PrinciPal’s message Aristotle once said, “Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.” We, at K.R. Mangalam World School, believe that intellectual development, love of learning, and strength of character are complementary and equally essential educational goals. We constantly endeavour to instil moral values and principles in our children. We pride ourselves to help them grow and develop into sensitive and responsible citizens of the next generation.With a firm commitment to our core values and a rigorous academic program, we prepare students to lead lives of purpose, achievement and generosity of spirit. We are committed to continuous growth and improvement through effective teaching, strong parent partnerships, and active student involvement. We are dedicated to providing a safe, supportive and caring environment for all our students, where each student strives for excellence and realizes the value of life-long learning. Education is a holistic learning experience and we aim to help each child become a self-reliant, responsible, socially aware individual and adapt to the changing needs of the society. Our vision for our students is to develop global competence in all our learners. We seek to build global citizens, ones who are amply armed with scholastic and co-scholastic skills imparted with modern technology and experiential learning. We also seek to ensure that whilst the horizons are richly stretched as above, the young personalities remain rooted in a strong value system embedded into their construct. Teamwork is the hallmark of KRM. I am sure that through our collaborative effort, we can achieve more to benefit our students who are the future leaders of tomorrow. EDITORIAL From the Editor’s Desk Education awakens the power and beauty that lie within us. Education does not only mean academic excellence but rather is a harmonious and synchronized combination of hand (skills like various arts), head (Intellectual Power) and heart (Value System). K.R Mangalam World School takes the onus of making the child’s journey in school rich with many enjoyable learning experiences by providing them an exquisite platform to hone their creative and inter- personal skills. Our Editorial Team Senior and Middle School: Ms. Sujata Paul and Ms. Preeti Attree Primary School: Ms. Suruchi Wadhwa and Ms. Isha Bajaj Technical Support: Mr. Mayank Keshu (Resource) Editing and Proof Reading: Ms. Sujata Paul and Ms. Preeti Attree PRE-SCHOOL AND PRE PRIMARY JANMASHTAMI CELEBRARTION Janmashtami, the birth of Lord Krishna was celebrated with great pomp and festivity by the tiny tots of the Pre-Primary. Dressed as Radha – Krishna, they gave a traditional touch to the entire celebration. The Pre- Primary courtyard was decorated colorfully with tableaus depicting the birth place of Lord Krishna. The Krishna Jhoola attracted everyone’s attention where the cute little Radha-Krishna pairs danced to the beats of Janmashtami songs filling the air with joy and festive spirit. The students came in colourful attire of Lord Krishna, Radha, Sudama and others. They made and wore Peacock feather head-gears. The story of Janmashtami was beautifully enacted by the teachers of Pre-School. Colorful puppets were used to enact the story. The teachers enlightened students with the teachings of Shri Krishna and its relevance in our day to day life. With their laudable performance, they lighted up the stage and mesmerized the audience. The day ended with questionnaire round in which all students participated enthusiastically. It was fun filled learning experience for them. INDEPENDENCE DAY celebration On 14 August 2018, the students of Pre-School, celebrated Independence Day with zeal and spirit befitting the occasion. The children of Pre-School celebrated the free spirit of the Independence Day with great fervor and joy. To imbibe the feeling of patriotism, a visual presentation was shown to the students. The students enjoyed colouring the national flag and made a beautiful tricolor. Our young buds took patriotism to new heights with their soulful recitation of ‘Deshbhakti Geet’. TEEJ CELEBRATIONS Teej festival is a yearly celebration that marks the advent of monsoon. It is also called the festival of swings. The festival of Teej is synonymous with mehandi - adorned palms, flowers, bangles, bandhani dupattas and mouth- watering ghevar. Young girls and married women wear traditional attire and get together in the evening to sing and dance. Students of Pre- Primary celebrated the festival of Teej with great enthusiasm. It was a delight to see our children dressed in traditional clothes. A Teej Mela was set up in the school courtyard with different stalls of sweets, bangles, jewellery, handicrafts and flowers. They were very excited and keen to apply heena on their hands and to play on the swings. The event was a grand success and a learning experience for our students. CLASS I: helpers ‘Helpers’ are the people who help us in various ways to make our lives easier and more comfortable. It is important for all of us to know the ways in which community helpers work. We can also help them do their jobs better if we understand the role they play. To pay gratitude to them and also to understand their value in our lives, an activity was conducted for Class I students on 21st August in which some of them were dressed up in different costumes to enact the role of community helpers like – traffic police man, driver, police officer, makeup artist, gardener, doctor, nurses etc. to name a few. They enacted their roles with the help appropriate props. This activity helped to instill in them, respect for all professions and learn to value them better. REPORT CLASSES: 3, 4, 5 AND 6 ENGLISH LITERARY FIESTA - ELOQUENCE Derek Walcott has rightly said, “The English Language is nobody’s special property. It is the property of imagination and creativity; it is the property of the Language itself.” ‘The English Language is the accretion And growth of every dialect, Race and range of time, And is both the free and Compacted composition of all.’ Literature opens the doors of imagination and understanding and allows us to see the way others see, to think the way others think. In order to bring the students closer to literature and its universal appeal, the students of classes 3, 4 , 5 and 6 participated enthusiastically during the ‘English Literary Week Fiesta – Eloquence’, from 6th August 2018 to 10th August 2018 in a kaleidoscope of varied class activities celebrating the English Language as a learner’s privilege. Quantum of activities spread over the week like speaking activities focusing on creative expression of children and nurture their linguistic skills. It was a week of flurry and excitement, with the children being fruitfully engaged to hone written and spoken expression and foster the fluent speaking habits in the students. Apart from displays, exhibition of students’ work and theme based activities; it was a learner’s privilege. The week ensured hundred percent participation and gave young children and learners the chance to bring out their talent, expression and creativity to full swing. The performances of young learners were laudable and commendable. Class Activity III Step into the Shoes – The blooming young learners of Class III, brought alive their favorite cartoon and fairy tales character from (7th August 2018) the classics dressed on stage. IV Ham to Jam – Class IV students spoke for about half a minute to a minute on values like friendship, kindness, respect etc… sharing (7th August 2018) their beliefs and views in creative expression. V Prop-O-Poem – Students of Class V were given themes ranging from emotions to nature and had to use props while reciting poem (7th August 2018) on the above said themes. Poems recited were vivid, humorous and commendable relating children with relevance of prose and poetry in our lives. VI Realm of Sports- Students of Class VI spoke about their favourite sports personality. They also enacted their ideal sports personality (6th -7th August 2018) and explained how they play an important role in their lives. The characters brought books to life and the magical arena was transformed temporarily, into a scintillating medley of imaginative characters, straight from the pages of popular and classical fiction. The Literary Week brought the students closer to the magic of language and literature. Class: II Educational / Creative Expression The students of class II participated with utmost dedication and zest in an English Educational Activity. On the theme, ‘If I were a Super Hero or if I were invisible for the day’. The children spoke with appropriate actions, expressions and voice modulation on the given topics. The objective of the activity was to encourage the students to think out of the box and use their imagination creatively. The activity helped in building confidence and public speaking skills. The students participated in the activity enthusiastically and whole heartedly. Fun with Shapes Shapes are fun for children of all ages. The children learnt the concept in an interesting way. Different types of shapes (square, circle, triangle etc.) were used to make creative picture composition or simple objects. The students used their imagination artistically by rotating and flipping the shapes either horizontally or vertically to create a beautiful scene. The students made the activity a great success by actively participating in it. PRE SCHOOL VISITs TRAFFIC PARK The school organized an excursion to the ‘Traffic Park’ located at Baba Kharak Singh Marg, Connaught Place on Friday, 3 August, 2018. The students had joyful time learning about the traffic rules. An interesting interactive session was organized by the traffic personnel. The Traffic Park is equipped with traffic signals, road signs, small roads and road crossings and thus the children enjoyed learning about the various aspects of road safety in a play way method.