Journeying Together February 2020 Vol.40

In this Issue:

Celebrations and Festivities Beyond the Classroom Global Citizenship

Special Assemblies Class XI Orientation Junior Campus Events

Awards and Accolades Students’ Corner Activity Based Learning

Junior Campus Sports Carnival

The smell of buttery popcorn, brightly coloured game stalls and excitable voices of the children

drew everyone to Hari Shree grounds. It was the Junior Campus Sports Carnival that brightened

up a Saturday morning. The children explored various fun filled games, relished tasty snacks

and enjoyed with friends on the bouncing castle. This summed up a beautiful, vibrant day.

Celebrations and Festivities

Read Aloud Day

This day was a new experience as we were hearing about the Read Aloud Day for the first time.

It was like old times, where we got to sit together in a circle and cherish the moment with our

classmates as our acharya read captivating stories. With great involvement, we along with our

acharya, were deeply engrossed throughout the session. We thoroughly enjoyed this day and are

looking forward to more such sessions.

- Advika K, grade VII

Bhagavad Gita Chanting

Bhagavad Gita Day was celebrated in January. Children recited shlokas from the scripture,

listened to stories and also participated in a quiz.

It was a proud moment for Ms.Visalakshi and all the acharyas who had volunteered to help

children learn these shlokas.

A Step in the Right Direction

An orientation for students seeking admission to class XI was conducted. This session helped the

parents and students understand the admission procedure, subjects offered and the possible

combinations at the ISC level in Hari Shree.

Hands on Tye and Dye and Pottery Workshop

The Art department of Hari Shree facilitated a Pottery and Tye & Dye workshop for parents as

part of Varnajala, the Annual Art Exhibition.

The poster making competition was much welcomed, as it was for a good cause - Promoting

Afforestation. We used one-sided papers to save our beloved, one and only planet.

Truly, for all of us, it wasn’t a competition. Regardless of who wins, everyone's a winner deep

down, contributing for such a cause.

- Aaghya Bafna S, grade VII

Promoting Afforestation

Activity Based Learning

Spreading Social Awareness

The Sociology students of class 11 performed an insightful street play on Child labour. The

reasons for this social issue was the theme of this play. It brought about a wide spread

awareness in the school.

- Mritsa, grade XI

Taking a Plunge into Indian History

It was towards the end of January that we left for Mysore. The train was at 6 am in the morning,

and spirits were high among the students, teachers and organisers. All of us were extremely eager

for the journey to start. For many of us, it was the first time away from home by ourselves.

Our day trip to the temples of Belur and Halebidu was memorable. The three hour long bus

journey was refreshingly fun and interesting, as we had a lot of time with our friends. The

temples, both of them, were exceedingly beautiful, and were apart from any other temples we had

seen. They had their own unique beauty that couldn’t be found in other temples. The uniqueness of

these temples was that they were both built on only one storey. The exterior of the temples was

equally beautiful, with intricate carvings.

The guide who accompanied us was extremely informative. The entire day was fun, interesting and

gave us an understanding of our heritage. The Tipu Sultan Summer Palace was quite beautiful and

filled with detailed mosaics.

We learned in detail the codes of conduct to be maintained while in public places, a lot about the

temples and about ancient architecture.

- Taran Balakrishnan, grade VII

Beyond the Classroom

We visited Mysore during the second week of February for our outbound trip. We travelled to

Halebidu, Belur, Kushalnagar and Srirangapattanam over a span of 4 days. We visited many

temples, palaces and other sites including Mysore Palace, Tipu Sultan’s Summer Palace and

Hoysaleswara temple.

The architecture and sculptures in the temples and palaces were surreal and displayed the skills of

our ancestors. We not only learnt about our history, but also had lots of fun. It was an experience

we will always remember.

- Shriya Rama Rajiv, grade VIII

Movement clicked, memories packed, happiness recorded!

Visit to Eco Park

The students of grade IV visited the Adyar Eco Park as a part of extended learning on

adaptation of plants and animals.

Reviving Antiquity

School trips are important for both recreation and learning. We went on a school trip to

Dakshinachitra. It is popularly known for exhibiting various types of houses and south Indian

culture. It was a great experience exploring different kinds of houses, traditional folk dance

(karagattam), magic show, puppet show, glass doll carving and more. We had our tummy giggle

over the bullock cart ride and we enjoyed it the most. It was indeed an amazing trip with our

friends and acharyas.

Hands on Experiences in Farming

Grade 5 went on a field trip to Farm Guru. When we reached there, we could feel the fresh air

unlike the air in the city. The whole farm was on 64 acres of land. We walked barefoot to a field

where we would plough. Getting into the slush and ploughing the field was a one of a kind

experience. We learnt about different types of farming like, Organic farming, Natural farming,

Toxic and Non-Toxic farming.

The bullock cart ride was fun all the way. After that we viewed a hive of bees and learnt about the

different bees in a hive, such as, Queen bee, Guard bee, and Worker bee. Then, one of the uncles

there caught catfish and let us hold it. Of course, we put them back in the water. We took home

some organic vegetables and a house plant each.

Grade 10 GC Marathon

Addressing Sustainable Development Goal 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities.

Students of grade 10 culminated their GC project after several interesting sessions of surveying,

analysing and brainstorming throughout the year. As part of the last leg, students divided

themselves into five groups, each working on a different topic. These included solar lighting,

vertical gardening, traffic signage and regulation, electricity conservation in the corridors using

motion sensors and water quality testing. Thus yet another enriching, insightful and fulfilling year

of GC came to a close.

- Tejas Nageshwaran, grade X

Every Drop Counts

Through a survey done in our school, we found that there was water wastage while gardening. Our

idea to use a rubber inlet to reduce the flow rate in taps did not save water efficiently. Hence, we

came up with the solution of Drip Irrigation, which saves water and nutrients by allowing water to

drip slowly to the roots of plants from above the soil surface. We implemented it with the help of

our GC teachers and are able to save about 100 litres of water per day.

- Reported by the Drip Irrigation team of Grade 7

Global Citizenship

Students from grade VII created strainers for sinks using glue sticks to prevent clogging of pipes in the

school kitchen while washing plates and vessels. – Grade 7 Sanitation Team

Sink Filtering

Grey water refers to wastewater from non-toilet plumbing fixtures such as basins and taps. The

reuse method involves diverting waste water from the sinks into a grey water collection system.

The grey water is then used for cleaning the washrooms. With this system we are saving about 40

litres of water every day. – Grey Water Harvesting Team Grade 7

Grey Water Harvesting

Solvathon 2020

The ‘Solvathon 2020’ was an enjoyable and informative event organized by Reap Benefit in

collaboration with CHSV. Students and teachers from various schools attended this event. Through

interactive games and activities, we were taught a simple acronym (DISS- Discover, Investigate,

Solve, Share) to remember the steps to ideate and solve environmental as well as civic problems.

We learnt to implement this process with synergy, working as a team . We were able to build

prototypes and share ideas and it was a great learning experience for everyone.

- Ahana Dey, grade VIII

The special assembly was conducted with an objective to inform students about the importance of

Martyr’s Day and the significance it holds for Indian citizens. Students enthusiastically

participated in the assembly to show their gratitude towards the martyrs who sacrificed their

lives for our country.

Amar Javan – A Tribute to the Martyrs

Students of class VI Sembaruthi highlighted the importance of two lesser known festivals,

Thaipusam and Rathasapthami through dialogues, skit, video and dance.

Lesser known Festivals

Special Assemblies

Hara Hara Mahadev

A special assembly on Maha Shivratri was organised by the students of class VI Samandhi. The

students enthusiastically participated in the assembly and narrated the importance of the festival

through Video, skit and a Shiva Tandava dance.

The significance of Basant Ritu, also known as Vasant Panchami, was well explained by the

students through a skit. The class also spoke about why the worship of the Goddess of Learning

coincides with the advent of spring and why we, traditionally wear yellow on that day. In the

end, an energetic bhangra performance, as a welcome to the season, was presented by the girls.

A World without Flowers is Like a Face without a Smile!

Awards and Accolades

Harshini & Riddhi won silver medals, Chetna

& Dhiraj won bronze medals in the National

Art Competition conducted by Schoolsindia.

Schoolsindia Art Competition

R Nitin Valliappan of Class 6, secured first place across all

Chennai schools in ‘Ramanujan Math Talent Exam’,

conducted by the TamilNadu Science and Technology

Center. He was felicitated by the Tamil Nadu Education

Ministry on the 28th of february.

Young Mathematician

Vaels International Inter-school Football Tournament

Our Under 11 and Under 13 football teams were awarded the runner up trophy. Nithilan from

class VI was declared the best player of the tournament and Shaun from grade VII was awarded

the trophy for the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Junior Campus Events

The Pre-Primary children excelled in chanting the Bhagavad Gita and were happy to receive

the certificates for their fabulous effort!

Bhagavad Gita

A variety of fish, sharks, sting rays and an exciting feeding session marked a memorable and

enjoyable field trip to the Aquarium for the Grade I children.

Young Minds at Work

Nothing can deter the focus and attention when we are at work!

Exploring the Marine World

A trip to the beach

My dad and I went to the beach

which was well within our reach.

It was a Sunday morning and

we had our skin burning.

we saw the salt water sparkling

like my little earring dangling.

we saw a lot of people buying fish

which was well against my wish.

it was time for us to leave

we had to leave the beach

with lots of grieve.

- S Ananya, grade II

Students’ Corner

The delighted chirps of birds

Gliding through golden skies

Their high pitched voices

Making euphonious sounds.

The cute little rabbits

Hopping about evergreen meadows

They go around swiftly

You’d barely notice them at all.

The rustling of leaves

At the tips of emerald trees

The colours shine in the sun

Especially those magnificent and young

The wonders of the sky

Most thoughtful of all

Bright sunny skies or azure and frigid

Always quite charming.

The swishes of gentle rivers

Or the shouts of great ones

Never do we cease to wonder

The divinity of the flowing waters.

Small white flakes

Falling upon grass

Glaze shines on class

The season’s gift.

The heavenly hours or

When dawn just awakens

How amazing nature is

Shall not be mistaken.

We love it so greatly

To the deep ends of our bones

So we’ll maintain it as such

To give back to the world we so owe.

- Varsha Karthik, grade VIII

Nature

- Megh Kochar, grade II

Teacher Editors - Ms. Hemamalini Sivakumar, Ms. Deepali and Ms. Meenakshi

Student Editors - Ms. Nivedita Naveen and Ms. Ananya Vijay Ganesh

Design and Technical Support - Ms. Preethi E

Photography - Mr. Ganesan and Mr. Sugumar

In March…

March 5 - Career Guidance Session for Class X & XII

March 6 - Class X & XII Orientation Program

March 7 - Global Citizenship Culmination Day

CA/SA– Please refer to our website for dates of examinations.