School E magazine Middle School December to March- 2020-21

Yule Gourmet: Real chocolate melted in

simmering milk and Chocolate ganache gently
spiced with cinnamon ...the perfect winter
treat indeed. The nippy weather has all of us
tending towards our favourite winter comfort
foods. Now that Christmas is finally here,
what better way to celebrate this festive
occasion than with some good food.

Grades VI & VII learners displayed their
culinary skills and shared some Christmas
delicacies- Gingerbread cookies, plum cake,
Yule log, eggnog, Irish stew and so much
more. All the dishes had delightful Christmas
colours and were delectable - scrumptious
indeed! The learners also made DIY carte de
jour ( Menu Cards) that were impressive and
spectacular. Everything that was displayed
was luscious and moreish. The participants
were assessed on rubrics like gourmet skills,
texture, appeal and culinary table
presentation.

Yule
Gourmet

Spruce Craft: The Spruce Craft

Competition was conducted for Grades
VII-- VIII to capture the festive season of
Christmas. It was a magical experience
that helped our learners unleash their
inner creativity. Learners created
Christmas tree ornaments, tinsels ,
wreath, snowflakes, reindeer, ornamental
bells with origami paper. The participants
were assessed on rubrics like unique
creativity, décor, difficulty level and
overall presentation.

December Positions Appreciation/Recognition / Special Mention Certificates
Events

Spruce Craft 1. TERESA Recognition (Winner)certificates awarded to:
2. TAGORE
3. GANDHI 1. Bhavya Gupta VIII Brahmaputra (1st position)
4. NEHRU 2. Ishant Gupta VII Volga (1st position)
3. Aaira Katoch VIII Brahmaputra(First Runners up)
4. Mahira Kohli VIII Mississippi (First Runners up)

Special Mention certificates awarded to:

1. Ishant Gupta VII Volga Teresa House
2. Bhavya Gupta VIII Brahmaputra Teresa House
3. Mahira Kohli VIII Mississippi- Tagore house
4. Vidhi Vashisth VII Ravi- Gandhi house

Appreciation Certificates awarded to all final participants

Spruce
Craft



Christmas fervour permeated the The carnival commenced with a skit
virtual space as the ebullient followed by dance performances and carol
singing. The teachers joined in and gave a
learners of Lotus Valley celebrated surprise dance performance on a peppy
song and a musical rendition much to the
Christmas with great verve and delight of the learners. Presentations
vigour. The ‘Virtual Christmas highlighting the beauty of human
connection and the power of collaboration
Carnival’ was organized and spread Christmas cheer. The presentations
celebrated on 25th Dec 2020, with also reinforced the importance of
inclusivity. The spirit behind Christmas is
much joy and warmth by the that of giving and sharing, and the
occasion provided a wonderful platform to
learners and teachers of Grade X.. all the learners to showcase their creative
abilities and forge strong bonds with their
peers.





The existence and successful survival of To commemorate this special day,
‘Democracy’ in the midst of diversity is special online assemblies were organized
the most celebrated fact about our
by learners of Grades IX- XII. The
country and the constitution is its
assembly was helmed by the Student
backbone. To reinforce the significance
Council in Grade XII with grade XI as
and importance of the Constitution, the
Government of India declared 26th the virtual audience. The celebration
November as Constitution Day on 19 started with some felicitous words as the

November 2015 by a gazette thought for the day by the President

notification in remembrance of the Student Council, Kriti Malik, “Every

Father of Indian Constitution, Dr. B R nation has a message to deliver, a
Ambedkar.
Lotus Valley International School, mission to fulfill, a destiny to reach, and
the mission of India has been to guide
Gurugram truly believes that our
humanity”. This was followed by a talk
leaders and constitution makers have
show on the structure, implementation
gifted us the greatest constitution which
declares India as a sovereign, secular, and formation of the constitution. The
socialist and democratic republic.
dazzling dancers of Lotus Valley
presented a beautiful performance

called “Indria” meaning spiritual

strength. ‘Political Golmaal’, a political

satire featuring various prominent

politicians of India was enacted by the
students. Relevant and pressing issues

were discussed by turning them into

easily digestible but thought-provoking

ideas. Our melodious musicians sang

‘Hai tujhe salaam India’ with utmost
pride to celebrate the national fervour.

Learners of Grade X focused on
important facets of the Constitution
via a ppt. The ppt dwelt on the
relevance of these guiding principles
in modern India. A soulful piano
rendition on ‘Bharat Humko Jaan se
pyara hai’ and graceful dance
performances on ‘Ai Watan’ from
the film ‘Raazi’ imbued the learners
with patriotic zeal.

To culminate the day, the Lotus
Valley family took a pledge : The
promise to secure liberty , fraternity
and justice was made. To unite and
focus on combatting the Covid-19
pandemic with utmost compassion;
to protect the tenets of the Indian
Constitution, uphold its values and
be responsible representatives of this
holy document was reinforced.



National Farmers Day or Kisan Divas is
observed on December 23 every year to
mark the birth anniversary of the fifth
Prime Minister of India, Chaudhary
Charan Singh. He served as the Prime
Minister of India from July 28, 1979 to
January 14, 1980. He is fondly
remembered as the 'Champion’ of
India's peasants, and in 2001, the
government decided to mark his birth
anniversary as Kisan Diwas.

To pay obeisance to the ‘Champion’ of
India’s peasants and to express their
immense gratitude to the farmer
community, Grade XI learners
organized a special assembly on 23rd
December 2020. Learners showcased an
informative power point presentation
that highlighted farmer’s contribution
to the nation and provided an insight
into the Farm Bills 2020 . Artistic
renditions were used effectively to
illumine various issues and concerns.



LotusLights 3.0 : Nurturing Talent,
Celebrating Creativity
The incredible talent of our learners
was once again brought to the fore as
LotusLights 3.0 unfurled across
sections of Grade IX . In consonance
with the School's philosophy,
LotusLights is a medium to foster the
creative acumen of each learner and
promote holistic development. Display
of artistic, culinary and technical skills
added vibrance to the proceedings.
Besides showcasing their skills in
diverse domains, the learners
displayed their 'Sewa' contributions
very enthusiastically during the event.





Some of the greatest innovations, the world
has experienced have happened during

challenging times. Lotus lights provided an

opportunity to the Learners to share their

talent and experiences with their teachers as

well as peers, and how they have grown
brighter during these difficult times. The

Learners showcased varied talents like

dancing, singing , poetry , motivational

talks, painting etc. across all sections. The

session turned out to be a great experience
which the learners thoroughly enjoyed.



Some of the greatest innovations, the
world over have happened during

challenging times. Lotus lights
provided an opportunity to the

Learners to share their talent and

experiences with their teachers as
well as peers, and how they have

shown bright during these difficult
times.

The Learners showcased varied

talents like dancing, singing , poetry,
motivational talks, painting etc.

across all sections. The session turned
out to be a great experience which the

learners thoroughly enjoyed.



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The Third edition of LOTUSLIGHTS,
THE EXPRESSION SERIES was
hosted by Grade XI in November.
Display of culinary skills , poetic and
artistic renditions and rib-tickling
stand-up acts lent a vibrant flavour to
the proceedings.
Insightful comparisons between the
states of Telangana and Haryana
greatly added to the learners'
repertoire of knowledge. Replete with
lively and enlightening performances,
the show was a beautiful
amalgamation of creativity and
ingenuity.

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A well-structured and graded programme,
‘Vocational Education’, is aimed at building

skills and values through need-based life

activities. It is an integral part of the holistic

learning process and helps develop self-
esteem and confidence in the learners.

Vocational Education
sessions concluded on

29th January, for the

Academic Session 2020-

21 and comprised
varied activities as an
integral part of

learning.

The learners were awarded

with Certificates of

Appreciation for their

regularity, passionate

involvement and

outstanding participation

during Virtual Work

Education Sessions.



Since conducting the Vocational Education
Exhibition physically was not feasible this year,
videos showcasing glimpses from the various
Clubs were uploaded on the school Facebook
Page. Links for the same are as under:

https://www.facebook.com/lotusvalleyinternation
alschoolgurugram/videos/3867201366671459

https://www.facebook.com/lotusvalleyinternation
alschoolgurugram/videos/1166845567068124





School Cinema classes, which is an Grade V: Poster Making on the topic
audio visual aid by LXL ideas ‘Save Forests’. The learners also
comprising formative discussions and reused old containers, bottles etc to
activities aimed at re-affirming life plant a small sapling as a pledge to
skills & values for the learners were save the forests.
held online.
Age appropriate movies are shown to Grade VI: Group discussion on:
the learners based on any life skill or • Violence can never solve any
moral value. The movies are followed
by interactive worksheets and problem and should never be
activities. Links to the movies and glorified.
worksheets are uploaded on the portal. • Ways to respond to violent acts
The following movies were watched by around us.
the grades:
Grade IV- The Big Competition Grade VII: ‘Save Your Friend’
Grade V- Forest Guards. activity, with the learners sharing
Grade VI- Stunt Boy their views on how to deal with
Grade VII- Dump It Not different situations of bullying.
Grade VIII- Little Miracles
Grade VIII: The Spirit of Giving The
Activities post movie-screening: learners were encouraged to think of
different things that they could
Grade IV: “Design your Boots” was donate.
conducted where in the learners
enjoyed making designs on paper boots.



The following movies were Activities post movie-screening:
watched by the Grades:
Grade IV- Jump To It Grade IV: Learners stacked cards in various
patterns and prevented them from falling.
Grade V- Aiyyo Paaji This activity helped them check their patience
and resilience.
Grade VI- Jump Grade V: Shared their views on various
cultural clichés and the need to overcome
Grade VII-Apples And Oranges them.
Grade VIII- Little Terrorist Grade VI: “What do you aspire to become?’
Learners jotted down their thoughts and
aspirations on an A4 size sheet.
Grade VII: Learners enjoyed deliberating
exercises and learned important attitudes
such as acceptance, mutual respect,
understanding each other.
Grade VIII: Republic Day poster





The following movies were Activities post movie-screening:
watched by the Grades:
Grade IV: An activity ‘Spreading A Message’
Grade IV- Tom Boy was also conducted in which Learners were
asked to make a collage of pictures/ make a
Grade V- Let’s talk Puberty drawing depicting the words – Inequality,
Intolerance, Violence as well as showing
Grade VI- Kulfi equality and justice on the other hand.
Grade V: Counselling Dept. conducted
Grade VII-Let’s talk puberty for Workshop on Puberty ‘Growing Great’ with
Boys Grade V girls
Grade VI: Learners were encouraged to
Grade VIII- Spellbound attempt exercises given in the School Cinema
book.
Grade VII: Workshop on Puberty ‘Growing
Great’.
Grade VIII: The movie was followed by
Group discussion and worksheet







Freedom in the mind, strength in the
words, pureness in our blood, pride in
our souls, zeal in our hearts. Learners of

Grades IV to VIII saluted our great

nation India on the Republic Day.

Dressed in tricolour, celebrating the spirit
of our constitution, Learners of Middle
School remembered the golden heritage

of India.







'Lotusians got Talent: Talentore' was a Children exhibited unique talents as
platform offered to learners of Grades per their choice and mused the

IV to VIII to explore and exploit their audience with their expertise, while

latent talents. 24th December, the last maintaining the Christmas vibe

working day of 2020 was marked by throughout.

Talent Talk with a flavour of To add more fun to the already
Christmas. rollicking show, all the participants

The Learners displayed an array of were awarded with special

talents ranging from magic show, to Certificates of Appreciation. The

playing musical instruments, show ended on a positive note with a

preparing scrumptious delicacies, prayer for everyone’s wellness and
gratitude towards one’s blessings.

singing, dancing, theatrical, poetry

recitation and much more!!