Naturalistic Intelligence

 You can start changing the world for the better daily- no matter how small the   action’  - Nelson Mandela.

• The educator sensitized the students on the importance of hygiene,  conservation of water, and water sanitation. She discussed different ways to conserve water and apprised the students of the importance of hygiene with the help of the ‘Soap and Pepper’ Experiment.
• To enable the children, to understand the true meaning and spirit of  ‘Independence Day’, the educator enlightened them about the National Symbols of our country such as the National Flag, National Anthem, National Emblem, National Bird, National Flower, National Animal, National Currency, National River, National Fruit, and the National Song of India. They also enjoyed learning the song ‘Sare Jaha Se Achha’ along with the educators.
• The educator also reiterated the ‘Life cycle of a Butterfly’ through a colouring  activity wherein they made the different stages of the life cycle of a butterfly in their sketch files.

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Imaginarium

“                               Imagination is the eye of the soul.”
                                                                                                ~Joseph Joubert
 
​Children showcased their imagination and creativity at the block station by building different structures. They also explored and enjoyed the role play activities at the pretend play station and puppet theatre which enhanced their creative thinking, gross motor skills, and visual-spatial intelligence.

Water Play

 Water play develops motor skills and sensory exploration.
 
Water play is not just a session to play in the splash pool. It is a carefully planned session, as waterplay:

•  promotes well-being.
•  supports physical development.
•  Stimulates imagination and creativity.
•  enhances cognitive development.
•  develops language and communication skills.
•  encourages social and emotional development.

 
Our young Suncitizens anxiously wait for their Water Play session. They love to get into the splash pool and play with their friends in the water.

Events and Celebrations
SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
Raksha Bandhan Assembly by KG-D

           "Love tied with threads of care, that's the magic of Rakhi's share".

The young Suncitizens of KG D conducted the Rakshabandhan assembly on August 22, 2023. The event exuded happiness and warmth, charmingly portraying the precious bond between siblings through an endearing skit. With innocent gestures and heartfelt dialogues, the skit touched the audience's hearts.
Following the skit, the students shared their insights into the significance of Rakshabandhan. They expressed how brothers promise to shield their sisters, similar to how Lord Krishna protected Draupadi in her time of need. Sisters, in
return, tie Rakhi around their brothers' wrists, symbolizing trust and affection.
Following the skit, the students shared their insights into the significance of Rakshabandhan. 
The assembly reached its emotional peak as the children joyfully danced to the melodies of songs like  "बहना ने भाई की कलाई " and "फूलो का तारो का " .Their performances added a heartwarming touch to the event, creating a memorable
and cherished moment for everyone present.
The assembly concluded on an uplifting note, underscoring that Rakshabandhan goes beyond blood relations and extends to friendships that become as dear as siblings.

INDEPENDENCE DAY
15th AUGUST 2023

 “Freedom is not just a word; it's a feeling that unites us all. Let's keep the spirit of independence alive in our hearts".

 Suncitizens celebrated India’s 76th Independence Day with immense respect, pride, and strong patriotic feelings. Children attended the flag hoisting ceremony followed by the solemn notes of the National Anthem. They stood proudly in their national symbols attire to greet the chief guest as he passed through the corridors of the EYP wing. Our young nationals learned about the national symbols

LEAP

Learn > Engage > Acquire > Perform
                                     "Creativity is intelligence having fun".
                                                                                                       -Albert Einstein 
 
 To unleash the creativity of our children we conduct LEAP activities each month wherein children perform various brainstorming tasks to enhance their higher-order thinking skills and ingenuity to be future-ready.
The activity performed by the students this month was:
 Complete the Pattern: - Children were given sets of unfinished patterns, and they used their problem-solving skills to complete the patterns. This activity enhanced their analysing and evaluating skills.​

Dear Parent, (s)
Greetings!

Let's glance through the months of ‘Jubilant’ July.
 
After a fun-filled summer break, the children were welcomed back to school as we commenced another month of innovative learning and growing. The learning began with the recapitulation of the concept of sense organs, internal and external body parts, and Dogs. They were thrilled to meet their furry buddy ‘Shih Tzu’, Indie Dog and reiterated about its body parts and grooming products.
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Theme- Plants
We welcomed the rainy season with our theme 'Out in the Garden.' The children appreciated the beauty and significance of nature by visiting the school garden, where they enjoyed spending time amidst nature. They loved learning gardening skills with the help of the school gardener and explored ways to create a beautiful garden of their own. The students became familiar with the tools that a gardener uses to take care of the garden.

During the activities, the students were introduced to a plant's basic needs and explored different types of trees, leaves, flowers, and plant categories. They also had a delightful learning experience while planting seeds and understanding the process of germination with the help of the educator.
Additionally, the students were briefed about the essential benefits provided by trees and the importance of saving them.

Naturalistic Intelligence
‘Trees are the lungs of the Earth, saving them is definitely worth’.
We are all that our environment has. If we don't take care of it, who else will? Therefore, to address the Sustainable Development Goals, our children learned about healthy sustainable practices through the following discussions and activities:

• The educator discussed with the children the things that we need to keep ourselves healthy and fit, such as consuming healthy food, drinking plenty of water, and engaging in regular exercises.
• The importance of trees was reiterated through a wonderful story, 'The Giving Tree.' Children were encouraged to promote afforestation and minimize paper usage.
• The students were sensitized to environmental issues that are affecting our planet.
• The educator reinforced the importance of plants and forests to promote the implementation of sustainable ways under SDG-15, LIFE ON LAND.

​Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –English
Understanding phonetic sounds is a crucial step in developing strong reading and writing abilities. Our students practiced the phonetic sounds of letters from ‘A-Z’ and their related vocabulary words. They also practiced the formations of letters Ii, Jj, Kk, L l and Mm through air tracing and writing. Reading three-letter words, along with various sight words such as this, from, have, them, today, him, her, are, some, out, boy, there and with, helped the students in reading short sentences.

​Verbal Linguistic Intelligence – Hindi
 
 बच्चों का हिंदी सीखना उतना ही अनिवार्य है जितना कि अंग्रेजी l इसलिए जुलाई के माह में बच्चों को स्वर गीत, कहानी और कविता  के माध्यम से स्वरों (ओ,औ,ए और ऐ) का परिचय दिया गया। साथ ही लिखित अभ्यास द्वारा और कुछ चीज़ें दिखाकर इनकी पहचान भी कराई गयी। बच्चों ने बड़े उत्साह के साथ स्वरों (उ, ऊ, अ, ओ,औ,ए) की पुनरावृति सुंदर से ‘जादू का पिटारा’ से करी ।

​Story telling
Story telling promotes brain development and imagination in children. It aids in development of language and emotions and strengthens relationships. Keeping this view in mind ‘’Chintu’s Cap’’ was the first story narrated this month, which emphasized upon the value of effective communication and helping others. The story was followed by an activity in which children enjoyed drawing and coloring their caps in the second week. They were so amazed to hear the story ’Tails’ in the third week which narrates different types of tails in animals.

​Drama
Drama allows kids to explore their own identity by creating situations that mirror the real world. It also fosters the development of healthy emotional expression, encouraging children to think independently and express themselves confidently. It helps them to make better decisions and to speak up for what’s right for them. This month, Suncitizens enjoyed portraying different emotions through an ice – breaking activity along with appropriate facial expressions.

Logical Mathematical Intelligence
Stimulation of logical-mathematical intelligence promotes cognitive development, especially in terms of logical thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and concentration. The children were introduced to the concept of ‘Backward Counting’ from numbers 15 to 1 through number cards. They also engaged in related fun worksheets in their math workbooks. Through an interactive song, they practiced oral counting from 1 to 80. Children reiterated the concept of ones-tens through workbook sheets.

Children were introduced to a ‘Number name Song’ and were excited to learn to write number names from ‘One to Three’ through a sand tracing activity. Later they reiterated the concept through ‘Feed the monster’ activity.
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They also revisited the concepts of 2D shapes and made the shapes in their art file using strips from old newspaper. As part of their SHIN Edu program, children created shapes using equilateral triangles and also completed a workbook activity using the trapezium shape.

​Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Visual Art
 
Art is an experience which can be consciously created through an experience of skill or imagination. It is a creative therapy that uses all disciplines of Art; visual movements, imagination skills, aesthetic skills and finger dexterity. Children explored their aesthetic skills with the help of various coloring and craft activities during Visual-Spatial session. In the first week, learners enjoyed freehand drawing and coloring of different body parts. In the second week, they discussed various facts about the plants and enjoyed ‘leaf Imprinting’ activity with their peers. Moving on to the third week, children crafted 'Tulip' flowers using origami sheets, and in the last week, they created 'Lady Bug' crafts.

Pottery
Pottery nurtures children's creativity, boosts their imagination, instills self-confidence, and promotes social skills. It also calms down the hyperactive mind and develops resilience and cooperation.
This month we celebrated the Summer fruit festival, children of different sections sculpted a fruit as per the theme of their class.
KG (A) – Students made a litchi.
KG (B) – Students made a watermelon.
KG (C) –  Students made a coconut.
KG (D) – Students made a banana.
The fun didn’t end there. They also coloured the fruit and made a necklace out of it. Under the integrated approach of learning, children made a lollipop to reiterate the letter ‘L’.
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This time children were introduced to the Pottery Wheel. Pottery wheels can be a great way to help your little ones explore their creativity. Furthermore, it can also encourage tactile experiences. Using the Pottery wheel they made ओखली to reiterate swar ओ.

Montessori
Imagination does not become great until human beings, given the courage and the strength, use it to create.
                                                                                                                                        -Maria Montessori
 
The main purpose of the Montessori teaching is to provide a carefully planned, stimulating environment which will aid the child develop an excellent foundation for creative learning.
 
In July, children practiced the below given activities:
 

• Sorting Activity – Children enjoyed sorting the kidney beans and pebbles which enhanced their visual sense of differentiate and fine motor skills.
• Geometric Cabinet (Drawer 1) and Leaf Cabinet – Tracing the inset and the frame is a pre-math activity to help children develop the visual differentiation of shapes.
• Touch Board (Rough and smooth) - Touch boards are sensorial material which helps heighten a child’s sensitivity to different textures.

​Imaginarium
 
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, and giving birth to evolution. -Albert Einstein
Children embraced their different emotions by working at the feelings corner. They reiterated the concept of the 5 senses through an activity at the sensorial station. Also, they thoroughly enjoyed the pretend and play activities at different stations, such as the grooming station, shopping station, kitchen station, play gym, fire station, etc., at the Imaginarium lab specially crafted for the development of the imaginative mind of our young learners.

Musical Intelligence
Indian Music

Music plays a key role in the overall development of the students; hence, it is a significant component of the child’s holistic development. Exposing children to music during early development helps them learn the sounds and meanings of words.
This month, Children enjoyed reciting the ‘Shanti Mantras’ using instrumental music and had fun learning the rhythm clapping. They also enjoyed playing the basic pattern 1-2-3 on the musical instrument, 'Congo’.

Western Music
“Fun, Fabulous, Uplifting, Magical’’. Music brings joy and unity. Our music sessions provide a fun and comfortable environment for children, strengthening their memory.
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Children practiced singing the song 'We Shall Overcome' and revised it to the tune of a guitar. Teaching children songs and rhymes is one of the best ways to develop their auditory perceptual skills while having fun and learning with ease.

​Dance
Dance is a rhythmic movement of the body to express an idea or emotion, release energy, or for self-pleasure. It helps to develop physical, creative, imaginative, emotional, and intellectual capacities.
This month, our children matched their footsteps to a patriotic song ‘ऐसा देश है ‘मेरा.’ Through this dance session, we tried to imbibe a sense of pride in our country’s rich heritage.

​Bodily Kinaesthetic Intelligence
Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence refers to the ability to control movement and handle physical objects. Children who exhibit this kind of intelligence learn best through hands-on activities and movement. Therefore, children must engage in such activities regularly to enhance their overall development.
This month, the students practiced the following exercises:

• Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping and running.
• Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones.

 
Children enjoyed playing:
 Week 1- Warm-up exercise with Fun Game:
A game like Fire in the Mountain that helps kids learn to cooperate with each other. These games help to build: oral language, collaboration, listening skills, vocabulary, wondering, innovations, explorations and community. Fire in the Mountains is a quick-paced, active whole class team building game.
 Week 2- Gymnastics-Jumping on the Spring Board:
The act of jumping helps to develop leg strength and balance. Jumping is also a building block for more complex movements, specialised skills and overall physical fitness. In gymnastics, a jump is where the performer uses the muscles in their legs to propel their body off the ground completely.
 Week 3- Stacking Cones:
Children practiced eye-hand coordination while stacking cones over one another. They enjoyed playing sucha a fun game that exercises fine motor skills, hand control, and patience.
 Week 4-Endurance Activity:
Activity like Hula-Hoop Jumping works on gross motor skills by focusing on weight shifting, balance, jumping and hopping. This improves students’ abilities to use playground and exercise equipment, and to participate in recreational sports and leisure activities.

​Skating
 
Getting kids involved is a great way to move them up! Skating requires both physical and mental energy, and it’s a great workout for the whole body. Skating is also low-impact, so it’s easy on joints and muscles.
 
Week 1: Basic/Beginner 1.0
 Walking on Skates
 Sliding on Skates
 Skating forward
 
Week 2: Basic/Beginner 2.0
 Skating crossing blow bar
 Simple sit
 
Week 3: Basic/Beginner 3.0
 Zig-Zag forward
 Simple sit
 
Week 4: Basic/Beginner 4.0
 Sliding on skates
 Zig-Zag forward

​Water Play
 
Water is such a simple element yet plays a significant role in the development of our children. Water Play gives them the opportunity to play and have fun in the outdoors. It is both fun and educational with a range of benefits for children’s social and emotional development. It also provides them with so many opportunities to explore different sensory experiences. Children had a lot of fun during the water play activity.

​Interpersonal Intelligence
Birthday celebration- Show & Tell
Birthdays are a time of joy and celebration, and when it comes to students, these special days hold even greater significance. Hence, all KG children that were born in July had their birthday celebrations on Monday, 31st July 2023.
The theme for the celebration was ‘Different types of trees. Children showcased their oral skills through a ‘Show & Tell’ activity. They were excited to speak their lines and were ready with their props. Children reiterated the basic etiquette of how to behave at a birthday party.

Events and Celebrations
 
Special Assembly
Van Mahotsav Assembly by KG-C
 
“To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.”
                                                                           ― Richard Mabey
 
Our little nurturers of KG-C exhibited their love for nature through a special assembly on ‘Van Mahotsav’. They showcased their skills through dance, skits, and slogans, highlighting the importance of trees in our lives. They expressed their concern for depleting forest land and shared some important facts about trees, such as providing shelter to many living beings, attracting rain clouds, and being an important source of food. The children hugged around the trees to protect them and appealed to each one to plant one tree and contribute to reviving the Green land bank. They ended their performance with the slogan     
पेड़ ना कोई कटने पाए
जंगल ना अब कटने पाए
आओ मिल्कर पेड़ लगाए
 
We also distributed saplings to the children to plant at their home, take care of them, and be a custodian to them under Project Hariyali.
Our Academic head ,Ms. Bhawna Singh, encouraged students to preserve trees,
which play a vital role in maintaining the ecological balance. She added that it is
the responsibility of each citizen to not only plant but also nurture also to nurture and protect them. Finally, we all took a pledge to save and nurture plants

​Summer Fruit Festival
 
A summer fruit festival was organized to expand the vocabulary and awareness of children about summer fruits – Plum, Pineapple, Cherry, Mango, Apple, Pomegranate, Litchi, Watermelon, Banana and Coconut in terms of the following areas:

• Name
• Colour of peel and pulp
• Seeds of fruits
• Products made from fruits

Each classroom displayed a summer fruit and products made from it. Children visited all the EYP classrooms and tasted an array of fruit products. 
Children also acquired the sensorial learning related to a variety of fruits such as their origin, texture, and taste. The event was celebrated to teach kids the health benefits of fruits – “Eat healthy live healthy”.

Real Life Dog Experience
 
Pets can serve different purposes for children. They increase opportunities for us to go outside and exercise while taking them out for a walk. Dogs are good companions for human beings and make the home environment quite lively.
 

• Educators who have pet dogs were encouraged to bring their dogs in the school and introduce them to the children.
• Two different breeds of dogs were introduced to the children. 
• Discussion about their home, body part, eating habits, cleanliness, and medical care was also held during the sessions. 

 
Learn > Engage > Acquire > Perform
 
“Children do not move, think or speak in a straight line and neither does their imagination nor Creativity”.
 
To unleash the creativity of our children, we conduct LEAP activities each month wherein children perform various brainstorming tasks to enhance their higher -order thinking skills and ingenuity to be future-ready.
The activity performed by the students this month was:
 
Finish the Drawing - Children were given an unfinished drawing, they used their imagination to complete the drawing. Later they described about it and enhanced their comprehending and communicating skills.

​Excursion
 
Children were thrilled to watch the movie ‘Elemental,’ which was in sync with the
theme for this month, ‘Plants and Summer Season’, and the Sustainable
Development Goal – ‘Life on Land’ (SDG 15). This excursion helped children
enhance their verbal-linguistic and visual-spatial intelligences. It also helped
them acquire the etiquettes of behaving at public places and gain the confidence
and courtesy to greet others, thereby enhancing their interpersonal intelligence. They enjoyed munching popcorn and taking sips of juice in between while being occupied in the visual delight. After the excursion, the educator
discussed the part of the movie each child liked the most.

The beginning of a new session/term is always astounding. It lets the children find their way around a new school, meet new teachers, and make new friends.
We feel overjoyed to see our excited and settled kids enjoying themselves on the school campus[l1] . It has been a boon and a privilege to watch these kids learn and grow day by day with the marvelous activities which give them the right exposure to express themselves.
During these months, we focused on making our young learners acquire new skills and capabilities through the theory of 'Multiple Intelligences'.
This month the theme revolves around 'All About Me’. This theme is a celebration of each student, their interest, and the characteristics that make them who they are.
The Educator helped the children realize that every student is unique and special.
They were excited to learn about their family and friends. The children discussed their favorite toys, games, fruit, etc. with their friends and were elated to make a collage on 'My favourite things'.
The children were also apprised of the five sense organs and their importance through a sensory activity for understanding the sense of sight (eyes), sense of hearing(ears), sense of taste (tongue), sense of smell (nose), and sense of touch (skin).
Introduction to the external and internal body parts was taken forward through discussions and flashcards. Explanation of their functions enabled the children to understand the significance of these body parts.
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Learning a language enables children to discover their potential to communicate and express themselves.
Children were introduced to the letters- ‘Aa’, ’Bb’, ‘Cc’, ‘Dd’, ‘Ee’, ‘Ff’, and ‘Gg’ along with their vocabulary words through flashcards and jolly phonics. They learned the formation of these letters through tracing on the sand and writing the letters in their workbooks.
They were introduced to the reading of CVC words with the middle sound of vowels

• ‘a’ – ‘at’, ‘ap’, ‘ag’, ‘an’, ‘am’, and ‘ad’ family words through pink scheme cards.
• ‘i’ – ‘it’,’ig’, ‘id’, and ‘in’ family words through PowerPoint Presentation.

A few sight words were introduced to the children such as, am, a, I, you, her, on, me, and we through a PowerPoint Presentation.

                                The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics.
                                                                                                                                           -Paul Halmos.

• The children enjoyed exploring the SHIN Activity- FUN WITH NUMBERS

           workbook wherein they made different pictures by tracing numbers
           and making shapes with the help of Triangular cards.

• Introduction of pre-number concept –Big and Small, heaviest and lightest

and biggest and smallest, long and short, longest and shortest, tall and short, and tallest and shortest through a video presentation, real objects, and workbook pages.

• Introduction of ones-tens through a story and bundling activity. Later the educator introduced the abacus as a counting device followed by notebook pages.
• Recapitulate the recognition, quantification, and writing of numbers from 1-30 through flashcards, video presentations, and writing practice.
• Introduction and identification of 3D shapes – cube, cuboid, sphere, and cone through a video presentation and real objects.
• The children did oral counting from 1 to 100 through actions.
• Introduction of writing numbers 1-40 according to their place value followed by workbook pages.​

Kinesthetic learning improves critical thinking and analytical skills through trial and- error experimentation. Unlike auditory and visual learning methods, which simply present information to be absorbed, kinaesthetic learning methods encourage children to discover information themselves. Children with bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence can learn more easily by doing, exploring, and discovering.
During these months students practiced:

• Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping, and running.
• Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones.

Students were able to perform:

Manipulation Skills: (KG-A)
1. Stretching
2. Warm up exercise
3. Side run /walk
4. Jumping
5. Hurdles on hoopla

Striking Skills: (KG-B)
1. Rolling a ball
2. Lifting the balls
3. Kicking the balls
​4. Camel race

Indigenous Games: (KG-C)
1. Animal walk
2. Running
3. Zig-Zag running
4. Running touch and back

Locomotor & Non-Locomotors Activities: (KG-D)
1. Hopping
2. Walking
3. Jumping (single-leg jumping/double-leg jumping)
4. Side run/walk
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Non-Locomotor Skills:
1. Pick up a pencil
2. Jumping on the spot
3. Stretching on the spot
4. Catching on the spot

                                             “A child needs freedom within Limits”                  
                                                                                                        - Maria Montessori
Montessori teaching helps in building self-confidence and self-esteem in children.
In the month of April and May children practiced the below given practical life skill activities:

• Rolling and Unrolling Mats-

Rolling and unrolling a mat teaches children patience and how they should be doing stuff for themselves.

• Velcro dressing frame-

The Dressing Frames teach children how to dress themselves by mastering different clothing fasteners and also develop hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

• Dry Spooning –

This activity is to teach the child how to transfer dry materials with a spoon.

• Colour Tablet 1-

Colour tablet help in developing visual discrimination of colour using primary colours. 

• Knobbed cylinders 1 –

Knobbed cylinders engage the children with the sense of touch and sight. It also helps them to develop their pincer grip and their visual discrimination of dimensions.

• Pink Tower –

The Pink Tower teaches children sizing, dimension, and order. Also helps develop a child’s fine muscular coordination.

​Dear Parents,
​
Let's glance through the month of 'Marvellous March'.

The theme of the month: Recapitulation of all the Themes.

• The children revised the concept of ‘Me and Myself’ by speaking in complete sentences.
• They recalled the human lifecycles and all about plants through art. Festivals; their importance and similarities throughout the world were revisited through discussions.
• The topic of dinosaurs was recapitulated through music and discussions.
• Through the various day-to-day activities the concepts we revisited throughout the month in a fun manner.

 

 
Naturalistic –
 

• Students learnt the importance of different energy sources. Emphasis was given to solar energy.
• The educator guided the children as to how energy from different natural sources can be transformed for our utilization.
• Children did flameless cooking by making delicious chocolate fruit pop sickles. 

​Verbal Linguistic Intelligence – English
​
Children were introduced to the concept of singular and plural through concrete
objects like books, pencils, bowls, etc. They were also introduced to the concept
of ‘was and were’ through some real-life examples. Our little Suncitizens have become confident readers and well-versed in phonics. Taking forward the ritual of learning, children practiced reading short sentences with vowels ‘a, e, i, o, u’ and digraphs – ‘ee’ and ‘oo’. They also recapitulated by reading the months of the year and the days of the week.

 
Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –Hindi
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मार्च के माह में छात्रों को 'जादू का पिटारा' के संग व्यंजनों का अभ्यास करवाया गया।  छात्रों को कक्षा में कई तरीके की वस्तुएं दिखाई गई जैसे - कलम, रंग, किताब, दरवाज़ा, पंखा, खिड़की और उनसे पुछा गया की कौन सी वस्तु की शुरुआत कौन से व्यंजन से होती है । साथ ही साथ छात्रों को श्रुतलेख के द्वारा स्वरों का भी अभ्यास करवाया गया।  मार्च के माह में छात्रों को दो और तीन व्यंजनों से शुरू होने वाले शब्दों का मौखिक और लिखित अभ्यास करवाया गया।      

 
Visual-Spatial Intelligence-

The visual arts are the art forms or creations that we see. This category usually includes things like paintings, drawings, photographs, crafts, and printmaking. “Visual Arts” is a modern term for a broad category of art that includes many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, and fine arts.

• In the first week, children made water guns on the occasion of Holi.
• In the second week, Children were briefed about the importance of Graduation day. Later they created a graduation craft along with the educator.

Musical Intelligence-
Indian music
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Music is of various styles. This is said that all sounds got the music. Starting from the sound of the waterfall, the sound of the ocean waves or the simple flowing of the river have got harmony in themselves. Music has been an important adjunct to ritual and drama and has been credited with the capacity to reflect and influence human emotion. It is used for such varied social purposes as ritual, worship, coordination of movement, communication, and entertainment. The children practiced the welcome song,‘आओ आओ संगीत बनाओ’, vocal warmups, animal choir, Aum, rhythm clapping, सरस्वती वंदना song.

 
Western Music-
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Children practiced Rhythm on congo along with the educator. 

Dance-

One of the most basic motives of dance is the expression and communication of emotion. Dancing is an elegant, and regular movement, harmoniously composed of beautiful Attitudes and contrasted graceful Posture of the Body, During the month, the children did warmup exercises and thrilled themselves as they danced to the tune of the "Macarena " song.

Bodily-kinesthetic –
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Dragging the ball with a racket
Playing with balls makes physical activity fun. Dragging balls with a plastic toy racket is good for muscle development, hand-eye coordination and fitness. This helps children understand that they can learn and get better at something if they try. And this builds self–esteem and confidence.
Hula-Hoop Jumping
Hula –Hoop Jumping works on gross motor skills by focusing on body shifting, balance, jumping and hopping. This improves students’ abilities to use the playground and exercise equipment and to participate in recreational sports and leisure activities.

Skating-
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Skating is a great form of exercise that can provide many health benefits. It helps to tone muscles and improve overall strength. Skating is a great way to stay active improve your fitness and have fun. During March children practiced the following positions and footwork while skating:

• Balancing on one leg each (Half camel)
• Simple sit and one-leg sit

Imaginarium-
 
Children enjoyed exploring different stations and creating memories with friends at the Imaginarium.
 

​Interpersonal Intelligence-
 
Birthday celebration- Show & Tell-
“Graduation - It is a time to celebrate new beginnings and say goodbye to everything that has given you a reason to smile. It comprises warm memories of the past and big dreams for the future”. The children who were born in March celebrated their birthdays on the last day of their kindergarten journey. The theme of the celebration was, ‘My favorite memory in Kindergarten’. They were thrilled to share their thoughts about their favorite memory of kindergarten.
 
 

Storytelling-
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Reading and storytelling with children promote brain development and imagination, develop language and emotions, and strengthen relationships. Keeping this view in mind, the educator narrated a Buddhist story “The truth about the tooth’’ inculcating the importance of being honest and truthful in one’s life.
 

Drama-
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Drama helps children teach patience and enhance attention and concentration through drama games like musical chairs. Keeping this aim in mind, the educator played a few games that help teach them to resolve arguments peacefully, deal with disappointment and practice patience.

​Events and Celebrations-

Annual Exersion-Mogly Farm-

A trip to an animal farm helps you to observe and understand the animal behavior and habitat closely. It lets you interact with them and understand them beyond the bookish knowledge you have ever had. Also, it’s an opportunity for kids to see almost all the domestic or farm animals that they have only read about or drawn in books. For them, it would be an overwhelming experience to see all the farm animals in their books. Also, this visit lets them learn about the habitat and sounds of various animals for real. This practical approach to learning would help them to remember or retain this knowledge forever.
Our EYP students visited the ‘Mogly’s farm’ as a part of their annual excursion on 10th March 2023. The energy amongst the students was palpable. At the farm, the children enjoyed various activities like milking a cow, petting the animals, feeding the sheep, and holding the rabbits and guinea pigs. They were also fascinated by the story session through the miniatures of their favorite story characters. 

OORJA-
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Oorja is one of the most loved events of the year, the children very longingly look forward to it. When this day is about to come, there appears to be a lot of activity in the entire school premises as arrangements take time. Sport develops a sense of friendliness among the children and develops their team spirit. It helps children to develop mental and physical toughness. The school believes that school is an integral part of education and in Suncity School, children are taught gross motor skills in very early stages to keep their value in life.
 

​Graduation day is finally here, your dreams you did pursue.
All your hard work has paid off, we are so very proud of you-
                                                                                     “Catherine Pulsifer”
 
To celebrate the progression Suncity School, 37D Gurgaon celebrated Graduation Day and applauded the young enthusiastic learners for their commendable performance in the session 2022-2023. It marked a new beginning that adds new dimensions to their school life and the journey they begin towards knowledge and education.
The students of Nursery -A conducting a special assembly for their KG friends. During the event, the children talked about the valuable lessons and positive qualities that their teachers imparted to them over the course of the year. The student’s involvement in the assembly was outstanding, and their dance performance was a dazzling highlight that left a lasting impression on everyone in attendance. It was indeed a joyous and memorable day for the little ones as they received their Graduation badges.

Naturalistic Intelligence 
January

• The educator discussed environment conservation and also provided children with the opportunity to discover the two different approaches to keep our planet safe. The importance of protecting the planet was also discussed.

• The children were made aware of the different habitats that support animals too. They learnt that a habitat provides the basic needs for a living being to survive.
• Children also indulged in doing an activity using “Best out of Waste” material that developed the ability in the young minds to think and organize the old and used resources to create something new and useful.
• Children enjoyed making a miniature fan out of waste newspaper to beat the heat of this summer. Handmade paper fans are used to convey an important message of need to conserve electricity. What a beautiful fan it is !

February

• The educator made the children aware of the term, ‘Energy’. Later, they

         identified the different types of energy which exist.

• The educator explained general ways to save energy at a personal,

        community and global level. Children were made aware of how to save
        Energy and use as little as possible as it keeps our environment in balance.

• The educator made the children aware of road safety rules and the

        significance of the traffic signs as it directly concerns their well-being
       and safety.

• Children learnt about the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’ that ignited the

        interest of children in the beauty of the world around them..

​Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –Hindi
 
स्वर गीत के माध्यम से बच्चो को अ से अ: तक लिखने का अभ्यास कराया गया।व्यंजनगीत और भीतिपत्र के माध्यम से व्यंजन (त्र, ज्ञ, ञ, ङ) का परिचय दिया गया।अध्यापिका जी ने बच्चों को इन अक्षरों से शुरू होने वाले अनेक नए शब्द सिखाये और साथ ही साथ बच्चों को भी कुछ और शब्दों को बताने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया।सम्पूर्ण व्यंजन माला व दो व्यंजनों को जोड़कर उनको लिखने का अभ्यास कार्य-पुस्तिका में कराया गया।तीन व्यंजनों को जोड़कर उन शब्दों को पढ़ने का अभ्यास कार्य पुस्तिका द्वारा करवाया गया।

Visual-Spatial Intelligence 
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Visual-Spatial Intelligence
Visual art helps children represent their thoughts, skills and also help them explore their innate artistic skills creatively.
January

• Children enjoyed making a Tri colour bird.

February

• In the first week, children enjoyed coloring the seven continents in their drawing file.
• In the second week, children enjoyed me on map activity.
• In the third week, children made African tribal mask.
• IN the fourth week children made ‘Traffic light’.

LEAP  
Critical thinking facilities the way children see the world around them .In today's fast changing world children are expecting to think critically and not to only learn by heart but to really understand the information given analyze, compare ,examine ,innovate and generate their Critical thinking skills.To sharpen their 'Higher Order Thinking Skill' the children attempted few activities like 'Coordinated grid, 'Decoding', 'Analogies' and 'Graphical dictation' which helped them to enhance their  problem-solving,  logical-reasoning skills, communication skills and sharpened their imaginative skills.

Interpersonal Intelligence  
 
Birthday celebration & Other Events
 
The greatest life lessons learnt are through what is emphasized repeatedly in our lives. So, we celebrated the birthdays of children born in the month of 'February'. 
‘Show and tell’ was conducted on the theme, ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. Children carried an object or a picture and imparted knowledge about the related topic with their friends while patiently waiting for their turn.

Dear Parent,(s)
Greetings!
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Theme: Dinosaurs and Christmas 
Theme 1: Dinosaurs and Christmas
• “Dinosaurs are one of the best ways for kids to learn about the evolutionary history of our planet”. These incredible and fascinating creatures taught children more about how species come to be, disappear, adapt and survive.
• The educator made children aware of the spirit of the Christmas festival. Children sang the Christmas carols along with the teacher.

Naturalistic Intelligence 
 
•Students were able to differentiate between reptiles and amphibians.
•Students learnt some interesting facts about reptiles.
•The educator also discussed about climate change that helped children understand the real causes behind the climate crisis, that would help them start taking responsibility for making changes.
•Teaching conservation to the next generation is important, as attitudes about the earth's natural resources begin to develop at a tender age. The educator sensitized the children about the benefits of conservation of natural resources.
•Educator also showed a video on extinct and endangered animals that helped them understand sustainability and the damage and threat to native animals and their environment.

Verbal LinguisticIntelligence –Hindi 
दिसंबर माह में छात्रों को व्यंजन गीत और कहानी के माध्यम से व्यंजन च, न, ल, झ, घ और ध का परिचय कराया गया। अध्यापिका जी ने व्यंजनों को फ़्लैश कार्ड के प्रयोग से समझाया और इन व्यंजनों से शुरू होने वाले नए शब्द सिखाये जैसे - च से चम्मच, न से नथ, ल से लोमड़ी, झ से झरना, घ से घर, ध से धन। साथ ही साथ बच्चों को कुछ और शब्दों को बताने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया अथवा व्यंजनों का अभ्यास कार्य-पुस्तिका में कराया।

Musical Intelligence
Indian Music 
Music is a vital part of human life. It spreads happiness and joy in everyone’s life. The children practiced the welcome song ‘आओ आओ संगीत बनाओ', vocal warm ups, rhythm clapping, ‘स से संग’ and ‘Shake-the shaker’ song.
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Dance
Dancing is an excellent source of entertainment, laughter, and joy. Physical fitness is just one of the many benefits of dance that can enhance a child’s life in many ways. During the month, the children did warm up exercises and were thrilled to dance to the tune of 'Don't Worry, Be Happy' and ‘Jingle Bells’ song.
 

Bodily Kinaesthetic Intelligence 
Bodily-Kinesthetic is a learning style often referred to as learning with the hands or physical learning. People with Bodily- Kinesthetic intelligence can learn more easily by doing, exploring, and discovering. During the month the children learnt a lot of exercises in order to boost the students’ stamina and gross motor skills.
During the month the students learnt the following skills:
KG A - Manipulation Skills:

1. Rolling the ball and walking
2. Skipping on ball
3. Kicking the ball
4. Rolling a ball
5. Lifting balls
6. Kicking balls

 
KG B - Striking Skills:

1. Striking the ball using a plastic bat
2. Striking the ball on hand
3. Striking the ball against the wall
4. Basics of catching and throwing
5. Catching with plastic balls
6. Throwing practice with plastic balls

 
KG C - Indigenous Games:

1. Kangaroo Jumps with ball
2. Running (Touch and back)
3. Tag Games
4. Blind man’s buff
5. Tag games
6. In & out (Jumping)

 
KG D – Locomotor & Non-Locomotors Activities:

1. Crawling
2. Jumping (Single leg Jumping/Double leg Jump)
3. Side Run/Walk
4. Hopping
5. Walking

Theme: Aquatic Life
Our goal for this month was to make children familiar with a large variety of ocean-dwelling animals. By understanding how everything is connected in the sea and ocean and how we interact with it as humans, children learnt to care for and to protect the ocean. They also learnt to identify the features of different sea animals.               

LEAP
The world of our little ones encompasses inquisitiveness which leads to zillion questions. To acquire understanding and get answers to these commendable questions, they experience a process of exploration, discovery, investigation, examination, and so on. To hone their ‘Higher Order Thinking skills, the children did 'Unplugged Coding' and  'Decoding Monkey Code' through which they developed critical thinking, problem-solving, imagination, logical-reasoning skills, and communication skills and sharpened their visual thinking skills.
 

​व्यंजनगीत और कहानी प्रस्तुति के माध्यम से व्यंजन (ब, क, र, स, य, थ) का परिचय दिया
गया।अध्यापिका जी ने बच्चों को इन अक्षरों से शुरू होने वाले अनेक नए शब्द सिखाये और साथ ही साथ
बच्चों को भी कुछऔर शब्दों को बताने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया। बच्चों ने भी रोजमर्रा में प्रयोग होने वाले
अनेक नए शब्दों को बताया व अपना शब्द ज्ञान बढ़ाया। व्यंजनों का अभ्यास कार्य-पुस्तिका में कराया गया।

Logic and mathematics are nothing but specialized linguistic structures.
-Jean Piaget

• The children were able to count and write numbers from 1-100.
• Introduction to backward counting (40-1) through flashcards, toy pedagogy, and related workbook pages.
• Introduction to number names ‘Seven’ and ‘Eight’ through flashcards, related songs and notebook pages.
  
•  Introduction to the concept of “Greater than/lesser than/ Equals to” through alligator finger puppet activity.

​The visual arts usually includes things like paintings, drawings, photographs,
crafts, and printmaking. “Visual Arts” is a modern term for a broad category of art
that includes many artistic disciplines such as performing arts, and fine arts.

• In the second week, children made the Lantern craft linked with the Lantern festival.
• In the third week, children drew a ‘Diya’ and participated in a diya decoration activity, linked with the Diwali festival.

​Music plays a very important part in a child’s development. Music
education involves a high level of memorization. Exposure to music
from early childhood onwards helps children to speak more clearly,
develops a larger vocabulary, and strengthens social and emotional
skills.

​‘Our music is inspired by nature and nature is what enriches it.’
Children enjoyed singing the ‘Nature Song’ to the tunes of a guitar.

​Dance is a way for kids to express their creativity, imagination, and emotions. During
the month, the children performed warm-up exercises and danced to the tune of the
‘Bande me tha dum’

Movement and physical interaction can help children to remember
information better. During the month students were able to perform:
Locomotor & Non-Locomotors Activities: (KG-A)
1. Hopping
2. Walking
3. Hopping from one place to another
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Non-Locomotor Skills:
1. Pick up a pencil
2. Jumping on a spot
3. Stretching on a spot

Manipulation Skills: (KG-B)
1. Rolling a ball
2. Lifting the balls
3. Kicking the balls
​Striking Skills: (KG-C)
1. Basics of catching and throwing
2. Catching with plastic balls
3. Throwing practice with plastic balls

Indigenous Games: (KG-D)
1. Blind man’s buff
2. Tag games
3. In & out (Jumping)

​Skating can be a funfilled activity for the children. It builds
strength, balance, and coordination and also provides a great

source of exercise. Skating is a great way to spend time with
friends or family, and it’s a sport that can be enjoyed all the year-round.
There are many benefits of skating for kids. Skating can help
improve a child’s balance and coordination.
During the month children practiced the following
skills while skating:

Half camel on Left Leg
Half Camel on Right Leg
Full Camel any Leg
T-Break/Breaking forward

​‘Imagination is the soil that brings a dream to life.’
Children are now able to identify their stations of interest wherein they enjoy the
most with their peer group. They did free play at different stations and educators
were amused to see their development and creativity.

Birthday is an important occasion, a time to celebrate, reflect and give thanks.
Teaching our children, how to celebrate and love others in special ways is a lifelong
skill that we can begin to develop in the early years. Keeping up the spirit, the
birthdays of Kindergarten children born in October were virtually celebrated on 31st
October 2022. The theme for the celebration was ‘Celebrations’. All students

dressed up according to the theme and also carried an object or a picture related to
it. They spoke a few lines on the same. Children reiterated upon the basic etiquette
of how to behave at a party.

​Storytelling helps improve children’s language skills, instills a love of reading, and
stirs their imagination. Story activity was done in the first week of the month which
included drawing various landforms (mountains, plains, rivers, and forests) and
furnishing them with vibrant colors and concrete material (natural and artificial) like
mud, bubble wrap, dried grass and cotton) to give the taste of sensorial learning to
the children. In the next week, the “Story of Diwali” was narrated to the children with
face paper bag puppets to explain the purpose and relevance of the festival. In the
last week, a Halloween story was taken up as a part of the ongoing theme of the
month and also to make the children understand the differences between national
and international festivals.

Like all arts, Drama allows students to communicate with and understand others in
new ways. Through drama, one acquires knowledge of the festivals, history,
traditions, beliefs and customs of the people. As a part of the theme ‘Celebration’, a
story about the most popular and the most talked about festival ‘Deepawali’ was
narrated to the children which they enjoyed very much.

The world of our little ones encompasses inquisitiveness which leads to zillion
questions. To acquire understanding and get answers to these commendable
questions, they experience a process of exploration, discovery, investigation,
examination and so on. To hone their ‘Higher Order Thinking’ skills, the children
performed Sudoku and Say the Color Activity, through which they developed
critical thinking, problem-solving, imagination, logical-reasoning skills,
communication skills and sharpened their visual thinking skills.

School trips leave a great impact on the mind of the students. They allow the children to rely on themselves, take responsibility and enjoy the activities of the trip. Children had great fun visiting ‘Panchgaon Desi’ with their friends and educators. It was a memorable excursion for them, where not only they explored organic farming but also acquired social mannerisms and table etiquette.
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​Dear Parents,
Let's glance through the month of ‘Spectacular September’ 
 ‘The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of a man.’
                                                                                                                         -Charles Darwin
 
Animals are the most wonderful and unique creatures. They not only teach us to be compassionate and empathetic but also help in our social development. Their existence and importance in a child’s learning are of inestimable value. Every animal has a unique life value that impacts kids. Animals appeal to children's curiosity, bring enthusiasm to their learning and enrich their daily experiences. There is no doubt that most children love animals. There is a clear natural affinity between them.
To help our students build a sense of connection, responsibility and enable them to develop love and care towards them, we incorporated ‘Animals’ as the theme of the month.
· The children were introduced to different types of farm animals, pet and wild animals. They enhanced their knowledge about the habitat and young ones of animals.
·  The students were also apprised of various ways of taking care of animals.
· The children enjoyed the virtual tour to a zoo and learnt about the unique features of different animals.
·  They were thrilled to learn the jaw-dropping facts about – African and Asiatic Lions.
· The students were apprised of the concept of the ‘Food Chain’ through a story and a song. The importance of the food chain and different types of food chain were also explained by the educator.   
         

Naturalistic 
"We are using resources as if we had two planets, not one. There can be no 'plan B' because there is no 'planet B.'" ~Ban Ki-moon
To embrace the best practices for saving our environment, the ideas given below were imbibed by the children:
The educator sensitized the children towards sanitation and how we can keep our water bodies clean under SDG-6 ‘Clean Water and Sanitation.’

• The educator discussed the importance of cleanliness and discussed a few actions to be taken care of such as we should not throw garbage in the river, and should not wash clothes in the river water. We should not bathe animals in rivers as it makes the water dirty.
• The educator explained the ways of taking care of animals and shared the importance of taking care of animals (Bathing them, regular vaccination, providing them with healthy food, and clean shelter). Children also drew three types of animals in their sketchbooks.

·        The educator recapitulated the things we get from animals through a discussion. They also                   played a game of guessing animals from their shadows through a link using a spin wheel.

• The educator apprised the students of the importance of clean water and gave some real-life examples to help clean the water bodies such as avoiding littering lakes, rivers, seas, etc. as it can harm animals and birds as well.

Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –English 
Children strengthened their foundation by learning the phonetic sounds from 'a-z’ along with their related vocabulary. They could recognize and correctly write letters from ‘R r to Z z’. These letters were introduced through jolly phonics songs and flashcards of their related vocabulary words with the help of Power Point Presentations. Sight words play a key role in helping them to read short sentences. Children also attempted to read the ‘en’, ‘ed’, and ‘et’ stories from their English Reader book and recapitulated short stories for vowel - ‘a’.
 
 
 

 Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –Hindi
सितम्बर माह में छात्रों को व्यंजन गीत और कहानी प्रस्तुति के माध्यम से व्यंजन ट , ठ , ड , ढ, द, प, ष , व और फ का परिचय दिया गया। अध्यापिका जी ने बच्चों को इन अक्षरों से शुरू होने वाले अनेक नए शब्द सिखाये और साथ ही साथ बच्चों को भी कुछ और शब्दों को बताने के लिए प्रोत्साहित किया अथवा व्यंजनों एवं स्वरों का अभ्यास कार्य-पुस्तिका में कराया।

Logical Mathematical Intelligence
Stimulation of logical-mathematical intelligence promotes cognitive development, especially in terms of logical thinking, reasoning, problem, solving, and concentration.                                      
 
 

• The children enjoyed exploring the SHIN Activity- FUN WITH NUMBERS workbook wherein they made different pictures/shapes from simple to complex with the help of Trapezium cards.
• Introduction to backward counting (30-1) through flash cards, toy pedagogy, and related workbook pages.
• Introduction to number names ‘six’ through flashcards, related song and notebook pages.
• Introduction to the concept of ‘What comes Before with the help of an interesting ‘Butterfly Scroll and Find’ toy activity.
• Children were able to recapitulate the concept of ‘What comes in between’ and ‘What comes After’ through and related workbook pages.
• The children did oral counting from 1 to 100 through actions.
• Introduction of writing numbers 71 - 90 according to their place value followed by notebook pages.

 

Visual-Spatial 
Art is a creative therapy that involves visual movements, imagination skills, aesthetic skills, and finger dexterity. Children gained these skills with the help of various coloring and craft activities.
•In the first week, children enjoyed making a ‘Lion mask’ related to letter ‘Ll. They also enjoyed making the cut outs of wild animals.
•In the second week, children made the ‘Cow Head Gear’ using Shape cut-outs
(Integration with Theme of Farm animals and Logical Math)
•In the third week, children made a ‘Giraffe Hand Puppet’ related to letter ‘Gg
and wild animals.
•In the fourth week, children made a freehand drawing of a Lion to understand
its habitat.

Musical Intelligence 
Musical intelligence helps to improve brainpower, and the development of social skills and it has been scientifically proven that music has a lot of advantages and health benefits.

Indian Music 
Music is an excellent way for kids to express themselves. They can express their feelings and emotions through music. This can help them communicate better and creatively express themselves.
During the month children practiced singing the ‘Welcome Song’, vocal warm-ups, rhythm clapping, animal choir, ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’ Body game, and ‘Sa se sang’ song along with the educator.

Western Music 
Children enjoyed singing the songs ‘Do re mi and ‘Blue up in the sky’ to the tunes of a guitar.

Dance
Dance is a way for kids to express their creativity, imagination, and emotions. During the month, the children did warm-up exercises and danced to the tunes of the song, "Mere teacher ho tum hi" and "Chogada tara".
 

Bodily-kinesthetic 
Our emotional intelligence is rooted in kinesthetic awareness. Our bodies can tell us about our feelings. It helps us to become aware and act accordingly. Therefore, the development of kinesthetic intelligence is a very important tool that contributes to a happy harmonious life.
To strengthen our students’ emotional intelligence, foster a strong team spirit, and make them skilled at sports, the educator taught our little champions various exercises. The same are mentioned below:

• Warm-up exercises like on-the-spot jogging, jumping, and running.
• Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones.

 
Students were able to perform:
KG-A
Striking Skills:

1. Striking the ball using a plastic bat
2. Striking the ball on hand
3. Striking the ball against the wall

KG-B
Locomotor & Non-Locomotors Activities:

1. Crawling
2. Jumping (Single leg Jumping/Double leg Jump)
3. Side Run/Walk

Non-Locomotor Skills:

1. Stretching
2. Catching on the spot
3. Throwing on the spot

KG-C
Manipulation Skills:

1. Rolling the ball and walking
2. Skipping on ball
3. Kicking the ball

KG-D
Indigenous Games:

1. Kangaroo Jumps with ball
2. Running (Touch and back)
3. Tag Games

LEAP
Think beyond the magic and get beyond the imagination!

To unleash the creativity of our children we conduct LEAP activities each month wherein children perform various brainstorming tasks to enhance their higher-order thinking skills and ingenuity to be future-ready.
Below are the activities performed by the students this month:

• Pattern Tracing- Children learnt to copy various patterns followed by colour coding.
• Colour Patterns- Children colored the things in a manner to create a pattern and later created their own imaginary patterns as well.

 

SKATING
 
‘I may lose my balance but I never lose my determination.’
Skating helps kids burn off extra energy, build strong muscles, and maintain a healthy weight. Stress reduction – Skating is a great way to alleviate stress, and it provides a welcome distraction from everyday worries.
Children practiced the following movements while skating:
 
Week 1: Basic/Beginner 1.0

• Walking on Skates
• Sliding on Skates
• Skating forward

 
Week 2: Basic/Beginner 2.0

• Skating crossing blow bar
• Simple sit
• Zig Zag forward

 
Week 3: Basic/Beginner 3.0

• Half camel on Left Leg
• Half Camel on Right Leg
• Full Camel any Leg
• T-Break/Breaking forward

 Imaginarium 
 
                                ‘Imagination is the soil that brings a dream to life.’
 Children showcased their imagination and creativity to create some healthy meals at the kitchen station. They were also apprised of the importance of working in a team in a congenial manner. In the progressing weeks, children enjoyed free play at different stations wherein they explored their areas of interest.
 

Interpersonal Intelligence

Birthday celebration- Show & Tell 
All Kindergarten children who were born in the month of September had their birthday celebrations on Friday, 30th September 2022. The theme for the celebration was ‘My Favourite Animal’. Students came dressed according to the theme and also carried a prop or a picture related to it. They spoke a few lines on their ‘Favorite Animal’.  They were also apprised of how one should dress up for a party and behave in a social gathering.

 
Storytelling
The month started with a fun-loving story based on a farm setting. This story was taken up to familiarize the children with farm animals, and pet animals (their homes and young ones) followed by a recap worksheet in the second week. The third week started with an audio-visual story of a bear who didn’t know much about the planet and wanted to explore it. In the fourth week, various landscapes covering the major landforms of the earth were taken up as a follow up activity of the previous week.

Drama 
Drama promotes communication skills, teamwork and dialogue delivery. It stimulates the imagination and creativity in a child and also develops a better understanding of human behaviour and empathy with distant situations. Kids enacted the various expressions and feelings in stories like ‘The Smart Goat’, and ‘The Fake Friendship’ in the first and second week respectively. This was followed by a role play activity of the same stories in the third and the fourth week through facial expressions and actions.

Events and Celebrations
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Hindi Diwas Assembly 
हिंदुस्तान की शान है हिंदी
हर हिंदुस्तानी की पहचान ही हिंदी
एकता की अनुपम परंपरा है हिंदी
हर दिल का अरमान है हिंदी।।

14 सितम्बर 1949 को संविधान सभा ने यह निर्णय लिया कि हिन्दी संघ सरकार की आधिकारिक भाषा होगी। इसी उपलक्ष्य में प्रतिवर्ष १४ सितम्बर को हिंदी दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है। इस अवसर पर सनसिटी विद्यालय के नर्सरी - बी के छात्रों ने अपनी कक्षा की सभा में बहुत ही सुन्दर और सरल तरीके से हिंदी दिवस का महत्त्व समझाया और यह एहसास दिलाया की हिंदी भाषा हमें अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर मान और गौरव प्रदान करवाती है। हिंदी भाषा ने हमें एक नई पहचान दिलाई है।  हिंदी संपूर्ण विश्व में बोली जाने वाली प्रमुख भाषाओं में से एक है। हिंदी हमारे स्वाभिमान और गर्व की भाषा है। प्रधानाचार्य जी ने भी बहुत सुन्दर शब्द कहे और सभा का अंत राष्ट्रीय गान के साथ किया गया।    

Verbal Linguistic Event 
के. जी.के छात्रों ने हिंदी दिवस/मौखिक भाषाई घटना (verbal linguistic event) के उप्लक्षय में एक दोहा वाचन गतिविधि का आनंद लिया और छात्रों ने कक्षा में अध्यापिका के साथ हिंदी के कुछ दोहे सीखे और उनका सही उच्चारण भी सीखा।यह उनके लिए एक रोमांचक गतिविधि थी।

Gandhi Jayanti Assembly
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                                 “My life is my message.” – M.K Gandhi

Our little Suncitizens celebrated Bapu ji’ s birthday with great zeal, enthusiasm,
and patriotism. The special assembly conducted by Nursery C was held on 30th
September to give a deep insight into the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi.
The assembly began with a morning prayer which was followed by the word of
the day presented by the students of Nursery C. They confidently shared a few
important facts about Mahatma Gandhi. They also showcased the glimpses of
Gandhiji’s life which included the ‘Non-Violence Movement’ and ‘Swachh Bharat
Abhiyan.’ Gandhiji’s three monkeys depicted the importance of seeing good,
hearing good and speaking good.
The audiences were left spellbound with the melodious vocal performance of a
beautiful devotional bhajan ‘Raghupati Raghav raja ram’ and with the dance
performance on the song, ‘Bande mein tha dum’ which filled the ambience with a
feeling of patriotism for our country and gratitude towards Bapu. Towards the
end, our beloved Principal ma’am, Ms Guneet Ohri motivated the children to
imbibe the teachings of Gandhiji in their lives.
 

Dear Parent, (s)
Greetings!
Let's glance through the month of ‘Awesome August’
            
                ‘Growth is the only evidence of life.’
Without continuous growth and progress, words such as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. Now, when the children have taken the wings to fly, we don’t want them to stop; instead see them blossom through our theme ‘Growth’.
                

Naturalistic  Intelligence
“There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land” ~ Paul McCartney
 

• The educator sensitized the students on the importance of water and

discussed ways to conserve it. She apprised the students on how we can conserve water by exercising the following practices:
Turn off the taps while brushing teeth, fixing the leaky taps at home, using only one glass (the entire day) for drinking water, washing fruits in a bowl of water, taking quick showers etc. They also did a wonderful activity, ‘Save Water’ wherein they made a ‘Save Water Card’ to spread awareness about water conservation.
 

• To enable the children understand the true meaning and spirit of ‘Independence Day’, educator enlightened them about the national symbols of our country such as the National Flag, National Anthem, National Emblem, National Bird, National Flower, National Animal, National Currency, National River, National Fruit and the National Song of India. They also made a cap on the theme ‘Independence day’ representing the tricolors of the ‘Tiranga.’

 

• The educator explained the ‘Life cycle of a Butterfly’ through an activity wherein they made the life cycle of a butterfly on a paper plate using different cutouts and crayons.

 

• The educator explained the significance of the festival, ‘Ganesh Chaturthi’ and discussed the ways to celebrate it in an eco-friendly way to avoid pollution. She also apprised the students on the dishes, attire and the rituals to be carried out on this auspicious day. Children also participated an activity wherein they made ‘Modaks from desiccated coconuts and condensed milk as Prasad.

Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –English 
Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four key skills of every language. Children recapitulated the phonic sound of letters from ‘a-p’ through jolly phonics song. They were introduced to the letters from ‘Nn- Pp’ along with their formations and their related vocabulary words. Children were also exposed to a few new sight words which helped to promote reading comprehension. They practiced reading and writing of CVC words of ‘at’, ’an’, ’ap’, ’ad’ family in their notebook and reader book

Verbal Linguistic Intelligence –Hindi 
स्वर गीत, कहानी के माध्यम से स्वरों (इ , ई, ऋ) का परिचय  दिया गया।  
साथ में इन से शुरू होने वाली चीज़ो को दिखा कर इनकी पहचान भी कराई गयी।  अभ्यास पुस्तिका, भीतिपत्र पहेली और स्वर गीत द्वारा (अ, आ , इ, ई, उ,ऊ, ए ,ऐ , ओ, औ, ऋ , अ: )  स्वरों की पुनरावृति की गई। बच्चो ने स्वरों को क्रम में लिखने का अभ्यास भी कार्य पुस्तिका में किया।  

Logical Mathematical Intelligence 
‘Mathematics gives us hope that every problem has a solution.’
 

• The children enjoyed exploring the SHIN Activity- FUN WITH NUMBERS workbook wherein they made different pictures/shapes with the help of Trapezium cards.
• Introduction of the “Diamond’ shape took place by making a kite flying scene in the art files.
• Introduction to backward counting (20-1) was done through flashcards and related workbook pages.
• Introduction to number names ‘four and five’ was done through flashcards, related song and notebook pages.
• Recapitulation of the pre-number concept- Tall and short.
• Introduction to the concept of ‘What comes After’ with the help of an interesting ‘Butterfly Scroll and Find’ toy activity.
• Children also enjoyed learning the concept of ‘What comes in Between’ through a fun clay activity and related workbook pages.
• The children did oral counting from 1 to 80 through actions.
• Introduction of writing numbers 51-70 according to their place value followed by workbook pages. 

Visual-Spatial  Intelligence
Art is a creative therapy that uses all disciplines of art; visual movements, imagination skills, aesthetic skills, and finger dexterity. Children explored their aesthetic skills with the help of various colouring and craft activities.

• In the first week, children enjoyed making Letter Nn ‘Nest Craft’.
• In the second week, the children did a ‘Rakhi Making Activity‘ on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.
• In the third week, children learnt the importance of Krishna Janamashtmi and made ‘Dahi Handi-Craft.’
• In the fourth week, recapitulation of useful and harmful insects was done and children made a ‘Honey Bee Craft.’

​Musical Intelligence 
Indian Music 
Music is quite vital in our daily life; it gives a background to different moods and different moments of life. Music helps the soul to rejuvenate and brings joy and happiness to everyone. Children welcomed each other through the welcome song and enjoyed ‘Sa Re Ga Ma’ body game and vocal warmup. They practiced singing the song ‘देश मेरे देश’on the eve of Independence Day and ‘अरेरेरे कृष्णा’ on the occasion of Krishna Janamashtami in the Indian music. 
 

​Western Music 
Children practiced the seven notes on the tunes of ‘Do Re Me’ and enjoyed singing the song ‘Up in the sky’ on the keyboard.

​Dance 
Dance is a way for kids to express their creativity, imagination, and emotions. During the month, the children did warmup exercises and danced to the tune of the ‘Patriotic mashup’ and 'Natkhat Krishna' song’.

Bodily-kinesthetic Intelligence
Gross motor skills are important for our children’s physical development and overall wellbeing. Even when a child is sitting, gross motor skills help to maintain a good posture. We coordinated the large muscle exercises for movements like crawling, walking and running which are needed for a child’s everyday functions.
This month students practiced the below mentioned exercises:

• Warm-up exercises like on the spot jogging, jumping and running.
• Agility exercises like modified zig-zag running with cones.

 
Students were able to perform:
KG-A
Striking Skills:

1. Striking the ball using a plastic bat
2. Striking the ball on hand
3. Striking the ball against the wall

 
KG-B
Locomotor & Non-Locomotors Activities:

1. Crawling
2. Jumping (Single leg Jumping/Double leg Jump)
3. Side Run/Walk

Non-Locomotor Skills:

1. Stretching
2. Catching on the spot
3. Throwing on the spot

 
KG-C
Manipulation Skills:

1. Rolling the ball and walking
2. Skipping on ball
3. Kicking the ball

 
KG-D
Indigenous Games:

1. Kangaroo Jumps with ball
2. Running (Touch and back)
3. Tag Games 

​SKATING:
Skating can be a fun filled and rewarding activity for children of all ages! It builds strength, self-esteem, balance, and coordination and is a good source of exercise. Skating is a great way to spend time with friends or family, and it’s a sport that can be enjoyed year-round. Children practiced the following movements while skating:
 
Week 1: Basic/Beginner 1.0

• Walking on Skates
• Sliding on Skates
• Skating forward

 
Week 2: Basic/Beginner 2.0

• Skating crossing blow bar
• Simple sit
• Zig Zag forward

 
Week 3: Basic/Beginner 3.0

• Half camel on Left Leg
• Half Camel on Right Leg
• Full Camel any Leg
• T-Break/Breaking forward

 
 

​Imaginarium
Imaginarium
Imagination is the eye of the soul.
~Joseph Joubert
 
Children showcased their imagination and creativity at the block station by building different structures. They also explored and enjoyed the role play activities at the pretend play station and puppet theatre which enhanced their creative thinking, gross motor skills, and visual-spatial intelligence.

Interpersonal Intelligence
Birthday celebration- Show & Tell 
Birthday - Our little ones were excited to be a part of birthday celebrations to celebrate their special day with their classmates and teachers. Keeping up the spirit, birthdays of KG children born in the month of August were celebrated on 31st August, 2022. The theme for the celebration was ‘Different types of Insects’. Children were made aware of the basic etiquettes of how to behave at a party.

​Storytelling 
‘When children are old enough to talk, they’re old enough to tell a story.’
As children become more comfortable with storytelling, it’s fun to introduce more structured storytelling activities and games. ‘Pass it On' was the first story narrated this month which taught the importance of responsibility and differentiating between right and wrong to the children. It gave the message to spread good things around so that we can make the world a better place to live in.
This was followed by an activity in which children drew things which are good to share (smile, moments of joy, stationery objects etc.). In the third week, a story named ‘What the Ladybird heard’ was narrated to the children in order to acquaint them with different sounds of animals and their homes. In the fourth week the second part of the story was narrated as a recap of the concept taught in the previous weeks.

Drama 
Role Play activities help to develop empathy in the children. They also help to develop the expression, control of feelings, motivate undiscovered feelings, and sometimes help in discharging negative feelings. Keeping this in mind, the educator narrated the story of ‘The Rainbow Fish’, बीरबल की खिचड़ी’, ‘My good friends’ to the children. A ‘Role Play’ on the topic– ‘My Good Friends’ was done to help the students learn skills used in real-world situations.
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.​Events and Celebrations

 
15th August 2021 Independence Day:
 “Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living”?

• Mahatma Gandhi

Suncitizens celebrated India’s 75th Independence Day with immense respect and strong patriotic feelings. Children attended the flag hoisting ceremony followed by the solemn notes of the National Anthem. They stood proud in their freedom fighter attire to greet the chief guest as he passed through the corridors of the EYP wing. Our young nationals learnt about the national symbols and enjoyed making a Tri colour head gear.

​Bodily-Kinesthetic Event:
We put up a, ‘Bodily Kinaesthetic Event’ to give the students a chance to showcase their potential in sports.