Like adults, children too need a break from their daily routine. They need to break-free and just have fun, only to emerge refreshed and rejuvenated later. Today, being the last of day of their exam, a special story telling session was organized for the students of class 4. The event commenced with a finger story ‘3 Goats under the Bridge’ by renowned storyteller of Ahmedabad, Yogita Bansal Ahuja. After which entered the Spanish artist and professional standup performer, Monica Santos, for a clown therapy. Children were super thrilled, and the entire auditorium resonated with their laughter and enthusiasm. Ms. Santos, dressed like a clown, was the center of attraction!  The way she playacted the role of an explorer was interesting and immensely enjoyable. She surely rubbed off her energy while marching across the auditorium on to the students as they hardly could contain their excitement. Each one them wanted to shake hands with Monica, the explorer or share the stage with her. Monica impressed the entire audience by adding a few words in Hindi and Gujarati while speaking. Albeit this session was all about free fun but we are sure that the students understood the key aspects of storytelling and theater -such as being stage free, having the right voice modulation, intonation , confidence, energy and excitement. All in all, it was a welcome change and will definitely add on to our students’ school memory. This weekend, our 4th graders will surely hum ‘ek, do, teen -bus! Or act like an elephant or point their fingers to their temple and say ‘concentration’ ‘concentration’. It was a happy session that was indeed a positive reinforcement in the educational process.

Diwali is synonymous with lights and diyas. The festival of lights is never complete without decorating the house with diyas. Along with beautification, this tradition has religious significance as well.  Students of grade 6 brought in the spirit of this important Indian celebration by decorating diyas in the class. They used various materials and embellishments to adorn the diyas. Some students  also spoke about diyas, explaining what do they stand for – knowledge, prosperity, hope , health and peace.  It was a truly beautiful creative activity executed to perfection by our students.

Verb is the heart of a sentence. Once the children understand the importance of verbs and their relevance in communication, they are able to articulate their thoughts better. To make the lesson on Verbs more interesting for grade 2 students, our teachers organized a dumb charades activity for them. Each chit had a verb written on it. Children had to pick one chit at a time and enact the verbs written such as dance, sleep , sing, eat , sing etc. This activity helped the children strengthen their concept of verbs while having fun. This teaching -learning process was engaging for the little learners and ensured involvement and participation of all the students. 

Technology has made our lives simpler, smoother and easier but at the same time has affected our interpersonal relationships. To highlight the same, an assembly was conducted by the students of class 2.

Children were shown why Udgam School is the smartest school of Ahmedabad. With the implementation and integration of technology in education, Udgam definitely stands apart! The assembly started with the regular session of morning prayer followed by the pledge, news reading and thought of the day. 

The focal point of this assembly was the use of technology and its ramifications.

The assembly was a collage of colourful and interesting performances. It started with a dance drama where the children performed a skit reflecting how technology has taken over our lives.

The entry of the Avengers (Super Heroes) depicting the 5 senses made the assembly even more exciting for the children.

 For the 1^st time in Udgam assembly, Class 2 students mesmerized the audience with a ‘shadow act’ to drive home the intended message. It started with birds chirping and how their sweet songs have been replaced by the unending cacophony emanating from all kinds of technological advances.  Lastly, the kids rocked the stage with their moves to the song ‘Five senses’.

To culminate the assembly, the teachers gave a speech on the same guidelines, explaining how technology can either become the sixth sense or it can block all our senses.

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An Assembly on Ganesh Chaturthi

Like all the assemblies held at Udgam, the recent one for the students of 4 D and E started with a prayer, followed by the pledge and news reading. The entire class of 4D got the chance to narrate thoughts of the day , one by one and they also performed a skit and recited a poem. Brigith Ma’am narrated a speech, enlightening the audience about Morya Gosavi and how the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi originated.

Girls and boys of Grade 4 E impressed everyone present with their performance of dance and lezim. This awe inspiring assembly concluded with a vote of thanks by Seema Ma’am.

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Speaking Activity for Grade 1

India is a land of rich heritage and varied culture. To acquaint our students with her rich culture, food , the various states and language, a special activity was conducted for grade1. Each child was allotted an India state to speak about. This was a fun activity where the students got a chance to find out more about their country and also learn in the process.

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Rhymes Came Alive through Recitation

Recitation builds a child’s phonemic awareness. Through rhymes and poetry recitation, the little learners understand about voice inflection, pitch and intonation. Further, it enhances their vocabulary and boosts their confidence to become eloquent speakers. We, at Udgam school, understand the importance of recitation and accordingly organised a recitation activity for the Jr. KG students  in school. All the children recited a poem of their choice, with appropriate actions. This activity gave every student of junior group the opportunity to speak on stage and impress their classmates and teachers by performing confidently.

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A Day full of Checks

Students of Nursery Students celebrated a ‘Checks Day’ on Friday, September 7. Children came dressed in check print shirts, tops and frocks. The classrooms were adorned with different objects like racquets etc. that have checks in them. The walls and the floors were painted as  chessboard and as  ‘snakes and ladder’ board. Children took turns to act as the bishop , king , queen or the pawn. They were excited to wear the crowns and play chess by moving around the checks on the floor. Other activities of the checks day included differentiating between the small checks of the volley ball net and the bigger ones of the goal post in a football game. The students thoroughly enjoyed a day of learning  about checks and playing games.

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The advantages of connecting children to the outdoors are multifarious. Recently, our playgroup students were taken for a field trip to ‘Rasala Park’, near Ellisbridge, Gymkhana.

Every child loves to wander around the unmarked trails and observe things that exist around them. Also, field trips like this encourages environmental awareness among children through unstructured play.

At Rasala Park, our students got the chance to see animals like deer, monkeys, jungle cats, peacocks and different types of birds. Every student was very excited to spot the animals that they saw only in books or on TV so far. They also enjoyed their time with friends in the play area and sang rhymes on their way back.

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Our playgroup children recently celebrated red day at #school. A day that was dedicated to the colour red. The students were thrilled to see the entire class decorated with red accessories . The teachers showed them different objects in #red colour. This way the little learners will be able to easily identify the red colour anywhere, anytime. Also, every child got a red #umbrella to take back home.

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