Aeromodelling Workshop-Grade 5
An aeromodelling workshop was organized on 1st and 2nd of November’19 for grade 5 in collaboration with India’s Hobby Shack to facilitate the application of physics (laws of motion and types of forces) in real life. The experts who worked with us involved Mr. Deepak and Mr. Vinod, who are also the founders of India's Hobby Shack.
It started with the facilitators giving a presentation and explaining theory on how the design of the airplane was developed, starting from Da Vinci’s design to the model made by the Wright brothers. Parts of the plane were explained and basics of the Bernoulli’s theorem were also discussed. Students created three different prototypes of planes, viz., Paper Plane, Chuck Gliders and Rubber Powered Models. How different aerofoil shapes affect the plane and why they are used in different types of planes was also discussed with the children.
This was then followed by the testing of these planes in the actual field. It was an exciting workshop and the children thoroughly enjoyed making and testing of the planes. It not only enhanced their understanding of the various forces, but also brought in a fun and exciting element to a physics topic like Aero-modelling.
OLE to Sursinghdhar - Grade 5
On 21st October students of grade 5 went for an outbound learning trip to Sursinghdhar, Uttrakhand. The peaceful environs of the campsite was a perfect location to explore the beauty of nature. The trip started with the acclimatization trek followed by an array of activities including monkey crawling, double trouble, mowli walking, zip line, rappling and sky ladder. There were many challenging team activities where students were required to go through many obstacles and work as a team. Students learnt the art of survival cooking and first aid. Social games like treasure hunt and bonfire provided enough opportunities for camaraderie. It was an engaging and enriching experience that will forever be etched in the impressionable minds of our students.
Walk the Talk - Mr Ajay Vishnu
Sharing a glimpse of Walk The Talk session with Mr Ajay Vishnu held on 24th October, Thursday.
Today's reader is tomorrow's leader !!
On 25th October’2019, the students of the Service Learning Club went to the government school in Bhatola. The aim for our visit was to donate the books we had collected. We also interacted with the students there and told them stories from those books itself to develop their interest in reading. Since Diwali was around the corner, they all had decorated their classes and had made beautiful rangolis. We were really amazed after seeing the way they had decorated their corridors and their classes. They were really excited and happy to see us and even more curious to read the books we had got for them. They listened to us very carefully while we told them stories. The students there were confident and also very interactive. They were also very fluent and well spoken. We were overwhelmed by receiving the love and affection that we did on our first visit. We realised that we were very privileged to get so many facilities and opportunities in our school and we are thankful for them.
From the Principal's Desk: Newsletter
Dear Parent
Though the summer moves on relentlessly, the vacations come to a close and school reverberates with the sounds and laughter of children.
Its wonderful to welcome them back.
The summer months have been long, blistering yet interestingly with lot of work on ground, accomplished. Phase 2 of the North Block is nearing completion. By July 15th we should be able to use the Multi Purpose Hall. It comprises an indoor basket ball court, badminton court, climbing wall and the scope to play multiple games.
The new computer lab is a state of art facility for our young minds, exciting and full of possibilities. It will be inaugurated very soon.
Squash will commence for students from early August as soon as the coach joins us. He has been appointed.
Abhilasha, the Badminton coach, who is on board, ensures that we start the game right away.
June is about training. The teachers have had several hours of in-depth, rigorous in service training, inductions and workshops, pivoting around best, global pedagogical practices that add strength and dimension to everyday teaching- learning in school. The goal is to design multidisciplinary links across grades, take stock of student learning and progress, up-skill and re-skill ourselves.
We have also been studying the National Education Policy Draft 2019 and will be posting our suggestions on the HRD ministry portal in few days from now. Its a voluminous document projecting several changes for the education sector.
You will be glad to know that we will introduce the French language from grades 4 upwards, from July. We have also appointed an additional German teacher, adding value to the Foreign language department.
Grades 6, 7,8,9 enjoyed their Outbound educational tour to Uttrakhand and Sariska in the month of May. They returned with a repository of radiant memories and as more independent youngsters.
Nine students of middle school traveled to Vienna and Milan for an Arts immersion program under the aegis of Culture Fox. Their learnings are clearly unmatchable.
Seven students from grade 8 and 9 traveled to USA under the NASA program and also visited the Harvard College and the MIT campus. They returned with stories of extraordinary experiences.
In May, parents of grade 6 witnessed live demonstration of the digital program in grade 6. As you know, we introduced I Pads in grade 6 this session as an effective 21st C tool to teaching-learning. Their encouraging feedback validates and adds impetus to our digital program.
The Sports team has spent a large part of the summer in the camp, building, training the team undeterred. Our young under 14 cricket team recently won against Eicher School and two other schools in the vicinity.
The girls basket ball team is all set to leave for Serbia, in Europe, in July. They are training hard and diligently.
In mid July, we will host the Faridabad District Basketball Match, under 14 Girls, in our school. We are delighted to wrest that opportunity and organise the matches for the participating schools of Faridabad. A first !
Model United Nations training is already underway. Students of grade 7 started their training from June 24th. Rose and Emily, the 2 trainers from Alma College, Michigan, USA are here to coach and mentor grades 7 to 9th students. This will culminate into our 2nd MUN conference on July 25th.
July promises to be an intense, packed month. We look forward to celebrating Fathers' day in Nursery and Kindergarten.
Joy of Sharing is scheduled for mid July and with your support we are aiming for a big fund raiser this year round too. I will soon share with you the Charity we will be supporting.
It is also time to elect a new Council and grades 3 to 9 will battle it out at the hustings in July. The election campaign, the exciting manifestos, inspiring speeches and secret vote, all lead to building leadership, communication, decision making skills and a strong pupil voice in the school.
The Career Guidance Cell in the school is picking up pace and Geetika is leading it with gusto and a hand on the pulse on the changing times in Higher Studies and employ ability.
Come July, we will start the After School Arts program grades 3 upwards offering Theatre, Dance, Music , Arts, and more twice a week. We hope many students will avail opportunity and enjoy the possibilities of going beyond the Aha curriculum.
There is indeed more happening on ground, Kargil Diwas will be observed in July. Admissions 2020 will commence soon. You will receive updates from the admission cell. Workshop for parents on our Junior math program and Phonetics are lined up. Coffee Morning and Evenings are round the bend. We will inform you of the date and hour.
Reading is a defining culture of the Shiv Nadar School. We insist you read to your child, encourage him/her to read and invest in physical books too. There is nothing that comes close to the texture, feel and experience of a 'real' book and our children mustn't be bereft of that joy.
Data and research shows that regular and continuous reading of books outside the curriculum improves school performance, positively impacts grades and marks. Of course, it opens up a whole new world of ideas, literature, science, and beyond. Its influence touches infinity.
Seeing the enthusiasm in our parents, we are inaugurating our Book Lovers'Club this month, a club driven by parents and supported by the school. Over a 100 parents have signed up for it. Meeting will be held once a month over the weekend in the school campus. Please connect with Shivani Bhandari and Bhagyalaxmi for details.
This is peep into our school programs and progress. It is hard to detail the nuances and essence of innumerable learning opportunities we endeavour to offer.
It is always a pleasure to write to you and share our journey. Do feel free to write into me, your thoughts and views.
Best regards,
Anju Wal
Principal
Shiv Nadar School
Faridabad
Education for Life- Technology & You
We initiated our 3rd Topic of Education for Life-& Technology & You on 11th October 2019, Friday.
The session talked about the fact that It's never about the technology but what can we do with it - As technology gets into the DNA of everything we do, it is really important for us to
understand that we, as human beings are up in the value chain and it is imperative for us to understand that we need to use technology wisely and not get consumed by it.
The session was curated and conducted by Mr Kumar Gaurav, who is a parent of our school and also works as Director of Technology & Digital, Publicis Sapient.
Sharing a glimpse.
School Day at Shiv Nadar University by Physics Society
The Physics Society of Shiv Nadar University organised School Day, where they invited school students to the university. The purpose was to inspire students towards a career in science by showcasing the work done in Physics at the university level. The university students demonstrated many interesting experiments to our students such as the Leidenfrost effect, Non-newtonian fluids, Ultrahydrophobic materials, etc and explained the governing principles. Students then visited the regular and advanced Physics Laboratories where they witnessed complicated equipment such the Vande-Graff Generator, Spectrometer, frictionless- surface, spectroscope, Electron Microscope, etc. The student were thrilled to try their hands on some of these equipments. They were excited towards the subject seeing its varied applications. They also got a feel of the university life, and were oriented towards the different subject choices possible. It was an eventful day and the students returned fulfilled.
India's Climate Crusader - Ridhima Pandey
Shiv Nadar School, Faridabad welcomed Ridhima Pandey (India's Greta Thunberg) on campus for a dialogue on climate change with the students. She shared that Government across the globe have to so much more on climate change. "We have to move from talk to action".
Ridhima Pandey was among 16 children, including Greta Thunberg, who filed a complaint to protest the lack of government action on the climate crisis at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
Ridhima added "Children from all over the world are fighting for climate justice, we hope that it will bring a positive change. Our students interacted with her on the driving force, challenges faced while filing the complaint.
Science Week
Middle School students culminated the Science Week on Saturday, 23rd November.
THE OUTLINE:
Day 1: Science week began with a session ‘Science is for everyone’ by a grade 12 student from SNS Noida, Avi Kukshal.
Day 2: Students researched and decided their projects, which included working models, experiment demonstrations and paper presentations.
Day 3: Houses participated in an Inter-house Quiz and marked CV Raman day.
Day 4: Students worked on their models and projects in groups and set up a gallery walk.
Day 5: Science week culminated with a talk by Dr. Richa, a professor and scientist from Shiv Nadar University who works in microbiology.
She also attended the gallery walk organized by the students
Sharing a report of the event.
Images of Truth: Satya Ke Pratiroop
Shiv Nadar School Faridabad, organized a show for students and parents by the acclaimed puppeteer, Dadi D Pudumjee as part of Funkaar Week on 28th November, 2019.
DADI D. PUDUMJEE is one of India’s foremost and innovative puppeteers. He has helped contemporary puppetry gain legitimacy as an art form in India. In 1986, he established the Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, which is now one of the leading platforms for innovative puppet theatre across India and the world.
He the winner of the prestigious Padmashri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards.
Synopsis of the Show: IMAGES OF TRUTH- SATYA KE PRATIROOP
Commissioned by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in 1993; on its debut, Images of Truth broke the boundaries of conformed puppetry in India and inspired generations of puppeteers & performers with its performances. Ishara’s groundbreaking and inspiring. Choreographed to music from across the world, it’s a mesmerising, nonverbal, musical adaption on one of mankind’s most iconic figures - Mahatma Gandhi. Gain insight on his early life to his spiritual discovery of the universal message of Satyagraha & nonviolent protest. Images of history and contemporary India mesh together over twelve scenarios as the performers create powerful, moving images with which both the young and old alike can relate.
It was a beautiful experience for our children as it helped them to be more creative and different way to express opinions.
Mr. Pudumjee and his team of artistes interacted freely with students and answered questions which were directed upon their interests and the difficulties faced in this particular field.
