Unit of Inquiry
Students discussed the influence of media on their choices through a tug of war activity. They expressed their opinion as to whether media had a positive or negative influence on their decision making. Using data analysis, they interpreted the impact of media on popularity of brands by interpreting the case study on the popular instant food brand Maggi. They were also given a brief idea of the various professions associated with the field of media. Students were formatively assessed on how media helped them make responsible choices. Two guest speaker sessions were held wherein parents from grade level involved in professions relevant to media apprised students of netiquettes and how to be responsible digital citizens. Students showcased their understanding of the unit by creating posters & audio visual advertisements on various social media platforms as part of their summative assessment.
English
Students attempted a formative task on persuasive writing on a topic of their choice. They watched TED talk videos and discussed ways to speak effectively and convincingly to persuade others. They identified different parts of a newspaper as well and documented their learning in the process journals. Their knowledge of spellings was peer assessed using a spell bee activity.
Math
Students made real life connections by estimating the sum of various items from advertisements in newspapers. They calculated and then compared the estimated and the actual cost. Thus they were able to identify situations where estimating numbers can prove to be advantageous for preparing a reasonable budget. Students progressed in their learning of the operations of addition and multiplication. They made informed choices in applying different strategies to multiply numbers. The array method, the lattice method evoked student interest and enthusiasm. Math was integrated with the Unit of Inquiry as students understood the impact of visual representation on analysis of data for easy and effective use. Students observed the link below to understand how graphs (pie chart, line graph and bar graph) helped interpret the influence of social media on the Maggi crisis.
Interpretation of Maggi crisis of 2015 through graphs
Hindi
Standard
To enhance their vocabulary skills, students wrote ‘Vilom Shabd’. They made posters to create awareness on the effects of smartphones and wrote slogans to speak their mind. Reading ‘Samachar patraa ki aatmkathaa enhanced their fluency ‘. A spell bee was taken too.
Ab initio
Phase 1-
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, marked on 14 September, students discussed sustainability and the Gandhian philosophy. They learnt few vyanjans with ‘आ’ मात्रा (aa maatraa)
Phase 2-
On the occasion of Hindi Diwas, marked on 14 September, students discussed sustainability and Gandhian philosophy. They engaged in a tug of war activity on the advantages and disadvantages of a smartphone. They also made a poster to depict the impact of the technology on human life.
French
Through a Gallery walk, students were exposed to different advertisements in French. Then they shared their first and second understanding using ‘Share a sticky note’ strategy. This classroom engagement allowed them to be actively engaged and they developed their thinking skills (applying prior knowledge). Later, they collaborated in small groups to create an advertisement using their choice of media (print/ audio-visual), hence promoting student agency. They collaboratively created the success criteria for the advertisement, hence enhancing their social skills (respecting and supporting others)
Spanish
Students learned to write a letter in Spanish, wherein they were introduced to how to start and end a letter.
Students wrote letters on colored sheets to their parents, family members and friends about their likes and dislikes. This activity helped them build their social and communication skills by sharing information and supporting others in their tasks.
ICT
Students learned to differentiate between real and fake news. They were shown a video to understand the important elements which will help them to differentiate between real and fake news. Students used their thinking skills and attempted a quiz based on the identification of fake news. Students analyzed and shared their understanding using a Padlet link.
Students learned about different types of social media. They discussed the rules to stay safe online and to be a good netizen. Students enhanced their research skills by exploring online about cyber safety. As an integration of ICT with UOI, students are making a pamphlet to spread awareness on the usage of social media.
Visual Art
Students created layouts for print advertisements by applying their knowledge of elements of an advertisement; they also wrote creative taglines for their product. They are in the process of creating their final artwork using the elements of print ad – focusing on brand, logo, typography, stylized font and colour schemes. Students are using a combination of watercolours and colour pencils.
Dance
Lessons were focused on development of kicks and back bend walk where students practiced different combination of specific steps. Students understood the difference between performing arts and visual art during a discussion. They also got to know the different stage positions used in choreography.
Music
The students played
various notes on the bongo. After gaining knowledge about note values, they
were able to listen to a rhythm and play it back on the bongo. Some of the
students also were able to create their own rhythmic patterns.
They sang ‘I Love My Teacher’ (https://youtu.be/Ymu2Aqt5GHg) for their teachers on teachers’ day.
The students also integrated with the unit of inquiry where they learned and discussed how music is made popular through media. They created jingles to promote products.
Physical education
Students continued with their unit on swimming. They were given workout in 25 meters and 50 meters in different strokes like freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke to improve their endurance and speed.
Library
This year the summer assignment challenge aimed at developing analytical and thinking skills. Students undertook an extensive and meaningful assignment and presented insightful reflections based on The De Bono’s hats thinking strategies for the stories they read.
Winners of the summer challenge celebrated their victory on September 3, 2019 by dressing up as favorite characters from their respective stories and went on a character parade to instill the love for reading across school.
Students enjoyed their celebratory ice cream and attention. The school takes pride in awarding winners with an interdisciplinary certificate of appreciation that applauds their efforts.
Social-emotional learning
The aim of the session conducted this week was to enable students label their feelings, sensations and thoughts through engaging activities like mystery emotion game. Children identified emotions in the flashcards presented to them,enacted them while their peers guessed the emotions . Children later shared the feelings associated with those emotions. The emotions which were identified this week were anger, disgust, joy, surprise and nervousness.
Grade4C19-20 
