Inside this issue:
Editorial
Message from the Principal
Toddlers’ Trend (Nursery—III)
The Rising Stars (IV—VIII)
Activity Galore
And much more………….
VOLUME X
OCTOBER– DECEMBER 2012
The Newsletter…….
Yet again we have successfully prepared an eventful newsletter that has
chronicled all the activities and has presented the vibgyor shades of the
Modernites. When a team works well, the effort needed to achieve the goal
is divided, making work a little lighter and the effects are multiplied and
this aspect is quite evident in the present newsletter. It is our sincere
endeavour to impart quality education to our students and help them
reach the path to excellence. We hope to achieve this aim by becoming
facilitators as we render all possible help to our students to acquire
proficiency in gaining knowledge and sharpening their communication
skills and applying it and thereby making the newsletter a grand success. I
would like to end with the words of Albert Einstein, who once said,
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For while knowledge
defines all we currently know and understand, imagination points to all
we might yet discover and create.”
NEWSLETTER TEAM:
Ms. Simerdeep Kaur
Ms. Kavita Bhatia
Ms. Naina Nagpal
Ms. Nayan Dahiya
Ms. Kajal Bajaj
Ms. Shruti Uppal
I extend my earnest wishes for the coming up edition of the newsletter, which is a mirror of my students as well as teachers’ indefatigable efforts. My students always give me a reason to smile and motivate me to create more opportunities with an aim to enhance their self esteem. Newsletter is one such platform to exhibit their innate talents and also a kaleidoscope of plethora of activities conducted in our institution. I firmly believe that self esteem is a key to success and to pioneer true self-esteem they must concentrate on their accomplishments and forget about the negatives in their lives. If you do not have self esteem, you cannot develop self confidence. It's how much you value yourself and how important you think you are. It is how you see yourself and how you feel about your achievements. It is not about thinking you are perfect - because nobody is - but knowing that you are worthy of being loved and accepted just as you are. I further request all the parents to help the children explore opportunities to find out who they are, rather than persuading them to be who you think they should be. We must show respect for children by giving them choices when appropriate and then respecting their decisions supplemented with unconditional love and the gift of your time with them. Its only then that we can expect a pre-eminent nation. It does not matter who you are or where you came from. The ability of triumph begins with you always.
“To get a taste it ain't enough
To eat your fill you need the stuff
You think you're there about to land
But is the trip just what you planned
You're falling, yes you're falling
For the sweet smell of success !
Alka Kapur
The birth of „Father of the Nation‟, Mohandas
Karamchand Gandhi was celebrated by the
Nursery department with full enthusiasm on
1st October 2012 in the school premises .
Tiny tots from pre-school and pre – primary
participated in various activities like
Gandhiji‟s spectacle making activity ,stick
puppet of charkha , colouring , sketching and
enacting Dandi March wherein the students
elegantly wore white dhoti , pyjama kurta
and spoke slogans about Gandhiji‟s life and
teachings.
Classes II , III and IV actively took part in
activities like Role play, Quiz, Poster making,
Cleanliness Drive, Poem Recitation and
Incident Narration on Gandhiji‟s life.
PowerPoint presentations were shown to the
students to enlighten their path with the
teachings of Gandhiji. These activities
helped the children imbibe the teachings of
Gandhi in a fun filled and interesting way .
Gandhi Jayanti
Toddlers’ Trend
“Festivals add happiness all around.”
With diyas, candles and lights, Diwali is always colourful and bright. The festival
of lights was celebrated with great enthusiasm by the learners of Pre School on
9th November 2012. They decorated diyas using scrap CD‟s, paper flowers,
mirrors , glitters and added their own touch of creativity to it. A stick puppet was
given to the students as a token of love on the auspicious occasion. It surely lit
up the hearts of the young kids.
Kriti - The Art and Craft Exhibition was organised by the Nursery Department
on 3rd November 2012 which comprised of amazing collection of art and craft
items based on the following themes.
Kriti –Art and Craft Exhibition
CD Decoration
Class Theme
Pre School Ojaswini
Pre Primary Christmas Galleria
Class I
Eco-friendly Warriors
Class II The Wonderland of Masks and
Puppets
Class III
Arty Soul
In order to make our students versatile and well–versed
with every possible thing around, ‘Kiddies Kitchenette’
activity was conducted for the young students of
Pre - Primary on 11 October 2012. The tiny chefs learnt
various culinary skills and the names of cutlery items
used in the kitchen. It was a fun-filled activity.
‘Let’s Act Like’ activity was organised for the students of class I on 11
October 2012. Students came dressed up as mythological, political, historical
characters and delivered the dialogues of the character portrayed by them.
The keenness and excitement displayed by the young actors was exemplary.
Results Of Let’s Act Like :
Kiddies Kitchenette Activity
Let’s Act like
CLASS NAME OF THE STUDENT
I A Manya Sachdeva Krishna Bhatia
Tannisthaa Sharma (Best Costume)
I B Nakul Gulati (Best Costume)
I C Sayansh Mishra (Best Costume)
I D Prisha Singh Daksh
Shaurya ( Best Costume)
‘Arty Attire‟ was organised for the pupils of Pre School on
26 November 2012. The learners dressed up in the attires of different
animals, birds and bugs, spoke lines and recited poems on them .The
activity boosted their confidence and enhanced their knowledge about
the diversity in animal kingdom. It was a great learning experience
which sensitised them towards the need to save the flora and fauna .
Dussehra depicts the victory of „Good over
Evil‟ and the same was learnt by the scholars
of Pre School and Pre-Primary as they not
only dressed up like the characters of the
great epic Ramayana on 23rd
October 2012
but also, enacted different scenes from the
same. The confidence and enthusiasm in the
kids could be seen at its best. The activity of
decorating Lord Hanuman‟s „Gada‟ added
more fun to the day.
Re-living Ramayana
Arty Attire-Fancy Dress Competition
Class Best Entries
Pre School A Anusha Chourasia
Pre School B Himisha Kataria
Pre School C Pranay Goel
Pre School D Somansh Gupta
Feeling of gratitude towards Mother Earth was shared by the students
of Pre-Primary on 08 October 2012 through a „Tree Plantation‟
activity. Students were taught to be grateful and respectful towards
their planet. The motto – „Let‟s be friends with our earth and
environment‟ and the popular slogan „Go Green‟ was well understood
by the young kids. Rose saplings were also planted by them. Students
had an altogether different experience and exposure while doing
plantation.
To sensitise the young minds regarding the need
to keep the environment clean and green,
texture printing was organised for the learners of
Pre-school on 5 October 2012. The little
children enjoyed imprinting texture on a white
T-shirt with a sponge and learnt the meaning of
the slogan “Go Green” imprinted on it. It was an
enjoyable activity.
Result of Quiz (class III)
Tree Plantation
Imprints and texture printing activity
Result Name of the students Class
Position I Tanisha Panesar III B
Position II
Vansh Khatter Vansh Walia
III B III D
Position III Vanshika Puri III C
The morning of 27 November 2012 at MPS started on a very
melodious note as „Expressions-English Poem Recitation
Competition‟ was held for the students of Class I. The theme
„Environment and Seasons‟ was very fascinating. The students were
dressed in innovative costumes and confidently recited poems.
Students apprised themselves with various measures to save their
environment.
Expressions- English Poem Recitation
Result Name of the student Class
Best Poem (content) Shaurya Walia IA
Best Costume and
make-up
Mallishka Malik ID
Most Confident child Tannistha Sharma IA
Best Presentation Kaustav IB
Consolation Jasmine Chandel IC
A fun filled colouring competition was organised
for the students of Pre School to Class III on
9 November 2012.The children displayed their
aesthetic sense and showcased their innocence
and sheer enjoyment of celebrating Children‟s
Day mellifluously.
Children’s Day Colouring Competition
Name of the student Class Performance
Ritisha Aggarwal Pre School A
Outstanding Parkhi Aggarwal Pre Primary D
Prisha Singh Class I D
Krish Arora Class II A
Plaksha Jammoria Class III B
Lagan Ahuja Pre School A
Creative Khanak Agrawal Pre Primary A
Anik Sehrawat Class I B
Sarvi Gupta Class II D
Spardha Khurana Class III C
Lehar Kalia Pre School B
Attractive Srishti Bhatia Pre Primary A
Bhumi jain Class I C
Parth Gogia Class II A
Mansi Sancheti Class III E
Krishika Pre School C Consolation
Celebrating the auspicious occasion of Guru Purab, students of Pre School
and Pre Primary visited Nanak Piao Gurudwara on 22nd and 23rd November
2012 respectively. They offered prayers, listened to the holy Gurubani and
relished the delicious’ Karah parshad’. The day in true sense added gaiety
to the religious occasion.
Students of Class I also visited Shalimar Bagh Gurdwara on
26 November 2012. They offered prayers and listened to the religious
hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib. It was a pious experience for all.
Guru Purab Celebration
The importance of spellings in English language was realised by
the learners of classes II and III through ‘Spell Bee Competition’
which was held on 26 December 2012. The interesting words given
in the worksheet along with commonly misspelt words allowed the
pupils to brainstorm and hence showcase their spelling quotient.
‘Jingle bells, Jingle bells, Jingle all the way’……………..
Celebrating the festive occasion of Christmas, students of classes II
and III participated in Card Making competition on 17th December
2012. They decorated cards using various 3D objects, colours and
waste material. The activity was enjoyed by all.
Helpers’ day was organised for the students of Pre School on 14th
December 2012 on the theme People in my Hometown.
Students dressed up themselves as various helpers like milkman,
doctor, shopkeeper, vendor etc and spoke lines on the
characters they portrayed. Through this activity, they realised the
importance of the helpers who help them in their day to day
routine.
Helpers’ Day Activity
Christmas Celebrations
Result Name of the student class
Good Presentation Yash Tibrewal II B
Krish Bhatia II B
Most Creative Ishita Tayal II D
Neat Presentation Ridhima Jain II D
Spell Bee Competition
Dear dear God,
In this world,
I am not alone
As I have a family of my own.
You have also given me loving friends,
Who give me wonderful moments.
I thank you God for blessing me,
With a beautiful world where I can be..
Kavya Arora II A
Homework! Homework! Homework!
So much homework, too much homework!
Why too much homework?
I do homework, you do homework
We all do our homework
Are we scared?
Yes, we are!
It saves us from the teacher‟s scolding
It saves us from the parent‟s scolding
So much homework, too much homework
Some find it boring, some find it interesting
But still we all should do homework
It helps us for better learning,
It prepares us for better future!!
Prerna Chauhan III E
Homework!!
God’s Gift to Me! Money
Money can give you books but not
knowledge,
Money can give you house but not home,
Money can give you a bed but not sleep,
Money can give you a medicine but not
good health,
Money can give you something but not
everything!
Shaurya Walia I A
‘Happy times and rejoicing moments come & go, leaving behind sweet
memories that make our lives shine & glow.’
One such memory that embarked the hearts and minds of the students of
Classes Pre School to IV was the Night Camp, which was held on 22nd & 23rd
December 2012.
The camp was amalgamation of joyful and fun filled activities like horse cart
ride and games like Burst a Balloon, Match the Pair, Blow the Ball, Puppet
Show, Hat Decoration and many more. The evening progressed with a
spectacular „Circus Show‟ wherein the students from Classes Pre School to IV
enthralled the audience with their absorbing performances. Besides dance,
various performances like juggling, cart-wheeling, hoopla acts amazed
everyone present. The tiny tots also enjoyed sumptuous feasts during the
camp. The students enjoyed every moment to the fullest. It will surely be a
great memory to cherish for all who participated.
Night Camp- ‘A home away from home’
Ms. Alka Kapur has been awarded with an award for „Mentors who changed lives‟
for her immense contribution to bring a change in the society on 17 December 2012
f r o m S O E G l o b a l E d u c a t i o n A w a r d s O r g a n i z a t i o n .
Madam Principal has vowed to innovate new opportunities for the people who are
associated with her in every possible way and work to bring excellence in all. It‟s a
matter of immense pride to have such a wonderful torch bearer amongst us who
continues to strive for all of us selflessly.
A Moment of Pride!
Rally against violence The students organized a rally to express their anguish and deep concern for the
injustice done towards women. The rally was flagged off by Madam Principal
around 200 students participated in it. The students shouted slogans and carried
thought provoking placards on the need to respect women. People appreciated the
efforts made by the Modernites. The idea was to let the students understand that a
woman is the full circle, within her is the power to create and transform. And we
must respect woman.
Our school believes in the dictum “Cleanliness is next to
Godliness” . Keeping this in mind, Sanitation Week was
observed by the Modernites from 17 November 2012 to 24
November 2012. Different activities were organized for the
students which inculcated a sense of responsibility and
hygiene etiquettes in them.
SANITATION WEEK
If we are to teach real peace in this world , and if we are
to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin
with the children. Hence the school observed „Peace
Week‟ from 1 October 2012 to 6 October 2012 to pay
tribute to the father of the nation. Madam Principal
advised the students to follow the Gandhian principles
in order to make this world better than the best. A
plethora of activities focusing on Gandhian philosophy
included Debates, Poster making, Extempore, Slogan writing and many more.
The Peace week acted as a trigger to make the students familiar with his
perpetual and valuable thought process and also his role as a harbinger of
Indian Independence. The whole ambience was imbued with patriotic fervor.
PEACE WEEK
The diligent and meticulous work of the Modernites made them succeed with
flying colours at AIMUN 2012. Under the able guidance of Ms. Inderjeet Kaur
Kalra, eight students brought laurels for the school. . Issues on the serious
concerns like disarmament, money lenders and refugees were discussed. It is
a matter of great glory that amidst the cut throat competition at the conference
our school bagged the Best Position Paper Award in ECOSOC committee.
AIMUN
A trip to Nasa is one of the most blissful moments to cherish for one
and all. 14 students along with the two teachers Ms. Simerdeep
Kaur and Ms. Naina Nagpal were accompanied by Madam
Principal to National Aeronautics Space Administration from
25 October 2012 to 5 November 2012. The Splendorous time enjoyed
in Washington DC and New York made the students overwhelmed
and joyous. The trip enabled the students to acquaint themselves
with the rich cultural heritage of USA.
Trip to NASA
Gurupurab Celebration
Grace is the divine favour showed to man, leading to the project state
of spiritual well being.
On account of Gurunanak Dev Ji’s birth ceremony, Gurupurab
celebrations were held on 27 November 2012. The unique aura and
grace were witnessed by the Modernites in Prabhat Pheri. The
whole atmosphere became pure with the rendition of a melodious
shabad.
We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for
madness, we dance for tears and hopes, we are the
dancers and create the dreams.
To let the present generation know more about Indian
traditional dance forms, the school availed the
wonderful opportunity of witnessing an enthralling
odyssey performance by Ms. Kavita Dwivedi under the
aegis of Spic Macay on 4 December 2012. It was a
mesmerizing performance embedded with lecture on
demonstration of Odyssey dance in its grace and
splendor. The students were motivated to learn
performing arts in future.
M e m o r i e s f o r n o w a n d l i f e t i m e !
A visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan on 14 November, 2012 to
meet the honorable President of India Mr. Pranab
Mukherjee gave a genuine reason to have a wonderful
reminiscence forever in the lives of Ms. Ravinder Gumber
and Mr. Kanwal Arora along with a group of eight
students. The students were taken around and shown the
beautiful premises. The President was greeted with a
bouquet of flowers and shared his unforgettable
memories with one and all. It was a delightful experience.
Visit To President House
Christmas Celebration
Spic Macay
A cultural fiesta was organized to celebrate Christmas
and to mark the beginning of another year with an aim
to set new milestones. Flawless enactment in „A
Christmas carol’, perfect synchronization of foot
tapping music supported with colourful costumes
entertained one and all. Christmas carols were sung
and made the atmosphere pious. The festivities were
concluded with the sweet and cute Santa who
distributed sweets as a token of festivities.
Poetry
Participants Class Result
Vanshika
Riya
V
V
Second
First
Interzonal English Debate Competition
Participants Class Result
Ananya Mittal
Roshni Kalia
VIII
VIII
First
Rock-A-Fella
Participants Class Result
Pushp Narang
Abhay Gupta
Pradipika Sagar
Gauri Vashisht
Lokesh Harja
X
IX
X
IX
XII
Third
English Debate
Participants Class Result
Simran Thakur
Ria
IV
IV Second
Interzonal English Declamation
Participants Class Result
Shweta Rath VIII First
”Dance is the expression of one’s feelings and emotions.”
To break the monotony of regular studies, an inter-class solo dance competition
was organised for the students of Class Pre School - Class III on 3rd
December
2012. The participants danced to their heart‟s content. The audience too had a lot
of fun and could be seen tapping their feet and humming to the tunes played during
the programme. The colourful and dazzling attires added life to the show.
Solo Dance Competition
Result Name of the student Class
Best Co-ordination Sujal Singh III A
Best Costume & Make-up Mehak Preet Kaur III C
Best Choreography Aryan Thapar IIIE
Overall Performance Preal Chauhan III E
Overall performance Aashi jauhari II C
Best costume and make-up Kavya Aora II A
Best Choreography Lakshayam II E
Best co-ordination Ishika Gupta II D
Audience choice Performance Arnav Aggarwal II A
Best Group Performance Lagan Ahuja et
all
Pre School A
Best Group Choreography Ridhi Sharma et
all
Pre School B
Best Group co-ordination Ridhi Sharma et
all
Pre School B
Best Costume and Make-up Aishwarya
Noyonika
Pre School D Pre School A
Customer Cogniznee
Participants Class Result
Keshav Dingliwala
Prachi Jain
Ankita Yadav
XI
XI
XI First
Panchtatva
Participants Class Result
Shweta Rath
Joyal Gupta
Nandani
Kamakshi Sethi
Ananya Mittal
Namita Kataria
VIII
VIII
VIII
VII
VIII
VII
First
Radio Show
Participants Class Result
Akshay
Riya
VII
VIII Third
Ballad Singing
Participants Class Result
Pushp Narang
Pradipika Sagar
Gauri
Sheil Mahajan
X
X
VIII
XI
Second
Gymnastic
Participants Class Result
Mansha Bhatia IV Third
Edge 2012
Participants Class Result
Parth Gogia
Sarvi Gupta
II
II First
Edge 2012
Participants Class Result
Divya Gupta
Arihant
VI
VI
Second
Edge 2012
Participants Class Result
Naman Jain
Nikhil Kumar
XII
XII
Second
Thematic Poster Making Competition
Participants Class Result
Shivam Bindra X Third
English Debate
Participants Class Result
Ananya Mittal VIII Second
Powerpoint Presentation
Participants Class Result
Ananya Mittal
Shweta Rath
VIII
VIII First
Interzonal Quawali
Participants Class Result
Riya Sanga
Tanya Bansal
Bhanu Mehndiratta
Mehak Jain
Vanya Garg
Prachi Saxena
Sapna Jha
Yashika Chauhan
Deepti Uppal
Niyati Hirani
Muskan Sharma
Shweta Rath
Joyal Gupta
Muskan Lohani
Simran Dhingra
Jasleen Kaur
Muskan Garg
Chahat Jain
Tanu Rawat
Nupur
VII
VI
VII
VII
VI
VIII
VII
VIII
VII
VII
VII
VIII
VIII
VII
IX
X
XI
XI
XI
VIII
First