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THE CYGNUS
GAZETTE We welcome you to
the revamped THE
CYGNUS GAZETTE.
There will be four issues every year and we will try to bring to you all the news and happenings in the school, important news from around the world, fun activities, amaz ing d eba t e topics, fun facts and much more. Stay tuned for all the excitement and give us your valuable feedback to help us improve further.
“Vision Without Action…Is Just a Dream Action Without Vision…Just Passes the Time
But, Vision and Action…Can Change the World” -Joel A. Barker
At Cygnus World School our Vision is to nurture the torch bearers of tomorrow who will have a well formed rather than just a well filled mind, who will have the ability to think and make decisions, who will have the confidence to assume leadership roles and who take pride in being Indian. As a result CWS tends to go to every extent to achieve holistic development of our children where we guide students to develop capacities, acquire knowledge and virtues and develop into worthwhile citizens of the world. We try to encourage our children to unleash their fullest potential through lots of Co-curricular activities thus ensuring that „Vision and Action‟ together will change the world into a better place to live in. Our education system is striving for excellence in every possible field and achieving it in a spectacular way. Besides rigorous scholastic programmes we seek to develop and nurture the different facets of a child. A committed and supportive management, dedicated teachers, caring and co-operative parents blend harmoniously to create a child- centric school. We strongly believe that every child is unique in nature with varying needs. Therefore, by fostering a conducive environment full of love, care and creativity we instill in our children a desire to be multi-faceted. This provides an appropriate blend of academics, sports, art, music, nature and value education thus making learning an exhilarating, interactive and life long experience. All the Best! Kanchan Joshi Principal
From the Principal’s Desk
What’s a bigger
shocker?
England‟s pre quarter final loss to Iceland at Euro 2016
OR
Argentina‟s finals loss to Chile at Copa America 2016
Note: Students of grade 8
to 11 participated in the poll
Volume 1 Page 1 2016-17
Like Cygnus, all our houses represent various constellations
Pegasus– A mythical flying horse
Cygnus, the swan-shaped modern, northern constellation, aptly personifies our school‟s core aim of nurturing each and every child to be a star. The swan is a carrier of Saraswati– The Goddess of Learning, similarly our school is the vehicle of education, intelligence and skills.
Phoenix– A mythical bird which has the ability to rise from its own
ashes
Aquila– A powerful eagle attached to Lord Zeus.
Orion– A skilled hunter named after the Greek God.
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 2
Cygnites “Sport” the Right Attitude
Sports are an integral part of the CWS curriculum. Along with the regular sports classes a specialized morning coaching has
been introduced. Children have been selected for the Soccer, Basketball, Badminton teams and are training hard.
A redesigned,
aesthetic covered
skating rink for our
students!!
The Badminton Team participated in DSO
Competition held at Sama Indoor Stadium and
put in a great effort.
Our Football Team participated
in Subroto Mukherjee
Tournament held at Rosary High
School and performed really
well.
Page 3
Name First Position Class
Manav A Thakker III A
Kayaan T Patel III B
Jania M Bakshi III C
Mohit S Tripathy III D
Rishabh N Patel IV A
Padmajaraje S Gaekwad IV B
Krisha C Gracias IV C
Namrata A Tandon V A
Kanishka Vichare V B
Shriyamwada D Kirdutt V B
Name First Position Class
Harsh Shah VI A
Savya Ansh Makol VI B
Nishi H Shah VII A
Siddhant Agrawal VII A
Nayonika Bagha VII B
Avi Patel VIII A
Aarav Singh Negi VIII B
Anjali A Tandon IX A
Sindhu Krishnan IX B
Sanchit Jain X A
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 3
Just a Minute – The perfect tool to help and enhance the skills of public
speaking and confidence building. The following is the winner’s list :-
Book Worms – To inculcate the habit of reading in the students of Grade I
and II. The following is the winner’s list :-
Name First Position Class
Kaavya K Patel II A
Maahi K Shah II B
Mahek J Prajapati II B
Deepti Rani Patro II B
Mahima Shankar II C
Tirth V Shah II D
Vyom B Shah II D
Show and Tell – Using props and PPT‘s the children shared enlightening
information. The following is the winner’s list :-
Name First Position Class
Kayaan R Mehta I A
Aarush APatel I B
Neomi RPatel I B
Zaid Md. H Fruitwala I C
Aryan S Sanghani I D
Kaavya K Patel II A
Mikhail A Desai II B
Shreeya VAkre II B
Bhavya B Shah II C
Nitya V Agrawal II D
Shaan Malhotra III A
Armaan AKhurana III A
Name First Position Class
Trisha H Shah III B
Maanya T Patel III C
Aum P Prajapati III C
Mohit S Tripathy III D
Aanya N Patel IV A
Shaan P Patel IV A
Ayana A Majumdar IV B
Krisha C Gracias IV C
Tanvi G Gupta IV C
Namrata A Tandon V A
Vedika V Chauhan V B
Some of the topics that
the students enjoyed
speaking on and listening to were...
‗My dearest Buddy‘
‗If I were a Magician‘
‗If I had 3 wishes‘
DID YOU KNOW
Bandra Worli
Sealink has steel
wires equal to the Earth‘s circumference. It took a total of 2,57,00,000 man hours for completion and also weighs as much as 50,000 Af-rican Elephants. A true engineering and
architectural marvel.
Name First Position Class
Kayaan R Mehta I A
Tveesha J Nair I B
Siya V Sharma I C
Devraj J Golani I C
Swara N Kahar I D
Creative Writing-English – A way to express ideas
and thoughts in imaginary ways
A better understanding of the usage of
language, the students tried to perfect
their writing skills to the best of their
ability. Narrative, Funny, Mysterious,
Creative and Descriptive write ups.
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 4
Class Presentation Grade III
It was a proud moment for the students of grade III as they held a Class presentation for their parents and
grandparents. At school students participate in various activities like Show and Tell, JAM, Earth Day etc. Snippets from
the same were presented before the parents. The English Play “ Just Mabel” had a beautiful message while the Hindi
skit was very hilarious and had the audience in splits.
At CWS, students have been always encouraged to participate and present so as to develop their communication skills,
build confidence and enhance their presenting skills.
The parent‟s feedback was “the presentation took them back to their childhood days”. The event was a great success as
all the parents were enthralled and overwhelmed by the performance of our students.
“ It was a great experience for us. I was a bit nervous initially but slowly did a good job due to
practice. I liked the character of Mohit in the Hindi skit, it was vey funny - Kavya Aga III D
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 5
Earth Day
A day to understand &
reflect on Earth‟s condition. A day for meaningful action oriented activities.
All the activities conducted were based on TEACH-LEARN-ENGAGE principles
An opportunity to both teach and
make tang ib l e env i ronmenta l
impacts. The Trash Can Quiz,
Segregation of Waste into Red, Orange,
Green and Yellow bins was educative,
Osmosis in Potatoes, Songs on Earth
Day were fun.
― I had lots of fun doing the Green
Earth Day activity at school. It was
quite different and I had never done
such an activity before. I was excited
holding and seeing smog from inside the
bottle — Padmajaraje Gaekwad IV B
The students of Grade III to VII
had a fun filled morning as they
headed towards ‗Champaner Fort‘ for their field trip. Stu-
dents visited the ‗Jami Masjid‖
and the ―Royal Enclosure‖. They
had loads of thought provoking
questions as to why it was in
ruins?, What happened to people who lived here?, What
does World Heritage Site
mean?, Why do we have to
maintain these ruins? etc.
Students excitedly explored the fort
and shared their findings with their
friends and teachers. The purpose
of this field trip was essentially to
educate, which was achieved but
also became a fun bonding
experience for everyone involved.
Field Trip to Champaner
FUN QUIZ !!!
1. Give any 2 words in the English
Language which
ends with ‗dous‘
2. A group of Kangaroos is
called a _________
3. A group of Rhinos
is called a _______
4. A group of
________ is called
a parliament
5. What is the dot
on top of the let-
ter ‗i‘ or ‗j‘ called ?
6. Which famous
children‘s board
game originated
in India?
Answers on the last page
DID YOU KNOW…. Earth is the only planet not to be named after a GOD !
Movie watch at INOX
Kaleidoscope
The students of Grade II to V
went to INOX to watch Kung
Fu Panda.
T h e s t u d e n t s w e r e
comfortable and had fun
during the movie show as the
3D effect made everything so
much more exciting for
them…..they would try to
catch the snow, turn around
when the arrows were thrown
during all fight scenes. There
was lot of clapping by the
students every time the
monster lost to Panda…………
They had loads of fun eating
the POPCORN……and wanted
more!!!!
Working together to create a sumptuous dish is always fantastic !!!
―A Recipe has no soul , You as the cook must bring it in‖
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 6
Chef’s Hat On – A unique way
to encourage children into cultivating healthy eating habits.
Children had fun making
vegetable sandwich, basket chart,
bhel, Mexican salad, dabeli in the
cafeteria of our school.
― The experience of
watching ‗Kung Fu
Panda 3‘ was very
thrilling and fun filled —
Namrata Tandon V A
International Yoga Day - Various Asanas and kriyas were demonstrated
and importance of Yoga was spoken about, in great detail.
Parents Orientation By Principal
Open Day
As the world celebrated Yoga on 21st June,
we at Cygnus also had a group yoga session
for all the students and the staff, under the
able guidance of our Director Mrs Bhavani
Raghuraman who is also a trained Yoga
instructor.
“Yoga is the journey of the self,
through the self, to the self.”
- The Bhagawad Gita
Parents Orientation by the Principal is a program started so as to give an insight into the
functioning of the school, its evaluation system, and code of conduct to be followed by the
students. The Principal emphasized
on the importance of parents
involvement with the child so as to
not only develop academically
successful students but an aware
citizen of the Nation. All the parents
had an interactive session with the
Principal wherein all queries were
addressed. It was a very enriching
interaction for the school as well as
the parents as it helped them to be
better informed about the progress
of their wards. Overall the program
was a great success!
Perfection is Possible
A unique initiative
started by our Director
wherein one to one interactions with the
parents are held to
discuss the academics
a n d o v e r a l l
development of each
cygnite. Amazing!!
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 7
The first Open day on May 7th, of academic session 2016-17 was a day for parents to interact
with the new class teachers and subject teachers. To know and understand how well the
students had settled down in their respective classes. The day was marked special as the parents
got the opportunity to discuss goals for their wards. They also found out about the goals the
teachers have set as well the goals the students have set for themselves.
Tata Edge Classes
The schoo l has
introduced a new smart
board system called
Tata Edge classes. The
children can look forward to loads of
e x c i t e m e n t w i t h
o u t s t a n d i n g
animations, interactive
games etc.
Workshops at School
- A speech and drama
workshop by Helen
O‘Grady was conducted for the teachers. The
trainer guided the
teachers on various
aspects of soft skills,
i m p o r t a n c e o f
express ion , vo ice modulation and lateral
thinking.
- A 2 days workshop by
―Heartfulness‖ was organized by the school
for the teachers. It
talked about the
t e c h n i q u e s o f
meditation and its benefits.
- Teachers attended
CCE workshop to
reinforce the value of C C E , c l a s s r o o m
transactions, different
types of assessment,
designing questions
etc.
- Jodo Gyan Shiksha
held a two day
Mathematics workshop
for the teachers showcasing innovative
methods of teaching.
“If we don’t shape our kids, they will be shaped by outside force that don’t care what shape
your kids are in.”
Opening of 3 streams in Grade XI
As we grow from strength to strength a
new milestone has been achieved at
Cygnus World School as we opened our
Portals for Grade-XI, in the new
academic session 2016-17. The Senior
Secondary wing with grade XI started
with 3 main streams Science,
Commerce and Humanities.
We congratulate all the students for their hard work and determination and also to their parents for
their constant support!!
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 8
Excellent Result of Grade X
(First Batch)
We are extremely proud to
announce the results of our 1st
BATCH of Grade X students at
the CBSE Board Examination.
Sr. Name of Student CGPA
1 Mehakk Negi 10
2 Moxit Jain 10
3 Suhasi Chawla 10
4 Vishwa Patel 10
5 Urvi Sharma 9.6
6 Jayshree Hazra 9.4
7 Yashodhar Parmar 9.4
8 Anuj Shekhawat 9.2
9 Dilkhush 9.2
10 Mihir Shah 9.2
11 Manan Kanani 9.2
12 Akshada Munshi 9.2
13 Ritika Yadav 9.0
14 Pavitra Patel 8.2
― When I got to know that I got 10 CGPA, honestly I
was shocked and happy
at the same time !! The
appreciation that I got after
achieving such good result in
10th Grade has actually driven me to perform even better in
Grade 11...my parents have
great aspirations from me and
I would love to make them
proud!‖ - Vishwa Patel Grade XI, Humanities
― The hour my Grade X
result was declared, my
heart was in my mouth,
but no sooner had I seen
my e-mark sheet showing 10 CGPA my joy knew no bounds
for I felt I was on the seventh
heaven. I felt thrilled, overjoyed
for my achievement.‖ – Moxit
Jain Grade XI, Science
“ I love learning by doing during
science practicals. I improved my estimation of measures using
devices like the Vernier Calliper -
Shaifali Patel XI, Science
“ I love to be a science student.
After wearing a lab coat, I feel as if
I‘m a professional which gives me
inspiration to work hard - Urvi
Sharma XI, Science
“ The best part about class XI Commerce is studying Business
Studies on Tata Class Edge with
animated movies. It attracts me
the most - Kirti Jilobani XI,
Commerce
The Cygnus Gazette Volume 1 Page 10
PARENT’S TALK
Parent of Anjali Tandon
Class IX – Thanks for all the efforts and
helping our child
become a confident and f o c u s e d / d r i v e n
individual with an all
round exposure.
Parent of Aarav Doshi V A –
Very happy with the school in
all areas. Really appreciate all the new improvements added.
The methods introduced for
making the teaching concepts
m o r e i n t e r a c t i v e i s
applaudable.
Parent of Hasit Arora IV A – Everything is upto the mark and outstanding. We are totally satisfied about the school and teachers approach.
Quiz Answers : 1. hazardous/horrendous/stupendous/tremendous 2. Mob 3. Crash 4. Owls 5. Tittle 6. Snakes & Ladders
A LOT TO LOOK FORWARD TO…
Upcoming events - Olympic Fortnight, Teacher‘s Day, 90 Seconds to Fame, Navratri Celebration, The Pinnacle (Inter School Competition) and many other fun facts, quizzes, news etc.
Introducing a brand new section “The Big Question” where a student, a parent and a teacher will express their views on certain hot
topics of the world.