Dear Parents,

Welcome to our First Newsletter. We are pleased to start this newsletter as a means of com-

munication with parents. We have successfully completed our first Academic Year i.e. 2013-14

and have now begun the second Academic Year. We continue to improve the teaching and

learning standards and with your cooperation, PDIS will definitely reach to new peaks. This

year many more parents have shown their confidence. All students have settled down in the

new learning environment and we assure you their excellent performance in all areas of learn-

ing. My best wishes to ALL Students !

MESSAGE FROM CEO

CONGRATULATIONS TO

THE WINNERS !

Elocution Competition

Tulips A 1st—Rajneel Chaudhari

2nd—Cilji Shirwale 3rd—Ananya Gogate

Consolation Prize Tanish Nargolkar

Trinity Francis

Tulips B 1st—Aarya Nair

2nd—Rishit More 3rd—Kimaya Mhatre

Consolation Prize

Aadya Raje Vaishnavi Kotian

Gladiolus A 1st—Shreeya Rane

2nd—Niranjan Venkatesh 3rd—Anushka Karmakar

Consolation Prize

Sanay Patel Pradyun Iyer

Academic Year 2014-15 PDIS/HAP/KG/VOL 1

EDITORIAL BOARD Dr. Vidya Ramgopal Ms. Saroj Pandey Ms. Namita Joshi Ms. Sneha Bhat Ms. Sarita Rane Ms. Vaishali Bhide

Events in August

6th : Singing Competition 9th : Open Day 9th : Workshop for Parents 13th: Sanskrit Diwas (Shloka Recitation) 15th:Independence Day 19th:Dahi handi Celebration 27

th:Movie Day

Let Your Children enjoy monsoon with little

care!

Provide clean surround-ings , clean drinking water and proper rain wear for kids.

Train kids proper hand washing at proper time.

Provide freshly cooked healthy food & clean fruits.

Avoid AC’s in the mon-soon as it makes the room temperature low.

Do not enter air condi-tioned room with wet hair and wet clothes.

Keep a small mesh bag of cloves near your win-dow or in your cupboard for a fresh natural scent.

Hot water bath makes your child fresh and re-laxed. Add few drops of antiseptic liquid in bathing water. Maintain their feet dry and clean. Wear dry clothes to avoid flu at-tacks.

Do not allow kids to play in stagnant, polluted pud-dles.

Train them cover mouth and nose while sneezing and coughing. Avoid crowded places to prevent infections.

For Better communication with your children

Listen to your child -Always listen to your child very pa-tiently and let him explain things in his own words.

Be equal -You should be equal at your child's emotion-al level whenever he / she tells something about his hap-piness or problems.

Share your experiences mutually -Instead of telling your children do’s and don’ts, you share your good / bad experiences with them even-tually they will learn to share their experiences with you.

Ask them for help and Make them feel responsible. e.g. You can ask them” Please help me to clean your study table”, rather than telling them , " Don't keep your table dirty and untidy.”

Avoid distractions like Cell phones and laptops during interactions. When your child is talking to you, keep everything aside and give great importance to your child. Your child will sense that importance and it will improve their self-esteem and confidence.

Counselor's Column Library Column Health Tips

Reading can show, You CARE for your child.

Reading can help, You CONNECT with your

child. Reading can unlock,

CONFIDENCE in your child. The tips below offer some fun ways you can help your child become a happy and confident reader.

Focus on what you can do, not what you can’t.

Find the right type and lev-el of book.

Creating a regular ‘special time’ to read together.

Take time to listen.

Strike a balance between

perfection and connection - praising them for the words they get right.

Talk about what you’ve read.

Enjoy reading everywhere.

Ask for extra help if you think your child needs it – visit to school library.

Think outside the book! - making a simple book togeth-er with pictures they draw or photos they take.

Have fun! – e.g. Encourag-ing them to be ‘story detec-tives’, looking for clues in the

pictures

Hearty Congratulations to All Partici-pants of interschool singing and dance competition organised by Gurukul (The Day School) with Lions Club of Dombivli on 3rd August 2014.

We feel proud to announce that PDIS has won 2nd Prize in Inter-

school Dance Competition. Congratulations !

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Message from Tulips coordinator

Dear Parents, We are happy to inform that our young Tulips (Junior KG children) now know what classroom discipline is and

are following it. Also they are aware and follow healthy eating habits and good table manners.

We do see that they are enjoying learning at PDIS. For better communication, we request you to kindly send the school diary (Almanac) with the child everyday and make it a point to go through it everyday without fail so that you are well updated. We need to do this regularly as these little ones are still developing their prop-er communication skills.

In the month of June & July, we have focused on Themes such as Friendship, Family and Food Our next Themes for learning will be ‘Flowers, Fruits & Vegetables’.

PERSONAL, SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Sharing.

Caring.

Taking care of elders.

Washing of FRUITS AND

VEGETABLES.

PROBLEM SOLVING & NUMERACY

Counting numbers 1 –16

Writing numbers 1-16

Count and write the numbers 1-16

Pre mathematical concepts - Big & small, Tall & short, Long & short, Up & down , Open & close

KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING OF

THE WORLD

FRIENDSHIP- Sharing, Caring,

Empathy. FAMILY- Joint and Nuclear family.

FOOD - Healthy and

Junk Food.

COMMUNICATION ,

LANGUAGE &

LITERACY

Recognizing Alphabets L, T, I, H, F, E, V, W , A, N,

X , Y with their respective

phonetic sounds and

beginning letter words.

Matching letter with objects.

Speaking skills : Permission instructions, self introduction.

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

Dance Basic steps of body movement.

Basic Mudras & prayer.

Music Rhythm with clap.

Art & Craft

Colouring with oil pastels, Paper crumpling.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Warm Up Exercises

Line Formation

Running Race

Gross Motor skills—exercises

Health Talk - Personal Hygiene

Health Talk - Precautions during rainy season.

FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY AND

FOOD

YOUR CHILD NOW KNOWS ABOUT……...

THE FINGER FAMILY

Father finger Father finger

Where are you

Here I am Here I am

How do you do?

Mommy finger Mommy finger

Where are you

Here I am Here I am

How do you do?

Brother finger Brother finger

Where are you

Here I am Here I am

How do you do?

Sister finger Sister finger

Where are you

Here I am Here I am

How do you do?

Baby finger Baby finger

Where are you

Here I am Here I am

How do you do?

TEDDY BEAR,TEDDY BEAR

Teddy bear Teddy bear

Turn around

Teddy bear Teddy bear

Touch the ground

Teddy bear Teddy bear

Touch your nose

Teddy bear Teddy bear

Point your toes

Teddy bear Teddy bear

Wear your shoes

Teddy bear Teddy bear

Go to school

CLAP YOUR HANDS

Clap your hands

Listen to the music

And clap your hands

Turn around... (2)

Listen to the music

and turn around

Tap your feet… (2)

Listen to the music

And tap your feet

Jump up high… (2)

Listen to the music

And jump so high

Wave your hands… (2)

Listen to the music

& wave your hands.(2)

Clap your hands

Listen to the music

And clap your hands

CHUBBY CHEEKS

Chubby Cheeks,

Dimple Chin,

Rosy Lips,

Teeth within,

Curly Hair,

Very Fair,

Eyes are blue,

Lovely too,

Teacher’s Pet

Is that you?

Yes, Yes, Yes.

GOD’S LOVE

God’s love

Its so wonderful… (3)

Oh wonderful love

Its so high

You can’t get over it

Its so deep

You can’t get under it

Its so wide

You can’t get around it

Oh wonderful love

THANK YOU GOD

Thank You God,

For the World so sweet

Thank You God,

For the Food we eat

Thank You God

For the Birds that sing

Thank You God,

For Everything

RHYMES , POEMS, PRAYERS

ANDSTORIES

CONGRATULATIONS TO

THE WINNERS !

Elocution Competition Group A

1st - Anvit Zohri (Gr. IA)

2nd - Aarohi Karajgi (Gr. IIA)

Group B 1st - Aarya Jadhav

(Gr. IVA) 2nd - Mitali Waigankar

(Gr.VIA)

Spell Bee Competition Group A

1st - Krishna Thakkar (Gr.III) 2nd - Laukik Dalal (Gr. I)

Consolation Prize Anvit Zohri ( Gr. IA)

Subhrajit Chawly (Gr. I)

Quiz Competition

Winner is Cygnus House

Manaswi G. (Gr. IA) Riya Satam (Gr. IA)

Mahi Bhandakkar (Gr. IA) Piyush Maurya (Gr.IIA)

Riyakumari Shah (Gr. IIIA) Swayam Barapatre (Gr.IVA)

Tressita Joji (Gr. VA) Yash Tongaonkar (Gr. VI)

Singing Competition (Patriotic Song)

Group A 1st - Krishna Thakkar

(Gr.IIIA) 2nd - Parthavi Dhanawade

(Gr.IA)

Consolation Prize

Amit Tongaonkar (Gr. IA)

Group B 1st - Prachi Maurya(Gr.IV A) 2nd - Tressita Joji (Gr. V A)

Consolation Prize

Soham Daddi (Gr. V A) Charuhas Naphad (Gr. V A)

EXPERIENCE AT PDIS