29 April, 2020.

Dear Parents,

As we come to the end of a highly successful month and half, I wanted to write personally to thank you for all your support. I think this has been the busiest time any of us can remember, but one in which the spirit of the Sanskaar family rose and shone. Your kind messages and pictures have been so uplifting to the faculty and staff. We are delighted at the student response to online learning and would like to extend a warm thank you to you dear parents for being equal stakeholders in making sure that the learning of our children never stops.

In the same spirit, we have curated a Holiday Homework for our students that will keep them busy for some hours of the day. Care has been taken, to ensure that you as parents will not have to get out of your homes to fetch stationery or any other art material. Book reviews are of the supplementary readers which the student already have. Soft copy of other books/novels have also been provided wherever required. There is also some fun holiday homework given by the Arts and Performing arts department which your child will really enjoy putting together during this break.

Please do encourage the children to spend some time of their day completing the holiday homework and to revise the content that was delivered to them in March and April. This way they will come back refreshed and well organised for school when it reopens. The holiday homework assigned carries marks and grades which are part of the first term assessments and are reflected in the progress report. Kindly make sure that the students finish the tasks assigned to them and submit them within a week of school reopening. Non submission within the stipulated time will result in the students losing crucial marks in the first term assessments.

While I hope that learning will continue throughout the holiday, it is also my hope that this time will be spent by your family to reconnect with each other. Social distancing and self-isolation are not easy for anyone, least of all our children. So, I request for your patience when dealing with them. Cook, bake or paint pictures. Play board games, watch movies and sing songs together. Do a science experiment with them or find virtual field trips of the zoo. Start a book and read together as a family. It is up to you to create that lasting memory for our children- a happy and positive one!

Finally, I wish you an abundance of joy, laughter, and love this summer with your family. Let’s all spread kindness and teach our children to do the same. Stay alert, stay safe.

With gratitude for your support in these challenging times.

Yours sincerely,

Lubna Niazi Head of Sopaan The Sanskaar Valley School

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: Class 8 Summer Vacation, 2020-21

SUBJECT

ENGLISH

“Language is the apparel in which our thoughts parade before the public.”

We hope you all have a rewarding summer, and hopefully, you will quickly develop a daily mantra of, "What can I learn or discover today?"

Your teachers would love it if besides completing this holiday task you would also find time to-

Stay Safe!!!.

Go stargazing. Summer is the perfect time to go stargazing.

Study the weather. Watch movies.

Try your hand at Cooking or Baking.

Work Specification

TASK 1:

Diagnostic Skill Test

TASK 2:

‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’ Reading & Recording

Activity

TASK 3:

Journal Writing TASK 4:

Figures of Speech

General Guidelines for Students:

Task 1

Solve the Diagnostic Skill Test on Microsoft forms.

Click on the link given below for your diagnostic test

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=y-

OGStuj20KJgygh39KZP4tQisW-

JUpDnSFFjHfb1q9UQTZNT1pIQU9SRk9RNDA5MTZIUldPSjZFMS4u

Task 2

Reading- THE BISHOP’S CANDLESTICKS

Read the story of ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’. On the basis of your

reading, prepare a review of the book and record it in your own voice.

It should be a recording of 1 minute. Record it and share with your

teachers. [UPLOAD IT IN YOUR CLASS GROUP, ENGLISH SPEAKING

SKILLS FILE ON TEAMS]. Speak about the story, its theme, what did you

like in the story, also which character you liked the best and why?

The copy of Bishop’s Candlesticks is also uploaded in your class group’s class material. You can download it and read it.

Answer the following questions based on ‘The Bishop’s Candlesticks’.

1. Where is the story adapted from?

2. What is the setting of the story?

3. Who are Marie and Persome?

4. What are they engaged in, when the play begins?

5. Why does Persome call Marie a chatter box?

6. Why was Marie looking for the Bishop?

7. Where had he gone?

8. Did Marie know about The Bishop’s absence? How did Marie

react?

9. What happened to the salt cellars?

10. Why were they sold and to whom were they sold?

11. Who was Mere Gringoire?

12. Why did she require the money?

13. What was Persome’s view about Mere Gringoire?

14. Do you think Bishop was right in selling the salt cellars? Why?

15. Why was Bishop late for the dinner?

16. Why were candlesticks very dear to the Bishop?

17. With what does the convict threaten the Bishop?

18. What did the convict first ask for?

19. Why was the convict sent to prison?

20. For how many years was he imprisoned?

21. Do you think the punishment given to the convict was justified?

Why/Why not?

22. Who was Jeanette?

23. What was the cause of her death?

24. What happened when the convict ran away with the

candlesticks?

25. What did the Bishop say when Gendarmes brought the convict

in front of the Bishop?

Note: Question-Answers are to be done in the English Literature

notebook.

Task 3

Life changes rapidly and although certain significant events are stored

in the memory, many other events tend to be forgotten. Writing a

journal allows us to keep track of our life and the events that took

place. The journals can serve to be a valuable piece of writing later in

life when we want to sit back and reminisce over the past years.

This lockdown period has been a different experience to us. Let’s write

down 3 days’ activities of ours that are worth sharing. A new dish

learnt, or a house chore done, gardening or any such activity can be

mentioned. Try and make it colourful and presentable. Doodle art,

miniature drawings or pasting related pictures that are available at

home are welcome. Write the journal in your language notebook. Start

with a creative cover page.

Task 4

Figures of Speech

If variety is the spice of life, then figures of speech are the spice of

language. Figures of speech, or figurative language, such as metaphor,

simile, alliteration, and irony are ways of altering, arranging, or omitting

sounds and words in such a manner that they can give language new

meaning.

Write the meanings of the given Figures of Speech and find such

extracts of stories or poems or another literary piece which can

illustrate the given Figures of Speech. Follow the example given below.

Example

Alliteration: Alliteration is derived from Latin’s “Latira”. It means

“letters of alphabet”. It is a stylistic device in which a number of words,

having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series.

Examples:

•But a better butter makes a batter better.

•A big bully beats a baby boy.

alliteration

pun

satire

irony

metaphor

simile

imagery

repetition

oxymoron

personification

paradox

Write it in your language notebook. Try to present it in a very creative

way.

Rubric : Diagnostic Skill Test - 10 marks

Journal Writing - 5 marks

Reading and comprehending – 5 marks

Figures of speech - 10 marks

Total - 30 marks

Note: Recording for speaking skill test – 5 marks

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: Class 8 Summer Vacation, 2020-21

SUBJECT :

Hindi

WorkSpecification:

Materials Required

व्याकरण कॉपी, पेन, रंगीन पेन्सिल, स्केच पेन आदि [कृपया घर में आिानी िे उपलब्ध िामग्री का ही उपयोग करें.]

Instructions / Guidelines

General Guidelines for Students:

पररयोजना कायय आप अपनी दहिंी व्याकरण कॉपी में ही करें। कायय प्रारंभ करने के परू्य ग्रीष्मार्काश गहृकायय 2020-2021 अर्श्य ललखें एर् ंअनकु्रमणणका (इण्डकै्ि) बनाएँ। िारा कायय िुिंर एर्म ् शदु्ध र्र्यनी के िाथ करें।

1-कविता लेखन एि ंिाक् कौशल परख 2-कहानी पठन एि ंपत्र लेखन 3-विज्ञापन लखेन

Content

1-कविता लेखन एि ंिाक् कौशल परख विषय -फ़िर िसधुा (धरती ) है सकंट में | [बच्चों, पहले हमारी धरर्ी िसुिर और हरी-भरी थी लोगों का जीर्न िसुिर और िरल था ककसर् ु िभ्यर्ा के वर्काि के िाथ ही धरर्ी पर कई िमस्याएँ भी उत्पसन हुईं जैिे महामारी,आर्कंर्ाि,िाम्प्प्रिाययकर्ा ,प्राकृयर्क आपिाए,ँ भ्रष्टाचार आदि, आपको ऐिी ही ककिी िमस्या पर आधाररर् कवर्र्ा खोज कर ललखनी र् याि करनी है ] कविता का नमनूा धीरे-धीरे हो रहा, आर्कं का प्रिार। ििुरू कोई बठै , इिे िे रहा आकर। होर्ा है आम जनर्ा पर, इि किर अत्याचार। लमटर्ा ककिी का िपना, ककिी का होर्ा है िाकार। हर बूँि खून की, है हमिे कर रही पकुार । नफरर् भरी ियुनया में ,क्या अब रहा नहीं प्यार। बेटी ककिी की र्ो कही,ं बेटा हुआ लाचार। क्यों नहीं मनार्ा कोई, खुलशयों भरा त्योहार। न जाने क्या िोचा था, न्जिने ककया आवर्ष्कार। घोड़ ेको िबार् ेही, दिया जार्ा कोई मार। छलनी ककिी का िीना, ककिी के िर िे गोली पार। आिान ककर्ना हो गया है, मौर् का व्यापार। जनर्ा है परेशान, परेशान है िरकार। अिभरु् ्र्रीके िे है, करर्ा कौन चमत्कार। ठहरो, जरा िोचो, दिया ककिने इसहें हथथयार। कोई र्ो कर रहा है, इन जैिों पर भी उपकार। -अकंकर् जयिर्ाल वर्षय िे िम्प्बथंधर् कवर्र्ा ढँूढने के ललए आप िी गई ललकं की िहायर्ा ले िकर् ेहैं | http://kavitakosh.org

िाक्-कौशल परख सबंधंी ननरे्दश र्ाक्-कौशल परख हेर् ु यनधायररर् वर्षय पर आधाररर् कवर्र्ा आप

इंटरनेट की िहायर्ा िे या उपलब्ध ककर्ाबों िे ले िकर् े हैं। कवर्र्ा स्र्रथचर् भी हो िकर्ी है।

कवर्र्ा आपको अपनी व्याकरण कॉपी में ललखनी है।

कवर्र्ा का वप्रटं लकेर थचपकाने की आर्श्यकर्ा नहीं है।

जो कवर्र्ा आप व्याकरण कॉपी में ललख रहे हैं र्ही कवर्र्ा आप र्ाक्

कौशल परख के ललए याि करेंगे।

र्ाक्-कौशल परख वर्द्यालय प्रारंभ होने के पश्चार्, एक िप्र्ाह बाि आपके दहिंी लशक्षक/ लशक्षक्षका द्र्ारा दहिंी कक्षा में ही आयोन्जर् ककया जाएगा न्जिकी िचूना आपके दहिंी लशक्षक/ लशक्षक्षका द्र्ारा यथािमय िे िी जाएगी।

र्ाक्-कौशल परख के ललए 30 अकं यनधायररर् हैं र्था यह अकं आपकी अद्धयर्ावषयक परीक्षा के अकंों में शालमल ककए जार् ेहैं।

र्ाक्- कौशल परख के ललए आपको कवर्र्ा याि होनी चादहए। आप पच ेिे िेखकर कवर्र्ा नही ंिनुाएँगे। कवर्र्ा पाठ के ललए आपको 2 लमयनट का िमय प्रिान ककया जाएगा। अर्ः कवर्र्ा कंठस्थ होनी चादहए।

र्ाक्-कौशल परख में 30 में िे 29 अकं पाने र्ाले वर्द्याथी काव्य-पाठ प्रयर्योथगर्ा के ििूरे चरण में भाग लेंगे। काव्य-पाठ प्रयर्योथगर्ा िबंधंी वर्स्र्रृ् जानकारी आपको वर्द्यालय खुलने के पश्चार् िे िी जाएगी।

र्ाक्-कौशल परख के ललए आपको यनम्प्नांककर् बबिंओुं के आधार पर परखा जाएगा।

वर्षय-र्स्र् ु भाषा- शलैी उच्चारण हार्- भार् प्रस्र्युर्करण

प्रत्येक के ललए 6 अकं अथायर् ्कुल 30 अकं यनधायररर् हैं।

2-कहानी पठन एि ंपत्र लखेन मुशंी प्रेमचंि की ललखी कहानी पचं परमेश्िर को पढ़ें [कहानी को व्याकरण कॉपी में ललखने या थचपकाने आर्श्यकर्ा नहीं है] और इि कहानी के वर्षय में बर्ा कर इिे पढ़ने का िझुार् िेर् ेहुए अपने लमत्र को पत्र ललखें. [शब्ि िीमा -120 शब्ि] पचं परमेश्िर कहानी पढ़ने के ललए ललकं -http://premchand.kahaani.org/2006/03/blog-

post_114178834541711772.html

पचं परमेश्िर कहानी का एननमेटेड िीडडयो रे्दखन ेके ललए ललकं - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VX28eCdaWw

http://premchand.kahaani.org/2006/03/blog-post_114178834541711772.htmlhttp://premchand.kahaani.org/2006/03/blog-post_114178834541711772.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VX28eCdaWw

3-विज्ञापन लेखन व्यन्क्र्गर् स्र्च्छर्ा बनाए रखने के ललए उपयोगी र्स्र्ओुं जैिे िाबनु, िनैीटाईज़र, हैण्डर्ाश में िे ककिी एक र्स्र् ुका आकषयक वर्ज्ञापन बनाएँ न्जिमें र्स्र् ुका नाम, वर्शषेर्ाए,ँ थचत्र और स्लोगन अर्श्य शालमल हो. [शब्ि िीमा -60 शब्ि]

Rubric :

प्रस्र्रु्ीकरण- 06 अकं भाषा-शलैी- 06 अकं वर्षयर्स्र्-ु 06 अकं रचनात्मकर्ा- 06 अकं कक्रयात्मकर्ा- 06 अकं कुल अकं- 30

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK: Class 8

Summer Vacation, 2020-21

Work Specification

1. Part A: Project on three dimensional shapes. 2. Part B: Revision sheet on the topics done so far.

Materials Required

Textbook, internet, maps, newspaper, worksheets and

various magazines.

Kindly use only the items available at home. Try the

best you can. Think of your answers carefully then write

them neatly.

Use highlighters and colours to enhance your project.

Use graph papers, if required.

Don’t have colours, don’t have papers? Be creative!

Recycle! Reuse old wedding cards and food packets.

SUBJECT

MATHEMATICS

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical

ideas.

Instructions / Guidelines

General Guidelines for Students:

1. The homework is given to keep you logically and

mathematically sound during the holidays, so please do it

judiciously.

2. Please assign half an hour daily for your holiday homework.

3. Do all the task in the HOMEWORK notebook.

4. Your project needs to have a cover page, introduction, content

and conclusion.

5. Clearly mention both the parts/ sections of your summer

holiday homework neatly.

6. Presentation carries marks.

7. Number the questions in serial order.

8. Do proper online survey, wherever required.

9. All the documents are posted on the school website.

We wish you enjoy your holidays but at the same time also keep in

touch with mathematics by revising and completing some interesting

activities.

Content

Part A: Project

1. Make a project on the nets of any five shapes given below; also

verify the Euler’s formula for the selected shapes.

2. The nets of the shapes are given in your workbook, in

worksheet number 40.

3. Cut the nets, colour the nets and paste it in your notebooks.

4. You are requested to paste in such a way, so that a little of the

net is stuck and the rest of the part can be shown as a 3D

shape.

5. The sample project will be shown in the slide show, in order to

guide you to prepare your project.

6. You have to make the project in your homework notebook

only.

Triangular Prism

Cube

Cylinder

Tetrahedron

Pentagonal Prism

Square based pyramid

Pentagonal based pyramid

Part B: Revision sheet

1. Do worksheets 3 and 4 from your workbook in your homework

notebook.

2. By which smallest number should 42592 be divided so that the

quotient is a perfect cube?

3. Is 2352 a perfect square? If not, find the smallest number by

which 2352 must be multiplied so that the product is a perfect

square. Find the square root of new number.

4. Simplify:

5. Verify that (a + b) +c = a +(b + c) by taking

a = -2, b = -2/3, c = -3/4

6. A school collected Rs 2304 as fees from its students. If each

student paid as many paisa as there were students in the

school, how many students were there in the school?

7. Solve:

8. Verify the property a x b = b x a by taking:

a = (-12/7), b = (-21/5)

EVALUATION CRITERIA MARKS

Content / Working 18

Presentation: 5 marks

Cover page 2 Marks

Introduction and conclusion 5 marks

TOTAL 30