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“Every child is gifted. They just unwrap

their packages at different times”—

Maria Montessori

The Covid-19 pandemic brought out the best in us. Our

dedicated teachers, staff and supportive parents helped

Cambridge achieve milestones during lockdown through

various activities which have helped keep the spirits high.

The Cambridge community has spent many months in

lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. How long before the

dust settles is unknown, but what we do know is that our

dedicated teachers and staff have been hard at work keeping

our students engaged, and at times, even giving back to the

community.

Let's take a look at some of our best achievements and all that's

happened in the months from October – December.

CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL- Greater Noida Newsletter October – December 2020

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The primary wing

celebrated Gandhi Jayanti

on 2nd Oct to pay homage to

the Father of the Nation.

The teachers laid stress on

the value of speak no evil,

hear no evil and see no evil

– the prominent teaching of

Mahatma Gandhi. Students

made posters on Gandhi’s life and his contribution to the freedom

struggle for the country. Informative videos and anecdotes from his life

were also shown to the students. A quiz on the life of Mahatma Gandhi

was also held.

A wise man had once said – ‘ Play is

the mind’s favourite way of

learning.’

Keeping this in mind, Online

Mathematica was held on 17th

October, 2020. Students

enthusiastically participated in the

exhibition and made wonderful,

amazing models on various topics.

The students made puzzles, board

Gandhi Jayanti Celebrations

Mathematica- Math Exhibition

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games, different models both still as well as working models.

Students of classes I to V participated and explained the models made

by them on different topics.It was indeed an exhibition which gave them

exposure and confidence to present their thoughts and mind.

With a view to encourage and

inculcate scientific temper

amongst the students, the school

organized an online Science

Exhibition on 17th October 2020

commemorating the birth

anniversary of Bharat Ratna

Dr. Abdul Kalam. A number of

students from classes I to V

participated with great zeal and

zest. The students got a chance

for implementing the things that

they learnt during online classes

and applied their ideas and presented things differently in a distinctive

style.

Spectacles of Science- Science

Exhibition

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The festival of Dussehra is

celebrated to mark the victory of

good over evil. In our school an

online celebration was held on

23rd October where students of

classes I – V participated with a

lot of zeal and fervor. Children

were dresses up in different

Avtar from Ramayana. Emphasis

was given to relevance of Ten

heads of Ravana through role

play activity. Awareness was

created amongst children about

evil effects of bad deeds. Students

also spread the message of peace, harmony and truth through dance

activity.

‘DANCE IS THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE

OF THE SOUL’

A Solo Dance Competition was held

on 29th October for classes II- V.

Students enthralled the audience by

Dussehra Celebration

Folk Dance Competition

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displaying their talent and creativity with beautiful and well-prepared

performances. The spirit of dance could

be felt in the air along with watching

the various folk dances of different

states of India. It was indeed a treat to

watch. The efforts put in by the

participants was highly appreciated by

everyone.

Students of classes III-V

prepared various creatives in

MS Paint application. They

learnt proper use of using this

rastor graphic software,

various dimensions of canvas,

resizing and rotation of

images, colour replacement,

blending of multiple colours,

day and night effect, types of

brushes and how these brushes can help you in making your images

impressive.

Art Amour' - Digital Art Work

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“Take care of your minutes and the hours will take care of themselves.”

The Just a Minute activity tests student’s creativity, presence of mind

and command over language all within a span of one minute. It invites

the student speaker to speak on a given topic without hesitation,

repetition or deviation. 20th November, 2020 was a day full of

excitement when the students of Classes III to V were bubbling with

energy to witness the Just a Minute Activity. All the participants

displayed their oratory skills and spoke

empathetically on the allotted topics. This JAM

session provided a platform for the students to

show their talent and expertise in impromptu

speech.

Poems are an important part in the life

of children. Our little poets of classes I -

II started off with introducing

Speaking Activity- JAM

English Recitation Activity

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themselves and recited poems on the topics given to them. The motive

behind it was to develop confidence and self-expression in the little kids.

Diwali is festival of light, which is being celebrated every year with full

enthusiasm. This year too it was celebrated but online and in a

different way. Paper Rangoli, lanterns were made on 6th November,

keeping Diwali as the central theme. Ample paper Rangolis and

lanterns were made by students and were decorated with real lighting

diyas to marks symbol of enlightment in everyone’s life.

Diwali Celebrations

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On 19th December’20, Cambridge School Greater Noida organised a

Virtual Social Studies

Exhibition - ‘Dharohar’ for

classes II-V, focussing on

ingraining creative attitude in

young students to make them

visualize learning with a

hands- on experience. Children

prepared an array of exhibits

for t he exhibition and spoke on

it. The exhibition was

witnessed by fellow students

and parents who acknowledged the hard work put in by the children

during this pandemic time. There was a great deal of enthusiasm in the

students and they were all ready and excited to do such excellent work

in the future also.

Craft activities nurture creative spirit and spark

imagination in kids. Crafting is a great way to

teach virtues and good habits. The students of

classes I-V made characters of Ramayan with

Dharohar- Social Studies

Exhibition

Craft Activities

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different materials like paper,

clay, beads, wood etc in October

and made colourful lanterns

and rangoli patterns in

November. Hence they learnt

the following points.

• Recycling tissue paper roll to

make interesting figures.

• Knowing different shapes.

• Exploring different

materials and using them in unique ways.

• Understanding and creating three-dimensional objects.

• Involves basic crafting skills like cutting, pasting, which improve

gross motor skills.

Varda Chandra of class V got first prize in E-confluence conducted by

Hillwoods Academy ,held on24th December,2020.She presented topic –

Fractions in action through a story play . It was a realistic approach to

understand complex topic –Fractions.

Accolades

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With this last activity of the year we wrap up this edition of the

Newsletter. We would like to thank everyone, for you all have been an

invaluable part of our school. Your time and talents contributed to

providing another successful year of learning for each student. Wishing

everyone a “Happy New Year”

That’s all for now. We will come up with the updates on the events and

activities in the next quarter. Till then, enjoy your vacation.

We’ll get back to you with more exciting news in the next edition.