an - ridge valley school october 2016...rabindra nath tagore’s-‘the kabuliwala’- gatha ek...

Reiterating and Restoring faith in human relationships

The evening of 21st October 2016, saw the Ridge Valley School

grounds transform into an India that once existed!! The much await-

ed Annual Day preparations were bearing fruit.

This years theme entwined an emotional tale of trust and bonding,

showcasing pure human emotions written by the great Gurudev

Rabindra Nath Tagores-The Kabuliwala- gatha ek atoot bandhan ki

Lt. Gen. Rajender Singh, CEO DLF Foundation and Chairman of the

school kindly consented to be the Chief Guest for the evening. With

his soul stirring message he urged the young learners and the entire

audience not to give up and work dedicatedly towards achieving

their goals.

The Principal, Mrs. Guneet Ohri felt that in these turbulent times,

when suspicion and fear stalk all of humanity, this story of undiluted

emotions between two very dissimilar human beings, years apart

beyond the grey forgetting apparent differences of age, caste, col-

our and nationality; could bring forth the true essence of pure affec-

tion that once guided our innate nature.

The contemporary beat lent a refreshing new voice to this epic dra-

ma of human emotions that left the audience with an unsettling

yearning for an age that disappeared somewhere into the maze of

questionably superficial conquests.

Every single child from Ridge Valley had a part to contribute and

month long preparations for dance and drama brought together a

theatre of wonders that fascinated the audience enough to leave the

ramparts of the amphitheatre resonating with sigh and ap-

plause throughout the evening.

This was followed rhythmically by a Fusion Ensemble lead by young

Ridgeans who singularly put together a fusion of mystical notes be-

tween western and Indian musical instruments to compliment a simi-

lar joust of vocals on the beautiful song EklaChalo Re.

In the end these little astronauts of tomorrow, when they glitter up

performing their everyday feats, remind us why astronomers stay

back and set the stage for astronauts to walk on moon.

October 2016

RIDGE VALLEY SCHOOL

The Ridgeian

Annual Day Coverage 1

Events 4

Diwali Fun and Fervour 8

Tiny Tots Corner 9

Literacy Corner 10

UOW Corner 14

Inside this issue:

P A G E 2

Exhibition At the valley

T H E R I D G E I A N

As a tribute to Gurudev and his enlightened vision fountaining forth meaningful thoughts, which always prayed mankind to salvage humanity, this year, Ridge Valley School held an exhibition on articles that call upon us to heed the need for Global Peace. Middle School students engaged in month long activities to create art pieces like a Clay bust of Rabindranath Tagore and a similar model of his famous book Geetanjali constituting a collection of about 157 poems.

To symbolize the dream planet of our peaceful Utopian world, a life size peace globe was created with symbols of Peace drawn on ordinary paper. Similar material and approach was brought into use to create a phone booth with peace written all over it in various languages depicting the need to reach out to as many people as possible. The use of ordinary equipments and paper emphasized the need to

reduce, reuse and recycle. Among other exhibits were a Persian Carpet signifying the trade and cultural exchange that was once part of our everyday life and a Yin - Yang Symbol made of marbles around a plant symbolizing the delicate balance in life. Grade 3 did their part by putting up a large mosaic figure of Kabuliwala and Mini to contribute their part to the exhibition. To add more, these tiny creative hands decorated artificial leaves for the exhibition.

Tireless efforts amounting to long hours and patience created a marvel that took every visitor back to that poetic era with modern new beat.

P A G E 3 T H E R I D G E I A N

The How Behind The WOW

Nursery: The children listened to the story of Kabuliwala and danced to the Rail Gaadi song along with Mini

and the Kabuliwala. They learnt about the land of Kabuliwala and his visit to our country to sell dry fruits

and were surprised to know that the story was written by the same person, Rabindranath Tagore who wrote

our National Anthem. All this came out beautifully when they collated their craft of painting and pasting on-

to the Class Bulletin Board. Later they happily went around the exhibition displayed in the School Garden

and identified some of the exhibits like the doves on the Peace Globe and the Ying Yang symbol.

Kindergarten: As a part of the Annual Day decorations, children made dove hangings highlighting the message of

Peace.

The children of KG B made colourful lanterns decorated with multi-coloured sequins as well as the symbol of peace

on paper plates.

Grade 1: Children enjoyed their annual day celebrations on Kabuliwala. From the practice schedules till the

culmination of the event, Grade 1 participated with full vigour. Students made Lord Ganesha idols using paper cups

and origami sheets to be put up on display outside their class. The learning thus achieved was documented in their

reflections on Annual Day practices, like Teamwork, Coordination, Interaction, Confidence, Discipline among others.

P A G E 4

RVS Events


Katha Utsav

The Katha Workshop this year allowed children to get glimpse into the wondrous minds of some of the well

known writers and story tellers with their crafty techniques to create something authentic. This is the account of

one such bright young individual.

I had a great experience in the Katha Utsav. First, for auditions we had to write a story or poem . My storys was Into Another

World and I was selected from Grade 5. We went to the Indian School in Delhi, with our English Teacher, Nithin Sir. So,

on the 7th

we set off. I was there from Grade 5, Marjan from Grade 6, Sanjana from Grade 7 and Krisha, Raghav,

Sana and Avishi from Grade 4. After reaching the Indian School we were sent to different Mentors. My mentors

name was Rashmi Chaudhry. She was a very kind and Sweet lady. After the introductions we wrote a story with

imaginary words. I wrote one called Bla Bla Elop and we then broke for refreshments, followed by poetry writing

session and practiced role play. By day end we had had a lot of fun. On the next day we had to write a story for the

National Level. I wrote my story called the Enchanted Globe. After this we read story books. In the end we were all

awarded certificates. This was a memorable event.

Ananya Bahl, Grade 5

P A G E 5

RVS Events


Ed Tech Summit 2016

Taking further, the spirit of giving back to the world, Ridge Valley Students put their creative hats to ingenuity and

created a small project Social Outreach Relationships matter contributing to this years Educational Technology

Summit 2016 on Design Thinking held at Vasant Valley School, New Delhi on October 22.

More than 70 schools registered for the summit and students along with teachers of 20 schools from all across the

country joined in to deliver their project and demonstrate the potential benefit of maintaining symbiotic relation-

ships with remote schools. Students presented a digital story based on their project guidelines in a four minute

Audio-Visual.

Ridge Valley children joyfully carried out the task with creativity. Joining us, as our symbiotic partner in this endeav-

or was The Happy School from DLF- Phase I. Children cited numerous examples on how to implement design-

thinking processes and tools to drive innovative ideas in order to help an adopted school. A beautiful story was digi-

tally weaved together by Sohan TP and Samay Gupta of Grade 7, depicting the same.

Among many were some innovative workshops for students like, Tribot, a Sensor-based autonomous robot, Time

Travel, a Flipped Classroom and Blender a 3D Graphics and Animation Software.

The Ed-Tech Summit, this year too, proved to be an extra- ordinary learning engagement and experience for teach-

ers and students alike.

7-A Side Soccer National Championship

Month of October witnessed a new rush of excitement in Ridge Valley Students when they ventured towards Jaipur

to a football championship for a 3 day tournament. Children from Grade 6 to 8 participated with a new zeal as they saw an opportunity to compete and excel. This tournament allowed the fortunate 6 to be part of something great and sharpen their team building skills to develop into a better sportsman of today gazing ahead into the wonderful tomorrow.

P A G E 6

RVS Events


Gandhi Jayanti Special

The real property that a parent can transmit to all equally is his or her character and educational facilities. All your

scholarship would be in vain if at the same time you do not build your character and attain mastery over your

thoughts and your actions. - M. K .Gandhi

In a world, torn apart by violence, terrorism, unhealthy competition, degradation of moral values & culture, escala-

tion of materialism and degeneration of humanity, we seek love, peace, tranquillity, human dignity and revival of

our glorious past laden with values and ethics. What better reasons are there to remember Mohandas Karamchand

Gandhi, the Father of our nation, a great leader, an immortal soul who taught the world how to win a war through

peace.

A long eager wait of Grade 3 came to fruition on the 30th

of September when they were finally allowed a chance

to present a skit on Gandhijis life and his ideals of non- violence. The occasion was Mahatmas birth anniversary on

the 2nd

of October.

The day began with enthusiastic children arriving dressed up in costumes barely able to contain their excitement.

Moment of truth drew closer with children from across Grades gathering around in the amphitheatre.

This special occasion commenced with melodious words Raghupati Raghav Rajaram echoing off the walls of amphitheatre followed by an allegory on Gandhijis thoughts and values as the voice of his three monkeys.

See no evil, speak no evil and hear no evil

The short skit came to a close with our National Anthem and a pledge for a better tomorrow

- , , This unique schooling on his ideals was received with gratifying applause from an awe struck audience.

To reiterate the Schools strong inclination to absorb and practice the philosophy of peace and non-violence, our

Principal Ms Ohri, addressed the school to inspire the gathering of young individuals.

Events like these set new benchmarks and standards by and for Ridge Valley when children as young as these man-

age and organize everything from choreography to music, narration and the voice-over with effortless charm.

It also proves how a little collaborative assistance from teachers across departments can bring out the innate poten-

tial lying dormant within these responsible citizens of tomorrow.

P A G E 7

RVS Events


Dussehra Celebrating Symbolic Victory Over Mortal Negative Tendencies

Grade 8 and 9 collaborated to present an assembly on Dussehra- the victory of good over evil.

The message they wanted to drive home to their peers was that evil is not necessarily war or violence but it exists in our

thoughts and deeds as well.

They highlighted how the present generation needs to fight their tendencies of jealousy, cruelty, bullying, jeering and likes to

develop attributes of love, compassion and empathy.

The assembly began with a quote urging everyone to win over the evil within. It was followed by a prayer and a short skit inte-

grating human values of love and tolerance towards one another.

Deepawali Festival of Diyas

It is celebration of triumph of Good over Evil overcoming the darkness of ignorance with the light of knowledge.

Diwali in Ridge Valley, this year, was broken in with not just cheer but a teaching from the most adorable teachers of our time,

Grade 1. With their excited smiles in bright, colourful and traditional Indian attire, these children began the assembly on 24th

October 2016 with music and a message on the importance of a safe and pollution free Diwali.

This was soon followed an Aarti, when the school was set abuzz with rhythmic incantation of "Om Jai Jagdish Hare". Peacefully

melodious prayers then gave way to a fun filled vibrant dance number by these young devotees who called upon the entire

school to pledge for and practice a cracker free Green Diwali, this year.


Diwali Fun and Fervour

Through the days leading to Diwali, children were busy with art and craft activities as they made articles they

could relate to the festival. From Paper Lanterns to Paper Diyas and Clay Figures in their pottery class to Paper

Torans and Streamers were hand made by the children to achieve a practical learning of for the use of crayons,

paints, sequins and glitter in addition to understanding these rituals of festivities. The highlight was the Laxmi and

Ganesh puja where they decorated the class with Rangoli, made Laddoo Prasad using child friendly ingredients

and sang the Aarti, to get a taste of the religious teachings of the cultural India.

On the other end, KG made Diwali cards with diyas and decorated them with colours, glitter and sequins. In an-

other activity children made diyas using waste paper from old cards and decorated them with reflective objects. To

add to the dcor, beautiful paper lanterns were also made by these creative individuals. KG with this fervour, de-

clared themselves ready for a fun filled Deepawali!

Green Diwali

In the effort to rid our city of pollution, children were

encouraged to take home saplings that they could plant

and nurture for years to come.

Each one carefully made a paper bag for their Diwali Gift

Sapling which had come to them, all the way from

The TERI Foundation.

With the new found knowledge of the medicinal values of

these plants, they found themselves excited to take the

sapling home and looked forward to planting, watering

and nurturing it so they can grow alongside a fresh source

of new life.

A Glimpse Into the world of our tiny tots


Navratri and Dussehra Celebration The rush and cheer of the festive season was well evident on these faces.

Nursery happily made and decorated the Dandiyas with newspapers, paint and sequins. As they tapped their

paper stalks to the music, the children also talked about the celebrations ongoing at home and neighborhood. In

time, the concept of burning the effigy of Ravana during Dussehra was an appropriate lesson to the children, in

a novel way. They depicted the ten heads of Ravana using balloons where each balloon represented a negative

tendency we must overcome. They did so by pricking each balloon with a promise to let go, one at a time.

All Whats Green Around Us- Nursery this month, discussed about the plants we can grow in our houses and

plants we see around us. They went on a Nature Walk around the school and observed the healthy plants as well

as the weeds around them. They watered the plants and did weeding under the supervision of an expert in

gardening. This allowed them to learn about the basic parts of a plant in the actual environment.

Ordinary Life Around Us In order to develop an appreciation and learning of the Community Helpers and Crafts-

man that work like a glue to keep the Society from falling apart, children were taken to a nearby market place and

under careful supervision, they observed the work of a banker, baker and Post office workers. It is always surprising-

ly interesting to observe how these tiny ones can pose some serious questions to personnel like Postmen, Bankers

and hair Stylists. Children naturally learnt through their own questions the importance and worth of Community

Helpers.

P A G E 1 0 T H E R I D G E I A N

Octoberrati Drill Month of October was drilled with varied activities and programs across Grades. In an effort to develop an integrated learning children of Grade 4 watched a video on dangerous animals and then created a comparative order of these animals. Following which they had to cite reasons for why mankind has never attempted to domesticate an animal like zebra while it has so, with a horse. Curiosity is the best teacher and these topics and visuals generated a plethora of thoughts and words from children. These activities, invoked the natural interest in children to speak and write without fear. It also encouraged them to research and coin phrases that generally, help us draw out comparisons.

While this was ongoing, Grade 2 learnt to write paragraphs with the example of animals they loved to be around. In the second installment children used Venn diagram on the IWB to differentiate between wild animals and domesticated ones. Following which they made a list of animals they love and the ones they are afraid of. This proved to be a lesson in language which also allowed them to think differently about animals around them. Through a physical activity of Jumping Jacks, Grade 1 identified pronouns by jumping onto them in a patter on a floor.

Ongoing activities for Grade 3 included students making birthday planners with completely planned details of their forthcoming birthday party right from the birthday invitation, menu, dress code, cake, cap, games and masks for the guest list. Grade 5 got a glimpse into the charismatic life of the Father of our Nation with a documentary about Gandhiji's arrival in England for his meeting with the King. His voice and modest persona didn't just attract The English but also our Grade 5 students who then wrote beautiful articles on How and When did one man be-come more powerful than a Super Power.

Grade 6 went philosophical and pieced together the biography of Leonardo Da Vinci in their own words. Words that raised many fruitful questions in their curious young minds.

French learners of Grade 5 made a collage on the culture and civilization of France thus highlighting various aspects

of French culture like food, wine, cheese, traditions, festivals, perfumes.

Students also made an individual collage on the different cities of France like Lyon, Toulose, Paris, Marseille, Rouen.

Students defined these cities and their specialities. It was an impressive and creative presentation.


Grade 7 pulled out their writing feathers to Pen down a Travelogue from their last vacation. A journey in words that

can also serve as an advertorial for future references.

Grade 8 looked beyond the poetic skin of literary concepts to table in place a tool of poetic devices from the example

The way through the woods.

Grade 9 wrote and debated to justify the merits of how excessive show of knowledge is a negative attribute and

how can one impart knowledge without showing it off.


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Fairy Tale Science Jack and the Bean Stalk- Grade 2 sitting around a climb-er in the school garden listen-ing to a story, relating it to the concept on Plants.

Festive Perception Grade 3 sharing their perspective about the festival of Diwali through show and tell.

Water, Water Everywhere: Grade 4 learning about the flow of water while during the lesson Fun with water. They also made their own water wheels to see that water can make things move. Students al-so observed that different materials float, sink or mix in water.

Empathetic Schooling

G r a d e 4 w e n t t o a n N G O ,

Jan Madhyam on the 3rd of October for

a collaborative learning and learnt pot-

tery and butterfly making from their

new teachers in Jan Madhyam.


Where in U P

Taking last months project forward, Grade 4 made posters on cities of Uttar Pradesh assigned to them in class. This

allowed them a mission to carry out research and collect information along with relevant pictures. This was

showcased to the entire class via group presentation which gave them a new exposure altogether.

Presenting Healthy Eating: Grade 5 prepared their information booklet on Eating Healthy and Physical Activity, in

which they conducted a survey, compiled answers in the form of a booklet with pictures/ graphs. They also gave

presentation on the information in their booklets.


Changes Around Us

Students of grade 6 brainstormed and created a mind map on the white board that gave them a trigger to initiate

their thought process. Later they sorted and classified those changes as reversible and irreversible.

Adaptability

Grade 7 researched about adaptations of animals living in different regions and presented their analysis to the

class. They grouped themselves according to different climatic regions and shared common characteristics shared

by the animals of that region.

Fluid Pressure

Grade 8 was able to feel and understand the effect of fluid pressure by performing an activity using an empty bottle and a balloon filled with water.


Puzzler Guzzler

Q1. What is broken, every time it's spoken ?

Q2. What can you serve, but never eat?

A1: Silence A 2: "A Tennis Ball" Or a "Badminton shuttle"

Diwali is not about smoke and dust or loud crackers. This month, set the world alight with

kindness. This Diwali month, give light to a new life.

Instead of the loud thud of crackers, let a new life resound with joy. Instead of smoke let

joy and cheer roll into the city. Give to those, who have none to spare.

This Diwali be the light of hope the world aspires to see in a Great Nation.

Let the celebrations continue

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