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Republic Day Parade: Students’ efforts and prizes

By YOCee Team A part of the group from St. Raphaels Hr. Sec. School that won the first prize in the Republic Day Parade held in Chennai. The long road alongside the comes alive for a week every year road were colourful and seem to have outfit. the crowd that gathered there on the around Republic Day. The rehearsal kindled the feeling for patriotism in those Governor K. Rosaiah fenced pavement along the Marina. sessions for the parade begin as early as who visited the show. unfurled the flag on the day at 8 a.m. After the distribution of gallantry awards, 6 a.m. a week before Jan. 26 here. Men, women and kids were holding Chetak, a Indian Air Force helicopter Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, On Republic Day, the scenes on the small flags or had badges pinned to their showered flower petals from the sky on Governor Rosaiah and other ministers watched folk dances performed by school and college students. Did you know? Floats by the government departments showcased the welfare schemes by each of them. Of the18 tableaux, including five from Later, the Republic Day reception ‘At Union Ministries / Departments took Home’ was hosted by Governor K. part in the Republic Day Parade Rosaiah at the Raj Bhavan. 2014, the tableau from Tamil Nadu It was the time for prizes for the school won the second prize in New Delhi. and college carnivals and floats. St. Raphels Girls Higher Secondary School, The tableau depicted Pongal won the best carnivals celebration in a rural household. Folk (Schools). Government Girls artists played the Nadaswaram and Hr.Sec.School, Ashok Nagar bagged the danced in Karagattam style along the second prize while GRT Mahalakshmi float. Vidyalaya got the third prize. West Bengal’s Purulia Chhau Dance >>> Share the events hosted by float bagged the first prize. your school with YOCee. Also the awards and feats of students Mail to [email protected] Page 2 E-PAPER YOCee Feb. 01 - Feb. 15, 2014

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MUSIC CONCERT IN PARK FLY IN THE MAGIC CARPET Fair for students in class 1 to 10. Feb 2, 2014 OF STORIES Science projects involving experiments E PAPER Feb. 8, 2014 can be submitted in three categories. Preethi Sethuraman, a class 9 student of Little Scientists for Class 1,2 & 3, Junior CONTACT Jawahar Vidyalaya, will present a Geetha Ramanujam, founder of Scientists for Class 4,5 & 6 and Senior mikeless concert on Feb 2, 2014 at 7a.m. Scientists for Class 7 to 10. +91 98405 44629 Kathalaya Trust presents stories and At the Chess Square in the Nageswara pulls out a mosnter from Polland and Individual / Team (2 members) projects Email: [email protected] Rao Park, . sings songs from Scotland. are allowed. Preethi, who is learning music from Guru The storytelling session is suitable for Last date for registration: Feb 8, 2014. Smt. Vasantha Shankararaman, will be children in the age group 4 to 10 years. At Registration fee: Rs. 150 accompanied on the violin by Parur Hippocampus Children's , New no. To register. send an email to Ananthalakshmi and on the mridangam 11, 3rd Avenue, Indira Nagar, Adyar. At [email protected] or • NEWS for CHILDREN by R. Kishore. 11 a.m. contact + 91 80561 00293. The Sunday Kutcheri in the Park is Fee for members of the centre is Rs. 100 Website: www.thinkdiffskool.com organised by Sundaram Finance to and for non-members it is Rs. 250. promote young musical talent among • REPORTS by children aged below 15 years and provide Contact 42116417, 94444049175 HOLIDAY CAMPS STUDENTS them with a launch pad. Sundaram Finance conducts audition to select the Feb. 8 & 15, 2014 artistes to perform at the park. ARE YOU A SUPER CHEF? Feb. 8 & 9, 2014 To register for the audition: call 94450 Kids Holiday Camps hosts 'Hats On Day' • ALERTS on EVENTS 34557 or email to Register before Feb. 2, 2014 for kids age 3 yrs to 13 yrs. Games, for KIDS [email protected] music, dance stories and crafts will be part of the event. The session is held Want to show off your culinary skills? Do it at this weekend show of Super Chef to between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. PETER PANDU IN TOWN be held at The Park Hotel. On Feb. 15, it is a session on 'Countries ONLINE AT Feb. 2, 2014 Apart from the Adult and Adult team and Flags' for kids age 3 yrs to 10 yrs. categories, juniors in the age group 10 – Know interesting facts about flags and www.yocee.in their colours and the meaning attached to Glow Worm Club, Children's library and 14 years can also compete to win prizes. them. There is also a GK corner, session activity centre based in Stars of the culinary world, Chef Sanjeev on unheard stories and crafts. Fee - celebrates its fifth anniversary with Peter Kapoor, Chef Vicky Ratnani and Chef Rs.350 per child for each session. Pan(du) and Princess Rukku, a theatre Sanjay Thumma as well as The Park’s production. Chef Rajesh Radhakrishnan will be Contact and register at +91 87545 03323. The ever-popular story of Peter Pan judges of the contest. A Fortnightly ePaper comes with a twist in this production. Registrations are on now and will be ART CONTEST from www.yocee.in - news website Donning a 'kudumi' and a 'veshti', his accepted till Feb. 2, 2014. Online Feb. 15, 16 & 22, 23, 2014 for Chennai’s young people adventures in Chennai when he faces the registrations at actor Rajnikanth's fans, are improvised on www.superchefchennai.com Hepzibah Trust is conducting drawing the spot by children. Contact: +91 74014 47342 contests for children on the theme Forget Founder - Editor The script and music are all by children and Forgive, as part of their 5th Revathi R while Sandhya Ruban of Eloquens has anniversary directed the play. PUPPET SHOW The contest will be held on Feb.15, 16 The play also has a few underprivileged Feb. 14, 2014 Student reporters team and 22 and 23, 2014 at 21, V.O.C. Street, children from Teach for and Oasis M.G.R. Nagar, Chennai 600 078. for this issue International participating in it. A shadow puppet theatre show by Aditya Sharma Handgemenge, a German puppet theatre Contact 09381008253, 2474 5944, Venue: Chinmaya Heritage Centre, 24713239. Harrington Road. At 5 p.m. company is held at DakshinaChitra. Nandini P S

Contact 98405 06041 for tickets. A King's Journey is a story of the world Sreenidhi G S where all men carry a watering pot and Y’s Mens Club is conducting a drawing women carry an umbrella. It has the story and painting competition for school of the King who is forced to go on a students on Feb. 2, 2014. LEARN KIRIGAMI Circulation Vene: Krishnaswamy Matriculation Higher Free circulation - online at Feb. 2, 2014 hazardous voyage through tropical Secondary School, AC Block, Anna www.yocee.in/category/epaper/ islands, deserts and narrow city alleys. Nagar, near Ayyappan temple. Circulated through email to At this week’s Happy Sunday morning The show uses innovative lighting The competition is open to students from individual subscribers workshop at Hansel & Gretel kids Centre, techniques. Open to all. Std. 1 to Std. 10 and will have 4 groups you can learn the creative art of Kirigami. The event is hosted by Goethe Institut in (Std.1-2, Std. 3-5, Std. 6-8 and Std. 9-10) The workshop is conducted by Jagan Raj collaboration with DakshinaChitra. from Origami Society of Madras. Contact Shubha Sathyanarayanan at Advertising Contact 28331314, 28332343 98417 82718, 99406 54776 phone: +91 9840544629 The session is suitable for children above 5 years of age.

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Tracing history through philately Planning to Sreenidhi G S frames of stamps arranged host Student Reporter according to various different categories ranging Chennai City South from flowers, birds, famous Summer Division of India Post personalities to Olympics to organised a district level Children’s day releases and Camps for Philatelic Exhibition, even a large of CHENSPEX 2014 for Miniature Sheets. children? children on Jan. 25 and 26, Special festival releases and 2014 at MGR Janaki Rotary releases by College, Durgabai numerous countries were Deshmukh Road, also a part of the display. R A Puram. Latest releases and a A workshop on philately variety of other interesting was held for school students stamps were up for sale at a on Saturday and a quiz was counter in the exhibition. held on the following day. Visitors at the exhibition The enormity of the whole were also provided with event was impressive and it snacks and refreshments. definitely has paved the way for the overflowing positive The exhibition consisted A collection of postage stamps in attractive packs. comments in the of a display of about a 100 - Photo: Sreenidhi G S suggestions . Advertise online and in this ePaper Maharshi Vidya Mandir Tuberculosis team wins Indian Awareness: Essay Coast Guard Quiz launches an exclusive Coast Guard ships Sarang Competition for section on Summer and Sagar at Madhusudhan jetty in the school students Camps at Trust on Jan. 28, the team of Pranav hari and Pranav http://yocee.in/ Kamesh, both students of Class 9 of Maharshi Vidya To mark the World around 750 words. summer-camps/ Mandir bagged the first prize. Tuberculosis Day, Indian Entries authorised by the Development Foundation Head of the institution should Updated daily This quiz is held every year and Gremaltes Hospital, as part of Coast Guard Week be submitted on on before Chennai jointly organise February 20, 2014 to: Call celebrations for Class 8 and Essay Writing Contest for 9 students. students of classes 8 and 9. Indian Development +91 9840544629 The team from Bala Vidya Foundation, 6/PP1, School Topic for this year is 'How Street, West, Mandir, Adyar with Karthi to reach the three million and Srinivasan and Hari Chennai - 600 037. how to cure? A student’s Phone: 044 - 26531168 In the annual quiz event Madhavan was the runners up. perspective'. Essays should conducted on board Indian be hand written and can be

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Ankita and Tasneem, two students of Kumararani Meena department, Goethe Institut, Chennai were also present on the Muthiah Matriculation Hr. Sec School who have taken German occasion. +91 98405 44629 as a second language, participated in a youth conference held in Germany recently. the 3rd environmental youth conference, ‘Greening with Goethe’, was held ConnectConnect from November 29 to December 1, 2013 in withwith usus onlineonline Bremen, Germany. The two students presented a paper and posters on the manufacture, use and disposal of CDs in Chennai. They received certificates from Karl facebook.com/yocee.in Pechatscheck, chief guest at their school’s annual day. twitter.com/yoceekids Kumararani Meena Muthiah, correspondent of the school, R. Sridevi, principal of the yoceeblog.blogspot.com school and Prabhakar, head of language Page 4 E-PAPER YOCee Feb. 01 - Feb. 15, 2014

Music for World Peace. Setting a record

Titled Samaran, music for World Peace, the concert had songs like 'Vande Mataram', 'Vaishnava Jan to' and the Oscar winning 'Jai Ho'. The composer A.R. Rahman's sister A.R. Reihana was also among the chief guests along the industrialist Nalli Kuppuswami Chetty and veteran playback singer S. Janaki. "It took six months to train these children, dividing them into two groups of Carnatic and Western music learners and then bringing them together," Martin says. The concert held the audience spellbound for 2 hours. The list of songs included a special Samarpan theme music, composed by M.S. Martin, which displayed a variety of styles in the Indian music set in 5 different ragas.

For the records. 229 children playing the keyboard at Samarpan, an event held at ’s

Convention Hall on Jan. 16, 2014.

In an attempt to create a new together on stage. The event held on Jan. M.S. Martin had earlier set a record M.S. Martin conducts Keyboard Guinness World Record for the largest 16, 2014 at the Convention Hall in with 109 children playing the keyboard. electronic keyboard ensemble, Chennai Trade Centre's vast campus had But when that record was broken in Ney classes in Mylapore and Adyar. Contact him at 98400 16565 M.S. Martin, a well-known keyboard children from 25 different schools in York, he drew plans to set a higher goal teacher in Chennai brought 229 children Chennai. for the new records.

Weekend embroidery classes for children

Savitha Elangovan more kids in the same conducts weekend campus, she offers classes embroidery workshops for at your place too. kids from 5 years. Contact Savitha Aari and Zardosi classes Elangovan at Old no. 21, for girls of age 13 years New 47, Thiruvangadapuram onwards are also offered. 1st St, . All materials will be Contact Savitha at provided by her at the 9884560228. workshops. If you are a group of 10 or

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Award winning project Keni launched

Nandini P S Student Reporter The event guests included Ms. Ragini that are also a medium of learning, Vidyalaya, spoke about the usefulness of Srinivasan, Counselor, Bhavan’s Rajaji in an era dominated by technology. cultivating a good habit and about Vidhyashram, and Ms. Latha, Karpagavalli Vidyalaya which is the first Books are windows to the soul. The As a sign of inauguration of the Keni Administrative Officer, Karpagavalli school to be selected under the Keni Keni Project, a student initiative, aims to Library at Karpagavalli Vidyalaya, a book Vidyalaya, Mylapore. Dr. (Smt.) Vatsala Project. provide a multiple number of these hamper consisting of second hand books Narayanaswami, Honorary Joint windows by setting up small collected for the Keni Project was The Keni Project aims at collecting Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. (Smt.) using second hand books in schools were presented to Ms. Latha, Administrative used books and newspapers from public Prema Kasturi, Secretary, Ms. the need is felt. Officer, Karpagavalli Vidyalaya by the and using them to set up the libraries in M.S.Jaisree, Principal – in charge, Sir Keni Team. The 5 core members of the identified schools. These books will be The Keni Project was born out of The Sivaswami Kalalaya, Ms. Jashoda Keni Team were awarded with their directly installed in the library, while the Changemaker’s Conference 2013 held at Sundar, Vice Principal-in charge, Sir official position badges by Ms. Ragini old newspapers will be sold at the Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidhyashram. This Sivaswami Kalalaya, also were present Srinivasan. newspaper marts and the money realized prroject was inaugurated on Nov. 25, on the occasion. will be used for buying needed books. 2013, at R.K.Swamy Auditorium, Sir Ms. Ragini Srinivasan briefed the ‘The Keni Project’ banner was Sivaswami Kalalaya Senior Secondary audience about the activities of The If you want to donate books, contact unveiled by the Chief Guest Shri. J. School by Shri. J. Ajeeth Prasath Jain, Debate Club including The Bait and The Keni Project at [email protected] Ajeeth Prasath Jain. In his address, he Senior Principal, Bhavan’s Rajaji Changemaker’s Conference. Then, Ms. spoke about the importance of realizing Vidhyashram. Latha, Administrative Officer, Karpagavalli Page 6 E-PAPER YOCee Feb. 01 - Feb. 15, 2014 Jus’ Pics ...

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A flower found in Nageswara Rao Park, Mylapore Photo by Ashwin J

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Short Takes

Work on bicycle tracks in Hotline for recycle Frequent Flyers, You need Dredging of Cooum, Adyar Chennai begins your school ID to board a river mouths on Paperman, a group of people

concerned about the environment, plane Reacting to the complaints on the rise The Chennai Corporation has begun connects local paper men and recyclers to work on bicycle tracks in the city. The first of mosquito menace, the Water customers who wish to recycle. With an e-ticket in hand, we went to network of a 2.2-metre-wide bicycle track Resources department has begun daily On the website www.paperman.in, yoy the Check- in counter of a leading flight on Besant Nagar Second Avenue has dregdging of the Cooum and can find someone near your home who outlet to collect our boarding pass. The alrteady started. The network between mouths. accept paper, plastic, glass (not broken) person on the counter asked my father's Elliot’s Beach and Indira Nagar railway and metal products for recycling. You can and then mother’s identity proof. station too is getting ready, according to also call the Paperman hotline at Surprisingly they asked me and my Each wave deposits up to half an inch officials of Chennai Corporation. 8015269831. younger brother for our School ID cards . of sand at the river mouth and this Another stretch proposed for bicycle We did not have them. Luckily my father deposit stops the tidal wave So, is this a good way to clear clutter at track is in K.K. Nagar near P.T. Rajan had our passports ready. We heaved a baction.Regular dredging at the river home and at the same time help conserve Salai. This neighbourhood which has a a sigh of relief! When enquired she was mouths would help better tidal wave nature by getting things to recycle and lot of schools and the so the tracks will be even ready to show the rulebook which action and drain river water into the sea, reuse? put to use to its best, hopes the cycling specially mentioned this factor. Later I say the officials. This prevents stagnation enthusiasts. Go ahead and recycle all that you have came to know that various security of water at the river mouths and upto 2 to used and done with. Plans are on for bicycle tracks on reasons require taking this measure. 3 km distance along the rivers. This eliminates breeding of mosquitoes Swami Sivananda Salai and Wallajah So here's just a reminder to all my Road as part of the pedestrianisation of - Janani K S friends out there to carry their School ID , Mylapore and T. Nagar. Cards if they are going to fly. If your KK Nagar There is hope for mosquito free The mayor has already announced a school has not issued them, head over to neighbourhood along the rivers andc a 7km long bicycle track connecting Fort your Co - ordinator and request issue of better night sleep soon. Station and Marina beach. Get ready with ID card. Other ID proofs such as your bikes, Chennai roads are becoming Passports or Aadhar card also are - YOCee Team biker friendly soon. accepted. - YOCee Team - Aditya Sharma Student Reporter Meditation sessions for students

Wellbeing Foundation, associated with handling is conducting more than one task at a Meditation sessions for time. students of class 10 and The session has simple 12, breathing and mediation Meditation is a technique exercises for students to known for relaxation and stress keep oneself clam, stress- relief that can increase the free and more focused. ability to concentrate and Sessions are on focus. Sundays from 8.15 This focus van help a.m. to the students 11.15 a.m. pay attention Fee to one Rs.200. specific thing Funds at a time raised which is through difficult to this achieve in these activity days of multitasking, goes for a say the trainers. cause, says the Trust. Increasing one’s ability to focus can Venue – No.1,Seethamma Colony 1st foster creativity, promote problem- cross, Alwarpet. solving skills and decrease the stress For details call 7299094413

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PS Senior team Do you know that simply segregating their own homes on a daily basis. Later the used milk sachets in your home and they extended it talking to their collecting them from your area can neighbours and even to local tea stalls wins Times contribute hugely to solve eco issues? owners. Science Quiz The students of A. V. Meiyappan The project was carried out in Matriculation Higher Secondary School, association with PeoplePro Trainers & did get to know through Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

a project and initiative in their school. The Corporation of Chennai (Zone 10) In the third edition of the Times They recently collected and contributed has awarded a certificate of appreciation Science Quiz held in Chennai on Jan. more than 8600 used polythene milk to the school in recognition of this 29, 2014, the team from P S Senior School, Mylapore with S. Abhinav and V. Thejas won the first prize. Students initiate

initiative. steps for sachets to the Corporation of Chennai, which in turn will be used for use in laying One of the first roads to have been Students from 70 schools across roads. laid in Chennai city using plastic trash is Chennai took part in the written Judge Jambulingam Street in recycling The correspondent of the school, . preliminary round. Six teams made it Nidhya Guhan, has been initiating to the final round of the quiz held at various such activities involving students S. Sruti, one of the then Student Chinmaya Heritage Centre in . and focuses on creating awareness Reporters of YOCee reported plastic among children and help them learn a life elaborately on the project of laying skill in the process. roads using plastic wastes in Pranav Krishnan and R. Amrodh of June 2009. Read the report here - PSBB School, Nungambakkam were The students learnt that Chennai http://yocee.in/2009/06/plastic-roads/ the first runners-up. for roads Corporation has already begun laying road using plastic trash. In this project, they began collecting the sachets from

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