Fledgling

A young bird that has grown enough to acquire its initial flight feathers and is preparing to leave the nest. Young birds that have left the nest but do not yet have all their adult plumage and are still fed by the parent birds are also referred to as fledglings;Fledglings are capable of flying but are inexperienced and may seem reluctant to fly or may show difficulty with takeoffs, landings or distance flight. As the feathers continue to grow, the birds will gain more flying skill and their plumage will become indistinguishable from adult birds.

 THAT  just about describes our "stock". 

 lets be the wind beneath their wings ....... be there by their side and look to them as they prepare for the  final flight. some times the best of them need that little PUSH.... Just be there to push them on encouragingly......   

Interview with Mrs Gayitri

I recently had an interview with our form tutor Miss Gayitri. She is a very experienced teacher and has been teaching for over 20 years. She loves science; it has been her favorite subject since grade 3! She was always interested in Chemistry and loves to teach other chemistry as well.She has been working in ICSE, CBSE schools. She has been teaching the international curriculum for many years now. She finds it fun being in Pathways as she knows that the student and teachers are very approachable and she finds the working environment very interactive. Miss Gayitri has been an amazing form tutor as she helped us out and also changed our voices. She has been encouraging as I now quote her “This class has the best group of students.”

   -Tanmay (Grade 8)

THE  HYBRID CAR 

 On 31^st March, a car company called Toyota decided to organize an assembly on Hybrid cars.

  We had to watch a video on hybrid cars which was about the difference between hybrid cars and normal cars .They showed us that hybrid cars conserve more energy and use less fuel, which  results in helping our environment. They gave us a kit which had small parts of a hybrid car, and we had to assemble them. They gave us  instructions on how to do it and a video if we weren’t able to understand how to do it . There was also staff support if we needed help. I think that it was a good experience, and it felt great to be able to make our own hybrid cars.

 hybrid car is a new type of car which doesn’t use too much fuel and conserves energy ; in brief, it is a car that helps the environment.

 We were taken to the multipurpose hall on the last period, and we had to watch the video.  Then they gave us a kit in which we were given parts and had to assemble them together to make a mini hybrid car that runs on solar power and battery power. We were given instructions on a sheet and, if we didn’t understand that we could watch the video that was on the screen above. There were also staff members that helped us.  In the end we were able to test our Hybrid cars with solar energy and it felt really good. Overall it was a good experience, and we could even take our cars home.

                                                              -Aash & Pritish  (Grade 8)

 

                                           

Drama Classes

After a lot of studying and running here and there for submitting assignments, we all need to rest; we need to refresh our minds so that we can encounter the other challenges left for the day. Drama is one subject where all of us can refresh our minds and entertain ourselves. Through Drama you can explore the hidden skills in you. Maybe you could be good at public speaking or even good at writing, as you are required to write scripts in Drama. So  ,in my opinion Drama is a subject where you can test your skills in different areas and know more about yourself. For me Drama is something I use to express my feelings. Whether I am happy or sad, I try to connect things with my life and act accordingly. While enacting there are no restrictions on you, and you can just free yourself and do whatever you think is right.

Parth Kapoor (Grade 8)

Sydney Shelton: Stranger in the mirror

Toby Temple and Jill castle are the two characters who define the shape of this book. They both fumble their way into Hollywood after facing failures and miseries in their lives. Toby Temple is a high class comedian who stages shows, and Jill Castle comes to Hollywood with plans of becoming an actress. They meet in Hollywood and get married after their individual tragedies with love and career life. Jill Castle is however portrayed as a shrewd lady at the end, while Toby is shown as a humble man who believes in what his wife tells him to do. The nature of Jill changes after her marriage with Toby. The soft girl turns into a shrewd lady commanding and dominating her husband and makes him walk at her pace and style. Well, in the end I thought it was a great book and I really enjoyed it.

Anshika (Grade 8)

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator

Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator continues the adventures of Charlie Bucket, his family, and Willy Wonky, the best chocolate maker. As the book begins, the heroes are shooting into the sky in a glass elevator headed for an unknown target. What follows is exactly the kind of high-spirited magical madness often found in the book. Mr. Willy Wonky might be a genius with chocolate, but Charlie and his family don't trust his flying skills one bit. And right now, he has at the helm of a giant glass elevator that's picking up speed and hurtling through space -- with Charlie and the entire Bucket family stuck inside. I think this book is interconnected with Charlie and the chocolate factory because in that also there was a character called Charlie and they talk about chocolates in this storyas well.

I think I like the book because it can be read by children. This book is funny also in some ways. Mr. Wonky struggles because he is very good in making chocolates, but his family won’t trust him and because of it he got in trouble. 

-Pulkit Kapur (Grade 8)

                                IGCSE presentations & subject choices

The IGCSE presentations that were uploaded on moodle were very nice, as all the teachers explained the subject and its syllabus and papers of the exams very clearly.  I think that the IGCSE course is quite good because we get to take subjects that we like and drop the subjects that we don’t. Most of the subjects are same that we did in middle school, but some are new. For example, science is divided into 3 parts -- physics, chemistry and biology. We just have to choose one but if anyone wants they can take all the three. And more New subjects are economics, business studies, computer studies and Environmental studies. These subjects are all new to all the students, as we have not studied these subjects before. So, we are little confused and will  like to choose the subjects that we like, and for the new subjects that we have never studied I will ask my senior friends and teachers …..

  -Tanish (Grade 8)

INTERVIEW: Mr. Deepak Thakur

I met Mr. Deepak , head of the sports department in school, his main areas of interest in  Main are - athletics, cricket and soccer.

He enjoys teaching students , he loves to share his knowledge and hopes it grows with us. He  has been  into sports from the last 16 years.

 his favorite  Sports activity is athletics, and in team sports he likes cricket and soccer  most .

Sports, he says basically develops the human personality improving  physical and mental development . Talking of the sports in IB He says, it’s  

divided into 3 parts -- PYP, MYP and IB

 In PYP, they teach  basic steps of different sports through lead up games.

Middle school: Skills are taught through different teaching methodologies. In the higher level team spirit/social skills are taught.

His point of view about Pathways: Friendly environment and students are supportive. He wants us to become more disciplined, and there we need to work hard !

-Aahana Prachi Singh (Grade 8)