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A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

A well known quote but so meaning-ful.

True friends are the ones who accept our flaws and merits with our imperfec-tions. They cover our back; they can be a shoulder to cry on and a pillar of sup-port.

They can be like a mini family, like a father who scolds, a mother who cares, a sister who irritates and a brother who teases. Above all to love and be loved.

A loyal friend

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be

going down.Mothers are our heart, fathers

our liver. Brothers are our hands and sisters are our eyes. But friends are our blood. Any part of our body gets injured the first thing that comes out is blood. They are the reason of the smile on our fac-es. “A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your prob-lems when they’re not so bad.”

Surya Susan PhilipGrade XI

Good at heartA symbol of love A symbol of helpA symbol of happinessA symbol of kindnessWhat magic is friendship.....

A friend in our successA friend in our dreamA friend in our sadnessA friend in our distressWhat a great part does a friend

have.

No matter, if he/she is young or old No matter, if he/she is fat or slimNo matter, if he/she is colourless

or slimNo matter, if he/she is different

in casteNo matter, if they are different

in gender.

The only thing needed isWhen we cry or are happyWhen we are in distress or

in successThe only quality needed for

a friend isTo be good at heart.

Hannah T JittoGrade IX

FriendshipFriends Are the precious Gems in our liFe

Friends can be our stress buster. When we are stressed out they always know how to calm us down. We may fight with our friends like Tom and Jerry but in the end we are still friends.

God made friends as a mother cannot be with her children all the time. With-out friends our life will be like a blank paper.

Treasure your friends as they are the precious gems in our life.

Kristeena Elezabeth AbrahamGrade XII

A Tri-series Magazine

Volume-01/Issue-08Puthuppally

JAN-MAR 2020

Man is a social animal and as has been famously said - no man is

an island. We are meant to live in a harmonious relationship with one another which is an aid to our well being. There is a story about some scientists who were conducting an experiment on a monkey. He was put in a cage filled with fierce, deaf-ening noise and blinding light. The poor creature cowered in a corner. The scientists then put in another monkey. The two hugged each oth-er and appeared less frightened. So find your ‘monkey’ and you can face the vicissitudes of life! Friendships forged during childhood are often a lifelong bond and an unseen umbil-ical cord that keeps its connection. Friendship is the theme for the last issue of Life Beats for this academ-

ic year. The students were eager to share their views on friendship and wrote or drew to air their thoughts. Life at school and the friends made here play a vital role in the develop-ment of each child. It is refreshing to read the contributions.

As we go to press it is a time of unprecedented events following the outbreak of the COVID-19. As a precautionary measure and taking the safety of our children into con-sideration we have had to go into our summer break early thus cur-tailing a few of our activities. Yet all things can work for good if we look for learning opportunities in ev-ery setback. Children learn not just through text books but life is the greatest teacher!

Liju Philip

editorial

one who never leaves you

A single rose can be my garden.......a sin-

gle friend my world.This means just as a

single rose can be my garden; a single friend can mean the whole world to me. Good friends accept you the way you are, support and help you.

Your true friends’ words can always put a smile on your face. They know everything about you and you can trust them to keep a secret. Sometimes we may have only one friend to share a se-cret with.

The definition of a friend is the one who never leaves you in any situation but stands by your side. So one good friend becomes your world.

“A friend is like a brother born from another mother”.

Ujjwal KumarGrade XII

till the end

A real friend is the one who may fight, irritate and tease you but they will

have special place for you in their hearts. They may never say that they like you but their actions show that they do. They will be with you till the end.

Stibin S ThomasGrade XI

Once upon a time, there was an old horse and a young horse in a

prairie. When the grass in the prairie finished they went on a journey to greener pastures.

After a few days the old horse said to the young horse, “I will be stopping here, but you may continue your jour-ney.” Then the old horse warned the young horse, “Remember if you see any sack on the road ahead, do not open it.”

So the young horse continued his journey. Halfway through he saw a sack on the road. Ignoring the old horse’s warning on not to open it, he

untied it and out came wolf who said, “I am going to eat you.”

Suddenly a hare came from the forest nearby. When he saw the wolf was about to eat the horse, he said, “Oh Mighty wolf! How did such a large creature like you fit in such a small bag? Could you show me how you got in?”

The wolf got into the bag and the second he got in, the hare closed the sack. From then on the hare and horse became good friends.

A Mongolian Folktale Retold byAaron Ronnie Jacob

Grade VI

The Horse and the Hare

Friends should be

Really very

Incredible and

Enormously helpful.

Nations and religions

Do not spoil the

Ship that never sinks.

Hence friends should be an

Inspiration for all

People.Delsin Roby

Grade VIII

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unbreakable

Friendship is a ship which does not sink. It has a powerful spirit which

urges inside you with power and great-ness. It is an unbreakable connection of souls.

Ashbel BrijeshGrade VIII

one who understands

The one friend whom I love so much is the one who understands that I’m

sad even if I laugh out loud. We have huge fights but end up saying sorry to each other. Even though she teases me she goes mad if anyone else does so. The day I’m without her I’m like an emp-ty vessel. The day she is not there with me, will the worst day.

I believe that day will never come.Lakshmy Harikrishnan

Grade VIII

true friends

True friends are always together in spirit. They work together and help

each other in trouble. They are with you in happiness and sorrow. They are the true friends not the ones who leave us alone when we are in trouble. Identify your true friends and make them your BFF. (Best Friends Forever)

Anamika V NairGrade VIII

priceless

Friendship is something which is valu-able and priceless. We always say

true friends are together in spirit. When we respect our friends we get respect in return. That is true friendship.

Kevin GeorgeGrade VIII

the chocolate chip

True friends are always there for you. They are together in spirit. They help

and support each other. They sacrifice for one another. True friends love to be with each other. In the cookie of life true friends are the chocolate chip!

Lucky NijiGrade VIII

trustworthy

Friends are the family we choose. Friendship is a simple word but carries

a deep meaning. A friend should be the medicine when I am in pain. When we are alone friends give us company and we love to spend time with our friends.

It is very simple to choose a friend but hard to find a good and trustworthy friend. Friends never leave us in bad times so friendships teach us a lot about loyalty. Friends make us stronger and happier and we learn to love someone and respect them. A true friend guides us on the right path. So it is good to have friends.....

Mariya Susan SunilGrade VII

Friends are needed or you would be alone

Rizwan is my best friend

I like to be a good friend

Everyone is a good friend to me

New friends are good friends

Don’t be a disappointment to your friend.

Sure you would like to be a good friend

Hey, if you don’t have a friend, then go find one

It would not take long, try the

Public, school or tuition centre.Gegan V Sethu

Grade VI

A friend in need

Friendship is the most important thing in our life because friends make us

happy, tell jokes and even share their food with us. Some people say a friend in need is a friend in deed.

True friendship is what gives us the reason to stay strong in life. Having a family is important but you also need true friendship to be completely happy. Some people don’t have families but they have friends who are like their fam-ily. Thus we can see having true friends mean a lot to everyone/

Annie Teresa AjishGrade V

helpmate’s desk

Hello again to all! Welcome to the last edition of Life Beats for

the academic year 2019-2020. The theme for this issue is Friendship. Friendship is a very important part of our lives.

During our third term, we had many events. We had a Mock Parliament, a Football League, a Swimming Gala and to top it all, the Life Expo 2020. In the Mock Parlia-ment we learned how a parliament works. In the Football League, the four houses clashed together to find out how well we can play football. In the Swimming Gala we showed off our swimming skills. And of course our unforgettable Life Expo! We had a Curtain Raiser which showed our past Life Days. In Spectra, our science exhibition, we had a live check up counter, models, our environment and live experiments. Then we had My Town Kottayam which showed Kot-tayam in just one room. Then there was the Living Wax Museum with many famous people. There were dances, Karate and Kalaripayattu and lots of stalls. I really liked the excellent food from the Thattuka-da. I think the best thing was the Photo Gallery. It was fun walking in the nicely decorated Cavea, looking at all the photos.

As I write our upcoming event is our final exams. I hope you fill en-joy flipping through the magazine. And before I sign off, I would like to say that we all played a wonderful part in making this year a successful one. I hope to see you next year! Bye.......

Ermina Shailana Ranju

true friends

Friendship is something which is very rare. It is hard to find a good friend.

Many people will walk in and out of your life but only true friends leave footprints in your heart.

Rihaana Elizabeth ChandyGrade IV

A hero

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world

walks out. A real friend is like a hero who

raises you up when you fall down. The bond between friends is so strong that you want to stay to-gether forever. You feel like shar-ing everything with your friend be it bitter or sweet.

Age is not a factor in friendship and true friends are separated only by death. Love, trust, understand-ing are all the factors behind a true friendship.

Daniel V JacobGrade XI

Anything is possible when you have the right one to support you.

A widely used quote that defines a part of what friendship is. But friend-ship is much, much more than that. It is something you can’t describe even if you write a thousand page essay on it.

Most people define it by saying ‘a spe-cial bond’. The people who have experi-enced it and are experiencing it are the luckiest people. True friends are one in a million. It’s like finding a needle in a haystack. It is hard but not impossible.

A real friend

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Real friends are like parents; they will not go away from us. They care for us like our sister and brother does.

If you fall, a real friend can help you to overcome any problem. A single friend can make your world a wonderful place. They will not get in your way

unless you are going down.True friendship is when the silence is comfortable.

Arin ShajiGrade XII

Friendship is one of the most im-portant things in our journey of

life. Friends help us to get along with one another.

There are three thoughts which I think clearly state the importance of friendship.

1. Someone once asked me if I would like a big ship or a small one and I smiled and said, “The only ship I want is friendship.”

2. True friends are like stars. You may not always see them but you know that they are there.

3. True friends are hard to find, harder to forget and even harder to lose.

In life we must learn how to have friendship and how never to forget it. Friends support you, talk with you and most of all never for-get you.

To conclude I would like to say friendship leads to friends and friends lead to a happy life.

Ermina S RanjuGrade VI

It is easy to break a friendship but it’s very hard to find a true one. A true friend is not someone who tells you what you want to hear but someone who tells you what you need to hear.

You may not always see your friends but you know that they are there for you. Friends can make you feel like you belong and make you the happiest per-son in the world.

Be a true friend and be a true friend.Gabriella Grace John

Grade VIII

bondA special

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students: You’ve got an A grade Mynah! Top of the class!teacher: Class, Mynah won a trophy for the Inter school Debate Competition.mina: You look like you’re in a really good mood.mynah: I am, Mina. There’s this Science Exhibition coming up and I’ll nail it. As usual. mina: Wow! That’s so cool. Ina and I will help you out like last year.mynah: Umm.....No thanks. I think I’ve got it this time.ina: Is that for your Science Exhibition? A volcano! The experiment might be too simple.mynah: Thanks Ina, but I don’t need help. I want to be better than last time. I’ll do it alone.ina: Wh.... what? As if we were the ones who bungled your project last time.mina: Leave her Ina. She’s doing well in school and it’s gone to her head.At school the next day.mynah: I bet I’ll get the first prize.teacher: You too Mynah? A baking soda and vinegar volcano? It’s the eighth one I’ve seen today.mynah: Eighth! I thought............ I can’t believe I didn’t win. I thought mine would be the best experiment.

Friendship is a good thing and we all need friends.

A story on Friendship

Peter wanted a friend and so he chose a friend. Sadly they became bad. One

night Peter’s friend told him to steal. But a man heard a sound and when he went to check he saw Peter stealing. The man called the police.

Moral: If you are choosing a friend you should select a good friend.

Find your friendsFriendship is specialNot to be thrown away.Even when your friends are goneThey’ll remember you every day.

Having friends is a great thingSince you get to have funFind your friends and enjoyAnd play in the rain or sun

Madhav S NairGrade III

We sail within a vast sphere, ever drifting in uncertainty, driven from end to end.

Blaise Pascal

We come to the end of this academ-ic session with a few disturbances

which matter, but not hamper all the productive and successful events that sum up the academic year 2019-20. At this point of time, we are right in the middle of the uncertainty accompanying the confusions that ensue and the tra-vails it has caused us in more ways than one.

Thus, the academic session 2019-2020 comes to a halt abruptly in the midst of the COVID -19 scare. Life is so unpredict-able, it just hits you on the face leaving you clueless as to what happens next. Students were given a few days of home study and teachers were at school im-mersed in their annual trainings when reports came in of the sudden outbreaks

Friends are ForeverFriends are like gems in the skyThey cannot be erased from our heartsHowever much they try When we are in needThey do the deed When we are a messThey care no lessAnd we know they’re there for us.When we were sadThey were the only ones we had.Don’t try and create hateCoz when you realize it’ll be too lateWhen we are sickThey do the trickWhen we are stuck in imaginationThey lead us to the right destina-tionWhen we are in desperationThey are the inspirationFriends are like topping on the cake! so made friends, good friends and let them make your life as bright as a light.

Marianne MarkosGrade VIII

locally. Not just us, but a vast majority of people and organizations are affected and activities hit.

We made a decision to conduct exams online utilizing the technology which we have embraced wholeheartedly at this point. The Graduation Programme for Pre -school has been postponed till June. The LVIS summer camp has been cancelled.

In retrospect, we have just complet-ed one of our most successful and fun filled years and are stepping into our decade year. A lot has been planned as informed to you all during our Expo. We will be bringing in participations from other schools in diverse areas to mark our decade year.

On the academics front, we have added the science stream along with commerce and humanities at the high school level and tie-ups for coaching has been organized for the profession-

al entrances to different higher cours-es. A good news in this context is the change in pattern of the board question papers and its practices in general. The latest positive information we received was that both our board batches found all the exams undertaken till date easy when compared to children from other schools, which reinforces the fact that we are fully equipped for the 21st centu-ry learning.

Parents, you are our backbone and support and you have been great this year as in all previous years, it makes a big difference to us in moving ahead with ease. Thank you all for being so wonderful.

I would like to conclude by wishing all of you out there a safe vacation indoors. Do follow all the instructions that are valid.

Much loveMareena Sebastian

At homemina: Did you get the first prize, My-nah?mynah: No. A lot of us chose very simple experiments, so the competition is being held again with new displays. I need to think of a new idea.ina: I’m sure you’ll figure it out, Mynah.Latermynah: Ugh! This seems to be too com-plicated, I’ll have to ask Ina and Mina for help. Hey Ina! I’m sorry but can you

help me out with.......ina: Oooooh pa ra pa oooh mynah: Mina, please can you?mina: Not now, Mynah. I’m trying to study.mynah: Sigh! I’ll just have to do this on my own. The next daymynah: I just hope this works. Wait a minute..........Oh no Oh no Oh no! This motor is damaged; I can’t believe I blew my second chance.

True Friendshipina, mina, mo: Hey Mynah! mynah: How come you guys are here!mo: Here’s a motor from my toy car. I walked all the way to school on a Saturday. So you’d better use it.mina: And here are some wires you might need.ina: You can use this as a switch.mynah: How did you guys know? I thought you guys were too busy to help.ina: We wanted to teach you a lesson in humility. But you looked so frazzled that we felt bad.......mina: And you left these plans at home. We figured out what you might be miss-ing. Anyway, best of luck.A while later

teacher: A robot car!! Mynah you’ve outdone yourself this time!

Latermynah: Woohooo! I won yet again.ina: Aren’t you forgetting some-thing?

mynah: Thank you for having my back, guys.

mo: Well, all that’s fine. But can you now build us a robot car that can give us a real ride?Everyone laughs

Catherine Sara MammenGrade IV

From the principal’s desk

it is funI thought how trendy

It is to be friendlyIt is fun to have a friend

Who is worth a ton.Having friends is like

A pennyWhich is not enjoyed by many.

Anika Mariam VarugheseGrade VIII

A good friendFriendship is nice

But it’s not iceFriendship builds up character

But we will not be an actor.A friend in need is a friend in deed.

Friends give you peaceSo you feel you ate cheese!

A good friend makes life happy and cheerful.

Philip Jacob Eapen, Grade III

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Friends are familyFriends are so sweet, like my MammaFriends help me, like my sisterFriends take care of me, like my PapaFriends take care of me, like my cousinsSo I feel they are my family!

Krishna M.S.Grade III

Friends are nice

Rowing the same boat called life

If you’re lonely, they’ll be by your side

Everyone likes a friend by their side

Nothing can stop a good friendship

Definitely nothing can rip good friends

So find nice friends, the ones who make you feel glad they’re your

friends!Gowrika Anoop

Grade VI

A blessing

To be happy you should have your family as well as your friends. Friend-

ship is one of life’s great blessings but not everyone has a good friend. There is a saying that ‘A friend in need is a friend in deed’ which means the person who helps you in your difficult times and helps you to come out of it, is your friend. A best friend makes your life easi-er. Whenever we need support our best friend is there for us and we can trust them.

Gowrinanda JGrade V

Finding a friend is not that hard.

Right from the start you should interact with friends

It is good to make friends

Ending friendship is a horrible thing to do

New friends should always be made

Don’t irritate your friends and to

School you are sent to make a friend.One loyal friend is more than a thousand fake ones.

Sreyam A ChandraGrade IV

Friendship

Friendship is an everlasting flower that will sometimes wilt and again bloom.Friendship is a medicine when we are

in pain. Friends are the ones who will be with us forever.

Richelle ChandyGrade VII

Fight for you

Respect you and are

Important to you

Enjoy with you

Need you and are

Dear to you

Stand with you.Arya AnilGrade VII

Friends at school Friends at school care and share Friends at school are tall and smallFriends at school will play with clayFriends at school will fight for rightFriends at school are rough and toughFriends at school will smile for a whileFriends at school are best of all.

Jonathan Liju GeorgeGrade III

Forever and ever!Neeraj is smartAnd has a good heart.Philip is naughtyAnd a little funny.Ethan is smallAnd loves football.Madhav is wiseAnd has big eyes.Dhananjay always sharesToys with friends he cares.Nohmaan is pleasant and quietAnd never gets into a fight.Jonathan is a friend Whom I can always depend.We’ll be there for each otherForever and ever!

David GeorgeGrade III

Friends are the best!

Running with our friends

I like my friends

Everyone likes friendship but

Not bad friends

Do make friends

Showing good friendship

Happy with your friends

Intelligence is my friend

Pranks are not good for friends.Rizwan Ansar Mohamed

Grade VI

This is my friend. Her name is An-gel. I am giving a present to her.

It is her favourite doll. It is a Barbie and also I am giving her a small ball. I am in Angel’s house and there is a slide for us to play. There is also a small pond. We are standing near the pond. We had a great time.

Delina Mary RobyGrade II

My best friend is Eimaan. She is the best. Sometimes she is so

silly and a bit shy but she is really very friendly. She has very long hair and

loves flowers just like me. She is very funny.

Nila Anna BobyGrade II

My brother is my best friend and I love him. He always protects me

and plays with me. I play football, crick-et and baseball. My brother’s favour-ite game is football and so it mine. We always have toy gun fights and pillow fights. I love my brother and he loves me.

David KuruvillaGrade II

My best friend is Anna. I play with her and at night I sleep with her.

On Sundays I go shopping with her.Marita Kuruvilla

Grade II

I have many friends and my best friend is Marita. She is my cous-

in. We study in the same class. She comes to my house and we play to-gether. We play indoor and outdoor games. She helps me in my studies and she is a good friend.

Elyza Philip Grade II

My Best Friend

Good friends

Good friends are one of the finest gifts

from God and I am blessed with lots of them. Life without friends is like a room without a light.

I enjoy school every day because I have some wonderful friends and the best part is it also includes not just my classmate but my teachers, van driver chettan and lots of chechis.

As they say, “A friend in need is a friend in deed” and at Life Valley I have friends all around me during my ups and downs, through thick and thin – “Truly I am blessed.”

Leeza MukkadenGrade V

my friendWith your friend, your friendYou can have funEven in the sun.I’m happy to see my friendMy friend is happy to see me too.It has been so coolI’ll see you in school.

When I think about my friendI feel so brightI see the light.Friendship is cleanWe are not at all mean.We follow the lawWith not even one flaw.

Aaliyah Mariam VarugheseGrade III

Friends are cool

R you my friend?

It’s playtime!

Every time, every where a friend is there

Now it’s time to pick a friend.

Do your thing to play with a friend

So what time is it? It’s FRIENDSHIP time!

Meekhayil RanjuGrade IV

Definition of a friend

Friends are the most important thing for some people. They are happy

with just friends.Now, what is a friend? I will tell a

definition of a friend. It is a person who is helpful, trustworthy and is happy to help us. Many have friends who are con-tactable and a few on the social media. Sometimes it is advisable not to make friends with street children but making friends through the social media is also dangerous as we might be harassed. A good time to celebrate your friends is friendship day which is 30th July.

Nihal Sabu RajGrade V

most valuable thing

Friendship is the most valuable thing in our life. Friends make us to be a good person because they show us the good and wrong paths. They

teach us many things and help us in every situation. We always share our problems with our friends. But it is not easy to get a good friend.

Nandu PriyeshGrade VIII

Friends

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entertAinment loAded christmas chronicles- primetime movie @ school | Joyous children | Warm christmas celebration |

Grade 6 students with the hindi table- top calendar made as part of their January activity

11th Graders ( commerce batch) industrial visit to Vikas rubbers

preschoolers @ the petrol pump| Refilling air in the tyre being watched

classroom cleaning happens as a life skill activity in 5th Grade

environmental education | | Gardening time for 6th Graders

teach back time !!! 6th Grader liya mercy takes social studies lessons for 5th Graders

once in a week our students go out to clean the roads. All these 5 years till date not a single child came back tired, irritated or angry, instead they come back rejuvenated, enthusiastic and calm.

hearty congratulations | our students sreedevi .s. namboothiri and delsin roby came 2nd and 4th respectively in the 1st inter-school chess championships held at Aravinda Vidhyamandiram , pallikathodu.congratulations also to sreyam Gowrika and Gegan who participated well

teaching back to cleaning roads !!!

Our students are more interested to learn from their peers and es-

pecially their seniors at school. This is a natural phenomenon , they idol worship their seniors . This is being tapped productively when they are empowered to engage and activate .

Teach back paves way for self motivation and acts as a reinforcer to what is learnt . Students do a lot of preparation to teach their juniors who love every minute of it.

Cleaning and maintaining the roads outside takes responsibility

to a higher level . Students not only shed inhibitions but develop the right attitude by being more responsible.

They learn to protect and have concern for fellow beings , they will never misuse or destroy public prop-erty . This is called as the Study -Work balance and it is very important in education . Merely sitting inside the classroom the whole day, listening to lectures after lectures will make learning a monotonous and dreadful activity . Students need to love learn-ing and this is achieved by maintain-ing a Study - Work balance .

the studY - WorK bAlAnce

What does reading do to Your brain?

Reading is perhaps one of the best hobbies in the world.

1. Reading heightens brain connectivity.2. It expands a reader’s attention span.3. It rewires the brain and creates new white matter.4. It increases the capacity of your work-ing memory.5. It puts readers in the characters’ shoes, figuratively and biologically thereby developing creativity .

At Life Valley students are encour-aged to Read , Read and Read. The first year of formal education here starts with students listening to their teacher read out to them, they are then encouraged to “Pair Read” and “Group Read” after which they graduate to in-dependent reading. The early years

the poWer oF reAdinG !!!

programme is “Learning To Read” and then “Reading To Learn”. Once a child starts to read, official learning begins.

They need to read a lot of words, they can begin with their own name, names of friends, father, mother, siblings and advance to sight words and then rhym-ing and non-rhyming, sensible and non-sensible words.

They can read stories and then a whole new world opens up before them. They need to be guided to choose good books, later they start to choose on their own. Reading is what makes a differ-ence to a student when com-

pared to another. A well read student has an edge over oth-ers and is far more calm and

collected too.Do give your child the Reading

advantage, it is one of the best habits you can cultivate in them and it lasts

for a lifetime.

Grade 4 made “panakam” for their life skills.this was a drink that used to be served with sadhyas traditional-ly. it is also considered a summer drink because of its cooling effects. Thanks to Raji Teacher it came from their malayalam chapter.

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Students joined together in prayer for the wild fires to end. They em-

pathised with the suffering people and most importantly understood why and how forest fires happen as well as its aftermaths.

Students were extremely sad-dened by the news of the death of millions of animals in the forest as a result of the fires. As news came in about the showers across the region

they were seen smiling. With the Ker-ala floods still fresh in their memories these students are witnessing large scale devastations unleashed by na-ture and promised to do their best if in their power to prevent any such disasters, a thought so pure that we can only hope it was possible.

The school st00d solemnly with the fire scathed nation and prayed for its speedy recovery.

prayers for rains in Australia !! excited 5th Graders celebrate halda, the festival of our partnering state

himachal pradesh

life parents club monthly meet - the making of Quesadilla !!! healthy cooking class by member Zinu liju

cooking lesson imparted by rakhi sunil, parent of Kalyani and Krishna

Healthy living | Cauliflowers in the veggie patch ,9th graders tending to it

3rd Graders study tour | students experience and learn better

Vegetable garden visit

Grade 4 science Activity !!1. Filtration method to separate the insoluble pollutants from water 2. test for miscibility and immiscibility of liquids.

healthy Apple n dates shake | culinary session by our parent ms silda mathew roy | the students loved making and serving it !!!

self empowerment at its best through experiential learning !!!5th Graders with the Fried rice balls they made during their life skills class

thrilling moments !!!

lVis Football tournament - Semi finals !!!!

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Art work by students at the Art Valley stall during the 2nd lVis expo. it had colourful and creative art work on all mediums by the students of Grade 1 & 2

photos and videos from major events of 2010 to 2020 were displayed at the photo Gallery , it was a walk-through the past 10 years of life Valley

Arty expressions by1st and 2nd Graders . Wall art, montages, collag-es, sculptors, bottle art, paintings on varied mediums to name a few were on display.

3rd Graders had a blind date with a book, they got a book which was blindly chosen from among the many that they brought to class , they even had a thematic culinary activity to add to their reading experience

Brisk sales were on at the parents sales counters

during the expo . From exotic organic veggies and fruits which were major sell outs ,to Hand painted art on bottles , Decoupage arts , table linen , Cookies n cakes everything just vanished off the counters in no time !!!!

the lVis parents nook !!!

lVis expo 2020

The Teaser to Decade Of Life showcased charac-ters from the past 10 Life Days. They came in like

zombies and were put to life by the “Sundari “the Mascot of LVIS EXPO, they will be back again for the Decade Of Life in December 2020...await the grand finale of this decade!!!

The “Thattukada “ or a small shop/cart by the roadside selling food cooked “live “ is a concept hugely popular with us “Malayalees” who

love to have our dosas and omelettes straight out of the skillet.At school we set up such a shop and it was a huge hit with the parents

and students alike. This is the second time following the success of our first LVIS Expo that we introduced it.

The Radio Jockeys of our FM station chatted their hearts

out the entire length of the pro-gram. We have around half a dozen seasoned RJ’s who run the school radio on a daily basis.

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Grade 6 presentation on indus Valley civilisation

industrial Visit | commerce batch (11th Graders) | excel Foods, Kottayam

Fun in the pool and the gallery !!the lVis swimming Gala 2019-20

the winners of the lVis swimming gala with their coach sangeeta who trained them perfectly and ensured maximum participation in the event .the school congratulates the winners and the coach for making it possibleproud Winners of the lVis swimming Gala 2019-20 !!!

Teacher’s day out !!!

The primary school gets to visit temples and learn all about the

festivities undertaken there during this month of festivals especially . The rituals and regimens behind each event is well explained to them by

seasons and Festivalsthe authorities at the temples . Each information is a valuable input as it enriches their knowledge about our diverse and rich culture , this also cre-ates in them a feeling of oneness with all religions .

This is that time of the year when a lot of parents go school hunting. The first timers seek a good pre

school to put their 3 and 4 year olds in and others are on the look out for a bet-ter one than the one they already put their kids in.

Now how does one know which is the appropriate one? This is purely one’s own discretion, many factors are involved here. The budget, the distance or accessibility, the board, the philoso-phies and practices, the popularity and past performances in various areas be it curricular or co curricular to name a few. Finally the choice is made and the child starts his or her school life. The school life of a child is considered one of the most important phases of one’s life span , the primary, elementary, high and higher secondary years are the forma-tion stages during which a human being grows most physically, mentally, emo-tionally and socially. That is 85 % of the brain’s functional growth stages happen during the school years .

There are times when students need to be shifted out of schools owing to un-avoidable reasons like a transfer or relo-

cation of the family. There are shifts hap-pening due to many avoidable reasons like the schools themselves sending out students who under perform or parents shifting them owing to a financial cri-sis or an academic crisis . The academic level of the school may be really poor making it difficult for the child to attain higher levels or the academic level may be good but there is too much pressure or stress on the child to perform .

So in all the “avoidable“ circumstanc-es, there is one and only one way to as-sess if you really need to shift out your child: Ask your child few questions “Do you feel sad studying in this school?” “Do you wish that the school closes?”,

“Do you want to be put in another school ?” . If your child’s answer is “YES” to all three..... you really need to pull your child out !!!!

If not it means your child is happy and that this is ultimately and absolute-ly what only “you” need and not your child, it is you who chose the school and not your child in the first place, it is not a silly thing for a child to be shifted from one school to the other owing to the changing fads and fancies of the par-ent. Do you know, a child who does not change school more than twice stands a better chance of topping in exams? Poor performers are always those who are made to shift schools whatever the

hoW to choose the riGht schoolreasons may be .

Therefore when choosing schools bear in mind, it should be a decision tak-en after considering all the important aspects that come along with it, stick on or move away only after considering your child’s happiness, it is for them that you invest your resources, they are the beneficiaries and their mental, physical and emotional health is not for a gam-ble. When we get queries from parents wanting to shift kids to our school from the neighbouring schools the first ques-tion we ask them is “why are you shift-ing them, are they not happy there?” And if the answer is yes ,they are very much happy and in fact want to contin-ue there but we want to shift them” , we strongly discourage them, but if the answer is “No, my child is fully stressed and doesn’t enjoy going to that school for whatever reason” we say ok, then you must shift them.

Ultimately children need to be happy and enjoy their precious school years and that is perhaps the biggest gift of a life time that you can present them with . Play with them but not their lives.

Mareena Sebastian, Principal

shhhhh....... surgery in progress

Drs. Text book surgery is a novel con-cept wherein students are asked

to dissect one particular feature from a non-fiction book or magazine and re-construct it on to a booklet. This way they learn different jargons like Glossa-ry, Text, Font, Bibliography, Headings, Caption, Contents etc and learn their features and how those are all applied. Since it was part of the termly thematic library activity, they got to dress accord-ingly .

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LIFE ART GALLERY

AbhishekGrade 1

AthulGrade 1

tomGrade 1

ria nobinGrade 1

Aaliyah AbrahamGrade 1

sanjayGrade 1

This is my study room. I am going to study. There is a plant on my

desk. There is a pencil and ruler too. There is a big window at the top. It has two lovely red curtains.

Nila Anna BobyGrade II

This is Azan. This is his house. He is plucking flowers from his gar-

den. He has a big house. Azan is my friend. We study in the same class. He is six years old.

David KururvillaGrade II

This is my mother’s house. It is in Thi-ruvella. There is a swing in the gar-

den. There is also a mango tree with four mangoes in the garden. There is a butterfly in the garden. It is a beautiful garden.

Delina Mary RobyGrade II

This is my garden. There a big ap-ple tree. There are two apples

on the tree. There is also a pink flower under the apple tree. It is a beautiful flower. It is a sunny day.

Elizabeth DennisGrade II

These are my friends Krishna, Aaliyah and Caelyn with me. When we went

to Maegan and Vedika’s homes, they were very busy. We all went to a moun-tain and had a picnic. When we reached home it was too dark so everybody came to my house and had a sleepover.

Theresa James, Grade III

This is a flower and it is really spe-cial. It is special because it will

help people when they are not feel-ing well. This flower can help any-one. It can also help animals. You will find lots around your house.

Vedika VinuGrade III

My family and I are going to Kodai-kanal in the car. I like going to

Kodaikana because it is so cold there. When we were going, I saw so many trees, flowers and birds. I liked it very much.

Saanziya J NellimoottilGrade II

I am standing in the garden. I am look-ing at the butterflies. There are three.

One is pink, the second is yellow and the third is orange. The orange butterfly is flying very high. I am trying to touch the pink butterfly.

Sreedevi S.Grade II

Abigail AlencheryGrade 5

AevanGrade 1

ZarahGrade 1

JacobGrade 7

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mrs mareena sebastian, mrs. liju philip, mrs. neethu marium George, miss ermina shailana ranju

published by principal, life Valley international school, rubber board p.o., puthuppally, Kottayam

editoriAl boArd

KuleenGrade 1

AjishGrade 5

Krisna m sGrade 3

rishi m thomasGrade 1

JonathanGrade 3

AlanaGrade 1

cizelGrade 1

KaiteGrade 1

Kalyani m sGrade 6

LIFE ART GALLERY

JoelGrade 7

These are the villains from differ-ent movies. The one who is say-

ing, “Why so serious?” is Joker. He acted in the movie ‘Batman the Dark Knight’. The one who is saying, “Do you want a balloon?” is Pennywise from ‘It’. The one who is saying, “Oh man” is Max from ‘The Amazing Spi-der Man Two’. The colour I have given for Joker is green. The colour I have given for Pennywise is magenta and Max I have coloured purple.

Neeraj V RGrade III

Hello! This is a comic drawing. His name is Captain Underpants. The

book is by Dav Pilkey. George and Har-old are friends in this comic. Captain Underpants is the hero. He is wearing white underpants and a red cape. He can fly up in the sky.

Nevin Sabu RajGrade II

This is a small spy robot, the size of an ant. It has four legs to

walk. There is a thing coming out of the eyes. This helps to camou-flage when threatened. This spy ro-bot can run really fast compared to its size. When it is spying, it uses it’s spy eyes. It helps spy its target. It will migrate to states where there is a lot of greenery. So it might mi-grate to Kerala. The spy robot is very smart.

Philip Jacob EapenGrade III

Once mother and I went for a walk at 6 am. After a few minutes, when

we were coming back from the walk suddenly the rain came but the sun was shining. So I asked my mother why it was happening. She told me there will be a beautiful rainbow. I asked her, “What is a rainbow?” and she told me it is an arch in sky with seven colours. When I heard this I was delighted. I waited and sud-denly a beautiful rainbow came. That was the first time I ever saw a rainbow.

Tara Anna NobleGrade IV

This is my favourite toy, a drone. This toy can fly

over the plants and trees. This is a fantastic toy. A drone works with the help of four fans. I like drones and I like to fly it high.

Jonathan T MathewGrade IV

This is my school. I love my friends and my teachers. I love

to play with my friends here.Tashik

Grade 1

I have many friends. My best friend is Marita. She is my cousin. We

study in the same class. We play together. She comes to my house. We play indoor and outdoor games. She helps me in studies and she is a good friend.

elyza philipGrade 2

Friendship is an everlasting flower, that will sometimes wilt and again

bloom. Friendship is a medicine when we are in pain.

Friends are the only ones who will be with us forever

elyza philipGrade 2