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WHAT’S INSIDE BLINK REFLECTION Health & Well-being SEPTEMBER | 2020 Blended Learning Students’ Personal & Social Development Parental Engagement Page 1

01 Supervisor’s message 02 Term 2 Orientation Programme 03 Health & Well-being 04 Blended Learning 05 Contribution towards SDG 06 Students’ Personal & Social Development 07 Co-Curricular Activities 08 Student’s Voice 09 Parental Engagement Page 2

Supervisor’s Message Ms. DIPIKA SHEORAN EDUCATIONAL SUPERVISOR ‘’Learning is an experience, everything else is just an information.’’- Albert Einstein I am happy to share that our students have become comfortable with the ‘New normal’ approach towards dealing with the current situation and are able to contribute effectively during the lessons which are conducted face to face or in a blended model. We care passionately about our students. Keeping the following in mind, well-being sessions are conducted for children every week so that students can learn to connect with themselves, express and share. Children have an array of differing needs, both emotional and educational. Our dedicated teachers are here to support their hopes and aspirations. As a team of committed teachers we are here to make learning exciting and inspiring. We are pleased to share highlights of the month through our newsletter ‘Blink reflection’. Once again, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you for being so supportive and positive with your child. Page 3

TERM 2 ORIENTATION PROGRAMME Students and Parents were oriented online on Teaching Methodology of Blended Learning on 27th August 2020. Students and Parents were informed about the process to be followed for Temperature Check of students as a preventive measure against COVID19: at Home, in Bus and at School. Students were briefed about various DO’s & DON’Ts to be followed at school for maintaining their personal hygiene and for ensuring safety against the COVID-19. Page 4

HEALTH & WELL-BEING Ms. Sonia, the Counselor and Special Educator says, “Well-being of our students has always been our priority here at Heritage and we do our best to guide our students”. We began the term in September with a workshop on “Health and Well-being” addressing the importance of physical, social, emotional and cognitive growth. Keeping in mind “the new normal” we discussed strategies with our students to keep their social and emotional well-being in check with the constant changes happening in our lives due to the pandemic. Page 5

Building a healthy social clique is This is an imperative phase in our important. In the workshop, students’ lives where they need to “being a super friend”, discussions learn to build confidence and about healthy friendships, building self-worth, through their day to a strong concept of anti-bullying day activities and social interac- and how to deal with it were tions. They need to learn to “treat shared. themselves with positivity”. Our students have been highly enthusiastic in all the workshops and we are very proud of how well they responded, participated in activities and comprehended the importance of working on their overall well-being and build- Page 6

HEALBTLEHND&EDWLEEALRNL-INBGEING Students participated in small group discussions in the Collaboration channels during the SST class. Students researched & shared their views about the different tasks assigned to them. They collated their information on a Padlet wall. The students had a great time learning about the degrees of comparison. During the blended learning session students in campus compared different objects in class & shared their learning with the students who were online. The science teacher brought a plant to the class and displayed its parts to the students in campus. Subsequently, one of the students gave a demo of same to his online counterparts. Page 7

Reading skills are enhanced during Arabic lessons . Students participate with enthusiasm and share their learning . HEALTH & WELL-BEING Students shared their Students discussed about views on different sea- tourism in Arabic and also sons using Padlet app dur- shared their personal ing Arabic lesson. experience of travelling to different countries. Page 8

BLENDED LEARNING LIVE IN ACTION Grade 5 lesson in science was connected to SDG 9– Industry, In- novation and infrastructure. Dur- ing the lesson the students were taken on a virtual tour of school, showing the infrastructure and the green area to make it more sustainable. Student in campus explained the comparative degree to his peers online during blended learning lesson During Physical Education class, the teacher incorporated blend- ed learning approach. Page 9

USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH &CLAWSSEROLLO-MBEING Teacher presented the lesson through Peardeck app to make the lesson more interactive. Students reflected on the topic and the teacher gave an instant feedback through the app. Students used Classkick App effectively to show their written work in virtual class and got imme- diate feedback from the teacher to reflect on. Nearpod and Flipgrid apps were merged together in class to enhance students’ participation and interaction through recording their experience. Page 10

HECAONLTTRHIB&UTIWONETLOLW-BAREDINS SGDG Students have collaborated to under- stand the importance of Climate Change and its effect on our life. They were able to share facts about climate conditions and also provided solu- tions to overcome the challenge. Ananya Shukla of grade V-B decided to draw the adverse effects of climate change like global warming which is driving Polar Bear towards extinction. Rheanna George thought differently and came up with the idea of drawing two different states – one showing where the Earth will be in, if proper steps are not taken and another showing where we could reach by tak- ing proper actions. Page 11

STUDENTS’ PERSONAL & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT HEALTH & WELL-BEING Students of Grade V-A conducted an Students of grade IV-A conducted assembly on Growth mindset and an assembly on International presented an online skit on how to peace day and shared the drive your thought process message that the peace can constructively while dealing with thrive in the world only when complications. there is peace in the heart of each individual Students of Grade III-A conducted an assembly on Responsibility. They gave a message on how we should be responsible towards our community & environment. #WeAllAreResponsible Page 12

DAYS TO REMEMBER International Literacy Day: On this day the students were able to use information and communication technologies by creating their own online comic strips . The International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21st Sep. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to “commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within & among nations & people.” Page 13

DAYS TO REMEMBER World Tourism Day - This day was celebrated at Heritage by taking stu- dents on a virtual trip to Japan, Norway & Bhutan through Nearpod app. World Heart Day - Students explored how Mathematics and Science can be connected to World Heart Day. They related heart beat with the graph and they also shared how gadgets can be effective in monitoring heart rate . Page 14

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVTIES HEALTH & WELL-BEING Blended learning approach has been extended to Physical education as well. Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body but also the basis of dynamic. Physical Education classes also in- cludes Jumping motion which im- proves balance and co-ordination. It helps to develop the left and right hemispheres of the brain im- proving the awareness and read- ing skills. Music Teacher taught the students the techniques to play the keyboard following blended learning. Page 15

LIFE SKILLS HEALTH & WELL-BEINGStudents showcased their creativity by making first aid kit with the material available at home. Design Thinking - Pollution Problems Students learnt & practiced the pro- cess of design thinking, while devel- oping & applying their ideas in a hands-on project using Tinkercad. Students created their own ava- tar, starting by sketching in 2D on graph paper and then designing in 3D using Tinkercad. Page 16

AARRTT GALLERY ‘Imagination is more important than knowledge’ -Albert Einstein Page 17

STUDENTS’ VOICE We are all impacted by COVID -19 and as the cases are increasing we all have to be cautious and responsible individuals in dealing with the present scenario. This comic will tell you the measures to be followed during this difficult time to keep us safe. So friends, isn’t the recipe to be safe an easy one? Let’s stay safe and healthy. By Vinonah Sethi (Grade 4 A) Page 18

Student shared their ex- perience during math lesson about budgeting and connected to World Tourism Day. The student de- scribed the clock and its advantages during Hindi lesson. During English lesson the student used the re- sources available at home to explain degrees of comparison. Page 19

PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT World First Aid Day by Dr. Preeti Sahu September 12, 2020, was World First Aid Day, an annual day to promote the importance of first aid training in preventing injuries and saving lives. To ensure our students are well equipped with the basic techniques, we were privileged to have on board Dr. Preeti Sahu, parent of Heritage to impart knowledge to our students for their health and safety. This training from the workshop was carried forward in Life Skills classes where students learnt to create their own First Aid Kit. Page 20

Editorial Team Ms. Dipika Sheoran Ms. Kavita Aul Ms. Jaya Chauhan Ms. Sheeba Priyadharsini Page 21

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