G.N. KHAITAN SPORTS FEST -2014

Endeavour

The pristine premises of

KPS Sports Complex

were filled with exuber-

ance as the school cele-

brated G.N. Khaitan

Inter School Sports

Fest 2014. The fest com-

menced on 22nd Novem-

ber and continued till

29th November 2014, in

which more than 50

schools participated in

major tournaments like

T-20 Cricket, Basket-

ball (Boys and Girls),

Table-Tennis, Tennis,

Skating and Roller

Skating, etc. The Edu-

cation Director Ms.

Geeta Varshneya inau-

gurated the fest.

In Cricket,

Karl Huber

School, Noida

bagged 1st posi-

tion, 2ndposition

was achieved

by Vanasthali

Public School,

Vasundhra.

Sachin Yadav of

Karl Huber School was

declared the Man of the

Match who took 5 wick-

ets in 4 overs and Sujay

Negi was declared the

Man of the Series. In

Basketball (Overall

Boys) DDPS, Go-

vindpuram bagged-1st

position, Khaitan Public

School, Sahibabad-2nd

position. In Basketball

(Overall Girls) Amity

International School,

Noida achieved the 1st

position while D.A.V,

Sahibabad-2nd position.

In Tennis (Overall)

Pragyan School, Great-

er Noida and DPSG,

Vasundhra bagged 1st &

2nd position respec-

tively. In Skating

(Overall) Everest

Public School, Sa-

hibabad achieved

the 1st position

while Khaitan Pub-

lic School, Sahiba-

bad-2nd position. In

Roller Skating

(Overall) Khaitan

Public School, Sa-

hibabad and G.D

Goenka, Sonepat

bagged 1st and 2nd

position respective-

ly. In Table Tennis

(Overall boys)

DDPS, Sanjay Na-

gar achieved-1st po-

sition while DDPS,

Govindpuram

bagged the 2nd posi-

tion; and in (Overall

girls) DDPS, Go-

vindpuram-1st posi-

tion while Khaitan

Public School, Sa-

hibabad-2nd position.

Contd….

December, 2014

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Inside this issue: KPS Headlines 1 - 4

Khaitanians Rock 5 - 6

KPS Assemblag-

es 7

Medley of Ac-

tivities 8

Creative Out-

pour 9 - 11

Tasty Bites 12

Science Corner 13

Reading Galore 14

Newsmakers 15 - 16

Dance in Educa-

tion 17

Special Educa-

tor‟s Desk 18

Birthday Bash! 19

Celebrations 20 - 21

Editor‟s Desk 22

December, 2014

Participating Teams –

Sports Fest DPS RK Puram, New Delhi

Faculty High School Guwahati, Assam

DAV Sahibabad, Gzb.

Step by Step, Noida.

Guru Gram School, Gurgaon.

Kendriya Vidyalaya No.1, Hindon

Vanasthali Public School, Indirapuram.

Nehru World School, Gzb.

Karl Huber School, Noida.

Father Agnel, Greater Noida.

Deep Memorial Public School, Gzb.

Pragyan School, Noida.

KDB School.

Thakur Dwarka School.

DDPS Govind Puram

DDPS Sanjay Nagar.

Columbia Foundation School.

Ramagya School, Noida.

Indirapuram Public School, Pratapvihar.

Gurukul The school

Apeejay School, Noida

Global Indian International School

Ryan International, Ghaziabad

Bal Bharti Public School, Noida

St. Teresa School

Indus Valley Public School

Shemrock Foundation

Khaitan Public School, Noida

Cambridge School, Indirapuram

Amity International School, Noida

Indirapuram Public School Parivartan Public School.

Presidium School, Indirapuram

Somerville School

Seth Anandram Jaipuria, Indirapuram

St. Francis, Indirapuram

Khaitan Public school, Sahibabad.

Air Force School, Hindon.

GD Goenka, Sonepat.

DPSG,Vasundhara

It was an awesome experience .

Kuhoo Tiwari (XI C)

I loved the spirit of the game and that of the

participants. Himanshu (XI B)

Participating in such events is always looked

forward by the students. Nikita Gupta (X B)

Sports instills in us discipline and leadership

skills; and this fest has helped us, to do the

same. Tushar Motla (Sports Captain)

Contd… Sports Fest

The School celebrated the Closing Ceremony of

the Sports Fest on 29th November with great

fervour and zest. The Chief Guest Mr. Anil

Chaudhary, Chairman of DDCA (Delhi & Dis-

trict Cricket Association) Umpiring Committee

graced the occasion with his presence. The BCCI

has also awarded him with the Best Umpire

Award in 2014. Mr. Kiran Pal Rana, the Inter-

national Volleyball Player was the Guest of Hon-

our who addressed the audience with his inspir-

ing words. The Guests emphasized on the im-

portance of sports, and the safety measures to be

taken while playing. The Winning team and

Players were awarded with trophies and medals

by the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour. The

students of the school presented an enthralling

dance performance and the school band rocked

the stage. The Education Director, Ms. Gee-

taVarshneya presented the report of Sports

Fest 2014. Tushar Motla, Sports Captain ex-

tended the Vote of Thanks and the Chief Guest

announced the Fest Closed.

December, 2014

Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad in collaboration with Career Crafts organized Career Fair-Inspiration- 3 on 6th

December, 2014 for the students of Classes IX –XII. More than 1000 students from various schools participated in the

fair. The programme commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp by the Education Director, Ms. Geeta

Varshneya. Students attempted an Aptitude Test in the beginning of the programme which was followed by an interac-

tive and enriching session on various career options available these days. Mr. Saibal Dutta, CEO, Microchip, Mr.

Pankaj Sharma, Director Admissions, NIIT, Mr. Gaurav Kwatra, Pearl Academy, Mr. Anandya Mitra, Head Stu-

dent Acquisition, Whistling Woods, Mr. Manoj Pandey, Director Academics, SRM University, Mr. Ankur Arora,

Faculty ITS, Mr. Jaideep Malhotra, Vice President, Universal Business School gave wonderful presentations and

addressed the students. This mega educational event was a grand success. It provided students with varied career op-

tions available and helped them widen their horizons of learning.

Views:

Silverline Prestige School - The session was quite interesting.

St. Thomas School - The session was informative and inspiring. (Sneha Singh – Teacher)

DDPS Everything was good. (Mohit - Student) Very inspiring. (Tanvi Kaushik – Student)

It was all about engineering. We were aiming to get more. (Prarthaha Garg - Student) Seemed like they were promoting colleges. (Rohan Gupta – Student)

It was good and gave a lot of information. (Hetan Gupta - Student)

KPS Amazing experience, full of inspiration and we came to know more about engineering. (Vaishnavi

Shukla – Student)

Doing programmes like this is a good exposure for everyone. (Apoorva – Student)

I enjoyed it.It helped me enhance my knowledge about Careers for my life.(Varnit Sharma – Student)

The programme showed us the right path towards Future. (Rupal – Student)

Compiled by : Rupal Handoo (X B)

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Khaitan Public School, Rajendra Nagar, Sahibabad is euphoric to

be the venue partner for the Zonal and City Championship which is

scheduled to be held jointly by the Reliance Foundation and Na-

tional Basketball Association of India (NBA) from Dec. 05, 2014

to Dec. 12, 2014 in three different zones. This mega sports event

was held at the KPS Sports Complex on 6th December, 2014.

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a global sports and

media business built around three professional sports leagues: The

National Basketball Association (North America), The Women’s

National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development

League. The league has established a major international presence

with offices in 14 markets worldwide and games and programming

in 215 countries.

Reliance Foundation Jr. NBA Program is a comprehensive youth

basketball initiative that applies the positive values to engage and

influence the lives of Indian boys and girls. The main focus is on

inspiring youth to adopt a healthy active lifestyle by integrating bas-

ketball in their routine.

Khaitan sportsmen have long reigned in the sports arena and have

carved a reputation for excellence. The 7.5 acres Khaitan Sports

Complex is fully equipped with synthetic courts and basketball rings

and offers a variety of sports activities. Here, history is created every

day. This championship is surely going to be inscribed with golden

scores in the history of Khaitan. Kudos!

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Ishita Rawat (X B) bagged the Best Interjector title in the Inter

School Debate Competition named Savodhaya. This competition

was organized by Delhi Public School, Vasundhara on 28th

November, 2014.

Students of KPS participated in an Inter-School Competi-

tion titled ‘Khoj’ organized by Indirapuram Public School,

Ghaziabad and bagged the 3rd Position in the category ‘It’s

My Line Anyway.’ The winners are as follows: Amit Kumar

(VIII B); Gauranga Voothla (VIII B); Prateek Sinha (VIII

B) & Divyank Srivastav (VII B)

3rd Position in the category ‘Mathurdle Treasure

Quest.’ The winners are : Kabir Sharma (III A); Ashray

Gupta IV A) & Shubham Jain (V C)

1st Position in the category ‘Artistica Poetica.’ The

winners are Gurpreet Singh (VII B) & Divyank Sri-

vastav (VII B)

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KPS participated in an Inter -School Competition titled

‘Ethos’ organized by Vivekanand School, Anand Vihar.

Sashrika Surya (VIII A) bagged the 1st Position in the

category ‘Swarsarita.’

1st Position in the category ‘Ekanki.’ The winners

are as follows: Deeksha (VI A); Mayank Dubey

(VI B); Deepanshu Rai (VII A); Himanshi Rana

(VII A); Tamish Bauntiyal (VII A); Yashika

Bhatnagar (VII A); Sourish Mahajan (VII D); Vi-

dushi Sharma (VII D); Paras Bhardwaj (VII D) &

Manan Arora (VIII A )

3rd Position in the category ‘IT Crossword.’ The winners are as

follows: Amit Kumar (VIII B) & Arjun Sharma (VIII B)

The Gautam Budh Nagar District Table Tennis Champi-

onship was organized by Gautam Budh Nagar District

Table Tennis Association from

3rd to 5th December, 2014.

In the Sub Junior (U-15) category Tarushi Bansal won the

1st Position and Tavishi Bansal bagged the 2nd Position.

In the Jr. Girls (U-17) category Tavishi Bansal bagged the

3rd Position. In the Youth (U-19) category Tavishi

Bansal won the 1st Position and Tarushi Bansal bagged

the 2nd Position. In the Women's category (U-21) - Ta-

rushi Bansal bagged the 1st Position. Kudos to both!

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Class X B presented an assembly on the theme

‘Social Networking Sites’. It commenced with the

morning prayer. This was followed by Thought &

News of the day. Students presented their views on the advantages and disadvantages of Social Net-

working Sites and recited a meaningful poem relat-ed to the topic.

Khaitan Public School, Sahibabad organized a workshop on Road Safety & Traffic Rules on 25th

November, 2014 for the students of Classes IX – to XI. Mr. Anil Kumar (Traffic Inspector) and his

team shared valuable information about traffic rules and the do’s and don’t while driving. Mr. Bal-

beer Singh (Traffic Sub-Inspector) also made the students aware of the importance of driving li-cense. The students took the oath to follow the traffic rules sincerely. It was an informative and in-

teractive workshop.

Class VII C conducted an assembly with great zeal and en-

thusiasm. They introduced their theme ‘Indian Industries’

with a riddle. They shared information about four main Indi-

an Industries with the help of props. They also discussed

‘How Paper is made’? Kumar Saurav recited a beautiful po-

em by Sarojini Naidu on ‘INDIAN WEAVERS’. At the

end, a wonderful skit was presented by Anishma, Muskan

and Aryan Jain on the topic ‘Whether Industrialization is a

boon or bane’.

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A JAP session was

conducted from 8th

December, 2014 to

10th December,

2014 for Classes VII

A and VII B. The

students were en-

lightened about the

different career op-

tions available in to-

day‟s world. They

were encouraged to

break the convention-

al myth and choose

the careers of their choice. Students were divided

into 8 groups according to their areas of interest

namely Sports, Entertainment, Dance, Cars,

Jewellery, Fashion, Engineering and Advertis-

ing. Each group had a mentor to guide and encour-

age the group members. At the end of the session,

the students gave wonderful presentations.

Caprisun, a juice company, conducted fun- filled

activities for the children of Classes III to VII.

They played various games like building a pyramid,

putting a puzzle together, etc. The children enthusi-

astically participated in all the games. The winners

were given gift hampers. They got their photo-

graphs clicked with the Caprisun mascot too.

A homonym is a word that is said or spelled the same way as another word but

has a different meaning. "Write” and “right” is a good example of a pair of

homonyms. Examples

By: Radhika Singhal (XI C)

Gilt (gold-plated)

Guilt (done something wrong)

Fairy (imaginary magic person)

Ferry (river-crossing boat)

Emigrate from (leave one country)

Immigrate to (enter another country)

Elicit (to bring out)

Illicit (unlawful)

Days (more than one day)

Daze (to bewilder) Capital (city)

Capitol (wealth and resources)

Band (a group)

Banned (forbidden) Accept (to receive)

Except (excluding)

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Spare the rod, Spoil the child. Spare the rod and spoil the child – a phrase that is commonly heard by

all of us. But what does it mean? This phrase implies that if children are

not punished physically then they will become spoilt. I don’t believe that

at all. Sparing the rod does not spoil the child. A child is after all just a

child!

If you start abusing a child from an early age, then that child will have a

traumatized childhood and that will affect the child’s future as well. Of-

ten parents think that the best way to stop the child from making mistakes is by hitting him. But what

they forget is that, if a child does not make mistakes then the child will never learn his follies. Mis-

takes teach us valuable lessons. A parent will not always be there in a child’s life. Children need to

learn the difference between what’s right and what’s wrong and that is something that cannot be

spoon-fed.

Parents need to let their children learn some things themselves. Apart from this, parents who hit

their children are not building a strong relationship with them. The child will become scared of shar-

ing anything with his parents and will keep his feelings bottled-up. A child may even begin to resent

his parents once he is a teenager or else might undergo depression later on in their lives.

Teenage – it is such an important stage in every individual’s life. What happens in this stage may

very well shape up a person’s future. It can create strong, happy individuals and it can also create

adults who hate their lives. This is also the age when teenagers feel they are not kids anymore and

become rebellious. Teenagers who are hit by their parents may even become involved in criminal ac-

tivities and can become addicted to vices such as alcohol and drugs and ruin their lives. For example-

Everyone knows who a bully is and everyone hates bullies. But has anyone ever tried to know why a

bully is the way he is? Well, most of the time it’s because their parents have hit them and they have a

lot of pent-up frustration which they take out by behaving violently with little kids. Also, the parents

who hit their children create a vicious cycle as their child may behave in the same way when he

grows up.

Children are innocent. They need love, compassion and understanding by their parents. Yes, they

will make mistakes; making mistakes and learning from them is a part of their growing up. Children

will be more driven to please their parents if their parents are not violent. So, spare the rod. It doesn’t

spoil the child. Scolding a child is fine but hitting them physically never bears fruit.

By : Nikita Gupta (X B)

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RISING FROM THE ASHES….

A TRUE STORY

Newspapers these days

are usually full of re-

ports about robberies,

murders and cases of

molestation. Often

those committing such

crimes are young peo-

ple.

Akhilesh Paul, the

first guest in this segment, has a similar

story. Paul, who grew up in a slum, took to

a life of crime very early in life. A chance

encounter with Professor Vijay Barse, found-

er of ‘Slum Soccer,’ changed the course of

his life.

In this segment are sisters, Geeta and Bab-

ita Kumari Phogat. Born in rural Haryana,

they battled gender prejudice, even within

their homes. Today they are medal winning

champions, thanks to the support of their

father Mahabir Singh Phogat who never let

his daughters feel they were less equal or

less strong than boys.

By :Himanshu Pandey (XI C)

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You better watch out You better not cry

Better not pout I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town He's making a list

And checking it twice; He's gonna find out

Who's naughty or nice Santa Claus is coming to town

He sees you when you're sleeping He knows when you're awake

He knows if you've been bad or good So be good for goodness sake!

You better watch out! You better not cry

You better not pout I'm telling you why

Santa Claus is coming to town

By : Gunjan Sanghi (XI C)

FORGIVENESS

Forgiveness is never cut and dried

Only you will know if you even tried

Raw grief, hurt and anger from others you may hide

Give your gift of forgiveness and forget about your pride

If being unforgiving eats you up inside

Vain thoughts, that you will not need the rest of your life

Even if forgiveness you have never sought

Never realizing how much pain you wrought

Eventually when you ask for forgiveness

Surreal is the way your heart will feel

So.. With Forgiveness your heart will be filled.

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Ingredients :

2 Pieces of Britannia Cake

100gm whipped cream

1 Strawberry

1 Orange

1 Pineapple

1 Small glass to serve.

Method :

Take a glass. Crush the Britannia Cake, put it in the glass,

pour some whipped cream; put some Blackberry, Straw-

berry pieces then again pour some whipped cream and

now add all fruits at the top for garnishing. Keep the fruit

pudding in the refrigerator for 1 hour and 30 minutes. Now

the chilled fruit pudding is ready to serve. You can serve it

in a glass bowl.

By : Saatvik Rastogi (V B)

Q.: What do you like to eat in school canteen and why?

Ans: School canteen is a place where children gather to

have a bite of something different from what is in their

regular lunch boxes. I like to eat Patties in my school can-

teen because it tastes good. Its upper layer is crispy. I like to eat it with tomato sauce.

I always share it with my friends. Canteen meals make my day enjoyable. Our school can-

teen provides meal at reasonable price. It provides varieties of delicious food like Sandwich,

Rajma Rice, Pao Bhaji etc. Attendants of our canteen pay proper attention to the cleanliness

and hygiene.

By : Bhoomi Saxena (IV B)

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THE FIREPROOF BALLOON Balloons are rather fragile things. You know that they must be kept away from

sharp objects. They should also be kept away from

flames. A fire can weaken the rubber and cause it to burst. However,

in this experiment you will find out how you can hold a balloon di-

rectly in a flame without breaking it.

Material required

Two round balloons, not inflated

Several matches

Water

Procedure

Inflate one of the balloons and tie it closed. Place 60 ml of water in the other balloon, then

inflate it and tie it shut.

Light a match and hold it under the first balloon. Allow the flame to touch the balloon.

What happens? The balloon breaks, perhaps even before the flame touches it.

Light another match. Hold it directly under the water in the second balloon. Allow the

flame to touch the balloon. What happens with this balloon? The balloon does not break.

You may even see a black patch of soot form on the outside of the balloon above the

flame.

By : Ritika Rana (X A)

FLOATING TOMATO Material Required

Two glasses of water; Some salt; A tomato (egg, potato etc.) & a spoon

Procedure

Take two glasses of water.

Put tomato in any one of them.

Stir a couple of teaspoons of salt in another glass of water.

Take out the tomato and put it in the glass of salted water.

Observation

When you will put tomato in the first glass, you will see that the tomato is sinking to the

bottom of the glass.

After that when you will put the tomato in the second glass of salted water, the tomato is

floating.

Result

Although tomatoes are denser than fresh water, the salt water is even denser than the tomatoes,

so they float in it.

By : Saurabh Bhati (IX D)

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Panchatantra is perhaps the oldest collection of Indian Fables

which is still surviving. It was written around 200 B.C. by

the great Hindu scholar Pandit Vishnu Sharma. Panchatantra

means “the five books”. It is a “Nitishastra” which means

book of wise conduct in life. The book is written in the form

of simple stories and each story has a moral and philosophi-

cal theme.

All of us have read or heard tales of Panchatantra at some

point of time or other in our life. I wanted to get hold of the

complete book and read it in Hindi and luckily found the

book in a book festival and finished reading it recently.

As the name says, the book is divided into five different prin-

ciples: Identifying Friends, Making Friends, Crows and Owls

and Loss or Gains. The author has used specific animal be-

haviours and instincts to provide insights on various princi-

ples. These stories have been translated, adopted and retold

in almost all cultures around the world and are known in dif-

ferent forms. But the main idea still remains the same, „learn from the animal behaviour and

use that to make your life better‟.

I had a really great time reading these stories. Among all the stories of Panchatantra, the sto-

ries which I like the most are „The Hare that Outwitted the Lion‟, „Blue Jackal‟ and „The

Ass in a Leopard‟s Skin‟.

So far, the rating is concerned I would like to give five stars to this amazing book called

Panchatantra.

Rating :

*****

By: Riddhima Ghosh (IV B)

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Kailash Satyarthi, born on 11 January 1954, Vidisha,

India is a children‟s right advocate and an activist

against child labour. He was the founder the Bachpan

Bachao Andolan, 1980 and has acted to protect the

rights of more than 83,000 children from 144 coun-

tries. It is largely because of Satyarthi‟s work and activism that the International Labour Organization has

adopted the Convention No. 182 on the worst forms of child labour, which is now a principal guideline for

governments around the world.

In 1980, he gave up his career as a teacher and became secretary general for the Bonded Labor Liberation

Front; he also founded the Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Mission) that year. He has also

been involved with the Global March Against Child Labor and its international advocacy body, the Interna-

tional Center on Child Labor and Education (ICCLE), which are worldwide coalitions of NGOs, teachers

and trades unionists. He has also served as the President of the Global Campaign for Education, from its

inception in 1999 to 2011, having been one of its four founders alongside ActionAid, Oxfam and Education

International.

In addition, he established GoodWeave International as the first voluntary labelling, monitoring and

certification system of rugs manufactured without the use of child-labour in South Asia.This latter

organisation operated a campaign in Europe and the United States in the late 1980s and early 1990s with

the intent of raising consumer awareness of the issues relating to the accountability of global corporations

with regard to socially responsible consumerism and trade. Satyarthi has highlighted child labour as a

human rights issue as well as a welfare matter and charitable cause.

He has argued that it perpetuates poverty, unemployment,illiteracy, population growth, and other social

problems and his claims have been supported by several studies. He has also had a role in linking the

movement against child labour with efforts for achieving "Education for All". He has been a member of

a UNESCO body established to examine this and has been on the board of the Fast Track Initiative (now

known as the Global Partnership for Education). Satyarthi serves on the board and committee of several

international organizations He is now reportedly working on bringing child labour and slavery into

the post-2015 development agenda for the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals.

“I am representing here - the sound of silence, the cry of innocence and the face of invisibility. I represent

the millions of children who are left behind and I have kept an empty chair here as a reminder. I have come

here only to share the voices and dreams of our children - because they are all our children.”said Kailash Sat-

yarthi in his speech.

Satyarthi, along with Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 "for

their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to edu-

cation". Satyarthi is the fifth Nobel Prize winner for India and only the second Indian winner of the

Nobel Peace Prize after Mother Teresa in 1979.

By : Anuja Halder (XI A)

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NEWS REEL

International

The former US President George Bush Senior has

been taken to hospital after experiencing shortness of

breath, his spokesman has said.

The 90-year-old was taken to Houston Methodist

Hospital in Texas by ambulance late on Tuesday as a

"precaution".

Spokesman Jim McGrath said Mr Bush "will be held

for observation".

The 41st President of the United States spent two

months at the same hospital at the end of 2012,

where he was treated for several health concerns

including a bronchitis-related cough.

FAST RECALL

National Chandigarh, Dec. 27 : Two people died in Haryana

due to piercing cold wave and thick fog that has

severely disrupted normal life across North India.

Nearly 100 trains have either been cancelled or

delayed due to low visibility caused by dense fog.

Road traffic is also severely affected in the region.

Mercury levels have dropped significantly at most

places. In Uttar Pradesh, most parts are enveloped

in fog, crippling road and rail communication.

Over three dozen trains are running late and the

schedule of several flights have also been changed.

The Met Office had yesterday predicted that simi-

lar weather conditions will continue in the coming

days. It is being reported that 18 people have died

because of the severe cold and fog in Uttar Pradesh

alone since Wednesday. The overall toll has risen

to 70. Deaths have been reported from Jaunpur,

Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Varanasi, Chandauli and

Ghazipur.

What Making News!

National

Border with Bhutan sealed

Army personnel conducting flag march during the 12-

hour bandh called by the All Adivasi Students Associ-

ation of Assam in Helam in Sonitpur district of Assam

on Friday.

NEWS REEL

International Four people have been killed and thousands left

without power after tornadoes tore across the

southern United States.

Mrs Kazi, the Principal of Army Public

School and College in Peshawar which was

attacked by Taliban militants on December

16th was set on fire by Jihadists who made the

students watch her burn to death. The Principal

was reportedly targeted because she was mar-

ried to a retired Army Colonel.

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Dance is so much dependant on human emotions, actions and habits, that it is said to be the most

malleable and changeable of arts. Art is a vehicle used to communicate what lies beyond speech and

dance is said to be the most ancient or the mother of the other art forms-and this art form is used in

education as a tool of growth, creativity and development of a child.

Dance combines body, mind and spirit to transcend the limitations rationality. Using subtle gestures and

graceful body movements, dance speaks its own language; transforming ideas, feelings, imaginations and

visuals into a confluence of timeless expression.

Some of the many and manifold benefits of dance on the brain and body are:

Learning that problems can have more than one solution.

Trusting one‟s institution as well as developing risk taking ability and analysis.

Exploring and expressing individuality.

Sharpening critical and lateral thinking.

Media to express that which cannot be spoken or written

Opportunities for differentiated and collaborative learning.

Growth of Emotional quotient (EQ)

Improving Communication skills.

Establishing the cultural connections and therefore a sense of belonging.

Greater self-esteem through familiarization with body and mind.

With the right balance of both body and brain all activity can be done with greater efficiency be-

cause excellence and creativity do not exist independently, they complement

each other.

By : Ms. Anusuya Banerjee (Dance Facilitator)

MY DANCING FEET Dancing is an activity through which we express our feelings to others. Dancing is a physical motion which takes us into a world of bliss and extreme happiness; the enjoyment experienced while dancing is immeasurable.

India is a country with diverse cultures, religions, festivals, languages nevertheless, it has many dance forms too. We have nine Indian Classical dances and more than thirty Indian Folk dances. I have evolved and imbibed a lot while learning about Indian dancing. It has enhanced my knowledge and has made me aware about Indian culture and ar tifacts in detail. Dancing has preached me to express myself and has given me a chance to recognize my potential. For me, dancing is to justify myself in a particular period of time and prove yourself that your har-monic rhythm is not only seen in your physical movements but, is in your veins and soul too. Be yourself, stay fit and stay strong. By : Vaishnavi Mishra (XI C)

Anyone of us can have disabilities. No particular strata, caste, age, race is barred from disabilities. Chil-

dren with challenges or differently abled students have to face various challenges on a day-to-day basis.

The field of Special Education is concerned with children who have unique needs. Students were chal-

lenged in some way or the other. To overcome their difficulties they need a few special means which are

called SPECIAL NEEDS. A primary goal of special educators is to help in building learning opportuni-

ties for children in regular educational programs.

We must understand the needs of differently abled children and help them in the

classroom, in the school and wherever else they may meet them.

Remember:

Everyone can become disabled at sometime. We should appreciate others abilities

and not criticize their disabilities.

By : Ms. Himali Jain (Sp. Education Facilitator)

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HEALTH Is WEALTH....follow these tips and save your health !

1.Don't skip meals. Breakfast is an important meal of the day.

2.Eat different foods every day, variety is the recipe for health.

3.Intake carbohydrates, vitamins and proteins in right quantities. Have a balanced diet.

4.Eat fruits and vegetables with each meal as they are rich in fibre.

5.Fat facts. Too much fat is not good for your health so, eat in a limited quantity.

6.Eat regularly in small quantities rather having a 2 heavy meals; and choose a variety of snacks.

7.Quench your thirst. Drink plenty of liquids.

8.Care for your teeth! Brush your teeth at least twice a day.

9.Get moving! Be active and exercise for 20 minutes everyday.

10.Sleep at least for 7 hours for proper working of your brain. By : Gunjan Sanghi (XI C)

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Classes III, IV & V

Navya Singh , Rishika Sahay, Raj Sharma, Kritika Bhol, Aniket Siso-

dia, Mahi Kala, Akshat Tyagi, Rachit Anuj, Vani Dahya, Divyansh Giri, Lavish Beniwal,

Soumya Singh, Tanmay Tomar, Tushar Verma, Vedant Kumar, Ziara Porter, Mahin Verma,

Shashwat Rajpal, Vijay Sharma, Ananya Shankar, Rashmi Bhati, Sushrita Sharma, Arnav

Tyagi, Satvik Malkoti, Aditya Kumar Jha, Amulya Gaur, Karishma Gupta, Anishka, Prashant

Kumar, Rashi Tomar, Araf Rauf Saifi, Karandeep Singh Talwar, Tanvi Aggarwal, Aahana

Malla, Anushka Tomar, Manan Sachdeva, Mannan Chugh, Rishabh Puri, Rishabh Puri, Gunita

Nabiyal, Abhinav Yadav & Vasu Pachauri.

Classes VI & VII

Abhilasha Shukla , Gurpreet Singh Nijjer, Bhavya Malik, Aayush Tyagi, Dev Aditya Tomar,

Dhruv Goswami, Iqra Khan, Soumya Srivastav, Pratham Jain, Riya Shukla, Rudra Kumar,

Kumar Saurav, Parul Handoo, S. Shreya Subhash, Stuti Sharma, Suniti Sahai, Tamish

Baunthiyal, Jaspreet Kaur, Ritika Goyal, Tanisha Verma, Garima Prajapati, Karandeep Walia,

Paras Bhardwaj, Siddharth Soni, Kajal Beetan & Niharika Singh Thakur.

Classes VIII, IX & X

Aayush Joshi , Sashrika Surya , Shubhangi Srivastava, Swidheesh Sibi, Ayush Mittal, Rajat

Kumar Singh, Rajeev Yadav, Jaipreet Kaur, Parth Sharma, Prateek Sinha, Apurv Baluni,

Hritvik Verma, Palak Mittal, Sanidhya Joshi, Saurabh Singh Bhati, Tanya Pannu, Pulkit

Singh, Tejus Gandhi, Akshat Garg, Ankit Giri, Ayushi Chaudhary, Aastha Gupta, Faaz Bari,

Himadri Kaushik, S. Gokul, Prabhat Sharma, Taranjeet Kaur, Sanchi Taneja & Vidhi Ahlawat.

Classes XI & XII

Bhanu Bhati, Jahnvi Choudhary, Prerna Sharma, Aayush Bhardwaj, Deepak Sharma, Saloni

Mittal, Rohan Pannu, Tejasvi, Dhananjay Sharma, Dhananjay Sharma, Aarushi Singhal, Ayush

Sharma, Kshitiz Goel, Ovaish Choudhary, Juhi Sharma, Sonam Malik, Nikhil Kumar, Aayush

Shrivastava & Varun Tyagi.

Staff

Ms. Rashmi Gupta, Ms. Laxmi Sharma , Mr. Amit Anand, Mr. Shweta Gautam, Ms. Geeta

Varshneya , Ms. Sriparna Bhattacharya , Ms. Ushma Shrivastava , Ms. Divya Jain, Ms. Priya

Chaudhary, Ms. Anusuya Ghosh Banerjee, Mr. Lalit Verma.

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Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of

Jesus Christ, observed generally on December 25as a reli-

gious and cultural celebration among billions of people

around the world. Christmas, a public holiday in many of the

world's nations, is celebrated culturally by a large number of

non-Christian people!!

Popular modern customs of the holiday include gift giving, completing an Advent calendar

or Advent wreath, Christmas music and caroling, an exchange of Christmas cards, church

services, a special meal, and the display of various Christmas decorations, including

Christmas trees, Christmas lights, nativity scenes, garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly.

In addition, several closely related and often interchangeable figures, known as Santa

Claus, Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, and Christkind, are associated with bringing gifts

to children during the Christmas season and have their own body of traditions and lore. Be-

cause gift-giving and many other aspects of the Christmas festival involve heightened eco-

nomic activity, the holiday has become a significant event and a key sales period for retail-

ers and businesses. The economic impact of Christmas is a factor that has grown steadily

over the past few centuries in many regions of the world.

TRADITIONS Among countries with a strong Christian tradition, a variety of Christmas celebrations

have developed that incorporate regional and local cultures. For Christians, partici-

pating in a religious service play an important part in the recognition of the season.

Christmas, along with Easter, is the period of highest annual church attendance. In

Catholic countries, people hold religious processions or parades in the days preceding

Christmas. In other countries, secular processions or parades featuring Santa Claus

and other seasonal figures are often held. Family reunions and the exchange of gifts are

a widespread feature of the season. Gift giving takes place on Christmas Day in most

countries. Others practice gift giving on December 6, Saint Nicholas Day, and January

6, Epiphany. It also include:-

Decorations

Music & Carols

Tradional Cusinine

Cards

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New Year in South Asian / India

Christians in India celebrate January 1 as the New Year according to the Gregorian calen-

dar. Catholic Christians also celebrate January 1 as The Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God, the

liturgical feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Diwali related New Year celebrations include Marwari New Year and Gujrati New Year.

Indian New Year's days has several variations depending on the region and is based on the Hindu cal-

endar.

Hindu In Hinduism, different regional cultures celebrate new year at different times of the year. In

Assam, Bengal, Kerala, Nepal, Orissa, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, households celebrate the new year

when the Sun enters Aries on the Hindu calendar. This is normally on April 14 or April 15, depending

on the leap year. Elsewhere in northern/central India, theVikram Samvat calendar is followed. Accord-

ing to that the new year day is the first day of the Chaitra Month, also known as Chaitra Shukla

Pratipada or Gudi Padwa.

Malayalam New Year (Puthuvarsham) is celebrated either on the first day of the month of Medam in

mid-April which is known as Vishu or the first day of the month.

Nepal Sambat is the Nepalese New Year celebration, which also coincides with the Diwali festival.

The Sikh New Year is celebrated as per the Nanakshahi calendar. The epoch of this calendar is the

birth of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak in 1469. New Year's Day falls annually on what is March 14

in the Gregorian Western calendar.[13]

Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in Sri Lankan culture predominantly by the Sri Lankan Sinhalese,

while the Tamil New Year on the same day is celebrated by Sri Lankan Tamils. The Sinhalese New

Year (aluth avurudda), marks the end of harvest season, by the month of Bak (April) between April 13

and April 14. .

Tamil New Year (Puthandu) is celebrated on April 13 or April 14. Traditionally, it is celebrated

as Chiththirai Thirunaal in parts of Tamil Nadu to mark the event of the Sun entering Ar-

ies. Panchangam (almanac), is read in temples to mark the start of the Year.

Telugu New Year (Ugadi), Kannada New Year (Yugadi) is celebrated in March (generally), April

(occasionally). Traditionally, it is celebrated as Chaitram Chaitra Shuddha Padyami in parts of Andhra

Pradesh and Karnataka to mark the event of New Year's Day for the people of the Deccan region of

India. It falls on a different day every year because the Hindu calendar is a lunisolar calendar.

New Year's Eve January 1 represents the fresh start of a new year after a period of remembrance of the passing year, in-

cluding on radio, television and in newspapers, which starts in early December in countries around the

world. Publications have year-end articles that review the changes during the previous year. In some cases

publications may set their entire year work alight in hope that the smoke emitted from the flame brings

new life to the company. There are also articles on planned or expected changes in the coming year.

This day is traditionally a religious feast, but since the 1900s has also become an occasion to cele-

brate the night of December 31, called New Year's Eve. There are fireworks at midnight at the mo-

ment the new year arrives (the major one is in Sydney; watchnight services are also still observed by

many.

TRADITIONAL AND MODERN CELEBRATIONS AND CUSTOMS

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor: Ms. Geeta Varshneya

Editor: Ms. Sabita Seth

Teacher’s Editorial Board: Ms. Shivani Shesh(Head), Ms.

Chanda Banerjee, Ms. Jyoti Sharma, Ms. Rachna Pokhriyal,

Ms. Sangeeta Parmar and Ms. Swati Kapoor.

Student’s Editorial Board: Anchal Thakur (XI), Vaishnavi

Mishra(XI), Shubhankar Agarwal(XI) & Raksha Baid (XII).

Student Reporters: Nikita Gupta, Rupal Handoo, Zinnia

Potter, Shriya Mohley, Ashuditi Devbala, Arjun Sharma, Pra-

navi Sharma & Apoorva.

Khaitan Public School

Sector – V Rajendra Nagar

Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (U.P.)

Website : www.khaitanpublicschool.com

Facebook Page : www.facebook.com/khaitanpublicschool

A DASTARDLY ACT The deadly silence that pervades the school is unnerving. The dastardly attack of killing school children

in Peshawar claimed 134 lives and injured innumerable of them. The act of spraying bullets indiscrimi-

nately and aiming the bullets at the head shows the utter hatred and revengeful attitude these infidels are

harbouring against the innocent. It is sad that in the land of Malala Yousafzai, repeatedly such gruesome

incidents are occurring. Isn‟t this in sharp contrast to the promises made by the bureaucrats and politi-

cians that very soon peace shall prevail? It is horrifying that the bullets were aimed at those who had

caused no harm to others.

Malala, the Nobel Peace Prize Winner won accolades the world over for her contribution for the cause of

education for the girl child. She is recognized for her efforts and endeavour that she has undertaken for

her mission, but it is sad that ingress into her own country is taboo for her.

The cartridge ridden wall, splattered blood, pellet ridden young bodies piled on top of each other is a sight

none can envisage. This cowardly act by the unwanted infiltrators has caused mayhem the entire world

over. Isn‟t it time we question ourselves that, have we taken the correct measures to protect our children

from violence.

In this violent and aggression riddled society, this hostility is perceived not only among the adults, but is

spreading slowly and silently among the young who do not hesitate to pick up arms and shoot at their

own will. We are protectors, counsellors, teachers, parents and peers for our young ones, but have we

been successful in creating a world for them which is replete with peace and serenity. Haven‟t we failed

in every aspect? Very soon a time will come where we will leave a planet for our future children which

will feature impoverished landscapes, advancing deserts and scorched barren lands. There will be a win-

ner in this battle, but there will be no survivors to enjoy this victory.

This heartless attack at Peshawar is a victory with no survivors. My heart cries for the mothers who are

numb with unshed tears. Every house in Peshawar seems to be mourning, death has knocked on all doors

and has left all scarred.

Let us awaken and kindle our spirits to save the human race from further dastardly acts

else, very soon there will be blood on every blackboard!

By : Shivani Shesh (HOD-English)