World Music Day 21 June 2024

On 21st June 2024, the children of the Junior Department came together to celebrate World Music Day with great fervour and exuberance. The sing-along dance-along session, not only included popular English tracks but also German, Spanish and French tracks - 'Das Fliegerlied', 'De Colores' and 'Jean Petit Qui Danse', respectively. The students keenly enjoyed themselves as they sang and danced with their friends. The musical session ended with a short quiz, conducted by the Class 4 students, that delved into various interesting facts about music.

Rabindra Jayanti - 2024

In keeping with the school theme of the year - ‘Seeking the truth, Speaking the truth’, the Junior Department honoured the timeless legacy of the great bard Rabindranath Tagore on his 163rd birth anniversary. An excellently woven recital, which included mellifluous singing, dance and poetry recitation, was presented embracing his ideals of love for nature, tolerance, empathy and beauty of life.

EcoBricks Workshop

The students of class 5 came together for a workshop conducted by Mrs Y Bapat, an environmentalist, on September 15, 2023, to turn non-biodegradable garbage like plastic into construction blocks. To do this, they used plastic bottles  which they firmly packed with plastic packets. This helps prevent plastic waste in the landfills and the degradation of plastics into toxins and micro plastics, which  hurts marine life when they make their way into water bodies, and endangers our health. 

Bengali Special Assembly on Winter

Winter is a most pleasant time in Kolkata. We enjoy feeling the winter chill and our second language Bengali girls of the Junior Department  welcomed this season in their way. They have shown us how precious this season is through dance, music, recitation and drama presentations.

World Tiger Day

The students of classes 3, 4 and 5 created masks and other crafts to celebrate the International Day of the Tiger on 29th July, 2023. 

Independence Day Junior Department - 2023

The Class 5s celebrated the 77th Independence Day with great ardour and sincerity. The theme this year was spun around freedom envisaged through the kite soaring high in the sky. The twine reminds us of self discipline and the spool stands for the good principles in our life. 

ICC Trophy at MHS

The ICC’s Men’s Cricket World Cup trophy was on a tour of the country and made a brief stop in Kolkata at our school. It gleamed in all its glory inside a glass case placed in the shed of our school. Children, teachers and guardians queued up for one look at the trophy and did not miss the opportunity to be photographed with it. The children of the Junior Department had organised a short programme and welcomed the trophy with great grandeur. This was a lovely opportunity for our school and the students were very excited at the great honour and privilege to have the trophy among us which otherwise is a dream. The link below will take you to a video from the event.  

World Music Day - Junior Department - 2023

On 21st June 2023, the Junior department of Modern High School for Girls enjoyed an afternoon filled with music, fun and frolic as the teachers arranged a sing-along session for the little ones along with some trivia about the songs they sang. The children sang, danced and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. After toiling hard with their studies, they ended their day at school in a wonderfully musical mood. The link below will take you to a little video from our celebration. 

World Yoga Day - 2023 - Junior School

On 21st June, our Students celebrated Yoga Day with great enthusiasm, highlighting the importance of holistic well-being. Students participated in various yoga sessions, embracing the path of self-discovery and inner harmony. 

As the tranquil ambience resonated with the quote "Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self," it served as a guiding principle throughout the day's activities, inspiring students to explore the profound benefits of yoga and a balanced state of body, mind, and soul.

Rabindra Jayanti - 2023

The Junior Department celebrated the 162nd birth anniversary of Tagore with great zest and diligence. A short ppt presentation on the life of Tagore, followed by an animated poetry rendition, a melodious Rabindra Sangeet and a feet-tapping dance on the Bengali alphabet kept the audience enthralled.

Earth Day Installation

A special venture by our students of the Junior Department this year to commemorate Earth Day was paintings on ‘shaal pata’ and making origami paper cranes. The images reflect the bounty of nature- the flora and fauna.

Folk forms of artwork was used to make it look simple yet colourful and vibrant. It was displayed in the form of Land Art where we used our ‘peepul tree’ in the school garden as an installation. The tree symbolised the ‘Tree of Life’ that helps to keep the ecological balance on earth and supports all forms life. 

The cotton bandages reflect life that is deeply rooted and connected with nature. The encircling paper cranes made by our students symbolise honour, good fortune and longevity.

 The eco-friendly materials used were dyed cotton bandages, painted leaves, bamboo sticks.

Junior Kolkata Literary Meet, 2023

On 24th January 2023, seven students of classes 4 and 5  went to Victoria Memorial Hall for the Tata Steel Junior Kolkata Literary Meet.

 The first session was with authors Madhurima Vidyarthi and Dr. Sudha Kaul discussing the book Munni Monster, a powerful story on empathy and inclusiveness.

The second session was with the authors Lubaina Bandukwala, Lesley Biswas and Devika Rangachari on Songs of Freedom which is a series which explores the lives of children across India during the struggle for independence. 

The last session was with Nikhil Gulati and Devika Rangachari. In this session Nikhil Gulati discussed his book 'The People of the Indus’ explaining several interesting facts about architecture, craft ,  geography and the political structure of the region.

 Devika Rangachari, an award winning writer, discussed her books The Queen of Earth , The Queen of Fire and the Queen of Ice. 

The interactive sessions  were an enthralling experience for our students.

Oxford Junior Literary Festival, 2023

The girls from classes 4 and 5 attended the OJLF,2023 at the Oxford Book Store on 14th and 15th January,2023.The authors kept the girls engrossed through the interactive sessions.

Tilottam Shome read out excerpts from her book ’The Kailash Temple at Ellora’ and the children shared their experience of going to caves and mountains.  The Art of Storytelling and Puppetry was a fun session where children made their own puppets and learnt about voice modulation, facial expressions etc.

Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan kept the girls mesmerised by taking them through a treasure trove of timeless tales and poems and an illustrated biography of an Indian painter.

 Sohini Roychowdhury Dasgupta, the dancer, choreographer and author spoke about expressing emotions with hand mudras, like

 happiness, birds, flowers etc. She also read a story about Rabindranath Tagore's childhood and gave the students an  opportunity to enact any part of the story through mudras.

Sock It Crest It Fill It

‘Sock It Crest It Fill It’ was a family fun affair for the children of Class 3. The MHS garden came alive with  enthusiastic participants -children , parents and grandparents. Both the young and old were involved in creating something magical and exciting and put up a vibrant display of artwork .

Maths Week class 5

Students of Class 5 celebrated Maths Week from the 17th to the 21st of October, 2022. They had designed their 'Dream Room'. 

First, they started with the floor plan. The actual size of the room which is 12 by10 feet was scaled down to an inch for each foot. They had placed their dream furniture. The area of each of them was calculated in square feet. They placed tiles on their floor using either graph paper or larger grid paper. This activity helped them to learn the importance of units in measurements, and how high rises are first planned on paper after which the 3D structure is executed. Our little architects found the cost of painting the walls and tiling the floor too.

Maths Week class 4

The students of Class 4 connected Mathematics to their day to day life throughout the Maths Week. They first collected information of the food items consumed by them over a fixed time period. These were then represented in a tabular chart separating the food groups. A pictograph was drawn to graphically represent their diet. Peer opinions were given and discussed. A comparative study on local food consumed in two regions of India was also done. This experiential learning brought much enthusiasm in the students.

Maths Week class 3

The students of Class 3 enjoyed participating in Maths Week held from 17th October to 21st October 2022. The topic chosen was to display the Evolution and Chronology of Clocks. The students enthusiastically made models of Clocks and created their personal Timeline which showed the different events they were part of since birth, with pictures. They worked in groups too and made charts giving detailed information on various types of Clocks. Some students made presentations on Unusual Clocks and organised wide games for the visiting classes to participate in. Some of the original models of Clocks were put on display in their respective classrooms.

Independence Day - Junior School 2022

The Independence Day programme of the Junior Department - Incredible India, Incredible Us - showcased our love for our motherland through a plethora of activities. The songs, dances, and enactments all highlighted our freedom struggle and achievements and emphasised that our strength lies in our diversity.

Earth Day 2022 - Junior Department

Rabindra Jayanti - Classes 4 & 5

The students of classes 4 and 5 put up a short programme to celebrate Rabindra

Jayanti. A presentation was created on the life of Tagore. Students spoke about his childhood, his growing up years as well as his works and achievements. This was followed by recitation of the bard’s poems in both Bengali and English. The girls also sang Ei Akashe and danced to Momo Chitte to mark the occasion.

Class 3 Skype Activity

On Thursday morning, 30 August, our students of Class 3 had an interactive session on the Skype with Class 3 students of JG International School, Ahmedabad. It was an enriching experience for both the schools. The students of JG International asked questions about West Bengal which our students answered and explained with interesting aids and props. It was an exciting session of exchange of information between the two schools. The words of a class III student ‘what an awesome time we had’ indeed describes how much the girls enjoyed the Skype interaction.

Franziska Speiser,  our intern from Germany,  has been taking German classes in the school, as well as been conducting weekly presentations followed by quiz for classes 3, 4 and 5. Her sessions were not only fun but also very enriching and informative.

One Nation Reading Together (Class Nursery - Class 5)

On Friday 24 January 2020 all students and faculty of the Primary and Junior Department spent 40 minutes reading together a book of their choice.    

Combating Global Warming (Class 4)

In solidarity with the young climate change activist Greta Thunberg, the students of Class 4 organised an event to raise awareness on climate change. The event was held on Friday, February 14, 2020 as our contribution to the famous 'Fridays for Future' movement.

The event was held in the school garden where the children talked about the causes, effects and preventive measures of climate change using posters, pictures, slogans and an experiment to show the greenhouse effect.house effect.

Main attractions of the event were the rap song in which the senior girls too joined in and the promise boards where students wrote their pledges to curb the climate change crisis.

Independence Day

Independence Day  was celebrated by the Class 3's this year on the 9th of August 2019, remembering the sacrifices of the great leaders who had sacrificed their lives in getting freedom for India. Hence as a responsible citizen of India the students emphasized their love and devotion to their mother nature and made everyone aware that to lead our country forward in future one should be fit and healthy both physically and mentally.

One Nation Reading Together

On Friday 30 November 2018 all students and faculty of the entire school spent 40 minutes reading together a book of their  choice. The students of the junior and primary section found their own comfortable spots either in the classrooms or in the school garden to read and be a part of the programme 'One Nation Reading Together'.

Kerala Floods

Toys were collected from the students of the Primary & Junior Department  to be sent to the flood affected children of Kerala.

Teacher's Day - Class 4

The students of class 4 put up a special program during Assembly on 3rd September to celebrate Teacher's Day. Through their narration,dance and song they demonstrated their respect, love and gratitude for the teachers.

The Junior Department celebrated 72 years of independence by focusing on our rich and varied environment. The programme started with a prayer followed by dance and music. The students took a pledge to use biodegradable products and promised to keep the country healthy and beautiful.

The children of Upper KG celebrated Earth Day on 23rd April 2018 in the school garden by planting saplings and sowing seeds. They all wore green hair bands or clips to signify that they were working towards making their planet green and pollution free.

One of the most entertaining extravaganzas that the world gets to view is the FIFA World Cup 2018.  The Junior Department of Modern High School for Girls with its enthusiasm for sports celebrated the 6^th of July as the Soccer Day.

Students came in jerseys of any team that had reached the pre-quarter finals and researched on their favourite playing nations. They were shown a presentation followed by a quiz by the MHS Soccer coach Mr. Ratan Postwalla. This enriching session was also attended by the present as well as the past students of the MHS Soccer Team.

Let the football fever continue!!!

Prize Day for the Junior Department was held on Wednesday 11 April. Prizes and Certificates of Honour were given in recognition of their hard work, honest effort, academic excellence and various other co- curricular activities. It was an inspiring and motivating event.

Anna Rossié, a magical storyteller from Germany, performed Japanese fairy tales with “Kamishibai” for class 5 German students of our school as well as students from other schools of the city. The event was organised by Goethe Institut, Kolkata and was hosted by MHS.

12th January, the birthday of Swami Vivekananda, was celebrated in school. The students had prepared a Power Point on his life which was presented in the special assembly along with poems in Hindi and Bengali.

Some students of classes 4 and 5 interacted with our ISA partner school (British Council International School Awards), The Elixir School, Pakistan, through Skype. The topic of interaction was Festive Beats, where the students shared their experiences and showcased samples of various inter-disciplinary activities undertaken during the last few months for the ISA Project. 

They discussed festivals, handicrafts , clothes and even sang a few songs.  The skype interaction was not only enriching for both the schools, but also enjoyable. 

There was a special assembly presentation by the students of the junior department. They danced ,performed zumba and sang Christmas carols.

The class 4s and 5s put up an assembly presentation showcasing the Tusu, Kaikottikali and Ghoomar dance. They were trained for 2 weeks to perform these dances. 

On the 22nd of November all students and faculty of the whole school spent 40 minutes reading together a book of their choice. The students of the junior and primary section found their own comfortable spots either in the classrooms or in the school garden to read.

The students of the Junior Dept. celebrated Independence Day by focusing on PEACE. Highlighting Gandhiji's philosophy, they also touched on eminent personalities whom he influenced, like the Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela and even Albert Einstein and John Lennon.

Let us hope this message spreads not just to all corners of our country but also resounds around the world.

World Music Day(Junior)

This year World Music Day celebrations were to make the children aware of different musical instruments like percussion,string and wind,.

They enjoyed playing percussion instruments and beat to songs that were played. They even improvised rhythm instruments like shakers using marbles/buttons/beads etc inside decorated tins to prepare for this special day.

The junior girls spoke about the various musical instruments, sang songs and even played instruments, like the violin.