Grade 6-8 News letter January Issue 2

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 7 Issue 2 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 12– 16 Jan 2020  Weekly test for Social Studies will be conducted on Sunday,19-01-2020.  Students are expected to come in complete proper uniform.  75% attendance is a must for attending exams. Tajneed-The Capsule Learning Moves To provide physical and mental health benefits and to inculcate leadership skills among the students and prepare them for a better future. Fun activities that help people see each other in a different light allow them to connect in a different setting. Through a series of planned team building events that are fun and motivational, teams build skills like communication, planning, problem-solving and conflict resolution. These team building activity ideas help to facilitate long term team building through fostering genuine con- nections, deeper discussions, and processing. Our Tajneed team organized the team building activity to the bus monitors. The game conducted was ‘Raja Rani’ in which they were divided into two groups and one team was named as Raja and the other Rani. The umpire would call out any name and that group was to catch the members of the opposite team before they reach the line. The participants had lot of fun, played to win and learnt the skills of concentration and alertness. It motivated them to work as a team.

The ‘Knit-a-thon was an initiative by the UAE women aimed at breaking the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest blanket and setting an unprecedented record for the maximum knitted hearts to be dismantled and distributed to 3200 underprivileged chil- dren worldwide. Dunes International School contributed immensely to this noble cause at making the initiative a GUINNES WORLD RECORD for the maximum knitted hearts with 3200 blankets totaling 3100 sqm.Devanshi Mishra of 6G and Rohit Sri- kanth of 7A are the award winners along with activity coordinator Ms. Nancy Roji. Dunes international School is also being awarded for the maximum contribution to this noble cause.

Active participation of a parent brings massive change in kid’s academic performance. His nature of nurturing brings natural and holistic changes in kid’s personality. It is nec- essary to share responsibil- ity and accountability with parent for the holistic de- velopment of a child. Par- ent is directly responsible for child progress at home and in the school. In fact, it is necessary to develop a strong bridge between par- ent and educator. Dunes international school held parent teacher conference on 16-01-2020– to discuss the academic performanc- es of the students.

School being the foundation of a student's life, assemblies only helps them gather a lot of energy to do well and be good in their day. It helps us to cultivate a sense of belonging towards our school. It trains us to behave well and learn to respect and appreciate what others have done for us. The morning as- sembly provides a channel to release information related to our school life such as the club activities and extra-curricular activities. Mime is part of our cultural heritage \". It is the theatrical technique of suggesting action, character, or emotion without words, using only gesture, expression, and movement. Grade 9 G girls presented a mime showing the importance of commitment and dedication which transforms a dream and a promise into reality that transforms an individual into a successful being.

Learning a language is the foremost step in the life of a child as it helps him/her to communicate with the world and a school plays a vital role to train the child in this direction. The Spell Bee Competition incorpo- rated with MaRRs Spell Bee International which was held at Dunes International School aimed at creating awareness of the possibilities of using varied words in oral and written expression and to add words to the active vocabulary of students. The competition was organized for classes KG to Grade 5 and it comprised dictation, choose correct spelling and frame sentences and primary colours.

ASSET is a skill based test that measures students’ conceptual understanding, benchmarks school's per- formance at an international, national & regional level with actionable insights through easy-to- understand reports. Dunes International School organized ASSET for grades of 3-10 from 12 January to 19 Jan 2020. ASST exam measures how well a student has understood concepts and gives detailed feedback on the same, to help them improve. Thus ASSET helps each student know whether he/she has actually understood a concept early on so that immediate action can be taken.



The main reason we celebrate festivals is because the majority of them are more or less religiously centered and thus we come to honor our religions. But festivals also give a sense of enjoyment, relaxation and offer the time needed to bond with family members whom we never really see. We Dunes family cele- brated the festival of Lohri and Pongal to mark the unity and tolerance towards Lohri--a Punjabi festival--is celebrated on January 13 each year. Though popular belief has it that Lohri is celebrated to mark the end of peak winter, this festival is traditionally associated with the harvest of the rabi crops. Dunes International school cele- brated Lohri by distributing new corns and sweets. Pongal is a four-day festival which according to the Tamil calendar is usually celebrated from January 14 to January 17. Thai Pongal corresponds to Makara Sankranthi, the harvest festival celebrat- ed throughout India. Thai Pongal is mainly celebrated to convey appreciation to the Sun God for a successful harvest.

Grade 7 students did flip teaching on the topic of emergence of new sates after Mughal periods. Through this activity class divided into different groups and each group presented the topic in different way, research work, role play, power point presentation . Through this activity stu- dents learned about the reasons for the emergence of new states and their adminis- trative policies.

Problem solving Grade 6 students actively participated in solving algebraic equation using trial and error method. They learned how to find a solution of a simple equation using trial and error method.

Grade 7 students did a self reflection based on simple equation. They all assess their learning about simple equation by doing self re- flection like mind map and graphic designer. Students gave different level of ex- amples for exhibiting their understanding in solving equations.

Grade 8 students framed different algebraic expressions with given factors and verified the errors from their trials. They were able to derive the common errors they make in algebra after the dis- cussion with group members. This activity enhanced self reflection and competency like independent learning and critical thinking.

Commitment– Role Play In grade 7 moral science classes students were involved actively in a role play based on the value Commit- ment. Objective of the activity was to demonstrate the value Commitment in a given situation. They planned, prepared and conducted the role play in an organized way. The significance of commitment and dedication towards our responsibility is performed in gentle way.

Making Inferences An inference is an idea or conclusion that's drawn from evidence and reasoning. It  is an educated guess, which we learn about some things by experiencing them first-hand, but we gain other knowledge by inference — the process of inferring things based on what is already known. Students demonstrated understanding of text by making inferences when reading text. Students were familiar with the compo- nents of an inference and made inferences based on background knowledge and clues from the text. Students became proficient in making inferences include making predictions, drawing conclusions and inferring meaning in a graphic. It helped students to complete a graphic organizer to keep their infor- mation organized.

Students of grade 6 made various electric circuits and discussed with their friends about the components and working of various electric circuits. They came to know that different electrical appliances use differ- ent amount of current and the current will flow through the circuit only when it's complete

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid said preparations for the country's new jour- ney will start in 2020. \"We shall develop our plans and projects and rein- vent new ideas. Fifty years ago, the founding fathers shaped our life today, and next year, we will shape the coming five decades for the future genera- tions. He said the country will work on making giants leaps in \"our economy, edu- cation, infrastructure, health, and media\" to share the UAE's new story with the world\". \"Together, we will build the Emirates of the future in 2020 with the winning spirit of the union, a spirit that strives for progress. Our development journey has no end.\" Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed said the UAE is about to mark a major mile- stone in its \"modern history\" as it approaches the golden jubilee with \"rising hopes and aspirations to strengthen its cultural position in the jour- ney of humanity\". \"With the willpower and unity of our people, we will work tirelessly to achieve our goal in making the UAE among the best countries in the world by the UAE centennial in 2071.

Most of us already know the importance of communication. By keeping an open line of com- munication, you’ll have a better relationship with your child and your child will come to you when there’s a problem. But there’s another reason for communication — you help your child integrate different parts of his/her brain. Integration is similar to our body in which different organs need to coordinate and work together to maintain a healthy body. When different parts of the brain are integrated, they can function harmoniously as a whole, which means fewer tantrums, more cooperative behavior, and more empathy. To do that, talk through troubling experi- ences. Ask your child to describe what happened and how he/she felt. Do not provide solutions. You don’t need to have all the answers to be a good parent. Just listening to them talk and asking clarifying questions will help them make sense of their ex- periences and integrate memories. Talk with your child and help their brains integrate. Regards Counselor Republic day and Sports day - 26-01-2020. Handwriting Day -23-01-2020.