T I R U P A T I

Monthly News Letter September 2019

Success is the result of hard work, perseverance, dedication and most of all passion for what we do. It is a memorable moment of pride and accomplishment. Education World Awards have b e s t o w e d u s w i t h t h e ' M o s t Environment Friendly School Award for the year 2019-20. Edify School Tirupati has bagged 9th position among the top most 10 schools in India and 1st position in Andhra Pradesh. This prestigious award was presented to the Director of Edify School, Tirupati Mr. P PRANEETH at New Delhi. ACHIEVEMENTS Inter school cultural competitions was conducted at Sri Radha Shyam Sundar Mandir,K.T Road Tirupati on 6th September 2019.K.Mrudula of grade-IV got 2nd Place in classical dance competition K.Dimple of Grade-I secured 3rd place in Classical dance competition and J.Pavan Sriram Teja of Grade-VI was awarded with 3rd place in vocal singing competition.

Boarders Events Residential Students trekking to Kalyani Dam Trekking is a great way to reduce the stress in life, because of the release of endorphins, which are known to make us happy! Our Boarding students went for trekking to Kalyani Dam on Sunday morning. Trekking in nature helped them to rejuvenate their energy and made them ready for the upcoming week ahead. GUEST LECTURES Inspirational speech by Shri Swami Anupamanandaji Maharaja On the occasion of 125 years of Swami Vivekananda's Iconic speech in Chicago on 11th September 1893, Edifiers had experienced an awe - inspiring session with "shri Swami Anupamanandaji Maharaja" Secretary and Senior Trustee of Ramakrishna Mission Ashram. Swamiji had given a motivational speech and messages basing on the life of the Indian monk Swami Vivekananda and his ideal thoughts about the country. He had narrated the famous personalities of India who got inspired through the books of swami Vivekananda “Arise, Awake and stop not till the goal is reached". The guest of the day was felicitated by the honourable Director of Edify School Mr. P Praneeth and Principal Ms.Satya Lakshmi.

Guest Lecture on ‘Practices of successful life’ Vangivarapu Ravi Kumar a famous psychologist and HR of Mind management addressed the students of grade IX and X. He had advised and conducted a wonderful session on personality development and self- discipline where he insisted the importance of time, parents and teachers in one's life, benefits in waking up early. He recollected his memorable relationship with Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam the former president of India and shared the prominent role played by Dr Kalam in his life. Children enjoyed each and every minute in the session and were encouraged, motivated with emotional and inspiring videos. The session came to an end with a quote saying “Never give up, believe in yourself ". The guest of the day was felicitated by the respected Principal Ms.Satya Lakshmi. Guest lecture on properties of Air Children of Grade-III students were taught properties of air by hand on experiments conducted by Ms.Geetika Arora, Science teacher which was captivating. Practical demonstration on properties of air which was the main content of the present inquiry module helped the kids to learn more about air in a fun filled way.

Guest Lecture on forms of water As a part of IM-III our grade- I children learnt the different forms of water through an experiment done by our Science Teacher Mr.Hari Krishna. Children enriched their knowledge by observing the demonstration keenly. They were very excited to see the changes occurred form solid State of water to liquid and gaseous state. This impacts our little ones a lot in their practical life.

COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB

“We have to do what we can to help wherever and whenever it is possible for us to help” - Jackie Chan. As part of community service club activity today the students of Community Service Club went to inaugurate the water sump built at “Aadarsa Prathamika Pathasala” A primary school in Tiruchanoor. Edify School students interacted with the students of the primary school and inspired them to do best in academics. The students of the school, headmaster and the PET thanked the management and the students of Edify school for the timely help. Khelo India Training Program Held @ Edify School The Khelo India Scheme was launched during the year 2017-18 with a view to achieving the twin objectives of mass participation and promotion of excellence in sports. CBSE is been conducting the training programs for the PETs of affiliated schools to train them in required skills. A training program was organised in our school on Saturday, 21st September 2019.The resource persons Mr.B Karun Kumar PET,Navya Children School ,Vishakapatnam and Mr.Shaik Rahman PET,CRR Secondary School, Kurnool had trained the PETs of various schools.

Field Trip

Field trip to Zoo With an objective of building responsibility towards flora and fauna life grade 2 students were taken for a field trip to zoo. Jumping with excitement students witnessed numerous animals which they had only seen on their television sets. They saw Ostrich, alligators, crocodiles, sambars, deers, etc. Students got a chance to closely observe each one of animals present. Upon glancing at the White Tiger, children got super thrilled. They even had enclosures of elephants, bears, pythons and foxes. Our little ones beamed with joy as monkeys jumped from one branch of the tree to another. Not just animals, students even encountered some never seen birds like Pheasants, white peacocks, water birds like ducks, and cranes, etc. The little ones got so engrossed in observing their natural habitats and characteristics that convincing each one of them to go back was one heck of a task. They were delighted to see wide varieties of flora and fauna. The excursion proved out to be an outdoor classroom activity for the students as they were able to accommodate and assimilate knowledge. Celebrations

Teacher's Day “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” Edify School solemnly celebrated Teachers' day with great gusto and gaiety on 5th September 2019. The stage was taken over by the students who did not leave any stone unturned to make all the teachers and staff feel special and make the day memorable for them. The celebrations consisted of adorable and endearing performances by the little ones of the school that left everyone present in awe. The cultural show incorporated poems, songs, dance and skit. They indicated that, teachers play a vital role in making their pupil accountable citizens of tomorrow and wonderful human beings. They are the cornerstone of students' future and there's nothing worth enough to gratify them for their selfless service and commitment. At the end, The Best faculty members were felicitated that was cherry on the cake. The photographs of all the staff members of the school were captured. The teachers were overwhelmed by the thoughtful gestures of the students and felt appreciated with a deep sense of ecstasy on the special day. Edify recognizes teachers contributions to students and school. This year our Academic Coordinator Ms.Jahnavi and 3 of our teachers were felicitated for their services in various fields. Special assembly Presentations

Hindi Diwas Hindi Diwas was celebrated to inculcate love for the Hindi Language. Hindi Diwas is celebrated on 14 September of every year in Edify school. The celebration was conducted in the Special Assembly. The students and staff celebrated Hindi Diwas in the school to mark the importance of the country's most widely spoken language. The assembly started with news and thought in Hindi followed by a talk on the importance of Hindi language. Students also presented Hindi group songs on this occasion. It witnesses a number of great activities as well as celebrations to commemorate the memorable day. To develop the cognitive skills and put the Hindi language into practice, Edifiers celebrated Hindi Diwas with great enthusiasm. The language help embracing the culture of Hindi with exotic Indian poetry, literature, wisdom, belief system, and philosophy. Everybody on the campus made sincere efforts to use Hindi as a medium of conversation for the day.

Clubs

Cuisine Club The children were enthusiastic in preparing the bhel as it was simple and easy to prepare. Also its tastes good and makes a healthy snack.The primary department champs had a fun time by making a healthy snack and most importantly “cooking without fire recipe” which is actually very healthy. Apple chat is a simple yet healthy and delicious recipe. The making of this apple chat is very easy, just by combining chopped apple cubes with mild spices. Most important thing is anyone can make this recipe within 5 to 10 minutes and it is surprising to tell that our Edifiers took less than 10 minutes to prepare this. They shared this spicy, sweet and tangy apple chat with their friends and teachers. Children of grade IV and V shared their views and explained about the points with everyone in detail about the table manners. The session was very lively and interactive and helped them way better because good table manners for children are important skills that should be developed when they are young. Environmental Club Trees are the essential part of Eco system. Every human being need to depend on the trees and as we are into the modernization urbanization and globalization. In the modern urbanization and the busy life people are forgetting to save the water. Everywhere we are facing the water scarcity. To eradicate the water scarcity and to improve the ground water level and to meet the basic needs of our daily life students of Eco -club shared the ideas with their team members by making posters and by enacting the skits on rain water harvesting

Literary club activity Diphthongs are two vowels combining to make one sound. Correct pronunciation and enunciation of the vowels, consonants and diphthongs are necessary for successful communication. The students of Grade 1& 2 learnt to pronounce the words with diphthongs in a rhyming manner. They came out with their own words with the given sounds. Sight words are very important for children to master as they account for 75%of the words used in beginning children's printed material. Students spelled the sight words according to their grades and tried to frame meaningful sentences using those words. This activity helped them to build up their confidence, improve their vocabulary skills and use them contextually.

Creative club activity The art of paper folding, the small number of basic origami folds can be combined into a variety of ways to intricate designs. Children felt very excited while making origami to turn a piece of paper into an art. They made fish, duck, flowers and more. It was a fun filled activity. Assembly Presentations

Without light and heat Evolution of Clock exists no life on Earth

Water water everywhere, try to Action words save it if you care Word to the Parent Ways to improve writing vocabulary

A great vocabulary is just one essential tool in a writer's toolbox, along with punctuation, grammar, and many others. Building your vocabulary is one of the easiest ways to improve the power of your writing and make any writing task that much easier, as you will have several synonyms in your repertoire to pull from every time.

 Use a word immediately after you learn it. Try to make a game out of using a new word as soon as you learn it.  Try to read a well-written and edited essay, magazine article, book or news article every day.  Learn the roots of words. Most words in the English language are built from a common root, prefix, and suffix, usually with an origin in the Greek or Latin language. Once you learn a root, you'll begin to understand more words that use the same root.  Keep a thesaurus handy.  Look up Words You Don't Know. Don't just gloss over these words; take the time to look them up, and if you don't have the time right then, write them down and look them up later.  Journaling won't just help you develop your writing style, it will also help you improve your vocabulary.  Diversify the topics you read to include natural science, Shakespeare, contemporary literature, politics, history, philosophy or any other topics you think you may enjoy.  Word puzzles in the newspaper or a magazine aren't just a fun way to fill time, they're also perfect for boosting your working vocabulary.  Try Word Board Games  Practice New Words in Divergent Ways. To help the word settle into your mind and memory, write it down (both the definition and a sentence you make up using the word), use it in conversation, and include it in an essay or any other way you can think of.  Make up Associations. Start by saying the new word aloud, then relate it to a word you already know. A good example of this is gargantuan, which means “very large” or “gigantic.”  Make Synonym Word Lists. Brainstorm or use a thesaurus to generate a list of ten to twenty new words you can use. You can keep these lists in a vocabulary notebook and add to them whenever you learn a new synonym. T I R U P A T I

Kidz

Monthly News Letter September 2019

Activity on Table Manners Sports Competition @ Kindergarden

Flip the mat competition by our IK I contenders.

Hoop race by our IK II speedsters.

Balanced walk competition by our IK III balancers. Assembly Presentations

Presentation on 3 dimensional shapes by our IK III Kids. Flashy assembly presentation on flowers by our IK II buddings.

Amusing assembly presentation on Assembly presentation on pre-math cartoon characters by our IK I champs. concepts by our IK II tiny tots.

Assembly presentation on pre-math concepts by our IK II tiny tots. Assembly presentation on adverse effects of smart phone by IK – III champs.

Table manners activity for IK III learners Good table manners for kids are an important part of every meal .Table manners will also help them to be polite and respectful. To strengthen children's etiquette skills we have taken them to the cafeteria and taught them the rules of healthy eating and basic table manners. Word to the parent

Explicit systematic phonics instruction - the most effective way to teach children how to read

 Phonics – teaching children the sounds made by individual letter or letter groups (for example,

the letter “c” makes a k sound), and teaching children how to merge separate sounds together

to make it one word (for example, blending the sounds k, a, t makes CAT). This type of phonics

teaching is often referred to as “synthetic phonics”.

 Explicit – directly teaching children the specific associations between letters and sounds,

rather than expecting them to gain this knowledge indirectly.

 Systematic – English has a complicated spelling system. It is important to teach letter sound

mappings in a systematic way, beginning with simple letter sound rules and then moving onto

more complex associations.

 Phonics instruction teaches children how to decode letters into their respective sounds, a skill

that is essential for them to read unfamiliar words by themselves.

 Keep in mind that most words are in fact unfamiliar to early readers in print, even if they have

spoken knowledge of the word. Having letter-sound knowledge will allow children to make the

link between the unfamiliar print words to their spoken knowledge.

 Letter-sound decoding process itself is a learning mechanism. This transition from slowly

sounding out a word, to rapidly recognising it, is what we call “learning to read by sight”. Every

reader must make this transition to read fluently.

 If we use building a house as an analogy, understanding text is the complete home; single word

reading ability is the structural frame of the house, and phonics is the foundation of that frame.

 Effective phonics instruction is important because letter-sound knowledge is the foundation

needed to build up reading and writing abilities.