Dear Parents
Warm Christmas greetings to you! The Winter Break brings to mind
festivities, fun, frolic and much needed relaxation. The students get
time to unwind and enjoy. Amidst all the merriment, it is important that
the students stay in touch with their studies. These holidays help the
child to be better prepared for the remaining part of the year and to feel
more confident. For the same reason, Self-learning activities have been
prepared to keep the children updated with their learning.
English
Reading a comic is simply great fun. Read the lesson ‘Glimpses of Past’ of the Honey Dew book.
Note how the information contained in a few chapters of history has been condensed to a few pages
with the help of pictures and ‘speech bubbles’.
Picture Impression: Create a comic of your own using this story. Once the Sun and the Wind
began to quarrel, each one saying that he was stronger than the other. At last they decided to test
each other’s strength. A man with a cloak around his shoulders was passing by. The Wind boasted,
“Using my strength I can make that man take off the cloak.” The Sun agreed. The Wind blew hard.
The man felt so cold that he clasped his cloak round his body as tightly as possible. Now it was
the turn of the Sun which shone very hot indeed. The man felt so hot that he at once removed the
cloak from his body. Seeing the man taking off the cloak, the Wind conceded defeat.
Creative Writing: Read the lesson ‘A short Monsoon Diary’ of the Honey Dew book. Write a
paragraph describing an incident that occurred during the rains which you can never forget or write
a poem of your own about the season of spring when trees are in full bloom.
Enrich yourself by reading books:
Book List
2. An Eagle in the Snow- Michael Morpurgo
ST. THOMAS SCHOOL, LONI WINTER HOLIDAYS HOMEWORK
CLASS: VIII
Hindi
1. - 16 A4

2. 100 101

(A) MAGIC SQUARE
Q1. Complete the Magic square, using numbers from 7 to 21, given that the Magic Constant =
14 × 3 =42.
Q2. The magic square given below uses all integers from 7 to 15. The sum of the numbers in each
row, column and the two main diagonals are the same. Which number would replace * in the given
square, once completed?
(B) EXPLORE & LEARN
Make an investigatory project report in Power Point Presentation (with minimum 10 slides) on
topic- “LINEAR EQUATIONS IN REAL LIFE” emphasizing the use and applications of
linear equations in our real life by taking suitable examples and images.
Science
Ch-17 Stars and The Solar System
Prepare a Power Point Presentation on Phases of Moon (Refer Ch-17 of your textbook)
Prepare chapter notes of Ch-17 and write in your science notebook
Make a mind map of Ch-17 (to be done in science notebook)
Make a flow chart on celestial objects (to be done in science notebook)
Social Science
On the basis of the reading of Ch-3 (MINERAL & POWER RESOURCES) of Geography book,
complete the following activities:
1. On the Outline Map of India (Political), locate the following:
2 major Iron & Steel Plants in India
2 major Petroleum refining industries in India.
2 major Gold mines in India.
2 major Hydel Power Plants in India.
2 major Nuclear Power Plants in India.
2 major dams in India.
2 major wind power plants in India.
2. Use pictures from magazines, newspapers etc. and make a Collage Poster to show different
kinds of fuels used by us in our daily lives and the ways to conserve the energy.
3. Read newspaper articles, watch news debates and gather information regarding the
proposed Farm Bill in India.
Computer
Sanskrit
1. (161)