NEW HORIZON VIDYA MANDIR

News Letter October and November 2013-2014 - Nursery

Dear Parents, Hari Om, The coming months are filled with festivities and celebrations. We also have our forthcoming first assessments after the vacations. We wish you and your family a very happy and Dussera & a prosperous Diwali. OUR MILESTONE FORECAST THEME FOR THE MONTH Children are introduced to different types of Insects, Birds ( flight / flightless) Children are taught about various Animals and their uses Wild, Pet, Farm and Aquatic along with their sounds , young ones and homes. ENGLISH ORAL: Phonetics: Reinforcement of letters Jj, Kk,Ll, Mm. EVS ORAL: Insects :- ant, bee, ladybird, beetle , caterpillar, butterfly, mosquito , praying mantis , grasshopper , wasp, dragonfly , moth , fly , cockroach , centipede and spider,lizard.

Introduction of letters- Nn ,Oo , Pp,Qq, Birds Rr and associated words e.g. Nn for nose, Oo for Orange, Pp for Pen, Qq 1.Flight bulbul, crow, sparrow, tailor bird, vulture , owl ,eagle ,pelican , kite, , peacock , swan, stork for Queen ,Rr for Rose. Woodpecker , kingfisher , cuckoo , hummingbird , parrot, Action words: paint-painting , slide- sliding, quail , pigeon, duck,robin, turkey 2.Flightless- ostrich, kiwi, emu, , penguins. ride-riding , swim- swimming , shopshopping. Sentence construction: On any five objectsCup, bottle, clock , toy ,chocolate. Animals 1.Wild :- tiger , lion , chimpanzee , gorilla , hippopotamu , hyena, jackal , rhinoceros , elephant , monkey , puma , cheetah , bison , giraffe , fox , panther , kangaroo , zebra , panda , bear , leopard , snake, porcupine , mongoose , koala , squirrel . 2.Farm or domestic :- horse , cow , buffalo , goat , pig , sheep , rabbit , donkey, hen , duck, cat , dog , camel. 3.Pet :- parrot , cat , dog , fish , rabbit , pigeon , guinea pig. 4.Aquatic :- fish , octopus, starfish , jelly fish, whale ,crab, prawns , alligator , tortoise, shark , dolphin , sea horse . 5. Land & water :- Frog, Crocodile.

MATH ORAL: Number counting: 1 to 15 Recognition of numbers: 8, 9 and 10 Quantity: Number corresponding from 1- 10

WRITING WORK:Crayon Magic: Colour the pictures . Pattern: Tracing of curve and wavy lines. Colours and Craft: Activity based on animals , birds & insects. My first book of English: Activity: Circle the objects that begin with letter N . Tracing of letter N ,O,P,Q , R and colouring. Drawing lines to the correct object. Name and tick the objects that begin with letter R. Montessori EPL: Button Frame. Sensorial: Shapes . Math: Card & counters 6-10. Language: Sandpaper letters and matching pictures (Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr)

Drawing activity: Insects with thumb print. Peacock with finger print.

Stories: Based on values Ant & dove.(helpful) Lion & mouse (friendship) Lion & rabbit (wisdom) Greedy dog (greed)

Value Plus Shloka:1 .Gurur Brahmaa Gurur Vishnu Gurur Devo Maheshwarah Guru saakshath Parabrahma Tasmai Shri Guruve Namaha 2.Krishnaaya Vaasudevaaya Devaki Nandanaaya Cha | Nanda-Gopa Kumaaraaya Govindaaya Namo Namaha||

Bhajan:

1.Hare Krishna ,Hare Krishna ,Krishna krishna hare hare!! Hare Rama, Hare rama ,Rama rama hare hare ! 2. Govind bolo hari gopal bolo(2) Radha-raman hari gopal bolo Govind bolo hari gopal bolo(2) Jay-jay shyam, shyam,shyam Radhe shyam, shyam, shyam (2) Govind bolo hari gopal bolo(2) Radha-raman hari gopal bolo

RHYMES AND SONGS: (A)

The Little Monkey I am a little monkey in the tree Swinging by my tail so merrily I can leap from tree to tree I have lots of fun u see. I am a little monkey ,watch me play Munching on bananas every day.

(F)
One, Two, Three, Four, Five One 1, two 2, three 3, four 4, five 5, Once I caught a fish alive. Six 6, seven 7, eight 8, nine 9, ten 10, But I let it go again. Why did I let it go? Because it bit my finger so. Which finger did it bite? The little one upon the right.

(B) A Hen Cannot Laugh Phonic song A hen can lay a big brown egg. A hen can stand on just one leg. A hen can run. A hen can walk. A hen can say bawk,bawk,bawk But do you know what a hen cant do? A hen cant laugh like you. (C) Kitty My little kitten is hiding somewhere, I looked for her everywhere. On the kettle and behind the kite, I looked in the corner , But she is not in sight! Come kitty , come kitty I have milk for you Kitty came and called mew,mew,mew N Tune- Skip to My Lou Hear the aeroplane, /nnn/ Hear the aeroplane, /nnn/ Hear the aeroplane, /nnn/ Making lots of noise O Tune- Old Macdonald Now its dark the lights go on /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ Time for bed lights go off! /o/ /o/ /o/ /o/ P Tune- The wheels on the bus Puff out the candles on the pink pig cake /p/ /p/ /p/ /p/ /p/ /p/ Puff out the candles on the pink pig cake Puff! Puff ! Puff! Q Tune- The Wheels on the bus The ducks in the pond quacks , /qu//qu//qu//qu//qu//qu/, /qu// qu//qu/ The ducks in the pond quacks , All around the pond. R Tune:- The Muffins Man See my puppy rip the rag, /rrr//rrr/ See my puppy rip the rag, When he pulls so hard.

(D) Here is my turtle, He lives in a shell. He likes his home very well. He takes his head out, When he wants to eat. And pulls its back in, When he wants to sleep. (E) PUSSY CAT, PUSSY CAT Pussy cat , pussy cat , where have you been? I've been to London to visit the queen. Pussy cat, pussy cat, what did you there? I frightened a little mouse under the chair.