HariShreeVidyalayamA�liated to the Council for the Indian School Certi�cate Examinations

Journeying TogetherJULY 2016 VOL.2

In this Issue:Giving your BestThe Investiture CeremonyThe Vizha 2016

Pens and WordsFood for ThoughtEducation for Sustainability

Staying SafeLooking beyond the ClassroomCHSV Model United Nations

Investiture CeremonyToday’s students, tomorrow’s leaders, with Chief Guest Deputy Commandant Devendra Kumar, Indian Navy.

Another eventful month has gone by and we are back with the second edition of our CHSV newsletter - “Journeying Together”. July saw a good mixture of academics, curricular and co-curricular activities.

- Head Boy SV Arunachalam and Head Girl Angelin Gifty

- With great power comes great responsiblity

Giving your Best

It’s never too early to make Career Choices

Mr. Vinayak Reddy of Plan A Consultancy interacts with students of classes IX to XII

Honouring our Acharyas

GRT Jewellers honouring our teaching fraternity

The Vizha 2016

Our 3rd annual interschool culturals - An amalgamation of interests, talents and celebrations!

Pens and Words

Our debate team participated in the Frank Anthony debate conducted by the Council and the BAIT debate competition.

On behalf of the Council, Hari Shree hosted the Albert Barrow Memorial All India Interschool Creative writing competition for class XI and XII students

Food for ThoughtIn the Chennai South Zone FITJEE Talent Reward Exam, 2 of our class VII students, Mahendra Kurup and Adithya B Prakash, won the bronze medal in Math.

Resource Parent Talk

Dr.Ashwin Vijay’s session focussed on the implications of heavy backpacks on childrens’ backs and the importance of right posture.

Dr. Balamurali, a neuro surgeon conducted the �rst session of the ‘Resource Parent Talk’ series. He spoke about road safety and �rst aid.

Wild Life and Biodiversity Quiz

- Dr. Balamurali

Thendrl, Neha and Rakshitha Arun of class XII won the 2nd place in Murder Mystery, Sonali and Nachammai of class XII won the 3rd place for Cryptic Crossword, Akhil Nair of Class XI won the 3rd place in Table tennis

NPS Culturals

Olympiads

Adithya Prakash, Sukrithi and Tejas of grade VII won the consolation prize.

A space to nurture SportsmanshipResource Parent Talk Our school reached the semi �nals of the Vanavani school �ve-a-side interschool football tournament in the U-17 category. In the Gee Ge trophy cricket tournament, our Under 12 cricketers competed with 10 other schools in the city and won the third place.

- Gee Ge Trophy Cricket Tournament

- Fun with Pin-wheels

- The school vegetable garden - a small step towards a sustainable future- “We Teach, We Learn” initiative at the Sigappi School

Education for Sustainability

Students of class IV had a wonderful time making pinwheels, drawing inspiration from the story of a boy who made a wind-mill from scrap and the class XII students had their �rst tutoring session at Sigappi school as part of their SUPW initiative ‘We Teach, We Learn’.

- Workshop for the Primary teachers by Ms.Rajini, Ms.Usha and Dr.Suchitra

Staying Safe

Chennai City Tra�c Police interacted with our students, mosquito fumigation and the installation of �re exit plans were part of the agenda this month

Swachh Bharat Pledge

Empowering the Educator

Entries for the ‘My Clean India’ Inteschool Drawing Competition in association with the Ministry of Urban Development

Looking beyond the Classroom

Grade VI visits Egmore museum

Grade V in Mahabalipuram

Championing against Food Waste – Grade VI

Campaigning in the class rooms and dining hall Skit, Speech, Poem and an oath to not waste food

The MUN in progress

Delegates in action Together is the key – The CHSVMUN Secretariat in Indian FormalsPass a resolution – Make a di�erence

Where your voice matters

Bringing the world together – CHSV’s very own Model United Nations July 30 and 31, 2016

...And looking forward to August5 August - Tamil Day – Founder’s Day15 August – Independence Day Celebrations 23 August – Krishna Jayanthi celebrations in school Australian National Chemistry Quiz (classes VI to XII)29 August – Sports Heats Day (classes VI to XII)29, 30 and 31 August – Teacher Training programmeCA/SA – Please refer to our website for the dates of examinationsOutbound trip for Classes X to XII

Teacher Editors – Dr.Sarayu, Ms.Hemamalini and Ms.YoshidaStudent Editors – Ms. Samyuktha Sreekanth and Krithy Kumar