NATIONALACADEMYFOR LEARNING

GRADE 7 NEWSLETTERTERM I 2019-2020

Hello Parents,

Welcome back to another fun- filled and exciting new school year with lots

of learning!

At NAFL, every classroom provides the students with a range of learning

opportunities to stretch their knowledge and apply it in various situations.

We also provide with a wealth of extra curricular activities which helps in

developing creativity, physical agility, problem solving skills and

perseverance.

Through our combines efforts, we can build a network to consistently

monitor, guide and support our students. Our overall goal is to make the sch

ool year the best ever in the lives of our students!

For a confident, bold, informed NAFLer!

L to R: Achyut Jayakumar -7C ,Sriraghav Srisankar - 7A, Avani L Shastry - 7 B, Bhumika Bai T - 7A, Mallika Acharya - 7C.

WELCOME TO OUR

SCHOOL NEWS!Our senior school students from grades 9 and 11 visited the United Nations, New York, in February 2019 as part of the Future Leaders Programme and presented their community

outreach projects to a rapt audience.

MORE SCHOOL NEWS!Students from grades 11 and 12 visited the CERN Institute, Geneva, in June 2019 for a Master Class and had thrilling visits to the Antimatter Factory, the Synchrocyclotron and the Compact Muon Solenoid or CMS experiment site.

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA

Elections @ NAFL was conducted using a software developed by our own students. The project was developed by a student during training collaborationwith CISCO, Bengaluru. On election day, students from grades 6 to 12 got to use the smart app and voted intheir leaders.

NAFL Elections 2019-2020

Annual Prize Day!29 June, 2019

THE NEW STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBERS!

Head Girl: DISHA JAIN Head Boy: SHREYAS S IYER

Sports Captains: PRAKRUTI RAGHAVENDRA ABHISHEK SATNUR

Nihal House Captains: ANANYA TALWAR ADITYA ANANTH RAJAN

Kamal House Captains: GITANJALI RAGHAVENDRA MAANITH S SHRIYAN

Vishal House Captains: SIMRAN SHARMA RAHUL CHAKRAVARTI

Best House for 2018-2019

NIHAL HOUSE!

NAFL GREEN o An endeavor to achieve carbon neutrality and to care for Planet Earth.

o Congratulations, GANESH BANNUR (12ISC) and PRANAV RAO (AS)!

2017

2018

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MEET THE EDITORIAL TEAM

FEATURES: Meghana Krishna, Shweta Ullala,

Vanshika Arora, Suchintha Divakaram

PHOTOGRAPHY: Simran Sharma, Kavana Rao

TECHNICAL: Prajwal Nandakishore

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Adding to the host of leadership

badges, here are the newly elected

Choir Leaders . . .

Junior School: CHAAYA BASAWARAJ &

RISHITH PRAVEEN

Senior School: AMAN MAKHIJA &

MANASI RAGHUNATH

NAFL SCHOOL CHOIR

As part of this year’s French Day Celebrations, French students of grades 6, 7 and 8 recreated the famous Cannes Film festival. They competed for the most coveted award , The Golden Palms, by bringing alive on stage scenes from three nominated films.

The Pink Panther

Le Malade Imaginaire

Le Petit Prince

CLUB ACTIVITY Grade 6 - 8

Needle & thread

Basketball

Write right

Design

thinking

EVENTS AHEAD!

NAFL SPORTS DAY – August 24

NAFL FRENCH DAY – July 10 & 11

MODEL UNITED NATIONS, NPS MYSORE (Seniors) – July 21, 22 & 23

MATHRIX – NPS Indiranagar (Seniors) – July 26

VERBATTLE (Seniors) – July 13

VIVUM, TISB (Seniors) – August 24

INDEPENDENCE DAY – August 15

THE NAFL WAY…A HOLISTIC WAY

For a confident, bold, fearless NAFLer!

o New strategies -Teacher Training Academy (TTA) o Activity-based / Enquiry-based approaches

o Comprehension/Application/Analysis/Synthesis

o Interaction…Discussion…Collaboration

o Independent … Original thinking/work

Term 1 PortionsSUBJECT

English

PORTIONS

Prose:Ch.1: - Full HouseCh.2: - On Being SarahCh.3: - A Dream of the Open EyesCh.6: - My HousePoem:Ch.6: - My Mother saw a Dancing BearCh.5: - EntertainmentCh.4: - A Dream of the Open EyesNovel:Oliver Twist: Chapter 1-28Grammar:• Adjectives, Adverbs and Linking Adverbs• Non Finite and Modal Verbs• People and Professions• Suffix• Phrasal Verbs• One Word SubstitutionCreative Writing:• Descriptive writing• Narrative Writing• Informal Letter

Term 1 PortionsSUBJECT

Math

Computer science

PORTIONS

Ch.1: - Integers

Ch.2: - Rational numbers

Ch.14: - Lines and Angles

Ch.11: - Fundamental concepts

Ch.15: - Triangles

Ch.3: - Fractions

Ch.16: - Pythagoras Theorem

Ch.17: - Symmetry

Ch.18: - Recognition of Solids

Ch.5:- Exponents

Ch.1: - Computer- Hardware components

Ch.2: - Number System –An introduction

Ch.5: - Spread sheet – An Introduction

Ch.8: - Developing Skills in Q basic

Term 1 PortionsSUBJECT

Hindi(2L)

French(2L)

PORTIONS

Poem:

Ch.1: - Chalana hamara kaam hai

Ch.2: - Mukti ki aakansha

Prose:

Ch.1: - Saguni ka sapna

Ch.2: - Lady with the lamp

Ch.3: - Azaadi kya hai

Ch.4: - Aaakhiri patti

Grammar:

Bhavvacak Sangya , Paryayavachi shabd, Karak , Kriya, Muhavare ,

Anek shabdon ke liye ek shabd, Visheshan , Upsarg, Pratyay,

Samuchaybodhak shabd, Viraam chinha, sarvanaam , Sambandhbodhak shabd,

Vachan, Vilom , Anekarthi ,Kaal , Letter writing, Paragraph writing ,

Descriptive Writing

Unité 1 - En villeUnité 2 - On fait des projetsUnité 3 - De jour en jourUnité 4 - En famille

Term 1 PortionsSUBJECT

Physics

Chemistry

Biology

PORTIONS

Ch.1: - Physical quantities and measurements

Ch.2: - Force and pressure:motion

Ch.3: - Energy

Ch.4: - Light energy

Ch.1: - Matter and its composition.Ch.2: - Physical and chemical changes.Ch.4: - Atomic structureCh.3: - Elements, compounds and mixtures.

Ch.1: - Tissue Ch.2: - Classification of living organisms[ five kingdom classifications]Ch.3: - Animal kingdom

Term 1 PortionsSUBJECT

HISTORY/CIVICS

GEOGRAPHY

PORTIONS

History

Ch.1: -Medieval Europe- Rise of Christianity

Ch.2: - Spread of Christianity

Ch.4: - The Turkish invasions

Ch.5: - The Delhi Sultanate

Ch.6: - The Khaljis and the Tughlaqs

Civics

Ch.1: - The Constitution of India

Ch.1: - Introduction to Topographical Maps

Ch.2: - Atmosphere

Ch.3: - Greenhouse effect and Global Warming

Ch.4: - Weather and Climate

Ch.5: - Types of Rocks

Ch.6: - Weathering and Soil formation diagrams

Term 1 PortionsSUBJECT

FRENCH(3l)

HINDI(3l)

PORTIONS

Unité 1 - Voilà le frère et la sœur de Manuel

Unité 2 - À la cafeteria

Unité 3 - Mon pays : la France

Unité 4 - Les parents de Manuel

Unité 5 - C’est Noël

Half Consonants, Barakhadi

Poem:

Ch.1: - Mehanat ka dhan

Prose

Ch.1: - Daant ka dard

Ch.2: - Laal patang

Ch.3: - Haansi kho gayi

Grammar- Sangya , Vilom shabd, Sayuntakshar, Ling

Grade 7 FacultyENGLISH Ms. Chaitra , Ms. Sangeetha Mehta

HINDI Ms. Raina K Singh, Ms. Sanjana Mani

FRENCH Ms. Indra Natarajan , Ms. Darshna Mehta

MATHEMATICS Ms. Swati Belur , Ms. Supriya S, Ms. Vidhya U R

PHYSICS Ms. Jomcy Merin Philip , Ms. Sandhya Mohan

CHEMISTRY Ms. Swati Belur , Ms. Anjali Ramakrishna

BIOLOGY Ms. Lakshmi , Ms. Anjali Ramakrishna

HISTORY Ms. Rashmi Satish , Ms. Papia C

GEOGRAPHY Ms. Piyali , Ms. Rashmi Satish

COMPUTER SCIENCE Ms. Kavya Rani N, Ms. Sangeetha P

PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. Suresh A N, Mr. Mahesh P, Ms. Roopa Bhat

DANCE Ms. Shwetha

ART/W.E Mr. Srinidhi

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SCHOOL GUIDELINESSchool Uniform • Blue & White Uniform - Monday & Friday

• P. E Uniform – Tuesday ( 7A, 7B), Thursday(7A, 7C),

• Wednesday (7B, 7C),

• House Colour - Saturday (7A, 7B,7C) , Tuesday(7C),

Wednesday(7A), Thursday(7B)

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School contact detailsYou can reach us by phone or e-mail

Phone:

+91-80-23231567 or +91-80-23239281

Email:

info@nafl.in

Grade & Associate teachers - (7A) Ms. Supriya S & Ms. Rashmi S

- (7B) Ms. Piyali B & Ms. Vidhya U R

- (7C) Ms. Lakshmi V & Ms. Indra N