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PPI, PPII, III & IV: Trees Grade I, II, VII & VIII : Water
Grade V: Animals Grade VI : Heritage Club
The Students of all grades dappled in vibrant hues as they explored their natural surroundings in the last few months. They established a link in its art, religion and customs.
They also learnt how to nourish and respect the elements of nature.
It gives me great pleasure that Team
DSE has achieved quite a feat in its very first
year in the field of heritage education –be
it in conduct of activities, being
involved in making movies and even
hosting Pratha-ek khoj . The tradition shall
continue and we hope this exciting way of
learning will have long bearing impression on
our children . Aranyani -2 , now runs into a few more pages
and I’m glad that children are taking
greater interest .Their contributions to
INTACH are being appreciated . We would like to take it further
and request parents to come forward and
share their experiences and expertise in this
field with our students. Wishing good luck to
the Editorial team and all teachers for their
contributions. Ms. Suparna Mehrotra
Principal
Our film ‘Chai Irani Dosti Purani' was
Highly Commended in the Over9 Category of the filmit India entries for the Andy Cameron Filmit Award 2014. The school will also receive a plaque to acknowledge the children’s
achievement and the children will be given t-shirts and certificates.
The films made by DSE Productions (2013-14) include the following …
Congratulations
Team DSE
‘Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven’
Rabindranath Tagore
Grade PPI & II
The tiny tots of pre-primary learnt the importance of
trees in the ‘Save trees, Save the Environment’
programme. They learnt about mango tree through a
PPT, fun facts and worksheets followed. They enjoyed
making mango shake and relished it as well. They also
learnt the importance of mango leaf in the culture of
India and were taught how to make a toran [a decorative
door hanging made by tying mango leaves on a string].
Colouring is always fun and they thoroughly enjoyed the
activity .Celebration of GREEN DAY further infused the
idea of saving and protecting nature .They also visited
the zoo and enjoyed playing in the lap of nature.
Grade III & IV Grade 4 children were taught to make mango panna as it is a summer cooler and helps greatly in beating the heat . They were told to avoid unhealthy soft cola drinks in the summers and take recourse in the bountiful blessings that mother nature gives us. The creative activity included making a scroll depicting the life cycle of a seed .
“…. For from the waters this universe is
produced …”
Satapatha Brahmana
The Kaveri is a large Indian river which originates at Talakaveri in
Karnataka. According to the legend, a girl named Vishnumaya, the
daughter of brahma was born , but her divine father allowed her to be considered the foster daughter of rage ‘ kaveri – muni’. In order to
obtain the beatitude for her adoptive father, she resolved to become a
river whose water would have to purify all the sins. This river came to
be known as ‘Kaveri’ daughter of Kavera.
P. Kavya / VIIIB
Grade I & II Water is a “gift of nature” and not the creation of man. Creativity was at its best when the children drew colourful piece of art to depict sources of
water. To beat the heat, mouth watering Chaska-Maska (Nimbu pani) was made. Wow! Little salt
and mint tasted absolutely refreshing !!!!! A group activity on the theme ‘Aqua’-a life for all was done where children used grains, cereals ,surf
powder suji powder etc to depict Aquatic life.
Classes VII & VIII dealt with ‘WATER’, under natural heritage. Students
composed poems on the given theme and presented in the class.
The best ones were put on the School bulletin board.
Subsequently, there were different activities like role play,
puppetry, song composition, model presentation depicting
WATER CYCLE CONSERVATION’.
Mahanadi
Mahanadi river starts from Sihawa mountain of
Chhattisgarh province and debouches into the Bay of
Bengal near Paradeep sea port in Orissa province like many other seasonal Indian rivers ,
the Mahanadi is also a combination of many
mountains streams and thus its precise source is difficult to
pinpoint.
M.S.S. Manogna/VIIA
Jaldhara River The Jaldhara River is a trans
boundary river with a length of 192 kilometers that originates from the
Kurup or Bitang lake in southeastern Sikkim. The river
enters the Bangladesh at Ghoksadanga district to meet the Bramaputra or Jamuna as it is
known there and then it finally falls into the
Bay of Bengal. Afraah / VIIA
“He created the earth for all creatures …… which of your lord’s
marvels can you demy?
Quran
Grade V
To generate awareness and make the children cognizant of
their surroundings, the students were shown a Power
point presentation titled ‘The Call of Nature’ on
Endangered Species, followed by various interesting
activities like Map work, making of bird’s nest using twigs,
hay etc. A documentary on weaver bird in all its action
was shown which was greatly enjoyed by the students and
made them realize and admire the beauty of nature.
Animal masks were also made.
Heritage Club activity for Grade 6 aims to bring
awareness on different aspects of our rich
Heritage. Spanning over a few weeks now,
children have been given a brief overview on
natural heritage. Scrap book work includes kinds of
forests and drawing the life cycle of forest produce.
The children were made aware of the different
state trees and flowers . To arouse their creative
minds an activity on framing quotes on trees was
done.
Fibre to Fabric was the topic given to the students
to make a scroll. Complete life cycle of a cotton
plant -right from its seed till it is finally consumed
and reused. Was beautifully depicted.
Malhar is the raga sung in the varsha ritu. These
ragas are purported to be able to produce rain…!!!
19th July, 2014 ,was the day when Deesians of grade 8 were dressed in their colourful & traditional best, geared up to enjoy the three activities devised for them as a part of MONSOON DAY SPECIAL. Our seasons--- where the students were acquainted with the seasons based on Indian and Western Calendars Monsoon songs--- where they were asked to decipher the English transcript of different Monsoon songs to either Hindi or Telugu Activities like painting, collage and making of Jal Jeera . Finally the much awaited ‘Ramp Walk’ was organized to declare the monsoon prince and princess of DSE. They were judged on their smartness, costume & a question each on this popular festival. . Daksh of grade VIII A was declared the Monsoon Prince and Riya Soyantar of grade VIII B as the Monsoon Princess.
Monsoon Special Grade II A and B celebrated Monsoon Day on 31st July to introduce themselves to an important season in India. Children were beautifully dressed in bright blue and green coloured clothes. The whole atmosphere looked bright and vibrant. The importance of rain was highlighted through a PPT, followed by a pictorial worksheet on monsoon. Rain songs were sung in Hindi and Telugu and the children made umbrellas and coloured them in art and craft activity. Some children even brought raincoats, gumboots and colourful umbrellas to class. Their excitement was limitless.
GOND TRIBAL PAINTING The Gondi art rendezvous with the belief that “viewing a good image begets a good luck”. The inherent belief led the Gondi’s to decorating their houses and the floors with traditional tattoos and motifs. The Gonds paint their walls with vibrant depictions of local flora, fauna and gods . The artists use natural colours derived from charcoal, colored soil, plant sap, leaves, and cow dung. This mystical art form is created by putting together dots and lines. P. Anvita Vll A/Grade VIIA
PEDANA'S PRIDE Intricate designs, colourful patterns and myriad hues all sum up to describe the historic art of Kalamkari. It depicts scenes from the great Hindu epics and has its roots of origin in India and Iran. In India this craft's homeland is near Machilipatnam. It involves using natural dyes and seventeen painstaking steps. This culturally rich and beautiful art has withstood the ravages of time; even today Kalamkari has a special place in India's heritage. Riya Soyantar Grade VIII A
MADHUBANI Madhubani painting is a traditional folk art of region of Bihar. Madhubani means a "Forest of Honey”. It is characterized by line drawings filled in by bright colours and contrasts or patterns. This style of painting has been traditionally done by women of the region.Themes revolve around Hindu Gods and mythology, along with scenes from the royal court and social events like wedding. Anushka Jain Grade VIII A
PATACHITRA Patachitra a cloth based scroll painting, of Odisha. "Patta" means "cloth", and "Chitra" means "picture", in the language of Sanskrit. They are usually based on Hindu mythology and specially inspired by jagannath and vaishnava cut. It is the oldest and most popular art forms of Odisha. Kavya Grade VIII A
BATIK Batik is a technique of using tools to dye the whole cloth using colours and wax to resist colours. Designs are drawn and glued with outline of wax or glue and then the coat of colours are beautifully painted. Later the cloth is dipped in warm water to have the batik effect. It is a safe technique to apply ,even for children...let’s try it out . Kashish Khatter Grade VI A
MADHUBANI Madhubani is a style of Indian art painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar. It is done traditionally by the women of the Brahman and Kayastha communities and these paintings are made from the paste of powdered rice and use two dimensional imagery, and the colors used are derived from plants. Ochre and lampblack are also used for reddish brown and black respectively. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted. It received official recognition in 1970, when the President of India gave an award to Jagdamba Devi. Fishes in a Madhubani painting depict good luck, fertility and procreation, peacocks symbolize romantic love while serpents in these paintings are identified as divine protectors.Ali Murtuza /Grade VI A
India is a cultural unity amidst diversity, a bundle of contradictions held together by strong but
invisible threads. These threads are the traits, thoughts and the feelings that we share
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ananthagiri Hills are the source of Musi river, which flows through Hyderabad to Osman Sagar and Himayatsagar lakes. Ananthagiri Temple is located in this forested area and one of the earliest habitat areas. Ancient caves, medieval fort structures and temple shows the antiquity of this area. Ajab Rangoon wala Grade IX A
Horsley Hills Horsley hills is named after a British officer named W.D Horsley, who visited this place and was impressed by the beauty of the hills and chose this sport for his summer residence. Now the Governor of Andhra Pradesh uses this house as a summer residence and hence this house is called the Governors bungalow. The Horsley Hills is abode of the Chenchu Tribes. P. Sasikala Grade VII A
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Bojjanakonda and Lingalametta hills situated 40 kms from Vishakapatnam have the Buddhist architectural remnants and possess the most amazing groups of Buddhist monuments .There are rock-cut caves, monolithic dagobas, massive pillars, rock-cut stupas etc, reviving the old-age charm. Tabassum Grade VI A
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Borra Guhalu (Caves) The Borra Caves, (Borra Guhalu) are located in Araku valley of the Visakhapatnam The caves, one of the largest in the country, were discovered in 1807 by William King George. These caves are formations of millions of years old stalactite and stalagmite. Fatima Kulsum Grade VII A
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Lingalakonda is a Buddhist site dated
from 4th to 9th century A.D., which
exist on adjacent hillocks near a
village called Sankaram. The western
hill is known as Lingalakonda is
covered with a large number of rock-
cut small stupas.
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“And out of the ground the lord god made every tree grow that is pleasant to
the sight and good for food”
Genesis .2:9
Sunflower Sunflower, Sunflower,
Round and yellow, Sunflower, sunflower,
Bright and shiny, Happy when sun is here,
Sad when he is gone. Sunflower, sunflower,
Happy and joyful By- Manasvi 6 B
MY FLOWER My flower is so wonderful and
sweet She will never leave my side
She will always be planted deep inside my heart. My flower is a
special friend So wonderful , truthful too. My flower is a special friend,
Like the one I have in you…………………. ANJALI REDDY
VI A
My best friend My best friend….
he is in my garden . Friend, I cannot realize how
beautiful you are , your beautiful smiling face ,
your aroma makes me freeze. Can you guess my friend.? Yes, it is my beautiful pink
rose. Snakruthi VI B
I am a marigold Yellow and bright
I hosted a butterfly Who came in flight When the butterfly Flew out of sight`
I thanked it For this morning’s delight
----CHETANA / VIA
Flowers Flowers! Flowers! Flowers!
Everywhere Don’t know which is best
Different size, different colors Don’t know which is prettiest.
They smell amazing like perfume But don’t know which smells best
Flower! Flower! Everywhere Don’t know which is best.
By Lamya Mohammedi – VI A
CREDITS Editor: - Ms. Fatima Contributions from : - Ms. Lakshmi Ms. Debarati, Ms. Shirisha, Ms. Ramalakshmi, Ms. Shivani, Ms. Anju, Designed by: Mr. Srinivas Medishetty Heritage Facilitators : Ms. Manasvi Lingamapllty / VIA Ms. Chetna / VI B
HERITAGE BOARD To inculcate in young minds a feeling of concern for natural
heritage, we decorated the Heritage Board for the month of
June-July ’14 on the topic –Natural Heritage where the
students made scrolls, wrote poems on trees, map work on
different forests of India etc.