ACTIVITIES held from 17th March to 21st March 2011

St. Patrick’s Day

On 17th March, 2011 the teachers explained the importance of St. Patrick’s Day to the Nursery children. The children enjoyed making ‘Pot of Gold Collage’ which is an important symbol of this day.

Colour fun day

On the ‘Colour Fun Day,’ the teachers came dressed in black and white clothes. Children enjoyed making the black and white collage. They were also thrilled to play the ‘streamer race’. Finally, they all danced to the tunes of ‘streamer fun’.

St. Patrick’s Day

The children of Senior KG celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on 17th March 2011. The festival was celebrated to make the children understand the importance and significance of the day. The people of Ireland remember their saint who spread the message of God’s love. The kids thoroughly enjoyed the follow-up activity where they made St. Patrick’s rainbow mobile using shamrock templates.

Holi

The Nursery children celebrated the festival of colours- Holi on 18th March, 2011. They enjoyed listening to the story of Prahlad and Holika. They were excited to make colourful handprint greeting cards for their Mom and Dad.

Navroz

On 21st March, 2011 the Parsi festival ‘Navroz’ was celebrated by the Nursery kids. The classrooms were decorated with stars, butterfly, birds and fish. The teacher explained the essence of this festival to the young learners as they relished eating sheera and dry fruits on this day.

ACTIVITIES held from 14th March to 18th March 2011

Field Trip to the Fire Station

On 14th February, 2011 the Pre-Primary children enjoyed going to the Fire Station. The Fire Fighters performed the fire drill in which they demonstrated how to put off a fire using the fire extinguisher. The children also got a chance to get into the fire engine. All the parts of fire engine were explained to them. The Fire Fighters demonstrated how the hose pipes have to be used. The children were excited to see the water splash up in the air. It was a memorable experience for the teachers and children.

ACTIVITIES held from 5th March to 11th March 2011

Off on a Flight

The Special day ‘Off on a Flight” was celebrated by the Junior KG kids on 9th March, 2011. The young children came dressed as airhostesses, stewards and pilots.
The enactment started from the check in counter, security check, to announcements on board as well as emergency landing procedure. The tiny passengers were adept at making the airhostesses run around for their “juices and soups.” They all had a safe flight and landed at Bangalore (VIBGYOR) just before the bell rang to go home and tell the tales of the wonderful trip to their parents.

ACTIVITIES held from 7th February to 11th February 2011

Visit to a Nursery

The theme for the month being plant life, what could be more apt
than a visit to a Nursery for the Junior Kg students. On 11th February, 2011 the kids visited a Nursery and were overwhelmed looking at the different varieties of plants, creepers, climbers, flowering plants, and shrubs. They listened with immense interest as the teachers showed them the different parts of a plant.

ACTIVITIES held from 21st February to 25th February 2011

Crazy Creation

The Senior KG students turned into Inventors on 21st February, 2011 and created some ‘Crazy Creations.’ They were encouraged to think of different problems that they face and how they would make inventions to solve their problems. The children eagerly drew and painted their inventions and also used different coloured papers, glitters etc. to decorate their creations. The kids also came forward and talked about their crazy creations.

ACTIVITIES held from 14th February to 18th February 2011

Valentine’s Day

On 14th February, 2011 the students of Junior KG celebrated Valentine’s day. They heard the wonderful story of St. Valentine. To make this day special children brought bread and jam… they cut them with heart shaped cookie cutter and decorated them beautifully with colourful gems, and ate to their hearts content…..

Valentine’s Day Celebration

Valentine’s Day “The day of love” was celebrated with lots of enthusiasm by Senior KG kids on 14th February, 2011. The teacher told the children about the importance of love and how we can show our affection to our loved ones.
The kids made Valentine Day Cards with a beautiful message inside it for their parents.

Chinese New Year

Senior KG children celebrated Chinese New Year on 14th February, 2011. The children learned how the Chinese people celebrate their new year in the month of January or February. Young men carrying lanterns join the parade wearing tiger, lion or dragon face masks. This was followed up by an activity where the children made Chinese lion puppets with colourful chart and crepe papers. 

ACTIVITIES held from 7th February to 14th February 2011

Fantastic Flowers

On 8th February, 2011 the students of Junior KG celebrated the Special Day: Fantastic Flowers. The children beautifully dramatized how a seed turns into a plant bearing flowers. Later they made flowers and coloured the flowers and leaves with colourful finger prints. Once the flowers were ready, they took turns and arranged their flowers in the vase.

The Solar System Day

Children of Senior KG had a special day ”The Solar System Day” on 10th February, 2011. It was a wonderful sight to see the children all dressed up as stars, moon, planets, aliens and astronauts.
The children were very excited to talk about what they were dressed up as and the place they came from.
Through the activity the children recapitulated the concept of Universe. It was a treat to watch the kids in their colourful and creative costumes.

Visit to a Nursery

The theme for the month being Plant Life, what would be more apt
than a visit to a Nursery for the Junior Kg students on 11th February, 2011. The kids were over whelmed looking at the different varieties of plants, creepers, climbers, flowering plants, and shrubs. They listened with immense interest as the teachers showed them the different parts of a plant. 

Valentine’s Day

On 11th February, 2011 the teachers explained the concept of Valentine’s Day to the Nursery children. They learned that on this day people send cards and gifts to their loved ones like mummy, daddy, brothers, sisters and even friends. Children enjoyed making the ‘I love You’ card for their mom and dad. They were very excited to take the card home for their parents. 

ACTIVITIES held from 11th December to 17th January 2011

DOCTOR NURSE DRESS UP DAY

On 11th January, 2011 Nursery children came dressed as Doctors and Nurses. Children went to the sick bay and did role-play, enjoying being doctors, nurses and patients. The Doctors pretended to check the temperature and listened to the heartbeat with the stethoscope, while the nurses enjoyed bandaging and giving injections. It was a great experience for the children.

CARPENTER VISIT

On 12th January, 2011 Nursery children were thrilled to see the carpenter in their class. The carpenter explained the use of each tool. He also demonstrated cutting of a wood piece with a saw and also smoothened it with sand paper. The children were excited when he started hammering. Over all it was an enjoyable experience for the children. 

Republic Day

On 17th January, 2011 the Nursery children came dressed in flag colours to commemorate the Republic Day. The teachers explained the importance of Republic Day to the kids. Orange, white and green marble paper were given to the children and they enjoyed making the tri-colour fan. They also sang songs like ‘Nanha munna rahi hu’ and the National Anthem.

ET comes to school

The kids watched the ET movie on 17th January, 2011 with great awe and splendour. They completely adored the little alien that got stranded on Earth. It was fun to watch the alien mingle with humans with such ease. The kids also felt sad when everyone bid goodbye to the alien at the end. As a follow up activity, the kids recalled the characters that they saw in the movie and drew the same on their art sheets.  

Tu B’Shvat

Senior Kg celebrated Tu B’Shvat on 20th January, 2011. The children were explained the significance of this festival of Israel with the help of a colourful tree puppet.
The puppet told them that Tu B’ Shvat is celebrated as the ‘’New Year of trees” and on this day people calculate the age of trees and plant saplings.
The children enjoyed the puppet show and made Tu B’Shvat food mat by dipping the leaves in paint and making impression on the paper.

Republic Day

The children of Senior Kg celebrated the Republic Day in school on 25th January, 2011.
The session started by remembering our great leaders and their contributions to the country. Children got to know the significance of our National Flag, its tri colours and the values of our Constitution. The children were excited to make the tri colour badge with the slogan ‘PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN.’

ACTIVITIES held from 20th December to 23th December 2010

Christmas - Nursery

The Nursery kids enjoyed the Christmas Party on 23rd December, 2010. The class rooms were decorated with large bells, streamers, stars and balloons. Children enjoyed making the ‘Santa Goody Bag’ and ‘Christmas tree’ greeting card. They were thrilled to play the game ‘Four Corners’. Children loved watching the movie ‘Bob the Builder – A Christmas to remember’. Finally Santa Claus surprised them all with the song ‘Jingle Bells’ and toffees.

Christmas Fiesta (Sr. KG)

Senior KG kids celebrated Christmas Fiesta on 23rd December, 2010, by making wreath and Christmas cards. They played games like pinning the nose on the snow man and watched a movie on Santa Claus. They learnt about Santa Claus and Rudolf the red nosed Reindeer.

The kids were surprised to see Santa Claus in their classroom. They gladly shook hands with him and received the goody bags as their Christmas gift.

SR.KG - FIELD TRIP TO NATURE PARK

The visit to Nature Park on 21st December, 2010, was a fun filled day for all our Senior KG children. Children went for a nature walk where they saw colourful plants, flowers and butterflies. The teachers discussed about the different ways we can protect nature. Children enjoyed playing and running around in the playground.

The children learnt to appreciate nature and the importance of keeping the environment clean and safe.

SR.KG - Recycling Day

Senior KG children had “Recycling day” on 20th December, 2010. It reinforced the concept of reuse of our natural resources to avoid wastage. The teachers explained how best we can use and conserve our natural resources. The kids then sang the song ‘Recycling in my home’ accompanied with appropriate actions. As a follow up activity, the children learnt to recycle newspapers into small carry bags. They also decorated their bags with brightly painted smiley faces and colourful stickers.

ACTIVITIES held from 13th December to 16th December 2010

BEAUTIFUL BIRDS

On 15th December, 2010, Junior KG students started off a special day by watching the screening of a show on different kinds of bird. Children enthusiastically recognized birds of prey, water birds, perching birds, flightless birds and national birds of different countries along with their characteristics.

Later, step by step the life cycle of a bird was demonstrated to them as they did the activity “My mini book of a chick hatches.”

Children used their own creativity to colour the cover page and the entire book. They sequenced the sheets in order and tied it with a pretty red satin ribbon.

Finally they were proud that they had made a beautiful chick book.

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Clee City Green City

The ‘Clean City Green City’ campaign was conducted by our Senior KG children on 13th December, 2010. The objective of the activity was to create awareness about keeping our environment clean and to teach the kids about sorting garbage. The whole activity was conducted outdoors and two garbage tubs were arranged – the green tub for waste that can be mixed with the soil and the other for waste that cannot be mixed back into the soil. The kids participated in the activity whole heartedly and proudly wore their ‘EARTH PAL’ badges. They picked up the junk and threw them in the correct garbage tubs.

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ACTIVITIES held from 6th December to 10th December 2010

Happy Hanukkah—Junior Kg 

On 8th December, 2010 children of Junior KG celebrated the Jewish festival called Hanukkah. They learnt about the “Festival of Lights” which is celebrated by lighting the Menorah for eight nights and preparing delicious food. They made the six pointer star called the “Star of David” with the help of ice cream sticks.

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ACTIVITIES held from 6th December to 9th December 2010

Nursery ALPHABET TREASURE HUNT

On 6th December, 2010 the Nursery children enjoyed playing the “Alphabet Treasure Hunt” game with alphabets and toys. The teachers hid the wooden alphabet cutouts around the class - under tables and chairs.
The objects were shown and the children had to find the corresponding letter. They were eager to search for letters in and around the class. They were very excited when they were able to locate the alphabet. It was a thrilling experience for all the children.

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Sr.Kg HANUKKAH – THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS

The Senior Kg children celebrated ‘Hanukkah’ on 2nd December, 2010 with a lot of enthusiasm.
The teachers explained how the Jewish festival is celebrated as a mark of winning the fierce battle against enemies. It is also known as the festival of lights. The celebration ended with an art activity, where the children made Menorahs with paper plates.

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Sr.Kg Movie Watch – “TWO BROTHERS”

The children of Senior Kg enjoyed the movie “Two brothers”, on 7th December, 2010. The movie was about two little tiger cubs who get separated. The children loved watching the cute cubs and their antics. The movie taught the children to be kind to animals. They also learnt the value of relationships. 

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ACTIVITIES held from 22nd November to 26th November 2010

Nursery Froggy Fun Day - 15th Nov 2010

The children enjoyed painting the frog cutouts. Teachers made masks using the coloured frogs. The children were very excited to wear the masks and played the ‘Froggy Froggy’ game.

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Junior KG field trip to Aquarium-26.11.10

The Junior KG children started the trip with much enthusiasm to an octagonal shaped aquarium Cubbon Park. They sang many songs in the bus. They were amazed to see so many fishes like Ball eyed gold fish, Albino Sharks, Angel fish, Yellow parrot fish, Silver dollar fish, Eels, Peacock fish , Sword tail fish and many more. They enjoyed the grilled sandwich and banana. Overall it was a nice trip.

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THANKSGIVING DAY

On 25th Nov the Sr.KG. children celebrated Thanksgiving day with great enthusiasm. The teachers explained how the families unite on this day and thank the Almighty for his blessings and their near and dear ones for their love and support. As a follow up activity the kids ran the Thanksgiving dinner relay. Two teams were formed and each child ran the race with a tray full of food until each child in every team had had a turn. The team to finish first was then declared the winner.

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