O n a k k u r , S w a m i

Gururethnam Jnana Tapasvi -

Chief Patron – Green Globe

Volunteers with other mem-

bers graced the occasion.

Dr. George Onakkur, re-

nowned writer led the gath-

ering by taking the oath to

protect our ecology. Princi-

pal Mrs. Shylaja O R deliv-

ered the vote of thanks.

H o n . C h i e f M i n i s t e r

Sri.Oommen Chandy officially

inaugurated Tree Garden Project

held in Saraswathi Vidyalaya,

Vattiyoorkavu on 10-12-2013.

This programme was organized

by Green Globe Volunteers in

association with Saraswathi

Vidyalaya School. The pro-

gramme began with the chief

minister and other dignitaries

planting saplings in the

school campus. This pro-

gramme was held to create

awareness among the youth,

the importance of preserving

our environment & natural

resources. Mr. G Rajamo-

han, Patron – Saraswathi

Vidyalaya welcomed the

gathering. Sri. K Mura-

leedharan MLA, Dr. George

Project Tree Garden @ Saraswathi Vidyalaya

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January 2014 Issue 4

SV Times

In January 2014

6th - 2nd Model Examination

for class XII begins.

11th - Open Day for Classes

XII.

18th - 2nd Model Exam for

Class XII ends.

20th - Written Exam for FA

4 begins. 2nd Mid Term Ex-

amination for class XI be-

gins.

24th - Formative Assessment

- 4 ends.

26th - Republic Day.

31st - 2nd Mid Term Exami-

nation for class XI ends.

Inside this issue

Expo Des Petits 2

I Love Eating 2

Math Lab 2

Youth Parliament 3

Winners of CBSE Manage-

ment State Youth Festival 3

SV @ Kanakakkunnu 4

Staff Vs. Outgoing Students 4

Peace begins with a smile - Peace Club Inauguration

“Peace begins with a smile”

BLISS - Blessed with Inner Silence

and Secure Feeling. Peace Club

inaugurated by Sri. Reghunatha

Kurup, In-charge of Vipasana

Meditation Centre, Kerala. It

was a talk on importance of med-

itation and breath observation.

Monthly Journal of Saraswathi Vidyalaya

“Expo Des Petits” – An exclusive, enchanting

and thought provoking exhibition was conducted

for the students of Grade – 1 at the school audi-

torium on 10-12-2013. There were exhibits per-

taining to lesson based concepts, values, and

themes connected to the four areas of learning

English, EVS, Maths, Malayalam and Hindi. The

English corner had innovative and imaginative

displays related to grammatical concepts. The

ideas floated and implemented were highly appre-

ciated. The experience with the science corner

was intriguing and thrilling. Different types of

plants, their products, models of houses, feathers,

domestic/wild animal displays honey comb with live

bear etc. urged the children to valley a plethora of

questions.

Walking to the Maths Corner, made the young

minds recap, the all too familiar area objects of dif-

ferent shapes, abacus, bead patterns, weighing scales,

charts gave them a practical demonstration of this

logical world. Nothing is complete without a visit to

our native and official language corner Hindi/

Malayalam. From the colourful glittery and embossed

display of alphabets, charts, drawings to the exclusive

representation of rural life, these exhibits kept the

children glued to their feet. We the teachers of

Grade – 1 would like to extend our heart-felt grati-

tude to the Principal, Management, coordinator, in-

management alike. The Math

Lab will be for the benefit of

the classes 1-12, classes 1 to 7

will be taken to the Lab once

every fortnight, and classes 8-

12 once a month.

The learning aids include

charts on famous mathemati-

cians and their discoveries.

Different properties and sym-

bols related to the syllabus of

the students were presented.

The objective of the Math Lab

is to help in the learning pro-

cess of math in students.

The inauguration of Math Lab

was on 5th December 2013.

The ceremony at 10:30 am

was graced by the presence of

Mrs. Vasantha S Nair

(Chairperson), Mrs. Laila Ra-

jamohan (Gen. Secretary), Mr.

V S Satheesh Kumar

(Secretary) , Mrs. Shyalaja O R

(Principal), and Mrs. Anjali

Srivastava (Co-Ordinator).

The initiative to set up the

Math Lab was taken by the

Math Department and was

supported by the teachers and

I Love Eating An activity for the students of IV

to be aware about the nutritive

values of food and to develop

good eating habits. The children

displayed varieties of recipes of

tasty foods too. All the classes of

IV standard participated in the

activity.

Lab for Math @ SV

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Inauguration of Math Lab

Expo Des Petits

charge and parents for their

invaluable support, encourage-

ment, involvement and co-

operation for making this event

a grand success.

Sidharth Nair of VI C secured the

First Position in Venad Sahodaya Inter

School Chess Competition organized

by Sabarigiri Residential Central

School, Anchal. Sidharth received the

Championship Trophy from Indian

Grand Master Sri. Viswanathan

Anand.

@ Fashion

Department of Fashion Studies con-

ducted a Career Guidance Programme

for the students of class XII. The offi-

cials from National Institute of Fashion

Technology (NIFT) took the session,

which helped students to know job

opportunities of Fashion Designing.

Christmas was celebrated with

great pomp and glory in Saraswathi

Vidyalaya. Inter house Christmas

decoration and carol song competi-

tions added to the festive mood.

Each house was allocated a floor

both in the primary block and main

block which they were supposed to

decorate with decorative items like

coloured ribbons, fancy hangings,

stars, lights and so on. In the prima-

Category II : Anusree K - First Prize (Recitation Malayalam)

Category III : Sreya S - First Prize (Classical Music),

Category IV :

Aswanth S Kumar - First Prize (Cartoon), Varsha A S - First

Prize (Essay Writing - Hindi), Madhusree Narayan - First Prize

(Light Music - Malayalam), Second Prize (Classical Music), Rahul

S K Nair - First Prize (Mridangam), Gokul Karthik - First Prize

(Thabala), Gouri S R - Second Prize (Violin), Margam Kali

Happy Christmas

Youth Parliament @ SV

ry block, Topaz house and Sapphire

house were both awarded the first

prize. Emerald House got the sec-

ond prize while Ruby House se-

cured the third position. In the main

block the team effort of Emerald

house helped them to secure the

first prize which was closely fol-

lowed by Ruby House who secured

second prize and Topaz House,

third prize. The competition was

the students, for the students,

and of the students”. It was a

worthwhile effort by the stu-

dents to understand and enact

the various procedures of our

democratic process. The

Youth Parliament helps the

students understand the parliamen-

tary procedure, an insight into the

working of parliament, consider pub-

lic issues and form their opinion on

them, technique of group discussion,

an ability to arrive at a decision after

group discussion, respect and toler-

In an attempt to make parlia-

mentary practices relevant

and familiar to the students,

the Social Science depart-

ment conducted a Youth

Parliament on 17-12-2013 at

the Activity Hall. It was “by

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ance for the views of others, be

aware of various problems facing

our society and the country, the

quality of leadership, understand

the common man's point of view

and express it in an articulated

manner.

“The tradition of holding mock

sessions has to be taken ad-

vantage of and at the same time

there is a need to eliminate the

deficiencies of 'mock parliament'

and give it a more educative con-

tent. From this point of view a

scheme of 'Youth Parliament' has

been launched.” said the Social

Science Department.

Winners of CBSE Management State Youth Festival @ Mala Group - Third Prize, Group Patriotic Song - Third Prize.

Category V : Harikrishnan - First Prize (Mridangam), Gouthami M G

- First Prize (Painting Water Colour), Third Prize (Pencil Drawing),

Pratheek S Vinod - Third Prize (Extempore English), Saraswathi Vidya-

laya secured 16 points in Category II, 18 points in Category III, 121

points in Category IV, 43 points in Category V and total198 points

from all the categories. SV Times congratulates all the winners and

participants.

judged by the Principal, Vice principal and members of the

management. On 19-12-13, Thursday Inter house carol song

competition was organized by the English department. The

competition was conducted in the main stage for two catego-

ries. Category 1 was for classes 5 to 7 and Category 2 includ-

ed students from classes 8 to 11.The occasion was graced by

the presence of madam Principal Mrs. Shylaja O.R, Vice Princi-

pal and members of the management. The judges of category 1

were Mrs. Anu Abraham and Mrs. Bindu Samuel, and for cate-

gory 2 the competition was judged by Mrs. Raji Mathew and

Mrs. Mercy.

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Cricket and Volleyball match-

es were held between XII

outgoing students vs. Staff of

Saraswathi Vidyalaya on 20-12

-2013. In cricket Students

Team scored 54 runs for 6

wickets. Staff Team chased

the score and won by 7 wick-

ets. In volleyball Staff team

won by 2 sets to 1.

Bringing Education For All

Staff Vs. Outgoing Students - Sports Events

Overall Championship in Holy Angels Fest Saraswathi Vidyalaya secured the Overall Championship in Elocution Competition held at Holy Angels

School, Trivandrum. In this event, Lakshmi K S of X A secured the First Prize in English, Varsha A S of X B

secured Second Prize in Malayalam, Gatha G Namboothiri of XI J secured Second Prize in English. SV

Times congratulates all the winners and participants.

SV @ Kanakakkunu Palace - Cultural Events In connection with Balasahithya Institute International

Book Fair at Kanakakkunnu Palace, students of Saras-

wathi Vidyalaya performed various cultural pro-

grammes on 22-12-2103. Recitation, Group Dance,

Group Song, Film Song, Instrumental Music,

Bharatanatyam, Kuchupudi, and Mohiniyattom

were performed by our students which at-

tracted the Trivandrum public.

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an Exhibition in the School Campus

From the Group Dance performed in Kanakakkunnu Palace in con-

nection with International Book Fair by Balasahithya Institute.