| Language and literature |
The past week, we started with an immersion activity- about pillow
fights! Our prompt for different writing tasks was “Violent Pillow Fight
Injures 30 at the US Military Academy”. We wrote different inquiry questions,
stories, and then we paraphrased our stories. As the week progressed,
we got on to our text, My Family and Other Animals, and read the first three
chapters, along with the Speech for the Defence. Our tasks this week all
pertained to The Speech for the Defence. We first analysed the name, and had
to justify why this section of the book was named so, then we observed and
listed what we thought would be the main characters in the book, based on
those mentioned in the Speech for the Defence, and finally, we wrote down why
we thought the title of this section was humourous.
Ahhana Verma, MYP3B |
| Math | We started the session with setting up some essential agreements and goals for us for this term in our math class. We did various activities and played games which helped us to revise our last year’s concepts. We played a quiz on command terms. We played an interesting game in teams to identify different polygons based on their properties. We also played a game of greed” which helped to brush up our statistics concepts. We practiced a lot of questions on number system and algebra. Last week we started with our first unit and discussed the key concept, related concept and global context. We discussed in detail the laws of exponents and practiced questions based on the laws. By Devyani Aggarwal MYP 3 B |
| Science | Physics Throughout these two weeks, we have recapped the basic skills needed to excel in science. As physics is deeply related to math’s, so we started by understanding the analysis and plotting of graphs through investigations. We learnt the difference between a bar graph and line graph and how do we analyse our data to plot the correct graph. We also came to know that we require SALT: Scale, Axis, Labels and Title in our graphs. We had a recap on decimals and how to write numbers (multiples of 10) in the form of exponents and base. We also had a brief introduction to our upcoming unit. From next week we will start with our unit and a new journey of excitement will begin. Damian Dasgupta- MYP 3A Chemistry To start this academic year off, we did skill building activity which helped clear our minds and get ready for all the fascinating new things which we would delve deep into this year. During the skill-building sessions, we did activities which were not only entertaining but also educational. These activities included an interactive session which helped us remember the skills for writing the chemical formula for different compounds. Another activity was writing down chemical names for different compounds. We also revised balancing chemical equations, which is a concept which everyone enjoyed. These skill-building sessions also prepared us for our benchmarking assessments. We students are very enthusiastic for all the learning which will take place this year! By Diya Kansal MYP 3B Biology We engaged in skill building activities in groups and individually. We planned an investigation on the given question and analysed the data. We were introduced to the details of the first unit (GC, RC, KC) as well as the SOI and inquiry questions for the same. We did a quiz to review the concept of digestion. Then, we researched and summarized our understanding on digestive enzymes. By-Tansi Mehrotra- MYP3C |
| Individuals & societies | We unveiled the unit titled Colonial Powers. We analysed the beginning of colonialism and how it began with the coming of Age of Geographical Discoveries. The leading colonial powers were Portugal and Spain and how trading with Asia, Africa and South America was the beginning. We also got to know about significant individuals like Vasco da Gama, Prince Henry “The Navigator”, Marco Polo, Herman Cortez and of course – Columbus the great. We had a lot of fun doing mind map activities. |
| Language acquisition | French Bienvenue dans la salle de français! Yet again, we kick off our new academic session with introduction to the language acquisition Emergent level criteria. The week started with some ice breaking activities as well. This helped us in conversing in French and creating a French ambience in our classroom. As part of language requirements, we prepared for our bench marking assessments on all criteria through DELF listening and reading tests. We appeared for our bench marking assessments and received feedback on our performance. Aryan Rahim Bhimani (MYP 3A) Hindi Phase 1and Phase 2 Students shared their experiences about vacation and discussed about ‘the Hindi language and its importance at national and global level. They had a language game activity – ‘identify the adjective’ which was based on their observation skill. They also participated in essential agreement activity and shared their views in written and oral form in class. Storytelling was also introduced in class and they listen story ‘Till ke laddoo’. Students also had their benchmarking assessment based on criteria B and CD written. They also had an ATL thinking skill-based activity as cartoon analysis. They discussed some social-political cartoons and shared their views after analysis. Spanish This week engaging icebreaking activities were conducted in the Spanish class. We had doubt clearing sessions and we attempted Benchmarking assessment on Criteria A, B, C, and D. Diya Kansal MYP3B |
| DT |
In tune with this year’s theme at our school, we started our product
design class with a discussion and reflection on “sustainability”. We
expressed and shared our opinions on the topic on Padlet. A video on diamond
mining opened our eyes to the environmental and ethical issues in jewellery
manufacture. Most of us were not aware of how bad the situation is for the
miners, especially children who are often used as cheap labour and our
natural ecosystems. We brainstormed on materials which could be possible
sustainable options and could be designed into jewellery and
accessories.
On an optimistic note, we realised that we can actually contribute
actively to sustainability, as product designers.
Andrea MYP 3B |
| ICT | In the first few weeks of the new academic year the students of MYP 3B worked on and then presented a design idea on various problems such as sustainable food distribution or even cyber bullying. This was a skill building activity in Digital Design to kick off the new school year in a productive manner. Kris Varghese – MYP 3B |
| Drama | The past two weeks have had an interesting start to the theatre classes. We were introduced to Hamlet, one of Shakespeare’s famous plays and our first task was to read it and find various movies and television series that have drawn inspiration from the playwright. Thereafter, we were asked to identify a project of our choice, something that we create or innovate, so that it connects to the story and acts as a learning aid for other students. |
| Music | We revised the concept of scales and discussed about why the pitches are arranged in a sequence in any given scale. We learnt about different types of chord structures, the semitone distance between the 1st, 3rd and the 5th note in the major, minor, diminished and augmented chords. We also played a quiz in which we derived various chords from different pitches using the formulas. Aditya Nair MYP 3B |
| Art | We have tried to understand the difference between abstract art and other forms of art by various activities and discussions. We have tried to understand the significance of the various elements that go in creation of abstract art and the ways in which abstract art impacts society in changing time and space. Based on their research students have started making layout for their practical work. They are also working out on the mediums that they will use for their practical work. They are also making mind maps based on their research. |
| PHE | We began our PHE lessons by making some essential agreements. Then we were introduced to our first unit ‘All for one and one for all’ in which we will get the opportunity to enhance our Social skills. We then discussed about the importance of teamwork and how to build it through different sports. We also discussed about how we can communicate effectively with our teammates and opponents. Later we played Badminton and Basketball in separate groups. |
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