Soundarya Central School

Middle Stage

   Grade VI To VIII      

Middle school offers an expanded curriculum to cater to the growing abilities of children in assimilating information and grasping abstract ideas. The curriculum mainly emphasizes making children creative, talented, caring, and compassionate. Middle school programme further focusses on strengthening the skills and competencies of the children, through comprehensive and innovative learning abilities.

The curriculum also emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach, enabling students to understand the connectivity between various subjects. During this phase of learning, students are exposed to research-based projects, model making, etc. to gain hands-on experience. Students’ communication skills are nurtured through well-designed activities like debates, group discussions, elocution, drama, skits, role play, etc. The curriculum provides opportunities for field trips and educational excursions for the students so that extended learning takes place beyond the classroom to acquire social and cultural skills.

The entire programme is aligned according to the objectives laid by the CBSE and provides a sound base for the students to pursue Secondary education

Scholastic Area

The assessment structure and examination for classes 6 to 8 comprises Annual Exam as explained below.

SubjectsAnnual Exam
Languages 1
Languages 2
Languages 3
Mathematics
Science
Social
Science
Any other Subject

Internal Assessment 20 marks

a) Paper Pen test(5M)

  • Three Periodic tests will be conducted
  • The average of best two periodic tests will be considered

b) Multiple Assessment (5M)
strategies to be used. (Quizzes, oral test, concept map, exit cards, visual expression, etc.)

c)Portfolio Assessment (5M)
Portfolio (Class work plus peer assessment, self -assessment, achievements of student in the subject, reflections, narrations, journals, etc.

d)Sub Enrichment (5 M)

Yearly Exam

Written exam for 80 marks with syllabus coverage as below:

Class VI: 10% of 1st term covering significant topics +entire syllabus of 2nd term

Class VII: 20% of 1st term covering significant topics + entire syllabus of 2nd term

Class VIII: 30% of 1st term covering significant topics + entire syllabus of 2nd term

Co-Scholastic Area

Grade VI to VIII

The school promotes Co-curricular activities for the holistic development of the students. It will be graded on a 3-point scale (A to C). The aspect of regularity, active participation, output, and teamwork will be the criteria for grading in the Co-Scholastic areas such as Work education, art, and craft, physical education, and discipline.