In Continuation with Our Philosophy of Holistic Grooming of Our Students Right From

Dear Parent, 3 June ’17

Greetings!!

It’s time for summer vacations. The School will be closed wef 4 June’17 and reopen on 3 July’17. We had an action packed, invigorating learning programme throughout the first thirty three days of academic session spanning 2May – 3June’17.

In continuation with our philosophy of holistic grooming of our students right from Kindergarten, we aim to address the seven domains of development in early childhood years. I’m going to sound a bit like a text book now, I’m sorry! Kindly bear with me! Our lower kindergarten educational programme aims to address each of the seven domains mentioned below. Our holiday home assignment, worksheets, activities as well as the curriculum of LKG collectively address the seven developmental domains of Early Childhood Care and Education. The seven domains are:

1. Gross Motor Development: - Involves use of Big muscles in our body eg; crawling, running, skipping, jumping etc.
2. Fine Motor Development: Activities in this domain teach hand-eye coordination. Children learn to precisely control the muscles in their hands. e.g. - colouring, tearing paper, writing etc.
3. Language Development:- This domain includes learning the ABC’s as well as sounds each letter makes, oral and written language. Please read a lot to your children, talking about things throughout the day is essentially important. Learning new words will encourage him/her to participate more in social situations.
4. Cognitive Development: This includes pre number skills and early maths skills. It also includes cause-effect and reasoning skills. Counting, patterning, puzzles etc.
5. Social / Emotional Development: - Playing with others, manners, using kind words fall in this domain. It also makes your child feel safe and matured.
6. Self-Help/Adaptive: e.g – learning to dress oneself, feed oneself, using the toilet, brushing teeth, bathing, tying laces etc. It includes all that helps a child feel independent.
7. Spiritual & Moral: -Teaching little ones to love and obey God is the most important thing you can ever do. It paves way to decide wrong and right actions later as they grow. In my opinion, this is the area that is most lacking in today’s fast paced life. And if parents don’t teach it, who will??

The main thing to know about the above seven domains is ‘they are all inter related and equally important' for a balanced development of personality.

Hence, running, jumping & climbing are just as important for a child as learning the ABC’s. Learning should be age specific and scientifically proceed according to mental age. Most of all, let your child be a happy, healthy child!!

Thank you for your understanding, love and co-operation through the first academic month.

Warm regards!

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PRINCIPAL

Holidays Homework

Lotsof play,lotsof fun

Fun filledactivities butunder the sun

Have lemonadekeepcool

it’sholidays –Letssplash inthe pool.

Kindly follow the instructions givenbelow tocompletethe funfilled summerassignment:

• Take theprintoutof the homework’
• Thechild canaddhis/herown creativity tomake the fun sheets more interesting.

Colourthe Coverpage of the homework

• Make a folder andcompileall thesheets in itand send it on 4THJuly2017.
• The decorated folders should be made from recycled materials with the following information on the cover:

HOPE YOU ENJOY DOINGTHE ACTIVITIES TOGETHER AND HAVEGREATHOLIDAYS!!!

EXPLORE YOURCITY

Takeyourchildonexcursion toRailway Station, Planeterium, Park,etc places of his / her interest, encouragehim/her tospeakfewsentencesabouttheplacehe/she visits

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Different types of language are spoken by people from different regions but the most important thing is that, any language, when spoken should be spoken correctly.. the two common language that our children should be able to speak fluently are Hindi and English. Since English is a universal language spoken and understood by people all over the world ,we want our children also to be proficient in speaking it and for this we need full support and cooperation. We would appreciate if you adhere to the following points. Converse with your child in English. Let’s encourage the children to use words, phrase and sentence.. Like.

• I am feeling. Hungry.
• I am feeling thirsty.
• Mom, Please give me something to eat.
• Please give a glass of water.
• Please trim my nails.
• Please tell me a story.
• May I watch T.V
• May I go to the park.
• I am feeling sleepy.

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Social / Emotional development:

Help your child become caring human being by developing the following habits.

• Giving respects to his/her elders and loving his/her younger ones.
• Speaking politely with everyone.
• Wishing and welcoming guests.
• Spending time with grandparents.
• Arranging his/her toy shelf.
• Using five golden words-PLEASE, SORRY, THANK YOU, EXCUSE ME AND MAY I HELP YOU.
• Help your child learn the following rhyme.

We say THANK YOU.

We say PLEASE.

And EXCUSE ME, when we sneeze.

That’s the way, we do what’s right.

We have manners, we are polite.

MORAL EDUCATION

Encourage your child to:

1. Pray in themorning andat bed time.

2. Wisheveryoneat homein themorningandat night before going to bed.

3. Wisheveryone whovisits your houseandalsowhen you visitsomebody'shouse.

4. Usegolden wordslike: please,thank you,welcomeand sorry.

SELF / HELP ADAPTIVE LIFESKILLS

LIFESKILLS at thislevel areskillsneededto handle daily tasks

independentlyby thechild whichwill smoothen herday today functioning. Kindly helpyourchild tolearnthefollowing skills:

Brushing teethtwicea day

Taking a bath

Dressing upindependently

Tying the shoelaces

Eating the meals

Keeping usedutensils in thekitchen aftereating

Filling thewaterbottlestokeep inthefridge

Serving waterto others

Cleaning theircupboard

Arranging theirtoysetc.

Kindly refer to sheet no. 10
FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 1

Look! A Big mango!

Trace the picture on an A 4 sized chart paper and crumble yellow bits of paper and stick it in the mango. Colour the leaf and stalk green and send the completed art sheet (A4 size) inside the decorated folder.

FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 2

Look! An Frosty ice-cream.

Trace the picture on an A 4 sized chart paper and colour the cheery red on top of the ice cream. Finger print on the circle and send the completed art sheet (A4 size) inside the decorated folder.

FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 3

FRUITBASKET

Colourthe basketanddraw/pasteyourfavouritefruitsand send the completed art sheet (A4 size) inside the decorated folder.

FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 4

Usegreendalto makeDino’sBody and send the completed art sheet (A4 size) inside the decorated folder.

FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 5

Trace the lines

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 6

Follow the path from A to Z

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

ACTIVITY NO- 7

Dot – to – Dot

Connect the dots from A to Z and complete the picture.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

(PRE – NUMBER CONCEPT )

ACTIVITY NO- 8

Identify and colour the big object in each row.

COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT

(PRE – NUMBER CONCEPT )

ACTIVITY NO- 9

Stick a bindi on each step to help the boy find a way to his pet dog

Help him come down one flight of steps and go up the other. Follow the arrow marks and color the picture:

SELF HELP / ADAPTIVE LIFE SKILLS

ACTIVITY NO- 10

*Do this worksheetonthelastdayof SummerBreak.

*Helpthechildto colourthe pictures whichhe/sheisnowableto do.

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, JORHAT

I - Assessment will be held from 17/07/17 to 26/07/17

ORAL

WRITTEN

SYLLABUS for KG I