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SPECIAL Assembly

Rivers have always played a vital part in the Indian showcasing the facts about our depleting resource
History. The students of Grade VI Beas presented a and also encouraged the audience to participate in
Special Assembly on ‘Rally for Rivers’ on 26th the ‘Rally for Rivers’ Campaign. The Special Feature
September. The Assembly commenced with the of the Assembly was Aarav Navani of VI Beas who
address by the Principal, Ms. Anita Malhotra. She enacted as Sadhguru and gave the message that
spoke about the importance of rivers and the Rivers have nurtured and nourished us for
challenges faced by us due to depleting rivers and thousands of years, it’s now our turn to nurture
also inspired the learners to participate in the them by planting trees along their banks. Students
Campaign to Save Our Rivers. The Assembly played guitar and sang the song ‘The River’ by
proceeded with morning prayer sung by Choir Jordan Feliz. The song was followed by a dance
Students, School News, Sports News and performance on the River Rally Song; Bharatam
International News followed after that. The Mahabharatam .All students took the pledge to
Learners of Grade VI Beas presented a Skit participate in the Campaign. The Assembly
concluded with the National Anthem.



HEPATITIS AWARENESS WEEK

Under the aegis of Child Society and Indian Medical raising awareness amongst the youth on types,
Association, Department of Pediatric causes, symptoms, treatment, myths and
Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medanta misconceptions of different types of Hepatitis.
organized a workshop-“Training the Trainer”, Awareness Programs aimed to educate and
Poster Making Competition, Quiz competition and empower the participants to facilitate in spreading
Skit presentation on the occasion of “Hepatitis awareness at 3 levels viz, School, family and
Awareness Week”. The Mission Eliminate Hepatitis
undertaken by the team of doctors under the

worthy leadership of Dr. Neelam Mohan, Director - neighbourhood. In order to acquaint the trainers
Paediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, (students) about the risks, symptoms, steps to
Institute of Digestive and Hepatobiliary Sciences. prevent, myths and misconceptions, two
Young and enthusiastic representatives from more Interschool Competitions, Quiz competition and
than 20 schools were invited to join hands with the Poster Making Competition were held. Learners of
team to carve a better and healthy future of the Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram stood
nation, which is Hepatitis free. The session aimed First in Quiz Competition. Participants, Aadya
to increase participants’ awareness of liver health Vatus, Rhea Aggarwal, Puneet Matta and Akriti
issues. The workshop focused on the objective of Chowdhry received a special appreciation of 100%

correct attempts. Skit presentation by the learners towards the mission Eliminate Hepatitis and fulfil
enthralled the audience. Spontaneous and the vision that guides the work of Medanta,
informative presentation conveying the message of Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and
damages that hepatitis can cause to an individual Hepatology by being the Peer Educators and
and the preventive measures to avoid it, received familiarizing their peers with the evil, Hepatitis,
special applause. The learners will further work prevalent in our society.

ANTI-DENGUE AWARENESS DRIVE IN GOVT. SCHOOL

In line with our commitment to ‘Health for All’ we signs, symptoms and steps to eliminate Dengue
Virus from our Society. The skit was presented with
at Lotus Valley International School ,Gurgaon have full enthusiasm by the community service club
learners. It was indeed an interesting, informative
regular programmes organized as health and hilarious skit on Dengue Awareness before its
outbreak to sensitize learners of Government
awareness drive which apart from providing School. Dr. Shubhank and his team conducted an
interesting Quiz and also rewarded the learners
solutions, focus on information dissemination and with Anti Dengue Kit comprising of Hand Lens,
Mosquito repellents, Mortein and patches, fliers
preventive healthcare practices. etc. The team, together with the learners helped to
clarify many myths and misconceptions prevalent
Learners of Community Service Club presented a amongst the learners and teachers.

skit in the Government school adopted by LVIS,

Rajkiya Prathmik Vidhyalaya, Tigra Village. Public

Health ambassadors-a team from Medanta –The

Medicity, under the leadership of Dr. Shubhank

Singh, Project Lead Public Health Initiative

distributed pamphlets and explained in detail the

rendeZvous…

FACETIME WITH PARENTS

Continuing with our series of Face Time events which poems. The presentations were quite captivating and
is an inter-disciplinary class performance that seeks it was heart-warming to see the learners present
to amalgamate the classroom learning related to mementos to their parents. This was followed by an
various subjects, the learners of Grade IV presented interactive and elevating coffee session with parents
section wise Face-Time on a variety of themes. The and the Principal. The open forum aimed to discuss
array of performances included song , expressive parents’ constructive proposals in favour of the
poem-recitation, smart presentation with confident institution which strengthened the teacher-parent-
speech, a graceful dance performance and melodious learner partnership.
singing – combined together to create an effective
class performance which was entirely scripted as





















Learners’ led league

Learners’ Led League- a maiden attempt by the classroom learning. They showcased their progress
school turned out to be a great experience with an by leading their parents through a portfolio of
overwhelming response from parents. It gave a scholastic and co-scholastic assignments displayed in
platform for a formal, academic and personal the Learners Profile Files.
interaction between the learners and their parents
where they took them through the in-roads of their









TRIBUTE TO THE NATION

Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram national flag by the Principal, Vice Principal, Head Boy
glimmered in the hues of Independence as the School and Head Girl followed by the rendition of the
celebrated the 71st Independence Day of India. National Anthem. Inspiring and foot-tapping
Patriotic fervour reigned supreme as students, numbers, ‘Mera Mulk Mera Desh’ and ‘Tumhe Watan
teachers and parents came together to pay their Pukarta’ had the audience singing along. Spectacular
tribute to the nation. dance performances paid homage to the legends
The ceremony commenced with the hoisting of the who brought glory to

the nation and threw light on modern India. A
mesmerizing performance on ‘Vande Mataram’
soaked the audience in the colours of Independence.
The Grade XII Scholars of the session 2016-17 were
also felicitated on the occasion. The ceremony
concluded with distribution of sweets and kite-flying.
As the kites soared high, so did the dreams of Lotus
Valley learners to be worthy citizens of the nation.
The Principal, Mrs Anita Malhotra, extended her
greetings and best wishes to all on the occasion.



COFFEE MEET WITH THE PRINCIPAL

Coffee Meet with the Principal serves as a platform performance and also where parents can seek direct
for open and constructive feedback regarding answers to their questions and queries. Coffee Meets
learners' wholesome development. The Meets serve for Grades IV & XII were already conducted in the
as a venue where parents can be counseled to months of April and May and parents of the other
contribute to their ward's academic and co-scholastic grades would get the opportunity to interact with the

Principal through the year.

Open house

An effective Parent-Teacher Partnership can make interactions to establish a rapport and develop a
a significant difference in a child’s education. The common goal
most accepted comprehensive and modern aim of that focuses on
education is the proper psychological, physical, helping the
social and emotional development of the students child have the
and teachers. An Open House (split over two best school
Saturdays) was held before the summer vacation so experience possible.
that teachers and parents could use these

sit - in program

Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram
practices transparency and encourages parental
participation through the 'SIT-IN PROGRAM'. It is a
pleasure to have parents as our guests wherein
they sit through the class room proceedings in their
ward's class and also bring in their inputs to share
with the learners. The learners too look forward to
such parental interactions which prove to be a
different experience, both for children as well as
the parents!

Arin Modi's mother came to VI Nile on 20th April
for a 'SIT IN PROGRAMME' while Pragyan Anand's

father came in on 18th July 2017 in V Maple

BRAIN TRAIN

(Inter-School & Inter-House Competitions)

Inter SCHOOL competitions

UTSAV: Lotus Valley International School The Model “Anti quake breathing tower” was
Gurugram participated in Birla Vidya Niketan based on the new age architecture, keeping in
‘Utsav’ an Inter-School Event on 17th August 2017. view all the natural and human induced hazards.
Our learners participated in various categories like Yogita Baishya (IX Shivaliks) and Kashmira Shiledar
Social Science, French, Science, Indian Music, (X Fuji) bagged the Second position in French
Western Music and Mathematics. It was a Proverb Poster Making. Hetal Saklani (VI Nile),
pleasure and a proud moment for our school as Arjun Kaushal (VII Volga) and Shounak Sarkar (X
our learners Ishani Singh (VIII -Mississippi), Pulkit Andes) bagged the Second position in Solo Singing
Mohata (IX-Vindhyas), Tanish Aggarwal (X-Fuji) performance coordinated with Tabla and
bagged the First position in Math Model Making. Harmonium

UNIVERSITY IN DIVERSITY: The enthusiastic learners of from greeting people to adjusting in a completely
Lotus Valley International School, Gurugram, participated different setup and acknowledging students from
in the competition- “Unity in Diversity”, advocating the different background. Nowhere did they feel the
spirit of Inclusion at Sanskriti School, Chanakyapuri. discomfort or the urge to leave the venue. It was a
The aim was to provide an open platform for young girls great achievement for the six out of ten students to
and boys to express their skills, creativity and talent receive recognition and whole group got participation
through Creative medium and Technology. Children certificates.
participated in the following:

Event 1: Paper Bag Decoration
Event 2: Painting
Event 3: Jewellery Making
Event 4: Flower Arrangement
Event 5 Salad Making
Event 6: Cake Decoration
Event 7: Out of the box
Event 8: Tech-Paint

Through this, they got an opportunity to interact with
students of others schools on a common platform,
the idea being not only winning but also showcasing
each one’s strengths. The children exhibited their
skills with full zeal and enthusiasm. The amount of
learning they gained in a day’s time was unbelievable,

SHUTTERBUGS 2.0: Learners of Lotus Valley Competition supported by CNN Wires and Cables.
International School, Gurugram from Grades X and XI Topics were given to the learners on the spot, to
participated in Shutterbugs 2.0 hosted by Ryan assess their spontaneity and focus while clicking the
International School, Sohna Road, Gurugram on photograph. Anandi Ray of Grade X Andes won
Thursday 17th August 2017. Shutterbug 2.0 powered Second prize in the ‘Click-a-Spot’ competition along
by CANON is an Inter-School Photography with exciting goodies from CANON.

INTERSCHOOL PUPPET SHOW COMPETITION: The children were well trained. Taking part in the
learners of Grades V and VI participated in the puppet show competition helped the learners
Inter-School competition. They most value our history.
enthusiastically portrayed a puppet show. The

INDIA CALLING – MERI MATI KI KHUSHBOO: The
learners of Grade IV represented Lotus Valley
International School, Gurugram, on Thursday, 10th
August, 2017 to participate in an Inter-School
Dance Competition, ‘India Calling- Meri Maati ki
Khushbu (celebrating folk India)’. They won us
laurels by bagging the Third position, by performing
a traditional tribal dance (Bheel dance in Naga
costumes) to emphasize the significance of the rich
cultural heritage of our country.

ALPHANODE 2017: Lotus Valley International • inFocus[Movie Making]
School participated at Alphanode 2017-An Inter • Intellect[Quiz]
School IT Symposium held at DPS Gurugram • Geekathon[Group Discussion]
Sector-45 on 4th August 2017. Sixteen schools • Analogous[Gaming]
participated in the event with great enthusiasm. Shiv Jethi and Ansh Chawal learners of Class XII
The Chief Guest Dr. Vinnie Jauhari, Director and XI respectively won the 3rd Prize in the
Microsoft Corporation India Ltd, highlighted the event ‘inFocus’ [Movie Making]
usage of Cloud computing and Problem solving Aditya Sharma learner of Grade X won the 3rd
skills. The school team participated in the Prize in the event, Analogous[Gaming]
following events: Heartiest congratulations to the winners!!

WORDSMITHS: Learners from Grades III, IV and V enjoyed being a part of ‘The Wordsmiths’ Meet’, a
participated in an inter-school competition at The non-competitive literary event aimed at enhancing
Air Force School, Subroto Park, New Delhi on 4th children’s interest in the English language. Arnav
August 2017. Two learners from each of the grades Nagpal and Gurbani Mahanta from Grade III

participated in a poetry recitation activity named interesting competition named ‘Quest for Words’
‘With Words We Wow’ that focused on alliteration in which learners had to use the Dictionary to
and rhyme. Shraddha Miglani and Khushi Joshi search for words using the clues that were provided
from Grade IV participated in a debate named ‘The to them. The experience was successful in
Last Word’ in which they expressed their views triggering interest in our learners regarding poetry,
confidently for and against the motion – ‘In the age new vocabulary and the Dictionary besides aiding
of technology, the Dictionary is slowly fading into the development of the ability to understand
oblivion’. Grade V learners, Dhruvikaa Reddy and different perspectives related to a given topic.
Siddharth Chakravarty participated in an

LITERARY FEST: Students of Lotus Valley wherein participants recited a poem each. Vaad-
International School, Gurugram, took part in the Vivaad was a debating competition held on the
Literati Festival 2017 held at Amity International burning topic Demonetization where one
School, Sector 46 celebrating English literature and participant was for the motion and the other
various Languages with respect to its contribution against. The debaters got two minutes each to
in the society. The School teams participated in express their views and a minute for the rebuttal.
three events- Rhythms, Vaad-Vivaad and the Quest The Quest Quiz was a competition where students
Quiz. Rhythms, was a poetry recital competition were tested on the basis of their knowledge on
English Literature and language. All the Participants
received certificate of participation.

CAPAX INFINITUM: DPS sector tool. The learners of Grades XI and
45 organised an Inter-School XII incorporated a synergistic
Science fest CAPAX INFINITUM blend in the activities planned in
on 1st August 2017 to bring out Capax infinitum. Many events like
innovation in science and Cogito, Ad-here, Visions,
technology. The fest featured a Synchronize, Efficio, Manifesto
conglomeration of intellect, and Cryptic hunt were organized.
innovation and intuition, aiming Learners learnt many things from
to encourage participants to these events. They got a wonderful
discover the undiscovered and platform to showcase their
exceed the limits of knowledge using science as a creative ideas and thoughts. .Ronak Singh stood First
in CRYPTIC HUNT.

Inter house competitions

VERSATILE: The Inter-House competition, ‘VERSATILE' and dance. Both the participants as well as the
was organised on 11th May, 2017 in which learners of audience enjoyed the event and appreciated the
Grades IV - XI participated. The participants had to efforts of participants.
perform in a group of three, in which they had to recite
a poem along with any two forms from the given
choices of instrumental effect, singing, puppet show

Aggregate / Overall Result
First Position-Tagore House
Second Position-Gandhi House
Third Position-Teresa House
Fourth Position-Nehru House

FOODRITION: Inter house 'FOODRITION'
competition was conducted on 20th July'17 in the
school cafeteria which was judged by Ms Monika
Jasrotia and Ms Harvinder Kaur. Ms Ruchi Joshi was
the special guest. The event was both innovative as
well as entertaining for all those who attended.
Both the participants as well as the audience
enjoyed the event and appreciated the efforts of
participants.

Aggregate / Overall Result
First Position-Tagore House
Second Position-Nehru House
Third Position-Teresa House
Fourth Position-Gandhi House

SUR SANGAM: The Inter- House 'SUR SANGAM' Aggregate / Overall Result
competition was held on 27th September 2017 in First Position-Teresa House
the C- Block Dance Room which was judged by Second Position-Gandhi House
Ms Pragya and Mr. Vijay. Third Position-Tagore House
Fourth Position-Nehru House

LITTLE HANDS & MINDS AT WORK…

Pratyush Purwar Mehr Setia
VIII Tapti IV Mahogany

THE SONGS OF NATURE

The nature has its own songs to play,
As loud as lightning in the sky,

And as soft as the sound of drizzle.

The nature has its own songs to play,
As booming as a thunderstorm,

And as soothing as chirping of birds.

The nature has its own songs to play,
As scary as blowing wind,

And as gentle as sound of a water-fall.

- Arush Bhardwaj
IV Banyans

STARS

Peering wistfully out of my rusty window case,
The bitter, creep breeze, fresh on my face.
Not a sound to be heard; complete silence,
Only the slight rattling of the rickety fence.
Natures divine of what beauty lies within,
More than a trillion crystal up above; all of same kin.
Diamonds, shimmering and glimmering in the dimly lit-up sky,
So many gleaming beauties, I wonder how high.
It was a childish and naive wonder, if I could hold one of these in my hand,
Or if on my doorstep, one day, a shooting star would land.
With my hands, I would clasp it tight,
Close my hands and wish with all my might.
They seem so minuscule, yet many are bigger than our Earth,
Some stars are now dying, yet some are still at birth.
What a wonder! I notice the shape of a bear.
I lean far out of my window, exuberant, the gust blowing my hair.
A bull and a scorpion! What shapes made by those pearls,
I gaze in awe as a glistening shooting star hurls.
But, oh heavenly bodies up above; what does thou truly mean,
They all say 'Souls of the Dead' of prophecies not unseen.
Oh scattered moon-dust, thy gleaming glow blinds my eyes,
From deeper within thy core and the truth that lies.

-Tejal Doshi
VI Ganges

Preethi Kannan Aditya Vikram
VII Rhine IV Gulmohars

PASSION FOR FASHION

“I don’t do fashion, I am fashion!” beautifully said by Coco Channel…is indeed true. One must learn how to
appreciate themselves, fashion on the outside reflects the beauty on the inside. Fashion has been progressively
improving over the years. Every era has and has had its own fashion: Mogli and Tarzan, wore nothing but a red
skirt, our ancestors covered themselves with animal skin, at one point of time leaves and flowers were used to
cover the body. But time really does fly. Today innumerable clothing items exist but the purpose of wearing them
has changed drastically! Nowadays people dress up not to cover or protect themselves but to please the eyes of
others. Today fashion reflects class and status. Have you ever seen a brand or price tag on something that our
ancestors wore? People guess the money in your bank account by the clothing that you put on.

If you really love fashion then you would not judge someone for theirs. A true fashion lover will very well know
how to put their feet in someone else’s shoes! The value of inner beauty is nothing compared to what you portray
thorough outer beauty nowadays. Your cloths and accessorize may be worth millions but today your thoughts are
literally worth a penny! (A penny for your thoughts on this?)

Instead of updating your wardrobe, update your thinking, instead of modernizing become
modest…….because if you change nothing, nothing will change!

- Ishita Sharma

IX Himalayas

Lavanya Srivastava
VI Nile

Ashmi Monga
IV Palms

Riya Kumar Varnika Sharma
VIII Brahmaputra VI Thames

Nandini Jha
VII Indus

Prateek Sinha Aarush Yadav
IV Chinars VI Beas

Navya Ajit Pranav Goswamy
IV Willows X Alps

Aditya Sundaram Bhakti Bansal
VI Nile VII Indus

Aarshia Sinha
IV Gulmohars

Anvi Swami
IV Ashokas

Ananya Prakash Aaira Katoch
VII Rhine V Burans

Harshita Prabhakar
VI Godavari

Aarshia Sinha Aadya Mukherjee
IV Gulmohars VII Yamuna

“ THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU, MOM ” Mannat Bhatia
IV Palms
Remember Mom, when I was young,
A little child, when school had just begun,
I cried a lot, I know you hate it,
Still you dropped me and made it.

Remember Mom, when I grew up some more,
And exams became a pain, a big “sore”,
I cried a lot, I know you were surprised,
With big round eyes.

You’ve given me the strength and confidence to face life
In its sunshine and rains,
You taught me Mom, how to bear pains,
You also taught me how to cool my brain and achieve gain..

And for all these values
You’ve taught me life long,

It makes me proud and feels me strong
Of you I was born,

So wishing you a life full of joy and glee,
To the lady who made me.

-POSHALI CHADHA
V MAPLES

Raghvi Agarwal
V Birches

Mahira Kohli STREET DOGS, MY FRIENDS
V Oaks I have spent almost all my time with dogs and
they have been my companions ever since I was
IF I WERE WATER born. My maternal side grandparents had two
dogs and even my paternal grandparents have
If i were water, i would change my role everyday new; had two dogs. The most common animal I find
Sometimes the noisy waves in a vast ocean, are dogs, they are everywhere on the beaches,
and sometimes the quiet morning dew. roads, colonies, mountains and in the plains.

I would flow into the river that waters the field, Different dogs have different behaviors. Some
and join the sea to ask the how the dolphin feels. dogs are little scared, but sitting down and
extending your hand to them would slowly
I would flow out of the tap to feed the thirsty, make them come to you then they will sniff
and pour as rain where dought took no mercy. your hand and you could then touch them as
that assures the dog that you are a dog person.
But i will not go near the industries 'coz the water there is A friendly dog would come to you with
so polluted, expectant eyes that you would brush him or her
gently. Slowly they sit and gradually lie down if
the lives of flora and fauna have ruthlessly been looted. you keep on brushing them with your hands. A
hyper dog would come to you running and try
I would be so precious, born to flow free, to bite you in playfully. They would circle you in
if you did not save me now, very soon i shall flee !! fun and sniff you all around as if they are
- Divyam Chawla inviting you to play with them. An injured dog
VI Ganges would be scared as I think that it would have
not found anyone to like him, neither humans
nor other dogs. But what this kind of a dog
would need is a loving person who can heal,
cure and love the dog. A quite scared dog would
try to run away from you or would growl, baring
its teeth and put his ears straight up. But with a
little whistling and talking even they come and
start sniffing for signs of friendliness.

A dog is a man’s best friend. It is not important
to own a dog, but what is beautiful is to love all
the dogs that you find anywhere.

- Mehr Singh
V Maples

Siddharth Chakravarthy Bhavya Gupta
V Maples V Burans

Ruth Kothri
V Neems

Tiya Gupta
VIII Danube

Isha Gosain
V Oaks

Arnav Gupta Srajan Gagrani
V Birches IX Nilgiris

Angel Gomes
IV Chinars

Priyadarshini Ghosh
VI Godavari

Garv Agarwal
VI Beas

FROM OUR MAILBOx…

Dear Anita,
Thank you for the report.
Firstly I would like to congratulate you all once again for winning the Futuristic School of
India award. It is indeed a well-deserved recognition of all the efforts and hard work of
the Principal, management and staff.
As always I am really impressed with innovative ideas and activities which are
conceptualized to make learning fun and interactive for the students. So much planning
and hard work goes behind each and every activity every month. All of you deserve
boundless appreciation for this. Keep us the good work.
I am so happy to see the reading programs being carried out at nursery and primary
classes. Involving the parents in the same was a brilliant idea.
The club activities seem to be in full swing the pictures are a delight.
I am so unfortunate to have missed the literary fest but I am so glad that it was a grand
success.
Glad to see technology day being celebrated among all grades.
Ample opportunities are being given to the teachers for training and development, I am
sure these initiatives will bear fruit in the long run.
Keep the momentum going post the summer break.
All the best.
Sincerely
Dr. Chona

MAIL RECEIVED FROM OUR
PATRON, DR. SHAYAMA
CHONA

Hello ma'am

We, parents of Arshiya Garg from grade 1- Falcons, want to take opportunity to express
immense joy and appreciation for excellently organized International sports day today by
Falcons teachers involving parents in indoor games.
The innovation and efforts put by teachers is commendable. It is like they put heart in
everything they pick. Happy that our kids are blessed to have such smart and dedicated
mentors.
Such ideas not only create awareness within the students but also inculcate interest towards
sports amongst them.

We want to extend heartfelt thanks to school for providing such opportunity for parents to
participate and your guidance and leadership that is taking little kids towards bright and
successful future.

Looking forward for such numerous events in future
Also attaching a few pics to make the experience memorable.

Thanks and Regards
Anuj Garg and Simmi Garg
(Parents of Arshiya Garg-1st Falcons)

Dear Principal,
Greetings and thank you very much for keeping us posted.

As a parent , I am happy to experience that , any issue taken up with your
team ( even casually/verbally) is immediately acknowledged in writing and
mostly acted up on also , to name

specifically Mrs Ragini Ranjan Mal . Also I note that feed backs given to

your team are instantly noted on dairy. This is a trait /attribute / quality
which I have not experienced earlier from other schools.
Warm regards
Rajiv CS
Dy GM (Parts & Accessories)
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

Dear Monika,

It is indeed heartening to see the support that Lotus Valley Gurgaon has demonstrated.

Rally for Rivers has caught the attention and imagination of the entire nation. The Rally
began from Coimbatore on 3rd September 2017 and as you receive this letter, the Rally is
continuing on its way up to Northern India to garner the support of many more citizens of
our country to save our depleting rivers. Fuelled by massive public support, the Rally for
Rivers will culminate on 2nd October in Delhi with Isha Foundation presenting an
overarching and holistic policy recommendation draft to the Central Government for the
revival of our rivers.

Rally for Rivers has seeped into the minds of myriad sections of the society and has truly
become a people’s movement. But, most importantly, it is the sheer fervour and
involvement of our children and youth, which has indeed painted the nation Blue in the last
few weeks and is still continuing to do so.

Be it through creativity (writing/mega art/videos, etc.), or spreading awareness about our
dying rivers or be it a vote through a missed call to 80009 80009, the unanimous support of
the students and the staff of your school has played a significant role in making the Rally for
Rivers a successful campaign by generating much needed support and visibility.

Now, even though we consider you a part of our own team in this cause, we still wish to
acknowledge the wholehearted participation of your school in this endeavour of saving
India’s lifelines and express our gratitude for your overwhelming response towards leaving
our planet well for the generations to come.

Thank you!

Minal Sharma,
Volunteer - Isha Foundation

Mail Received From Isha
Foundation Applauding Support

for RALLY FOR RIVERS

Respected Ma'am,

We are parents of Aryan Vohra, who joined in Jul'2017 .
We were part of the today's Face Time . We would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms.
Swati, Class Rep. and Head Mistress Ma'am.

Today after seeing Aryan's performance, we were feeling top of the world, In such a short span
of time, he had been groomed so well and we could see his confidence in today's presentation.

We felt so touched today, thanks for sharing your incredible experience, we had many things to
take away from it and would try and implement with us

A special thanks to you for having such a caring and wonderful team.

Regards,
Vijay Vohra

Dear Madam,

I write this to convey my note of thanks to Lotus Valley International School and
Swati Ma'am, for inviting us and allowing us to participate in the International
sports day event today.
It was a stupendous feeling to become a child again, along with our kids, and to
re-live our childhood memories. The parents and teachers basketball event
indeed took us on a nostalgic journey.

It was also exciting to make acquaintance with the other parents, who equally
participated with zeal, making this event a wonderful experience.
Ria, my daughter and her friends were the elated cheer leaders for us and kept us
motivated throughout the event to win.

I thank you once again for inviting us over and adding one more memorable
chapter in our journey with Lotus Valley International School.
Look forward to many more such occasions in the future.

With Gratitude,
Ritu Verma
(Parent of ll Macaws)

BEYOND CLASSROOMS...

DEAR TImE

Reading books is a pre- requisite for achieving
success in today’s competitive world as it opens
doors to all kinds of new worlds for the ones who
read them. In addition, reading is a fun and
imaginative activity for children. It also helps to
develop fluency in communicating.

In order to inculcate interest in reading in our
learners and in the process of making them robust
readers of tomorrow, our school organized the
DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) TIME
PROGRAMME on Monday, 31st July, 2017. The

‘DEAR TIME’ witnessed the entire school utilizing
the allotted time period for reading books.
Teachers and learners participated actively in the
programme by getting books from home to read. It
encouraged the learners as well as the teachers to
undertake silent reading and develop the habit of
reading daily. The programme gave learners the
time to read- what they want to read and share-
what they have read. It was an enriching
experience for all as each one of us started the day
with the wonderful habit of reading.