Who we are
Newsletter Grade 5
Transdisciplinary Theme
Central Idea Change people experience at different stages of
their lives contributes in their evolving sense of self
The changes that occur throughout life.
Factors that contribute to well being during
adolescence.
How relationship contribute to our self concepts.
An inquiry into
Pathways School, Gurgaon
Week of 2nd February, 2015
Concepts, Knowledge and Skills Acquired
Concepts:
Change, Causation,
Connection
Social Skills
Self-management Skills:
Safety, Healthy Lifestyle,
Codes of Behaviour
IB learners profiles:
Reflective, Caring,
Balanced
Concepts, Skills and Learner Profiles for the unit
UOI:
Collated their research about the factors that contribute to well-being during
adolescence.
Watched a Power Point Presentation to further understand healthy eating, and
the importance of balanced diet and exercise.
Represented their understanding through a ranking ladder graphic organis-
er to list the factors from lowest to the highest priority.
Session with the guest speaker Dr. Deepak Ahuja (paediatrician and neonatolo-
gist)
To further understand the changes during adolescence.
Different ways to cope up with the challenges faced during this period of
growing up.
Tuned into the concept of self-concept through an activity and reflected on
building a positive self-esteem.
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Watched a Power Point Presentation to understand various factors that
contribute towards building a sense of self.
Reflected and presented their understanding through mind maps.
In Language
Introduced ‘Haiku’ (a Japanese form of Poetry) through a presentation
and reflected on the key points to be included in Haiku.
Children created ‘Haiku’ on a topic of their choice, amidst nature, along
with illustrations .
Class wrote couplets and limericks according to their individual ideas.
Brainstormed and collated the essential elements of writing a Picture
Composition after viewing a presentation.
Practiced writing a picture composition.
Gave a closure to Narrative Writing by working on the second draft.
Read chapters from the reader followed by making connections with
personal life and any incident from the chapters
In Numeracy
Numbers:
Practiced:
Square numbers till 12
Multiplication using doubling and halving
Measurement
Were tuned into the concept of measurement through an audio-visual
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhtgKHYZti0
Brainstormed and collated their understanding using ‘Ripple Effect’
graphic organizer
Prior knowledge assessment – measurement
Were introduced to Metric units of measurement of length
Made connections with the real life through an engagement to estimate
the dimensions of different objects followed by comparison with the ac-
tual dimensions.
Practiced conversions between metric units of length (Kilometer/meter/
centimetre)
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Core level
Introduced rhyming words - आना-जाना, खाना-पीना Slogan writing from the help of rhyming words
Introduced Punctuation marks and did exercise related to above topic
Reinforcement of spellings
Intermediate Level
Debate on nuclear and joint family in collaboration with the unit of in-
quiry
Introduced rhyming words - आना-जाना, खाना-पीना Introduced Punctuation marks and did exercise related to above topic
Reinforcement of spellings
Ab intio level
Revisited ‘इ’ मात्रा through mind map
Practiced “इ” मात्रा words and sentences ex –खखल, पपन, गिन, किताब Reinforcement of spellings
Students reinforced and extended their knowledge of MS Excel by revisiting
and exploring the following features of the tool:
Structure of the spreadsheets
Nomenclature of the cells
Navigation across various cells in the sheets
ICT
Students were introduced to the musical instruments ‘Harmonium’ and
the ‘Dholak’.
They explored traditional and non-traditional musical instruments.
They further delved into how Harmonium gained popularity in India.
Music
HINDI
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Glimpses of the Week
Inquiry into Literacy
Revisiting Simile, Metaphor, Personification and Onomatopoeia
Assimilation Poetry—
What, Why, Elements
and Form
Students practiced making a drawing composition by adding sketches of
two human figures in action and movements such as jumping, walking,
dancing, and running.
They added details and colors to complete their sketches.
Students were also introduced to the concept of “human body propor-
tions”.
They were given a demonstration on sketching an average human figure.
Visual Art
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Inquiry into Haiku
Assimilation of understanding of different
forms of Poetry
Practicing Writing Limerick online with the
help of vocabulary
Going
through
the
samples
of Haiku
Learning to
count
syllables to
write perfect
Haikus using
ROBOT SPEAK
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Filling in the missing Syllable to
complete the Haikus
Inquiry into Picture Composition
Reader Activity
Reading chapters of
the reader and mak-
ing connections be-
tween events in the
reader and their
personal life.
Completed Haikus
Elements of Picture Composition
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Inquiry into Numeracy
Tuning into Measurement leading to conversion of metric units
Assimilating
information about
the Food Pyramid
and Sources of
Nutrients in food
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Tuning into how
relationship contribute
to our self concepts.
An engagement to
Identify what
Self Concept is….
Tuning into 3rd line of Inquiry
Using Ranking Ladder Graphic
Organizer to prioritize the
factors that contribute
towards well being of
adolescents
Watching Presentation on ’Self –
Concept and Image’ to widen their
understanding and comprehension
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Reemphasizing on Self con-
cept , Self Image and Self
esteem
Students engaged in estimating
the measurements of various
things/places and then taking the
actual measurement for
comparison and conversion.
Mapping their Self Esteem and
Image by being a part of an
engagement on SELF CONCEPT in
the classroom
Learning to
count the
number of
Syllables to
write perfect
Haikus
Preparing for CAS Activity :
Street play on Health and Hygiene for
students of Bas Panchayat School, Aravali
WOW MOMENTS
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Expert Speak : A visit by Pediatrician Dr. Ahuja
satisfied curious minds by answering the inquiries
of students through a presentation on changes
during growing up , brainstorming and discussion
Sports Meet
PHOTO MOMENT
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Warm Regards Tripti Bagri Co-Tutor 5S
Warm Regards Hanu Narang Form Tutor 5S 9711479174
WEEKEND HOMEWORK
LANGUAGE
Write the picture composition using the given sheet.
Practice writing Haikus using the following link.
http://www.kongregate.com/games/Montoli/haiku-hero
NUMERACY Task sheets on conversions based on measurement of length.
Practice metric units using the following links:
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-5/choose-the-appropriate-metric
-unit-of-measure
http://ca.ixl.com/math/grade-5/compare-and-convert-metric-
units-of-length
SPELLING CHALLENGE
carbohydrates, character, protagonist, antagonist, proteins, syllable,
composition, limerick, acrostic, couplet ,self—esteem , concept, awareness ,
self—image
Spelling challenge will be held on Friday, 20th February, 2015