GRADE 2 to 8

ORIENTATION

A.Y.2021-22

INDIRA NATIONAL SCHOOL

INDIRA NATIONAL SCHOOL ,Wakad, pune

About Indira National School

We are a part of Shree Chanakya Education

Society, which has a strong presence on the

education map of Pune. Today we are a full

fledged CBSE affiliated school with student

strength of more than 3400.

KEY POINTS✔SCHEDULE FOR ONLINE CLASSES

✔ SCHEDULE FOR OFFLINE CLASSES

✔ACADEMICS

✔ASSESSMENT SYSTEM

✔RULES TO BE FOLLOWED

✔CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

✔THE DAILY ROUTINE OF THE STUDENTS.

ONLINE TEACHINGGrade 2 to 8

Points to be discussed⮚Online classes

⮚Subjects covered

⮚Instructions to Join Classroom

⮚Important Points to be followed for smooth functioning

⮚FAQ

● Four subjects per day with a break of 10 min after two

periods.

● There will be 30 /40 mins session for each subject.

● Two Scholastic and two Co-scholastic subjects.

● The soft copy of Notes and the lessons will be shared in the

Google classroom .

● Doubts regarding concepts taught online can be discussed

with the teacher during the interaction time or sent through

the class mail id given.

ONLINE CLASSES

INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN ONLINE CLASSES

● All student ids have been created on Indira National School domain. You will need to login as follows –

●URL –gmail.com

● Id– firstname.grno@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● (Eg. abha.1674@indiranationalschool.ac.in)

● Pwd – indira@123 (default password)

INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN ONLINE CLASSES

● All the communication regarding ONLINE CLASSES will be

sent to Student School mail accounts.

● Parents are requested to access these ids and help the

students join the classes.

● The students will be able to join the classes through

school email id only.

● Before joining the meet link make sure all other accounts

from your device have been signed out.

INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN ONLINE CLASSES

• Students will receive an invite mail one or two

days before the session on their INS email ids

only.

• The same link to be used for next 30 days for

joining the online class.

INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN ONLINE CLASSES

● Once you receive this mail, the students need to do the

following –

● JOIN the classroom (only once ).

● Click on the Google Meet URL to enter the live classroom on

the date of the schedule.

● Important: If students do not click on JOIN to get added into

the classroom, they will not receive any further link or

messages regarding the Online classes. Hence this is a

mandatory step.

Mails with the new Google Meet URLs will be sent to student INS mail ids. Students will need to click on the given Hangout Meet URL as in the screenshot below.

INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN ONLINE CLASSES

Important points

●No student should enable camera during the class

unless the teacher asks the students to do so.

●No student should UNMUTE till the teacher asks the

students to unmute.

●Parents and Students please understand that

Unmuting / Chatting constantly in the chat box

disturbs the Class as well as the teacher. Let us

please refrain from doing so.

Important points

● Click on the People icon

● In the list of invitees you will see the name of the Class being

conducted/presented.

● Eg. Std.1 teacher for Online classes Presenting

● Click on the Soft board Pin Icon to see the presenter/Teacher’s

screen.

● Do not enter the chat room till the teacher is done with the teaching.

If the teacher instructs, only then you can ask doubts or raise queries in

the chat room.

IMPORTANT POINTS

●Students may observe issues like Video/Audio hangs or goes slow in between. This may be due to the teacher or students bandwidth issue. These issues may occur on and off. In this case you are requested to logout and rejoin.

●The recording of the Class/Session will be posted on the Google Classroom for students to view in case of bandwidth issue and for reference at a later stage.

Frequently Asked Questions

● Incase of two children how to attend the classes at the same time?

●You can use different devices-mobile, laptop, desktop etc.

● In case of one device , one child can view the live session the other one can see the recording later.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I get all subject Text Books?

● You need to procure the books from the book

store.

● The PDF copy of the notes will be shared through the Google classroom only.

● The e-book mobile links will also be shared with the students.(accessible through Mozilla Firefox

only)

Assignment / Notes

● If students are not receiving the assignments

through mail then it means that they have not

JOINED the Classroom using the Class Code sent

through mail.

● Follow the instructions sent through mail to join the

classrooms.

INTERACTIONSIn case of any queries, regarding the online teaching, students may send mail to the following mail ids –

Morning Shift

● Std. I - std1_m_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● Std. II - std2_m_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● Std. III - std3_m_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● Std. IV - std4_m_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

Afternoon Shift

● Std. I - std1_a_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● Std. II - std2_a_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● Std. III - std3_a_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

● Std. IV - std4_a_teachers@indiranationalschool.ac.in

SCHOOL OFFLINE

SCHEDULE

SCHOOL ALMANAC

⚫School almanac is the most effective mode of communication for the parents.

⚫We request you to go through it and fill the required information asked by the class teacher.

⚫Paste your and your ward’s photo in the almanac.

⚫All other information is outlined in the almanac, which will be made available to your ward once the school begins.

⚫Please acknowledge the given note by signing in the almanac regularly.

“HEALTHY COMMUNICATION IS THE ROOT OF GOOD RELATIONS.”

SCHOOL TIMINGS

Morning Shift -7.30 a.m. to 12.40 p.m.

Afternoon Shift -11.45 a.m. to 5.15 p.m.

LATE COMING⚫We request you to send your ward on time to school.⚫If the child comes late, he/she will be marked late in

the almanac.⚫If there are 3 late remarks marked in the calendar,

the child will be sent home.⚫Once the gate is closed, you are requested to take

your child back home. ⚫Do not leave the child near the gate and move

immediately, the school will not be responsible for any mishaps.

SCHOOL UNIFORM - I to VBoys

⚫ Striped Shirt

⚫ Blue Shorts

⚫ Blue Tie

⚫ Blue Socks

⚫ Black Shoes

⚫ Blue Sweatshirt

⚫ School Belt

⚫ I-Card

⚫ Short cropped hair

Girls⚫ Striped Pinafore

⚫ Blue Socks

⚫ Black Shoes

⚫ White Hairband

⚫ Blue Sweatshirt

⚫ Blue Sash

⚫ I-Card

⚫ Two plaits or two ponytail (For long hair)

❖A WELL DRESSED STUDENT WILL BE HONOURED OR REWARDED .

SCHOOL UNIFORM - VI to VIII

Boys⚫ Blue Trousers

⚫ Striped shirt , waist coat

⚫ Blue socks

⚫ Black shoes

⚫ INS Blue hoodie - sweater

⚫ I – Card

⚫ Belt

Girls⚫ Blue Skirt & Striped Blouse , waist coat

⚫ Blue socks

⚫ Black shoes

⚫ White hair band

⚫ INS Blue hoodie- sweater

⚫ I – Card

⚫ Belt

During monsoon and winters, students can wear only the Sweatshirts prescribed by the school.Girls can wear navy blue leggings and boys can wear full pants.

Children can wear black floaters only during monsoon .

P.T UNIFORM (ON FRIDAY)

Boys

⚫ House T-Shirt

⚫ Black Shorts

⚫ Blue Socks⚫ Black Shoes

⚫ I-Card

Girls

⚫ House T-Shirt⚫ Black Shorts⚫ Blue Socks⚫ Black Shoes⚫ I-Card

P.T. UNIFORM

COLOURS

GREEN

BLUE

YELLOW

HOUSE NAMES

AJANTA

CHARMINAR

KONARK

TAJ RED

GR NUMBER AND HOUSE NAME ALLOTTED WILL REMAIN SAME TILL THE

CHILD REMAINS IN THE SCHOOL.

SChOLASTIC

ACADEMICS Std 2

⚫ENGLISH: English Alive Course book (Collins)

English Grammar and Composition (Collins)

⚫MATHS : Maths Now (Collins)

⚫EVS : Science Now (Collins)

⚫ HINDI : Aviral (Viva) , Nai Gulmohar (Full Marks)

⚫COMPUTERS : Icon 10 (KIPS)

⚫GENERAL KNOWLEDGE : Knowledge Lighthouse (Collins)

⚫VALUE EDUCATION : Safety Workbook (SAF)

⚫MARATHI: Majet Shikuya Marathi (Maharashtra State Board)

THE TEXT BOOKS TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE A.Y. 2021-22

● English – 176 pgs Four line

● Hindi – 176 pgs Double line

● Marathi – 76 pgs Double line

● Maths – 176 pgs Square line

● EVS – 176 pgs Interleaf (Four line + Blank)

● Test Book – 76 pgs Four line

● Revision Book – 76 pgs Four line

● Art – Plain drawing book (A4) 21cm x 30cm (36 Pages)

THE NOTEBOOKS TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE A.Y. 2021-22 (Std 2)

There is one notebook for each subject for the whole year.

ACADEMICS Std 3 & 4

⚫ENGLISH: English Alive Course book (Collins)

English Grammar and Composition (Collins)

⚫MATHS : Maths Now (Collins)

⚫EVS : Science Now (Collins)

⚫ HINDI : Aviral (Viva) , Nai Gulmohar (Full Marks)

⚫COMPUTERS : Icon 10 (KIPS)

⚫GENERAL KNOWLEDGE : Knowledge Lighthouse (Collins)

⚫VALUE EDUCATION : Safety Workbook (SAF)

⚫MARATHI: Majet Shikuya Marathi (Maharashtra State Board)

THE TEXT BOOKS TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE A.Y. 2021-22

● English – 176 pgs Single line

● Hindi – 176 pgs Double line

● Maths – 176 pgs Single line (2 Books)

● EVS – 176 pgs Interleaf Single line (2 Books)

● Test Book – 176 pgs Single line

● Revision Book – 176 pgs Single line

● Art – Plain drawing book (A3) 27.5cm x 35cm (36 Pages)

THE NOTEBOOKS TO BE FOLLOWED FOR THE A.Y. 2021-22 (Std 3&4)

There is one notebook for each subject for the whole year. Only EVS and Math have 2 books.

ACADEMICS

THE TEXT BOOKS FOLLOWED FOR GRADE V TO VIII FOR THE A.Y. 2021-22 ARE AS PER THE CBSE NORMS.

THE SCHOOL USES TEXTBOOKS PUBLISHED BY THE NCERT

TIME TABLE

WE FOLLOW DAY WISE PLANNING FOR

GRADE 1 & 2 AND SUBJECT WISE PLANNING

FOR GRADE 3 TO 8.

THE TIME-TABLE HAS BEEN SET KEEPING IN

MIND THE SCHOLASTIC AND CO-SCHOLASTIC

SUBJECTS.

CO-SCHOLASTIC

▪ GAMES

▪ YOGA

▪ CCA ACTIVITIES

▪ DANCE

▪ MUSIC

▪ ART AND CRAFT

▪ LIBRARY

▪ TAEKWONDO

▪ GK

▪ COMPUTERS

▪ VALUE EDUCATION

Co-Scholastic Subjects (Std 1 TO 3)

▪ GAMES

▪ YOGA

▪ CCA ACTIVITIES

▪ ART AND CRAFT

▪ TAEKWONDO

▪ LIBRARY

▪ GK

▪ COMPUTERS

▪ VALUE EDUCATION

▪ ACTIVITY

Co-Scholastic Subjects (Std 4 TO 8 only)

ACTIVITIES FOR GRADE 4,5 ONLY

● THESE ACTIVITIES WILL HAPPEN ONLY ONCE IN A WEEK.

● THE CHILD WILL HAVE TO OPT FOR ONLY ONE ACTIVITY OUT OF THESE.

● A CIRCULAR WILL BE SENT FOR THE SELECTION OF AN ACTIVITY.

ØWESTERN MUSIC

ØBAND

ØDANCE

ØTABLA

ØSKATING

Activity once chosen will have to be continued for the entire year.

ASSESSMENT PLAN 1 TO 4

THERE WILL BE-* PERIODIC TEST 1

+SEA (SKILL ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES)

* HALF YEARLY EXAM

* PERIODIC TEST 2 + SEA

* ANNUAL EXAM

(Schedule for the annual exam will be shared when CBSE declares the date sheet for the board exams.)

Tentative Schedule for the above assessments are given in the school Almanac.

Monthly class test will be conducted for one subject every week.

Subjects for Std V

⚫ English

⚫ Math

⚫ EVS

⚫ Hindi

⚫ Marathi

SCHOLASTIC

• Languages –Three Language policy

• English is the first language (Compulsory)• Hindi is the second language (Compulsory)• Third language –Options – (Marathi/French/Sanskrit)(Std 6 to 8)

• Fourth Language – Marathi ,which will be a graded subject for grades VI ,VII• Other Subjects -:• Science

• Mathematics

• Social Science

• Skill Education –Options – Artificial intelligence , Information Technology ,Handicraft, Financial literacy will be the graded subjects for grades VII ,VIII.

Subjects and Language Policy Grade 6-8

ASSESSMENT PLAN Grade 5 -8

Periodic Test 1 Half Yearly Exam

Periodic Test 2Year End Assessment

Marks allocation for calculating 100% final score (Grade 5-8)

Periodic test 1

• 50 marks (40+ 10)

• (written + SEA)

Half Yearly

• 80 marks• ( written)

Periodic test 2

• 50 marks (40+ 10)

• (written + SEA)

Annual Exam

• 80 marks • ( written)

TERM ONE WILL INCLUDE

Periodic test one + Notebook + Subject Enhancement Activity + Half Yearly

10+5+5+80= 100

TERM TWO WILL INCLUDE

Periodic test two + Note Book

+ Subject Enhancement Activity + Year end Assessment

10+5+5+80= 100

Note -Minimum score compulsory for next grade promotion , 40 % in all core academic subjects

NOTE:

⚫Portion and timetable will be sent on the parent portal (ERP).

⚫The portion for SEA will be the topics covered till date in the class.

⚫A week will be decided for SEA and the same will be intimated to you ( Grade 1 to 5 ).For grade 6 to 8 assessments will be a continuous process.

⚫Co-scholastic subjects will be assessed during half yearly and annual exams only.

•The Syllabus completion deadline for grades I to VIII is first week of February 2022

Academic Timelines

CCA ACTIVITIES

(Co-curricular activities)

• CCA will be conducted as per the class time table.

• Various skill based activities and competitionsare held during CCA periods.

• One week prior a note will be given for the materials to be brought from home.

• The school will not provide any material, if the child does not carry the required materials.

EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS

● We give exposure to various competitive exams like SOF

OLYMPIAD, HINDI OLYMPIAD, MaRRs, I-QUBE, TAEKWONDO

BELT EXAM ETC.

● Parents are expected to prepare their ward for these exams.

● No extra coaching is given by the teachers.

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS

● No coloured dress

● No sweets /chocolates /saplings

● Only a library book for the school library

“ A BOOK IS A GIFT YOU CAN OPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN.”

LIBRARY

⚫ Every week the students are issued a book to read during the library period.

PATH TO SUCCESS

▪ School has introduced an award system for the students.

▪ They are oriented about these award categories at the beginning of the academic year and are motivated to achieve them.

▪ Details are mentioned in the school calendar.

ATTENDANCE

⮚We expect the students to have 85% attendance, so we

request the parents to encourage the child to attain it.

⮚Students at INS are awarded 100% attendance award. It

motivates them to be regular to school.

⮚It also infuses the habit of regularity among the students.

ABSENTEEISM✔If the child is absent due to medical reason, amedical certificate mentioning the nature ofcomplain and stating “fit to join the school” bythe registered medical practitioner to besubmitted to the class teacher.

✔The parents are requested to collect thenotes/work done during absenteeism from theclass teacher with prior appointment.

Electronic Gadgets❑ Electronic devices are not permitted in school.

• Cell phones

• I-pods

• Electronic games

• Cameras etc…

❑ If found, gadgets will be confiscated.

❑ Students can use school telephone to contact

their parents in case of any emergency.

FIRST AID

● We have a trained nurse in the school to administer first aid to the

students.

● Oral medicines are not given in the school.

● In case of emergency, we take the child to the hospital after

consulting the parents.

SCHOOL COUNSELLOR

● WE HAVE A FULL TIME SCHOOL COUNSELLOR.

FACILITIES AT INS● A school we believe should be a place where the child loves to be at and not

where he/she dreads to go.

● Care has been taken and attention paid to detailing the infrastructure to suit our

children’s requirements. The facilities include :-

✔ Well ventilated and spacious classrooms

✔ Well equipped computer lab

✔ Clean and safe drinking water

✔ Hygienic and clean washrooms

SECURITY AND SAFETY MEASURES

● At INS, it is mandatory to sign the register at the entrance gate when visiting the school.

● Main Entrance is closed during the school hours to prevent entry of outsiders.

● School premises is under CCTV surveillance

which are monitored regularly.

● Fire Extinguishers are placed at various corners.

● Ladies attendant/guards are present at various spot

from the school bus till classrooms for the safe

movement of children.

● Teachers accompany the children till the school bus

at the time of dispersal.

SECURITY AND SAFETY MEASURES

MONTHLY PTM

⮚Parents can interact with the teachers on 4th Saturday

of every month through Google Meet only.

⮚For any PTM or visit to school your ward should be in

complete school uniform only.

Parent Portal – JUNO CAMPUS

⚫ MY PROFILE Student details should be up to date with latest photograph. Parents can change Address / Mobile No/mail id etc. by sending a Request to Unfreeze profile.

⚫ ATTENDANCE Is updated daily. Monthly Attendance can be seen

⚫ TIME TABLE Class Timetable can be viewed

⚫ CALENDAR Holidays and Events can be viewed

⚫ BULLETIN Circulars and Notices

⚫ Fee Payment Online Payment of School Fees with Receipts

⚫ HOMEWORK Daily Homework can be viewed, Exam Time Tables, Portions, Worksheets (Revision & Practice)

⚫ Doc Requests Bonafide, Duplicate I Card, Transfer Certificates

⚫ Student Result Term end marks will be visible once published

JUNO CAMPUS APP

● Go to Play Store or App Store.

● Select ‘JUNOCampus : Student’

● Download the App.

● Select Institute as ‘Indira Group of Institutes, Pune’

● Type Login Id (4 Digit GR.NO.)

● Type Default Password ( “123456” ) or the password as reset by you.

● In case you forget the password, click on ‘FORGOT PASSWORD’ and reset the password through the link sent on your registered mail id.

● Worksheets will be uploaded on the Parent Portal (Juno Campus)

● You need to take a print, solve and submit it to the class teacher on the given date.

● A record will be maintained for the same.

● Schedule for uploading the worksheets:-

1st Week - English

2nd Week - Maths

3rd Week - Hindi

4th Week - EVS

PRACTICE WORKSHEETS (1 to 4)

EXPECTATIONS FROM PARENTS

⮚ The child is expected to come in proper uniform, short hair,

sweatshirts white hairband, shoes and socks, trimmed nails

regularly.

⮚ Fancy hairband, sweatshirts, floaters and socks are not

allowed.

⮚ Record sheets are given in the calendar where teachers mark once in

a week if the student does not follow the instructions mentioned in

the diary .

⮚ For PTM–your ward should come in school uniform.

⮚ Seating arrangement in the classrooms are done on rotation basis.

Parents are requested to cooperate for the same.

⮚ No early exit will be permitted during the exams.

⮚ If your ward is sick please refrain from sending him/her to school to

avoid inconvenience to other students.

⮚ If you have any concerns relating to class or school,you can meet teachers on

every 4th saturday.

⮚ For any major concern please follow the hierarchy .

1. Class teacher

2. Respective section head (Vice Principal)

3. Principal

EXPECTATIONS FROM PARENTS

USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

● Social media is good for communication to get updates.

● We request you to use whatsapp/facebook for spreading

positive comments.

● Any concerns regarding school can be solved at school and not

through floating messages.

Ins Facebook page

▪ Ins Facebook page is updated regularly with the activities and events being conducted in the school.

▪ You can follow the ins Facebook page to view the same.

We need to encourage the students to take care of the following and make the students responsible and independent.

⚫PERSONAL BELONGINGS SHOULD BE LABELLED.

⚫USAGE OF WASHROOM

⚫CARRY RAINCOATS (NO UMBRELLAS)

⚫CARRY ONLY REQUIRED BOOKS

TEACHERS⚫ Teachers are the facilitators who also take care of the

students in the school.⚫ Please have faith in them. Your children are in safe

hands.⚫Any query regarding the students will be

resolved by the teachers.

A TEACHER’S JOB BECOMES

EASIER WHEN CHILDREN ARE

DISCIPLINED AT HOME.

NON-TEACHING STAFF

Support staff like maids and peons are also our helpers so please inculcate the sense of respect in children for them.

LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST

We belong to India which is famous for its “Guru-Shishya”

tradition…. Students come here to gain knowledge. Let them

grow with love, confidence and positivity. We request you all

to have a positive approach in order to have a cordial

relationship.“TOGETHER WE CAN GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE

ROOTS TO GROW AND THE WINGS TO FLY ”