“Let us save our sparrow’s habitat before it’s too late.”
A unique workshop on ‘Nest Making’ was hosted by Delhi Public School, R K Puram on 13 July 2021. It was taken up by Mr. Rakesh Kahtri, an environmentalist and founder of Eco Roots Foundation, who is well known for saving sparrows by having made thousands of nests so far. The workshop started with showing a video on saving birds and it was followed by the address of the Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan. Next, Mr. Rakesh Khatri was invited to interact with students and instruct them the process of nest making. He spoke about the importance of sensitising young minds towards the habitat of birds and their migration due to the rapid expansion of cities. He shared his life experiences pertaining to the beginning of the process of nest making and the success that followed as 70 to 80 percent of these nests were occupied by birds. He explained the habitation system of birds, the food birds eat, the medicinal value of turmeric to heal an injured bird, using ice cream sticks to feed birds, and placing a bucket full of water in balconies or verandahs to help the survival of home sparrows. He exhibited various kinds of nests made from waste material, tetra packs and organic material. He showed the step by step process of nest making using materials such as plastic jar, pencil, cloth, jute, rope, wool, paper cuttings and dry leaves etc. He talked about the placement of the nest 10-12 feet in the wall. This was followed by ‘Question- Answer Session’, various queries of students and teachers were addressed. It was also announced that ten beautiful nests’ creators would be awarded a ‘Warrior Badge’ and a certificate for their creations. The workshop concluded with a vote of thanks as given by the Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra and a special note by Ms. Preeti Pratihari and Ms. Vinita Gupta.
DPS Whitefield Bangalore, organised the DWMUN’21 on 21st and 22nd August, 2021 via online platform.The conference had various committees which focussed on many key issues of India and the world. The School had sent a delegation of 4 students for the same. In the UNSC committee on the agenda of Nagorno Karabakh, Arnab Kumar Mullick of XII V who was representing Armenia won the Best delegate award and a cash prize of Rs.1,000/- and Karan Goel of XII V who represented France in the same committee got a High Commendation. Ketavpriya Bansal of XII N represented Amit Shah in the Lok Sabha committee on the agenda of ‘one nation one election’ and won the Special Mention award.
Inquisitio ,The Biology Club Of Delhi Public School , R K Puram , organised an intersection competition in the month of August for classes XI and XII to discover and explore the topic “Post Independence Developments in the field of Biology ’’
The students were asked to showcase their talent via illustrations, infographics and diagrams. The main objective of this activity was to encourage the students to show their creativity and at the same time appreciate the advancements and discoveries in the subject.The students participated innovatively and presented their creations. The event saw immense enthusiastic participation by the budding biologists.The entries were judged based on content, creativity, presentation and overall impact. It was an educative and interesting activity which helped the students to have a better understanding of the subject
The event was organised by Ms Kajal Sethi and Ms Kusum Yadav under the guidance of Ms Niva Chhonkar ( H.O.D Biology Department
It is hereby informed that Delhi Public School, RK Puram, Vasant Vihar and East of Kailash will remain closed on Monday,30th August, 2021 on account of “Janamashtami”.
All students and staff members are informed to make a note of the above accordingly.
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more things that you learn, the more places you will go.” – Dr. Seuss
The English Department at Delhi Public School RK Puram celebrated the 26th National Reading Day on Saturday, 19 June 2021. Keeping in mind the spirit of reading books and encouraging the same amongst students, an array of competitions were organised on this day.
Further on, a number of reading activities were conducted considering the emphasis laid by the National Education Policy 2020 on ‘how to read’, ‘learn to read’, ‘read to learn’. These activities continued for a month, from 19 June 2021 to 18 July 2021, to honour the father of the Library Movement, the late P.N. Panicker and realise his dream to promote the culture of reading.
Reading Day, Reading Week and Reading Month were celebrated to realise the objectives of Reading Mission 2022. It was on 19 June 2017 when the Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the 22nd National Reading Month Celebrations and propagated the message of ‘Read and Grow’ among the citizens.
The details of the events and the activities conducted at the school level are as follows:
Grade VI organised ‘On Reading My Favourite Book’ to let the students write a letter to the author of their favourite book, discussing their favourite scene in the story, talking about its theme and characters and expressing their gratitude. ‘Book Tech’ was conducted to present the digital elaboration of their favourite books. Students prepared beautiful powerpoint presentations which elaborated upon the theme, setting, characters and biography of the author. In ‘Poetry In Motion’ students exhibited their poetry recitations via recorded videos.
Grade VII conducted ‘Thank You, Dear Author’, a virtual letter writing competition on the National Reading Day. The participants were supposed to choose their favourite book and write a letter to its author stating the reasons behind liking the book, discussing its characters, theme, style of writing and favourite scenes. They were allowed to illustrate the handwritten letter or add pictures related to the book. On the day of the event, they read out their letters with proper expressions and intonation. A host of activities were conducted in the next few weeks:
In ‘Examine The Excerpt’ students were supposed to review any of the excerpts provided and comment on its quality as a good descriptive passage. This was done to acquaint them with some famous literary descriptive excerpts and hone their creative and critical thinking skills.In ‘The Book Review Podcast’, keeping the clarity of expression and proper voice modulation and intonation in mind, the students composed engaging and original one-minute long podcasts which involved reviews of books of their choice. In ‘Tryst Of Tales’ they had to write a story in which two characters from different books met. They could create a new setting if they wished and make their stories engaging by using dialogues. The creativity and imagination of the students gave interesting twists and angles to their stories.
Grade VIII organised ‘A Poem In My Pocket’ on the National Reading Day where participants were expected to choose their favourite short poem based on any appropriate theme belonging to any poet. It could also be a self composed poem. They were supposed to make it larger than life, animate it using props, sound effects, colourful presentations, adding melody to it, creating a storyboard out of it or expressing it using any other audio visual mode possible. They could recite it and make it lively with their voice modulation and appropriate expressions. The following activities were conducted in the next few weeks:
In ‘My Favourite Character’ students impersonated their favourite characters and showcased them along with short presentations on the key elements of the story. They voiced their thoughts on the character they adored for 120 seconds. ‘Book Trailer’ was organised where students were asked to record an interesting trailer, talking about any book.They used their technical skills to make the trailer as creative as possible. Students were asked to prepare a book cover, either digital or hand-made; wherein it had both the front and back covers as part of the ‘Book Jacket’ activity. They made attractive and innovative book covers.
Grade IX had ‘Rhapsody’ on the occasion of National Reading Day. A short poem was given to each participant from the selection of humorous poems. They were given a few minutes to prepare the poem. First, the participants were expected to recite it bringing forth the dominant expression, i.e humour. Next, they were supposed to recite the same poem in the contrasting emotion, i.e. melancholy. The following activities were conducted in the next few weeks:
In ‘The Book Review Podcast’, students were asked to record a review of any book of their choice in the form of a podcast. The review had to be original and not plagiarized. ‘Book Cover Design’ was an amalgamation of art and literature. Students had to read a book and design a cover for the same. The cover had to be original, not a copy of an existing idea. They were required to give it a clear title and mention the author’s name and include a graphic design that reflected the central theme of the book. ‘Character Speak’,students were asked to take on the persona of their favourite book character and make a two minutes video, recording a monologue that exhibited his/her thoughts and feelings about a dilemma, problem or a concern .They were granted use of simple prompts to improvise the act.
Grade X coordinated ‘Discussion Based Activity’ on play reading. This was done to celebrate National Reading Day. The play taken up for this task was, ‘Dear Departed’ by Stanley Houghton. Participants were required to read the play and analyse details. They could pick up a specific theme from the given domains and share critical inputs during the session. The themes were: ‘element of humour’, ‘materialistic pursuits vs human bonds’, ‘concept of inheritance’, ‘hypocrisy in adults’, ‘irony in the title of the play’ and ‘relevance of the play in the contemporary scenario’. The following activities were conducted in the next few weeks:
In ‘Alternative Ending’, students were supposed to write the summary of the book followed by an alternate ending of their choice. This activity aimed to enhance their analytical and thinking skills. ‘Design A Book Cover’ involved participation in the Book Cover Making Competition. This competition intended to mobilize children to participate actively in reading. It gave them the opportunity to exhibit their creativity. ‘Creative Monologue’ required them to record a video of their favourite monologue from any Shakespearean play. With the help of the monologue, they were supposed to express the inner thoughts and conflicts of the chosen characters.
Grade XI conducted ‘Inter Section Book Review Competition’ on this day. The participants chose a book of their choice and spoke on it considering its name, genre, author, summary, favourite and worst characters, favourite lines, their liking for its story and their takeaway or inspiration from the book. The following activities were conducted in the next few weeks:
In the ‘Book Cover Competition’ students exhibited their talent. ‘Monologue Competition’ required them to record a video of their favourite monologue from their favourite play. ‘A Tale Of Twist’ was about twisting the ending of their favourite tale, novel or play. They were supposed to write the summary of their chosen work followed by the proposed alternative ending.
Grade XII organised a ‘Book Reading Competition’ where students participated to read an excerpt from their favourite book. Using creative Google slides, the participants discussed their chosen book on the basis of certain parameters such as, ‘autobiographical overtone’, ‘justification of the title of the book’, ‘character analysis’, ‘theme’, ‘style of writing’ and ‘relevance to present time or universality of the theme’. The following activities were conducted in the next few weeks:
‘Book Cover DesignCompetition’ in which students derived a relatable title from a list of given proverbs. Adding illustrations and hues to the book cover helped to convey the theme or the purpose of the given cues using eloquent imagery. It helped in comprehension of the message conveyed in the proverbs. ‘I Am Shakespeare’ aimed at helping students to read and recite Shakespeare’s work.Students participated actively in this Soliloquy/Monologue Delivery Competition. They recorded a soliloquy or a monologue from a Shakespearean play of their choice and uploaded it in the Google Classroom. ‘Graphic Novel’ was conducted in which students were supposed to create a graphic novel (comic strip) involving any part of the story, event or sequence drawn in series. The drawing could be digital or hand drawn mentioning the name of the book, its author and part of the script. ‘Caricature Making Competition’ required students to draw or create a caricature of any character from a book of their choice. It could be digital or hand drawn mentioning the name of the book, the selected character and its famous dialogue or monologue.
The Reading day, Reading Week and Reading Month focussed on promoting reading as a regular habit among young learners. Those involved in the events were oriented to new books, writers and styles of writing. It was a fun filled month when the book world came alive and left a great impact on the minds of both the teachers and the students.
“Where the mind is led forward by thee, into ever widening thought and action. Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake!” – Rabindranath Tagore
True stories of valour are not forgotten, they stay immortal in our hearts and in the pages of history. On 15 August 2021, Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram organised a virtual programme to celebrate 75 glorious years of India’s independence. One could witness students brimming with patriotic fervour and pride in their motherland as they presented powerful performances. The bleak circumstances did not hinder the jubilance in the atmosphere as the school made the best efforts to organise a spectacular online celebration in which students could display their talents.
The programme began with an instrumental performance by the talented students of the Western Music Society, which consisted of a medley of patriotic songs and helped instill a feeling of nationalism.
The Principal, Ms. Padma Srinivasan, wished everyone a very happy Independence Day and
spoke in remembrance of the great freedom fighters who fought for the independence of India we live in today. She emphasised the great sacrifice they made and encouraged students to work hard towards the development of the nation and acknowledge the privilege they hold. She concluded by emphasising that we should give to the nation all that we have and the best that we can.
Following this, students recounted tales of valour and talked about the courage and determination shown by various freedom fighters in an account of the Indian freedom struggle.. They emphasised the importance of continuing to work for the betterment of our nation.
The Vice Principal, Mr. Naresh Miglani emphasised the good fortune we have in living in an independent country and having fundamental rights. He said that no nation is perfect but must be made perfect by its citizens. For this, he said, we should work hard, fulfill our duties and be sincere in all our tasks.
This was followed by the much-awaited dance performance, where students enthusiastically presented power packed dances to the tunes of patriotic songs.
The Vice Principal, Mr. Anil Kathuria greeted all the viewers and said that for one to be free at heart, they must fulfill their responsibilities. He spoke of the colours of our national flag. Saffron symbolises the courage and strength the people of the country have shown in the past one and a half years, especially the medical support staff. The white band indicates peace and green, fertility and auspiciousness. He reiterated his hopes for a normal world.
The Expressions Theatre Club presented an inspiring sketch about the responsibilities that come with freedom. School appointees pledged to uphold the freedom of the country and talked about what freedom means to them. Following this was a beautiful musical medley where students created an atmosphere of patriotic fervour through their melodious voices.
The Headmistress, Ms. Rashmi Malhotra showed her appreciation for the Olympians who won India’s best medal tally . According to her, the collective national pride in this feat united all Indians and made for a very fruitful and jovial 75th Independence Day. In her concluding address, the Vice Principal, Ms. Renu Nayar threw light on the many achievements of India. She also addressed its many shortcomings and motivated the pupils, the future of the nation, to work towards remedying those.
Four students of our school successfully participated in the final round of the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition. This is an independent international astronomy competition for talented and interested high school and university students.
(i) Akshata Chopra of XII-G has been honoured with a Gold Honour (top 5% of all participants).
(ii) Samyak Shreesh of XII C has been honoured with a Gold Honour
(iii) Amber Yadav of X-E has been honoured with a Gold Honour.
(iv) Sarthak Gupta of X-A has been honoured with a Bronze Honour (top 25% of all participants).
Blurb: ‘Poems from the heart’ is a collection of short poems by Aadit Nilay of Class XII L which conveys themes of motivation, passion, human behaviour, and the futile conflict between mankind and nature. This spectrum of poems also expresses a few life lessons that should be reflected upon and implemented into our daily lives.
Inayat Kaur a student of Class VIII-D has published her first book which she started writing during the lockdown. Her book is titled THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE: BRANDED FOR REVENGE.
This book can be accessed on online stores including Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, etc. Inayat has written two more books which are currently unpublished. She hopes that you enjoy reading it as much as she enjoyed writing it.
the Overall Winner’s Title.Polaroid 2.0: Digital Media Festival was an online competition organised by Tagore International School, East of Kailash. The competition started on 7 June 2021 and went on till 26 July 2021. It featured four events:
Short Filmmaking Competition:
Life Works In Mysterious Ways
Even a Broken Clock is Correct 2 Times A Day
Photography Competition
Students:
Healing with Grace
Iridescent
Everything Wide Angle
Atypical
Teachers:
Reflections
Sunday Mornings
Music Album Art Competition:
When we all fall asleep, where do we go (Billie Eilish)
Meaning of Life (Kelly Clarkson)
Illuminate (Shawn Mendes)
X (Ed Sheeran)
Logo Designing:
On the spot event
The filmmaking and photography club of our school, DIGEX, participated in all events and won