From Fear To Fascination! An engagement with Science at Primary School
In order for children to appreciate Science, it is imperative that the “fear” around the subject be addressed. Allowing children to explore science, and do hands on experiments brings down boundaries and reinforces our belief that one is never too young to explore its magic.
On 22nd of February, students of Grade 5 exhibited some interesting and ground-breaking products, based on the gravity, light and hydraulics. There was a dazzling array of models/protypes – from hydraulic lifts, automatic sensor operated dustbins, to a state of the art broom. Some creative minds even created a quiz on States of Matter. Their exploration only goes to show that young minds, when given a platform, can do wonders.
Baisakhi Celebration - Early Years
We, at Shiv Nadar School, believe that learning is not restricted to books and instructions. We aim to imbibe in our children the values and ethos of very culture and community. To make our children aware of the spring harvest festival in all its essence, the children of Early Years celebrated Baishakhi on Friday, April 12, 2019.
A special musical assembly was arranged for the children and the facilitators presented a role play followed by Homeroom discussions on Baisakhi.
The Nursery children carried back home memories in the form of self-made craft. They made impressions of maize plant by finger painting.
The KG children also made a take away craft. They have wheat plant and added wheat grains using potter’s clay. The activity was integrated with Junior Math.
The Grade 1 children made their own ‘Phulkari’ art and added colours to the intricate design.
Paro Anand Visit at Shiv Nadar School
The new session begins with opportunities for our students to explore different genres and meet authors who create magic through books and their myriad story telling skills. As part of our first Library-led event for this session, students of Year 2 and 3 got an opportunity to meet and interact with the renowned author Ms. Paro Anand on April 15, 2019.
Paro Anand is a Bal Sahitya Puraskar winner and often described as a fearless writer with a big heart who has written for early years to adults.
During this interaction she conducted an animated story telling session from her acclaimed book ‘Wingless’, which has been performed nationally and internationally. While she read excerpts from this book, students were mesmerized with her narration style, yearning to hear to the whole story!
Beach Party by Early Years on May 9, 2019
To beat the heat of the sun and help our children unfold the mystery of water games, Early Years organized a ‘Beach Party’ on Thursday, May 9, 2019 for the Nursery and Kindergarten children on Friday, May 10, 2019.
'Kaath' by ThinkArts- Early Years
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, a percussionist and a performer of Kaath took our children from Early Years on a fascinating journey into wooden pictures and the sound of wood. The children explored the world of wood, music and tales. The children not only got exposure to theatre but also developed the need for appreciation of things in their immediate surroundings. It also nurtured the artistic sensibilities of our children.
Tashna Agrawal wins Gold and Silver at the CBSE Zonal Skating championship
Tashna Agrawal from grade 2 has won Gold medal in 300 Mt. time trial skating and Silver in 1000 Mt. at the CBSE Zonal Skating championship. This was held at Shephire International School Noida from 24th October to 26th October 18. She has also qualified for the CBSE National championship which will be held at Krishna Public School, Chastisgarh from 28th November to 30th November 18.
Surge of the Wildcats- Pre-Primary Sports Day 2018-19
Sports, in the true spirit, is conducted to foster friendship, solidarity, fair play and to promote healthy life styles.At Shiv Nadar School we gather the children and emphasize that the purpose of the game is to have fun, develop their skills and enjoy being together in a disciplined way
The Sports meet was declared open by the Pre-Primary Head, Ms. Sumita Malik. There was a drill presentation by the children followed by different races . The parents of both the forms also participated in races, reliving their childhood days.
Parent Representative Group - Thanksgiving
The goals of Parent Partnership Programme is to engage parents more fully in the child welfare and provide support , modelling and linkages to help children in meeting their well –being goals.
The School values the PRG members as an ambassador and spokesperson through their belief in a shared vision and provide feedback towards continuous comprehensive school health and happiness.
We celebrated a year long partnership with a small Thanksgiving session with all the PRG members of Academic year 2018-19.
Junior Student Council 2019-20 - Investiture Ceremony
The Junior Student Council 2019-20 Investiture ceremony was held on May 10, 2019 to felicitate the newly elected members. The Primary School Band enlivened the atmosphere, ushering the council members in the Wildcats Hall. The Senior Leadership Team was invited for the invocation ceremony accompanied by an invocation song by the Junior school choir. The new elected members were invited to the oath-taking ceremony led by our Principal Ms. Shashi Banerjee. The ceremony began by felicitating the Student Representatives from Year 2- 5.This was followed by the former House Captains felicitating the current members along with the Editorial board members. The ceremony concluded with the vote of thanks conveyed by Ms. Soniya Mawani.
Support Staff Session by Early Years
The support staff was engaged for a two hour session for three days. The session was for them to reflect on what went well last term and what could be improved. They had a story telling session, music session and choice time.
