February 20th 2010 was Book Day at GRD. The following
book related activities were show cased. 1. STORY THEATRES (Class 6) Stories from the Panchatantra,
Jataka, Aesops, Hitopedesha were converted into skit and
were performed on stage using simple props and costumes. 2. GETTING HOOKED TO INDIAN EPICS (Class 7) This was a story telling
session from the epics - The Ramayan and the Mahabarath
- using charts and simple illustrations. 3. POEMUM (Class 8) This was a poem museum. Different
poetry forms like the ballad, sonnet, ode, elegy,
limerick, haiku etc were show cased. 4. BOOK REVIEWS (Class 9) Books currently read by the
students were reviewed. The books covered different
categories like adventures, mysteries, biographies,
medical fiction etc. 5. READING TOGETHER (Class 1,2) Children of Class 1 and 2
read together. 6. READATHON (For Class 3 by Class 11) On the lines of a mini
marathon, class 3 students read books without
interruptions for 1 hour 30 minutes. 7. PICTURE THIS (For Class 4 by Class 11) Each group in class 4 was
given a bag containing a number of pictures. These
pictures were imaginatively used to write a story. 8. STORY TIME (For Class 5 by Class 11) A Character bag, a prop
bag, a setting bag and a plot bag placed on a table.
Students pick up a character, a prop, a setting and a
plot and create stories. 9. BOOK QUIZ (Class 11) Quiz cards were prepared
and a book quiz conducted. 10. MUST READS (Class 11) A Must reads corner
features our list of 'Must Reads', E-books and audio
books. 11. NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF BOOKS (Class 11) Book awards, most loved
children books, books made into movies formed this
segment. GRD BOOKDAY is our tribute to our inspiration
Prof.G.R.Damodaran who had done so much in the field
of education. Our book day was a whole school
participation. GRD BOOKDAY Inaugurated by Mrs.Rohini
Mohandas.
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