GR 2_Newsletter_02 to 06 February

DUNES INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL Volume 8, Issue 1 ACADEMIC SESSION 2019-2020 02– 06 February Sneak Peek 2020 Reminder Healthy Screen Time  Register your ward to Screen time and its use are a the Lokate app for track- normal part of life for most of the ing them to and from children. Students of grade 2 school. attended a session with the school counsellor , making them aware  Refer the circular to par- of healthy and unhealthy use of ticipate in the 14th cycle screen time they practice nowa- of Annual Environ- days. Students were given few mental Drawing checklist to follow in order to Competition 2020. maintain a healthy life along with limited use of screen time.  Kindly refer the portal for the Schedule and portions for the Final examination. ASSEMBLY “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” Compassion is the bond that unites all of humanity. Compassion embraces the noblest characteristics of human beings. It allows us to think of others instead of always focusing on ourselves. It refuses to be selfish, it is willing to forgive, and it accepts people for who they are. Students of grade 3 con- ducted an assembly based on compassion ,tolerance ,love and humanity. Through the skit ,students spread the message that compassion and tolerance are signs of strength and if we start giving importance to kindness, love and compassion then the earth itself will be considered as heaven. Inter– School Dance “There is not substitute to diligent work and diligence leads to suc- Competition cess”. Our Grade 1 and 2 Dunites once again showed their mettle on the bigger platform “ THE DANSE PIRE”, a semi classic dance per- formance competition held at Abu Dhabi Indian School, Murror on the 6th, Feb 2020. Our dance crew of grade 1 and 2 bagged first prize amongst the 9 participating schools across the Abu Dhabi Emirate. The dance act presented by our students was thematically based on women empowerment and women education. Our little buds truly showed how teamwork and dedication yield in fruitful results. Hearty Congratulations to the title winners of “THE DANCE PIRE” competition.

2A—Resilient Steven Smith 2B- Caring Aarya Singh 2C– Caring Anwin Sunil 2D—Tolerant Raafia Khan Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 2

2A– Sara Samshudeen 2B– Ayzah Ameen 2C– Niivy Nethra 2D– Evana Mariya Shibo Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 3

Children came up with wonderful ideas and made paper craft hanging designs and put them creatively. The little hands worked smoothly and efficiently and created masterpiec- es and showed their innate talent. Dunes International School have been providing stu- dents an opportunity to display these skills and also their dexterity in paper folding to present superlative paper craft compositions. paper craft is the collection of art forms em- ploying paper or card as the primary artistic medium for the creation of one, two or three- dimensional objects. The students participated in this creative venture with great zeal and high spirits. This activity triggered their imagination and enhanced their creative skills. The paper folding craft was not only a fun filled experience, but it also proved to be a valu- able means to develop artistic skills in the young ones . Page 4 Sneak Peek

Some students participated the teacher in explaining the difference between similarity and difference, where the teacher chose some different students and some similar students to explain the difference be- tween the word ‫مختلفان‬and . ‫متشابهان‬ Some students also draw pictures of different things and similar things, and write the two meanings in Arabic. This presentation and drawing help students more to understand the meanings of words . Page 5 Sneak Peek

Freestyle is a way of dancing in which the dancer improvises his/her moves on the spot, as he/she dances, instead of having them planned beforehand. Ability to perform it depends upon a person’s sense of natural rhythm and knowledge of current dance moves. As music and dance styles change, freestyle contin- ues to evolve. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 6

Creative writing in all forms has immeasurable benefits for young minds—but short stories are without a doubt one of the most effective ways to get those brains turning. When students write short stories, they practice a number of key creative skills, including imagination, critical thinking, description, conse- quence, and empathy. A short story writing prompts encourages students to think creatively and to give them an opportunity to develop their own characters and plot lines. Grade 2 Students wrote a short story with the help of the prompts and had to recreate their own story with it. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 7

It is very important to learn the correct pronunciation as well as the spelling of the words of ref and paden . It plays an important role during the learning process of Hindi lan- guage . so Grade 2 Children are writing the ref and paden words name for the given pic- tures, which is some how connected to their real life . This kind of activity will help to in- crease their vocabulary . Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 8

Topic. Allah, The Almighty Creator. Able to conclude the perfect creation of the Almighty Creator. Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “You must be truthful. Verily, truthfulness leads to righteousness and righteousness leads to Paradise. A man continues to be truthful and encourages honesty until he is recorded with Allah as truthful. And beware of falsehood. Verily, falsehood leads to wickedness and wickedness leads to the Hellfire. A man continues tell lies and encourages falsehood until he is recorded with Allah as a liar.” Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 5743, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2607 The students of Grade 2 enthusiastically participated in the activity conducted in the class. They observed the perfect creation of the human hand. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 9

Books play a very important role in everyone’s life, especially in a students’ life. They are their best friends because they inspire students to do great things in life and overcome their failures. Students learn a lot of things from them. Books are the best companions as they provide them knowledge unconditionally without asking anything in return. For students, it is worth saying that: Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 10

Digital Painting Competition \"Creativity is simply connecting new dots in new ways\" - Sam Horn A 'digital' painting is created on the computer using a graphics program, a virtual paint box with brushes, colours and other supplies. Digital art is an artistic work or practice that uses digital technology as part of the creative or presentation process. Dunes International School always encourages student’s participation in competition for their holistic develop- ment. The aim for this completion was to develop the creativity in students. Students were asked to draw and colour the picture under the topic given in the recom- mended software that is MS Paint or Tux Paint. Microsoft Paint or Tux Paint is a raster graphics editor (a program for creating and processing raster graphics) geared towards young children. Giving wings to their imagination, all the students enthusiastically took part in the competition and came out with colourful and meaningful interpretations of the topic through their wonderful drawings. Students then presented their Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 11

“ Let’s train them to the inadvertent upshots of life” An awareness session on the deadly fast spreading epidemic of ‘ CoronaVirus was con- ducted on 4th of Feb, 2020 by the class teachers. The session threw light on different as- pects: from the initial symptoms, origin, curing steps, to the essential precautionary measures to be taken while leading prevention from this virulent disease. The session was informative in which students had the opportunity to clarify their doubts. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 12

The concept of measurement of length using standard units was explained to the students through different activities. Students were given measuring tape and ruler to measure the lengths of different things. They found out the length of their book, table door etc. Students enjoyed the activity of finding their friends height. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 13

Helping people is important because it's good to do good deeds for others. It's good to help because it makes you feel good about yourself. Helping others is the first step in making the world a better place. Lending a helping hand is one of the easiest things you can do to make a difference in this world. You can improve the world, one day, one per- son and one act of kindness at a time. During this activity grade 2 students created a helping hand by tracing their hands in a colour paper and they wrote on each finger one good deed to help our world. Through this activity students learnt the importance of kind- ness. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 14

Air Transport-Helicopter Balloon Experiment Air travel is a form of travel in vehicles such as helicopters, hot air balloons, blimps, glid- ers, hang glider, parachuting, airplanes, jet aircraft, or anything else that can sustain flight. Based on the topic air transport students of grade 2 conducted an experiment with the help of materials provided to them. From this experiment students learnt the movement of the wings up that pushes the air down which turns makes the balloon helicopter fly up. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 15

Playing the tambourine requires skill and attention. Keeping the beat while playing is very important and requires a lot of concentration. Students learn to play the Conga, Tambourine & Djembe while trying to keep beat, which keeps the mind alert and fresh. Learning musical instruments help in keeping a balance between studies and school work. Volume 8, Issue 1 Page 16

Birthday Celebrants 2A Alviya Raza 2B Vedant Jinesh From Counsellor’s desk 2020: Towards the next 50- Strategy for the Future in education Parental support is crucial during exam season. It not only affects the performance of the child but His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, their overall well-being during the examination. It is Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, said that understandable that as a parent we expect children the expectations and goals contained in the UAE’s develop- to set the bar higher than they previously did. How- ment plans and strategies can only be achieved through the ever, it’s the constant urge for perfection which cre- minds and efforts of the country’s children. ates stress. This requires ongoing investment to develop the Emirati citi- One of the most important things that we can do for zen and prepare new generations capable of carrying out their our children is to develop a sense of self-esteem in duties to their homeland and nation, to help them realize their them. Positive self-esteem will be far more fruitful aspirations to achieve the highest levels of overall excellence, for them than any significant numbers on the mark he added. sheet. He highlighted the importance of education as a pillar of the Child might already be stressed about it. Don’t add UAE's development, stating, \"Education will enable us to reach to that stress because children at this age have far the desired outcomes for the homeland and its glory and ad- less experience in handling stressful situation vancement can only be realized by our youth who have the knowledge. Scientists, experts and specialists who are compe- tent and skillful can achieve what we desire for our country, with the highest levels of sophistication and excellence.\" Arabic Weekly Test on Sunday (09.02.2020)