In Conversation with Ms. Bulbul Sharma
On 27th October, 2021, an interactive online author's session was organized with Ms. Bulbul Sharma , a versatile author and painter. She has written five collections of short stories, a novel, non-fiction and some of the most-loved books for children, including Tales of Fabled Beasts, Gods and Demons and The Ramayana.
The students witnessed a narration of short stories from her book, Fantastic Creatures in Indian Mythology and had a wonderful opportunity to interact with her. Discussions about the mythological creatures sparked students' imagination and curiosity. The students also greatly benefitted when the author shared some insights on essential writing techniques which left an impressionable impact on young minds.
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Science Engagement day
8 of our Grade 11 Science students visited the Shiv Nadar University on Friday, 23rd October for the "Science Engagement day". The students got to interact with scientists, professors and undergraduate students who ignited their curiosity by unravelling the wonders of Science. Dr Sanjeev Galande’s introductory session showcased the interdisciplinary nature of scientific research. Students who visited the Biology lab could witness and perform the DNA gel electrophoresis, which they had read only in textbooks. At the Physics lab, students were excited to witness the "Wave nature of electrons", Newton's ring and other experiments which were beyond the reach of the school labs. At the Chemistry lab, students got to observe and understand the setup of NMR spectroscopy, X-Ray Diffraction Crystallography, Gas chromatography, HPLC, IR spectroscopy, Mass spectroscopy, UV spectroscopy etc. The event helped bridge the gap between senior school teachers, students and researchers/professors for a deeper understanding of Natural Sciences, and was a step towards encouraging the students to pursue a career in scientific research.
Walk the Talk - Mr. Mr. Praneet Singh
Walk the Talk is one such initiative wherein experts from different fields come to talk to students. Such sessions serve to dispel existing queries regarding certain career choices, as well as to inform students on new and emerging professional and academic domains. These sessions are primarily for grade IX and X for them to explore various careers that exist. One such conversation was with Mr. Mr. Praneet Singh on EMERGENT CAREERS IN THE AI DOMAINTED WORLD.
Glimpse of the Session.
Parents’ Trident - Vol. 2
Parents’ Trident is only an effort to engage parents productively and to acknowledge their creative thoughts and expression.
It is a magazine by and for the parents. We intend to publish the magazine 4 times in a year. So this is the Second Vol.
Editorial Members Mrs. Neelam Narula and Mrs. Urvashi Kaul
We hope going through this newsletter is as enjoyable for you as it is for us bringing it to you.
School Comes Alive!
Shiv Nadar School Faridabad is surging forward to successfully close Term 1 of this Academic Session. While the Middle school Students have concluded their Feedback Cycle 2 last week and the Senior School started today, I am happy to share with you that we had 96% attendance of students from grades 9 to 11 to write their mid term exams, on campus.
The reopening of the school campus has been planned and curated in a deeply considered and measured way. For all grades, we have first begun with the Sports Program. To experience the campus, enjoy the vastness and openness especially when the children have been in a 'locked in' mode, has helped them a great deal to reorient, recalibrate, return to campus, with the new safety protocols in place.
For the last few weeks, the footfall of grades 4 to 8 on campus for structured games and team sport activities has been a delight to witness. We start with Sports Classes for Grades 1 to 3 as well from today.
Encouraged by the success of our upended safety provisions and teacher turn out ratio on the campus.
We are keen to open in a staggered and balanced way, without haste, keeping safety of all stakeholders in sharp focus.
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Riding the Storm
The award ceremony, aptly named Riding the Storm, was held on 9th september to celebrate the indomitable spirit of resilience and empathy and felicitate the students who won awards for academic excellence. It was held in the physical space in Wild Cat Hall with all the covid protocols in place .The ceremony was started by lighting the lamp which set an auspicious tone. This was followed by a musical rendition by the school music choir. The tradition of awarding excellence awards for academic performance is an integral and much revered part of SNS culture.
The awards for excellence in languages were given away and were followed by awards for other subjects. This was followed by a soul stirring rendition by the students of the western music AHA basket. The SNS excellence awards were conferred on six students, namely Jahaan Paul,Parth Sharma, Neeyati Saini,Kaashvi Dewan, Shagun Rajput and Krishiv Khatri. This was followed by testimonials by Neeyati Saini and Parth Sharma about how they reached their goals and what it was that brought them to this place. Last but not the least, the grade 10 students were felicitated for excelling in their boards results by adapting to the drastic changes, coping up with illnesses and surviving the turmoil in the year that was. The high achievers, namely. Suhani Sharma, Nirvani Jain, Nipun Jain and arsh Edke shared their thoughts about their journey of last year's session. This was followed by a Vote of Thanks by the Director Principal Mrs Anju Wal who once again congratulated all the award winners.
A lot of hard work, technical expertise, creativity and innovative thinking had gone into planning what finally culminated into the Award Ceremony.
Shiv Nadar School - Faridabad (A glimpse from April to August)
Shiv Nadar School - Faridabad (A glimpse from April to August) https://youtu.be/OfT_oFrEMFQ
मुंशी प्रेमचंद जयंती
मुंशी प्रेमचंद जयंती के उपलक्ष्य में कक्षा ३ से ५ के बच्चों ने १९ जुलाई २०२१ से ३१ जुलाई २०२१ तक इस महान साहित्यकार के बारे में जाना | सभी बच्चों ने इनकी जीवनी को संक्षेप में जाना और प्रमुख रचनाओं के नामों से अवगत हुए |
कक्षा ३ से ५ के बच्चों ने मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा रचित एक कहानी को पढ़ा और उस पर आधारित गतिविधि की | उन्होंने गूगल फॉर्म के ज़रिए quiz भी किया |
कक्षा ३ के बच्चों ने ‘दो बैलों की कथा’ द्वारा घनिष्ठ मित्रता, जानवरों और मनुष्य के प्रेम तथा तालमेल को जाना एवं उस पर चर्चा की | कक्षा ४ में बच्चों ने ‘ईदगाह’ कहानी सुनी, समझी और पढ़ी | सभी बच्चों ने हामिद द्वारा घर के बड़े-बूढों के लिए नि:स्वार्थ प्रेम पर चर्चा की और उससे भावनात्मक रूप से जुड़ पाए | उन्होंने इस कहानी का मंचन भी किया |
किस्सागोई – पंच परमेश्वर
मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा शुरू की गई कहानी वाचन की कला - ‘किस्सागोई’ से कक्षा ५ के बच्चे परिचित हुए | उन्होंने मुंशी प्रेमचंद द्वारा रचित प्रसिद्ध कहानी पंच परमेश्वर को किस्सागोई के माध्यम से प्रस्तुत किया | हमारे कक्षा ५ के ‘किस्सागोइओं’ ने भावपूर्ण कथा वाचन करते हुए पंचायती राज व्यवस्था को समझते हुए सरपंच की ज़िम्मेदारी और नैतिकता का बोध भी किया | इस कहानी के द्वारा सभी छात्र मुंशी प्रेमचंद की लेखन शैली से भी अवगत हुए |
सौभाग्य उसी को प्राप्त होता है, जो पने कर्तव्य पथ पर अडिग रहते हैं। - मुंशी प्रेमचंद
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School Tour of the Early Years spaces
South Block at Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, came alive with wonder, curiosity, greetings, chatter, play, questions, explorations when our youngest learners visited their school for the first time.
The students and their parents were invited to school in small groups and were taken for a tour of the Early Years spaces in South block.
Delighted to meet and interact with their HRT, the little ones spent time with them in their classrooms. Some sat on their chairs at the table and asked “हम activities कब करेगें?” while the others were busy observing the display boards and exploring their classrooms.
The children enjoyed themselves exploring the play area. Happy to be on the swings, slides, see-saws, a few of them even attempted to climb the rope ladders. The library had them settle into the bean bags while some identified the books with their parents. At the amphitheatre there was wonderful chatter and smiles as the children descended the stairs to be on the stage.
The parents appreciated the school for organizing the visit and requested for such visits to be organized once a week or even once a month for a longer duration of time.
Here is a glimpse: https://youtu.be/vPLBvyYu8Fs
Independence Day 2021
Today, on the occasion of India's 75th Independence Day, most of us will be cherishing the idea and ideals of freedom even more, having had a taste of what a curb on basic freedom feels like in the last couple of months.
As we design the future, let us carry with us the same virtues that our leaders held so dear during the freedom struggle.
Together, let us strive towards an education and societal pradigm that gives us independance of thought, resolve and action.
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad hoisted the National Flag on the school campus with few students, parents and faculty members. The event was also live for our children to witness the event from their respective homes. Here is a glimpse: https://youtu.be/9AnFm9NOa3U