‘I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a good book.’
J. K. Rowling
From similar ideologies burgeoned the celebration of World Book Day and Copyright Day at Study Hall. At the very beginning, 23 April was marred by the fall of the bard of Avon, William Shakespeare. The Christopher Columbus of English literature, he shed a new light on plays and sonnets. Even though the world seems dimmer without his presence…we have embalmed his memory in a celebration of reading and writing. So, to inculcate positive reading habits in the citizens of the future, our school hosted a myriad of activities, through classes 6 to 12, to help each child find a haven in books…and realise they are ‘a form of uniquely portable magic’ as is rightly said by Stephen King.
Beverly Cleary once said, “If you don’t see the book you want on the shelf, write it.” This is the kind of enthusiasm reverberated within the students of Study Hall, through various holistic and interactive activities.
The classrooms were filled with picturesque soft boards and many other decorations that would make one be overcome with vellichor.
The chief attraction of the event was The Bibliolaters Hub where students made digitally drawn book covers. This gave them the experience of important literary life skills and taught them the importance of copyright and ISB codes. They learnt to create visually captivating book covers along with bewitching backstories.
The students also participated in ‘Book Reviews’,
‘Character Sketches’ and ‘Quotes. The book reviews covered books of several distinct genres, the character sketches discussed some of the most profound characters ever created, and lastly motivation filled the air with original quotes. The aesthete students in all classrooms decided to add their own little unique touch to truly prove what they’re capable of. The sight of the classrooms was no less than a reverie, decorated with outstandingly hand drawn art, book themed cakes, remarkable little book corners and so much more.
Alas, the joy of the event comes to a close, but not the spirit! We hope a positive impact will be forever visible in the reading habits of the young ones and the spark of literature always burns brighter and brighter!
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Report on World Art Day
Students of Study Hall celebrated world Art Day on Saturday 16th April 2022 in our school.
Students of different grades were given varied Art activities like for class 6 – Expanding Horizons, class 7 – Border design, class 8 -Pot and Handi painting, class 9 – Collage work on Gender Equality, class 10 and 12 – Collage on War and Peace.
Students participated enthusiastically and come up with beautiful creations. It was a splash of colours all around. The event was a success as it brought out the creative side of all our students.
Orientation Class-1
The orientation began at 9.15am at the JuniorSchool A.C. Hall.
The meeting was presided by Bani aunty – Junior school headmistress and Meenakshi Bahadur aunty- Principal Study Hall School.
Bani aunty welcomed the parents.
Meenakshi Bahadur aunty talked to the parents about the school’s vision and the pedagogy.
This was followed by Bani aunty’s introduction of the teachers of class 1.
Bani aunty asked the parents regarding their query about the transport services which was followedby a brief discussion on the same.
Dispersal of the parents took place at 9.50 to the respective sections of class 1 wherein – Classroom rules were discussed over tea and cookies.
The points of discussion taken up in the class were regarding
- Attendance
- Uniform
- Star of the week activity
- Punctuality
- Security cheques from Prep school
- Tiffin and Stationary
- Checking the school diary daily and transport*
- Distribution of only 2 sweets to each child on occasion of birthday celebration.
- H.W to be done by the child and submitted the very next day.
- Please follow the calling hours given by the respective class teachers.
Parent Orientation Class-4 & 5
An Orientation meeting was organized for the parents of classes 4 and 5 in the Junior A. C. Hall on the 18th of April, 2022. The Principal, Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur and the Head Mistress of Junior School, Mrs Bani Malhotra shared the vision of SHEF with the parents. The teachers introduced themselves to the parents and reminded them of the rules and regulations of the school. They also informed them about the subjects that they would be teaching in the current session. The parents were made aware of the different ways in which the topics would be taught through interesting activities.
The queries of the parents were well addressed by the Meenakshi Aunty and Bani Aunty. The parents enjoyed the tea and snacks served to them during the session.
Parent Orientation Class-3
An Orientation meeting for the parents of classes 2 and 3 was organized in the Junior A. C. Hall on the 12th of April, 2022. The Principal, Mrs Meenakshi Bahadur and the Head Mistress of Junior School, Mrs Bani Malhotra convened the meeting and shared the vision of SHEF with the parents. The teachers introduced themselves to the parents and reminded them of the rules and regulations of the school. They also informed them about the subjects that they would be teaching in the current session.
It was an interactive session where all the queries of the parents were addressed by the Meenakshi Aunty and Bani Aunty. The parents enjoyed the lemonade served to them. The session ended with tea and snacks being served to all.
Parent Orientation Class-2
The orientation of the Parents of class 2 students ,of Study Hall School was held on the 12th of April 2022.
It was addressed by the Principal Mrs.Meenakshi Bahadur, The Junior School Headmistress Mrs.Bani Malhotra and the Teachers of Class II.
Mrs. Meenakshi Bahadur welcomed the parents and introduced them to the policies, developments and achievements of the school. She also briefed the parents about the vision and mission of our CEO Dr. Urvashi Sahni whose guidance and vigilance has made Study Hall School a Universe of care and power house of innovation.
The Parents had a lot of queries regarding the fee structure , the safety measures taken by the school and the School bus services. All the queries were attended to and answered by the Principal Mrs. Minakshi Bahadur and the Headmistress Mrs Bani Malhotra.
Mrs Bani Malhotra introduced the teachers .The parents were very happy to meet them and were surprised with the years of teaching experience each one had.
The Orientation lasted for 1 hour in which the parents were very happy to know about the school and its functioning and that the children were in safe hands and would be regularly coming to school.
The Headmistress Mrs Bani Malhotra concluded the programme with a vote of thanks
NimbleQ Business Idea Hackathon
Study Hall is proud to announce the winners of NimbleQ Business Idea Hackathon. Industry mentorship was provided to 70+ participants, who came up with brilliant innovative ideas for solving problems around them and proposed business plans. There were 5 rounds of internal and external mentorship. In the final round , ideas were put forth in front of the judges Iva Toudjarska & Abhishek Deo.
Winners-
Anikait Verma (Grade 4) Rank 3 – Junior Group
Business Idea – Capsule Medical robot – Non-invasive solution to surgery and proactive healthcare
Nuvera Fatima (Grade 6) Rank 2 – Senior Group
Business Idea – ‘Metaverse HOLISTIC LENS’ – A head-eye gear to provide Deep learning on Biological concepts using mixed reality.
Vviral Verma (Grade 7) Rank 3 – Senior Group
Business Idea – Improving road safety-smart windscreen
Event recordings – https://bit.ly/3AOcNfV
CBSE CLASS 12th RESULTS 2015
Class XII results have been declared for the year 2015. We are glad to announce a school average of 80.4 this year. The school toppers got the overwhelming score of 96.6%. We thank all the parents for support and congratulate all our students.
School Toppers –
1.Ekaansh Ranjan ( Humanities) 96.6%
2.Utkarsh Agarwal (Science ) 96.6%
Subject Toppers
1.Chemistry – 100 Marks Shirish Maheshwari
2.History – 100 Marks Vanshika Rastogi & Shivani Singh
3.Psychology – 100 Marks Samriddhi Shah
School Average
80.4%
Stream Average
Science – 82.83
Humanities -82.89
Commerce -77.32
Congratulations to my children and the Study Hall family
Mrs.Meenakshi Bahadur
Vice Principal
Study Hall School
Study Hall in Press
WHY THE SILENCE NOW?
Shalini Sinha
Principal, Study Hall School
Boko Haram say that their murder, rape and selling people into slavery is in the name of Islam. I can’t imagine any greater blasphemy or insult to a religion than that. Why are Boko Haram not denounced by the UN? For far less, the developed nations do not think twice in entering the borders of another nation. Why the silence now? Why are the Islamic nations quiet? This is the time for the world to unite and send a strong message to the terror organisations that they cannot get away with blasphemy.
IN THE NAME OF HATE
Aiman Jafri
Student, Study Hall School
In the Northeast Nigeria operates an Islamic Jihadist and Takfiri terrorist organization named Boko Haram. They seek to establish an Islamic state which is ruled by Sharia and repudiate westernisation. The group is known for attacking Christians, Muslims and government targets, as well as for bombing churches, mosques, schools and police stations. The group also kidnaps western tourists and has assassinated members of the Islamic establishment who have criticized the group. Violence linked to the Boko Haram insurgency has resulted in an estimated 10,000 deaths between 2002 and 2013.Strangely, the same organization that caused the death of thousands condemns westernisation for causing criminal behavior.
On April 14, this organisation abducted about 250 girls of Government Secondary School in Chibok of Borno State, Nigeria. The students were forced into Islam and into marriage with members of Boko Haram. Some were reportedly send to Chad and Cameroon. Boko Haram spokesperson said ‘attacks would continue as long as Nigerian Government continues to interfere with traditional Islamic education’. Due to their militant activities, 10,000 children don’t attend school.
It is shameful that an organization seeking political gain turns to a religion in order to receive the attention it assumes it needs. These strands of events have sparked great ridicule and criticism on Islam. People are flooding the social networking sites with demands such as ban on Islam. There is an equally powerful opposition to comments like these. Amidst the mayhem of followers and haters of Islam, a question pops up. Why is it that in events like these, where an extremist – Islamic organisation commits crimes in the name of their religion, people automatically generalise ideas/faith/believes of the whole of Muslim population. It’s even more ridiculous that people have accepted an extremist organisation as a representative of Islam, even after constant opposition from religious heads themselves. For instance, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Sheikh joined other religious leaders in the Muslim world to condemn the kidnappings, describing Boko Haram as misguided and intent on smearing the name of Islam. He stated that Islam is against kidnapping, and that marrying kidnapped girls is not permitted. Just because some people do something in the name of Islam doesn’t mean they entirely represent the manners and culture of Islam. Every religious text can be interpreted to your world views if you try hard enough, and it is obvious that the majority of Muslims in the world will find Boko Haram as horrid as everyone else.
I leave it to you to decide whether it’s their ignorance talking or a religion.