAm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Myxh6Cd5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KrX0Pygcq0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JuKqkZVgTU
ADDITIONAL LINKS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UtfegG4DU8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpF0zO-TXMA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8Myxh6Cd5A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KrX0Pygcq0 With the help of a discussion and the use of thermometer students understood the difference between the heat and temperature. Students visited the Physics Lab to observe the clinical and laboratory thermometer and their difference. Students presented poster on the difference between the two types of thermometers. Students used a thermometer to check the temperature of her/ his classmate. They also explained the proper way to use a thermometer and the precautions that need to be taken care of while using the thermometers. In addition, students understood the different units of temperature like Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin. Students understood and practiced numerical on the conversion of degree Celsius to Fahrenheit and vice-versa. With the help of a class activity, students differentiated between different modes of heat transfer: 1) Conduction 2) Convection 3) Radiation. In continuation, students understood the practical application of conduction used in real life and were able to differentiate between conductors and insulators.

CHEMISTRY
The students built upon their learning of Physical and Chemical changes by differentiating the properties of the original substances (reactants) from the properties of a newly formed substance (product) after a chemical reaction. They recalled the first twenty elements through an ‘Element Song’ that leads them to understand the Valency Concept. The students learnt the valency for driving the chemical formula for the valency of the given elements. They also learnt to convert a chemical reaction into a chemical equation. They brainstormed to reason out a chemical change being called a Chemical Reaction. A HOTS and summarizing activity was designed for them by showing a video based on the burning of a magnesium ribbon and displacement reaction of the iron nail with copper sulphate solution. They observed and recorded the changes and finally drew their inferences regarding the same. Further, they carried out hands-on experiment to carry out the reaction of Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda) with vinegar and learnt to identify and confirm the evolution of Carbon Dioxide gas by passing the evolved gas through lime water. They also understood different types of chemical reactions through videos and shared their understanding through Think, Pair and Share strategy in class. Post this, the students collaborated in pairs, to classify the given reaction into different types. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epDGHnwaVJY

BIOLOGY

​Nutrition in Plants The students recapitulated their understanding of the concept of Photosynthesis. They learnt how different materials required for photosynthesis reach the leaves. They learnt about Osmosis and its role in transporting water to leaves from the ground. They drew a parallel between the action of xylem vessels during the process of transpiration and the way water is pulled up by a straw. The students were shown a video of the opening and closing of the stomata under a microscope. They also watched a video emphasising the fact that chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis. It led them to consolidate the learning that in variegated leaves, photosynthesis does not happen in the absence of chlorophyll. They also researched the Saprophytic Mode of Nutrition and discussed the same in class. Students also made a detailed Mind Map of the chapter. They enjoyed a Class Quiz to assess the understanding of the topic done. Nutrition in Animals: A discussion was held for recollecting all the prior knowledge about the topic-- organs of the digestive system and its basic functions. The Class Notebook tool on MS Teams was used to label the diagram of the digestive system and write the function of the organs.

“The best tool available today for exploring real-life questions of quantity and change is the spreadsheet.” Students learnt the Excel Software in their ICT classes. They learnt different features like form, sorting, filtering, advanced filter, data validation, subtotal and pivot table. During the session they did research work based on different types of wastage and prepared a spreadsheet. They understood the importance of saving natural resources and avoiding unnecessary wastage. They tried to find out different ways for achieving SDG -12: Responsible Consumption and Production. They also learnt advanced features of Excel Software. They understood the importance of Charts by doing research work of newspaper articles containing Charts and Graphs. They also learnt different possibilities available in Excel to make any task easy ex. Goal Seek, Grouping Worksheet and Consolidating Worksheet. ​

“Every moment is a fresh beginning.” — T. S. Eliot Literature An environmentally relevant topic was taken up in the form of the poem ‘Tigers Forever’. The poem was discussed in class and students contributed their own interpretation of the poem. The change of tone was discussed in detail highlighting the poet’s sensitivity towards nature being portrayed in a lively yet sarcastic tone. The theme of the poem was in sync with SDG 15: Life on Land. After an initial journey into poetry, students ventured into prose through a humorous short story ‘The Magic Bonbons’. They thoroughly enjoyed the discussion and the turn of events in the story which fed their imaginative minds. The technique of predictive reading was applied where students were asked to guess what would happen next. Next, a short play titled ‘The Seven Cream Jugs’ was done in a fun and interesting manner in the form of a role play. Students took turns to read out dialogues in the play. Dramatic reading of the play was focused upon emphasising on voice modulation. The whole class burst into laughter in various scenes, thoroughly enjoying the collective experience. Consolidated written work for the three literature units was done in English notebook where students wrote their own answers after class discussion. Grammar Three grammar topics were taught in class beginning with ‘Sentences and Phrases’, ‘Articles’ and ‘Pronouns’. Teaching of the three topics was built upon the prior knowledge of the students who actively contributed to the class discussion. Identification of the types of sentences and phrases, adding question tags and conversion of sentences were brought into focus in the initial classes. Acknowledging the sound of the initial letters was emphasised upon to discern the use of a/ an. Rules for use of the definite article ‘the’ and the ‘zero article’ were reiterated. Various types of pronouns were brought into picture and students framed sentences using different pronouns to demonstrate their understanding. Reinforcement for the three grammar topics was done through grammar book exercises. Writing Format of Informal Letter was discussed in class explaining the tripartite structure of the body of the letter. Informal letter writing, a topic which the students have been practising since a very young age, was practiced in class as well as assigned as homework. Timely revision of the syllabus for the first unit test was done in class as well as through practice worksheets. ​

छात्रों को राष्ट्रगान का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराते हुए कक्षा का आरंभ किया गया | व्याकरण संबोध के पाठ -१ भाषा , लिपि और व्याकरण का वाचन कराते हुए उससे संबंधित गतिविधि कराई जाएगी , जिसमे भूगोल से एकीकृत करते हुए छात्रों को विभिन्न स्थानों पर बोली जाने वाली भाषाओं और उनकी लिपियों को लिखने को कहा गया | इसके पश्चात छात्रों को वर्ण - विचार पाठ पढ़ाया गया | पाठ को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को भाषा की सबसे छोटी इकाई वर्ण से परिचित कराना है | वर्ण - विचार कराने के पश्चात छात्रों को वर्ण - विच्छेद कराया गया और उससे संबंधित गतिविधि भी कराई गई | गुंजन पाठ्य पुस्तक में रचित कविता - नदी का सस्वर मौखिक वाचन कराते हुए कविता की विस्तृत व्याख्या कराई गई | कविता के प्रत्येक काव्यांश के आधार पर अति लघु प्रश्न पूछे गए | भूगोल और इतिहास से एकीकृत करते हुए कविता से संबंधित परियोजना कराई गई | सतत विकास लक्ष्य -६ स्वच्छ जल और स्वच्छता से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें नारा लेखन करने को दिया गया | मातृदिवस के अवसर पर छात्रों को नारा - लेखन कराया गया | व्याकरणिक विषय विलोम शब्द और पर्यायवाची शब्द कराए गए | इकाई परीक्षा -१ का अभ्यास कराते हुए परीक्षा ली गई | गुंजन पाठ्य - पुस्तक के पाठ -३ मिठाई वाला का मौखिक वाचन कराया गया | पाठ से संबंधित लघु नाटिका भी छात्रों को कराई गई | व्याकरणिक विषय संज्ञा की विस्तृत जानकारी देते हुए उसके भेदों से परिचित कराया गया | ​

पाठ - जलसंरक्षणम् के माध्यम से जल की उपयोगिता और सुरक्षा संबंधी जानकारी प्रदान की गई । गतिविधि- "मत्स्य मानचित्र" के माध्यम से भित्ति प्रपत्र प्रक्रिया द्वारा कारक – विभक्ति , उपविभक्ति ज्ञान कराते हुए संस्कृत भाषा में अनुवाद करने की योग्यता प्रदान कराना । किम् , अस्मद् , युष्मद् आदि सर्वनाम शब्दरूपों का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास कराया गया । ‘नैतिक शिक्षा और पर्यावरण’ विषयवस्तु से समायोजित कराते हुए 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 अव्ययशब्दों , अकारांत, आकारांत और इकारांत आधारित कारक और विभक्ति तालिका के साथ संवाद का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास करते हुए छात्रों ने उत्साहपूर्वक अनुवाद कार्य सीखा । गतिविधि- पर्यावरण सबंधी जानकारी प्रदान करते हुए चित्रावली वर्णन कराया गया । गद्यांशावबोधन और चित्रलेखन के माध्यम से संभाषण का अभ्यास कराया गया । दैनिक जीवन में संस्कृत भाषा ज्ञान प्राप्त करना उपर्युप्त पाठ्यवस्तु का मुख्योद्देश्य रहा । धातुरुप- लट्- लृट्-लोट्-लङ्लकार का तालिका अभ्यास द्वारा अनुवादकार्य करते हुए अभ्यास किया । ​

The new academic session began with a fun video on how people from different countries pronounce difficult Spanish words.The students revised how to introduce and describe themselves and others.The students did a recap of adjectives and learnt how to make comparisons. They also learnt how to frame superlative sentences on different topics. Demonstrative pronouns were introduced. To motivate the students to talk in Spanish, the team game "Pregunta y responde" based on real life questions was introduced in class and will continue for 10 minutes every day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCQTnZrwxtE&t=45s
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdSrqd1pjUg

The new academic session started with students introducing themselves in German using the phrases and vocabulary already learnt. Students learnt to talk about what they would like to eat or drink with the help of the modal verb "möchten". They learnt to name various foods and drinks. They learnt the verbs "essen", "trinken" and "nehmen" and definite and indefinite articles (nominative and accusative case). They learnt to make dialogues to express what others are eating, to ask if or not the other person is feeling hungry or thirsty. They also learnt to place an order in a school canteen or a food stall and to talk about the cost of a particular food item or drink from the menu given. ​

Students practised:
• Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running.
• Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones.
They were able to play
BASKETBALL: Ball handling, Dribbling, Passing
FOOTBALL: Ball control & dribbling, Passing & Receiving, Shooting & Kicking
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​"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- JAZZ. It's a good exercise for mind and body coordination, it also improves the body posture.

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 ​

"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 fervor.  
The assembly commenced with flag unfurling  ceremony  in 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 as 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 emphasised on 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 tricolor in their mind and heart. May we continue celebrating this day forever!
JAI HIND!

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ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSIONS: The mathematics session began by checking previous knowledge of Algebra and related terms like – Constants, Terms, Coefficients, Variables etc in an Expression through the day–to–day examples along with an interesting video. Students gave various examples where they formed expressions like – Computing age, Patterns etc. using matchsticks. With practice, students understood the difference between a Monomial, Binomial, Trinomial and Polynomial.
Students also practiced the following concepts:

• How are Expressions formed?
• Terms of an Expression
• Like and Unlike Terms
• Monomials, Binomials, Trinomials and Polynomials
• Addition and Subtraction of Algebraic Expressions
• Finding the Value of an Expression
• Using Algebraic Expressions – Formulas and Rules

 
INTEGRATION with ART: Square Grid Paper Lab activity was done for understanding the concept of algebraic expressions.
 
EXPONENTS AND POWERS: Prior knowledge of exponents and powers was checked using basic question and answer discussions like – 2 is to the power 3 etc. Students enjoyed applying various laws of exponents using the ‘Simplification Method’.
Students also practiced the following concepts:

• Laws of Exponents
• Miscellaneous Examples using the Laws of Exponents
• Decimal Number System
• Expressing Large Numbers in the Standard Form

 
The practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8oJz-z3V2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivGLkvTwWgM
 

Physics: Learners started their inquiry to the topic ‘Light’. They conducted and observed different activities in the class to learn about:

• Reflection of light by using a plane mirror.
• Learners understood the nature of images formed by smooth curved surfaces. They listed their observations based on the ‘Spoon Activity’.
• With the help of simulations, students understood the nature, size, and position of the image formed in the spherical mirrors (concave and convex) and lenses when an object was at a different place in front of them.
• They cited real-life examples of spherical mirrors like convex mirrors used as rear-view mirrors and concave mirrors used in solar furnaces, torches, shaving, and dentist mirrors.
• They understood the dispersion of light and spectrum. They coloured a circle with the colours of VIBGYOR in order and made a hole in the middle. They inserted a pencil and spun quickly. They observed that the spectrum looked as if it was white. They all concluded that the white sunlight is composed of seven colours.

 
Links: http://cdac.olabs.edu.in/?sub=74&brch=9&sim=38&cnt=59
https://contrib.pbslearningmedia.org/WGBH/arct15/SimBucket/Simulations/lensandmirrorlab/content/index.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69E1WZ4jByU
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Cybercrime is the biggest challenge these days with the development and access to technology across the globe.
We discussed different Cyber Tools, Cyber Threats & Security. Students researched on the terms like Social Networking Sites, Microblogging and Twitter, Cloud Computing, Google Drive, OneDrive, YouTube, Google Maps. The class was divided into groups and they created a presentation in collaboration to present in the class like Cybercrimes Against an Individual Person, Cybercrimes Against Property and Cybercrimes Against Organisation/Society.
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​History- New Political Formations of 18th century
The topic was introduced with a timeline of the ‘Decline of the Mughal Empire’. Reasons for the decline of the Mughal empire were discussed and students were asked to correlate the incidents of this period and the emergence of the new states. Students observed the Map of New Empires of the 18th century and gained knowledge about the extent of each empire.
Stories of the great rulers like Shiva Ji and Raja Sawai Jai Singh and their contribution was shared. Knowledge of the Marathi Administration and the military was done as a case study.
Reflections were recorded in the form of a Nearpod Quiz.
Civics- Types of Market
As the topic was already completed, students submitted a project related to the cooperatives society of India. They were assigned one topic of Cooperative  Society and were asked to prepare a PPT comprising of logo, objective, working and problems faced.
Questions were discussed from the chapter-end exercises for better understanding and a worksheet was explained and shared as a reflection exercise.
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Geo.-
Life in Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions
While using the Visible Thinking Strategy- ‘What Makes you Say That’ the topic was explained in detail to students.
With the help of Mapmaker Interactive- Amazon Basin was shown to students to understand the location of the Amazon Basin. To make them understand and gain knowledge about climate, natural vegetation, wildlife, and life of the people, a video and some images were shown to students. Some images related to vegetation and wildlife were also shown for better understanding with followed up discussion.
 
The same video was continued to discuss the Ganga Brahmaputra Basin. With the help of Mapmaker Interactive, students were able to locate the same. They also analyzed the comparative study of both the basins based on climate, natural vegetation, wildlife, and the life of people there. Some images related to vegetation and wildlife were shared with them for better understanding.
 
While exploring different facts about Amazon and Ganga Brahmaputra Basin, they were able to correlate the facts to the previous chapter's external process of changing landforms and water as an agent.
Video Link:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_RxBOIHdqw

Life in Tropical and Sub Tropical Regions

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The month commenced with the revision exercises of topics for Unit Test -II. In grammar, they recapitulated their knowledge of ‘Prepositions’ through a direction giving activity in small teams. Grammar Plus Exercises, a recap of rules and online grammar games enabled them to strengthen the concept. They primarily focused on the differentiation of the application of ‘Since/For’ and demonstrated their learning while attempting a worksheet about the same in the class. This was followed by peer checking.
The revision of the creative writing topic-‘Newspaper Report Writing’ was done at length, including Grammar Plus questions, tips, specific feedback and study of a few samples as reference. The students learnt to write first drafts, edit them and proofread the same. The same process was followed to revise the topic- ‘Notice Writing’.
Besides this, students filled out a reading reflection form for Term II- ‘Are You a Reader?’ and talked about their reading habits, genres, likes & dislikes. The month concluded with the completion of comprehension exercises in Grammar Plus and peer checking.

​छात्रों को गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक के पाठ – सूरदास के पद के कवि सूरदास जी का परिचय देते हुए पाठ की व्याख्या कराई गई | कविता के कठिन शब्द , शब्दार्थ और प्रश्न – उत्तर कराए गए | प्रत्येक पद की व्याख्या कराने के पश्चात पाठ से संबंधित नैतिक मूल्यों के प्रश्न भी छात्रों को कराए गए | कविता को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य श्री कृष्ण की महिमा का वर्णन करना और उनकी बालसुलभ चेष्ठाओं का वर्णन करना है | कविता को कराने के पश्चात पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई , जिसे धर्मशास्त्र , संगीत और कला से एकीकृत किया गया | 
इस गतिविधि में छात्रों को कविता के एक काव्यांश को कंठस्थ करके उसका सस्वर कक्षा में वाचन करने को कहा गया और उससे संबंधित चित्र भी बनाने को दिया गया |
व्याकरण संबोध पुस्तिका से मुहावरों का अर्थ और उनका वाक्य में प्रयोग कराया गया | विराम चिह्न की परिभाषा , उनके प्रकार और उनका भाषा में प्रयोग कहाँ और किस प्रकार से करते हैं , इसकी संपूर्ण जानकारी दी गई | इन्हें करने के पश्चात छात्रों को अनौपचारिक पत्र – लेखन का प्रारूप कराया गया | पत्र -लेखन का मौखिक और लिखित लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया | सतत् विकास लक्ष्य – ९  उद्योग , नवाचार और बुनियादी सुविधाओं से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया |

• सुभाषितानि” नामक कव्यपाठ के माध्यम से संस्कृत शिक्षण और उपयोगिता के विषय में जानकारी प्रदान  की । अंतर्विषयक – नीतिशास्त्र से समायोजित कर संस्कृत शिक्षण और उपयोगिता पर विचार विमर्श किया गया है । पदपरिचयात्मक तालिका के माध्यम से स्पष्ट कराते हुए अनुवाद रूपांतरण सिखाया गया । पद्यांशावबोधन और वाक्यरचना अभ्यास द्वारा संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया । 

 

• शिक्षण (Project base learning) के अंतर्गत ‘’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 श्लोकाधारित संस्कृत भित्तिपत्र तैयार कर अभ्यास कराया गया । प्रश्ननिर्माण, वचनपरिवर्तन, प्रकृति और प्रत्यय द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण किया गया ।

 

• – लकारपरिवर्तन शब्दरूप – इकारांत – ईकारांत –आदि शब्दरूपों  को प्रत्ययचिह्नों सहित तालिका द्वारा अर्थ सहित कंठस्थ कराकर अनुप्रयोग कराया गया संस्कृत-संख्यावाची शब्दों और पदों का लिंगवाचनानुसार अनुवाद सिखाया गया । अनुवाद आधारित कक्षा प्रश्नोत्तरी और चित्रवर्णन द्वारा स्पष्टीकरण कराया गया ।

Students were happy to come back from a relaxing winter vacation.
They were introduced to body parts along with videos to help them
understand the expressions related to health. They were also
introduced to phrases related to health [with the verb avoir]. They
were made to read passages from textbook pages for a better
understanding of the topic too.
 New verbs were done in the class related to the topic – health & body parts. Adverbs, interrogation [ between a doctor and a patient], expressions of avoir were done as classwork with the help of the supportive documents.
 
https://youtu.be/UNCEy-g8qEM

​https://youtu.be/VfEe5-f_gwA
https://youtu.be/fCW2eh6CH9c
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​After the winter break, the students tuned into the last unit of the term i.e. Module 4 Lektion 4 (Alles Gute Zum Geburtstag!). The students were introduced to various Grammar Topics like- verb ‘sollen’ & ‘Werden’, Imperative, Ordinal Zahlung, für+wen. They will be practising some grammar-related exercises from the workbook for a better understanding in the coming month

​The month began with an introductory video presentation on shopping in Mexico. The students had the opportunity to watch a real-life experience of shopping. With the chapter ‘Me lo Puedo Probar’, the class was introduced to the use of Direct Object Pronouns. A worksheet on the topic was shared and discussed in class.
In the chapter ‘Qué vas a llevar para ir a la fiesta’, the class learnt new words related to the topic of clothes and learnt how to talk about wearing clothes in future situations. The students listened and read a family conversation on clothes and completed a liveworksheet in class.
A video on SDG 12- Responsible Consumption and Production was shared in class followed by a discussion.Video: shopping in México.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYOITXdi99M&t=222s
Direct Object Pronouns worksheet link:
https://personal.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/DO1.html
Family conversation on clothes and fill in the blanks.
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/es/Espa%C3%B1ol_como_Lengua_Extranjera_(ELE)/La_ropa/%C2%BFQu%C3%A9_meto_en_la_maleta$_ng1374534rf
Video on responsible Consumption and Production followed by discussion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNd4E02KCNo
 

​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.

In their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt:
Bhangra-folk dance of Punjab: Bhangra is a traditional folk dance of the Indian subcontinent which originated in the Majha area of Punjab.
 
Dance form: Bhangra
YouTube link: https://youtu.be/JwSB9gbA2fw
Students enjoyed learning Bhangra dance with full of energy and enthusiasm to commemorate the festival of Lohri.
 

In their Western Dance lessons, 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 ​

 जनवरी माह छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया:
 
गायन अभ्यास: शुद्ध स्वर अलंकार ।
राग,गीत - देशभक्ति गीत हिन्द देश के निवासी ,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/5mE9uJZQgCo  https://youtu.be/CB2TCCowHpA
https://youtu.be/WZRRY9awPPw 

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In their Western Music lessons, 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

​

In their Visual Art lessons, students learnt :

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

• Students made 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

​

“ANGER is only one letter short of DANGER”. Anger is a normal and healthy emotion. But it is important to deal with it in a positive way. Students learnt that before reacting to a situation, one must be aware of the impact it will have. Students understood how to deal with anger in an effective way. Techniques like deep breathing, positive thinking, exercise, walking away, diverting yourself, drinking water, listening to music,  doing something creative--dance or draw, meditation, talking about your anger, responding and not reacting were taught to students with demo wherever required. Students got the chance to discuss their anger in detail and all the sessions were very interactive. Sample situations were given and students were asked about their reaction in a particular situation; this helped them to think deeply about their anger and consequences.
 

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_FMxPo4xDM

Physics:
 The topic ‘Magnetic Effects of Electric current’ was commenced with a small hand- on activity in which they brought a metal (iron) bangle and staple pins closer to their charging laptops. They all observed that the metal bangle and staple pins get attracted to the laptop due to magnetism. Through this small activity, it was concluded that a the device carrying current can produce a magnetic field around them.
Further, to investigate the properties of electromagnets, they created their small electromagnets in a class. They wound an insulated copper wire around the iron nail to form a coil and connected their free ends to the terminals of the battery. They also experimented the ways to change their strength to pick up more paper clips by increasing the number of turns in their coil. Students learnt about ways in which engineers use electromagnets in everyday applications like in designing an electric motor, magnetic gripper n robots, electric bell, etc.
 
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVK8EulvhB4
 
                                       
Chemistry:
The month started with a new topic, ‘Water: A Precious Natural Resource’ with the students recapitulating their knowledge about natural resources and their types through a Frayer Model.
This was also integrated with ‘SDG-6 Clean Water and Sanitation’ to understand the importance of water for the existence of life on earth. Students also shared their views on how they can save water from getting polluted. Their responses were compiled on a Padlet Wall. With the help of video tutorials, students understood the process of purification of water obtained from natural resources.
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c40yPpQG8e0
 
 
Biology:
Transportation in Plants and Animals
The topic ‘Transportation in Animals’ started with the recap of the importance of blood in our body and the various components transported through the blood in our body. The students were able to gather detailed information about the components of blood and their functions through a PPT and class discussion. With the help of pictures, PPT and videos, the students learnt about the differences in the structure, function and arrangement of 3 blood vessels. They revised for the unit tests through worksheets and quizzes.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU-VYuhCGlk

History-
“Bhakti is the unbroken contemplation of the divine presence in the heart of one’s being.”
The chapter ‘Religious Beliefs and the Bhakti Movement’ was introduced with an explanation of the main tenets of Bhakti and Sufism. Class Notebook was used to explain about Alvars and Nayannar- the followers of Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in the 5th century.
The place of birth and more about Bhakti Saints was explained on an Indian map. Students marked important saints of North, South, East and West India (Map Reading activity). They collected pictures of these saints, compiled their contributions in a table and presented the same in the class. A Poster Making Activity was done where they designed attractive and creative posters on the teachings of Guru Nanak.
The topic was integrated with Hindi as well where students recited the famous Dohas of Kabir in the class. The chapter was concluded with a crossword puzzle based on Bhakti Saints followed by the discussion of comprehension questions.
Civics:
 Understanding Media
Ch. 26- Types of Market
The topic was introduced by showing images of different types of markets. Students were asked to share three observations related to the image. The difference between retail and wholesale markets was explained. Students were given names of certain items ranging from bread, clothes to cars and were asked where will they prefer to go and buy these items and the reasons for the same. Students discussed the advantages and disadvantages of each type of market. Students were assigned break out rooms with different types of markets and were asked to design a customer survey to increase the sale. Students were able to understand the chain of the market. As a holiday task, students were assigned research work about the cooperative societies of Haryana and Telangana and a few of the known cooperatives to further prepare a presentation. The presentation will be done in January.
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Geography:
Life in Desert Region
A video and some images were shown to students regarding life in the desert
regions of Sahara as hot desert and Ladakh as Cold desert, with the help of which they were able to compare and contrast the location, landscape, climate, natural vegetation, wildlife, and life of people.
With the help of map reading activity, they located Sahara on the world map and Ladakh in Map of India.
Video Link:- Life in Desert Regions Link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVZZXLKOL9Y  

​The genre of play was explored and enjoyed by the students while reading the extract from the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. The students attempted to read the extract- “Says Dogberry to the Watch” where they took turns to read the part of the different characters. The comprehension led them to hone their critical thinking skills as they further expressed their views about the duties of the people involved in security. They also learnt about the fault called Malapropism leading to the understanding of humour.
This was followed by honing the skill of summarizing the text and its practice through a worksheet.
Conjunctions was another topic that started with a recap session of the basic conjunctions, examples and application. The lessons further enabled the students to join sentences using appropriate conjunctions. They were assessed through various digital forums. The month ended with the assignment of revision worksheets for the upcoming Unit Test-II.

​छात्रों को गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक के पाठ – तीन प्रश्न के लेखक का परिचय देते हुए पाठ की व्याख्या कराई गई | पाठ के कठिन शब्द , शब्दार्थ और प्रश्न – उत्तर कराए गए | पाठ की संक्षिप्त व्याख्या कराने के पश्चात पाठ से संबंधित नैतिक मूल्यों के प्रश्न भी छात्रों को कराए गए | पाठ को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को समय का ध्यान रखना , अपनी प्राथमिकताएँ तय करना , भविष्य के लिए जो भी कुछ करने का आपने तय किया उसकी तैयारी की तरफ पहला कदम बढ़ाना और लगातार प्रयास करते रहना आदि बातों से अवगत कराना है |
 
 पाठ को कराने के पश्चात पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई , जिसे सतत् विकास लक्ष्य -१६ शांति , न्याय और सशक्त संस्थाओं से एकीकृत किया गया | व्याकरण संबोध की पुस्तिका से अर्थ के आधार पर वाक्य भेद कराए गए | इन्हें करने के पश्चात छात्रों को संवाद – लेखन का प्रारूप कराया गया | संवाद लेखन का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराने के पश्चात छात्रों कोम अनुच्छेद लेखन का लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया |
 
सतत् विकास लक्ष्य – ४ गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षा से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया | द्वितीय इकाई परीक्षा के प्रत्येक विषय का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया |

In the month of November, 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

“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.”
- Maya Angelou
 
Nurturing November has been a month of celebrations and happiness all around. It was a time of festivities and celebrations.
November has been another month of learning new concepts with the maximum participation in different activities which not only honed the skills of the students but also gave them a platform to showcase their talent.
The universal theme ‘I am tolerant’ proved to be a big support for the young minds with the help of which the value of being tolerant and contented was inculcated well. The students happily narrated their personal experiences during the discussion time in the morning assembly sessions pondering over the idea of tolerance from different perspectives and understanding.  They could understand the value of showing consideration and regard for others. They shared their happiness by contributing beautifully to the project ‘Spreading Smiles’ where they thought selflessly about everyone and tried to make an effort to add happiness to others’ lives too.
The universal value could be easily related to the virtues like team spirit and sportsmanship as we enthusiastically took part in the Suncity Run 2.0 with great zeal and the zest. The proud Suncitizens displayed their ardour and passion by celebrating Diwali on the virtual platform integrating all five languages while sharing the significance of the festival. The beautifully integrated ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ activity as a tribute to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with a talk followed by singing the song ‘Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja’.
The students commenced their morning assemblies every day with beautiful thoughts and enriching words. They enjoyed reading the NIE with a focus on current affairs and interesting articles.  

 ​RATIONAL NUMBERS:
A prior knowledge check of ‘Fractions and Integers’ was done with the help of examples in an interactive session with the students. The learners deduced that rational numbers are a combination of fractions and integers. With further practice, the students understood the concept and application of the same.
 
Students also practiced the following concepts:
 Positive and Negative Rational Numbers
 Rational Numbers on a Number Line
 Comparison of Rational Numbers
 Rational Numbers between two Rational Numbers
 Operations on Rational Numbers
The practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were discussed to strengthen their conceptual knowledge.
 
 
PERIMETER AND AREA:
The topic ‘Plane Figures of 2D shapes & their Perimeter and Area’ was discussed with the help of day to day examples. Students gave various examples where they could see 2D shapes – like smart boards, study tables, basketball courts etc. With more discussion and practice, students understood the difference between Area and Perimeter very well.
Students also practiced the following concepts:
 Area of Squares and Rectangles
 Perimeter and Area of Irregular Shapes
 Triangles as Parts of Rectangles
 Generalizing for Other Congruent Parts of Rectangles
 
INTEGRATION with ART- SUBJECT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
Students themselves derived  the Area of Triangle and Parallelogram from a rectangle through a paper cutting activity. The practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were also done which
helped in the strengthening of their conceptual knowledge.

​ Physics:
The topic ‘Resistance and Heating Effects of Electric Current’ commenced with an inquiry session about the reaction of electric devices when electric current flows through them. The students learnt about resistance and the factors affecting it through ‘Think, Pair and Share Activity’ done in Break-Out Rooms.
 
The students pondered upon the reasons behind using long and thick wires for the transmission of electricity. Delving deeper into ‘Heating Effects of Electric Current’, a few more examples of electrical appliances based on the heating effects were discussed, such as electrical heating appliances, electric bulbs, and electric fuse through the help of video tutorials, etc. They all were given a 10-minute research task during the class. MCB- Replacement of electric fuse post which they shared their research work with peers.
Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QMfg0SL1OQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOba-hk0Rko
https://cselectric.co.in/blog/difference-mcb-mccb-rccb-elcb/
                                       
Chemistry:
Taking the topic of ‘Acids, Bases and Salts’ further, the learners learnt about their different properties with the help of O-Labs simulations. Through this platform, they learnt about the properties of acids, the reaction of acids with metals and metal carbonates and recorded their observations in their notebooks. They also became familiar with the ‘Identification Test’ (lime water test) for carbon dioxide gas.
With the help of audio-visual aids, they understood the neutralisation reaction between acids and bases and the role of phenolphthalein in the reaction. A revision worksheet was also designed for them to help recall the types of indicators and uses of acids & bases in our daily lives. The same was integrated with art where the young minds made posters depicting the properties of acids & bases and their different chemical reactions.
 
Links: http://amrita.olabs.edu.in/?sub=73&brch=3&sim=6&cnt=72
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uHZ4Fwjx7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWUGhGIyKG4
 
 Biology:
Respiration in Organisms
The chapter commenced with students sharing their knowledge about respiration and the respiratory system. They were able to differentiate between breathing and respiration. The students learnt that respiration is a cellular process that can happen in the presence and absence (both) of oxygen. They discovered that when they jump on a spot for a longer time, their calf muscles start paining; this is due to the accumulation of lactic acid which is prepared during respiration in the absence of oxygen.
They made a model of the respiratory system using a plastic bottle, balloons and straws to understand the inhalation and exhalation process. They also understood the process of breathing, primarily about the exchange of gases in the lungs with the help of diagrams and videos.
Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kacMYexDgHg
 

“Learning HTML and CSS is a lot more challenging than it used to be. Responsive web design adds more layers of complexity to design and develop websites.”
 
The students learnt to simulate WebPages with basic web designing tags. They also learnt the rules for writing HTML codes and tags like Heading, Paragraph, Line Break, HR, Comment, Bold etc. They prepared a simple webpage using these essential tags and CSS. They explored putting background colour and an image as background.

 ​ History:
November is the month that reminds us to be thankful for the festive season that uplifts our mood and brings new energy to our lives. The month started with a new topic ‘Tribal and Nomadic Communities’ with ‘Flipped Classroom Strategy’. Students participated in a team-building research activity where they explored the lifestyle, culture, skills, location and occupation of Ahom, Munda and Gond tribes. 
The teams worked upon their research, collaboration & presentation skills and culminated with insightful presentations. (Integration of ICT as a tool).
 
Taking learning further to an experiential mode, a new topic ‘Religious Belief and Popular Movements’ was introduced where students were introduced to the deep meaning of ‘Bhakti’ which emphasizes complete surrender of oneself to god. Students were familiarised with the main features of the ‘Bhakti Movement’ which started in the 18th century as a fusion of myriad cultures, new religious ideas and beliefs.
They were made to compare & contrast the different religious sects ‘Alvars and Nayanars’ and two different forms of worship ‘Nirguna and Saguna’. Two short videos were shown based on different saints of the Bhakti Movement and the ways they popularised their ideologies.
Students marked and identified the regions associated with famous Bhakti saints on a political map of India (Map Reading Activity). The topic was well integrated with Hindi where they recited different couplets of Kabir and Guru Nanak along with their meanings and appraised their importance in real life.
 
Link: https://youtu.be/ZLRz8Fe5OsY
https://youtu.be/zJNINtbch80
 
Civics- Understanding Media
Ch. 25- Role of Gender:
The topic was introduced by asking students the gender associated with each profession. With this activity, the students realized the stereotype associated with professions and the negative impact of the same on our minds. The students discussed and asked their queries related to the position of women in the community and their education.
They presented their views on the safety of women in public spaces and understanding inequality. They also discussed government policies like ‘Kanya Dhan Yojna, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ etc and their positive impacts on the female section of the society.
The information about women achievers of India challenging gender stereotypes was collected and presented as an article (INTEGRATION WITH ENGLISH) by them in the class. It was an enriching experience as they researched some unsung heroes like the first female doctor of India Dr Kadambari Ganguly, the first pilot Sarla Thakral and many more. To strengthen the concept, a worksheet on SDG-10 Reduced Inequalities was also discussed.

Geography:
Natural Vegetation and Wildlife
A worksheet was shared with the students to complete their project based on
collecting information regarding different types of ‘Natural Vegetation and Wildlife.’
Human Settlements and Transport and Communication
A video and some images were shown to students regarding human settlements. They learnt about factors that influence the location of settlements and later classified it also. The students gained knowledge about patterns of settlements like radial, linear, circular, etc.
They also discussed the classification of settlements based on economic activities, such as Rural and Urban towns.
With the help of a PPT, students gained knowledge about transport and its major form like roadways, railways, airways, etc. They also summarized the topic ‘Communication’ in their own words.
Video Link:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nX7ZKwAuKxU Human settlements
PPT link
https://www.slideshare.net/krati143/human-settlement-transport-and-communication

​The students read and analyzed the poem – 'The Morning After'. The topic was introduced with the ‘Pre-Reading Activity’ of prediction and picture comprehension wherein students observed pictures of morning and evening scenes. They articulated their keen observations and drew a comparison between them. They took turns reciting the stanzas of the poem, further spotting various poetic devices and patterns given in the poem. The lesson concluded with art integration wherein the students illustrated scenes of a beautiful morning amidst nature.
The values of compassion, empathy and attributes such as courage were reiterated while reading the text ‘Leaving the Valley’, an extract from the novel “Call of the Wild.” The class worked in teams to discuss the plot of the story, the character of the protagonist and new vocabulary after they watched a video clipping of its movie adaptation. The chapter was further extended to the ‘Individual Project’ about dog breeds. This learning was further consolidated in their notebooks through reading comprehension questions and vocabulary enhancement.
Students learnt to write their opinions during the ‘Pre-Reading Activity’ before reading the poem ‘The Battle of Blenheim. They shared their views about ‘war and Peace’ and referred to the current conflicts too. They could associate the theme of glorifying war with their learning in other subjects.
In grammar, the students studied the topic ‘Adverbs’. After the recap of the types of adverbs through an online MCQ quiz, they learned about the sub-topics ‘Position of adverbs, one adverb for many words, and Adverb Clauses.’
The students attempted practice exercises in the Grammar Plus Book during the lesson and as part of home assignments. The reading comprehension was practiced through the weekend worksheets.
In writing, the students discussed the various ways to post information. They suggested various ways and squared down to the Notice Writing. After writing the format and exemplar, they attempted to write notices with a focus on the sub-topic ‘Lost and Found.’

​दीवाली अवकाश के बाद छात्रों को दीवाली के विषय में अपने विचारों को अपने मित्र के साथ पत्र के माध्यम से साँझा करने को कहा गया | छात्रों को भारत के महान शल्य चिकित्सक सुश्रुत के बारें में जानकारी देते हुए पाठ का वाचन कराया गया | पाठ को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को शल्य चिकित्सा के जनक सुश्रुत जी के जीवन से परिचित कराना , शल्य – चिकित्सा , चिकित्सा यंत्रों और उस समय प्रयोग की जाने वाली जड़ी – बूटियों से परिचित कराना है| उस समय की चिकित्सा को ही आधार बनाकर विज्ञान ने इतनी तरक्की की है कि आज हम किसी व्यक्ति के अंग का प्रत्यारोपण कर सकते हैं |
 
 
पाठ की संपूर्ण व्याख्या के पश्चात पाठ के कठिन शब्द , शब्दार्थ , प्रश्न-उत्तर , कराए गए | चिकित्सा विज्ञान विषय से एकीकृत करते हुए पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई | व्याकरणिक विषय संधि की परिभाषा , उसके भेद , स्वर संधि की परिभाषा और उसके भेद नियमानुसार कराए गए | रचनात्मक लेखन में संवाद – लेखन का प्रारूप कराते हुए उसका मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया | सतत विकास लक्ष्य -३ उत्तम स्वास्थ्य और खुशहाली से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें कक्षा में अभिनय कराया गया | आज़ादी का अमृत महोत्सव के अंतर्गत वीर गाथा महोत्सव पर आधारित गतिविधि छात्रों को कराई गई , जिसमें उन्होंने पुरस्कार विजेता देशभक्तों के विषय में जानकारी एकत्रित करते हुए उनके जीवन से मिलने वाली सीख को A/४ आकार के प्रपत्र पर चित्र सहित अंकित किया |

The students became more comfortable reading the language with ease and more lesson reading was included during the online classes. They were introduced to the grammar topic ‘Article Partitive’ along with a supporting worksheet. The vocabulary related to fruits and vegetables was done in detail. Students read passages from textbook pages and translated the sentences.
 
https://youtu.be/lILcCtlcP8
https://youtu.be/TN0Fb7LeN0A
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After the completion of ‘Module 4 Lektion 1’ in the previous month, the students were introduced to ‘Module 4 Lektion 2 (Wem gehört das Fahrrad?)’. In this chapter, the students learnt about grammar topics like ‘Possessive Pronouns’ in nominative and akkusativ. They learnt to talk about a particular thing they possess. A video was also shown hence reinforcing the concept.
Various topics like ‘Verb ‘gehören’, Interrogative Pronoun- Wem and dativ case: mir and dir’, were covered during the month.
 
https://youtu.be/u189vjzL5Qw
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​The first topic of this month was ‘Food’. The class watched an interview of people talking about their habits in the street of Madrid. The class learnt the names of food while studying the chapter “La comida sana” and talked about healthy food after watching a video presentation on “La Dieta Mediterranea”.
The topic ‘Mediterranean Diet’ was also taken up in a discussion. Recap of ‘Frequency Adverbs’ was done and ‘Imperatives’ were introduced as well. The students practiced the content while completing question answers in pairs.
The students learnt about ‘Spanish Culture’ and the celebration of Christmas in Spain, While studying the chapter “¿Cómo se celebra la navidad en España?”. A video on the tradition of the Spaniards of eating twelve grapes on New Year’s Eve was a very enjoyable activity for the students.
The students culminated their learning by making “Tarjetas de Navidad”, that is, Christmas Cards with wishes in Spanish. As a revision on the topic ‘Clothes’, the students attempted a Liveworksheet in class and shared the results in the larger group.
A video on SDG 2 -Zero Hunger was presented in class followed by a discussion.
To watch an interview with people in the street talking about their alimentary habits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7Ma6Vu7COs
 
Video on the twelve grapes tradition on the new year in Spain.
http://www.tiospanish.com/en/eating-grapes-new-years-eve/
 
Video presentation on zero hunger.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YjL7PFSybY

​पाठ-१४ ‘वसुधा एव कुटुंबकम्’’ के माध्यम से पाठवाचन – पठनकौशल और  भाषिककार्य सहित गद्यांशावबोधन का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास पूर्ण कराया गया । गद्यांशावबोधन और वाक्यरचना द्वारा संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया । सर्वनामशब्दरूप - अस्मद् ,युष्मद् और शब्दरूप – इकारांत – मुनि , कवि शब्दरूपों को प्रत्ययचिह्न तालिका द्वारा अभ्यास सहित कंठस्थ कराया गया । संधि: - दीर्घसंधि:-गुणसंधि: , धातुरूप – विधिलिङ्ग लकार का तालिका द्वारा अर्थ सहित कंठस्थ कराकर अनुप्रयोग कराया गया ।
 
कक्षा – परीक्षा  के द्वारा छात्रों का मूल्यांकन किया गया । मत्स्य – मानचित्र के माध्यम से संधि: - दीर्घसंधि:-गुणसंधि: , धातुरूप – विधिलिङ्ग लकार का लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया । संगीत से समायोजित करते हुए परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project base learning) के रूप में दृश्य श्रव्य सामाग्री के माध्यम के अन्तर्गत ‘’वसुधैव कुटुंबकम्’’ की भावना से ओतप्रोत श्लोक-प्रपत्र द्वारा उत्साहपूर्वक किया गया प्रस्तुतीकरण प्रशंसनीय रहा। सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -३’उत्तम शिक्षा और खुशहाली’ के अन्तर्गत ‘वसुधा एव कुटुंबकम् ' पाठ आधारित ‘’वसुधैव कुटुंबकम्’’ संबन्धित संक्षिप्त जानकारी प्रदान की गई।

 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 Indian Dance 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.

​In their Western Dance 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

 ​Forms of Acting: Nukkad Natak (Street Play)

Application of their learning:
 Students rehearsed a Nukkad Natak related to the topic ‘Save trees’.
 Students learnt to 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 Western Music 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 Visual Art lessons, students learnt :
 
Modes of transport- Designing a future mode of transport which uses renewable source 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

Optimistic October has been a month of hopes  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 QCT 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.
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.

​TRIANGLES & ITS PROPERTIES: A prior knowledge of ‘Types of Triangles, Sides and Vertices’ was discussed with the help of Geogebra Software. Students understood the concept of Median and Altitudes and the difference between the two.
Students also practised the following concepts:

• Exterior Angle of a Triangle and its Property
• Angle Sum Property of a Triangle
• Two Special Triangles : Equilateral and Isosceles
• Sum of the Lengths of Two Sides of a Triangle
• Right-Angled Triangles and Pythagoras Property

 
INTEGRATION WITH ICT – Students used the GeoGebra Tool to derive the angle sum property of a triangle and exterior angle property. Students enjoyed working on this software and created their shapes to find unknown angles.
 
INTEGRATION WITH ART – Students took a cut-out of a triangle on an A4 size sheet and had marked all three angles. Then they cut all the corners of a triangle to investigate that sum of all the angles forms a straight line.
The practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.
 
CONGRUENCE OF TRIANGLES: A prior knowledge of Congruence of Plane figures was checked with the help of day to day examples. Students gave various examples where they see Congruency – like corners of smart boards, folding of a paper, notebook, chocolates of same brand etc
Students also practiced the following concepts:

• Congruence of Plane Figures
• Congruence Among Line Segments
• Congruence of Angles
• Congruence of Triangles
• Criteria for Congruence of Triangles – SSS and SAS

 
SUBJECT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY – Students took a cut-out of a triangle from a coloured sheet and investigated SSS and SAS criteria for congruency by overlapping it on another cut-out of a triangle.
 
The practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.

Physics:
 The topic ‘Electricity and its Effects’ was introduced with an inquiry session. Students were given probing questions about electricity and the types of charges that are responsible for the production of electricity. They learnt about the sub-particles of atoms, electrons, protons and neutrons and understood that the flow of electrons across the conductor constitutes an electric current.
Taking further the journey of electricity, they learnt the symbols of electric devices and the construction of an electric circuit through a simulation. They also constructed an electric circuit using wires, a small bulb and a battery/cell.
As a home task, the students were given a list of items where they had to replace the switch with the items listed and note their observations. They shared the same in the class and deduced the type of things that let electricity pass through them and the ones which don’t. They consolidated their learning about insulators and conductors.
Links: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/circuit-construction-kit-dc/latest/circuit-construction-kit-dc_en.html
 
Chemistry:
Young minds learn by exploring, observing and experimenting during their science lesson on Acids, Bases and Salts. They carried out the identification test for detecting the nature of substances like vinegar, soap, toothpaste, chalk solution, the salt solution to check their acidic, basic or neutral nature using turmeric solution and blue and red litmus paper as an indicator. They recorded their observations in the observation sheet.
 
Test Solution
Effect on turmeric solution
Inference (Acidic/Basic/neutral]
Lemon juice, Vinegar, Common salt solution, Sugar solution, Detergent, Shampoo/soap solution, Eno solution, Aerated drink, Toothpaste solution.

They also explored different types of acids based on the origin and concentration through video tutorials and ‘Think, Pair and Share Model’ where the videos related to different types of acids were shown. Then, they collaborated in pairs to understand the classification of acids into different types. Turmeric Indicator Art Integration Activity was also designed for them in which they made Turmeric Paper by spreading turmeric solution on a drawing sheet. They presented creative patterns of flowers and shapes using a detergent solution. They concluded that yellow turmeric paper turns red when patterns are drawn with detergent solution. SDG-3 Good Health and Well-being were synced with the activity by listing out the harmful effects of acids on the health of the person through a hand-made poster presentation.

Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uHZ4Fwjx7o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWUGhGIyKG4

Biology:
Respiration in Organisms
The chapter commenced with the students sharing their previous knowledge about respiration and the respiratory system. They differentiated between breathing and respiration as two different phenomena which are dependent on each other. The students learnt that respiration is a cellular process that can happen both in the presence and absence of oxygen. They discovered that when they jump on a spot for a long time their calf muscles start paining due to the accumulation of lactic acid prepared during the respiration in absence of oxygen.
They made a model of the respiratory system using plastic bottles, balloons and straws to understand the inhalation and exhalation process. They also understood the process of breathing with the help of diagrams and videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kacMYexDgHg

​There is a well-known saying that learning is not the product of teaching, learning is the product of the activity of learners. Following the same, the students learnt the basics of Python. They understood the importance of  ‘Algorithm & Flowchart’ in a programming language. They learnt several commands and features of Python language like Print, Type, Variables, Operators, Comments etc. Students completed simple Python programs, which enhanced their logical thinking. 

History

‘People without the knowledge of their past, origin and culture are like a tree with no roots.’
The learning was initiated by commemorating the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi through a virtual tour of the Eternal Gandhi Museum, New Delhi. The students acquainted themselves with his indomitable spirit of Nationalism and historic life events. Taking learning further to an experiential mode, students were introduced to the types of towns existing in Medieval India.
With help of the Picture Reading method, students explained the characteristics of the temple town, administrative town and port town. Consolidated written work was also done in the notebook for types of towns along with their features and examples by using a graphic organiser template. The students were taken through another virtual tour to witness the beauty and rich heritage of Hampi which has been included in UNESCO Heritage sites.
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With the help of sharing pictures on the Class Notebook, students were acquainted with Kalamkari Design famous in Masulipatanam. A discussion on how to keep rivers clean near pilgrimage towns was held in the class where students participated enthusiastically and suggested measures while keeping SDG-6 Clean Water and Sanitation in mind. The topic was concluded with a Map Reading Activity where students categorized some cities in different types of towns and marked the same on the political map of India.
Link: https://egmh.org/virtual-tour/
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Geo.
​External Processes and Changing landforms
Different processes responsible for changes  in the  landform formation like weathering, erosion, and deposition were discussed with students.
A related video and an image as prompts were shown to them to understand these processes.
Students gained knowledge about the Riverine Landforms and different courses of the river with the help of a video followed by an interactive session. Students also learnt a song based on the river. Different videos were shown to students to discuss and gain knowledge about different Glacial Landforms, Wind Landforms and Marine Landforms.
 
Video link: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MFLgtti51I Weathering, erosion and deposition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdMmzY7XjFo,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JM71mcw_LI Stages of river
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsXKv1yfNFk River song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loI584OFVpE,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlWVGizsN0o Glacial landforms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mR1Q325-Nag wind landform
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w8ttSMSVFg marine landforms
 

​Civics- Understanding Media
Media is called the ‘4th Pillar of Democracy.’ To understand it better, the topic was introduced by discussing the latest news headlines. Students were made to analyze the different mediums and their advantages & disadvantages. With the help of a few examples, students gained the knowledge of media setting the agenda. Students discussed and analyzed the importance of media in democracy and also the need for media to follow a code of ethics.
To make the learning interesting, students were given a task to prepare a piece of breaking news and present it. Some budding reporters were sighted as students created the background, gave their channel a catchy name, dressed as a news anchor and presented interesting news reports. It was a delight to see their enthusiasm.

​During this month, the students explored the extract – ‘The Strange Man’s Arrival’  from the literary piece ‘The Invisible Man’. The students skimmed through the text to frame interesting questions and challenge each other. They talked about the genre of Science Fiction to tune into the lesson and predict the events of the story. They built upon the literary piece by discussing the events of the story, character sketch of the protagonist and summarizing the story. This learning was further consolidated in their notebooks.
In grammar, the students dealt with the topic “Active and Passive Voice ”. The topic was commenced through a poster of Instructional Writing for Recipes in Active Voice.
The handout of rules, analysis of sentences, compare and contrast technique, video clippings and class discussions & practice exercises enabled the students to develop a better understanding of the topic.
In writing, the students attempted to express their views through Article Writing. They studied various exemplars and deduced the format and the organizational skills to write an interesting article. Regular revision exercises in the notebook, reading comprehension worksheets and doubt clearing sessions further strengthened their understanding. The writing and critical thinking skills were the focus area in October.
Video links:
Character Sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp01Egn90C8
The extract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKJ5v7lEdNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSPXon2zEs

इस मास के आरंभ में छात्रों को गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक की कविता ‘ जयगान  ‘ पढ़ाई गई | कविता को पढ़ाने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को भारत देश की महानता और इसकी अद्भुत संस्कृति से परिचित कराना है | कविता को पढ़ाने के पश्चात कविता की प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा की गई | गाँधी जयंती और लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी की जयंती के अवसर पर छात्रों को देश के महान क्रांतिकारियों , देशभक्तों के जीवन से परिचित कराते हुए उनके जन्म स्थान के बारें में जानकारी एकत्रित करके कक्षा में सबके साथ उसे साझा करने को कहा गया | इतिहास विषय से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक के पाठ – १४ नमक का दारोगा का परिचय दिया गया |
 
 नमक पर कर लगाए जाने पर उस समय के समाज में क्या परिवर्तन आए और समाज का उच्च वर्ग कैसे और उच्च होता गया , इस सब के बारें में जानकारी दी गई | छात्रों को ईमानदारी , मेहनत और कर्त्तव्यनिष्ठा का महत्त्व बताया गया | छात्रों को पोषण माह की गतिविधि भी कराई गई | व्याकरण के विषय कारक , उपसर्ग और प्रत्यय की परिभाषा देते हुए उनके भेदों से परिचित कराया गया | इन सभी व्याकरणिक विषयों का परिचय देने से उनके शब्द – भंडार में वृद्धि हुई | रचनात्मक – लेखन अनुच्छेद – लेखन का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया

The students adapted the language with newer concepts. They were introduced to the topic ‘Time’ along with days of the week and months of the year. They were taught how to write time in two different ways. They also marked the French-Speaking countries on a world map as a fun activity. Negation concept: ne…ni….ni, toujours—ne…. jamais, encore---ne…. plus was also introduced. Recapitulation of regular irregular verbs was done to help them understand conjugate verbs easily.
https://youtu.be/qVb0TPyzI6I
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​Term II began with Module 4, Lektion 1(Kannst du Inlineskaten?). The students were introduced to various sports activities in Germany. They learnt the grammar topic ‘Modal Verbs’ in detail. They also covered the E-mail writing telling about their hobbies and likes & dislikes. They were exposed to various new words, vocabulary related to the topic. The students also prepared a collage on Famous Sports Activities in Germany

Term II concepts began with an interesting number game to tune into the lesson. The class recapitulated numbers up to 100 and further learnt numbers till 1000. A list of grocery items was discussed in class with inputs from students. A PowerPoint presentation and a video on “La Dieta Mediterranean”.
The Mediterranean diet was presented in class followed by a discussion on Spain’s Food Culture. A video on SDG- 2 Zero hunger was presented and discussed at length in class.
 Video presentation: In the supermarket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Y1wsFdPh70&vl=en
PPT presentation on La dieta Mediterranea/Tapas
https://www.slideshare.net/ChristinaVargas11/la-dieta-mediterranea-75196949
Video presentation on “La dieta mediterranea”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdN6orimBHw

’’कुशल: चित्रकार:” नामक पाठ पदपरिचयात्मक तालिका के माध्यम से स्पष्ट कराते हुए अनुवाद रूपांतरण सिखाया गया । गद्यांशावबोधन और वाक्यरचना अभ्यास द्वारा संस्कृत संभाषण का सामूहिक अभ्यास कराया गया ।  धातुरूपाणि -  लट्लकार – लृट्लकार – लङ्लकार , अव्ययपदा: , शब्दरूप – इकारांत – मति , मुनि, कवि , शब्दरूपों  को प्रत्ययचिह्नों सहित तालिका द्वारा अभ्यास सहित कंठस्थ कराया गया ।कक्षा – परीक्षा  के द्वारा छात्रों का मूल्यांकन कराया गया ।
संवादलेखन के नियमों से छात्रों का परिचय कराया गया। सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -३’उत्तम शिक्षा और खुशहाली’ से सबंधित प्रश्नोत्तरी का प्रस्तुतीकरण करते हुए उत्साहपूर्वक अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया। क्त्वा-ल्यप्-तुमुन्  प्रत्ययों और व्याकरणिक नियमावली  का अनुप्रयोगात्मक रूप में रचनात्मक कार्य के अंतर्गत परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project base learning) के रूप में दृश्य श्रव्य सामाग्री के माध्यम से छात्रों को पत्राचार के विभिन्न रूपों का परिचय प्राप्त कर पत्रलेखन प्रारूप और पत्रलेखन का अभ्यास कराया गया । सतत विकास के लक्ष्य -३’उत्तम शिक्षा और खुशहाली’ से सबंधित प्रश्नोत्तरी और श्लोकगायनपूर्वक प्रस्तुतीकरण करते हुए उत्साहपूर्वक अच्छा प्रदर्शन किया।

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 

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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.

In the month of October, 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)

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In the month of October, in their Visual Art lessons, 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: Space balancing with shapes, Soap water drawing on turmeric dyed paper (integrated with Chemistry)

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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LINES AND ANGLES:
A prior knowledge testing the topics- Types of Angles, Pair of Angles and Adjacent Angles was done with the help of Geogebra Software. With the practice on the same tool, students understood the concept of Vertically Opposite Angles and Parallel Lines Properties and their application.
Students also practiced the concepts mentioned below:

• Adjacent Angles and Linear Pair Properties
• Vertically Opposite Angles
• Parallel Lines and a Transversal Line

 
INTEGRATION WITH ICT – Geogebra / GSP software was introduced, with the help of which Vertically Opposite Angles and Parallel Lines Properties were explained. Students enjoyed working on this software and created their shapes to find unknown angles.
 
The students revised the concepts using different tools like MS Forms and Quizzes.
 
COMPARING QUANTITIES:
A prior knowledge check of the topics Ratio, Percentage and their relation was done using some examples from our daily routine. Students shared various examples where the use of Ratio and Percentage can be easily noticed – E.g. marks, voting poll, survey etc.
 
Students also practiced the concepts mentioned below:

• Equivalent Ratios
• Percentage – Another Way of Comparing Quantities
• Conversion of Decimals to Percentage and Vice versa
• Conversion of Ratios to Percentage and Vice Versa
• Uses of Percentage
• Profit and Loss and as a Percentage
•  Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were discussed which helped in the strengthening of conceptual knowledge in young learners.

 
SDG 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Students were asked to collect data on daily water consumption or electricity use at home. They shared the ways to reduce consumption, set targets and monitor progress.
 
After a week’s research, they were able to find out the percentage change in the use of consumption of water and electricity by following several ways of consumption reduction.

Chemistry: Taking the topic of ‘Soil’ further, the students learnt about the different
properties of different types of soil through a hands-on activity. They collected
samples of different types of soils-sandy soil, clayey soil and loamy soil and
observed their properties like color, texture, water-absorbing capacity. To
understand the properties of soil they dissolved the soil in hot water and cold water
and observed that more bubbles were formed in cold water as compared to hot
water. They inferred that soil dissolved in cold water contains more air bubbles as
compared to the one that were dissolved in hot water. From this activity, they
concluded that ‘soil contains air’. They further enhanced their knowledge about soil
properties by understanding the percolation and absorption of water through the
soil using sand, clay and muddy soil. The topic percolation rate was discussed with
the help of a software ‘whiteboard fi’ where they brainstormed to calculate the
percolation rate of water and percentage of water absorbed by the soil.
Further, the topic soil erosion was discussed with the help of an informative video.
The knowledge and understanding of the students regarding soil pollution was
assessed based on the Pecha Kucha presentation made by them in groups of four
to represent their ideas on prevention of soil pollution where they will linked their
ideas with SDG-1 [Zero hunger].
The topic ‘Weather and Climate’ was introduced with the help of an inquiry
question ‘how does weather affect our daily lives’. Further, the topic weather was
explained to them with the help of interactive slideshow, ‘What is weather’.
https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/Science/Soil/Types_of_soil_

ct1540119pp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_HYyVCyt9k
https://lsintspl3.wgbh.org/en-us/lesson/what-is-weather/1
https://whiteboard.fi/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqrXOcQuHdLiCywreEfye1cV6nRG3IKUC-
4VzdKH0M4/edit?usp=sharing
Physics: Taking the topic of ‘Heat and Its effects’ further, the students learnt
about the radiation phenomenon by connecting with real examples like why we
wear light colored clothes during summers and dark colored clothes during winter,
the bottom of cooking utensils are painted black, etc. They were assessed on the
same by a live interactive worksheet. Further, the construction, working and
application of thermal image cameras was explained to them with the help of video
tutorials. They also designed a brochure [Art integration] on the thermal image
camera. The whole chapter was recapitulated through concept map by using Auto
draw application [Artificial Intelligence Integration].
The next topic ‘Simple Pendulum’ was introduced to them through simulations.
They measured the time period, observed number of oscillations and the effect of
increasing / decreasing the length of pendulum on the time period through virtual
mode-simulations.
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/pendulum-lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsfkPTnWuhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhs1DwQB85c
https://smprobotics.com/security_robot/thermal-security-robot/

Biology:    
Nutrition in Animals
Students continued their learning about the process of nutrition in unicellular organisms with the help of a video of nutrition in an Amoeba. Thereafter, they compared and identified the stages of nutrition and discussed how they remain the same in both unicellular and multicellular organisms.
They were thrilled to learn about ruminants and the process of digestion. They enjoyed exploring an interactive website on the same for the extended understanding of the Compound Stomach (a combination of 4 stomachs).
Fibre to Fabric:
 
The topic- Fibre to Fabrics began with familiarising students with the types of fabric. They were shown different fabric pieces. The students could identify some of them. Later, they built upon their learning, by differentiating the Natural and Synthetic fibres.
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/image_maps/104-ruminant-digestion

History
 
The Mughal Empire
The journey of learning continued with the introduction of riddles based on Akbar and Birbal which was thoroughly enjoyed by the students. Akbar’s religious policies like Ibadatkhana, Din- i- Illahi and Sulh-i-Kul etc. were explained well with the help of Class Notebook and students compared the same with the Indian policy of Secularism.
In addition, Map Reading Activity was done to compare the regional expansion of Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb. In sync with SDG-5 (Gender Inequality), the status of two powerful women of medieval India- Raziya Sultan and Noor Jahan was compared in detail. The chikankari and kalamkari embroideries introduced by Noor Jahan were integrated with Art and the students explored the facts related to these designs.
The students acquired the knowledge of miniature paintings, art, architecture, culture and literature of this period with the help of pictures shared in the chatbox. The central and provincial administration of the Mughal Dynasty was explained with the Creative Mind Maps made by children using bubbl.us. The chapter was concluded with a live quiz on Quizizz.com followed by a brainstorming worksheet.
Link: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/611c971791c512001da0f581/the-mughal-dynasty
                   
Geography:-
Earth’s Movements and Major Landforms:
The topic ‘Earthquake’was continued with the understanding how they are measured.  With the help of a related video, students were able to understand the causes of earthquakes and the means to measure them.
Integrated with Science, an experiment was conducted by students where they displayed how P waves travel through different solids causing paper clips on a string to vibrate.
A related video of volcanoes was shown in the class to make the students understand volcanoes. They were also guided to experiment with the help of some liquid soap, soda/eno and glass and this way the volcano eruption process was grasped well.
Video link:-
Earthquake
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGpM0mYS7ZQ
 
Volcanoes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRH1PAJGlvo
 
The Atmosphere:
Students discussed and recalled facts about the atmosphere to conclude that it acts as a blanket of gases that surrounds Earth. It is held near the surface of the planet by Earth’s gravitational attraction. The composition and its layers was also discussed with the help of a video. They also understood the concept of ‘Heat zones’ of the Earth and different types of precipitation with the help of videos and several images.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6i1SS4sjDA Atmosphere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tC8OOxOFEk Heat zones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AiKHGyYB80 Relief rainfall
https://www.internetgeography.net/topics/what-is-convectional-rainfall/
Convectional rainfall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B0M_yA3uGw Cyclonic rainfall
 
Civics:
How do State Governments work?
A recap of the decision-making scheme of democracy was done to check
the previous knowledge. Students were given situations and they were asked to categorize them into the matters of Executive, Legislature or Judiciary to recall the system and functioning of the decision-making scheme.
Students understood the importance of the governance system of the state we live in. The Map of Haryana was shown to make students aware of the division of State and the formation of the System of Governance.
 
They made a flow chart to understand the hierarchy in a better way supported by an interesting video. The topic was further explained where students learnt about the powers and functions of the Governor and Chief Minister of the State. The concept of Unicameral and Bicameral legislatures was discussed and the students were given a task to categorize the states based on the same.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmcTv17YtPg

​“Animation is not the art of drawings that move but the art of movements that are drawn.” 
The students learnt Animate CC and practised for the same on www.wickeditor.com.
They learnt to create objects and also how to group them. They also completed activities based on a frame by frame tween.
They created an animated poster using group objects feature on the topic ‘Clean Water and Sanitation. They uploaded the videos for the same on Flipgrid.
 
Grid Link: https://flipgrid.com/3f4e5714
Grid Password: SuncitySchool

 
इस मास के आरंभ में छात्रों को गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक का पाठ ‘ सरफ़रोशी की तमन्ना ‘ पढ़ाया गया | पाठ को पढ़ाने 
का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को अपने महान देशभक्तों द्वारा की जाने वाली कुर्बानियों से अवगत कराना है | देश के लिए 
अपनी जान की भी परवाह न करने वाले देशभक्तों के कारण ही हमें आज़ादी प्राप्त हुई है | १५ अगस्त से पहले के 
सप्ताह में इस पाठ को करते हुए छात्रों के मन में देशभक्ति की भावना और भी प्रबल हो गई | पाठ की संपूर्ण व्याख्या 
कराने के पश्चात पाठ के कठिन शब्दों के अर्थ , प्रश्नोत्तर कराए गए | पाठ से संबंधित गतिविधि में छात्रों ने महान 
देशभक्तों के प्रसिद्ध नारों को सचित्र प्रस्तुत किया | रक्षाबंधन के त्योहार के बारें में बताते हुए उन्हें गुंजन पाठ्य-पुस्तक 
के पाठ ‘ राखी का महत्त्व ‘ नामक पाठ कराया गया | पाठ को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य भाई – बहन के प्यार का प्रतीक 
रक्षाबंधन का त्योहार मनाने का कारण , उसके पीछे छिपी कहानी से और अपने देश की संस्कृति से परिचित कराना है 
| पाठ को कराने के पश्चात पाठ की प्रश्नोत्तरी पर चर्चा की गई | इसके बाद छात्रों से स्वतंत्रता दिवस और रक्षाबंधन से 
संबंधित अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया | 
इस महीने में छात्रों ने हिंदी भाषा और संगीत कला सप्ताह बहुत ही जोश और उमंग से मनाया | इसमें छात्रों ने 
व्यक्तिगत रूप से सतत् विकास लक्ष्य -१३ जलवायु और कार्यवाही से एकीकृत करते हुए ऋतुओं के अनुसार नृत्य 
प्रस्तुत किया | किसी ने ग्रीष्म ऋतु पर और किसी ने शरद ऋतु व वर्षा ऋतु पर नृत्य प्रस्तुत किया | कुछ छात्रों ने 
समूह में ऋतुओं और जलवायु से संबंधित लघु नाटिका भी प्रस्तुत की | सभी छात्रों ने इस गतिविधि को बहुत ही 
उत्साह से पूरा किया | ​

The month started with a video on Spain’s famous dish “La Paella.”
The students got the opportunity of learning the Spanish name of the
ingredients as well as exposing themselves to the language.
The class learnt new vocabulary and verbs to express their likes and dislikes on the topic. After recalling fruits and vegetable names the class enacted a role play about the experience of shopping in a market. As part of Language and Performing Art Week, the class donned the hat of a TV reporter and deliver a weather bulletin
in front of the class. A video on SDG 12 Responsible consumption and
production was presented in class followed by a discussion.
 
Video on Spain cuisine. How to make Paella Valenciana
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy1o7xZjjbY
 
Video on buying fruits and vegetables at the Spanish market
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn1bIDDCHQk

भाषासप्ताह में संस्कृत प्रस्तुति के लिए छात्रों ने सचित्र श्लोकगायन प्रस्तुति दी । पाठ: - ‘चलचित्रदर्शनम् ’ आधारित गद्यांशावबोधन कार्य का अभ्यास कराया गया । फ़्लिप शिक्षण गतिविधि के माध्यम से छात्रों के द्वारा पढ़ाने के प्रयास उत्साहवर्धक रहा। तालिका द्वारा पदपरिचय सहित अभ्यासकार्य करते हुए संस्कृत भाषा में वाक्यरचना व संभाषण सिखाया गया । अंतर्विषयक- वाचन-पठन-और गायन कराते हुए संगीत और गायन से समन्वयीकरण कर छात्रों का अंतर्विषयक परिचय कराया गया । परियोजनात्मक शिक्षण (Project base learning) के रूप में दृश्य श्रव्य सामाग्री के माध्यम से छात्रों चलचित्र अर्थात सिनेमा के विभिन्न के घटकों , शहरी और ग्रामीण परिवेश के अंतर को जाना । पाठ: - ‘विद्यालयस्य खेलदिवस:’ पाठाधारित शब्दरूपों का अभ्यास तथा कारकानुसार अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास करते हुए अर्थसहित पठन-लेखन और अवबोधन कार्य का अभ्यास कराया गया । श्लोक गायन द्वारा खेल और स्वास्थ्य पर विचारभिव्यक्ति प्रस्तुतीकरण किया । लृट्लकार और लङ्लकार - भूतकाल क्रियापदों का अर्थसहित पठन-लेखन और अवबोधन कार्य का अनुप्रयोगात्मक अभ्यास कराया गया ।  ​

In their Physical Education lessons, students worked on:
Coordination Ability
 Single Hopscotch
 Cross legs walking
 Side ways
 Clap & Catch (using a ball)
 Hand & Leg Coordination
Chess
 Moves of each piece
 Strategies of pieces on board
 Registration for online chess
 Playing online with friends​

In their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt: Krishna dance
and Asamyukta hasta mudras
Dance form: Semi classical/ classical (Kathak)
“Muraliya” (grade 6-9)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F-OI9iWx3g
In the month of August students celebrated lord Krishna’s birthday by
learning a beautiful choreography on a Krishna song.
Samyukta hasta Mudras (single hand gestures) were also taught.
Navras- Hasya and sringaar

​Forms of Acting :-
Students learnt about role play, one act, mono act and skit. (Comedy,
Tragedy, Melodrama)
Application of their learning :-
 Script reading of Rani Laxmi Bai skit
 Practice for subject integration week- enactment of William
Shakespeare’s famous idioms
 Mono act- The Lion and other Animals
 Drama Activity- one emotion various dialogues

 Students wrote and narrated poems related to life under water in
subject integration week
 Students presented skit related to life under water
 Prepared for a skit related to Teachers Day

Most adults in the working world know how important and
effective network is, both for finding jobs and succeeding at them.
For students, networking is a great way to find out about
anything- including course options and career advice.Traditional
networking involves talking to people. For some, this may be an
easy activity, while for others it may be scary and uncomfortable.
Therefore, students were introduced to “Networking and Social
skills” this month. This theme helped a lot as students
understood why it is important to keep connections. They also
learnt the importance of polite behaviour and good manners,
etiquettes required for different situations, importance of proper
interaction, maintaining body language, importance of learning
networking and social skills.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7pimpE4TKI
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku_XltAHvjA&t=9s

​SIMPLE EQUATIONS: The lesson began by checking student’s previous knowledge of Simple Equations in daily life through a discussion. Students gave various examples like – what is variable, what is an equation, different between expression and equation etc.
Students also practiced the following concepts:

• Convert Equation in statement form
• Convert statement in the form of equations
• Solving an equation
• Balancing an equation
• Applications of Simple equations to practical situations

The students revised the syllabus for UT1 using different tools like MS Forms,
Quizizzes and participated enthusiastically in the doubt clarification sessions.
The Practice exercises from the textbook and worksheets were done which strengthened their conceptual knowledge.

​                        Science Experiments: Explore, Observe and Experiment

                 Young minds learn by exploring, observing and experimenting.

Physics: the learners enhanced their learning of heat and temperature a step further By exploring the concept of  convection and radiation by ‘hands on activity’ using a candle and spoon. Real-world connections are a vital part of our students’ inquiry journey. They engaged in group discussions with the help of real life examples of convection like working of chimneys and exhaust fans and presence of ventilations at home , the concept was further explained in detail.

https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/earth-science/sce304/heat-transfer-conduction-convection-radiation

http://aven.amritalearning.com/index.php?sub=100&brch=295&sim=1475&cnt=3393


  Chemistry: The learners were introduced to the new lesson, ‘Soil.’ They participated in many fun     experiments throughout the lesson. They collected samples of different types of soils for their scientific investigation. Learners took a closer look into the soil samples to observe their texture and compare them. Visual learning through video tutorials on formation of soil was shown and explained for concept understanding . Further, they explored the composition and different horizons and composition of soil by observing different layers of soil by allowing the water-soil mixture to settle for a few minutes. They also explored different soil horizons by using simple kitchen materials like vinegar, oil and spices and compared their observation with actual soil horizons. All students enjoyed and understood the concept of soil horizons.
                                https://youtu.be/kybPmB1zBUw                    

​History-
The Mughal Empire
On returning after a refreshing summer break, the students shared their new learning and experiences with each other. The learning commenced with recapitulating the prior knowledge of the First battle of Panipat by using a mini quiz on Quizizz.com.
An animated video was shown to the children which helped them get familiarized with the rulers of Mughal dynasty.  With the help of mind map, children were able to comprehend different phases of the Mughal dynasty. An interactive map reading session was done in the class where children were able to locate and identify the territories annexed by Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb respectively. Akbar’s secular approach was explained by showing the pictures and interpreting the meaning of Ibadatkhana, Sulh-i-kul and Din- i- Illahi. The topic was well integrated with SDG-13(Climate Action) where children tried to investigate about the reasons which are responsible for the Taj Mahal turning  yellow in appearance. To make the class interactive, an activity was conducted where children had to Answer the Riddle based on Akbar and Birbal’s stories. Besides the above topic taught, one MS Form link was also shared for the UT-1 Revision.
 
Links:          https://youtu.be/NAb4z_WKieM (Coming of Mughals)
                     https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/60a4b1849cefc6001be80433/the-mughal-dynasty
 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YVlUmu4VSEinRHZ-  zb0eGTcu2V0aeIdOnrRkTCB9RE1UMVZTQjNXUzlPSDQyVk1OMTRaQVJaTFNTMy4u
 

Geography:-
Earth’s Movements and Major Landforms
 
With the help a video students recognized the powerful endogenous forces operating from within the crust also known as tectonic movements.  These sudden movements  bring abrupt changes on the Earth's surface earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are the examples of these movements that are endogenic and exogenic forces of the earth.
Students identified that mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms. Tectonic plate movement under the Earth can create landforms by pushing up mountains and hills. Erosion by water and wind can wear down land and create landforms like valleys and canyons.
A video was shown to students about how fold mountains are formed when two plates move together (a converging  plate margin). This can be where two continental plates move towards each other or a continental and an oceanic plate. The movement of the two plates forces sedimentary rocks upwards into a series of folds.
They also gained knowledge about how fault-block mountains are formed by the movement of large crustal blocks when forces in the Earth's crust pull it apart. Some parts of the Earth are pushed upward and others collapse down. The surface of the Earth can move along these faults, and displace rock layers on either side.
Activity:- With the help of few hand towels and two shoe boxes students created their own fold mountains and with the help of an eraser students created fault block mountains.
 
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihAmTtfUvf0 Earth movements
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXjPFZl4bWI Fold mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw9mMKUgwBk Fault mountains
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​The modern technology surrounding us is entirely based on the “Number System.” Computers represent all kinds of information and data from audio, images, videos, etc. in binary numbers. 
The students, in ICT classes learnt Number System – Decimal, Binary, Octal and Hexadecimal number system. They also learnt conversion of Decimal into Binary and Binary into Decimal, Octal into Decimal, Hexadecimal into Decimal.
They also learnt Arithmetical calculation of Binary numbers.
 
Students had a great time exploring the Number System. The number system plays an important role in the functioning of a computer. The base conversion helps both the computer and the user to understand the data and information

After the summer break, the first session began with an informal interaction with the students wherein they shared how they spent their holidays. They talked about new habits, skills acquired and a lot more.
Taking the annual theme “Sohum” forward, the ethics of work and the acquisition of mindfulness were introduced through the initial discussion and pre-reading activities of the poem- “A Song from the Suds”. While the reading, post-reading tasks and the poem analysis, students got an opportunity to express their thoughts about positivity in life and the joy of working.
The students shared the list of household chores they often take up and shared their experiences and feelings. Homing poem recitation skills was one of the main objectives of the lesson.
The inspiring piece of poetry was followed by the classic read “Idgah’’ by Munshi Prem Chand wherein the students shared their personal experiences of buying a gift for their loved ones and going to a fete. A skimming and speed-reading strategy were followed. A detailed discussion was done about the main characters of the story as well. The essential written work was done in the notebooks and students practiced how to frame answers with detail. Besides this, the students learnt to write the character sketch, initially by using a graphic organiser “Mindmap”. The students also went into an enquiry about the eminent writer by interviewing their parents and grandparents which led them to research further.
The class talked about his work around the social issues of his time and its existence currently.
The grammatical concepts of nouns, pronouns and verbs were strengthened during the lessons with a focus on application. The resource material such as videos and practice sheets, MS forms, grammar book exercises and Liveworksheets supported the students learning.
The students were encouraged to hone their note-taking skills and most of them displayed the same in their submissions.
The strategies like Breakout Rooms and Live Quizzes made the lessons quite interesting and engaging. The skill of collaboration was kept in mind in most of the tasks.
 The revision of the UT-1 was done through worksheets, MS quiz forms, CIE book and also a doubt clearing extra class was conducted.
 
WEBLINKS:
IDGAH- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnQmLxVvqfE
 
THE BIG BROTHER- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AmZ64ZaoA
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​छात्रों से ग्रीष्मावकाश के बाद सामान्य चर्चा करते हुए उनके गृहकार्य के बारें में बातचीत की गई | फिर छात्रों को व्याकरणिक विषयों जैसे विलोम शब्द , पर्यायवाची शब्द , अनेकार्थक शब्द और श्रुतिसम भिन्नार्थक शब्दों का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया | इन व्याकरणिक विषयों द्वारा छात्रों को शुद्ध वाक्य – निर्माण में सहायता मिली और उनके शब्द – भंडार में भी वृद्धि हुई | छात्रों का भाषिक ज्ञान समृद्ध हुआ | फिर छात्रों को संज्ञा और सर्वनाम की परिभाषा को अनेकों उदाहरणों के माध्यम से स्पष्ट करते हुए उसके भेदों से अवगत कराया गया | संज्ञा और सर्वनाम को और अच्छे से स्पष्ट करने के लिए उन्हें एक गद्यांश दिया गया और उन्हें उस गद्यांश में से संज्ञा और सर्वनाम शब्दों को अलग करने को कहा गया | इसके पश्चात छात्रों को इकाई परीक्षा -१ में आ रहे सभी विषयों की मौखिक और लिखित रूप से तैयारी कराई गई | इसके पश्चात वर्षा ऋतु का महत्त्व , वह कब आती है और उसके आने से पहले और बाद में प्रकृति में क्या – क्या परिवर्तन आते हैं , उन सबके बारें में जानकारी देते हुए गुंजन पाठ्य – पुस्तक से ‘ पहली बूँद ‘  कविता पढ़ाई गई | कविता के प्रत्येक काव्यांश की व्याख्या उसके शब्दार्थ और प्रश्न-उत्तर कराए गए | सतत् विकास लक्ष्य -१३ जलवायु कार्यवाही से एकीकृत करते हुए उन्हें वर्षा के आने पर जलवायु में होने वाले परिवर्तनों से अवगत कराया गया | इस कविता को कराने का मुख्य उद्देश्य छात्रों को जलवायु परिवर्तन , कौन – कौन सी मुख्य ऋतुएँ हैं , वह कब कब आती हैं , उन सब की जानकारी देना है |

​Children met their friends and teachers eagerly
though virtually. We tuned into new topics like Nationality, regular & irregular verbs, means of transport. They learnt the actual meaning of integration through an activity of drawing/ pasting pictures of local places and label the buildings in French using the learnt prepositions.

The month begins with a revision for the UT1 exam. The students attempted the same at home and participated in the completion of it during the Spanish class.
The Chapter “Muchas gracias por el regalo” Thank you very much for the gift, was introduced by a retro song from the seventies.
The students learnt how to write a thank you letter and had the opportunity to write their own letter during an activity. Some students choose to write the letter in a paper some others in a document. At the end the class shared their work with the rest of the students.
The verbs “Ser” and “Estar” (both of them means to be) and they uses were discussed in class and the student learnt how to choose in between them with the help of acronyms.
A video on a interview to Rigoberta Menchú 1992 Winner Peace Nobel price from Guatemala was presented in relation to the SDG – Peace, justice and strong institutions. Discussion was followed.
ABBA song in Spanish (Spanish lyrics)

           https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylEgMGcAUjc
 
Video presentation:  interview to Rigoberta Menchú 1992 Winner Peace Nobel price from Guatemala.             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ7q21bl9eU
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​After coming back from the holidays, we were thrilled to meet our friends and teachers, though virtually. We started with Module 3 Lektion 3 (Was gibt es im Fernsehen?)  in this month. The children revised the topic of Time (formal and informal)  while doing this chapter. We got to know about TV programs, TV schedule, usage of akkustaive pronouns. We also did E-mail writing giving details about one’s TV habits. The children thoroughly enjoyed doing an activity – Making a digital TV program in German. 

​In their Physical Education lessons, students performed:
 

• 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).

 
Introduction to Chess

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

 
Additionally, Fit India and Sports Authority of India Quiz Competition were conducted. 

In their Indian Dance lessons, students learnt:

• Patriotic dance and Kathak basics
• To express their feelings for the country and pay tribute to the soldiers who lost their lives.
• Hasta mudras used in the dance—pataka, ardh-pataka, chakra, mushthi, hansasya, etc.
• Navrasa—veer and karuna.

 
Dance form: Freestyle (action and expression)
Song : Teri Mitti
Video link: https://youtu.be/wF_B_aagLfI
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​In their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:

• About Contemporary dance.
• The basic feet positions of Contemporary dance.

 
Dance form: Contemporary
Song: Skyscrapers
Video link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiTJ0658WvE

In Drama lessons, students learnt:
Forms of Acting:
Through drama games, tongue twisters and role play, students learnt dialogue delivery and voice modulation.
Application of their learning:
Student understood Navarasa—the nine emotions and practised the same. Students learnt how to use question words in dialogue and performed using the nine emotions. Students garnered information about scene building (improvisation) and how to improvise on the spot.
Additionally, they learnt how to maintain a tempo while performing. They also did drama related warm up exercises.

In their Indian Music lessons, students :
 
Learnt Vocal warm-up exercises: Alankar practice, Balloon breathing.
Practiced: Shudh swar Alankar.
Song/s: Guru vandana, Apni Mati.
Raag: Alaiya Bilawal, Yaman.
 
Instruments Used: Tanpura
Techniques: Singing style and vocal practices of Indian classical singers.
Reference video link for the song: https://youtu.be/hTdZkPeIkhs
https://youtu.be/VmOvwFvkVao
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​In their Western Music lessons, students :
 
Learnt vocal warm-up exercises: Scale and 12 different notes
Practiced: Staff notation with 12 notes and scaled the vocal range
Learnt the Song : (Recap Session) Count on me by Bruno Mars

​Instruments used: Ukulele
Techniques: Basic techniques of practicing vocal music

In their Visual Art lessons, students learnt :
 

• Picture in a picture- How I spent my holidays
• Van Gogh’s Sunflowers- warm colours
• Picture composition using warm colours
• Poster on ‘Conservation of Electricity/ Water’

 
Composition: Creative & freehand
 
Art Technique: Free hand, colouring, outlining
 
Art tools: Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, compass/ circular object

Different students have different learning capabilities and styles which help them in assimilating lessons effectively. This month students were introduced with some study strategies along with different types of learning styles. Students learnt the different ways to improve reading skills along with an understanding of effective reading and writing skills.
 
Further, the importance of TEAMWORK was explained i.e. Teamwork is the effort where individual team members work together to achieve a common goal. This involves cooperative relationships, open communications, group problem solving and consensus decision making.
 
‘Gender equality is not a man or woman’s issue, it is a human issue. It affects us all’. “Gender Sensitivity” was also introduced in the lessons. Gender refers to the socially determined ideas and practices—what it is to be female or male, and how a person’s biology is culturally valued and interpreted into locally accepted ideas of being a woman or man.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCTfXNutt4M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nj99epLFqg
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