The Yamuna trip

After taking a trip down the Yamuna River flow from Haryana to Delhi, all that attended had their eyes opened as they actually saw two sides to the worshipped deity. We went to Haryana to see the real blue Yamuna and later we went onto experience the disgusting, black river that was Delhi’s part of the Yamuna River.

Upon our initial arrival to Haryana’s side of the Yamuna, many of us were expecting a black, rubbish filled river. But to our surprise, we actually saw a blue river! And that was the Yamuna River, which many of us couldn’t believe at first and we were allowed to look around and all we could see was beautiful scenery with the sun shimmering over the river itself. We were all surprised to see this River in its true blue form. But we knew what was about to come but its intensity would be fairly underestimated.After seeing the Yamuna River in its true blue form. We were all anticipating the now dead black river that would be found in Delhi. 

That was exactly what we found. But the intensity as I mentioned before, was underestimated and we found out that we had to go for a boat trip into Yamuna. It was explained before going on the boats, that a barrage covered the Delhi’s Yamuna and Haryana’s Yamuna. 

It was a shock to everyone that Haryana and Delhi were in conflict with the Yamuna as neither were ready to share their part of the Yamuna. As a result, without the flow of fresh water, the River was unable to clean itself and thus, it became black, not only because of this but also because of us.

It was also explained that all of our drains lead out to the Yamuna, so it is like we treat a worshipped deity as a rubbish bin for bystanders and for us. We were disgusted to see that the Najafgarh drain lead out here and all of our waste would eventually lead out to here. But upon seeing the result of our actions, we were all dumbstruck to see that this was mainly because of us

I think the trip really opened our eyes to see what we did. I think we will all be a little more considerate of how we treat our river now.

                                                                                -Advitya (Grade 8)

Book review: The hunger games

The Hunger Games is one of the best books I have ever read. It’s about this 16 year old girl named Katniss; she lives in a place called District 12. There was a place once called North America, but the Capitol (the leader of the Districts) had separated and made 12 districts. And Katniss lived in District 12. District 12 is quite a poor place where many families struggle to get food for themselves and their family. After Katniss’ dad died in a mine explosion when she was around 11 (Katniss’ dad was a miner) Katniss had to feed and take care of her family throughout her life. Her dad used to teach her how to hunt, so she knew a lot of skills on hunting and she was an expert on arching. Katniss hunted with her closest friend named Gale. Katniss and most of the families including Gale were very poor, that they could hardly get food, so they had to hunt for animals like squirrels, rabbits, and they would then trade these animals at the market for berries or something. Even bread was considered as luxury.

As punishment for a previous rebellion against the Capitol in which a 13th district was destroyed, one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 from each district are selected by annual lottery to participate in the Hunger Games, an event in which the participants (or “tributes”) must fight in an outdoor arena controlled by the Capitol, until only one remains. All the people aged from 12-18 and some family members gathered at the town square, in which the names were called out to participate in the Hunger Games. Katniss’ sister who’s 12 surprisingly got called out. Katniss who dearly loves her sister, volunteered to take her place and fight in the games. Then a boy named Peeta, who once gave her bread to feed her starving family, had been called out too.

Once all the names from the districts were called out, 24 kids from the age of 12-18 had to fight to stay alive in an outdoor arena. If you are the last one standing, you get rich and famous. The kids are then taken to the Capitol (a rich city) and begin to train for about 5 days. Peeta and Katniss are known as the “Star crossed lovers” and are a fan favourite. Once they are finished with the training and eating rich food that they’ve never seen before, they are taken to the outdoor arena to fight and stay alive. On the first day of the games, 11 tributes get killed, by people stabbing them etc. Katniss and Peeta are very good friends and are sad that only one can live. Katniss and Peeta team up and with Katniss’ skills of hunting, she can survive pretty well. But it’s scary to think that any tribute can come and kill them any second, so they need to watch out. The Hunger Games are televised to all the districts, and all the tributes are praying for their child to stay alive, while other fans are just watching it tributes kill each other in a bloody way. Everyone is loving the love birds Katniss and Peeta. Once the Capitol say’s in the microphone that two tributes from the same district can win, Katniss and Peeta (coming from the same district) immediately try and find each other, and they do. They fight for survival, and eventually, they kill the last tributes with their severe injuries and obstacles. They are then rushed to the hospital and taken care of their injuries in which Peeta has to get one of his legs amputated and replaced with a mechanical one. Peeta and Katniss have survived the hunger games, and are ready to face the world of rich and famous, something they wouldn’t have dreamed about coming from the poor backgrounds.

There are two more books continuing the series, where you find out what happens to Peeta and Katniss.

I love this book, it is so thrilling and a must read!! You wouldn’t want to put it down!

On March 23^rd, a major film of this book will be in the theaters, with actor’s like- Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth.

-Aana Kambhoj (Grade 8)

Goa- The Indian paradise

When you arrive in Goa, you think that you are in another world. It is completely different than; for example Delhi. Everywhere you go, you can see palms and the red earth. When you’re in Goa you must visit the SNM, (Saturday Night Market) this bazaar is next to a long palm fringed bank of the beautiful Baga creek& salt pans of Arpora there are many shops of international designers and a great choice of food from countries all over the world. Another “must see” is the Flea-market in Anjuna. It is every Wednesday and an ideal place to spend a day out, amidst coconut palms and next to a beach with beautiful cliffs. There also is a big offer of doing watersports for going in Disco’s or Casino’s at the night. If you like animals you can join a dolphin-watching trip. They leave at different places and from 6 o’clock to 8 o’clock. When you are tough enough and have good nerves you can go for a snake or crocodile watching trip. If you are more a type of relaxing there are many good beaches with nearly white sand and light-blue water. But sometimes the waves can be very high, about 1.5m to 2m. Anyway in Goa everyone finds something he/she likes and can enjoy the little paradise. I LOVED THE GOA EXPERIENCE .

Julia (Grade 8)

Math fair also...:)

In the maths fair we were presenting our board games, which we already did  in our maths class as a group project. We were divided into 4 groups each group did a fantastic job by designing their  board game. We had to be very careful with the board games, their rules, the age group, and the design. Normally these   games take 6 weeks but we did it in 5 days.

So we were in the art room 2 presenting our board games.  Pulkit , Udai and I were presenting each board games, I was presenting 2 games and I also needed to help Udai on his game.  These board games showed me how  the parents reacted  and  some of them were smart. A parent took a deck of cards which had math questions in it and he solved in his mind in 2 seconds!! I was impressed.

We were taking turns  to present the board games. It was tiring but fun.

Pritish Kumar Grade 8

Math Fair

The fair was on 16 March 20, 2012 and Udai, Pritish and I were in the maths fair. We had to conduct the board games that we made as a project for maths, in this project, we were divided into four groups and we also had to talk about how we use technology to study Math.

So miss gave us one topic each and then we had to prepare a speech on it and then speak about the topic. Udai had to explain the game and tell people how to play it. Pritish had to tell people about what we learn in maths class. He talked to many parents, and they all were impressed by the teaching method.

 I had to talk about how we study maths with technology, so I told them about Moodle, and how it works.

My experience in the math fair was very good. I really enjoyed telling about the Moodle and explained my group’s board game to different people and offered them to play too. I was happy to participate in math fair because it helped me gain my confidence level.

- Pulkit (Grade 8)

The Science Fair

We, the students of Pathways Noida had a fair on the 16^th of March. Parents, teachers and students were invited. The students in the science fair had to conduct and perform experiments. We had to keep in mind that the activity the students performed had to be interactive. We did not let our teachers or our parents down as everybody was interested in our experiments. The parents were also very interactive as they all cleared their queries. It got a bit tiring as we had to explain over and over again. On the bright side, we all learnt a lot that day. Overall it was a lovely experience for everyone.

Tanmay (Grade 8)

ICT fair

For the fair I had to do present   my project on information technology. I had to make a game of snakes and ladders. To make this I had to use a programme called Visual Basic. This program allows you to code and make a digital version of snakes and ladders. It took 3 days to make; when it was ready I had to present it at the fair.  I had to wait for people to come in and then once they came to my stall I had to challenge them to a game of snakes and ladders. They would be player 2 and I would be player 1, I made it so I would always win, but sometimes it didn’t work.

Overall the ICT  project was fun and  I really enjoyed it

Aash Fenton Grade 8

Pathways School Noida for me …

  I have just joined school and find it as the best school I have ever been to .Here the studies are fun and I enjoy it a lot. And the study tour and camp was also very fun. Classmates are all friendly and kind. And I should be thankful to the teachers and my friends. At first, I was not good at English but they were helping me. My friends even teach me Hindi. While learning Hindi I really enjoy it and it’s so fun!!  Now I like India better than Korea.  After 5 years when I will come back to Korea, I will miss India and Pathways school very much.

-Seoin Lee 

FROM US TO YOU .....GR 8 SHARES

"Life skills are abilities that help us to adapt and behave positively so that we can deal effectively with the challenges of everyday life"- WHO

The new globalised world is throwing new challenges in front of the younger generation. To equip them with the skills to cope up with this changing world, it is essential for them to get exposed to different situations and environments. Adventure camps will provide students with opportunities to develop many skills which will help them to lead a successful life. We, at Pathways are looking forward to safe, fun filled and educative adventure camps.  

                                                                                                                                     
     Ms. Gayatri Singh 

The Sports Day

I would have never thought that I would enjoy sports, but when I entered Pathways I was thrilled to discover the  sportsman in  me and I was happy that I found it. The sports practice was very hard and tiring but when the day came I was so excited and when I started playing I couldn’t stop ! The idea of the sports day was to enjoy sports but what we saw was competition. It was the competition between the four houses; Air, Water, Fire and Earth. I was barely thinking about that until the relay race came.  
I was participating in relay race between Grade 6 to 8^. I couldn’t think about anything other than imagining a dog running behind me.  When I finished my part I could see that the last person in my house was coming  I was cheering and  shouting for us to win.  After I finished the first relay I wanted to stand and support the people going for the relay. But when I noticed that my house captain was calling for me, I ran up to him and he told me that I had to go and do the relay again. As I looked to my opponents I realized my brother was standing in the line in his house. And I just couldn’t think of anything except that- I AM GOING AGAINST MY BROTHER! I used the same tactic which I used at my first relay. We did well in the race. Then we  had to assemble in our houses and had to sit for the prize distribution. When they finished the primary and the 6^th grade distribution they announced the first 3 winners and I heard my name come out of the speaker and  I was so excited  I ran and jogged  to get my medal. At the end of the day I GOT 4 MEDALS which were my first four. I was proud of myself and so was everyone who knew me.   I am so happy with my achievements. It was a wonderful experience  , hope I win even more medals next sports day !!! 

                                                                                         -Swagata (Grade 8)

leadership ....

BEING THE CLASS REPRESENTATIVE

John C. Maxwell said – “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way.”

I have been elected as the class representative of Form 8. The students of our Grade are the ones who have elected me as their class representatives. There was a proper procedure where all the candidates had to give speeches and present their ideas to the whole class. I had never done such a thing before and was very excited and bit nervous too. I had always dreamt of this moment and when I became the class representative I was thrilled. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and I believe this is a step towards what I would love to achieve in the future. My goal is to become the School President. When we had trial elections I lost badly. I consider myself lucky that Dr. Advani wanted another set of elections where all the candidates would have to present speeches. So I got another chance, and I grabbed this opportunity with both hands and ensured my position as one of class representatives. I feel proud to represent my Grade and be their voice. I have not made any false promises. I will ensure to fulfill them and live up to their  expectations. I am happy that people have trusted me and selected me as their representative. People’s trust is the most important thing a leader should have. 


I know that if Grade 8 works as a team we can move mountains and achieve almost everything. My main goal will be to create a better bonding among the students of Grade 8 and make them work together as a team. 
Since I had started with a quote I would like to end with a quote by Helen Keller – “ Alone we can do so little , together we can do so much “

                                                                                    -Parth (Grade 8)

VILLAGE VISIT

THE  CONNECTION ..... STUDENTS LOVED THE ANIMALS  

VILLAGE OVERVIEW 

ROOM WITH THE VIEW ...Aash and Pritish went exploring  

THE  N G O ... ITIHAAS

ABSORBING IT ALL IN ....

SURAJ KUND ..... THE KUND THAT WA S

MARCHING AHEAD ...... GR 8 WITH  Ms. Dipti 

INNOVATION !

THE SCHOOL .

GROUP INTERACTION 

CLASS    REPRESENTATIVES   INTERACT .....

ITIHAAS  COORDINATOR   FACILITATING  TALKS 

EXCHANGE OF NOTES 

VIEW   FORM   THE   VILLAGE  TEMPLE 

TIRING AND LONG WALK ... BUT SEE THE SPIRITS ... UNDAUNTED 

                              

Form 8’s trip to the Anangpur and Surajkund  villages was one of a kind. Many of us students carried preconceived notions about villages. But I am sure most of us were proved wrong. After arriving in Surajkund, we were greeted by the Itihaas guides. We were then told about the history of the villages. We met the village “sarpanch” and a few villagers. We also met students of a local government school and learnt more about them. We had an unfortunate experience in the school. But as our teacher rightly said that it was just an unfortunate episode in our lives and we should move on and not cry over spilt milk. Overall the trip was brilliant since we got to know how a village functions and how much it can still improve.

 Tanmay Diwan 

Eragon..... Read It

Eragon is the first book of the inheritance cycle. The inheritance cycle is the name of the series written by Christoper Paolini. The book is about a young farm boy who had lost his parents when he was very young. He then had to live with his uncle and his cousin. He hunts for food. The boy’s name is Eragon. Once when he was hunting he found a shiny stone. The stone turned out to be a dragon egg. There was a raid and Eragon’s uncle was killed. Eragon thus has to escape from the hands of the army of King Galbatorix who wants Eragon’s dragon. With only Brom, the village adviser for company Eragon and his dragon Saphira has to face the forces of the evil king.

-Sohini Singh.

Irish Puppet Show

                                             

On Tuesday 14^th February, Pathways experienced something really different from what we expected. An Irish man name- Tommy Baker put on a hysterical puppet show for the whole school in the MYP Atrium. Everyone was enjoying themselves and laughing the whole time and it was great fun. Tommy was basically the only person doing the puppet show, and he had to act as several different characters who happened to be different people from his (made up for the story) family. The two main characters he acted out were himself and his brother; he kept swapping these roles throughout the show. The sound effects provided along with the show gave a really good effect. The little Primary kids were rolling on the floor laughing. (Literally)

I liked how Tommy Baker interacted with the audience and just made the whole thing memorable.

-Aana Kambhoj (Grade 8)

INTERNET SAFETY WEEK

Internet safety week has been a spectacular week for students and teachers. It was very productive. We made posters about how dangerous internet can be. How it can hurt people’s feelings. The theme of the posters had to be creative and beautiful. I made my poster not that g which didn’t come out as good J;but there were some student who made wonderful posters.  And I also feel there were students who copied some posters, that’s what I experienced . Our school is full creative students who produce some unimaginable work. Pathways rocks.

Pritish