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Grade 5 Overview for the year 2009 – 10 Dear Parents,
As always this year too has a lot in store. The programme for the year will be as follows: The journey from appreciation to enjoyment in our Language Package will include the following components: • Print to Screen • Anthology of poems • Novels of different genres • Script writing
Logical Mathematical Package Numbers are fundamental in describing the world and, therefore, decoding a symbol system is key to helping children solve problems This consists of 5 strands • Number system and operations – fractions, decimals and percentage • Patterns and algebra • Geometry – lines and angles • Data handling • Measurements – area and perimeter • Problem solving – applying the skills learnt through the grade. Emphasis will be laid in comprehending and articulating the language of math, which is critical for the child to become less helpless and more competent.
Scientific Thinking Scientific temperament will be developed through understanding: • Cause and Effect • That there is nothing random in nature • Science as a noun and a verb Moving towards this aim, students will be learning about: • Weather and Climate • Respiratory and Circulatory System Students will undergo a journey from dependence to independence, where they will conduct sessions for their peers and also work individually in labs conducting experiments. Students will explore concepts of air, states of matter and separation of mixtures through the year, using different languages of learning and internalizing the process of Scientific Thinking. In addition to this they will also study Humanities through: • Historical perspective • People and Places • Governance • Living Earth The students will enquire into the big question of "Why we are what we are.” They will study about India post-Independence focusing on how mental borders create physical borders. The relevance of studying this is for students to understand how the past has affected the present, and how we can learn from it to shape the future.
Citizenship We firmly believe that these formative years are character-building years. Students develop skills, aptitudes and attitudes that will eventually lead to their wellbeing. One of the steps towards this is our Citizenship Programme. The students will be engaged with a project they believe in, where they will be the change, and be change.
Technology Students will understand technology as an answer to the human need inspired by nature. Since they are familiar with heat as energy, they will take a journey of development of the heating and cooling devices to make our lives better. They will weigh the pros and cons of each of these devices and correlate them with modern world problems like Global Warming. In IT, students will learn the skills of using CorelDraw (a designing software) and Photoshop, while honing their skills on Word. They willbe introduced to Excel as a number crunching software. They will also be introduced to the basic terminology related to computers, which will enable them to make informed choices when buying computers. Beacons like Inter-Intra personal, Adaptability, Creative Thinking and Craftsmanship will be addressed through the year. We are in a partnership where regular attendance at MLVs, dialogues with the child and regular feedback from you will ensure maximizing your child’s potential. For any other queries please feel free to call us. Regards, Sulekha and Nikita

Quotable Quotes

Parent Quote after attending Orientation for the new academic year:

"The presentation was excellent. Everyone got completely overwhelmed by it. I guess you have just raised the bar of expectations sky high. Also, the sense of release that people had of having chosen Riverside; Ironically that Riverside has chosen them. Thanks for an inspirational morning!"

Darshan

September 2010

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