Volume 3 Page 1 THE CYGNUS GAZETTE · 2017-03-03 · The Cygnus Gazette Volume 3 Page 2 Proud Moments... Cygnites participated in an Inter-School Competition “साहित्ययक

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THE CYGNUS

GAZETTE

Dear Parents,

The Academic year 2016-17 is coming to an end with a „WOW‟ feeling amongst us. This year was an exciting and promising one, filled with new challenges and new

learning. We believe in … “One common campus One Common purpose, One Common Goal – OUR STUDENT SUCCESS!”

We, both teachers and you as parents shared the responsibility of giving our best to our child everyday. Working as partners, we ensured our student‟s success. As children mature physically and mentally, they are increasingly responsible for making healthy choices for themselves. Independent choice is one of the responsibilities of growing up children. Our

responsibility as a school and as a parent is to provide children with the knowledge and guidance needed to make healthy independent choices in eating healthy and nutritionally friendly foods, maintaining physically active life style and overall wellness. When we talk about physically active lifestyle, we mean encouraging PLAY in children particularly in this age of media intrusion. As adults we seem to have forgotten how to play! It does not come to us naturally. We no longer acknowledge that the two – Work and play could blend with each other. So much so, we play in order to achieve a goal, either for exercise or to win or to earn money. Play has a tremendous therapeutic value. It allows us to get out of our roles and not be judged. Playing takes us away from the hectic routine existence and problems. So what are we waiting for? Begin today if not already in it.

Spend the forthcoming summer vacation meaningfully with your young children. Include plenty of play time with them. Who else can be better Positive Role Model than you to Your Children? In the end note, I like to Quote

“There are little eyes upon you and they‟re watching night and day. There are little ears that quickly take in every word you say. There are little hands all eager to do everything you do. And a little child Who‟s dreaming of the day he‟ll/she‟ll be like you.” Bhavani Raguraman Director

From the Director‟s Desk

Volume 3 Page 1 2016-17

Note: Students of Grade 6 to 8

participated in the poll.

Cygnus Olympic

Winner Secondary

Orion house

Cygnus Olympic

Winner Primary

Aquila house

AQUILA HOUSE

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Proud Moments...

Cygnites participated in an Inter-School Competition “साहित्ययक विधाएॊ” organised by New Era Senior Secondary

School.Hitarth Chauhan of Grade 5A bagged the first position in „Hasya Kavita Competition‟.

Palak Agrawal of Grade IIA secured the 7th Position in the State Championship of MARRS Spelling Bee 2015-16.

Under-14 (Girls) Basketball Team participated in an Inter-school Basketball Competition „VIVA 8‟ at Vibgyor High

S c h o o l & w a s t h e w i n n e r o f t h e C h a m p i o n s h i p T r o p h y .

Our student Shruti Rajgor also bagged the Best Player Trophy for the Tournament.

Mohammed Jaliwala, student of Grade -7A participated in MAYOR CUP -2016 football Championship. He repre-

sented his team as the captain. His team won the match and bagged the trophy. Mohammed has also awarded a

gold medal for his center forward goal and was declared the Man Of The Match.

THE PINNACLE

“The Pinnacle”

An Inter - School Competi-

tion, a yearly affair at

Cygnus World School has

b e e n d e s i g n e d t o encourage participation

of all the schools of

Vadodara in various events.

Dialogue Dhamaka (Second Position)

Class

Kavya Aga III D

Ayana Majmudar IV B

Just A Minute (Third Position)

Class

Harsh Shah VI A

Debate (Second Position)

Class

Siddhant Agrawal VII A

Nishi Shah VII A

World Art (Second Position)

Class

Nilam Gill VIII B

Creative Expression (Second Position)

Class

Jinil Shah IX B

Choral Recitation (First Position)

Class

Advaith Nair V A

Aarav Tapuriah V B

Dwarkesh Soni V A

Maanya Khurana V A

Namrata Tandon V A

Sara Brahmbhatt V A

Shriyamwada Kirdutt V B

Vedika Chauhan V B Best Speaker Award Class

Siddhant Agrawal VII A

INTERHOUSE DEBATE Page 3


INTERHOUSE DEBATE – Winner‟s List

90 SECONDS TO FAME – Winner‟s List

Name First Position Class

Pushya Soni I A

Jiya Tinani I A

Shreeya Jajoo I B

Devraj Golani I C

Zaid Fruitwala I C

Vihaan Patel I D

Palak Agrawal II A

Yashvi Shah II A

Deepti Patro II B

Aarohi Joshi II B

Anya Kothari II C

Anantvikram Sinh II D

Rahi Shah III A

Shaan Malhotra III A

Jianna Bakshi III B

Suhani Patel III C

Neev Jain III D

Rishabh Patel IV A


Shauryaraj Patel IV A

Varun Pradhan IV B

Pruthvi Patel IV C

Shantanu Nambiar V A

Vedika Chauhan V B

Rishiraj Parmar VI A

Karamvir Kahlon VI B

Aakarsh Dubey VII A

Nayonika Bagha VII B

Kaavya Patel VIII A

Deleena Shah VIII B

Siddh Jain VIII B

Hridyansh

Brahmbhatt IX A

Dinesh Chaudhary IX B

Jeet Patel X

Mihir Shah XI

Name First Position( Grade VI & VII) Class

Kaustubh Sharma VI B

Nayonika Bagha VII B

Saisha Khera VI A

Saif Vora VII B

Name First Position ( Grade VIII & IX) Class

Anjali Tandon IX A

Gunjan Sharma VIII B

Diya Khera VIII A

Sindhu Krishnan IX B

Name First Position( Grade X & XI) Class

Dhruv Verma X

Suhasi Chawla XI A

Name First Position (Grade III)

Class

Armaan Khurana III A

Jaladhi Dave III A

Misha Negi III C

Ananmay Sharma III D

Name First Position (Grade IV & V)

Class

Krisha Gracias IV C Megh Tikra IV C

Maanya Khurana V A Shanthanu Nambiar V A

The ability to think critically is essential for our children today, who are being

bombarded with divergent view and ideas by people with vested interests and political agendas & So we at Cygnus World School pre-pare our students for this through an Inter-House Debate Competi-tions. The topics for de-bate were „All zoos should be banned‟, „The entire world should turn vegetarian‟, „Academics really are the most important area in

the school‟ etc.

DID YOU KNOW ?

Burrowing owls are quite courageous. They nest and roost in underground burrows.

To keep predators away, they imitate the sound of a rattlesnake.


AARUSHI PATEL I A

NEOMI PATEL I B

ANAAYA SHAH I C

GAURI PATEL I D

RANGOLI PATEL II A

DHARIYA SEWANI II B

RAHIL CHHATRALA II C

KANISHKA SHAH II D

PARAM DUDHATRA III A

KAVYA PATEL III B

MISHA NEGI III C

VISHWA KADAM III D


KSHIRIN SIRIPURABU IV A

PADMAJA GAEKWAD IV B

ANANT DAGA IV C

MAANYA KHAURANA V A

TANVI GUJARATHI V B

AESHA BAHADIA VI A

AVANI JADAV VI B

NISHI SHAH VII A

NAYONIKA BAGHA VII B

NATANIA KUMAR VIII A

ISHITA SENGUPTA VIII B

FUN WITH COLOURS – Winner‟s List

QUIZ - WHIZ – Winner‟s List

Name First Position Grade III to V

Class

Safal Jaiswal III C

Kavya Dhodapkar IV A

Sara Brahmbhatt V A

Name First Position Grade VI to IX

Class

Harsh Shah VI A

Khushboo Khicher VII B

Pawan Patel VIII B

Manay Chokshi IX B

CREATIVITY IT– EVENT– Winner‟s List


Pushya Soni I A

Saumya Shah I B

Vishwa Nalvaya I C

Saumya Bhuva I D

Dhir Gujarathi II A

Rishona Khosla II B

Arjun Mehta II C

Pranshi Anand II D

Aanya Patel III A

Aryan Patel III B

Ridhima Nagar III C

Foram Padhiyar III D


Man Ranpura IV A

Anish Patil IV B

Megh Tikra IV C

Fenil Patel V A

Atharva Gaur V B

Harsh Gadhavi VI

Mahi Prajapati VI

Anannya Gandhi VII

Khushboo VII

Divya Rajput VIII

Cygnites participated in the competition to exhibit their creative skills. The topics were like „ My Doll, Rainbow in the Sky, Aquarium‟ for Grade I & II, „Cartoon Character, A Sea-shore, A Bunch of My Favorite Flowers ‟ for Grade III and V and „Warli art, Patters‟

for Grade VI to VIII.


There was a Quiz-Whiz Com-petition for students of Grade III to IX wherein all students were quizzed on the following subjects –English language,

Mental math, Science, Current Affairs & General Knowledge. The Quiz began with the intro-duction of the quizmaster and the contestants from each

house-team.

The questions put forth to the

teams were intriguing, exciting

and made the audiences go

„Aah!‟ and clap when the teams

answered correctly. The

audience also got a chance to

participate every time the

teams answered incorrectly.

At Cygnus World School, ICT classrooms are one of the most interesting and exciting classes for students. So the spirits of the students were very high, on the day of the event. The grade wise topics were mentioned to the stu-dents on which they artistically created designs. Cygnites used various software like Tux paint, MS-Paint, Blender and Publisher to create and design 3D Logo for school, Cer-

tificate for Cygnus Olympic etc.


Great Achievements

We are proud to inform that Namrata Tandon of Grade 5 of our school stood first in the Inter School Elocution Championship conducted by All for Kids. Students from many renowned schools of Vadodara participated in the same from Grade 5 and 6. We congratulate Namrata for this exceptional achievement and wish her all the best in all

her future endeavors.

Cygnus World School congratulates Armaan Khurana of Grade III on winning the UNSW-Gold Medal in Digital Technology

category in 2016 IAIS competition organized by MACMILLAN Education. We are proud to inform that 48 participants from 15 countries participated and he emerged as the only student of Grade III to be awarded the Gold Medal. We wish him more laurels and achievements in the future & are confident of

his success!!

We are proud to inform about the achievement of our students in the 5th Ohtsuka Karate Cup organized by International Wado Federation of India.

1) Aashir Patel of grade – VIII A Won Ø Gold Medal in Kumite Ø Bronze Medal in Kata

2) Mustafa Rathwala grade – VIII A won Ø Gold Medal in Kata Ø Silver Medal in Kumite

3) Aditya Patel grade - VIII A won Ø Silver Medal in Kata & Kumite

4) Divya Rajput Grade – VIII A won

Ø Silver medal in Kata

Ø Bronze medal in Kumite

Aum Patel of Grade VIII B, participated in the All Gujarat Roller Skating Championship 2017 organised by Baroda d i s t r i c t Ro l l e r Ska t ing Association & won a Silver medal in Ring Race I, Gold medal in Ring Race II and Silver medal in Road Race I. We congratulate him for this achievement and wish him all the best in all his future endeavors.

A QUIRKY FACT

The total weight of all the ants on Earth is greater than the total weight of all the humans on the planet.

It is a proud moment for the school to

share that Kushagrah Jhaver of Grade

2A secured Bronze medal in Boys Singles, Under 10 and Heer Shah of

Grade 3B secured the semifinalist

position in Girls Singles, Under 10,

Baroda Open Badminton Tournament.

Congratulations to both the children

and their parents!


Class Presentation Grade I,II and VIII Parents are invited to the school for various cultural programs through the year. But watching the children enact scholastic sub-jects truly provides the parents an insight into the curriculum! Grade I and II parents were mesmerized by the confidence and stage presence of their tiny tots. Grade VIII showed tremendous poise and maturity ! Over all brilliant Class Presentation…!

A special assembly was organized in the auditorium where in all the Cygnites assembled to witness a full-fledged cultural program put up by their loving teachers for them. Teachers presented classical dance, mono-acting and songs to keep the students entertained. While, English is a “Funny Language” kept the students in splits.

Proud Moment for Cygnus

Ms.Smita Debata,

science teacher of

secondary school Qualified for the

Nationals at the

P A N I n d i a

T e a c h i n g

P e d a g o g y

c h a m p i o n s h i p organized by Tata

Class Edge. 3000

t e a c h e r s

registered for the

same and 12 were selected for the

Nationals after

district, regional

and zonal rounds

and she was one

of them.


Creya Presentation

„Spectrum‟ - Art Exhibition

Creya is an innovative STEM (Science,Technology,Engineering,Math) Programme run at Cygnus World School. The children gain practical knowledge about areas like physics and engineering. They get the opportunity to script, direct, act and edit movies. The incredible work done by the children of grades IV – IX was presented before the parents, in

the first week of February.

“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot

paint then by all means paint, and that voice

will be silent.”

~Vincent Van Gogh

With this quote resonating in our hearts

Cygnus World School embarked on a journey

to hone the latent creative abilities in each

budding artist. From emulating icons in the field of art like Picasso and Van Gogh on can-

vas to charcoal sketches of myriad human

expressions, the event stood as a platform for

young minds to transcend the boundaries of

their inherent aesthetic potential.

The Art Exhibition was inaugurated on 6th

Feb‟17 and was based on the bright hues of

colours for Grade I to IV, while Grade V to XI

worked on folkart countries namely Australia,

Mexico, Japan , China ,Greece, Native Ameri-ca, Africa and India. It was „very fascinating

and impressive‟ for everyone who experienced

the exhibition.. The impact of each colour was

so evident and much appreciated by one and

all.


CYGNUS FEST

Be happy for this moment….this moment is your life! The 6th annual day celebrations of Cygnus World School brought out the essence of cultural diversity and rich heritage

of our country. The theme for Primary fest was „As the plot thickens‟. It brought to life the beauty of books. Cygnites from Grade I to V

performed on Stories from Panchtanra, to English Classics „to Akbar and Birbal.. Music and song filled the air.

The theme for the Secondary was „ Bhasha anek awaaz ek‟. Students of grade VI to XI showcased their talents in all the 5 languages i.e. Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Gujarati & German. Through skits, choral recitation, dances, Qawaali, songs

and speeches, they mesmerized the audience. Cygnus World school was beautifully decorated. The event was diligently organized. and was vibrant, contagious and

exuberant.


INTERACTIVE DISPLAY BOARD Career Counseling

School Management

invited eminents speak-

ers who are experts in their field to talk about

varied options available

today as they choose

their careers. Ms. Radha

Shah gave an insight

about the choices one can make studing com-

merce. Mr.Harsh Puro-

hit, spoke on great

length about multi-

disciplinary design & communication tools.

Mr. Ashish Tandon a

successful first genera-

tion entrepreneur, spoke

about how IT & Internet

Security, cloud based mobiles work and the

options one has after a

degree in Electrical,

Computer, Telecomini-

cation Engineering. Flight Lieutenant Man-

si Sunger an IAF Officer

spoke about the options

in Indian Defence mainly

pertaining to Air Force.

„Activities and Examples

isn‟t another way to teach,

it is the only way to teach.‟

Activities play a significant part of classroom teaching learning process. To keep the Cygnites engaged and

to awaken creative expres-sions in our students, reg-ular innovative activities are taken up in the classes and are proudly displayed outside the classes. Some of the activities undertaken and displayed are Locating ones city and home in the Solar System, Super sense Organs in various Animals, etc.

DID YOU KNOW ?

Newborn reindeers are able to stand and walk almost immediately and can run within 90 minutes of their

birth.


CYGNUS OLYMPICS

“Champions aren‟t made in the gyms. Champions are made

from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream,

a vision”--- Muhammad Ali

Cygnus World School celebrated their 6th Olympics with March Past, lighting of the lamp followed by various interesting races,

relay races. The event saw a display of physical drill & dances,

in the form of Yoga, Leziem, and Aerobics by the students in

put to music that took the spectators to a different land.

Parents also enthusiastically participated in Labacha Race and

Obstacle Races. Students enjoyed fun sporting events, while

the race involving parents remained the highlight of the day.

The „Best House‟ was declared and trophies were given.

HANDS - ON ACTIVITIES


“Hands on activity” is what we call

Experiential Learning . Being hands-on is es-

pecially important in the classroom because it allows students to engage in kinesthetic learn-

ing. At Cygnus World School students are al-

lowed to experiment through trial and error,

learn from their mistakes and understand the

potential gaps between theory and practice.

„For the things we have to learn before we

can do them, we learn by doing them.‟ -Aristotle

SEC PIC

SEC PIC


OUT BOUND TRIPS

Online international collaboration has been initiated by Cygnus in the session 2016-17. As a part of the same our school collaborated with

three schools of Abu Dhabi, Doha and Argentina. This was our school‟s first step towards promoting of globalization and contributing

towards global peace. The students of Grade VIII collaborated with „The Belgrano School, Argentina‟. Students of both the schools prepared cards and Flash cards based on the festivals celebrated in their respective countries. Students of Grade III interacted with the students of DPS,Doha about

their culture and performing arts. Grade IX students collaborated with Abu Dhabi Indian School, Branch 1, Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Students prepared tourist guides on the historical monuments of their cities and exchanged them with

collaborating school. A Skype session was organized wherein students of both the countries

exchanged ideas and information.

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION

„I took a walk in the woods and

came out taller than the trees‟

When adults reminisce about

their school days, chances are

their thoughts will go back to

an outdoor trip taken from

school. Many say travel is edu-cation. Outbound trips bring

even this aspect of education

under the Cygnus umbrella.

During this academic year

Grade I to III had a day trip to

Adventure Parks – Ravines, CASA Paradise, Orsang Resort.

Grades IV to XI went on 3-4 day

trips to Little Rann of Kachchh,

Bhavani Retreat, Udaipur,

Mount Abu, Mithapur & Jam-bughoda. Taking students into

a new environment gives them

the experience of traveling in a

group and provides them with

more information and insights

into the places they visit.


STUDENT CORNER DEAR FRIEND

This ones for my friend,

Whose friendship will never end.

For all the mistakes we made,

Our friendship will neverr fade.

I am there to help you day and night,

To forget our previous fight.

I took your band out of your hair,

But returned it with great care.

Once we went out to walk,

And wouldn‟t decide what to talk.

We started with a funny thing,

Started singing hotline bling.

Today when it‟s time to say goodbye,

I think I will now cry.

Bhavyaa Setia

VIII B

The Magic of The Moon

When the blazing sun sets,

And the inky sky emerges... Comes something so enticing and bright,

It fills your heart with delight!

The moon is so big and beautiful,

And special in its own way…

It brightens up the darkened sky, Just for me, everyday!

When I walk through the meadows,

Your light showers upon me…

And then you clear the path, To my destiny!

You were the one, who gave me hope,

You were the one who lit up my world…

Years have passed and now I‟m old,

But you still shine like there is no change in time!

Nayonika Bagha

VII B

कार का चमत्कार

आऩ सबको मेरा नमस्कार | यि कविता ऩढ्ने के बाद आऩ सोचेंगे कक मै ि ॉ एक कविताकार|

मन ष्य को निी रखना चाहिए अॊह्कार| िरना मच जाता िै जीिन में िािाकार| माननी चाहिऐ िमें बडों की बातत, तभी आते िै िममें सॊस्कार |

िमें डाॊटना िोता िै बडो का अधधकार | एसलऱए निीॊ टोकना चाहिए उन्िे बार-बार|

अगर िम निीॊ देंगे ऩढाई ऩर ध्यान , तो निीॊ बन ऩाएॉगें धचत्रकार या साहिययकार |

अगर ऩढेंगे िम खूब जोरदार, तो बन जाएॉगे एक मिान ऩत्रकार| अगर िम करेंगें अच्छे काम, तो जीिन में िोगा चमयकार |

बच्चो को किानी स नाता िै किानीकार| अगर बच्चे करेंगें इनकार ,

तो निीॊ समझ में आएगा जीिन का ऩडाि |

Bhumika Gupta IX A


Moxit:- How would you describe yourself?

Moxit:-What was your favourite subject at school and why?

Moxit:- Who or what made you choose teaching as your career?

Moxit:- In your opinion what makes a great teacher?

Educators Opinion Sangeeta Chaudhuri:- “Poverty” is one of the major challenges which India is facing in the present world of globaliza-

tion. Major steps must be taken to tackle this grave situation. Shweta Surve:-India is facing several problems just like any other nation. As I perceive most problems are relating to

poverty and inequality. I believe this problem is solvable and we must take it as a challenge to resolve it.

Parents Opinion Mrs. Bhavna Devi: In my view one of the non-measurable challenges that our country faces today is the loss of our heritage, culture and sensitivity towards the environment that we live in. While we are all going global, there is a growing need for us to hold on to our ground firmly, with our roots intact.

Mrs.Rashika Chauhan: While each country faces its own difficulties and tribulations the primary challenge facing India is Corruption. Corruption has penetrated deep in our roots. I truly believe that the time has come to step out of our comfort zone and give India an opportunity. Each of us must make a positive attempt to stop corruption, bribery at its

root, pay our taxes and assist the people who can help us to make a positive change.

Students Opinion Darshan Patel XI-A :-The Biggest Challenge of India is that the citizens don‟t try to change their mindset. They think

that nothing will happen and so why bother to make any effort at all. Abhiraj Dhodapak-XI-A :- The biggest challenge facing India today is unemployment and lack of skill development. In next 20 years, over 10 crore Indians are going to move out of agriculture. With the growing economy, there will be a de-

mand for skilled manpower. There is therefore a need for a national level programme for skill development .

The BIG Question ???

What is the biggest challenge facing India?

Getting to Know My Teacher Ms. Pooja

Pooja Ma‟am:- My ardent love for children was apparent to my entire family. My dear grandfather encouraged me and has been the inspiration and guide behind me taking up teaching as a profession.

Pooja Ma‟am:- I would like to describe myself as Proactive, Passionate, Persistent, Positive, Playful, Pooja.

Pooja Ma‟am:-Environmental Science and Economics were my favourite subjects. They appealed to me as I love creativity and organising data.

Pooja Ma‟am:- Success for me is when my students inculcate values, become good human beings and achieve success

and happiness in their life.

Moxit:-What advice would you like to give to your students?

Moxit:- As a teacher, how would you define success?

Pooja Ma‟am:- Firstly a great teacher must be organized and systematic. Other “must have” qualities are

proactiveness, enthusiasm and a never give up attitude.

Pooja Ma‟am:- My piece of advice is, “ Technology is the way for tomorrow. Be well versed with it. Use it to make a

positive difference to the world. Spread the message of love and kindness.”

“Be a student as long as you still have something to learn, and this will mean all your life.”

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