Janmashtami Celebration
The Pre- primary students at Shiv Nadar School celebrated Janmashtami with great fervor and gaiety. The celebration was held on 22nd August 2019.The day began with a special assembly where students donned the roles of Lord Shri Krishna, gopikas and gwalas and enacted their roles perfectly. They also presented a group dance on the song “Choti choti gaiya chote chote gwal”.
This was followed by in-class discussions where the teachers told their students about Lord Krishna’s life and why Janmashtami is celebrated?” Later in the day our little ones enjoyed decorating a flute which they carried back home. The children merrily performed on the song “Choti choti gaiya chote chote gwal” in their homerooms with their teachers.
Session for Parents with Dr. Aruna Broota
An interactive session on contemporary parenting was conducted for our Middle School parents on Saturday, 31st August with Dr. Aruna Broota.
Dr Aruna Broota is a well known pclinical sychologist, who shared her experiences and spoke about the need is to change the parenting technique for the betterment of bringing up a child.
She has over 4 decades of work experience. Her numerous scientific research breakthroughs, ongoing popular publications, well attended group motivation/ training sessions, regular public counselling over radio, TV and print media and successful individual counselling practice makes her a uniquely experienced expert.
She discussed teenage’ affairs, their learning experiences and diversity. She highlighted a number of experiences to show how a child‘s brain gets affected with the behaviour of parents. She stressed on the need for a positive partnership between school and parental body. 'Being respectful and choosing words carefully' infront of children is very important. She urged the parents to set certain rules at home and adhere to the same.
Principal, Ms. Anju Wal in her vote of thanks, mentioned that it is very important to have mutual respect for each other and positive attitude towards all and life in general.
The entire session with Dr. Broota was engaging and enriching.
Onam Celebration @ Early Years
To imbibe in our children the values and ethos of every culture and community, the Early Years children celebrated Onam on Wednesday, September 11,2019.
To make our children aware of this famous festival of Kerala, there was a Homeroom discussion on Onam. With an aim to enhance their aesthetic sense and fine motor skills, Early Years children decorated the ‘Pookalam’ (flower rangoli) in the Circle of Love and outside their Homerooms.
The Spoken Word - 30th August 2019
The Spoken Word is a secure platform for the exhibition of our most impalpable, dynamic expressions. It gives budding poets a safe and friendly space to display their creativity and passion, and to express their joy, sorrow, desires, fears or any other hidden emotions. We had the 7th Edition of The Spoken Word on 30th August 2019.
The Student Editorial Board at Shiv Nadar School, Noida takes great pride in having built such a space, that is non-competitive and non-judgemental, and which allows the voice of the student body to be expressed without constraint. Since its inception, the Spoken Word has initiated a flourishing poetry culture within the school community, enjoyed by both teachers and students alike. The legacy of this event transcends students and their performances, it is kept alive in 'Allegories', a compilation of the poems performed in every Spoken Word event, a publication released by the Editorial Board. The next session will be on 30th November 2019.
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Inter-House Debate Competition
An Inter-house debate competition was organised in the middle school in Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad as the culmination event for the ongoing Literary week. The students battled with their wits on 29 August 2019, where there were two categories: Grade 6 and 7, and Grade 8 and 9. The theme for Grade 6 and 7 was ‘Social media is manipulating young minds,’ while Grade 8 and 9 had to express their opinion on the motion ‘Article 370 was revoked in a just manner.’ Since both the topics require rigorous research and preparation, the contestants were seen in deep discussions with their mentors, or working and reworking on their speeches. With so much intensity in the air, the competition began with a three panel jury.
The judges included a teacher Mrs. Surbhi Maini, a parent Mrs. Kundu, and also the literary in-charge of the junior council Sana Bose. Grade 6 and 7 began first, with each student trying to put up strong arguments with clever perspectives being wielded, where the points ranged from how much our decisions are influenced by social media to how social media is like any other tool we have, whether we use it for good or bad is for us to decide.
The winners in this category were Saiansh from 7 Gir Lion House for the motion, and Neeyati from 7 Corbett Panther House against the motion. The second position was bagged by Harjas from 7 Gir for the motion, and Ivanna from 6 Sariska who was against the motion. The debate between the students of Grade 8 and 9 was on such a politically charged and sensitive topic, that the atmosphere was tense with anticipation. They deliberated on the motion, contested each others’ points of view, and finally presented some astute points from all sides of the spectrum.
The ideas put forward ranged from a Constitutional explanation of how this action was completely democratic hence just, to grave questions being asked on whether the end can justify the means, to the matter of the importance of free speech. The speeches were so enthralling that the result felt almost like an after-thought. Ria Singh of 9 Gir Panthers house beat the competition and stood first for the motion, and Lakshita of Grade 8 Leopard house stood 2nd. Against the motion some strong points were put forward, laced with emotions; and among these students Gurnoor Kaur of 9 Gir Panthers house overcame the contention to stand first, while Mansi of 9 Gir Leopard House bagged the 2nd prize. The day was impactful, and left not just the students but also the teachers with much to think about. It was hailed a success, and has set the bar high for the students in the upcoming events.
Sharing a glipmse of the same.
Source: https://youtu.be/xKCSWD7CbtE
Author's Meet
Author's meet-27th August
It is said that “a child who reads will be an adult who thinks”.
We realize that reading is fundamental to functioning in today’s society. It stimulates our imagination and expands our understanding of the world. To enhance the learning of our students, we invited author Supriya Sehgal, the writer of a famous book, A Tigress called, Machhli for Grades 4 and 5 on 27th August.
It was an interactive session full of questions soaring the curiosity levels of our students. The students saw a presentation given by the author. Thereafter all of them enthusiastically participated in the quiz. Our library incharge, SK Riajuddin, presented a token of respect to her.
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Inter-House Elocution competition
An Inter-House Elocution competition was held for the students of grades 3 to 5 on the 29th of August, Thursday. Auditions were conducted in the previous week and the final selections were made by the house teachers.
Each grade was assigned a topic related to their ongoing EVS theme. While grade 3 celebrated the pros of working together through a poem 'Teamwork', grade 4 urged all to save water through their poem. Finally, grade 5 passionately expressed their understanding of democracy as apart of their EVS theme 'Government Systems'. The jury comprised a parent judge, Ms. Urvashi Kaul a student judge, Ananya and a teacher judge, Ms. Prerna. Everyone was deeply moved by the confidence and expressions that each child displayed in the delivery.
Source: https://youtu.be/aVfyqctJqao
EVS Culmination of Grade 5 - Government Systems
Students of grade 5 as a part of their current EVS theme of Government Systems studied about various forms of government and their advantages and disadvantages. As a part of their culmination, a debate competition was held to share their take on the motion - India adopts a Presidential form of government or continue with the Parliamentary form of governance. This also helped them build a global connect and helped them understand the various forms of governance across the world.
Our judging panel included a student, Neeyati Saini of Grade 7 Corbett, Teacher Ms. Yamini and Parent Ms. Nupur Amarnath.
Art of Persuasion
One of the most powerful skill to create an impactful communication is PERSUASION. We influence each other all the time whether we like it or not. Communication through persuasion is like a thread that runs through every area of ones life. it’s a situation that arises almost every day, whether it’s getting your friends agree on the same point, or getting your teachers to give you less homework, or your parents to agree on sending you on a school trip, PERSUASION is a part of day to day happenings. Few seem to be able to do it effortlessly whereas others find it immensely difficult to convince people and their peer groups.
In such a scenario it’s essential that one knows how to get his/her point across succinctly and effectively with ease. Todays session was to bring alive some easy and great techniques of convincing and persuading people around for better and effective communication.
We initiated our second session of our second topic of Education for Life – Art of Persuasion for grade 9 students, curated and orated by Ms. Anju Wal.
Session was divided into two parts
Part 1: Case Study in a video format
The session started with talking about one of the historic movies of late 1957 ‘12 Angary Men’ and its main protagonist ‘Henry Fonda’. The plot of the movie was described in detail to set the context of the upcoming techniques for relatability and easy comprehension.
Short clippings of the movie which showcased the ability of questioning, reasoning, arguing, convincing were shown to the students to give them a live demo of ‘Power of Persuasion’.
Post the movie clips 3 unique and easy to adapt techniques were share with the students
- Unfreeze or mobilise the group!
- Influence opinion & drive the momentum of persuasion!
- Freeze the change, consolidate the momentum created, opinion generated!
Part 2: Real Life Situations
Post the presentation, students were divided into groups of 5 and 6 each and each group was asked to chose a chit from the bowl of chits which had some real life relatable situations. Each Group had to present the case and persuade other groups on the thought process.
Sharing a glimpse of the session:
https://youtu.be/7kiQvuLVipA
Source: https://youtu.be/7kiQvuLVipA
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Expressions Carnival @ Shiv Nadar School Noida
Shiv Nadar School Noida cordially invited children from the age 3-8 years and their parents for the Expressions Carnival on Saturday, 24th August 2019 from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
Highlights of the event-
There were sessions like pottery making, fire-free cooking, souvenir design, theatre & drama and engaging science experiments for children. They had opportunities for skill development such as gross motor development, sensory exploration, body co-ordination, language & analytical skills, interpersonal skills and fostering creativity. The parents had an opportunity to meet the Senior Leadership, understand the Shiv Nadar School system and get answers to admission related queries.
Click here for the glimpses of the event
