December is our month of sharing and communion with each other. We lay a special focus on what we teach throughout the year – that we live in a community which is strengthened as we grow to know and understand each other and that however many differences there are, it is rewarding to find our commonalities to work and have fun together.
Food Festival
Plans for the children’s food festival are racing ahead with meetings, planning and. Thank you to all the members of the Food Council and to all the volunteers who have taken on large amounts of cooking for our perennially hungry students. I am sure they will love this. For any queries please contact the coordinator Mrs Leena Bhalla at leena_bhalla@yahoo.com
Day of Sharing
The school support staff – our bhaiyyas, didis, drivers and helpers are in focus for our Day of Sharing on 19th December. They will display their talents in a special show for students. This will be followed by a special lunch for students, teachers and support staff which will be served by our senior school students. As a lead up, students are interviewing and getting to know the lives and backgrounds of the support staff.
Staff Party
The entire academic and administrative staff of Pathways Noida got together for a staff party at Mozaic in Noida. Loud music, good food and energetic moves on the dance floor promoted the bond that is the heart of a great organisation.
Laurels for Pathways Noida
International Herald Tribune Best Essay
A group of students entered the International Herald Tribune essay writing competition held at the British School. Akanksha Gupta from Form 11 has won first prize for her letter to the French President Mr Sarkozy on the burkha ban. The best articles will be published in the International Herald Tribune booklet so this will be included. The students will also get a chance to interact with New York Times journalists based in India.
National Award for Best Teacher
Our PYP Coordinator Pramila Sen has received the the 11th NES Jagadguru Sankaracharya Sri Jayendra Saraswathi National Award Contest for Best Teachers of the country. The Award function will be preceded by a National Seminar, where she will present her thoughts and concepts on “Innovative Teachers Create Thinking Classrooms.
Student Activities
A group of 5 students participated in the Interschool Global Art Project for Peace at the British School.
Middle School students visited the Red Fort and learnt about its unique history.
A group of Form 11 students participated in a DPS ICT interschool competition. Angad Dogra received an award for gaming.
The examination period for Form 9 & 11 begins on 12th December.
Notices and Reminders
This is the last newsletter for this semester. The last day for students is Tuesday 20th December. The 1st semester Reports will be available for students on 22nd December.
January Timings
School re-opens for students on Wednesday 18th January. For the month of January in consideration of cold, fog and morning darkness we will move to special timings. School will open at 9.40 am and end 10 minutes later at 3.50 pm.
Finally, all good wishes for the holiday season and a very happy new year from everyone at Pathways Noida.
Shalini Advani
School Director
