My experience as the editor
My experience as the editor  to this blog was just great, and I do not want stop doing my job. Looking at the English skills  my classmates have, makes me happy. It’s almost the last time I am going to edit so I just have to try my best.  My writing skills are not that good as compared to Aana the other editor and if I did any mistakes I would send the article to her. It has been a combined effort from the two of us always ;  I am happy to be chosen as the editor because I think that my classmates would have done a better job than me. But I always tried my best to make my readers happy. 


                                                                  Swagata Aich (Grade 8)

Last Month in Grade 8

Yes, I will 110% miss our grade 8. This is the class that taught me so much about enjoying life, staying happy and most of all staying together as a team. I joined this school late, it was midsession of the  first semester. When I went for lunch, I saw all the boys and girls sitting separately, I totally disagreed with that . I didn’t like that at all, it seemed like discrimination. We all are humans after all; all of us are suppose to be together like a team. Well, I went up to the girls and asked why we didn’t sit together? They answered back saying that the boys never sat with us and we don’t talk much. I felt really bad to hear that and that made me kind of angry, sad and just prompted  me  to make a change in the class. I went to the boys’ table and sat. They looked at me as if I did some crime. I started talking to them, it was fun and the best thing was that the girls started to sit with them at one table like a team! I  had done  my work, the class was together, and had no groupism. We are still a team and forever will be. We love, understand, help each other and do whatever it takes to make that bond stronger in us. 

                                                                                          Sohini Singh

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               OUR FOOTBALL TEAM  
 The middle school had recently been sent a team of 12 individuals to Pathways World School Aravali. The team was unsuccessful in proceeding to the Semi-Finals after the group stages. The team played 3 matches during the tournament. 

 We played  against Amity School Sec. 46, Noida; Pathways X (The Aravali School has 3 teams: X, Y and Z); and also DPSI. Pathways Noida lost 2-0 to Amity; 8-1 to a strong Pathways X Side, but a team now with experience through our losses, converted  the  loss  to a 4-0 win over DPSI.

 Although during the DPSI match, Right-Back, Aash Kambhoj was injured badly after taking a second blow to the ankle after taking a knock in the match against Pathways X. It was discovered that he had damage done to his tissue but is now recovering well.

A team, now with experience and good players, now hopes to play more and more matches, to gain more experience and to also win more matches.

Adoo (Grade 8)

                        Inter-house Board Competition. 

On Wednesday 11^th February, Pathways Noida had an Inter-House Board Competition, in which 4 members (2 from the middle school and 2 from senior) had to participate from each house to design their house board. The house board had to have the theme of an emotion representing their house colour. Air house chose Freedom, Earth house chose Peace, Fire house chose passion and anger, and Water house Calmness. We had a rubric we had to follow, so the 4 judges judged based on the rubric. We had one hour to finish and clean up. I participated for the water house and our board looked really amazing. In the end we won. ;) It was fun and I was happy that we won. J

-Aana (Grade 8)

                                          Friends

Life is a long journey in which without friends, it is incomplete. Friends are like angels in our lives. They guide us when we go wrong and help us choose the right path. Friends are the ones to whom we can share everything with, the ones who gives us a shoulder when we cry. They may make fun of us but if they see the other person doing the same they end up trying their best to protect us. When you have a fight and you want to hide from everyone they know exactly where they will find. In short without friends your life would be like a plant without a flower. And that is what I found with my Gr 8 in Pathways , Noida;

I love you grade -8.

Anshika (Grade 8)

BLEACH

Imagine being able to see ghosts and spirits? Getting mixed up with spirits and reality? A 16 year old boy name Ichigo Kurosaki is a teenager gifted with the ability to see spirits. His life is changed by the sudden appearance of a Soul Reaper (one who looks after the flow of souls between the human world and the afterlife) named Rukia Kuchiki, who arrives in search of a Hollow, a dangerous lost soul. When Rukia is severely wounded defending Ichigo from the Hollow, she attempts to transfer half of her reiatsu  - spiritual energy energy to Ichigo so that he can defeat the Hollow. However, Ichigo absorbs almost all of her energy, transforming into a Soul Reaper and allowing him to defeat the Hollow with ease. With her powers diminished, Rukia is left stranded in the human world until she can recover her strength. In the meantime, Ichigo must take over Rukia's role as a Soul Reaper, battling Hollows and guiding souls to the afterlife realm known as the Soul Society , This is only a hunch of the story , where as the whole story hasn’t finished yet and there has been lots of problems and adventures the characters have gotten into lately. - this manga is still ongoing and is Number #2 in the Top Anime/Manga ‘s in the world

Aash (Grade 8)

                                                       Fairy Tail

                                                 

               

 What is Fairy Tale? People might say that it is a made up story, but it is also a beautiful anime or mange. Now this story “Fairy tail” is about magic and wizards trying to be the best. The main characters are Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, and the whole Guild is called “Fairy Tail” ! Some people might think that wizards have same magic power but they all have their individual different powers. The world is in continuous battle which goes on  between different guilds.

-Karan (Grade 8) 

                                Game Manual for Minecraft

For my personal project I did a game manual for minecraft and everyone loved it. You know what personal projects are right? If not, personal project are an opportunity for students who want to do something beyond the curriculum,  something related to what you really like. I worked very very very very hard on my manual. I reach home at 5:30 and start working. Other kids were doing something like a model or a book or a comic. First I was introducing the game and telling them how not to get killed on the first night. In minecraft you place blocks to survive, its pixilated, I know it sounds stupid but it is the best game ever. After telling them how to survive to survive your first night I told them about the NETHER THE BOTTOM OF THE WORLD. I know that’s creepy, I love my personal project and I am proud of it.

                                                                                  PRITISH (GRADE 8)

                        our experience with our Personal Projects !!!

Last year in September 2011 we got an 8 month task of making a product that we like and have an interest in. All the students  opted out for unique things, e.g. a cricket stadium, a soccer stadium, a magazine on NBA that I made, and a cook book, etc... We all thought that there is plenty of time to complete it, so most of us started late, leading to a lot of stress amongst the students as we had lots of other work to do.  But now we all are proud owners of our final products and I  think there were a lot of things that we got to learn from the personal project . I enjoyed  the  work and also  learnt  to develop the skills of the work that we like. So, I think the experience  of  creating our  personal projects was very nice. 

Tanish (Grade 8)

                   How was my preterm … till now

It’s been a week and everything is so different from where I used to be. Well yes ,my school is amazing  !I love it here and people are so friendly. I am very happy to be here. I do want to go back to my previous school because I miss my friends ;but over here also it’s amazing. Thank you for getting me here  and all of you I thank you for accepting me . all you friends are amazing, always willing to help me I wish I could  have been here even earlier ! Teachers and everyone are  so reasonable. Thank you so much for this.
                                                                           Yuvraj Singh 

                                  Our experience in Pathways.

In Pathways, every day we get to learn something new. Each  next day is full of new experiences. The people here are really nice and make it feel like home. The way of teaching in this achool  is really different. Here we discover something new every day. It is not like we just learn something but we also understand it.  The teachers are really understanding and patient. It is very different from my previous experiences. It is great and everybody is together. It is home.

Vishnupriya- (Grade 8)

                                 My Time In Pathways

I have been in Pathways for the last 5 days now and it has been a good ride so far. I like Pathways, and the people here are very friendly and open. It has been confusing for me to change from a CBSE board to an IGCSE one but the time I spend as a pre-termer is helping me settle in the new system. I like the school environment and the classes are very interesting. The Design and Technology class is something new to me and I have already learnt a lot of things in it. The experience has been good!  

Rahdika (Grade 8)

                             My First Day @ School                                                        

My first day in school was awesome, the teachers were good, but the teaching seemed a bit odd.

The number of projects I got were more than I had ever got, but then I realized that this is a different school, with different ways of teaching. It took me time to adjust but I had many friends on the first day itself, so that was pretty awesome. I had joined late, being a pre-termer, so others had reached a different level , ahead of me , but I still somehow managed to cope . We did a lot of activities in subjects like Sports, Pottery, Music and Drama.  I look forward to study hard for a better future and for becoming a great human being.

                                                            Arjun Dadhich (Grade 8)

                                            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)