FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK
Dear Parents and Guardians:
Greetings from the Bodhi family! We hope this newsletter finds you and your family in good health and high spirits.
February has been an exciting month for our school community. We have had numerous activities and events that have enriched our students' learning experiences. Here are some highlights from this month:
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Founders Day Celebrations: After the sports day in January, we had the founders day celebration on February 2nd, with Bodhi stepping into its tenth year of operations. Our students enjoyed fun-filled Founders Day celebrations with interesting activities.
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International Mother Language Day: On February 21, we celebrated International Mother Language Support Day. Our primary school learners recognised the importance of preserving and promoting linguistic and cultural diversity. Our students shared their diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds through various activities and presentations.
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Board and Segment 2 Examinations: Our CBSE and Cambridge Grades 10 and 12 students have started writing their final board examinations after completing their practicals and orals. Middle and secondary learners have started their segment 2 examinations from the last week of February. Teachers devised an elaborate revision plan by giving them adequate worksheets and tutorials( full-length practise papers). Our year 5 PYP learners are preparing for their exhibition, and the remaining grade level learners are preparing for the student-led conferences.
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Mardi Gras: As a school that has international mindedness at its core and respect for cultures all over the world, our French department organised a whole school Mardi Gras, aka Fat Tuesday. It all started with a parade of students, after which the student body explained the significance of the celebration.This was followed by the sharing of French food( thanks to our supportive parent body) brought by all learners. The smiles on the faces of learners having an informal gathering in the school greens were a testimony to the success.
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Healthy Choice: Health as a Choice As our learners embark on their short break before the commencement of the next academic year, I would like to share a few practises we follow in our dining hall.
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Fruit first: Having a fruit before the meal
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Drink your food and chew your water.
If you want to learn more, ask your ward.Please follow the same practise in your dining hall.
Looking ahead, we have some exciting events planned for March, such as the Gujarat trip for grades 6–12 and opening our doors for the next academic year on March 22. There are few seats open for admissions across grades; please pass this message around, and our admissions team will be glad to guide those seeking admission. We encourage you to stay updated with our school's upcoming events by following our social media pages and checking our school website.
Thank you for your continued support.
Brahmam Bodhi.
Mr. Chander Dev
Principal
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10th Founder's Day Celebration - Students v/s Teachers Soccer Match
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Mardi Gras
The French festival Mardi Gras or ‘Fat Tuesday’ takes place annually on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. On this day, people eat delicious food in abundance as they begin a 40-day Lenten fast the next day.
in the same spirit to encourage intercultural appreciation, celebrated Mardi Gras in Bodhi Fashion on February 21, 2023, at Bodhi Greens. Students of Grades 1 to 9 carried their picnic baskets filled with Bodhilicious Croissants, Pastries, Beignets, Gaufres, and enjoyed the treats with their friends.
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Buds
Show and tell is one of the best ways to improve communication skills.Under the unit How we express ourselves Children of buds showcased their communication skills in Show and tell activity. They expressed their feelings and thoughts about their favourite toy. They were confident and very vocal as they were excited about their favourite toy.
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Blossoms
Metamorphosis Programme - This is the time when soon our children will be moving to the primary phase . The Metamorphosis programme is carefully curated to facilitate this transition. Under this program a session was planned where a Hindi subject specialist from the primary phase came and interacted with the students. She came with a session which involved a very new learning. She also in a very fun filled and playful manner checked the previous learning of the students and was delighted to see the readiness of the students for the next grade. Such sessions will surely help them to get easily adjusted with the new phase.
Field Trip-
Field trips provide authentic, hands-on experiential learning opportunities where students can connect what they are learning in the classroom, in a real world context. Grade 2 went on a Field trip to the Fresh n Green departmental store to provide our students with the opportunity to learn about how marketplaces work and supply goods to consumers.
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Poster Making-
Grade 2 students took the ownership of making posters to make people around them aware about their responsibilities to save or protect the landforms, under the Transdisciplinary theme ‘Where We Are in Place and Time’.
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Math Flip Classroom-
Students shared and presented their understanding on the data handling and explained details about surveying, collecting,and presenting the data in different graphs like line graph, bar graph, tally mark, pictograph etc. The presentation was followed by a quiz based on the same and a class engagement to know their learning on the concept.
FIELD TRIP- “Knowledge is gained through first hand experience”
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Web application development allows web-based projects to function and behave like mobile applications. Web applications prioritize responsive interactions with users while still delivering content through a network and the internet.
In the middle month of January and February we started to provide practice of web app development using code.org platform during our robotics sessions.
Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by young students from other under represented groups. Our vision is that every student in our school has the opportunity to learn computer science, just like Science , Math and EVS.
This month our Learners made their application using Log in option.
All learners created an application which was initially asking for valid username and password, if credentials match then only user will move to home page and will be able to access other options as well else application would show a message to put your credentials correctly.
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Should printed textbooks be replaced with audiobooks in school-based teaching-learning?
Imagine a classroom where all students have their headphones plugged in and devices in front of them. Or a classroom where a recording is simply being played. Do you think this kind of learning would be best for your child? The real question here is: should audiobooks be used for teaching in schools? Some people say that audiobooks are beneficial for students in school. Others say that audiobooks are distracting for students.
Some individuals think that audiobooks are favorable in school because they improve the listening skills of students and model good interpretive reading. They argue that audiobooks are more convenient: listening to a chapter with proper pronunciation and simultaneously writing down notes is much easier than reading and writing, and that the accessibility of audiobooks poses an advantage because it’s simpler.
Audiobooks have several disadvantages when it comes to school-based teaching.
For example, students may have trouble understanding the audio. For some students, it might be too slow, while for others it may be too fast. They may not understand the accent, and it’s possible that the audio starts buffering, wasting precious learning time. Another setback of using audiobooks is that students cannot access their books if there is no power or if their device is not charged. Buying devices for all students is expensive and unnecessary for schools.
Furthermore, students’ minds are also distracted when they listen to audiobooks. Imagine having to sit still, without even the barest movement of flipping a page, listening to someone drone on endlessly while trying to stuff all that information in your brain. Sounds monotonous, doesn’t it? Amidst all this monotony, you’ll want to tap your fingers and zone out or just do something. An investigation by Frontiers in psychology proves that our minds are distracted while listening to audio. Using 3 excerpts from Bill Bryson's science book A short history of everything researchers tested for mind-wandering. Participants read one excerpt silently, the second aloud, and listened to the third. Mind-wandering was measured by a pop-up that appeared on the participants' screens from time to time, asking if they’d been paying attention. The psychologists found that the minds of those listening to the excerpt wandered remarkably more than those reading it silently and those reading it aloud. This means that students will be more engaged and attentive when they are asked to read aloud, or even silently, than when they listen to an audiobook. Not only that, but students would be prone to getting bored and would multitask, missing out on vital information.
Moreover, students retain less information and inaccurately answer questions when they listen to texts. The same study found that those who listened to the excerpt scored less on a short quiz of true or false questions than those who read it. Researchers also found that those who listened to the excerpts were less interested in them. This proves audiobooks will not be as helpful to students who need to memorize for exams, lowering their scores.
For all these reasons I believe that audiobooks are not suitable for school-based teaching-learning. The evidence proves students’ minds are forgetful, disinterested, and bored when listening to the audio, which can impact students' grades. It also proves that reading aloud is the best way to engage students, so if classroom discussions are encouraged then those who can not read will not have to worry about missing information. After pondering over this debatable question, I believe that audiobooks are not acceptable for school-based teaching-learning.
SIA ANAND
Science Practical Assessment Grade 6 to 8
Science practical exam is an integral part of the assessment process for students. The practical exams are conducted to assess a student’s practical and laboratory skills in the Science subject. The practical exams were conducted in the school laboratory, under the supervision of the teacher.
The practical exams typically consist of hands-on experiments and projects that students have undertaken during the academic year. The marks obtained in the practical exams are combined with the theoretical exams to arrive at the final result for the subject. The practical exams are designed to give students the opportunity to apply the theoretical concepts they have learned in a real-life setting and to develop their practical and laboratory skills.
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4.2 Different Ecosystems
The learners learned about different ecosystems like the mangrove forest, and also artificial ecosystems like rice paddy. It widened their knowledge and also made them learn about how different animals have different adaptations to survive in their ecosystems.
4.3 Intruders in an ecosystem
This topic widely discussed about invasive species in an ecosystem and their impact on the ecosystem.
4.4 Bioaccumulation
Bioaccumulation is a huge problem in nature. Students learned about DDT (Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane) and how bioaccumulating / collecting in an animal’s body is a huge problem which needs to be stopped or at least reduced.
Grade 6B – Kabir Malviya
Biology Practical Grade 9
Biology is a practical science. Practical activities are not just motivational and fun: they also enable students to apply and extend their knowledge and understanding of biology in novel investigative situations, which can aid learning and memory, and stimulate interest.
The objectives of biology practical are to:
develop practical skill for better understanding through first-hand experience;
demonstrate the principles covered in the theory;
develop observational skill in the form of identifying and locating desired parts in specimen;
develop manipulative skills in arranging and handling the apparatus and instruments and taking readings on them;
collect material and to mount it and to develop skill in preserving biological material and specimens;
draw, label and record experimental results and interpret them;
Through practical work, not only the theoretical concepts are tested but also it trains learners in the scientific method.
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Chemistry lab annual assessment
During the annual assessment AO3 Experimental skills and investigations (of 0620/52) were assessed of the students of grade 9, which were oriented towards following objectives.
Candidates should be able to:
• demonstrate knowledge of how to select and safely use techniques, apparatus and materials (including following a sequence of instructions where appropriate)
• plan experiments and investigations
• make and record observations, measurements and estimates
• interpret and evaluate experimental observations and data
• evaluate methods and suggest possible improvements.
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In addition to these two events, the French Department has also been busy with a range of other activities, including planning for the upcoming academic year filled with more activities and learning.
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Exam Mania
At the start of the Month of February, all Educators were focusing on finishing each subject's course, so the Math Department also got ready to speed up with the course. Math Department planned flipped lessons for all grades 6th to 9th for effective revision as they all have their segment 2 exams from 25th Feb 23 till 4th March 23.
All grades were provided enough practice in Mathematics by solving several worksheets and tutorials.
Educators provided mark schemes as well so that learners can evaluate themselves.
As Revision time plays an important role 👍
Revision helps recall the details of the topic Learners have studied.
Revising the topics helps learners gain more confidence to attempt any related question in the exam.
Timely revision helps reduce the anxiety and stress levels a Learner is likely to have during exams.
Here are some glimpses of planned flipped lessons for grades 6th to 9th. Revision time was being used by Educators and as well as by Learners effectively.
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