SIR SIVASWAMI KALALAYA SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

“Sudharma”, 5, Sundareshwarar street,

Mylapore, Chennai-600 004.

E-mail: reachus@sirsivaswamikalalaya.org

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“Champions keep playing until they

get it right’’ -Billie Jean King

Academics Revision (Oral and Written) in all subjects

is in full swing for the upcoming Annual Examinations.

Smart Board content was used for revision as well.

The following were taught

with the help of smart board.

English - Reported speech,

question tags, Julius Caesar

animation (10th standard content)

Hindi (2nd lang) - Comprehension,

prepositions, conjunctions and sandhi.

Hindi (3rd lang)- Grammar concepts,

singular-plural, gender and short

stories.

Sanskrit- Sandhi, unknown

comprehension, origin of letters.

Maths- Mensuration and

Comparing Quantities.

Science- Lessons- Pollution of air

and water, Some natural phenomena

and Light was done using smart board.

Later HOTS questions were discussed

on the above topics.

Social Science- Lessons- Human resource, Law and justice

and Public facilities, Changing the World of visual arts and India

after independence were done with smart board presentation.

Notebook assessment and subject

enrichment activity was done in all subjects.

CHALLENGE SEEKERS

Following is the list of students who have

won many prizes in various competitions at

Inter School and Intra School levels.

Swathi.S, Saismrithi.G.B and Sriram.N participated

in the Folk Music Competition organized by Children‟s club

and won the second prize.

Sriram.N took part in Mridangam competition

(Thaniavardhanam) organized by Children‟s club and was awarded

the second prize for the same.

Gautam Krishna.M.D secured gold medal In IEO

and appeared for the second level.

Sujith.S appeared for the second level IMO

and NSO exams.

Avni.K, Jayashree Manigandan and Sai Smrithi.G.B

were part of the team that participated in the

FLL Robotics Nationals.

Nandhini.B, Nisha.M and Venkatakrishnan.K took

part in the Ramanujam Cup 2018, Math competition

organized by P.S. Senior Secondary School.

In the „Devaram‟ competition, Mirithika.K won the

consolation prize.

Trisha.S, Shreya Shriram, Yamini.T took part in the

Kanakadhara Sthothram competition conducted by the

Sanskrit department and won the First, Second and Third

prizes respectively. The other

participants were Nandhini.S,

Akshaya.S.K and Jayashree.M.

In Pick and Speak on Mathematical

concepts organized by the Mathematical Department

Sujith.S and Nandhini.S secured the first position,

Ashvita.R and Nandhini.B won the Second position

Shreya Shriram and Maalolan Murali won the third position

Swathika.V and Parvathi.S got the consolation prizes.

Hindi department conducted intra-school essay writing

competition.

Sanjitha.S, Lakshana.B, , Maalolan Murali

and Nivedita.B.Sundararaman won the first prize.

Shreya Shriram and Jayashree Manigandan

won the second place.

Aditya Chandra.G, Mirithika.K and Buvaneswari.S

the third prize.

Nivedita.B.Sundararaman won the first prize in the Hindi

Hand writing competition organized by the Hindi Department.

In Handwriting competition conducted by

the Tamil department

Sanjitha.S, Nisha.M and Buvaneswari.S got the first prize.

Harithalakshmi.S.R got the second prize,

Chakrika.C got the third prize.

Nandhini.S and Venkatakrishnan.P secured the first and third

prizes respectively in Tamil recitation competition on the topic

„freedom fighters‟.

In the intra-school English competition- Creative writing,

the results were announced.

In the Drawing competition conducted by the

Science department,

Maalolan Murali, Kowshik.K, Sarvesh.S,

Vishal.S.P won the first prize.

Pandari Bai.K, Buvaneswari.S, Illakiya.C and Roshini.K

participated in the intra-school Science competition- Chart

making on the topic „conservation of electricity‟.

In the Intra-School drawing competition,

Sanjitha.S got the first prize,

Aditya.S and Nandhini.S won the second prize,

Haritha.R and Sameeha.H.R got the third prize and

Aniruddhan.S won the consolation prize.

Language Day was

celebrated in our school

auditorium on 21 February.

The programme included a

variety of activities such as

oratorical speeches both in

Hindi and Tamil, a dance

performance, songs by students

and a PowerPoint presentation.

We present a long list of achievers

whose achievements are commendable in varied sports events.

Anirudh.S took part in the under 13 doubles Tennis tournament

organized by R K M Tennis Academy and reached the semi-finals.

Janardhan Ram.S participated in the Rubik‟s Cube Tournament

organized by “Carte Blanche Cube Open 2018” and

“The World Cube Association” and successfully won

the following events

3x3x3 cube - 24th place,2x2x2 cube - 38th place.

3x3x3 one handed - 34th place.

Sairam.B.Subramaniam participated in the district level under 13 chess

Tournament organized by Chennai District Chess Association. He

competed with 180 participants and won the 26th place at the district

level.

Aswin Arun won the 8th place in the

Lingo Bingo Inter School Scrabble

Tournament conducted by National Public School.

Rishivanth.M, Devprakash.S, Vishvak.A.R and

Adithiya.S were the part of the team that secured the 3rd place in the open category 3x3 Basketball tournament organized by

“Ball is life” Academy.

Dev Prakash.S, Vishvak.A.R,

Darshan.S and Aditya.S

were part of the basketball team

that won the under 15 Basketball

Tournament organized by PSBB

group of Schools. The players were awarded with gold medal and certificates.

Aditya.S, Praveen.T and Dinesh Sabari.S were part of the boys

basketball team that secured the 2nd place in the

tournament organized by Vidya Mandir Senior

Secondary School.

Janani.J and Aashika.S were part of the girls‟

basketball team which participated in the

tournament conducted by Vidya Mandir

Senior Secondary School.

Janani.J was part of the basketball team that participated in the

tournament conducted by our School, SSK.

A few students participated in the FILMIT Competition

conducted by INTACH.

Our school won two awards.The movie “St Thomas Mount”

won the best story award.

The team members were Rishivanth.M, Dev.S, Vishvak.A.R,

Darshan.S and Chiranjeevi Madhavan.B.

Sanjitha.S, Akshaya Priyadarshini.C, Yamini.T and Sharulatha.T

secured the award for Best-Unique Story in the FilmIt - 2017. The

film featured in the „unique‟ profession of “Graphology”.

Other student participants were Padmasani Iyengar,

Sai Smrithi.G.B, Jayashree Manigandan, Iswarya.V,

Trisha.S, Avni.K, Nandhini.B and Rithvika Murali.

Field Trip to Chokhi Dhani

Students of class VIII went on a one

day trip to Chokhi Dhani on 9th

February which was fun filled. They

all learned a lot about the Rajasthani

culture.

The magic show, the ghoomar dance

performances by Rajasthani artists,

the camel ride, the bullock cart ride

were very exciting and a new

experience.

The students who opted to have the

Rajasthani cuisine really enjoyed the

unlimited Rajasthani food which was

very delicious.

The students had a thrilling

experience in the Maze. It was a

fun filled day, enjoyed thoroughly

by students.

Special Assembly

Students of class VIII presented

their special assembly on the topic

„Art, Music and Drama’, which was

scheduled on 14th February 2018

in our school auditorium.

Class VIIIA chose the topic drama and presented a short role play on

„Drama‟- The source of entertainment. They took a toddler‟s step and

enacted a shortened version of Shakespeare‟s „Julius Caesar‟.

Class VIII B students displayed an

array of programmes consisting of

speech, showcase of art work and a

debate on art.

Class VIII C students delivered

speeches on famous musicians of past

and present which was followed by a

medley.

The National Science Day was

celebrated on 22-02-2018. VIII A,

B and C were the audience for the

same. A few students from VIII

were part of the celebrations.

It included a speech, followed by a

prayer song, and a PowerPoint

presentation.

The chief guest for the occasion was

Dr.M.L.Raja, an ophthalmologist from

Pondicherry.

His presentation was about the valuable

contribution of Indians in the field of

science which formed the foundation of

various research work of the present. His

speech about different scientific aspects

was very enlightening and enriching.

Some students of middle school

demonstrated simple experiments to

explain the different scientific facts

which were well received by all.

If you wish to know the marks of your wards, kindly contact us in person.

VIII ‘A’ – N.Lalitha,VIII ‘B’ – M.Meenakshi,VIII ‘C’ – B.Lakshmi

(CLASS TEACHERS)

STUDENT EDITORS :

Padmasani Iyengar,

Nandhini. B &

Rithvika Murali

TEACHER EDITORS:

Mrs. Usha Suresh & Mrs. M .Choodamani