Make every day your masterpiece; A school that firmly believes that a beautiful day starts with a beautiful mindset. The day @ Manaskriti starts with a diverse and life related activity every day, which is called Umang. Umang is a series of activities divided from Monday to Friday to inculcate knowledge, life skills, self and social skills, the power of yoga and meditation, the spirit of competitions and theme-based assemblies.

In the month of April, students acquired interesting knowledge and facts through fantastic fun series of various subjects. The students learnt various life and social skills through sessions like good touch/bad touch and importance of friendship. Competitive spirit makes our students ready for their upcoming life and we equipped them through competitions like “I am special, Design an emoji that describes you and Doodle making.” Fit is not a destination; it is a way of life.

As a school, there is a lot of prominence on continuous fitness and health through yoga and meditation sessions. It infuses creativity, happiness and zeal in them to give their best during the day. It is much treasured by students of all the age groups. Celebrating culture, nature and skills together makes our assemblies memorable for lifetime for our students and teachers. We celebrated Baisakhi; I am special and Earth’s day with utmost gusto. Umang; Enthusiasm energises and enlightens everyone to be exuberant every day!

Field Trip to

‘Waste to Wonder Park – New Delhi’

“I went to Waste to Wonder park on Saturday from my school to celebrate Earth week.

My whole class went there in our school bus. On the way to

the park we were given cue sheetsto know about the main

attractions of the park and their details. We reached there early in the morning. I was amazed to see the famous wonders of the world.

It is not possible for a human being to visit and observe all the wonders in its lifetime however now we have got the opportunity to see them all at this famous park.

It was a spell binding sight to see the monuments. I was super excited to see the Eiffel Tower of Paris, Pyramids of Egypt, Leaning Tower of Pisa and Taj Mahal of India amongst other wonders. I was left stunned to see that they were made from recycled iron and other waste materials. My Class Teacher Priya Ma’am, explained the materials used in them to us. My favourite was Taj Mahal.

I was speechless when I saw replicas of animals peeping from the leaves of the trees at me. My friends and I asked our teacher to click our photos with them. Many trees had the features of human beings pasted on them. It will be a pleasure to go back there again. “

Doodle Making

“On 28th April my school organised a Doodle making activity to celebrate Earth Week. Nature is painting for us pictures of infinite beauty day after day. Mother Earth is a living organism too. We must love, honour and respect her.

We were asked to doodle across the outside walls of our Indoor Abhimanch . We wanted to share the message to ‘Save Mother Earth’ with the students across the globe.

The doodling not only brought my creativity to the fore but also helped my friends and me to relate to this mission of saving earth. When we all realised ‘Heart and Earth’; both are spelled with the same letters, it made sense that we needed to treat mother Earth with utmost respect and sensitivity coming from our hearts.

We enjoyed the activity and got sensitised towards our responsibility to contribute towards saving our planet.”

Maati se Parichay

“The sweet fragrance of soil after fresh rain is the most aromatic smell of nature. To get us - the students; back in touch with our roots and to give us a feel of the beauty of soil, a potter was invited by my school to help us students learn how pliant and creative the clay is and can be.

We created various kinds of pots and vases on the potter’s wheel. Our happiness was out of bounds.”

Parichay & Aarambh

Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting again. Manaskriti School celebrated its second orientation day on 30th March 2019.

The event started with Headmistress’ address where she shared about the viewpoint of the school and how the school has been functioning differently for the overall growth of students.

The event proceeded with the school song which shows the values and determination of school for not only academic but global progress of the child. Students of various grades presented how from Monday to Friday their days are infused with creativity, happiness and zeal, to give their best in and outside the school.

A profound thinker and principal of the school, Ms. Jyoti Bhalla shared the philosophy of the school along with all the signature events that were held last year. She shared that learning is a continuous process and should not be restricted to classrooms only.

Manaskriti school started with new-Fangled energy and enthusiasm on 3rd April 2019 for its new session 2019-20 with Maximum attendance on day one.

Eyes were shining with excitement and curiosity about what the new academic year holds for them. A lot of new faces around made them keen to know each other better.

Teachers started the day with an interesting know-each-other activity where students were divided in pairs and they had to introduce each other.

All the students took this up with high dynamism and exhilaration and within a short span of 20 minutes, they all became friends for lifetime. The event concluded with Principal’s address to the students where she shared that there is no greater talent than willpower. She said, “Believe in yourself and sky is the limit.”

Volume 2, Issue 1

April-May 2019-2020

Inside this issue :

• Parichay & Aarambh

• Umang our enriching mornings

• Earth Week-Field trip to Waste to

Wonder Park – New Delhi-Doodle Making

-Maati se Parichay

• Kathakaar se Mulaqat

•Story Writing Competition Books-en-Beyond

• Monthly Activities from Ankur – Grade 2

• Creative Corner – of the students & by the students

• Sustainability Trivia

• Principal’s thoughts –Harbinger of Change

• Mann ki kriti- Manaskriti

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Principal – Harbinger of ChangeEducation is not the learning of facts but the training of the mind to think.

In the era of ever-changing technology, Manaskriti school has come up with ‘Educator as Felicitator’ approach which is supported by many researchers. One of the leading publications mentioned “Technology can’t replace educators in classrooms.”

“As the principal of the school, I feel the entire education system has changed radically in last 5 years. From a book driven method to experiential learning, students have also evolved in every aspect of education.”

The entire school’s team is working on constant innovation to understand the learner’s mind and use the teaching methodology which best suits them. As a system of education, we are moving away from the traditional way of teaching. We not only believe in experiential learning but giving the freedom to the teacher to teach in the most unconventional way which makes the learning -learning for lifetime.

“My mantra of teaching is based on 4C’s – Critical thinking, Problem Solving, Communication, Creativity, Innovation and Collaboration.”

Manaskriti school believes that: In learning you will teach and in teaching you will learn.

From the

Editorial Team

It is great fun to bring together various colours of the rainbow and present them in a pot.

We are honoured to be given an opportunity to present to you all a snippet, a glimpse of all the activities and happenings of Manaskriti School.

We felt like leprechauns that have been given a hidden pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

Thus, we open this magical pot and present before you our stash of Gold.

Happy Reading!

Books-en-Beyond

Story Writing

Competition

Manaskriti Mind is a holistically developed Mind.

Aashna Sethi of Grade 6 brought laurels to the school by winning First Prize in the Story Writing Competition in Grade 6-8 category. It was held at Hotel Radisson Blu on 26th April, 2019 organised by Books-en-Beyond , an organisation which is nurturing book lovers.

She competed with students from various schools, however her out of the box thinking and creativity of presenting her story made her stand apart.

Kathakaar se

Mulaqat

Stories hold a very significant place in a child’s life. Children not only love to weave stories but also love to listen to them.

Students enjoyed the story telling session organised by Manaskriti where the famous story teller- JaishreeSethi , the founder of Story Ghar who is lovingly called as “Story waali” mesmerized the children with her stories that had learning for children in various facets and motivated them to create their own world of stories!

journey of manaskriti mind

Tanav YadhuvanshiGrade 6

Raunak RanaGrade 8

Anushka BishtGrade 7

Collaborative learning at Manaskriti

On 3rd April 2019, Kindergarten started their new session for the year 2019-20 with great zeal and enthusiasm. Children experiences a new way of learning through games & play for a whole month.

Their day started with Umang – a series of creation and knowledge. They did fun filled activities like ‘being

detective’, ‘picture talk’ etc. Three assemblies were organised on the theme of Mahavir Jayanti, Earth Day and

Hindi language was intro-duced to the students for the first time. Child-ren learnt each aksharthrough rainbow tracing,air tracing and semolina tracing in a tray. They enjoyed pasting wool ऊ - ऊन for hair on a face.Students immensely enjoyed pasting cotton on ‘l-lamb’ and creating zoo with lots of wild animals in the classroom while doing z-zoo. They walked on a wooden zigzag plank to understand the concept of zig-zag.

Students took a round of the school to search different objects related to different numbers. They experienced their sensory organs with different hands on activities and observed 3D solar system to know about the Sun & the planetary system – its family.

Learning is fun

As teachers we have the great privilege and responsibility to impact our students’ lives positively, giving them reasons to push forward and motivating them to succeed in life.

Students of nursery have been learning through eight plays, integrated with various concepts and skills taught at our Learning Studios 1 and 2. Learning through Dramatic Play, Sand Play, Water Play, Dough and Clay Play, Table Top Play, Small World Play, Construction Play and Creative play have helped in teaching in a holistic and play way.

Play time is precious; Play builds brain pathways for thinking, creativity, flexibility, empathy and many other lifelong skills. The philosophy of Manaskriti is sustainable living; we believe in Recycle, Reuse and Reduce and plan our activities and assemblies accordingly. Students are able to learn new words and express themselves by doing various activities in class.

Mann ki kriti- Manaskriti

CONTACTS

• School AddressManaskriti SchoolSector 82, Faridabad 121004

• Working DaysMonday- Saturday – 8:00 am to 2:00 pm

• Admissions Counselor-Mira JainE-mail : admissions@manaskritischool.comPhone : +91 9667863370

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Editorial Board : Ms. Priya Mehra & Ms. Preeti Sinha

Budding enthusiasm

The small buds of our beautiful Manaskriti garden have been getting settled and doing various activities like sorting and stacking, matching, greeting elders and environmental studies.

With an open curriculum, the small minds are able to learn freely and take active roles in all the activities, this has helped them in demonstrating excellent skills and take control of their learning which is beneficial in self motivation.

Hands on learning

Students of Grade 1 did pottery and learnt Hindi shabd with clay. Maths abacus activity was done with a beads abacus. They learnt before, after and between concepts of Maths through number bricks.

They also made puppets with paper plates, drawing domestic and water animals with no 4, learnt dance on ‘one little finger’ song.

All these activities helped them in revising the concepts by practical applications and also helped

their creative thinking to come out.

Students participated withfull zeal and enthusiasm.

Creative Corner

Doodling By - Ishika ChauhanGrade 8

Optical Illusion By - Ishika ChauhanGrade 8

Doodling - Lionel MessiBy – Medhansh NegiGrade 6

Logo Making By – Kashish BaidaGrade 8

Sustainability Trivia

It is better to use laptops instead of desktops. They use more than 50% less energy and require less resources and energy to produce.

People can maximize the heating and cooling efficiency by keeping blinds and curtains open during the day and closing them at nights to insulate the windows.

Desks and chairs can be arranged next to windows to reduce the need for artificial lighting during the day.

Every time people open the refrigerator door, up to 30 percent of the cold air can escape.

A heavy coat of dust on a light bulb can block up to half of the light of the bulb.

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As Sir Ken Robinson observes that ‘The more complex the world becomes, the more creative we need to be to meet its challenges’. Manaskriti has been built keeping in mind all the challenges and infuses creativity to children through its vibrant classrooms, and an open architecture.

Education today has to be transformative and meet the needs of the dynamic world. with a blend of a challenging academic environment, outstanding creative arts and sports and fitness, Manaskriti believes in nurturing the children to understand and work towards their true potential.

The entire campus is filled with natural material and sensory experiences to encourage activity, curiosity and participation in outdoor learning and play.

It is indeed a pleasure to see children using the open spaces and engaging in healthy discussions with their peers.

We look forward to building these bonds with the community and nurture the young minds to think independently and peruse their passion.

Vijaya Sethi, Headmistress

Values and learning

Learning by doing not only supports and shapes the conceptual understanding of the children but also allows them to come up with their imagination and build a new world. Grade 2 students not only learnt the concepts like addition, place value, expanded form, etc. using beads & place value chart, to recall them better they alsolearnt them through abacus and fake currency.

They learnt the names of various spices and medicinal plants to experience the properties of shrubs, herbs and parts of trees. Students of Grade 2

visited and experienced everything in theclass as well as Gulmohar Greens.

After listening to the story in the class and presenting it in the form of skit, students lelearnt how to make sentences on their own. Several activities were conducted in the classroom for better understanding of proper nouns, common nouns, countable & uncountable nouns.

Children need the freedom to appreciate the infinite resources of their hands their eyes and their ears, the resource of forms, materials, sounds and colors.

Rhymes, action song, tang party, finger printing, birthday celebrations, are few of the activities that were taken up in the month of April.