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Daffodils English School,

Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru - 560094

“The greatest gifts you can give your children
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independence.” – Denis Waitley

Newsletter - October 2019
Preparatory

Activities for the Month of October-2019

 World Post Office day
 Ice Cream Stick Activity
 Introduction of Vehicles
 Letter M activity
 Rhyme competition
 Aeroplane craft activity using wooden pegs
 Letter N activity
 Colour Week
 Deepawali special assembly programme

Children were excited to be back to school after their Dasara vacation and were
eager to share their stories!

World Post Office day:

 World Post office day was observed on 9th October 2019.
 Children were given sheets to write/colour/draw.
 Children were taught to fold a small piece of paper and post it into the toy

post box.
 Children were also taught to make an envelope using craft paper.



Ice Cream Stick Activity:

As a part of Deepawali festival celebration, students were given coloured ice-
cream sticks, colourful crepe papers and glue stick. A rocket was created using the
above mentioned stationery. Later these rockets were displayed as buntings on
the bulletin boards inside the school.





Introduction of Vehicles:

 Children were introduced to different types of vehicles using pictures/flash
cards/toys.

 They were particularly excited to see toy vehicles and also made sounds
related to vehicles like ambulance, train and scooter.





Letter M Activity:

 Letter M was introduced with simple strokes (standing and slanting lines).

 Children decorated a pre-drawn picture of a mat using shredded wool of
vibrant colours.





Rhyme Competition:

 Rhyme Competition was held on 18th October 2019 in Daffodils Cradle to

Crayons.
 Children recited rhymes with actions based on a given theme.
 The themes given were Fruits, Vegetables or Transportation.
 Rhyme helps in cognitive development, Language acquisition and enrichment

of vocabulary.







Aeroplane Craft using Wooden Pegs:

 Children were given wooden pegs and ice cream sticks to make an aeroplane.
 Children first coloured the wooden pegs and later pasted ice cream sticks on it.



Letter N Activity:

 Letter N was introduced by showing pictures of nest, net, neck and nose.
 Children decorated the pre-drawn picture of a nest using brown twine and

coloured egg shells.





Colour week:

 Week 3 of October was observed as Colour week.
 Each day a colour was chosen and children came dressed according to the

colour code mentioned.
 Colours introduced were Yellow, Blue and Red.











Deepawali Special Assembly Programme:

 Deepawali Special Assembly programme was conducted on 24th October 2019 in
Daffodils English School.

 Children came dressed in ethnic wear and danced to the tune of festive music
with happiness and joy.

 This learning experience made children more confident and removed stage fear
as many children were first time performers on stage. Children learnt to dance in
coordination and synchronisation with music.