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Sishya OMR News Letter AUGUST 2019 Issue.3

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Message from the Principal

Dear Readers, This issue covers the events of July and August that mark the end of Term One. July and August were event- filled months that witnessed a gamut of events across the school. July heralded the Investiture Ceremony of the Student Council, initiation of the Interact Club, Celebration of Madras Week, Inter School and Intra-School events, class field trips and Parent Led Interactions among other events. August ushered in the Term End Examinations for Classes 6 to 12 and the School Annual Day Programs. This edition of Zeal will provide you glimpses of some of the events along with student perspectives of school and beyond-the-school happenings. Enjoy the reading, Meenakshi Nagaraj Principal

The Editorial Team

S.Devadharshini Yazhini Lakshmana B.Nivedhitha R. Rishon Dheeraj Aaditya Lakshmi Yazhini Rachel Mary Abraham Janani Naresh Shruthi S Eshita Shree Srieya Katta

Editorial Advisor: Ms. Neha Kohli

SISHYA OMR STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONS

On the sunny morning of the 21st June 2019, excitement thrummed along every corridor. It was the student election day!

Nominated candidates from Grade XI had already delivered their campaign promises on the previous day. Students assembled at their respective spots as each of the four houses conducted its own independent voting session. The actual voting process was simulated as nails were inked, papers dropped into ballot boxes, and voices fell as teenage astrologers predicted the results.

The wait was worth it as the winners were announced the following week.

House House Captain Asst. House Captain Cauvery Ritvi Alagusankar Yukta Bhaskar Ganga Advait Rajagopalan Neharika Ramanigopal Krishna Sarthak Nayak Varrsha Sridharan Yamuna Mohit Naren Sneha Senthilkumar

Investiture Ceremony - Where the Heads are held high

“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

This year’s Investiture Ceremony heralded the beginning of the New Student Council 2019-20 .Responsibilities and duties were vested upon the chosen council members.

This ceremony is an event in which the student body members take an oath to work faithfully, righteously and impartially for the school. The ceremonial pinning of the badges and handing over the sashes to the newly elected candidates was done by our honourable Chief Guest Dr. Salim Thomas, our Secretary and Correspondent Mr Srinivasan.R and our Principal Ms. Meenakshi Nagaraj.

The Head Boy Srikar Jayaraman, Head Girl Lakshana Ravishankar, Sports Captain Rohan, Vice Sports Captain Roshan Manoj, Cultural Secretary Yazhini Lakshmana, Vice Cultural Secretary Lakshmi Yazhini and Captains and Vice Captains of the respective houses along with their team of Office Bearers took oath to hold the banner of Sishya OMR higher, brighter and stronger. We wish the new leaders the very best and hope they succeed in all their endeavours and goals.

Interact club

“It is important for us to make a meaningful and effective impact. Without a sense of caring there can be no sense of community.”

The Interact Club was initiated in year 2017 by the management of Sishya OMR School that aims at inculcating values of empathy and compassion among the students. The members of Interact Club, year 2019 took charge on 1oth July and this occasion was graced by the presence of Mr. M.E Boopathiraja and The President of the Rotary Club of Adyar R Senthilnathan. They explained the importance of social service and responsibility that we owe towards the community. I hope the new Interact Club achieves great heights and flourishes in all its ventures undertaken during this year.

“Together may we give our children the roots to grow and the wings to fly….”

- PARENT INERACTION AT SISHYA OMR

Parents and teachers play an important role in nurturing the child. But the most vital quality required for a child, namely his or her cognition, is brought out by parents.

While raising their child via inculcation of values at home is essential, it is a proud moment for every child to see his or her parent in the midst of friends. Thus, to nurture the little saplings into beautiful plants, the water of support cannot be deprived of.

With this view in mind, various Parent Interaction sessions were held at all class levels to provide children an opportunity to get engaged in active learning by engaging them in various DIY(Do it Yourself) activities. These sessions aim at children’s holistic development. It also gives the parents an opportunity to take an active part in their child’s learning process and share their experiences in a fun and exciting way.

Class UKG getting to know how to draft a letter

Class 1 engaging in some mind-boggling math activities

Class 2 making use of sponges by crafting beautiful dolls using the hands-on method

Class 3 preparing tasty sandwiches filled with vegetables, sauce and candy as directed by their parents

Class 4 listening to a demonstration comprising of a parent’s speech and some chart work about water conservation

CELEBRATING NAMMAOORU MADRAS -MADRAS WEEK CELEBRATION 2019

Madras Day is a festival organized to commemorate the founding of the city of Madras (now known as Chennai). Madras is perhaps is the only city to celebrate a day of its own and it truly deserves it.

Madras has always been known for its architectural wealth and breathtaking beaches. It is also celebrated for being a culinary haven, IT hub, one of the safest cities for women and the only city to hold Marghazi (a month specially dedicated for music and dance).

The founding day of Madras is considered to be August 22, 1639.It was on that day, in that year, that a sliver of land, where Fort. St. George stands today, was transacted by the East India Company.

Sishya OMR too celebrated Madras Week with great fervour and enthusiasm. Students of class VIII got an opportunity to visit North Chennai as a part of ‘Heritage Walk’ organized by the Mylapore Times. The students witnessed century old buildings like St. Fort George, Chennai High Court, the harbour, Parrys, and Royapuram Railway station.

A video lecture by V.Sriram, a famous historian and a heritage activist, was shown to the students in which he spoke about the magnanimity of the city of Madras. The lecture was followed by a small quiz conducted by Principal Mrs. Meenakshi Nagaraj. Students participated enthusiastically and their contribution was commendable.

A gallery celebrating the architecture and culture of Madras has also been initiated in the school.

Generation global

VIDEO CONFERENCING

Generation Global previously known as Tony Blair Faith Foundation aims at preparing and giving students the skills and experience they need to navigate difference in a peaceful way. It gives them experience to flourish in the International World. The most powerful part of Generation Global is watching students speak to students of their own age from a different country and culture. The students learn and practice the skills of dialogue in the classroom before engaging in a dialogue through Video Conferences. The forum connects classrooms across the world, allowing students to explore, articulate and develop their own views while encountering and considering the views of the others.

Generation Global facilitates human connections with lasting emotional resonance by exposing people to others with different cultures and beliefs so they can learn from each other and live with each other.

Sishya OMR facilitates this teaching with the help of Generation Global working towards peaceful co-existence. The students had an opportunity to interact with students in Lucknow and Bangalore on topics of global concern like Global Warming and Human Trafficking.

CRICKET WORLD CUP 2019

The World Cup of 2019 unravelled to be a competition to remember. A championship where ten teams would walk in but only one would walk out victorious. The year of 2019 also saw some particularly interesting matches, aggressive struggles and events that kept cricket fans all around the world at the edge of their seats. This particular year also held game changing injuries, breath-taking catches, unforeseen game plans and daring shots that would rival the games in the years to come.

This year also witnessed the first ever victory of England in the International cricket cup and with such a historic final match, too. A match that ended with a tie and then the teams even managed to tie the tie breaker or the super over which led to an unsatisfactory method of settling of the match by count of the boundaries which also barely gave the cup to England.

Team India's journey in the CWC 2019 The journey was particularly a strong one which yielded victories in all matches that they played but two. They put such a good fight that, even after they lost, they held their position at the top of the CWC points table to the very end of the CWC. Team India was also pulled down in between by the sudden injury of the in-form batsman, Shikhar Dhawan. Despite the difficulties and overwhelming odds that they faced at every turn, team India’s performance in CWC 2019 reflected nothing but courage and unwavering will.

Winners of Sishya Amrita 2019

Learning can be fun- A trip to Mahabalipuram and Excursion to Coorg and Bandipur