MUSINGS AT GRADE 2A
Students continued to pursue the second line of inquiry - ‘functions of our body systems’ in their current unit ‘body systems’. They revisited the digestive, circulatory and respiratory systems also attempted a multiple choice questionnaire on the body systems as a Formative assessment. Tuning into the skeletal system was done through a visit to the biology lab wherein students observed the human size skeleton. This was followed by a visual presentation and the students reflected their understanding using a graphic organiser. Students tuned into the nervous system by watching educational videos followed by a classroom discussion, they also attempted an interesting activity wherein they had to use their brain power, think of their favourite activity and then list the commands their brain would give them in order to conduct that activity. Students attempted their second Formative assessment which was an integration with ICT and they displayed their understanding of the body system of their choice using the ‘Vittle’ app. Students further pursued the third line of inquiry ‘Ways in which we can aid the wellbeing of our body systems’ through a guest lecture which was conducted by Dr. Indu wherein she shared ways to keep all the body systems healthy. Students attempted a Summative assessment to conclude the unit, an interesting task of cutting, identifying and pasting the essential organs was given. They were also given various situations wherein they had to identify the organs affected due to a particular health problem and give advice on how to treat the condition. The highlight of the week was the Student Led Conference, through which students recalled their learning journey and appraised their parents of the same. They had fun playing simple games related to Maths and English with their parents. In their English classes, students continued their novel study of ‘Getting Granny’s glasses’ and attempted a Formative assessment wherein they had to predict and retell the story and identify sentences with verbs from Chapter 3. In their Math classes, the students revisited the concept of subtraction and attempted sums in their process journals. In their Hindi classes the students recited the poem 'Aankh dikhaae manmohak drishy' and discussed about 'healthy habits'. They wrote a paragraph about 'humaaraa shareer'. They enjoyed the story 'Adhilk balwaan kaun' and found out 'sarvanaam shabd' (pronoun) from the same. They also learnt 'ref & paden' (various forms of letter 'र'). In Hindi ab-initio classes, students revisited the concepts covered so far through various engaging games and activities.
In their Music classes, students learnt different Christmas carols like ‘Ring Ring’, ‘Rudolph the red nosed’, ‘I am a little star’ and performed them during the X-mas theme based assembly. In their Art classes students completed their Warli art composition by outlining it with black sketch pens. In their P.E classes students were introduced to the basics of playing Cricket.
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Shefali
12/31/2016 04:26:11 pm
Wish you a very happy successful 2017
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