Alone, we can do so little; together, we can do so much ~ Helen Keller We believe that the purpose of education is the integral development of a person which helps them in leading a fuller and better life. Education also contributes to the betterment of a society as a whole. The children of today can make a huge difference in the society tomorrow. Let's take a sneak peek into the fabulous month of February. Theme – Transport and Community helpers Transportation is one of the topics which children learn most naturally. Depending on where they live and how they commute to nearby places, including their school, our little ones got a chance to experience the different types of transportation available. Children discussed about the characteristics of all the modes of transport- land, water and air. Awareness about safety measures which needs to be adopted while travelling, was imparted to children. They were also sensitised towards using the modes of transport judiciously to avoid pollution. The theme for the month of February was ‘Community Helpers’ and the children were sensitised on the importance of community helpers in our lives. Community helpers play a very important role in keeping the community safe and healthy. The educator introduced various community helpers such as doctor, nurse, teacher, policeman, cobbler etc. and discussed the job performed by them to ensure that the community functions more productively. The children were also made aware of the tools and instruments used by various community helpers and they enthusiastically discussed the chores done by various community helpers. Verbal Linguistic Linguistic skills enable the individuals to understand and express themselves, both in written and oral form. Children loved talking about the mode of transport used by them to commute to school, malls, super-markets, friends or relatives’ place. They were elated to share the colours of their cars and incidents related to their parents driving. It was enthralling to see this kind of enthusiasm at such an early age. The children enjoyed reciting rhymes like ‘Wheels of the bus’, ‘Ek Chhoti Kashti’, ‘Airplanes’ 'Wind the bobbin' up, 'Chop chop', and 'Cobbler, cobbler mend my Shoe'. They loved listening to the stories 'Peppa Pig – when I grow up'. The children also learnt the phonic sound and words related to the letters ‘Ww’ ‘Xx’ ‘Yy’ and ‘Zz’ and recapitulated letters from “Aa to Zz” through audio-visuals, stories, real objects and practice sheets. Logical Mathematics Our little ones have become active thinkers and have begun to use visual imagery as part of their thinking. They have begun to relate numbers with the things around them. Children worked with numbers and concept of size while discussing about the number of tyres, windows, doors, lights etc. in relation to the modes of transport. Children were acquainted with the concept of ‘far and near’ through a short story and various objects such as toy vehicles, blocks etc. Children were introduced to the numbers ‘9’ and ‘10’ along with the quantification. The colour 'Black' was introduced through a wide range of concrete objects. The children enjoyed recapitulating numbers from 1 – 10, orally counted from 1 to 20 through a number rhyme. They also practiced tracing the ‘Loop’ pattern using chalks and later using crayons in the logical/mathematical workbook. Naturalistic Children were taken for a walk and benefits of walking for good health were discussed with them. They understood the concept of sink and float through an experiment. Our young learners were sensitised towards the role of community helpers in their lives. They understood the importance of work done by the community helpers and the value of being thankful was imparted to them through a video demonstration. Making a 'Thank You' card was indeed an apt way of expressing gratitude towards the community helpers. Visual Spatial Creativity is expressing one’s own idea, trying new things, and experimenting with changing materials. The children loved making a toy car using tissue roll ( waste material) also enjoyed making traffic light using Nutella and gems. They enjoyed designing a pair of shoes and decorated them creatively. An array of activities like 'Chef craft', and ‘Electrician's Tool Belt’ were designed to give them hands on learning of the roles played by various community helpers. Montessori The Montessori classroom is a mini-society in which the child can develop all characteristics. Our little ones explored cognitive domain by practicing ‘Spindle Box’ and a lot of practical life exercises through ‘Spooning’, ‘Wet and dry pouring’, ‘Folding a handkerchief’. Imaginarium Children looked forward to be amidst the learning centres in the Imaginarium. These diverse learning centres allowed them to indulge in open-ended activities and hands-on material to aid the learning in the form of play which involved the whole self. The attraction of the month was the ‘Transport Play Corner’ wherein children played with an array of modes of land transport. They were also shown and explained the road symbols and the significance of following them. Clay Modeling Children felt motivated to explore the soft and responsive sensory qualities of clay. Many new neurons and synapses in the brain were generated when children made pre-writing patterns-loop, egg -yolk, and boat. Some of the shapes made by them were given a final shape as a fly by the educator. Musical Intelligence In the words of Robert G. Ingersoll, “Music expresses feelings and thoughts, without language; it was below and before speech, and it is above and beyond all words.” Indian Music Children, along with the educator, participated in ‘Vocal warm-up exercises. They enjoyed singing the following songs:
Western Music
Dance “Dance is a language of the emotions.” – Priyanshu Singh Dancing is the best exercise for our body and it keeps our mind healthy and fit. It also helps children develop emotionally, socially and cognitively. Children had fun learning wonderful steps on the song, “माँ तुझे सलाम”, which strengthened their gross motor skills and confidence. Bodily Kinesthetic Intelligence “Your productivity will double with increased physical activity.”- Laila Gifty Akita Physical education helps in developing the students’ competence and confidence. The importance of physical education programmes is to help students enhance a wide range of skills as well as give them the ability to use tactics, strategies and more ideas to perform. This month the children had a gala time participating in the following activities: ‘Oorja’ event practice
Storytelling Stories increase children's willingness to communicate and enable them to share their thoughts and feelings. Stories reveal universal truths about the world. Stories and story related activities conducted this month, had the sole objective of encouraging ‘Learning through the Play Way method’. The story narrated in this month is– 1.‘पकड़ो पकड़ो उस बिल्ले को’ followed by an activity- Children enjoyed colouring in the figure of ‘Cat’. Drama Drama and skits are already part of children’s lives even before they start their school in the form of pretend plays at home such as dressing up and acting like doctors, nurses, pilots, engineers, dentists and more. This allows them to create their own identity by creating situations that have many similarities in the real world. Keeping this in mind, the educator performed various activities in this month. Children enjoyed mirror image, expression and followed by mirror activity. Events and Celebrations Birthday celebration- Show & Tell Birthdays are important because they give everyone a chance to feel special and see how much those around them love them. Keeping up the spirit, the birthday ‘Show and Tell’ activity was celebrated on 28th February, 2022. The theme for the celebration was ‘Community Helpers’. Children reiterated the basic etiquettes of how to behave at a party. They were encouraged to speak a few lines on the theme. They were excited to present their thoughts along with the props. Science Week write up This Year EYP ‘Science Week’ was observed from 30.1.23 to 3.2.23. We believe that the true essence of learning is when the philosophy seamlessly integrates with the lives of the learner, powering their interpretation of everything that goes around them by constantly relating to their environment. This initiative was undertaken to make the students understand that science is fun. Students conducted various activities during the entire week under the guidance of class educators, Keeping in sync with the concepts covered in class, a number of scientific experiments were organised. Students of kindergarten learnt about the Earth’s rotation using a globe and flashlight as the Sun, resulting in day and night. They performed another fun experiment of mixing primary colours to get a new colour in integration with the concept of diagraphs. Our Nursery children did an amazing experiment to understand how arctic animals remain warm in the icy cold water. They were also thrilled to perform a balloon rocket experiment. Students of pre-nursery explored the magnets through ‘What’s magnetic ‘activity. Parent assembly: KG B "Compassion is the greatest form of love, humans have to offer". Standing true to these words, our little wonders learnt the true meaning of compassion by living it. The students of KG B participated in the parent assembly based on the theme Compassion. The assembly commenced with a powerful heart opening Yogasana for compassion, followed by a small skit based on the story "Under the Lemon moon". Little suncitizens confidently ruled the stage with their splendid theatrical skills. The drama was then concluded by a dance sequence on the song "Compassion, a recipe for life" with a message to brew love and care in your heart for those around you. In the end, the audience was/were graced by the words of wisdom shared by our Honourable Principal ma'am Ms. Guneet Ohri. LEAP: Think beyond the magic and get beyond the imagination! To unleash the creativity of our children we conduct LEAP activities each month wherein children perform various brainstorming tasks to enhance their higher-order thinking skills and ingenuity in order to be future-ready. Below is the activity performed by the student this month:
0 Comments
Dear Parent(s) Greetings! We, at Suncity believe that education helps in the integral development of a child and is also a source of a better and fuller life. Education not only benefits a person but also contributes to the betterment of a society as a whole. Our activities are designed to promote optimum learning and development of our little ones. Let's take a sneak peek into the last month of this year. Theme – Winter Season/ Christmas |
Class TeachersMs. Garima Sharma Archives
February 2024
Categories |