The Academic Session 2021-22 began on 5th April’2021. The children were welcomed to the new style of joyful learning vide rhymes, stories and hands on activities.Gross and Fine Motor Skill• Napkin Folding.• Fun Walk/Hop/Walk Criss Cross-On the red & yellow line.• Exercise• Zumba Kids.• Finger Aerobics• Sensory tray• Sorting of Rajma & Chana beans.• Stringing of straws.• Pouring with a spoon.• Art & Craft activities

Listening Skill• Rhymes• Story Time• Videos• Podcasts

BIRLA VIDYA NIKETANMONTHLY REPORT- APRIL 2021

NURSERY & KG

Project- All About Me• Video-I AM ME

1. Pasting Activity-I am unique2. Fun Activity-Making of the facial features using cut pieces of fruits.3. Speaking Skill- All about me4. My Booklet-Free Hand Drawing5. Emotions –Sensory tray, Fun with Clay.6. Podcast

• My Body – Parts of the body-Puzzle1.Song & Videos2.Clay Work –internal organs

• Sense Organs-Magic Box1. Sense of Sight- Pattern Sequencing2.Sense of Hearing-Interactive game based on different sounds.3. Sense of Touch-Pasting different textures on the cut-out of a hand(cotton ball, piece of scotch brite, aluminium foil, button)4. Sense of Taste-DIY Activity-Making of lemonade5.Sense of Smell- DIY Activity (Talcum/Heeng/Perfume/Garlicclove/Soap/Cream)6.Quiz – ‘I know my sense organs’

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• Health & Hygiene:1.Songs and Story Time2.Keeping Clean using things like Toothpaste, Shampoo, Soap, Handwash.3. Rhyme

Primary Colours: Red, Yellow, Blue• Colour songs• Dress up /Real objects corresponding to the colour• Do It Yourself Activities-

1. Finger printing –red apple2. Pasting small pieces of yellow paper-sun3.Tearing & pasting –blue waves4. Clay Work –red (ant), yellow(body)

Shapes: Circle, Square, Triangle• PPT & Discussion• Art & Craft activities:Pasting 3 red circles to make an ant• Life Skills 1. Square: Napkin Folding2. Square – Making a sandwich3. Triangle- Spreading Jam/Cheese on a slice of bread & folding itdiagonally.

Art & Craft• Free hand drawing1. Letter Aa(red)- Ant, Arrow, Apple. Axe, Anchor2.Letter Bb(yellow)- Bird, Ball, Balloon3. My Booklet- Myself• Clay work (yellow)- My body• Painting & Printing:1. Brush- Carrot2. Ear bud – Yellow flower3. Dot- Letter D d(red ,yellow blue)4.Hand & Crushed Newspaper printing - Picture of a Globe.

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• Discover IndiaChildren were taken on a virtual tour of the capital city, New Delhi and shown the important monuments.Special Events• World Health Day-On 7 th April, children celebrated this day

vide different activities, PPT, followed by Zumba.• Fancy Dress- My favourite cartoon character.• Baisakhi-Children celebrated this harvest festival, by wearing

yellow colour dresses, and dancing to foot- tapping music, followed by an Art & Craft activity.

• Earth Day -The 51 st Earth Day, with the theme ‘Restore Our Earth’ was celebrated with enthusiasm vide singing earth day songs and discussions followed by an art/ craft activity.

• World Book Day- On 23 rd April, ‘World Book Day’ was celebrated with parent volunteers talking about the importance of reading books and narrating stories to the children.

• People Who Help Us –Children learnt all about the community helpers vide various activities. They were sensitized towards

being grateful to all the helpers and guided to make thank you cards for their house helps.

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1. CELEBRATIONS:-CELEBRATING A NEW BEGINNING (05.04.21)Virtual fun activities , magic show and puppet show were planned forthe students to make their first day of the new session a memorableone.

• WORLD HEALTH DAY CELEBRATION ( 07.04.21)The celebration of this special day began with a discussion andreflection on this year’s theme – ‘BUILDING A FAIRER, HEALTHIERWORLD FOR EVERYONE.’ Thereafter, importance of eating healthy andstaying fit were also emphasised upon. Children also made sprout salad.

BAISAKHI CELEBRATION (13.04.21)A short movie was shown to thestudents showcasing the relevance ofthe festival as well as how it iscelebrated in different parts of India.This was followed by a craft activity inwhich children drew sheaf of wheatand also decorated the same by papertearing/ ear bud painting . The Bhangrapresentation by the children addedfervour to the celebration.

CLASSES I &II

WORLD EARTH DAY – The 51 st Earth Day theme- Restore Our Earth, wasdiscussed with the students wherein they shared their ideas of preservingthe beauty of our planet and illustrated the same with lovely messages.MAY DAY- HONOURING PEOPLE WHO HELP US‘Gratitude in Attitude’ towards the people who help us. Children paintedlovely bouquets of flowers to acknowledge and appreciate the helprendered by them. A short movie on ‘Dabbawalas’ was shown.

LIFE SKILL ACTIVITY (15.04.21)Children learnt and displayed the skillof folding a T- Shirt.3.FITNESS PROGRAMME FOR OURLITTLE ONES,TO ENJOY THE GLOW OFGOOD HEALTH-‘ FITNESS KA DOSE,ADHA GHANTA ROZ’ 30 minutes dailyfitness session.

CLASSES I &II

ART & CRAFT ACTIVITIES:-Topic for the month of April:- Flora and Fauna.Children enjoyed drawing and colouring butterflies and flowers.

SNIPPETS FROM THE CLASSROOM:• MORNING ASSEMBLYThe day begins with a prayer and thought. Quiz is also organized for thechildren for enhancement of their General Knowledge.• ‘WORD OF THE FORTNIGHT’- Vocabulary Enrichment (ENGLISH)• ‘DISCOVER INDIA’ -To make children aware of the rich cultural• heritage of our motherland.(ENGLISH)• CURRICULUM CONNECT WITH ART AND CRAFT AND OTHER• ACTIVITIES (EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING):

CLASSES I & II:-ACTIVITIES OF BOOK WEEK (CLASSES I &II )-• Stories narrated by grandparents/parents(Parent Participation)• Book Mark Making (ENGLISH)

CLASSES I &II

CLASS I:-i) DIGRAPH SH – Making an ‘ORIGAMI SHIP.Children made an origami ship, pasted it in their notebook and drew a seashore and other things with ‘sh words’ around it. (Integration with craftwork ) (ENGLISH)ii) DO, TEEN TATHA CHAR AKSHAR WALE SHABDON Ki - ‘SHABDH RAIL’ Anactivity for vocabulary enrichment. (HINDI)iii) Quiz – Funway of enriching vocabulary and general knowledge.(HINDI)iv) SPATIAL UNDERSTANDING- using direct objects and drawing figures asper the oral instructions given by the teacher.(MATHEMATICS)v) CLAY MODELLING- children made different figures with 2Dshapes(MATHEMATICS)

PODCAST :- Podcasts were prepared in all the subjects by theteachers and shared with the students every week. Thesepodcasts were discussed with the students during the onlinesessions.

CLASSES I &II

CLASS II:-i) MAKING OF A STRING INSTRUMENT- to explore the different soundsmade by different musical instruments, children made a string instrumentto understand how sound is created when the strings are plucked.(ENGLISH)ii) Making of Sound Shakers and recording the observations thereafter onloud and soft sounds. (ENGLISH)iii) POEM RECITATION -Children recited the poem ‘SOUND OF THINGS’with correct intonation and expression. (ENGLISH)iv) BINDI DWARA ANUSWAR KI MATRA LAGAKAR SHABD PURA KARO –(HINDI)v) SHAPES- Children made different animals using cut outs of shapes. Thisenhanced their creativity and critical thinking. (Integration with EVE -typesof animals and their habitat.) (MATHEMATICS)vi) Clay Modelling - Children made different 3D Shapes with the help ofclay and toothpicks..(MATHEMATICS)

CLASSES I &II

Baisakhi Celebration

Baisakhi, a vivid and vibrant festival imprintsthe beginning of Solar New Year. Students ofJunior school celebrated the day byperforming folk dances dressed up intraditional attire, designed the cards,planters and kites yearning for a brightfuture. Paying homage to the martyrs of theJallianwala Bagh Massacre, students recalledtheir contribution to the freedom struggle.

House Activities

•17.04.21 Introduction about the House Activities and attendance

Earth Day Celebration On 22.04.21

•The 51st Earth Day, with the theme 'Restore Our Earth' was celebratedwith enthusiasm by the students of classes Nursery to 5, vide online quizand various art integrated projects. A special webinar was also organizedwith Ms. Phani Trivedi, an environmentalist and Dir. with WastengagePvt. Ltd. who interacted with the students and discussed about theimportance of environment conservation. During the webinar Ma'amgave tips on how to save water and electricity. She also emphasized onsegregation of waste before disposal and discouraging the use of plasticand non bio degradable substances.

Book Days

Our gallants participated actively during the#BOOK DAYS celebrated @BVN commemoratingthe #International Book Day. Studentsenthusiastically took a plunge in many fun filledactivities including DEAR (Drop Everything AndRead), Acrostic poems, Tree of Books and StoryNarration.

CLASSES III - V

A special webinar was also organized with Ms. Phani Trivedi, anenvironmentalist and Dir. with Wastengage Pvt. Ltd. who interactedwith the students and discussed about the importance of environmentconservation. During the webinar ma'am gave tips on how to save waterand electricity. She also emphasised on segregation of waste beforedisposal and discouraging use of plastic and non bio degradablesubstances.

Story Narration Session

A story narration was organized on27th April for classes 3, 4 and 5.MsSwati Sinha , a renowned story tellerand a voice over artist enthralled thestudents by narrating a real story ofRuskin Bond. The students weretotally captivated by her exceptionalgestures and expressions. The sessionended by students asking Ms Sinhaquestions on how to enhance theirreading skills.

Founders’ Day

Founders’ Day and Investiture Ceremony of BVN ( junior) wascelebrated virtually on 30th April 2021 with full enthusiasmand zeal. The program was an amalgamation of school song,cultural dance and a short snippet about our legends - BKBirla and Sarala Birla. Our guest of honour Master VeerKashyap, Rashtriya Bal Puraskar recipient, motivated thestudents by sharing his journey of creating an innovativeboard game and getting recognized for his creative mind andskills. The newly elected students council took the oath andthe ceremony came to an end with the National Anthem.

CLASSES III - V

1. PTI

•with the class teachers on 03.04.21.•with the subject teachers and Activity teachers on 01.05.21.

2. Workshops

▪ 04.04.21- 30 30 STEM – CBSE workshop by Mr. Manish Jain on Theworld of Plants.

▪ 11.04.21- 30 30 STEM – CBSE workshop by Mr. Manish Jain on Lifeof Microbes.

▪ 18.04.21- 30 30 STEM – CBSE workshop by Mr. Manish Jain on TheStory of Water.

▪ 25.04.21- 30 30 STEM – CBSE workshop by Mr. Manish Jain on▪ 30-30 STEM - by Mr. Manish Jain. Conducted by CBSE in

collaboration with CCL IIT Gandhinagar (A 30 week programme,restarting from 26.01.21)

▪ Python Programming Skills by AICTE and GUVI

3.Meetings

•08.04.21 Meeting with the Principal and Vice Principal for Classes Nurto V•17.04.21 A session by Aakshi Arora, special educator to guide theteachers about inclusive education.