Dear Parents

A very warm welcome to the new academic session. Where we aim to keep you informed about the life and

work of the school in the month of April 2018.

It is the beginning of the new session, new aspirations and new hopes. We look forward to all

the new challenges and activities that await us. Let us gear ourselves and encourage our children to put in

their best efforts, nurture their talents and enable them to emerge as winners.

Most importantly, we want the children to be cheerful and to enjoy coming to school. We wish you all a

successful and contented academic session.

Theme of the month – Good Manners and Good Habits

SYLLABUS FOR THE MONTH

ENGLISH

COURSEBOOK

Revision -1Crawling

Revision-2 Appy

L-1 Meet my family

L-2 Off to school GRAMMAR

The Alphabet, Naming words, Common names and special Names, one and more

than one and opposites.

Writing Skill

Identification of pictures and objects.

MATHEMATICS-

Numbers upto 50

Place Value

Before -After-Between

E.V.S.-

L-1 Living and Non living things

L-2 My Family

COMPUTER SCIENCE -

Chapter-1 Computer-A smart Machine

HINDI –

PHONICS- learning of short vowel

and long vowel

BOOK LOVERS PROGRAMME-

My mother’s saree

Where is Amma

G.K. – Our Country-India

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, FIROZABAD Under the Aegis of Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi

Date : 14.4.18

Play is the highest form of

research

-Albert Einstein News letter –April 2018

Class- I

CO-SCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES MUSIC Vocal - Basic elements about alankar

Intrumental- Keyboard, congo-Lesson- #1, #2

DANCE-

Mudra- Kapottam, Swastikam,

Dance Form- Free Style

ART AND CRAFT – Free hand Drawing, Kite making, How to make secondary colours, Mask Activity

SPORTS – Management Activities, manipulative skills, Individual rope jumping, Fundamental & Co-

operative Game skills Swimming – Enter in water safely, Exhale in water, open eyes in water, Submerge

ACTIVITIES FOR THE MONTH Maths-

Ganit Mala

Place Value Activity with Number Cards

Making Abacus using ice-cream sticks and bindies

in notebook.

EVS-

E.V.S.

Nature Walk

Family Tree

English-

Collection of spellings

Sing with me Activity

How does it look

ABC socks

Hindi-

D.E.A.R Time- We have DEAR time to inculcate reading habit. Parents are requested to ensure that the child regularly revises all the concepts taught in class.

This will help the child to be confident in attempting both oral and written work.

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

Internal assessment in different subjects will be done on the basis of given Parameters-

Languages

ENGLISH-

Listening Skills- Comprehension(unseen passage), Application

Speaking Skills- Conversation(Introduce yourself)/ Public Speaking(Declamation,

Presentations),Recitation(Storytelling)

Reading Skills- Pronunciation, Fluency

Writing Skills- Creative Writing(Picture based story composition, Description of the situation),

Grammar(Worksheets on countable and uncountable nouns, articles) Spellings/Vocabulary(Word wall

games, Sentence making),Handwriting, Activity/ Project work.

HINDI-

Listening Skills- Comprehension(unseen passage), Application

Speaking Skills- Conversation(Introduce yourself)/ Public Speaking(Declamation,

Presentations),Recitation(Storytelling)

Reading Skills- Pronunciation, FluencyWriting Skills- Creative Writing(Picture based story

composition, Description of the situation), Grammar(Worksheets on varna, shabd, matra gyan)

Spellings/Vocabulary(Word wall games, Sentence making),Handwriting, Activity/ Project work.

MATHEMATICS- Mental Maths(Oral Addition), Clarity of Concepts(Jodo Gyan), Accuracy of

Concepts(worksheet: Chapter- Numbers up to 50)

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES- Environmental Sensitivity(role play, assembly, awareness

programme), Scientific Temper/Skills(group discussions, quiz, worksheet- Chapter:1 My family

Chapter2:- Living and Nonliving things), Work Presentation(class work, project)

G.K.- MCQ,Oral(quiz)

COMPUTER- MCQ,, Practical on Big and small Alphabets on Ms-word

EVENTS OF THE MONTH

P T M-1 April 21 ,2018

Special Assembly on Baisakhi April 20, 2018

SUGGESTED BOOKS FOR THE MONTH As rightly said, ‘Books are great, books are fun, they let you do what you have never done!!’ So to foster

and retain interest in books and reading, we are suggesting few fictional.

Hunters best

friend of school How Kind Friends

MEAL PLAN MONDAY

Veggies are healthy, they keep us strong

Eating them in the morning, will keep us active day long.

Grilled Veg Sandwich/ Veg salted Vermicelli/ Mixed Veg with Parantha/

Vegetable Upma/ Veggie corn salad

TUESDAY Cereals add energy and make you pass the test

Include them in your diet and you’ll be able to give your best.

Poori Aloo/ Stuffed Parantha/ Curd Rice/ Veg Biryani/ Vegetable Poha/Sooji

Toast

WEDNESDAY

Pulses are a nutritious choice,

To build your body and help you rejoice

Moong Daal Chilla/ Sprout Salad/ Daal Vada/Stuffed Daal Poori/ Parantha with

nutri nugget

THURSDAY Vegetables do make us healthy and wise,

But let us also try some cereals and pulses combination to our delight.

Idli/Uttapam with coconut and mint chutney/Daal chilla

FRIDAY FRIDAY There are varied coloured eatables and all are good for you.

Let us enjoy the last working day of the week with something in rainbow colour too.

Veg Pulao/ Rainbow Sandwich /Palak Paneer and corn with chappati

KINDLY ENSURE TO SEND-

* AN APRON AND A NAPKIN EVERYDAY.

* FRESH FRUITS IN A TIFFIN FOR THE FRUIT BREAK.

PARENTAL TIPS

We would like to draw your attention towards a few important points that can help imbibe a sense of

responsibility, discipline and regularity in your ward.-

Please go through the first few pages of the almanac as these pages provide a lot of

handy information that you would find useful for the whole year. Kindly ensure that the

student information pages in the almanac are duly filled. The photograph of the child

must be in school uniform (summer uniform).

The almanac is an important link between the school and home. It must be

brought to school everyday.

Go through the almanac daily for any message for you. Remarks put down in the

almanac should be seen and countersigned regularly.

All students are expected to wear neat, clean and proper school uniform as specified.

Always write your ward's name, class/sec, house and admission no. on every belonging of your

child.

Please ensure your ward is regular and punctual to the school

All the communication between parents and teachers are done through Almanac or with prior

appointment.

KIDS KITCHEN – SMOOTHIE Ingredients-

150g (5 oz) black grapes, 2 apples - peeled, cored and chopped, 200g (7 oz) raspberries, 100g (4 oz)

seedless grapes, 3 table spoons sugar, 250 ml chilled milk, 2 cups of vanilla ice cream, Chopped dry

fruits, 1 tray ice cubes

Method –

In a blender, combine blueberries, apples, raspberries, grapes, sugar, milk and ice. Blend until smooth

Pour into glasses Top it with Half cup of vanilla ice cream decorate it with chopped dry fruits and serve.

VALUE OF THE MONTH – “ A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

This will be reinforced during circle time, discussions through stories and activities .They will be told

about the friends , friendship , importance of friends in our lives and many more about it.

WELCOME TO THE SCHOOL

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Class Teacher’s Sign Co-ordinator’s Sign Principal’s Sign