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Grade 5
Overview for the year 2012 – 13

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 well-being. 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 Illustrator cs, 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.



15th April 2013

Dear Parents

Highlights of the Fortnight:

A whole year gone by, here we are sharing the last fortnight that we have spent with your children. Thank you so much for being part of all the endeavours throughout the year. We indeed value all your partnership this year which has made a lot of experiences worthwhile.

We have spent the last few days closing the loop for the whole year through revisiting all the beacons through different languages of learning. We reflected upon the year gone by and saw that we have indeed changed and grown in our own ways through the ‘Changed I Have’ format. Here we were able to do this with peer and teacher feedback also.

The children have been able to pick their most memorable moments of the year through photographs. This they have put into a PPT to share in the SLC. Equal amount of work has gone into clocking the year in their CV’s and the evidence files that show their academic growth. Please do applaud them when they share it all with you.

We culminated our doing good conglom in different groups and grade 6 buddies lead the conglom. They spun a yarn in the form of a story that had the doing good component in it.  Finally we took away that ‘Doing Good’ is not only when we come to school or when we are associated with some NGOs but it lies in the smallest of the deeds that we do. Please do encourage them during summer vacations to continue doing Good.

This year, for the Student Led Conference (SLC), the students will be showing their year long journey through the following –

  • Memorable Moments
  • Changed I Have
  •  
  • Curriculum Vitae

The SLC time is sacred and it is important for you to give your undivided attention to your child for this. Do make sure you keep your mobiles switched off and discourage any outside interruptions. Your child will be sharing her journey through the year, what they have done, what she enjoyed the most, as well as how she has grown through the year. It would be wonderful if you add a layer to the whole thing by asking questions that help your child open up and share confidently rather than interrogating her about what she has or hasn’t done.

The SLC is to be done on 17th April, at home. Do put a time aside for the same. Please fill in the feedback form and send it back to us on the 18th.

Once again thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules and attend the Potluck. The support you all provided for the entire year made our journey smooth and memorable. . Now we say adieu, with the consolace that we will meet soon.

Read the last update of the year and enjoy……

The potluck: It was celebration time with some good food, masti and dance and thanks parents for making the day great!

Coffee At Riverside: We had a wonderful Coffee with Major Subedar Mohammed Illyas who started his life as an ordinary soldier from Srinagar and through determination and vision became an instructor of Adventure sports in the Indian Army and headed Himalayan expedition successfully. We were all enthralled by his war stories and inspired by his pride in serving the country.

For any queries please feel free to contact us.

Regards

Sulekha & Aruna

 

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