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Dear Parents & students, Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates your young child's senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and hearing. Sensory activities facilitate exploration and naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore. Some additional benefits include: • It helps to build nerve connections in the brain. • It encourages the development of motor skills. • It supports language development. • It encourages 'scientific thinking' and problem

solving. • It can involve mindful activities which are beneficial

for all children.

This week at our center, we included these exclusive activities with our learner s and their exploration has indeed been broadened.

Warm regards, Shweta Parthasarathy

Centre Head Olive Trails-RBKIA

Chembur

Sensorial exploration and learning at OLIVE TRAILS-RBKIA

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Literacy In the playgroup class this week, we focussed on practicing letter recognition and sounds through interactive activities. In this picture, the learner can be seen identifying and stacking up the letter cups in alphabetical order.

Playgroup

Numeracy Visually appealing objects can spark the interest in learners to learn better. We try to incorporate this strategy especially with the early years. Here, we can see our tiny tot tracing number 3 with her car on the number road painted. We also practiced the shapes learned so far by sorting and matching it with the outline drawn on paper.

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UOI Our little explorer is very expressive when it comes to gestures like smiles, laughs and claps! It helps us understand her feelings and likewise our ongoing theme of ‘Myself’ is being beautifully explored by our student. Here is a glimpse of ‘something special’ to Freya.

Playgroup

ART Art & Craft is a fun way to unleash the child’s imagination and creativity. This week, we made a big, bright, red apple with the paper tearing technique enhancing the learner’s gross and fine motor skills.

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Nursery Literacy

A perfect start to the day.The students enjoyed the activity on letter G.They loved coloring the letter G yellow and fingerprinting brown dots on the letter to

make a giraffe.

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Nursery Numeracy

The little creative learners were totally engrossed in making a tall and a short snowman as a part of their learning. They enjoyed making a tall snow man with big circles and a short one with small circles

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Nursery UOI

Sense of smell- The little nursery explorers had fun investigating the sense of smell. They learnt that every object can have a different smell. Some are pleasant and some are not.

Sense of sight- The girls loved flaunting their fancy glasses and investigated about sense of sight. The curious learners are waiting to see what they will see next from the magic basket as a part of their investigation about the sense of sight

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Nursery UOI

Sense of touch- The curious learners had fun exploring how each object feels. They were happy to cuddle their soft toys, explore the objects that are soft like the cushion and hard ones like the chair and the table.

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Nursery UOI

Sense of touch- The curious learners had fun exploring how each object feels. They were happy to cuddle their soft toys, explore the objects that are soft like the cushion and hard ones like the chair and the table.

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Nursery UOI

Breakfast time Sense of taste- The class had their favourite breakfast together. They explored how their favourite food tastes. They also learnt how to eat independently and came to know about the table manners too.

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ART The students had fun doing the paper tearing activity and also made an apple.

Music The students enjoyed themselves singing about the big fat elephant. They could sing and learn the words of the song beautifully.

Nursery

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P.E The students were getting geared up for a new day by doing stretching exercises.

Stem The students are happily learning the concept of big and small. Also the concept of quantity was discussed. They also learned how to pour water. The students enthusiastically performed the activity and learned new vocabularies like big, small, quantity, space , pour and so on.

Nursery

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Name of Student :Svaksh Pawar Student reflection: Inquirer Name of Student : Yuvraj Yadav Student reflection: Committed

Nursery

Reflections

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Name of Student : Devaksh Malhotra Student reflection: Creative Name of Student :Kaashvi Surana Student reflection: Enthusiastic

Nursery

Reflections

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Name of Student : Svara Reengusia Student reflection: Reflective

Nursery

Reflections

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Literacy K1 learners were introduced to the letter ‘N’ sound, song and friends. Teacher showed objects related to the letter ‘N’ and they later watched a story on the letter .A picture talk was also done with the K1 learners where they had to speak about the picture. Story named ‘Sid did it’ was done in class where children had to read along with the teacher.

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Numeracy K1 learners were introduced to the number sequencing from 1-10. Learners enjoyed the ‘Walking water’ activity where they got to see how colour green is created by mixing blue and yellow. Children enjoyed the square shape sponge dabbing painting. They were also engaged in the activity of drawing and then colouring all the three shapes (circle, triangle and square)

K 1A

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UOI For the UOI K1 learners were shown a video on how to take care of their senses. Recap of all the five senses was done with the learners. Quiz on 5 senses was played with the K1 learners and they enthusiastically participated while answering the questions.

K 1A

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Art In our sensorial week, K1 kids enjoyed drawing independently on their own. They drew 5 sense organs, under the guidance of our art teacher Ms.Krupali, who instructed them with easy steps. They all loved drawing and then tracing it with a sketch pen for better effect.

Dance As our K1 kids are learning about senses, in our dance class they all danced on the song "5 senses", they really enjoyed the steps shown by our dance teacher and they looked cute while singing and dancing on the step Hi-five

K 1A

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P.E Today K1 learners were involved in practicing their exercises along with Kiran teacher. They learnt different forms of exercise like warm up, surya namaskar ,animal yoga, zebra pose, tiger pose, wolf pose, and alligator pose. Later they did cool down exercise and pranayama (chanting om) to calm themselves after an exercise session.

K 1A

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K 1A Reflections

Name of Student : Ali Palija Student reflection: Numeracy Name of Student: Aryan Shavdia Student reflection: Healthy Eating

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K 1A Reflections

Name of Student : Harshvardhan Shetty Student reflection: UOI Name of Student :Kiaan Thakker Student reflection: P.E

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K 1A Reflections

Name of Student : Mira Malse Student reflection: Numeracy

Name of Student :Riaan Badhwar Student reflection: Creative

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K 1A Reflections

Name of Student :Shrishti Malakar Student reflection: Art Name of Student : Thakshay Gupta Student reflection: Literacy

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K 1A Reflections

Name of Student : Krishai Bansal Student reflection: Literacy Name of Student :Yuvaan Gupta Student reflection: Literacy

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Literacy K2 A Learners had a picture talk session wherein they had to view a picture and make sentences on it. Illustrations in a picture help children understand what they are reading, allowing new readers to analyze the story. If children are having difficulty with the words, the illustrations can help them figure out the narrative, which can increase their comprehension. Sight words were done with K2 learners and it’s seen that they are grasping them well and writing them as well. When a reader masters sight words, she is able to understand at least half of the words in a particular text. By eliminating the need to decode these words, the reader is able to focus on those that are more difficult and less familiar. Beyond this, sight words offer important clues about the meaning of a sentence.

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Numeracy K2 A learners are seen learning numerical concept of “Tall & Short” .Conceptual learning involves students engaged in quality learning experiences based around key concepts and central ideas rather than using the more traditional method of focusing on learning on topics. Conceptual learning is an educational method that centers on big-picture ideas and learning how to organize and categorize information. K2 A learners compared objects like pencils and bottles which were taller and shorter through this they got a hands on experience of learning the concept. K2 A learners also learnt about the shape “Semi-circle” through a PPT wherein they related to all the semi-circle shaped objects that they come across in their day to day life they also made lovely objects with semicircle shape like an umbrella & a cut piece of watermelon.

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UOI K2 A Learners celebrated “secularism’ on 24th July 2020 with a lot of excitement around them as they came dressed in their traditional outfits like “Ghagra choli, turbans, bindis “ and also used many religious props like holy books , images of their God and traditional food like “Dal bati churma” and “Puran poli”. Religious education emphasizes respect for others, regardless of their beliefs, race or social status. ... In teaching about the beliefs and traditions of other people, the subject promotes discernment and enables pupils to combat prejudice. Many of them recited their religious prayers with a lot of confidence and respect. This was a true journey of obtaining knowledge of their various religions of India.

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Prayer & circle time K2 A learners religiously follow the prayer session daily where one student is chosen to lead the prayer and others join in the recitation. Prayers have the power of creating a pious atmosphere that helps instill certain values such as humility and discipline in the students. This helps the school children realize the essence of the ethical values. Prayers in school encourage the students to believe in the value system the school and follow it K2 A Learners look forward to the circle time session very eagerly. Circle time is an important social interaction among young children. It helps develop positive relationships between kids through engaging and fun activities.

K 2A

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PE K2A Learners are seen enjoying the alphabetical yoga. Yoga helps to instill confidence and to bring learning to children on an experiential level. Yoga teaches them to persevere, be patient, and work towards their goals. Yoga also provides tools for practicing compassion, mindfulness, generosity, focus, strength, and flexibility.

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Music As the K2 A learners are inquiring into the unit “Communities – central idea “People play different roles in the communities to which they belong” under the theme “Who we are” they learnt the song on “Community helpers” during the Song & Music session. Learners enthusiastically participated and picked up the lyrics and tune of the song very well.

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Dance K2 A Learners enjoyed dancing on the song “Open the eyes of my heart”. K2 A learners celebrated the sensory week connecting it to their dance session where they explored the senses that they used during the dance session. Learners learnt that the sense of ‘sight, hear, touch” are most used senses while they dance. Learners had a great time dancing on the tunes of “Open the eyes of my heart” and also followed all the dance steps accurately.

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student : Advik Tongase Reflection: Numeracy- “Diamond” & UOI (show & tell) Celebrating “Secularism” Name of the Student :Amyra Vaid Reflection: Numeracy (Tall/short) & Literacy (‘at’ words)

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student : Akiva Devanand Reflection: UOI Show & tell (Celebrating Secularism) Name of the student: Anaiya Ambwani Reflection: Literacy -‘at’ words & UOI Show & tell (Celebrating “Secularism”)

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student: Anubhav Awasthi Reflection: Numeracy Shape- Diamond & Semi-circle Name of the student: Divyam Ganna Reflection: Literacy –‘at’ words UOI- Secularism celebration

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student: Riana Sarwade Reflection: Literacy (at words) & UOI (Celebrating ‘Secularism”) Name of the student: Elakshi Kamble Reflection: Numeracy (Concept-Short) & UOI (Celebrating ‘Secularism”)

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student : Hridaan Mamniya Reflection: UOI Show & tell (Celebrating ‘Secularism’) Name of the student:Ipshita Kadam Reflection: Numeracy –Diamond & Literacy – ‘at’ words

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student: Myrah Singh Reflection: Literacy (at words) Numeracy (Number value) Name of the student: Shanaya Narayan Reflection: Numeracy (Concept-Tall short) & UOI Show & tell (Secularism)

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student: Shanaya Narayan Reflecion: Numeracy (shape – Diamond & concept-Tall/short) Name of the student: Amyra Vaid Reflection: Numeracy (Tall/short) Literacy-CVC ’at’ words

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student:Shanaya Shah Reflection: Numeracy (Shape – Diamond) & UOI (celebrating ‘Secularism”) Name of the student: Riyana Gupta Reflection: Numeracy (Shape-Diamond) & Literacy (at words)

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Reflections K 2 A

Name of the student: Shourya Sodhi Reflection: Numeracy (Number value) & UOI (celebrating “secularism”) Name of the student: Verah Sachdev Reflection: Literacy (at words) & Numeracy (Shape – Diamond)

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Literacy Apart from cognitive development, literacy engagements and activities help children to have a better understanding of the world that surrounds them. Maximum focus is given on the letter sounds and word blending so that children learn to read in an enjoyable way. Children are moving away from reading single words to forming and framing sentences on their own. During the class children explore various sentence forming activities and are proving to be confident thinkers and speakers. A spell check activity was also conducted in the classroom and it acted as a great way to recap and recall the words taught in class.

K 2 B

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Numeracy Classroom engagements and worksheets are designed in such a way that it makes Math interesting to each child. Children explore various facets such as comparative concepts, missing numbers, number values to name a few.

K 2 B

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UOI India is a melting pot and birthplace for many religions. Children were introduced to a variety of religions in class. As a culmination of our learning on various religions, we decided to have a show and tell session. Here each child came dressed in various religious attires and spoke about what they were representing.

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Art Children are engaged in paper folding activity this helps in improving their creative skills as well as pincer grip and small muscle coordination.

Music Children learnt about various musical instruments. This was done through a video called ‘Musical instrument quiz’. A musical instrument was played and the child had to guess which instrument it was.

K 2 B

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P.E Children participated in the P.E session which enabled them to enhance their large muscle development and flexibility. Teacher conducted the continuation of the ‘Alphabetic Yoga’ series where she is teaching them 4-5 alphabet yoga poses every class.

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Name of Student : Vihan Warty Student reflection: Literacy Name of Student : Jiyaan Pednekar Student reflection: Literacy writing ‘at’ words

K 2 B Reflections

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Name of Student : Tiara Nirmal Student reflection: UOI (Secularism Day Celebrations) Name of Student: Diya Kothari Student reflection: UOI

K 2 B Reflections

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Name of Student : Dhruvaan Desai Student reflection: UOI (Secularism Day celebrations Name of Student: Kiaan Mehta Student reflection: Numeracy

K 2 B Reflections

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Name of Student : Reyansh Ravaria Student reflection: UOI (Secularism Day Celebrations) Name of Student: Freya Kothari Student reflection: Numeracy

K 2 B Reflections

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Name of Student : Parv Shah Student reflection: Art- Paper Folding. Name of Student: Thiaan Shah Student reflection: Art –Paper Folding.

K 2 B Reflections

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At Olive Trails-RBKIA, we celebrated "World Nature Day" on 29th July 2020. Our little learners enjoyed the informative and engaging story session by our guest speaker -Ms. Anupama Dube. The story captivated the students with all interest. This was further followed by a fun quiz with many informational facts about Nature. Students shared some message-driven posters which showed a great amount of social action from our students.

World Nature Day celebration in the EYP

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Birthdays are special occasions in an individuals lives. As children form their identities and explore their social existence, the birthday celebrations not only make them feel special about the date of their birth, it also helps them mark a date that is special in their lives. Social skills take a big leap when children are in the birthday party environment. On that note, Olive Trails-RBKIA teachers host class parties for the birthday children by sending them customized e-cards

BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATIONS in the EYP

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BIRTHDAYS CELEBRATIONS in the EYP

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