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Month 2015-16

5th January 2016

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Month 2015-16

PYP

UOI

NURSERY

CENTRAL IDEA

Animals and people interact in different ways in different contexts.

LINES OF INQUIRY

The different roles animals play in people‟s lives, suitability of particular animals for specific purposes, the

responsibility that humans have towards animals.

TRANS DISCIPLINARY THEME

Sharing the planet.

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Communication skills

Social skills

LEARNER PROFILE

Caring, balanced and knowledgeable

ATTITUDES

Integrity, commitment and empathy

UNIT OVERVIEW

An exploration of our rights and responsibilities as we try and share finite resources with other people, with other living things;

of communities and of the relationships within and between them: access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Websites, books, national geography channel, animal planet etc.

PRE-PRIMARY

ANIMALS

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Month 2015-16

PYP K1-A

CENTRAL IDEA

We play in order to express our feelings and ideas in order to come to new understandings.

LINES OF INQUIRY

Play as a form of expression.

Role of toys, games & imagination in play .

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Social skills

Thinking skills

LEARNER PROFILE

Balanced, Principled and Risk taker.

ATTITUDES

Confidence, Cooperation and Integrity.

CONCEPTS

Perspective, Connection & Change.

UNIT OVERVIEW

Exploring, wondering and questioning. Making connections to their prior knowledge. Collecting data and reporting

findings. Clarifying existing ideas and reappraising perceptions of events. Deepening understanding through the

application of a concept. Researching and seeking information. Solving problems in a variety of ways.

PARENTS SUPPORT

http://preschoolers.about.com/od/activitiesfun/a/Types-Of-Play.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0h1-JDu3YA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwSIXOWnvyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuImUmup8oA

PLAY

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Month 2015-16

PYP K2

CENTRAL IDEA

Plants sustain life on earth and play a role in our lives.

LINES OF INQUIRY

Role of plants.

Responsibility for the plant kingdom .

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Research skills

LEARNER PROFILE

Caring and knowledgeable.

ATTITUDES

Appreciation and curiosity.

CONCEPTS

Perspective, Connection & Change.

UNIT OVERVIEW

Children will learn about the growth of a plant and understand its parts, uses and role in our lives. They will grow

their own plant and record its growth thus learning how to research and will also learn to be responsible and caring

towards plants and trees through various learning engagements.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Parents can take the children more to outdoor areas like parks and gardens and show them, the different varieties of

plants growing there.

They can show them the uses and parts of a plant that are readily available at home like fruits, vegetables and

medicines.

PLANTS

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Month 2015-16

PYP Grade 1

CENTRAL IDEA

Environment, cultural influences and local needs determine the design of people‟s home.

LINES OF INQUIRY

How homes reflect family values and local culture (Connection).

Materials used to build homes (Form).

Factors that determine where people live (Causation).

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Thinking skills: Students‟ will be using their thinking skills in regard to analyzing what the home needs. Children

will acquire knowledge by gaining specific facts, ideas and vocabulary. It will help them to analyze relationships

and also find unique characteristics of different types of homes. Thus, synthesizing the knowledge by creating,

designing and developing their own model of houses.

Research skills: Children will observe using all the senses relevant details of different types of houses. They will

collect data from a variety of sources such as surveys, direct observation, books, videos, people, museums and ICT.

Thus, interpreting data and drawing conclusions from relationships and patterns of different types of houses that

emerge from the organized information.

Communication skills: Students‟ communication skills will be honed as they build together, and finally present to

the class about their completed construction.

HOMES

PRIMARY

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Month 2015-16

PYP

LEARNER PROFILE

Open –minded, Inquirer, Knowledgeable

ATTITUDES

Co-operation, empathy

UNIT OVERVIEW

Our unit of inquiry is under the theme of Where We Are in Place and Time is titled „Homes‟. We are investigating

how and why people make their homes the way they do and this unit will encourage students to think about why

homes are made out of certain materials based on the geography and and needs.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Parents are invited as guest speakers and help in research work. Parents may send books relating to homes around

the world as reference and for sharing the information with other students as well.

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Month 2015-16

PYP

CENTRAL IDEA

Understanding the properties of matter allows people to make practical applications.

LINES OF INQUIRY

States of matter and how they change

Physical and chemical properties of matter

Practical application of changes in matter

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Research Skills – Students will gather information from a variety of first and second-hand sources, record

observations, sort and categorize information, draw conclusions.

Thinking Skills - Students will gain specific facts, ideas and vocabulary. They will analyze their knowledge and

ideas to find unique characteristics.

MATTER

Grade 2

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Month 2015-16

PYP

LEARNER PROFILE

Inquirer, knowledgeable, courageous.

ATTITUDES

Curiosity, Creativity.

CONCEPTS

Perspective, Connection & Change.

UNIT OVERVIEW

During this unit students will inquire into the properties, behavior and application of matter. They will explore

various states of matter and engage in experiments to learn about the physical and chemical properties responsible

for the change in states of matter. They will use their knowledge about states of matter in practical and new ways.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Parents can support the unit of inquiry by exploring interactive websites and books with their kids.

Websites: http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/ , http://easyscienceforkids.com/ ,

Books: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins

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Month 2015-16

PYP

CENTRAL IDEA

People apply their understanding of forces and energy to invent and create

LINES OF INQUIRY

Understanding forces and energy.

Inventions that impact people‟s lives.

How understanding forces and energy help inventors.

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Research Skills: Formulating Questions, Observing, Interpreting Data.

Thinking Skills: Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation.

Communication Skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Presenting.

FORCES & ENERGY

Grade 3

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Month 2015-16

PYP

LEARNER PROFILE

Inquirer, Knowledgeable, Risk –taker.

ATTITUDES

Integrity, Curiosity, Commitment.

UNIT OVERVIEW

In this UOI, in the Trans disciplinary theme “How the world works”, Students will be learning about the different

types of forces and energy through differentiated classroom engagements like “Energy bag”, “Place mat” etc. They

will visit the laboratory to observe and experience some experiments. During this inquiry they will use their

research skills to inquire about the various forms of forces and energy. They will further investigate how inventions

and inventors have transformed and impacted the lives of the people. Students will be guided to plan their

Exhibition as well as an awareness campaign to 'Save Energy' as part of “Action”.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Parents can assist their wards in doing experiments related to everyday experiences. You may take their wards for

scientific workshops to enhance their understanding. Parents may send books relating to forces and energy as

reference and for sharing the information with other students as well.

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Month 2015-16

PYP

CENTRAL IDEA

Biodiversity relies on maintaining the interdependent balance of organisms within the system.

LINES OF INQUIRY

Ways in which ecosystems, biomes, and environments are interdependent.

How humans affect ecosystems‟ stability.

Consequence of imbalance within the ecosystems.

BIODIVERSITY

Grade 4

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Month 2015-16

PYP

LEARNER PROFILE

Reflective, Principled

ATTITUDES

Tolerance, Empathy, Respect

UNIT OVERVIEW

Students will learn how different components of an ecosystem are interrelated and how human actions affect the

ecosystem‟s stability. Students will be exposed to brain storming activities in order to understand the different

consequences of imbalance within the ecosystems.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Parents can discuss unit with children and pass on any important information that they come across to share with

the class. Parents are invited as guest speakers.

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Month 2015-16

PYP

CENTRAL IDEA

Creating and responding to art develops understanding of ourselves and the world around us.

LINES OF INQUIRY

Art can be a reflection of societal values and issues.

The contexts in which art works are created.

Personal preference in appreciation of arts.

TRANS DISCIPLINARY SKILLS

Research skills: Collecting data, organizing data, presenting research findings.

Self-management skills: Fine motor skills, organization, time management, safety and codes of behavior.

Communication skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Viewing, presenting, non-verbal communication.

Social Skills: Cooperating, resolving conflicts, group decision-making, adopting a variety of group roles, accepting

responsibilities, respecting each other.

Thinking skills: Application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation.

ARTS

Grade 5

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Month 2015-16

PYP

LEARNER PROFILE

Communicators, Open-minded.

ATTITUDES

Creativity, Confidence, Independence.

CONCEPTS

Function, Perspective and Reflection.

UNIT OVERVIEW

Through this unit the learners will work through the different types of Art; visual arts writing/language arts and

performing arts in the lens of the Indian context. The learners will be able to research from different states in India

and express how the arts within the different societies are similar or different.

PARENTS SUPPORT

Parents can come as guest speakers, help in research work, take individual students to art galleries, help in creating

the different forms of artwork. Any help that can enhance students learning will highly be appreciated.

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Month 2015-16

PYP

SFA Inter School Tournament

Gia Pereira from grade V participated and represented RBKIA in the SFA Inter School Tournament over the

Christmas vacation and won a Silver Medal in Lawn Tennis in the Girls U 10 category.

Presented medal by Mr. Purav Raja current ITF player representing India.

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PRE-PRIMARY

SHORT BREAK

LUNCH

SPECIAL MEAL

MULTI GRAIN

ROTI ROLL

WHEAT FLAKES

WITH MILK /

BANANA

PANCAKE WITH

CHOCOLATE

SAUCE

BAJARE KI ROTI

PLAIN RICE

MAA KI DAL

SARSON KA

SAAG

TAWA BHINDI

BOONDI RAITA

CUCUMBER

SALAD

VEG BURGER

CARROT PEAS

UPMA

MUSELI WITH

MILK/ ONION

RAWA DOSA

CHAPATI

PEAS RICE

TADKA DAL

PANEER TIKKA

MASLA

STUFF TOMATO

BUTTERMILK

SALAD

CHEESE

MACRONI

PALAK DAL

KHICHADI

WITH KADHI

OATS WITH

MILK / DABELI

SEV

METHI THEPLA

SPRING

ONION RICE

TERVTI DAL

SPROUT

MASALA

TENDLI VEG

BUTTERMILK

CABBAGE

SALAD

GARLIC BREAD

WITH PANEER

CHILLY

VEG AND CORN

TIKKI WITH

SAUCE

CEREALS WITH

MILK / BROWN

BREAD PIZZA

BUTTER ROTI

PINDI CHANA

TAWA RICE

VEG RAITA

GAJAR HALWA

SPRING ROLLS

VEG CHEESE

PASTA

CORN FLAKES

WITH MILK /

SPROUT MISSAL

WITH PAV

BHAKRI

MASALA

KHICHADI

PLAIN KADHI

TOMATO

BRINJAL BHARTA

PALAK CORN

BHAJI

SALAD

ROASTED PAPAD

VEG PIZZA

MINI VEG

UTTAPA WITH

CHUTNEY

WHEAT FLAKES

WITH MILK /

MEDU VADA

SAMBHAR

CHAPATI

ZEERA RICE

DUDHI CHANA

DAL

GREEN CHAWLI

VEG

DILL AND

POTATO VEG

CARROT SALAD

BUTTERMILK

VEG FRIED RICE

WITH SWEET

AND SOUR VEG

Note: All salads served will be boiled

- Ms Payal Sinha

Consultant Dietician