JOURNALORDS E.S LORDS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
No. 3/249, NH-45, Chennai trunk road E.S Nagar, Ayyankovil Pattu, Villupuram – 605601,7339553474
"The best is yet to come."
We would like to wish all our parents, Facilitators, dear students and other stakeholders - a safe, happy New Year. Though, this year has been different for obvious reasons, but despite the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, New Year spirit has been evident albeit more subdued than normal.
It is our mission to see all our students. The efforts of many people have come to the fore in keeping spirits high. In particular, we would like to thank all the students who have performed various activities of the school throughout the year and the parents for encouraging them to participate.
To attain real peace in our country and in the world, we have first to formulate inner harmony. This is only possible when we trim down our negative thoughts and enhance positive attitudes by developing love and compassion, tolerance and understanding among fellow human beings. We must learn to appreciate, and to value, each other as human beings and thus to live together in goodwill.
Let us live every moment with peace towards others. Let us not postpone the good things that we could do now. A little act of kindness, a smile, a gentle word of appreciation, a positive remark etc. that bring cheers into others life. Let’s reach out to the needy as a brother, a sister, or a friend.
Let we all Open the book with blank pages. We are going to fill words on it by ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day."
We wish each and every one of you and your dear ones a Happy New Year 2021. May the almighty shower everyone with peace, good health, success, joy and prosperity.
THE MANAGEMENT E.S GROUP OF INSTITUTION
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ssss Five strategies of ESLIS to encourage effective collaboration.
Creation of learning activities that are complex.
Equip learners with skills and
COLLABORATION competencies . "Alone we can do so little;
together we can do so much." Collaboration is the process of group work. Ensure high degree of individual st It is also a 21 century skill which is being accountability by assessing learnt. students both individually and as
At ESLIS we practice Collaborative a group . learning which is an educational approach of using groups to enhance inclusive learning as Development of opportunities for discussion and consensus. a team. Groups of two or more learners work together to solve problems, complete tasks or learn new concepts. Focusing on str ength of learners. We transform Learners Generosity into In collaborative activities, we Meaningful Change for Communities and ensure that students don’t just occupy the Society. We work to Equip Learners same physical space but that they share with Skills and Competencies to take on an intellectual space—that they learn Future Challenges. more, do more, and experience more We Guide learners through the stages of together than they would do alone. team building (forming, storming, norming The facilitators in ESLIS promote and performing). real collaboration by shifting their role Time and opportunities are given to the from instructor to coach—promoting learners to develop leadership, decision- team autonomy, checking in on learners making, trust-building,communication, and and providing instant feedback, and conflict-management skills. We Establish helping them learn to work together expectations and norms for working together. productively to attain a common goal. Promotion of real collaboration is hard to do well—and it doesn’t just happen on its own. For real collaboration, we --- General Secretary intentionally design it as a part of our learning5 activity.
Secret OF ESLIS – TEAMWORK AND INTELLIGENCE WIN CHAMPIONSHIPS
JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 2 MENTAL HEALTH Secret of ESLIS-Teamwork and IntelligencePositive Mental win championshipsHealth= Success. in Life Mental health is “a state of well-being in which Children's success in school and life is Secret of ESLIS-Teamwork and Intelligence win championships. the individual realizes his or her own abilities, directly linked to their mental health. can cope with the normal stresses of life, can Research findings indicate that children who work productively and fruitfully, and is able to receive mental health support do better in make a contribution to his or her community” academics, are flexible and adaptive to COVID - 19 is understandably a challenging change. time for everyone around the world. The global The overall mental health determines pandemic is not only serious medical concern learning. So we address the students Problem but also brings mixed emotions and stressors for in activities and behaviour by providing all. mental health support with the help of school There are emerging mental health concerns related counsellor. to the psychosocial wellbeing of students, Children's relationship with families, and teachers across the country. This environment starts from the family and pandemic has brought new stress on families, gradually encompasses people outside. parents, caregivers, including teachers. Teachers are a significant part of this One needs to adapt in the face of adversities, and relationship. build up what is called psychological resilience. Conclusively, family, schools and The source of most of our anxiety is the ‘fear of communities together work hand in hand in the unknown’ and ‘lack of information’ which fostering the mental health and wellbeing of leads us to preempt things and worry about things the child. They are equal stakeholders in the that are uncertain. upbringing of the child.
Different types of mental disorders that affect "Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan children and adolescents: for 2013-2020" - commitment plan by all WHO’s Member States to take specific Anxiety disorders. actions to improve mental health and to Attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder promote mental well-being, prevent mental (ADHD). disorders, provide care, enhance recovery, Disruptive behavior disorders. promote human rights and reduce the Pervasive developmental disorders. Eating disorder mortality, morbidity and disability for Elimination disorder persons with mental disorders. Learning and communication disorders.
Affective (mood) disorders. Therefore, Mental health is important at Schizophrenia every stage of life, from childhood and Tic disorders adolescence through adulthood.
Mental health is an integral part of health; indeed, there is no health without mental health. principal 3 JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 Mode of transmission of disease: Sexual contact, blood transmission, SCOOP perinatal transmission. Symptoms:
Fever, joint pain, muscle aches, sore throat, tiredness, weakness, unintentional
weight loss, etc. The first World AIDS day commenced on December 1, 1988 Recommended by the director
of the Global Programme on AIDS Jonathan Mann after the proposal of James W. Bunn and Thomas Netter (public information officer)
WORLD AIDS DAY
Theme - "Ending the HIV/AIDS Epidemic: Resilience and Impact” st It is observed on 1 December to spread awareness about HIV epidemic.
AIDS is a chronic disease which is caused by the HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) virus. The full form of AIDS is Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Due to the disease, immune system becomes weak and people are more vulnerable to infections and diseases.
Do you know where is HIV found in the body? It is found in all the tissues of the body but transmitted through the body fluid of an infected person via blood, semen, breast milk, etc.
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INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE INDIAN NAVY DAY ABOLITION OF SLAVERY The theme of Navy Day 2020 is "Indian Navy
Combat Ready, Credible & Cohesive" nd It is observed on 2 December every Indian Navy played a crucial role year to highlight the importance of eradicating during the Indo-Pakistan war (Karachi border) contemporary forms of slavery. of 1971 and started Operation Trident. To
It was initiated by the United Nations General commemorate the attack and to accomplish
Assembly on 2nd December. the role of Naval force every year, Navy Day is celebrated on 4th December. The Convention for the Suppression of the
Traffic in Persons and the Exploitation of the During this day, the warships and
Prostitution of Others was passed by the aircraft of the Indian naval are accessible to the visitors. Assembly on 2nd December, 1949. The Military Photo Exhibition is Likewise, by resolution 57/195 of 18th December organized by the journalists of the Ernakulum 2002, the Assembly notified 2004 the in the naval festival. International Year to memorialize the struggle The Navy has three Commands, against Slavery and its Abolition. each under the control of a Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief. According to the UN, an estimated 40.3 1.The Western Naval Command million people are in modern slavery, including (Headquarters at Mumbai) 24.9 in forced labour and 15.4 million in forced 2.The Eastern Naval Command marriage. (Headquarters at Visakhapatnam)
3.The Southern Naval Command
(Headquarters at Kochi) Those who deny freedom Modern-day Indian Navy has been to others transformed in order to improve the position of the navy to the Indian Ocean area. It has
deserve it not for themselves. approximately 67,000 employees and around 295 naval arsenals so considered the most ------Abraham Lincoln powerful force in South Asia.
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INDIAN NAVY DAY
ACTIVITIES BY our STUDENTS
INDIAN ARMED FORCES FLAG DAY The Fund is operated by a Managing
Committee presided over by the The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Defence Minister at the centre and by Day of India is a day dedicated to India the executive heads of the towards collection of funds from people governments in the States and Union of India for the welfare of the Indian Territories. Armed Forces personnel. It has been
observed annually in India on December WORLD SOIL DAY 7 since 1949. Theme: “Keep soil alive, protect soil
biodiversity”. The idea behind observing a Flag Day was to distribute small flags to the general This campaign aims to fight soil biodiversity
population and in return collect loss by encouraging people around the world
donations. to engage in proactively improving soil health. Every year December 5 is celebrated as World Flag Day gains responsibility of the Soil Day to bring people’s focus and attention civilian population of India to take care on the importance of healthy soil as well as of the families and dependents of the stress on the importance of sustainable
armed forces personnel who fight for the management of soil resources.
country. Do you know why is 5 December chosen as
World Soil Day? The Flag day is mainly observed to serve Because this date corresponds the three basic purposes birthday of the late H.M. King Bhumibol Rehabilitation of battle casualties Adulyadej, King of Thailand. He was one of the main proponents of this initiative. Welfare of serving personnel and their
families 6 Resettlement and welfare of JOURNALORDS ex- – month of December 2020 servicemen and their families NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
Theme: "Recover Better - Stand Up for Human Rights". The theme relates to the COVID-19 pandemic and focuses on the need to build back better by ensuring Human Rights are central to recovery efforts. It is observed on 22nd December every year to mark the birth anniversary of It is observed on 10 December every year legendary Indian mathematician, to educate people about their rights Srinivasa Ramanujan and his contributions regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, in the field of mathematics. language. birth, status, etc. The main objective is to raise International Human Rights Day is awareness about the importance of celebrated across the globe by the people mathematics for the development of to achieve rights for human beings. humanity. This day is celebrated with an aim to On this day, training is also provided to improve the physical and socio-cultural well- the mathematics teachers and students being and welfare of the susceptible group through camps and highlights the of people throughout the world. Few reasons development, production, and for celebrating this day are as follows: dissemination of teaching-learning • To leverage the awareness about human materials (TLM) for Mathematics and rights among the people across the globe. research in related areas.
Srinivasa Ramanujan was born on 22 December, 1887, Erode, India, and died • To accentuate the efforts of the United on 26 April, 1920 at Kumbakonam. Nations General Assembly in order to
At the age of 12, he had gained progress the comprehensive human rights knowledge in Trignometry and without conditions. anyone's help, he had developed his own • To interact and celebrate in association theorems and ideas. to discuss and highlight the crucial issues
His papers were published in the Journal of of human rights. the Indian Mathematical Society in 1911. To motivate the susceptible group of He had compiled about 3900 results mainly people like women, minorities, teenagers, identities and equations that too on his own without anyone's assistance. poor, disabled person, and others to Let us tell you that the number 1729 is participate in this event. known as the Hardy-Ramanujan number. JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 7
NATIONAL MATHEMATICS DAY ACTIVITIES BY THE STUDENTS OF GRADE 1 TO 10
JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 8 FARMERS DAY
Farmer's Day 2020: The Birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh
Kisan Divas or Farmer’s Day or Kisan Samman Divas is observed
in India on the 23rd of December. This day symbolizes the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh-the fifth Prime Minister of the Indian Republic. Charan Singh served as the Prime Minister of India from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.
Kisan Divas or Farmer’s Day 2020
It is observed every year on 23 December across the
country. This day symbolizes the birthday of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of India. He was born to a Jat
couple of Noorpur in 1902.
India- Land of Farmers
Farmers are the strength of the country. India rejoices Farmers Day in the remembrance of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the ex-Prime Minister. He was principally a farmer and his individual way of
life was exceptionally plain.
Chaudhary Charan Singh is attributed to invent and execute the well-known Zamindari
Abolition Act. His ardent petition and compelling personality unified all the farmers against the
landlords and moneylenders. He was even a very efficient author and expressed his feelings on farmers and their issues and remedies. Charan Singh died on 29 May 1987. Kisan Divas is appreciated for his precious services for the farmers of our nation.
The entire country rejoices Farmer's day. Farmers and people of rural society held
agricultural concerts, celebrations and pay reverence to their adored leader. Fresh
policies related to farming, agriculture, seeds, etc are even declared by the
government.
Chaudhary Charan Singh was a lad of the soil and has done various deeds to enhance the scenario of Indian agriculture. His short continuance at the pinnacle has showcased a swing of agricultural reforms and policies introduced in India. Charan Singh’s farmer background assisted him to comprehend the actual constraints of the farmer and he contributed a lot to support them.
“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops But the cultivation and perfection of JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 human beings.” 9 OPEN MEET HALF YEARLY EXAM
We don’t grow when things are easy and we are in comfortable state, we grow when we face challenges. Discontinuity in education and learning can deeply impact students’ life. The very thought of
this made us think to look for alternate ways and means that is online classes and online examinations . With the help of parents and students support, we successfully conducted the half yearly exam, assessed the student’s paper, awarded internal marks and finally conducted the open meet with parents by following all COVID-19 SAFETY MEASURES. We were in great eustress with the completion of voluminous task.
Open Meet Date: 24/11/2020 Venue: ESSM Campus Time: 11 -1.00pm We indeed created a well-defined structure and a core team for the online classes and online examination, which is entirely different from the existing examination system we have in our school. We are so happy and satisfied with our efforts and outcomes of the students. CHRISTMAS DAY
th It is celebrated across the globe on 25 December to remember the birth of
Jesus Christ, the son of God. Do you know that the name 'Christmas' comes from the Mass of Christ or Jesus.
Christmas Day 2020: Christmas festival is the time when family, friends, and relatives come together and celebrate with full of joy. Children are mostly excited due to the gifts they receive from Santa Claus. Therefore, we can say that in the Christmas celebration there is a mythical figure named Santa Claus that plays an important role. There are lots of interpretations regarding the name of Christmas and why it is celebrated. One of them is, Eucharist or Communion is a Mass service where Jesus died for his people and then came back to life. Therefore, the 'Christ-Mass' is the service that took place after dusk and before dawn on the next day and so the trend of
Midnight started. And this way we got the name Christ-Mas that is Christmas.
Origin of Christmas The first known date of Christmas being rejoiced on December 25th was in 336 AD, through the time of the Roman Emperor Constantine who was the first Christian Roman Emperor. After some years, Pope Julius I formally announced that the birth of Jesus would rejoiced on the 25th December.
CHRISTMAS DAY ACTIVITIES BY THE STUDENTS OF GRADE 1 TO 10 “Christmas is a day of meaning and traditions, a special day spent in the warm circle of family and friends.” – Margaret Thatcher
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JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 12 CANAL OF INTELLIGENCE
PUZZLES AMAZING FACTS
Interesting facts about light
The speed of light is rounded down to 186000 miles per second. In exact terms 2,99,792,458 metres/second. Light takes 8 minutes 17 seconds
to travel from the sun’s surface to the earth. Light is the only fastest wave in this universe. It
travels faster than sound you see lightening before you hear the thunder. ----- D.K. VIDHULA (Grade - 1)
Impressive animal facts 1. A polar bear’s hair is not white – it’s colourless. Each thick strand of hair is hollow and reflects the
light, making the polar bear appear white. Beneath this transparent fur, the skin is black, to soak up any warmth from the sun and keep the bear as warm as possible.
2. A giraffe has seven bones in its neck, which is the same as a human has, but they are much larger.
3. The pattern of wrinkles on a gorilla’s nose is unique to each one and is known as a ‘nose print’.
Conservation workers use photos and sketches of gorillas’ noses to keep track of individuals. ----- AMRISH PRASATH (Grade-3) 4. There are no male or female earthworms. All earthworms have both male and female parts – but it still takes two of them to reproduce.
5. A vampire bat’s teeth are so sharp that its bite may
not be felt at all. Their saliva dulls any pain, so a bat may drink its victim’s blood for up to 30 minutes.
6. Hippos’ closest living relatives are the aquatic mammals: whales, dolphins and porpoises.
7. A chameleon’s tongue is at least as long as its body, but it can grab prey in a fraction of a second.
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1. Emperor penguins can stay underwater for up to 27 minutes and dive as far as 500m deep.
2. Both male and female pigeons produce a substance called crop milk to feed their chicks. Very few birds have this rare ability, just greater flamingos, emperor penguins, pigeons and doves.
3. Humans share 98.8% of chimpanzee DNA. But even with DNA so similar, humans and chimps have around 35 million differences between them. 4. When they find a source of water, wild Bactrian (two-humped) camels will drink as much as 50 litres (88 pints). They will even drink salty water, unlike other mammals.
5. Kiwis, from New Zealand, forage at night, in the leaf litter of the forest floor. Unlike any other bird, kiwis have nostrils at the end of their long beaks.
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To sit in solemn silence in a dull, dark dock in a pestilential prison with a life-long lock, awaiting the sensation of a short, sharp shock
from a cheap and chippy chopper with a big, black block.
DO YOU KNOW
1. There are two types of photography wet photography and dry photography 2. Shakespeare wrote about
RIDDLES 37 plays which are broadly categorized under three heads namely tragedies, 1. What has to be broken before you can use it? An egg comedies and histories. 2. What month of the year has 28 days? All of them 3. Cockroach can hold its 3. What questions can you never answer yes to? breadth for 45 minutes. Are you asleep yet? 4. What is always in front of your but can't be seen? The future --Vasantha Krishnan 5. What goes up but never comes down? Your age (Grade 5) ------Sadhana (Grade 4)
1. What is a deer favourite kind of tree? 1. What gets bigger when more is taken El deer tree away? A hole 2. Why don't cannibals eat clows?
2. What is black when it's clean and white Because day taste funny when it's dirty? A chalkboard 3. I look like you but I am not you you can blow 3. What has one eye but can't see? A needle me up or find me in a wallet share me or frame 4. What has a head and a tail but no me both are nice what am I? Your picture body? Coin 4. I become bigger the more you blow me you 5. What has a bottom at the top? Your legs can pop me but I can pop myself as well and you ------Devadarshan (grade 4) can see me but sometimes cannot pick me up. What am I? Bubbles JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 (15) ----Harivarshan (Grade 4)
1. I am tall when I am young and I am short when I am old what am I? a candle 2. where can you find cities, towns, shops and streets but no people? a map 3. what has hands but doesn't clap? Clock 4. what has many keys but can't open a single lock? a piano 5. what has words but it's never speaks? a book 6. I have branches but no fruits trunk or leaves what am I? a bank 7. what has one eye but doesn't see? a needle
8. what kind of Band never plays music? a rubber band 9. what is full of holes but still holds water? Sponge 10. what gets wet while drying? Towel ------Mathesh (Grade 4)
1. It belongs to you but your friends use it what is it? your name “Talent is 2. I have a tail and a head but no body what am I? Coin 3. what 3 numbers give the same result when multiplied insignificant. I know and added together? 1 2 and 3 a lot of talented ruins. 4. I can fill a room but I take up no space what am I? light Beyond talent lie all ------Divyadarshini (Grade 4) the usual words:
discipline, love, luck, 1. How many total squares are there? but most of all,
endurance.”
— James Baldwin
14 numbers 2. I am an odd number. Take away a E AWARDS OF THE MONTH letter and I become even. What number am I? 7 Expertiser – E. Sobitha of Grade 1 3. What can you catch but not throw? Cold Establisher - S. Monish of Mont 2 4. A word I know contains 6 letters, when Experimenter – N.M.Thiyaanan of Grade 3 I remove one letter and 12 remains what is it? Dozens Explorer - Mohammed Hamsa of Grade 5 5. I can fly but I have no wings, I can cry Effectuator – Charumathi of Grade 10 but I have no eyes. what am I? Cloud --- Vethamuruga lokeshwar (grade 4)
JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 (16) CBSE-FIT INDIA ACTIVITIES BODILY KINESTHETIC INTELLIGENCE
Bodily kinesthetic learning style or intelligence refers to a person's ability to process information physically through hand and body movement, control, and
expression.
Characteristics Bodily kinesthetic learners prefer bodily information over other
forms. Movement serves as an aid to their memory and they remember movement from others as well as their own. They may seek out touching and manipulating objects when learning about them.
Kinesthetic learning styled people enjoy school activities such as drawing, modelling, sculpting, drafting, shop, athletics, dance, and hands-on sciences. Bodily kinesthetic learners enjoy creating work with their hands, may have a lot of energy and need to move, and may be talented athletes.
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ART INTEGRATION –Tamilnadu pairs with Jammu and Kashmir
India’s, world’s largest democracy also signifies the universal theme unity in diversity.
No wonder the nation stands united in fighting the covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that cultural diversity is a joy that ought to be celebrated through mutual interaction and reciprocity between people of different States so that a common spirit of understanding resonates throughout the country.
Ek Bharat Shresta Bharat was announced by PM on 31st October 2015, the 140th birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel who united the modern day Bharat, India. As per EBSB, every state and union territory would be paired with another State/UT for a year, during which they would carry out engagements with one another in the spheres of language, literature, cuisine, festivals, cultural events, tourism etc. Tamil Nadu is paired with Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh under Ek Bharat Shresta Bharat. Jammu Kashmir - the northernmost state was linked with Tamil Nadu the southern most state to really indicate the diversified culture and customs. There are more differences than similarities between the two states with climates reaching extreme proportions.
Kashmir has its own tourist destinations like Gulmarg, Srinagar, Sonamarg while Tamil Nadu has Ootty, Kodaikanal and Yercaud. There are enchanting waterfalls like Aharbal, Noori Chamb, Zabarvan in Jammu Kashmir while Kuttalam, Thriparappu, Hogenakkal, attract tourists in Tamil Nadu.
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has uniqueness of snow and ice while Tamil Nadu has its long coastline. Perhaps the climate has brought in entirely diversified way of dressing. However, the love for dance and music is common for both the states. Tamil Nadu is rich in classical dance with Bharatanatyam topping the list. The Maharajas of Chola Pallava and Pandya have encouraged dance forms with temples like Chidambaram Nataraja temple and Thanjavur Brihadeeswara temple are standing testimonies of dance art forms. Folk dances like Karakattam, Kolattam, Mayil Aattam ,Poikkal Kuthirai Aattam, Thappatam, Koothu dance are popular in each areas of the state. Jammu Kashmir also has its unique form of dances like Dumhal dance where people dress up wearing vibrant colours. Rouf dance is performed on on festive occasions like Eid and Ramzan days. Bachha Nagma is performed during weddings and performed by boys. Wugi Nachun dance is performed after the wedding rituals and when bride is about to leave her home. Kashmiri shawls, Kashmiri mirchi, Kashmiri saffron are quite popular down south while pepper and other spices from south is popular in north. Rice is common for both the states and tea is popular drink. JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 19
People from south go on pilgrimage to Vaishno devi temple, Amarnath yatra in Jammu Kashmir while people from south visit Ramewsaram and other temples in Madurai Kanchi, Trichy and Thanjavur for pilgrimage. Kannya Kumari is the tourist attraction to see sunrise and sunset while Dal Lake in Srinagar is famous for its houseboats. Covid 19 pandemic has affected tourism industry as transportation of people is curtailed to control spread of disease. Covid 19 pandemic has to be fought united to make the nation overcome the crisis and attain greatness reflecting resilience and resurgence.
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Dattatreya Ramchandra Kaprekar (1905 –1986) was an Indian recreational mathematician who described several classes of natural numbers including the Kaprekar, harshad and self numbers and discovered the Kaprekar's constant, named after him. Despite having no formal postgraduate training and working as a schoolteacher, he published extensively and became well known in recreational mathematics circles.
Kaprekar received his secondary school education in Thane and studied at Fergusson College in Pune. In 1927 he won the Wrangler R. P. Paranjpe Mathematical Prize for an original piece of work in mathematics. He attended the University of Mumbai, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1929. Having never received any formal postgraduate training, for his entire career (1930–1962) he was a schoolteacher at Nashik in Maharashtra, India. He published extensively, writing about such topics as recurring decimals, magic squares, and integers with special properties. He is also known as "Ganitanand". Kaprekar discovered a number of results in number theory and described various properties of numbers. He also constructed certain types of magic squares related to the Copernicus magic square. Today his name is well-known and many other mathematicians have pursued the study of the properties he discovered. Kaprekar's constant In 1949, Kaprekar discovered an interesting property of the number 6174, which was subsequently named the Kaprekar constant. He showed that 6174 is reached in the limit as one repeatedly subtracts the highest and lowest numbers that can be constructed from a set of four digits that are not all identical. Thus, starting with 1234, we have: 4321 − 1234 = 3087, then 8730 − 0378 = 8352, and 8532 − 2358 = 6174.
Repeating from this point onward leaves the same number (7641 − 1467 = 6174). In general, when the operation converges it does so in at most seven iterations.
A similar constant for 3 digits is 495. However, in base 10 a single such constant only exists for numbers of 3 or 4 digits; for other digit lengths or bases other than 10, the Kaprekar's routine algorithm described above may in general terminate in multiple different constants or repeated cycles, depending on the starting value.
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JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 26 “The greatest part of a writer’s time is spent in reading, in order to
write; a man will turn over half a library to make one book.”
— Samuel Johnson
MATH STORY
Episode IV
Justin slowly woke-up from his snooze and complained, “I can’t believe I had to miss my football game for this! Now my team won’t go undefeated.”
“Sure Justin, like just keep on bragging,” said Hannah, “I’m so sure your football team will do just fine without you. Probably even better!” Mr. Ronald politely asked them to stop talking. For the science lesson, Mr. Ronald was holding up two glass bottles that had chemicals in them. He said that if he mixed the two chemicals together, they would probably react and vaporize the school.
(Well, maybe this isn’t what Mr. Ronald looked like but….)
David started shaking Greg to wake him up. “Hey Greg, wake up! Mr. Ronald’s gonna’ VAPORIZE the school. I think he’s gone mad!” “Whaaawhhhaaat, where am I?” asked Greg. It was now 1:28 and Greg had been sleeping since music class ended at 12:58.
How many minutes had Greg been asleep?
Let me see you’ll the next week with the correct answer…… ------Mrs. Deepika Auxilia
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மார்க펿 மாதம் ஆண்டாள் பா羿ய 믁ப்ப鏁 பாடல்களள 鎿쏁ப்பாவை என்쟁 அவைக்கப்ப翁垿ற鏁. பன்னிரண்翁 ஆை்ைார்களில் ஒ쏁ைரான பபரியாை்ைா쏁க்埁 மகளான ளகாவத என்ற ஆண்டாள் பா羿ய பாடல்களள 鎿쏁ப்பாவை என்쟁 அவைக்கப்ப翁垿ற鏁.
ஆண்டாள் பா羿ய 믁ப்ப鏁 பாடல்களள 鎿쏁ப்பாவை என்쟁 அவைக்கப் ப翁垿ற鏁. பன்னிரண்翁 ஆை்ைார்களில் ஒ쏁ைரான பபரியாை்ைா쏁க்埁 மகளான
ளகாவத என்ற ஆண்டாள் பா羿ய பாடல்களள 鎿쏁ப்பாவை என்쟁 அவைக்கப்ப翁垿ற鏁 .
மார்க펿 மாதம் கடퟁவள ை펿ப翁ம் மாதமா埁ம் . இம்மாதத்鎿ல் எை்ힿத மங்கல நிகை்ச்殿க쿁ம் நடத்தப்ப翁ை鎿ல்வல. மார்க펿 மாதம் ힿரதம் இ쏁ந்鏁 ힿஷ்迁வை ை펿பட்டால் ளதாஷங்கள் நீங்垿 பசல்ை பச펿ப்வபப் பப쟁ைர். மார்க펿뾿ல் அ鎿காவல எ폁ந்鏁, ퟀட்வட 毁த்தம் பசய்鏁, நீரா羿, ளகால뮿ட்翁, 鎿쏁ப்பாவை (Thiruppavai), 鎿쏁பைம்பாவை பாடல்கவளப் பாட ளைண்翁ம் .
மார்க펿 மாதங்களில் ퟀட்翁 믁ன்ꯁ ளகால뮿ட்டால் மகாலட்毁뮿 ퟀ翁 ளத羿 ை쏁ைாள் என்ப鏁 நம்ꮿக்வக. இதனால் பப쏁ம்பாலாளனார் மார்க펿뾿ல் ளகால뮿翁垿ன்றனர் . ளம쯁ம் ힿஷ்迁 ஆலயங்களில் மார்க펿 மாதம் 믁폁ை鏁ம் 鎿쏁ப்பாவை பா翁ைர்.
இந்த மாதத்鎿ல் 鎿쏁ப்ப鎿 鎿쏁மவல뾿ல் காவல뾿ல் 毁ப்ரபாதம் பா翁ைதற்埁 ப鎿லாக ஆண்டாளின் 鎿쏁ப்பாவை பா翁ைார்கள் . இந்த மாதத்鎿ல் எல்லா பப쏁மாள் ளகா뾿ல்களி쯁ம் 毁ப்ரபாதத்鏁க்埁 ப鎿ல் 鎿쏁ப்பாவை பா翁ைார்கள் . இந்நிவல뾿ல் மார்க펿 மாதத்鎿ல் ஆண்டாள் பா羿ய 鎿쏁ப்பாவைவய இனிய 埁ர쮿ல் பா羿 இவறய쏁ள் பப쟁ங்கள் .
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JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 29 CURRENT AFFAIRS
The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated Honey Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) Programme in five states, for producing honey. These 5 FPOs will be set up by the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED). They will be set up at East Champaran (Bihar) Morena (Madhya Pradesh)
Bharatpur (Rajasthan) Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) Sunderbans (West Bengal).
The six-member Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), headed by Governor Shaktikanta Das, has decided to maintain the status quo on policy rate amid sticky rate of inflation. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has topped the 2020 Fortune 500 list of Indian companies, released. The revenue of RIL clocked Rs 615,854.00, accounting for 7% of cumulative revenues and 11 per cent profit of the companies. The country’s biggest oil firm, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), bagged the second spot, followed by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) at the third position. The list was published by Fortune India, which is part of the Kolkata-based RP Sanjiv Goenka Group. The Union Cabinet has given its approval for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) to boost employment in the formal sector by encouraging the businesses to do fresh hiring amid the pandemic. The Central Government has launched ‘Quarterly Return filing & Monthly Payment of Taxes (QRMP)’ scheme for small taxpayers under the GST system.
Indian athletes, Bajrang Punia (Freestyle-Wrestling) and Elavenil Valarivan
(Shooting), bagged the top honours at the virtually held FICCI India Sports Awards
2020 on the back of the 10th Global Sports Summit. The two athletes, who have had an impressive 2019-20 season, won the Sportsperson of the Year awards in their respective categories.
US President-elect, Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been jointly named Time magazine’s 2020 “Person of the Year”.
JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 30 The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced six laureates of the 2020 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. The Champions of the Earth Award is presented in 5 categories:
Lifetime Achievement-Professor Robert D. Bullard (USA) Inspiration and Action, -Yacouba Sawadogo (Burkina Faso), Nemonte Nenquimo (Ecuador Policy Leadership- Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama of Fiji Entrepreneur Vision-Mindy Lubber (USA), Science and Innovation-Dr Fabian Leendertz (Germany).
The UN agency’s executive board unanimously adopted the proposal on UNESCOBangladesh
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the “Creative Economy” in its 210th session. This is the first time a UN agency launched an award named after Bangabandhu. A worldwide ranking of civil, economic and personal freedom, the Human Freedom Index 2020 was
released. India was placed at the 111th spot out of 162 countries.
NITI Aayog has released a white paper titled ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ on 14 December 2020. The ‘Vision 2035: Public Health Surveillance in India’ is a continuation of the work on Health Systems Strengthening. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has presented the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Telecom Skill
Excellence Awards, including a cash award of Rs 50,000 and Rs 30,000 respectively, to both
awardees Indian boxers have bagged 9 medals including three gold, two silver and four bronze at the Cologne Boxing World Cup 2020, held in Cologne, Germany The winners of the prestigious ICC Awards of the Decade were announced on 28th December
2020.
The ICC Awards of the Decade recognize the best players across Cricket over the past 10 years. List of Winners ICC Spirit of Cricket Award of the Decade: MS Dhoni (India)
ICC Men’s Awards Sir Garfield Sobers Award for ICC Male Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India)
ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Virat Kohli (India) ICC Men’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) ICC Men’s Test Cricketer of the Decade: Steve Smith(Australia) ICC Men’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade: Kyle Coetzer (Scotland)
ICC Women’s Award
Rachael Heyhoe Flint Award for ICC Female Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia) ICC Women’s ODI Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry(Australia) ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Decade: Ellyse Perry (Australia) ICC Women’s Associate Cricketer of the Decade: Kathryn Bryce (Scotland) New Zealand has declared a “climate emergency” and promised to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025.
JOURNALORDS – month of December 2020 31 Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chaired the 33rd PRAGATI meeting to review multiple projects, grievances and programmes. PRAGATI PARENT VISTA stands for “Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation”. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) had announced that the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup will be hosted in Odisha, for a second consecutive time. The tournament will be held at two venues, Bhubaneswar and Rourkela.
I am S. Rajeswari, parent of Sanjeev, NOVEMBER JOURNALORDS QUIZ WINNER grade 7 and Mathesh, grade 4. During this pandemic situation schools were running by online classes. First of all, I would like to thank all the teachers for their support, kind cooperation and dedication in online classes. Their full-fledged work is appreciable. Teachers are very friendly during online classes. Even in this critical situation teachers works hard in conducting classes, giving various activities enrich children to engage themselves all throughout the day. This was a nice experience for both children and also parents. Daily routine work, Saturday activities, Art integrated activities, Mathematical Activities are very useful and it creates more interest among children. Art integration activity mainly inculcates the child to know more information about other states. I really appreciate the management. My kids P.M. Sanjeev grade 7, P.M. Mathesh grade 4 were very enthusiastic in doing work sheets, STAR OF THE MONTH –Ms.rEKHA performing activities given by their respective class teachers. Moreover, teachers are approachable, She is a loyal, approachable friendly, motivator, handling children in a kind manner. I am grateful to thank the and resourceful person. management, principal and all the teachers. She takes responsibilities ----S.Rajeshwari in keeping the children (Parent of grade 4 – Sanjeev) updated in day-to-day
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