KG july 2019

Volume 2 Issue 3 me 2 Issue 3 JULY 2019

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEWSLETTER • Back to School • Rain Dance/ Welcoming Rainy Season • Environment day Celebration • Mango Week • What’s happening in the classroom (Activity Oriented teaching) • Free play • Innovations • “Sentence of the day” during Circle time • Assemblies • Star Student

Going back to school after summer vacation is great because in summer vacation you don’t see all your friends either they were out of town or you had gone somewhere. You get to see all your friends again on the first day and you get to see all your old teachers. All the teachers were anxiously waiting for the kids after the summer vacations. The habits that form during the vacation tend to linger on even after the vacations get over. For instance, getting up late in the morning or doing whatever the heart wants..........but these habits need to change once it’s time for school.As school resumed the kids started to readjust with school life and soon were back to the world of curiosity, learning and knowledge. BACK TO SCHOOL

Rain Dance Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass…it’s learning to dance in the rain. Since it was a bright sunny day children were curious as to where the rain would come from since there were no clouds. They were wondering if this event would even take place. Magically, the teachers had made arrangements for artificial rain drops so that students can enjoy. All the teachers and students of KG danced hand-in-hand.......together.

ENVIRONMENT DAY CELEBRATION “Let’s nurture the nature, so that we can have a better future” Environment is all that determines our lives on this earth. World environment day is celebrated on 5th June every year, as declared by UN General Assembly in 1972. The main aim of observing this day is to change the attitude towards environment and advocate partnership among humans, environment and human society to ensure a safe future. The Pre-Primary children observed Environment Day by not only adoring the school building with all Green decorative items, but also by spreading the message through various slogans concerning Environment. To ensure a better understanding ofmother nature, the tiny tots went to the school playground to feel nature and experience the vibrance by being amidst the greeneries of the park

To celebrate & relish the taste of the king of fruits and their favourite fruit, mango , the children of KG celebrated “MANGO WEEK”. Itwas celebrated from 9th July through 13th July. For making it special they presented an assembly. All the students wore beautiful paper cut-outs of mango and also sang mango song” MMMM ….Mango Yummy Tasty Mango”.An activity was given to them to do in which all the students painted anoutline of mango with cotton balls.The day ended with watching mango theme based videos.Various activities were planned for the whole week like tear and paste the cut-outs of mango, making collage of mango, tasting mango slices and mango drinks. MANGO WEEK

In GDGPS students engage in active & deep learning and do not passively take in information from instructions. They identify, think, write, read, etc. To make each student an active player in the learning process, an environment must be created in which there are opportunities for students to do tasks.Here teachers emphasize on teaching through activities in which the students participate rigorously& bring about efficient learning experience. Teachers use all available resources to implement exploratory, constructive & expressional activities. What’s happening in the classroom

Freeplay An essential part of a child’s development is engaging in free play. It helps to build a child’s imagination & creativity, as well as problem solving skills. It is important for building development skills in children.It helps in developing gross motor skills and helps them learn to think independently.

“Something that has never been made before; the process of creating something that has never been made before.” That is ‘Innovation’.Students at GDGPS innovate as a compulsory part of lesson completion. I helps them to think “Out of the box”.These ‘Innovations’ that they come up with boosts their level of confidence. INNOVATION S

CIRCLE TIME Circle Time is a popular activity that’s effective to help develop positive relationships between children. It aims to give them tools to engage with and listen to each other. It also helps children work on the five key skills, without which Circle Time doesn’t work: thinking, listening, looking, speaking and concentrating.

ASSEMBLIES Assemblies at GDGPS powerfully nurture the development of intra personal intelligence & enhance interpersonal skills among the peers, further helping in their overall social & personal growth. Assemblies are also a platform where diverse themes are brought to light teaching valuable lessons of life. At GDGPSP, Assemblies are a major attraction, showcasing insightful and thought-provoking programmes with underlying messages.

STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH Every month an outstanding student in every class is recognized as STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH. The various factors for evaluation include exceptional academic achievement, exemplary personal & social qualities, positivity, learning & engagement in the total school program, good attendance,punctuality, discipline & being a role model by setting exemplary standards. Every student can be a star, for it just needs dedication, diligence and sheer hard work. LKG STAR STUDENT- Rakshat Jha UKG STAR STUDENT- Sreeraag Sony & Sanad Rehman