Mathematics- Tessellation and Pentomino Shapes

In Mathematics,students were introduced to tessellations. They were shown how to create a tessellation using a tessellation tile. They were introduced to line graph and attempted the same in their note books and graph books. Numeracy Day was celebrated where students created their tessellations and also created figures with pentomino shapes.

UOI- Biotic and Abiotic Factors

In the 5th Unit of Inquiry under the Trans-disciplinary Theme ‘ Sharing the Planet’, students constructed the central idea, used the dictionary to find out meanings of difficult words and noted down their understanding of the big idea. They reflected on a video on ecosystems and discussed terms like biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem, interdependence, adaptations and how an ecosystem is just a small unit in a habitat. Natural and artificial habitats were discussed through a movie ‘ A Magic School Bus’. Children are looking at a biome in detail and have started researching on it keeping the climate, location, the physical features, flora, fauna, adaptation, interdependence between the biotic and abiotic factors and food chain in mind.

ENGLISH

In Language,English, students read Chapter 7 of Robin Hood. They attempted an oral comprehension exercise based on it. They also revisited connectives, conjunctions and debate writing.

MATH- SYMMETRY

In Mathematics, students were introduced to symmetry and they understood the difference between symmetry, rotation, translation and reflection.http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/shape_space/symmetry/play/ is a wonderful site to revisit the concept.

UOI- SHARING THE PLANET

In Unit of Inquiry, students tuned in to their 5^th unit under the Trans-disciplinary Theme ‘Sharing the Planet’. They reviewed and commented on pictures associated with the theme and also voiced their understanding of the theme through a graffiti. They recreated the desert, tundra, grassland and rainforest using pictures of relevant flora and fauna. 

UOI

A movie titled” Animal Farm”, as a provocation to the causes of revolution was shown to the students in their respective classes. They reflected using Connect, extend, challenge strategy.

Guest lectures were also held on revolutions in the field of technology, music, art, sports and Indian freedom struggle as a provocation to the unit. Students later on wrote a reflection on the same using 3-2-1 strategy. 

Percentage %

The students were tuned in to the concept of percentage where they first looked at the meanings of the terms, cent, centenarian, century, centurion. They understood that each word focused on something out of 100. 

They were then tuned in to the concept where they colored different portions of a graph paper out of 100 and reached to an understanding that percentage is out of 100.
They also practised converting simple percentage into fractions and decimals and vice versa.