SXHSG 01 JULY-AUGUST NEWSLETTER 2020

2020 20202 2020

LEVERAGING NEW-NORMAL: A DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

ST. XAVIER’S HIGH SCHOOL, GHAZIABAD

Glimpses of Pre primary

The new session started with a different notefor all of us this year due to Covid 19. In order to ensure that

learning remains as unaffected as possible for our learners at St. Xavier’s, we have launched a lot of

innovative strategies for all classes. Keeping the welfare of students in mind, we have started online teaching

to ensure that children engaged productively and spend their time meaningfully during this testing time. Our

teachers have been working very hard to ensure best learning experience for all our children.

Our Team

INDEX

Bubbly Nursery

1. Fun with clay

2. Janmashtami celebration

3. Independence Day celebration 4. Noodles necklace

Jovial KG

1. Float and Sink Experiment

2. Rainy day celebration

3. Rakhi celebration

4. Non fire cooking activity

5. Janmashtami celebration

6. Independence Day celebration

7. CVC words activity

8. Ganesh Chaturthi celebration

Tips for the

parents

Remember that

discipline is not the

punishment.

Enforcing limits is

really about teaching

kids how to behave in

the world and helping

them to become

competent, caring

and in control.

Every child is an Artist

My Garden picture by Aadvik Mishra

I can see picture by Arnav Kushwah

Me and my friends picture by Aadya

Shrivastava

“The beautiful

thing about

learning is no one

can take it away

from you.”

B.B King

Parents speak

Being mother of two hyperactive

Xaverians,life is always at the edge.

This Pandemic has changed

everyone’s life in a major way. I had

to do away with the maid and do all

the daily chores myself with support

of my family members each can do.

Thishas helped all of us to

appreciate the dignity of labour and

do away with physical and mental

stiffness(lol!). Although, in pre-covid

era, we used to have junk food in

few occasions. Now, it has been

stopped absolutely and children

love homemade fast- food like

Appe, Handwo (Gujarati snack),

wheat and carrot cakes and lots of

fruit and vegetables. In last 8 years,

my role changed from a manager in

the corporate world to a

homemaker taking care of two kids.

Now I get time to do some “catching

up”’ which I couldn’t do in these last

8 years. During this Pandemic, I

developed a liking for binge

watching web series which are very

crisp and less melodramatic than

the typical TV serials. Study from

home has made everyone more

tech savvy. I feel more comfortable

allowing my children to use laptop

and android device more than ever

before. I enjoy family spending

quality time staying indoor

together. I also unwind with some

‘Kapalbhati’ and Pranayam. At

times, a crisis is too good an

opportunity to be missed.

Shilpi Krishna

M/0 Prothomesh Krishna ,KG

Daffodils

Bubbly Nursery

LET’S EnjOy SOmE ACTIVITIES

Fun with clay and numbers

Numbers are never boring it's the way you

present,same way children of nursery

enjoyed playing with dough or clay to learn

count the numbers.

Event Report

“Today a reader,

tomorrow a leader.”

– Margaret Fuller

Toddler’s Dictionary

Let’s practice these words

Press roll knead

Stretch squeeze

Event Report

Krishna Janmashtami

The festival of Janmashtami was celebrated with great zeal and pomp

by our tiny tots this year. Krishna Janmashtami is also known as

Krishnashtami, SaatamAatham, Gokulashtami, AshtamiRohini,

ShrikrishnaJayanti. Celebrated on the eighth day of the month of

Savana, Janmashtami marks the birth of Lord Krishna, an avatar of

Lord Vishnu. Children looked adorable dressed as Krishna, Radha.

There were so many fun filled activities like flute making, dance

videos by kids and story was told by teacher to inculcate the values

and respect for our religion.

Did you know?

Parents speak

Our experience of online classes has been very good. We can see the hard work put in by the teachers and that's highly appreciated. The efforts put in to ensure that students stay involved throughout the sessions, specially the younger ones in kindergarten, speaks for itself. If it's not better than normal classroom session, then it's definitely very close to be as good as one.

The pandemic has taught humankind quite a few lessons, and of course not only in terms of change in education methods. And yes, it has definitely helped all of us to train our kids better on hygiene habits. Keeping kids indoor is a challenge and has reduced their physical activities also. That's one big side effect of the whole pandemic situation. To cope up, we have to adapt measures like doing little yoga sessions at home with Rudra and cycling in floor lobby. Wish these times will be over very soon and life turns normal.

KalpanaYadav

M/0 Rudra Rannvijay, KG daffodils

N is for Noodle Necklace

Making Noodle Necklace is a fun activity to introduce

young children to learn about the letter N. Children of

Nursery Daisy enjoyed thoroughly.

Children had different types of pasta which have holes to

be threaded. It provided an opportunity to talk about the

letter and real life experience. Children made this for

their Mom's. They gifted it as a token of love.

Event Report

Independence Day

We celebrated the 74th Independence Day with great

vigour to honour the sacrifices made by great men for the

country and encourage patriotic feeling among the

students. Nursery daisy children participated whole-

heartedly during pandemic time. We all sang Nanna

munna rahi hun. All were dressed up in tri colour and

delivered slogan of famous freedom fighters.

Let’s try this

Parent Speak

Paint Your Dreams

Mani Chauhan, (M/0 Vihaan Chauhan),

KG Jasmine Vegetable printing done by

Vedansh Singh

Vegetable printing done by

Rachit Ojha

Vegetable printing done by Shivay

Tyagi

Divya Singh, M/0 Pulkit Singh, KG Jasmine

PAREnT’S SPEAk

Nisha Tewetia Singh, M/0 Yashraj

Tewetia Singh, KG Tulip

Nisha Kaul, M/O Khavish Kaul, KG Tulip

Jovial KG

Rainy day celebration

Rainy Day is always a fun time for the kids if it is celebrated

in the school. Moreover it makes the school environment

light and mesmerizing for these tiny tots.

To celebrate the first showers of Monsoon, the pre-primary

students came in their raincoats & umbrellas in virtual

class. The students of KG class made their boats and float

in the tub.

Teachers made them aware of the things found in this

season like corn, frog etc.

The kids really had a festivity time with their friends and

teachers. This Rainy Day celebration was full of fun & frolic.

Event Report

Focus words

Let’s practice these words

Puddle raindrop Thunderstorm

Umbrella raincoat gumboots drizzling

Event Report Float and Sink experiment

Here’s another fun and easy science experiment– Sink or

Float? It’s perfect for the beginning of the preschool year

because it teaches important, familiar vocabulary (many

students know the word float from swimming) and requires

very minimal preparation. That’s my kind of science

experiment! We began by talking about the vocabulary (sink

and float). The students made predictions. Floating and

sinking is a fun science concept for children to explore.

Students conducted the experiment with leaf, nail, rubber ,

sharpener and some fruits . They saw and observed that

heavy objects sink and light objects float.

Neetu Aswal, (M/O Aadrika Aswal, KG Tulip)

Rakshabandhan celebration

Rakshabandhan is a special occasion to celebrate the

bond between brothers and sisters symbolized by the

tying of sacred thread, ‘Rakhi’ around the wrist of

brothers. The children joined in this celebration,

which was aimed at strengthening the bond of love

and to instill the virtues of love and harmony among

the growing Xaverians.

Event Report

Event Report Non Fire cooking activity

Non fire cooking - Bhelpuri

Cooking without fire can be a lot of fun. Involving

kids and bonding with them is a wonderful deed.

Children require a variety of nutrient rich foods

each day, being one of them. KG children were

very excited to prepare this amazing

tangy bhelpuri giving a new twist to the regular

snack time.

Vocabulary Strainer peeling serving spoon apron swirl soggy

Independence day celebration

Pre- Primary wing celebrated Independence Day with

great fervour and enthusiasm. The students of Class KG

enjoyed finger printing in the national flag .They came

in dressed up as freedom fighters and spoke their

famous slogans. The teacher taught them significance

of independence day.

Event Report

Event Report Janmashtami celebration

Janmashtami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord

Krishna, one of the most powerful and famous

reincarnations of Lord Vishnu. To seek the blessings

of Lord Krishna, Janmashtami was celebrated on 11th

August, 2020 with mirth and joy. A lot of fun-filled

activities like mukut making craft , dance video by

kids and lines on Janmashtami was conducted in

online classes. The purpose of the flamboyant

celebration was to inculcate value of sharing and

respect in the students.

Event Report

Ganesh Chaturthi celebration

Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated as the birthday of Lord

Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. The festival is

also known as VinayakaChaturthi or Ganeshotsav.

Pre Primary section celebrated Ganeshotsav with lots of

fun and masti. On this auspicious day, all the children

came in colorful dresses and the festival started with

Lord Ganeshashloka and ended the ceremony with great

joy, happiness and devotion towards Lord Ganesha. This

year children along with teachers made Ganesha idol

with "clay" and watched Oh my friend Ganesha movie.

As a parent, I want to do everything I can to protect

our child and family. The coronavirus disease

(COVID-19) pandemic has brought with it new

challenges for families across the globe. UNICEF

Parenting is here to be your partner in navigating

this health crisis by providing you with accurate,

reliable information on the best ways to keep your

family safe.

Divya Singh

(M/O Anshika Singh, KG Jasmine)

As the Covid-19 driven Pandemic continues, we

have adapted ourselves to the new normal which

includes kid's online classes, work from home,

online purchases, social distancing, increased

hygiene standards, to name a few.

Now that we are confined to our homes and society

has ground to a halt, we can see what is important

and what isn’t. What makes life worthwhile and

what doesn’t.

Now every house is a school and every parent is a

teacher. Thanks to technology due to which

teachers are able to connect with students and

parents for uninterrupted education. Every change

brings with it some challenges. So did the online

classes, however, it has evolved well as a reliable

fall back plan for children's education. If we follow

the social distancing norms and maintain personal

hygiene, we will have good results sooner. I hope

everyone stays at home and we are able to send

the virus packing.

Rachana Singh

(M/O Advika Singh, KG Jasmine)

Hi Corona

You came uninvited this year and intimadated us. You tried

to frighten us and to be honest we were afraid. Every thing

was affected. Jobs , shops and morale, every thing was

down.

But You forget that how we have evolved till today.

We as humanity has been tested time to time and we had

came out stronger each time.

This time when were locked up

We spent quality time with family

We brushed our professional skills

We learnt new recipes

We took care of our immunity

Now thanks to you

We are healthier

We are better professional

We are happy family

We understand our material needs

And most importantly we are back to our life

You are still there and vaccine awaited

But we wait for your exit but will be thankful for teaching

us importance of life and what is meaningful to life.

RoohiKaushik

(M/O Vihaan Sharma, KG Jasmine)

PAREnT’S SPEAk

Event Report CVC Flower Activity

"Teach me I will remember. Involve me I will

learn" - Ben Franklin

KG students learned CVC words through a fun

activity. They wrote the words on the petals

and created a beautiful flower independently.

Tongue Twister

Parents speak

Sonam Chockden

M/0 Tenzin Chockden, KG Daffodils

Suvarna Paliwal

M/0 Raghav Paliwal,, KG Tulip

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