School E magazine Middle School August - November- 2020-21

As part of Parent Participation Programme, His initiative to conduct the session
the school welcomed Mr. Vinod Kumar, from London was much appreciated
father of Harshita Yadav of Grade VII and the narration in Hindi further was
Colorado, for a Storytelling Session for the a great way to promote our National
learners of Grade VII on 13th August 2020. Language.

Mr .Kumar narrated a Hindi version of a As rightly quoted by Robert Mc Kee,
Russian Folklore titled 'जाओ वहांा न जाने कहाँा 'Storytelling is the most powerful way
लाओ उसे न जाने ककसे' which was about a to put ideas into the world today', the
brave Archer Andrei and his beautiful wife session offered an interesting moral
who achieved their impossible target with giving story and a message to take
courage. home



A webinar on ‘5S system’ and
‘Importance of Basic Consumer
Declarations on FMCG packs’ was
conducted for the learners of Grade
VII by Mr Maulin Gandhi, father of
Grisha Maulin Gandhi of Grade VII
Colorado on 21st August 2020.

Mr Maulin enlightened the learners about
the importance of basic consumer
declaration present on the labels of the
FMCG packs. The information provided
by him will prove to be very helpful for the
learners when they go out for shopping
next time!!
It was a very informative session wherein
the concept of '5S ' was explained,
highlighting the importance of
organisational skills.

"Anything you share online will stay online forever."

As part of the Parent Participation
Program, a webinar was conducted for the
learners of Grades VI-VIII by Mr Pankaj
Bukalsaria, father of Prakhar Bukalsaria of
Grade VI Narmada on 24th August 2020
highlighting 'Online Safety and Security'.

Learners related to the topic quite

well and shared their experiences

too. The session concluded by

encouraging the learners to take a
pledge on “Responsible Internet
Usage”.

The session was highly enriching with
focus on Social Media, Gaming,
Cyberbullying and online etiquettes. All
topics under discussion held great
relevance to the present time's online
scenario. Mr Pankaj shared the
importance of online security and the
repercussions of being irresponsible
netizens.

The Headmistress, Ms Harvinder Kaur
beautifully summarized the session and
added her own inputs and views which
further added to the informative and
enriching experience.



Under the banner of Parent Participation
Programme, a webinar on ‘Time
Management’ was conducted for the
learners of Grades VI-VIII by Ms Nitika
Jain, mother of Sayesha Jain of Grade
VIII Danube on 1st September 2020.

Ms Nitika Jain commenced the session
with a discussion on the basic time
management skills, the importance of
being proactive, setting priorities and
repercussions of procrastination. Taking
this further, she suggested them to
classify their tasks in ‘Urgent’,
‘Important’, ‘Urgent but Not Important’
and ‘Not Urgent & Not Important’
categories.

She explained to the students the right
way to frame a timetable for themselves
followed by a very interesting video
‘The jar of Life’ that conveyed the
importance of setting priorities in our
lives.

The session concluded with inputs from
Headmistress, Ms Harvinder Kaur and
her thoughts on Time Management. The
active participation and interaction of
the learners indicated their involvement
in the session that gave them a
significant message to take back home.



A workshop was held on 12th September by
Mrs. Sweta Ranjan, mother Rudraksh
Singh, Grade II & Rudransh Singh, Grade
VII. She explained about the importance
of Hindi language and Hindi Day to
encourage our Rajbhasha Hindi

Students of Grades III-V were present in
this workshop. Ms. Sweta asked the
learners to use Hindi language as much as
possible. She told the students about how
Hindi poetry is spoken and how it is
written, explaining about Hindi poetry, the

Importance to have a lyrical and pure
pronunciation to recite a poem and also the
importance to have pure writing.

Learners were then given grade
appropriate topics to compose poems on.

If your actions inspire others to dream Ms. Shweta Talwar, in an interactive
more, learn more, do more, and become and innovative virtual session
more you are a leader. - John Adams advocated the belief that leaders are
not born; they are made. The
As a leader who knows the way, goes the immersive session had eye-opening
way and shows the way, Director-Principal insights that brought forth key areas
Ms Anita Malhotra believes in cultivating required for students to identify and
leadership skills in teachers and students strengthen their leadership skills,
alike, to enable them to pursue their goals. resonating the fact that there is a
leader hidden in each one. The
With a vision to achieve this and as a part of platform provided awareness,
the Parent Participation Programme, a confidence and strong social skills
webinar on Leadership Skills was conducted aimed at achieving leadership roles;
by Ms Shweta Talwar, mother of Shivangi for children today are the leaders of
Talwar of VI Narmada, for the learners of tomorrow.
Grades VII and VIII on 21st October 2020.

“Don’t think of all the misery, but the Learners also contributed their views on
beauty that still remains.” – Anne Frank 'Attitude of Gratitude' with their deep and
inspiring thoughts. They shared the positive
The story of Anne Frank was brought to side of the pandemic and how it has brought
life in an enriching session conducted by families closer, has inspired them to become
Grade V Parent Rep, Ms. Shibani Atwal, more independent and most importantly, has
mother of Shanaya Suri (Grade V-Olives). taught them the value of life. Headmistress,
She shed light on the difficulties and Ms Harvinder Kaur concluded the session
challenges faced by a teenager during by extending a vote of thanks to Ms Shibani
Nazi rule in Germany and emphasized on Atwal for conducting such an illuminating
human’s will-power to make the best use session that has encouraged everyone to
of each moment of their lives. Ms. Shibani reflect on our choices and how can we bring
also adjured learners to learn from Anne forth our best-selves in these challenging
Frank and see the positive side of this times.
current scenario.

The school held yet another enriching The session highlighted the mixed Dentition
Parent Participation Programme on Stage, the importance of maintaining oral
Thursday, 28th October. Dr Batra, with health, interesting facts about the mouth, also
an experience of over 25 years as a bursting a few common related myths. The
dentist and mother of Varn Batra of session concluded with thought-provoking
Grade IV Chinars, inspired the learners questions from the very conscious learners
of Grades IV & V with an enriching and which were answered with immense patience
knowledgeable session on Dental by Ms Batra.
Hygiene. The programme proved to be a
perfect concoction of classroom
learning with application in real life.



“In CRAFTING there are no mistakes, just
unique creations.”
In tune with the festive season, the school
endeavoured to keep the learners engaged in
super fun and creatively satisfying activities.
Ms Renu Singh, parent of Saanvi Singh
(Grade V Oaks) conducted a Halloween
themed Craft workshop on Thursday, 29th
October for the learners of Grades IV and V.

The session proved engaging, engrossing
and entertaining, varied yet feasible
ideas of creating Halloween crafts with
readily available material at home.
The learners created beautiful “Jack
o’lantern Jars” and “Paper Witchcraft”.
Quiz and queries related to Halloween
saw enthusiastic participation by the
children.

The session was concluded by
Headmistress, Ms Harvinder Kaur
extending a sincere vote of thanks to Ms
Renu Singh for conducting the session
with immense patience and endearment.





“Cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes and precision, but
more about harnessing imagination, empowerment and creativity.”

Lotus Valley has always encourages hands-
on activities. One such session was
conducted for the learners of Grades V and
VI by Mr Shailesh Mehta, Restauranteur &
Founder of Morellos, parent of Geet, Arya
Mehta (Grade V) and Veer Mehta(Grade
VIII). The cooking activities included the
making of a pizza, followed by a
Freakshake.
Mr Mehta's culinary experience made the session quite easy for the learners to follow who
were overjoyed trying their skills as young chefs. Learners' interest and involvement
resulted in scrumptious looking Freakshakes and delicious pizzas. The entire experience
honed their time management skills, mathematics with ratios, art and craft etc. while
multitasking and enjoying.





“Spreading the crafts of happiness on this The bright splash of colours on paper
Diwali” symbolised the spirit of festivity and
excitement. The Headmistress- Ms
Workshops prove as good platforms for Harvinder Kaur boosted the confidence
of the learners by complimenting them
Inter-disciplinary teaching-learning. and by explaining the importance of
these workshops. The session gave the
Learners of Grades IV and V attended a craft learners an opportunity to showcase
their creativity and learn a new
workshop conducted by Ms Shubhra Jain- technique.

mother of Ikshit Jain of Grade IV Banyans

on 9th November, 2020. The workshop

immersed learners in the making of 3D

Diyas and their wall hanging, decorating

them with beads, colours and glitters.



Empathy is a quality of character that can
change the world.” Barack Obama.

Ms Shweta Talwar, parent of Shivangi Talwar
(Grade VI Narmada) conducted a session on
Empathy on Tuesday, 10th November for the
learners of Grades VI.
The session began with a meaningful video by
highlighting the true meaning of Empathy. The
learners also discussed the difference between
being sympathetic and empathetic along with
their views on “how one can become
empathetic” created beautifully “. Practice and
queries related to Empathy saw enthusiastic
participation by the children.

The session was concluded by
Headmistress, Ms Harvinder Kaur
extending a sincere vote of thanks
to Ms Shweta Talwar for
conducting the session with
immense patience and endearment.

"Invest in your skin, it is going to
represent you for a long time."

Carrying forward the series of Parent
Participation Programme, Dr Nidhi
Sharma, Dermatologist at Medanta and
mother of Tanmay Sharma (Grade V-
Neems) provided insight on Skin Care.

Dr Nidhi shared beautiful and easy
hacks to keep the skin moisturised and
hydrated. During this transitional phase
of seasons, the importance of eating
healthy and right was also stressed
upon. Emphasis was also laid on
exercise and physical activity to
improve blood circulation.

The session concluded with Dr
Nidhi addressing learners’
queries and astutely answering
them. It was an engrossing
session and learners absorbed the
information with intent.

“Innovations distinguishes between
a leader and a follower.” -Steve Jobs

Mr Anurag Jain, an engineer by
profession and father of Ayaan Jain
(Grade V-Neems) conducted an
interesting session, for the learners
of Grades V and VI on 23rd
November, on 'Innovations: Past,
Present & Future'.

Mr Jain shared numerous extraordinary
innovations in the world and the ideas that led
to those innovations. During the discussion,
learners came up with multiple novel ideas
that may lead to future innovations. It was an
enriching session and befitting to the
inquisitive and curious young minds.

“The World needs Banking but it does not
need Banks”- Bill Gates

Mr Akshay Jain, Director at NatWest
Retail, father of Yukt Vats (IV
Acacias) and Astu Vats (VIII
Danube), conducted an interesting
session, for the learners of Grades IV-
VIII during the Work Education
Session on 27th November, on
‘Banking Services and Future Banks’.
Mr Vats shared various information
on the Safety and Services banks
provide to the customers.

Besides the regular role of the banks, To conclude the session, Mr Vats
learners got to know some interesting played a stimulating video, ‘The
facts about banks and Artificial Bank of the future’, to let the
Intelligence used in the banking system.
The learners were taken into the amazing learners think of this idea and
world of Bots and the use of Robots in
certain banks to provide services to the brainstorm their minds, bringing out
customers.
more innovations in the field of

banking and become future bankers.

A Guest Speaker session on various facets

of the field of Medical Science was

organized on 27th August 2020 for learners

of Grades VIII- XII. Parent Reps, Dr

Puneeta Bhatia, Senior Consultant and

Head of Biochemistry at Indraprastha

Apollo Hospital and Dr Jasmeet Monga,

Consultant Obstetrician and

Gynaecologist, illumined various areas of

medical science. They dwelt on the

structure of the medical course, emerging

careers in the field, the life of a medical Both the doctors reinforced the need to be
extremely passionate and devoted if one
student, among others. opts for a career as a doctor.

The Director-Principal, Mrs Anita Malhotra
appreciated Dr Monga and Dr Bhatia for
comprehensively covering diverse aspects
of the field, and saluted doctors across the
world for their passionate and selfless
service to humanity in the current
challenging times.

It was an enriching session which greatly
added to the learning of children.

Dr Bhatia shared fun trivia about the
field including the fact that the author of
bestselling thrillers like ‘Jurassic Park’
and ‘The Terminal Man’ is a doctor
turned author.

An interactive session with learners
addressed various queries they had with
regard to career choices in the field,
requirements for gaining admission to
colleges abroad and in India, ways of
enhancing clinical standards, etc.



A Guest Speaker session on ‘The Science

and Art of Hypnotherapy and Self-

Healing’ was conducted by Ms Ritu Singh,

Director- Proprietor of California . An interactive session with learners

Hypnosis Institute, Centre for Holistic addressed their queries about

Sciences. Ms Singh elucidated the history challenges in the field, its scope, the

of the field including minute details like role of memories, among others.

the origin of the word ‘Hypnosis’. A self-healing exercise during the

The extensive use of hypnotherapy in session left all participants rejuvenated.

medical healing, the important role of the

subconscious mind, the need to look at

‘opportunity’ rather than positives and

negatives, and most importantly, the
power of ‘self-healing’ were explained

most lucidly during the session



A Guest Speaker session, The News Trail: A The Principal, Ms Anita Malhotra,
Journalistic Journey with Ms Sweta Ranjan, thanked Ms Ranjan for the enriching
was organized on 29th August 2020 for the and motivating session and
learners of Lotus Valley. Ms Ranjan has more appreciated her for her intrepid stance
than twenty years of experience spanning the while dealing with challenges.
spectrum of electronic and print media, and
has been honoured with prestigious awards
including the ‘Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini
Award’ for Excellence in the field of
Journalism. She is currently the promoter of
National Khabar, a news portal and YouTube
channel.
During the session, Ms Ranjan elucidated the
diverse facets of mass media, the team work
involved in news presentation, the challenges
and the courage and conviction required to
pursue a career in the field.

A session on ‘Covid 19, Focus on the The structure of the Covid virus, its
Molecular Genetics’, was conducted by mutation inside the human body, its
Ms Shailja Kohli, Parent Rep of Grade X manifestation, the type of tests conducted
and an expert in the area of molecular and testing kits available were covered
genetics. Ms Singh elucidated the entire comprehensively with great attention to the
journey of the virus outside and inside minutest of details.
the human body.

A surprise questionnaire round-
COVID QUOTIENT with the
students added a fun element to the
proceedings.
An interactive session with learners
addressed diverse queries
pertaining to the field.
It was a highly immersive
experience which was greatly
appreciated by the attendees.

A session on the positive use of social media was
conducted by Ms Nidhi Tripathi Ranjan, Parent
Rep of Grade IX, a professional with more than
twelve years of experience in the field of HRD.

Ms Tripathi discussed digital footprints with the
learners and motivated them to create a digital
portfolio to encapsulate their work. Enumerating
on the need to ‘Shine Online’, she reinforced that
positivity breeds positivity, and the youth should
stay away from mundane trends of posting
photos online and focus on creating a digital
legacy.

The session led to a

healthy discussion

about the use and

abuse of social media

as learners

articulated their

thoughts and shared

their social media

initiatives.

Director-Principal, Mrs Anita Malhotra
believes that 'Parents and School, together
can give our children Roots to grow &
Wings to fly.' Communication between the
school and parents is essential to ensure the
progress of the learners. To facilitate this, the
school organized its first Virtual Parent-
Teachers Connect Programme from 10th
August-7th September. The programme
provided a platform for parents to interact
with all the subject teachers together.















Learners of Lotus Valley International SHRI UTSAV: The following learners
School, Gurugram have made us all proud
yet again! Our learners participated in performed brilliantly in the SHRI UTSAV
various Inter-School competitions in the
month of August and brought laurels in the hosted by The Shri Ram School, Aravali on
following events:
7th and 8th August.
ION 2020: Learners participated in ION • Best Actor in Film Making – Ribhav
2020 hosted by Indraprastha International
School, Dwarka on 1st August. The Singh (XII Leonardo)
following children bagged praiseworthy • 3rd Position in Histrionics – Kriti
positions.
Malik (XII Wordsworth)
• 3rd Position in E-Tux tech – Arshiya
Garg (IV Banyans) 2nd Position in Western Group Dance
• 3rd Position in E-Ideate – Amitesh – Navya Agarwal (IX Himalayas),
Anand Pandey (XI Einstein) and Freya
Sidhwa (XI Edison) Aarush Jain (IX Kanchenjunga), Aanya
• 2nd Position in E- Techno Wrap –
Ivana Agarwal (II Bulbuls) Singh (X Andes), Smira Chanan (X

Alps), Mihir Shyam (X Shakespeare)

IRIDESCENCE-CARMEL CONVENT • Crescendo : Fiona Gomes V

SCHOOL, CHANAKYAPURI-17TH TO Neems 2nd Position
21st AUGUST • Symphony: Anoushka Mathur XII

An Inter-School Competition Marshall 3rd Position
‘IRIDESCENCE’ was organised by Carmel

Convent School,
Chanakyapuri from 17th to 21st August. The

following learners bagged appreciable

positions.
• Alaakar : Vedaansh Khaneja V Oaks 2nd

Position
• Ingenium :Shaurya Babbar XII Leonardo

2nd Position
• Slam Poetry : Ishita Sharma XII Marshall

2nd Position
• Ecoquence :Anisha Gupta VIII Mahanadi

2nd Position
• Book Discussion : Arushi Banerjee XI

Shakespeare 3rd Position

Ira Vikram Kher, Arushi XI Aristotle

IGNITED MINDS-INDRAPRASTHA MELANGE 2020-SUNCITY SCHOOL,

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, SECTOR 37 D-22ND AUGUST
DWARKA-21st AUGUST • Art Poetica: Sia Prashant Bhangui IV
• Scrivener: Shrishti Bansal V Cedars 1st
Acacias 2nd Position
Position • Dhanak : Fiona Gomes V Neems

Commendation
• Art-e-lligence: Mehak Jindal V Birches

3rd Position
• Vak Chaturya: Paridhi Garg VIII

Amazon 3rd Position

KREATIV 2020 DL DAV MODEL SKILL SPHERE MUN
SCHOOL, PITAMPURA, DELHI, • Shradha Miglani VII Damodar,
2nd August 2020 (online).
News Reading - Shweta Ganesh Grade X Riddhi Manocha VII Ravi and
Olympus -2nd Prize Shivangi Talwar VI Narmada – Best
Delegate Award
VIRTUAL SCIENCE
• Mihika Sharma VI Narmada - verbal
EXHIBITION, ALL INDIA mention.

YOUNG SCHOLARS 2020

Aarav Modi V Maples, Aayati Jain VI
Ganges, Rupanya Kashyap VIII Tapti
- 3rd Position

NAMASTE EUROPE: To mark The
European Day of Languages on 26th
September, Goethe-Institut/ Max Mueller
Bhavan, New Delhi and Mayo College,
Ajmer held Inter-school German, French and
Spanish Language Festival. Our participants
bagged the following-

• Aakriti Dewan (VIII Mahanadi) won 1st
prize in Photography & Photo Caption
Competition.

• Tvarita Gaur (X Olympus) received 3rd
prize in Spanish Poetry Competition.

NCRYPT, Delhi Public School, Sushant
Lok on 16th -17th October: Following
learners won laurels for the school:

• Film Making - Shaurya Babbar (XII
Leonardo), Freya Sidhwa (XI Edison)
– 1st Position

• Arduino – Keshava P Prasad (VIII
Brahmaputra), Hridyansh Gautam
(VIII Tapti)- 2nd Position

MUDRA SPEAKTRAVAGANZA:

Learners secured following positions in the

Inter-School competition held at Pathways

School, Noida on 4th and 5th November: VII Ravi
• Courtroom Courtesy: Tanya Vig XI • Angel Gomes VIII Mississipi
IX Nilgiris
Keynes, Rashi Chauhan XI Shakespeare • Angel Khanna IX Kanchenjunga
X Andes
(2nd Position) • Kaina Malik X Alps
X Andes
WIRED 2020: At the Inter-School • Aarush Jain XI Shakespeare
competition Wired 2020, organized by
Heritage Xperiential School, Gurugram, • Ishita Bhushan
• Smira Chanan

on 11th November, the following learners • Aanya Singh
• Mihir Shyam
won 3rd position in dance -

MiMe Competition: Learners secured • Making Connections: Smahi Vijay
following positions in the Inter-School VII Colorado (2nd Position)
competition, MiMe, held at Suncity School,
Gurugram on 6th November in the • Art to Astound: Harshita Bugalia
following competitions: VIII Mississippi (2nd Position)
• VUCA World: Parth Piyush Prasad XI
• Calisthenics: Angel Khanna VIII
Shakespeare (1st Position), Priyadarshini Mississippi (1st Position), Sivangi
Ghosh IX Vindhyas (2nd Position), Maruthur VII Ravi (2nd Position)
Reyansh Agarwal V Neems (1st Position)

• Design Thinking: Aaryaman Bisht X
Olympus (2nd Position)

LIS Annual Fest: Learners participated in • Mandala Art: Unnati Saxena VI
the LIS Annual Fest hosted by Lancers • Godavari (2nd Position)
International School, Gurgram on 4th to • Solo Classical Dance: Sohana Singh
6th November in the following VI Narmada (1st Position)
competitions: • Portrait on Paper: Agastya Trikha
VII Volga (2nd Position), Aaira
• Poster Making: Aakarshi Bhattacharya Katoch VIII Brahmaputra (3rd
IV Mahogany (3rd Position) Position)
Open Mic: Dhruvikaa Reddy VIII
• Sketch on Paper: Vedika Kapoor V Jhelum (2nd Position)
Olives (1st Position)

• Solo Instrumental Western: Samarth
Mathur V Oaks(2nd Position)

WarP 2020: Learners won the following Talenthon 2020: Learners secured following

positions in the Inter-School competition, positions in the Inter-School competition,

WarP, held at DPS, Mathura Road, Delhi Talenthon, held at Manav Rachna
on 19th November in the following International School, Gurgram on 25th -
26th November in the following
competitions:
• Film Making: Shaurya Babbar XII competitions:
• Designing Machines: Mrinalini Chitara
Leonardo (3rd Position)
• Designathon: Aryan Vir, Aarav Navani, IX Himalayas(1st Position)
• Literary Characters Come Alive:
Apurv Bhushan, all from IX Nilgiris (2nd
Stavya Khurana VII Volga (Outstanding)
Position)

The House system is a traditional HOUSES
feature of Lotus Valley International
Gurugram. The school began with TAGORE GANDHI NEHRU TERESA
online Inter-House competitions in the
month of October to promulgate a spirit
of camaraderie, ownership and healthy
competition in house tutees.

A multitude of academic and co-
curricular activities were held for the
month of October 2020 on the virtual
platform.

Following competitions were held in
the month of October:

CHRONICLES OF TIME : 25th October
The aim behind conducting the event was to
elicit respect for our national culture & art
among our learners and heralding a saga of
Indian tradition, folk artforms and
architectural marvels. Each House
represented two final participants from
Grades VII- VIII who maneuvered their
artwork & creative paintings to evoke and
imbue immense degree of pride in Indian
Architecture and folk art. The medium of
colours chosen by the participants included
acrylic, oil pastels and poster colours. The
artworks were symbolic to India’s culture
and revered for historical significance.

HOUSE POSITIONS INDIVIDUAL RECOGNITION

1st: TAGORE HOUSE 1st Position: Aanya Sahani (VII Yamuna)
2nd: TERESA HOUSE 1st Position: Reyna Upadhyay (VII Volga)
3rd: GANDHI HOUSE Runners-up: Shradha Miglani (VII Damodar)
4th: NEHRU HOUSE Runners-up: Parthav Sarin (VII Chenab)
Special Mention-
Tagore House: Reyna Upadhyay (VII Volga)
Gandhi House: Vidhi Vashisht (VII Ravi)