Month: September 2016

“The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you give away”

Dear Parents,

The Universal School has always believed in instilling values such as empathy, sensitivity and generosity in our students. Through events such as the ‘Joy Of Giving’ the students will be sensitised to the condition and needs of children, just like them, who are not as fortunate to have all the necessities of life.

For this purpose the school has joined hands with a social organisation “Pratham” to give a little something back to the community. Pratham is an innovative learning social organization created to improve the quality of education in India. As one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the country, Pratham focuses on high-quality, low-cost, and replicable interventions to address gaps in the education system. Its mission to improve the quality of education in India and ensure that all children not only attend but also thrive in school is being accomplished by working in collaboration with the government, local communities, parents, teachers, volunteers, and civil society members.

We are initiating a donation drive wherein we request you to generously donate school supplies such as single lined notebooks, LED tubelights, handwash or handsanitizers for a zilla parishad school in Velhe district of Pune. You can send in your donations to the class teachers by Thursday, 6th October 2016.

We request to kindly motivate your wards and support this endeavour.

A Helping Hand Can Change The World!

Our Best,

Authorised Personnel

Grandparents – a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories and love.        

Dear Parents,

Grandparents – a delightful blend of laughter, caring deeds, wonderful stories and love.          

Dear Parents,

Grandparents play an integral part in the lives of our children. It’s that day of the year when we welcome our dear grandparents to the school for a very special celebration.  The school has organised an ‘Elders’ Day’ celebration on Friday, 30th September 2016 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. (Grade 2) and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Grade 1).  

The children and staff of The Universal School invite all the wonderful grandparents to join us for this delightful event.

Please note that the students will have regular school on this day.

Note : The hard copy of this circular has been given to your ward. Kindly fill in the tear off and submit it to the school

Our Best,

Authorised Personnel

Jr.Kg  – September  2016     

Theme for the month: Exploring the Water World

Animals around the world live in a variety of habitats based on their needs and behavioural tendencies. Some may choose to live in water rather than on land, from hot deserts to shaded and damp forests, ponds or even deep ocean waters. Thus it is important to make the preschoolers aware of their surroundings and the animals that live in these areas.

The goal of the theme ‘Exploring the Water World’ is to help your child to learn about different sea creatures such as whales, dolphins and sharks. He or she will also learn about certain adaptations which help them to survive in the environment e.g. their way of communication with others, how they use their senses to escape from predators and so on. Some amazing facts about various sea creatures will also be discussed in the classrooms to make their learning more interesting.

He or she will begin to develop a sense of responsibility for the oceans and the animals that live there. Above all, this theme will inculcate in students an appreciation and respect for all living creatures and stimulate their interest in conserving the water world around them.

Effective usage of Audio Visual learning, technology, art and craft and Role plays will be used as the methodology.

Language:

Your child will learn the letters ‘Mm’, ‘Dd’, ‘Gg’, and ‘Oo’ with their phonic sounds, how to blend and read 3 letter words and tricky words:my,be,we,was,to. Along with these, various activities like rhymes, stories, show and tell, picture talks, book browsing and newspaper reading will be done on a regular basis.

Do reinforce the use of tricky words: me, go, no. By reading story books and making your home a print rich space, you will improve your child’s ability to master new learning.

Numeracy:

There will be a progression in numerals, concepts of colours and shapes.

Dates to Remember:

A hard copy of the Rhymes for the month will be given to your child in class.

At Home You Can:

You may read informative books about sea creatures as the central characters.  Do make your child share his/her reflections of the stories read. This will develop thinking & reasoning skills, as well as aid in confidence building. Please encourage your children for every effort made-they will do better in a motivating and positive environment.

Web resource links that can help you in your venture include:

Ocean Animals 

Save Our Marine Life

Amazing Facts About Sea Life

All About Dolphins 

Looking forward to an exciting month of exploration and learning.

Our Best,

Authorized Personnel 

Sr.Kg  – September  2016

Theme for the month: Exploring the Water World

There are millions of animal species on the earth, therefore, it is important to be able to identify them and understand their habitats and characteristics so that we can co-exist with each other.
This month, we shall discover yet another exciting theme ‘Exploring the Water World’. The oceans are full of life, from unicellular creatures to the mighty blue whale. The variety of life in the ocean is incredible. In this theme your child  will learn about the names of the four major oceans, the amount of land in the world in relation to the amount of water. He or she  will also learn about different sea creatures like starfish, seahorse, jellyfish, and octopus. He or she  will learn about the adaptations that help them to survive, reproduce, smell, escape predators and their way of communication.
The focus will also be on conservation management by creating awareness in your child about how our actions may affect the animals that live there. He or she will also learn various ways of managing the valuable natural resources wisely by recycling, disposing trash properly and making the oceans a better place for the marine life to survive.
Effective use of Audio Visuals learning, technology, arts and craft and Role plays will be used as the methodology.

Language:
Introduction to digraphs and the revision of the below mentioned tricky words.
come, said, some, they, there, here, one, by, like, have, live, give. 
Phonic books will reinforce the concepts learnt.
Do reinforce the use of new vocabulary: big, large, huge, funny, hilarious, amused, tasty, yummy, delicious, strong, and healthy.

Numeracy:
The child will learn numerals from 1 – 50 with number names six, seven and eight. We shall also do concepts of same / different, introduction to diamond shape with recapitulation of other shapes.

The concepts of Water and Water Cycle, Water Pollution, Floating and Sinking will be explained.

Dates to Remember:

A hard copy of the Rhymes for the month will be given to your child in class.

At Home You Can:

Read informative books as well as story books about sea creatures as the central characters. By reading story books and making your home a print rich space, you will improve your child’s ability to master new learning.

Do make your child share his/her reflections of the stories read. This will develop thinking & reasoning skills, as well as aid in confidence building. Please encourage your children for every effort made; they will do better in a motivating and positive environment.

Web resource links that can help you in your venture include:

Exploring The Coral Reef

Save Our Marine Life

Amazing Facts About Sea Life

 Looking forward to an exciting month of exploration and learning.

Our Best,

Authorized Personnel

Sr.Kg  – September  2016

Theme for the month: Exploring the Water World

There are millions of animal species on the earth, therefore, it is important to be able to identify them and understand their habitats and characteristics so that we can co-exist with each other.
This month, we shall discover yet another exciting theme ‘Exploring the Water World’. The oceans are full of life, from unicellular creatures to the mighty blue whale. The variety of life in the ocean is incredible. In this theme your child  will learn about the names of the four major oceans, the amount of land in the world in relation to the amount of water. He or she  will also learn about different sea creatures like starfish, seahorse, jellyfish, and octopus. He or she  will learn about the adaptations that help them to survive, reproduce, smell, escape predators and their way of communication.
The focus will also be on conservation management by creating awareness in your child about how our actions may affect the animals that live there. He or she will also learn various ways of managing the valuable natural resources wisely by recycling, disposing trash properly and making the oceans a better place for the marine life to survive.
Effective use of Audio Visuals learning, technology, arts and craft and Role plays will be used as the methodology.

Language:
Introduction to digraphs and the revision of the below mentioned tricky words.
come, said, some, they, there, here, one, by, like, have, live, give. 
Phonic books will reinforce the concepts learnt.
Do reinforce the use of new vocabulary: big, large, huge, funny, hilarious, amused, tasty, yummy, delicious, strong, and healthy.

Numeracy:
The child will learn numerals from 1 – 50 with number names six, seven and eight. We shall also do concepts of same / different, introduction to diamond shape with recapitulation of other shapes.

The concepts of Water and Water Cycle, Water Pollution, Floating and Sinking will be explained.

Dates to Remember:

A hard copy of the Rhymes for the month will be given to your child in class.

At Home You Can:

Read informative books as well as story books about sea creatures as the central characters. By reading story books and making your home a print rich space, you will improve your child’s ability to master new learning.

Do make your child share his/her reflections of the stories read. This will develop thinking & reasoning skills, as well as aid in confidence building. Please encourage your children for every effort made; they will do better in a motivating and positive environment.

Web resource links that can help you in your venture include:

Exploring The Coral Reef

Save Our Marine Life

Amazing Facts About Sea Life

 Looking forward to an exciting month of exploration and learning.

Our Best,

Authorized Personnel

Playgroup – September 2016

Theme for the month: Exploring the Water World

Preschoolers are often fascinated by the animals that live in oceans and other water bodies. Thus this month we shall explore yet another exciting theme ‘Exploring the Water World’. This beautiful theme will offer your child a way to foster love for the sea and an enthusiasm for learning about it.
Your child will be able to identify common sea creatures, their characteristics and will be able to differentiate between land and aquatic animals. He or she will also be able to relate to these animals in their environment.
Learning about the adaptations will help your child to further understand the uniqueness in nature, thus he or she will soon be able to understand that no two animals are the same.

Effective usage of Role plays, Audio Visual learning, art and craft and technology will be used as the methodology.

Language:

Vocabulary will be enhanced through the introduction of letters ‘Hh’, ‘Ii’, ‘Jj’, ‘Kk’ and picture vocabulary related to the theme. Along with these, various activities like book browsing, picture talks, rhymes and stories will be done on a regular basis.

Numeracy:

There will be a progression in numerals, concepts of colours and shapes.

Dates to Remember:

A hard copy of the Rhymes for the month will be given to your child in class.

At Home You Can:

Read informative books as well as story books about sea creatures as the central characters. By reading books and making your home a print rich space, you will improve your child’s ability to master new learning.

Do make your child share his/her reflections of the stories read. This will develop thinking, reasoning as well as aid in confidence building. Please encourage your child for every effort made. He or she will do better in a motivating and positive environment.

Web resource links that can help you in your venture include:

Water Animals
Learn About Sea Creatures – Preschool Activity

NURSERY – September  2016        

Theme for the month: Exploring the Water World

Teaching preschoolers about the animals and their habitats, characteristics and diet, helps them to relate to the world around them. Thus this month we are back with one more exciting theme ‘Exploring the Water World’. This theme will build your child’ interest and prior understanding by exposing them to some new animals as well as by focusing your child’s attention on how adaptation of each animal enables them to survive in their environment.
Through this theme your child will learn to identify different sea creatures and also differences among them based on their physical features and food habits.
The focus will also be on exploring the water world and learning about the infinite species that live in harmony.
They will develop a deeper understanding about water related concepts and also get to unravel the mysteries of the seashore and its treasures.

Effective usage of Audio Visual learning, technology, art and craft and Role plays will be used as the methodology.

Language:

Vocabulary will be enhanced through the introduction of letters ‘Jj’, ‘Kk’, ‘Ll’, and sight words related to the theme. Along with these, various activities like show and tell, picture talk, rhymes and stories will be done on a regular basis.

Numeracy:

There will be a progression in numerals, concepts of colours and shapes.

Dates to Remember:

A hard copy of the Rhymes for the month will be given to your child in class.

At Home You Can:

Read story books and make your home a print rich space, that will improve your child’s ability to master new learning. Do make your child share his/her reflections of the stories read. This will develop thinking & reasoning skills, as well as aid in confidence building. Please encourage your children for every effort made-they will do better in a motivating and positive environment.

Web resource links that can help you in your venture include:

Learn About Water Animals  

Learn About Sea Creatures – Preschool Activity  

Looking forward to an exciting month of exploration and learning.