School E magazine Primary Block August-November- 2018-19

WALKATHON-

A walk in pursuit of peace & service to humanity

Our School organized ‘Walkathon 2018’ for its learners, parents and the faculty on
Thursday, 27th September 2018. Walkathon is a unique endeavour to spread the
message of harmony and peace. In its third year, the event saw parents turn up in huge
numbers accompanied by the zealous little learners. The Principal, Ms. Anita Malhotra,
welcomed the gathering and spoke about how having inner peace and faith leads to
gratification and happiness. The day began with an invigorating choir performance by
young learners followed by the release of balloons by the Principal and the learners to
mark the Walk. Subsequently, everyone began the walk which started from the school
premises and ended in school greens.

“Peace is not something
you wish for, it’s
something you make,
something you do,
something you are and
something you give
away…” –John Lennon



TEEN VOGUE

BEHTAR INDIA GO-GREEN SUMMIT

Learners of Lotus Valley International School Gurugram participated in the Behtar India Go
Green City Summit held on 30th November 2018 at Modern School, Barakhamba Road,
New Delhi. Ten students from Grades VII-XI viz. Aanya Gupta(VII Chenab), Mehma
Ahluwalia(IX Nilgiris), Ananya Jain(IX Vindhyas), Saagrika Gahlot(IX Vindhyas), Hibah
Sharma(IX Vindhyas),Freya Sidhwa(IX Vindhyas), Kiah Tandon (IX Himalayas), Tiya Gupta(IX
Himalayas), Sonali Goel(XI Einstein) and Pranav Goswamy(XI Shakespeare) accompanied by
Ms Suman Lata attended the summit. Learners participated in a Panel Discussion on
'Recycling and its Impact on Environment' with representatives from corporate, local
administration and eminent citizens. The Summit was an excellent opportunity for the
learners to take forward their contribution to the Behtar India Campaign by understanding
the varied ways in which they can further involve themselves with innovative solutions for
a sustainable future.

RENDEZVOUS

COFFEE MEET

"When parents and OPEN HOUSE
teachers work together
well, everyone wins!” As the ongoing Academic session approached the
mid-term, another Open House was successfully
We believe in joint conducted on 11th August and online report cards
collaboration with parents were published on 28th September’18 . The parents
for the growth of the were acquainted with the progress and performance
institution as well as its of wards both in scholastic and co-scholastic
learners. Against this domains. The day indeed served as an open platform
backdrop, parents of Grades for teachers and parents to share their concerns and
II & III learners were invited discuss the way forward to develop and bring out the
for a meeting over a full potential in every child.
stimulating Cup of Coffee.
The Coffee Meet was
addressed by the Principal,
Ms. Anita Malhotra, a
visionary who has helped the
school grow leaps and
bounds in just a few years,
along with the Primary
Headmistress Ms. Ritu Jawa.
The purpose of the Coffee
Meet was to provide an open
forum for the parents to
interact with the Head of the
Institution and get attuned
to the philosophy and vision
of the school. Even the
slightest of doubts or
inhibitions were addressed
to ensure that parents and
the school co-hold the
responsibility of providing
the best of education to the
learners. The Coffee meet
was a grand success as it
envisaged a constructive
exchange of ideas between
the school and the parents as
equal partners in education
of the learners.

READING PROGRAM

‘Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most
accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers’. -
Charles W. Elio

Early exposure to reading has been identified as a key area for building lifelong skills in
young children, especially in expansion of vocabulary, improvised and expressive
communication, and overall development of language skills. Reading is a fun and
entertaining activity for learners, that helps them to know and learn more about the
world around them.

READING PROGRAM
PYJAMA PARTY

Our Reading Program is one such initiative
that provides an opportunity for the learners
to hone and enhance their comprehension
and imagination abilities while reading in
small groups. The parent participation as
volunteers in this program further increases
the element of interest by manifold. It leaves
them mentally stimulated, enhances their
knowledge and in the long run, develops
keen analytical skills.

GALLERY WALK

The school earnestly believes in inculcating a culture of excellence that permeates every
classroom, thus enabling the learners to get the best education and create a lifelong
passion for learning. Working towards this goal, the school organized The Gallery Walk –
Journey of learners’ academic growth for grades Pre-Nursery to III, on Saturday, 17th
November 2018. The event witnessed the young Lotusians taking their parents onto an
incredible journey of the classroom learning carried out over the past term. A complete
learner driven event, the Gallery Walk saw the little learners unfold before their parents
a plethora of creative classroom work and recreated the concepts taught in their own
words. They also quizzed their parents on some of the activities and were elated to
prompt them into giving the right answers. This was followed by a short tête-à-tête
between the parents and their wards over some delectable snacks and drinks in the cozy
café corners, created in the classrooms itself. The snacks were prepared and served by
the learners themselves, thus instilling in them the crucial life skills of hospitality,
responsibility and courtesy.









BRAIN TRAIN

BRAIN TRAIN

COMPETITION DETAILS A BLOCK AUGUST- NOVEMBER 2018

K.R .MANGALAM, GURGAON – 31ST AUGUST’ 18

S.No Main Event Name Of Grade Position
Learners
1
DUO PARADE RANAYA MISHRA PRE-NURSERY LILACS
(FANCY DRESS) VIAAN GUPTA PRE-NURSERY ASTERS PARTICIPATION
SHERYL MAHAJAN NURSERY BLUEBELLS CERTIFICATE
ESCPADE
(RHYTHMIC PARTICIPATION
DRAMATIZATION) CERTIFICATE

PULSE PASTING ANSHIKA GUPTA NURSERY GLADIOLI PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE

PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE

ARAV MEHROTRA PREP-DAFFODILS 1ST PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
TWIN AD: (ROLE

PLAY) YUVAAN RANJAN PREP-PRIMROSES

ECLECTICA PREP-MARIGOLDS PARTICIPATION
(FLOWER CERTIFICATE
ARRANGEMENT.) DIYRA KAUR

ARNAV BHATT GRADE I MAGPIES PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE

A MIND TWISTED SAMAIRA GANDHI GRADE I KINGFISHERS PARTICIPATION
QUIZ CERTIFICATE

INTAGLIO (CLAY
MODELING)

SIYA BHATIA GRADE I PENGUINS 2ND PRIZE

VIDYARTHI VIKAS MANCH SAMITI UJJAIN, 2018

2 DRAWING AVYA JINDAL

COMPETITION GRADE 1

HUMMINGMIRDS 3RD PRIZE

Participants and winners of Inter-School competition at KR Mangalam

BEYOND CLASSROOMS

EXHILIRIATING EXCURSIONS

A field trip to the green grocer was organized
for learners of Grades Pre-Nursery and Nursery.
It was a visual treat for the little ones to see
fresh fruits and vegetables in large quantities.
Learners were sensitized about the need to
avoid wastage of food and were informed that
there are millions of children world-wide who
are malnourished due to lack of food.

Grade Pre –
Nursery/ Nursery

Visit to
Green Grocer



Grade I –

Visit to
Post Office

Grade I learners

visited the Post

Office to

observe its day

to day working.

They got their

letters stamped

and dropped in

a post box.

Grade III - Visit to It is said that observation, more than
books and experience, more than
POTTERY FACTORY persons, are key educators. We, at
Lotus Valley International School,
Gurugram, ensure rich experiential
learning for our learners. Carrying
forward the same idea, Grade III
learners visited a pottery factory on
31st October, where they got to learn
about stoneware and bone china
pottery through observation and
interaction. It was a much-awaited visit
for the learners who had read and
discussed the art of pottery making in
classroom setting. The learners were
amazed to know that bone china gets
its name from the raw material used to
make it, 50 per cent each of animal
bone ash and clay.The process of
glazing, stamping, baking and
decorating the pottery was keenly
observed by the 8 year old alert minds.
The glitter in the eyes of the learners
on seeing the furnace working at a
temperature of 1200 centigrade was
appreciable. The learnings taken from
the visit hung in the air for many days
after the visit, making it an absolute
success!



MOVIE TIME

Grade III– Jurassic Park: The Fallen Kingdom

Lotus Valley International

School, Gurugram,

organized a movie trip for

Grade III learners on Friday,

3rd August 2018. It was a

fun filled day for the little

learners as a morning

screening of the superhit

franchise - Jurassic Park:

The Fallen Kingdom was

prearranged for them at the

Sahara Mall, Gurugram. The

young ones not only

thoroughly enjoyed the

movie, but also realized the

repercussions of

mishandling science and

nature.

MOGLY

GURUKUL

VALUE
EDUCATION
CLASSES

SPEECH
AND
DRAMA

FIT KID

PROGRAM

Workshop on

COLOURISM

“God created our skin tones
with beautiful variety, but
all of our souls are the
same colour” --Dave
Willis

The school had organized an
interactive and entrancing
workshop on the topic” Our
Skin and Its Colour” for the
learners of Grade II in the
month of August. It was
conducted by Ms. Jyoti Gupta,
the Author and Founder of ‘The
Colourism Project’. The
workshop focused on the
meaning of the term
“Colourism” and the need to
address the same with young
children in order to instill
values of respect, love, truth,
success with regard to skin
colour. The learners actively
interacted and shared their
own cognizance and
experiences on skin colours.
This was followed by a hands-
on, creative activity. Through
varied activities, learners were
sensitized to be comfortable
and happy not only with their
own skin colour and its
uniqueness, but also learnt to
respect the skin colour of
others around them.

STORY TELLING SESSION

“If you don’t feel it, you won’t remember it!” - Bob Dickman

Stories are ageless, timeless and always relevant….and who is a better audience for

stories than children. To develop a love for reading and the ability to understand

different emotions, a story telling session was organised for the learners of Grades III on

Tuesday, 24th July, 2018. The session was conducted by Ms. Nupur Mehta from the

PITAMBAR- Rising Sun Publishers group. It was an interactive session wherein learners

were engaged in different stories through dramatization. This session focused on the

importance of using expressions, gestures and voice modulation while narrating a story

so as to make the audience feel every emotion connected with the story. The learners

stayed completely engrossed during the story narrations and longed to hear more and

more stories.

THIRD LANGUAGE ORIENTATION FOR GRADE III

Learning a new language is one of
the most rewarding experiences
for anyone, but even more so at a
young age. At Lotus Valley, we
firmly believe that language
learning is indispensable and thus,
offer our young learners a variety
of third languages to choose from.
An interactive session to apprise
the learners of Grade III and their
parents, about the third language
options available in school, was
held on Thursday, 22nd November
2018. The session was conducted
by the respective third language
teachers, namely, Sanskrit,
German, French and Spanish.The
language teachers shared
informative presentations on their
respective subjects that focused
on curriculum, difficulty level and
increased career options in the
future.

LITTLE HANDS AND MINDS AT WORK

LITTLE HANDS AND MINDS AT WORK
Creative Work by
Learners of Grade

Prep

Art Work
by

Learners
of Grade

Prep

Autumn wind begins to
blow, colored leaves fall
fast and slow….

Art Work by
Learners of
Grade Prep

Art Work
by

Learners
of Grade

Prep

Mehak Jindal
III Cuckoos
Arshiya Garg

Tile Art by
Myrah Babbar

III Cuckoos

LITTLE HANDS AND MINDS AT WORK
Grade I- My favourite festival

Grade I- My favourite festival

Creative Work by
Learners of Grade III

Grade III –
Human

body facts

Grade II – Hygiene for Safety

Grade III – My Favourite game

Grade III-
Map work
Activity
Grade III – Fact family bond Activity

Grade III-
Knowing

about
Ram Setu

Grade III- Conservation of Animals Activity

Grade II- Janamashtami Activity
Grade II-
Minute
to win it

Grade-I
Make your

I-card

Grade I-
Living and
Non living

Grade Nursery- My favourite cartoon character

Grade III
Jam Session on Play Time

Energizing
with
Sports

TRACK & FIELD

INTER SCHOOL SKATING COMPETITION GD. GOENKA



SKATING COMPETITION DETAILS A BLOCK AUGUST-NOVEMBER 2018

S.No MAIN EVENT NAME OF GRADE POSITION
LEARNERS

THE MAURYA SCHOOL , PALAM VIHAR, GURUGRAM - 18HT AUGUST’ 18

ASHWIKA GUPTA GRADE II-DOVES SILVER MEDAL

NONITHA TALLURI GRADE II-KITES BRONZE MEDAL

GRADE I NIGHTINGALES PARTICIPATION

AADYA KAUSHIK CERTIFICATE

GRADE I NIGHTINGALES PARTICIPATION

ADHIMAN GUPTA CERTIFICATE

DURGANSHI GRADE I MAGPIES PARTICIPATION
TANWAR CERTIFICATE

GRADE II BULBULS PARTICIPATION

AARAV JAIN CERTIFICATE

AMBAR VASHISTH GRADE II DOVES PARTICIPATION

CERTIFICATE

DIVIJ ARORA GRADE II PARROTS PARTICIPATION

CERTIFICATE

1ST AAHVAN INTER- ANUSHKA CHOUBEY GRADE III HORNBILLS PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE
SCHOOL ROLLER
PARTICIPATION
SKATING JASRAJ SINGH GRADE III PARAKEETS CERTIFICATE
CHAMPIONSHIP 2017- CHEEMA
1
2018

THE PENGUINS SCHOOL, C BLOCK SUSHANT LOK 1, GURGAON -27TH OCTOBER '18

ARNAV JAIN GRADE I NIGHTINGALES BRONZE MEDAL

MANNAT SEHRA GRADE I HUMMINGBIRDS GOLD MEDAL

MEGAN THAKRE GRADE I HUMMINGBIRDS BRONZE MEDAL

VANYA SHARMA GRADE I MAGPIES PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE

KIAAN GARG GRADE II MACAWS PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE

AAHANA GRADE II BULBULS PARTICIPATION
BHADAURIA CERTIFICATE

DEVESH BANERJEE GRADE II BULBULS PARTICIPATION
CERTIFICATE

AARIHANT SINGH PARTICIPATION

5TH INTERSCHOOL NEGI GRADE II ROBINS CERTIFICATE

SKATING KHRISHTI PARTICIPATION

2 COMPETITION KHANDUJA GRADE III PEACOCKS CERTIFICATE