QUINTESSENTIA January 2022

“Only those who dare to fail greatly, can ever achieve greatly.”

Ms. Archana Narain

“It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment” Dear Students For a lot of us 2022 is the year of hope and goodwill around. It is a time when we remember the lessons learnt from 2021 and carry forward with a new aspirations, welcoming 2022 into a new turn around the sun. So, let us commence the first month of 2022, with a dollop of hope, oodles of joy and brimming positivity. Let us make resolutions to bring change not only in ourselves but also in our surroundings. Let 2022 be a year of healing, a year of good health, bridging gaps and compassion. Let us learn to adapt the changes and live a life based on sustainability. As a student, as a learner, engage in selfreflection, rediscover and rebuild yourself. With the final assessment two months away, time management and being consistent in your efforts is the need of the hour. Practice the concepts thoroughly. Be more innovative, be more optimistic and continue the fruitful learning journey with a passion to strive for excellence.

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Let’s Explore WHAT’S INSIDE THE BOX!! Awakened Citizen Program Virtual Tour Value of the Month Special Assembly Saturday Activities Road Safety Week National Girl Child Day 100 Days Reading Campaign EBSB Activity Special Days of the Month Hamara Samvidhaan Hamara Abhimaaan Do you know?

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SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Awakened citizen program, not only helps in building the shraddha and faith in themselves but also motivates students to live in harmony and respect all the cultures. The program is spread among three years, each focusing on different skill. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Virtual trips enable students to make connections and compare theoretical information with practical situations. Students are encouraged to think critically and apply the concepts learned in class to the real world. This month students were taken to various museums around the Globe. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Local Level (Positive attributes of classmate) Week 1

Students were praised and encouraged positive attributes of their classmate. Through this activity students has learnt the importance of acknowledging and appreciating the presence of classmates in their life. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Community Level Week 2

For Week 2, Students described their best friend using an adjective, during this activity their vocabulary and social skills were enhanced. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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National Level (Teamwork Activity) Week 3

Week 3 was all about team work and creativity, students divided themselves in teams and created a story with a moral. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Global Level (Making New Year Card) Week 4

For Week 4, Students created beautiful greeting cards on New Year celebrations. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Special Assembly

SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Welcome Back Assembly January 10, 2022

Welcome Back Assembly was organized by the students of classes VIVIII. This whole programme made everyone feel reenergized and gear up for the new year classes. Students were welcomed back and guided about future challenges and endeavors.

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Makar Sankranti Assembly January 14, 2022

Students celebrated the blissful trilogy of harvest festivals, i.e Lohri, Pongal and Makar Sankranti with great zeal and enthusiasm through a special virtual assembly on 14 January, 2022. The programme witnessed a mélange of exuberant performances resonating the theme i.e. Harvest Festivals pan India. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Class Assembly Theme- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti VII C, January 20, 2022

"It is only on the basis of undiluted Nationalism and of perfect justice and impartiality that the Indian Army of Liberation can be built up.“ Class assembly conducted by class VII C commemorating the birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Republic Day Assembly January 26, 2022

The students celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of the country with patriotic fervor and enthusiasm through virtual school assembly. Together with the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav', the day resonated with the spirit of 'Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat'. The live performance filled everyone with a sense of pride and enthusiasm. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Saturday Activity Club Activity

House Activity

SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Heritage Club

India is a country of rich heritage and culture. Students are the future of the country, hence awareness about preservation and conservation of the heritage discussed with them.

Discussed about Sustainable Goal No.17 that is Partnerships for the Goals.

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MUN Club

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Theatre Club

Students were given opportunities to practice headline writing in isolation from article writing.

The students saw an informative and interactive video. They were acquainted about various structures and monuments in India and the prevailing conditions.

Eco Club

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Theatre Club

Students were engaged in Magazine cover making.

Conducted an activity on Bad effects of Smoking and generated awareness about harmful effects of plastic.

Literary Club

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Quiz Club

Discussion on Social awareness and importance of interaction with the help of short video.

Discussion about Deep Learning, shared a video of deep learning and answered few questions. Students learned and enjoyed the session also they came up with the new ideas about deep learning and its use in daily life.

Peer Club

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Siddhant House

Manas House

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Prayas House

Sanskar House

The House system is of great importance to school life. Its function is to inculcate the spirit of healthy competition among students and encourage it within school. The inter – House activities give all students the opportunity to participate in representative sport, and music. As part of the House activity, the students were shown a video on the topic of Road Safety Guidelines. They learned why and how they should obey the road rules and traffic signals. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Road Safety week January 17 to 21, 2022

SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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To recognize the graveness of the matter and to enlighten students about the ways to become more cognizant about their safety on the road, we observed the National Road Safety Week from January 11 to January 17. Throughout the week activities such as Poster Making, drawing headgears, slogan writing, class room discussions, learning about traffic lights and signs and Quiz were held thereby promoting experiential and engaging learning.

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English

QUIZ TIME: “ROAD SAFETY”

Science

COLOUR AND LEARN: DISCUSSION ABOUT TRAFFIC LIGHTS www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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French

HIDE AND SEEK: LOOK FOR WORDS RELATED TO SAFETY

Social Science

SPREAD THE WORD: SLOGAN WRITTEN ON ROAD SAFETY www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Mathematics

WATCH AND LEARN: VIDEO ABOUT ROAD SIGNS AND SAFETY

Hindi

WHO AM I?: GUESSING THE ROAD SIGN AND ITS MEANING

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National Girl Child Day (January 24, 2022)

SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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National Girl Child Day in India is celebrated on January 24 every year. It is celebrated to raise awareness among people about inequalities, discrimination, exploitation faced by the girls in society. The students did many activities on this occasion such as making posters, writing slogans and writing essays. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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100 Days Reading Campaign SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Week- 1 ( January 3 to 8, 2022)

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Week One embarked with learning and writing poetry conducted by Hindi and Sanskrit department. Class VI students read Panctantra stories based on Moral values and shared their experience along with moral value of the best story in class teacher period. They also recited a poem in Sanskrit. Students of class VII read 'Vaigyanik Rochak Tathya'to sharpen their knowledge. They also read small stories and picked some meaningful words to make a Sanskrit Poem .Students of class VIII read 'Shaheed- e- Aazam' and wrote a biography on life of Shaheed Baghat Singh and learnt about history and freedom struggle of India.

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Week- 2 (January 10 to 15,2022)

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In the second week the activity was conducted by the Department of English, under which the students displayed creative and critical thinking. They made up their own stories, choosing five to six words from a story told in class. They used stuffed toys, power point presentations, voice modulation to tell his stories in class.

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Week- 3 (January 17 to 22, 2022)

Week 3, conducting an interview witnessed students displaying 21st century core skills like Communication and Technology literacy as they went one step ahead for the stories read. The session was a rich display of Information literacy and Media literacy as students framed questions based on their understanding of the story for the protagonist or the student on ‘Hot Seat’.

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Week- 4 ( January 24 to 29, 2022)

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Creating reading as part of their daily routine, we continue the 100 days reading campaign organized by CBSE. In this week they leaned about leaders like Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba Gandhi. Learners used their creativity in creating power point presentations, digital posters, and comic strips to tell their stories in the classroom. www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Week- 5 EBSB ACTIVITY January 18, 2022

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Scrap books are books filled with ideas and emotions, In EK bharat Shresth Bharat it’s all about expressing yourself. Hence, students made scrap book on partner state/UT (Sikkim and Delhi). All students were able to know about the culture, festivals, living habits, food habits and dress culture of the participating State/UT (Delhi-Sikkim). www.theindianheightsschool.com PH. 011-45586511

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Special Days of the Month

It symbolizes motivation for many new beginnings. Another new 365-day journey begins with the New Year eve being the first day.

This day is dedicated to promoting world peace among all countries and religions around the world

To celebrated the birth anniversary of Stephen Hawking.

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To celebrated the birth anniversary of Har Govind Khurana .

World Hindi Day is celebrated to promote the language across the world.

To celebrated the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.

The festival is considered auspicious for tenacity, worship, charity and sacrifice in the scriptures.

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Army Day is celebrated at all Army Command headquarters in order to honour the soldiers of our country who have set the greatest example of selfless service and brotherhood.

Life Day is celebrated to appreciate life and offer all its wonders.

The birth anniversary of freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is celebrated every year.

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in December, 2018 proclaimed the celebration of this day to mark the importance of education in ensuring peace and development.

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He purpose to spread awareness among people about all the inequalities girls face in the Indian society.

Celebrated to encourage more young voters to participate in the political process.

Republic Day is celebrated every year commemorate the adoption of the Indian Constitution.

The World Customs Organization is celebrated to commemorate the inaugural session of the WCO.

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To celebrated the birth anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai.

Be observed every year as ‘Indian Newspaper Day,’ as per the summons of the Indian Newspaper Society.

Martyrs' Day is celebrated in India to remember freedom fighters who laid down their lives to help make India independent. ...

This international day is an opportunity to celebrate people who have experienced leprosy, raise awareness of the disease, and call for an end to leprosyrelated stigma and discrimination.

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Hamara Samvidhaan Hamara Abhimaaan ( January 24 to 29, 2022)

SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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Special Assembly

SDG Goals

21st Century Skills

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The purpose of Constitution Week was to emphasize the responsibilities of the students to protect and defend the Constitution and to inform the students that the Constitution is the basis. For the great heritage of India and the foundation of our way of life and encouragement. He enjoyed doing various activities related to this festival like class VI students creatively writing preface on sheets, class VII drawing national symbols. They made beautiful and colourful symbols and the eighth grade explained the introduction.

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