SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL GURUGRAM - Issue 34 February 2021

Issue 34
 February 2021
SALWAN TIMES
                                                   SALWAN PUBLIC SCHOOL
                                                       GURUGRAM
                                                 “Waves are inspiring not because they rise and fall,
                                            but because each time they fall they never fail to rise again.”
           ( Monthly School E-newsletter)

                                            Illustration by : Atharva Vashisht (Class VIII)

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH
ACCOLADES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Ÿ MIND WARS OLYMPIAD
Ÿ STUDENT CREATIVITY PROJECT
Ÿ INTERNATIONAL HINDI POETRY COMPETITION
Ÿ BAL MAHOTSAV

ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
· BASANT PANCHAMI- A FESTIVAL HERALDING SPRING
· WELCOME BACK STUDENTS
· EXERCISE REGIME FOR THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

ONLINE ACTIVITIES
Ÿ TIME FOR RECAPITULATION
Ÿ BRAIN GAME
Ÿ ROAD SAFETY WEEK
Ÿ THE CBSE READING CHALLENGE 2.0

EXUBERANT EXPRESSIONS

ART EXPRESSIONS

Editorial
 “The lapping of the waves on the sand might seem monotonous, but
         look carefully, there is a new design each moment. ”
                   Yes, we can start afresh, too and experience joy again.
The year 2021 has come with a new ray of hope and life is slowly but steadily moving towards
normalcy. Though the fear of the virus has still not gone completely, the development of the
vaccine and the consequent drop in the number of cases have certainly ignited substantial
hope and positivity.

Everybody is applauding doctors, policemen, healthcare workers, teachers and others as
Corona warriors, but there exists a remarkable league of student warriors. The lives of
students witnessed a big change. They had to make huge efforts to comprehend the concepts
taught online- a marked departure from the usual system of physical classroom. Confining to
the four walls of their house, for months, they had to sacrifice their pleasure of playing with
friends and playing pranks in the class and outside. I would like to commend the young ones
for showing amazing understanding and embracing technology to serve their ends. Not only
students even teachers got more empowered. As we are on the verge of stepping into a new
session, many questions flood our minds as to what the future of education would be. Will it go
the hybrid way? COVID-19 has definitely created an atmosphere for technology-enabled
learning in India. It is high time that the educators should convert this adversity into
opportunity to transform the Indian education and create a strong and reliable system that
guarantees both excellence and expansion. The way forward would be to balance both in-
person and online learning, to ensure that sufficient attention and interaction is available for
students. Technology has proven to be a great equaliser and the current situation is
prompting both teachers and students alike to become more and more techno-savvy thereby
creating a better and result-oriented environment.

Let us keep our spirits and determination sky high and we shall always walk on the road to
glory. With courage, faith and efforts, I am sure each of us will achieve everything we desire.
Best wishes to all of you for the new academic session!

Happy Learning!

Ms. Meera Kumar Iyer

ACCOLADES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
                         MIND WARS OLYMPIAD
Heartiest congratulations to Ranesh Chandna of class
VI A for securing III rank at the National level Mind Wars
Olympiad held in January 2021. He will be awarded a
cash prize of Rs 50,000 for his stupendous
achievement. We wish all the very best for all his future
endeavours!

                          STUDENT CREATIVITY PROJECT
The Student Creativity Project was organised on 13 February 2021 by the prestigious IILM
(Institute of Integrated Learning in Management) university. The theme of the competition
was 'Ideas for Green Sustainability OR Green Recovery in Post Covid World'. It was
organised to make learners understand the environmental situation as COVID-19
pandemic is on the wane. The participants
Ananya Kapahi and Srihari Samavedula of XI-
C suggested methods through which we can
minimise the environmental damages that
humans have caused over the years.

The students secured the second rank and
were awarded with a cash prize of Rs 2,500
and the certificates.

INTERNATIONAL HINDI POETRY COMPETITION
Yachna of Class-VIII received the consolation prize in the International

Inter-school Hindi Poetry contest in the senior category conducted by

ACT Universal UAE and India on the occasion of the Republic Day 2021.

                                                                           Yachna (Class-VIII)

                              BAL MAHOTSAV
Anushka Hans of X-A secured first position in the Solo Classical dance and Rangoli in 'Bal
Mahotsav' organized by Haryana State Council of Child Welfare. The online competition
was held at the district level in the month of November. The results were announced in the
month of January.

                                    Anushka Hans (Class-X)

ON CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
 BASANT PANCHAMI- A FESTIVAL HERALDING SPRING
Basant Panchami was celebrated with great fervor in the school premises on 16 February
2021. Goddess Saraswati, the deity of knowledge, is worshipped on this auspicious day. A
Havan was performed to invoke the blessings of Ma Saraswati. Attending the divine ritual,
students prayed to the Goddess to bestow upon them the gift of knowledge and wisdom. The
Prasad was distributed at the end of the Havan.

                          WELCOME BACK STUDENTS
                      'You can take the students out of the school…
                   But you can never take the school out of their hearts.'

The much-awaited sounds of laughter and giggles resounded through the premises of the
school as the students from classes IX - XII walked in. In strict compliance with all the Covid
norms, the offline exams for classes IX and XI commenced from the second week of
February.

EXERCISE REGIME FOR THE SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the drivers of the school buses have not been undertaking
their duties. Using this rare-spare time judiciously to promote their fitness, the PT teachers
were assigned the task of creating a morning exercise regime for the drivers. The drivers
religiously do the workout every day to stay fit and fine.

ONLINE ACTIVITIES
                    TIME FOR RECAPITULATION
 Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. - Richard Branson

The students of classes I and II had their specially organised revision schedules in the
month of February 2021 wherein non-threatening assessments using multiple online
tools were conducted to reinforce the concepts taught earlier.

                             BRAIN GAME
Science quiz was organised for the students of classes VI – VIII.             The students
enthusiastically participated in the event held on 13 and 14 February 2021.

ROAD SAFETY WEEK
Road Safety Week was celebrated on 3 February 2021 wherein the students were taught
about the various road safety signs. They prepared many beautiful videos and
performed interesting role plays on road safety. A lot of advertisements were also created
on the topic. Such activities helped children a lot to learn the road safety rules.

                  THE CBSE READING CHALLENGE 2.0
With a strong focus on promoting reading literacy among learners, the Central Board of
Secondary Education organised THE CBSE READING CHALLENGE 2.0 for students of
classes VIII - X for the English & the Hindi languages. The event witnessed huge
participation with students completing the modules and received participation
certificates.

Exuberant Expressions
                  SWITCHOVER - ONLINE TO OFFLINE
COVID-19 - A word we were absolutely not familiar with. A word that had taken 2.49 million
deaths and counting. It has destroyed the world to a proportion that it will actually take years or
decades to recover. Businesses plummeted and people died of hunger. This year, We students were
introduced to a new platform, E-Learning, commonly known as Online learning was a way of
studying to which most of us were obscure. It was the new normal. In my first class, All the
concepts were abstruse. I was rather discomposed but over the year we students have adapted to
this type of learning with the Countenance of our benevolent teachers. Online learning has
advantages such as-
1)     Ease of studying
2)     No travel hassles
and a few disadvantages as well, such as-
1)     Internet Bandwidth issues
2)     Teachers weren't able to keep an eye on the students, and thus to correct our mistakes.
Now that the situation has improved, and we have switched back to our normal routine. Studying
back in 'Offline' Mode has improved our mistakes and now that has made all the concepts clear.

Even though COVID 19 had a lot of negatives but, it showed us the real meaning of our teachers

and our school. No one can take the place of OFFLINE STUDIES and henceforth I hope that as

this virus is becoming mere threadbare, all of the students get back to our normal routine because

                                                                By LAKSHIT SACHDEVA
                                                                            (Class X)

FROM MOMENTS TO MEMORIES
Lurking in my loneliest shadows,                 But here I stood rooted to the ground
I thought of the moments that passed by          Past not in hand,
Leaving upon the faintest marks,                 Future not in place,
I moved with regrets in my heart.                And banging on my head was just present all
                                                 around.
Stunned by my growth,
I cuddled with an isolation in me,               Steadily drifting time made me realise,
Beaming at me were my responsibilities           that memories are like rocks in a pond which
that do recklessly breed.                        we threw.
                                                 And life is an enlightened path,
Lying on the rug,                                In which we unsolicitedly grew..
I drowned in my memories
Memories of childhood,
and memories of no worries.

Stagnant were the days in me,
Wherein I would just tug at my father's pants,
To buy me a candy,                                         By NANDIKA BHARGAVA
                                                                      (Class XI)
or a toy which is grand.

FROM MOMENTS TO MEMORIES

                           By TANISHA
                             (Class XII)

ART EXPRESSION

 Illustrations by : Siddhi- IV, Manya -XII

Illustrations by : Jatin Verma XI, Vanshika Singla- XI, Charvi Dua XI

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