PYP 1 On the day of the quiz, the atmosphere was filled with excitement as students eagerly awaited to be set up in their respective groups; ready to rumble. Since the competition was between teams, the students were all dressed in their team colour – red, blue and green. The session began with the explanation of the rules and point system which only excited the students even more. The session was a success and went well as each student got equal opportunities to participate and respond. They showed eagerness and complete awareness while the class was in session, making us all proud.

PYP2 Online quiz – Inquizzitve Creating a sense of general and social awareness in children must begin at an early age and hence with this thought, like every year, Inquizzitive was conducted with PYP 2. However, what stood out this year was it being conducted online and with all the students given an opportunity to participate. The students were motivated and prepared for this event well in advance. They were given a booklet of question bank along with answer key with a wide range of topics including Geography, Sports, My Body, Festivals, Science and Technology, Wildlife and Countries and Capital. The final Inquizzitive was conducted on 26th February 2021, Friday. They were divided randomly into 5 groups with 4 students each. With the help of PowerPoint presentation, the students were explained the rounds and the scoring system. The students were thoroughly prepared for their quiz as they answered each question confidently. Rapid fire round , consisting of mathematical reasoning brought about change in their scores. The students for the first time also experienced a tie breaker question to claim the first position. It was a fun filled experience where students showed their true sportsmanship and excellent teamwork.

PYP3 Language Fest : Spell bee event On account of Language Fest which was held on 19th February’21, PYP 3 facilitator organised a spellbee contest for the students. A spelling list was handed over a week earlier to the students to prepare for the contest. It was delightful to see students buzzing around about the Spell Bee Event. Spell bee is a part of the development of language skills, where students are assessed on their ability to spell out the words. There were four groups participating. It was a very tough competition but a very friendly one!

PYP4 Readers’ Theater PYP 4 learners enthusiastically presented Readers’ Theatre on The Great Kapok Tree as a part of their Language-o– Mania. It is a way to involve students in reading aloud. They performed using their voice, facial expressions and body language. The active involvement in this approach is really praiseworthy. By this strategy students not only enhanced their reading skills, public speaking skills and fluency, but also analyzed, read critically for comprehension and understood the adverse effects of deforestation.
Neat write Event – A check on our own Handwriting "Every man has one thing he can do better than anyone else – and usually it’s reading his own handwriting." By J.Norman Collie
On 26th of February we conducted neat write competition for PYP 3, 4 and 5. Students were excited to participate in this competition. Since a week they all were practicing writing neatly. One day before we shared the criteria of neat write competition. All of them were trying their best to write neatly and were focused to do the best. PYP 4 students were happy to use pen and write. Some students wrote in cursive and some of them wrote in print script. After the competition we could see a satisfaction of participation on their face which is most important part of their life.

PYP5
UOI 05 – Life with Machines “It is only when they go wrong that machines remind you how powerful they are”

Done by – Yashvi Garg PYP5R Believing its true the students of PYP5 are currently understanding Life with machines under the transdisciplinary theme How the world works. After learning about various simple machines, they were astonished to find out that their homes are equipped with some or the other kind of simple machine in its original form. They were given a task to create a power point presentation to show the real-life application of the principles of mechanism of simple machines.

PYP5 EXHIBITION 2020-21-SENIORS SPEAK
PYP5 is currently gearing up for their Exhibition and will be exploring their areas of interest under the Transdisciplinary Theme ‘Sharing the Planet’. With a view to guide, advice and motivate the PYP5 students; two students from MYP1, AdwaitPatil and ShouryaVardhanRaju were invited as guest speakers to be a part of their Exhibition session on 26th February 2021.
The two students spoke about the highlights of their Exhibition process last year which was conducted on the online platform due to the COVID Pandemic. They reflected on the ‘Do’s and Don’ts’ and gave advice regarding the important steps students must follow to make a success of their online Exhibition experience. Adwait and Shourya answered questions from students and teachers and cleared many doubts.
The session was successful in inspiring the PYP5 students with many of them looking forward to putting their best effort in the Exhibition which is just round the corner!

PHYSICAL EDUCATION FITNESS CHALLENGE – ONLINE PE FEST 2021
The Fitness Challenge - Online PE Fest was conducted on 12th February,2021 for the Primary Year Program students (Grade 1 to Grade 5) by the Physical Education department of MIT Vishwashanti Gurukul, IB World School.
Schools shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, sports classes have turned to virtual sessions where we are using this online platform to continue training our students in the various skill related components and involve in various fun game activities beneficial for their development. By making these activities a sports activity simply makes it more an active and healthy exercise, as it gets students moving around, and interacting with one another.
The Fitness Challenge – Online PE fest was based on the activities taught related to the curriculum to build confidence in the students and create a sense of competition which each student can tap into later in life in various situations. Each grade/ class had for 4 different activities and the same were demonstrated by the teacher and practiced by the students during the regular class sessions prior to the Online Fest. The students participated in Online fest with great enthusiasm and performed the tasks assigned to them with the true spirit of sportsmanship in them. Students reflected on their performances after the activities were done. Students also gave a very positive feedback about the Online PE Fest and mentioned they felt they were physically present at school and look forward to having another Online fest. Merit certificates have been awarded to the students.
As students continue with their regular virtual sports sessions, sure, on the surface, sports sounds like a way out of the classroom, but really, sports activities will help propel a child further in and out of the classroom.
Finally, a big THANK YOU to all the students, parents, PYP Principal Rama Ma’am, PYP coordinator Prasuna Ma’am and the Physical Education department for extending their support in the smooth conduct of the Online PE fest.
“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” – Michael Jordan

EY1 They love exploring and learning through art and craft activities. The parents have supported to transform the home environment into a learning station to explore and name the objects around them. They learned the basic concepts through stories and songs. They are learning to communicate in mother tongue in complete sentences and in simple sentences and by giving picture clues in English. They compared themselves to their mom/ dad to see the difference in the size of hands, feet, height. They spoke about their own baby pictures and birthdays and how different they look now.

EY 2 The unit on play was like giving time for the children to express their real emotions. They explored, played, watched and listened to others play a wide variety of games along with exploring letter sounds and working on blending two letter words. As EY 2 got closer to ending our unit on Play, we could see that students were aware of the different games; they could differentiate between indoor and outdoor games, maze and puzzles. The students sent the videos in which they spoke about their favourite game which was quite impressive and helped us in knowing that little minds are quick in grasping if learning is made interesting. We are learning to count 1 to 30 and also attempting to write till 30. Backward counting from 10 to 1 was quite a task for us in the beginning but we could sail through it and now we can do it with ease. Simultaneously, we have been doing counting, quantifying and sorting. The written tasks on the same have kept us busy. We have learnt the sounds of the entire letters of the alphabet and now we are learning to write ‘a to z’ in sequence. Introduction of tricky words through songs and stories is making online learning fun. They learned to create pictograph using balloons.

EY 3 Some of the positives of creative and critical thinking were that the students had the freedom to explore the material around and find its own unique use, employ the learning from the past experiences or observation and combining it with their new learning to work out and make meaning. They had the choice to ask for help from siblings or adults, thus establishing in their mind the social skills needed to do so and also build a relationship with people around. And what better time than now, and what better place than the comfort of the home to bring in that change in our education. The resources available were varied, the platform new and the opportunities to be explored infinite.
The students learned the skills to mix, dissolve, blend, predict, observe and record the changes. The home turned into science lab and for the delighted students they could see the miracle of science happening all the time. The children have beautifully learned to differentiate between transparent, translucent and opaque by looking at things at home. It’s been a wonderful unit ending with each child presenting the experiment that they found interesting for National Science Day.
students practising to read, They are practising to read on daily basis using the ‘Word Collector’ book that they created after reading the story , ‘The Word Collector’ by Peter Reynolds . The students are reading short stories on daily basis and are encouraged to read the words they have collected daily to gain fluency in reading. They are learning to express their thoughts in sentences independently and creating story boards with little support. They have begun to add double digit numbers without grouping and are able to do their tasks independently.