FUN & FROLIC - Dewan Public School International

FUN & FROLIC
Volume: 8                                       JAN-FEB 2020

     From the Desk of
       Head mistress

It gives me immense pleasure to present to you this edition of “Fun
& Frolic”, the monthly news letter by the Kindergarten unit of
Dewan Public School International.

We are at the end of our Academic year 2019-20. We are grateful to
Almighty for the blessings which he had showered throughout the
year. I am also indebted to you for your cooperation and positive
approach.

This academic session culminated into a happy and prosperous
session.
Best wishes for the upcoming session.
                                                   Sushma Goel

Toppers of the Class
                                                     NURSERY
       PRE-NURSERY
                                                      Aradhya
   Oindri Bhattacharya                         Reehansh Chaudhry

       K.G. DAISY                              K.G. CARNATION

       Ahaan Yadav                              Hirdaan Sharma

Achievers of the Class

                             PRE-NURSERY
 Khyat Bansal-She has shown improvement in Montessori activities.
 Apeksha- She has shown improvement in orals and coding.

                                NURSERY
 Krishna Agarwal-He has shown improvement in handwriting and takes
                  interest in studies.
 Vihaan- He has come out of his shy nature and now participates in orals.

                               KG DAISY
 Abhi Bansal-He discusses work with the teacher and has shown
               improvement in orals.
 Vaibhav Dhaliya- He has improved his reading skills.

                           KG CARNATION
 Kenisha Vij-She has improved her writing skills a lot.
 Huzaifa Siddhiqui- He has become proactive and participates in orals
                    and activities.

CELEBRATIONS
Lohri and makar Sakranti
  Lohri is the main festival of Punjab but it is celebrated all over
Northern India. It is also considered as a harvest festival. It is
usually celebrated a day before Makar Sakranti. Men and women
wear traditional clothes and dance around the bonfire.
  Makar Sakranti is also observed as a festival marked to
celebrate the transition of sun into the zodiac house of Capricorn.
Sun god is worshipped at many places. People take holy bath in
river Ganga.
  Our kids were acquainted to the celebration of these festivals.
The teacher explained the importance of each festival and they
enjoyed making crafts.

      Children
     making craft

REPUBLIC DAY
Republic Day is celebrated in India on 26th of January every year.

On 26th January, 1950 India was formerly declared Republic. In
Republic, the supreme power is held not by a monarch, but by the
elected representatives of the people, along with an elected
President. So this day is celebrated as the Republic Day. It is also
a National festival

Flag Hoisting was done on this day by the Principal of the school. It
was followed by cultural program & speeches. In the end sweets
were distributed to one and all present there. We explained the
relevance of this day, a day before to our kids.

                        Republic Day celebration at school

Tastes OF INDIA
(FOOD FESTIVAL)

This was the main event which was held in DPSI from January 20
to January 24, 2020. Children of classes Pre Nursery to Class V
participated in this program with great enthusiasm. In Food
Festival four states along with New Delhi were considered for
their cuisines. These states were Uttar Pradesh, Delhi,
Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Karnataka. Children were made aware
about the culture and cuisines of these states by showing PPT. Our
presentation gave information about the capital, language, food,
dress, dances, monuments, festivals and life style of the people in
that particular state. Children danced and sang songs of these
states. They enjoyed variety of cuisines in the food fest. Some of
them donned themselves with the attire of a particular state.

        Celebration of
         Food Festival

Basant Panchmi
Basant Panchmi herald the advent of spring. It is a festival of
Goddess Saraswati-the Goddess of learning, wisdom and fine arts.
Basant Panchmi is a spring festival wherein people wear yellow
garments and fly kites.
„Yellow‟ is the dominant colour of this festival as it signifies the
ripening of fruits and crops. The mustard fields in North India
blooms during this season giving a yellow coat to nature. On the
other hand „Flying Kites‟ on this day is the main reason for season
change. In this season wind blowing starts, which is perfect for
flying kites.
On January 29, 2020 a day before Basant Panchmi Kids of
Kindergarten enjoyed flying kites with the help of their teachers.

Celebration of
                                                  Basant Panchmi

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Last working day of every month is celebrated in a special way.The
children whose birthday falls in that particular month, their
birthday is celebrated on that day. They come to school in
colourful dresses. They enjoy the birthday party as the birthday
cake is cut and served to all. They sing,
dance enjoy and share the cake.

                              Birthday
                            Celebration
                             In January

Birthday Celebration In February

Jodo Gyan Workshop
Jodo Gyan has been running a small experimental learning centre
for last fifteen years for children of all the communities.
Mathematical concepts are learnt in a special way by the teachers
and children. Children develop a mental image of the mathematical
operations.
Our teachers attended the two day workshop in New Delhi on
January 13 and 14, 2020. Now the teachers will be able to explain
the Maths concepts using Jodo Gyan tools in a very simple way
through stories.

Visit of our Expert: Ms. Neeti Nagarkar
DPSI had a pleasure of opening their doors to renowned
personality in the field of education Ms. Neeti Nagarkar. She
visited the school on January 08, 2020 and interacted with the
students of Kindergarten and Primary classes. She is a professional
trainer of Jolly Phonics. Learning via Jolly phonics makes reading
and writing fun. So much appreciation given to our teachers made
us reinforce our faith in ourselves and our motto of the school ‘In
Pursuit of Excellence’.

Workshop : ‘learning styles and memory boosting’
DPSI had a pleasure in conducting the workshop for parents by
Mr. Nitin Tomar. The session was for two hours. He talked on how
to teach children by different learning styles and to choose the
one which is appropriate for your child. He explained different
teaching techniques to the parents via some activities. Then he
talked on certain tips which one can retain in the brain and does
not forget during the exam. Overall the session was fruitful.

[UNIT OF INQUIRY]

CLASSES: Pre Nursery, Nursery & KG
PROJECT: Our Friends Across India
    Unit of inquiry in the form of project for this month was „Our
Friends Across India‟ for classes Pre-Nursery to KG.

Everyone living in India loves India, the incredible land. The values,
the culture, the traditions, the countless festivals make India
unique and vibrant. Indians are varied in their religious beliefs and
yet they live in harmony. Art and culture is given importance and is
highly respected. We have a country that is such a pleasure to live
in. India is an example of unity in diversity.
Our children learnt a little more about India, its capital and some
of the states like Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and
Karnatka. The teacher aquainted them about food, dances,
languages, special features of some states taken from all
directions. Major activity for learning about the states was „Food
Festival” celebrated from January 20 to 24, 2020. They coloured
the four states and New Delhi in the map of India. Other
activities which enhanced the learning were craft, rhymes, videos
etc

CLASSES: Pre Nursery, Nursery & KG

SUB-PROJECT: REPUBLIC                DAY

The Sub-project for this month was Republic Day. Our country,
India celebrates the Republic Day every year to honour the date
when constitution of India came into force. People in India enjoy
this great day by celebrating it in their own way. Our children
learnt about this day through talks, video and craft. They were
introduced to the important personalities of India. On this very
day the Indian National Flag was hoisted in the school premises by
the school Principal. It was followed by cultural program & speeches.
In the end sweets were distributed to one and all present there.

Sensorial Activities

LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
Pre Nursery:
Tiny toddlers conversed in English about self, Our India & Republic
Day. They were acquainted with the 42 sounds and letters a-z
through games, association with pictures, games, listening, tracing,
sorting, pairing etc. The kids are doing well in coding of three
letter words. Tracing cards in Montessori helped them in
recognition & tracing. It was followed by recap of all activities
related to all sounds.
 Nursery: Conversation in this class revolved around Our India &
Republic Day. They learnt how to read & write letters A -Z. They
were able to associate capital letters, letter sounds & pictures.
They could do coding of sounds to form three letter words. They
could read three letter words & draw pictures. Tracing cards, LMA
box and videos helped them in coding sounds and pronunciation. It
was followed by recap of all activities related to their syllabus.
KG: Our kids conversed about Our India & Republic Day. They
learnt to read & write word patterns. Comprehension & Creative
writing were also introduced as they were able to read & write
sentences using is/are, This/That, These/Those. They were able to
complete sentences on „My Self‟ and „My Pet‟. They enriched their
vocabulary by making words using 42 sounds, rhyming words &
picture reading. It was followed by recap of all activities related to
their syllabus to prepare them for annual assessment.

HINDI

Pre Nursery: The students are able to recite rhymes and speak
        sentences very well in Hindi.
Nursery: They learnt to read & write swars v to v: and
vyanjans o] c ]d along with names of some fruits and vegetables
in Hindi. They were able to code and read words with two akshars.
They were able to speak sentences on a given picture. Recap was
done to prepare the kids for tests.

KG: Children of this class learnt to read & write words, sentences
etc. Now they were able to read sentences, make sentences, make
& write words, write varnmala in sequence, recognize pictures and
write their names etc. They were able to speak sentences on a
given picture. Montessori equipments help them in their learning.
    Oral work, reading and writing practice was given to them to make
them ready for the annual assessment.

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MATHS
Pre Nursery: They learnt to speak & recognize numbers 1-10.
They were able to associate the quantities with the numbers. The
tiny tots were able to keep numbers in sequence. The concept of
dimension was reinforced by keeping Red Rods. They learnt all this
through games, rhymes, Montessori & other activities.

Nursery:The students learnt numbers up to 50. They did various
concepts like quantity association, what comes before/after/
between, sequencing of numbers, missing numbers, backward
counting and concept of smallest & biggest. The „Ten Board‟ and
other activities helped them to understand the concepts. Ample
practice was given to prepare them for annual assessment.

KG: Children of this class learnt number names from 1-30, skip
counting in 5s. Revision was done in concept of bigger & smaller
number, forming quantities, subtraction, addition, to put the
correct sign of greater than/smaller than /is equal to, odd/even
concept etc. The Montessori activities helped them in learning
these concepts. The teachers made extreme efforts to make them
understand the concepts and to prepare them for annual tests

ART & CRAFT
Art and craft activities give kids a sense of achievement and allow
them to take pride in their work which builds confidence. Kids get
to try with new things and also develop their “self–regulation
skills”. Creativity involves processing and innovative thinking skills.
Kids of Pre-Nursery, Nursery & K.G. made crafts on Lohri and
Republic Day.

                                                      Children
                                                  MAKING TRICOLOUR
                                                        Flag

rhythm & Movement
Ample opportunities are provided to the students at DPSI to
overcome their hesitation or shyness, to face the audience and
gain stage confidence. Children acquired the basic understanding
of rhythm and music in order to dance with true expression and
artistry. “Tiny tots loved to pat their toes on the beat of
music.”
                                 Children
                                 enjoying
                                their Music
                                 & Dance
                                   class

Digital Learning
 Use of computers in kindergarten means lots of new skills to learn.
As children enter kindergarten and the primary grades, it is
important that they have access to computer. The skills of children
are enhanced through computer, smart classes & videos. They
learnt to type Number names.
                                         Children
                                        working on
                                        computer

Games & sports

Sports are very important in every walk of life. Taking part in
sports is important for children as it reduces stress and enhances
their mood. It builds healthy bones and muscles, increases fitness,
improves sleep, helps them socialize, improves their cooperation
skilla, boosts self–confidence and lowers the risk of getting obese.
Students of Dewan Public School International get involved in
sports & games activities on regular basis. In February they
participated in sports meet.

Reach us at-

Phone Number: 9027163480, 8881299206
Email: principal@dpsi.edu.in
       viceprincipal.dpsi mrt@gmail.com
Visit our websites
https://www.facebook.com/dpsimeerut/
https://www.instagram.com/dpsimeerut121/
https//mobile.twitter.com/dewanpublicsch1

editor’s note
We had a thrilling ride at Kindergarten Newsletter throughout the
session. Its pages are packed with information of kids
performances in school. We look forward to having a greater
connect with our readers in the years ahead. And for this, we
would like to have your comments and suggestions.
Your suggestions are always welcome.
Feedback at: sushmagoel77@gmail.com

Save The Dates
    Written Tests:                         March 02, 2020 to March 14, 2020
    Graduation Ceremony of Class KG        Friday, March 27, 2020
    Result Declaration:                    Saturday, March 28, 2020
    Beginning of New session 2020-21:      Friday, April 03, 2020