Issue 3 | Vol 4 | 2016-17

From the Principal’s desk Playing is an effective tool for child development. It contributes to the all-round development of

the child - cognitive, physical, social and emotional.

The earlier generation did not have a tryst with video games, electronic toys, and innumerable

TV channels. They were lucky. These days children spend more and more time indoors, instead

of playing outside often and walking down to the school even in the cold winter mornings.

One of the most important reasons for this is the overprotective nature of parents. They want to

protect their children from dust, sunlight, cold etc. They fail to realise that exposure to these will

develop their immunity and help to manufacture Vitamin D which is required for strong bones.

Playing outdoors, even if it is, for a short while, during lunch break every day or for a whole

period during PT periods, instils positive socialization and strengthens relationships thus

boosting the EQ of the child. Play has a power to heal resentments, disagreements and

altercations. So, let parents and other elders make a conscious effort to incorporate play in the

child‟s daily routine.

How right was George Bernard Shaw! He said, “You don‟t stop playing because you grow up.

You grow up because you stop playing.”

NPS BSK Bangalore

Contents

Principal‟s Message - 1

Editor‟s Message - 1

Student Editor‟s Message - 1

Upcoming Events - 1

Lilliputians - 2

Montessori News - 2

Kindergarten News - 2

Panorama - 3

Informatics - 4

Upcoming Events………

MR -5

Kite Festival

Community Lunch

Open House

Graduation Day

Editorial Board

Ms. Maya Sunil

Ms. Anupama Tiwari

Ms. Sandhya Mohan

Ms. Sunanda Dey

Ms. Yashi Jain

Ms. Shashirekha

Technical Co-ordinator

Ms Sangeetha P

Student Editors

Meghana D Rao- X

Arvind Gururaj - X

Yashwi Bishwas - IX B

Shafeeq Ahmed - IX B

Adithya Menon - IX A

Sakshi Kulkarni - IX A

C A S C

From the editor’s desk “Qui audet adipiscitur” is a Latin phrase which means, „Daring to try something new or

difficult‟. This phrase is truer today, than it was in ancient Rome. So all of us should try and

internalize this and incorporate it into our day to day activities. Especially when the opportunity

comes knocking and the spirit of the task is right.

Children, you should realize that your school, NPS BSK, offers you a plethora of opportunities

which creates a demand on your time, mental abilities and resources. Try not to shy away or

grumble, for every little act of yours is a learning experience and a saving in the bank of

personality development. Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.

From the student editor The making of an incredible and clean India has restarted. Daily-life incidents and changes

justify the above statement. One such change is the banning of the 500 and 1000 rupee notes.

This action has left all the corrupt people helpless. They have to either claim their money and

pay heavy taxes or throw it away as it has no value. But for righteous people, there is no

problem. We can get them exchanged in banks and post offices. The only problem is

withdrawal of money from ATMs which is also solved with the help of self cheques.

This step has been initiated to wipe out black money from the market. If we show some

cooperation, it will do a lot of help to the government. Any useful thing comes with both

advantages and disadvantages. We need not get carried away by the propaganda made by the

media. We are intelligent enough to decide whom to support.

Sakshi Kulkarni - IX A

VI 'B'

UKG children were involved in group

activities, on festivals. They celebrated

Dusshera, Onam and Deepavali

enthusiastically and had lots of fun spreading

joy and happiness everywhere.

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Lilliputians

Montessori News

The trip to Grameen camp had many interesting

activities. The day started with a pleasant bus

ride which brought unforgettable moments of

chatting, singing songs and laughing together.

Teachers and students were taken through

unforgettable bumpy tractor ride, pottery,

grinding, buttermilk churning and village games

like tyre race and lagori followed by free play in

the jungle gym and hammock that made them

forget for a moment that they were inside the

city. Students also learnt about various medicinal

plants, fruits and flowers grown. The trip

provided the students with hands on learning

opportunities by engaging their attention and

senses. To sum up the trip experience, these

words would be appreciated - memorable,

knowledgeable, unforgettable and fun. A nice

place to learn and visit again. Our children celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi and

Deepawali with traditional gaiety.

Kindergarten News

Diyas are the best thing when it

comes to decoration. LKG and

UKG children embellished the big

paper diya with glitter and made

them beautiful and eye catching.

They spread the message, “No to

crackers or fumes but light your

homes with diyas, Celebrate eco-

friendly Deepavali.”

PRE KG celebrated Kannada

Rajyothsava enthusiatically by making

Karnataka map using paints and

coloured sand.They proudly displayed

the map showing their love and

respect for the state and culture, ‟Jai

Karnataka Mathe‟, „Siri Gannadam

Gelege…..Siri Gannadam Balage‟,‟Jai

Bharath Matha‟.

SUJITH ADIGA – VI C PARIKSHITH G - VI B

ANUJ VI A

BHARATH - V B

Library Week We celebrated the „Library Week‟ from

November 14th

to November 19th

2016. The

programme commenced with the

introduction of different cartoon characters

during the school assembly.

It was followed by storytelling sessions for

Grades 2 and 3. The students of Grades 6

and 7 were addressed by the author, Ms.

Swapna Dutta. Students had a productive

session that helped them to develop their

reading habits. There was also a book

exhibition organised by Scholastic Group

where children enjoyed buying and reading

books. Students of Grades 6 to 12 had a

challenging time during Quiz-A-Thon 2016

a quiz contest.

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Swaranjali National Public School Banashankari

celebrated Swaranjali 2016, a musical

extravaganza, an evolution of sound with its

fine blend of musical notes.

Talented students from Grades I- XI gave a

sensational performance.

The event was well planned by the music

faculties to cover different genre of music in

both choir singing and instrumental versions.

They were successful in quenching the thirst

of the musically inclined hearts.

The musical band had a wide array of

instruments and the performers were well

trained by the able and eminent music

instructors.

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Math Workshop A math workshop was conducted by Xplore

consultancy on 23rd November 2016. The main

purpose was to enhance mathematical skills, soft

skills and personality development in students. The

session was conducted by a team of experts

comprising of Mr. Rajendra Kulkarni, Sharath &

Subramaniam. It was indeed an enriching and

fruitful experience.

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Panorama

Kannada Rajyotsava Kannada Week was celebrated from 7

th

November 2016 to 11th

November 2016, on

account of Kannada Rajyotsava. During the

Kannada week, the students of Grades I to X

had an opportunity to participate in different

programmes like song, skit, dance, fancy

dress, quiz, etc.

DHiE

The students of NPS BSK participated in an

Interschool Dance Competition conducted by

DHiE at Bal Bhavan, Cubbon Park on 26th

November 2016 for junior and senior categories.

Our students showcased perfect talents and won

the second place junior trophy, which was quite a

challenging victory.

Children’s day Children‟s Day was celebrated on 14th November

with great enthusiasm and gaiety. The students

were entertained by the mesmerizing performances

of teachers followed by delicious snacks

sponsored by the teachers.

iCUBE Students of Grade IX won the Runners -up trophy

for the event-Conjura in the iCube Science

Contest hosted by Deeksha PU college. The

Winning team members were Shreyas P, Anurag

Sridharan and Sacheth.

Temple of Martial Arts Okinawan Shotokan Karate Do International 5

th

Karnataka Karate test 2016 championship was held

on 13th

November 2016, at the auditorium of NPS

BSK. 51 students of our school took part in

different categories and 32 students got 46 prizes

in different events. CRICKET Our children participated in the KSCA cricket

under 14 tournament. Our school beat Sri Sri

Ravishankar Vidhya Mandir, by 101 runs. Darshan

of grade IX scored 60 runs and Pranav of grade VII

scored 50 runs

Quiz-a-thon Quiz-A-Thon 2016-17 was conducted on 25

th

November, 2016. It was conducted as part of

the Library Week celebration, by the

Inquisitive Quiz Club of the school. There

were four participating teams representing

each house and all the participants took part

with great enthusiasm. The quiz masters were

Ria Chaturvedi and Anjana Rajsri of Grade X

who organized and conducted this event along

with the help of their teachers. The

Challengers team stood first closely followed

by the Voyagers.

It inspired all the students to be aware of

current affairs and aspire to be newsmakers

themselves one day,

CBSE Vigilance Awareness Week The CBSE Vigilance Awareness Program was

observed from 31st Oct – 5

th Nov, 2016 in NPS

BSK. The theme of Vigilance Awareness Week

was „Public Participation in promoting integrity

and eradicating corruption.‟ As a part of this

Vigilance Week, a poster making activity, street

play and debate was organized.

The Vigilance Awareness Week came to an end

with the Citizens Integrity Pledge administered by

our esteemed Principal Madam Grace CD to

Grades IX-XII. Thus we, at NPS BSK, supported

the cause of Vigilance Awareness Week with lots

of enthusiasm and ingenuity and concluded it

meaningfully.

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Street Play

iCUBE Award Winners

DHiE Dance Groups

Proud personalities

of Karnataka

Quiz-A-Thon

Book Exhibition

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Math My Goal One..two.. three.. four..five..six...

Here I go with a trick..!

With this, I go to solve the problem.

Try..try..and try until i cry...?

This needs more practice than

anything,

With your heart and soul in this thing..

This thing is Math, which is my goal..!

Math is cool, but sometimes it fools..!!

I seriously have to improve because in

our lives Math plays a very significant

role.

Sree Sneha VI C

कृपणस्य धनम ्

एकस्स्मन् ऄग्रहारे कस्ित् पुरुषः वसस्त स्म । सः

ऄतीव कृपणः असीत् । कथस्ित् सः प्रभूतं स्वतं्त

सम्पाददतवान् । सस्ितं सव ं धनं सः एकस्स्मन्

ताम्रभाजने स्नस्िप्यारित् ।

परेद्ुः उषस्स सः कृपणः स्नानाथं नदीम् ऄगच्छत्

। गमनसमये ताम्रभाजने सस्ितं धनमस्प ऄनयत् । दकन्तु

तत्र स्वत्तस्य रिणं कथम् आस्त स्िन्ताकुलः ऄभवत् ।

नद्ाः स्सकतासु ताम्रभाजन ं स्नस्िप्य तस्योपरर

सैकतस्लङ्गमेकमकरोत् । स्नानाथं ऄगच्छत् ।

तदा तेन तत्र अगताः सवेस्प यास्त्रकाः आद ं

सैकतस्लङ्गं स्वलोक्य “ऄस्स्मन ्तीथे सैकतस्लङ्गस्नमााण ं

सम्प्रदाय” आत्यमन्यन्त । ततः सवेस्प एकैकं स्लङ्गं

स्नमााय स्नानाथाम ्ऄगच्छन् ।

यदा सः कृपणः स्नानं समाप्य प्रत्यागच्छत् तदा

सः सवं नदीतीरं सैकतस्लङ्गैः युक्तम् ऐित् । तत्र

स्वताम्रभाजनम् ऄन्वेषु् ं ऄसमथाः ि ऄभवत् । तदा

ऄतीव दःुस्ितः सः एवम् ऄवदत् –

ऄथाात-्

“गतानुगस्तको लोको न लोकः पारमार्थथकः ।

गङ्गासैकतस्लङ्गेन नष् ंमे ताम्रभाजनम् ॥”

संग्राहकः –सुस्जत् ऄस्िग

किा – (६ स्स )VI C

दीपावली देखो बच्चों आई ददवाऱी हर चेहरे पर छाई है खुशहाऱी, आओ जल्दी !चऱो ,चऱें ! इस दनुिया की िगरी में जहाॉ सदा ,दीप जऱते खुशशयाॉ फैऱी रहती है। घूमत ेजहाॉ खुशशयों के बादऱ, चचॊगाररयाॉ सुॊदर बिती हैं आओ जल्दी !चऱो ,चऱें ! ददवाऱी के िगरी में ! नंददनी श्रीवास्तव - V B

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Science facts 1) The Eiffel Tower can be 15

cm taller during summer.

2) 20% of Earth‟s oxygen is

produced by the Amazon

rainforest.

3) In 2.3 billion years it

will be too hot for life to

exist on earth.

4) A flea can accelerate

faster than the Space

Shuttle.

5) Tomatoes have more genes

than the humans.

6) Earthquakes turn water into

gold.

Sharvari NB - VI A

RIDDLES 1) What is easy to get in but

hard to get out?

2) Which pet makes the hardest

noise?

3) You can break me easily

without even touching me or

seeing me. Who am I?

RIDDLES 1) What goes up but never comes

down?

2) Which table can you eat?

3) What goes up when the rain comes

down?

4) If I drink I die, if I eat I am

fine. What am I ?

5) If you tell it, you don‟t have it. What

is it?

6) What tastes better than it smells?

Aarya Prasanna - VI C

Anuj VI A

An individual blood cell takes about 60 seconds to make a complete circuit of the body.

Amazing math facts 1) A pizza that has radius “z” and

height “a” has volume Pi × z × z × a.

2) Zero is the only number that can‟t be

represented in Roman numerals.

3) .999999… = 1

4) A paper cannot be folded more

than 9 times. Try it!

Srinidhi Iyer –VI B

Informatics

Fun Facts 1) If you sneeze too loud and hard, you

could fracture your ribs.

2) Wearing headphones for just an hour

could increase bacteria in our ear by

700 times.

3) Rabbits and parrots can see their back

without even moving their heads.

4) A shrimp‟s heart is in its head.

Suhani –V B

1)1) Height, Age 2) Vegetable 3) Umbrella

4) Fire 5) Secret 6) Tongue

Math Workshop