Newsletter Grade 3

Week of 2nd December 2013

Concepts, knowledge and skills acquired

Transdisciplinary Theme How We Organize Ourselves

Central Idea Signs and symbols are a part of human –made systems that facilitate

local and global communication

An inquiry into Signs and Symbols

How visual language facilitates communication

Specialized systems of communication

In Inquiry students

Further explored the difference between signs and symbols

Inquired into how visual language facilitates language

Presented their menus (Group work)

Watched an audio– visual—http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmYgPHr60VU

Collated their understanding (Group work)

Explored the need for specialized systems of communication

Reflected on the life of Helen Keller

Shared their thoughts on how they would feel if they could not see

Went for a field trip to the Traffic Education Center

In Language students

Revisited Adverbs

Furthered their understanding of Subject-Verb Agreement rules with emphasis on modal

verbs ( is, am, are, was, were, has, have, do and does)

Comprehended the poem— MOUNTAINS by David D. Gilbaugh

Pathways School Gurgaon

Learn-Work-Play-Think-LIVE

In Mathematics students

Were assessed – Summative Assessment of 2D and 3D shapes

Line of symmetry

Were introduced to Line of Symmetry

Investigated the line of symmetry in

Alphabets

Different polygons

Road signs

Explored symmetrical objects found in the class room

Hindi Advanced Level

Animals name in Hindi

Birds name in Hindi

Paragraph writing

Poster making on signs and symbols

Standard Level

Revision of animals name in Hindi

Revision of birds name in Hindi

Poetry recitation – ‘ ’

Viewing and listening to Hindi animated video ‘ ‘ and oral comprehension based on the

same

Abnitio Level

Revision of animals name in Hindi

Revision of birds name in Hindi

Poetry recitation – ‘ ’

Viewing and listening to Hindi animated video ‘ ‘ and oral comprehension based on the

same

With w

arm smiles

we welcome

Ganiya Gupta

ICT A discussion in the class was initiated to understand:

What is Internet?

What is the World Wide Web?

What can one find on the Web?

What is a Browser?

They were further given an introduction on Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and were explained

the working of the World Wide Web through various presentations and videos.

They were also familiarized with the following:

Difference between web pages and web sites

Smart web search strategies.

Downloading content

Kaliedoscope

Exploring the

need for special-

ized systems of

communication

Exploring symmetry

Gaining clarity—

Difference between

signs and symbols

Inquiring into the

various facts about

mountains as part of

International Moun-

tain Day —11th De-

cember

Finding

symmetry

Presenting their menus

Inquiring in-

to how visual

language fa-

cilitates com-

munication

Small hands big hearts— With

love for their Grandparents

Traffic Education Center

Field Trip

Hero Moto Corps

Thursday, 5th

December 2013

Warm Regards,

Namita Shah

Anju Singh

Weekend Home Work

Reflect on your field trip -

Think and write about a significant challenge faced while travelling.

Explain your choice (reason for choosing the challenge) and give a

solution for it

Draw a traffic sign that will help solve the problem

Explore further and find—where specialized systems of communication are

used.

Complete the sheet and booklet on symmetry