4th Annual Athletic Meet at KPS, Sahibabad

KPS, Sahibabad was the proud host of the 4th Athletic Meet on 18th December,

2015 at the Mega Sports Complex. Ms. Sunita Godara, the Internationally ac-

claimed Asian Marathon Champion, President Health & Fitness Society, graced

the occasion as the Chief Guest. She addressed the gathering with an invigorating

speech. The Education Director, Ms. Geeta Varshneya and the Head Mistresses

were also present to encourage the young athletes. The athletic meet commenced

with the March Past in which the students of classes VI - IX enthusiastically took

part. A separate contingent of Scouts and Guides was also a part of the March Past.

The spectators were charmed by the synchronized presentation of the students. An

array of programmes was orchestrated to entertain the people present at the com-

plex. Students of Classes III and IV showcased their dexterity in Martial Arts.

Class 4 students paid homage to the legendary Pop Star, Michael Jackson,

through a beautiful dance. Various Yogic Asanas were performed by the students

of class IV. The parents and teachers participated whole heartedly in various track

events and were cheered by everyone present there. Sumati house stole the show

and was declared the winner. The event was a huge success. Khaitan Public School

has once again provided a perfect platform to the students to exhibit their prowess

in sports.

ENDEAVOUR “Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person,

a beautiful thing.” » Mother Teresa

December, 2015

Inside this issue:

KPS Headlines 2-6

Creative Outpour 7-10

Tasty Bites 11

Science Corner 12

Counselor’s Desk 13

Reading Galore 14

Birthday Bash 15

Editor’s Desk 16

Happy

New

Year!

KPS Headlines Students of KPS had the privi-

lege of witnessing an awe in-

spiring Manipuri Dance Recital

by the exponents Sri RajKumar

Singhajit Singh and Charu Sija

Mathur, the names synony-

mous with Manipuri Dance .

This cultural programme was

organized by SPIC MACAY on 8th December, 2015. The accompanying artists were Nandita Devi (Dance),

Tanuja Devi (Vocal), Aleem Khan (Violin), Inaocha Singh & Sarat Singh (Pong). The programme commenced

with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp. The artists were welcomed by the Education Director Ms. Geeta

Varshneya. Sri Rajkumar Singhajit Singh addressed the gathering. He said that SPIC MACAY celebrates

‘Nishkaam Seva - the Spirit of Volunteerism’. The students and teachers enjoyed the programme thoroughly.

Khaitan Public School in collaboration with iSpace

Inc. of U.S.A have started a Discovery Spot Lab to

kindle the desire of the students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering

and Math). This new venture was inaugurated by Mr. Rajiv Saraiya, Associ-

ate Director at Computer Science Corporation, Noida on 22nd December,

2015 at the premises of Khaitan Public School. Mr. Siddharth Asthana -

Technical Solutions Consultant from IBM also graced the occasion. A

presentation on the Discovery Spot Lab Curriculum covering 3D Model-

ling & Printing, Video Game Development, Laser Communications and

Fibre Optics, Android App Development, Mine Craft, Robotics and

Electronics was showcased by Mr. Alex Whiteside from iSpace Inc. of

U.S.A and Mr. Chandrashekhar Prayaga. The Vice Chairman Mr.

Anirudh Khaitan conveyed that this epochal event will surely cultivate Gen

Z Khaitanians keeping in cognizance „Vision -2020.‟ The animated parents

lauded the efforts of the institution in providing exposure to the students and

conveyed their gratitude to the Khaitan fraternity to nurture Tech Savvy en-

thusiasts. This watershed event was appreciated by all.

KPS Headlines Khaitan Public School proudly celebrated its Founder’s Day on 12th

December, 2015 with great gusto. To mark this occasion, the school

organized an Inter- school event ‘KHAITANOTSAV’ for the students

of Classes V to XI. More than 100 students from 15 schools partici-

pated in a unique gamut of competitions such as – Sustainable

Fashion, Canvas Speaks, Hopes and Dreams, Faster - Higher - Strong-

er. Individual prizes were awarded to the winning schools. The stu-

dents of all the schools participating in the contest Hopes and

Dreams presented a rocking performance. They were judged by

Mr. Akash Deep Singh, the famous Vocalist and Guitarist. The teams

participating in the contest Sustainable Fashion had to design an

attire out of waste materials and exhibit their ingenuity. The stu-

dents proved their mettle and were praised by all. Mr. Gaurav Kwa-

tra, Senior manager Education Partnerships and Nikita Seth, Profes-

sor, School of Fashion, Styling and Textile from Pearl Academy

judged this event. For Canvas Speaks, a story had been provided to

each team which had to be depicted it on canvas. The renowned

artists, Mr. Shankar K. Sharma and Mr. Niladri Shekhar Das judged

this event. The students participated energetically and showed

their physical prowess, grit and determination in the event Faster -

Higher - Stronger. Mr. Hassaan Ahmad Noori and Ms. Kritika Dua

from Edu Sports were the judges for this event. Khaitan Public

School has always promulgated the ingenuity of the students. The

event indeed, offered a perfect platform to the students to show-

case their talent. The students of Khaitan Public School showed

their leadership quality as this event had been completely managed

by Class VIII students. The winners of the events are as follows:

Canvas Speaks : 1st Position : Gurukul The School; 2nd Position :

Nehru world School and 3rd Position : Amity International School.

Sustainable Fashion: 1st Position : Gurukul The School; 2nd Posi-

tion : Khaitan Public School and 3rd Position - J.K.G. Senior Second-

ary School.

Faster - Higher - Stronger: 1st Position : Khaitan Public School; 2nd

Position : CSHP and 3rd Position : Noida Public School.

Hopes And Dreams : 1st Position : D.P.S. Indirapuram; 2nd Posi-

tion : Khaitan Public School and 3rd Position : Amity International

School.

KPS Headlines ‘Rendezvous 2015’ held on 12th December, 2015 at the premises of Khaitan Public School was a mesmerizing

and enchanting evening, full of memories to be cherished and symbolic of

ushering in the ‘New Year 2016’ with hopes, accolades, achievements and

more laurels to attain. The ‘Rendezvous’ was marked with members of

the staff with their spouses enjoying riveting music, playing games, en-

acting songs and solving brain tickling quiz. Many couples were

awarded with prizes for their splendid performances. We hope the magic

of togetherness at Khaitan brings forth

more of such fascinating evenings.

Mr. Adarsh Vikram (Art Faculty) has

been awarded with the 1st Annual State

Award organized by Bihar Lalit Kala

Academy Department of Art, Culture and

Youth Affairs, Bihar Government, Patna.

He was selected in the Top Ten Artists. He

received the Trophy on 22nd December,

2015 in Patna along with the cash prize of

Rs. 25000/-

Khaitan Public School was award-

ed with the 5th Overall Champion

Trophy at ‘BRAINOBRAIN Won-

derkid -2015’, State Level Inter-

School Competition held on 13th

December, 2015 at Seth Anan-

daram Jaipuria School,

Vasundhara.

KPS was also awarded by

BRAINOBRAIN- the Award of Ap-

preciation in Recognition for Out-

standing Cooperation and Support

for the State Level Inter – School

Competition 2015.

AIDS Awareness

Programme

The students of Senior

Wing started a move-

ment of creating AIDS

awareness in the

school on 1st Decem-

ber, 2015. They made

the grade 4 employee’s

aware about the causes

and prevention from

this disease. They

made posters and pre-

sented the AIDS aware-

ness logo to everybody.

KPS Headlines

TWEEK - 2015 Annual

Technology Fest

Three students of our school

participated in ‘TWEEK-2015

Annual Technology Fest’ organ-

ised by DPS Indrapuram on

24th November, 2015. Almost

17 schools of Delhi and NCR

participated in it. Arjun Sharma

and Amit Kumar of IX C secured

the 2nd position in ASK (Quiz

Competition).

Digital Edge ICT Conclave on Education – 2015 was held on 20th No-

vember, 2015 at Crown Plaza, Okhla Phase 1, New Delhi in which the

Education Director of KPS - Ms. Geeta Varshneya was awarded with

trophy for being in the top five schools in ICT. The event was headed

by the team of renowned and prestigious panelists. The ICT Education

was truly a journey of excellence.

Students of Classes IX to XI

donated books, stationary

and clothes whole heartedly

for the betterment of the

‘Girl Child’ as a part of the

campaign by ‘The Times of

India’ (TOI) to support the

Girl Child Campaign - ‘He

Named Me Malala’.

KPS Headlines

Community Service Club

members were ecstatic with

joy to receive badges for

their contribution to the

GOONJ Foundation dona-

tion drive in Bal Bharti Pub-

lic School, Delhi.

'Book Mark Making’ - a library

activity (Class VIII) was held for

the month of November. Stu-

dents made Book Marks on the

theme ‘School Libraries are

doorways to life’. It was great

fun to have this activity because

the students displayed innova-

tive ideas and beautifully deco-

rated the book marks. They also

included the quotes of the fa-

mous authors .

A Career Counseling workshop

was conducted by Career

Launcher for the students of

Classes XI and XII. Mr. Kumar

Pranay (Cluster Head) was the

resource person representing

Career Launcher informed the

students about a plethora of

courses available after Senior

Secondary namely - BBA, CFA,

Psychology etc. It was a very

informative, resourceful and

interesting session .

An interactive session on ‘Being Pro-

active’ was conducted by Ms. Sunan-

da Parihar for the students of Class

VI. The children were empowered

with the understanding to behave in

an informed, organized, and goal ori-

ented manner in everyday life. They enthusiastically took part in

the discussion and gained insight about the topic. In the end, stu-

dents narrated real life stories befitting the theme.

My Home

I live in a big home,

At the top of which is a big dome!

I have an adorable room,

And I clean it with my magical broom.

I fly through the wall

And swift hastily through the magnifi-cent hall,

In my study is a rocking chair,

And when the sun shines above it gives a lovely glare.

Near my secret mysterious shed,

lies a beautiful flower bed.

When I open the old tap,

It gives a loud and noisy rap.

You know, I have a lovely home,

But the most interesting is the big dome!

The big dome makes a sparrow’s home

And so I love my Home Sweet Home!!

By: Karishma Gupta (V E)

HUMANS ON MARS

NASA has laid out a detailed plan for

how it intends to send humans to Mars

in the next few decades. Interestingly,

the plans indicate that the ultimate goal

is to be "Earth Independent," meaning

they want people to stay there, not just go and come back.

With humans on Mars, we will be able to advance Science and

Technology in ways only dreamed of with current Robotic ex-

plorers. NASA has already said that the first person to step on

the Martian surface is already walking the Earth. Astronauts who

journey to Mars could spend three years in deep space, where

radiation is high and so are the risks of cancer, bone loss and im-

mune problems. The plan ahead is divided into three stages, the

first of which is already under way with testing and experiment-

ing on human health and behavior, life support systems like

growing food and recycling water, and 3-D printing aboard the

International Space Station.

After that, the space agency plans to practice other missions in

the area of space between the Earth and Moon, or in the Moon's

orbit, known as Cislunar Orbit.

The third phase involves living and working on Mars' surface

and in transiting spaceships “that support human life for years,

with only routine maintenance,” as well as “harvesting Martian

resources to create fuel, water, oxygen, and building materials.”

Of course, there are formidable difficulties ahead; but it‟s key

that the effort does not require any major scientific break-

throughs, which, by their nature, are unpredictable. Instead, all

the necessary elements depend on known science being applied

via enhanced technology.

Yes, we‟re closer to Mars than many may think. And a success-

ful manned mission could be the signature human achievement

of our century.

By : Rupal Handoo (XI B)

“Keshav was an expert story teller. People in and around his village Bhoomiraag, used to wait for his story

sessions. His stories would be about kings and wars, about survival of poor households, about the song of the

nature and most things that a human mind could imagine. A story from Keshav was a sure-shot entertainment

package of 2 hours. Every Saturday evening at 7 p.m., eager folks would encircle the big banyan tree located

at the center of the small village. One thing that was very particular

about Keshav, the storyteller, was his turban- without which no story

could take off. He had this peculiar habit of rolling his finger into his

turban while proceeding with his story. One Friday, Keshav was

shocked to find his turbans missing. It was not an ordinary loss for the

imaginative story-teller. He immediately got upset and depression was

written all over his body parts. One of his worries was also how he

would tell a story the next day. News immediately spread all over

Bhoomiraag that Keshav, the storyteller, who would not tell any story

without his turban, had lost all his turbans. Reactions ranged from –

„He should have taken care of them‟ to „This will be a boring week-

end.‟ Evidently, most people were unhappy about what had happened.

A lot of people also criticized Keshav for being handicapped without his turban. Gradually, as the day pro-

gressed, some also wondered what the link between the turban and the story was. All kinds of stories started

floating around- while some speculated that touching the turban sparked Keshav‟s imagination, some others

felt that the color of the turban decided the type of story- a white turban mean that a story on peace would

come while a red turban would be a sure indicator of a love story. People were confused but more than that,

they were annoyed that no stories can be told if the turbans are lost. They sought an answer from Keshav and

angrily marched towards his home.

When they knocked at Keshav‟s door-they were surprised to find him smiling nonchalantly. One of the irate

villager asked Keshav- What makes you smile- is that the pleasure that comes from not having to tell a story?

Are you bankrupt of ideas? Many others, while protesting asked- Does a good storyteller do this?

Aren‟t you an over-rated storyteller? Keshav smiled while listening through all these expressions.

Then he rose and addressing the gathering- said, “I am sure all of you are miffed at the mystery of the

missing turbans-and wondering how does that affect a storyteller. The fact is – they don’t.”

What do you mean? One angry listener asked “It means, my friend that a good story comes from the heart-

and from the surroundings. From nature and people, from mannerisms and habits-“Still unclear, the baffled

listener sought clarity-Please explain clearly. Keshav said, “It is true that I had the habit of moving my

finger in the turban while saying a story. However, I do not know how the word spread that there is a

link between the turban and my stories. Yes, I always wore a turban for every story-session. However,

I can tell stories without them also. In fact, I have spread the news that my turbans are lost- in fact I

have hidden them in my cupboard. They are very much there.” “It is your observation that linked the tur-

bans and the stories. I took advantage of that. I developed that rumor and thought of this idea- to end the ru-

mor and also spread the message that all the stories are in the mind- in a fertile mind.” Keshav brought smiles

to the faces of the villagers by saying that he will be ready with his next story on Saturday. However, it was

this story of the mystery of the lost turban that everyone found more interesting that week.

By : Apoorv Rastogi (XI A)

TASTY BITES

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

3 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon white sugar

1 1/4 cups milk

1 egg

3 tablespoons butter, melted

Add all ingredients to list

DIRECTIONS 1. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.

Make a well in the center and pour in the milk, egg and melted butter;

mix until smooth.

2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle or frying pan over medium high heat.

Pour or scoop the batter onto the griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup

for each pancake. Brown on both sides and serve hot.

By : Riddhi Sharma (X A)

SCIENCE CORNER

Study of Osmosis by Potato-Osmometer

AIM- Study of Osmosis by Potato-Osmometer.

REQUIREMENTS - A large potato, a knife of scalpel,petridish containing water, 2

pins and 20% sugar solution.

PROCEDURE- 1. Take a large sized potato tuber.

2. Cut it from one side to make this side flat.

3. Bore a cavity from other side and leave a very thin base in-

tact.

4. Pour 20% sugar solution in the cavity of the tuber upto 3/4

part of cavity.

5. Mark the level of sugar solution in the cavity with the help of pin.

6. Place the tuber with its flat cut end in a petridish half full of water.

7. Observe after sometime the level of sugar solution in the cavity.

8. Mark this level again with another pin.

OBSERVATION- The rise in the level of sugar solution in the cavity of the potato tuber indicates that the solution has absorbed

water from petridish. The two are separated from each other by a large number of cells. Cell membranes of

different cells serve as one unit of selectively semi permeable memberane.

CONCLUSION- 1. Sugar solution is osmotically active solution.

2. The cytoplasm of the cells of the tuber that lie between the sugar

solution and the petridish act as a single semi permeable membrane.

3. Water enters the sugar solution when it is separated from it by a

semi permeable membrane. This process is called Osmosis.

By : Ayushi Choudhary (XI B)

Nourish” them,

Don‟t drain them,

“Compliment” them,

Don‟t Curse them,

“Reward” them,

Don‟t punish them,

Be “role model” for them

Don‟t give up on them,

“Align your thoughts” with them,

Don‟t break the bond with them,

Tell daily you “love” them,

Don‟t frown on them,

“Celebrate success” with them,

Develop inner self & fortitude in them,

“Make connections” with them, “listen” to them, “respect” them,

Engage your mind & heart with them,

But! Please….. please……

“Just don‟t ignore them.”

By: Ms. Manika Pal (Counselor)

COUNSELLOR’S DESK

Book Review

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Great Expectations is one of Charles Dickens’s

most famous works. It was published (as a novel

in three volumes) in 1861. Pip is a young orphan

boy who lives with his elder sister and her hus-

band. He knows that he will be a blacksmith like

his brother-in-law when he grows up. But an

anonymous benefactor settles a lavish allow-

ance on him. Pip goes to London and starts life

in a society that is completely alien to him. His

new-found prosperity and his undying love for

his childhood friend Estella change him in many

ways. He becomes more and more ashamed of his humble origins. But many dis-

asters and challenges await him. The novel chronicles Pip’s experiences from

childhood to adulthood. Great Expectations, like most of Charles Dickens’s

novels, does not conform to any one genre. It is a tale of love and passion; a

mystery story with several twists; a narrative that functions as a serious so-

cial commentary.

Rating :

By: Manan Gupta (VII B)

Classes III & IV Ishita Gupta, Atharva Amitabh, Bhumin Sharma, Devanshi Koul,

Manveer Singh, Lakshit Shetty, Mudit Jain, Aniket Sisodia,

Rishabh Puri, Lavish Beniwal, Soumya Singh, Yug Tomar,

Anant Jain, Tushar Kasana, Navya Singh, Avi Kumar Singh, Ar-

jun Kapil, Gurucharan, Ankit Aggarwal, Ashwika Arora, Mahi Kala, Akshat Tyagi, Vedant Ku-

mar, Vani Dahya, Arnav Tyagi, Ojas Wattal, Rehan Choudhary, Sukamya Sharma, Tanmay

Tomar, Vraj Raj Karan, Mahin Verma, Shashwat Rajpal, Vijay Sharma & Eshaan Grover.

Classes V & VI Nirjara Dwivedi, Gunita Nabiyal, Satvik Malkoti, Karishma Gupta, Aahana Malla, Priyanshu Ku-

mar, Shatakshi Chaudhary, Vasu Pachauri, Anushka Tomar, Amulya Gaur, Karandeep Singh Tal-

war, Manan Sachdeva, Rashi Ratan, Rashi Tomar, Ananya Shankar, Aditya Kumar Jha, Abhinav

Yadav, Prashant Kumar, Araf Rauf Saifi, Sameer Khan, Tanvi Aggarwal, Rashmi Bhati, Rishika

Sahay, Kritika Bhol, Sushrita Sharma, Raj Sharma, Mannan Chugh & Anishka.

Classes VII & VIII Supragya Dubey, Palak Jassal, Dhruv Goswami, Riya Shukla, Dev Aditya Tomar, Avarnika

Shukla, Jaspreet Kaur,Tanisha Verma, Bhavya Malik, Rishabh Singh, Aditi Rawat, Suniti Sahai,

Naman Tiwari, Ritika Goyal, Niharika Singh P Thakur, Soumya Srivastav, Abhilasha Shukla, Ru-

dra Kumar, Tamish Baunthiyal, Dwij Chitkara, Kumar Saurav, Iqra Khan, Pratham Jain, Aayush

Tyagi, Parul Handoo, Gurpreet Singh Nijjer, Kajal Beetan, Karandeep Walia, S. Shreya Subhash,

Paras Bhardwaj & Siddharth Soni.

Classes IX & X Sudhanshu Singhwal, Sanchi Taneja, Palak Mittal, Tanya Pannu, Parth Sharma, Swidheesh Sibi,

Apurv Baluni, Saurabh Singh Bhati, Tejus Gandhi, Vidhi Ahlawat, Prateek Sinha, Rajeev Yadav,

Shubhangi Srivastava, Sanidhya Joshi, Aayush Joshi Ayush Mittal, Sashrika Surya, Rajat Kumar

Singh, Hritvik Verma & Pulkit Singh.

Classes XI & XII S. Gokul, Apoorv Rastogi, Prashant Khokhar, Vaishnavi, Aman Kumar, Taranjeet Kaur, Samridhi

Dwivedi, Ayushi Chaudhary, Himadri Kaushik, Pulkit Sharma, Juhi Sharma, Sonam Malik,

Ovaish Choudhary, Varun Tyagi, Ankit Giri, Aastha Gupta, Akshat Garg, Dhananjay Sharma,

Tejasvi, Faaz Bari & Rohan Pannu.

Staff Ms. Geeta Varshneya, Ms. Iram Waquar, Ms. Monalisa Ghoshal, Mr. Sumit Bhardwaj, Ms. Rash-

mi Gupta, Ms. Minal, Ms. Sriparna Bhattacharya, Ms. Seema Dhanola, Ms. Divya Jain, Ms. Ush-

ma Shrivastava, Ms. Priya Chaudhary, Ms. Anusuya Ghosh Banerjee & Mr. Lalit Verma.

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor: Ms. Geeta Varshneya

Editor: Ms. Sabita Seth

Teacher’s Editorial Board: Ms. Shivani Shesh (Head), Ms. Sangeeta Parmar, Ms. Chanda Banerjee, Ms. Rachna Pokhriyal, Ms. Jyoti Sharma and Ms. Swati Kapoor.

Student’s Editorial Board: Ayushi Chowdhary (XI)

Student Reporters: Anuja Haldar (XII), Nikita Gupta (XI), Harsh Shan-dilya (XI), Riya Singh (XI), Kavyanjali Jha (XI).

Most of us write emails, facilitate meetings, participate in conference calls, create reports, devise presentations,

debate with colleagues… the list goes on.

We spend almost our entire day communicating. So, how can we provide a huge boost to our productivity? We

can make sure that we communicate in the clearest, most effective way possible.

This is why the 7 Cs of Communication are helpful. The 7 Cs provide a checklist for making sure that your

meetings, emails, conference calls, reports, presentations as well as day to day communication is well con-

structed and clear – so that the audience clearly understands what you want to convey.

According to the 7 Cs, communication needs to be:

1. Clear

2. Concise

3. Concrete

4. Correct

5. Coherent

6. Complete

7. Courteous

When writing or speaking to someone, be clear about your goal or message. What is your purpose in communi-

cating with a person? If you're not sure, then your audience won't be sure either. When you're concise in your

communication, you stick to the point and keep it brief. Your audience doesn't want to read six sentences when

you could communicate your message in three.

When your message is concrete, then your audience has a clear picture of what you're telling them. When your

communication is correct, it fits your audience. And correct communication is also error-free communication.

When your communication is coherent, it's logical. All points are connected and relevant to the main topic and

the tone and flow of the text is consistent. In a complete message, the audience has everything they need to be

informed. Courteous communication is friendly, open, and honest. There are no hidden insults or passive-

aggressive tones. You keep your reader's viewpoint in mind, and you're empathetic to their needs.

By : Sangeeta Parmar (PGT English)

Khaitan Public School

Sector – V Rajendra Nagar

Sahibabad, Ghaziabad (U.P.)

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