Amity Global School, Gurgaon Newsletter 8

Dated: 7th November ,2014

AMITY GLOBAL SCHOOL

WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN TO THE

PRIMARY SCHOOL

Tanishka

Yadav

Wahaj K. Ibrahim

Wasak K. Ibrahim Kamya

Shrivastava

Kabir Aditya Shrivastava

Amity Global School, Gurgaon Newsletter 8

Dated: 7th November ,2014

THE PRIMARY CHILDREN

OF

AMITY GLOBAL SCHOOL

GURGAON

WISH

A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY

TO OUR RESPECTED

FOUNDER PRESIDENT SIR,

Dr. ASHOK CHAUHAN

ON

28TH OCTOBER, 2014

CONTENTS OF THE NEWSLETTER

OUR FOUNDER PRESIDENT’S

BIRTHDAY

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS OF

DIFFERENT GRADES

HALLOWEEN CELEBRATIONS

Formative Assessments - Grade 1

Children displayed their understanding on

how people express their feelings by way

of different traditions. They wrote and

illustrated about the traditions followed

on Diwali.

Children demonstrated their confidence and understanding about the meaning

people assign to celebrations. They dressed in costumes and visited other classes

and spoke about various traditions and beliefs behind Halloween.

Transdisciplinary Theme

How we express

ourselves

Formative Assessment - Grade 2

Students compared and presented two civilizations from a list-

Indus valley civilization, Egyptian civilization and Roman civilization, using

a Venn diagram.

Based on their understanding of the characteristics of a civilization, students

prepared a quiz. They framed the questions of the quiz individually and

collaborated on the possible answers.

Transdisciplinary

Theme

Where we are in

place and time.

Formative Assessments - Grade 3

Children identified the significant

events in stories of their choice and

arranged them in the sequence of

occurrence.

Students elaborated on the

response of the community to one

significant scientific invention. They made a timeline of important

scientific inventions through time.

Transdisciplinary

Theme

Where we are in place

and time

Formative Assessments - Grade 4

Students compared and contrasted

explorations of three different

explorers (land, water and space)

focusing on the reasons, strategies

used to plan, equipment used and

consequences of their exploration.

Students analyzed and

evaluated reasons and

consequences of explorations

that have taken place over

time using De Bono’s thinking

hats.

Transdisciplinary Theme

Where we are in place and

time.

Formative Assessments - Grade 5

Students demonstrated their

understanding of attributes of

IB learner profile that

contributes to developing values.

Students explained their understanding

of important values of their own life by

making a booklet-My values.

Transdisciplinary

theme theme-

Who we are

Nursery

In summative assessment the children

spoke about an animal of their choice to

demonstrate an understanding about the

characteristics of the animal and it’s

relationship with people.

Transdisciplinary

Theme:

Sharing the planet

GETTING READY TO

LOOK SPOOKY…..

MAKING

JACK-O-

LANTERNS

Children share about why

Halloween is celebrated

and what they do on this

day!

Halloween Parade in

colourful and scary

costumes

Getting ready for

TRICK OR TREAT!!!