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"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love" - Mother Teresa

KNOWING THE 14 DISTRICTS OF KERALA

As a part of the celebrations for the 64th Kerala day, the students of grade 6 made presentations on the 14 districts. Each class selected 2 districts each and the students creatively and enthusiastically participated in the making of video presentations on their names and geographical features, the history of the formation of Kerala state, important tourist locations, art forms and important personalities, cuisine, etc. The videos made by each class were shown in the other classes during class teachers time.

Amidst the bleakness of Covid-19 pandemic, Children’s Day was celebrated with an added cheer and joy on November 14, 2020 along with the Diwali festivity by the Middle school students of The Choice School. The two fests brought immense joy in their hearts when their teachers lit an array of lights with sparkling events initiated with a special assembly on the virtual platform, specially dedicated to the children coupled with foot-tapping dances and melodious songs.

Special poems were penned and recited for the children by the Vice-Principals of different sections resounding their devotion and love for the children. To mark the occasion, a special inspiring message was also rendered by the Principal highlighting the importance of children and the need to protect their needs and rights to ensure a sound growth for the progress of a nation.

The special visual feast dotted with spectacular dances and songs was indeed a Children’s Day gift for the occasion. Many fun-time activities like ‘Nehru-Cap Making’ and interesting games were also conducted by the class teachers for the students of Grades 5 & 6 to celebrate the occasion.

CHILDREN’S DAY

Nehru-Cap Making for the Grade 6 students by the teachers on Children’s Day

Games to fetch an object in the house beginning with a particular alphabet were a hit among students. Even parents and grandparents

joined the fun activity.

Student’s shared their childhood photographs from

the family album.

DELIGHTFUL DIWALI WITH MIDDLE SCHOOLERSThe Diwali lights glistened in the hearts of the students of The Choice Middle School when a virtual Diwali was celebrated on November 13 2020, with much festive gusto dispelling the darkness of pandemic around. The dawn of Diwali thronged with a string of cultural events for the Middle School Choiceans, displaying the exaltation in the air. Various activities were organized by the students and the parents of the Middle School like making Diwali greeting cards, relishing home-made sweets, Paper crafted Diyas,earthen diyas and the multi-coloured Rangolis to adorn the festive ambience.Cultural programmes like varied colourful dances illuminated everyone’s hearts and soul-stirring delightful songs lifted everyone to the festive fervour and offered a festive treat for all. Parent, as always, were a part of the celebration and a few of them demonstrated preparation of some of the Diwali sweets, further strengthening their bond with the school online classes.

Diwali Greeting card making by Grade 5 students Diwali fusion dessert by Kicha

Glittering Diwali Dance and song by the Grade 5 students

Diwali decked with yummy choco balls by the Grade 5 students

Diwali sweets from Grade 5 Mom's Kitchen

Diwali Festive desserts by the parents of Grade 6 Diwali Dance

Diya making by the Grade 6 students

Paper crafted Diyas

Diwali Rangoli, Diwali Paper Craft Diyas and Greeting cards by the students of Grade 7

Diwali sweets by Grade 7 parents:

Diwali Dance, Songs, Rangoli making and Sweets preparation by the Grade 8 students

HDES TALENT FIESTA

Talent Fiesta 2020 was held on 30th October. SEN students of the HDES Department, The Choice School, from Kinderland to Grade 8, took part in various events.

The Middle school students showcased their talents in singing, dancing, cooking, drumming and yoga. The event was expertly compered by Maxmilan of 8D. The performances commenced with a prayer by Basil of 6E.

Wazeem (5D), Anya (4G), Aathish (6F), Aalrich (5C), Mekha 7C and Basil (6E) enthralled the audience with popular dance numbers.

Abhinav (6G) baked a yummy cake, while David (7E) performed a few yoga poses. Micheal (5F) drummed along to a popular song!

Melodious songs were sung by Bilal (5E), Gautham (5F), George (6C), Advaith (5B), Parthiv (6B) and Kenan (5G).

It was indeed amazing to see the talents displayed by the students. The energy and enthusiasm was palpable and entertaining. It brought joy to the viewers.

On November 10th, World Science Day, the Middle School Science department started the activities of Science Club - SCIENCE WIZARDS. The first session was “Introduction to Astronomy”. It dealt with interesting features of few celestial objects and the beginning of the Universe. Grade 5 and 6 were given a task to complete “Color Your Planets”, based on their own ideas. Students will be maintaining a Science Journal and a Bulletin Board is created in GCR through which scientific and current affairs will be shared.

SCIENCE WIZARDS ACTIVITIES

• The Second session of the Science Wizards was held on 24th and 25th November.

• Grades 5 & 6 understood the expansion of universe with the help of a balloon. It was followed by a class wise Astro quiz.

In the second part of the session, an animated video on Black hole was shown, followed by discussion on it.

• Grades 7 & 8 saw videos about various celestial bodies and conducted a class wise Astro quiz.

This was followed by a detailed video on Black holes and discussion about it.

• The third part explained the History of Astronomy in Grades 5 & 6 as well as in Grades 7 & 8.

The belief by the ancient Greeks (B.C) to the next level by Cladius Ptolemy in 2nd century (Geo centric model) then to Nicholas Copernicus in 15th century (Heli centric model), then to Galileo Galilei in 16thcentury and last to the Big Bang Theory in the 20th century.

• Astronomer Nicholas Copernicus was given more importance (His images were shared and asked to identify)as he was the one who discovered the SUN as the centre of universe. Adding to this one of the most popular song by the Beatles band - Here comes the sun from their Album Abbey Road was played to make them realize the importance of SUN.(shared in all the Grades) On a lighter note, a small explanation was also given about the Beatles Band as many were thrilled to talk about the band.

MATH CHALLENGERS CLUB ACIVITIES

MALARVAADI MALAYALAM CLUB- REPORT

All sessions of Math Challengers have 4 segments

1. KNOW A MATHEMATICIAN

2. LEARN AN AMAZING MATH FACT

3. CALCULATIONS MADE EASY

4. PUZZLE ME!!!

On 28th Oct, the session started with a video on the famous Indian Mathematician ARYABHATTA. Aryabhatta’s contribution in the field of Mathematics, astronomy and the discovery of number ZERO were briefly discussed. This was followed by a presentation on PASCAL’S TRIANGLE and students were excited to learn about its hidden patterns and number sequences.

On 6th November, the session mainly focussed on Vedic math rules on easy multiplication. Students showed great interest to learn easy tricks to multiply large numbers applying Vedic Math tecqniques.

Malarvaadi Malayalam Club organized poetry recitation and storytelling in connection with the Kerala Day Celebrations. The basic theme in both competitions was "My Keralam". The children came to the online stage singing lines that evoke the glory of our land. They lifted the spirit of our homeland by acting out the stories of Kerala.

The November reunions of the Malarvaadi Malayalam Club under the theme 'Kerala Piravi' were associated with the land of hills and greenery, Kerala. They recited the names of 14 districts of Kerala to the tune of Vanchipattu and launched the virtual Chundan Vallam at the club.

GUEST SPEAKER – MS SHARON SEBASTIAN

VIRTUAL TOURSTRAVELLING THE NEW NORMAL WAY!

A session on Saving our Oceans was held for Grade 6, on 9th & 11th November by Ms Sharon Sebastian, research content developer for Lonely Planet and also a facilitator for Global.

She spoke extensively on Ocean pollution and the regions where waste dumped in the oceans is at a peak. Ms Sharon also encouraged the children to actively work for conservation and

protection of oceans and also planted in them ideas on how the students can take up small projects like adopting areas closer to seas and going on a mission to clean up such places and make them garbage free. Students could relate the talk session with their Social studies lesson - Realms of the Earth, The Hydrosphere.

THE SWAMPS OF FLORIDA

While travelling has come to a virtual standstill the world over, the students of Choice have not let that dampen their spirits. Instead they have transitioned to travel the new normal way - Virtually!

As an extension to their learning of Science on the topic, Pollination in Flowers, the students of Grade VI embarked on a virtual tour to the swamps of Florida to comprehend more about pollination in the rare ghost orchid. The objective was to highlight the importance of pollination in the ecosystem. The fig sphinx moth, hovering over the unusually beautiful flower that is unique to the swamps, was indeed a sight to behold for the students! Excitement was in the air as they were quite enthusiastic to be a part of the magical region with its unique biodiversity.

Suzhou Silk Factory, China

Grade VII students were able to explore the Suzhou silk factory in China and learn about Sericulture within the comforts of their homes as they launched themselves into a memorable virtual trip. Intrinsic to their understanding of the topic ‘Silk’, the students were introduced to silkworm rearing, silk reeling and weaving and the textile technology. A video documenting the life cycle of the silkmoth and the various steps involved from the rearing of the silkworm to the production of silk fabric was presented. The visual associations and immersive experience excited the students but at the same time they sympathized with the fate of the pupa for the production of silk.

Agriculture is a primary industry that employs about 50% of the world’s population, and it includes growing crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers, and rearing livestock.

The concept of the various agricultural practices is being introduced in the NCERT Science Text book Class 8 in the chapter-Crop Production and Management.

Based on the concept, Class 8 students were asked to do a fun hands-on activity to prepare their own BIO-GARDEN. The class was divided into groups and

the members were asked to prepare a video showing the different steps of agricultural practices. Children took initiative to grow their own plant in their garden and recorded everything from the first step of preparation of soil. All the members in the group did a good work of preparing their own garden and following all the steps of agricultural practices.

These life skills activities can inculcate the understanding of the various practices a farmer does in his field. They get awareness about the types of nutrients (either manure or fertilizer), pesticides, importance of irrigation etc required for the field.

BIO GARDEN BY -CLASS 8BIO GARDEN BY -CLASS 8

As a part of the teaching learning process in Science, the students of Grade 6 were shown the leaf samples of ginger and teak by the teacher to explain about ‘Parallel and Reticulate Venation’.

This activity encouraged students to look around for different leaves and their venation.

SCIENCE: VENATION IN LEAVES

SOCIAL STUDIES ART INTEGRATED PROJECTS

GRADE 5

RECREATION OF SAUDI ARABIA THROUGH ART/CUISINE/CRAFTS/MODELS/MODELLING

The grade 5 students presented a virtual treat for all with their projects on saudi arabia by inculcating music, model making, creating an oasis with even lego blocks, traditional dressing up, live cooking and a variety of other medium.

The saudi arabia culture, tradition and art were well presented and conveyed virtually.

GRADE 7

CONTRIBUTIONS OF SHAJAHAN THROUGH ART/CRAFTS/MODELS/MODELLING

The grade 7 students presented a virtual treat for all with their projects on the contributions of Shahjahan by inculcating model making, creating sand art, paintings, calendar making, brochure for a mughal restaurant and many other medium.

ART INTEGRATED PROJECT HISTORY GRADE 8RECREATING THE REBELLION OF 1857

The students of grade 8 , as part of their curriculum did an art integrated project related to the chapter “when people rebel”

The students tried their best in recreating any scene or object from the rebellion with any medium or art of their choice. Some chose music, some through creation of models, and others through drawings and paintings and even poem writing.

HELLO ADOLESCENCE!

Happiness and wellbeing are related, but they are not the same thing. In order to boost teenage wellbeing and equip them to try new things, value personal strengths and focus on good things, it is very essential to understand the physical and emotional changes one goes through especially during teenage.

As an initiative to provide awareness on the physical, emotional and social changes happening during adolescence a wellness talk

named “hi adolescence” was given to all girl students of 6th grade by the middle school counsellor, Dr Amrutha Vijayan. Children were introduced to puberty, emotional and social changes, menstrual hygiene and its importance through interactive sessions and videos.

21ST CENTURY SKILLS

With the onset of the 21st century, the entire world has witnessed an era of intense transformation in all areas, whether it is education, global trade and economy, technology or society. Recently, the covid-19 pandemic is also throwing up challenges for

an individual to cope with its impacts.

Naturally, for such times, a different skill–set is required that would enable an individual to cope and succeed in facing the challenges in real-life, leading to his holistic progress. These skills are addressed as 21st Century Skills/ Learning Skills/ Transversal Competencies etc.

In this second round of our Introduction to Career, we’ve taken the students of 8th grade through the 21st Century skills, an awareness on, What is it? What are those skills? How does one learn them and what can one gain out of learning them etc…

POUR YOUR HEART THROUGH ARTOctober 25, is commemorated as International Artist’s Day in remembrance of the illustrious artist, Pablo Ruiz Picasso. To celebrate this special day, the students of 8E with the guidance of their class teacher Mrs Suma George, came up with the idea to display their expertise in art and craft in the form of an exhibition.

The students provided their creative work of art for the exhibition that they had created during the Onam furlough.

Following up, a method of exhibiting the work had to be planned. Adhering to the COVID-19 protocols, the students came up with the idea of creating a video that compiles all the artwork.The techies of the class took on the initiative to create the art exhibition video. On the D-day, students addressed the gathering, and showcased the video. Not only was it a joviality of an adventure, but it taught students constructive lessons on how to work as a team in synergy. It also gave them the opportunity to creatively express themselves.

“EVERY CHILD IS AN ARTIST” -PABLO PICASSO

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