Swiss Family

The world in a wall

English - The Flower school

 

Recap:

 

**Which season has the poet described in the poem? (rainy season)

 

**Who is the poet talking to? (his mother)

 

**How does the poet reflect the imagination of a child? (the poet reflects the

imagination of a child who talks to his mother about the flowers that go to school and

their activities during the holidays.)

 

1. What happens when the storm clouds rumble? (The moist east wind comes marching

over the heath to blow its bagpipes amongst the bamboos.)

2. What do the crowd of flowers do? (The crowds of flowers come out suddenly and

dance upon the grass in wild glee.)

3. Why does the moist east wind come marching over the heath? (To blow its bagpipes

among the bamboos)

 

**What is the importance of mother portrayed in the poem? (The mother is the

one with whom the poet can share his deepest thoughts and feelings. She

embodies love, safety and eternity. He knows the need for a mother is

natural and spontaneous, as experienced by all of Nature’s creations.)

 

 

English - Ubuntu

Ubuntu

 

Additional questions:

 

**Which competition did the teacher announce in the class?

(Orator of the year – 2013)

 

**What was Meera going to talk about?

(Meera was going to share a horror experience.)

 

** How many years did Apoorv spend in Africa?

(nine years)

 

 **Why did Apoorv’s classmates make fun of him?

(Apoorv’s classmates were biased towards the people of Africa. So when Apoorv

said he would speak about ‘Ubuntu’, an African concept, his classmates made

fun of him.)

 

 **What won his heart?

(The friendly and warm behaviour of his neighbours won his heart.)

 

** Why were the kindergarten years hectic for Apoorv?

(The kindergarten years were hectic for Apoorv as he had to struggle to be at par

with the African children with strong bodies. Also he had difficulty in speaking

English and adapting to their accent.)

 

 **Who was Apoorv’s first best friend in Africa?

(Ntokozo)

 

 **Why was Apoorv pained to be teased as an African after coming back to India?

(Apoorv was pained to be teased as an African after coming back to India as he

was hurt to see the discrimination and ignorance in the behaviour of the Indians.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Syllabus for SA1 STD VI

English :   Prose:Ubantu – An African Concept Of Humanity, The World In A Wall, The Swiss Family Robinson(Chapters 3 – 5) Poetry: The Flower School, You Are Old, Father William Grammar:-Determiners, Articles ,Pronouns Adjectives – Kinds of Adjectives, Adjectives –Formation and Comparison Verbs, Verbs – Finite Verbs ,Verbs – Tenses, Verbs – One Word for Many, Subject – Verb Agreement (Rev) Composition:-Comprehension, Biographical Sketch Data Interpretation, Dialogue Writing, Descriptive Writing ,Message Writing – Rev,Informal Letter – Rev Mathematics -  Ch.4- Integers,Ch.5  Fractions Ch.15 Data Handling, Ch.7-Introduction to Algebra Science:   Ch 4: Separating mixtures, Ch 7: How animals Move,Ch 11: Glow of Light,Ch 15: Water is life Social Science- History & Civics: From Janas to Mahajanapadas,The Government And its Formation Villages And towns in Ancient India ,Jainism and Buddhism ,Democracy and its Features Village Administration Geography: Motions Of the Earth, Earth’s Empire, Geo-forms of Earth Computer :  Ch3 More on MS Excel 2007, Ch4 Introduction to HTML, What is HTML?,Basic HTML tags Hindi- paz -saahsaI knyaa,,doSaBa@t [ba`aihma gaadI- kivata –Armaana vyaakrNa-samaasa ,saM&a,ilaMga,vacana,,kark ,mauhavaro rcanaa -Apizt gad\yaaMSa ³punaÁAByaasa´, khanaI¹laoKna,p~­laoKna³AaOpcaairk´,lahr khanaI-laoKrama jaI kI gaaya ,GaD,I ka mah%va

Gujarati -
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"Sibling time schedule" for the PTM to be held on 1st September'15 (from 2:10p.m. to 3:00p.m). The parents are requested to kindly adhere to the time slot provided to them:

Aakarsh Dubey	2.50-3.00
Gunj shah	2.40-2.50
Dhruv Chavda	2.10-2.20
Sandeep Godara	2.20-2.30
Jay Rohida	2.10-2.20
Vikti Gandhi	2.30-2.40
Tejas Chaudhary	2.40-2.50
Amisha Pal	2.30-2.40
Farheen Kagzi	2.10-2.20
Riddhi Naiker	2.40-2.50
Akshada Mevada	2.20-2.30
Khushi Sharma	2.30-2.40
Swara Devkar	2.30-2.40
Tarun Yadav	2.20-2.30
Soor shah	2.40-2.50

Competition organized by PODAR HO

              Competition organized by PODAR HO 

'GrandKids':  With Grandparents Day around the corner, we are running a pan-India contest '#GrandKids' for the students of Podar International School. The idea is to celebrate the beautiful bond of love and affection between a grandchild and a grandparent(s) in a special and unique way. To participate in the contest, the students have to interview their grandparent(s), based on the questions provided on the home page. The students have to visit the website (podareducation.org/grandkids/), fill in the registration form and submit their story to in question and answer format. The contest is open to the students from grade I to grade X of Podar International School across India. The contest will start from August 27 and will close on September 6th, 2015 (midnight). The results will be announced on September 10th, 2015 on the official Facebook page of Podar International School India. The best entries will stand a chance to receive a surprise gift from us. We request parents to kindly encourage their child to participate in the contest.