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SSRVM JANUARY 2022 Bengaluru East Vishalakshi Jan:2022 Vol.01 Issue:08 Magazine

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 “Jai Guru Dev” “Have faith that there is success behind every failure, that there is a reason for every difficulty that comes your way; that these are steps for you to climb up and reach higher. Move ahead with ”this type of strength and conviction. Gurudev Sri Sri Ravishankar LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD…. New year is a time when the spirit of celebration engulfs the whole world. It is the time for us to look back, use it is an opportunity to reflect on the year gone by and take stock of lessons we learnt while going through each situation in our life. Life is short, where things are to be learnt and forgotten – 'Learnt' so that we do not repeat the same mistakes and 'Forgotten' so that those mistakes do not traumatize us. Just like we live in the world of events and circumstances, we also live in the inner world of emotions and feelings. Meditation helps to wipe our mind clean all past impressions that lets us down and helps us to move forward.

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 CONTENT 1 2 Principal’s Message 3 Family Corner Editor’s Corner 4 From the Teachers’ Desk 9 • Teachers’ articles 14 • Book Review 16 • Art and Craft Corner 17 Special Educator’s Corner Counsellor’s Corner 18 From the Students’ Desk 21 • Students’ Articles 23 • Wall of Gratitude 24 • Art and Craft Corner 25 Parents’ Feedback Puzzle Corner 26 Class room Corner 28 • Experiential, Interactive and Joyful learning: 30 • Language Development Skills: 32 • Numeracy Development Skills: 34 • Cognitive Development Skills: 36 • Physical and Motor Development Skills: 38 • Health and Nutrition: 40 • Art and Cultural Development: 42 • Integrated and Cross Curriculum: 44 • Social and Emotional Development Skills: 46 • 360-degree assessment: • Special Assembly and Celebrations:

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Principal’s Message MOTHER: AN ENRICHING PRESENCE THAT HELPS ONE SOAR & ACHIEVE Alarming tone, all were an open book to her and she knew every concerned word, every letter that it consisted even before face and an she could turn the page. Her words were always alerting pointing power packed, and it was the secret of my energy finger, was my mother that enabled me to climb the ladder step by step guiding not to do such without experiencing fatigue while facing several an act because I would challenging encounters. Her belief in me, my injure myself. Being a talents, my potential is immeasurable which playful child, I never instilled confidence in me to not only dream but paid heed to her also to pursue my dreams. instructions and “Ma” – such a little word but means the world to continued to do me. The strength and beauty of a mother is against the unparalleled. I thank the divine for coming to me prohibited. in this form as “My Mother!!!”. As expected, when I am sure this is the experience of every child in you ignore all the this world. Unfortunately, I often come across warning and go ahead with your immaturity, one is these little children taking their mothers for definitely going to fall victim, get injured and end granted once they step into their teens. Hiding up crying. personal facts from her, liberal in expressing their Instantaneously, when in pain my call from deep irritation on her, unruly behavior, harsh tone at within would be “Ma”. One call and she would times and not valuing her guidance. The mother manifest in front of me, cajole me, console me, bestowed with divine qualities suppresses her scold me for not listening to her, at the same time emotions and continues to bless in abundance attend to the wound and pamper me for diversion. for our good health and success. Peers, friends In no time the bleeding wound and the intense become more precious neglecting the oxygen of pain would disappear from my little innocent head our lives. and I would be back in action playing around. Dear ones, don't wait for a virus to understand the Several times, several nights the mercury when importance of breathing and oxygen. Keep your placed either under my tongue or in the armpit oxygen mask secure and express “Mathru Devo had crossed the boiling point and a very Bhava”. The power will automatically get exhausted me in a feeble voice would mumble transmitted into your system and make the circuit “Ma” and her magical hand would run over my of life complete by illuminating your path that will forehead turning the thermometer to a magical help you avoid the stumbles, making your future wand restoring the mercury back at 98.6 degrees. bright, dispelling the darkness. Many applications for possessing something I fancied upon have been routed through her, and Dr Reshma Ganesh many many more things were already on my lap Founder Principal and Campus Director before I could even express my desires to her. Not Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir only my desires, but even my fears, my pain, my joy Bengaluru East 1

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Family Corner: FAMILY – THE GREATEST TREASURE Every woman is a spiritual leader. She leads the whole family into spirituality, as they are naturally spiritual. - Sri Sri If gurus are expected to be free from family ties, She is the author of the book “On the Plateau of our Gurudev Sri Sri certainly goes against the the Peak: The Life of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar”. The grain. His family has played a dominant role in book was released on January 11th i.e., on her his life and work, making him a genius, loving, 60th birthday. Didi has written this book from a generous, and of course a person loved by sister’s perspective, where she has touched everyone!!!Guruji’s mother, Smt. Visalakshi upon her younger days and valuable moments Ratnam – our beloved Amma served her life with shared with guruji. The motivation to write the love, humor and dynamism. The bond shared book was to help everyone understand how Sri between Gurudev and Amma was very unique. Sri’s life transformed from then till now. Each She had an unparalleled love for Guruji and one of us is gifted with a wonderful family. shared an inimitable relationship with him not A person becomes well-groomed and molded only as a son but also as his mentor. Being a with the help of his family members. We all learn religious person, she used to do all pujas and the basic and moral values from our parents, knew all chants by heart. During his childhood, brothers and sisters. Family inculcates good Guruji listened to various interesting stories with values in a person and helps him to take wise a lot of moral values from his parents, which and fair decisions with courage. helped him lead a wonderful life and guide Guruji’s family gave him the support, with which others to follow the same. he could laugh, play, learn, understand and Guruji lived in a stress - free atmosphere in the share the happiness and rewards of life. Today, house, that was warm, friendly and we are gifted indeed, to have an eminent and cordial.Guruji’s sister, Bhanumathi Didi, shares a spiritual leader guiding us to have a positive friendly bond. Didi is proud and privileged to be outlook at each phase of our life. guru’s sister and adores him, for being an eminent spiritual guru and the founder of Art of Living. My dream is to see the whole world unite as one family. Shall we all commit to create a wave of happiness and smile on all the faces? -Sri Sri (From left – Young Sri Sri with mother Visalakshi Ratnam, right - with sister Bhanumathi Narasimhan) 2

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Editor’s Corner: FUTURISTIC INDIA Youth are the most important and dynamic There are steps in the right direction, such as the segment of the population in any country. It is Indian government's Start Up India initiative to believed that developing countries with large boost entrepreneurship; the launch of the Skill youth population could see tremendous growth, India mission; the establishment of a dedicated provided they invest in young people's education, Ministry of Skill Development and health, protect and guarantee their rights. We can Entrepreneurship; the establishment of industry- undoubtedly say that today's young minds are led sector skills councils, and the overhaul of the tomorrow's innovators, creators, builders and Industrial Training Institutes. leaders. Young mind will be more fresh and Only way to express the ideas and to implement innovative which helps in the progress of the their policies is politics. Young people should be country. motivated to take part in politics and to occupy the India has the edge of demographic dividend. They high positions such as Prime Minister, Chief have the power to change the nation. Today, India Minister and Governor. Adequate opportunities is one of the youngest nations in the world with should be given to the youth to represent their more than 62% of its population in the working ideas and policies for the upliftment of the nation. age group (15–59 years), and more than 54% of its India remains a land of aspiration, and is on the total population below 25 years of age. India's cusp of a new growth story. Being deemed, the young population is its most valuable asset and world's fastest growing major economy for 2022 most pressing challenge. It provides India with a isn't a cause for celebration but a call for action. By unique demographic advantage. But this harnessing the power of a young population, opportunity will be lost, if there is no emerging technologies and sustainable solutions, proportionate investment in human capital we can unlock immense value for millions of development. families and businesses and bring India to the We require a new inclusive approach, given the forefront of the global economy. With the right extraordinary economic, social and cultural tools and support, the sky is the limit for India's challenges they face. There is an urgent need to spirited citizens, who are trying to make a prepare our young people to be responsible difference. adults, by preparing them for types of jobs that are So, let us take all conceivable measures to reach yet to be created, for technologies not yet for this sky. A sky full of limitless possibilities and invented and to solve problems that are not yet clear of any pollution. anticipated. Youth employment is critical for the social and economic stability and growth of any “One of India's biggest advantages is our young economy. That is why society needs to give the demographic and that we have a youthful most significant attention. While the world is population that is indeed our future.” moving towards more digital world, where future jobs exist, there is a strong need to expand our Ms. Vishnupriya & Ms. Varshini academic curriculum to include life skills and Facilitators social-emotional learning for the 21st century. Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir Greater access to career counseling and Bengaluru East mentoring services can help to address these misalignments between skills, aspirations and to improve young Indians' career choices. 3

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS FOLLOWED IN DIFFERENT STATES FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL Harvest festivals are believed to be the oldest most colorful harvest festival in India. People festivals around the world. The harvest festival is customarily fly kites, as a metaphor of one soaring celebrated with great enthusiasm to mark the and leaping through life. The entire state of Assam beginning of the new spring and is celebrated in highlights enthusiasm and delight in celebrating most of India as the New Year. India celebrates Bhogali Bihu. The celebration starts one night before harvest festivals which are auspicious and hence are with Uruka — the community's feast. On the day of marked with celebrations and prayers. As we all Bihu, the mejis or pavilions made of clay and hay are know, our country is a land of great biodiversity, burnt. Local women wear stunning Mekhelas different states celebrate a different variety of (traditional attire of Assam) and participate in group harvest festivals. In the month of January, the harvest songs and dance. Bhogli Bihu is also known as Magh festival “Pongal” is celebrated in Tamil Nadu for 4 Bihu which is a vibrant festival marked in the East. days. First day is to worship the God of Rain, the Grand harvest festival of Maharashtra, GudiPadwa second day is the most auspicious and devotees marks the beginning of an auspicious new year with make sweet Pongal to offer to the Sun God. The third celebrating a successful crop. Being a springtime day which is also called as “Maattu Pongal” is festival, GudiPadwa is celebrated on the first day of celebrated by honoring the cattle and on the last day, 'Chaitra' month, the first day of Hindu New Year i.e., people make traditional colored rice and enjoy the mid-March. The most commonly enjoyed food is meal. In the Hindu tradition, Vaisakhi or Baisakhi Puran Poli followed by KothimbirVadi, Modak and marks the new year based on the Vikram Samvat Rice Chakli. In West Bengal, Nuakhai, also called calendar and is celebrated on 13th of April every year Nabanna is celebrated in August, primarily as a and traditionally concurs in Punjab with the first thanksgiving for prosperity and to honor the hard harvesting of the crops for the year. It is an work that farmers put in, to keep the country full and opportunity for the Hindus to bathe in sacred rivers happy. The word 'Nua' means new and 'Khai' means like Kaveri, Ganges, etc., visit temples and meet to eat. So, the new crop is to be eaten at this festival family and friends. It is a way to thank the god for a after it is offered to Goddess Laxmi. For a country good harvest and to have fruitful crops in the coming largely dependent on agriculture, harvest becomes season. It is an important day for Sikhs and one of the one of the most important events across the nation. most colorful events in the Sikh calendar. Harvest So let us remember the efforts and hard work put in festival of Kerala, Onam is celebrated for 10 days by our farmers and be thankful to them by (about 1 and a half weeks) with great enthusiasm. celebrating these vibrant harvest festivals. People of Kerala celebrate a successful harvest and offer gratitude to the deities. Onam marks the first Ms. Meera month of the Malayalam calendar known as Facilitator Primary Chingam. The festival commemorates the SSRVM, Bengaluru East appearance of the Vamana avatar of Vishnu and the subsequent homecoming of the legendary King Mahabali. Houses are decorated with colorful flower carpets named Pookkalam and people wear traditional clothes. Makar Sankranti is a Hindu harvest festival celebrated across India that marks the end of winter and the beginning of longer days as the Sun moves Northward. It is the oldest and the 4

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: LIFE OF NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE “We should have but one desire today, the desire to 1942. Shortly after the birth of their daughter, Bose die so that India may live, the desire to face a martyr's left Germany in 1943 to come back to India. death, so that the path to freedom may be paved Political Career with the martyr's blood.” Initially, Subhas Chandra Bose worked under the Subhas Chandra Bose was one of the most leadership of Chittaranjan Das, an active member celebrated freedom fighters of India. He was a of the Congress in Calcutta. It was Chittaranjan Das, charismatic influencer of the youth and earned the who along with Motilal Nehru, left Congress and epithet 'Netaji' by establishing and leading the founded the Swaraj Party in 1922. Bose regarded Indian National Army (INA) during India's struggle Chittaranjan Das as his political guru. He himself for independence. His sudden disappearance post started the newspaper 'Swaraj,' edited Das' 1945, led to the surfacing of various theories, newspaper 'Forward' and worked as the CEO of concerning the possibilities of his survival. Calcutta Municipal Corporation under Das' stint as Childhood & Early Life Mayor. Subhas Chandra Bose played a key role in Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was born on 23 January, enlightening the students, youths, and laborers of 1897 in Cuttack (Orissa) to Janakinath Bose and Calcutta. In his fervent wait to see India as an Prabhavati Devi. Subhas was the ninth child among independent, federal and republic nation, he eight brothers and six sisters. His father, Janakinath emerged as a charismatic and firebrand youth icon. Bose, was an affluent and successful lawyer in He was admired within the congress for his great Cuttack and received the title of \"Rai Bahadur\". He ability in organization development. He served later became a member of the Bengal Legislative several stints in prison for his nationalist activities Council. during this time. Subhas Chandra Bose was a brilliant student. He In 1928, during the Guwahati Session of the passed his B.A. in Philosophy from the Presidency Congress, a difference of opinion surfaced College in Calcutta. He was deeply influenced by between the old and new members of the Swami Vivekananda's teachings and was known for Congress. The young leaders wanted a \"complete his patriotic zeal as a student. In an incident where self-rule and without any compromise' while the Bose beat up his professor (E.F. Otten) for his racist senior leaders were in favor of the \"dominion remarks, brought him notoriety as a rebel-Indian in status for India within the British rule\". The eyes of the government. His father wanted Netaji to differences between moderate Gandhi and become a civil servant and therefore, sent him to aggressive Subhas Chandra Bose swelled to England to appear for the Indian Civil Service irreconcilable proportions and Bose decided to Examination. Bose was placed fourth with highest resign from the party in 1939. He went on to form marks in English. But his urge for participating in the the Forward Bloc the same year. Although he freedom movement was intense and in April 1921, he voiced his dislike for the British often in his resigned from the coveted Indian Civil Service and correspondences, he also expressed his admiration came back to India. In December 1921, Bose was for their structured way of life. He met with the arrested and imprisoned for organizing a boycott of leaders of the British Labor Party and political the celebrations to mark the Prince of Wales' visit to India. Contd... During his stay in Berlin, he met and fell in love with Emily Schenkl, who was of Austrian origin. Bose and Emily were married in 1937 in a secret Hindu ceremony and Emily gave birth to a daughter Anita in 5

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: LIFE OF NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE Contd... thinkers including Clement Attlee, Harold Laski, J.B.S. after take-off after a night halt in Taiwan. Witnesses Haldane, Arthur Greenwood, G.D.H. Cole, and Sir report that Bose sustained intense third degree Stafford Cripps and discussed the possibilities that burns in the process. He succumbed to his injuries an independent India might hold. on Aug 18, 1945. He was cremated on August 20 in Formation of the INA Taihoku Crematorium and his ashes were laid to rest Bose vehemently opposed the Congress' decision to at the Renkji Temple of Nichiren Buddhism in Tokyo. support the British during the Second World War. Bose's comrades who were stranded in Saigon With the aim to initiate a mass movement, Bose waiting to be transported never saw his body. Nor called out to Indians for their whole-hearted did they see any photographs of his injuries. They participation. There was tremendous response to his refused to believe that their hero was dead and call “Give me blood and I will give you freedom” and hoped that he evaded detection by the British- the British promptly imprisoned him. In jail, he American forces. They believed wholeheartedly declared a hunger strike. When his health that it was just a matter of time that Netaji would deteriorated, the authorities, fearing violent gather up his army and conduct a march towards reactions, released him but put him under house- Delhi. Soon people began to report sighting of the arrest. In January, 1941, Subhas made a planned hero and even Gandhi expressed his skepticism escape and reached Berlin, Germany via a detour about death of Bose. Post-independence, people through Peshawar. Germans assured him their full support in started to believe that Netaji had his endeavors and he gained adopted an acetic life and became a allegiance of Japan as well. He Sadhu. The mysteries surrounding took a perilous journey back Bose's death took upon mythic East and reached Japan, where proportions and symbolized the he assumed command over hope of the nation. The government 40,000 soldiers recruited from of India set up several committees Singapore and other south East to investigate the case. First the Asian regions. He called his Figgess Report in 1946 and then the army the 'Indian National Army' (INA) and led the Shah Nawaz Committee in 1956, same to capture the Andaman and Nicobar Islands concluded that Bose had indeed died in the crash in from the British and rechristened it as Shaheed and Taiwan. Later, the Khosla Commission (1970) Sw a r a j I s l a n d s . A p ro v i s i o n a l “A z a d H i n d concurred with the earlier reports, the reports of Government” started functioning in the captured Justice Mukherjee Commission (2006) said, \"Bose territories. The INA or the Azad Hind Fauj stared for did not die in the plane crash and the ashes at India and crossed Burma Border, and stood on Indian Renkoji temple are not his\". However, the findings soil on March 18, 1944. Unfortunately, the tide of the were rejected by the Government of India. In 2016, World War turned and the Japanese and German following the declassification of a report handed forces surrendered which forced him to call off over by the Japanese government to the Indian further advancement. Embassy in Tokyo in 1956, titled \"Investigation on Netaji disappeared mysteriously soon after the the cause of death and other matters of the late retreat. It is said that he went back to Singapore and Subhas Chandra Bose\" confirmed the Indian met Field Marshal Hisaichi Terauchi, head of all National Hero's death in Taiwan on August 18, 1945. military operations in South East Asia who arranged for him a flight to Tokyo. He boarded a Mitsubishi Ki- Ms. Pavana Rao 21 heavy bomber from Saigon Airport on August 17, Facilitator Secondary 1945. The following day the bomber crashed shortly SSRVM, Bengaluru East 6

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: ROLE OF YOUTH IN PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY AND CULTURE OF INDIA Indian culture is indeed a beautiful composition of Refreshing the traditional and ethnic values: old established traditional and ethnic trends and Values composite an important part of any culture patterns. Since India is a secular country and it and our Indian culture have many great traditional possesses the people belonging to varied and ethnic values, which raise the brotherhood backgrounds hence this diversity makes our India among the human races. Being a citizen of India, a culturally diversified nation and symbolizes a the youth have the duty to refresh the traditional vast heritage of ancient culture. We have diverse values of our culture so that they do not get faded cultures followed in different states of our country, with the passage of time. But they will not be able a total of 28 states and their numerous cultures to pursue this very task by themselves but it is the makes our nation completely peculiar and duty of the families and educators to introduce the distinguished from the other nations of the world. youth to their values. Values would add up to the Youth is the period between childhood and brilliant personalities of the youth, helping them adulthood, spring of life and is the most important to be better human beings so that our culture and dynamic segment of the population of any would be acknowledged and appreciated. country. Youth is the age of discovery and dreams. Cultural development is not a process of a day or They have the power to transform the nation into a two. This process needs sufficient time to evolve. better place. We can indisputably say that today's The culture that we have all been following so far young are tomorrow's innovators, creators, has the scope of some modifications and changes builders, and leaders of the nation. Indian youth of according to the demands of the modern time and today are overwhelmed by the western culture only the young generation of our country can do because somewhere they are ignorant of the vast this task with ease. All they need is knowledge of cultural diversity and heritage of their own culture, encouragement, participation, and country. In fact, the young generation should be respect for their culture. They should understand imparted the whole knowledge about the great that culture is our own reflection and this Indian culture during the early periods of their reflection should be maintained with purity and childhood. At schools and particularly at the dignity. elementary stage, children should be given knowledge of different traditions, customs, Ms. Rashmi Ambulgekar patterns, and folk ways, complied in our culture. Facilitator Primary This can be done through the medium of showing SSRVM, Bengaluru East them pictures, story-telling, outdoor cultural group activities etc. Even at home and surroundings, parents and elders should instruct their children about the significance and versatility of our culture. Ignorance is the main cause for young people to divert towards Western culture. They must be aware of our amazing own culture and they prefer to explore the greatness of it. 7

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: Ms. Richa Facilitator Senior Secondary SSRVM, Bengaluru East 8

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: BOOK REVIEW THE MAGIC OF THE LOST TEMPLE – SUDHA MURTY Discover the magic of the lost temple: degree in Electrical Engineering. Her career began Are you a curious reader, ready to explore the with TELCO where she worked as a development depths of the magic hidden in the lost temple of engineer. She has also been associated with the Karnataka? Are you ready to join Nooni as she Bangalore University where she was a teacher of travels around to discover the answers to her Computer Science. She is a credible writer in both questions? If yes, then this book, 'The Magic of the English and Kannada. A columnist for Kannada Lost Temple' is a must read. Nooni is a city girl who and English dailies, she has over 156 titles and 24 is very surprised at the unexpected pace of life in books in her repertoire which includes non-fiction, her grandparent's village in the state of Karnataka. novels, technical books, memoirs and travelogues. Not being fazed with the turn of events, she The Government of India has honored her with the engages herself in many of the odd jobs that are coveted Padma Shri Award. She has also received 7 available in the village. She resorts to doing work honorary doctorates from several universities in like Papad making, organizing enjoyable picnics, the country. learning to ride a cycle and a long list of activities with her new found friends. Ms. Surbhi Join Nooni as things get complex and she Facilitator Secondary discovers something really exciting: SSRVM, Bengaluru East Things get far from exciting, when Nooni comes across a very ancient stepwell that is located right in the middle of a forest. As she tries to discover the mystery behind this well, the story takes a drastic turn when she unravels things she didn't envisage before. Join Nooni as she unfolds the secrets linked to this stepwell along with her friends as they bask in the experience of a lifetime. Unfold the secrets hidden in the forest: Join the very curious character of Nooni as she unfolds the mystery behind the stepwell. Her incessant urge in abstracting information is what leads her on this adventure. This much awaited book by Sudha Murty is indeed a heart-warming read. About the Author: Sudha Murty is an honorable trustee of the Infosys Foundation USA and also acts as a chairperson of the highly reputed Infosys Foundation. She completed her graduation from the Indian Institute of Science located in Bangalore, with a 9

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: BOOK REVIEW THE VELVETEEN RABBIT- GRANDPARENTS' BY MARGERY WILLIAMS BAG OF STORIES A simple, stuffed rabbit toy was given to a young Sudha Murty's 'Grandparents' Bag of Stories' is a boy as a Christmas present. In the beginning, the sequel to her best-selling Grandma's Bag of rabbit isn't noticed, as the boy is distracted by Stories. It's a great collection of stories that will not much fancier gifts. While being ignored, the rabbit only entertain but also relate to children who are begins to wonder what it means to be “real.” stuck at home during the pandemic. One day, a certain event brings the rabbit into This book, which was released in 2020, has contact with the boy. After that, the toy's life relatable anecdotes from the pandemic. The changes dramatically. youngsters in the stories sew facemasks, assist Have you ever loved a toy or doll so much, that you with housework such as cleaning, cooking, and treated it as if it were alive? This story shows the other activities, and even assist their family in power of love in an unexpected viewpoint: that of a supporting those in need. Their grandparents tell fluffy stuffed rabbit. The velveteen rabbit toy is them amazing stories about kings and robbers, loved dearly by its owner, regardless of how worn Gods and Goddesses, beanstalks, and distant out he becomes. kingdoms in between their everyday duties. Although this story was made for children, its This book will be a fantastic companion for any message is for all age people. The rabbit's quest child during the lockdown, as it is written in ( journey) of becoming “real” can be understood in Murty's straightforward and charming way. The a very human way. The story shows the importance book will be very useful to teach future of self-value, being true to yourself and finding generations about what it was like for youngsters strength in those who love you. during the pandemic. Ms. Jhansi Ms. Poppisha Samahon Facilitator Secondary Facilitator Secondary SSRVM, Bengaluru East SSRVM, Bengaluru East 10

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: BOOK REVIEW PANCHATANTRA - VISHNU SHARMA Panchatantra is written in the form of a chain of characteristics of love and hatred, compassion simple stories, and each story has a philosophical and wit, selfless courage and base cowardice, theme which has stood the test of time and so is generosity and meanness. true even in modern times - an age of atomic fear The Panchatantra is a rare book, for in no book and madness. It guides us to attain success in life you will find philosophy, psychology, politics, by understanding human nature. music, astronomy, human relationship, etc. all The original text of the Panchatantra in Sanskrit discussed together in such a simple yet elegant was probably written about 200 BC by a great style. And no doubt millions of listeners and Hindu scholar, Pandit Vishnu Sharma. But some of readers for the last 2200 years have benefitted the tales themselves must be, much older. from this most unique book. Children would According to some scholars, Panchatantra is the definitely love reading this book. oldest collection of Indian fables and is still one of the famous books among children. So far it had Ms. Chitra been translated in to 50 or more languages of the Facilitator Secondary world. SSRVM, Bengaluru East The Panchatantra revolves around the frame of a king who entrusts his 3 'dud' (worthless) sons to a learned man, to enlighten their minds within six months. The brahmin promises to educate them and takes them to his 'Ashrama'. There, he recites to them his specifically composed tales divided into five tantras (tantra = parts; Panchatantra = five parts) of how to deal with people in life. The language is both elegant and artistic. The tale is narrated in prose while the exposition of a philosophical and moral theme is put in verse; maxims or wise sayings are also expressed in verse; which either sums up the narration or introduces the next tale. The story teller's art, sugars the pill of his sober philosophy. He sets story in such a way that makes the readers curious for the sequels and leads us through the five 'tantras'. As one fable follows another, people and animals are constantly changing places and they share the same 11

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: BOOK REVIEW GRANDMA'S BAG OF STORIES- BY SUDHA MURTY Memories of a grandparent spinning tales around interesting stories of different characters. animals and mysterious characters have kept A lesson in kindness from the story of Ravi and the many of us rapt till date. Sudha Murty's Grandma's old, thirsty man in 'Doctor, Doctor', a lesson in true Bag of Stories is simply delightful. The book will happiness from the story of King Amrit and the take you through the memory lane of your people of his kingdom in 'Who was the Happiest childhood days spent at your grandparent's home. of Them All?', a humorous lesson in math from the It also reminded us of our childhood where family picnics story of the English scholar and gave us festive vibes. Through advisor to the Prime Minister, Grandma's Bag of Stories, Sudha George Smith in 'The Horse Trap', Murty recreates the traditional or a lesson in conserving nature way of storytelling, where kids sit from the story told by Rehmat around a grandparent, while chacha in 'The Island of Statues', getting mesmerized by one all the stories in this book are interesting tale after another. rooted to the Indian culture, they The story starts with Anand, have a universal charm. Krishna, Raghu and Meena The conversation between Ajji arriving at their grandparent's and her grandchildren is house in Shiggaon for summer interesting and engaging. It lets vacations. Ajji or the grandma in us dig into the kind of bonding the stories, enchants her and inspiration grandparents can grandchildren, Raghu, Meenu, have on today's younger Anand, and Krishna, with a generation. wonderful repertoire of stories. In I recommend this book to the late afternoons, the children would huddle anyone seeking simple and around her to hear what story she had in store for exciting stories. Stories are accompanied by them each day. She narrates captivating stories of colorful illustrations and moral. The language is Kings and cheats, princesses and onions, animals, simple and user-friendly. So, I hope after reading and immense treasures to young children. this review you will be curious to travel into the Each of her stories comes with an important life unknown world of stories. While I was reading this lesson for the children. There are stories where she book, I thought that I am one of those seven tells the significance of listening to others, how children listening to grandma's stories and having with the help of intelligent people in our life we can fun in her little village. I would also recommend overcome any problems. The importance of being you all to have this book in your library. Enjoy and active in life, the goals that can be achieved through courage and determination, our outlook Ms. Koyel Majumdar and perception of things and a lot of other Facilitator Primary emotions and values are discussed via engaging, SSRVM, Bengaluru East 12

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Corner: BOOK REVIEW DAUGHTER OF THE DEEP-RICK RIORDAN Ana Dakkar is a freshman at Harding-Pencroft Academy, a five-year high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators, and underwater explorers in the world. Ana's parents died while on a scientific expedition two years ago, and the only family she's got left is her older brother, Dev, also a student at HP. Ana's freshman year culminates with the class's weekend trial at sea, the details of which have been kept secret. She only hopes she has what it'll take to succeed. All her worries are blown out of the water when, on the bus ride to the ship, Ana and her schoolmates witness a terrible tragedy that changes the trajectory of their lives. But wait, there's more. The professor accompanying them informs Ana that their rival school, Land Institute, and Harding-Pencroft have been fighting a cold war for a hundred and fifty years. Now that cold war has been turned up to a full broil, and the freshmen are in danger of becoming fish food. In a race against deadly enemies, Ana will make amazing friends and astounding discoveries about her heritage as she puts her leadership skills to the test for the first time. Ms. Sharmila Shashikumar Facilitator Higher Secondary SSRVM, Bengaluru East 13

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Art & Craft Corner: GLASS PAINTING Glass painting is one of the most attractive forms of art techniques. It is the art or practice of creating designs in a glass to give a decorative and a classy look. Now let us see the materials required and the steps to create a decorative glass painting. Material required: 1. Glass piece of your choice 2. Glass paints& out liner 3. Design paper 4. Foil paper Procedure: 1. Choose a glass piece of your choice. 2. Clean the glass and allow it to dry. 3. Stick the design paper on one side of the glass. 4. Trace the design using the out liner or draw free hand design using the out liner. 5. Allow it to dry for at least 10 hours. 6. Fill colors as per your choice in the design and allow it to dry. 7. Then make a frame. 8. If you want shiny look for your picture keep foil paper at the back side of glass and before the frame. 9. Your beautiful glass painting is ready. Ms. ArunaKameshwari Facilitator - Art & Craft SSRVM, Bengaluru East 14

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Teacher’s Art & Craft Corner: BASIC TIPS FOR COLOURING USING CRAYONS AND COLOUR PENCILS BLENDING: 1. Take a paper and draw a free style art. Blending is the technique of gently mixing or 2. Color the drawing based on your choice of combining two or more colors to give a smooth transmission from one color to the next. colors. SHADING: 3. Avoid using black and white colors. White The use of marking made within outlines to suggest three dimensionality, shadow, or degrees colors are used for blending. of light and dark in picture or drawing. 4. Do not press and do the coloring, give a light HATCHING: Hatching technique used to create tonal or hand coloring to give a pleasant look. shading effects by drawing closely spaced parallel 5. Do the coloring in one direction. lines. 6. Fill in all the white gaps of the drawing and CROSS-HATCHING: Cross-hatching involves drawing a series of give a thick outline to the picture to give a parallel lines (hatching) and then drawing another finished look. series of parallel lines going in another direction on top of the first set of lines. Ms. Shimul Bodia Facilitator - Art & Craft SSRVM, Bengaluru East 15

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Special Educator’s Corner: COGNITIVE SKILLS Cognitive skills are the core skills our brain uses to ž Practising meditation and breathing exercises think, read, learn, remember, reason, and pay ž Following simple routines attention. When children are working together, ž Visiting interesting places they take incoming information and move it into ž Playing with everyday household items(match the bank of knowledge which we use every day at school, at work, and in life. various sized lids to their vessels, look in a Each of our cognitive skills plays an important part mirror and point to his nose ,mouth ,eyes- for in processing new information. That means if even 3-5yrs old) one of these skills is weak, no matter what kind of ž Sorting based on shapes, colours and information is coming our way like grasping, alphabets and practising number counting. retaining, or using that information is impacted. In ž Identifying noises that they hear throughout fact, most learning struggles are caused by one or the day (a bird singing, running water, a car more weak cognitive skills. horn, this helps them to understand on how sounds relate to objects in everyday environment). COGNITIVE SKILLS ARE memory attention processing logic & auditory & speed reasoning visual processing When cognitive skills are weak ACADEMIC ž Playing outdoors LEARNING is slow and difficult which requires a lot ž Getting into any sport of attention and support. ž Doing household chores When cognitive skills are strong ACADEMIC ž Writing a story, memorize a favourite song LEARNING is fast, easy, efficient and fun. ž Teaching a new skill to someone else ž Trying a new route - be willing to try new ways Activities to enhance cognitive skills: ž Playing card/board games to do the same thing in different ways ž Practising crossword puzzles and jigsaw ž Interacting with other people(socializing - puzzles observe their dress sense, socialising skills etc) ž Playing chess, Sudoku, checkers, ž Learning dance, music, language, Ms. Abirami Umasankar Special Educator photography SSRVM, Bengaluru East ž Enriching vocabulary by reading, ž Learning to play a musical instrument, 16

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Counsellor’s Corner: COPING WITH EXAM STRESS Exams can be a challenging part of a student's life. A As parents you can watch out for these signs in little stress is good, as it can serve as a motivational your ward - push to work harder for achieving our goals.  Loss of appetite or overeating However, exam stress can give rise to anxiety which  Having difficulty in sleeping may interfere with our performance. It can create  Feeling perplexed or irritable self-doubt amongst many and hamper one's social,  Cold sweats emotional and behavioral development. During a  Feeling of self doubt recent study, evidence has been provided where Areas you can focus are - anxiety has been associated with falling grades, low  You can help them relax self-esteem, and high dropout rates as a result of an  Minimize expectations intense fear of failure. The consequences of exam  Don't shut them out stress are multifarious. Not only students, but  Don't judge them on their failure instead use it to parents also fall prey to this. Therefore it becomes extremely important to take care of oneself at such a motivate them. Remind them failure is a part of crucial time. life. Some of the major causes which lead to exam Some beneficial hacks for the students - stress are  Fueling your body - it is important to fuel your  Parental expectations. There is an old saying body and mind with fruits, vegetables. Consume nuts, seeds and healthy snacks as part of a “don't judge a fish by its ability to climb”. The balanced diet. saying is very apt because, there is huge  Have a good morning routine. Setting up a mismatch between parents' expectations and routine, help our bodies and mind to be in sync the child's ability to perform. and gives the ability to focus during exams.  The other major cause is competition among  Give a break and do the things that give peer group. The desperate need to perform happiness and joy. It can be socializing with better than the peer can have adverse effects on friends, taking a long walk, gardening and young minds. spending time with family.  Don't prepare till the last minute. Start your preparation on time.  Set realistic goals.  Time management plays an important role. We often get stressed when we run out of time. Breaking down tasks into manageable chunks will help to address the “out of control feeling”. So beat the exam blues with these useful coping mechanisms. ALL THE BEST!!!! Ms. Shraddha Madhusudanan Health and Wellness Officer SSRVM, Bengaluru East 17

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Students’ Corner SCIENTISTS WATCH BUTTERFLY WINGS GROW SCALES FOR THE FIRST TIME For the first time ever, MIT researchers peered gutters aswell as collect heat to keep them dry. into a chrysalis while the colorful scales on a Because each scale is made of chitin,“The butterfly wings were formed and captured second most abundant biopolymer on Earth continuous images of the process. Studying this after cellulose,”says Kolle, a new material process could one day inspire new multi- inspired by butterfly wings could also functional materials in vibrant colors that bebiodegradable and easy to change or alsoprovide temperature control and water refresh. He envisions, perhaps, as prayable resistance, says study author MathiasKolle, a version of the scales that could be used on mechanical engineer at MIT. As one researcher buildings, vehicles or clothing to provide said,“We believe that being able to see and waterproofing and add a little color. understand the processes and control levers at the core of the butterflies' and the ability to PRANICSHA, tailor material structure and performance will Grade- 8C help us to sustainably translate them into SSRVM, Bengaluru East strategies for forming the next generation of advanced functional materials,” First, the team raised painted lady (Vanessa Cardui) caterpillars until they entered meta morphosis and developed achrysalis. Then, they carefully removed part of the outer casing and placed a transparent coverslip over the opening using a bio - adhesive. With a window into the transformation, the team used speckle- correlation reflection phase micros copy to get a closer look. Instead of using a wide-beam light that could be phototoxic to the delicate wing, speckle-correlation reflection phase microscopy peppers small points of light overspecific locations, creating a field of illumination like fireflies in a meadow at dusk. Within days, cells lined up to form rows of scales in an alternating pattern above and beneath the wing, likes hingles on a roof. Each scale then developed nanometer-high grooves. Researchers suspect these ridges help the butterflies shedwater like microscopic rain 18

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Students’ Corner INVENTION OF LIFE OF NETAJI SMARTPHONE SUBHAS CHANDRA The invention of smartphone is the one which BOSE inspired me the most. These days each one of use have a smartphone. The first smartphone Introduction: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was was invented in 1992. These days smartphones born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack. He was have completely changed the way, people always against the British making him popular interact. Through phones you can make phone among the Indians and still he is remembered calls, capture pictures, play music, and it even by us for freedom struggle. allows us to chat, read or edit documents Education: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose through installed apps. Smart phones take a attended the Protestant European School, now majorpart of many people's life. It is one of the known as Stewart High School. He was an phenomenal inventions of this age. There are intelligent student and a knowledgeable many in-built software in these smart phones. person making him score 2nd position in We can download and use these apps from the matriculation exam. He attended the play - store in these smart phones. These apps Presidency College, now a University in are helpful to us in various ways. There are many Calcutta. He was also influenced by Swami features like, it keeps our life organized. It helps Vivekananda and Shri Ramakrishna us to communicate in different ways like call, Paramhansa Dev by reading their books. text, even video call and video conferencing Family: His father was Janaki Nath Bose, his through Facebook, twitter, WhatsApp etc. Most mother Prabhavati Devi and he had 6 sisters of the phones are connected to high speed and 7 brother. configuration like 3G, 4G and Wi–Fi. While there are so many advantages, there are few Soham Kinhikar disadvantages as well. Over usage of these Grade- 7E smartphones might harm our eyes, ears, SSRVM, Bengaluru East especially our brain. There are some content which is not suitable for children.Using technology and phones for a limited time would always be beneficial to all of us. Nanda Kishore Grade- 8C SSRVM, Bengaluru East 19

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Students’ Corner LIFE OF NETAJI SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE Subhas Bose was born in a large family in Orissa. NETAJI SUBHAS His mother tongue was Bengali. He was born on CHANDRA BOSE 23 January 1897. Shubas Chandra Bose was a politician. Subhas entered the Baptist Mission's Subhas Chandra Bose was born on (23rd Protestant European School in Cuttack in January 1879) and died on (18 August 1945). January 1902. Subhas Bose followed his five SubhasChandra Bose was an Indian Nationalist brothers again in 1913 to Presidency College, whose defiance of British authority in India. The Calcutta. A year earlier, he had befriended nickname of Subash Chandra Bose is -Netaji. Hemanth Kumar Sarkar, a confidant and partner The honorific Netaji was first applied to Bose in in religious yearnings. At Presidency, their Germany in early 1942 – by the Indian soldiers of emotional ties grew stronger. On February 1916 the Indishce Legion. SubhasChandra Bose was Bose was alleged to have masterminded, or born in a wealthy Bengali family in Orissa during participated in, an incident involving E. F. Oaten, the British Raj. The early recipient of Professor of History at Presidency. In 1943, after Anglocentric education, he was sent after being disillusioned that Germany could be of college to England to take the Indian Civil any help in gaining India's Independence, Bose Service examination. He later returned to India left for Japan. in 1921, to join the nationalist movement which was led by Mahatma Gandhi ji andthe Indian Laahiri Bellam National Congress. NetajiSubhas Chandra Bose Grade- 7E also participated in the war with British people. SSRVM, Bengaluru East He died because of third -degrees burn that happened in an airplane crash. Vishwateja Chilla Grade- 7E SSRVM, Bengaluru East 20

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Wall of Gratitude GRATITUDE Will we ever be satisfied with what we have? Why do we always want more? Why is it never enough? Gratefulness isn't just another thing we learn at school. It can change our perspective of life and the way we look at situations. It has the power of turning a morsel of food into a feast, a shabby hut into a home and what little we have into riches. Gratitude means to express appreciation for what you have. We get everything we want, don't we? But have we ever thought of it? Look around you, what do you see? I see a homeless girl walking around the streets in tattered clothes. l have shelter and clothing, and I'm grateful for it. I see a diseased old man abandoned by his family. Don 't we all hate it when our parents don't let us do as we please? But they care for you. We could have ended up worse like the old man who was abandoned. 20% of the world 's population are disabled. 30% are stricken with poverty, and more than 80% have health problems. We should be grateful that we're left out in this number. No matter how much money you have earned or the luxuries you live in, if you aren't satisfied and grateful for what you have, you will never be contented in life. To be grateful, you focus on the positive aspects of every situation. Every circumstance in life has at least one positive part in it to be grateful for. For example, in situations of poverty, one can be grateful for a loving family, and when you find that one good thing, your happiness will continue to blossom. Moreover, being grateful boosts your mood as you think of all things and people who helped you throughout your life-It can be family, your best friend, teachers, or even your pet lizard. :) S Dakshitha Grade- 7C SSRVM, Bengaluru East 21

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Wall of Gratitude GRATITUDE TO PARENTS “Maatru devo bhava| Pitru devo bhava||” 'Gratitude' means being thankful to someone who helps you in any way. I am very thankful to my parents for all the support and love they give me. My father taught me how to walk, ride a cycle and how to play games like badminton, cricket etc. He taught me discipline. He encourages me to participate in competitions, sports etc. We spend a lot of time together in solving puzzles and playing games. My mother helps when I do not understand something while studying. She makes tasty food for me everyday. She cooks something special atleast once a week. A mother is known as first guru. She has taught me cooking skills and I would help her in the kitchen. My parents not only facilitate education, they also teach life skills which is essential for our life. We go to trips and trekking together. They encourage me to mingle with friends. I have learnt the beauty of co-existence with nature, tips follow hygiene and use eco-friendly, organic and traditional materials and also ways to take care of our environment from my parents. They scold me sometimes, to make me understand of my mistakes and to help me go in the right path. As a family, we play together, stay together, trust each other. Anhinav Grade- 6A SSRVM, Bengaluru East 22

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SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Parents’ Feedback Thanks for conducting the science exhibition; It was a fantastic day…. Very well organized and the topics were very encouraging for kids to the exhibits were fabulous. It was a great show. learn new concepts. Innovative ideas like solar Your management and effort of the students ironing cart will trigger kids to get more and teacher looked amazing. They have shown innovative ideas. Appreciate your guidance for an immense confidence level in speaking skills. the exhibition. They got ample opportunity to explore through different concept and theme based activities. It Parent of DHRITI – 3B was an immense pleasure to see my son participating in Science. The arrangements, presentations, models and experiments were really good and also highly motivating for the kids. The best part was the coordination between teacher and students. Thank you so much Nutan ma'am. Many many congratulations to the entire school and team…… Keep it up. Parent of DIVYANSH SINGH – 3F Science exhibitions are really important as they The kids' presentation was excellent. The best pique student's interest in science and part was the teacher's summary of every single technology. Appreciate the efforts by school project. Bharati Ma'am encouraged every and the teachers in bringing wide range of student's performance. topics, helping students to prepare and Parent of CHRISANTO ARYAN MAHATO – 4G improvise by conducting multiple practice sessions. Big round of applause to all the Nice to see kids putting efforts. Thanks to all the students who participated with great teachers for giving such a nice learning enthusiasm! experience for them. Parent of ARNAV SINHA – 4F Parent of SANVI VIVEK BHAT – 3C 24

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SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: PP Grade: 1 In the month of January, our tiny tots learnt To make learning more interactive and about the different types of community experiential, the teacher explained the helpers and types of indoor games in detail. concept of clothing  to our grade 1 students by displaying different varieties of clothes. EXPERIENTIAL, INTERACTIVE AND JOYFUL LEARNING: Experiential learning help and support students in applying their knowledge and conceptual understanding to solve practical problems in different situations. At SSRVM BE, we create opportunities for students to improve their areas of strength and weakness by reflecting their learning in real situations. Grade: 2 Grade: 3 Students drew moon, stars and prepared a In Science, as a part of STEAM activity, beautiful wind chime to reinforce the children displayed their creativity by concept of 'Our Heavenly Bodies'. building a bird’s nest using the materials available at home. 26

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 In Science, children made three different waste bins with red, blue and green color and were asked to separate waste at their home (dry, wet and medical wastes). Grade: 5 Grade: 6 To reinforce the concept of ‘simple and Students were shown videos related to complex machines’, students identified few Urban Administration and Municipal machines from their house and discussed Governance to make them understand the about it in the class. different levels of administration system. Grade: 7 Grade: 8 The Newton disc model making activity was The students were shown a video regarding organised for students to make them a story of Justice as an introductory activity understand its usage and its functions. to the Political Science chapter. 27

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS Developing language skills is of absolute importance, as it helps to improve their social skills and become successful citizens. At SSRVM BE, students are given chances to experience the world around them in a better way with the help of literacy skills. Grade: PP Grade: 1 Our children learnt opposites for new An art integrated activity was done to words. They also learnt the sounds of “Uu”,” reinforce the concept of Punctuation. Vv”, “Ww” and  learnt the new words starting with these sounds. Grade: 3 Grade: 2 Big Word Challenge game was conducted  To reinforce the concept of Tenses, children for grade 2 students to improve their drew a Tenses Tree. vocabulary skills. 28

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 आज हमारे जीवन की सबसे मह पूण आव कता है पेड़ और पौधे | ‘पेड़- पौधों का मह ’ इस पाठ के मा म से छा ों ने पेड़ हमारे िलए The concept of Preposition was reinforced िकतने मह पूण ह? इसके बारे म जाना | पेड़- पौधों के िबना हमारा तथा through a fun drawing-based dictation activity. इस पृ ी का कोई अ नहीं है, पेड़ पौधे हमारे चारों ओर के Grade: 6 वातावरण को हरा-भरा बनाते ह और हम शु ऑ ीजन( ाणवायु) के साथ लकड़ी, ठं डी छाया और फल- फू ल तथा दवाएं देते ह, इन सब के बारे म  छा ो ं को काफी मह पूण जानकारी हािसल ई| Grade: 7 Students of grade 6 were asked to write a poem अ न् मासे छा ाणां कृ ते ि याकलापाथ पाठे िव मान एकं िवषयं on \"What if?\", by following a rhyming scheme. This activity helped students to enhance their द म्। छा ाः त क िवचारा संगृ िल खतव ः । अ न् writing skills, the importance of rhythm and the figures of speech.  ि याकलापेन छा ाणाम् एका ाः , समयब ता , वा टुता , अिभनय Grade:8 कौश ािन च वृ ः भवित Grade: 9 जनवरी महीने की गितिविध - Assessments was done to asses the language िकसी एक काय का चयन करना है और उस काय की पूित के िलए िकस skills of the students. -िकस चीज़ की आव कता पड़ेगी एवं िकस - िकस पड़ाव से होकर गुज़रना पड़ेगा ? इन त ों पर िवचार कर उस योज ना को मानुसार िलखने की गितिविध दी गई थी। छा ों ने इस गितिविध को बड़े ही रोचकता के साथ पूरा िकया। इस गितिविध के ारा छा ों ने का य के सफर के बारे म जानकारी ा करने म स म रहे। 29

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: PP Grade: 1 Children learnt number 8 and its value with a To reinforce the concept of measurement fun activity and made a spider with 8 leg and length, students measured the objects which helped them to improve their available at home using a ruler or a counting and motor skills. measuring tape. NUMERACY DEVELOPMENT SKILLS Numeracy is all about understanding and working with numbers. At SSRVM BE, we give constant practice to develop the numeracy skills of students as it gives them the ability to apply different logics and concepts needed for day-to-day life.  Grade: 2 Grade: 3 To reinforce the concept of shapes, children To reinforce the concept of Measurement of made 2D and 3D shapes using play dough Length, an activity was done, wherein and sticks, to help them visualize the children had to measure the length of each difference.  stick or straw using a scale. 30

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 To reinforce the concept of Decimals, a creative To reinforce the concept of Area and Perimeter activity was done, wherein children used crayons students were encouraged to make  a  Republic to shade the grid as instructed and later write Day card using a chart paper and found the area the fractions and decimals for the same. and perimeter of the same.  Grade: 6 Grade: 7 Students were involved in a juice making activity Students found the 'Area of Circle' by cutting to reinforce the concept of Ratio and Proportion. and rearranging the sectors of the circle into a parallelogram. Grade:8 Grade: 9 Students were given set of Co-ordinate points A n e x p e r i m e n t w a s  c o n d u c t e d t o fi n d and were asked to plot them, join the points and the volume of the sphere in OLABS identify the hidden picture. 31

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS Cognitive development is how humans acquire, organize, and learn to use knowledge. At SSRVM BE, teachers help the young minds to explore, understand the cause and effect to promote critical thinking skills. Grade: PP Grade: 1 Children learnt about  Pink color and Quizzes were organized using ICT tools identified objects related to Pink Color in during online classes for the cognitive their surroundings. development of students.  Grade: 2 Grade: 3 Quizzes were organized using ICT tools Games and quizzes were organized using during online classes for the cognitive ICT tools during online classes for the development of students. cognitive development of students. Children enjoyed the games and were able to perform well. 32

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 Games and quizzes were organized using ICT Students solved worksheets taught in the tools during online classes for the cognitive month of January. This helped to assess their development of students. Children enjoyed the cognitive skills.  games and were able to perform well. Grade: 7 Grade: 6 Students were involved in a 'Tenses Table' Students were given worksheets based on activity to test their grammar skills. lessons taught in the month. This is to assess their grasping skills based on their learning. Grade:8 Grade: 9 Students were given  worksheet based on the Students were given  worksheet based on the lessons taught in the month. This is to assess lessons taught in the month. This is to assess their comprehending skill based on the learning. their comprehending skill based on the learning. 33

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: PP Grade: 1 Our tiny tots were involved in activities like To ensure that children maintain good tracing, buttoning,  unbuttoning etc. to health and a calm mind, physical exercises develop their physical and motor skills. were performed during online class. PHYSICAL & MOTOR DEVELOPMENT SKILLS Regular physical activity promotes overall growth and development of students. At SSRVM BE, we provide various physical activities as it benefits the physical, motor and Psycosocial health of our students.  Grade: 2 Grade: 3 To ensure that children maintain good To ensure that children maintain good health and a calm mind, physical exercises health and a calm mind, physical exercises were performed during online class. were performed during online class.  34

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 To ensure that children maintain good health Physical education helps students to be fit. At and a calm mind, physical exercises were SSRVM BE, students were oriented about performed during online class. indoor games and its significance. Grade: 6 Grade: 7 Physical education helps students to be fit. At Students of grade 7 were involved in a lot of SSRVM BE, students were oriented about indoor memory games as it promotes their critical games and its significance. thinking skills and improves their attention to detail.  Grade:8 Grade: 9 Students performed warm up activities that Rules and regulations of playing Foot ball was helped them in their all-round development and taught to children makes them fit and active whole day. 35

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 HEALTH & NUTRITION Orienting students on nutritional education, provides a set of learning experiences and assists in healthy eating choices and other nutrition related behavior. Students of SSRVM BE are educated regularly on the importance of consuming healthy foods.  Grade: PP Grade: 3 Children were oriented about the As a part of imparting knowledge on Good importance of eating healthy foods and its Health & Nutrition, children were asked to consequence in building a healthy lifestyle. answer a quiz about the ‘Ayur vedic Properties of Flowers’ during Science Grade: 4 period.  Grade: 5  As a part of imparting knowledge on Good The first session of 2022 was based on the Health & Nutrition, children were asked to topic ‘Resolutions of 2022’. Students answer a quiz about the ‘Ayur vedic participated actively and shared their goals Properties of Flowers’ during Science and resolutions for the Newyear. period. 36

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 6 Grade: 7 Students  prepared a healthy Sev Puri, Students  prepared a healthy Sev Puri, using Monaco Biscuit and displayed it in a using Monaco Biscuit and displayed it in a creative way. creative way. Grade: 8 Grade: 9 In the month of January, students made tree Students made cakes which resembled small cakes which resembled small Christmas trees, Christmas trees and snowman which triggered and some made snowman triggering their their imagination skill. Students learnt the imagination skill. nutritional value of each ingredient used. Grade:10 Students made cakes which resembles small Christmas trees and  snow man which triggering their imagination skill . Students learnt the nutritional value of each ingredient used. 37

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: PP Grade: 1 At SSRVM, children performed multiple art To fascinate children about the different and craft activities related to the concepts beaches and types of sand, a virtual tour to like Chef cap, Police car, Spider etc. different beaches was organized. ART AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Regular involvement of students in art and cultural field should be a part of the curriculum, as arts also helps to improve academic performance and instill the values of culture in the young minds. At SSRVM BE, we encourage students to participate in art and cultural events. Grade: 2 Grade: 3 To fascinate children about the different To educate children about the rich beaches and types of sand, a virtual tour to culture and heritage of our country and different beaches was organized. to foster national integrity, a virtual tour to the 'Taj Mahal' in Agra was arranged. 38

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 To educate children about the rich culture and Students prepared beautiful rangoli using dots heritage of our country and to foster national as well free-hand.  They used beautiful colour integrity, a virtual tour to the ‘Taj Mahal' in Agra combinations to fill the rangoli and displayed was arranged. their creativity. Grade: 6 Grade: 7  Students prepared beautiful rangoli using dots Students of grade 7 were educated about the as well free-hand.  They used beautiful colour nuances and the varieties of African Tribal Art.  combinations to fill the rangoli and displayed their creativity. Grade: 9 Grade: 8 Portrait painting was Aboriginal Dot taught to Paintings and students In  the their Origin was month of learned in the January. month of January. Grade: 10  Mithila Painting was taught to students in the month of January. 39

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 INTEGRATED AND CROSS CURRICULUM Integrated and cross curriculum leads to deeper knowledge and retain the knowledge gained. At SSRVM BE, we follow this approach to help students pursue their learning in a holistic way.  Grade: PP Grade: 1 Children made triangle and square using During the month of January,  activities were toothpick and clay to reinforce the concept done wherein the topics in various subjects of shapes. were integrated with other subjects to help students have a better understanding of how the knowledge is applied in various fields.  Grade: 2 Grade: 3 During the month of January,  activities were During the month of January,  activities were done wherein the topics in various subjects done wherein the topics in various subjects were integrated with other subjects to help were integrated with other subjects to help students have a better understanding of how students have a better understanding of how the knowledge is applied in various fields.  the knowledge is applied in various fields. 40

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 During the month of January,  activities were Students designed a map and marked the done wherein the topics in various subjects were directions of reaching a destination. They also integrated with other subjects to help students identified the speed by marking distance and have a better understanding of how the time taken to travel. knowledge is applied in various fields.  Grade: 6 Students prepared a homemade magnetic compass using needle, bottle cap and a magnet. This activity helped them understand that magnets are used in identify directions. 41

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: PP Grade: 1 Children learnt a prayer under the guidance A life skill session on 'Responsibility' was of teacher. They were also oriented that conducted. Our health and wellness officer, prayer helps them to realize the importance oriented the students on the importance of of  ethical values. being accountable and responsible. SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS Social and emotional development refers to the areas of soft skills which helps in the progress of self-awareness and emotional maturity. At SSRVM BE, story pedagogy is used across each subject to instill positive thoughts that help them to be stable both socially and emotionally.  Grade: 2 Grade: 3 A life skill session on 'Responsibility' was A poster making activity was conducted conducted. Our health and wellness officer, wherein, students expressed their creativity oriented the students on the importance of through written language, drawing and being accountable and responsible. displayed their responsibilities. 42

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 8 To express their love and gratitude to their Class teachers dedicate some quality time with an  mothers, students wrote a paragraph about aim to understand the child in a better light and  their wonderful memories with their mother.  also to give them an opportunity to speak about their concerns if any.. Grade: 9 Class teacher's period helps the students to create a bond with the teacher. 43

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 360-DEGREE ASSESSMENT ‘Assessment is a perpetual work in progress’.  At SSRVM BE, we follow 360-degree assessment, which is holistic and provides a multidimensional report on students’ performance and progress as well as the uniqueness of each student and suggest them ideas to perform better.  Grade: PP Grade: 1 Our students were involved in a 'One minute As a part of 360-degree assessment, various game' as a part of assessment. online quizzes and live worksheets were d e s i g n e d t o a s s e s s t h e  l e a r n i n g and understanding of concepts in children. Grade: 2 Grade: 3 As a part of 360-degree assessment, various NEP 2020 focusses on overall development online quizzes and live worksheets were of students and therefore emphasizes 360- d e s i g n e d t o a s s e s s t h e  l e a r n i n g degree assessment. Various online quizzes and understanding of concepts in children and live worksheets were designed to assess the learning and understanding of concepts in children. 44

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 Grade: 4 Grade: 5 NEP 2020 focusses on overall development of Assessment is a key component as it helps students and therefore emphasizes 360-degree students to determine the understanding of assessment. Various online quizzes and live each concept. It also motivates them to give out worksheets were designed to assess the learning and their best. understanding of concepts in children. Grade: 7 Grade: 6 The assessment allows the student to become The assessment allows the student to become more active and engaged in their learning more active and engaged in their learning process. It improves their learning skills and process. It improves their learning skills and inspire them to work towards their goals. inspire them to work towards their goals. Grade: 8 Grade: 9 The 360 Degree Evaluation Model provided a Assessments of core concepts and knowledge, comprehensive evaluation of the student and critical higher order skills and its application in real life information for the faculty ensuring individual student situations. Moving away from rote learning is and cohort data and ability to analyze cohort themes. done in 360 degree assessment. Grade: 10 Self -Assessment and Peer -assessment are used as a part of Internal Assessment. Worksheets were discussed in classes in detail and were asked to assess self as well amongst peer based on the groups divided. 45

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY AND CELEBRATIONS Sisters’ Day Bhanumathi Narasimhan is the sister of Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a great humanitarian leader and ambassador of peace. She shares her vision for a stress-free and violence-free world. On her birthday, children were oriented that, for over three decades she has been committed in bringing a positive social transformation with a focus on education, environment and women empowerment. She works on enabling people to handle their negative emotions and stress with meditation and breathing techniques. She has helped them regain their self-confidence and come to the forefront to take responsibility for a harmonious society through service. 46

SSRVM Magazine Bengaluru East January 2022 SPECIAL ASSEMBLY AND CELEBRATIONS National Road Safety Week SSRVM Bangalore East has celebrated Road safety week to create awareness among the young students about the importance of various road safety rules. Many innocent lives perish on the road every day. Indian roads, witness accidents every hour. As per the reports of the Indian Government, India ranks first in the number of road accident deaths across 199 countries. Accidents on the road occur due to speeding, drunk driving, potholes, carelessness etc. Considering the increasing deaths owing to road accidents, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways decide to celebrate a National Road Safety Week to create awareness on road safety. The theme for this year is 'Suraksha Jeevan Raksha'. During the celebration, awareness was created amongst students using posters, banners, short videos etc.  47