Gross / Fine Motor Development

• Warm up exercises• Simple exercises• Zumba for fun• Tracing-(sensory writing tray)• Fun with Clay• Colouring• Paper folding• Pasting & Painting Activities

ProjectBirds❖ PPT’s-1. Commonly found birds and their habitat2. Parts of a bird.3. High flying, low flying, flightless and

water birds4. Amazing Facts

• Virtual tour - Bird Sanctuary• Clay Modelling• Art & Craft activities:

1. Fun Activity: Paper Folding-Birds2. Free hand drawing-Parts of the body.

• All about birds (Recapitulation) – Life Cycle of a bird, Coding games, Image reveal• Action Songs and Videos-

1. Birdie Dance2. Penguin Song

BIRLA VIDYA NIKETANMONTHLY REPORT- OCTOBER 2020

Autumn Season• Group Recitation• Craft Work

NURSERY & KG

Gandhi JayantiOn the occasion of MahatmaGandhi’s birth anniversary, avideo was shown to thechildren about the unknownfacts of Mahatma Gandhi andhis favourite bhajan wasplayed. This was followed by adrawing activity on the valuesof Gandhiji- See no evil, Hearno evil and Speak no evil.

International Day of the Elderly‘International Day of the Elderly’was organised on 1st October.Children invited their grandparentsto join in the virtual celebration videan invitation card made by them. Avideo was compiled and shown bythe Class teachers, of the childrenwith their grandparents. This wasfollowed by a few performances ofthe children and an interactivesession with the grandparents.

World Postal DayOn 9th October, World Postal Daywas celebrated to create anawareness regarding ‘PostalServices’ by showing a video onthe functioning of the PostOffice. An activity was organizedwherein, Nursery childrendesigned their own stamps andKG children were guided to writea message on a post card andpost the same with the help oftheir parents.

SPECIAL EVENTS

World Food DayOn 16th October,’ 75th World FoodDay was celebrated’. Children weresensitized towards growing,nourishing and sustaining the foodvide a video presentation followedby a poster making activity ‘All TasteNo Waste’

NURSERY & KG

Special Assembly-Students of KG B presented a specialassembly on Dussehra, giving themessage of victory of good over evilvide virtual Ramlila.

Art &Craft• Card Making-International Day Of the Elderly• Free hand Drawing –

1.Simple sketch of Mahatma Gandhi2.Values of Gandhiji3.Parts of a bird4. Ravana.5. Poster Making –World Food Day

• Craft –Paper Folding Activity:1. Birds2. Yacht3. Effigy of Ravana4. Autumn Season

• Clay Modelling –Bird

NURSERY & KG

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY:- ‘DUSSHERA’Ringing in the celebration time andfilling every heart with the joys offestivity, the students of classes I Band I C presented a specialassembly on ‘Dusshera’ conveyingthe message of - victory of goodover evil. Excellent narration ,brilliant enactment and gracefuldancing added rich hues to theentire performance giving abefitting start to the festivalseason.

CELEBRATIONS:-A) Gandhi Jayanti :• To commemorate the 151 birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi,

students narrated stories and also spoke about his life revering our‘Father of the Nation.’

• Students and teachers also spoke about the life and ideologies of oursecond Prime Minister of India, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastriji, whosebirthday too is celebrated on the 2nd of October.

• Children also attempted a quiz in the google forms based on the lives ofthe two great iconic leaders- Gandhiji and Shastriji.

CLASSES I & II

B) Culinary Week :Students of Classes 1 & 2 celebrated the Culinary Week with great enthusiasm wherein they learnt about the following –1. Knowing the various kitchen tools (5.10.20)2. Different ways of cooking (6.10.20)3. Laying the table (7.10.20)4. Preparing a healthy snack / recipe writing (8.10.20)

CLASSES I & II

C) Life Skill Activity –Napkin Folding – As a part of the culinary week celebrations varioustechniques of folding table napkins were taught to the children. In addition toimproving motor skills, this can even be compared to the art of origami whichhelps to develop the thought patterns and coordination skills.

D) Dussehra celebrations -A craft activity was taken up whereinstudents made hand puppets of Ravanaand pasted their vices on it therebypromising to get rid of the negative aspectin themselves.

CLASSES I & II

D) WORLD MATH DAYOn the occasion of World Math Day students learnt about Fractions videactivities like ‘clay modelling’ and ‘dancing on the newspaper'. This wasfollowed by a google quiz on logical reasoning.

3. i) BEING AEROFIT - (FOR PARENTS &CHILDREN)An intrasection Aerobics competition washeld virtually for the students of classes 1& 2 on the 3rd of October. The youngcontestants paired up with their parentsto put up a spectacular show. Theresponse was overwhelming as theparents were very happy with thisinitiative taken by the Sports Departmentkeeping in mind the physical fitness of thechildren during this pandemic time.

ii) FITNESS PROGRAMME FOR STUDENTS‘To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise’- A 30 minute daily physical fitness session wherein children have to update their data regarding exercising every day has been initiated.

CLASSES I & II

ART & CRAFT ACTIVITIES:-Topic for the month of October:- Dussehra, Transport and Diwali.

SNIPPETS FROM THE CLASSROOM:• MORNING ASSEMBLYThe day begins with a prayer and a thought followed by children presenting amazing facts using pictures or props .• ‘WORD OF THE FORTNIGHT’- Vocabulary Enrichment (ENGLISH)• ‘DISCOVER INDIA’ -To make children aware of the rich culturalheritage of our motherland.(ENGLISH)• CURRICULUM CONNECT WITH ART AND CRAFT AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

(EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING)

CLASS I:-a) Research Work- (HINDI) Research Work followed by a discussion - ‘HOW A SPIDER SPINS IT’S WEB’.b) Craft Work -Making of tulip flowers using origami method.(HINDI)c) Fireless Cooking – Making ‘Aloo Chaat’(HINDI)d) My Addition Garden- A craft activity to understand the different ways to arrive at a sum.(MATHEMATICS) e) Book Mark Making- In connection to the Lesson :- A Special Day, which is about pets.(ENGLISH)

CLASSES I & II

CLASS II:-a) Raining Verbs – An engaging craft activity to reinforce the concept of verbs. ( ENGLISH )b) ‘Telephone ka Upkaran’ -An activity based on the Hindi Lesson ‘Mini Ka E-mail’ (HINDI)c) ‘ स्त्रीललिंग पुल्लिंग चक्र ’- A craft activity to understand ‘GENDERS’ (HINDI)d) Addition is fun- Adding numbers using playing cards. (MATHEMATICS)

PODCAST :- Podcasts were prepared in all subjects by the teachers andshared with the students every week. These podcasts were discussedwith the students during the online sessions.

Special Assemblies:The students of Class IV Fenthusiastically participated in aSpecial Assembly on the topic –Non-Violence - The Weapon OfThe Strong on 08.10.20. Theyportrayed the GandhianPrinciples through speeches, asong and a dance performance toinculcate the feeling of peace andharmony.

English WeekClass III activities includedCrossword, Scavenger Hunt andEnglish Quiz whereas theactivities for classes IV and Vwere Story Map, Limerickwriting and English Quiz. All thestudents thoroughly enjoyedand participated enthusiasticallyin all the activities.

The students of Class V Genthusiastically participated in aSpecial Assembly on the topic -Food Waste - not in Good Taste.Students talked about theimportance of food through asmall skit and posters. Theyhighlighted the important issueof wasting food.

Classes III –VSpecial Assemblies

Inter House Dance CompetitionAn inter house dance competition, held for theclass III students on 16.10.20, saw energeticperformances, excellent choreography andbeautiful presentations. The young dancerswere dressed in vibrant costumes andperformed happily.

Inter House Activities basedon the theme-Dussehra wereconducted on 16.10.20.Students participatedenthusiastically in the fancydress and talked about theirfavourite character fromRamayana and recitedchaupais.

S NO.

SCH.NO

NAME CLASS&SEC

HOUSE POINTS & POSITION

1. 12415 KairviVerma

3-A Kailash 55(FIRST)

2. 12441 Jiya Arora 3-A Nilgiri 54(SECOND)

3. 12408 Manya Jain 3-B Vindhya 48(THIRD)

Inter House Aerobics CompetitionInter House Aerobics Competition was held on 16th and 17th October. The students participated with enthusiasm and displayed exemplary performances

1st position - Kailash

2nd position –Nilgiri3rd position -Dhaulagiri

Classes III –V

Scienceporium on 16.10.20BVN Junior School organized an interschool science fest- SCIENCEPORIUM2020 for classes III to V, which culminated on 16th October 2020. Anoverwhelming response was received with 11 reputed schools and 44participants in three different categories.Class III- Eureka - Enactment of a scientific discovery.Class IV- Waste to wonder- Making of a scientific toy.Class V- Sciencetoons- Let’s end the use of plastics.The stupendous work by the participants was displayed and shared with theparticipating schools over the zoom platform.

Classes III –V

Literary Week

A week long plethora ofactivities were organized from12th - 16th October, 2020 tohone the literary skills of thestudents. Enactments, AuthorsMeet , Making of Book Marks ,Book Covers, Puppets etc.made learning interesting andengaging for the students.

• 30-30 STEM - Conducted by CBSE in collaboration with CCL IIT Gandhinagar(A 30 week programme)

• Orientation course on NON VIOLENT COMMUNICATION by CBSE inassociation with Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti.

• Online Training Programme for teachers-NISHTHA on DIKSHA portal.• Workshop for teachers by the teachers on exploring various TEACHING

TOOLS that would benefit and accentuate online teaching and learning• Webinar by BVN On The Culture of Thinking: Making Thinking Visible by Dr.

Ashok Pandey (only for Coordinators and HODs).• Webinar on Re-imagining K12 Education in a Covid Era• Webinar for School Principals and Teachers on 21st Century Skills for

educators.• Webinar by BVN on RENDEZVOUS DES VISIONARIES by Dr. Shashi Tharoor &

Dr Ashok Pandey.

➢ FOR STUDENTSBirla Vidya Niketan had organized an interactive art session on ‘Graffiti Art’ forthe students of Art and Craft club on 10.10.2020. Ms. B.Neelam an artist fromPune conducted the session.

CBSE Workshops (only for EVS & Math teachers)

• 04.10.20 : Mr Manish Jain (30-30 STEM) on Language of Science and Math.• 11.10.20: Mr Manish Jain (30-30 STEM) on Science of Vision.• 18.10.20 : Mr Manish Jain (30-30 STEM) on Math of Music, Science of

Sound

• 25.10.20 :Mr Manish Jain (30-30 STEM) on Magic with cards

WEBINARS AND WORKSHOPS

➢ FOR TEACHERS

Interaction with Parentsa. Counselling Session (3.10.20 for classes Nur- II)Ms. Rashmi Singh, Senior School Counsellor, conducted an informative and anenlightening session wherein various socio- emotional issues being confrontedby both the parents and the children during this pandemic time wereaddressed.b. Parent Teacher Interaction(10.10.20 &17.10.20)- The report card for thefirst term was discussed.c. Interaction with the Supervisor (28.10.20 & 29.10.20)- Queries of theparents were addressed.