Janmashtami 2009

Festivals are an integral part of our life in India, potraying our diverse cultures & rich heritage. We celebrated the festival of Janmashtami at our school on Thursday 13th Aug 2009 with our little Krishnas & Radhas.

The children enjoyed viewing the Krishna Jhanki & listening to tales & bhajans of lord Krishna...

Breaking the handi...


Making & savouring "besan ladoos" (after all, mehnat ka phal meetha hota hai!)…

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Thanks to all our parents for joining us in this celebration & making it a memorable one!

Children at work

We often say that children have no attention span but give them something interesting & watch them concentrate ...

Rainy Season

While the rains in Mumbai continue to play truant, we had a “Monsoon” theme last month at our school.

We talked about rain wear & demonstrated its use.

We talked about rain creatures & children were quite fascinated by the family of snails that Jyoti found for them.

All we need now is rain & that too, lots of it !!!

All in a month's work!

Our toddlers have been busy crawling ...

Walking ...

Stepping up & down ...

Clay moulding & Painting ...


Sand Play ...

Water Play ...

Composing a new tune ...

Or just bonding with mama/aunty over nursery rhymes ...

It's a rainy, rainy day!

Onset of rains in Mumbai was the perfect excuse to bring out our raincoats & gum boots and learn the use of rain wear.

Its all about "ME"

This month was all about my self & my family. While learning about body parts through rhymes, puzzles & flash cards, children made their associations like – if its long hair, its mommy or lips are meant for lipstick. They just enjoy looking at themselves in the mirrors kept in our environment.

Children, at this age love to copy mommy & were trying their hand at pounding, transferring grains, sorting things, sweeping, mopping etc. Spilling accidentally & then cleaning up made them feel oh-so-grown up!

Children saw the flash cards of a family, with some of them saying in their native language what they call their grand parents. They were even more eager to create a family tree of their own with pics of doting parents, grand parents & even the family dog.

First week of school

The first week of school was a settling period for our little learners. They discovered that they are free to move around the classroom & choose their own work. They learnt how to lay out the mats & work on it.

We start the day with a 10-15 min “Circle time” wherein we welcome children, change our calendar & do the headcount for the day through these songs –
· Hello everyone, how are you?
· We wish you a happy Monday (tue, wed etc.)
· How many friends are here today?

This is followed by singing nursery rhymes –
· Row, row, row your boat
· Pat-a-cake, Pat-a-cake
· Wheels on the bus
· Head and shoulders
· Machli jal ki rani

After the circle time, children choose their own activities like transferring grains, sorting, sponging etc. Our avid readers head straight to language section for flash cards or books.

Our budding artists also showed their creativity by colouring with crayons & hand printing their Father’s day cards!