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DUNES INTERNATIONALSCHOOL Volume 7 Issue 3 19 th-23rd January ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 Sneak Peek REMINDER  Students to come Writer’s Hub Activity in white T shirt and black track Stories helps to develop a child's imagination by introduc- pant on 26th Jan- ing new ideas into their world-ideas about fantastical uary. Kindly refer worlds ,other planets different points in time and invented the circular for characters. It encourages the children to realize that they timings. can and should, imagine anything they want. The students of grade 3 had the topic “Time Machine” where they used  Label all your be- their creative ideas to bring their famous story character longings. come alive through time travel.  Hindi Weekly Test will be con- ducted on 27-01 -2020 Assembly Grade 2C students conducted the assembly based on the theme “Say No to Plastic”. Every human being needs oxygen to survive in the world. Nature is as important as this because if nature is nurtured then only life is possible on earth. During this assembly stu- dents showcased the importance of reduce the use of plastic through various programs. The speech and the song “Say No to Plastic” anthem gave the message that how im- portant is our earth and how should we save it. Students conveyed the message through an action song. All the students enthusiasti- cally participated in the assembly.

Story Writing Stories play a vital role in the growth and development of children. A story need to be represented in words necessarily. Writing helps develop your cognitive growth, organizational abilities and the power to influence others through persuasion. Students learnt the important elements of story and formed a story with the help of a story map.



The See-Think-Wonder thinking routine stresses the importance of inquiry-based thinking through close observations following a three-step process. It can be done at the beginning of a topic. students are provided with the picture of a fire fly. Then they have to reflect on the questions: What do you see? What do u think about it? What does it make you wonder? Students jot down their thinking and ideas and share their responses with the rest of the class. Using this strategy they learned about the bioluminescence and incandescent objects.

3A-Shravan Srinidhi 3B-Mohammed Ayaan Shaikh 3C-EIMAN FATIMA

Measurement tools and skills have a variety of uses in every- day life. The ability to use measuring tools, rulers, scales, and to estimate with these tools are necessary skills that enable us to quantify the world around us. The students were given vessels of different quantities to find the relation between different capacities. They had to find out how much of given capacity such as 500ml, 250ml, 100ml and 50ml were needed to fill a vessel of 1 litre. Then they measured the amount of water using the measuring vessel and poured it into second measuring vessel to find the relation between these capaci- ties. This activity provides an introduction to the concept and applications of measurements of capacity.

PICTURE DESCRIPTION A picture description is an ideal way of practicing our vocabulary in all sorts of fields. The primary purpose of picture de- scription is to describe a person, place or thing in such a way that a picture is formed in the reader'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, differ- ent pictures were shown to the students. They were told to observe the pictures, think what comes to their minds and de- scribe in their own words. Students saw the pictures and shared their views with the class. It helped them in develop- ing their vocabulary, constructing sentenc- es and speaking and writing skills.

“Everybody should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.” - Steve Jobs MS Logo is a programming language that is very simple and easy to learn. It help students to program a computer. It also helps them to enhance their logical sense, to devel- op programming skills and also it is fun learning. Dune In- ternational School conducted Infotech competition for grade 3 students based on logo coding. Students were asked to design and draw a scenery by using the logo com- mands. The aim of the competition was to promote com- puter science & engineering and pave the way for school students to excel in advanced science and technolo- gy. This competition is directed to bring out the critical thinking and reasoning skills of aspiring students. The ob- jective of the competition is to serve as a platform to exhib- it the innovation and logical dexterity of budding minds of the future.

3A– Davishkar Solomon 3B– Danish Siddique 3C-Shajan Rajendran Thapasya 3A Inaya 3B Shivani 3C

Morning assemblies are a very important part in a student’s life. Students learn actions to go along with the song, which gives a sense of happiness and excitement to start the day. Singing boosts confidence and dancing keeps one ac- tive and fit.

In this activity, students spoke about Eid Day and how students congratu- late each other on Eid and others as well And they drew some pictures that express the day of Eid in the notebook.

The 50-year development plan com- Counsellors’s desk mittee Students often procrastinate and as a Sheikh Mohammed directed the formation of a com- parent it can be frustrating. We tend to mittee to build a development plan for the next 50 struggle with our child not completing years. his or her homework and assignments. Help your child improve his or her study The committee, chaired by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al skills by focusing on the learning pro- Nahyan with Mohammed Abdullah Al Gergawi as his cess—not just his or her grades. Getting deputy, will be tasked with preparing a comprehensive a good grade is the goal, but it is good development plan across the UAE and developing the government administrative system with aims to make study skills that will help your child the UAE the fastest and most flexible and adaptable achieve it. Encourage active thinking government to future changes. and critical problem-solving skills by talking through any challenges your The committee is also tasked with involving all seg- child is facing with their homework or ments of the society in shaping life in the UAE for the assignments and working out a solution next 50 years. together. Helping students improve their learning skills and develop motiva- It will draw a new economic map for the UAE and de- tion for their work are the keys to help- veloping exceptional projects and policies to make gi- ing students complete homework and ant leaps in the national economy. It will also work on assignments on time, reduce school cementing the soft power of the UAE and establishing stress, and put an end to procrastina- media systems to share the country’s new story with the world, bringing economic and social returns that protect tion for good. its gains and enhance opportunities in the new econo- my. What’s Next SUNDAY Sports DAY 26-01-2020 Republic Day Monday Hindi WEEKLY TEST