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CHRONICLE- THE MODERN SCHOOL WEEKLY

Modern School, Barakhamba Road Est. In 1920

SS BLOCK

PLATINUM

JUBILEE BLOCK

Issue 187, 22nd December to 28th December 2019 www.modernschool.net

What’s New at Modern

1 The Nehru House

Biennial Function

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2 Christmas

Celebration

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3 Talk on

Environmental

Issues

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4 Nature Club

Exhibition

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THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA ALONG WITH THE CHIEF GUEST, MIDDLE WING HEADMISTRESS,

HEAD CO-CURRICULAR, AND THE HOUSEMISTRESSES AT THE NEHRU HOUSE BIENNIAL FUNCTION

THE NEHRU HOUSE BIENNIAL FUNCTION

The Nehru House Biennial Function was held on Friday,

27th December 2019. Dr Bharat Agrawal, MBBS, MD,

MBA, M. PHIL graced the occasion with his presence.

The function started with a Kathak dance performance by

Ananta Jain (S4 F) and Lavanya Vadehra (S4 A) followed

by a melodious fusion of music by the School orchestra.

Students of classes S1, S2, S3 and S4 presented the Hindi

Ballet- ‘Kabuliwala’ based on a famous story by

Rabindranath Tagore.

Richa Jaipuria (S6 D) beautifully sang the popular song

from the movie Titanic, ‘My Heart will go on’. Samarth

Khanna (S6 G), Vedika Kapoor (S6 G), Ananya Kadambri

Khanna (S6 G) and Kunal Govil (S6 E) played pivotal

roles in the musical ‘Aladdin’.

The members of the Nehru House concluded the House

Function by presenting the School song ‘Balvan Bano’.

The Chief Guest praised and congratulated the students on

their excellent performance.

The Principal, Dr Vijay Datta, appreciated the members of

the Nehru House for a stellar House Function and

encouraged each member of the House in their pursuit of

excellence.

THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA

ALONG WITH THE CHIEF GUEST DR

BHARAT AGRAWAL

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The morning of 24th December 2019, brought

with it gaiety and yuletide spirit as the front

lawns of Modern School witnessed Christmas

celebration with grandeur.

The celebration commenced with the holy

prayer and lighting of the candles in the

manger by the Principal Dr Vijay Datta,

Headmistress, Middle Wing, Ms Meera

Malhotra and Head Co-curricular Ms

Manpreet Kaur. The students sang carols and

songs such as 'Joy to the World’, ‘We wish you

a Merry Christmas’, ‘Deck the Halls’, ‘Rudolf

the red nose reindeer’, ‘Santa Claus is coming

to town’ etc, which enthralled everyone in the

melodies of rapture and festive spirit.

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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

GLIMPSES FROM THE NEHRU HOUSE FUNCTION

THE STUDENTS SINGING THE CHRISTMAS CAROLS

THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA ALONG WITH THE HEADMISTRESS MIDDLE WING MS MEERA MALHOTRA,

THE TEACHERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS AT THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

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Issue 187, 22nd December to 28th December 2019

The dancers enthused the atmosphere with ecstasy as they danced on

mellifluous tunes of 'Big time rush', 'We wish you a Merry Christmas', and 'Last

Christmas'. The Principal, Dr Vijay Datta, expressed his delight on seeing the

enthusiasm in the children who brought the spirit of Christmas alive.

He congratulated all the participants for putting up a great show and raising the bar in organising

the Christmas assembly meticulously. The Christmas celebration culminated with the 'cake-cutting

ceremony’ and an official photograph with Middle School students and teachers. The teachers who

organized the assembly are Ms Shalini Dahiya, Ms Himani Bakshi, Mr Arindam and Mr Vikram

Sharma who were also thanked and appreciated.

THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA

ADDRESSING THE STUDENTS AT THE

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

A talk for students of class S4 was organized by the ‘Society for the Advancement of Occupational

and Environmental Health’ on Tuesday, 24th December 2019. Dr T. K. Joshi, Director,

Occupational and Environmental Program, interacted with the students and made them aware of

the environmental issues and bio-medical waste management. The training session was organized

in the Senior Biology Laboratory under the guidance of Ms Richa Bhatia, Head of the Department,

Biology.

THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA ALONG WITH THE

HEADMISTRESSES AND THE HEAD CO-CURRICULAR AT

THE CELEBRATION

TALK ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

THE STUDENTS ALONG WITH MR T. K. JOSHI AND MS RICHA BHATIA AT THE SESSION

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COMPILED BY- MS PRIYANKA SINGH SUPERVISED BY- MS BEEBA SOBTI

bags, made by the students of the Nature Club, to the teachers and parents. ‘E- Waste

Collection Drive’ was organized on the same day to recover electronic waste. Students

were engaged in assembling their own Solar Lamp Kits showcasing their initiative

towards a sustainable future. Aman Jain (S6 F), Shivang Soni (S6 I), Yanav Lall (S5

C) and Roham Bhasin (S5 C) started a project ‘The Blue Vision Initiative’ which

aimed to solve the rising problem of water shortage. Under this project his team

installed fifty water saving aerators in the school campus leading to less utilization of

water. The aerators were distributed to the teachers and parents as well. Students

created a miniature theme garden in the laboratory with the use of plastic bottles and

materials which were discarded, displaying the use of 3R’s – Reuse, Recycle and

Reduce. The Principal Dr Vijay Datta, visited the exhibition and congratulated the

students for their achievements and encouraged them to achieve greater heights.

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Laboratory. The students of the

Nature Club displayed the

innumerable achievements and

recounted workshops and

competitions held in the year 2018-

19, under the guidance of Ms Richa

Bhatia, in charge, Nature Club. The

exhibition aimed at inculcating a

scientific temper in students. The

compost formed in the school

compost pit was distributed in paper

NATURE CLUB EXHIBITION

The Nature Club of Modern School Barakhamba Road organized an

exhibition on Saturday, 28th December 2019 in the Junior Biology

THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA, MS RICHA

BHATIA AND MS MANPREET KAUR AT THE

EXHIBITION

THE PRINCIPAL DR VIJAY DATTA ALONG WITH THE

HEADMISTRESS MS JAYA KHURANA AND THE MEMBERS

OF THE NATURE CLUB

THE STUDENTS ASSEMBLING THEIR OWN SOLAR

LAMP KITS