Literature Students completed Unit-‘A Woodland Dictionary’ with a focus on reading, comprehension, glossary and writing skills. It was a means of recapitulating alphabetical order and the use of a dictionary, along with the introduction of various vocabulary terms such as definitions. Children went for a ‘Nature Walk’ to spot the different kinds of trees and vegetation. They happily explored and discussed the ‘Evergreen’ and ‘Deciduous trees through the ‘Virtual Tour’. The reading sessions planned through the ‘Tag your Peer’ game enabled the learners s understand the nuances of reading playful year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7GCYG9YeT8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CypuZE0-ikU
Grammar The recapitulation of grammar concepts like ‘Helping Verbs’ and ‘Articles’ was done to reinforce the learning which has taken place in the previous month. The much-loved activity ‘Letter to Santa’ enabled the students to understand the techniques and nuances of Letter-Writing and gave wings to their imagination as they creatively crafted hand-made envelopes for their letters and decorated their socks and stockings for Santa to keep their gifts near them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdM2LUkBQzk
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL074H5XdNI

The learning journey for this month started with several questions on situations given to the students to test their pre-knowledge of the topic-' Air around Us.' The topic ‘Air and water’ was introduced and the students were made aware of the existence of living beings on the earth. Further, the students learnt about the properties of 'Air and Water', their importance, and the ways to keep them clean. The students were able to understand the concept with the help of experiments conducted in the class. The topic was integrated with SDG 6-'Clean water and Sanitation and SDG 13-'Climate Action.' The students made beautiful posters on it. Going forward, the learners were made aware of the changes in the atmosphere due to air and water. The little enthusiasts were shown a video of the 'Water Cycle' to understand the concept of 'Weather and Seasons.' A discussion on how the weather changes and brings a change in the season was conducted.
Video Links- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26_8dEwt14M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKyhfxxr7s
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjkQ2d5Apu8 ​

Students understood 'Additional Fractions' as operators on discrete and continuous quantities by solving problems using shapes, objects and quantities. They represented smaller pieces (or parts) of a whole. They thought of a sweet shop as an analogy. Students shared a singular whole amount, like a chocolate bar, a cake bar, or muffin. They also discussed a few fractions equations by unravelling the shapes work at a deeper level. Students applied strategies based on fractions and were introduced with the terms numerator, denominator and whole. Students also explored the 'Jodo Gyan' which is a fraction kit wherein, group games with dice and cards were used to introduce fractions and to help visualize fractions, denominator and numerator. Taking learning further to an experiential mode, students performed an activity based on 'Fractions' wherein they took a newspaper and folded them in different ways to understand whole and parts of the fraction. ​

सर्दियों के सुहाने मास का आरंभ विद्यालय के उद्यान में प्रकृति -भ्रमण से किया गया जहाँ एक और छात्रों को भिन्न - भिन्न मौसमों में खिलने वाले फूलों की पहचान हुई , वहीं दूसरी और उनके हिन्दी व अंग्रेजी नामों का भी पता लगा ।सतत विकास लक्ष्य-१३ ‘जलवायु, व सामाजिक विज्ञान के विषय ‘मौसम’ से एकीकृत करते हुए फूलों से संबधित त्योहारों के विषय में भी जानकारी प्रदान की गई व प्रकृति भ्रमण के दौरान अपनी प्रकृति के संरक्षण पर भी बल दिया गया. तत्पश्चात फूलों से संबंधित पाठ - अहा ! फूल कितने सुंदर हैं का पठन एवं अभ्यास कार्य करवाया गया। साथ - साथ रचनात्मक लेखन कौशल व शब्द -भंडार में वृद्धि के लिए 'मेरा प्रिय फूल ' विषय पर चित्र सहित पाँच पंक्तियाँ स्वयं लिखने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया । वचन संबंधी शब्दावली व वाक्य निर्माण कला में वृद्धि के लिए वीडियो द्वारा परिचय दिया गया व मौखिक रूप से एकवचन व बहुवचन भी पूछे गए । एकवचन से बहुवचन बनाने के नियम बताते हुए व्याकरण पुस्तक व अभ्यास पुस्तिका में कार्य करवाया गया ।
https://youtu.be/2H9rZQARMlE
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​Warm Up exercises 
Locomotor Skills: Skip, Slide, Walk, Run 
Non Locomotor Skills: Twisting, Bending, Stretching, Turning 
Striking Skills: Hanging ball strikes, football kicks, striking using tennis rackets 
Indigenous Games: The train game, The Caterpillar game/ chain game, Rock paper scissor tag game 
Manipulation Skills: Rolling a ball, Lifting balls & Kicking balls 
Skating: Half camel on Left Leg, Half Camel on Right Leg, Full Camel on any Leg & T-Break/Breaking forward 
Gymnastics: Front roll, Backroll, Jumping, Handstand basic

​दिसंबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया:
 
गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग, वाद्य परिचय कहानी के माध्यम से 
गीत: प्रार्थना तुम्ही हो माता,राग भीमपलासी बंदिश आओ बचो,नीली छतरी
संगीत ४ आल: वेलकम गीत, ग्रीटिंग गीत , सरे गामा बॉडी गेम, बाय - बाय गीत, तानसेन मैजिकल म्यूजिशियन
प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: स्वरतरंग,तानपूरा
गायन तकनीक:  गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक 
                                                

​When it comes to winter music, it's Christmas and its wondrous melodies that first spring to mind. Children learnt winter songs, Christmas jingles and carol songs like Feliz Navidad, a joy to the world, silent night etc.

​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 Christmas dance choreography on the beautiful song “I am the happiest Christmas tree.” Through the dance, they learnt various freestyle body movements and footwork with fun sessions.

                                                                                                                                                                                     
Students were introduced to the monthly theme ‘Air and Water’ where they drew a winter scene during the night and learnt to draw a snow scene by visualizing the pictures. Students were encouraged to draw snow, a snowman and pine trees, they shaded the snow beautifully. The topic was integrated with 'SDG 6'. The compositions were created using pencil colours and sketch pens.

The gleeful festival of Christmas was celebrated with fervour and zeal by Suncitizens of Pre- Nursery B and Grade II D on 21st and 22nd of December respectively. The assemblies began with the ‘News’ and the ‘Thought of the Day’ and extended with an array of interesting programmes. The spirit of Christmas echoed through the carols sung melodiously by the children, ushering in the festive season. The students of Grade II-D welcomed Jesus through a one act play depicting the ‘Nativity Scene.’ Our tiny tots of Pre-Nursey also brought smiles and joy to their fellow mates by sharing the information about Santa and St. Nicholas and emphasized the true spirit of Santa, which lay in the joy of giving and helping those who are less fortunate. This was followed by a mesmerizing dance performance which enthralled the audience. The children were filled with joy and excitement as Santa came dancing to the tune of Jingle Bells. The students were encouraged to promote and contribute to the message spread by Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) during the upcoming ‘Joy of Giving’ week by donating goods for the underprivileged people. The message of the assembly was loud and clear and reminded us--- "Christmas is not necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another." On behalf of all Suncitizens we wish everyone, ‘A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ​

Literature The students inculcated reading habits by taking turns in the class and reading through the pages of the supplementary reader- Treasure of Tales. The Unit- ‘A Bridge of Crocodiles’ was thoroughly enjoyed by the students. New spelling patterns, understanding the glossary and spell well undertaken in this month, helped in keeping the learners’ vocabulary development in check. Later, in the literature section Unit-12, ‘The Chatterbox Turtle’ was taken up to make the learners aware of the picture description. Children vividly described the various settings and experienced the joy of acting like the different characters of the story in the ‘Role Play’ activity.
​Grammar The recapitulation of grammar concepts like ‘Helping Verbs’ and ‘Conjunctions’ was done to reinforce the learning which has taken place in the previous month. Students were asked to narrate real life incidences and anecdotes on the Universal theme-‘I am Wise’ to instil the valuable virtue of wisdom in them. This further helped in honing their speaking skills.
​Video Link https://youtu.be/TQv4cDIKW1k ​

The learning journey for this month started with several queries on the situations given to the students to test their pre-knowledge about transport. The topic ‘Transportation’ was introduced by briefing the students about the invention of wheels. Further, the students learnt about the ‘Importance of wheels’ in the vehicles and the evolution of means of transport. The students also learnt about the medium of transport during early humans and the changes in the wheels used in vehicles with due course of time. After that the learners were made aware about the use of animals in the transportation system and public transport. The students tried their hands on making a ‘Toy Transport’. The students also learnt about different means of communication. They were able to differentiate between personal and mass communication. With transportation and communication system comes a deep sense of responsibility which enabled the learners to talk about the safety rules that they must follow when they’re using any type of transportation.
 Video links - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOYnsffnoPw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVIigpWXR9k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Dk2Dna8fg ​

Students understood the meaning of equal sharing and performed an activity of equally distributing the candies. They also discussed a few 'Division' questions by unravelling the way numbers work at a deeper level. Students applied strategies based on repeated 'Subtraction' and were introduced to 'Division' using number line, wherein they also co-related the concept of 'Division' with the concept of 'Multiplication'. Adding up to their learning, children understood the properties of 'Division'. They explored flexible methods and models to solve the sums which included 'Concrete Models', 'Pictorial Representations', 'Number Sentences' and 'Number Lines.' Taking learning further to an experiential mode, students participated in an activity based on equal sharing using stars and smileys in the notebook to understand repeated 'Subtraction.' ​

मास का आरंभ छात्रों को विशेषण के विषय में ज्ञान देने से किया गया | छात्रों ने अपने मनपसंद खिलौने की विशेषताएँ कक्षा में सबके साथ सांझा की | तत्पश्चात विडियो दिखाकर इसका लिखित अभ्यास करवाया गया और विशेषण शब्दों की पहचान एवं उनका वाक्य प्रयोग करना सिखाया गया जिससे उनका अवधारणा संबंधी बौद्धिक विकास हुआ । सतत विकास के लक्ष्य 13 जलवायु क्रिया के अंतर्गत -छात्रों ने मौसम में होने वाले परिवर्तन (सर्दी के मौसम ) के विषय में विशेषण युक्त ५ वाक्य लिखे | छात्रों को अपनी ऐतिहासिक इमारतों के बारे में बताते हुए उन धरोहरों को सुरक्षित एवं साफ रखने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया । विडिओ द्वारा आगरा के ऐतिहासिक स्थानों जैसे ताजमहल , फतेहपुर सीकरी एवं सिकंदरा के बारे में बताया गया । तत्पश्चात ' आगरा की सैर' पाठ का पठन करवाकर उसका पुस्तकीय अभ्यास एवं लिखित अभ्यास करवाया गया । ताजमहल के विषय में पाँच वाक्य लिखवाकर रचनात्मक लेखन करवाया गया । सामूहिक गतिविधि में छात्रों से आगरा के प्रमुख स्थानों एवं वस्तुओं के चित्र चिपकाकर समुच्चय चित्रण करवाया गया जिससे उनमें समूह भावना का विकास एवं आगरा शहर के विषय की जानकारी पक्की हो । कविता ' समय से' का गायन करवाते हुए समय की उपयोगिता के विषय में बताया गया जिससे छात्रों को समय व्यर्थ न गँवाने की प्रेरणा दी गई । छात्रों को कविता का पुस्तकीय अभ्यास करवाया गया एवं उन्हें समय से अपना सभी कार्य पूर्ण करने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया ।
​संबंधित लिंक - https://youtu.be/04XoNxFuU9U
​ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l6T_8v0yWA

.​Warm Up exercises Locomotor Skills: Skip, Slide, Walk, Run Non Locomotor Skills: Twisting, Bending, Stretching, Turning Striking Skills: Hanging ball strikes, football kicks, striking using tennis rackets. Indigenous Games: The train game The Caterpillar game/chain game Rock paper scissor tag game Manipulation Skills: Rolling a ball, Lifting balls & Kicking balls Skating: Half camel on Left Leg, Half Camel on Right Leg, Full Camel on any Leg & T-Break/Breaking forward Gymnastics: Front roll, Backroll, Jumping, Handstand basic.

 नवंबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग, वाद्य परिचय कहानी के माध्यम से गीत: राग भीमपलासी बंदिश आओ बचो,नीली छतरी संगीत ४ आल: वेलकम गीत, ग्रीटिंग गीत , सरे गामा बॉडी गेम, बाय - बाय गीत, तानसेन मैजिकल म्यूजिशियन प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: स्वरतरंग,तानपूरा गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक ​

 As winter begins, Winter songs, Christmas jingles, Christmas carols songs, Feliz navidad, joy to the world, Silent were taught to the children.

Children were introduced to monthly theme Transport where they drew electric vehicle and learned about advantages of using electric vehicle by visualizing the pictures. Students were encouraged to draw different electric vehicles, charging station ,windmill and solar panel. They created with Pencil colours. They also practiced winter scene where they drew snowman and pine trees beautifully. They also learned to colour snow by adding shade of a colour . ​

 ​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 Christmas dance choreography on the beautiful song “I am the happiest Christmas tree.” Through the dance, they learnt various freestyle body movements and footwork with fun sessions.

 "When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor; it's to enjoy each step along the way." The month of November began with a new dance style- Tap dance on 'Don't worry be happy' song imbibing the spirit of happiness. We used freestyle body movements along with rhythmic foot movements (tapping and shuffling) 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. ​

 Story Telling The students actively enjoy listening to stories and imagining a world of their own. In order to enhance their thinking skills and arouse curiousity in terms of all the different ideas that exist in the world, storytelling and enactment through stories like "Alladin in the Modern World", "What if you were a Superhero for a day?" encourage kids to explore the depths of their imagination and define for themselves, a thought process to enhance the teaching learning process on a whole in terms of relating different subjects. The ideas find a way to express themselves through their enactment and understanding of the stories in consideration.
​ Speech and Confidence Building Exercises The clarity of speech and how kids enunciate a word is a crucial point to be taken care of when it comes to expressions and emotions. The correct pronunciation and ability to project the voice without faltering in the speech is something we can only nip in the bud at this young age. This change can positively influence their capabilities in terms of listening and speaking and allow every child an opportunity to develop public speaking skills.

 “The best education you’ll ever get is by traveling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.” -Mark Patterson To make the students understand the role and importance of community helpers in our lives, the Suncitizens of Grades I and II, were taken to ‘Haryana Fire & Emergency Services’, Sec-29 for a short and informative trip. Our young tots were briefed by the fire officer on how to contact the fire authorities in case of an emergency by dialling 101. They watched how firefighters use their fire trucks in an emergency situation. The firefighters showed them the different equipment used by them and demonstrated the use of a fire extinguisher. A demonstration drill was also conducted to explain the whole process of fire elimination. Children were ecstatic and super excited when they saw the firefighters slide down the pole as a part of the mock drill by the rescue team. Lastly, students were made to visit the vehicles, firemen used during the state of emergency. The children asked many questions to the firefighters and surprised them with their inquisitiveness. The objective of the trip was to enhance visual learning and crisis handling abilities amongst the students This trip also gave the students an idea about how important it is to use their presence of mind when a crisis like this occurs. ​

 “The best education you’ll ever get is by travelling. Nothing teaches you more than exploring the world and accumulating experiences.”-Mark Patterson The word excursion evokes a feeling of excitement and a sense of exhilaration. This year the students of Grades I & II went to ‘Never Enuf Garden Railway’ Manesar, for their annual excursion. The trip aimed at providing the learners an experience outside the school environment and allowed them to observe new things in a completely different setting. ‘Never Enuf’ is the only garden railway in North India brought to life by Mr. Aadesh, a train-modelling enthusiast who has installed his creations in a Lilliput’s world, straight out of a picture book. The exuberant children, bubbling with excitement, got a close experience of a miniature world in an enchanting display of trains, motor-controlled boats and cars in their own small world of houses, industries, and bridges, perfectly syncing with the theme for this month- ‘Transport’ and SDG 9- ‘Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure’. Apart from admiring the miniature rail world, the young ‘Sun citizens’ also learnt about ticket windows, signals, railway crossings and station masters. The children were made aware of, how to deal with emergency situations involving fire escapes and more. The enthralling trip was made even more enjoyable with the scrumptious food, served at the venue. The children prepared DIY crafts and carried them home as souvenirs for their parents. ​

 ​‘’Sharing is a wonderful thing, especially to those you’ve shared with.’’ - Julie Hebert ‘Sharing is Caring’; teaching the children to share is teaching them love and compassion. This Children’s Day, November 14, 2022, the gratified ‘Suncitizens’, spread smiles by organizing a ‘Special Treat’ at the school for the underprivileged children. A ‘Community Lunch’ was organized by the school authorities wherein the students of grade II served meal to almost 100 underprivileged people with a lot of zeal. This was also in sync with the SDG 2- Zero Hunger. The enthusiastic children experienced the joy of serving the community and thus got engaged in some luminous learning. The joy of the occasion got doubled when the underprivileged children were taken to the play area and were given an opportunity to play on the swings. Children’s Day couldn’t be spent better than making the young minds realize that humanity should be the biggest religion for each and every one. A society can be served in this way, thus making the earth a better place to live.

Students were engaged in solving Mental Math questions by unravelling the way numbers work at a deeper level. Students were introduced to the concept of 'Multiplication', wherein they understood equal grouping and were further explained the concept with the help of 'Repeated Addition'. Students applied strategies based on multiplication and learnt about the properties of 'Multiplication'. They explored flexible methods and models to solve and represent array method, wherein concrete models, pictorial representations were included.                                                                    Taking learning further to an experiential mode and as a part of Math and Art Integration, students created 3D models of 'Multiplication City', wherein they created their own cities and build the windows using the 'Array Method' based on the concept of Multiplication.                                                        As a concept closure and a part of formative assessment, students attempted quizzes and worksheets. ​

Students practiced:                                                                                                                                                        Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping and running. Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones. Students of Grade I & II were able to perform the following activities: Locomotor skills like - Hopping, Walking and Hopping from one place to another Non-Locomotor Skills: Pick up a pencil, Jumping on the Spot & Stretching on the Spot Striking Skills: Basics of catching and throwing, Catching with Tennis balls & Throwing practice with Tennis balls Indigenous Games: Dog and the bone, Tag games & In and out (Jumping) Manipulation Skills: Rolling a ball, Lifting balls & Kicking balls                                                                                                                                                        SKATING:                                                                                                                                                                     Basic/Beginner 1.0: Walking on Skates, Sliding on Skates & Skating forward Basic/Beginner 2.0: Skating crossing blow bar, Simple sit & Zig-Zag forward Basic/Beginner 3.0: Half camel on Left Leg, Half Camel on Right Leg, Full Camel any Leg & T-Break/ Breaking forward                                            GYMNASTICS:                                                                                                                                                                              In Movement: Demonstrate basic gymnastic skills in a circuit or in simple routines. About Movement: Demonstrate an understanding of motions that influence propulsion and balance Through Movement: Demonstrate care and cooperation during activities ​

अक्टूबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया:                                                                                                                गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग, वाद्य परिचय कहानी के माध्यम से गीत: नीली छतरी, सा से संग,ओ पालन हरे गीत, दशरथ नंदन राम संगीत ४ आल: वेलकम गीत, ग्रीटिंग गीत , सरे गामा बॉडी गेम, बाय - बाय गीत, तानसेन मैजिकल म्यूजिशियन प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक ​

Students drew Dussehra scene and were encouraged to draw burning of Ravana effigies. They coloured in vibrant colours using oil pastels beautifully; further expanding their aesthetic awareness towards colour scheme. In their Art integration activity with EVS, they drew their dream house. This was very thoughtful activity where children shared their own thoughts and came up with different ideas. Different types of houses were created and coloured beautifully. ​

“Grandparents are our rich cultural heritage. They sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children." The students of Grade II D conducted a general assembly, on the theme 'Grandparents Day' to mark the importance of the worldwide celebrated day, dedicated to the love and blessings from grandparents. It was first celebrated on September 09, 1979. The assembly commenced with the morning prayer and proceeded with the 'National and International News', 'Thought of the Day', 'Word of the Day' and 'Significance of the day in History'. A student portrayed as a granny shared about the special love of grandparents through a small poem. The Head of the School, Ms Guneet Ohri appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers. The assembly concluded with the rendition of the National Anthem. ​

Literature The month of September was characterized by students learning, practicing, revising and as a result honing their vocabulary and spellings through 'Spell Well' sessions. This was coupled up with the enhancement of listening abilities as well, through video demonstration and discussion of comprehension-based questions. Picture comprehension took an interesting and technological shape as students answered questions through ‘Video Comprehension’ and performed excellently. Introduction of scientific word bank also took place, with Unit-6 ‘Baby Reptiles’. Thealso learnt vocabulary related to bridges in Unit-8 ‘Bridges’, followed by learning to arrange words in an alphabetical order. Thereafter, they created their own indexes as a part of practical-based learning. Grammar Students enjoyed the activity- ‘Flipped Classroom’ on the topic ‘Degrees of Adjectives’. Students bought various objects to compare their sizes, colours, shapes and their nature by using the rules of positive, comparative and superlative adjectives. This was followed by an ‘Adjective Detective’ homework task where students learnt the practical life application of classroom learning. Further, with the help of anchor charts, students learnt about Homophones and their appropriate usage in sentences.
​ Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJUqJyX5NSA ​

मास का आरंभ छात्रों को 'सर्वनाम' शब्दों का ज्ञान कराने से किया गया । छात्रों को संज्ञा के स्थान पर प्रयोग किए जाने वाले सर्वनाम शब्दों के पूर्व ज्ञान को जानने के उपरांत उसका स्पष्टीकरण देते हुए विडिओ की सहायता से अवधारणा को और स्पष्ट किया गया। अभ्यास कार्य कराते हुए छात्रों को सर्वनाम शब्दों का एक वृक्ष बनाने को कहा गया । छात्रों से उनकी दिनचर्या के विषय में चर्चा करते हुए उन्हें 'क्रिया' के विषय में समझाया गया । उन्हें अपनी दिनचर्या में किए गए कार्यों को लिपिबद्ध करने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया। पुस्तक व कार्यपुस्तिका में अभ्यास कार्य करवाया गया। गृहकार्य के माध्यम से कहानी में क्रिया के सही रूप को वाक्यानुसार परिवर्तित करके लिखने का अभ्यास कराया गया। छात्रों को 'शिक्षक दिवस' के विषय में जानकारी प्रदान की गई । पाठ-१६ 'रस भरे फल व ताज़ी सब्जियां' का पठन कराते हुए छात्रों को फल व सब्जियों के महत्व से परिचित कराया गया व 'रोग प्रतिरोधक क्षमता' बढ़ाने हेतु उन्हें फल-सब्जियां खाने के लिए प्रेरित किया गया । साथ -साथ भोजन को व्यर्थ न करने एवं जंक फूड को स्वास्थ्यवर्धक भोज्य पदार्थों से प्रतिस्थापित करने को कहा गया । विषय को विज्ञान विषय , स्वास्थ्य एवं सतत विकास लक्ष्य -१२ 'संवहनीय साधनों का उपभोग एवं उत्पादन' से एकीकृत करते हुए गतिविधि कराई गई । गतिविधि में छात्रों ने अपने मनपसंद फल अथवा सब्जी का चित्र बनाकर उसका वर्णन किया। छात्रों द्वारा 'हिन्दी दिवस गतिविधि' 'बोल भाई बोल, मुह तो खोल' में बड़े उत्साह के साथ भाग लिया गया , जिसके अंतर्गत छात्रों को विभिन्न पर्चियों में से एक पर्ची को चुनकर उस पर लिखे विषय पर कुछ वाक्य बोलने को कहा गया जिससे उनकी भाषिक योग्यता में वृद्धि हुई । छात्रों को 'वर्ड-वॉल' के द्वारा खेल खिलाते हुए 'विलोम शब्दों ' का परिचय दिया गया व उनके पूर्व ज्ञान की पुनरावृत्ति कराई गई । विलोम शब्दों का अभ्यास-कार्य करते हुए छात्रों के शब्द - भंडार में वृद्धि हुई । संबंधित लिंक -
https://youtu.be/mjF-UXwe7sw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVoX4R8rEro
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The learning journey for this month started with a recapitulation of the topic, ‘Plants’. The students shared their understanding about the types of plants, their parts and their uses during a group discussion session. Further on, the topic- ‘Food’ was introduced by showing various food items to the students utilizing audio-video aids like pictures and videos to make them understand the significance of food in their lives. Students put forth several queries such as “Where does food come from?”, “What are the different kinds of foods and their benefits?”. To explain this further, the educators introduced a ‘Food Grouping activity’, wherein students were asked to identify the food items as per different food groups. The students were sensitized about eating healthy and giving up junk food. They were motivated to eat healthy food and a balanced diet. The concept of 'Raw food and Cooked food' was introduced in the class by showcasing some cooked food items and some raw food ingredients to make the students understand the need of cooking food before eating. They were explained the need and importance of washing raw food properly. The students also brainstormed about good food/ table manners in terms of place, posture, hygiene, use of cutlery, sound, etc. by narrating various examples and through a video demonstration. Students were also briefed about SDG 12-'Responsible Consumption'. They took a resolution to bring their food wastage to zero levels by taking only the required portion of food on their plate. They expressed their thoughts on this through creating posters on zero wastage of food, and also maintained a food tracker. Closure of the theme was done by making the students understand the importance of saving food and serving only what is needed.
Video Links https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7FcWYRELow
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Students were engaged in exploration of 'Addition' and 'Subtraction' followed by visiting different stations for games. They developed number-sense and fluency with operations. Students practiced, breaking down numbers into tens and ones, using a variety of manipulatives, tools, and math games to develop area in mathematics. They used different ways to represent 'Addition' and 'Subtraction' concretely, pictorially, and symbolically. It was remarkable to see them working on word problems. Through an interesting activity, students were introduced with numberless word problems which provided the space to visualise and make meaning of the context of the problem. The month of September was full of new ideas and building confidence among children where they understood regrouping using different methods. The month continued with recapitulation of the topics done and as a concept closure and evaluation of the learning, students attempted worksheets and quizes. ​

सितम्बर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग, वाद्य परिचय कहानी के माध्यम से गीत: नीली छतरी, सा से संग,ओ पालन हरे गीत, दशरथ नंदन राम संगीत ४ आल: वेलकम गीत, ग्रीटिंग गीत , सरे गामा बॉडी गेम, बाय - बाय गीत, तानसेन मैजिकल म्यूजिशियन प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक ​

"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- Dandiya on 'Moti Veerana' song imbibing the spirit of love and devotion and giving them a basic importance and significance of Navaratri. 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. ​

​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 tone 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 instil discipline in themselves 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 tricolour each to hoist in their houses in order to spread the message Har Ghar Tiranga.

Students explored 2 and 3-digit 'Addition' with the help of various activities. During the month, students developed number sense and fluency with operations. They practised breaking down numbers into tens and ones using a variety of manipulatives, tools, and math games. They used different ways to represent addition concretely, pictorially, and symbolically. It was remarkable to see them working on 'Word Problems. To enable them to understand the 'Word Problems' better, children were introduced to 'Mental Math' which provides the space to visualise the problem and gives the meaning of the context of the problem. ​

“If you do just one thing- make one conscious choice- that can change the world, go organic.” - Maria Rodale Plants are nature’s gift as they are beneficial to us in many ways. Without plants, there would be no life on planet Earth. They provide us with a variety of things to fulfil our daily requirements including food to eat, air to breathe, clothes, wood, medicine, shelter and many other products. Therefore, to raise awareness about the importance of plants, the students of Grade II, put up an exhibition titled ‘Organic Bazaar’, on 23rd August 2022. Our young enthusiasts displayed all the products obtained directly or indirectly from the plants like spices, cotton, jute, organic tea, herbal medicines, juices etc. They laid stress on going organic by highlighting the importance of using natural products. The Grade II students were interviewed by the students of Grade-III, as ‘Peer Educators’ and assessed the knowledge and understanding of the young learners on the topic ‘Plants and their Uses’. The innovative and engaging activity was a perfect amalgamation of the four C’s of the 21st Century learning skills- Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication. ​

​अगस्त माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग, वाद्य परिचय कहानी के माध्यम से गीत: सा से संग चलो सब होले, वाद्य गीत संगीत ४ आल: वेलकम गीत, ग्रीटिंग गीत , सरे गामा बॉडी गेम, बाय - बाय गीत प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा गायन तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक ​

The students were introduced to different topics during the month, for instance, composition on Independence Day, Teej festival and Rainy Day. They learnt to draw a landscape view by exploring and using different elements of Art. They also practised colouring with oil pastels and expanded their aesthetic awareness of colour schemes. Merging with colours helped them to improve their hand-eye coordination. ​

ICT

The students enjoyed learning the 'Input Process' and 'Output Cycle' with various examples from their day to day activities like preparing a lemonade, addition of 2 numbers, etc. They learnt how a computer works on an 'IPO Cycle' and what are the devices used for 'Input, Output and Process' like keyboard and mouse for Input, CPU for Processing and monitor for output. ​

VISUAL ART

•        Students were introduced to different animals, they were shown references of dog, cat, frog, rabbit and hippopotamus. 
•        Students were introduced to different animals, they were shown references of dog, cat, frog, rabbit and hippopotamus. They learnt to draw dog, hippopotamus, giraffe, etc. They practiced colouring with oil pastels where they understood colour scheme used in animals. Children also coloured the big sized animals collaboratively for Parent Walk-in.

सत्र का आरंभ विद्यार्थियों का स्वागत करते हुए व उनका परिचय लेते हुए ' मेरा परिचय' गतिविधि से किया गया |स्वरों व व्यंजनों के पूर्व ज्ञान की पुनरावृत्ति हेतु स्वर व्यंजन गीत का विडियो दिखाया गया व लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया l व्याकरण पाठ्य पुस्तक में पाठ -१ ‘भाषा’ के माध्यम से विभिन्न जानवरों की बोलियों से भी अवगत कराते हुए व भाषा के विभिन्न रूपों में अंतर स्पष्ट करते हुए मातृभाषा और भाषा के रूप लिखवाए गए l स्वर और व्यंजन का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास कराया गया व व्याकरण पुस्तक में पाठ -२ 'वर्ण और वर्णमाला' कराया गया l अपने शरीर का ज्ञान और उसके स्वास्थ्य के प्रति जागरूक करने हेतु सतत विकास लक्ष्य -३ से संबंधित गतिविधि कराई गई जिसमें छात्रों को अपने शरीर का चित्र बनाकर अंगों के नाम लिखवाए गए व विभिन्न अंगों की सुरक्षा उपायों पर चर्चा भी की गई l विद्यार्थियों को मात्रा की पुनरावृत्ति कराने के लिए बारहखड़ी का अभ्यास कराया गया l व्याकरण पुस्तक में पाठ-३ ‘मात्राएँ’ करवाया गया व अनुस्वार ,अनुनासिक और विसर्ग का परिचय देते हुए विभिन्न शब्दों में उनके प्रयोग की जानकारी दी गई l विद्यार्थियों को अपने महान ग्रह की जानकारी देने व उसके संरक्षण के प्रति जागरूक करने के लिए ‘पृथ्वी दिवस’ गतिविधि कराई गई जिसमे छात्रों ने पुरानी सीडी का प्रयोग कर पृथ्वी का प्रतिरूप बनाया व पृथ्वी को साफ सुथरा रखने की प्रतिज्ञा करते हुए अपनी भागीदारी स्पष्ट की lप्रतिदिन प्रयोग किए जाने वाले दिनों और महीनों के नाम से परिचित कराते हुए सप्ताह के ७ दिनों व साल के बारह महीनों के नाम लिखवाए गए |अपने रोज़ के जीवन में संख्याओं के महत्व को ध्यान में रखते हुए १ -२० तक के अंकों को ,हिन्दी अंकों व शब्दों में लिखवाया गया l छात्रों के मन में प्रत्येक कार्य व श्रमिक के प्रति सम्मान की भावना का विकास करने के लिए श्रमिक दिवस के विषय में जानकारी दी गई | माँ एवं बच्चों के स्नेहमय संबंध ,माता के परिवार में महत्व पर चर्चा करते हुए विद्यार्थियों से उनकी माता की विशेषताओं के विषय में पूछते हुए ‘मातृदिवस गतिविधि’ सम्पन्न कराई गई जिसमें विद्यार्थियों ने पुस्तिका में अपनी माँ की तस्वीर चिपकाकर उनके लिए उपयुक्त विशेषण लिखे l पाठ-८ ‘मम्मी तुम कितनी अच्छी’ हो का पठन किया गया l पाठ के अनोखे शब्द , शब्दार्थ एवं प्रश्न उत्तर कराए गए जिसके द्वारा छात्रों के पठन एवं लेखन कौशल का विकास हुआ l विडियो लिंक
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Environment education is the education about and for the environment. In the month of April students started their session with a round of self introduction. They were made aware of the essential agreements to be followed in the class. They learnt about themselves by incorporating a variety of bodily kinaesthetic activities in sync with the concepts done in the class. Students enjoyed playing the 'Simon Says' game wherein they learnt about the body parts. See-Think- Wonder strategy was used to trigger their thinking about the importance and functions of body parts. Earth day was celebrated later in the month in which students made book mark and pledged to be 'Earth Warriors.’ Students enthusiastically learnt about the different sense organs with the help of different activities. It was indeed a true experiential learning for them as they enjoyed and learnt all together. The month ended with a revision on body parts.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5DVGXBosIA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPopzBnWeAU
Additional resource
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRaAO2nI9qM
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The month of May started with the knowledge of SDG’S. In order to connect their knowledge about the function of lungs, with SDG 3- Good Health and Well- Being, the five-star breathing activity was done in the class. The students enjoyed colouring the star fish and also shared the physical activities they do to keep themselves healthy and fit. The topic of Family was introduced by making real life connection. A video on family, types of family and family tree was shown in the class followed by a discussion on the same. The learning journey continued with a fun filled activity- 'Play Time with Friends'. They understood the value and importance of family in their lives. To instill the virtue of 'Helping Others', students were asked to share how they help at home. A chore chart was made where they shared their inputs about how they helped at home. They even made badges to award themselves for helping at home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_todCSG37c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wdM1Rx0HdI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=851Df6MD0cI

Students practised:
• Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running.
• Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones.
Students of Grade IA & IIA were able to perform the Locomotor & Non-Locomotor Skills : Locomotor skills like 
• Hopping
• Walking
• Hopping from one place to other Non-Locomotor Skills:
• Pick up a pencil
• Jumping on Spot
• Stretching on the Spot
Students of Grade IC & IIC were able to perform Striking Skills :
• Basics of catching and throwing
• Catching with Tennis balls
• Throwing practice with Tennis balls
Students of Grade ID & IID were able to played Indigenous Games:
• Blind man’s buff
• Tag games
• In & out (Jumping)
Students of Grade IB & IIB were able to perform Manipulation Skills:
• Rolling a ball
• Lifting balls
• Kicking balls
SKATING:
Week 1:
Basic/Beginner
1.0 • Walking on Skates
• Sliding on Skates
• Skating forward
Week 2:
Basic/Beginner
2.0
• Skating crossing blow bar
• Simple sit
• Zig Zag forward
Week 3:
Basic/Beginner
3.0
• Half camel on Left Leg
• Half Camel on Right Leg
•Full Camel any Leg
• T-Break/Breaking forward
GYMNASTICS:
WEEK 1: In Movement • Demonstrate basic gymnastic skills in a circuit or in simple routines.
WEEK 2: About Movement • Demonstrate an understanding of motions that influence propulsion and balance
Week 3:Through Movement • Demonstrate care and cooperation during activities ​

In their western music lessons, the students learnt: Vocal warm-up exercises with 7 notes of music in different scales Song taught: 'A Gift to You' (Frank Hernandez) Discussion about the culture of vocal techniques and students practiced individually Instruments: Practiced 4/4 simple beat on Congo/ drum individually Techniques: Students learnt to sing in high and low pitches Song URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_g76phMf5E ​

​Hello parents!! We would like to extend a big warm Welcome Back. The new year stood before us like a new chapter in a book, waiting to be written. Time flies when you are having fun… stands true for your little ones.
All the students loved coming back to online classes after a refreshing winter break. They couldn’t hold the excitement and eagerly shared thrilling adventures and their new year resolutions. It was clear that they enjoyed their winter break to the fullest and were ready to get back into the school routine.

Our youngsters were all set to acquire some crucial “pre-skills” while playing, singing, listening, interacting, and observing which is part of the Quality Circle Time. The educators created awareness about Universal Value “I am Truthful” and Republic Day. Students were made aware of the Indian Constitution and its importance in our lives.

​"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
Our school 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, rest of the assembly was conducted virtually and the reading of the Constitution, learning 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 highlights of the assembly.
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.
Our seniors, the students of Grade V & VI enthralled the audience with their mellifluous patriotic songs. 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!

​Introducing new reading techniques-such as close reading was conducted with the help of a poem-Unit-14 ‘A Dragon in the Classroom’ with students’ focus on recognising rhyming words, nouns, etc, along with gaining the understanding of recycling and reusing old objects to create innovative things. Discussion of the comprehension questions were carried out by using MS Teams chat box where students wrote their responses in the chat window. This was followed by a revision of similar meaning words (Synonyms) and Punctuation Round-up by way of exercises. Students enthusiastically participated in ‘Design a Dragon’ activity wherein they creatively designed their mystical dragons recycling waste materials like old wires, old CDs, cardboard boxes, broken toys, used paper, newspaper etc. Every student donned the hat of a poet and recited a self-composed poem on the ‘Dragon’ using rhyming words and describing words.
The monthly theme- Seasons and Festivals was amalgamated with the topic – Questions. The students were divided into two groups-questioning group and answering group. They framed questions based on a picture and text related to the festival of Pongal. The educator facilitated the process by writing the questions on the screen and correcting wherever required.
They have also indulged in rechecking their speaking skills by way of reading and speaking activities where they recorded themselves reciting extracts from the chapters. Story mapping using a graphic organizer of their choice, based on their reading of the Chapter- ‘A Clever Crab’ from Treasure of Tales (Supplementary reader), was another fun revision activity conducted this month.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlPExNPyPwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwbwmvs0rOs

Students understood additional fractions as operators on discrete and continuous quantities by solving problems using shapes, objects and quantities.  They represented smaller pieces (or parts) of a whole. They thought of a sweet shop as an analogy. Students shared a singular whole amount, like a chocolate bar, a cake bar, or muffin. They also discussed few fraction equations by unravelling the shapes work at a deeper level. Students applied strategies based on fractions and were introduced with the term’s numerator, denominator and whole. Students also explored flexible methods and models to solve which includes concrete models, pictorial representations and number sentences were included.
Taking their learning further to an experiential mode, students did an activity based on fractions wherein they took a paper and folded them in different ways to understand whole and parts of the fraction.
Links – 1. https://www.liveworksheets.com/pd1503367ll
               2. https://quizizz.com/join?gc=50499097

The month of January started with See-Think-wonder strategy. They were shown pictures of different seasons and a discussion about the same continued with the help of a PowerPoint Presentation. A video related to weather and season was shown to the little scholars. Later a show and tell activity was conducted where the enthusiasts chose their favourite season and spoke about it. They also bought an object that represented the season.
A written revision on Air and Water was also conducted to ensure the students are thorough with the concepts.
Thought provoking questions were asked from the little scholars like - What are the festivals you have celebrated recently? Which festival are you going to celebrate in the coming days? Basis these two questions, the topic of festivals was introduced. Three different types of festivals was discussed - National, Harvest and Religious Festivals. A video and PowerPoint Presentation related to same was showcased in the class. Students were even asked to write about their favourite festivals in the notebook and answer some questions related to it.
Using art as a tool students made different objects using art and craft for Republic Day. Students were asked to only use the colours of the national flag for the activity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjkQ2d5Apu8
https://youtu.be/eI357ci4DKo
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SZ7joeuTeUI&feature=share
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZXXzYXxKEf8&feature=share

पाठ्य – पुस्तक उड़ान से पाठ –१४ ‘ फुदकू मेढक ’ का वाचन कराते हुए छात्रों को पानी में और जमीन पर रहने वाले ‘ उभयचर जन्तु ’ के बारे में बताया गया। फुदकू मेढक से संबंधित वीडियो दिखाई गई। पाठ में आए कठिन शब्दों का अर्थ बताते हुए वाक्य-निर्माण करना सिखाया गया । सतत विकास लक्ष्य – १४ , १५ जलीय जीव और थलीय जीव-जन्तु से एकीकृत करते हुए ‘ उभयचर ’ जंतुओं की सूची बनवाई गई ।
रचनात्मक कार्य में  कला विषय से एकीकृत करते हुए मेढक का प्रतिरूप बनाकर रंग भरने की गतिविधि कराई गई । मेढक किस मौसम में ज़्यादा दिखाई देते हैं ? क्या खाते हैं, इससे संबंधित पाँच तथ्य अभ्यास पुस्तिका में लिखवाए गए ।
‘मृदुल व्याकरण’ की पुस्तक से ‘ समानार्थी ’ शब्द का परिचय वीडियो लिंक के माध्यम से कराया गया। निर्देशानुसार छात्रों ने अपने आसपास के वातावरण से शब्दों के समानार्थी शब्द ढूँढकर जानकारी प्राप्त की , जैसे – पाठशाला - विद्यालय। संबंधित विषय की गतिविधि कराकर छात्रों के शब्दकोष में वृद्धि की गई ।
रचनात्मक कौशल- word wall net खेल के माध्यम से छात्र अधिक से अधिक समानार्थी शब्दों की जानकारी हासिल करने में सक्षम हुए | इस तरह से भाषा का विकास हुआ | तार्किक सोच में वृद्धि , रचनात्मक एवं क्रियात्मक कला- कौशल में वृद्धि हुई ।MS फॉर्म द्वारा ‘ फुदकू मेढक और समानार्थी शब्द ’ पाठ का मूल्यांकन किया गया।
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frUQzX286QY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHCbBNi69eI&t=32s
https://wordwall.net/resource/3517862/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A5-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%A6
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​The students were introduced to a new paint software i.e. Tux Paint. They learnt to draw on an online link www.autodraw.com where they were able to use their mouse to draw shapes and colour them. Post this they were introduced to the various tools of Tux Paint like Paint Tool which had a variety of Brushes which the students used to draw a scenery. Further, they were able to explore other tools like Line, Text, Fill using which they drew a Republic Day Scene. They are having a lot of fun by using the variety of tools of Tux Paint.

​In their Physical Education classes, the students worked on:

• General fitness exercises from head to toe for physical awareness.
• Surya Namaskar (benefits and demonstration for better understanding of yoga)
• Virtual self-defence skill for self-awareness (Turtle Ninjas)
• Alphabet Yoga from letter A to Z & animal poses for better body flexibility

Students also played chess online in breakout rooms and against the computer.

In their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt:

• Free Style dance movements on patriotic song

 
Dance form: Freestyle Dance
Song:  Fusion of patriotic songs
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ6J3xW2wmA

​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.

जनवरी माह छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया:
गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग ।
गीत- देशभक्ति गीत हिन्द देश के निवासी, प्रार्थना 'हम बालक है तेरे ' ।
प्रयोग हुए वाद्य: तानपूरा ऑडियो ट्रैक ।
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​In their Western Music lessons, the students learnt:

• Vocal warm-up exercises with 5 notes of music with different scale
• Practiced the symbol and structure of musical notes

Instruments: The fret board of guitar
Techniques: The uses and value of notes

Recap: ‘Here I am to worship’

​Forms of Acting: Mime and Mono Act
Application of their learning:

• Students practiced and performed a Role Play related to the four seasons--summer, spring, monsoon and winter. The role play was integrated with the monthly theme. Through the role play students understood about the time period of seasons and the benefits of all seasons.
• Role playing is a fundamental skill that allows actors to be successful in their roles. Role playing allows an actor to step into the shoes of a character. This may sound easy, but it isn't necessarily a natural process. It's a skill that requires a lot of practice before an actor can do it comfortably and well.

   Students learnt Republic Day special drawing in which they learnt how to draw the National Flag,     the National Bird and the National Flower.
 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, paper craft, colour mixing, colouring, outlining
     Art tools: Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, craft aper, tissue
     Learning Outcome: Development of observatory and motor skills, how the motor skills change when introduced to similar art forms like music.
SDG: 15 -  Life on Land

​This month students were introduced to the theme of “I am Truthful”. With the help of pictures, role play, video and discussion on examples from daily life, students understood the importance of being truthful, the consequences of lying, and how truthfulness makes deeper connections with people and how to practice truthfulness. Students enjoyed learning about being truthful and realised that we need to practice being true always. They also promised themselves that from now onwards they will practice truthfulness regularly and give a thought whenever saying any lie.“Truth earns trust and respect” is the learning of the month.

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzYBZIZxi5U
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZqZzXfbOb8

Introduction
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We’ve concluded the exciting year of 2021 and have welcomed a new year. The vigor, excitement, and energy of the year gone by had left an everlasting impression on the little ones.  
                                     “Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."                                                                                                                                                                            – Henry Ward Beecher
The month of December was an exciting one for all of us. This festive month inspired our tiny tots with the spirit of sharing and caring. Children learnt a lot from the attitude of gratitude by making this month full of joy and charity.
To inculcate values and virtues in our children, we encouraged them to participate in ‘Joy of Giving’ a Suncity initiative under project-Uphaar, where they donated blankets for needy people.
 
We concluded our online classes for this year with a Christmas class party where children relished the scrumptious snacks while playing games, sang melodious carols and shook their legs on their favourite Christmas songs. Their eagerness to meet Santa Clause and receive a gift from him brought cheer and warmth to our hearts.

 MATHS
​Students understood the meaning of equal sharing through an activity where they equally distributed the candies or things. They also discussed a few questions related to the concept of ‘Division’ by unravelling the way numbers work at a deeper level. Students applied strategies based on repeated subtraction and were introduced to division using Number Line, wherein they also co-related Division with the concept of Multiplication. Adding up to their learning, children understood the properties of division. They explored flexible methods and models to solve a problem, which included concrete models, pictorial representations, number sentences and number lines.
Taking learning further into an experiential mode, students participated in an activity based on equal sharing using bindi and smileys in the notebook to understand repeated subtraction.

https://toytheater.com/bingo/
https://www.liveworksheets.com/xq1277954xe
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 ENVIRIONMENTAL  SCIENCE
The unit, ‘Air’ was taken up in the month of December. As a prior knowledge, a few related questions were posed to the children. With the help of a balloon, students were told about the basic properties of air. In the next unit ‘Water’, they learnt about the importance of water as they enthusiastically shared information related to the different uses of water. They also learnt about the three main sources of water. Students enjoyed doing experiments with water and learnt about the different properties of water in an experiential way.
To connect with the SDG 13 Climate Action, our little environmentalists shared the different causes of water and air pollution and also learnt the ways in which we can reduce them. They also watched a video related to air pollution and a picture of Taj mahal before and after pollution to understand the effects of pollution in a better manner.
In order to instil the Universal Value of Wisdom in students, they were asked to write the ways in which they feel they are water wise. The theme was culminated by making the children aware of the Clean Ganga Mission- Namami Gange initiated by our honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji integrating it with the SDG 6- Clean Water and Sanitation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAKyhfxxr7s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--t1cRc8fe0
Importance of Water | Science For Kids | All Important Water | Periwinkle - YouTube
The Water Cycle Song - YouTube
Save Water to Help the Earth S4 E3 - YouTube
"Let's Go Save Water" - PUB Water Conservation Animation - YouTube

ENGLISH
Literature
Students completed Unit-‘A Woodland Dictionary’ with focus on reading, comprehension, glossary and writing skills. It was a means of recapitulating alphabetical order and the use of a dictionary, along with the introduction of various vocabulary terms such as definitions. Children went for a Virtual Tour to spot the different kinds of trees and vegetation. They discussed about evergreen and deciduous trees which were also the part of the unit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7GCYG9YeT8 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CypuZE0-ikU

Grammar
The recapitulation of grammar concepts like ‘Helping Verbs’ and ‘Conjunctions’ was done to reinforce the learning which has taken place in the previous month. The much loved activity ‘Letter to Santa’ not only enabled the students understand the techniques and nuances of Letter-Writing but also gave wings to their imagination as they creatively crafted hand-made envelopes for their letters and decorated their socks and stockings for Santa to keep their gifts near them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdM2LUkBQzk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL074H5XdNI

 

 HINDI 
 पाठ्य – पुस्तक उड़ान पुस्तक से पाठ – ‘ अहा ! फूल कितने सुंदर ’ का पठन कराते हुए विभिन्न प्रकार के फूलों की जानकारी दी गई । वीडियो दिखाकर आस-पास की प्रकृति को सुंदर बनाने हेतु फूलों को उगाने की प्रेरणा दी गई। कठिन शब्दों के अर्थ बताकर वाक्यों में प्रयोग करना सिखाया गया । कठिन शब्दों की श्रुतलेख परीक्षा हुई।
मासिक विषय- मौसम और त्योहार से एकीकृत करते हुए फूलों का समुच्चय चित्रण अभ्यास पुस्तिका में कराया गया।
सतत विकास लक्ष्य -१३ ‘ जलवायु क्रिया ’ के अंतर्गत ‘ इंद्रधनुष ’ के सातों रंगों के बारें में  तथा आसमान में बारिश के बाद सूर्य की किरणें पड़ने पर इंद्रधनुष दिखाई देता है , छात्रों को विस्तार पूर्वक बताया गया। वर्षा ऋतु पर चर्चा करते हुए अनुच्छेद लेखन कराया गया।
अभ्यास पुस्तिका में छात्रों ने इंद्रधनुष बनाकर रंगों के नाम लिखे।
मृदुल हिन्दी व्याकरण- वचन की वीडियो दिखाकर तथा वास्तविक वस्तुओं के द्वारा पहचान बताई गई । छात्रों ने एकवचन और बहुवचन की पहचान करते हुए पाठ का अभ्यास कार्य आसानी से किया |
मूल्यांकन पत्र द्वारा छात्रों की जानकारी का परीक्षण हुआ।
इस तरह से छात्रों ने वर्षा के महत्त्व, वचन का प्रयोग और नवीन शब्दों को सीखा।

सम्बंधित लिंक --  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0vzal7MTSs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUpoyzgZako
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rh0LBaBzn4

 ICT
The students worked on MS-Word, where they wrote their own stories and were given a few instructions to format the text of the story using features like bold, underline, font size and center align the heading, etc. The students learnt how to get margins on the sheet. They did an interesting activity, where they were asked to draw their time-table in the notebooks which took a lot of time, then they were asked to draw the time table in MS-Word by inserting a table which took only a few minutes to complete. With this, they learnt the major basics of MS-Word.​
 

  LIFE SKILLS
   "What we think determines what happens to us, so if we want to change our lives, we need to stretch our minds." Wayne Dyer
Being wise, considering the theme of the month, students were first introduced to how important it is to believe in oneself by knowing your abilities, skills and talents. Becoming more confident, value of thinking skills, every problem has a solution and boosting intelligence, were all learning of this month with associated stories, plays and games. Techniques to boost intelligence were also discussed to be wise. 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaoevMkMu1M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um1EXbwmYYs
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJsCq7S4bHc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om7JEF2zZAI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJqkUZ5o0T4

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
In the month of December the students worked on : 

• Hula hoops activity for building up co-ordination, develop motor skills, body awareness, self-confidence and self esteem.
• Virtual Fitness run for creating awareness about mental health and know the importance of physical fitness.

Learning chess with the help of online chess website (Chess basics and fundamentals of chess)

WESTERN DANCE
    In their Western Dance lessons, the students learnt: 

• Free Style dance movements on Christmas song (Jingle Bells) 

Dance form: Freestyle Dance
Song: 'Jingle Bells' 
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtXOXJelL6U

INDIAN DANCE
In their Indian Dance lessons, the students learnt:
NAVRAS-“Nine emotions of dance” 
Dance form: Classical Kathak

https://youtu.be/sSdMUaF3-18 
https://youtu.be/BMwy2DmOrSU

यथोहस्ततथोदृष्टि (Yatho Hasta thatho Drishti)
Wherever your hands go, your eyes will follow,              
यथोदृष्टितथोमनः (Yatho Drishti thatho Manah)
Wherever your eyes go, your mind will follow,
यथोमनःतथोभाव (Yatho Manah thatho Bhaava)
Wherever your mind goes, there will be expression of
inner feeling,
यथोभावतथोरस (Yatho Bhaava thatho Rasa)
Where there is expression shown, there will be sentiment evoked. 
 
Nava means "Nine" and Rasa is often translated as "mood", "emotion", "expression" or "sentiment". The Navarasa, in the scriptures refer to the nine expressions that humans often show. These are love (shringaara), laughter (haasya), kind-heartedness or compassion (karuna), anger (roudra), courage (veera), fear (bhayaanaka), disgust (veebhatsya), wonder or surprise (adbhutha) and peace or tranquility (shaanta).
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WESTERN MUSIC
In the month of December, the students learnt: 

• Vocal warm-up exercises/ basic notes of music

Christmas carol: “Rudolph the red nosed reindeer” and “Mary’s boy child” 
Instruments: Students learnt about the chords of guitar
Techniques: Vocal Warm-up exercises on C major scale to enhance vocal quality
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  INDIAN MUSIC
​  दिसंबर माह में छात्र छात्राओं द्वारा की गई गतिविधिया: 
गायन अभ्यास: अलंकार, बैलून ब्रीथिंग
गीत-प्रार्थना 'हम बालक है तेरे '
प्रयोग हुए वाद्य:  तानपूरा  ऑडियो ट्रैक
गायन  तकनीक: गायन के अभ्यास की बुनियादी तकनीक, गीत के माध्यम से ततवाद्यों का संक्षिप्त परिचय।

  VISUAL ART 
  In the month of December, in their Visual Art lessons, students learnt:
Warli art was introduced to students; students learnt how these simple shapes like circles, rectangles and triangles can be used for beautiful paintings.
Students made landscape on winter season, learning the use of colors and the elements used in the winter season.
 Students also learnt about Mosaic art and made some nice artworks.
 Composition : Creative & freehand
Art Technique : Free hand, paper craft, colour mixing, geometric patterns (with tools), colouring, outlining
 Art tools : Pencil, sketch pen, crayons, oil pastels, scale, craft paper, tissue
 SDG : Good Health & Well Being

  A SNEAK PEAK TO THE ASSEMBLY
  The gleeful festival of Christmas was celebrated with fervour and zeal by Suncitizens of grade1C on 24th of December, 2020. The assembly began with the news and the thought of the day and extended with an array of interesting programmes. The spirit of Christmas echoed through the carol sung melodiously by the children, ushering in the festive season. The students presented a thought provoking skit which went beyond the information about Santa and St. Nicholas and emphasized the true spirit of Santa, which lay in the joy of giving and helping those who are less fortunate. This was followed by a mesmerizing dance performance which enthralled the audience. The children were filled with joy and excitement as Santa came dancing to the tune of Jingle Bells. The wonderful assembly concluded with the inspirational speech by the respected Principal, Ms. Guneet Ohri as she applauded the children for spreading joy and cheer by contributing in the blanket donation drive for the underprivileged. She wished the children and their families Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year! The message of the assembly was loud and clear and reminded us--- "Christmas is not necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another."
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