HOLIDAY HOME ASSIGNMENTS

CLASS: 6

NAME: _______________________________

CLASS: ___________________

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL JORHAT

Dear Parent, 1 June17

Greetings of the season!

As we approach the summer vacations, I on behalf of my seniors and primary school facilitators would like to take this opportunity to wish each of you and your families a most happy, healthy vacation! I hope that you will have a chance to relax and enjoy some special times with your children. As always, I am so proud of how hard they have been working each and every day. One of our schoolwide goals this year is to help our students become stronger readers and writers. The holiday home assignments will further align them towards this goal. We would love to read all about their creative and scholastic pursuits.

The school closes for vacations for students on 4 June 2017 and reopens on 3 July 2017.

Thank you for your understanding, love and co-operation.

Sincerely

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PRINCIPAL

Dear Parent

Holidays are always a welcome break from the normal routine and we all look forward to them. It gives us the opportunity to pursue all those activities that we enjoy but never found enough time to indulge in. When used appropriately homework can reinforce what has been taught, contribute to the development of children, cultivate a healthy deposition towards learning and most importantly maintain a continuation with the process of education that began at school.

We wish you a very happy and a fruitful family time during this vacation and hope you have a fun sharing the homework with your child.

GUIDELINES FOR HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

(I) Submit your holiday homework on or before 10 /7 /2017 of school in a handmade folder.

(II) Complete all your worksheets.

(III) Revise the syllabus done till the month of May and June.

HERE ARE FEW TIPS FOR YOU TO FOLLOW:

(a) Play simple games like chess, word building, scrabble etc.

(b) Assign a permanent workplace and work time. This brings displine in your life.

(c) Help your mother to keep your house clean.

(d) Inculcate good manners- use four magic words please ,Thank you sorry Excuse me Use them and see the difference.

(e) Go out for morning walk daily.

Last but not the least- ALWAYS TALK IN ENGLISH WITH YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

CONTENT CLASS VI

S.NO

SUBJECT

NO. OF ACTIVITIES

1

English

3

2

Hindi

4

3

Maths

1

4

Science

1

5

Social Science

1

6

Assamese/Sanskrit

6/2

7

Art/ craft

1

8

Computer

4

Important Information:

(a) The School will reopen on 3rd July 2017, Monday.

(b) The Unit Test I will start from 19th July 2017, Wednesday.

(c) Submit the Holiday Homework on or before 10th July 2017.

SUMMER HOME ASSIGNMENT- ENGLISH

GRADE VI, ACADEMIC SESSION: 2017-18

ACTIVITY-I MOVIEs MANIA

Following are the names of some movies which are entertaining as well as teach us to be good human beings. Watch them all.

1. Secret Wings 4. Frozen

2. Charlottes Web 5. Spirit

3. The Animal Train 6.Moana

ACTIVITY- 2 Rhyme and recite

Learn the following poem and poem- Courage, from Section four of your literature book during your holidays. These will help you in your preparation for poem recitation competition in the school when school reopens.

These Simple Things (By Ruskin Bond)

The simple things in life are best

A patch of green,

A small birds nest,

A drink of water, fresh and cold,

The taste of bread,

A song of old;

These are the things that matter most.

The laughter of a child,

A fovourite book,

Flowers growing wild,

A cricket singing in the shady nook.

A ball that bounces high!

A summer shower,

A rainbow in the sky,

The touch of a loving hand,

And time to rest-

The simple things in life are best.

ACTIVITY 3 treat of reading

Read one of the following books of your choice:

1. The Story of king Arthur and His Knights Howard Pyle

2. Moby Dick Herman Melvill

3. Lady Sarah and the Dung Carl Knight

After reading the book write the review following the format given below:

STORY MAP

TITLE:_______________________________________________________________________

AUTHOR:____________________________________________________________________

BACKGROUND (NAMES OF THE PLACES WHERE THE INCIDENTS OF THE STORY TOOK PLACE):

____________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

NAMES OF THE CHARACTERS:___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________

My FAVOURITE CHARACTER:_____________________________________________________

I LIKED THE STORY BECAUSE:_____________________________________________________

SUMMARY OF THE STORY: ______________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

ILLUSTRATION OF THE FAVOURITE PART IN THE STORY:______________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

(Note: This is an example format. Prepare one like this before writing review)

Parameters of Evaluation: Total 10 marks- Distribution given below:

i. Page layout and handwriting:2 Marks

ii. Information:3 Marks

iii. Presentation:2 Marks

iv. Spelling and sentence construction: 3 Marks

Note: All the work given shall be done in A4 sheets. The sheets of English subject assignment have to be clipped inside a handmade folder. Handwritten work will be appreciated. Parents are requested to guide their children to complete their home assignments. The holiday assignment has to be submitted on or before 10/07/2017, Monday or it will not be accepted after the mentioned date.

Syllabus for Unit Test-I, 19/7/17,Wednesday, Subject- English

i. Reading Comprehension(Passage/Poem)

ii. Writing Skills- Notice Writing, Letter Writing (Informal)

iii. Grammar- Ch:23,1,2,3,4,9

iv. Literature- Unit-1 (1,2,3) + Unit-2 (1,2)

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MATH PROJECT

SUBJECT ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY FOR TERM I

Math Survey Project

Introduction: The basic requirement of this project is to conduct a survey among friends, family members, teachers or other persons to collect data and put the data in tabular form and to investigate the data.

The learning based objective of this project:

1) Help students better understand mathematical concepts like fractions, decimals, etc. by applying them in a real life situation.

2) Provide a motivational strategy that will encourage an appreciation for mathematics by showing how mathematics is required in work related issues.

Materials needed: Around 10-20 persons for the survey, stationeries.

Part One: Gathering and Computing Data

Directions: Conduct a survey for the following question and complete the entire chart given below. Use your previous knowledge to find out fraction and decimals. Also mention how many people responded to your survey.

Question:

How many states have you visited?

How many people responded to your survey? __________

Choices

Tally

Total

Fraction

Decimal

1 State

2 States

3 States

4 States

Other(More than 4 States)

Part Two: Data Investigation

Directions: On the basis of the filled in chart, answer the following questions as directed and write the answers in the blanks provided.

Choices

Tally

Total

Fraction

Decimal

1 State

2 States

3 States

4 States

Other(More than 4 States)

a) Look at the most popular answer in the survey and answer the questions:

1. Which of your answer choices was most popular?

2. How many people in total selected that answer?

3. What fraction of the total people surveyed selected this answer?

4. Circle the decimal and total for this answer choice.

(On the chart)

b) Look at the least popular answer in the survey and answer the questions:

5. Which of your answer choices was least popular?

6. How many people in total selected that answer?

7. What fraction of the total people surveyed selected this answer?

8. Circle the decimal and total for this answer choice.

(On the chart)

c) Copy the circled decimals of the most popular and least popular answer into the boxes below, and then answer the questions given:

Circled Decimal 1

Circled Decimal 2

Which fraction is largest?

Write these two fractions in an inequality.

______________ > _____________

Part Three: Making and Reading Graphs

Directions: Use the x and y axes below to graph your data. Then, answer the questions below the graph and complete the chart.

1 State

2 States

3 States

4 States

Other (More than 4 States)

Answer Choices

Number of States Visited

Number of Answers

Assessment: This project will be assessed on 5 point skills:

1. 2 marks will be awarded for completing the survey and proper filling up of the table, i.e. Part 1.

2. 2 marks will be awarded for answering the questions, i.e. Part 2.

3. 1 mark will be awarded for completing the bar graph and answering the questions, i.e. Part 3.

Instructions for Submission:

1. The project sheets should be put in a stick file and a cover letter mentioning the name, roll number, class and subject of the student should be made.

2. This project has to be submitted by 12th of July.

1. How many people said they visited only one state?

2. How many people said they visited two states?

3. How many people said they visited three states?

4. How many people said they visited four states?

5. How many people selected other as the correct answer?

SYLLABUS FOR UNIT TEST 1:

Ch1- Knowing our numbers EX- 1.1 1.6, Review time, HOTS, MCQs, Mental Maths.

Ch2- Whole numbers EX- 2.1 2.6, Review time, HOTS, MCQs, Mental Maths.

Ch3- Playing with numbers EX- 3.1 3.8, Review time, HOTS, MCQs, Mental Maths.

Ch9- Basic geometrical shapes EX- 9.1 9.2, Review time, HOTS, MCQs, Mental Maths.

Also follow the worksheets that has been given in the class.

HOLIDAY HOME ASSIGNMENT

CLASS- VI

SUBJECT- SCIENCE

ACTIVITY 1: PRACTICE PAPER

CHAPTERS COVERED- 1 ,2 & 3(pg-30-32) DATE OF SUBMISSION- 08/07/2017

1. Circle the odd one and give reasons for your choice.

a) Wheat ricecuminmint

b) Fleasleechesbugstapeworms

c) Jackalhyenavulturebacteria

d) Banana papayamangosweet potato

e) Salad vegetablesfruitsghee

2. State at least one similarity and three differences between-

a. Polyester and hemp.

b. Fats and carbohydrates.

c. Minerals and roughage.

d. Glucose and potato.

e. Carrot and ginger.

3. Answer the following questions-

a. State at least five characteristics of the following with examples-

i) Carnivoresii) Herbivores

b. How are vultures useful to the environment?

c. How can you preserve nutrients in food?

d. Vitamins are required in trace amounts in our body. Is it necessary to consume them? Why/ why not?

e. State the conditions necessary for growth of cotton.

f. How does the balanced diet of a man doing hard physical labour differ from a man doing normal work?

g. State beneficial effects of cooking food.

4. What would happen if-

a) Few drops of lemon is added to salt.

b) Fruits are peeled and washed.

c) All deers are killed in a forest.

d) Polyester is burnt.

5. Cross the wrong answer:

a. Obese people may suffer from-

i) Hypertensionii) arteriosclerosisiii) kwashiorkor

b. Food chain can start from-

i) Grassii) grainiii) dog

c. Edible parts of banana are-

i) Flower ii) stemiii) leaves

d. Simple sugars are-

i) Bananaii) papayaiii) sweet potato

e. Milk products are-

i) Cheeseii) curdiii) honey

The Practice Paper needs to be neatly done on a separate thin notebook

HOLIDAY PROJECT

CLASS-VI

SUBJECT- SCIENCE

ACTIVITY 2: Subject Enrichment DATE OF SUBMISSION- 09/07/2017

TOPIC: GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT MARKS: 20

The project needs to be done in the space provided:

According to you what is GARBAGE?

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Draw any three wastes generated by you and your family daily:

Where do you dispose these wastes?

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Visit the DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY BOARDs office. Collect information and answer the following-

1. Name the authority /department responsible for Solid Waste Management in your place.

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2. What are the functions carried out by this department?

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3. What are the present solid waste disposal methods?

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4. Mention the problems encountered in solid waste services...................................

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5. Give a brief account of solid waste collection system. .........................................

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Take the picture of the municipality office you visited and paste it.

Visit the following website and collect pictures of one innovation each of three different weeks in the month of June.

https://www.plasticsmakeitpossible.com/innovation-of-the-week/

Paste it and write its name.

Identify the types of wastes and complete the following

table:

Image of the waste

Name of the waste

Dustbin colour in which they are collected

One way each to reduce, recycle & reuse

Prepare newspaper bags and gift it to any five people in your

locality to spread awareness on importance of REUSING.

Click pictures and paste it.

Suggest at least five ways on how can we manage garbage to keep our environment clean.

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ASSESSMENT:

RUBRICS

5

4

3

2

a. Collage (5 M)

b. Content (5M)

c. Neatness (5M) & timely submission

d. Originality (5 M)

TOTAL SCORE :..................................

SUBJECT: SOCIAL SCIENCE

CLASS VI

Objective: To create awareness about biodiversity and importance of protecting endangered species.

Each student will prepare his/her project by 10th July 2017.

Hand written work will be appreciated.

Topic: Wildlife Protection

Project: Album Making

Following essential are required to be fulfilled for the preparation of the album.

(a) The album must be done in a Scrap book

(b) Cover the scrap book (the covering must reflect your creativity)

(c) Cover page showing the Topic: Wild life Protection

(d) The first page of the album must contain student information, name of school and year.

(e) List of contents on second page of the album.

(f) Mark the following National Park on the outline map of India

Sariska, Kaziranga, Corbett, Gir, Kanha, Periyar, Dachigam

and paste the map on the third page of the album.

INTRODUCTION: (a) Importance of wildlife.

(b) Reasons for the destruction of wildlife.

(c) Importance of protecting endangered species.

INFORMATION BROUCRE OF EACH ENDAGERED ANIMAL: Paste the picture of the endangered animals for which these above mention national parks are famous for and write about each animal briefly.

CONCLUSION: (a) Your suggestions on how can we bring awareness around and protect the animals.

COLLAGE MAKING: Prepare a beautiful collage of wildlife in 1/4th chart paper with beautiful slogan on wildlife protection.

Parameters for Assessment:

(a) Content accuracy and originality 4 Marks

(b) Presentation 3 Marks

(c) Use of pictures and sketches relevant to the topic 3 Marks

Total Marks: 10 Marks

ASSIGNMENT WORK: (a) Complete the worksheets.

UNIT TEST SYLLABUS: Chapter 1, 2, 3(History) Chapter 1, 2,3 (Geography) Chapter 1,2 (Civics)

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK

SUB: COMPUTER SCIENCE

CLASS: 6

1. At present, to give any input to the computer, a Keyboard or a Mouse is primarily used. But during 1890s, the main input device for computer like devices were Punched Cards that used holes and spaces to represent the data and instructions. The following is the Punch Code that was used:

Using the same code, create a punch card from an A4 sized cardboard paper to represent the following data:

The name of your school

Your name

Your class

Your Roll No.

Make sure that all the information is correctly entered and bring the Punched Card to school for viewing.

Example:

School Name: DPS JORHAT

Name: RISHI

Class: 6 , Roll No: 12

2. Using your home computer or in an internet caf, collect the pictures of things that you see daily that signify the speed, storage, accuracy, versatility and diligence. Create a Table in Microsoft word and paste the pictures. An example is given below:

SPEED

ACCURACY

STORAGE

DILIGENCE

VERSATALITY

3. Draw the following position chart using Microsoft Word and plot the Placement and conversion and find the answer for the following binary numbers. One has been done for you.

a. 10101.011

b. 11101.000

c. 00111.001

d. 11111.110

Example:

Digit

4th

3rd

2nd

1st

0th

Point (.)

-1st

-2nd

-3rd

Position

24

23

22

21

20

.

2-1

2-2

2-3

10101.011

1

0

1

0

1

.

0

1

1

Placement

1x24

0x23

1x22

0x21

1x20

.

0x2-1

1x2-2

1x2-3

Conversion

16

0

4

0

1

.

0

25

125

Addition

(16+0+4+0+1) = 21

.

(0+25+125) = 375

Answer

21.375

4. Create a PowerPoint collage of the various technologies used during the First, Second, Third and Fourth generations of Computers. Save the file as generationsofcomputers.ppt and take the printout of the slide in an A4 sheet. Prepare a short speech (min 100 words) on how the above technologies are still used today and present the slide and speech in the classroom after the school reopens.

SUMMER HOLIDAY HOMEWORK, 2017

Grade - VI

Subject : Fine Art & Craft

Activity : Finger-painted Flowers.

Materials Needed : Tracing paper, Soft pencil, Thick coloured papers, Scissors, Palette or saucer, Acrylic or poster

paints, PVA glue and a brush, Thin paintbrush, Sticky tape, Garden sticks.

Steps to follow : 1. Using a soft pencil, trace the flower, circle and leaf templates from the front of the book on to

coloured paper.

2. Using the scissors, cut out the shapes. You will need two matching flower shapes, two circles

and two leaf shapes for each flower.

3. Glue a circle of coloured paper on to the centre of each flower. Make suere that the flowers and

circles are different colours.

4. Dip your fingers one at a time into the paint and then press them on to your flowers. Use a

different finger for each colour. Cover the flowers with finger prints.

5. Leave the flowers to dry thoroughly while you make the leaves. Finger paint the leaf shapes

with different green paints and paint a fine line of colour down the centre of each one to make

the vein. Leave them to dry.

6. Use a piece of sticky tape to attach a garden stick to the back of a flower. Glue a matching

flower on to the back and gently press it down to make sure that it sticks.

7. Attach the back of one leaf to the graden stick with sticky tape and glue a matching leaf to the

back of it.

(To make a beautiful flower arrangement put a piece of florists foam or crumpled newspaper in the bottom of the vase. This will help

to keep the flower upright)

SYLLABUS OF UNIT TEST I

GRADE - VI

English:

i. Reading Comprehension(Passage/Poem)

ii. Writing Skills- Notice Writing, Letter Writing (Informal)

iii. Grammar- Ch:23,1,2,3,4,9

iv. Literature- Unit 1(1,2,3) + Unit 2 (1,2)

Maths: Chapter 1,2,3,9

Science : ch-1,2,3

Social Science: Chapter 1,2,3 (History) Chapter 1,2,3 (Geography) Chapter 1,2 (Civics)

Assamese: Chapter 2,3 Grammar- dhwani, vasa, sabda, jyoti sihna, vakya

Computer: Chapter 1