Rediscovering Minds June 4th

DANCE

"I am a dancer. I believe that we learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living.... In each it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one's being, a satisfaction of spirit. One becomes in some area an athlete of God". ~Martha Graham.

"I am a Gummy Bear" was the song for our budding dancers....... the joy can be seen from their expressions. 

Design & Technology

Today is the third session of the rediscovering minds. Students went into the workshop for the first time, they got a demonstration about health and safety rules. The next step was measuring and marking using a steel ruler and an engineer square after that they started cutting using a tenon and coping saw. These are the first stages creating a frame for the clock project.

Group II is working hard on their project of clock, the 3D picture can be seen in the collage made by children now they are measuring and cutting the woods to make it real. 

ICT

Group I had a “Make your Funny Pic” Day. They all clicked their own pictures using the front camera and then edited them using Facetouch to create funny versions of themselves.

Make your funny photo

Group II was introduced to the traditional method of animation, which was done through a series of drawings and then playing them in succession. They used http://www.abcya.com/animate.htm for that.

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Oorjit's Animation

Trisha's Animation

Nikhil's Animation

MUSIC

"Music speaks what cannot be expressed soothes the mind and gives it rest heals the heart and makes it whole flows from heaven to the soul".

Group I has learnt how to play a simple 4 beat rhythm on percussion instruments and they explored Guitar by strumming and by learning names of the 6 strings. Group II has learnt chords- E minor, G Major, C Major and A minor on Guitar. They also learnt how to play drum role on Drum kit. Children are really enjoying the music sessions with variety of instruments..... especially those played by the rock stars, they are not only touching and feeling but even playing and acquiring knowledge about these.

DRAMA

Group I- Warm up fun game based on animals and  enacted the story- “Purple Turtle"......Take away’s- Identified feelings, emotions, spontaneity, confidence to perform, decision making and problem solving.

Group II- Children in drama created a story and dialogues to make a play...... they are enjoying this experience of being a story narrator lets see what a final story come up with........  Take away’s- Imagination, making connections, listening  & speaking skills, understanding & respecting different perspectives.

 INDOOR SPORTS

Children are acquiring swimming skills and those who already know swimming their skills are being finely tuned up. There are few of them who enjoy playing dry games outside the water so they are enjoying with squash, badminton and chess.