A poetry writing competition was organized by Presidency school, Kasturinagar on 30th July 2021. Students were briefed about the activity by their respective English Teachers. A common theme was given on the spot and the students were given 10 minutes to plan and then 35 minutes to write the poem with a title (not less than 16 lines). The cameras were required to be switched on throughout the process.
Students were requested to maintain originality in their content. The talent and the confidence of the students was on display as they went on to pen down their creative ideas. This activity helped the students to express themselves with clarity and usage of the correct choice of words.
The teachers in charge chose the best poems of all and submitted them to the judges- Ms. Mila, Ms. Hasina, Ms. Luna and Ms. Reshma

Grades 3-5 students of PSBE took part in Spell Bee Activity on 27th July. It was held to aid students in learning spellings quickly and accurately with comprehension, promote students’ knowledge of proper word usage and encourage them to strive for excellence in spelling skills.
Students participated with great enthusiasm and duelled through the toughest words to prove their mettle in spite of the competition being held on a virtual platform. The competition made students aware of spellings and the usage of many unfamiliar words. It allowed them to develop a range of cognitive skills including the ability to handle pressure. It also enhanced their memory and boosted their confidence level.
Once children learn to break down words, they can decipher meanings of related words, develop a more extensive vocabulary and become better readers and writers overall. With better reading comprehension, comes greater literacy, greater enjoyment of reading, literature and language.

To increase the bond between the mother and the child, Presidency Early Years, Kasturinagar organised the ‘Mom & Me’ event for its K1 students. They spoke about each other and made cards then shared hugs and children went on to groom the mothers to look ‘beautiful’. A short video was played for them post which they happily clicked selfies and shared with all of us.

Public Speaking: The objective of this activity was to help the children of K2 at Presidency Early Years, Kasturinagar, build their self-confidence, to improve their descriptive skills by communicating their feelings/thoughts, foster public speaking competency among these young learners.
The students were given the topics in advance. They were really excited to speak on their topic and eagerly waited for their turn and some of them kused props while speaking about them. It goes without saying that the children’s involvement in such activities infused in them self-confidence and freedom of expression. The children left no stone unturned to put up an inspiring presentation in their journey to discover the power of speech. It was an interesting and a thrilling experience for the kids sharing their feelings with their peers providing a fun filled learning platform for everyone involved. We would like to express our gratitude to the parents and children for their effort and participation to make this event a success !

Presidency School, Kasturinagar held an activity ‘Mad Ads’ aimed at acquainting the students about promotional strategies in marketing through advertisements. It also provided a platform to students to showcase and highlight their talent, creativity, and innovation at marketing skills.
The activity was conducted on virtually where they not only showcased their acting skills but also explored their ability to use the cognitive skill on the spot. Students were given one minute to present their advertisement live on MS teams by switching on their camera and mic.
The advertisements presented were innovative with catchy and humorous tag lines. Students were requested to maintain originality in their content and used props as per the product they chose to display. It was creative & fun-filled event.

The students of Grades 3-5 colorfully designed a poster on the theme – ‘World Environment Day’ with their creative ideas and catchy slogans.

After designing they uploaded their posters for evaluation. The posters were shortlisted according to the rubrics and the final decision was made by the judges (art faculty). E-Certificates were awarded to the winners in the E-portfolio. The competition ended with good value by incorporating all the students’ ideas to “Save The Earth”.

The idea was that by the end of the activity, students would learn about the issues related to sustainable living and to enhance the sense of responsibility in Saving the Earth, using the creative activity of designing posters.

Knowledge opens our mind to new perspective, ideas, beliefs, and culture. In pursuit of the same, the Department of English organized Online Comic Charade Competition on Thursday, June 24, 2021.A comic strip is a sequence of drawings, either in colour or black and white, relating a comic incident, an adventure or mystery story typically having dialogue printed in balloons. All students of Grade VI to XII were asked to create a comic strip based on any famous comic in which the main character should be a silhouette, either individually or in a group. They could either draw the comic strip or create it digitally. The students were also asked to frame questions based on the comic they chose and forward their comic strips along with the questions to their respective English teachers who in turn would compile and send it to the grade lead.

Three best entries from each grade were selected and handed over to Dr. Nivedita, Ms. Khushboo and Ms. Manisha.

The presentation on classroom screen was presented on the assigned date and time. Participants were divided randomly by the system into teams. Each team was given 30 seconds to identify the comic strip and 60 seconds to answer the questions. While the entire English Department contributed in conceiving the idea and planning the activity, the event was hosted by Ms. Manisha Banerjee Chakraborty and the jury panel comprised Ms. Yamini Priyadarshini and Ms. Luna Verma.

The winning comic strip is proposed to be published in the monthly E-Newsletter and the school magazine.

“Let’s nurture the nature so that we can have a better future”
As part of the Environment Day, the students of Grade 1&2 had an activity titled “Heal the Earth”. As the theme of World Environment Day 2021 was Ecosystem Restoration, the students, with the help of a power point presentation were shown how important nature is, and that it is the responsibility of each and every one of us to save our Mother Earth to live happily. The activity was conducted on 15th June in the respective classes by the Class Teacher on MS Teams. The students planted seeds and saplings to add greenery to the environment and vowed to take the responsibility to keep the surroundings fresh and clean. Students enjoyed and parents appreciated the activity !

Presidency Early Years, Kasturinagar had an activity “Party in Disneyland” for students of K2. Children were introduced to Walter Elias Disney and a few Disney characters. They also had a virtual tour of Disneyland, where they virtually visited the characters and the set from the movie “Frozen”. On 16th June, Wednesday children dressed up as their favourite Disney character and spoke a few lines about the character. They enjoyed the party and relished the snacks they had with them. View their candid moments captured by parents and shared with us, below.

The students thoroughly enjoyed the activity as they made the session colourful and fun-filled on the virtual platform with their active participation.

Disney characters have become an inevitable part of children’s lives. They learn from them, laugh with them and grow up with them. What better way to give them this experience than by a virtual rendezvous with their Disney friends! The session commenced with the teacher displaying a PPT that introduced the students of K1 at Presidency School, Bangalore East to ‘Walt Disney’, the man behind Disney.

It went on to further describe various Disney characters followed by a virtual screening of a Mickey Mouse Movie. The little ones were asked to dress up like their favorite Disney characters, which they did, with a lot of excitement and happily spoke a few lines about their attire and the associated character when asked. The session was an interesting, fun filled extremely engaging !!!

Valedictory holds a very special emotional connection in our hearts, and despite the current COVID situation holding us back from celebrating the same physically, no pandemic can withhold us from celebrating the spirit of the occasion.

Presidency School, Kasturi Nagar bid adieu to the Class of 2021 with a lot of pride, joy and good wishes! Watch the video to join us in our celebration and to convey your wishes to our students!

“Freedom in mind. Faith in words, pride in our hearts and memories in our souls.”
Presidency School, Kasturi Nagar celebrated this Republic Day and rekindled the emotion of patriotism in every viewer’s heart!
The students took pride in glorifying and celebrating the spirit of unity and showcased the same through their amazing performances. The programme began at 8:30AM. The chief guest for the day was our respected Director/ Principal Dr G Thangadurai who has always contributed to the nation as well as to Presidency family in his own ways, be it through relief funds or through reaching out to the teaching fraternity and enlightening them. Similarly, we are sure our students will also be encouraged to contribute to the nation and be good, law abiding citizens of the nation.
The gathering was graced by the presence of our beloved Admin Manager, Mrs Vijaya Thangadurai; Vice Principal, Mrs Bhaswati Mukherjee; CODs, staff members and teachers.
The guest members were presided to the flag hoisting ceremony by our school band team. Our chief guest hoisted the National flag, and the audience the National flag and pledged to up hold the honour and integrity.
Followed by this live telecast were the recorded programmes which brought out the zeal and passion of our teachers as well as our students who performed excellently well.
The NCERT song conveyed the message of being united and not discriminating which was followed by a strong speech and instrumental music.
The audience also had the pleasure of seeing the glimpse of a weeklong celebration through art and craft.
The audience reverberated with patriotic flavour and enthusiasm. The celebration came to an end by singing the National anthem.