School E magazine Middle School April-July- 2018-19

Issue
LVG/07/1st Quarter/2018-19

Work for a Cause…not Applause.
Live life to Express…not to Impress.

PREFACE

Dear Reader, confident, more enlightened and
more evolved citizens. The
Greetings! dynamism and vivacity of the
captain of Lotus Valley
It is with exhilaration that we put International School, Gurugram,
Mrs Anita Malhotra, stirs a
forth the first edition of Different domino effect of success. It is
her support, direction and
Strokes of the session 2018-19! guidance that lifts our spirits and
propels us, to not just work hard
Together, as we embark on yet but to enjoy every bit of the
learning process. In her own
another fruitful academic year, the words, it is the joyful learning
that makes us more empowering
rooting of our core values of and more abounding. We always
look forward to her vignettes of
resilience, hard work, commitment, wisdom which are shared with
utmost humbleness and grace.
compassion, empathy and unison,

strengthen manifold. The

indomitable spirit of our learners to

learn, explore, inquire and then

come to concrete conclusions has

yielded in their spectacular growth,

not just as students but also as

individuals.

School is a citadel of academic As we compile this edition for
excellence, wherein students get
deluge of platforms to unveil their you to luxuriate in, it is with joy
talents, potentials and calibers.
Every child is unique, and it is that we share the achievements,
imperative to identify and unlock
that uniqueness to gauge the best in feats, accolades, contributions
the learner. Our school results in the
board examinations were indicative and participations of our learners
of the diligence of our learners in
the pursuit of their goals. Active in various domains. The sincere
involvement by our assiduous
learners in various campaigns buttress provided by their
towards social cause, towards
building of ‘Behtar India’ or their mentors cannot be
successful journey in competitive
examinations , Olympiads and underestimated. The support and
workshops, is always a step closer in
grooming them into more reinforcement provided to them

from the home front further

augments their growth.

As you delightfully browse
through this edition, we look
forward to your valuable
feedback.

Happy reading and keep looking
up!

FROM OUR PATRON…

My heart swells with pride when I Ms. Shayama Chona
see Lotusians perform brilliantly in Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan
every domain. Through this
platform, I would like to commend I am glad that LVIS, through its
all the exceptionally talented plethora of scholastic and co-
teachers of Lotus Valley who have scholastic activities endeavors to
worked passionately under the give this real education to children
dynamic leadership of Mrs. Anita so that they become the change-
Malhotra and have made this makers of tomorrow. With focus on
happen. I would also like to thank social, academic, cultural and
all the parents for their unstinted intellectual development of the
support and trust without which it learners, the school enables them
would have been impossible to to discover their true potential and
translate our dreams into reality. carve their own niche.

It is indeed heartening to see Once again, I congratulate the
another edition of the e- magazine entire team for their indefatigable
which truly captures the spirit of the work. Keep instilling the right
school. values in children, empowering
them with knowledge, so that they
Today, we live in a world of fierce are able to make worthwhile and
competition, a world that abounds significant contribution to the
in anxiety and stress. The need for world!
the right kind of education has
become more important than ever.
Education that focuses not just on
academic excellence but also
teaches children to be
compassionate and respectful;
education that nurtures them so
that they are able to live ethically,
sustainably and amicably, is the
need of the hour.

FROM THE PRINICPAL’s DESK…

Thousands of years ago Aristotle

claimed- “It’s a mark of an

educated mind to be able to

entertain a thought without

accepting it.” So many years down

the line we still endeavor to build an

educational community that serves

the purpose of this tenet.

Learning is a dynamic, ever-evolving Ms Anita Malhotra
process but what differentiates State & CBSE Awardee
education from literacy is the ability
to appreciate an opposing point of A warm and trusting relationship
view in the face of contradictory between home and school can reap
evidence. It is a journey towards self benefits for the child and help him
actualization in a world that is climb the ladder to success
constantly changing and where the .Investing in this relationship
validity of ideas is constantly dynamics, we have been
challenged. Due to the rapid pace of collaborating closely with our dear
change, our children will need the parents and our successful coffee
ability and the courage to think for meets and face time is a
themselves and make their choices celebration of this association.
with responsibility. I take this opportunity to thank our
parent reps who have closely
At Lotus Valley International School, partnered with the school in all the
Gurugram , we want our children to initiatives.
be global citizens who adhere to the
paradigm of inclusivity and contribute The quarterly E- magazine is
significantly towards the society. I eloquently chronicled to present the
take this opportunity to herald the school activities, with its creative
resounding success of the class XII expressions and thoughts. To quote
and X results. It only reiterates the once again, Browning aptly said- “
collaborated efforts of the school Welcome the thunder and the
fraternity and the students, yet we sunshine” and enjoy the enriching
cannot rest on our laurels but must editions of the E- magazine!
continue to strive and seek new
challenges and opportunities.

I am convinced that if we are to
succeed in these goals, it has to be
through partnering with parents, the
first educators of the child.

WHAT’S IN STORE…

Academics…

• Grades XII & X Results
• Star Student of the Month
• Scholar Badge : Grades V
• Scholar Badge : Grades VI-VIII
• Scholar Badge : Grades IX-XII

Scholastic Feats…

• Guest Speakers
• Special Assembly
• Youth Parliament Training Session
• Work Education
• Investiture Ceremony
• NIIT Symposium

Cruising the World…

• French Delegation
• BITS Dubai
• Spanish Language Immersion Programme
• Singapore International Science Conference
• International English Language Day
• International Day of Families

Accolades and Achievements…

• NIE Student of the Year
• Inter School Events

WHAT’S IN STORE…

Treading towards bigger Goals…

• Behtar India
• MR Vaccination Day
• Career fair
• Atal Tinkering Lab

Rendezvous…

• Entrée Program
• Orientation Ceremony
• Facetime
• Coffee Meet

Beyond Classroom…

• Cricket Workshop by Mr. Madan Lal
• National Museum Visit
• Visit to Garment & Embroidery Factory
• Astronomy Day
• Astroport Visit
• Lexile Reading Program

Track & Field…

From the Mailbox…

Credits…

ACADEMICS…

ACADEMICS

GRADE XII RESULTS

TOTAL NO OF STUDENTS APPEARED 67

PASS PERCENTAGE 100%
SCHOOL AVERAGE 84.81%
86.5%
PERCENTAGE OF DISTINCTIONS

GRADE XII SUBJECT TOPPERS

CHEMISTRY RIYA KHANNA 100

MATHEMATICS ADIT GHAI 99
99
RONAK SINGH

COMPUTER SCIENCE ISHAN SAWHNEY

ECONOMICS ASHUTOSH JUNEJA 99

PSYCHOLOGY NIKHIL NAYYAR 99

PAINTING SAMEEKSHA KAPOOR 98

BUSINESS STUDIES SMITI WADHAWAN 97

HISTORY ESHAA WAHIE 97

BIOLOGY JHANVI MEHTA 96

PHYSICS ARNAV GUPTA, JAI BHATIA, NIKHIL NAYYAR, 95
ENGLISH RONAK SINGH, YATHARTH SAXENA, ANURAG 95
GHOSH, SHYNA PURI
ACCOUNTANCY AADYA VATUS, ANMOL JAIN, CHAHAT VASAL, 95
DARIKA JAIN, JAI BHATIA, RIYA KHANNA, AMOGH
BANSAL, ANOUSHCA LAROIA, MOHINI TANDON,
MRITTIKA ADHIKARY, SHYNA PURI, SANSKRTI
BANSAL, AKRITI CHOWDHRY, ADIT GHAI, SMITI
WADHAWAN, PRARTHANA SABHARWAL, SRISHTI
JOHARI, AVANTIKA SATYA VOHRA, BHUMIKA
SHARMA, MISHA ARORA,
ADIT GHAI

MULTIMEDIA & WEB ISHITA ANAND 94
TECHNOLOGY MAHIMA DUTTA 94
POLITICAL SCIENCE

ACADEMICS

GRADE 12 RESULTS

TOTAL NO OF STUDENTS 67
APPEARED
100%
PASS PERCENTAGE 84.81%
SCHOOL AVERAGE
86.5(%XII)
PERCENTAGE OF DISTINCTIONS

ACADEMICS

GRADE X RESULTS

TOTAL NO OF STUDENTS 74
PASS PERCENTAGE 100%
SCHOOL AVERAGE 85.14%
89.2%
PERCENTAGE OF DISTINCTIONS
ABOVE 95% 14

ABOVE 90% 23
TOTAL 100s
40

GRADE X SUBJECT TOPPERS

SOCIAL SCIENCE SONALI GOEL, VAIBHAV DAS, KESAR KANJHLIA, 100
KRITI SINGHAL, KASHMIRA A SHILEDAR, ANIKET 100
FOREIGN SINGH, PRIKSHIT
LANGUAGES
(FRENCH) KRITI SINGHAL , TANISH AGARWAL
FIT
ADITYA SHARMA, ANIKET SINGH, ANUSHKA 100
MATHEMATICS KHURANA,ARYAMAN DASH, JAI SHARMA, KAJAL
ENGLISH UPADHYAY, KALINDI THAKUR , SHRREYA SETHI,
HINDI AKSHITA MAKIN, KHUSHI ANAND, KRIVI NATH,
SCIENCE PRANAV GOSWAMY, RHEAA NAIR, RISHIKA SHREE,
SRIVATHSINI VENKATAKRISHNA, AAKARSH GOYAL,
ADITYA BALLABH, ANKUSH DHAWAN, ANVI
GARG,ARNAV NAGPAL, KASHMIRA A. SHILEDAR,
KESAR KANJHLIA, MUSKAN VASAL, PRACHI
DARBARI, SANIYA KAPOOR, ANANDI RAY, ANGAD
SINGH, CHIRAG SENAPATI, D.AALOKA, RAJDEEP
DEY, SONALI GOEL

ADITYA BALLABH, AMEYA DEHADE , ANIKET SINGH 99
KHUSHAGRA P SINGH 98
KHUSHI ANAND 98
ANVI GARG 96



STAR STUDENT

STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH IV-V

GRADE SECTION APRIL MAY JULY

ACACIAS Samaira Wadhwa Shivenn Gupta Bhavya Chadha

ASHOKAS Unnati Saxena Nandini Anirudh
ASPENS Shulin Koul Sharma Sharma
IV BANYANS Shyla Tyagi Nevan Roy
CHINARS Shivangi Gupta Krishang
Parinav Grover
Choudhury
Sidhansh Garg Utkarshika
Rajput

Hitagya Jain

GULMOHARS Vasudha Singhal Prisha Mishra Vania Ray

MAHOGANY Asmi Gupta Divyansh Paridhi
PINE Naisha Khanna Kapoor Choudhury
BIRCHES
BURANS Ishit Rastogi Akansha
CEDARS Bansal
Pragya Yadav Afraaz Alam
Spandana
Agam Banswal Avni Singh Sujoy Barua

Aditya Kumar Tanvi Wason Samarth
Sharma

Saina Jindal

MAPLES Sidh Khattar Vania Jalan Vyom Vij

V NEEMS Nandini Gupta Aanya Mittal Prateek Sinha

OAKS Palak Bhandari Nikhil Dabas Advik Mehta

OLIVES Khushi Joshi Reyna Tashvi Virmani
PINES Taashvi Kapoor Upadhyay Aashna Goyal

Aryan Gulati

STAR STUDENT

STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH VI-VII

GRADE SECTION APRIL MAY JULY

BEAS Devansh Sharma Reyansh Singh Jiya Boken

GANGES Aaira Katoch Keshava Piyush Megha Anand
Prasad

KAVERI Nandini Shreya Sethi Sayesha Jain
Kharbanda Turvishi Arora
VI Dhruvikaa D
NILE Ayush Reddy
Khandelwal

SUTLEJ Maahir Vadhera Mannat Dua Akshat Jain

THAMES Niyati Mayor Sanchit Angel Khanna
GODAVARI Arya Jain Chhamuny
CHENAB Garv Agarwal Jhanvi Jalan Syed Azhaan
Abbas Rizvi
Anya Goyal Jia Mahajan

COLORADO Anirudh Raima Guha Apurv Bhushan
Govindan Nieel Praveen
Hetal Saklani
INDUS Anushka Jain Chirag Avishi Choubey

VII Arnav Gupta Amulyaa
RAVI Kashyap

RHINE Tamanna Kapoor Shlok Malik

VOLGA Ananya Sirohi Ashwini Kumar Kashika
YAMUNA Gaurika Khanna Madhav Malhan Srivastava

Lakshya
Aggarwal

STAR STUDENT

STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH VIII

GRADE SECTION APRIL MAY JULY

AMAZON Vidyaansh Kohli Devasya Kumar Devansh Gupta

BRAHMAPUTRA Bhakti Bansal Pranav Gupta Pratham Lal

DANUBE Rohini Verma Dhruv Mehta Sunaina
VIII Dhriti Thakur Parth Parashar Chauhan

JHELUM Akshat Pundhir
MISSISSIPPI
Krishang Ashwini Krrish Raj Kumar Harjas Kaur
TAPTI Kumar

Arshia Katoch Aadya Mukherjee Kary Vohra

STAR STUDENT OF THE MONTH IX-XII

GRADE LEARNER NAME LEARNER NAME & LEARNER NAME &

GRADE IX & SECTION SECTION SECTION
GRADE X
APRIL MAY JULY

Adrija De (IX- Avishi Monga (IX- Anirudh Rathore(IX Elbert)
Shivaliks ) Vindhyas)

Yogita Baishya(X Alaina Rara(X-Fuji)

Everest ) MID TERM EXAMS

GRADE XI Lakshita Kriti Singhal(XI- Kashmira Shiledar(XI-
GRADE XII Khanna(XI- Einstein) Shakespeare)
Dalton )
MID TERM EXAMS Mehak Bhatia(XII-
Vrinda Archimedes)
Singh(XII
Leonardo)

SCHOLAR BADGE V

Lotus Valley International the Chief Guest, Ms Peggy
School, Gurugram believes Sood, a renowned
in celebrating excellence educationist, Ms Jaspreet
across all domains. The Kaur, Member of School
meritorious learners of Managing Committee and our
Grade V (2017-18) were Principal, Ms Anita Malhotra.
felicitated for their academic The Chief Guest addressed
excellence in the Annual the gathering and stressed on
Scholar Badge Ceremony the significance of reading,
held on Friday, 20th April with focus on the mantra
2018 by ‘Learners, who read,
Succeed’.

SCHOLAR BADGE V

SCHOLAR BADGE VI-VIII

Lotus Valley International School, The occasion was graced with the
Gurugram ,organized its Annual Scholar inspiring presence of the School
Badge Ceremony, 2017-18 for the Patron, Dr. Shayama Chona, who,
learners of Grades IV to VIII on in her inimitable style
Friday,13th July 2018 in the school emphasized on instilling values
auditorium to felicitate 153 learners such as compassion and integrity
with Scholar Badges and 15 students in children so that they are
with the Scholar Blazers. empowered to empower others.
Dr. Ekta Chadha, an aesthetic dental
surgeon and the founder of Smile The school Principal, Ms. Anita
Studio, was the Chief Guest of the day Malhotra, gave a hearty reception
and extolled the scholars on their to the guests and encouraged the
achievement, paying rich compliments Scholar Badge holders to prosper
to the school for nurturing well- and reach even greater heights.
rounded individuals.

SCHOLAR BADGE VI-VIII

SCHOLAR BADGE IX-XII

.

 Lotus Valley International School, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram,
Gurugram organized its Annual
Scholar Badge Ceremony 2017-18 for were the Chief Guests of the day.
the learners of Grades IX to XII. A
total of 120 students were felicitated Revered educationist and School
with the Scholar Badges, 16 students
received Scholar Blazers and 7 Patron, Dr. Shayama Chona, Ms.
students got special Proficiency
Awards for their exemplary Sureena Uppal, Member Managing
performance in various domains such
as sports, science, languages and Committee graced the occasion
social service Ambassador Dr. Deepak
Vohra (IFS), Special Advisor to Prime with their distinguished
Minister of Lesotto & Guinea – Bissau
and Mr. Vinay Pratap Singh (IAS ), presence.

The school Principal , Mrs. Anita

Malhotra, gave a cordial

reception to the guests and

encouraged the Scholar Badge

holders to tread their chosen

path with determination and

perseverance.

SCHOLAR BADGE IX-XII

SCHOLASTIC FEATS…

GUEST SPEAKER PROGRAMME

Ms Ilka Ranjan

4TH MAY 2018

Lotus Valley International Principal, Ms. Anita Malhotra has always
School Gurugram, welcomed encouraged reading and creative writing at
author, Ms. Ilika Ranjan on school, ensuring our learners' interaction with
Friday, 4th May, to interact intellectual personalities from time to time.
with learners of Grade VII. Ms Learners received copies of Ms. Ranjan’s books
Ilika Ranjan, Founder of as part of the interactive Q&A session.
‘Reading is Fun’ group has
penned down the popular and
best-selling children fiction
Series – Secrets of Zynpagua.
The primary objective of the
visit was to reach out to
children and encourage them in
their literary creativity.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

VIII DANUBE- 24 TH APRIL The first assembly of the

academic session 2018-19 by

Grade VIII Danube was marked

by the presence of two special

guests Ms. Carole and Ms.

Brigett (faculty members of the

French partner school, Salvador

Allende).

The theme of the assembly was

“BE WHO YOU ARE”. It began

with a prayer by the Principal,

followed by an enchanting

Gyatri Mantra recitation by Ms.

Carole. The learners presented

a French song, skit, dance

performance and a speech on

English Language Day,

resounding the message of

uniqueness and the importance

of believing in oneself.

.The assembly ended with a

strong and hopeful message by

the Principal, reiterating that

each one of us must strive to be

the greatest version of

ourselves and not dwell in the

image of others.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

VIII AMAZON- 15TH MAY

Grade VIII Amazon organized an
assembly on “Technology- A Boon
or a Bane” on 15th May’18. The
learners presented a Tech Show,
thematic dance and a self-
composed poem as well. The
assembly was marked by the
presence of the Principal, Ms.Anita
Malhotra and the Head Mistress
(Middle Wing) Ms. Harvinder Kaur.
The Principal applauded the hard
work of the Star Students of the
month and also the stupendous
performance by the learners in the
assembly. Ryan Puri of Grade VII-
Colorado, made the entire school
proud by achieving the gold medal
for Brain-O-Brain in Mathematics.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

VIII TAPTI – 10TH JULY

Class Assembly of Grade VIII Tapti was
conducted on Tuesday, 10th July’18. It
reflected the idea that dreams are
opportunities to showcase our
potential to work hard and strive for
the best. Six Grades VIII learners who
were a part of the Indo-Spanish
Language Immersion Program shared
their experiences and memories
gathered at The British College of
Gava, Barcelona in May, 2018. This
was followed by an upbeat dance
performance and an informative news

section.
The assembly congratulated the
following learners for their exemplary
achievement in their respective fields:
Arya Jain and Hridyansh Gautam (VI –
Godavari) as two times winners in IRC
held in Dubai and Ambience Mall,
Gururam. Aarav Narvari (VII – Chenab)
and Harshita Prabhakar (VII – Yamuna)
for scoring 100% in French Olympiad.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

VII CHENAB – 17TH JULY

Learners of Grade VII Chenab
presented an assembly on the 17th
July 2018 to commemorate the
World Youth Skill Day. The Anchors
set the ball into motion, welcoming
all present. The audience was
updated by the students with
current affairs followed by the
school news. The mime act gave a
reality check on how gadgets affect
the minds of the youth. The Siri Act
highlighted facts about Skill India.
The students mesmerized the
audience with a power packed
dance performance followed by
Skill India anthem , ‘Hunar hai toh
Kadar hai’. Garv Agarwal enacted
as Prime Minister, Narendra Modi
and gave a motivating message on
Skill India Mission and its success.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

VII VOLGA– 26TH JULY

“Make In India” – A Project started by
our honorable Prime Minister Mr.
Narender Modi. Class VII Volga
conducted the morning assembly on
24th April’18 to share the details and
make the fellow learners aware of
the efforts required by all of us as
Indian citizens. The assembly
commenced with the morning prayer
followed by Thought for the day and
news. Children performed a Nukkad
Natak to convey and promote the
message of 'Made in India'. The guitar
performance on the number 21 Guns
was a power packed one and much
appreciated. This was followed by a
song and a patriotic dance.
Principal, Mrs Anita Malhotra
felicitated the Olympiad winners
with a special mention of Ishit
Rastogi of Grade IV Palms.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

VII COLORADO– 31ST JULY

Grade VII Colorado presented the
assembly on Tuesday, 31st July, 2018,
highlighting ‘Atithi Devo Bhava',
bringing forth a cultural tradition
that history has been witness to. The
assembly commenced with the school
news, followed by a short story-
Blessing in disguise. A short skit on
‘Atithi Satkar’ written by the
learners was performed. A special
Rajasthani folk dance, self
choreographed by the learners
enthralled the audience. The
assembly was a success as it
reinforced the message of duty,
respect and honour.
The achievement of Raghav Bhardwaj
was acknowledged and applauded for
earning a distinction in Rock and Pop
Examination conducted by the Trinity
College, London.

YOUTH PARLIAMENT TRAINING
SESSION

21ST APRIL 2018

Lotus Valley International School , Gurugram organized a training session on Youth
Parliament on 21st April 2018.The resource person for the training session was Mohd.
Shahrukh Ali.The training session aimed at making students understand the
parliamentary procedure. It helped to develop in students an insight into the working
of parliament. The session also aimed at training learners in the technique of group
discussion and develop an ability to arrive at a decision after group discussion.
The core objectives of the Training Programme were:
•To foster youth development through social dialogue;
•To give young people the opportunity to have their views heard by key decision-
makers and the general public;
•To help young people to understand and actively participate in parliamentary
processes;
•To assist young people learn how to influence governmental decision-making as
active citizens;
•To highlight the importance of helping young people understand how decisions are
made and how they can be involved in influencing their world.

WORK EDUCATION

Work education forms an indispensable
part of our school curriculum. Also
known as SUPW, Socially Useful
Productive Work, it aids in developing
individual skills and aims to help develop
among the students the habit to work as
a community, encourage community
thinking, increase awareness of scientific
advancements and develop a scientific
outlook. Learners worked meticulously
and enjoyed greatly in the club of their
choice, be it Painting, Debates and
Declamation, Robotics, Calligraphy, to
name a few.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

27TH APRIL 2018

Nurturing students to be future The ceremony commenced with a welcome
leaders, Lotus Valley International address by the Principal, Ms. Anita Malhotra,
School, Gurugram organized its 8th who congratulated the young torch bearers
Investiture Ceremony for the newly of the school and exhorted them to forge
elected Student Council on Friday, ahead with integrity and poise. The school
27th April 2018 in the school choir filled the atmosphere with exuberance
auditorium. Dr. Shayama Chona, with its invigorating song about dreaming big
renowned Educationist and School and conquering all fears. Dr. Chona and Ms.
Patron, Mr.Madan Lal, former Sureena Uppal conferred the badges on the
Indian cricketer and Indian bright and promising school appointees
National Coach and Mrs. Sureena following which the oath of office was
Uppal graced the occasion with administered.
their distinguished presence.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

Dr. Chona in her address urged the

parents to let children follow their

dreams no matter how

unconventional they may be. She

said, “Each child has a streak of

genius and we should encourage

our children to find their own

pathways.” The erudite

educationist in her inimitable style

motivated the students to carve

their own destiny with desire,

discipline, dedication and

diligence. An evocative skit,

‘Parivartan’, depicting the infinite The students of grades VIII, IX and X
performed a poignant dance ‘Damini’
power of youth that can change portraying the intrinsic strength of a
woman and left the audience asking
the face of the world, captivated for more. The newly appointed Head
Boy, Suryaditya Mor and Head Girl,
the audience. Nanaki Singh Ahluwalia pledged to
uphold the values of their alma mater
and work with dignity while sharing
their vision for the year 2018-19. The
ceremony concluded with the vote of
thanks proposed by Palak Bhasin and
Vedant, the Deputy Head Girl and the
Deputy Head Boy.

NIIT SYMPOSIUM

28TH APRIL 2018

Delegates from Lotus Valley

International School Gurugram, Ms

Vandana Banga and Ms Malvika Jain

along with two learners from Grade

XII, Palak Bhasin and Kabir Hanspal,

visited NIIT University, Neemrana on

28th April to participate in the

‘Symposium on Best Teaching

Learning Practices Using Technology’.

The TL Symposium aimed at

highlighting the use of Technology in

Education. The Lotus Valley Paper

‘Technovation: Tech-Up to Step-Up’

described in detail the multifarious

utilization of technology in the

school’s curriculum and also

highlighted the benefits for the

millennials, achieved by

amalgamating Technology with

Education and proposed the way

forward for further adoption of

technology.

TREADING TOWARDS BIGGER
GOALS…

MR VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

15TH & 19TH MAY 2018

Lotus Valley International
School , Gurugram
participated enthusiastically in
the MR Vaccination Campaign
as a part of the National
Eliminate Measles and control
Rubella /CRS on Tuesday,15th
May 2018.The vaccination was
administered to the learners
from Grades- Pre Nursery- IX in
the presence of the parents.

MR VACCINATION CAMPAIGN

The Campaign was inaugurated by

the CMO, Gurugram- Dr. BK

Rajora and the District

Immunization Officer-Dr.

NeelamThapar accompanied by

the Urban Nodal Officer-Dr. M P

Singh, Area Councilor-Mr. Kuldeep

Yadav and Mr. Rakesh Yadav along

with the Medical Officer- Dr.

Hardeep Kaur and Dr. Bindu from

WHO & Dr. Meenakshi from

UNICEF. The Principal Mrs. Anita

Malhotra, addressed the parents

and emphasized the importance

of getting the vaccination to

develop immunity in our children.

The Campaign was a stupendous

success with ardent involvement

of the parent and teacher

fraternity. It was heart warming

to observe the relentless

participation of the Doctor

parents and the Parent-Reps

BEHTAR INDIA CAMPAIGN

Lotus Valley International School ,Gurugram has continued its association with the
Behtar India campaign aimed at rallying different segments of societies to work
together to work towards making their cities cleaner, greener and healthier.

BEHTAR INDIA NUKKAD NATAK

17TH MAY 2018

Learners participated in a
significant Behtar India Event
organized at Government
Senior Secondary School,
Chakkarpur on Thursday, 17th
May. The event involved
handing over the Dengue
protection kits to the
underprivileged students,
benefiting around 2000
students. Our learners from
Grades VIII to X presented a
meaningful Nukkad Natak to
highlight the protection and
precaution from Dengue
disease and to create
awareness amongst the
underprivileged children. The
entire programme was
covered by Republic TV which
partners with Behtar India
Team to take the message
across to masses.

CAREER FAIR FOR IX - XII

17TH APRIL 2018

A Career Fair was
organized for the learners
of Grades IX to XII at Lotus
Valley International School,
Gurugram, on 17th April
2018. Many prominent
International Universities
and Indian Universities
participated in the Fair. This
career fair was aimed at
creating awareness among
the learners about the
undergraduate education

opportunities available in these universities and to facilitate
interaction between the faculty/students and the visiting
admission officers, thereby enabling a discussion about the
application processes, choice of programs, finalizing a
suitable course and any other topic relevant for studying
abroad or in India. It was very well received by the learners.

ATAL TINKERING LAB

With pride Lotus Valley International The lab will be a state-of-the-art
School, Gurugram shares that the work room equipped with an array
school has been selected by the of latest and assorted instruments,
Government of India to establish Atal prototyping equipment like do-it-
Tinkering Lab to mark the 93rd yourself kits,3D printer, electronic
birthday of our Former Prime Minister tools, etc.
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The objective of this scheme is to
Realising the need to create scientific foster curiosity, creativity and
temper and cultivate the spirit of imagination in young minds and
curiosity and innovation among young inculcate skills such as design
minds, the government has planned to mind-set, computational thinking,
set up Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). adaptive learning, physical
computing, rapid calculations,
The eligibility criteria for selection to measurements etc. Young children
willg et a chance to work with
this prestigious opportunity was based tools and equipment to understand
the ‘what, how and why’ aspects
on the school infrastructure, faculty, of STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math).The vision
average student performance, is to ‘Cultivate 1 Million children in
India as Neoteric Innovators’.
school’s participation in extra-

curricular science activities,

innovations and overall involvement

and futuristic approach.

CRUISING THE WORLD…

VISIT BY FRENCH DELEGATES

24TH APRIL 2018

Lotus Valley International School,
Gurugram, welcomed faculty members,
Ms. Brigitte and Ms. Carole, from our
partner school in France, Collège
Salvador Allende, Nantes, on Monday,
24th April. The school hosted them for
two days as they observed, discussed
and met learners and teachers. They
shared ways of teaching and analysed
different methods used to deliver the
lessons.

They witnessed different activities on
Earth Day celebrated by Primary grade
learners on 23rd April and English
Language Day on 24th April by senior
students. The Principal, Ms. Anita
Malhotra introduced them in the school
assembly and talked about our ties with
the school. The French guests and the
Principal felicitated the 19 learners of
the Indo-French Exchange Programme
with Certificates of Participation. It was
an experience of great cultural learning
for teachers and students.

INTERNATIONAL ROBOTICS LEAGUE
(IRC) BITS PILANI, DUBAI

24th JUNE 2018

 Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram is proud to announce the winners
of The International Robotics Competition held on 24th June 2018 at Bits Pilani,
Dubai Campus. The learners Arya Jain and Hridyansh Gautam of Grade VI
Godavari brought glory to the school by bagging the Winners Trophy as Asian
Champions. They represented Team "Bot Squishers" in the Junior Category.

 IRC (International Robotics League) is South East Asia’s biggest Robotronics
competition and an initiative of Avishkaar Box. During the one day long
competition, the teams from Asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Maldives,
Singapore, Malaysia, China and Dubai competed with each other to win the title
of Asian Champions.

WORKSHOP ON EXPLORE
ENGINEERING AT BITS PILANI,DUBAI

Learners of Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram participated in two-days

workshop organized by BITS Pilani, Dubai campus. The purpose of the workshop

was to make the students aware about various streams of engineering and their

scope and to help them choose the right stream for them. The students were

exposed to various labs where they performed a number of experiments and

activities. The workshop witnessed an

interactive session in

mechanical and civil

engineering lab, computer

engineering which included

visual programming and app

development, bio technology on

DNA imaging under UV light,

blood group testing, chemical

engineering, where bioplastics

were made from starch and

galvanic cells were made and

used to generate electricity to

drive small motors, electrical

and electronic engineering lab,

where students were shown

various AC devices. Micro

controller robots and unmanned

aerial vehicles developed by the

students of BITS, Dubai campus

were also shown to the students

using state-of-the-art

technology.

SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION
PROGRAMME

22ND MAY – 29TH MAY 2018

Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram, with the constant motivation by the
Principal, Ms. Anita Malhotra stepped into yet another Student Exchange
Programme when 15 learners from Grades VIII to XII along with Headmistress, Ms.
Harvinder Kaur and the Math facilitator, Ms. Megha Minocha visited the British
College of Gava at Barcelona, Spain from 22nd May to 29th May, 2018.
The Head teacher Mr. Steve Gellego and the Secondary Coordinator were
presented with school mementos and intricate paintings made by Vanshika.
Kabir Hanspal and Pranav Vashisht from Grade XII gave a presentation to
familiarize the children with the partner school and about India. Vanshika from
Grade XII and Ananya Jain from Grade IX shared the highlights and functioning of
our school.
Khitij Junnarkar, Krishang, Aryan, Ananya, Aanya, Rohini, Pavni from Grade VIII
while Palak Bhasin, Ridhee Junnarkar, Shruti Sharma from Grade XII and Shivali
Mishra and Gul Bhatia from Grade X showcased cultural performances. All the
presentations were well applauded and reciprocated by presenting mementos to
all learners and their Year Book and Group Photograph for Lotus Valley School.
The children's experience was further enriched with the visit to the University of
Barcelona, Picasso Museum, Sagrada Familia- work of a popular Spanish Architect,
Gaudi, Faminco dance show, Walt Disney Museum and much more.

SPANISH LANGUAGE IMMERSION
PROGRAMME

22ND MAY – 29TH MAY 2018

VISIT TO NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
SINGAPORE (NUS)

15TH JULY– 20TH JULY 2018

At Lotus Valley, we believe that experienced and accomplished
professors and research scientists.
exposure to overseas institutions and Some of the activities conducted
were- Workshop on Robotics and
their teaching techniques to young Driverless vehicles held by Senior
Scientist Dr. Marcelo H Ang , eminent
learners, plays a major role to scientist from Advanced Robotics
Centre and visit to Robotics centre.
prosper in this competitive world. 3D Printing Workshop, conducted by
Prof. Keegan Teo, Founder of 3D
Bearing these in view, 10 learners Revolver who conducts classes for
organizations like Walt Disney
from Grades IX to XII along with the Company & Public Utilities Board.

facilitator Ms. Monika Jasrotia went to

the most prestigious National

University of Singapore (NUS) to

expand their horizons and polish their

skills in sciences. This Six days

Residential Camp, Singapore

International Science Camp (SISC)

organized by APCME, Asia Pacific

Centre of Management Education was

held from 15th July 2018 -20th July

2018..

This 6 days Science camp comprised
of enriching and interesting activities
and workshop conducted by

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DAY

24TH APRIL 2018

To commemorate the birth and death
anniversary of William Shakespeare,
learners celebrated English Language
Day on 24th April. Learners of Grades IV –
VIII did various activities on this day.

GRADE IV

Watched PPT on ‘Sketch and Smile with
Similes’ and then on an A4 sheet they
drew certain similes.

GRADE V

‘Giving Voice to Mr. Bean’. The learners
watched an animated film on Mr. Bean
and wrote the dialogues for him in their
own innovative way.

GRADE VI

PPT on the life and works of
Shakespeare & understood the
Shakespearean lingo. Then on an A4
sheet, they made use of some of the
famous phases of the era.

GRADE VII

‘Talking Shakespearean’ was conducted
for all sections. Learners enjoyed the
activity thoroughly, enriching their
vocabulary by integrating Traditional
English with the Modern times.

GRADE VIII

PPT introducing Shakespeare &
Sonnets. The learners sung sonnets
individually and in groups , after
watching the PPT.

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DAY

15TH MAY 2018

celebration. Children enthusiastically
enacted as one of their family
members, shared the moments spent
together as a ‘family’ ,created collage
using pictures of all members and
penned down their thoughts and
recollected information about their
past generation.

Family is a divine building block of Learners also promised to celebrate
society. It is where we experience our this day in many special ways with
biggest trumps and our deepest their family such as spending time
vulnerability. together, cooking dishes, watching
movies etc.
Family is the first influence on a
child’s life and lays an important and
lasting impact on the child’s learning
and development. To treasure,

this precious gift LVIS, Gurugram
celebrated International Family Day
on 15th May.

To make this day special and
memorable, Primary Block invited
learners’ family members to join the

AWARDS & ACCOLADES…