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HIGHLIGHTS JULY 2017
The community service activities.
The Bastille Day
Budding Economists.
Orientation for SAT,ACT and
IELTS
Competition Results
Learning Activities
Book review
Monsoon trek
Europe Tour
THE FOOT PRINTS…
HELPAGE INDIA.
Help Age India is a secular, apolitical, non-profit and a non-
governmental organisation in India registered under the Societies'
Registration Act of 1860. Set up in 1978, Help Age India is a registered
national level voluntary organisation whose focus is to help the elderly
people.
THE VISIT TO OLD AGE HOME - SHANTI DAAN.
On 7th July 2017, our school had planned a trip to an old age home Gorai for grades 8-10. We were welcomed by a Brother who was one of the 25 people handling the whole place. There were about 200 people in the shelter who were illiterate, handicapped or needed medical attention. Out of these 200, 180 were elderly and 20 were children. We walked around the shelter and later entertained those people by singing songs and dancing. We were surprised to see their workshop where handicapped people created products made out of wax. There were many people who were lost and were brought here for shelter. The 9 brothers who had donated their lives to ‘Shanti Daan’ helped to maintain the area, provided basic necessities to the people and educated the illiterate. This visit was a wonderful experience that created a sense of realisation and responsibility towards our elderly.
By Reya.
Grade 7.
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Respect old people. They graduated high school without Google or Wikepedia.
I showed them the world and in
return they showed me an old
age home ………………
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BASTILLE DAY
Bastille Day is a day of celebrations of French culture. Many large scale public events are held, including a military parade in Paris, dances, musical performances, fireworks and communal meals. Bastille Day, commonly known as French national day, is celebrated on the 14th of July every year. Since French is an important part of our curriculum, our school decided to engage in Bastille Day festivities of our own. This year’s Bastille Day celebration in our school was, in my opinion, the best Bastille Day celebration of our school where everyone had a role to play. Students were dressed in blue, white or red coloured clothes, resembling the colours of the French flag; our school looked like a fantastic French flag. Some students exhibited a song, some danced, while some performed a play in French, portraying French culture. The performances were amazing and informative too! I was thrilled to have my seat in the first row with my friend. .
- Anya Soneji
Grade 7
ACADEMIC ASPIRATIONS
On 13th July, a prestigious, leading institute known as
Jamboree, had given a profound orientation to the
students of IGCSE, AS and A level. Jamboree is a coveted
institute that trains students for SAT,GMAT and GRE
along with providing admissions counseling. They
imparted invaluable knowledge about the SATS, the
education system in America and application for
universities, having over 20+ years of experience up their
sleeves. Moreover, their presentation consisted purely of
exhaustive knowledge of the aforementioned topics and
helped the students to become aware of what they should
prioritize in such crucial academic years. After the
presentation, they spoke about a very intriguing and educational seminar, where people with in depth
knowledge will address the students and parents. This was
a splendid way to build the students’ awareness of the foreign educational system, application process and
prioritizing their academic goals in a simplified and fun way! Varda Dalal AS Level
TEAM TRACKERS
The Editorial Board
Chief Editor – Vridhi Choksi
Co-chief Editor – Abhiraj Kapoor
Reporters -
Harsha Chugh
Sanjit Muralikrishnan
Palakshi Maheshwari
Riya Shah
Anya Soneji
Photographer - Reya Shah
Cartoonist –Vansh Khokhani
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I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai This is by far the most inspirational book I’ve read. Malala is such an inspiration to all the girls and women all over the world, myself included. Normally, I don’t tend to read nonfiction books but this book had me hooked. It’s so interesting to know what happened to her and her country. Reading this book put my life into another perspective and for once I was grateful for what I have. While Malala and her friends enjoyed playing cricket in a small alley or Thief and Police, But we, kids of this generation get upset on not purchasing the latest Iphone 7 . Even after getting shot, She kept fighting for girls to get education. This is a book that everyone needs to read. I think that everyone should know about Malala, and all she’s been through.This is definitely my favourite non-fiction book, and Malala is one of my favourite people.
My Rating:
Palakshi Maheshwari
Grade 7
BUDDING ECONOMISTS
On 11th July of 2017, the students of Grade X showcased the economic projects they had been begetting for the past week or so. The students were bifurcated into six groups before being allocated their subject points from the Economics teacher, Nimisha ma'am. Voguish topics like - GST, JB concert were accompanied by perennial matters such as corruption and homelessness. The pupils were solicited to expatiate on the emotional and economical effects of their motif. The ‘tenthies’ succeeded sublimely as they harnessed the application skills they have cultivated over the years. The audience consisting of the tenth graders and AS level students catechized the presenters as questions were bombarded at them rapidly after the phrases given to them as topics were amplified greatly. To conclude, it was quite a knowledge-enriching session conducted by the budding Economists of TIS CIE which resulted into them digging deeper down into the Economy of our country. - Deep Parekh Grade X
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Q1. Why was this arthropod hunt
conducted?
Ans: They had a topic on “Non chronological
report on beautiful bugs”. To make the topic
more interesting, I conducted this hunt.
Q2. Can you tell us more about
arthropods?
Ans: Arthropods are divided into four parts out
of which three are taught to the students, they
are insects, myriapods and arachnids. Out of
these, myriapods are further divided into
centipedes and millipedes.
Q3. From your point of view, which
arthropod found by the children was the
most interesting?
Ans: The spiders. There is a saying ‘If you want to
live and thrive, let the spider run alive.’ They feed
on house pests such as mosquitos, cockroaches
etc. the children got inspired and found many
different types of spiders.
Q4. Were you satisfied with the students’
work?
Ans: More than satisfied, because they fully
understood the concept of arthropods.
Q5. Were your students happy with their
work?
Ans: They were overjoyed that the hard work
they had put in to find the arthropods paid off.
Q7. We heard that one of your students
found a rare arthropod. What was your
reaction to this?
Ans: I was elated. The children were thrilled to
find a rare one.
Q8. Will you conduct more of these hunts?
Ans: Not hunts, but keep an eye out for some
more enriching activities. – Riya Shah
GOING ON A BUG HUNT
The students of Grade IV stepped out of their
classrooms to hunt for the actual bugs. They were
learning about them and they got curious to see the
live ones. When we got to know of this we
interviewed Hridik Shah, from Amazon River who
gave us more information and told us about his
experience on the bug hunt.
Q1. Could you tell our readers what did you
have to do on this unusual hunt for bugs?
Ans: We were supposed to find as many arthropods
– scientific name for bugs- as possible. We went to
the school garden for this hunt, using a magnifying
glass, gloves and beakers to help us find the
arthropods.
Q2. What did you expect to find in the
garden?
Ans: We expected to find lots of bugs. But we could
find only a few.
Q3. What type of arthropods did you find?
Ans: I found 2 myriapodas, more than 5 insects
and 3 arachnids.
Q4. Did you or any of your friends find any
rare arthropod?
Ans: Yes, my friend Rashida found a rare dragon
fly, about 7 inches long, blue and white in colour.
Q5. What did you learn from the hunt?
Ans: We learnt that not all bugs are poisonous or
harmful as they look.
To get another perspective on this interesting
activity, we also interviewed the teacher, Ms.
Tejal Anandjiwala who gave us more insights
into the bug hunt.
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FRENCH POEM RECITATION COMPETITION
In today’s world, more than 220 million people speak French across the continents of our planet. The
OIF, International Organisation of French-speaking countries, comprises of 77 member States and
governments. French being second most widely learned foreign language after English, and the sixth
most widely spoken language in the world, it is also the only language, alongside English, that is
taught in almost every school.
French is an integral part of our school curriculum, thus promoting global inclusion in our education.
On 14th July, we celebrated Bastille Day in our school. Children performed skits, dances and also
sang songs. Grades 3-6 competed in a French poetry recitation competition which was conducted in
their classrooms by their respective French teachers. Hearty congratulations are extended to the
following winners.
Grade Position Name Houses
III 1st Khusshi Kariya Laurel
2nd Jheel Gandhi Laurel
2nd Kavya Mehta Maple
3rd Abhiram Kapoor Maple
IVA 1st Siddharth Sharma Laurel
2nd Hridik Shah Laurel
3rd Ayaana Ganotra Laurel
3rd Akshat Shah Shamrock
IVB 1st Veer Sanghvi Laurel
2nd Meera Shandilya Olive
3rd Fatema Bharuchwala Maple
3rd Dia Mehta Laurel
V 1st Dhriti Tanna Olive
2nd Mahika Sharma Laurel
3rd Sonit Shah Laurel
3rd Mohammed Sarim Shaikh Maple
VI 1st Herin Sanghvi Maple
2nd Tisha Jasani Maple
3rd Sheryl Simpson Shamrock
-Harsha Chugh
Grade 9
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ELOCUTION COMPETITION
The Elocution competition was held on the 21st of July, 2017 during school hours for grades 5, 6 and 7. The
children were told to prepare and deliver a speech on one of the topics given.
The participants had to speak for 2 minutes and were judged on the basis of speech construction, presentation
and delivery, content, language and voice.
The students first delivered their speeches in front of their respective classes and the class teacher. At the end of
this, 1 finalist per house from each class was selected. Once the results were announced, the children proceeded
to the dance room for the finals.. When all the three grades were settled house wise, the excited chatter died
away gradually and we started the finals. The elocution commenced with fifth grade, followed by sixth, and
finally the seventh. After all the finalists delivered their speech, the judges: Ms Tasneem and Ms Tejal. A, took
about 5-10 minutes to conclude the results. Soon thereafter, the results were announced. Here are the winners
of the elocution competition:
Position Winners Grade House
1st Sanjit Murlikrishnan 7 Laurel
2nd Arya Mehta 7 Shamrock
3rd Tisha Jasani 6 Maple
Hearty congratulations are extended to the winners for bringing pride to their respective houses. We would also
like to acknowledge the efforts taken by the finalists and all the other participants in their attempt to win for
their house. We thank the teachers for their motivation, help and enthusiasm - Riya Shah Grade 7
DEBATE COMPETITION
Debate is one of the academic activities that give students creative room to express what they feel. On 28th of July
our school had organized an interhouse debate competition which followed the Frank Anthony format; with the
four houses you might already know: Shamrock, Maple, Olive and Laurel. For the elimination round, the topic
was “social media and its impact on our lives” where all the students fought boldly and confidently from which
only 5 students from each house were selected for the first round. All of them had stunningly represented their
respective houses however the most astounding houses got through.
The qualified houses Shamrock and Laurel were phenomenal in the final debate. Through the tough competition
on the topic “GST” Laurel ultimately won. As soon as the results were announced by the judges, Priya Natraj, the
primary co-ordinator and Bhawna Bhardwaj, the pre-primary headmistress the houses were rejoiced. Also there
was a special prize for the best speaker which was awarded to Vridhi Choksi, our Chief Editor.
- Harsha Chugh
Grade 9
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STRESS BUSTERS
A: Hey, man! Please call me a
taxi.
B: Yes, sir. You are a taxi.
Teacher to a student: Conjugate the verb
"to walk" in simple present.
Student: I walk. You walk....
The teacher interrupts him: Quicker please.
Student: I run. You run...
Teacher: Tell me a sentence that starts with an
"I".
Student: I is the....
Teacher: Stop! Never put 'is' after an "I". Always
put 'am' after an "I".
Student: OK. I am the ninth letter of the
alphabet.
Little Johnny: Teacher, can I go to the
bathroom?
Teacher: Little Johnny, MAY I go to the
bathroom?
Little Johnny: But I asked first
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MONSOON TREK
Monsoon is the best time to enjoy the nature. This wonderful trip
to Lonavala was one such experience. Right from the early
morning bus ride to the sampling of delicious “Chikki”, from
trekking to Karla caves and back, it was all a lot of fun.
As we reached Lonavala – a hill station which is 625 metres
above the sea level on the morning of 31st July, we were greeted
by a light drizzle and a light fog. We filled our energy reserve
with a piping hot and yummy breakfast. To appease our sweet
tooth, we were driven to the Maganlal Chikki Factory after the
breakfast where we all bought a bagful of chikki and saw how
this delicious sweet is made.
Dressed in our colourful raincoats we moved on to the most
awaited part of the trip – trekking. We had to climb about 360
steps, but the beauty and magnificence of Karla caves was totally
worth the exercise. Due to the continuous rains we got to enjoy
the cold waterfalls. A lot of pictures were clicked by our teachers.
They also enjoyed with us. As this beautiful moment came to an
end, we realized we had to go down 360 steps (but it was better
than climbing up!).
After the strenuous trek we rushed back to our hotel for a big
lunch and DJ party. Teachers and students showed amazing
dance moves and we all let our hair down. The music played was
from the 90’s and we all enjoyed it very much.
We returned with a chest full of lovely memories….
- Anya and Reya
Grade 7
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TOUR DE EUROPE
That time of the year has come again when the school announces the international tour.
After the successful tour to Singapore and NASA, Joshi Tours is back with another
dream come true tour to Europe. At the orientation, Mr Joshi warmly greeted and
addressed us. He took us on a virtual tour of all the places on the tour iterinary. Let me
tell you they were all wonderful and I felt like going for the trip. There was a definite
buzz in the audience when this 11 days and 10 nights trip to such an exotic continent
was announced. This trip, scheduled for the Diwali vacations, includes visits to London,
Geneva, Zurich and Paris. On the itinerary is Shakespeare’s birth place, the Eiffel tower,
Cern physics lab (Europe’s second largest physics lab), the Cambridge University of
London, Madame Tussauds’ Wax museums and a lot more. This will undoubtedly be a
once in a lifetime experience of celebrating the NEW YEAR IN LONDON.
So let’s pack our bags...
- Reya Jhaveri , Grade 7