Category Archives: Schoolkutti
Monkeying around – Storytime at Schoolkutti
“Kids learnt about body parts, adjectives and some interesting jungle vocabulary during our WordPlay story time last weekend.
It was based on the charming and humorous book ‘Monkey Puzzle’ by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, an all-time favourite with children.The butterfly is keen to help the poor little monkey who has lost his mom and they meet lots of other animals along the way before they finally succeed.
The monkey making craft was a huge hit with children. We had a fun counting lesson through the rhyme ‘Five little monkeys jumping on the bed””, as the five bouncy little monkeys bump their heads and get hauled off to the doctor one by one. During our free reading time, kids enjoyed reading some fantastic books – chosen by them of course. As we had an energetic group of kids, there as a lot of monkey business as well 🙂
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WordPlay Updates – So Cosy
We had some captivating stories and wonderful games during our WordPlay session today. Children had a cosy time with our facilitator Saranya narrating the story from the book ‘So Cosy’. Such a darling book, our kids loved it! We also picked a craft activity that fits with the book. Doing art and crafts in storytime gives kids an opportunity to practice early literacy skills and also interact with other children. We also read a Malayalam story from the Russian book by Sutyev.
Rhyme time
Engaging with young readers
Getting cosy
Doggie craft is so much fun
Magic of Stories – March 2 WordPlay Updates
Yesterday’s WordPlay was very special as we also included stories and discussion based on books in Malayalam.
We chose the Malayalam version of the book ‘I’m so sleepy’ about Bahadur, the little elephant, who has forgotten how to sleep.Worried, and very, very sleepy he goes to his animal friends for help. But they all sleep in their own different ways — elephants don’t sleep like that! We shared this adorable children’s book with the little ones and then thoroughly enjoyed re-creating Bahadur through a fun craft activity. Had fun playing the game ‘oru meen poyi , randu meen poyi….. 10 meenine pidiche ‘ – it’s a great way to get young kids to focus on counting in malayalam.
In English, the ‘The Mixed-Up Chameleon’ by Eric Carle was an instant hit with the children. This book attempts to educate children on the differences between various animals by presenting a morally enlightening story that features a chameleon. We also enjoyed singing some fantastic songs in both languages. Finally, each of them was sitting with a book of his/her choice going through the pictures or reading. We are definitely making progress in developing early literacy skills, imagination and a love for books in these children.
BACK TO SCHOOL (Productivity Workshop)
Schoolkutti.com children’s Library conducted a productivity workshop for 9 to 14 year old school children on 25 June 2016 at 4.00 pm to 6.00 pm named ‘BACK TO SCHOOL’ facilitated by Rajesh Nair,a distinguished toast master from toastmasters. org.The workshop helped the children with organizing everything including their cluttered study desk,school project or even their own thoughts to set up goals.
In that session ,students got some simple exercises to train themselves in managing time, how to get things organized quickly to meet their goals, and improve analytical thinking to find out root cause of problems and apply solutions.
The main benefits of the workshop are helping children improve their academic performance, manage time effectively, and also to think long term and steer successfully towards their goal.
New arrivals in Schoolkutti library
Great news for all our little readers……lots of new books just hit the shelves at the Schoolkutti.com Children’s Library.
Here are some of the gems that we have added to our collection.
– More of Percy Jackson
– P G Wodehouse Series
– More Geronimo Stiltons
– Board books for toddlers
– Junior Classics
– Titles by Satyajit Ray and Salman Rushdie
– and many many more…..
Come, check out these new arrivals and join the summer reading fun….at Schoolkutti.com Children’s Library!
Looking for summer camps in Trivandrum?
It is that time of the year again when schools close and parents look for ways to beat holiday boredom. How to keep children entertained while equipping them with skills for the new term – that is the new challenge. Summer camps provide the solution. It takes them away from computers, TV, and other high-tech gadgets, swapping them for creative hobbies, fun, exercise and games in a natural setting. From sport and art-based camps to public speaking and personality development, there are summer camps offering all kinds of awesome activities for children in Trivandrum.
Our summer camp listing makes planning your child’s summer easier than ever!
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-trivandrum.php
Yes, we’ve got the list of everything from the city’s most innovative summer camps for kids to traditional ones – visit our site and plan the perfect summer for your children.
Science and Technology
Electronics and Programming Basics – Schogini Systems (Age 8 to 14)
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=44
Scientific Working Models – Green Valley International School (classes 3, 4 and 5 only)
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=31
Creative Summer Science Workshop – Kerala Science and Technology Museum (classes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 completed)
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=33
Communication development
Spoken English – Veta
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=46
Personality Development – JCI
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=21
Language classes combined with other co-curricular activities
The Alliance Francaise summer camp will include French classes and workshops for children: Dance, theatre, painting, scultpure, cooking and more.
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=3
Goethe Zentrum presents many creative activities that enrich and entertain you accompanied by a tint of German
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=1
Art and Cultural Activities
Vacation classes in art, music, dance, drawing, painting and other extra curricular activities are offered by MCBS Kalagramam and Castalia Activity Center.
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=20
http://schoolkutti.com/summer-camps/summer-camps-details.php?id=4
Sports and Martial Arts
Tennis – Trivandrum Tennis Club, Trivandrum Club
Swimming – Trivandrum Club
Badminton – Sri Moolam Club
So how do you select the right camp for your child? Check out all the available options and choose the one which offers activities that match your child’s interests. It would be good to have children also involved in choosing their own camps. You may look for something educational but it should not merely be an extension of school or daycare. It should preferably have activities that your child wouldn’t typically have access to, that get him or her active and help develop new skills. Well trained staff, safety aspects and hygiene are other aspects that you would need to consider.
Finally, First Quiz Buzz result announced
Finally, the much awaited results of Schoolkutti QuizBuzz are out! Out of all the children who participated in the contest, x have sent in right answers to all the questions. From these correct entries, three have been randomly chosen as the lucky winners.
The names of the winners are listed here along with the correct answers to the questions and explanations.
The winners can collect the gift vouchers worth Rs. 200/- from Premier Office Equipment Co.
We are coming up with many more interesting contests for kids. Do keep visiting http://www.schoolkutti.com/competitions/schoolkutti-quiz-contest.php to participate.
Hearty Congratulations to those who won the prizes! And a Big Thanks to all the students who participated in this first version of Schoolkutti QuizBuzz.
Last, but not the least, don’t forget to check out the second contest that will be open from tomorrow.
Schoolkutti.com Quiz Buzz Started
The wait is finally over…..the first online quiz contest for school students in Trivandrum, the Schoolkutti Quiz Buzz, is now live at www.schoolkutti.com. We hope these weekly quiz contests will trigger interest, broaden awareness and provide entertainment for our children. We, at Schoolkutti strongly believe in motivating and creating success for every learner.
Ready to face the challenge? Participating is as easy as 1, 2, 3 – Click to choose the right answers to every question, provide your contact details and submit.
For more info about the quiz, go to
http://www.schoolkutti.com/competitions/schoolkutti-quiz.php
Do you have any suggestions for improving Schoolkutti Quiz Buzz ? We would love to get your feedback.
Would you like to sponsor a quiz and/or have your ad banners in our website,
Please write to us at team@schoolkutti.com
One more day to schoolkutti.com Quiz Buzz
Still counting days eh? Wow….just One day to go for the first Schoolkutti Quiz Buzz contest. At Schoolkutti, we are thinking of interesting ways to make learning and competing fun for you. We are inviting school students from 8 to 16 around the city to participate in our first Schoolkutti Quiz Buzz contest to be launched on 4th August 2013 at the www.schoolkutti.com web site.
Participating is easier than ever. Just visit our website between August 4th and August 10th, attempt our picture quiz and send us your contact details….just remember, only one submission per student per contest. From all those smart kids who send in right answers, three lucky winners will be chosen for the gift vouchers from our sponsor.
For more details, check out http://www.schoolkutti.com/competitions/schoolkutti-quiz.php where you will find contest terms and conditions. The contest questions will appear in the same place on August 4th.
Happy quizzing, and good luck 🙂
Count down has started
Think you can become champion of the newest online quiz contest for school children in Trivandrum? The countdown has begun. Only four days left for the first session of Schoolkutti Quiz Buzz !!!! This time its a picture quiz and the questions will be based on General Knowledge. Compete, Learn, Have Fun and Win Prizes (the sponsor for this month’s prizes are Premier Office Equipment Co, the leading supplier of School and Office Stationery)
For more details, visit http://www.schoolkutti.com/competitions/schoolkutti-quiz.php