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National Public School, Banashankari
CONTENTS Principal‟s Message Pg.1
Editor‟s Message Pg.1
Upcoming Events Pg.1
Lilliputians Pg.2
Montessori News Pg .2
Kindergarten News Pg .2
Kaleidoscope Pg. 3
Free Thoughts Pg. 4
Upcoming Events Under 16 KSCA Cricket
Tournament
PTM
CCA Group Dance
Inter-school DHiE
Competition
Teachers-in-charge Sreelakshmi S. Nair
Anupama Tiwari
Editorial Board Sunanda Dey
Kusuma M.
Smitha U
Editor Sandhya Mohan
Technical Coordinator Sangeetha P
Student Editors Shafeeq Ahmed X B
Akshay Anand IX A
Sankeerthana IX A
Anagha IX B
Suchitha Lathe IX B
ISSUE 1 Vol 4 2017-18
CASCADE ISSUE 1 Vol-4
from the principal’s desk
from the editor’s desk
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, or the Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty, is
the first legally binding international agreement to comprehensively prohibit nuclear
weapons, leading towards their total elimination was passed on 7 July 2017. It contains
prohibitions against the development, testing, production, stockpiling, transfer, use and
threat of use of nuclear weapons".
According to a mandate adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December
2016, negotiations on the treaty began in the United Nations in March 2017 and continued
from 15th
June to 7th
July 2017. In the vote on the treaty text, 122 were in favour. One voted
against Netherland, one abstained from Singapore, and 69 did not participate. None of the
nuclear weapon states, and NATO members, except the Netherlands participated.
Shafeeq Ahmed X B
Life is action
In our journey of learning, we at National Public School, Banashankari, are pleased to bring out the first edition of Cascade, our newsletter for 2017-2018. Our main aim is to open the windows for the students to the outside world and provide an environment to think creatively. We also try to equip students to respond to life’s challenges in this competitive world with confidence and a centered mind. Mental and emotional balance of a high degree has to be developed from a very young age. As every year goes by there is a greater zeal within us to keep up with the challenges in imparting quality education to the children who are under our care.
Let us enjoy reading this newsletter, brought out by the students of Grade X, XI and XII, which will take us all through the steps of beauty and inquisitiveness.
Sreelakshmi S. Nair
The new academic year has already begun. I hope you have started the year with renewed
vigour with the desire to outshine the past achievements.
A sea of change has been introduced by CBSE into the assessment pattern. Change causes
anxiety and discomfort. The reason for this is because we want to maintain our statusquo,
live in our comfort zone. But remember “Change is the rule of life”. It is the norm and not
the exception.
With good change management, planning and methodology, you students can achieve your
goals. So do not give excuses for under performance. Believe in yourself. Believe that you
are responsible for changing your attitude and behavior. Do not give in to the temptation of
procrastination. Change yourself and build a beautiful future that you and we will be proud
of.
The students’ editor
Skit – The Dear Departed
CASCADE LILIPUTIANS PAGE 2 OF 4
Playgroup The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. A new journey has started at
National Public School, Banashankari as Toddlers have joined the kindergarten family.
Here they will grow to their full bloom with the care and nurturing of the teacher.
Prekg Just the colour “red” makes us smile
Children observed 04/07/17 day as „RED DAY‟ …. They were dressed in red and the
classrooms too were decorated in red.
KINDERGARTEN news
Achala B - X A
Page 2 of 3
LKG CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE
The World Environment Day was celebrated earnestly by kindergarten children. This
awareness was emphasised among children to discourage cutting of trees and to save them.
They spread the message, “Join the race to make the earth a better place”.
UKG WORLD OF SHAPEs
Puppetry is a great way to capture the attention of the children and a great tool to trigger
the creativity of young minds. Pertaining to the theme- „Shapes‟, the children were involved
in making puppets from cut-outs of different shapes.
Montessori 1st year children started their first day on 05/06/17. They walked in with mixed
feelings, accompanied by their parents. They started working with the preliminary materials
and felt comfortable with the environment.
Montessori 2nd
and 3rd
year children came back to the school after their rejuvenating
vacation full of enthusiasm on 12th
of June 2017. They were delighted to see their friends,
and their teachers. They started the session with revision of the old portions and then
gradually worked with new materials and written work.
.
Abhay B K
Adithya Memon
Sumedh G
Towering High!!!
I know all the colours
Colouring is fun…
Montessori news
Learning to write…
Abhay B K - X B
Sumedh G - X A
Adithya Menon - X B
Colouring is fun…
Nidhi R Singh - XII
CASCADE Kaleidoscope PAGE 3 OF 4
teachers’ orientation Orientation for the new faculty began on Thursday, 18
th May, 2017. It started with a warm
welcome to all the new teachers, followed by games and self-introduction. Tiny drops of water
make a mighty ocean. We, the new faculty from different streams got an opportunity to work in
this mighty ocean of NPS. As part of teacher‟s orientation we learnt how to become a
successful role model at NPS. All the presentations by our esteemed Principal Madam Grace
C.D. helped us relive this profession with a bigger dimension. We hope that this academic
session, will be full of enriching experiences for the entire new faculty. The orientation came to
an end with a grand valedictory function held on Wednesday, 31.05.2017. The new teachers
exhibited their talents and promised to continue with their good show at NPS, Banashankari.
Investiture Ceremony The investiture ceremony for this academic year was held on June 30 at the school premises.
Mrs. Madhumathi Damodharan, Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya, M G Railway Colony, graced
the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Chief Guest and our Principal Grace C. D. decorated the
badge holders with sashes and flags. Mrs. Madhumathi Damodharan, in her speech, highlighted
the importance of leadership and discipline. She emphasized on keeping the school‟s flag flying
high through constant pursuit of excellence in all spheres of life. A novel introduction into the
Student Council, a brain child of our Principal Madam, was the enigmatic „Traffic Marshal‟ – a
need of the hour. They were also decorated with sashes. The Principal then administered the
oath of office to all the newly elected members of the School Council.
FOUNDATION DAY NPS Banashankari celebrated 28
th June, as Foundation Day. The programme started with the
Assembly, presented by the students of class IX A. After the welcome address, the programme
continued with a melodious invocation song, sung by the junior choir group. An eye catching
dance and a hilarious skit were performed by the students of Grade X. The highlight of the
programme was the release of “Illume”, the prestigious school magazine for the year, 2016. The
event ended with the vote of thanks.
Parent Orientation Our Principal Ms. Grace C.D. conducted an orientation programme for Grades 3 to 10 students
and parents. This was conducted to sensitize them about the revised mode of examination of
CBSE 2017 – 18. The Principal explained the new examination pattern. She motivated students
to study well, encouraged them to not only focus on their academics but also to take part in the
co-curricular activities. She told them how to balance academics without stopping their co-
curricular activities.
PTM PTM was held for Grade XII on 1
st July 2017 on 8
th July 2017 for Grades 1A, 1B, 1D, 1F. and
on 28th
July for Grades I C, I F, I G II C, E, F, III A, III D, III E, IX A, IX B, X A and X B,
Teachers discussed about the performance of the students with the parents.
Environment day Each year, World Environment Day is observed across the globe to raise awareness about the
importance of environment in our lives. It is a time to reflect on the initiatives taken to make the
world a better and safer place to live in.
Our school commemorated the special day with a special assembly programme, conducted by
the senior students to emphasize the importance of saving our environment. The senior choir
group sent across the message through a melodious song called „Mother Nature needs us‟.
Students of Grade XI and XII presented a humorous skit with an underlying strong message,
“avoid plastic bags and choose eco-friendly bags”.
Students of grades VIII to XI had the wonderful opportunity of listening to an eminent
environmental scientist Dr. Harish Bhat on the topic „Nurture Nature for the future‟.
Le Musée de Louvre
Le Louvre est un musée à Paris et il est le
plus grand musée dans le monde. Il attire
beaucoup de visiteurs chaque année. Dans
l'année 2016, I'll y avait 7.4 million des
visiteurs. Il est bien connu pour sa
collection des objects d'art. La peinture plus
connu dans le musée est la Jaconde ("The
Mona Lisa" en anglais) par Léonardo da
Vinci. Il y a nombreux des statues dans le
Louvre. M. Phillipe II construit un château
où le musée est se situé. Puis, le roi Charles
V a converte ce château comme son palais.
Le roi Henry IV a construit la Grande
Galerie, près du Louvre. Il est construit au
burd de la Seine. Ce musée est très
interessant et l'histoire du musée aussi.
Ashish Kulkarni, X A
CASCADE Free thoughts PAGE 4 OF 4
COSMOLOGY – THE BEAUTY OF UNIVERSE
Cosmology is the very study of universe.
It deals with the existence, expansion and
the creation of the universe. The Big Bang
Theory is known as a major factor for the
formation of the universe.
Humanity‟s understanding of the universe
has evolved through the ages. First, people
regarded Earth as a dominant planet
assuming all the other planets revolved
around it, but then came along Nicolaus
Copernicus who suggested that the Sun was
in the centre and all the other planets
revolved around it. Then Issac Newton
introduced the world to gravity suggesting
that it is a binding covenant that held the
planets together. Later on, Albert Einstein
proposed his idea of uniting the space and
time as one and calling, the “Space Time
Continuum “. While the scientists debated
whether our galaxy was the only galaxy
Edwin Hubble discovered the existence of
multiple galaxies by discovering a nebula
that was outside the Milky Way.
In the recent times a famous cosmologist
Stephen Hawking has reached the
conclusion that the universe is not infinite.
It in fact has a definite shape. However, we
would not find any boundary. This is
similar to Earth, though it has a definite
shape, we would never reach an end point,
and rather we would be circling. Stephen
Hawking also concluded that the universe
would not continue forever and will
eventually reach its end.
Sanjana B X A
Truth beyond the Eyes
Do not look in that mirror
Where the reflection tells lies,
Do not make the error
And succumb to stereotypes.
You are strong, you are smart
Being a queen is a diva's goal,
Any doubts in you, rip them apart.
Do not let shallow minds swallow you
whole.
Some patriarchs may not let you perform
But let them know it's the quiet before the
storm,
O heavy lightness! Perfection is a disease
and a bluff
But you're a lady, and that's good enough.
Sahana Sadanand, XI
Math facts The spiral shape of a
sunflower follows the
Fibonacci sequence.
The most popular number is 7.
Any two opposite sides of a
dice when added is 7.
A pizza with radius “z” and
height “a” has volume Pi
*z*z*a
Magic number 9: Multiply any
number with nine then the
sum of all the digits = 9 or its
multiple.
Four is the only number which
has the same number of letters
as the number.
Aishwarya Sadanandan XI
Amazing Sports Facts.. Boxing legend Rocky
Marciano invented the fax
machine.
It is customary for jockeys to
be paid in coins, no matter
how large their winnings.
If Michael Phelps were a
country, he‟d rank # 35 on the
all-time Olympic gold medal
list, ahead of 97 nations.
Early basketball games used
soccer balls (1891–1950s).
Players would rub coal dust
on their hands to grip the ball
better.
A warm basketball is
bouncier than a cold one
because the molecules in the
warm ball hit its inside
surface at a higher speed.
The longest game in NBA
history occurred on 6th Jan,
1951. The Indianapolis
Olympians beat the Rochester
Royals 75–73 in six
overtimes. Rubian Christadas, X B
पययावरणम
ऄसमयत पररतः ययनन पञचमहयभतयनन सनतत तषयम
समवययः एव पररसरः ऄथवय पययावरणम आनत
पदन वयवनियत। आतयकत मनषयो यतर ननवसनत,
यत खयदनत, यत वसतर धयरयनत, यजजल नपबनत
यसय पवनसय सवन करोनत ततसव पययावरणम
आनत शबदनयनभधीयत। ऄधनय पययावरणसय
समसयय न कवल भयरतसय ऄनपत समसतनवशवसय
समसयय वतात। यजजल यञच वययः ऄदय उपलभयत,
ततसव मनलन दनषत च दषयत ऄथवय भयरतसय
रयजधयनी ऄनसत। पययावरणम पशयतत। भयरतसय
रयजयष ऄतयतमम ऄनसत।
ऄतः परदषण ननवयया पययावरणसय रकषणमव
ऄसमयक अदय कतावयम।
पयरल. नप, X B
“ಪರಸರ ಸಂರಕಷಣ ನಮಮಲಲರ ಹೊಣ”
ಭೂಮಯ ಮೇಲ ಹಷಮಹಡುತತರು ನಮಗ ಷುತಲು ಇರು ನೇರನ ತಹಣಗಳು .ಪವು ,ಪಕಷ ,ಕರರಮ ,
ಕರೇಟಗಳು .ಗಹಳ ,ಆಕಹವ ಮುುಂತಹದ ಪರಷರ . ಮನುಶಯ ಸಹಾರಥಕಹಾಗ ,ತನನ ಷುಖಕಹಾಗ ತಹನು ಮಹಡು ಕಹಯಥಗಳುಂದ ಪರಷರ ನಹವಹಗುತತದ .
ಅದರ ಪರಣಹಮ ಮಹನ ಹಹಗೂ ಇತರ ಜೇವಗಳ ಮೇಲ ಆಗುತತದ .ಹೇಗಹಗ ಪರಷರನುನ
ಷುಂರಕಷಷುುದು ಬಸಳ ಮುಖಯ .ಜೇವಗಳಗ ಅತಯಗತಯಹದುದು ನೇರು .ವುದಧಹದ ನೇರು
ಕಲುಷತಹಗುತತದ .ಕಹರಹಥನಗಳುಂದ ಕುಲಷತಹದ ನೇರು ನದಗಳಗ ಸೇರದುಂತ ಮಹಡಬೇಕು .ನೇರನನ ುು
ವುದಧೇಕರಷಬೇಕು .ಇುಂಗುದಹಣಗಳನುನ ನಮಥಸ ಅುಂತರಥಲ ಹಚಚಷಬೇಕು .ಹಯುಮಹಲನಯಕಾ ಕಹರಣಹಗು ಕಹರಹಥನಗಳ ಹೂಗಯನುನ ರಹಸಹಯನಕ ಮುಕಹಗಷಬೇಕು .ಕಕಥವಹದ ಸುಹರನ ,ಸಡಮದುು ,ಯುಂತರಗಳ ಷದುು ,
ಕಹರಹಥನಗಲ ಸೈರನ ,ಹಸನಗಳ ವಬುಗಳನುನ ಕಡಮ ಮಹಡುುದರುಂದ ವಬುಮಹಲನಯನುನ ತಡಗಟಟಬಸುದು .
ಭೂಮಹಲನಯನುನ ತಡಗಟಟಲು ಮೂಲಹಗ ಪಹಾಸಟಕರನ ಬಳಕಯನುನ ಪೂಣಥಹಗ ನಲಾಷಬೇಕು .ಕಷಗಳನುನ
ಷುಂಷಾರಷಬೇಕು .ಮರಗಡಗಳನುನ ವವೇಶಹಗ ಬಳಸ ಷುಂರಕಷಷಬುೇಕು .ನಮಮ ಪರಷರನುನ ರಕಷಷುುದರ
ಜೂತಗ ಪಹರಣ ಪಕಷಗಳನೂನ ಕಹಪಹಡಬೇಕು .ಪರಷರ ರಕಷಣಯೇ ಜೇವಗಳ ರಕಷಣ .ಪರಷರ ಮಹಲನಯ
ವವಾನಹವದ ಮೂಲ .ಜೇವಗಳ ಅಳು ಅರ ಉಳು ಇದರ ಆಯಾ ನಮಮ ಮುುಂದದ.
ದಯಹುಂತ, 9 ನೇ ತರಗತತ‘ ,ಬ ’ವಭಹಗ
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