THE CHEVIOT

GAZETTE We welcome you to

the revamped

Cheviot GAZETTE.

There will be four issues every year and we will try to bring to you all the news and happen-ings in the school, im-portant news from around the world, fun activities, amazing de-bate topics, fun facts and much more. Stay tuned for all the ex-citement and give us your valuable feedback to help us improve fur-ther.

Dear Parents, The new academic session 2016-17 began with great enthusiasm and excitement. The months from April to July were filled with fun activities like splash, water play, out and about ,“ A week full of days”, Green is in and Speak up kids. These days were informative which allowed the children to ex-plore and discover and brought in a lot of excitement. Child-hood is the time to instill life long eating and exercise habits that contribute to good health. Nutrition affects children’s abil-ity to learn, develop and stay healthy throughout life.

FEW TIPS FOR BASIC MEAL PLANNING

Be a good role model. It is important to try new foods and new ways of preparing them.

Buy a variety of healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables and whole grain breads and cereals.

Set specific times for meals and snacks.

Limit sugary-high fat snacks.

Encourage children to drink plenty of water or milk, not empty-calorie fruit drinks.

Avoid adding excessive salt to foods.

Be adventurous. Have a “New Food Night” each week.

Avoid junk food.

Be creative: use texture, size, colour and variety when think-ing up new food ideas.

Help your children to understand why some foods are better than others.

Enjoy happy meal times with your children.

From the Director’s Desk

Note: Students of Brownies participated in the poll.

Volume 1 Page 1 2016-17 , July 18th 2016.

Elves:- Taking a step higher after successfully completing Foundation, children had the mixed feelings of excitement and anxiousness to be a part of Elves. The amazing Lab sys-tem was an initial challenge, but the children are well settled now.

Brownies:- With the proud feeling of being the senior most class of Cheviot Kids, children entered the doors of Brownies.

Foundation:- Innocent teary eyes looking for known faces and parents being nostalgic to send their loved ones to a new environment, was the scenario of the first day at school for Foundation. The highlight of the week was the musical story dramatization created and pre-sented by the Foundation teachers. It really brought a smile on the children’s faces.

The big question:

Vote for your favourite subject English, Math, Theme or Art

Art 35%

Math 18%

Theme 28%

English 19%

Green Earth Day: 22nd April

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Out and About: Field trip to Hyper city

VISIT TO THE

HYPERCITY MALL

Energy, enthusiasm, excitement would be the three

perfect words to describe the feelings of children

on their first Out and About trip of the year.

Cheviot Kids is a Green School . To celebrate Earth Day we distributed our own jute bags

to encourage children’s parents and teachers to use these bags and say no to plastic.

Insight into the Curriculum for the Elves and the Brownies was a

hit with the parents as it gave them a clear understanding of the entire years’ sylla-

bus and how this course is delivered for effective learning . They were shown the

teaching aids used in the classrooms to introduce ,explain, explore or learn various

given topics across all the core areas of learning. Parents went back with lots of

information and confidence to walk hand in hand with the school for the 360 de-

gree learning of the Children.

Insight to the curriculum ( Elves & Brownies)

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“SPLASH” Water play

Splish ! Splash ! we all went jumping into the cool pool

of water on this SPLASH. Water play has always been

an attraction for young children and Cheviot is no ex-

ception in that. But we definitely stand out in the way

we plan and execute our events. Children and teachers

drenched from head to toe in water couldn’t stop smil-

ing and giggling during the water play. Apart from be-

ing a fun activity it also provides a huge exploring and

experimenting ground for our young kids. Hence we

commence our first event on a very happy note and

eagerly wait for the others to come.

Q1 What sport is played at the Euro Cup ?

A) Soccer B) Tennis C) Badminton

Q2. What is the group of the following animals/birds/

insects called?

A) Crow B) Bats C) Fish

Q3. Which objects are seen in the night sky?

A) Moon B) Stars C) Planets D) All of the above

All the activities conducted were based on TEACH-LEARN-ENGAGE principles

FUN QUIZ !!!

1. Give any 2 words in the English

Language which

ends with „dous‟

2. A group of Kangaroos is

called a _________

3. A group of Rhinos

is called a _______

4. A group of

________ is called

a parliament

5. What is the dot

on top of the let-

ter „i‟ or „j‟ called ?

6. Which famous

children‟s board

game originated

in India?

Answers on the last page

DID YOU KNOW?

Answers on the last page

Quiz 1 Quiz 2

Green Is in…..

Green is the colour of prosperity and happiness.

So how could Cheviot Kids remain untouched by

the same. The day was planned meticulously to

provide experience that we hope will last a life

time. A wonderful skit on “My Future Plight” was

put up by the teachers to help the children un-

derstand the importance of wise and better use of

our natural resources. Every event becomes a

grand success because of our parents involve-

ment and enthusiasm. TOGETHER WE CAN AND

WE SHAL BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW FOR

OUR NEXT GENERATION. We should always re-

member that we do not handover our Earth to our

children, but we borrow it from them.

“My doll is My Favourite toy. I eat, play, study and

even sleep with it.” Heer Patel -Brownies C

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Speak up Kids – This is my fa-

vourite toy….this time Show and tell was all about their favourite toy.

They were proudly introducing their

favourite possession to their peer

group. This event always helps chil-

dren to get rid of their inhibitions

and talk confidently in front of the teachers and friends.

“My favourite toy is this doggy. It is soft. And this is my birthday gift” Varya Bhatt -Elves C.

DID YOU KNOW…. Earth is the only planet not to be named after a GOD !

Football

Parents Enrichment Programme By Director

Jodo Gyan Shiksha held a two day Mathematics workshop for the teachers showcasing in-novative methods of teaching.

A speech and drama workshop by Helen

O‟Grady was conducted for the teachers.

The trainer guided the teachers on various aspects of soft skills, importance of expres-

sion, voice modulation and lateral thinking.

Our Director, Ms. Bhavani Raghuraman, a vet-eran, with over 40 years of experience in educa-tion, held parent enrichment workshops on :

Foundation : Parenting is for a life time

Elves: Handling emotions

Brownies: Discipline is an art.

The talk was highly appreciated by the parents.

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Tata Edge Classes

The schoo l has

introduced a new smart

board system called

Tata Edge classes. The

children can look forward to loads of

excitement with out-

standing animations,

interactive games etc.

The newest member of our Cheviot programme… FOOTBALL .

Sports has always been and integral part of our curriculum. Thus

this year we have introduced football. Watching our super kids

enthusiasm has been amazing.

Workshops at School

A 2 days workshop by “Heartfulness” was

organized by the school for the teachers. It

talked about the techniques of medita-tion and its benefits.

Factopedia

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DID YOU KNOW...

A Giraffe cannot make any sound

and can never yawn. zzzzzzzzzzz

Academics

Foundation

DID YOU KNOW...

Ants never sleep.

DID YOU KNOW...

Cats rub their noses to greet

each other.

DID YOU KNOW...

A Crocodile cannot stick

it’s tongue out.

The innovative Treasure box at Foundation is a real hit! Eve-ry week a surprise character pops out and narrates amazing moral and value based stories !

Talking aloud is encouraged at Foundation. Every home-room session a leader is chosen from amongst the children. The leader introduces him/herself and leads the session!!

Academics

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Academics

All the activities conducted were based on Teach-Learn-Engage Principle. With the rain setting in and the trees taking the various

hues of green the Brownies started the project on trees.

The children were taught the various parts of the tree,

making them aware that each part is important. The

children moved on to creating a tree of their own, by

doing various activities… Thus the children were

taught; they learnt and engaged themselves into a fun

activity to make the concept stronger.

Brownies

The tiny buds of Elves that are slowly

blooming worked on the project of Plants. In

the various sessions the children differenti-ated between plants and animals and were

able to tell why a plant is different from an

animal.

The young learners of Elves are gradually moving ahead. They simply love playing the

“matching letter” games in the English lab

with various teaching aids. They are able to

match the capital and small letters using spoons and cards. Thus setting the stage for

higher learning.

Elves

Opening of 3 streams in

Grade XI

As we grow from strength to strength a

new milestone has been achieved at

Cygnus World School as we opened

our Portals for Grade-XI, in the new

academic session 2016-17. The Senior

Secondary wing with grade XI started

with 3 main streams Science, Com-

merce and Humanities.

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Excellent Result of Grade X (First Batch)

We are extremely proud to announce the results of our 1st BATCH of Grade X stu-dents at the CBSE Board Examination.

A Week Full Of days... Day 1 Spider Day

Day 2: Dot Day Day 3: Jumbled up

Day

Day 4: Michelangelo Day

A week full days was a week full of

fun. We began with fun facts and ac-

tivities with Mr. Busy Spider. Then

we went on making a mark in our

own way with a dot. Followed by hi-

larious fun filled activities on the

jumbled up day. Day four made us

fearless painters like Michelangelo

thus engaging ourselves in a up side

down painting session. Last but not

the least came the Hat day where we

adorned ourselves with different

hats. It was indeed a week full of fun

and learning.

Day 5:

Hat Day

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PARENT’S TALK

Parents of Vidhi

Shah Brownies A

“Cheviot Kids are all

Rounder's ! The

Best.”

Parents of Jaival Trivedi Elves

B – “This is the most fantastic ,

well organized, well run and friendly school I have ever come

across and I am delighted that

my child is studying here. I feel

proud to bring my son to Chevi-

ot Kids.”

Parents of Yatharth Rai

Foundation B – “It has

been a wonderful journey with Cheviot Kids.

Yatharh comes out from

the school with a big

smile which gives satis-

faction to us . “

Quiz 1 Answers : 1. hazardous/horrendous/stupendous/tremendous 2. Mob 3. Crash 4. Owls 5. Tittle 6. Snakes & Ladders Quiz 2 Answers : 1. Soccer 2. a) murder b) Colony c) school 3. D

A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO… Upcoming events

- Olympic week, Teacher‟s Day, Navratri Celebration, Book week, History Days, Class Presentation

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