Halloween celebration

The spooky holiday celebrated every year on October 31 has an interesting back story, which goes all the way back to Ireland 3000 years ago. Halloween is the time between autumn and winter and back in the day was known as ‘post-harvest’, which signifies the end of the ‘times of plenty’ and the start of ‘times of scarcity’.  

These days, people dress up in costumes, which are generally of a spooky nature, with vampires, witches, skeletons, mummies and zombies being popular options.Houses are decorated and young children are encouraged to play “trick or treat”.

Students were dressed up in a Halloween costume. They played a Halloween scavenger hunt in which they found out the candies which were hidden in their house after hearing the clue. They also made a Vampire drink.

Happy Halloween!!

Making of weighing balance

 It is not always easy for kids to see how objects relate to each other, especially regarding size and weight. That’s where a balance scale can come in handy. This simple, ancient device allows kids to see how the weight of objects related to one other.  The students made their own DIY balancing scale using paper cups, thread and a hanger. They measured the objects and used coins/cubes in place of weights.