The Sanskaar Valley School Cambridge Lower Secondary Summer Holiday Work 6 CAIE [2018]

Subject English

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…  Explore the world outside. Being outside in nature is important for us all…  Go stargazing. Summer is the perfect time to stargaze…  Study the weather…  Watch movies. There’s a suggested list below…

 Visit the library. You might need to to one after you have gone through the contents of this HW.  Try your hand at cooking or baking.  Find a new hobby

1. TASK 1:  BOSCARS – Refer to Annexure -1 for complete details. 2. TASK 2:  Read the Novel When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead and create a Instructions / scrapbook Guidelines  Complete the worksheet attached in Annexure – 2 and attach to your scrapbook.  Annexure 3- PDF of When you Reach Me

Date of Submission: 21/6/2019

Cambridge Coordinator Head of SOPAAN

ANNEXURE - 1 BOSCARS – READING ACTIVITY The B’Oscars are Sopaan’s annual award ceremony, awarding the most loved books of Sopaan. Once you are back from the summer vacation you will have to cast your ballot for the BOSCAR Awards which is to be held on 25th June 2018. The categories that will be awarded will be based on your vote so the more you read, the more you will be able to enjoy the upcoming BOSCARS. Given below is a list of books. Choose any two of them (Ideally, you must choose one from each genre).

Genres Books Fiction 1. Percy Jackson Series – Rick Riordan 2. The Girl who drank the Moon - Kelly Barnhill 3. Counting by 7s - Holly Goldberg Sloane 4. Northern Lights (Graphic Novel) – Phillip Pullman 5. Wonder – R. J. Palacio 6. The Hate U Give – Angie Thompson 7. Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson Autobiography 8. Becoming Kareem – Kareem Abdul Jabbar 9. Becoming – Michelle Obama 10. Playing to win – Saina Nehwal 11. The Greatest: My Own Story – Mohammed Ali 12. The Race of my life – Milkha Singh 13. I know why the caged bird sings – Maya Angelou Thrillers 14. Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels & Stories - by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 15. When you reach me – Rebecca Stead 16. Vanished – Sheela Chari Science Fiction 17. I, Robot – Issac Asimov 18. The Giver – Lois Lowry 19. The Time Machine – H. G. Wells 20. The Hunger Games Trilogy – Suzanne Collins The Classics 21. Lord of the Flies – William Goulding 22. Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 23. The Call of the Wild – Jack London 24. A Wrinkle in Time: Graphic Novel – Madeleine L’Engle Short stories 25. Flowers for Algernon – Daniel Keyes 26. Tales from India – Rudyard Kipling 27. The Maneaters of Kumaon – Jim Corbett Indian Writers 28. Aru Shah & The End of Time – Roshani Chokshi 29. Maya Running – Anjali Banerjee

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 Suggested movies you can watch during the summer holidays.

Movies 1. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 2. The Hate U Give

3. The Giver 4. Pride & Prejudice (2005) 5. Song of the Sea 6. October Sky 7. Cool Runnings 8. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 9. The Hunger Games Trilogy 10. Wonder Woman 11. Bridge to Terabithia 12. How to train your dragon: The Hidden World 13. Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse 14. Zootopia 15. Kubo & The Two Strings

The B’Oscars Award Categories:

1. Best hero in a book 2. Best heroine in a book 3. Best Villain in a book 4. The most loved book of Sopaan 5. King reader(student award) 6. Queen reader(student award) 7. Best writer International 8. Best movie based on a book 9. Best Autobiography 10. Best Indian Writer

Note: Six student awards (The King reader and Queen Reader) are also given during this ceremony. The King Reader and Queen Reader are awards that the students need to apply for to be officially nominated. You need to apply through an email to your teacher (to be sent before 10 June) along with a ppt detailing the books you have read in the summer holidays. The details of the same have been discussed in the class. You could include your critique of the books if you wish as well. Remember, to be nominated, you must have read the books yourself and not copied information from the internet.

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Novel Study When You Reach me by Rebecca Stead A novel scrapbook is basically a variety of activities based on the novel that demonstrates that you have read the novel. The purpose of this task is to create a way for you to display your understanding of the novel in a way that is fun, creative and challenging!!! Format: We have already been doing class readings of “When you reach me”. You can either fetch a copy of the the novel or download the pdf version attached. After you finish reading the novel you need to create a Scrapbook. Your scrapbook can be in a traditional scrapbook style or in a folder or binder filled with paper. You may use coloured paper if you wish. In general, scrapbooks are decorative and contain many illustrations. Pictures may be images from the computer, newspapers, magazines, or they may be hand drawn illustrations. Your name, class, and section should be on the outside of the scrapbook. Your scrapbook will be divided into the following sections:

 Index – A list of contents of your scrap book with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.  Characters – This section will contain names of all major characters from the book. Pick out any one character and make a character sketch complete with mindmap and a writeup of at least 100 words. Do add a portrait of the character you use. You have learnt how to create character sketches in class, so follow the guidelines learnt. If you would like to include another character sketch, please feel free to do so but definitely have one done completely before attempting another.  Poem – Wrirte a poem about or written from the point of view of a character you have chosen from the novel. You have learnt different forms of poetry in class, you can use any two of them or write one on your own. Remember you have poetic licence so you can be as creative as you like. You need to write at least two poems.

 Comic Strip – Make a comic strip of your favourite scene. You can make your comic strip by hand or digitally.

Rubric

Characters and Character Sketch – 6 Marks Poem- 8 Marks Comic strip- 5 Marks Worksheet – 5 marks Presentation – 3 Marks Creativity- 3 Marks

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Annexure 2 Instructions: Answer the following questions in your scrapbook.

1. What kind of a kid was Miranda? Pp. 3-4

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2. Why did Mom want to win money on the game show? P. 6

3. Why was Miranda waiting for Mom at Belle’s Market? Pp. 7-8

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4. When Mom suggested Miranda stay with Sal the next time Miranda forgot her key, why did Miranda say she would

rather stay at Belle’s? Pp. 9-10

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5. Why had Mom cried the day she and Miranda moved into the apartment? Pp. 13-15

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6. Who frightened Miranda especially now that she didn’t have Sal to walk home with after school? Pp. 16, 17-18

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7. What did Miranda do to help her solve her own problems? Pp. 19-20

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8. What two obstacles did Sal and Miranda have to pass on their way home from school? Pp. 21-22

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9. Why did Sal get assaulted by the not-too-biggish kid? Pp. 23-24

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10. How did Miranda handle someone she was afraid of on the streets of NYC? Pp. 25-26

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Annexure 3

 When You Reach Me(PDF)

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The Sanskaar Valley School Cambridge Lower Secondary Summer Holiday Work 8 CAIE [2019]

Things your teachers’ wish you would do over the summer holidays…

(other than your holiday homework)

Play outside every day, even if you get hurt or get dirty.

Just remember to brush yourself off, get back up and try again. Take part in everything on offer. Don’t be scared; push yourself to embrace life. Read, watch movies, relax, do nothing, play sports, go running; do anything but do it well. Be brave, be bold, be you!

Subject Mathematics Work Part A – Preparation of a 3-D model. Specification : Part B – Mathematical problems. General Guidelines for Students: Part A consists of projects and Part B consists of revision of what you had studied.  Part A:  Part A will be awarded up to a maximum of 15 marks.  Complete details are given in Annexure 1  Part B: Instructions /  Part B will be awarded up to a maximum of 15 marks. Guidelines  It should be solved in the HOMEWORK notebook.  General Instructions:  In total, you will be required to work for 16½ hours.  Your project needs to have proper labeling and cover page.

We wish you enjoy your holidays but at the same time also keep in touch with mathematics by revising and completing some interesting activities. Date of Submission: 24/6/2019

Cambridge Coordinator Head of SOPAAN

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Annexure 1

Part A

 Students have to make a 3-D model of a bedroom or living room or park near their house choosing a suitable scale. For example

o If the bedroom is of rectangular shape, of size 20 ft. by 30 ft., and scale selected is 1ft = 1cm, then a rectangle of 20 cm by 30 cm will be drawn, and its area will be marked.

o If the floor area of the room is to be covered with tiles, find out how many tiles are required.

o Then inside the bedroom different things can be placed like bed, wardrobe, and a side table. Size and area occupied by each of the object should also be mentioned.

o After placing different objects, you can even place a carpet on the floor. Find out on how much area the carpet is to be laid.

 Students can use any material to make the model. (wood/ cardboard/ Styrofoam)  A sample picture design is given below, the level of details that you wish to show in your layout depends upon your creativity.

 Please be careful of the measurements and try to be as creative as you can. My Bedroom

20 cm × 30 cm =600cm2

Side 1.5 cm table × 1.5 Wardrobe cm = My bed 20 cm × 6cm × 7cm = 42 cm2 5cm = 100 cm2

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Part B

(All questions are compulsory)

1. Fill in the blanks of each crossword puzzle to make the subtraction equations true.

2. Find a number that is....

a. 5 more than −1 d. 4 less than zero g. 20 less than -20

b. 6 less than 4 e. 3 more than −9 h. 100 more than −90

c. 2 less than -5 f. 10 more than -5 i. 1,000 less than 100

3. Put the numbers in order from least to greatest. Put the letter that goes with the first number in the first box. Put the letter that goes with the second number in the second box and so on. If you put the numbers in the right order, you will solve the joke.

4. Work out using number line:

a. 3 + (-4) b. -5 + (-2)

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5. In the following, the top grid is the sum of the bottom two integers. Solve.

—2

—14 —3

—8 +9 +4

6. Magic Square

Draw a magic square (using numbers 0 to 9) such that sum of each row, each column and each diagonal is 15. Dimension of square should be 3 x 3 units.

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The Sanskaar Valley School Cambridge Lower Secondary Summer Holiday Work 6 CAIE [2019]

Things your teachers’ wish you would do over the summer holidays…

(other than your holiday homework)

Play outside every day, even if you get hurt or get dirty. Just remember to brush yourself off, get back up and try again. Take part in everything on offer. Don’t be scared; push yourself to embrace life. Read, watch movies, relax, do nothing, play sports, go running; do anything but do it well. Be brave, be bold, be you!

Subject Biology & Physics Specifications Making a Scrapbook of “My Diet” during the summer Instructions / 1. You have to make a scrapbook of the food you consume during the summer. Guidelines : 2. First, you have to research and find o What a balanced diet is and write a short introduction about it o The requirement of calories per day for a child of your age. o Calculate the Kcal. consumed in some of the main food items, you consume 3. Then, during the holidays, choose a weekday and a weekend and monitor the food that you consume. 4. Make entries of those days in your scrapebook (one weekday and the weekend for a total of four weeks) 5. Enter a write up or pictures of the food that you consume from morning to night. Write the corresponding calories of each food item consumed. 6. From your activity, infer which food item gives instant energy but very little nutrition. 7. Finally, conclude your project by analyzing your diet plan, whether it is a right balance of food with proper nutrition and calories or you need to improve your diet selection. 8. Prepare a beautiful scrapbook with the following features.

A. Beautiful front and back cover pages with appropriate images. B. Aim : To find the nutrient content and amount of calories in a particular food item. C. Acknowledgement D. Introduction A brief write up about food and colories. (Energy) E. Activity F. Pictorial representations G. Analysis of your diet H. Conclusion I. Bibliography.

Date of Submission: 25-04-2019

Cambridge Coordinator Head of Sopaan