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August2nd weekNEW NORMAL INDIA IS AN “ATMA-NIRBHAR” NATION

With the spirit of “Atma nirbharta”, the week of Independence was dedicated to empowering children, educators, parents and the

community towards building a self-reliant future.

Aishani Grade 7

MRIS – RANGAWALI CONTEST

Shreya Grade 7 Kashish Grade 9 Saraansh Grade 8

Aashna Grade 7

Achievement by VIDI SHEKHAR JHA from grade 4

Manaskriti congratulates our preciousgem VIDI as she achieved first position inArtistic Origami Event .

Your dedication towards arts is reallyinspiring.Wish you many years of achievement ofyour goal and success.

Artistic origami event at Xpressions –an interschool competition organized by Apeejay school, Faridabad

Mnanaskriti minds speak@ new normal India

Manaskriti congratulates ourprecious gem VANYA SIROHI forher participation in the wild wisdomquiz.

There are many a times thatparents are apprehensive ofsharing the concerns clearly whichhinders the child’s growth. Sheurged the parents to share fulldetails with the school so thatharmonious solutions can bebrought about.The culture of a school is built byeveryone, from the housekeepingstaff, gardeners, guards to theeducators and the admin team.At Manaskriti the team putstogether all efforts in order toprovide a conducive environmentfor children to learn and grow.

Ms Jyoti Bhalla, as an expert on a panel discussion

Inclusion is not a strategy tohelp people fit into the systemsand structures which exist inour societies, it is abouttransforming those systemsand structures to make it betterfor everyone. Inclusion is aboutcreating a better world foreveryone.

In the webinar, whileaddressing the parents,Principal ma'am shared herviews regarding theresponsibility of school leadersand educators with theimplementation of the neweducation policy.She also shared how schoolshave to effectively train eachstaff member of their school tounderstand and work towardsthe mental and physical well-being of children.

A coffee session with Nursery parents for the well-being of children

“Teaching is not about answeringquestions but about raising questions –opening doors for them in places thatthey could not imagine.” ~ Yawar Baig

In the virtual realm we try to adopt variousmethods to engage children inunderstanding the subject areas by selfexploration.On the eve of Independence day, all theeducators of Manaskriti came forward andshare their methods and process throughwhich they open the doors of imaginationfor children.With team work, peer assessments andconducting interviews children have beengiven various views to explore theirlearnings. Educators were also explainedthe need of a rationale before everyproject and the importance of learningoutcomes.

“Children spell love…T-I-M-E.”– Dr. A. Witham

While the message of spending time withchildren was shared during the coffeeevening, many important points wereshared like discussing classroom activitieswith children after the virtual sessions andmaking them feel connected to school.

Children at this tender stage tend todevelop their fine motor skills, and toexplain the parents the pincer grip theywere taken through a workshop to helpthem understand different ways in whichchildren hold their pencils or colours andhow simple activities can help them buildthe correct grip.

We are the architects of the new normal- we are educators

Science Experiments

ANEMOMETER by Nandini from grade 5

The best way of learning anything is by doing it.An anemometer is a device used for measuringwind speed and direction. It is also a commonweather station instrument. The children of grade5 made a model of anemometer with the use ofdisposable paper cups and experienced theworking of it.

STATES OF MATTER EXPERIMENT with ANMOLMANCH

Students tried to experience the states of matterand the process when solid mixes with liquid , gaserupts and balloon inflates with carbon dioxide.

SRI AUROBINDO BIRTHDAY Celebration

Sri Aurobindo was an Indianphilosopher, yogi, guru, poet, and nationalist. Hejoined the Indian movement for independencefrom British rule, for a while was one of itsinfluential leaders and then became a spiritualreformer, introducing his visions on humanprogress and spiritual evolution.

At Manaskriti , the birthday of SriAurobindo was celebrated with aspecial assembly in which ourManaskriti minds remembered theefforts Sir Aurobindo made for thecountry.

Children shared a local dish and spoke about the Indian culture and why theylove that dish! From imartis to dosas the classroom was filled with delicaciesfrom across the country!

Fun and Learning

Independence means being self sufficient, emotionally and economically sufficient. Nursery children had fun on Independence Day celebration as the day was filled with activities. Tri color was painted on the face of children and they wore tri colored t shirts . They were explained the significance of the colors of the national flag through various activities like making Tri color Badges and tri colored salad making.

1) Badge Making2) Tricolor Salad Making3) Face painting

Pakwan Making

Artistic Moves

Shivi Grade 4

Udita Grade 3 Vidi Grade 4

Addya Grade 3

Advita Grade 3 Addya Grade 3

Avika Grade 6

Shreya Grade 7

Saransh Grade 8

Puvilan Grade 2

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul and paints his own nature into his pictures.

— Henry Ward Beecher

Avika Grade 6 Saransh Grade 8

Recipe Corner

Fun with riddles

A. A doctor and a boy go fishing. The boy is the doctor’s son, but the doctor isn’t his father. Who is the doctor?

B. What has a neck but no head?C. What has to be broken before you can use it ?D. What is next in this sequence ?

JFMAMJJASONE. What goes up but never goes down?

ANSWERS : A. Boy’s Mother B. A bottle C. An Egg. D. D (The letters are the initials of all the months of the year) E. Your age

Tiranga Lassi

Ingredients:

•Two tablespoon Kesar syrup (for orange colour)•3 cups curd (for white colour)•Two tablespoon Khus syrup (for green colour)•One tablespoon cardamom powder•Three tablespoon sugar

Ingredients:

1. Start with whisking the curd. Add sugar and cardamom powder to the curd.2. Blend the Kesar syrup with curd to get the saffron colour of the flag. Separately, blend Khus syrup and curd to attain the green shade.3. For the white colour keep the curd as is; don't mix anything to it.4. In a glass, pour the Khus lassi first followed by plain white lassiand pour the Kesar lassi towards the end to get the tricolouredversion of your favourite drink!5. In the end, garnish with pistachio and serve cool.

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