Bravery says it all

·        Today we the students of 7H conducted our class assembly based on the theme: Bravery.  
·        Bravery, as you see, is one thing a person requires in doing even the simplest of things in daily life. It isn’t just fighting, or standing up to people, it’s also standing up for yourself and knowing your own value!
·        The day started with a blessing: ‘God, make me brave for life: oh, braver than this.
·        Let me straighten after pain, as a tree straightens after the rain, Shining and lovely again. 
·        God, make me brave for life; much braver than this. As the blown grass lifts, let me rise. From sorrow with quiet eyes, knowing Thy way is wise.
·        God, make me brave, life brings such blinding things. Help me to keep my sight; Help me to see a right that out of dark comes light’.
·        A thought was given to refresh the minds: ‘You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start you will’.
·        Some interesting events that took place on the 24^th of September years behind:
o   1948- The Honda Motor Company is founded
o   1979- CompuServe launches the first consumer internet service, which features the first public electronic mail service
o   1990- Periodic Great White spot is observed on Saturn
o   1957- Camp Nou, largest football stadium in Europe, is opened in Barcelona.
o   1906- U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devils Tower in Wyoming as nation’s first National Monument.
o   1991- Death of Dr. Seuss, American author, poet and illustrator.
o   We learnt at the end of this that one emotion we can control, feel and be proud of is BRAVERY.

Pondi CAS trip in Sakshi

Habitat for humanity CAS trip in news.A team of 15 students and 2 staff members ( Mr.Rajan and Ms.Shalini Samuel) are all set to go to Pondicherry .from 29 Sept to 2 Oct to build homes for the homeless.They have collaborated with an NGO called Habitat for humanity.


 

Oakridge celebrates Bathukamma and dandiya

Buzz out loud- Spell bee

The spelling bee was conducted in Grade 1 in a fun way. Little learners were super excited to see the Bees all around their classrooms and corridors. They just loved the colorful presentation shown to them. It was interesting and challenging for them to think and write down the spellings. This program for grade 1’s was mainly to encourage their thinking skills, keeping vocabulary as a main focus.
Student reflections
It was so nice, now I like to write more spellings every day. - Aarav
I felt very happy looking at the pictures and writing spellings. - Sahasra
The spelling bee was very exciting and it was fun to write the spellings. – Roma
The spelling bee was very nice and I feel so proud writing all the spellings right. - Sneha
I did three rounds and I want to do more- Nitya
It was so nice. I loved the beautiful pictures and guessed right spelling – Suhan

 

Field Trip to the Fire Station- Grade 1

This morning the students of grade 1 came to the class with a feeling of excitement of going for their 1^st field trip. A lot of thoughts, confusions and imaginations, all was happening at the same time in the little minds. After the early snack we got into the busses and sang a lot of songs on the way to the fire station. The students also revisited the essential agreements and finally we were at our destination “Andhra Pradesh Fire Station”. The officials welcomed the students by asking them their names and then started the learning process. Students were told about how the firemen work with the equipment’s and how they are used. They also saw how a “big fire” is put off. Overall it was a learning session and the students came back with smiles and a lot more questions in their minds.
One thing that I as a teacher, definitely know that I have 14 boys in my class who now want to become Firemen.

Grade 1’s Buzz out loud with their first spell bee

Three rounds of absolute fun
Just guessing!!!!
Thinking tough to fill in the
missing vowels
Thinking tough to fill in the
Totally involved in unscrambling the words
“Little bees in summer days flap their wings and buzz away”
Oh, what can I say?
“Spelling words is just so COOL and FUN”

 

 

 

Grade 1' s Field Trip to A.P Fire services

Today Grade 1 students went to A.P Fire station in the context of the year long unit. The little Oakridgers learnt about the functions of various equipment used in firefighting, rescue and evacuation. The water tank demonstration was one of the best learning experiences for the students. It was a  new learning we gathered from them.

 

Learning beyond the classroom - Field trip to A.P Fire station

Grade 1 F students experienced a fun yet educational field trip on 24-09-2014 when they visited the Andhra Pradesh Fire Station. They had a great learning, touring the station and observing how the firefighters live day-to-day. Learners observed different equipment’s used by firefighters which was displayed for them. The fire station officer explained them about fire safety and how they respond during fire emergency situations. They saw different types of Fire engine’s, later a live demo was given by fire station officers, where they saw a firefighter put on his full gear and was trying to put off the fire using different types of water pressure pipes. All the kids were so excited and even commented how they want to be firefighters when they grow up. These are the experiences kids will take with them for the rest of their lives!

 

Young I learner’s

The sphere of learning always increases when the children are provided with opportunities to explore with various things around them.As a part of inquiry into " Homes differ depending on where people live".
Students of PP2F explored and tried to make different types of Homes using the technology as there tool, In Connection with the on-going unit “Homes”.. The learning potential of each child is different, and so differs the creativity, they created various types of houses around the world using iPad app Doodle buddy. They were excited to present their piece of work to the group. 

 

Spell Bees of Grade 3

To make spelling and vocabulary fun, Spell Bee was conducted in Grade 3. The corridors were full of Spell Bee mobiles and our little bees were geared up in yellow for the exciting event. They enthusiastically participated and showed their knowledge of spellings in various rounds. They also reflected on their performance and are confident to do better next time. No doubt the spell bees of Grade 3 have been on quite a ride!

Grade 2 Drama integration with the unit of inquiry on “Transportation”

Grade 2 Students have developed more understanding on their unit of inquiry on “Transportation” They have used Mime skills to create “Different modes of transportation.” Students created different modes of transportation using their body language and created sounds of those vehicles.  Students have learnt about mime skills and used it for the integration.

 

Grade 1 Drama integration with the unit of inquiry on “Emergency”

Grade 1 Students have gaining understanding of their year long unit of inquiry on “Emergency” through drama sessions. They did  role plays on different situations “How to respond during emergencies”. They have enacted familiar situations like “They are playing in a park and one of them get hurt” “They are playing and one of them gets bitten by a snake”, “Giving a performance on stage and forgetting the dialogue”. Students brainstormed on each of these situations and came up with solutions which they felt are apt for the given situations. Students learnt how to respond if they forget any dialogue, if someone is absent etc., during performance on stage and other situations through a role play.


 

Grade 3 Drama in ‘World of Activities’

Students of grade 3 have showcased their learning in activities through their much awaited event ‘World of Activities’ . They presented their learning and talent  in Drama, Music, Dance, Yoga and Visual Arts. Drama performances held parents spell bound.  They were amazed to see their sense of perfect comedy timing, their drama skills of voice modulation, th acting skills, excellent body language and good coordination and an excellent team spirit.  Parents were highly appreciative of the hardwork and creativity of the students and the drama teacher. Students  performed Four Plays “The Secret”, “Tikki Tikki Tembo”, “The Crazy Story” and a Hindi Play “Andher Nagari”. They  used many colourful props and music bits to make their plays more interesting and exciting.