Cleanliness week

Special Assembly conducted by KG 2 A

Fruit Week

What we learnt: KG 1

What we learnt: KG 2

Trip to the vegetable market

Shopping at the mock market

Vegetable/fruit salad day

Through the looking glass of Surekha

B’day stars of October ’11: KG1

B’day stars of October ‘11: KG2

Teaching our children about cleanliness begins right from the moment they are born. We take great efforts to

keep our children clean. Not only do we teach our children to use the toilet and clean themselves properly, we also

train them to wash their hands on leaving the washroom and before eating etc. We also teach them to keep their

surroundings and environment clean by not littering the place and by throwing the garbage into the bin and by

keeping their toys back after playing. The message we are giving our children is that we must keep ourselves and

our environment clean.

We dedicated two weeks on cleanliness in school with a lot of fun activities like:

• Clean up campaign – Children were taken around the school for a clean up campaign.

• Put it back – Children were taught that they have to put things like toys, books and pencils etc back in place after they

use it.

• Washing hands – A demonstration on how to wash the hands properly was done and each child was given a turn to

wash his/her hand properly. The school nurse gave a talk and demonstration on personal hygiene.

On a final note cleanliness, is much more than just an outward appearance. It is an all-embracing ethic for

sound living. It is also a state of the mind and heart that involves our morals and worship which finally nurtures our

character.

Cleanliness week

Special Assembly conducted by KG 2 A

They came, performed and conquered our hearts. The tiny tots of KG 2 A put up a

marvellous show on 18.10.11.It was their first special assembly and they proved to be

real professionals performing to the hilt. The theme chosen was

“ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CLEANLINESS”.

A Medley of songs related to this followed by a skit ,passed on the message loud and

clear that it is foremost importance to maintain our surroundings.

Rehearsals under the able guidance of the teachers, helped the little ones to conduct

the whole show efficiently all by themselves. We wanted to share the entire

proceeding with our parents, so we conducted the same for them on 23.10.11.The

presence of their dear ones motivated the little kids and it was a treat to watch them

perform once again.

Thumbs up brave soldiers! You have indeed set the ball rolling for the forthcoming

KG special assembly sessions.

Fruit week

The benefit of consuming fresh fruits was discussed, emphasissing on how important it is to make fruits part of our daily meal be it raw (as in salads), mixed with ice cream,

fruit yoghurt, jam, jelly or juice

The fun activities that we did with fruits: • Apple printing • Fruit salad making

ENGLISH :

Recap of letters a-m

Introduction of letters n, o, p, q,r, s (with related activities and worksheets)

Revision of rhymes and songs

Stories: The Thirsty Crow and The monkey and the crocodile

MATH:

Recap of numbers 1-6, number after

Introduction of numbers 7, 8, 9 (with related activities and worksheets)

Oral counting of numbers 1-25

EVS:

Cleanliness

Fruits and Vegetables

Related Activities: Worksheets, Rhymes and Songs, General Assembly with the

school nurse, Visit to the Vegetable and Fruit Market, Shopping experience at

the mock market in school.

ENGLISH:

Recap of all three letter vowel a, o, i, e words, sight words

Introduction of sight words: black, going here, green, came good, with, pink, went,

white, they, your

Introduction of eb, eg, en, et, ub, ug, un, ut,ud, um, up, us words

STORY :

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Enormous Turnip

MATH :

Recap numbers 1-30, Number Names 1-12, Concept of before, after, between

Introduction of numbers 31,32,33,34,35, number names thirteen, fourteen, concept

Heavy/Light, more/less

EVS :

Recap Cleanliness

Introduction of the topic Fruits and Vegetables

Activities of the month- Sorting objects (heavy/ light) ,Put It Back, Number Bingo, Clean Up Campaign, Self Assessment with

sight words and sentences, Feed The Shark, Circle Retell, Sorting of fruits and vegetables, Tens and Ones,

Word Search

Trip to the vegetable market

With colourful badges representing different fruits and vegetables,the

children of the KG section were all set for an adventurous trip to the Al

Aweer vegetable market.The excitement which started off at the school

campus, continued in the bus and doubled as we reached our

destination.Hoards of vendors clicked away at their cameras and mobile

phones as our young stars alighted from the bus and made them feel like

celebrities.Curious little faces looked around and seemed to be eager to

know and learn more about their new and unfamiliar surroundings.The

teachers ably guided the kids for a tour around the market explaining and

familiarising them about the fruits and vegetables.The vendors too

seemed to be eager to display their wares to the young audience.Some of

them even cut a few unfamiliar vegetables and fruits while others

presented the kids with them.We appreceaited this gesture of theirs.Soon

it was time to go back and the little ones were not disappointed as they

carried back oranges for their mamas and exciting news about the day’s

events

Shopping at the mock market

The shopping fervour was still on and so we decided to set our mini mock

market just outside the KG Activity Room. Colourful soft boards depicting fruits

and vegetables adorned the area.Tables lined with trays filled with different

fruits and vegetables were arranged.Armed with shopping bags made of old

news papers and shopping lists, the enthusiastic shoppers of each class

seemed eager to go on a shopping spree. We even had currency notes of

1 Dhs for our Kg 2 children.The tiny tots turned out to be smarter than their age.

They did a fantastic job and had a whale of a time shopping for what they liked.

We could sense their pride as each one walked to the tables and shopped

confidently. All in all they seemed so excited and elated that they were ready to

do it the next day again.

Vegetable/fruit salad day Mouth watering fruit/vegetable salads were prepared meticulously by the

Teachers and students of the kindergareten department.The parents too had

contributed generously by sending in all the necessary ingredients needed

for the preparations. It was fun to peel, cut (done by the teachers and bus

monitors) and arrange the fruits and vegetables. The end result was

awesome as it was sheer delight to see the UAE and Indian National flags

prepared out of bread and vegetables. The fruit salads were displayed

tastefully in a bowl, watermelon basket and toothpicks too were used. The

little ones gazed in wonder at the colourful exhibits using fruits and

vegetables. They were extremely satisfied when they gorged upon their hard

work and relished it immensely.