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GeraSThe Gera School Newsletter

LKG – Grade 2 22nd August 2020

THEMINDSETOFACHAMPION:SPORTS

Insportseverybodybelievesintalenteven–orespecially–theexperts.Infact,sportsiswheretheideaof‘anatural’comesfromsomeonewholookslikeanathlete,moveslikeanathlete,andis an athlete, allwithout trying. So great is the belief in natural talent thatmany scouts andcoachessearchonlyfornaturals.

BillyBeanewasanatural.EveryoneagreedhewasthenextBabeRuth.Helackedonething.Themindset of a champion. As Michael Lewis tells us in Moneyball, by the time Beane was asophomoreinhighschool,hewasthehighestscoreronthebasketballteam,batting500inoneofthetoughestleaguesinthecountry.Histalentwasrealenough.Buttheminutethingswentwrong,Beanedidnothavethemindsetofachampion.Itwasn’tmerelythathedidnotliketofail:itwashedidnotknowhowtofailandthenpickhimselfupandstriveharder.Ashemovedupinbasketballfromtheminorleaguestothemajors,thingsgotworseandworse.

Beanetheplayerneverrecoveredfromthefixedmindset,butBeanetheincrediblysuccessfulmajor-league executive did. How did this happen? Therewas another playerwho lived andplayedsidebysidewithBeaneintheminorsandinthemajors.,LennyDykstra.DykstradidnothaveafractionofBeane’sphysicalendowmentor‘naturalability’butBeanewatchedhiminawe.AsBeanedescribed.“Hehadnoconceptoffailure….AndIwastheopposite.’’ItdawnedonBeanethatmindsetwasmoreimportantthantalent.ArmedwiththeseinsightsandlearningsofhislifeBeanebecamethegeneralManagerofthe2002OaklandAthleticsandledhisteamtoseasonof103victoriesalmostbreakingAmericanLeaguerecordforconsecutivewins.TheydiscoveredandinculcatedTheChampionMindset.

Togiveanotherexample,MichaelJordanwasoneofthehardest–workingathletesinthehistoryofsport. It iswellknownthatMichael Jordanwascut fromthehighschoolvarsity team.Hismothersays,“Itoldhimtogobackanddisciplinehimself’’.Heusedtoleavethehouseatsixinthemorningtogotopracticebeforeschool.AttheuniversityofNorthCarolinaheconstantlyworkedonhisweakness-hisdefensivegameandhisballhandlingandshooting.Evenattheheightofhissuccessandfame,hisdoggedpracticeremainedlegendary.WetoomuststrivetoinculcateinourstudentsthemindsetandperseveranceofbeingaChampion.

Acommonassemblywasheldon74thIndependenceDay.MsDelailaconductedtheassemblywhereshenarratedthestoryaboutIndia'sIndependence. Thechildrenexpressed their thoughtsonwhat Independencemeant to them.Someof themsharedthewaysINwhichtheycouldkeeptheircountrybeautiful.

Children sang the song "We Shall Overcome". Thereafter,Ms.Delaila explained to themthemeaningofthesong.

The little patriots along with the teachers sang ‘'Nanha Munna Rahi Hoon’'.Naomi andIshaanfromUKGclassandspokeabouttheposterthattheyhadmade.Theydescribedthewaysthey could keep India clean and remain connected together by respecting and celebratingdifferentfestivalsandcultures.

Children alsowitnessed afew captivatingperformances byJeremiah, Shannon andParth.ThePre-primaryteacherssangthesong‘'ChhodoKalkiBaatein"tomarktheday.

The Principal and the Pre-primary Coordinator addressed the TGS community.TheCoordinatorspokeonthevaluesofkindness,sharingandcaringandbeingaresponsiblecitizentomakeIndiaabettercountry.

The LKG class made an Indian flag and the UKGhad ‘’Poster Making’’ activityto createawareness of 'Clean and Green India''andto showcaseunity in diversity through differentfestivalsandculturesacrossthecountry.

a) ArtThelittleingeniousmindsofL.K.GmadeapeacockheadbandonaccountofJanmashtami.Theyenjoyedapplyingmultiplecolourstoformattractiveheadbands.Whatafeastforoureyes!

MusicinthebackgroundelevatedtheinterestofouryoungartistsfromU.K.GTheyhadawonderfulexperiencedecoratingtheirpotsofbutterusingglitterpowder,sequencesandvariousdecorativematerials.

b) MusicTheyounginstrumentalistsofL.K.Gtriedtheirhandsoncreatingvariousrhythmsofmusicwiththeirinstruments.Theywereintroducedtotheukuleleandtheflute.

U.K.G learners were introduced to the new song ’’Oh, when the Saints’’ They had funwatchingmusicvideosandsingingalongwiththem.

c) PhysicalEducation

ThePre-primarystudentswereengagedinactivitieslikesingleand6-linefunjumpalongwithactivitiesusingpaperbagsandcupstodevelopbalance.Animalandafewsillywalkshelpedkidsindevelopingtheircorestrengthandmuscles.

d) DramaThe Drama session was about understanding thedramatic element of space. L.K.G students were madeaware of different bodymovementsandhowtousethemcomfortablyandconfidently.Theatreexercisesandactivities were all about developing alertness, listeningskills and acting on cue and also responding to theinstructions.

‘‘What's in your Box’’ was an imaginary pretend activitythe U.K.G learners had for theirsession.Childrenwereencouragedtoexpressthemselvesverbally,throughfacialexpressionsandbody language. Theyalsohadtoguesseachother’sexpressionsandbodygestures inturns.

e) Dance-IndependenceDaySpecial

Thelearnersweretaught‘BodyIsolationTechnic’’,wherethekidscouldonlyusehandsand head movement in a fixed space. Using this technique, a performance was puttogetherbasedonthethemefortheIndependenceDay.

THEMATICLEARNINGThe students of L.K.G arelearning about vital internalorgans like heart, lungs andbrain. They are keen to studyabout this and are pleasantlysurprised with facts abouttheirinternalorgans.

NUMERACY The young mathematicswizards are developingtheirproblem-solvingskillsby applying differentconcepts like findingmissingnumbers,numbersbefore and after and counting numbersforwards and backward. They wereintroduced to different terms used ingradationofsizelikebig,biggerandbiggest.

LANGUAGE

Withtheobjectiveofdevelopingstrongfoundationforreading,thestudentsofLKGarelearningrecognitionofsightwords,letter-soundassociationandtheartofblendingwordsmadeupofthreedistinctsounds.

SHOWANDTELL StudentsofL.K.GaregrowinginconfidenceastheypracticepublicspeakingthroughShowandTellsessions.

THEMATICLEARNINGChildrenlearntabouttheirfamilyandexploreddifferenttraditionsandvalues.Latertheysharedtheirlearningwiththepeers.Indeed,agreatwaytoenhancetheircommunicationskills.

NUMERACYChildrendemonstratedtheirunderstandingofpositionalwordthrough‘ISpy’activity.Theyalsopractisedtheirnumberwritingskills.

LANGUAGEOurupcomingspokenwordartistsnarratedtheirfavouritestorytotheclass.Theyhelpedeachotherunderstandthecharacters,events,settingsandproblemsindifferentstories.Showandtellsessionisoneofthemostlovedsessionsbyourlittlepublicspeaker.Itisadelighttoobservethemlearningtheartofspeakingconfidentlyandspontaneously.Givenbelowarechildrenwritingthe‘Trickywords’learntintheclass.

PuzzleDay-ThinkAndSolveThestudentsofL.K.Gworkedondevelopingtheirproblem-solving skills as they solved the shapepuzzles and tried their hands on completing acomplexcolourmatchpuzzle.ThelogicalreasoningandcriticalthinkingskillsofU.K.Gchildrenwereputtotestthroughvariedpuzzlesandactivities.

JanmashtamiCelebrationsTheAssemblyonJanmashtamiwasconductedbyMsShikhaSolanki.Thestudentsweredressedintraditionalattirefortheevent.ChildrenwatchedthePPToninterestingfactsaboutLordKrishna.ItwasfollowedbyavideoontheteachingsofLordKrishnawhichcanbeusedinourdailylives.

GaneshChaturthiCelebrationsTomarktheday,aspecialassemblywasconducted.Childrenwerespokentoabouttheimportanceofrespect,activelisteningandcelebratinganeco-friendlyfestival.ThestudentsofLKGandU.K.Gmadedelicious‘OreoLaddoos’.ThestudentsofL.K.Gdida‘GaneshSculptureCraft’activity.

a) FRENCHGrade1TheFrenchlearnersrevisedtheirknowledgeof how to introduce themselves. Theywere able tofluentlytelltheirname,theirageandwheretheystay.(J’habiteaGoa, J’habiteaPanjim.)The learnersalsorevised the numbers from 1-10 using differentlisteningandspeakingactivities.Grade 2 The French learners also revised theirknowledgeofhowtointroducethemselves.Theyalsolearnttoexpresshowtheywerefeeling:cavabien/cavamal.Movingon,thelearnersrevisednumbersfrom1-20 with different listening, speaking and writingactivities.

b) ICTGrade1continuedworkingonPaint,andwereabletoput shapes together to create an elaborate design inPaint. They were also able to name their filesappropriately,andsavetheminaspecifiedlocation.

Grade2workedonExcel,andweretaughttoenterdata.Learnerswerealsoabletoeditandformattextinthecells.Sarvadnya (Grade 2B) further went on to create herFriday’s class timetable on Excel as part of an extendedactivity.AspartoftheIndependencedayactivity,learnersalsoexplainedtheirpostersandtoldtheirclassmateswhatIndependencemeanstothem.

Grade 1 learners learnt to read the chapter ‘NamasteLalaji’.TheyunderstoodaboutgenderandalsogottoknowabouttheJanmashtamifestival.Grade 2 learners introduced themselves in Hindi. Theylearnt theartofrecitingapoem. Ingrammarthey learntaboutgender.

Learnerslearntbodyisolationtechniques,wheretheywererestrictedtouseonlyhandsandheadmovementandinafixedspace.Using the technique, we put up a performancetogether based on the theme of 'IndependenceDayspecial'.

Grade1and2 studentsarebrushingupontheir one-minute stories or readings fromrhymesandtales.

Grade1andGrade2learners,learntthesong‘Weshallovercome.’

Grade1Thisfortnight,thelearnersofGradeoneexploredthemagnificenceofbeinguniqueand following their hearts. They first analysed a video of a boy speaking to himself, andappreciatinghimself;thentheydiscussedthestory‘FredricktheMouse’.

Grade 2 The learners of grades 2A and 2B explored their creativity and displayed theirspeakingskillswhentheypresentedtheirposterson‘WhatIndependencemeanstothem’.Theythendelved intoself-reflectionswhentheyworkedontheirself-portraitsandwrotedownthingsaboutthemselves.

LearnersofGrade1and2learntwatercolourswatching.Usingablacksketchpen,blackcrayonorblackcolourpencil,learnersdrewpatterns,linesandshapes.

The focusofP.E. thisweekwas to continueour journey to teachourlearners importantcharacter traits fromlegendaryUCLACoachJohnWooden’s Pyramid of Successand hisdefinition of successforchildrenwhichis:“Successishappinessinyourheartbecauseyoumadetheeffort,100%,todoyourbest!”Eachmonth,ourlearnerswillfocusononeortwocharactertraitsfrom Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success. This month we arefocusingontheimportantfoundationalcornerstonetothePyramidofSuccess:HardWorkandEnthusiasm.

ENGLISHLearners learnt how to sequenceand change a story. The learnersdidaquickrecapofspeechmarks,captions and writing lists. Theywerealso introducedtoverbsandlearnt how to change verbs in instructions. The learners also learnt how to speak usingsequencingwords.Theywrappeduplearningfortheweekwithanexplanationandexerciseonwhentousebutandand.

MATHThelearnerswereintroducedto3Dshapesandlearntaboutfaces,edges,verticesandsidesthroughactivitiesandrealisticexamples.The learnersalsodesignedastructureusing2Dshapes.Thelearnerswereintroducedtolineofsymmetry,symmetricalandasymmetricalshapesthroughdiscussions,avideoandaPPTwithrealisticexamples.

SCIENCE The learners were introduced to the topic electricity byidentifying the partsof a torch. Later they identified objectsthatuseelectricity.Thelearnerswereintroducedtomainsandcellelectricity.

ENGLISH

After understanding in depth about settings and characters, the learners are now beingtaughtabouthowanexchangeofwordstakesplacebetweenthecharactersinastory.Thelearnershaddialogueswitheachotherandlearnttoidentifydialoguesfromthetextpassagesandotherstories.Theyarenowallsettorighttheirowndialogueinagivensetting!

SCIENCEThefirstwhalesevolvedover50millionyearsagoandtheancestorofboththesegroupswasterrestrial.Whenaseven-yearoldlearnertalksaboutsuchinterestingfacts,weteachersare nothing less than amazed! The learners were motivated to create beautiful andinformationalchartsontheirchoiceofvertebratesandpresentitduringtheclass.MATHThereisaseasonsalegoingonandyourfavouritetoysarehalfthe price! You have been good children today and now yourparents give you double of your favourite chocolate! Theconceptof‘doubling’and‘halving’areasexcitingastheseabovestatements. The learners are being taught about the variousstrategiestheycanusetosolvesuchproblems.Thesestrategiesareclearlydoublingtheknowledgeandreducingthestressoflearnersbyhalf!!

MATHThisfortnight,thelearnersofgrade2Bworkedondoublingand halving numbers. Theylearnt how to double biggernumbers with thedecompositionmethod.SCIENCE“Weareallthesameandyetwearedifferent.”Thelearnerswerespokentoonhowwearealldiverse inourcultures,languagesandourphysicalattributesbutweareall thesame.Duringthetopiconlivingthings,thelearnerswereintroducedtothetopic‘Sortinglivingthings’.

ENGLISHThelearnershavebeenintroducedtosynonymsandantonyms.Theywereencouraged and guided to use thedictionaryandthesaurus.Duringthisfortnight they answered a fewassessments.

a) JanmashtamiCelebrationsThestudentsacrosstheprimarysectioncelebratedthefestivalwithalotofenthusiasm.Theylearntaboutthehistoryofthecelebrationandhowitiscelebratedacrossthecountry.

Thankyouforreading.Wewillbewithyousoonwithournexteditionafortnightfromnow.Warmregards,TheGeraSchool

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