2023 December Newsletter

From the Principal's Desk

Dear Reader,
Days have wings which help them keep flying towards a destination one cannot predict. It
was only recently when we were extending a heartwarming welcome to 2023, and here we
are, to give a send off to this eventful year with a heart full of bittersweet memories that
came our way.
2023 gave us a lot. It imparted us the confidence to walk like a leader among schools in
Patna. It taught us how expectations can be turned into achievements with planning and
sustained efforts. It enabled us to dream big and have the courage to realise those dreams.
The most remarkable event of the year was the coming up of 'Eduletics International A
British School' solidly rooted in present yet having an eye on future. It has emerged as a
symbol of a foresight, excellence and innovation and is ready to stride on the path to
accomplishments
This month was also important for passing out Grade X students as they wrote the Pre-
Board 1 assessing their preparation for the upcoming Board Exams. Pre-Boards provide
the students with a wonderful opportunity to analyse where they need to plug the holes in
order that they can perform superbly in the boards. Knowing one's grey areas and working
on them can, at times, be more important to prove one's worth in a test than anything else.
Finally, Christmas came with Santa bringing holidays as refreshing gifts for all. The
hustle and bustle of exams gave way to the sleepy comfort of the winter break. A cozy
hibernation too is required to muster the energy back to welcome the approaching year with
warmth as well as a burst of positive energy.
Let us all be ready to welcome this year 2024 with a renewed pledge to make this earth a
heaven of love and compassion for all. Let us work with a new vigour to pave our way with
accomplishments.
Wish you all a meaningful and magnificent year ahead.

Yours truly,
Reshma Singh

Before

the Board

Exam comes

the Pre-boards.

T h e y   a r e   n o t h i n g
different  from  their  big
brother  'Boards',  except  the
fact that you write these exams in
the  familiar  environs  of  your  own

school.

These Pre-board exams play a constructive

role in preparing the students for the Board

exams. They get an opportunity to measure the

level of their preparation and accordingly plug
the holes. It is necessary to get such an
opportunity to ﬁnetune one's preparation
for the most important examination of
one's life.

The recently concluded Pre-board

exams suddenly increased the

intensity of actions in the school

campus as it was abuzz with

a bit stressed yet hopeful
faces of the students as
w e l l a s t h e b u s y
teachers.
A few glimpses…

Pre-boards

at the Door

Pre-boards

at the Door

“Successful and unsuccessful people don't vary greatly in their abilities.

They vary in their desires to reach their potential.”

– John Maxwell

Memories of initiation are always

cherishable and it is more endeared

one if it is related to the foundation of

any organisation.
O n

12 December , 2023, OMK

o r g a n i s e d a f u n c t i o n t o
commemorate the

Foundation Day.

The occasion was made important

with a colourful programme which

c o m p r i s e d a m e s m e r i s i n g

'baalgeet', an enchanting dance,

speeches of the students and a slide

show  displaying  the  journey  of  the
school from the beginning to now. It
was  a  grand  presentation  by  the
students  which  kept  everybody
arrested  in  its  magical  charm.  The

founder teachers as well as the staff

were honoured with a letter of

appreciation and some gifts with an

intention to appreciate their loyalty

and  hardwork  they  had  put  in  all
these  years.  The  Vice  Principal  and
the  Senior  Wing  Coordinator  also
e x p r e s s e d   t h e i r   v i e w s   o n   t h i s
occasion.

“The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.”

- Diogenes

Mr Anshu Awashthi

Vice Principal

Mr Devratan Singh

Senior Wing Coordinator

Sanskriti Agrawal

IX Omega

Adwiti Banka & Sukrit Mani

IX-Delta & IX Sigma

Lavanya Baid & Mrigank Shekhar

IX Sigma

Insha Haider

IX Omega

“A good education is a foundation for a better future.”

– Elizabeth Warren

“One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”

– Henry Miller

Excursion

Bodhgaya

“We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us.”

Excursions  are  fantastic  ways
to  educate  people.  One  of
India's prominent scholars and
writers,  Rahul  Sankrityayan
has said, “If I can I would like to
turn all the young men of India
into wanderers”.
Moving  to  places,  we  learn
about people, cultures, history
and many more things. It gives
the students an opportunity to
i n t e r a c t   w i t h   e x t e r n a l
environment and learn how to
stay  in  harmony  with  it.  Our
students' visit to Bodhgaya was
a testimony to it. They visited
the Mahabodhi temple as well
as  the  nearby  sites.  Free  from
the  stress  of  Pre-board  exams,
they  explored  the  city  with
their  mentors  and  came  to
know about numerous facts of
historical importance. It was a
t i m e   t o   c re a t e   b e a u t i f u l
memories.

“I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world.”

– Mary Anne Radmacher

“The best journeys in life are those that answer questions you never thought to ask.”

- Rich Ridgeway

“Travelling — it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.”

– Ibn Battuta

A Visit

to the

Little boys and girls need tours and trips which do not
frighten them away with long distances but provide
them  all  the  excitement  and  fun  they  look  for.
Therefore, the school organized a trip to the city zoo
for K2 students. It was joyful seeing them enjoy the
trip.  They  walked  down  to  every  enclosure  or  cage
accommodating  the  wild  animals,  rode  the  battery
driven vehicles, played and ran around joyfully. By the
time they got ready to return, the fun they had was
reflecting  from  their  eyes  and  faces.  It  was  a
memorable trip for them.

“Life is a zoo in a jungal.”

– Peter de Vries

PTMs are wonderful opportunities for two important stakeholders in a
child's education – the parents and the teachers. They come together to
explore the best prospects for the children. It's not just an opportunity to
discuss  with  the  teacher  the  student's  progress  in  education,  but  a
platform to harmoniously decide and work for the welfare of the child.
After the Post-Mid Term exams, the two weeks remained a witness to these
beautiful  meets  between  the  two  sides.  Most  of  the  parents  were
accompanied  by  their  wards  and  walked  out  joyfully  after  fruitful
discussions with their mentors. The school hours on PTM days look like a
festival in progress. A few glimpses…

PTM

VI Omega

VI Sigma

V Omega

VIII Omicron

VIII Iota

VII Omega

“No school can work well for children if parents and teachers do not act in

partnership on behalf of the children's best interests.”

- Dorothy H Cohen

A Tribute

Maa Sharda

“A mother's love is the fuel that enables a normal human being to do the impossible”

– Marion C. Garretty.

24  December  holds  a  special
importance  for  OMK  as  it  is
celebrated as the anniversary of
Maa  Sharda's  departure  to  a
purer world. The chief inspiration
behind the school, her blessings
are  sought  through  prayers  on
this day.
This  year  too  a  short  yet  grand
p r o g r a m m e   w a s   h e l d
commemorating  her  divine
journey.  Prayers  in  Sanskrit  and
English from the Bhagavad Gita
or  'the  Song  Divine'  ﬁlled  the
auditorium  with  a  sacred  aura.
The  scholarly  teachers  from  the
Sanskrit department led the show
w i t h   t h e i r   r h y t h m i c a l
incantations.  The  prominent
dignitaries, the teachers and the
staff paid tributes to her offering
ﬂower  petals  in  front  of  her
image.

A Visit

Eduletics International

A British School

Eduletics International

A British School

A  Visit  to  Eduletics  International  A  British
School
It was 24th of this very month of December,
when  the  entire  staff  visited  Eduletics
International  A  British  School.  The  warm
winter  sun  spread  itself  all  around  on  the
sprawling  lawns  of  the  campus.  The
i m p o s i n g   b u i l d i n g   o f   t h e   s c h o o l
overwhelmed  all  as  they  explored  every
nook  and  corner  including  the  reception
areas,  the  classrooms,  the  staffrooms,  the
library, the labs, etc.
T h e   i n t r i c a t e   a n d   s o p h i s t i c a t e d
architecture,  the  topnotch  ﬁnish  and  the
state of the art facilities made us all happy.
Standing by the highway, it leaves an exotic
impression  on  the  passers  by.  It  was  an
amazing experience for all to be there and
witness the grandeur of the locale.

“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”

– Confucius

Veer

Baal

Diwas

Veer

Baal

Diwas

Veer

Baal

Diwas

Veer

Baal

Diwas

26  November  is  celebrated  as  Veer  Baal  Diwas  to
commemorate the martyrdom of Baba Fateh Singh
and  Zoravar  Singh,  the  two  beloved  sons  of  Guru
Govind Singh, the tenth and the last Guru of the Sikh
community in India. It was on 9 January, 2022 that on
the Prakash Purab of Shri Guru Govind   Singh Ji this
tradition was initiated.
The  spirited  and  young  brave-hearts  of  our  school
celebrated this day with joy and spirit. Through their
presentation, they conveyed to all, the message of
bravery, sacriﬁce and sticking to the path of justice.
A few visuals…

“Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.”

— Arthur Koestler

School Youtube Channel

Ashwin Singh