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SIssue 09

October 2018 Salwan Public School Gurugram

Art by-Suvid Singhal Class-VIII

ACCOLADES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Felicitation by Indian Federation of United

Nations Associations (IFUNA)

It is a moment of pride for the Salwan family that Ms Rashmi Malik, Principal, Salwan Public School, Gurgaon has received the honour of being designated as Ambassador Swachh Harit Bharat by Gen V. K Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Union Ministry of State for External Affairs on October 30, 2018 on the occasion of UN Day 2018 by Indian Federation of United Nations Associations at a function in New Delhi.

Ms. Rashmi Malik, Principal being felicitated by Gen V. K Singh PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)

FELICITATION BY RACHNA SAGAR PUBLICATION

संस्कृत �दवस के अवसर पर रचना सागर पिब्लकेशन द्वारा संस्कृत गीत गायन व श्लोक गायन प्र�तयो�गता

का आयोजन �कया गया।इस प्र�तयो�गता म� क�ा छठ� क� छात्रा आनंद� शमार् प्रथम, याशी जैन द्�वतीय व

लगन मांग�लक ततृीय स्थान पर रह�।गीत गायन प्र�तयो�गता म� क�ा सातवीं क� �दशा गुप्ता प्रथम,ह�षर्ता

सहगल द्�वतीय तथा सातवीं डी क� �रद्द� यादव ततृीय स्थान पर रह�।छात्र� को रचना सागर द्वारा पुरस्कृत

�कया गया।�वद्यालय के उल्लेखनीय योगदान व स�क्रय सहयोग हेतु प्रधानाचायार् को भी सम्मा�नत �कया गया।

Ms Rashmi Malik, Principal and the winners of competition being felicitated

VISUAL ART COMPETITION

Our students secured First Position in Visual Art Competition organised by SCERT at District level. They will be participating at Kurukshetra for the State Level Competition.

Students with their trophies

CBSE NORTH ZONE-II SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP

Our students Yashika Rawat (XI) and Raunaq Choudhary (V) participated in CBSE North Zone-II Swimming Championship held at Pathankot, Punjab from September 29th - October 1, 2018 and bagged the Medals in following events:

5 Gold Medals In Categories 100 Mts Breast Stroke (Gold) 200 Mts Butter Fly (Gold) 50 Mts Breast Stroke(Gold) 200 Mts Breast Stroke(Gold) 200 Mt Individual Medley(Gold) Best Swimmer U-17 Girls

Yashika Rawat 1 Bronze Medal In Categories

50 Mts Breast Stroke(Gold), U-11 Girls

Raunaq Choudhary

INTER SCHOOL FOOTBALL COMPETITION (U-17)

Our Boys Football Team participated in Inter School Football Competition (U-17) held at GD GOENKA SCHOOL, from October 29-31, 2018 and bagged the second position. THE TEAM COMPRISED OF:

• MAULIK JAKHAR • ARJUN TANDON • ARJUN TANEJA • ARSHDEEP SINGH • KANISHK BAJAJ • SIDDARTH TYAGI • SAKSHAM KANSAL • VARENYA GARG • ANIRUDDH SHARMA • HARSHIT TRIPATHI • KARTIK KUNWAR

INTER SCHOOL SCIENCE COMPETITION

Our students Arnav Moitra (VII) and Aakash Yadav(VIII) participated in The Catalyst competition organized by DAV Public School, Sector 14 on 09/10/18. They won second position in the event named Mission Possible.

Students with their trophies

BAL KALYAN MAHOTSAV 2018

Bal Kalyan MahotSav 2018 was organised by Haryana Government on

October 25 and 26, 2018. The following students participated in the Group

Dance Competition and secured Second Position. They have also qualified for

the District Level Competition. The students are -

Srishti Savant, Saloni, Himanshi Gautam, Delisha Khatter, Khushi Garg, Tuisha

Gupta, Soumya (Class XII) ,Nayancy, Riya Bansakl (Class XI)

In the Solo Dance Competition Abhirami and Saloni of class XII participated.

Abhirami also qualified for the District level competition which was held in

Rewari

ACROSS THE GLOBE UNITED KINGDOM EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Our Students along with teacher incharges Ms Sakshi Batra and Ms Neha Taneja visited Loxford School , London, UK for an International Exchange Programme from 7th -14th October.Students had a great learning experience as they attended a variety of classes on Art and Food technology, Economics, History, Math and Textiles. They had an enriching interaction with the Global Ambassador of the school. They exchanged their experiences and learnt from each other. Such Exchange Programmes empower the learners to meet global challenges.

Glimpses of UK Exchange Program

DENMARK SWEDEN EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Our Students Deshna Jain and Mehak Sharma accompanied by Ms Kamaljeet Kaur went to Denmark and Sweden for an exchange programme from 9th – 16th October 2018. The trip was for seven days in which the students got to learn about the Danish culture, education and their lifestyle. The two days spent in Gladsaxe Gymnasium School enlightened the students about Danish education system. They had discussions on various topics like No plastic, pollution, water scarcity etc.The students attended Danish classes of Maths and Geography. They visited Danish waste management centre, water forum, Sweden and lastly to Tivoli amusement park. The trip was wonderful and the students had an enriching experience.

Learning Beyond Classrooms

VISITS FOOD FOR HUNGRY FOUNDATION

On 12th October, 2018 Dr. Manoj Tiwari, along with 18 students from the school visited Food for the Hungry Foundation in New Delhi. The main objective of this trip was to kindle the virtues of compassion, kindness and philanthropy towards the fellow human beings.The children observed how the food was prepared and were sent to various places. The students also visited some of the street schools over there. The visit was very inspirational and students learnt the importance to value food and help others especially the under privileged.

NIPGR OPEN DAY

On 26th October, 2018, 19 students of class XI went for an educational visit at the National Institute for Plant & Genome Research, Delhi, accompanied by Ms. Hema Malini. The students had the chance to see and learn about cutting-edge technology in the field of biological sciences and they also interact with many scientists and get glimpses into the ongoing research and facilities in today’s scientific world, and learnt in depth about the complex processes that constitute life as we know it.

FICCI HIGHER EDUCATION SUMMIT 2018

A group of 29 Students from classes XI and XII along with three teachers visited Vigyan Bhawan on October 31, 2018 to attend FICCI Higher Education Summit 2018. The theme for the conference and Exhibition was ‘Universities of the Future’. The students visited various booths and gathered information about different universities and courses.

EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS GANDHI JAYANTI CELEBRATION

A Special Assembly was conducted by class X-D on Gandhi Jayanti on 1 October 2018 .The assembly witnessed a speech on Swachch Bharat – the dream of Gandhiji. Also the students rendered songs and dances based on Gandhiji and apprised the students of the biography of the Father of our Nation. The student council rendered the oath for Swachch Bharat and the entire school pledged to keep the school and the country clean. The assembly was appreciated by one and all.

Truth, Non-Violence, Humanity

DUSSEHRA CELEBRATIONS

On the holy occasion of Durga Pooja and Dussehra, students of classes Pre and II celebrated Victory of Good over Evil. Special Assembly was conducted on 16th and 17th October, 2018 by the students of classes Pre Primary to II .It was a wonderful assembly. It started with the students showcasing Nine Avatar of Goddess Durga and enhanced the knowledge on the roles of the goddesses. The students performed Garba to mark the holy occasion of 'Navratri' followed by a dance performance on Rama birth. The students did a beautiful presentation on Ramayana. They also spread the message of good deeds through their skit. A mesmerizing dance performance was given by the students on 'Hanuman Chalisa' and the event concluded by a mesmerizing Dandiya by students. It was heartwarming assembly presented by our little Salwanians.

Glimpses of Dussehra Celebrations

PINK COLOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS

“As long as there is pink in the world it will be a better place to live in.” On October 12, 2018 the tiny tots of classes Pre-Nursery to K.G came dressed in pink attire like blooming buds. They all brought their favourite toys or most liked objects and happily shared them

Catching Colours

SAVE TIGER

Under the aegis of ‘Project Tiger’ launched by the Government of India, an activity of signing the banner was conducted across classes III- V. A banner was created to emphasize on saving tigers and not to hunt them. The students were apprised of the importance of tigers to maintain the ecological balance.

Gaining sensitivity towards the environment

ROBOTICS DISPLAY

On the Open Day, 20th October 2018, the students of Supergeek Robotics Club displayed three technologies: Robotics, 3D Printing and Arduino. Various projects on Working Robots were demonstrated to the parents and the students. In 3D Printing and Arduino, the students showcased how they can use their core designing and electronics skills to develop working prototypes of Robotic systems. Entering the Future World

SANJHI ART

Sanjhi - The traditional Folk Art of Haryana is created on the first day of Navratri festivities. The auspicious 'Sanjhi' is made with mud and cow dung is worshipped in the evening for those ten days. It is the folk form of Goddess 'Durga'. Following students participated in the District Level Sanjhi Making Competition organized by SCERT and bagged First Prize:

Muskan Verma-XI

Ashish Dudeja-X

Aanya Khola-X

Anubhav Salman-IX

Manav Nagpal -IX

Yatharth Kaushik-IX

Reviving our tradition

ROAD SAFETY QUIZ

The Road Safety Quiz, organized by Haryana Police every year, was conducted on 23rd October, 2018 to instil traffic etiquettes and increase awareness for the crucial aspects of being on the road in the young minds. All the students from each age group participated in the first round. Road Safety Quiz, First Round

COFFEE MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL

A ‘Coffee Meet with the Principal’ for the parents of class XII was held on 20 October 2018 in the school auditorium. It was organised to apprise the parents about the changes that have been made by CBSE in the 2018-19 Board examinations. It was an interactive session.

Ms. Rashmi Malik, Principal interacting with the parents

INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH ADVOCATE GENERAL

A Session on "Spiritualism in the Indian Constitution and the importance of Indian culture and heritage" for class X students was held on 31st October. The Honourable Advocate General of Assam Mr Romesh Chandra Borpatra Gohain, visited the school to enlighten the students with his immense knowledge on the Indian Constitution. He has been the Dean of Guwahati Law University for five years. He explained that humans are different from animals only when they practice 'Dharma' or righteousness.

Students learning values

BOOK FAIR

‘’Books give a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind and flight to the imagination’’. Reading story books enhance our vocabulary, imagination, creativity and make us problem solvers for life. Keeping in mind, the innumerable benefits of reading, A Reading week was organized for the students of Pre primary to Primary students, in the school premises from Monday , 15th October 2018 to 22nd October 2018. It began with an interesting test based on Newspaper on 15th October 2018 . On 16th October. a Magic show was organized for Pre Primary students. On 17th October, an interesting Story Telling Session for classes I & II was conducted. On 22nd October, a Workshop on My Classroom Newspaper for classes IV & V was ogranised, followed by a book Fair from 16th to 20th October 2018 in Block E.

Students visiting Book Fair

WORkSHOpS GERMAN LANGUAGE WORKSHOP

On 10th October 2018, the school organized a German Language Workshop in collaboration with Max Mueller Bhavan, New Delhi. Students of Classes V, VI & VII participated in the parallel sessions conducted by the resource person Ms. Preeti Shah, Mr. Stefan and Ms. Aditi Balwani. The central theme of the workshop was the importance of foreign languages.

Gaining Global Competence

STEM WORKSHOP

A workshop was organized by STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) for the students to develop their scientific skills. They were provided with a kit to be assembled. It was an interesting and enriching workshop.

Budding Scientists

WORKSHOP ON BULLYING

A Session on Bullying and its prevention was organized for class IX students. The students understood the terms bully, victims and bystanders at the outset. The session was interesting and informative for the students as they students learnt the ways to prevent bullying and ways to reach out to people in case they become victims of bullying. Learning to be humane

GARBA WORKSHOP

On the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami, A Garba and Dandiya workshop was organized for the mothers of pre-primary students on Thursday, 17th October 2018 in the school auditorium. Dressed in traditional attires, the mothers indulged in the rich experience.

Delightful Dandiya

TRAINING THE TRAINERS

S.No. Name of the Workshop

Attended By

Organised By Date Venue

1. Capacity Building

Workshop for

Mathematics

Ms Sunita Yadav

C.B.S.E 23-24 Oct

G.D. Goenka School, Sec.-58, Gurgaon

2. Capacity Building

Workshop for English

Ms Preeti Kapoor

C.B.S.E 24-25 Oct

Blue Bells Model School, Gurgaon

FROM STUDENTS’ QUILLS Science and Technology

Today, when I look back at my initial years, I realise that there are many things which have changed in our lives, especially due to the vast leap in science and technology, and their contribution to our now advanced thoughts and musings. Research is all I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. Nobody knows what one might discover without even realising. For instance, let's take the example of Euclid's postulates. One of them says that a part is always less than whole. This is referred to common sense today. But the first one to write this down was Euclid and hence, he is known as one of the best mathematicians.

Here, at our school, we don't only focus on academics but upon their practical application as well. Curiosity is both sparked and fed here, and it has a profound impact on the thinking and decision making of young individuals. Our school has always believed in teaching students how to think, not what to think. 'A for' not only stands for apple, but also for an ant, an alligator, an angel. The use of technology on our campus is not only limited to the computer lab. And science in its own form helps us to understand all other subjects in a better way.

There are many things which have been discovered. But still there are infinite things which are waiting for their discovery, and I strongly believe one of our own will tend to them. Success is a science. If you have the conditions, you get the results. Thus journey to mastering the science of success begins here, and it begins now amidst the revolutionary times.

Aniket Sahran Headboy, 2018-19

WONDERS OF SCIENCE

As far as we have come into the middle of the 21st century where 2025 is closer to us than 1998, neglecting science’s wonders can be almost counted as being unaware. Science isn't always about technology or robots that we usually imagine but it's the quite opposite. It is present pretty much everywhere and when understood can open doors to the impossible. Science is rooted in the very history of our mankind.

There are many things that have blended in with our lives to an extent that we almost never question them- like electricity, and the internet. But science and technology goes beyond those things- like tracking things with the help of satellite navigation, capturing pictures of smallest microbes to the largest stars, and the progress has made quantum leaps in the last few decades.

Anaesthesia, X rays, even paper is seen as one of the greatest developments of science by scientists these days. But science goes beyond all that, and has reached a level where laser beams with lifting ability as a fantasy in a show called Star Trek have been invented. Evidence of water on Mars, gravitational waves, making of robotic body parts that actually work have all been the greatest discoveries of all time.

Science has come a long way from the heliocentric model and discovering other celestial bodies to genetically modifying crops and creating artificial intelligence. Science is an integral part of our lives and it is this inquisitive nature of it which allows for its further progress. Scientists and their discoveries and endless and fascinating, considering the fact that they have even started researching on making a human (working) heart out of a spinach leaf. Science, if seen and observed, can make our lives easier with time depending on how creatively we use our knowledge everyday and how many problems we are able to find a solution to each day consciously or unconsciously. The progress goes on, and encourages young minds every day to contribute to the vast spectrum it has become today.

VEA BANGA Class XI

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