THE BUTTERFLY TIMES, SEPTEMBER 2020
Every child is a natural born writer! In this edition our natural writers have let their thoughts fly and give us a plethora of writings.They pondered and dreamt, they flew and dived, they went into history and space. The lockdown stories did not leave behind. Peek into the minds of our younglings through this edition.
THE BUTTERFLY TIMES, SEPTEMBER 2020
Science Fun with Kabir Bajaj of Grade 1
Are you ready for a Bubbly Fun?
Little scientist Kabir Bajaj of Grade 1 conducted a live science experiments session with studetnts Shanti Sadan School, Bangalore via virtual medium on 7th November 2020. We are delighted to share that Kabir conducted 3 experiments using common materials like Dishwashing Liquid, Sugar, Water, Mixing Bowl. Experiments conducted are:
Experiment 1: Bouncing a bubble on your hand
Experiment 2: Bubble inside a bubble
Experiment 3: Bubble rainbow snake
Kabir, has created his youtube science experiment channel - The Stupid Lab (https://www.youtube.com/c/KabirBajaj).
CASSANDRAS Space Settlement
12 of our students of Grades 8 and 9 have submitted the attached proposal to qualify for the Indian National Space Settlement Design Competition. This competition leads to the Asian Semi-finals for the ‘International Space Settlement Design Competition’ held every year in July at the NASA's Kennedy Space Centre, Florida. In this competition, the students are put in the shoes of aerospace industry engineers, designing a settlement in space that will be home for about 9,000 people. Student engineers demonstrate creativity, technical competence, management skills, space environment knowledge, teamwork and presentation techniques to conquer the problems inherent in designing a Space Settlement. This year the Competition Organisers from NASA and Boeing have developed a challenge which requires the students to design 'CASSANDRAS' which will be the first fusion-propelled space settlement, which will serve as a “space cruise liner” enabling 80-day transits between Earth and Mars. Our students have created the attached 40-page report that addresses the issues and communicates their ideas and designs.
Language Pedagogy Workshop
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad organized their second virtual Language Pedagogy Workshop for the Kindergarten parents on 7th November 2020. The Early Years Head Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia addressed the parents and took them through the trajectory.
The teachers of Kindergarten shared with the parents details of the language trajectory and demonstrated various activities to enhance the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. The purpose of this workshop was to give parents an opportunity to experience and understand how language will be developed in Term 2.
The session ended with a Question/Answer round where parents asked a few questions and the same were answered by Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia post which the parents were thanked for being a part of the workshop.
Junior Math Workshop
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad organized their second virtual Junior Math Workshop for the Kindergarten parents on 7th November 2020. The Early Years Head Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia addressed the parents and took them through the trajectory.
The teachers of Kindergarten demonstrated various activities like ‘Sajaana’, ‘Diwali Book Fair’, ‘Madku 2’ and ‘बिल्ली के बच्चे’ to give the parents an insight on how Junior Math activities will be conducted in Term 2. The purpose of this workshop was to allow parents to experience and understand what skills will be consolidated in term 2.
The session ended by explaining the parents various skills that we develop in Kindergarten and the reasons for developing the same. This was followed by a Question/Answer round where parents asked a few questions and the same were answered by Ms. Bhagirathi Saikia and Ms. Komal, Facilitator at Jodo Gyan, post which they thanked the parents for being a part of the workshop.
Awards Ceremony 2019 - 20 / Middle and Senior School
The Awards Ceremony of our Middle and Senior School Students. This event celebrated the Achievements of our students in the academic year 2019 -20. This is the first of its kind at Shiv Nadar School Faridabad! The Award ceremony is held to appreciate and reward perseverance and commitment to excellence of the students who have made us all proud. It is an event not only to recognize young talents, but also to give due value to our School’s core values which these awardees exemplify.
It is said that “To be a champion, compete; to be a great champion, compete with the best; but to be the greatest champion, compete with yourself.” This is the spirit that guides the students of Shiv Nadar School while on their journey from good to great.
The awards that are going to be given away are in alignment with our holistic approach towards education. they not only recognize students who have performed well in academics, but also honor those students who have excelled in sports, Art, Dance, Music and theatre.
- https://youtu.be/hT-qGsAesGM
SOF Olympiads - Level 2 Results
Level 2 results of the SOF Olympiads conducted last year have been announced. Details mentioned below:
1. Three of our students have received Zonal Excellence Certificates in the English Olympiad.
2. 16 students have received certificates of merit for the English Olympiad.
3. 3 have received certificates of merit for the Math Olympiad and
4. 9 students have received the certificates of merit for the Science Olympiad.
Please find the further details below:
IEO- International English Olympiad
Sr. No.
Student Name
Class
Awards Category
International Rank
Zonal Rank
Gift Voucher
Certificate
1
Sana Bose
5
Zonal
281
20
-
Certificate of Zonal Excellence
2
Rayirth Kundu
7
Zonal
273
20
-
Certificate of Zonal Excellence
3
Arnav Sachdeva
9
Zonal
259
6
Gift certificate worth Rs. 1000/-
Certificate of Zonal Excellence
Certificate of Merit
IMO - Mathematics Olympiad
Sr. No.
Name of the Student
Class
1
Avi Saraf
6
2
Neihal Gupta
8
3
Arnav Sachdeva
9
IEO_ English Olympiad
1
Nitika Arora
4
2
Kimyra Motwani
4
3
Ahaana Gajra
4
4
Avni Kemka
5
5
Nishka K
5
6
Khushav Sharma
5
7
Zoya Mirani
5
8
Rayhan Taneja
5
9
Keiyona Jolly
6
10
Nayonikaa Rawal
6
11
Agastya Anantharaman Iyer
7
12
Rashmita Gandhi
8
13
Gayatri Anantharaman Iyer
8
14
Akshay Bhatia Neriyanuri
8
15
Yagna Gupta
9
16
Arvik Anand
9
NSO_Science Olympiad
1
Pranet Pahawa
4
2
Nitika Arora
4
3
Vansh Marwah
5
4
Anika Rawal
5
5
Sana Bose
5
6
Avi Saraf
6
7
Rayirth Kundu
7
8
Rehat Bazral
8
9
Sahaj Garg
9
Total Certificates for Zonal Excellence=3
Total Certificates of Merit= 28
The VUCA Chronicles, October 2020
In this edition the students have shared their thoughts on a host of subjects, right from inspirational article on Kalpana Chawla to technology driven articles on Nuclear Energy, Internet and Autonomous Driving. They have shared their thoughts on racism, dictators and many more. The October edition also celebrates Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri's birth anniversary with an apt quiz on them along with a crossword puzzle on Indian Air Force Day established in this month.
The VUCA Chronicles, October 2020
The VUCA Chronicles, September 2020: Celebrating it's 1st Anniversary
This edition marks the 1st Anniversary of the VUCA Chronicles! The anniversary issue brings to you a vast read of articles and poems penned down by our middle school students. Our budding writers have put down their thoughts on myriad subjects like - space, religion, technology, language, people, nature, history. Happy reading!
The VUCA Chronicles, September 2020
FUNKAAR 2020
'Funkaar' an underlying concept of experiential learning celebrates the coming together of art forms to aid learning in a holistic and creative manner, with this spirit Funkaar Week for Early Years and Primary School culminated with much fervour.
This year the event went live where the students delved into diverse world through - video exchanges, interactive sessions, virtual tours, folktale sessions and many more engaging activities. Funkaar gave them the experience of different perspectives, values and beliefs to build the bridges of multiculturalism. A different world of possibilities unveiled through collaboration, exploration and reflections. The collaboration with schools across the globe gave students the opportunity to travel the world virtually and share their respective cultures, making friends from different parts of the world. Our young Funkaars’ voice and choice echoed throughout, as their journey unfolded with this new medium of communication.
Highlights of the Event
