CHRONICLES OF THE THIRD TERM 2019-2020

A Note from the Editor:

The academic year came to an end abruptly, with a sudden jolt,

pushing us all out of our comfort zones or should I say pushing

us into our comfort zones (our homes). The world is fighting an

invisible sinister enemy pushing us into lockdown which has

changed our perspectives on things we thought mattered the

most. The most hyped board exams had to be temporarily sus-

pended, we are vulnerable irrespective of our status, family time

is beautiful, real super heroes don’t wear capes, they wear white

coats & Khaki uniforms, fashion has lost its fizz and so on and

so forth. I am so looking forward to read lockdown dairies, once

this ends. We are in the midst of online classes trying to keep

students occupied and on par with their syllabus. Parents and

students are flooded with tips to stay safe and sane. With the

hope of getting back to normalcy, let’s have a look at all the

events of the third term, not before the surprise element of this

issue, a special note from the Correspondent.

Praying for everyone’s safety and sanity, signing off for the year!

MISSION STATEMENT To provide wholesome education in a conducive environment that has an

innate respect and regard for the staff, students and parents, that nurtures values, enhances experiential learning, leading to development of

21st century skills, provides opportunities to discover self and contribute

to the Society.

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VISION

To take education

beyond and build a

new World.

WHAT’S IN • HaRI VALUES • EDITOR’S NOTE • SACRED SPACE

• A NOTE FROM THE CORRESPONDENT’S DESK

• HEALTH & SAFETY

• CCA,CLUB & SPECIAL

DAYS

• STAFF DEVELOP-

MENT PROGRAMS

• SCHOOL NEWS

• ACHIEVEMENTS &

ACCOLADES

• MOTIVATIONAL

TALKS & GUEST LEC-

TURES

‘HaRI’ VALUES

We believe in the core values of Happi-

ness, Responsibility and Integrity and

our endeavor is to instill these core val-

ues in students to enable them to

achieve holistic growth and develop a

charming personality. In order to sup-

port the HaRI values, we have 50 best practices

https://www.nsnschools.com/best-practice/ Social contribu-

tion is an integral part of NSN as we believe in giving to society.

https:/www.nsnschools.com/social-contribution/ This year an

amount of close to Rs 86 lakhs has been waived in the form of

fee concession/exemption for meritorious students who are

from the economically weaker section.

SACRED SPACE

From the Correspondent’s Desk

The Academic year has come to an abrupt close. Yet,

when I look back at the year that went by, it has cer-

tainly been punctuated with innumerable activities.

The school is definitely scaling in all aspects. It has

set high standards for itself and has also bench-

marked itself in a few areas. Success to NSN is in bet-

tering its own performance year after year. The Vision

of the school is such that, journeying towards it itself

will take us closer to Excellence. The Accreditation

has certainly helped us to reflect on our work and re-

alise that there is always a better way to do things. The school focuses a lot

on moulding strong individuals in terms of character, values, aspirations,

skill and knowledge. Unexpected turn of events has

helped us to explore technology and take education

beyond the classroom. Virtual classroom is the new

reality. Preparing for the unexpected is the new norm.

Life is right now teaching us that we should live in the

present, take nothing for granted, be grateful for all

our blessings, save for a rainy day, be resilient, have

unshakeable Faith in the Force above and believe that

this too shall pass...Looking forward to yet another fruitful and productive

academic year!!!

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Students of class III to IX

were taken on a field trip to

Farm Guru, a place where

students experience a farm

Visit to Farm Guru

in all its rustic glory.

Students enjoyed a

bullock cart ride apart

from feasting on or-

ganic food. They learnt

about ‘transplanting

seeds, crop rotation

and intercropping’ as

they strolled around

the vegetable patches.

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The Government of India acknowledges children as

one of the most important partners in nation-building.

The Bal Shakti Puraskar is given by the Government

of India every year to recognize exceptional achieve-

ments of children in various field i.e., innovation,

scholastic achievements, social service, arts & cul-

ture, sports and bravery.

Sivabharathi.A from XII A received the prestigious

Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Puraskar 2020

from the President of India Mr. Ram Nath Kovind on

January 22nd 2020, in a grand ceremony held at

Rashtrapati Bhawan. The award carries a medal, a

cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a certificate and a citation.

Sivabharathi and the 48 other children, hand-picked

by an elite panel set up by the Union Ministry of

Women and Child Development, met the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi on 24th

January 2020. They also took part in the Republic Day Parade on 26th January 2020.

Sivabharathi has extended his support towards the rice farmers in India. He worked on

an “Innovative method for raising the paddy seedlings by an economically viable and

ecologically sustainable method” by generating high quality seedling that only takes 14

days to grow and is transplanted in the field. The cost of the new seedling is 33% lesser

than the current investment made by the farmers.

His other project, titled “Efficient and economical control of pests in rice through seed-

ling raised in a media using Nano bio-pesticides” tries to resolve the rice pest infesta-

tion and protects the farmers crop.

He received an award from the Sigma XI – The scientific research honor society and was

also duly elected as an associate member by the committee in the year 2017.

He was endowed with the USAID Global development innovation award from the US

Agency for International development and an award on innovation by Monsanto- USA in

2017.

Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative award was presented by the

Arizona State University in recognition of the creation, design and development of inno-

vative solutions that directly addresses our planet’s sustainability challenges.

He received the prestigious Grand award by IRIS in The National Science Fair held at

Initiative for Research & Innovation in Science (IRIS) at Pune in 2016 and at New Delhi

in 2017. He won the CSIR innovation award for the school children from the Honorable

President of India at the Golden Jubilee function of CSIR held at Vigyan Bhavan, New

Delhi on 26th Sep 2017.

The School honoured Sivabarathi with a memento and a cash prize of Rs.10,000/-.

Click the link to view the moment of pride “https://youtu.be/szRVtQbsxmM”.

Click the link to view his research in a paddy field along with a farmer

“https://youtu.be/j8Fg4fhLD”.

Sivabharathi-The Pride of NSN

Bouquet of Thanks (28.02.20)

Brain storming session– “Health risks and ways to stay fit”

• Avoid junk foods, fizzy drinks, and sugary drinks. Eat healthy food to give nutrition to our body.

• Do yoga and exercise regularly to keep our body fit and strong.

• Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, a variety of protein foods, and low-fat food.

• Getting enough sleep brings health and happiness into life.

• Brush and floss your teeth twice a day to avoid teeth decay.

• Avoid gadgets for good vision.

• Drink more and more water to keep our body from dehydration.

Joy of Loving

There is no bigger joy than the joy of loving and to be loved. On this day (14th Feb-ruary) every child writes a letter to his/her parent ex-pressing their love for them. We tend to take our family for granted at times and fail to express our love in words .

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A few interesting excerpts below

Students of class 6 to 12

had a brain storming ses-

sion classwise to come up

with ways to stay fit.

through a letter ( which is again another forgotten skill). In NSN, it is always an En-deavour to shepherd our stu-dents through school days into kind and compassionate adults who will make this world a better place to live in.

The birthday of our be-

loved founder Smt. La-

litha Menon is ear-

marked as the day of

“Bouquet of thanks”.

Students of class 6 to

8 prepared cards and

honored the support

staff with handmade

flowers. This day is to

thank the support staff

for all that they do and

to create a feeling of

gratitude in the hearts

of the students.

Each staff is called to the stage, after read-ing a personalised message about them. It is a heartwarming day with high emo-tions.

Alumni Contribution

Mr.Karthikeyan, Senior Engineer Moovita, Singa-pore(2009 Batch) and Ms.J.Yamini, Microsoft, USA(2000 Batch) donated a sum of Rs.25,000/- each. As per their re-quest, we used Karthike-yan’s fund to honour support staff on Bouquet of Thanks. Yamini’s fund will be used as Endowment Fund for the Best Sports person for NSN Memorial School.

Project Day

The old-school model of passively learning facts and reciting them out of context is no longer sufficient to prepare students to survive in today's world. Project based learning is an instructional method where students collaborate with others and “learn by do-ing”. It helps students de-velop skills for living in a knowledge based society. Every year, one topic is chosen per class ,on which students do sufficient re-search and display

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They get to explore their curiosities, ask questions and form a new love for learning. On the day of their project display, stu-dents take ownership over their projects, reflecting on and celebrating their pro-gress and accomplish-ments.

their learning through models, charts etc. They also experience field trips/Skype sessions with renowned people/guest lectures to en-hance their learning in the topic chosen.

Infinithoughts is not just a magazine, it is the czar of magazines. It is a privilege to see our students’ articles published in the maga-zine. Students in NSN are encouraged to write articles and send their boomerang every month. About 9 articles writ-ten by students of all 3 schools have been published this aca-demic year. The impact of the values is testi-fied by the boomerang written by our stu-dents and not to forget

Budding writers of NSN

the prize winning boo-merang by an alum-nus. Click the link “https://www.nsnschools.com/category/articles/” to read the interesting ar-ticles written by our students.

The idiom “All work and no

play makes Jack a dull boy”

holds true even for the young

learners. Recognizing the im-

portance of sports in a child’s

life, the NSN Group of

Schools held its Kiddies

Sports Meet exclusively for

the toddlers of kindergarten

on 11.1.2020.

Mrs. Mary Vasantha Kumari, Principal, St. Brittos acad-emy presided over the func-tion as chief guest. The cul-tural program began with the jubilant marchpast of the tiny tots of Pre.KG classes with vibrantly coloured pom poms. The students made their entry in high spirits. .

gave a grand start. The cul-tural events ranged from Classical dance perform-ance, drill with various props ,an energetic Maver-ick display, scintillating Si-lambam, a harmonious Yoga display, a majestic Band demo, a gripping Ka-rate demo to stylish west-ern dances. Fun time with parents’ events added to the enjoyment. The zealous parents gathered in large numbers, constantly ap-plauding the enthusiastic young sports stars. The sports arena decorated with flags, fluttering in the air reverberated with the sound of cheer. The winners of the various sports events were hon-

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins sportsmanship.” NSN Group of Schools cele-brated its 51st Annual Sports Meet on 31st January and 1st February 2020. A majestic March past, the hoisting of the Prestigious school flag, the glorious lighting of the Olympic torch with the sol-emn Oath taking ceremony

oured with prizes and certificates. Thus, two days of celebration of sports marked in the his-tory of NSN !

Kiddies Sports Meet

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Various cultural programs like smiley drill, folk dance, Rajasthani Dance and fan drill were presented magnifi-cently by the children.

The game conducted for the

parents was the most fun –

filled event of the day. The

parents participated with

great enthusiasm and en-

joyed the lighter side of the

game.

Then the much awaited

track and field events

started. As the budding

athletes of NSN ran to the

finishing line, the school

campus reverberated with

enthusiastic cheers from

the spectators. The chief

guest distributed the prizes

to the proud winners. It was

a fun day focusing on pro-

moting physical activity, in-

stilling healthy competition

and enhancement of motor

skills of the children. With

favourable climate, enthusi-

astic children and parents

the Kiddies Sports Meet was

a wonderful event.

51st Annual Sports Meet

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Kindergarten graduation is an

exciting milestone for pre-

primary children as it’s their

first step towards a future full

of hopes and possibilities. The

NSN Group of schools cele-

brated the Kindergarten

Graduation Day on 29th Feb-

ruary 2020 with vivid colour

a n d a d d e d f i e s t a .

Mrs. Radhika Ravi, Principal,

Chaitanya School, Manapak-

kam, presided over the func-

tion and was left spell bound

by the performance of the kin-

d e r g a r t e n s t u d e n t s .

The graduation day show-

cased the tireless efforts of

the Kindergarten teachers in

nurturing and grooming of

The choir and little danc-ers created a mood of fes-tivity. The coming of Santa as a surprise brought in Christmas e a r l y . The program culminated with the National An-them. It was indeed a joy-ous and memorable day for the little ones and their parents.

Kindergarten Graduation Day

these tiny tots. The students depicted the life story of Je-sus Christ, which enthralled the audience. The birth of Christ spread joy and cheer, the miracles of Christ restored faith and the crucifixion of Christ left everyone moist with tears and called for a standing ovation.

The basic objective of observation of the National Science Day is to spread the message of importance of science and its application. Among the people. In this regard,

competitions were conducted in school for the students of class VI to VIII. Std. VI Collage on New Inventions

Std. VII Science Quiz Std. VIII Working models on elec-tricity and magnetism which paved the way for innovative science.

Apart from this, students also made a display of the various models.

National Science Day

• JRC visit to Ganesh Shank-ari old age home, Madam-bakkam(6.2.20).

• JRC campaign for smokeless Bhogi Campaign against plastic in the neighbourhood (3.2.20).

• Selected students from Scouts & Guides, Band and JRC had the opportunity to witness the PASSING OUT PARADE at the Officers Training Academy on 5.3.20

CCA,CLUB & SPECIAL DAYS

• Session on classroom

techniques for KG

Mentors by the Spe-

cial Educator(4.1.20)

• Action Research ses-

sion by Dr. Sheela Ra-

gavan for the Solution

Finders Team (8.2.20)

• Chrysalis orientation

for primary mentors (11.3.20)

STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

KG NEWS Kiddies sports meet -11.01.20 Colour day -29.01.20 Talent show-09.02.20 KG Graduation day -29.2.20 PRIMARY NEWS A guest lecture on “Agriculture “ for the students of std 4(14.2.20) No eraser day (2.3.20) Field trip to cowboy farm for std 5(8.1.20) MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL NEWS Pongal assembly presentation (10.1.20) Assembly presentation -mime on “water conservation” by class 9 (19.2.20)

and created awareness. The NSN Health and Safety team sent peri-odic messages to par-ents and staff on the benefits of donating blood. However, only 92 people volunteered, but only 50 were found eligi-ble to donate blood and 19 people registered for stem cell donation.

Blood donation camp 28.2.2020 NSN group of schools conducted a blood donation camp joining hands

with the Madras vol-untary blood bu-reau. Our students left no stone un-turned to create awareness on the same. Students from the Junior Red Cross also went to the neighbourhood

HEALTH AND SAFETY– WE CARE

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• Scouts & Guides, Cubs & Bulbuls and JRC Annual Day (15.2.20) Theme : Nine laws of

Scouting.

N.S.N GROUP OF SCHOOLS

SCHOOL NEWS

• All Faith Prayer by Scouts and Guides Students.(24.02.20)

• Session on "Handling Rela-tionship" for Std. VI to VIII by Student Counsellor.

• Karuna Day - Theme World Day of Social Jus-tice; Campaign on "Awareness on Social in-justice" by Karuna club members.

• Experiential Learning Day for KG TO STD IX (19.02.20)

NSN believes in all round development and students are encouraged to participate in various tournaments at national and international levels. Inter-School competi-tions serve as a platform for students to display their tal-ents and earn accolades.

Click to view students’ achievements. http://www.nsnschools.com/

chitlapakkam/sports-award/

https://www.nsnschools.com/

chromepet/sports-awards/

http://www.nsnschools.com/

memorial/sports-awards/

ACHIEVEMENTS and ACCOLADES

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MOTIVATIONAL TALKS AND GUEST LECTURES

• National level Pre Engineering & Pre Medical Examination awareness program by Allen career institute (25.1.20).

• Motivational talk by Mr.K

Saravanan, CA, FOUNDER, KS ACADEMY for Std XI and XII Commerce students(12.2.20).

• Session on “ROBOTICS “ for

Std. VIII by Mr.Mathubalan.G, Senior Consultant-Analytics in Infosys Ltd.(27.2.20).

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