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M CHIDAMBARAM CHETTYAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

ACADEMIC NEWSLETTER 2023-24

GRADE: IB2 FOR THE MONTH OF: AUGUST 2023

SUBJECT TOPIC/SUB-TOPIC TO BE COVERED

English A Literature HL The Visit

Poetry of Carol Ann Duffy

English A Literature SL The Great Gatsby and Persepolis

Tamil B SL Orals Practice and Writing Topic: Culture

Hindi B SL Sharing the planet

French ab initio SL Human Ingenosity

French B SL Experiences

Psychology HL Sociocultural approach to understanding behavior- individual and

group, cultural origins of behavior and cognition

Psychology SL Sociocultural approach to understanding behavior- individual and

 group, cultural origins of behavior and cognition.

Economics HL The level of overall economic activity- Aggregate demand and supply.

Economics SL The level of overall economic activity- Aggregate demand and supply.

Business Management HL Topic: Marketing

Business Management SL Topic: Marketing

ESS SL T4 Water and aquatic food production systems and societies T5 Soil
systems and terrestrial food production systems and societies

Physics HL IA work, Quantum physics

Physics SL IA work, revision - nuclear physics

Chemistry HL T6 and T16 Kinetics, T7 and T17 Equilibrium

Chemistry SL T6 Kinetics and T7 Equilibrium

Biology HL Topic 5: Evolution

Topic 6: Human physiology (till 6.3)

Biology SL Topic 5: Evolution

 Topic 6: Human physiology (till 6.3)

Computer Science HL Computational Thinking

Computer Science SL Computational Thinking

Mathematics AA HL, SL: Curve sketching, Optimisation, Kinematics

HL: Paper 3 style questions

Mathematics AI SL, HL : Integration

HL: DIfferentiation(Contd.) : Derivatives of exponential, logarithmic

and trigonometric functions, Second derivatives

Paper 3 type qns. will be practiced

Visual arts HL Review on Visual art Journal

Visual arts SL Review on Visual art journal

IMPORTANT DATES IN AUGUST 2023

DATE DAY EVENT

02.08.23 WEDNESDAY Founder’s Day

03.08.23 THURSDAY SMIS

04.08.23 FRIDAY Hiroshima day

 Inter-House Handball (Gr. 6 to 8 medley)
11.08.23 FRIDAY

SLC Session 1 for Gr 6-IB1 .

Working Saturday for IB1 and IB2 students : 9 -

12.8.23 SATURDAY
1 pm .
IB2 Final TOK exhibition.

Independence Day - Flag hoisting. Students to

15.08.23 TUESDAY report to school. Details will be mailed shortly.

Formation of Student Council for 2023-24

16.08.23 WEDNESDAY

Investiture Ceremony
21.08.23 MONDAY

Cycle test - 1 Begins

22.08.23 TUESDAY

25.08.23 FRIDAY Varalakshmi Virutham Holiday

National Sports Day

29.08.23 TUESDAY

31.08.23 THURSDAY Inter-House Throwball (Gr 6 to 8 medley)

Students to follow the timelines for submissions as per the IA planner.