Dear Parents, Greetings! “The corridors are alive once more with the laughter and footfalls that were missed so much during the summer break ! Glad to see familiar faces back again with the news of the summer vacation trips and some fantastic holiday home work samples. Some incredible plans to put life into Saturdays has really succeeded. The Noida Stadium tie up to ensure the continuum of extending facilities to children – for Lawn Tennis and Football will surely pay rich dividends. Theatre; Dance; Music and Sports have mixed in a heady Saturday festival of sorts to celebrate the soul of the school. We are sure that Aspiring minds and hearts will also Attempt and Achieve the impossible in coming years given this kind of a platform.” Ms. Nandita Dasgupta, Principal, Noida THE NEWS OF THE MONTH • World Population Day • Sports Excellence • Music in Education • Van Mahotsav REFLECTIONS GIIS is an initiative of Global Schools Foundation, Singapore. Message from Academics GIIS NOIDA NEWSLETTER Vol. 1 World Population Day was celebrated on 11th July, 2014 at GIIS Noida to make the children aware of the diversity of the world’s population and identify the consequences of population explosion. It was a platform to teach children about gender equality. The programme started with the prayer song “Teri hain Zameen……” and the children sang melodiously. This was followed by a session on the meaning of population, its diversity, population explosion and the reason for growing difference between the Birth Rate and Death Rate. Various facts and figures pertaining to the world population were shared with the children. A beautiful dance recital on ‘Gender-Equality’ was performed by the girls of Hibiscus group reflecting the power of women and the need to treat them at par with men. Ms. Nandita Dasgupta, Principal GIIS Noida addressed the children and spoke on sensitivity towards gender equality and the importance of the World Population Day.
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Dear Parents,
Greetings!
“The corridors are alive once more with the laughter and footfalls that were missed so much during the summer break ! Glad to see familiar faces back again with the news of the summer vacation trips and some fantastic holiday home work samples.
Some incredible plans to put life into Saturdays has really succeeded. The Noida Stadium tie up to ensure the continuum of extending facilities to children – for Lawn Tennis and Football will surely pay rich dividends.
Theatre; Dance; Music and Sports have mixed in a heady Saturday festival of sorts to celebrate the soul of the school. We are sure that Aspiring minds and hearts will also Attempt and Achieve the impossible in coming years given this kind of a platform.”
Ms. Nandita Dasgupta, Principal, Noida
THE NEWS OF THE MONTH• World Population Day• Sports Excellence• Music in Education
• Van Mahotsav
REFLECTIONSGIIS is an initiative of Global Schools Foundation, Singapore.
Message fromAcademics
GIIS NOIDA NEWSLETTER
Vol. 1
World Population Day was celebrated on 11th July, 2014 at GIIS Noida to make the children aware of the diversity of the world’s population and identify the consequences of population explosion. It was a platform to teach children about gender equality.The programme started with the prayer song “Teri hain Zameen……” and the children sang melodiously. This was followed by a session on the meaning of population, its diversity, population explosion and the reason for growing difference between the Birth Rate and Death Rate. Various facts and figures pertaining to the world population were shared with the children.A beautiful dance recital on ‘Gender-Equality’ was performed by the girls of Hibiscus group reflecting the power of women and the need to treat them at par with men.Ms. Nandita Dasgupta, Principal GIIS Noida addressed the children and spoke on sensitivity towards gender equality and the importance of the World Population Day.
26th July, 2014 : GIIS Noida organised an inter-school Cricket Match at the school campus between the GIIS cricketers and those of Amity International School.
The twenty over game was started with Amity winning the toss and taking first field. GIIS scored 115 runs in 20 overs with a excellent performance by Aditya Keshwan with a score of 41 not out. However, Amity International won the cricket match by 6 wickets completing the target in just 13 overs. The best bowling figures from GIIS were 2/15 in two overs by Suriaansh Jain.
Gulshinder Singh, Cricket Coach CBGCA said our students have tremendous potential but they need to work on all aspects in cricket. However, these budding cricketers will have a good learning opportunity in the coming months with other cricket matches lined up."
PAGE - 2 9 GEMSSports initiative at GIIS Noida
As a part of Global schools Nine Gems initiative, GIIS Noida has introduced for students from classes 3 to 7, a special training to excel in sports and fitness. The school has tied up with Noida Sports Club for training the students in Football and Lawn Tennis. The students were excited to board the school bus to the stadium and thoroughly enjoyed themselves at the stadium.
Chandu BordeGlobal Cricket Academy
The sports initiative at GIIS Noida includes both outdoor and indoor games. The classes are held on Saturdays under the guidance of specialised coaches. The school facilities provide a platform for Taekwondoo, Basket Ball, Skating, Swimming, Chess and Cricket under the aegis of Chandu Borde Global Cricket Academy.
“The whole idea of playing friendly cricket match against another good school in the vicinity was to have our children exposed to competition and give them the motivation to try to better their efforts and hone their skills better. Today playing on Home ground, GIIS Noida has faced a mild challenge. The intensity of this challenge will be stepped up in the next round when they play on another school ground.”
TMPAGE - 3 9 GEMS
The first session of Drama in Education flagged off on 12th July, 2014 with the lighting of the lamp of knowledge by dramatist, Meeta Mishra. She was welcomed to the school premises by Ms. Nandita Dasgupta, Principal GIIS Noida, teachers, parents and an excited bunch of students.
Meeta Mishra won the hearts of the students as she introduced them to the ‘world of acting’. She showed various clips of children acting in plays that ranged from mythological to contemporary story-lines. She showed photographs of children dressed as trees and animals and the various fun elements that accompanied it. She further explained the content for these young learners to an enthusiastic audience. She would be focusing on improving voice modulation, intonation, action and reaction to various emotions, management of props and costumes. The students would be learning through interactive sessions that would combine acting, music and dance.
Drama in Education
The young dramatists on Day 1:“I think acting is fun and I will get to wear so many nice dresses”– Sreya Gupta Class IV B
“I want to learn acting to become a movie star.”– Parishkrit Parasar Class IV A
“I love dramatics and I want to seriously learn how to act. I want to learn comedy - acting”– Tanmay Suri Class III B
“I want to act as a princess and I would love to wear the dresses that princesses wear.”- Navya Pandey Class III B.
PARENTS SPEAK:“I think that the dramatics at GIIS will help my child become confident and expressive. I want her to excel in public speaking. Children express better in group dynamics and a formal training will surely help in developing the skill sets. I have been into drama for many years and I want my child to develop a flair for the same.”Radhika Agarwal M/O Vallaki Agarwal, Class IV B. “My son is an emotional child but he is not very expressive. Dramatics will give him the power of expression. It will also improve his communication skills. He has a natural inclination towards music and drama, and the drama classes at GIIS will be a platform to enhance his talent.”Nalini Shah M/O Abhnav Shah, Class V.“I have opted for the drama classes at GIIS as this is a tool for complete personality development of the child. As a parent, I want to explore various avenues for my daughter’s future career options. In theatre, latent feelings come out and help in moderating the emotional balance of the child. This helps us in understanding the child better.” Kasturika Mishra M/O Mihika Mishra, Class IV A.
“I love to act and this class will help me to act in movies. I am also interested in acting in epic plays like the Ramleela. I want to work with puppets as well.”– Pragatya KochharClass IV A
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Van Mahotsav, a week-long festival of tree plantation is organized every year in the first week of July across India when millions of trees are planted. This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India's Union Minister for Agriculture, Kulapati Dr. K M Munshi.
The celebration of Van Mahotsav Week at GIIS Noida was an ideal opportunity to instil the value of personal and social responsibility in the students towards safeguarding trees and forests. The focus of the celebration was towards forming a personal connect between the students and mother nature through a process of experience, reflection and creation, which was carried out through various activities.The students of class III were handed over some old newspapers which they used along with decorative materials to make attractive and innovative paper bags. This activity sensitised the students to the fact that old newspapers can be recycled and used as better alternative to plastic bags that are harmful for the environment.The students of class IV participated in bookmark making activity. They brought old pictures, greeting cards, used chart papers, pamphlets, cardboard pieces to make bookmarks. They also brought different items like mirrors, stars, stickers etc to decorate the bookmarks. Each bookmark had an eco-friendly message like ‘use paper bags’, ‘save earth’, ‘save water’, ‘do not waste electricity’
etc. This activity reiterated the need to be sensitive towards our natural environment.Students of class V presented different types of medicinal plants like Neem, Aloe Vera, Basil and Giloy leaves. Every member of the group spoke on the medicinal values of each plant that he or she presented. It was an educative and informative session for the entire class.Students of class VI participated in poster making competition to promote environmental awareness. The whole class was divided into 5 groups. Each group made a poster on the topic ‘GREEN EARTH, CLEAN EARTH’. Each poster had a unique story to tell and overall spread the message that the green planet they live in, must be protected and cared for.A massive plantation drive within the GIIS Noida premises was led by students of Class VII. They went around the school holding tiny saplings and water cans. Each student planted a sapling. Then they went back to their classrooms and participated in a discussion on the importance of trees in our life. They promised to spread the message of green cover amongst their friends and families.
Van Mahotsav; celebrating the bountiful gifts of Mother Nature
