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OUR AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

At Magnus Global School, we ensure the holistic development of students through a multi-disciplinary approach to

learning that places an onus on their curiosity and imagination and takes care of the physical, psychological,

emotional, social and spiritual growth of children to help them bloom as responsible global citizens of tomorrow.

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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid”.

--- Albert Einstein

Welcome Note

Welcome back to another great year of learning! The beginning of an academic session is always a moment of great anticipation and excitement and we take this opportunity to welcome every member of the family of Magnus Global School to join us in our efforts to make this session a memorable one.

At Magnus this year, we aspire to set achievable goals, give a wider platform to our students to unleash their imagination, explore, experiment, equip themselves to prepare for the journey of life in a balanced & responsible way.

Dear students, spread your wings, develop the habit to read, observe, question, analyze and deduce, let every moment of learning in school be an experience to cherish. So, all the best!

Tania Sen

Principal

This issue contains:

Welcome Note

Looking back

with Joy

Events in April &

May 2019

Students Buzz

Jewels of Magnus

We can! We will! We do!

We can … be successful today. We will … overcome the challenges we face today. We do ….all our tasks responsibly today.

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As we embark on a new journey, let us look back at the memorable events of the last academic session.

Children’s Day celebration was a

memorable event full of fun-filled activities

and exclusive performances put up by the

students of Magnus Global School.

Celebrating the colour Green on July 27,2018 with the pre-primary students of Magnus Global School was a great experience that helped students to understand the importance of preserving the greenery around us.

The students commemorated the birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath

Tagore through myriad presentations on his rich compositions. The presentations

included Rabindra sangeet, mesmerizing dance performances and recitation of

his poems in Bengali and English. Students also paid their tribute to kabiguru by

narrating important events from his life.

To honour eternal motherhood, children of the pre-primary section

celebrated Mother’s Day with great zeal and enthusiasm. Mothers along

with their children participated in different fun activities on May

11,2018. They prepared colourful cards and played games. The

programme was an effort to create a sense of understanding and bonding

between the mother and the child.

Celebrating friendship on August 3, 2018 was an indelible activity in which students not only greeted their friends but also presented handmade cards to each other to realise the importance of the day and strengthen the bonds of friendship.

We celebrated the 72nd Independence Day on August 15, 2018 in honour of our great nation. We proudly

hoisted our Tiranga and the children performed heartily which made the day glorious and memorable.

On Grandparents’ Day, the pre-

primary students expressed their

love and gratitude to their

grandparents. They gave

handmade gifts to their

grandparents and staged

wonderful performances on this

day.

The students of Magnus Global

School won the second prize on the

Republic Day programme organised

by the District administration at

Police Line in Burdwan.

Magnus Global School was awarded the tittle of the “Best

Emerging School “at the 9th ‘Indian Education Congress and

Awards 2019’. The award was received by Mr. Rajesh Surana,

CEO of Magnus Global School.

Looking Back with Joy

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EVENTS IN THE MONTHS OF APRIL & MAY, 2019.

Parents’ Orientation programme-- April 2 to 6

Earth Day April 22

English Language Day - April 23

Kabi Pranam - May 8

Mother’s Day - celebrated on May 13

Story Writing Competition – May 17

Read and Draw- May 17

Parents’ Orientation Programme was an endeavour by Magnus Global School to sensitize parents about the needs of their children and help them understand the activity oriented and child-centric system of education followed by Magnus Global School.

To mark the importance of ‘Earth Day’, children at Magnus Global School sowed saplings with their own hands and watered the plants in the school garden. They shared this hands-on experience with their peers as well.

On the occasion of ‘English Language Day’, Magnus Global School initiated the ‘Drop Everything And Read’ programme across the classrooms to celebrate the practice of reading ‘English’ books and help students understand

the importance of ‘English’ as a global language. ‘DEAR’ was an innovative effort on the part of Magnus Global School that aimed to inculcate the habit of reading in the young learners for enrichment of thoughts to help them emerge as critical thinkers of tomorrow.

The 158th birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was observed with great zeal and enthusiasm as students presented a bouquet of songs, dance, recitation, speeches and anecdotes from the life of Tagore to offer their homage to the eternal poet.

The ‘Story Writing Competition’ rendered wings to the imagination of the students of Standard VII to IX as they weaved a story with innovative thoughts and ideas.

The ‘Read and Draw’ activity was conducted for the students of Standard V and VI to facilitate them to interpret a story and give vent to their thoughts through pictures and sketches.

A special assembly was conducted to pay our tribute to ‘Mothers’, on this occasion in which, through a robust presentation of dialogues, students elucidated the role of ‘mothers’ in the lives of the great personages.

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QUIZ TIME 1. What is the other name of ‘killer whale’? 2. How many ‘Union Territories’ are there in India? 3. Where is the head quarter of the ‘Indian Space Research Organization’ located? 4. Which city’s name has been changed to ‘Guru gram’? 5. What is the name of the world’s first Hindi speaking robot?

By Pragati Jaiswal, Prachi Hazra & Kazi Ishtak ,VII

Parna Sadhukhan, VIII

Titli Laha, IV- Cedar

Answers:

1. Bull 2. Seven 3. Bangalore 4. Gurgaon 5. Rashnmi

Rishav Dubey,V-Kaveri

Arup sarkar, VIII

Better to be Suspicious

Richa was alone at home. Her parents had gone to attend a wedding ceremony. It was drizzling outside. Suddenly Richa heard a knock at the door. She felt it might be her parents. As she opened the door, she saw an old man standing at the door. Richa told the man that her parents were outside the town and will be returning on the next day. The old man told that he was her father’s cousin and had not met him for the last 15 years.

Richa was just eight years old and too young to understand the motive of a person. So, she let him come in and ran away to her own room, thus leaving the man alone. The ayah, who used to take care of Richa had already left in the evening owing to an emergency and did not come back. It was 9 o’ clock at night. Richa asked the man to serve the food that her mother had already kept for her. After having her dinner, she left for her own room while the man locked the door.

It was almost midnight. Everyone in the neighbourhood was fast asleep. The old man found the right time to do the things he intended to. He got up from the chair, took his duffle bag which he had kept at the corner of the living room and robbed everything - jewellery and a huge amount of cash. He had a bunch of hi-tech keys with which he was able to open the almirah and the lockers easily. Then he ran out of the house. He did not cause any harm to Richa. The news of the robbery was indeed shocking to Richa’s parents but the fact that she was safe, made them happy.

Shuvadeep Sil, VIII

Subhasree Panja,V

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Tree

Scorching heat

Want to beat

Plant a tree

To feel stress free.

Burning Sun

Want to have fun.

Save a tree

To feel stress free.

Want to rest

Create a forest

Plant a tree

To live carefree.

Trees are friends

Pollution ends

Plant a tree

To live pollution free.

-Aesha Pal,V(Kaveri)

Swati Raj Shaw,VIII

Rivan Abbas, V-Kaveri Sahil Molla, VIII

DEFINITIONS FOR A LIFETIME! The world adopted revised definitions of four units of measurements, including the kilogram, delinked from physical artefacts and relying instead on constants of nature. Now the Kilogram (standard unit of measurement), ampere (current), Kelvin (temperature) and mole (amount of substance) will be defined through constants of nature. A lump of platinum-iridium, a physical artefact that has changed now, had defined the kilogram. Now the kilogram will be defined through the Planck’s constant. The Planck’s constant relates energy in one photon of electromagnetic radiation to the frequency of radiation and is constant across the universe. From May 20, World Metrology Day the revised definitions are being implemented . Scientists say the revisions will not visibly alter anything for the public but might have long-term impacts on computing, electronics and aerospace among areas critically dependent on high precision measurements.

Rupam Dalui,VIII

Ishika Tasnim, V-Kaveri

Subhranka Samanta, IV-Cedar

Congratulations to the Winners of The Story Writing competition

First Shuvadeep Sil, Class-VIII

Swastika Sharma, Class-VIII

Second Swapnila Roy, Class-VII

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Jewels of Magnus April-May 2019

Motivating our students

To instill discipline, regularity, neatness and good work habits in our students we at Magnus Global School have taken the onus

of assessing our students at regular intervals on the basis of certain indicators namely – attendance, assignments which include

neat presentation and timely submission of class and home assignments, discipline, team work and responsibility, neatness and

appearance in respect of School uniform. On the basis of the above indicators, students who were awarded the title Jewels of

Magnus for the months of April and May 2019 have been enlisted below.

Reaching out to you

Welcome to our world of ‘PEBBLES’. In this newsletter we have highlighted the major events and activities that were carried

out in our school in the last two months. We have also provided you a glimpse of the activities in the previous academic

session. At Magnus Global School, we look forward to your precious suggestions and advices to add a new dimension to

our experiential methods of learning. We also take this opportunity to thank all our caregivers. We welcome your

suggestions at info@magnus.school. With best wishes,

Editorial Team, Magnus Global School