HEAL THE EARTH

Dear Parents

We all live on planet earth, which is the only planet known to have life……..Mother Earth is

the womb of the sustaining power of humanity. We are nurtured by the healthy condition of

Mother Earth. In humans, if the mother is ailing, the child suffers. In the womb, the child is

helpless. But in our case, it is the mother who is helpless. We, humans are the cause of the

ailing planet. We are deteriorating natural resources, diminishing forests and wetlands,

depleting underground water for our own selfish requirements. The consequences are loss

of biodiversity, erosion of soil, rapid extinction of some important animal species, collapse

of fisheries, rising air and water pollution, rise in atmospheric temperature, thinning of

ozone layer, regular shortage of fresh drinking water, vanishing plants etc. The Earth is in

trouble because of the way the modern man has treated Her and for some reason it seems

that much of it has to do with human arrogance rather than ignorance. Even though science

and technology have radically altered the terms of adaptations to the nature, we still need

to adapt to the environment and our MOTHER EARTH. We cannot and must not ignore the

cries of our planet to restore a more harmonious relationship with nature, nor must we lose

the opportunity to work harmoniously with each other for common good.

Keeping all these problems and issues in mind, we have taken “HEAL THE EARTH” as the

theme for our Summer Holiday Homework. It will help our children to use their optimum

energy, support sustainability, develop sensitivity, inspire and aware the community

towards the need to protect and preserve the natural assets of our Mother Earth.

On behalf of LAKMS, it is my humble and sincere appeal to all to take positive actions and

move from dawn to dusk towards a greener earth and be green crusaders to spread

awareness around us. Let’s all pledge to protect our planet from ‘Heavy Hands of

Humankind’ and implant green thoughts to make our lives a blessing for the earth.

“Little drops of water Little grains of sand Make the mighty ocean And the beauteous earth” Enjoy the holidays with your kids! God Bless You! With warm regards

Principal Anshu Nakra

“LIVE GREEN, LOVE GREEN, BE GREEN, WE ARE JUST MANKIND…………….. WITHOUT THE EARTH, WE ARE NOTHING.”

LT ATUL KATARYA MEMORIAL SCHOOL, GURUGRAM

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK & ASSIGNMENTS (2017-18)

General Guidelines:

Go through the given Holiday Homework and assignments

which will further help you to understand the concepts of the

text better.

Submit the homework once the school reopens.

Do the Holiday Homework in separate notebooks or beautiful

handmade folders as instructed by the teachers. However, the

holiday assignments and worksheets will have to be done in the

respective notebooks. (For example, the assignments of English

Language will be done in the language notebook.)

Neat work will be appreciated.

Speak in English with your family members and friends to

enhance your speaking skills.

NOTE: Parents are advised to ensure that their wards do their

Holiday Homework themselves in their own handwriting in

addition to activities, written projects and learning work.

However, they can guide, motivate and facilitate their children to

complete their homework. Taking help from outside to do the

work is strictly not allowed.

Enjoy and make the best use of Summer Holidays!

LT ATUL KATARYA MEMORIAL SCHOOL

HOLIDAY HOMEWORK (2017-18)

CLASS-III

SUBJECT-ENGLISH

(A)Judicious use of fuels (For roll no 1- 18)

The known reserves of coal and petroleum will last, at most, a few hundred

years. It is therefore necessary to use these fuels only when absolutely necessary.

This will result in better environment and their availability for a longer period of time. In

India, the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) advises people on how to

save petrol or diesel while driving

1. Survey at least 4 houses in your neighbourhood about the number of vehicles being

used by them and how many people travel by these at a time.

Find out if they share vehicles or go by separate vehicles.

S.No No.of houses No.of people No. of people

who share vehicles

No. of people who go by

separate vehicles

1.

2.

3.

4.

Prepare slogans on conservation of fuels and campaign for it in your

Neighborhood and bring the slogan to school.

Write how we can save earth by saving fuel.(100-150 words approximately)

(B)Where should the waste go? (For roll no 19- 36)

Different materials decompose, or rot, at different speeds under different

conditions. There are materials which do not decompose easily and take

a long time. Waste materials are hazardous to the environment if not

properly disposed of.

1)Start from your own home. Try to find out the various types of waste

that are generated. Categorise them into groups of materials that

decompose easily and that do not decompose easily. Find out whether in your house, or

houses in your neighbourhood, these household wastes are kept separately before disposal or

kept together and disposed of. Make a list of materials present in the waste collected from

your house.

S.No No.of

houses

Materials present in

the waste

Materials that

decompose easily

Materials that do not

decompose easily

1.

2.

3.

4.

Find out which materials can be recycled and used again and briefly state the importance of

recycling so as to heal the earth.

(C)Word Journal (For roll no 1- 36)

Read at least one/ two books given below over the course of the holiday. Make a list of all the

new words that you learn every time you read the book. Enter these words in a journal/scrap

book and do the following:

a. Write down the meaning of the words.

b. Write a sentence using each of those words

c. Pick up two characters from the book. Take print outs of these two characters or draw

them in your journal/scrap book.

Books recommended for reading are:

1 .Seeds of change

2. City green

3. If you plant a seed

4. Little tree

5. Be a friend to trees.

6. Recycle

Subject – Mathematics

Question 1 Make a clock

Material required: Any waste material from environment

Question 2 Collect information about population of any five states of India. Arrange the

population of these states in ascending order. Write the population of these states in words

using Indian and International system of numeration.

Question 3 Content Coverage Comparison of Nutritional values

Nature of task Individual Activity

Learning Objectives To enable students to understand the nutritional values through

comparison

To develop the skills of arithmetic operations(addition and

subtraction )

Duration Summer vacation

Task to do To compare the nutritional values of healthy and junk food .

Execution of task/Procedure

Task 1 : To be done on yellow colour A-4 size sheets

Following is the data based on the nutritional values of Paneer and Uncle Chips. Based on the

given data, students will answer the questions that follows.

1.How much more protein paneer has in comparison to Uncle chips ?

2.How much more fats Uncle Chips has in comparison to Paneer

3.Which food item would you prefer to eat to stay healthy and why?

Task 2 : To be done on yellow colour A-4 sizesheet.

Find out the fat content (per 100gm) in Haldiram’s Aaloo Bhujiya , Kurkure Masala munch ,

Nutrela Soya granules.

1.Arrange them in ascending order.

2.Which food item has got the lowest amount of fat ?

3.Why do you think we should consume low fat food.

Values imparted Healthy food leads to healthy life.

Value Paneer Uncle Chips

fats 20 g 38 g

protein 18 g 6 g

energy 265 kl 547 kl

Data Table:Nutritional Values of Paneer & Uncle Chips (Per 100g)

Follow up Common errors will be discussed by the teacher

in the class.

Guidelines (if any) Students will use yellow colour A-4 size sheets for the individual

activity

Pictures/samples of packets can be drawn or pasted in the activity sheets to make it

more presentable.

SUBJECT:SCIENCE

Activity 1- Prepare “MY COMPOST CUP” and a chart explaining the same(Roll No-1-

12)

Description - Compost forms naturally nearly everywhere! Leaves drop from trees. Grass

clippings are left after mowing the lawn. Plants and animals die. Over time,

these organic materials break down or decompose. The rich, dark brown, crumbly, soil-like

material that results is called compost.

Material required - 16 oz. cup with holes in bottom, Pair of gloves, Large bowl, Organic

compostable items - Leaves, grass clippings, vegetable scraps, fruit scraps, coffee grinds, etc,

1/4 cup soil or dirt, 1-2 teaspoons of water, Piece of plastic wrap, Rubber band, Large plastic

spoon

Referal link- http://www.sciencemadefunkids.net/experiments.cfm?Exp=2

Activity 2- Prepare “MY SPROUT HOUSE” and a chart regarding the same(Roll No-

13-24)

Description - Our little DIY sprout house made from sponges had my kids giddy with

excitement. Combining engineering and science into one awesome project was a motivating

way to learn about germination. It definitely brought a whole new meaning to the word

“greenhouse”!

Material required - 4 plain sponges, Scissors, toothpicks, hot glue gun {optional but makes

construction quick, plate, seeds {wheat berries, chia, or alfalfa seeds sprout quickly}

Referal link - http://thestemlaboratory.com/sprout-house/

Activity 3- Prepare a “Model of Rain Water Harvesting” and a chart regarding the

same(Roll No-24-36)

1. Description - Rain Water Harvesting is essentially the capture of rainwater where it

falls. There are two main techniques of rainwater harvesting, namely:

2. Storage for future use

3. Recharge into the ground

4. Water can be collected either from rooftops or from the ground or a combination of

both. Rainwater harvesting systems can vary widely in scope and complexity. It can

be the simple collection of rainwater from the rooftop of a house for use in gardening,

or collection from a large school campus for use in the toilets or recharge into the

ground

Material required – Mud, Small plant, Cardboard, Pipe (drip pipe)(Use eco-friendly

material)

Referal link – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqS0XFOTcgg

Project Work-

5. Check different objects in your surroundings and paste 5 sinking and 5 floating

objects(In Scrap book) (Roll No.- 1 to 18)

6. Check your surroundings and paste different types of trees(Medicinal plants,

Climbers, Shrubs, Herbs etc) (Roll No. 19-36)

SUBJECT-SOCIAL STUDIES

THEME: Abode of wildlife

Objective:

To develop understanding about national parks and wildlife sanctuaries and their inhabitants

Background :Wildlife, in the past, has coexisted with other forms of life, such as humans,

plants, etc. in its natural habitat in the wild. But with increasing population and various

human activities, such as developmental works, hunting, poaching, etc. there has been

significant reduction in the number of species as well as their population. So there is a need to

protect different types of wildlife in their natural habitat. Some of the measures that have

been undertaken include establishment of reserve forests, national parks, wild life sanctuaries,

and biosphere reserves.

(For roll no 1- 18)

1Make a list of national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries that are located in the

northern part of our country.

( Instructions:Use thermocol and paste India’s map and mark any one wildlife sanctuary

and one bird sanctuary.)

(For roll no 19- 36)

2)Make a list of different birds and animals that are found there under the heading –

common,rare and endangered animals.

( Instructions:Use chart paper and make three columns under the heading –common,rare

and endangered animals and write the names in proper column.)

Common animals rare animals endangered animals

(For roll no 1- 36)

3) Take an A4 size sheet of paper and paste the picture of aloevera and write the medicinal

uses of the plant.

Subject : computer

Project:

Make a project on energyconservation using tux paint software and bring a printout on a4

sheet.

Material required:

Software : tux paint

(using tools like shapes, magic, eraser, lines, stamps)

A4 sheet

Refers:

Internet

Books

News paper

SUBJECT-ART & CRAFT

Students are allowed to use only recycled materials for the completion of these projects

Aesthetic Art Book-Page No. 18-25 Roll No.1-10 Draw and colour (A4 Sheet}-1. Circus Scene 2.My Dream City Craft- Teddy Bear (Clay Work) Material: Coloured Clay, Card Board etc. Roll No. 11-20 Draw and colour( A4 Sheet)-1.Sun Set 2. Amazing Animal Craft- Flower Making ( Egg Cartoon) Materials: Egg Tray, Poster colours, Card board, Glaze papers, Fevicol, scissor etc.

Roll No.21 and above

Draw and colour( A4 Sheet)-1. Bunch of Flowers

2. Beautiful Scenery

Craft-Caterpillar Making ( Cloth and Cotton Work)

Materials: Red Cloths, Cotton, Woggle eyes,

Soft wire Needle and threads, Scissor etc.

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LT ATUL KATARYA MEMORIAL SCHOOL

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENTS

CLASS-III

SUBJECT-ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Q1)Read the passage given below and answer the following questions based on it.

The Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world .It is counted among

the wonders of the world .It stands on the bank of Yamuna river at Agra. It is a tomb

built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who

died during child birth. It is made of pure white marble and has a dome in the centre. It

stands on raised platform. There are four white marble minarets one on each corner of the

platform. The walls and ceilings of the tomb are decorated. Thousands of visitors from

different countries visit the Taj Mahal every day. It is a real feast to the eyes to see the

Taj Mahal in the soft but bright light of the full moon after the rainy season.

i)Which is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world?

ii)Where is it located?

iii) Who built the Taj Mahal and why?

iv) Which is the best time to see the Taj Mahal ?

v) Write the meanings of the following words:

a) beloved b)wonder

Q2)Rewrite the following sentences .Circle the subject and underline the predicate .

i)My mother is a housewife.

ii) We are doing our homework

iii )Children play in the park.

iv)Cows graze in the field.

Q3)Rearrange the following group of words as meaningful sentences.

i) are/ friends/ my /Delhi/ in

ii)flying/ kite/ a/ is/ boy/ the

iii)cooking/ kitchen/ the/ mother/ is/ in/ food/

iv)went/ we /to/ the/ see/ circus/ yesterday

Q4)Pick a noun in the following sentences and state its kind:-

i)The dog barks at night.

ii)A pack of wolves chased the wild horse.

iii)Ravi is a good boy.

iv)A herd of elephants is roaming in the jungle.

Q4)Change the gender of the underlined nouns in the following sentences

i)The king loved the horse

ii)The tiger killed the goat.

iii)The hero married a widow.

iv)My nephew lives in Pune with my sister.

Q5) Provide the missing forms of the following verbs:

i)fly __________ ____________

ii)broke ___________ ___________

iii)grow ____________ _____________

iv)write ____________ _____________

SUBJECT- ENGLISH LITERATURE

Q1)Give the meaning of the following words:

i)carpenter ii)gratefully iii)clumsy iv)beside

v)lair vi)ferocious vii)scampered viii)chased

Q2)Fill in the blanks:

i)The Scarecrow was kept to ______________ the birds.

ii)Toto lay down on the ______________ by the fence.

iii)Manfred spend all his time in a __________________.

iv)Wilhelm liked to sit in the _______________ and watch his father.

v)Meena and Ajay found a large ____________ bottle.

vi)______________ taught Meena and Ajay to read and write.

Q3)Frame a sentence of your own with each of the following words:

i)village ii)excited iii)crept iv)complain

Q4)Who said to whom:

i) ‘Where could that boy be?’

ii) ‘What if he doesn’t give me one?’

iii) ‘What does it say?’

iv) ‘What are you making son?’

Q5)Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

A)‘There was a large cornfield on the other side of the fence and in the field there was a

Scarecrow .Dorothy gazed at the Scarecrow.’

i)What was there on the other side of the fence?

ii)Why was the Scarecrow tied to a tall pole?

iii) What did the Scarecrow wear on its body?

iv) Why was the Scarecrow very light?

B) ‘One day ,they were playing on the on the beach, when they found a large green

bottle’

i) Who were playing on the beach?

ii) What did they find on the beach?

iii) Where did the children live?

iv) Why did the children take the paper to Old Manu?

Q5)Answer the following questions:

i) How many members were there in Kurt’s family? Name them.

ii) Who was Manfred and what did he do to earn his living?

iii) What did the children do to celebrate their win?

SUBJECT-MATHEMATICS

Solve the following questions:

Q1. Arrange in columns and Subtract:

a) 3333 , 2424

b) 7424 , 2381

c) 8236 , 5837

Q2. Solve the following by counting or breaking in 10’s :

a) 655 - 29

b) 97 + 21

c) 544 + 79

Q3. Write the sum of place value and face value of 7 in number 7240.

Q4. In a forest, there are 3427 Mango trees and 4678 peepal trees. If 5678 trees cut down .

Find out how many trees are left?

Q5. Multiply greatest 4 -digits number by smallest 2 -digits number.

Q6. What should be added to 7683 to get 9172.

Q7. Write the successor and predecessor:

a) 3788

b) 4799

Q8. Multiply 1355 by 53.

Q9. Write the smallest and greatest 4 digits numbers using the digits 4,8,2,0 and also find the

difference.

Q10. The cost of one box is Rs 145. What is the cost of 6 boxes?

Q11. . Write the numeral of the following:

a) Five thousand forty three

b) Eight thousand three hundred five

c) Six thousand nine hundred forty

Q12. Find the sum of smallest 4- digit number and largest 4– digit number.

Q13. Which number is smaller 5523 or 5565 and by how much?

Q14. Multiply:

a) 3573 by 24

b) 8373 by 12

c) 9797 by 98

d) 2422 by 57

Q15.There are 125 fruits in one basket.How many fruits are there in 14 baskets?

Q16. Divide and check the answer:

a) 912 by 8

b) 714 by 6

c) 840 by 4

Q17.Ram had Rs 5000 in her purse. She spent Rs 1437 . How much money is left with him?

Q18.Write the odd numbers between 241 and 281.

Q19. Fill in the blanks:

a) 0+ 345 = _________

b) 869 - 100 = _____

c) 2324 + 1000= _________

d) 998 + 100 =_________

SUBJECT: SCIENCE

Q1. Answer in one word:

a) Birds and insects fly with the help of their. ___________

b) Tiny openings present on the underside of leaves. ___________

c) The process by which living things produce more of their own kind. ___________

d) Similar cells together form. ___________

e) The skull protects which body part. ___________

f) Process of breathing out. ___________

g) The process of breaking down of food into similar substances.

___________

h) Our lungs expand during this process. ___________

i) The addition of harmful and undesirable substances to the air.

___________

j) The fluffy feathers located close to the bird’s skin. ___________

k) Body part of a bird that helps it to fly. ___________

l) They cover a bird’s body and wings. ___________

m) Which states of matter have no fixed shape? ___________

n) Which state of matter takes the shape of the container? ___________

Q2. Write two examples of each:

a) Two non – living things.

b) Two living things.

c) Plants that reproduce through their roots or stems.

d) Animals that reproduce by laying eggs.

e) Animals that reproduce by giving birth to babies.

f) Diseases caused by air pollution.

g) Food of birds.

h) Types of feathers.

i) Solids.

j) Liquids.

k) Gases.

l) Birds which have broad – flat beak.

Q3. Give reason for the following:

a) Birds fly long distances.

b) Animals move from one place to another.

c) Sparrows, bulbuls and humming birds make cup shaped nests.

d) Water takes the shape of the container but cookies will not.

e) Birds such as sparrows and pigeons have strong, short and hard beaks.

Q4.Fill in the blanks:

a) Fish breathe through ___________.

b) ___________ do not make their own food.

c) ___________ is the smallest unit of the body.

d) ___________ is the waste product of the body.

e) Burning of garbage and wood ___________ air pollution.

f) ___________ eat flesh of other animals.

g) Water birds have ___________ feet to help them swim in water.

h) A ___________ can mimic and talks like us.

i) Wings of birds are joined to the body with the help of ___________.

Q5. Do practice of the following diagrams in practice notebook:

a) Digestive System.

b) Respiratory System

c) Two examples for solid state of matter.

d) Two examples for liquid state of matter.

e) Two examples for gaseous state of matter.

Q6. Do written practice of all work done in Notebook (Ch. - 1, 2, 3, 7)

Happy holidays!!!!

SUBJECT : SOCIAL STUDIES

Q1. Correct the following statements:

i) Changes do not happen in schools.

ii) Old people do not have problems.

iii) People who have special difficulties can live their lives exactly like other people.

iv) Parents who are poor find it easy to get things for their children.

v) We should not try to do a good deed everyday.

vi) Shantiniketan School was first started just with 10 boys.

vii) We should be scared of change.

Q2. Answer the following questions:

i) Name two things that were different for you in a new class.

ii) What are the different things you are learning in class 3?

iii) What three things have changed in the last few years in your neighbourhood?

iv) Write two ways in which your school has changed since it started?

v) Explain to whom and to what changes happen?

vi) What can you do to help a friend who is hurt and is having trouble walking?

vii) What are the things that poor children may not have?(two points)

viii) How do some schools help less fortunate people?

ix) How can you help the children who are poor?

x) How can you help the people who have special difficulties?

Q3. Fill in the blanks:

i) ________________ are things that help you to be more successful than other

people.

ii) _________________ is a thing that someone does.

iii) ______________ means having good luck.

iv) _______________ means to frighten or hurt a weaker person.

v) Blind people read Braille language by feeling the ______________.

vi) _________________ wrote the Indian National Anthem.

vii) ________________ city was first built in 1950.

SUBJECT: COMPUTERS APPLICATION

Q1. Fill in the blanks:

(a) Microsoft windows is an________________

(b) Clock and weather are ________________ in windows 7.

(c) Date and time appear on the ________corner of taskbar.

(d)Software is a set of ______________.

Q2. Answer in one word:

a) GUI stands for ____________________

(b) Small pictures on Desktop ____________________

(c) Gadgets that displays the time ____________________

d) Series of pages showing the days, weeks and month of the year _______________

Q3. What are Gadgets Explain?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

Q.4 What is a Graphical user interface?

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

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