ACTIVITIES held from 25th January to 23rd February 2012

MOVIE WATCH: BOB THE BUILDER: SCOOP SAVES THE DAY

To provide children with an opportunity to listen for the details that they are learning in this theme (Transport), a VCD of Bob the builder- “Scoop saves the day” was shown to them.
In this story, a heavy storm causes a lot of damage and Bob the builder sets off to clear all the mess using his various transport vehicles. Later the children were given an opportunity to talk about the movie also the different transport vehicles they saw in this movie.
Children had a lot of fun watching this movie.

Crazy creation

February 21, 2012 children of Senior.K.G had a brainstorming activity called ‘Crazy creations’ . Children were asked to imagine and draw, something that they would like to invent. They used different colored papers, yarn, stickers, glitter etc. to decorate their invention. Children came up with lots of astounding ideas and imaginations. Students proudly showed their creations and shared the ideas behind their crazy creations with their classmates. Overall it was a fun art activity for the children to do in class.

WASHING DAY

To reinforce the concept of Dhobi about which the children have been learning in the ongoing theme of Community helpers, ‘Washing day’ was organized in the playgroup class. To provide an opportunity for dramatic play, three corners were set up in the class namely washing corner, drying corner and ironing corner. One of the teachers pretended to be a dhobi and sang the song ‘dhobi aaya’. Everyone were given dirty napkins to wash. The children enjoyed dipping, scrubbing and washing the napkins. They then hung them on a clothesline to dry and in the end ironed them with a toy iron. Our tiny tots enjoyed the activity immensely.

VISIT TO THE FIRE STATION

The excitement in nursery classes was infectious as everyone got ready to visit a fire station. The aim of the trip was to reinforce the concept of a fire station and firemen. The children were very excited to see the fire engines and meet the firemen. The firemen showed everyone the different equipments they use to put out a fire like hosepipe, ladder, fire extinguishers etc and explained the procedures employed . The children were especially excited when the firemen gave a demonstration of the different ways of putting out the fire with the hose pipe. It was a very informative and interesting trip for the children.

VALENTINE’S DAY

To help children understand the importance and significance of the festival “Valentine’s day”, teachers told them a wonderful story of St. Valentine. On 14th of February, we send or receive cards or gifts to our loved ones with hearts and a picture of cupid on them to say how much they love each other. Cupid is a mischievous child with wings and carries a bow and an arrow.
To make this day special children brought bread and jam. They cut them with heart shaped cookie cutter and decorated them beautifully with colorful gems, and ate to their hearts content.

VALENTINE’S DAY

Love was in the air when the children of Nursery and Playschool celebrated Valentine’ s day in their classes. Teachers told the children that on this day people send cards and gifts to their parents, siblings and friends to say how much they love them. Children were shown the picture of Cupid and told that it is a mischievous fairy which stands for love. Playschool children sang a special Valentine’s day song with their teachers. The nursery children were very excited to make a ‘I love you’ card for their parents. They painted hearts on the card to show their love and appreciation for their parents.

VALENTINE’S DAY

Valentine's Day is a celebration of love. The roots of Valentine's Day go back to ancient times, it is celebrated on February 14th.
The traditions of Valentine's Day are broad and many. It is a time to exchange cards or small gifts. It is a romantic event for grown ups and a fun event for kids and family.
The festival was celebrated with a lot of grandeur in Senior.K.G on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Teachers told the story of Saint Valentine and the invention of greeting cards to the students. Students then made pretty pink heart cards for their friends or family, which they took home for their valentine’s.

SHOEMAKER AND THE ELVES

To introduce the shoemaker in the theme ‘People at work’ and to enhance visual and listening skills, children of nursery were told the story of ‘The Shoemaker and the Elves’. The teachers used hand and finger puppets to make the story interesting for the children. The children were also shown the story flash cards. Everyone enjoyed the story session immensely.

TU B’SHVAT

To understand the importance and significance of the festival TU B’ SHVAT, it was celebrated in the Junior Kg classes. We started our special day with a special friend (tree puppet) puppet show. Tree puppet explained to the children-“I have come all the way from Israel. Today is my birthday and we celebrate it as a festival called TU B’ SHVAT. It’s also known as the new year of trees. On this day people calculate the age of trees. They celebrate by eating grapes, figs, pomegranate, olives, and dates”.
After the show children did the activity of sowing seeds and stuck a flower with leaves on the pot and then they kept the pots on the window slits to get enough sunlight.

Tu B’Shvat

Tu B’shvat is the day that marks the beginning of a “New Year for Trees.” This is the season in which the earliest-blooming trees in the Land of Israel emerge from their winter sleep and begin a new fruit-bearing cycle.
Senior.K.G students celebrated this festival on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 by listening to the story of the festival through a puppet show. Students also made Tu B’Shvat food mats by stamping painted leaves and on their sheets. This activity increased students awareness about tress and their importance.

TU B’SHVAT

Tu B’Shvat which is a festival of Israel was celebrated in nursery classes. The teachers showed the children a tree puppet and told them that on this day people of Israel celebrate the birthday of trees. They also plant a sapling and eats fruits like grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. As a follow up activity, everyone made a handprint tree. They were given a cut out of a tree trunk. They dipped their hands in green and yellow paint and made handprints on the tree to make its branches.

Tu B’Shvat

The children of playschool celebrated “Tu B ‘Shvat” in the classes which is a festival of the people of Israel. In Israel people celebrate the new year of plants and trees. A tree puppet was shown to the children and were told that on this day everyone plants a sapling and eats fruits like grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and dates. The children were given a picture of a tree which they were very happy to colour.

COLOUR FUN DAY-PURPLE

Purple day was celebrated in Nursery classes with enthusiasm and excitement. The children and their teachers came dressed to school in purple coloured clothes. The classes and corridors were decorated with purple streamers and cut outs of brinjals, flowers and blueberries. Everyone were very happy to play games like ‘noisy purple’ and ‘purple streamer race’ with their friends. To reinforce the colour purple, the children made a purple collage with cuts outs of objects which they coloured with purple crayon and stuck on a chart paper. Fun ended in nursery classes with our little ones dancing with purple streamers.

CHECK YOUR TEETH DAY

To reinforce people at work ‘check your teeth day’ was organised in the nursery classes. A dentist came to the classes and showed the children all the instruments she uses. She checked everyone’s teeth for cavities. The children were told to brush their teeth twice a day and to eat lots of fruits and vegetables for strong and healthy teeth. The dentist also told the children not to eat too much of junk food. The day ended with everyone singing the poem ‘My toothbrush’ with their friends and the teachers.

WHAT DO CHEFS/BAKERS DO?

To introduce ‘The Baker’ a special day was organized in the nursery classes. A teacher dressed as a baker came to the class and demonstrated how a cake is baked. She showed everyone the different instruments used by the baker like measuring cup, baking tray and the oven. She made the cake in front of the children showing them the ingredients she used like flour, sugar, eggs.
The batter was then put in the oven. Our little ones relished the cake made by the baker immensely. As a follow up activity, everyone made a Baker’s hat with white chart paper cut outs. The children were very proud and happy to wear their bakers hat.

CARPENTER VISIT

To introduce the children to the carpenter and the work he does, a carpenter visit was organized in the nursery classes in the Theme ‘People at work’. The carpenter showed the children the tools that he uses like the saw, hammer, planer, sand paper etc.
He told them about the different things that he makes with his tools. Soon our little carpenters got busy in making tables and chairs for their friends with toy hammers, nuts and bolts. Then it was time for a group activity in which the teacher gave them a picture of a big tree. Everyone stuck sawdust on the trunk of the tree and dipped leaves in green paint and made leaf prints on the tree.

ANTS GO MARCHING

To provide opportunity for developing self confidence in the children, a special day ‘Ants go marching’ was organized in the playgroup class. The children came dressed as ants and were very happy to see one of their teachers dressed as an ant too.
Every one recited the poem ‘The ants go marching by’ and walked on their fours like an ant. Next our little ones enjoyed listening to the song ‘ Ants on Parade’ and marched together one behind the other like ants. It was a fun filled day in the playgroup which was enjoyed by both the children and the teachers.

NURSE/DOCTOR DRESS UP DAY

To reinforce the concept of community helpers which is being taught in the ongoing theme of ‘People at work’ the children of nursery came dressed to school as nurses and doctors. A clinic was set up in one of the corners in the class with all the doctors’ tools. The children dressed as doctors pretended to check their patients using the stethoscope and thermometer. The children dressed as nurses assisted the doctors in treating the patients and changing their bandages. The day ended with a poem ‘I’m a happy doctor’ which everyone sang with their friends. It was a fun day in nursery classes thoroughly enjoyed by our little ones.

REPUBLIC DAY

Nursery and playschool children came dressed in the colours of the Indian flag to celebrate Republic Day. The children were told that Republic day is celebrated because the Constitution of our country was framed on that day. Nursery children made tricolour fans by folding cut outs of green, white and orange paper and sticking them together. Playschool children were very excited to make a tricolour mural. They were given a cut out of white chart paper which they painted with orange and green paint and stuck pictures of national animal, bird, flower on it. The celebration ended with our little ones singing the national anthem and dancing to the song ‘nanha munna rahi hoon’.

ACTIVITIES held from 10th February to 15th February 2012

FIELD TRIP TO A FLORIST

The theme for the month being plant life, what would be more appropriate than a visit to a florist. Children were enthusiastic and over whelmed looking at the different varieties of flowers.
They listened with immense interest as the florist showed them the different varieties of flowers in his shop.
On the journey back to school, teachers took them through the topic ‘plants’ once again and all in unison agreed the world would indeed be so dull without them. Plants not only beautify our surroundings- they even touch each one of us.

Fantastic Flowers

The very name “flowers” brings a sweet fragrance to our minds…. On this special day of fantastic flowers, children beautifully dramatized how a seed turns into a plant bearing flowers with yanni music playing in the background.
Later they made different colored flowers. They covered the flowers with colorful finger prints and the leaves with green fingerprints and attached it to the ice cream sticks. Once the flowers were ready, they took turns and arranged their flowers in the vase.

Republic Day

26th January is not just another date. It is one of the most important days in Indian history. While India gained independence on August 15, 1947, it was not until January 26, 1950 that the constitution of India came into effect and India became a truly sovereign state, a totally republican nation.
So, the 26th of January was decreed a "National Holiday" and has been recognized and celebrated as the Republic Day of India, The Senior.K.G students celebrated this day with a lot of pomp and show on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Classes were dazzling with the shades of saffron, white and green, as students had dressed up in the flag colours. Children made tricolour badges which they proudly wore before leaving for home. This activity helped in making the children aware of this special day, and sow the seed of patriotism in their hearts.

Republic Day

Nursery and playschool children came dressed in the colours of the Indian flag to celebrate Republic Day. The children were told that Republic day is celebrated because the Constitution of our country was framed on that day. Nursery children made tricolour fans by folding cut outs of green, white and orange paper and sticking them together. Playschool children were very excited to make a tricolour mural. They were given a cut out of white chart paper which they painted with orange and green paint and stuck pictures of national animal, bird, flower on it. The celebration ended with our little ones singing the national anthem and dancing to the song ‘nanha munna rahi hoon’.

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION

Republic day was celebrated in Junior Kg in order to make the children understand the importance and significance of this day. Republic day is celebrated in a grand way by hoisting our National flag. It has three colors namely orange which stands for sacrifice, white which stands for peace and green for growth and progress. The wheel has 24 spokes depicting 24 hours of the day.
To make this day memorable and to inculcate the spirit of being Indian, Junior KG children did an art activity and made a pendant. Children were proud to wear the medal around their neck and were filled with pride of being Indians.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

To help the children understand the significance of the festival “Chinese new year “it was celebrated in nursery and playschool classes. The teachers told the children that on the eve of Chinese new year, people carry lanterns into the streets to take part in a parade. A giant golden dragon made of silk and velvet twists and turns and weaves its way through the crowds. People wear tiger and dragon face masks and the sky is filled with firecrackers and light. On this day, Chinese people eat a vegetarian dish called “jai”. As a follow up activity, Nursery children made a Chinese Tiger finger puppet and the playschool children did a craft activity of making Chinese new year fireworks with glitter.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Chinese New Year was celebrated in Junior Kg in order to make the children understand the importance and significance of the festival. On this day Chinese people carry lanterns into the street to take part in a parade. People wear animal masks and hundreds of lanterns and flags decorate the streets. A giant golden dragon made of silk and velvet weaves its way through the crowd. At midnight people open every door and window of their houses to allow the old year to go out.
Children celebrated this festival by making the dancing dragon toy. Yellow construction paper was used to make the dragon’s face and tail which was then stuck on the red construction paper which was fan folded. Later straws were stuck on the edges of the face and tail. Black bindis were placed on the face as eyes.

CHINESE NEW YEAR

The Chinese New Year is celebrated for about fifteen days. It is starting from January 23, this year. In the days that follow festive dance and parades are held featuring colorful dragons or lions, ceremonies are held to pay homage to deities and ancestors, children receive money in red envelopes, gifts are exchanged, extended family members visit each other, and there’s more traditional feasting. This is one time in the year when the whole nation feels united as they can imagine each other's enjoyment.
Senior.K.G students celebrated this day on Monday, January 23, 2012, by making the Chinese lion puppets in their classes. The importance of this day was explained to them by the teachers. This activity helped the students to understand about Chinese traditions and their culture.

BEAUTIFUL BIRDS

We started off our special day by screening the VCD showing the different kinds of birds. Children enthusiastically recognized the birds of prey, water birds, perching birds, flightless birds and the national birds of different countries along with their characteristics.
Later we demonstrated step by step the life cycle of a bird as they did the activity “My mini book of a chick hatches”. Children used their own creativity by coloring the cover page and the entire book and sequenced it in order. They were very proud to make the beautiful chick book and bird nest with a paper plate.

Recycling Day

Recycling or making new things from old materials saves money, energy and Earth’s natural resources, thereby helping the evironment. Recycling also saves space in landfills. The energy saved by recycling also results in less pollution. On Wednesday, January 18,2012, Senior.K.G students learnt to recycle old newspapers. They made paper bags using simple materials available at home like string, glue, paint and newspaper. This activity helped the children to understand the fact that, when you make new products from old materials, natural resources are saved otherwise the old material would have been thrown away.

KITE FLYING DAY

Makar Sankranti is the first festival celebrated in India during the year. It is celebrated on 14th of January. Makar Sankranti is also known as “Festival of Kites”. The weather is windy at this time of the year and flying kite is so much fun.
On this special day, children did the activity of kite making. They made a kite for themselves. They coloured the kites using bright crayons and stuck colourful crepe papers for its tail. Children showed their creativity by making beautiful patterns on it. They carried their kites home with a beautiful smile on their faces.

Makar Sankrati

Makar Sankranti is celebrated in different ways all over India. In northern India it is called Lohri , where lighting a bonfire is an integral part of the festivities. In Karnataka kite flying occupies an important place in the celebration of Makar sankrati.
Senior.K.G students celebrated this festival on Friday, January 13, 2012, by flying kites in the school. Children were excited and cheered with joy as kites soared up in the sky. Children got an opportunity to get the feeling of flying kites as they held the thread themselves.
It was a feast to watch the colourful kites fly in the cool winter breeze against the blue backdrop of the sky.

Clean city Green city

Thursday, January 12, 2012 Sr,K.G. students took an oath to keep their city clean. They learnt to sort garbage into biodegradable waste and non-biodegradable waste. They also learnt how to reuse and recycle products. The children segregated garbage into wet and dry garbage, noted what can go into the compost bin and what cannot. Our little earth pals promised to keep the environment clean and our city green by planting trees. “Clean city Green city” activity is a message to all the citizens of our country, to save our planet and its natural resources.

Save Tigers

Tigers are on the threshold of extinction. According to WWF, Tigers are amongst the ten most endangered species in the world.
Over the last century more than 95 per cent of the Tiger population has been wiped out & three sub-species are already extinct.
Less than 3500 tigers remain in the wild today with around 50 per cent in India and their numbers are declining fast.  On Monday, January 9, 2012, Senior.K.G students watched a movie of two brothers – two tiger cubs. The movie watch was followed by an art activity where children made tiger door signs. This special day has helped in creating awareness in students, about the plight of tigers in the world today.

ACTIVITIES held from 21st December to 23rd December 2011

HO HO HO!

Children of Senior.K.G got a visit from Santa on Friday 23rd December, 2011. The spirit of Christmas was evident from the splashes of red, green and white seen all over the school campus. Children celebrated Christmas by making crepe paper wreaths and Christmas cards. They also played games like “pin the nose on snowman”. Children were delighted to watch the movie “Jingle all the way”, where they learned that Christmas is not just about gifts but about celebrating what we have. The day aptly ended by meeting Santa and receiving goody bags.

CHRISTMAS FIEST

Hark! The herald angels sing “Glory to the new born king”. It’s the Christmas season and a time for sharing celebration and fun.
Children dressed up brightly in shades of red, green, white and silver. The classrooms were decorated with wreath, bells, streamers to brighten up the Christmas feeling.
Children watched the movie “Jingle all the way” and enjoyed how Howard Fangston turns into a turbo man and how he makes his family happy.
Children just freaked out when Santa Claus danced to the tune of Jingle bells….They carefully watched his goody bag and grabbed the chocolates.
Children made their own Christmas tree with lot of enthusiasm. They made a snowman by sticking cotton on the snowman . They went home holding their goody bags with the excitement of opening them at home.

Christmas Feast

The christmas spirit was evident when our little ones came dressed to school in the christmas colours. There was red, green and white all around. The classes and corridors were decorated with red and green balloons and streamers. The children enjoyed making santa goody bags and greeting cards. They had a wonderful time playing four corners game with their friends. Everyone then watched a movie - ‘Bob the builder- Christmas to remember’. The excitement was at its peak in the classes when the children got a visit from Santa Claus who danced with them and gave each one of them a goody bag.
‘’MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR’’

Hanukah

Sr.K.G. celebrated “Hanukah” the Jewish festival of lights on Tuesday, 21st Dec, 2011. Teachers narrated the story of Hanukah and explained its importance to the children. Teachers also told them that Jewish people celebrate Hanukah by lighting the sacred lamp “Menorah” for eight nights and prepare wonderful food like potato latkes and doughnuts. The children then made paper plate menorah, as a follow up art activity. This special day helped the children to understand the Jewish festival.

ACTIVITIES held from 21st December to 22 December 2011

COLOUR FUN DAY-ORANGE

Orange day was celebrated in Nursery classes to reinforce the colour ‘Orange’ in the Theme ‘Water World’. The nursery corridor and classes were decorated with orange streamers and balloons. Our little ones and their teachers came dressed in orange colour clothes. Three corners were made in the classes with orange colour actvities planned in each corner. In corner one, the children sorted orange beads. In corner two, they made a collage by painting a chart with orange colour and sticking orange pictures on it. Third corner had the children playing ‘Noisy orange’ game where they played different instruments only on being shown an orange coloured object. Every one had a wonderful time dancing to music with orange streamers.

HANUKKAH

Hanukkah which is a festival of the Jews was celebrated in Nursery, playschool and Jr.Kg classes on 22nd December. The children were told about the significance of this festival which was the victory of the people of Israel over some cruel people who destroyed their temples. The Jews cook delicious food and decorate their houses with a six pointer star called as ‘Star of David’. Children play with a dreidel which is a top with four square sides that can be spun. Playschool children enjoyed singing a song to mark this festival. The celebration in the nursery classes and Jr.Kg was ended with a follow up activity of making a dreidal photo frame and ‘Star of David’ respectively which the children were very happy to take home. 

ACTIVITIES held from 23rd November to 25th November 2011

THANKSGIVING DAY

Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in order to help children understand the importance of this festival. The significance of this day was explained to the children by the teachers. Thanksgiving is a time for tradition and sharing. All the family members get together to celebrate this festival. It is celebrated all over the world and especially in USA.Families celebrate by watching football and eat a big feast with turkey, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce and apple pie. It is also about friendship. People eat, sing and dance together. They also thank God for his blessings.
Children made a turkey hat using different colours of construction paper and wore it while going home.

Fantastic Marine Facts

The children of Senior.K.G have entered the mesmerizing world of marine life this month. Children are learning about the fascinating creatures of the deep.
On Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011, they were asked to bring fantastic facts about the marine world to school. The children were encouraged to come up and talk about the under water creature they had chosen. The interactive session helped children to gain confidence and enhanced their knowledge of the enchanting marine world.

ACTIVITIES held from 11th November to 17th November 2011

Ocean wall

Children took a dive into the deep blue ocean on Thursday, November 17, 2011. They painted a colorful and bright ocean wall for their class. Children were given shades of blue and green paints and sponges to make the background. Each child explored his/her imagination in painting sea creatures of the deep. The entire class assembled  the project together into a fantastic masterpiece, to be put up on the wall of the class.

Children’s day

Children’s day was a much awaited day for our little stars and it was celebrated on Friday, November 11, 2011. The teachers of Vibgyor Kids staged a show for their kids. The story centered around Minku, the monkey and his passion for chocolates. Bo, the school mascot then teaches Minku to always share his chocolates with others and to make friends too. Children enjoyed watching Minku’s antics and dancing with him. Children had real fun making chocolate balls by mixing coca powder, condensed milk and biscuits. They then rolled the dough into balls and savored them. It was a whole new experience for them. As a memento they took home monkey masks..

Field trip to a zoo

Based on the Theme Animal world , kids were taken to the Bannerghata national park on 10th November 2011. Children were very excited and eager to see different animals and birds. Children were able to see different group of animals such as amphibians ,reptiles, birds and mammals. Children saw animals like zebra, spotted deer, python, hornbill, pelican, emu, elephants, monkey, etc. Children really enjoyed the trip a lot. It was a fun filled day.

KARADI TALES

Most of us have heard different versions of Karadi tales. Panchatantra Tales on Aesop’s fables are some of them.
Karadi tales –The name itself captured a smile on the children’s faces. We started our puppet show with Karadi the bear telling our young listeners the story of Buddharaj the foolish lion and how his false vanity resulted with his death. The story along with the puppet show brought an exact picture into their mind..

ACTIVITIES held from 31st October to 11th November 2011

CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION

Children’s day was celebrated today in Junior Kg classes. Children came dressed in party wear. To begin with, the importance of children’s day celebration was explained to them.
Puppet show with the script “The monkey who loved chocolate” was conducted by the teachers. Children danced during the music and movement session. For snacks, children were provided with muffins and sandwiches.
The most awaited activity of making chocolate balls was thoroughly enjoyed and relished by the children as they themselves made it. Children were presented with a monkey mask on this special day. 

CHILDREN’S DAY CELEBRATION

It was wonderful to see the excited faces of our little ones when they saw their school and classes decorated with balloons, streamers, candies, doughnuts and muffins to celebrate Children’s day. The excitement increased when the children were taken to see a puppet show ‘The monkey who loved Chocolates’ presented by their teachers. Laughter and giggles were all around at the antics of Minku the monkey. Happy little children went back to their classes to enjoy some cookies and pizzas. Everyone then got busy in making choco biscuit treats and relished eating them. The day ended with everyone getting a monkey mask to take home which they were very happy to wear. 

JUNGLE PARTY

Jungle party was celebrated in the playgroup to reinforce the names of wild animals in the theme ‘Pat,farm and wild animals. Children came dressed as Zebra, Tiger ,Lion and Elephant much to the excitement of their friends. The class was decorated like a jungle with plants,leaves and cut outs of various jungle animals. Every one had a great time dancing to the song ‘walking through the jungle’ and listening to the sounds of different animals. 

CELEBRATION OF HALLOWEEN

Halloween was celebrated by Junior Kg classes as a fun day. The importance of this festival was told to the children. On this day grownups and children dress up as ghosts and witches, and carve faces on pumpkins. At parties there are noisy games like apple bobbing. The most important celebration during Halloween is Trick-or-Treat. Children in America, Canada and Australia dress in scary costumes and knock on people’s doors asking “Trick or Treat”. People treat them by giving them sweets or other presents so that they won’t trick them.
Children made witches hat as a follow up activity.

ACTIVITIES held from 31st October to 2nd November 2011

COLOUR BOOTH DAY

It was a special day for our little ones when their mothers came to the class for ‘Colour Booth Day’. Everyone was excited to participate in all the fun activities with their mothers in 3 different corners. In the red corner, the children made lady bird puppets by coluring the lady bird and sorted red colour inter star links. In the blue corner, they threaded blue beads and enjoyed building towers with blue blocks. The children and their mothers enjoyed dancing on the song ‘streamer fun’ with yellow streamers. The fun ended with everyone getting a yellow sun tattoo on their hands. It was a fun and enjoyable experience for mama and her precious one.

HALLOWEEN DAY

Halloween was celebrated in Nursery and Playgroup classes with lots of interesting activities. Nursery children enjoyed making Peek a boo Jack- o -lantern face masks. They painted a paper plate and stuck green leaves on it. They were given black cut outs of a face which they were very happy to stick on the paper plate. Play group children made jack- o- lantern bottle craft by sticking face cut outs on the bottle. Our children were extremely happy to take their craft work home to show to their parents.

ACTIVITIES held on 28th October 2011

ZELDA THE ZEBRA

In the Theme ‘Pet, farm and wild animals, Zelda the Zebra came to the playgroup class to tell the children a story. It was a wonderful experience for our little ones as they saw a puppet show presented by the teachers about a Zebra who lost its stripes. Children enjoyed listening to rhymes, songs and danced with their friends.

ACTIVITIES held from 20th October to 21st October 2011

TRADITIONAL DAY

Traditional day was celebrated amongst the children with lots of enthusiasm. They turned up in their Indian best; some in colourful salwar suits, others in sequined ghagras and boys in gorgeous sherwanis. The significance of the Diwali festival was explained by the teachers. The day was marked by making colourful diwali cards and exquisite torans which children proudly carried back home to adorn their front doors and balconies. All went home with a sweet taste in their mouth busy munching the mouth watering ladoos.

MONKEY DAY

It was a fun day for the children in playgroup when monkey day was celebrated in their classes in the theme of ‘Pet,farm and wild animals’. Two children came dressed as monkeys much to the delight of all the other children. The classroom was filled with laughter and music as every one danced to ‘5 little monkeys’. Everyone enjoyed making their monkey paper bag puppets during activity time. They painted the cut outs of the monkey’s body with brown paint and then stuck them on a paper bag. It was a fun day for our children with every one monkeying around.

Dussehra

On Friday 23rd Sep, 2011, The children of Senior.K.G had a great time celebrating Dussehra in school. It was celebrated to make the children understand the importance of Dussehra festival. The teacher narrated the story of the ten headed “Ravana.”  the king of Lanka and how Lord Rama fought for nine days and killed Ravana on the tenth day. The children then had to draw their interpretation of the festival and were allowed to use their imagination and creativity.

ACTIVITIES held on 13th September 2011

VISIT TO STORY LAND

ACTIVITIES held on 9th September 2011

SEASON BOOTHS

To reinforce the concept of seasons, the teachers put in their best by setting up classrooms according to the four different seasons, summer, monsoon, winter and autumn.
The summer booth portrayed the hot sun, beaches, summer fruits, clothes and the blooming hills. The monsoon booth portrayed the creation of a new life after a parched summer. Dark grey clouds, raindrops, rainbow, raincoats, umbrellas, mushrooms, frogs and dancing peacocks filled up this room. The winter booth was filled with snow. This room portrayed the hill stations of India, winter clothes, winter sports and the white Christmas. The autumn booth was filled with dried leaves.
Children were occupied in making sunflowers, mushroom and muddy Prints. They were also shown how to make lemonade and hot soup.

ACTIVITIES held from 7th to 8th September 2011

DALMATIAN DAY

DINGLE DANGLE SCARECROW

It was a special day for our Nursery children when Dingle Dangle Scare crow came to visit them in their classes. One of the teachers came dressed as a scarecrow to introduce the concept of farm animals in the theme of ‘Pet, farm and wild animals’. Every one was very happy to dance with the scarecrow on the song ‘Dingle Dangle Scarecrow’. The fun continued in the activity period where the children decorated their own scarecrow puppets. They stuck hay on the arms and feet and marble paper on the shirt of the stick puppet. The children were very happy to take their scarecrow puppet home.

GANESH CHATURTHI

Ganesh Chaturthi was celebrated in nursery and play school classes on 30th August. Lord Ganesha’s idol was placed in one of the classes with arti puja plate,incense sticks, fruits and flowers. The children were told that people install images of Lord Ganpati in their houses and the celebration goes on for 7-10 days. Special food and Prasad are made on the first day of the Puja and on the last day of the festival, the idol of Ganesha is immersed in the water. Every one sang ‘Ganpati Bappa Morya’ and the children were given laddoos as part of the celebration. The celebration continued in the classes where nursery children did leaf painting on a picture of Lord Ganesha and play school children made a paper Toran by sticking cut outs of flowers and leaves on a satin ribbon.

GANESH CHATURTHI

We celebrated “Ganesh Chaturthi” on Tuesday,30th August,2011, with our children to make them understand the importance of the festival.
The classes were decorated with diyas and hibiscus flowers. Incense sticks were lighted and Idol of Lord Ganesha was placed. A puppet show was arranged to explain about the story of Ganesha. Children then performed a pooja by singing a song for Lord Ganesha.
The celebration ended with a clay modeling activity wherein children made models of Ganesha, showcasing their creativity..

RAMZAN EID

Every year during the month of Ramadan, all Muslims fast daily, from dawn until dusk. At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Fitr. The entire community comes together for special prayers and to congratulate each other.
Sr.K.G. children celebrated Eid on Monday, 30th August, 2011. They were told about the importance of this day, followed by an art activity. Children made Eid cards and wished ‘Eid Mubarak’ to each other.

RAMZAN EID

Eid was celebrated in Junior KG classes on 29th August. Eid means celebration and it is a festival celebrated by Muslims. During Ramzan Muslims fast. They break their fast with dates and salt. After 30 days of fast, Muslims celebrate the end of fasting and call this day Ramzan Eid.
Children were excited about the magic Painting activity. They made a moon and stars with candles and later dabbed it with black paint with a sponge… and what did they see???? MAGIC … shining moon and stars. They wished everybody Eid Mubarak and proudly took the cards home to give it to their loved ones and relished sevai kheer.

EID CELEBRATION

Eid was celebrated in nursery and play school classes with love and enthusiasm. The teachers told the children about this festival which is celebrated by the Muslims. They were told that during the month of Ramzan, Muslims do not eat or drink from sunrise to sunset. After 30 days of fasting, they celebrate the end of fasting on Eid which means celebration. Children were given dates as Iddy and Kheer as part of the celebrations. Everyone hugged each other and wished each other ‘Eid Mubarak’. The celebration ended with a song ‘I am fasting’ which everyone sang with their friends and teachers.

VEGGIE DAY-PLAY SCHOOL

‘Mom and me veggie day’ was celebrated in play group as part of the theme ‘Fruits and Vegetables’. The mothers came to the school to participate in the activities with their little ones. 3 corners were made in the class with different activities planned in each corner. The 1st corner had mom and her child painting on vegetable outlines on paper bags which they later took home .A scrumptious salad was made in the 2nd corner with different vegetables. In the 3rd corner, the children were given different vegetables in a large tray and they sorted the vegetables in separate bowls. Mom and her baby enjoyed their time together in school immensely.

VISIT TO THE SUPERMARKET

It was yet another fun trip when the children of nursery were taken to a supermarket. The objective was to show them different fruits and vegetables about which they had been learning in the ongoing concept of ‘Fruits and Vegetables’. Children were very excited to board the buses with their friends and sang songs all the way to the supermarket. Fresh and colourful fruits and vegetables were all around which every one enjoyed seeing. The market was filled with the voices of our little ones as they excitedly named all the fruits and vegetables. Every one came back to the classes after an educational and fun day at the supermarket.

GRANDPARENT’S DAY

‘Grandparents are a family’s greatest treasure,they are the footsteps to the future generations’
Grandparents party was organized to show love and appreciation for them. The corridoor and the classes were decorated keeping in mind the ‘Hawaiian’ theme. It was a wonderful sight as our little ones walked in, holding their beloved grandparents hands and led them to their classrooms. A video of the children singing a special song for their grandparents was shown to them. The children were excited to perform a dance especially for their grandparents. Soon everyone got busy in an activity and enjoyed playing a game which had all the grandparents and their grandchildren participating. There was laughter, smiles and joy all around. The party ended with refreshments which were relished by everyone.

GRAND PARENT’S DAY

To honor the grand parents, a special day was organized. It was an opportunity for the children to spend some time with their grandparents in the school. The theme chosen for the day was HAWAIIAN. The children, grandparents and teachers came dressed for the occasion. The whole school was decked up with the Hawaiian theme.
The grandparents saw videos about the grandchildren telling a poem about them. A group dance by the children was presented to the audience. The grandparents made a flower crown as part of an activity. This was then gifted to the grandchildren. The second activity was a game of musical ping pong balls. As a conclusion to the grand day, mementos made by the children were given to their grandparents.

ACTIVITIES held from 24th to 27th August 2011

Grandparents day

Senior .K.G. children celebrated Grandparents day on Wednesday,24th August, 2011. It brought out the unique relationship shared between the grandparents and grandchildren. The entire preprimary section looked like a Hawaiian paradise. It was wonderful sight to see all the teachers and so many grandparents dressed in the Hawaiian attire. They assembled in their respective classes and the party unfolded with a welcome speech. The grandparents then made  floral hat  souvenirs for their grandchildren as a token of their love. They also played games with great enthusiasm.  Though the grandparents and the grandchildren are more than a generation apart, they still enjoyed and cherished each other’s company.

Parent Teacher Meet

The Parent Teacher Meet for the first term was organized on Saturday, August 27, 2011, for Pre primary.
On this day parents were invited to come and meet the teachers of their child’s class. Teachers discussed the progress of the child and handed over the child’s art work to the parents. Parents were thrilled to see the classroom and class work books of the children. They got a feel of their child’s life at school. Parents also filled up feedback forms provided and dropped them in the drop box.

ACTIVITIES held from 11th to 19th August 2011

INDIA DAY - NURSERY & PLAYSCHOOL

India day was celebrated with full vigour and enthusiasm in nursery and playschool classes. The patriotic spirit was evident when the children came dressed to school in the colours of the Indian flag. The teachers showed them the Indian flag and told them about the significance and meaning of independence day. Nursery children were also told about India’s national flower and national bird. Playschool children were very happy to make tricolour headbands while Nursery children enjoyed making Indian flag badges. The day ended with everyone paying their respect to our great nation by singing the national anthem. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!.

COLOUR FUN DAY - BLUE

Blue Colour day was celebrated with lots of excitement in nursery classes. The children and their teachers came dressed in blue colour clothes. All the classes were decorated with blue streamers and blue toys. Three corners were made in the classes and the children participated in different blue colour activities. They were excited to make their hand prints on paper with blue starch. Everyone played with blue blocks and sorted blue beads. The day ended with our little ones dancing to the song ‘streamer fun’ with blue streamers.

PARSI NEW YEAR

Parsi new year also known as ‘Pateti’ was celebrated in playschool on 18th August. The children were told that the Parsi community celebrates this festival by going to the fire temple. They offer sandalwood which burns continuously in the fire temple. They make special patterns with tin moulds and chalk powder to decorate the steps of their houses. Special food and sweets are also made on this day. Everyone was then given a rangoli pattern and coloured wet chalks. The children were very happy to colour their rangoli and were excited to take their art work home.

PARSI NEW YEAR

Children of nursery celebrated Parsi new year also known as ‘Pateti’ in their classes on 19th August. The teachers talked to them about the significance of this festival which is celebrated by the Parsi community. The children were also told that Parsi people go to the fire temple and offer sandalwood on this day.They decorate their houses with flower garlands and make special patterns with tin moulds and chalk powder. The teachers then burnt sandalwood and made everyone smell the sweet smell. Our little ones enjoyed the activity of colouring rangoli pattern with coloured chalks and were happy to take it home.

SENSE STATION DAY

Children take in new information through their senses. They develop paths of their brain that deal with vision,smell and hearing.They have absorbent minds and absorb all the experiences. To provide our little ones with as many sensory experiences as possible, ‘SENSE STATIONS’ were organized. The children came to school with their parents and participated in many activities related to each sense-Hearing, Touch, Sight, Taste, and Smell. There were different corners where the children smelled different fragrances, touched different textures, tasted different kinds of food (salty, sweet, and sour) and heard many kinds of sounds. It was wonderful to see our little ones enjoy all the activities. The parents were very happy as they got an opportunity to experience a day in their child’s life at school.

ACTIVITIES held from 11th to 19th August 2011

Independence day

Independence day is celebrated to commemorate India’s birth as a sovereign nation. Thursday,
August 11, 2011, was a day of great celebration for the Sr.K.G. kids. Flashes of saffron, white and green were seen all over the campus as the kids were dressed up in t-shirts depicting the tricolour. The significance of our country’s dearly bought freedom was explained to the kids. The art activity wherein children drew the national flag and national symbols kindled patriotism within them. A feeling of pride engulfed every kid when the National Anthem was played. This celebration succeeded in infusing the spirit of patriotism and an overwhelming sense of togetherness in the minds of the children.

SAARE JAHAN SE ACCHA HINDUSTAN HAMARA

On India Day, 65th Independence Day was celebrated in Junior KG grade with lot of excitement. Children came dressed in orange, white or green. The day started with the National Anthem. Children were told about the significance of this day . A wall hanging with the outline of India’s map was made by the children with their hand prints in orange , white and green paints. They went back home filled with pride to be an Indian..

Parsi New Year

Parsi New Year also called as Pateti is celebrated by the Parsi community. On this sacred day men and women wear a special traditional dress and go to the fire temple to offer sandalwood. Our Sr.k.G children celebrated the Parsi New Year on Friday, August 19 , 2011, in their classes by making a ‘rangoli’ . Teachers spoke about the Parsi community, their food, traditional dress and how they celebrate this day.

Parsi New Year

Junior KG celebrated Parsi New Year on this day. Children were told as to how the Parsi community celebrate the day. They go to the fire temple and offer sandal wood. The men wear a special traditional dress called a Dagli with a Parsi prayer cap. Children did one activity in which they joined the dots using a wet chalk on a sheet of black chart paper using different combinations to get their own rangoli designs. Children enjoyed this session a lot and went home along with their art activity.

ACTIVITIES held from 21st to 22nd July 2011

Army officer visits

On Thursday, 21st July 2011, retired Col Rakesh Dabay Veer Chakra, visited the children of Senior K.G. to talk to the children about his profession in the Army. Children learnt about the various places he was posted at and how he faced the climatic conditions of those places. He talked about military training and vehicles used by them. The day aptly ended by children and the teachers saluting the Indian Flag.

PARENT’S DAY

The importance and significance of parent’s day was explained to the children . As there is no such day to celebrate and express love for both the parents on the same day, Bill Clinton, who was once the president of United States of America, decided to have a day to celebrate happiness, love and joy with both the parents together. We celebrate parent’s day to thank our parents for all the love they shower on us. On this special day, we should thank our parents for being there and taking care of us. Children made a tulip card for their parents. They pasted the photographs of their parents and wrote “I love you” inside the card. Overall it was an entertaining day and the children enjoyed themselves tremendously and went home very excited with their cards which they presented to their parents.

PARENT’S DAY

ACTIVITIES held from 11th July to 21st July 2011

MOM I LOVE YOU DAY

MY DAD ROCKS

‘My Dad Rocks’ was the mantra when fathers of our playschool children came to their class to spend some quality time with their little ones. Lots of fun activities were in store for them. First dad and his baby danced to some music. Then it was time for the little ones to show their beading skills. They made necklaces with beads for their fathers which the proud Dads happily wore. Imagination and creativity were on display when Dad and baby played with transport toys and wooden blocks. It was wonderful to see a very happy father and his baby walk hand in hand as they went home after a fun filled day in school.

GURU PURNIMA

Firstly, the children were told about the meaning of this festival and how it is important. The word Guru means a person who teaches us and provides us with knowledge like our teachers, parents and grandparents.
Purnima means full moon. So we offer prayers to our gurus on this day of July, when we can see the complete moon, in the honor of a sage (wise person) called Vyas. We also conduct puja of books as it gives us knowledge. Children celebrated Guru Purnima by colouring a worksheet of a teacher.

GURU PURNIMA

To help the children understand the importance and significance of the festival ‘Gurupurnima’ they were told that the word Guru means a person who teaches us by giving us knowledge like the teachers, parents and grandparents. This festival is celebrated in July and on this day we offer prayers to our Gurus and conduct puja of books as they give us knowledge. It falls on the day of the full moon which means on this day we can see the complete round moon. The children then sang the poem ‘ I love you, teacher’ along with their friends and teachers.

GURU PURNIMA

Senior K.G. students celebrated Guru poornima on July 15, 2011, The aim of this celebration was to help the children to understand the meaning of a ‘Guru’ - the person who teaches us and provides us with knowledge. The children learnt about the sage Vyas, who wrote the 4 vedas on a full moon day. They also recited a sanskrit prayer:
Guru r Brahmaa
Guru r Vishnu
Guru r devo maheshwarah
Guru sakshaat ParaBrahma
Tasmai shree Guruve namaha.

WATER FUN

COLOUR FUN DAY-RED

It was wonderful to see the children of Nursery, their teachers and the co-ordinator dressed in red colour clothes to celebrate ‘colour fun Day’. The classes and the corridors were decorated with red streamers and red toys. Many activities were planned for the children keeping in mind the colour ‘Red'. Everyone enjoyed making towers with red blocks and sorting red beads. Further, a strawberry cut out was given to the children. They painted the cut out with red paint and made black dots on it. Last but not the least ,the children were given red streamers and all of them had a great time dancing to ‘Streamer fun’ with their teachers and friends.

Parent’s day

To make their parents feel special, the children did an activity, wherein they made 2 crowns for their parents which they decorated with hearts and stars..
The little ones were happy to take home a special gift for their parents.

ACTIVITIES held on 6th July 2011

Children were very excited and were looking forward to see what really happens in an eye hospital. They got to see a consulting room and even checked out few lenses. Ophthalmologist told them about the parts of the eyes and how to take care of them. She told them that they should watch television from a distance of minimum four metres. The doctor also talked about the healthy food that they should eat such as carrots, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, in order to keep their eyes fit. Children had an informative experience at the Devi eye hospital.

ACTIVITIES held on 24th June 2011

NURSERY-SING ALONG MUMMY

It was a musical day in Nursery. The children enjoyed singing rhymes and
dancing with their Mothers. Kudos to the Mothers who matched every
step with their babies.

Amazing Journey Inside The Body

The Concept for the first month of the academic year was “Internal Organs”. Special Day was organize to learn some amazing facts about the different parts of body. Children are touched and felt the different objects that were soft, hard, bumpy, pokey and sticky. Students listened to the sound of Rice, Coins and Ghunghroos. Children smelt different objects like a burn toast, garlic, onion etc. Kids engrossed themselves in different tastes like Sour, Sweet, Spicy, Salty etc.

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