Academic�Year�2017-18�(March)

Dear Friends and Readers,

And here we are at the end of one more academic year. Time really flies. It is 5 years since I joined this school and every day has been eventful. Life is always full of action when there are children of all ages around you. That is a rejuvenating factor which keeps the teachers going and is also a driving force. What constantly drives us closer to our vision is our continuous and single minded effort to train and groom our students into 21st century learners. This is a herculean task to do. What is most motivating for teachers is when they see the students working hard and their parents supporting in every way.

In December 2017, a story writing workshop called Katha Utsav was held in New Delhi in Ridge Valley School. The workshop was held on 27, 28 and 29 of December. There were more than 300 participants and 13 mentors from different parts of India. Many of the mentors were book writers. And some of them were movie script writers and story reciters. The name of my mentor was Lavanya Prasad. This year’s theme for the workshop was empathy. Day 1 began with an opening ceremony, there was an introduction

Principal’s Message

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-M. Harsha Raj -VI A

of all the mentors, lighting of the lamp and opening speech by the founder Geetha Darmarajan. At 10:30am we began with the workshop. They taught us what empathy is and how to show empathy in our stories and how to connect our story with the readers. On the second day we were taught how to write stories from different perspectives and they gave us the example of the famous story ‘The Thirsty Crow’ and showed us how the story would be if we wrote from the stone’s, pot’s or water's perspective. On the last day of the workshop, we were asked to write stories from what we had learnt. After lunch there was a closing ceremony where they gave us our participation certificates and we had a group photo. In this workshop I have made many friends and learnt how to write stories in a more effective way. I am happy that I have represented my school in New Delhi and went this far.

CENTA ( Centre for Teacher Accreditation’s (CENTA) Teaching Professional Olympiad (TPO), is a national competition to reward, recognize and celebrate teachers , which is supported by The Hindu group of publications as its primary and media partner. The Teaching Professional Olympiad TPO 2017 was held on December 9th , 2017 , with test centers in 28 cities across India as well as a center in Dubai. I am feeling very happy and gratified for being one among the Top 500 national level rank holders in CENTA TPO 2017. It was a great learning experience.

The NIE Fundamental Quiz, was conducted by the Times of India, on 15th February,2018 at the Birla Science Centre. The questions were challenging but easy. There were different levels of quizzing done. Our school, represented by Adityayan Acharya of 5B and AdityaGajra of 6A, bagged the 3rd prize in the junior’s category. It was a good opportunity for students to learn and know more about the world’s past, present and future.

Our Quizzing Buddies

AadityaGajra - Class VIA

We have remodelled our curriculum as per the CBSE regulations. The Unicent educational community strives for excellence by preparing students for learning beyond their school years and assisting them to become lifelong learners as well as helping them to be self-directed, realistic, and responsible decision makers when solving problems that they will encounter in our multicultural, ever-changing world. Ultimately, each learner will gain from their life at school according to the effort they apply. All academic and co-curricular activities are linked directly or indirectly to achievement levels and grades. We have designed and implemented interesting project works, organised better field trips, and visits to institutions of learning importance, run informative learning programmes like Teach Next, School Cinema, Awakened Citizenship, organised more training sessions on personality development for children, anything that would make our children into more productive citizens for India. Our country needs self-disciplined and hard working citizens to come out of the status of ‘a third world country’ and for that we have to start early and each one of us has to contribute towards it.

It is the constant effort of every teacher, every member of the office and sub-staff who leave no stone unturned to attend to the smallest need and query of our students as we understand that for every parent their child is the most special. I must take this as an opportunity to thank every member of my staff for every small and big thing that they do to have brought the school to this level from the humble beginnings we had in 2009. Dear parents, it is also your trust and faith in us that has brought the school to this level.

Our third batch of class X writes their exams this March. We wish them the very best for their board exams and for all their future endeavours.

Congratulations to M.Harsha Raj ofclass VI for the SOF Scholarship for

Excellence in English for the A.Y.2017-18 witha cash prize of Rs.5000/-.

Ms. ReshmaSatav

The students of class 5 were taken to the meteorological department situated in Begumpet. We saw many instruments like the thermometer; wind vane; barometer; etc. We learnt how the officials report the weather. The wind vane tells the speed of the wind and the thermometer checks the temperature of the place. There was also a rain gauge which records the amount of rainfall that takes place in the city. We also saw a weather balloon which is sent up to record the weather condition in the sky. The official also showed us the satellite pictures that are transmitted continuously, on the computer. It was a very fascinating learning for us.

We the students of class 5 went to the India Meteorological Department (IMD),Begumpet also referred to as the Met Department, an agency of the Ministry of Earth Sciences of the Government of India. It is the principal agency responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasting and seismology. We were able to interact with the personnel there who guided us and explained to us how the weather is predicted using different thermometers, instruments and also wind vane, but the most amazing feature of the visit was the rain gauge which was both manual and automatic, it showed us how we can measure the rain in our city.

A Trip to the Meteorological Department

Bhavya - Class V A

Venkat Reddy - Class V A

The students of class7 went to Nehru Zoological Park for field trip as part of our project work. All of us were enthusiastic to see different species of animals, reptiles and migratory birds. We took a safari trip to see Asiatic lions, Bengal Tiger and Sloth Bear. We saw a nocturnal house at the Zoo which artificially reverses night and day for the animals so that nocturnal animals are active. In the Zoo animals are taken care of by the Government. We were happy to see that there were many institutions which adopted some animals in the Zoo and many of my friends also took an oath to adopt any one animal. Through this field trip we understood the importance of animals in the nature and how we can conserve them for our future generations.

Pongal is a traditional festival celebrated in parts of India with different names. On 11th January we celebrated Pongal as a part of our morning assembly. The school ground depicted a small village where we lit a bonfire and the Pongal was prepared by the teachers and class 10 students. The students shared the importance of Pongal festival in the form of a skit and dances were performed by the students of class1 and 5.The students of higher classes flew kites. One of our teachers gave us few instructions for flying kites.

FIELD TRIP TO ZOOLOGICAL PARK

AakashDeshpande - Class VII

AakashDeshpande - Class 6

C. Pragnesh - Class V A

PONGAL ASSEMBLY

Christmas Assembly: On the occasion of Christmas we had a special assembly in our school. It started with a melodious Christmas carol by our choir which filled the air with joy and celebrations and brought in the festive mood, it was followed by a skit which highlighted the story of Christ’s birth and it was completely captivating. The students of primary

Dr. Harish Dharuri is a Bioinformatics Scientist who works at Illumina Inc., Santa Clara, USA., giving an inspirational speech in the morning assembly.

Guest Lecture on 2nd January,for the New Year

Our School Buzzing with ActivitiesMy Passion for Music: With the encouragement of my school and my parents, I have been participating in many competitions which has helped me in building my career.

My parents and my school are like my backbone. They are my building blocks. I participated in carnatic music ( state level) competition which was conducted in B.V.K. Kalashala Visakhapatnam. More than 2000 people participated in it; in the junior category more than 350 people participated. It was conducted on 26 January 2018.

I had a great experience and it was a pleasure being there. I got to know about music, how to perform in a competition and I felt proud representing my school. - Neelambari. D -Class VIII

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section performed a dance which was in tune with the festive mood. Finally it was the entry of Santa Claus singing “jingle bells, jingle bells jingle all the way.” which made every child jump in excitement and joy. It was the most memorable day in our lives which was filled with cheer and happiness.

- School Reporter

CBSE All India Quiz on water resources (ISC) : It was 2nd January 2018 and I was very excited to go to the All India Quiz competition on water resources conducted by the Ministry of Natural Resources. I along with Krishna Sai of Class 7 went to the competition. The competition was conducted at the Office of the Chief Engineer, A C Guard. The competition was in pairs. The duration of the exam was of 1 hour from 11 am to 12 noon. There were 50 questions to answer. I along with Krishna Sai answered the questions. After the exam, there was a short break and then they announced the top 10 teams. Although we were not selected, it was a great experience to take the quiz.

CBSE Heritage Quiz : On 19th January 2018 the students of Unicent School went to the CBSE Heritage Quiz conducted at P.Obul Reddy Public School, Jubilee Hills. Over 20 schools participated in this competition. Top 6 teams were selected for the next level. It was very informative and we learnt quite a lot of new things.

CBSE Science Fair : Two students from our school Harshith and Srikar of Class X went to DPS, Nacharam to attend the fair. It was a 3-day fair where many schools across A.P and Telangana participated and prepared innovative models based on various themes. We prepared a working model of ‘Gyroscope’ based on the theme ‘Transport and Communication’. On the first day and second day, we had two rounds of judgment and on the 3rd day, the winners were announced. It was a great experience for us as we were exposed to an innovative atmosphere where young minds showcased their dextrous skills and inquisitiveness. This fair provided a platform for young innovators and scientific thinkers to display their talent.

Drawing & Painting competition (ISC) : Big Bazar, Begumpet held a drawing competition for the students. I along with other students got the opportunity to represent our school at the competition. We were accompanied by our art teacher Ms. Lavanya. The theme which was given to us was interesting as well ‘Festival’ . We were given two hours of time to complete our drawing. We did our best and our friend D. Neelambari of class VIII was selected for the final round. She won the prize and made our school proud.

Inter School / Inter college Yoga competition (ISC) : Students of Unicent School went to a Yoga competition on 11th & 12th November 2017, conducted at Shri Hanuman Vyayamshala Public School, Yoga Hall. Students of various schools and colleges displayed Yogasanas at different levels. I participated in the under 11 years group. I learnt so many tips that could help me to stand in the number one position. I was one among all candidates who qualified for the District level. I am proud to be one among them and it built my confidence for other competitions also.

Mega Painting Competition (ISC) : There was a competition conducted on 17th December 2017 named ‘Mega Painting’ competition which was organized by Siri Institute of Painting as a part of their Silver Jubilee celebration. Students of Classes 5 to 8 from our school participated in it. Different topics were given according to their class. Students could use any type of colour which they wanted. The competition lasted for one and half hours. Results were announced on 20th December. We were really proud to know that Adityayan Acharya of Class VA secured the 2nd position. Those who did not win were also very happy as they gave their best in the competition. We did not lose hope because winning is not always important but participation is.

IT FEST : On 19-12-2017, there was an IT Fest Quiz conducted in our school. There were three teams, each consisting of students from classes VI, VII and VIII. The names of the teams were ‘IT Masters’, ‘Computer Gamers’ and ‘The Programmers’. There were four rounds. The first round was called ‘Unscramble me’ round. Some scrambled words were displayed on the screen and each team had to unscramble the words. The next round was a ‘Identify the icon’ round. Some icons were displayed on the screen and each team had to identify them. The next round was a buzzer round and each team had to tap on the bench for answering. The final

BALOTSAV-2017 (ISC)

I got an opportunity to participate in Balotsav 2017-18 conducted by Howard Public School, Himayat Nagar on 3rd and 4th November 2017. Children from ten CBSE schools participated in different competitions held like Tale Tell, Slokha recitation, Clay Modelling, Jewellery making, Drawing and colouring, Impasto. I took part in Slokha recitation competition. Though I didn’t get a prize. I made many new friends and learnt many things which will help me in the future. K. Abhiram - Class III A

V. Chinmaya Pavani - Class VI B

N. Veda Samhita - Class X

B. Srikar Reddy - Class X

Laxmi Sirvi - Class VI A

M. Lakshmi Lavanya - Class VII

PriyankaChoudhary - Class VIII

V. KrishnaSai - Class VII

round was a Rapid fire. Questions were displayed on the screen for 60 sec and each team had to answer them as a group during their turn. It was very interesting to participate in this quiz.

Model United Nation : MUN 2017 was held in Pragathi Central School on 27th& 28th of October 2017. It is a program which is also a debate where everyone participates to talk about the problems in today’s world. Model United Nation is divided into 3 categories: SC, DISEC and WHO. Students of different schools were assigned a country, and they had to research about a country and the problems faced by that country. There is an active debate where everyone talked about problems in their assigned country and how their countries’ government took steps to eradicate it. From our school we were about 11 of us who took part in it. And from each category a few people were awarded. From our school Naoman, our head boy won the ‘Best delegate’ award and Srikar of Class 10 got the ‘Good Commendation’ award. Not only did we learn about different countries but we all had a good time there.

N. Sunaina - Class IX

Out of the School Experiences

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful. - John C. Maxwell

Debate (IHC)

As a part of Inter House Competition (IHC) on 2 February 2018 for levels 3 to 5 debate was conducted on the topic ‘Empathy’. Four students of each house were selected for the competition. We picked lots to speak for or against the topic. All the teams were well prepared and debated keenly. There was a healthy banter amongst the participants. The debate ended with a formal conclusion. All the students participated enthusiastically and finally the winner was Bhagat Singh House.

M. Pavan kalyan - Class IX

Elocution (IHC)

Scrabble (IHC)

Unicent School had conducted Elocution competition for the classes I to X. It was conducted on 20th October 2017. There were two rounds. The preliminary round was conducted in the respective classes and the finals was conducted between the students of each level. Some of the topics given to the participants were ‘My Beautiful Family’, ‘Inclusive Education-Embracing who they are!’. The participants were well prepared and many of them were extremely outstanding. Everyone spoke with great enthusiasm. All of them had given excellent views on the chosen topic. It was difficult for the judges to decide the winner. It brought up the confidence in the students.

I Charvi studying in Class IA participated in Scrabble competition held in our school on 17 of November. Our whole class participated in it. Each student got two minutes to arrange the words and I am very happy that I got first position in it.

A. Poojitha - Class VIII

Kunde Charvi - Class IA

Just-A-Minute (IHC)

Shloka Recitation

Story Telling (IHC)

Inter House Competitions are a part of our Co-Curricular activities. One of the most interesting and challenging Inter House Competition is the JAM (Just-A-Minute). This year it was held on 17 November 2017. The fun element of this competition is that the students are given the topics on the spot and thus our words are spontaneous. The topics for JAM this year were ‘ Good food habits’;’ Time management’;’ Joy of giving’. These topics are general but very important topics, they usually ask us to tell about what we do regularly in our life. The winners for this competition of the academic year 2017-18 are 1. K.Srijita (Class VIII) 2.A.Poojitha (Class VIII) 3.Krishna Sai (Class VII).

As part of Inter House Competitions (IHC), I Advaith Reddy of Class IVA participated in Shloka Recitation. Classes III & IV children participated in this. All children recited many shlokas. But I got 1st prize as I had recited the complete Chapter 6 of the Bhagawat Gita. I felt very happy and my parents appreciated me for my achievement.

Story Telling was conducted in our school as a part of IHC. It improves our speaking skills. Everyone told different stories, I liked all the stories. I told the story called ‘Singa and the Kindness Cubbies’. Everyone made props, as it is part of the competition and it is easy to catch the words and their meanings easily. We got to know different stories. I liked participating in this competition.

K. Srijita Choudary - Class VIII

Advaith Reddy Alamgari - Class IVA

N. Sanjana - Class IV A

Drawing and Painting Competition (IHC)

On 29th December 2017 we had IHC Drawing and Painting Competition. The topic was ‘Future India’. Every one used their creative skills and drew beautiful drawings like metro, helicopters, flying cars, water bikes etc. And also some of them drew about the increasing pollution in India in future. We used paints, crayons, oil pastels etc. This competition saw an outpour of creativity in the students. Everyone prepared well and drew beautiful and awesome paintings.

T.S. SreeNandan - Class VIII

A Painting competition

The students of Unicent School had got the opportunity to attend a painting competition conducted at Jalavihar. The topic given to us was ‘Mother Earth’ and ‘Health and Hygiene’. We used our imagination and filled it with colours. We loved participating in such a wonderful competition.

K. Gagana - Class V B

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The biggest challenge is to stay focused. It's to have the discipline when there are so many competing things - Alexa Hirschfeld

An Eclectic Display of Talent

On the 25th of November, Unicent School, Nagole hosted its Annual Sports Meet, KRIDOTSAV, a day filled with fervor and excitement experienced amidst thrills, shrills and cheers. The chief guest Mr. Sambasiva Rao was welcomed with bouquets by the Principal. She also welcomed our Chairman, special guests and parents formally. A brief report on the school’s activities and achievements of the students was read out. This was entailed by the unfurling of the school flag and the declaration of the meet open by the chief guest, marking the commencement of the ceremony, followed by the lighting of the flame by chief guest. The audience witnessed various colourful and energetic displays by the students. The LokmanyaTilak house was adjudged the best house for overall achievement in various activities of the academic year 2017-2018. The meet was declared closed by the chief guest and flag was handed over to the Principal. The meet saw its culmination with the National Anthem.

Sports Day

The resplendent day began with flag hoisting and redeeming our pledge towards our country, and went on to celebrate the joy of sharing and being free. Fete was a joyous time for all of us - students, parents and teachers. The vibrancy of the atmosphere left us exhausted but contented and happy.

Ganatantra Divas Mela

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Democracy means nothing if people are not able to work the democracy for common good. - French Quote.

The British Council had conducted a two-day workshop for teachers and school leaders on ‘Creativity and Imagination’ on 24th and 25th October 2017 at the TajVivanta, Begumpet, Hyderabad.

The workshop was conducted to understand the value of creativity and imagination and apply creativity to challenge real-life content and appreciate the place of arts as a driver for creativity. It was to discuss how to make teaching creative, thus nurturing and developing the creative capacities of the pupils of the 21st century.

Ms. Sadia (faculty for science)

- P. Padmaja and Sahitya

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. - Warren Buffett

Pre-primary wing of Unicent School had celebrated Grandparents’ Day o 7th Feb 2018. Children welcomed the Grandparents’ with the flowers and smiley badges. The programe started with the prayer, pledge, slokas followed by rhymes by the pre-primary children. The tiny-tots of pre-primary gave a fabulous performance of dance. There were one minute games for Grandparents’. After the prize distribution for one minute games, Grandparents’ have shared their views. The celebration ended with national anthem followed by snacks party for Grandparents’.

Nadaneerajanam is a stage or platform, where few people get a chance to offer prayers to Lord Vekateshwara, in the form of dance and music. It is held inTirumala, Tirupati, for a month where different artists perform to show their devotion to the Lord. Our performance was a group dance which was choreographed by my teacher, DrSurbhilaxmiSarada. The program was on the 28th of January 2018. My sister and I had a wonderful time performing there. It was an honour for us.

- N. Sunaina -Class IX

- Ms. Pankaja

Joy of Giving Week Our students’ contribution being handedover to a charitable Organisation 'SOCH',

in the morning assembly.

A workshop on ' How to make Environmental studies more interesting' was conducted by Dr. P. Uday Shankar at Birla Science Center. We learnt how to teach different topics in a more interesting way by doing simple experiments, and how to interrelate the topics to our real life situations.

The workshop was very interactive and we learnt how to make our coming generations to respect and love our nature. As teachers we should take the initiative and make the students aware of our mother nature.

Updating Our Skills

More Unicentians on centre stage

Grandparents’ Day

- Ms. P. Padmaja

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