ACTIVITIES held from 1st March to 15th March 2012

ST. PATRICKS DAY

15th March,2012 children celebrated St. Patricks Day. A brief introduction was given about this day to all the children. Nursery kids made the special pot of Gold coins, they painted coins and sprinkled glitter. Playschool made Shamrock puppet which is the symbol of this day.

Field Trip to a Garden

As an extension to the Social Science unit, the students of Grade 2 were taken on a field trip to a garden.
The students observed the route from their school to the garden by noting down the street names and important landmarks on their way to the garden. They also observed the different sections of the garden and made a note of important places to be designed in the garden map. It was an enriching and fun filled learning experience for the children as they thoroughly enjoyed the trip.

HOLI

Holi hai …the festival of colours was celebrated with lot of enthusiasm by the Playschool and Nursery Kids on 7th March, 2012. The children were given a brief introduction on the festival and its importance in India. The fun part was the Holi greetings which the Nursery kids made for their loving parents by making palm prints on the card. The playschool kids did water fun play and had lots of fun. The children really enjoyed the festival.

Field Trip to Cloth Factory

To maximize the learning opportunities and to provide an educational activity that links into the curriculum, the children of Grade-1 were taken to the nearby Cloth Factory on Friday, 1st March 2012.
The children gained knowledge about the various stages involved in the production of fabrics like cotton, silk, rayon and nylon. They were explained about the natural and man-made fabrics. Children were shown the samples of different types of fabrics and were briefed about the process involved in the manufacturing of the garments.
It was truly an interesting and knowledgeable trip for the children.

ACTIVITIES held from 23rd February to 24th February 2012

Purple Fun Day

Colour fun days is loved by all children and so did nursery kids on 24th February,2012 as they celebrated Purple Color fun day.
All kids were dressed in purple colour clothes, some even wore matching shoes and girls matched their accessories like hair bands and clips with their purple outfit. In all a fun purple day. The day was brimming with activities like Purple Collage, Purple Streamer Race, Noisy Purple and Dancing with Purple Streamers added the excitement

VISIT TO THE FIRE STATION

Our little Vibgyor Nursery fire fighters visited the Fire Station on 23rd February 2012 during school hours. The kids saw the fire engine, the fire men dressed in their special uniform, saw their tools and how they used the hose pipe to put off the fire.
They had super fun and learned a lot about our brave firemen. They heard how the alarm rings and how these men dress up and drive to the site. It was a great learning experience for the kids about one of the community helpers.

ACTIVITIES held from 14th February to 18th February 2012

CHECK YOUR TEETH DAY

On 18th February,2012 an awareness on keeping the teeth healthy and clean was given to Nursery children. A dentist visited the classroom and discussed the four steps about keeping their teeth clean. They were instructed on how to brush their teeth and keep them healthy by eating the right kind of food. The day ended by singing songs related to the topic. Overall it was a very informative session smacking cake. It was a real treat for them.

SHOEMAKER AND THE ELVES

As a part of the ongoing theme," People At Work”, a Special day was celebrated by the children of nursery –Shoemaker and the elves on 17th February,2012.
Here the children were introduced to the cobbler in the form of a story. The teachers enacted the story in the class through innovative teaching aids. Children were also shown the tools used by a cobbler. The children were extremely fascinated by the puppet show and happily danced along with them.

Valentine’s day

On 14th February 2012, we celebrate valentines day. A day when you express your love to your loved ones. So our tiny tots celebrated this day with special people their friends, teachers in school. Children were explained how to celebrate, why to celebrate and with whom they can celebrate this special day. Children sang songs related to valentines day. Nursery children were given ‘I love you’ cards for their parents which they happily took home.

ACTIVITIES held from 8th February to 9th February 2012

WHAT DO CHEFS DO?

We all love cakes and cookies and children love them the most. To make this experience more joyful, children of Nursery celebrated a special day,” What do chef’s do?” on 9th February,2012 The class was setup like a bakery with mock breads, buns, cakes and pastries. A parent was invited to give a special demo on baking of a cake. She came pretending to be a Baker and mixed the ingredients in front of the children and decorated the pre prepared cake with the icing on it. Later the children relished the lip
smacking cake. It was a real treat for them.

ANTS GO MARCHING

ON 9TH FEBRUARY 2012, Playschool children celebrated a special day “ANTS GO MARCHING”. Children were dressed up as ants – red and black. Session started with ant parade. All children along with teachers did ant parade.
Later they sang ants go marching rhyme. They also had a music and movement session on ants parade song. It was an incredible experience to see our little ones parading together

CARPENTER VISIT

Our Nursery children had a special ‘Carpenter Visit Day on the 8th February 2012. The school carpenter
visited the classroom and demonstrated the use of different carpentry tools and how he used them to make furniture. This was followed by an art activity in which the children made a tree out of saw dust and then printed leaves for the tree. The carpentry tool corner displayed tools like peg sets and toy hammers. The children were encouraged to use them and pretend to be carpenters. It was a busy day for our little
carpenters at work.

ACTIVITIES held on 7th February 2012

DOCTOR / NURSE DRESS UP DAY

As kids we enact being DOCTOR/ NURSE, so a special day was organised for Nursery kids on 7th Februray,2012. They came dressed as doctors and nurses and were acquainted with their importance in our lives. The children pretended to be doctors and nurses checked and treated little dolls which were their patients. All kids were excited and had super fun being Doctor/ Nurse on this special day. They sang songs related to the topic and had loads of fun.

ACTIVITIES held from 1st February to 2nd February 2012

CHINESE NEW YEAR

Playschool and nursery children celebrated “Chinese new year”. Chinese new year is celebrated by people of china in January or February. The children were briefed about the importance of this day and how people of china decorate roads with flags, lanterns, etc. people go for walk and see huge golden dragon dance, parade , burst crackers, wear animal mask and eat vegetarian dish “jai”. Children were having fun doing the activity with the teachers help. As follow up activity play school children made fire cracker lights- blow painting with straw and glitter work on it and nursery children made tiger finger puppet.

Traffic Policeman Visit

Stop Ready Go… says the Traffic policeman.. 1st February,2012 a group of brave Traffic Policemen visited our school. the basement was set up as a crowded road, with traffic signals and zebra crossing. They instructed the children to follow traffic rules and made them go around the footpath and cross over zebra crossing. A great effort from the Mumbai Police to educate our children about traffic rules.

Visit To the Garden

Children of Sr.KG went to Mind space Garden. Objective of this trip was to make them familiar with the nature around us, to show them different plants. Children were taken around the entire garden to show them different plants. After they
went through the entire park they enjoyed more on the slides and see-saws. Children were then taken to the shade and snacks were served to them

Clean City Green City

This activity was done by Sr.KG where children were made aware about keeping their environment clean and also teach them about sorting garbage. Two tubs were made where sorting of recycled wastes and other wastes which can’t be recycled will go in another tub. Children had to sort the garbage and put it in the respective tubs. Children wore their earth pal badges and with broom and trash cans they were clean the litter that was spread around.

ACTIVITIES held from 18th January to 24th January 2012

Visit to Irla Fish Aquarium

Children of Jr.KG went to the Fish Aquarium at Irla for the reinforcement of the Theme Marine Life. Children were very excited to see fishes and were able to relate to the concept they did in the class. All the children were given a chance to move around and view the fishes, teachers gave them a description about the fishes. Teachers explained the children how the tank is cleaned. Children were encourage to ask questions to the concern person at the aquarium. Overall it was a wonderful and informative field trip

Special Activity - Underwater Creatures

Children of Jr.KG celebrated Special Day – Underwater Creatures, where the children were informed to get dressed as a sea creature and speak about the creature they have dressed like.
It was great to see them coming up and speaking.
Cooking activity was also the part of the special day, Children enjoyed making Pina Colada, they mixed the ingredients given to them and garnish using a lemon slice on the rim of the glass and enjoyed the drink.

Special Day

Children of playschool celebrated a special day “creatures come alive” on 24th January 2012. Children came dressed as sea creatures. Children enjoyed a lot seeing themselves and their friends as sea creatures. It was a good way of revising a concept. Children were able to identify all sea creatures. It was a very cheerful day.

Alphabet Treasure Hunt

Abcd …the alphabets which children learn in their early childhood days. A day was dedicated to these characters and a special treasure hunt was organised on 18th January,2012, where they had to guess the alphabets by recognising the concrete objects showed to them and then had to hunt the letter hidden in the class. Children really had good fun and took lot of interest to find the hidden alphabets. This activity was thoroughly enjoyed by the students.

ACTIVITIES held from 12th January to 17th January 2012

PAJAMA PARTY

On Monday children from playschool section had celebrated pajama party. Children had came dressed in their pajamas and brought their favourite toy to school. A room was setup depicting night scene by putting stars and moon. Children were explained about their bed time and morning routine. The children pretended to sleep with their favourite toy ,while the teacher narrated them a story. It was a very comfortable and a cozy day for our little ones.

Makar Sankranti

Children of Playschool and Nursery celebrated Makar Sankranti on 13th January,2012. To celebrate the 1st festival of the year, children of playschool did palm printing on beautiful newspaper kite cutouts and nursery did finger painting and sticking on the kite cutouts.
A brief introduction of the festival was given to them. The most exciting thing was the kite flying activity which the children enjoyed doing the most.

Busy Busy Spider Day

It was a day with lots of action as the children of Nursery dressed up as spider, mosquito, different farm and pet animals to celebrate the special day, “Busy Busy spider day” on 12th January 2012
The children enacted their roles as teacher told them the story of the busy spider and the child dressed up as one enacted to spin the web .
As the theme of the month is “Creepy Crawlies", it was an innovative way to reinforce the concept of spider.

ACTIVITIES held on 11th January 2012

TU B SHVAT

On 11th of January PLAYSCHOOL and NURSERY celebrated TU B SHVAT festival to celebrate the birthday of the trees. This festival stared from Israel. Children were taught the importance of this festival. Children were introduced about the festival to where in people plant new saplings and eat grapes, pomegranate, dates, figs and olives. In the end of the session children sang happy birthday song for the trees and had a follow up activity. Playschool children did coloring on the tree cake and nursery children did palm printing as leaves on the tree cut outs. Children were very happy to know that even trees have birthdays.

ACTIVITIES held on 5th January 2012

Orange Day

Orange colour of the bright Sun, Colour of the juicy yum fruit, and many more things. So it was apt to celebrate a day on this beautiful colour ORANGE, nursery celebrated this day on 5th January, 2012 with fun and frolic. Children dressed up in ORANGE colour clothes and the class was decorated according to the theme of the colour . We played few puzzle games and danced to the music with Orange Streamers. Children did a special collage with different cut out of Orange objects.

ACTIVITIES held from 8th November to 14th November 2011

Field trip to zoo

As an extension to theme 5 playschool section were taken for field trip to Byculla zoo on 15th November 2011. Children enjoyed seeing different types of wild animals like lioness, crocodiles, monkeys, elephants etc and also different types of birds at the zoo.
Overall it was an amazing learning experience for the children.

CHILDRENS DAY

“The Future of Tomorrow” our loving children of Play school and Nursery celebrated Children's day on14th NOVEMBER in school with lot of excitement and enthusiasm.
Chocolates are favourites of little children so the theme was CHOCOLATES on this day. They came in colorful party dresses , there was a special Cookie Making Activity for the kids. They danced on fun songs and had a blast.
The surprise event organized by the teachers was the Great Puppet Show.

JUNGLE PARTY

As an extension to the theme - Pet, farm, and wild animals, on 11th November Playschool children had a jungle party. Classrooms were decorated with creepers , trees, dens, ponds, flowers and wild animals which were made by the parents . Children came in dressed up as wild animals. They also saw a movie about jungle life. They loved watching the movie and could identify with all the wild animals. It was a wonderful and an enjoyable day for the children.

FRAMYARD CABARET

On 8th November 2011 the Playschool children celebrated FARMYARD CABARET – a music and movement session was conducted for the children . They were dressed in different farm animal costumes such as cow , pig, hen, horse, cow scarecrow,etc. The children loved enacting themselves in that costume making animal sounds , dancing to the rhythm of the music with the help of the tambourines. It was an overall fun enjoying session for the children.

ACTIVITIES held on 14th October 2011

Partying traditionally

On 14th October 2011, Nursery and Playschool children came dressed in ethnic wear. The teacher explained the significance of Diwali to the students. The Playschool children decorated their earthen diyas with glitter and sequins and made a diwali greeting card. The Nursery children made lanterns. They enthusiastically participated in games, danced to the tune of traditional songs. It was a delightful day for our tiny tots.

ACTIVITIES held from 10th to 11th October 2011

Monkey day

On the 11th October the Playschool children celebrated a special day “Monkey Day “.
The children came dressed in monkey costumes . The children sang and danced on different songs like “Funny funny monkey”, “five little monkeys” and many more.
During art time children made a monkey bag puppet . It was undoubtedly a thrilling experience for them.

Halloween Day

The “Halloween” was celebrated on10th October 2011. Playschool children made Jack-o Lanterns using empty bottles. Nursery children made peek-a-boo Halloween masks using paper plates. The teacher gave the children a brief information to the children. Celebrating Halloween created a spooky feeling all over the school. The children thoroughly enjoyed scaring their friends.

ACTIVITIES held from 8th to 26th September 2011

Visit to a super market

The experiences children have in preschool last a lifetime. During these few important years, children are constantly learning through hands-on experiences and our field trips provide an easy way to provide valuable lessons outside of the classroom .
The Playschool children were taken to the super market on the 26th of September 2011, as an extension to the topic “Fruits and Vegetables”. The children explored the fruits and vegetables sections. The children were also shown food items made from different fruits like jam, juices , jelly. The children also did some shopping from the supermarket where they bought their favourite fruits .

ZOO

As an extension to the topic “Wild animals “the Nursery children were taken on a field trip to the zoo on the 23rd of September.
The purpose of the field trip was to show the wild animals in the zoo. They were excited to see the different wild animals like monkey, tiger, leopard, deer, etc. The field trip was very informative for the children. They enjoyed the field trip. 

Lion and the mouse

On 19th September our Nursery students brought to life the story of ‘The Lion and the Mouse’. A few students dressed as lions and some dressed as mice for the enactment. A puppet show depicting the story was presented and then they dramatized the story with great zest. This helped them to gain confidence and gave each one an opportunity to dramatize the story.   It was indeed a unique way to provide them an opportunity to exhibit their innate talent.

Potato party

On the 12th of September 2011, the Playschool children celebrated a special day “Potato party” in their respective classrooms.
3 corners were set in the classroom like potato printing and Mr. potato head, peeling and mashing boiled potatoes and sorting small and big potatoes.
The children did different activities in all the 3 corners. The reinforcement of the concept was done through hands on experience.

Ganesh celebration

Ganesh Chaturti was celebrated by Pre-Primary on the 8th September 2011. Children were told about the distinct traits of Lord Ganesha like his fondness for modak and about his association with the mouse. A small pooja corner was set up and the teachers performed the aarti. The children made different art activities like toran, leaf printing ganesha and wall hanging.

ACTIVITIES held from 5th to 6th September 2011

Dalmatian comes to school

On the 6th September 2011, a special day, Dalmatian comes to school was conducted in the Nursery classrooms.
2 children from each class dressed as a Dalmatian dogs and came to school.
The teacher introduced the dogs in the classrooms and spoke about it .
The Movie “101 Dalmatian” was shown to the children. The children did an art activity of making a dog mask on this day .The special day was filled with fun and excitement for them.

Mom “n” me veggie day

On the 5th of September 2011, Playschool children celebrated a special day Mom “n”
me veggie day. Moms came into the classrooms for an hour.
The classrooms were decorated with vegetable cutouts.
3 corners were setup in the classrooms:
Magic painting :the children did magic painting on their shopping paper bags.
Cooking vegetable salad: the children made healthy and yummy salad with the help of their moms.
Vegetable sorting: the children did vegetable sorting in this corner.
By the end of the day the children ate the salad and took their shopping bags home.

ACTIVITIES held on 30th August 2011

Ramzan Eid

Children of Nursery and Playschool celebrated Ramzan Eid in their classes on 30th August 2011. The teachers explained the significance of this festival which is celebrated by the Muslim community.They were told that the muslims end their month long fasting on this day making sheer Khurma and biryani.they also go to the mosque and pray. The teachers and the children hugged each other from side to side and greeted “Idd Mubarak” means “Happy Idd”. The children were made to taste Shree Khurma and dates as their Iddy.

ACTIVITIES held on 29th August 2011

Blue Colour fun day

On 29th August 2011 Nursery children celebrated a special day “COLOUR FUN BLUE DAY”.
The classrooms were decorated using blue colour puppets, red objects, blue balloons and streamers.
The children as well as teachers came dressed in blue. 3 corners were set up in the classroom:
Starch painting : the children did messy painting with blue colour starch.
Sorting Blue beads: the children sorted blue beads in this corner.
Building a tower using Blue blocks: the children made big and small towers in this corner.
The children danced to the tune of the Streamer fun’ song with Blue colour steamers in their hands.
Indeed it was a special day for them. 

Sense station

To make the children learn about the various senses: seeing ,hearing, smelling, tasting and touching and to provide as many sensory experiences as possible, a special day “SENSE STATIONS” was conducted for Playschool children on 29th August 2011 .
Different rooms were set up pertaining to the different senses and the related activities were put up by the teachers .The children who had come along with their parents, used all their senses for a hands on experience at the various sense stations. A special shadow play puppet show was also conducted .
The parents and the children took the opportunity to actively participate in all the activities. 

ACTIVITIES held on 27th August 2011

Power of values

The workshop on Power of values was conducted on 27th August for teachers. It laid an emphasis on the definition of values, organizational values ,core values of Vibgyor, strategies to inculcate values. . Different activities related to values was done with the group. The three main components of core values were discussed and linked to the VIBGYOR Curriculum. The main objective of the “Power of Values” module was to create awareness in the minds of the teachers of the broad values espoused by VIBGYOR, thus inculcating in them a sense of personal and professional pride in the success and growth of self and the organization. 

ACTIVITIES held on 26th August 2011

Visit to the supermarket

The experiences children have in preschool last a lifetime. During these few important years, children are constantly learning through hands-on experiences and our field trips provide an easy way to provide valuable lessons outside of the classroom .
The Nursery children were taken to the super market on the 26th of August 2011, as an extension to the topic “Fruits and Vegetables”. The children explored the fruits and vegetables sections. The children were also shown food items made from different fruits like jam, juices , jelly. The children also did some shopping from the supermarket where they bought their favourite fruits .

ACTIVITIES held on 19th August 2011

Parsi New year

On 19th August, 2011 the Pre-Primary children celebrated the Parsi New year or Pateti in their respective classrooms. The children learned about this festival of the Parsis by visiting the fire temple where they offer sandalwood. The children were also told how Parsis decorate their houses, make rangoli and the special traditional food and drink they make for the day. The special traditional dress called a Dagli with a parsi cap was shown to them..   

ACTIVITIES held on 12th August 2011

Independence Day

On the 12th August Nursery and Playschool children celebrated India day with a great spirit in their classrooms.
The children and the teachers came dressed in tri - coloured clothes. The teacher briefed the children about the special day by giving them all the important related information. The playschool children made flag tircolour headband wherein the Nursery children made flag badges. Later the children sang the National Anthem and “Nana munna rahi hun with a lot of enthusiasm. 

ACTIVITIES held on 5th August 2011

Friends forever

On 5th of August 2011, the nursery and Playschool children celebrated a special day “friends forever”
The teacher briefed the children about the friendship day and its importance.
The children made friendship band for their friend’s .At the end of the day they danced on some peppy songs.
This was enjoyed by all as they got together and had fun making new friends. 

Friendship Day

Children enjoyed making friendship bands, Jr.kg had a great fun decorating friendship bands and Sr.Kg were innovative to make friendship bands using wool. They were encourage to speak on how they spend their time with their friends.
They were happy to take those friendship bands home.

ACTIVITIES held from 25th to 30th July 2011

Buddy Day

On 30 July, Jr.KG children had a fun filled day planned for them called ‘The Buddy Day’. They came dressed in their party attire along with their best ‘buddy’. The day began with the introduction of the child and his/her buddy. They had a roaring time dancing with their ‘buddies’ and then made a star shaped photo frame as a surprise gift for them. Later, they relished sharing the snacks with their friends. This special day was both exciting and interactive.  

HOTEL VISIT

A visit to Courtyard Marriott, on 25 July, was an exciting and enjoyable field trip for the Sr. KG students. A hearty welcome by the staff of Mariott was followed by the children experiencing the check in process. Every nook and corner of the hotel was visited by them, including the reception, the kitchen, the restaurant and the banquet hall. They were then taken to ‘Pearl Hall ‘where they relished sumptuous snacks. Last but not the least, our students expressed their gratitude to the General Manager and the staff for their hospitality.  

Parents’ Day

On 22 July the students of the Playschool, Nursery and Jr.KG celebrated Parents’ Day. After the story telling session, students made crowns for their parents and decorated them with sequins and heart cut outs and stuck ‘I Love My Parents’ on it. The Jr.KG students made tulip cards. They were encouraged to say the words ‘I love you’ while presenting the flower to their parents. This day helped the children realize the importance of parents in their lives.   

SENSE STATION

On 25 July our Nursery students had ‘Sense Station’ Day. It was effective in enhancing the concept of the senses. Various materials were displayed in the first booth for the children to touch and feel. In the next booth they had to differentiate between the sweet, sour and bitter tastes. The enchanting sounds emanating from the different musical instruments like the Jal Tarang and a conch shell enamoured the kids. In the ‘smell booth’ the children distinguished between and matched similar smells. A puppet show followed which was enjoyed by all.  

Parent’s day

We celebrated ‘Parents Day’ where kids made tulip flowers with photographs of their parents inside. We explained that the concept was initiated by Bill Gates. They discussed the importance of the role
Parents play in their lives sand how much they are loved and appreciated by them. The children were very excited while doing this special activity and expressed their love for their parents.

Pilot Visits

“Sr.KG” had a special day where a pilot visit our classes. This day was conducted as a follow up activity of the theme ‘Professions’.
Sumit Yadav was invited to meet the children and talk about his profession. He was very co-operative and answered all the questions asked by the children who were very inquisitive.
Overall it was a very informative and interactive session for kids

ACTIVITIES held from 26th to 29th July 2011

Guru Purnima

On 26th July 2011, nursery and playschool children celebrated a special day GURUPURNIMA for a very important person in one’s life -a teacher .
The children learnt that this festival is celebrated on a full moon day .The children were also told that prayers are offered for our teachers and books are also worshipped as they give us knowledge .
The children sang “I love you “ song dedicating it to their teachers. The special day helped children understand the significance of this festival. 

Field trip to Mc Donald’s

On 27th July 2011, nursery children were taken on their first field trip for this academic year to Mc Donald’s as an extension to the topic – our senses.

The children were briefed about the different tastes and senses like sweet ,sour salty ,hot and cold . To give children hands on experience they were served french-fries and ice-cream. The children were very happy and excited visiting their special friend, Mr. Mac.

Sense station

 To make the children learn about the various senses: seeing ,hearing, smelling, tasting and touching to provide as many sensory experiences as possible, a special day “SENSE STATIONS” was conducted for Nursery children on 29th July 2011 .
Different rooms were set up pertaining to the different senses and the related activities were put up by the teachers .The children came along with their parents used all their senses for a hands on experience at the various sense stations. A special shadow play puppet show was also conducted.
The parents and the children took the opportunity to actively participate in all the activities. 

“Guru Purnima”

The auspicious day of “Guru Purnima” was celebrated with much fanfare. The children
Were given a drawing of a tecaher and were asked to colour it on their own.
They were also told the importance of ‘Guru’ or ‘Teacher’ in their lives.
This festival is celebrated in July on the full moon
day to offer prayers to our gurus or teachers. 

ACTIVITIES held from 14th to 22nd July 2011

Dress up like Mummy and Daddy

On July 14 2011 Playschool celebrated their special day” Dress up like Mummy and Daddy”.
The children came to school dressed up like their mummy and daddy .The different corners were set up in the class, namely the kitchen play, washing, ironing beds and office corner.
The children were encouraged to go to all the corners and pretend to be mom and dad.
The tiny tots were thrilled to step into their parent’s shoes .Over all the aim to provide opportunity for dramatic play was achieved. 

I LOVE YOU MOM DAY

On July 18th 2011 Playschool children celebrated their special day “I LOVE YOU MOM DAY”.
The handmade invitation cards were made by the children and sent home to invite their mothers to school and have fun with them.
The day began by singing “I love you" song for their mothers followed by 3 activities for the day.
Having fun with mama: Where tiny tots sang and danced with their moms.
Passing the hoop: The children played passing the hoopla with their mother as partners.
Making Photo frame: The children made fabulous photo frames with the help of their mummy’s.
Monaco chat: The little chef made Monaco topping for their moms.
The children also celebrated Parents day with their mothers on this day.
Overall the objective of providing opportunities for the children to spend quality time with their mother was achieved. 

 My dad rocks

On 22nd July 2011 the Playschool children celebrated a very special day “My dad rocks “ day.
The handmade invitation cards were made by the children and sent home to invite their fathers to school and spend some memorable time with them.
The class was set into 6 free play corners. The fathers were encouraged to go in each corner with their child and do the activities, followed by parachute play and music and movement session where the dads danced to the tunes with their children.
Fathers were excited to be given an opportunity to be with their children in school. 

ACTIVITIES held from 5th to 7th July 2011

DADDY’S DAY

To make the father’s more special, “Daddy’s day” was organized on 5th July,2011, for the play group children where the father could experience a day in the classroom with his child.
The day started with an “I love you “song followed with a balloon toss game .The children enjoyed singing and dancing with their dads. Then the grand finale was the “Tug of war” among the fathers which was fun to watch.
It was an enjoyable day for them. 

WASHING DAY

On 5th July 2011, Playschool had their 1st Special day -“Washing Day”. We had set up a corner with two tubs of water, kitchen toys, sponge and squeaky rubber toys. The whole purpose behind the activity was to teach the children how washing and cleaning keeps us healthy and tidy. They were taught about the various interesting ways in which this job can be done and how we can encourage others to do this. They were highly observant and thoroughly enjoyed this activity.
All dad’s enthusiastically participated and cheered their little ones. 

Tactile Sensory Zone

Jr.Kg had a special day on “Tactile Sensory Zone on 5th July 2011”.
Children played games to understand and serve our purpose of our sensory system on touch.
We played games where they various objects were given to the children and they have to identify them.
Children were explained about textures like rough and smooth and different objects were given to feel and identify them.
It was a wonderful experience for the children and they enjoyed to their fullest
which was seen by their excitement towards the special day Tactile Sensory Zone. 

Visit to a Blind/ Visually Impaired School

On 6th July 2011, children of the Sr. Kg went on a fieldtrip to a school for the blind. This was a reinforcement of the theme “Our Body”.

They were surprised to see visually impaired children performing various activities such as stitching and making paper bags, which require good hand-eye coordination.
The blind children were also able to read and write by using Braille letters, which is a system of reading by touch.

It was an amazing and heart -warming moment to see visually impaired children leading an independent life ,with a smile and confidence on their faces. 

RAIN WALK

We all look forward for the monsoon season. To enjoy and have fun in the rain, “Rain Walk” was organized for the playgroup children on July 7th, 2011.
Children wore their raincoats and set out for an enjoyable walk in the rain along with their teachers. The children were excited to walk on the muddy puddles and feel the rain drops falling on them. They sang songs related to rain and the experience was thoroughly enjoyable. 

ACTIVITIES held on 2nd July 2011

Diverse learners

On July 2nd 2011, a workshop on “Diverse learners” was conducted for Pre-primary teachers by the coordinators.

The workshop began by discussing various diversities among students like : diversity of modalities, diversity of socio-economic status and diversity of race and ethnicity. This was made interesting for the teachers through role play activity. Various strategies that can be used to handle and teach students who are diverse were also discussed.

Thus the teachers were made aware of the importance of empowering students to succeed, by providing them with a learning environment that reflects their culture, embraces their diversity and celebrates their differences.

ACTIVITIES held from 27th to 30th June 2011

Visit to a Hospital

The Jr.KG students were taken on a fieldtrip to a hospital on 27 June. They were taken to the diagnostic centre where they were amazed to see the x-ray machine and the sonography machine. They were then taken to the pathology laboratory and shown a blood sample. The fieldtrip was a good reinforcement of the concepts learnt in the class. The students were thoroughly overawed by what they saw but had a great time.

TACTILE SENSORY ZONE

On 29 June our Jr. KG students had ‘Tactile Sensory Zone’ Day. It was effective in enhancing the concept of the senses. They felt the textures of different materials like sandpaper, velcro, coins and then tried to identify them. Later each child was given a material and it had to be matched with the same material from a bag. The children had great fun doing this activity. Then the teacher explained the meanings of the terms smooth and rough and the students had to sort the items provided into these two groups, blindfolded. Learning can be fun!

VISUALLY IMPAIRED BUT ABLE

The students of Sr. KG visited the Smt. Kumumdben Dwarkadas Vora Industrial Home for Blind Women on 29 June. The fieldtrip was planned to reinforce the theme that vision plays a vital role in all our lives and to develop sensitivity in the students. They got an opportunity to see that even though the people were visually handicapped yet they could manage their daily chores independently. Seeing them weaving, making flowers, cloth dusters, jewellery, and many more hand crafted items literally amazed our kids. It was indeed a very touching as well as a learning experience for everyone.

Daddy’s Day

On 27 June our Nursery students celebrated ‘Daddy’s Day’ and got an opportunity to spend time with their fathers. The session began with the students singing the song’ I Love You’ and the fathers joining in. The different activities planned for the fathers like the Balloon Toss Game and Tug of War saw the fathers participating enthusiastically. Later both daddies and their wards danced to the tunes of ‘Shake Your Sillies Out’ and ‘Jump Forward and Jump Backwards’. A rare occasion when our busy fathers took time out of work and enjoyed themselves with their children.

VISIT TO THE PARK

On 30 June our Nursery students were taken on a field trip to a park to reinforce the theme ‘My Family, Me and My Home’. The children played in the park on the slides, seesaws, swings, and in the sandpit. They were taken around the park and shown the different types of plants and flowers. The students understood how important plants are to Man and that it is necessary to protect Nature. They enjoyed the trip thoroughly and it brought them close to Mother Nature.

ACTIVITIES held on 28th June 2011

SING ALONG MUMMY DAY

Since we all begin our lives in the arms of our mother, the 1st special day of the academic year was dedicated to them. We began with a “Sing-Along-Mummy” day held on June 28th, 2011.
The mothers attended in large numbers and participated enthusiastically. They sang various musical rhymes with the children.
Mothers were excited to be given an opportunity to be with their children in school. They were happy to see their little ones settled in their new environment and were glad that their tiny tots are in secure hands.
At the end of the day the children held their moms’ hand and went home gleefully.

ACTIVITIES held on 27th June 2011

AMAZING JOURNEY INSIDE THE BODY

As the children of Sr. K.G are learning about “Our Body”, a special session titled “Amazing Journey inside the body” was held on 27th June 2011. It began with the children talking about the various body parts.
Five corners were set up in the class - the smell corner, taste corner, touch corner, hearing corner and sight corner. Activities related to the five sense organs were conducted. This included identifying smell, touch, sight and sound. It helped the children gain knowledge of the various sense organs.
It was an enjoyable day for them. 

ACTIVITIES held from 3rd to 4th June 2011

COFFEE MEET PRE PRIMARY

The coffee meet for the pre primary section was conducted on June 3rd and June 4th 2011-2012 at 9:00am.
The parents came in different time slots allotted to them. The parents were welcomed by the staff of Vibgyor High.
The day started with a welcome note by our principal Ms. Prathiba Prabhu and giving them a clear view of our schools vision and mission and providing them with an insight to the organizations beliefs and policies. The journey to the curriculum was taken over by the respective grade level coordinator, wherein the parents were briefly inducted about the curriculum and methodology, a typical day, field trips and special days, VIVA and the content of parent manual. The query session was conducted by the coordinator, wherein the parents came up with different quires related to academics and infrastructure.
This was a great way to help parents resolve their queries and get a feel about schools atmosphere and classrooms.