The Preparatory
Wing.
Classes III — V · Ages 8–10 · Wing Lead: To be updated
The transition from play to discipline. Subjects acquire their own faces.
Structure, without losing warmth.
The preparatory years introduce formal subject teaching without abandoning the warmth and curiosity of the foundational classroom. Reading comprehension and written composition step into the foreground. The multiplication tables are mastered by Class III — with understanding of what multiplication means, not just which numbers produce which product.
Hindi script begins in Class III. Assamese as a third language is introduced in Class IV — oral fluency first, then script and written work from Class V. Environmental Studies broadens into the social and natural worlds. One field visit per term is timetabled and assessed: a wetland, a tea garden, a working press, the bus depot. These are not picnics; they are the curriculum in the field.
Library is a timetabled period. Each child keeps a reading log that travels with them through Class V. Co-curricular activities — chess, choir, art studio — are folded into the school day, not treated as optional extras that can be bumped for academics.
By the end of Class V, a child should write a multi-paragraph composition with a clear structure and argument, read chapter books independently, solve multi-step arithmetic problems, speak with confidence in three languages, and work productively in a small team on a shared task.
Term I: local wetland or nature reserve — observation journals kept. Term II: a working facility (tea garden, factory, post office, press). Term III: cultural or historical visit within Tinsukia district. All field visits have a pre-visit classroom preparation and a post-visit written or drawn report. Parents receive advance notice and written programme.
Subjects & weekly load.
Wednesday, Class V.
| Time | Period | What's happening |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Morning Assembly | School song, thought for the day, house announcements · 15 minutes |
| 8:45 AM | English · Reading | Silent reading, then comprehension exercise · CBSE passage type |
| 9:30 AM | Mathematics | Fractions — concrete → pictorial → abstract; word problems from real contexts |
| 10:15 AM | EVS · Social Studies | Rivers of Assam · map work · observation from field visit report |
| 11:00 AM | Break | Canteen / tiffin · outdoor time · 20 minutes |
| 11:15 AM | Hindi | Essay paragraph structure · Munshi Premchand reader |
| 12:45 PM | English · Writing | Formal letter format · draft → feedback → redraft |
| 12:45 PM | Art | Watercolour landscapes — connected to EVS Assam river theme |
| 12:45 PM | Lunch | Canteen or tiffin · supervised · 30 minutes |
| 1:15 PM | Library | Free-choice reading · reading log updated · librarian available |
| 1:30 PM | PE / Games | Kho Kho / Kabaddi / Athletics · house team practice |
| 2:00 PM | Dispersal | Bus and parent pickup · supervised exit |
HOMEWORK: Max 45 minutes total per evening across all subjects. Not sent every day. Always purposeful — practice or preparation for the next class, never busywork.
FRC-Approved fee schedule.
Source: FRC Order 17-12-2025-FRC-F-273249 · 19 Dec 2025 · Govt. of Assam. One-time admission fee (fresh students only): ₹ 3,000. Payable quarterly; max one quarter at a time.
Students promoted from Class V at Our ABC Academy continue directly into the Middle Wing (Classes VI–X). No fresh admission process is required. Subject counselling sessions are held in February to prepare students for the expanded curriculum of Class VI.