Enrichment Activities

Month – April 2023

These activities play an important role in student learning and engagement. Through this methodology children learn at their own pace through various supervised activities. It's a more engaging and interactive way of teaching children. These hands-on activities not only help children to learn new things but also help them to gain confidence.

In the month of April following enrichment activities were done –

• Welcome activity Greet & Meet
• Science Hour- Book Balancing
• Skill Building - Walk Like Animal
• Celebration -Earth Day

The knowledge and skills that they gain via these activity learning process make them fully involved in what they are doing.

Earth Day Celebration 2023-24

EARTH DAY is celebrated around the world with a beautiful message - “Our continuing efforts in our everyday lives will make this beautiful planet thrive.”

Earth Day is an initiation that even one person can make a global impact in a positive way. Echoing the same, J M International School celebrated “The Earth Day” through a series of activities on April 21, 2023. The students were reminded of simple do-able actions towards our Mother Earth. An array of creative crafts were organized with a view to sensitize the children about the conservation of natural resources and to motivate them to make our planet more beautiful.

Our Environmental conservationists from Ankur to Grade 2 participated in them with zeal and enthusiasm. On this occasion, teachers showed videos/films about ‘Mother Nature’, held discussion about habits like switching off electrical appliances when not in use and throwing litter in the bins, keeping our surrounding clean etc. children were advised to adopt a tree and plant their saplings in pots. They also indulged in a craft activity tearing and pasting and hand printing with different environmental themes. The tiny tots enthusiastically took an oath on the Earth Day to keep their environment clean and plant more trees.

“Many students love music and dance, and research indicates that learning through music and structured movement is good educational practice.” Students' did yoga poses like palm tree, mountain pose etc. on soft rhythmic intonations to deepen their enjoyment of the learning experience. Our little learners were actively involved in the entire teaching-learning process.

Name of the event: ANVESHAN AND ENVIRONMENT WEEK 2023

Classes involved: V to XI

Venue: JM INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DWARKA, NEW DELHI

DATES: 17TH APRIL TO 21st APRIL, 2023

ACTIVITIES INCLUDED:

• QUIZ
• SEED BALL ACTIVITY
• POSTER MAKING
• POWERPOINT PRESENTATION ON INDIAN ENVIRONMENTALIST TOWARDS SAVING ENVIRONMENT
• COMPOST PIT PREPARATION
• FUN WITH EXPERIMENT

J.M INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, DWARKA jubilantly celebrated Anveshan and Environment Week, from 17th April to 21st April, 2023. Students were encouraged to delve deeper into the realms of Science through discoveries, inventions and innovations by doing hands-on-activities and also inspired to nurture nature.

Under the guidance and motivation of school Principal Dr Amita Saxena, various activities were conducted during the entire week.

1. Quiz competition was conducted on 17th April 2023, from Grades VIII to XI on the theme-Conserve Environment. This Quiz competition activity developed understanding among students to conserve Mother Nature and enhance reasoning and analytical skills. The winners were awarded with the excellence award.

2. Seed ball drive- A demonstration to make seed balls was given by the Science teachers and the significance of making seed balls was also shared with students. Prior to one week of seed ball drive, seed balls were made by Grades VI and VII students and left to dry. Students enthusiastically participated in the seed ball drive conducted on 17th April. Beginning with the activity, the seeds were given proper treatment. Fertilisers and fungicides were mixed well to ensure that the seeds remain viable.

Dr Saxena, along with Science teachers interacted with the students, encouraged and appreciated their active participation to make the environment green and flagged off the drive. Students dispersed their seed balls randomly in neighbourhood parks and free area to increase the green cover.

3. Poster making: Poster making competition was held on 18th April, 2023 from Grades V- to VIII, Themes allotted were Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Alternative Sources of Energy, Waste Management and Sustainable Development goals. Best poster making winners were awarded with excellence certificates.

4. PowerPoint presentation- Grades IX and XI students were divided into teams and presented PPTs on the topic- Contribution of Eminent Environmentalists to conserve nature. Science teachers evaluated the presentations on the basis of content, creativity, usage of power point tools and relevance with the topic and presentation skills. Students shared insightful information during the presentation and not just improved their presentation and computer skills but had great learning too.

5. Compost pit preparation- Students collected peels of vegetables and fruits and brought it to school. School gardener helped to collect all of it and put them in a pit. Students showed curiosity to prepare compost and use it for the growth of the plants and also for the enrichment of the soil. They have been following the changes to check whether compost is ready. Once ready, it will be used in the school garden as per the plan.

6. Fun with experiments- The Anveshan and Environment week culminated with the Science Experiment Display from Grades V- XI. Students were filled with enthusiasm to demonstrate their experiment. The event gave a platform to the students to use their scientific knowledge and temperament and bring forth interesting experiments. It also allowed students to work together in groups and learn from each other. They shared their ideas and collectively galvanized their energies and came up with fantastic display.

NAME OF THE EVENT: CLASS XII A ASSEMBLY

GRADES: III to XII

THEME: SETTING GOALS

DATE OF CELEBRATION: 03/04/23

TEACHER IN-CHARGE: MS. KALPANA MEHRA

DESCRIPTION OF EVENT:

• Class XII A presented the very first assembly for the new academic session 2023-24 on 3rd April 2023 on the topic Setting Goals.
• Students were welcomed into the new academic session for the new chapter of their school life.
• The day began with Morning Prayers followed by motivational thought and then latest happenings in the world.
• Some tips for Setting Goals were shared with all students.
• The School Principal welcomed all students back to school and showered her blessings on the students.

Greet and Meet Activity

Date : 3 rd April 2022
Venue: JMIS School
Classes: Ankur – IX

Activities help children to learn new things in a fun way. With that in mind, we at JMIS consider that the first day of school for students should be an everlasting experience. Greet and meet activity is a way in which the teachers introduce themselves in the class followed by the student’s introduction. Various fun activities like, Grade Ankur ‘we are the hoppers’ along with ‘Seize it forever’, Grade Pallav ‘Position and Say Hello’and ‘Smiley Welcome Cool’.

In Grade I & II ‘Dumb Charades’, ‘Colouring Sheets’, ‘All about Me’ (Stick Puppet) activities were done as the ice breaking sessions. Grade III, IV & V did ‘Find A Friend’, ‘Interesting Me’, ‘Think & Share’, in which the students wrote their likings, introduced themselves with adjectives and wrote their strengths.

Students of classes VI and VII did ‘People Hunt’ and ‘Thanks for the compliment’ on their first day. Grade VIII & IX students did ‘Tall Thomas’ and ‘Letter to yourself’ as their greet and meet activity wherein they described themselves with words beginning with the first letter of their names and others to guessed the name of the child. All these activities were focused on introduction, social playtime and designed to help students become comfortable with their new classmates. They helped to get students talking and set the tone for a successful classroom management for the upcoming year ahead.