Fabulous February Tiny Tots 2020

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, SRINAGAR TINY TOTS WING The Editorial Team Patron: Ms. Radifa Khan Teachers:

Students:

Ms. Sumaira Nazir

Deeba Fayaz II-C

Ms. Nazia Rashid

Inara Naveed II-F

Ms. Fozia Sofi

Qazi Ayaan II-D Faiqa Kazmi II-I

Class I and II begins new Academic Year

Assembly done by the teachers of Tiny Tots It was a celebration time in “Tiny Tots� as the new entrants of class 1 and 2 joined the school to begin a new school year, especially after the gloom and doom of last year. The children received a warm welcome from the school and management. Teachers had decorated the wing with balloons, festoons, ribbons, creative bulletin boards, etc. to cheer up the tiny tots who reached the classrooms.

The day commenced with guiding students from their previous classes to their new allotted classes.

The teachers introduced themselves to the students and made them comfortable with their love and care. They were guided to follow the correct procedures of the school starting with keeping their bags at the right place, taking care of their belongings, minding class rules and getting to know each other.

A special welcome assembly conducted by the teachers for the students followed. The assembly commenced with the Morning Prayer in praise and admiration of the creator of the whole universe. It was

followed was the beautiful choral song “I Have a Dream� presented by group of teachers, which gave voice to every emotion on the beginning of new school year that lies ahead. The students also enjoyed a puppet show presented by the teachers.

The assembly concluded with a short address by Academic Incharge Ms. Radifa Nazir who acknowledged and appreciated the efforts of teachers and wished them luck.

Rekindling activities done by the children of class I & II

The first day of school in Tiny Tots was all fun and celebrations. Both teachers and students were engaged in many activities to celebrate the day. The teachers had preplanned introductory rekindling activities for the students.

The activities included hand painting, know your mate, pass the snow ball, ice and water, show and tell etc. The children enjoyed all the activities

Orientation

programme for the parents of class I

An orientation programme for parents of Class I was organised on 26th, February 2020 in school. The aim of the programme was to familiarize the parents with the curriculum, rules and regulations of the school, teaching methodologies and the coscholastic activities.

The session started with a brief speech by the principal, Mr R.A. Alastair Freese welcoming the parents. He called for more involvement and timely feedback from the parents so that the learning process is improved upon. The orientation was then proceeded forward by Ms Radifa Nazir, academic incharge who laid stress on the holistic development of the child which is the main aim and objective of the school.

Furthermore, parents were briefed about the guidelines of examination pattern and were made aware about the techniques of evaluation.

The teachers also gave an overview of various subjects which provided the parents with an assurance that our curriculum involves hands-on learning activities which not only are a vent to the creative talents and energies of the children but also help in their all-round development. The teachers gave detailed information about the learning parameters and stressed upon the innovative teaching and learning methodologies followed in school.

The session was concluded by Ms Shafaq Afshan, vice principal, who readily answered the questions of parents. The orientation programme ended on a good note with an aim of growing our children into happy, skillful and creatively well- adjusted citizens.

Teachers of Tiny Tots attended Workshop with Mr.Vikramjeet Sinha, titled “Inner Child�

The school organised a workshop titled "Inner Child" for teachers of Tiny Tots and Learning Resource Centre from 24th February to 29th February, 2020. The resource person was Mr Vikramjeet Sinha, an Art Based Therapist/Stage Actor and Director based in Delhi. The main aim of the workshop was to realise that no matter who we are and how old we are, where we are coming from, what we do for living, regardless of our childhood experiences, deep inside of all of us lives our inner child. It never grows old but it continually grows. Our inner child can be orphaned, rebel, magical or divine. Mr Vikramjeet said that each one carries with it positive and negative characteristics which become apparent throughout our lives. He further added that while everyone experiences aspects of each type at some point or another, our true inner child is represented by the type which resonates with us most often throughout our lifetime. The teachers were involved in many interesting activities that helped

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