Staff Newsletter - Issue 3
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A new approach to teaching Chemistry!
Incorporating Multiple Intelligence into a Chemistry lesson‘
Faced with the challenge of
educating the vibrant new
generation, we thought of
exploiting multiple
intelligence to make the lesson
more interactive. The topic
chosen was ‘Creative writing
on the Limestone Cycle’
The ‘Word Smart’ learners
were asked to write a story
about the limestone cycle.
Here is a short extract:
‘A coral from my picnic bag
fell into the nearby barbecue
fire. The coral crumbled up
with an amazing glow of lime
light! As the rain drizzled, I
saw heat spread up and lime
slaking out. As more rain
poured, slaked lime was
transformed into lime water.
It will surely neutralise the
acids in the soil and the next
time when I come, I hope to
see purple petunia flowers
instead of pink ones!’
SUNU SARA JOSHUA
Contents
Articles of special interest
A new approach to teaching
Chemistry
Behavior Management 2
E.M. team in action 2
The Westminster Experience
3
Visual Harvesting 3
Learning Urdu through
cross-curricular lessons 4
A religious perspective 4
Primary Digi day 6
First Term in Pictures 7
The Westminster Insight Issue 3 18.12.2013
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Behavior Management.
80% of teacher training tends to focus
on content, whereas only about 20% is
devoted to “human factors," those
minute-to-minute problems with your
youngsters that dominate each day.
Whether you are a teacher,
counselor, social worker or
psychologist, there are days
when you run out of answers.
Researchers have found out
that positive reinforcement is
one of the behavior
management strategies that
work in helping the students
with behavioral disability.
Hence educators need to plan
a strategy that is positively
proactive in managing the
challenging behavior. Being
proactive always anticipates
misbehavior, thereby the
teacher can be ready to
positively address the
behavior even before it occurs
A teacher’s main concern is to
help the students attain their
optimum level of performance
in all areas of learning and this
can be achieved only if a
teacher is able to manage the
students’ behavior in the
classroom.
One of the positive
intervention plans that can
best apply to students with
behavioral needs is the use of a
self-monitoring technique
wherein the students are the
ones in-charge of tracking
their own behavior. Among
the steps that need to be
followed is to identify the
targeted behavior and decide
on the possible reward that
will best motivate the student
to work towards the desired
behavior. The success of this
strategy depends on the
reward that the students will
receive. It would be best to
start with small goals for
students to feel successful. In
doing so, the students’ self-
confidence is also being
reinforced enough to focus
their interest in achieving the
acceptable and appropriate
behavior.
Esther Melba. G.
E.M. team in
action
There is a pleasure in the
pathless woods, There is a
rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society, where none
intrudes, By the deep sea, and
music in its roar:
I love not man the less, but
Nature more” said
George Gordon Byron,
expressing his love for Nature.
Man’s greed for more has
always been the root cause for
the deteriorating environment-
whether Hydrosphere,
Biosphere, lithosphere or
Atmosphere. Man’s ever
increasing demands for
materials has taken its toll on
the natural resources such as
minerals, forests, water, and
land. Environmental
Management is a subject that
creates a passion for
preserving this beautiful
natural world.
At TWS, the Department of
Environmental Management
helps to spread awareness
about developing a sustainable
planet and a sustainable future
through various programs
such as organizing clean up
campaigns, tree planting, and
field trips to recycling plants,
organizing student
workshops, and also
encouraging students to be
actively involved in
environmental activities in
school and outside the school.
Here are some of our
achievements.
Grade 9 EM student Parith,
speaking at the
Environmental Academy,
at JSS school, on 26-10-13
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Our students at the
environmental workshop
Art from waste…… A Robot
MS. BEULAH
The Westminster
Experience!
Do you know the difference
between education and
experience? Education is when
you read the fine print;
experience is what you get
when you don't!
Well this was how I thought,
when I first came to the
Westminster. But it definitely
changed as time passed by
with the help of extremely
supportive colleagues. I
wondered what this new
school would provide in
return for the knowledge I had
to share. It provided me with
opportunities for growth
That is all an individual needs
to showcase her or his talents
…. An Opportunity! I was
motivated to do things like the
street play, a UN assembly
and even organize a session on
‘Dining etiquette’. And that
too in my first year and the
first term in a new school! This
has been a fruitful journey till
date. Learning how to multi
task between curricular, co-
curricular and extra- curricular
activities all at once.
Ms. Malita Jacinto
Visual harvesting
Last April, when I volunteered
to go for the ‘What Worked’
sessions organized by the
KHDA, I was introduced to
this unique concept called
‘Visual Harvesting.’ Being a
visual learner, my senses
immediately connected to this
creative form of translating
information into visual stories.
I moved from one workshop
to another admiring and
reading what was covered at
all the other sessions that I
missed, through the various
sketches.
In Sept 2013, I was presented
the
opportunity to get trained to
become a Visual Harvester
myself. The two days training
helped change my perception
of the way I looked at the
beautiful visual story. Today I
understand that a Visual
Harvester does more than just
make illustrations, she or he
makes dull meetings come
alive, brings conversations to
life, and adds a visually
inspiring component to
presentations and discussions.
In short, Visual Harvesting
captures the essence of the
discussion or meetings,
synthesizes the information
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and repacks it in a way that
really excites an audience. It is
a powerful way to create
memorable, organized and
accessible communication.
I graduated from my class
with flying colours and I
presented my work as a Visual
Harvester at the next KHDA
‘What works’ session on 9th
December 2013.
Here are a few pics of the first
pieces I attempted, to the first
ever Parent conference in
collaboration with Ms. Rekha
in Sept 2013 at TWS.
Renny Jose
Learning Urdu
Through Cross-
Curriculum
To cater to the needs of our
21st century learners, the
Department of Urdu,
organized a few cross-
curricular team teaching
lessons.
A Novel Approach to teaching
Urdu
An informal letter writing
lesson on - ‘The Importance of
exercise’ was conducted for
the boys of Year 9. For this, the
subject teacher teamed up with
the P.E teacher. The girls of
Year 10 wrote a formal letter
on ‘Clean-up campaigns’. To
make the learning experience
more profound, the
Environmental Management
teacher paired up with the
regular subject teacher.
The girls of Year 8, were
engaged in a project based
learning on advertisements
and discipline.
Ms. Naheed
A Religious
Prospective.
To highlight the importance of
Islamic Calligraphy, the
Department of Islamic Studies
involved the students from
year 3-13 to use calligraphy to
depict the 99 names of Allah
(SWT). To ensure parental
engagement, the 99 names of
Allah (SWT) were distributed
to all the year levels and the
students were asked to
calligraph them with the help
of their parents. The response
from the parents was awesome
and visible as you walk along
the school corridors.
For the first time in the history
of the Westminster, the
students of the Sixth Form
enlightened all our students
about the significance and
importance of the month of
Muharram, during the core
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value period. This was
organized to celebrate the new
Islamic Calendar.
Young minds and hearts were
enlightened with the spirit of
graciousness and generosity
when a bake sale and a garage
sale were organized in the
Primary School by the Islamic
Students.
The contributions were
numerous and involved the
entire school. The funds
collected were sent to
Jameeah-Beit-ul-Khair and
VGF.
Ms. Nasim
Updates
As a part of the Computer
Science Education week
(8th Dec -15th Dec), The
Westminster, participated
in some online games on
Friday and Saturday.
Looking Forward to the
Staff Party
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From the Primary Desk…
Ready to dazzle everyone!!
We are all set to sing and dance. The proud creators!!
Creating our own stick
puppet.
Ready to rock and roll!!!
The proud creators!!
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First Term in Pictures
Inauguration of the Astro Turf
Wow day Activity
Sewa Week – T shirt Collection
Curriculum Conference Wow day Activity
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Spelling Bee Leadership Ceremony
Curriculum Leadership Ceremony Anti smoking Workshop
Teachers Day Art Festival
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Puppets Day Pink Day
Smart Lesson Science Week
Flag Hoisting Awards Day
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Business Campaign Face to Faith -Videoconference
Un Assembly Meet the Author – Ruskin Bond
Parent Teacher Conference International Assessments
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Supporting sign for EXPO 2020 Workshop on Dining Etiquettes
Tree Planters of the Environment Club National Day at TWS
YWL Summit Digi Day
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