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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.

Volume 4 Issue 2


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


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


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.



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


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


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


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


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


Grade 7 students explained scientific principles through colourful comic strips.

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