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Volume 7

Week of 14th September, 2015

Reflections—Middle School—Grade 6

Investiture Ceremony

The students of Middle School gathered in MPH 2 on the 17th of

September, 2015 for the Investiture Ceremony of the Middle School

Student Council. Students of Grades 8 and 9, along with the parents

of the members elected for the council, were present for the cere-

mony.

The assembly was inaugurated by the students of Grade 6, along

with Mr. Javed and with Dhruv Jain of Grade 9 on the table – the

room echoing to the strains of the “Ganesh Vandana”. This was

followed by the students of Grade 6 performing a dance choreo-

graphed by Mr. Akash.

Next, the members of the council of 2015-16 marched in, accompa-

nied by deafening uproars of hoots and cheers. After the members

of the council took their places on the stage, the comperes, Ayesha

Lal and Shivyaan Lakhina, invited Captain Rohit Sen Bajaj and Ms

Dimpu Sharma, to invest the council. It was a proud moment for all

of us to see the members of the council receive their sashes and

badges. The ceremony was followed by speeches from Captain Ro-

hit Sen Bajaj, Mr. Prashant Jain, and Ms. Dimpu Sharma respective-

ly. Mr. Prashant Jain congratulated us on being elected as members

of the student council. Captain Bajaj and Ms. Dimpu Sharma em-

phasized on the importance of being a student council member and

also emphasized on the impact we would have on the school, the

students, and the faculty. After the speech, it was followed by a

formal photograph with Mr. Prashant Jain, Captain Bajaj, and Ms

Sharma. It was truly a proud moment for us all!!

Inho Lee, Grade VIII A

Sub-Editor

Click on the following link

to view the complete al-

bum of the Middle School’s

Investiture Ceremony

2015:

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From the desk of the Principal

Dear newly elected members of the student council. To the students who have been elected again this is an affirmation of your leadership

skills. To the newly elected members this is your test by fire as you need to prove that the trust bestowed upon you by your peers and

teachers was warranted. You are the new role models of Middle School and you need to lead by thought and deed and raise the standards of

Middle School.

As Teachers and Parent we always want the best for you. We want you all to develop essential life skills that will help you better cope in

the world and grow into responsible, respected and valuable members of society. We want you to live by the school moto …Learn, work,

play, think and live

LEARN ….Never stop reading and learning and become lifelong learners. The more you read and learn, the more you open your mind to a

wide range of possibilities and know all sorts of things that make you smarter and wiser. Be readers of fiction. Learn to be open-minded and

receptive to learning from life situations (both positive and negative). Learn from other people who are good role models, your teachers

and your parents.

Work…Work Hard whether in academics or in your new assigned roles as members of the student council.

PLAY…. Play well with others. Today’s world has become a global village. The value of teamwork and accepting others with their differ-

ences cannot be over emphasized. Team up and work with others toward common goals. This way you instill in yourselves not only toler-

ance for divergent views, but also empathy and the will to take other people’s thoughts and feelings into account.

Think…Resolve disagreements amicably. Disagreements are inevitable in life, especially in today’s hyper-competitive, self-serving world.

You should practice the art of keeping a level head in the face of confrontations and disagreements. Take a deep breathe, weigh all sides

of an issue and ask questions like “why” and “what if.” That way you can focus on the problem and not the person, and it becomes easier

to control dangerous emotions like anger and rage.

LIVE… let your voice be heard, but in the right way. We teachers and parent can’t always be there to protect and defend you. Stand up for

yourselves, speak what’s on your mind boldly and respectfully, and lead the way when the situation calls for it. The ability to stand up for

yourself (and others), to communicate effectively and to lead are some of the most valuable skills anyone can possess in the modern world.

It should be learned early.

Apologize when you are wrong, and forgive when you are wronged. Everyone makes mistakes, but forgiveness can heal the worst of mis-

takes. There is no shame in asking for forgiveness and in forgiving others. In fact, asking for forgiveness and forgiving others is a mark of

true courage. Cultivate an attitude of forgiveness and move past hurts and wrongdoings.

Show kindness and help the less fortunate. Showing kindness is not only the right thing to do, but also the easiest way to touch a life. Show kindness and lend a helping hand whenever you can. When you show kindness you are not merely helping another you are helping yourself! Developing compassion will help you understand the differ-ence between wants and needs in life. Remain positive and focus more on the brighter side of life. Life is not all sunshine and rainbows. It is also not all gloom and doom. Life is a mix of good and bad experiences. If you focus on the positive side of life more than the negative, life isn’t so bad. Always remain positive, count your blessings and extract joy and happiness from “little” things in life, like a beautiful sunset or your wonderful families. Positivity and laughter can shield you from the stress, pain and malice in the world. Cleanliness, is next to godliness. Always be well groomed and neat in your appearance, good hygiene, good behavior and healthy living,

including eating well and exercising regularly.

And finally, Love is the greatest virtue of them all. Learn to love yourselves and others not for what they do, but for who they are.

Dimpu Sharma

Principal, Middle School

Hindi Diwas

“You don’t associate with your mother-tongue, you

lose you identity; you lose your identity, you cease

to exist” - Swami Vivekananda

Sixty six years after Hindi had been chosen as the

national language of India, we, at Pathways School

Gurgaon celebrated this day with enthusiasm and

patrotic fervour. Hindi Diwas, literally translating

into “Hindi Day”, is celebrated in India on 14th Sep-

tember each year to draw attention to the promi-

nence of our language.

The Middle School students congregated to cele-

brate this day. The assembly commenced with a

dramatization of how we Indians are forgetting our

cultural roots. Hindi, the character, is deeply sad-

dened by society for not being acquainted with her.

The play highlighted the significance of Hindi in our

lives.

The second part of the assembly consisted of all

the Hindi MFL students, speaking dialogues from

films, or talking about popular Hindi writers and

poets. The Grade 7 students sang a song, emphasiz-

ing the importance of the language. The show end-

ed with an enjoyable Radio Jockey display from a

Grade 9 student.

Ms. Suman exhorted all the students on evoking our

national pride while reading, writing or speaking

Hindi.

Captain Bajaj, The School Director, then addressed

the students about how fortunate we are to have

such a diverse language as our mother tongue. He

emphasized that all Indians must be proud of the

language, for it is our identity.

Sanskriti Kohli

Grade VIII

Language and Literature: Ms. Indu

Projections for

the week:

Closure on the

unit with

Summative assess-

ment and

reflections.

Inquiry:

Students inquired into different

types of characters.

types of conflict which led them

to further inquire about why the

author created Max?

They got a clear understanding

of the different elements of a

paragraph through engaging

tasks.

Week gone by:

Students completed char-

acterization.

Themes.

paragraph writing fol-

lowed by Formative

Assessment 2

Language and Literature: Ms. Megha

Projections for the

week:

Closure on the unit

with Summative

assessment and

reflections.

Inquiry:

Students inquired into different types

of characters.

conflicts which led them to

further inquire about why the author

created Max?

They got a clear understanding of the

different elements of a

paragraph through engaging tasks.

Week gone by:

characterization

Paragraph writing

Formative Assessment 2

Organizing the folders

Parental Support:

Besides meeting the deadlines for each task done in class or given as a home assignment , please encourage

your child to practice vocabulary at Voacbuary.com.

Language and Literature: Ms. Shweta

Projections for the

week:

Culmination of the

unit.

Summative

Assessment.

Inquiry:

What are the

elements that

make a story?

Week gone by:

Students have completed the setting and

characterisation worksheet.

They have also done the elements of a Freytag's

Pyramid.

Formative assessment 2 has been given to them.

Parental Support:

Please encourage your child to write a second draft of Formative 1 (Analysis of the cover page) . Due for

submission on Monday

Language and Literature: Ms. Deepika

Projections for the

week:

Formative Assessment on

writing a character

sketch.

Introduction to the

elements of a story-

Freytag pyramid

Inquiry:

How does setting enhance the

reading experience?

What are the various

techniques of characterisation

used by the author?

Week gone by:

What is setting ?

What is Characterisation?

Watched a video on setting and

characterisation.

Introduction to paragraph writing-

topic sentence/ supporting details/

closing sentence

English Language Support: Ms. Elena

Week gone by:

Revision: moods (vocabulary and spelling)

Pronouns: personal and objective, possessive ‘s – usage and communicative practice

English Language Support: Ms. Ruchi Projections for the

week:

Frey tag's Pyramid:

understanding elements of a

story.

learning to write

paragraphs: Topic sentence,

supporting details, concluding

sentences

Formative 3

Inquiry:

What is

characterization?

How are

characters important to

the plot in a story?

Week gone by:


Watched a video to understand

characterization: Dynamic or Static

characters

Practised character traits and written a character

sketch for Max—scaffolding for Formative 2

Parental Support:

Please encourage your child to read books; and for this week identify characters in the book as static or dynamic.

Language Acquisition: Spanish—Ms. Jenny

Projections for the week:

Next week we will have a formative task

Inquiry:

How one can communicate one's identity?

Week gone by:

During this week we revised

descriptions and introduced a new topic

about different nationalities.

students presented a particular country

with its national flag.

Language Acquisition: Spanish –Ms. Shivani

Projections for the

week:

Students will be

introduced to differ-

ent names for

professions and will

take a formative

Inquiry:

How one can communicate

one's identity?

Week gone by:

Students watched a video on

different nationalities and

countries in Spanish.

They also did worksheets on the

same. - They were introduced to

verb subject pronouns in Spanish

and verb <ser>

Language Acquisition: French—Ms. Charu/Ms. Swati

Week gone by:

They watched a video about different

nationalities and countries, in French.

They also did worksheets on the same.

They were introduced to verb subject

pronouns in French and verb <etre>

Projections for the

week:

The students will be

introduced to

different names for

professions, in

French

Inquiry:

Language allows us to

communicate our

identity through

verbal and non-verbal

forms of

communication.

Week gone by:

Made second drafts of the letter that we

have been working on

Introduced "aa" ‘matraa’ with the help of

words

Counting 1-10 in Hindi

Language Acquisition: Hindi– Phase 1- Ms. Garima


"aa " matra words and sentences

Greeting in hindi.

Talk about yourself .

Week gone by:

Children took a summative and

wrote reflection on it

Individual and Societies: Ms. Bharti


The students will explore history component in individuals and

society.

They will inquire into why do we study History?

How do historians find out facts about historical events?

Week gone by:

Summative Assessment on

Criteria B and C.

Research work on Characteristics of

life and necessities of life

Science: Ms. Ritu


Summative assessment on

criteria D, Introduction of

next unit-Everything is-

‘matter’

Inquiry:

How does a coconut tree,

on a river bank exhibit

the characteristics of life?

Language Acquisition: Hindi– Phase 2- Ms. Suman

Projections for the

week:

Formative Assessment- No-

tice writing

Quick revision of all forma-

tives

Summative Assessment of

the unit-Pets

Inquiry:

The students inquired

about the structure

and concept of notice

writing.

Week gone by:

Continued with Formative

assessment-Criteria A- com-

prehend visual and spoken

text

Notice writing

Mathematics: Ms. Ratnika


Decimal numbers: Decimals on a

number line

Comparing decimal numbers, round-

ing decimal numbers Operations on

decimals, converting decimals into

fractions and other way round

Inquiry:

Inquiry into the types

of fractions Inquiry into

the operations on

fractions

Week gone by:

Formative assessment on Integers.

Fractions: proper & improper

fractions.

Fractions of quantities

Operations on fractions

Parental Support:

Please ensure that your child does Math homework everyday.

Mathematics: Ms. Shikha


Decimal numbers: Decimals on num-

ber line .

Comparing decimal numbers .

Rounding decimal numbers,

operations on decimals Converting

decimals & fractions

Inquiry:

Inquiry into the

operations on

fractions

Week gone by:

Formative assessment on Integers .

Fractions: proper & improper fractions.

Fractions of quantities Operations

actions

Week gone by:

Formative assessment on

fractions

Mathematics: Mr. Amit


Formative assessment 4 and

a follow up.

Inquiry:

Inquiry into applications of

percentages and their relationships

with fractions and decimals

Mathematics: Mr. Snehil


Like and Unlike fractions

Comparing Fractions

Operations on fractions


Inquiry:

Inquiry into application

of fractions

Week gone by:

Formative on integers

Introduction to fractions

proper fractions, improper fractions, mixed

fractions, equivalent fractions.

Digital Design: Ms. Poonam/Mr. Sumit


Working on Criteria C.

Discussion on Criteria D.

Week gone by:

Students finished their summative task based on

criteria A.

Summative tasks based on criteria B and C were

discussed.

Product Design—Mr. M.R Jackson

Inquiry:

It is still important

to measure and mark

accurately

Week gone by:

The race is on to finish the Wooden Boats,

the chisel cuts are done (mostly!) and it's on

to the superstructure, drilling portholes and

erecting the masts.

There was still time for a little IB themed

Q&A though, check out the LP answers on

http://psgdt.wordpress.com

Parental Support:

There are new tools to add to the Family Tools Quiz,

plus the big question on everyone's lips...Arabic or Medi-

terranean?

Week gone by:

Summative : Criterion A & C

Drama—Mr. Santanu

Inquiry:

How do we create a mime

performance?

Projections for the

week:

Peer Reflection

Week gone by:

kuchipiudi presentation

Dance: Ms. Akash

Inquiry:

stage experience


classical recital

Physical and Health Education: Mr. Prakash/Mr. Rahul/Ms. Bidisha

Week gone by:

Basketball offensive and defensive concepts.

Offensive attacks on Zone defence

Inquiry:

Cultural perspective in communication that affect

the performance of a team.

Projections for the next

week:

Cutting, drilling, gluing,

sanding and varnishing.

Busy, busy busy! :-)

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