PATHWAYS SCHOOL GURGAON

Glimpses of the

week

Summative

Assessment &

Reflection– How

The World Works

Summative

assessment-2 D &

3D shapes

Introduced

Journal writing

Celebrated

Diwali

Trans-disciplinary Theme : How the World Works

Central Idea - People apply their understanding of forces and

motion to simplify work

An inquiry into -

Understanding force and motion

Application of force and motion

Importance of machines in the modern society

In Focus :

Concepts driving the Inquiry : Causation, Function, Change

Learner Profile Attributes : Thinkers ,Knowledgeable

Trans disciplinary Skills :

Thinking Skills: Application, Synthesis Self-Management Skills: Fine motor skills, Spatial awareness

Research Skills: Planning, Organizing

Attitudes– Commitment ,Independence

In the Inquiry, the students

applied their learning to create complex machines using the Lego kits

containing simple machines as a part of their summative

wrote unit end reflection using ‘Action ideas– Doing, Learning, Saying,

Feeling, Being and Having’

tuned into Journal writing through , ‘Ann Frank’s Diary’

revised different kind of shapes through quiz:

http://www.mathopolis.com/questions/q.php?id=4994&site=1&ref=/geometry/

vertices-faces-edges.html&qs=4994_4995_385_2564_372_386_390_391_2479_2563

were assessed on 2D & 3 D shapes through a task sheet.

Students were exposed to the Lego with which they created different

simple machines in different groups. Thanks to Mr. Yogender–

Tinkering Manager for conducting a lego workshop.

Tuned into Journal Writing through Anne Frank’s Diary

Revised different kind of shapes

through Venn diagram quiz

Summative assessment on 2D & 3D

shapes through a task sheet.

Hindi Core level

Discussed topic -Simple machine (सरल मशीन) through PowerPoint

presentation followed by the writing practice

Students created collage based on Simple machine (सरल मशीन)

Picture composition

Intermediate Level

Recapitulated Singular/Plural एकवचन/बहुवचन through

discussion followed by the writing practice of words and

sentences

Reinforced through activity- picked a card of Singular/Plural

एकवचन/बहुवचन and converted it

Creative writing on ‘मेरा ववद्यालय’ with helping words

Ab initio Level

Reading and writing practice of ‘इ’ and ‘ई’ मात्रा words

Introduced names of colours (‘रंग ंके नाम’) through PowerPoint

Presentation followed by the writing practice

Visual Art Students colored their landscape paintings and added details

to it.

Dance Students are in the process of completing their dance routines

for the Founders’ Day production and practised the same

during their dance classes.

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Round Day & Date Participants Strategies

1 Monday, 21st

November 2016

All students-

Intra -section

Dictation

(First 50 words)

2 Wednesday 23rd

November, 2016

Top 10 scorers from each

section move on to Round

2

Intra-section

Picture cards

Missing letters

Jumbled Words

(First 80 words)

3 Friday, November

25, 2016

Top 4 scores from each

section move on to the

Round 3 (Final Round)

Inter-section

Picture cards

Missing letters

Jumbled Words

Synonyms / Antonyms

Surprise Round

(All 100 words)

Let’s gear up for Spelling Bee challenge and

enrich our vocabulary.

Grade 3 –Spelling Bee Challenge- Word List

S.No. Words S.No. Words S.No. Words

1 migration 36 motion 71 between

2 travel 37 effect 72 tetrahedron

3 journey 38 stationary 73 beautiful

4 explore 39 visual 74 complex

5 thousand 40 gravitational 75 compound

6 hundred 41 inertia 76 cardboard

7 should 42 attract 77 straight

8 because 43 friction 78 activity

9 would 44 cause 79 carousel

10 collective 45 reaction 80 multiple

11 swarm 46 inclined plane 81 civilizations

12 herd 47 wedge 82 perspective

13 crowd 48 physics 83 graffiti

14 flock 49 pulley 84 design

15 people 50 screws 85 opinion

16 bunch 51 work 86 technology

17 native 52 predicate 87 perimeter

18 globe 53 instructional 88 isosceles

19 ocean 54 machines 89 museum

20 wondering 55 subject 90 artists

21 respect 56 levers 91 grief

22 confidence 57 auxiliary 92 frequency

23 talent 58 object 93 causation

24 curiosity 59 dividend 94 equilateral

25 responsible 60 remainder 95 frequently

26 ceramic 61 divisor 96 pleasant

27 performance 62 division 97 furious

28 victory 63 quotient 98 hilarious

29 abstract 64 knowledgeable 99 essential

30 discipline 65 concrete 100 sequential

31 creativity 66 comprehension

32 wisdom 67 causation

33 concrete 68 speed

34 peace 69 concrete

35 communication 70 inquirer

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The students listened the various

stories related to Diwali and un-

derstood its significance.

They were exposed to different

eco– friendly ways to celebrate

Diwali.

Diwali

Assembly

Weekend Homework

Task: Collate the following information in a graphic organiser of your

choice. Use the cluster web given below as an exemplar.

Table 1 Table 2

Example (For reference only) Example (For reference only)

Spelling challenge to be held on Friday, 4th November 2016.

Strategy– Missing letters

Warm Regards,

Priti Chaturvedi-9910118350

Sandhya Bajpai- 9650254039

writing decide cylinder curious furious

bright circle square submerge journal

Refer to your reader “Oliver

Twist” and find out the follow-

ing:

Who is the author of this book

Where does this story take place?

What is this book about?

(big idea/theme)

Can you think of other books/

movie:

written by this author?

takes place in museums/ kingdoms/

castles/buildings

about princesses/ fairies/kings/

queens/animals