ENGLISH
The students of MYP 3 had to plan and write a proposal to their parents to migrate to a country of their choice, we used our prior knowledge and included the elements of the rhetorical triangle in the proposal. The task was in coherence with the text – ‘My Family and Other Animal’s’ where the character’s move from England to Corfu and how they adapt themselves to the new environment.
We were also shown a presentation to understand the various elements of a proposal, later we were given sample proposal letters from which we had to identify the elements of a meaningful proposal which we presented to the class as a group task. As a group activity we were assigned a character to analyse using STEAL analysis.
-Ahhana Verma, MYP 3 B
SCIENCE
PHYSICS
Last week we started with our new unit named – ‘Microscopic World Around Us’. The unit started with an activity where we were given a beaker having water, Styrofoam balls, candle and metal blocks. We dropped these in the water and observed that only metal block sank in the water. Then our teacher asked us to think that why a ship made of metal doesn’t sink in water while the metal block used by us did sink in water. That led us to a discussion of mass and volume. We learnt the difference between mass and weight and how weight shows variation, but the mass remains constant. Looking forward to exploring more in this unit.
Tansi
MYP 3C
CHEMISTRY
During our chemistry classes in the last week, we started the discussion on the new chemistry unit- Acids, Bases and Salts. We discussed the key concept, related concept, global context and statement of inquiry for the same. We discussed the names of few acids based on our prior knowledge and made a mind map related to the properties of Acids. We reviewed our benchmarking assessment and homework sheet.
By -Sia Duggal
MYP 3C
BIOLOGY
We continued learning about digestive enzymes and shared our understanding in the class. To further enhance our understanding of the topic we watched a video on rumination and a ruminating stomach. We labelled the diagram of a ruminant stomach. We also discussed the benchmarking assessment in the class and made the required corrections in the assessment paper.
By Yash Bhattacharya
MYP3B
INDIVIDUALS & SOCIETIES
We studied the difference between Imperialism and Colonialism in detail. We did research-based activities to understand the reasons and implications of Imperialism. We further discussed the motives of Imperialism in pairs and framed questions and wrote an essay on how people of Kenya were affected by Imperialism. Further we studied Imperialism with respect to Africa and studied slave-trade. We also discussed the various elements of Industrial Revolution and Colonization.
By Shaurya Yadav
MYP 3 C
MATHEMATICS
We started the week with an activity – “Where am I?”, “Where I want to be?” and “I Don’t Need Math”. Later we headed towards learning ‘Index Notation’, we understood the concept after discussion and clarification of our doubts. We also took our Benchmarking assessment this week. In preparation for the upcoming FA, we had a quiz conducted in class which helped us to sail through the assessment successfully.
-Akshat Batra
MYP 3C
FRENCH
Phase 1 and 2:
The benchmarking assessments were conducted this week based on which we were placed in our respective phases. We were introduced to the first unit of the academic session- ‘In and Around Town’ which focuses on learning the vocabulary of neighbourhood, town/city, and suburbs. We started with a Know-Want-Learnt (KWL) chart in order to ascertain our existing knowledge and transfer it to this unit.
Next, we delved into the unit inquiry and discussed factual, conceptual, and debatable questions. In grammar, we have covered definite and indefinite articles, as well as contracted articles by working on various task sheets. Using audio-visual resources, we learnt the vocabulary of French ’boutiques’ and professions. These links have also aided us in grasping the correct pronunciation and accent.
Aditya Sharma
MYP 3B
SPANISH
SPANISH
Phase 1: We started the unit with the strategy – KWL, which helped us to understand our prior knowledge of the topic. We discussed the vocabulary to be explored in the unit “In and Around Town”. We were given a task to write about the pros and cons of living in the city where we currently reside. We were asked to write exit slips as our ongoing reflection. This task helped us to enhance our communication skills and building new vocabulary.
Akshat Agarwal
MYP 3A
Phase 2: In the past week, we watched a very interesting short film called “Anonimos’, where the cell phones of a man and a woman get swapped by mistake
in a city which is new for both of them, and they try to communicate with each other by giving directions to decide on a meeting place. The short movie contained a lot of vocabulary related to our current unit “In and around town”. We wrote the words and phrases that we could recognize from the video and discussed them. We learnt the basic verbs required to describe a city, and also made a list of the common places in a city in Spanish, and adjectives to describe them.
~ Sia Duggal
MYP 3C
Phase 3: We discussed the vocabulary to be explored in the unit “Healthy Lifestyle” and participated in an activity called – Decoding your preferences, likes and dislikes of food items with justification. We were given a sheet with numbers and we created codes choosing numbers from each box.
The teacher projected the sheet with words and sentences, and we exchanged the sheets with each other and decoded the codes. This activity helped us to enhance our communication skills and build new vocabulary.
-Aryan Dalal
MYP 3A
HINDI
In the past week we took our benchmarking assessments and were given our phase levels. We discussed a story based on World War II, after a listening activity, it helped us to sharpen our listening skills. It was followed with a discussion of our unit and we were given some strategies to improve our writing skills. Next, we had a task which helped us to understand what is of more importance- mental health or physical health.
Gunika Singh
MYP3
E PORTFOLIO SUBJECTS
DIGITAL DESIGN:
We started with unit 1 – ‘Journey of Food through 2D Animation’. Our first task was to research on basic key terms related to 2D animation, which will help us for the rest of the unit. Once we completed that task, we created a mind map which helped us organize our thoughts about our client/audience, product and connection with the statement of inquiry. We have started developing our documentation with strand wise information for the unit.
By Diya Kansal
MYP 3B
VISUAL ARTS
This week we were introduced to Abstract Art and its relevance in the present century. It was followed by an individual research by the students for our portfolio which included the definition of abstract art, the prominent artists and their art works. Based on different criteria, we understood how to critically analyse an artwork and do a formal analysis. Further we made detailed mind- maps that included materials, mediums, design description, so that we have a fair idea of the layout we will create and then decide our final artwork for the unit.
Aarna Garg
MYP 3 B
PRODUCT DESIGN
This week we continued working on prototypes of our jewellery pieces, using sustainable materials like seeds, branches from the garden, spices, mango pits, wood apple, fabric swatches, paper scraps, yarn and old donated leather bags.
We followed the elements and principles of design to bring the pieces together.
Shaurya Yadav
MYP 3 B
THEATRE
The past week we made progress with our project related to the famous Shakespearean play – Hamlet. We also started researching the preservation of Shakespeare’s works and documenting the various formats and mediums where his works are used or have been used as an inspiration and noted them in our journals.
Damian Dasgupta
MYP 3A
MUSIC
This week we practiced chord formation and identification in preparation for our upcoming formative assessment. We learnt to write the chords on the staff and did few online exercises to identify the chords already drawn on the staff. We also indulged in an aural exercise where the teacher played random chords on the keyboard and were asked to identify its type and character.
Medha Ummat
MYP 3A
PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION
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. Later 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.
Shaurya Yadav
MYP 3 C
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