Newsletter -January 2020

Daffodils English school

Affiliated to CISCE, New Delhi & Recognised by
Govt. of Karnataka

Sanjaynagar, Bengaluru – 560094

‘Everything is easy when you are busy. But nothing is easy when you are lazy’

- Swami Vivekananda,
Philosopher

Jan 12th, 1863 – Jul 04th, 1902

Highlights of the month !!!

Congratulations to Mr. Shyam Kumar Tiwari! He has been recognised as
the ‘Best Football Coach’ and has been awarded by Delhi World Public
School where the U13 Girls & Boys Teams of Daffodils English School

won the Inter School Football Tournament.

Proud Winners of Raja Ravi Varma Art Competition...

It is said that leadership is not about the selection that happens year after
year, but a challenge to be something more than average. Daffodils
English School witnessed the investiture ceremony in all its grandeur on 7
January 2020. The occasion was attended by the Management, heads of
the institution, staff and fellow students of the school. The existing
Captains of the four Houses, Iris, Lily, Poppy and Tulip handed over
charge to their existing House Mistresses, the Band Leaders to Mr.
Srihari, the Sports Captains to the Sports Coordinator, Mr. Shyam Tiwari,
the CCA Captains to the CCA Coordinator, Mrs. Neethasha Hebbar and
school Head Girl to the Principal, Mrs Aparna Ramasheshaiah. The
announcement of the new Student Council for the academic year 2020-
2021 was made:

Head Boy Nishan Uthappa K N

Head Girl Surabhi R

Sports Captain Chethana M P

Sports Vice Captain Virginia Gipson

CCA Captain Sanvi A Patil

CCA Vice Captain Dhrithi Kanthote

Band Captain Nagaswaroop S

Band Vice Captain Jathin L Raju

Houses Captain Vice-Captain Prefect House Mistresses
Abhyuday Kaushik Mrs. Kavita Santosh
Iris Shruthi Choudhary Hasini Ganeshwar

Lily Samskrithi S Atreya Adithi Bhat Usman Mrs. Veena Joshi
Poppy KeerthiA Gorey Bhavishya CD
M Yuktha Bhoomika Mrs. Kaveri Uthappa

Tulip Bhuvana P Shreyashree S Rao Krithi Tummala Mrs. Jyothi Nayak

The event was solemnised with the reading of verses from the holy
scriptures. With utmost zest for their new-found roles, the newly elected
leaders led by the Heads of the institution proceeded with the lighting of
the lamp. The administration of the oath by the Principal to the Student
Council formalized their responsibility. The members then signed the duty
records while the rules and regulations were being read out. The day
ended with the assembly dispersal command given by the new Head Girl
and Head Boy. It was indeed a memorable day for all the Daffodilians.

Leadership is not about position or title, but it is action and
setting an example….

The Investiture Ceremony of the Junior Wing (Grades 1-5) was conducted
on Monday, the 27 th of January. The outgoing Council surrendered their
badges and the new students from Grades 3 and 4 were elected to the
various posts.

Head Boy Ali

Head Girl Sunidhi C SS

CCA Captain Akash Bhonsle M

Sports Captain Samit Shenoy H

Sports Vice-Captain Dhruv Acharya H

Iris House Prefect Niranjan V Pai

Lily House Prefect Hanshika Ramadass

Poppy House Prefect Shreya S Rao

Tulip House Prefect Sadhvi S Rao

In a solemn ceremony, Principal, Mrs.Aparna Ramasheshiah pinned the
badges to the students as they were welcomed into the Council. The young

students were enthusiastic and eager to attend to the duties meted out to
them.

Jr. Wing Student Council 2020 -21…

Science – an answer to our imagination and curiosity!
National Science Day celebrated on the 28th of February, every year
marks the discovery of the Raman Scattering by the Indian Physicist Sir
C.V Raman.
Aptly named SCILORE – Science passionately explored, it was celebrated
on the 3rd of January 2020 at Daffodils English School accentuating on
the theme ‘Science for people and people for Science’. It was marked by
activities and competitions which not only created a scientific awareness
amongst the students but also encouraged the scientific temperament in
them.
Activities like colouring and cross word puzzles were organized for the
students of Grades 1 -3. Pick and Speak and Role Play depicting scientific
concepts, processes and definitions were carried out for Grades 4 and 5.
While students of Grade 6 caught everyone’s attention by depicting
postures or working models of processes like blood circulation, rainwater
harvesting and solar powered cars, Grade 7 enjoyed and checked their
scientific awareness with a game of Dumb Charades.
Students of Grade 8 debated their way at topics like, ‘Movies on scientific
fiction have damaged our intelligence’, ‘Is a world without nuclear
weapons really possible?’, ‘Climate change belief hinges on one’s cultural
views, not facts’. Grade 9 attempted NERDNIA – a game of Quiz
consisting of rounds on scientists, basic theories, formulae, amongst
others.
A novel concept of explaining and presenting the latest discoveries in
Science was well taken by students of Grade 9. Students in all the classes

participated in large numbers and lived up to the expectations of the
teachers and guides.
Chief Guests Mr Prasad and Mrs Sujatha Prasad were pleased and
appreciated the efforts by the students and teachers equally.
Being a lifelong student is a matter of great joy. The more we learn, the
more self-confident we become. The entire day was a source of knowledge
for the student and the teaching fraternity at Daffodils.





The 71st Republic Day was celebrated in all its solemnity and grandeur
with pride and patriotism by Daffodils English School Association at DES
grounds on 26th January 2020. The programme began at 8:00 a.m. The
Chief Guest for the day was Master. Saptam from DFL, Guests of Honour
were Miss Shraddha Ishwar Poojar from ICSE and Ms. Lalitha from State
Board. The guests were given a guard of honour. The Management,
Principals, DES and DFL, staff and students welcomed the Guests.
The festivities commenced on a musical note with the choir group
presenting a patriotic invocation song. This was followed by introduction
and felicitation of the Chief Guest and Guests of Honour. The Chief Guest
hoisted the flag. The students saluted the National flag and pledged to
uphold its honour and integrity. This was followed by a March Past by
the students. The Chief Guest and the Guests of Honour addressed the
gathering.
The students presented cultural items. These cultural items included
patriotic song and dances.
The students brought the stage alive with their passion and love of the
motherland through their performances. The show stealer was the
patriotic song penned and composed by the students of DES – ‘The
Celestials’. The performances reverberated everyone with the feelings of
patriotism. The entire school was resplendent in the shades of Tricolour.
We deemed it an apt occasion to felicitate the Scouts and Guides who had
attended a testing camp. The students dispersed after the distribution of
sweets with the image of the fluttering Tricolour in their minds and hearts.
May we continue celebrating this day forever!



The students of Class 9 (State Board) enacted skits as a part of their
English assessment. The plays chosen ranged from scenes of classics like
Macbeth, Julius Caesar and A Christmas Carol to more contemporary
themes like School Life is the Best and Johnny’s Home. It was a joy to
watch some children quote Shakespeare and others modulate their voices
to add a tinge of humour to situations. The activity was a step in the
direction of making students more confident in expression and helping
them learn the importance of team coordination, in the midst of laughter
and fun.



Major Neethasha Hebbar (Retd.) talking about Indian Army to Grade 5
students…



Learning is a never-ending process. We always learn by doing.
Students of Grade 5 undertook a novel activity to enhance their learning
of English language. They turned authors and created a book titled
“Erudition”. In the book they wrote 25 new words and idioms along with
their meanings. The students also decorated the book as per their interest.











Grade 1 students were introduced to Storage Devices with the help of
Keynote presentation.

Students were able to relate the real-life examples of storage places to the
storage devices on computer.

Mrs. Asha Sidd, a renowned counsellor conducted career counselling
session for our outgoing Grade 10 students and their parents on 31st of
January 2020…





Upcoming events for the month of
February!!!

II Preparatory Examination for Class X (State
Board) commences on Monday, the 27th January
and ends on Monday, the 3rd February.
Farewell for Grade 10 on Friday, the 7th.
PTM for Grades 1- 8 on Saturday, the 15th.
III Preparatory Examination for Class 10 (State
Board) commences on Monday, the 17th and
ends on Monday, the 24th.
Annual Examination for Grades 8 & 9 commences
on Monday, the 10th of February and ends on
Wednesday, the 26th.
School will conduct ICSE Council Examination for
Grade 10 students from Thursday, the 27th of
February.