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DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 7 Issue 3 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 Sneak Peek 19th –23rd January Reminder Glimpse of this week  Kindly prepare well for Hindi Assembly weekly test. “The Earth is what we have in common”  Students to label all the Global warming is not a prediction. It is happening. Global warm- belongings they bring on ing is the long-term rise in the average temperature of the 26th Jan. Refer the uploaded Earth's climate system. It is a major aspect of climate change and circular for timings. has been demonstrated by direct temperature measurements and by measurements of various effects of the warming. Global  Choir students should come warming and climate change are often used interchangeably. on complete PE uniform with Students of grade 4 presented an assembly on the topic global hoodie and other students to warming. Students presented facts about global warming. They wear school Track pant, learned about the consequences of global warming and spoke white T shirt and black shoes. about innovative ideas. Value of the month help students to Improve behaviour, con-  Bring Dry food items and wa- duct and self confidence by developing strong values within the ter in a small bag. pupils at the school. To emphasize the value of the month stu- dents sang a song on the topic Commitment. Through the song they gave a message of love and faithfulness in commitment. Commitment is the quality of doing our duty with dedication and responsibility.

ANNUAL SPORTS DAY AND REPUBLIC DAY PREPARATIONS “THE BEST PREPARATION FOR DOING TOMORROW IS DOING BEST TODAY” Dunes International School believes in scrubbing the innate talents of the students and Annual Sports Day is a perfect occasion to achieve that. This year’s sports Day will be jointly celebrated with the 71st Indian Re- public Day on the 26th January,2020. The students are intensely involved in making this day a memorable one. They are al into honing their sporting skills, showing their athletic prowess and getting ready with their floats for the republic day parade. The audience pre- sent will surely be mesmerized by some wonderful acts on that auspicious occasion. Here is a glimpse of how they are shaping towards making the day a memorable one.

SCRATCH COMPETITION “Everybody should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.” SCRATCH is a visual programming environment that teaches students about com- puter programming in a visual, entertaining and engaging way. The main objective of SCRATCH competition is to encourage students to learn essential programming and coding basics from an early age through STEM (Science, Technology, Engi- neering and Math) education. Dunes International School has organized the SCRATCH competition for grade 5 students, to create a storyboard using scratch conducted under the theme of ‘Tolerance in school/classroom’. Students presented their work which evaluated the innovation of all projects, in addition to the SCRATCH programming techniques used to develop them. \"Scratch Competition\" is an opportunity for students to apply their innovative thinking skills and to create a variety of applications including, but not limited to, educational games, science, cultural apps, mobile and web-based tools: all for learning purposes through scratch coding.

SPEAKING SKILL FRENCH Cartes a Decrire Happy students are more likely to engage in learn- ing. There is ample research indicating that we learn most effectively when we are engaged in the activity and enjoying ourselves. Speaking is the hardest part of learning any language, and re- search shows that the learners need plenty of in- put before they are ready to produce original out- put. The students were very enthusiastic to use the French prepositions to describe the position of the object. The students were happily engaged with discussion to speak a phrase on the subject giv- en.This activity gave the students to learn real French spoken in modern life.

19 th TO 23 rd OF JANUARY 5A Sulaiman Zafar 5G Reeda Rafique 5 G1 Kaviya Keeran

MOHAMMED YOUSUF 5A RIYA ROSE 5G FELICITA SASIVIJAY 5G 1

SCIENCE ECLIPSE –A rare Natural phenomenon Six eclipses occur in 2020, with one total and one annular solar eclipse in the mix. But the four lunar eclipses will be disappointing brushes through the fringe of Earth's shadow says Inter- active sky chart. Eclipses of the Sun or Moon can only occur when the Moon crosses the plane of Earth's orbit (orange circle) very close to the time of new or full Moon. To get a clear understanding of the eclipse stu- dents were given an activity to draw and label solar and lunar eclipse and differentiate them using a venn diagram. Students were able to explain the location of the sun ,moon and earth in both the eclipses.

A picture description is an ideal way of practicing our vocabulary in all sorts of fields. The primary purpose of picture descrip- tion is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the read- er's mind. Capturing an event through descriptive writing involves paying close attention to the details by using all of your five senses. In this activity, different pictures were shown to the students. They were told to observe the pic- tures, think what comes to their minds and de- scribe in their own words. Students saw the pic- tures and shared their views with the class. It helped them in developing their vocabulary, constructing sentences and speaking and writing skills.

MATHEMATICS Collaborative learning \"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelli- gence win championships.\" Collaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of stu- dents working together to solve a problem, com- plete a task, within the given time. It will help the students to think critically, create team spirit etc. and each one will get a role. Students were learned to solve finding time in- terval by addition and subtraction of the time. Using the concept each group got one unique questions, they have to think critically to solve the given problem by addition or subtraction of time,

ENGLISH “Writing is nothing more than a guided dream” The brain is wider than the sky. Our power of imagination can do wonders in creating memorable pieces of work, be it music, art or literature. Richard Bach once said, “A professional writer is an amateur who did not quit.” Stories are wonderful pieces of prose that enable us to make sense of our world and pass on knowledge and values to ourselves, as well as the future generations. Keeping this in mind, Writers’ Hub Competition was conducted to imbibe the creative spirit among the young buds and to foster the develop- ment and love of creative writing. The objective of this activity was to empower students to predispose them- selves towards writing and literature in an era where social media dominates, aspiring to ignite this creative spark in the students. It was an endeavor to direct stu- dents towards the creative path of writing and active expression through the medium of written storytelling. The students had to write a scene or story in which the characters travelled out of the book into today. They got an opportunity to exhibit their critical thinking skills and, at the same time, developed their inherent crea- tivity. This activity has created a zeal for writing among the students and have given birth to many young writ- ers. The students were successful in creating some mas- terpieces.

UAE VISION 2021 “ WORK IS A TRUE CRITERION OF CITIZENSHIP.IT IS EVIDENCE OF SINCERITY AND LOYALTY” UAE Vision 2021 was launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, at the closing of a Cabinet meeting in 2010. The Vision aims to make the UAE among the best countries in the world by the Golden Jubilee of the Union. In order to translate the Vision into reality, its pillars have been mapped into six national priorities which represent the key focus sectors of government action in the coming years. The United Arab Emirates owes a great debt of gratitude to the perseverance, wisdom, and forward vision of its founding fathers, who in those early days invested all their efforts and took careful stock of their resources in order to chart the path that has shaped our great nation .

COUNCELLOR’S DESK Students often procrastinate and as a parent it can be frustrating. We tend to struggle with our child not completing his or her homework and assignments. Help your child improve his or her study skills by focusing on the learning pro- cess—not just his or her grades. Getting a good grade is the goal, but it is good study skills that will help your child achieve it. Encourage active thinking and critical problem-solving skills by talking through any challenges your child is facing with their homework or assignments and working out a solution to- gether. Helping students improve their learning skills and develop motivation for their work are the keys to helping students complete homework and as- signments on time, reduce school stress, and put an end to procrastination for good. What next SPORTS DAY HINDI Weekly test on AND REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION ON 27-01-2020 26-01-2020