Cash Award of 1 Lakh each to 200 Meritorious Students of AISSCE 2013

The Human Resource and Development (HRD) Ministry has announced a cash award of Rs 1 lakh each to about 200 meritorious students, who have passed Class 12th this year in the government schools affiliated to CBSE. 

The announcement said out of 200 rewards, 50 each would be for the students from science, commerce, humanity and vocational streams.

The names of awardees will be announced in one month's time.  

Courtesy: Zeenews.com

KVS RO Ernakulam Tops in CBSE AISSCE 2013

KVS Ernakulam Region topped among the 25 Regions of KVS  with a pass percentage of 99.18% in the CBSE AISSCE 2013.
Out of the 2937 candidates who appeared for the examination, 2913 passed. 17 out of 29 schools in the Region secured a pass percentage of 100.
Result analysis of KVS RO Ernakulam is available here

KVS Bangalore Region and KVS Hyderabad Region follows with a pass percentage of 97.92 and 97.25 respectively.
The highlights of the results available at KVS Website

Application Forms for Class XI

The application forms for Class XI will be available for the students of KV Kanjikode from 29 May 2013 from the Vidyalaya Office.

The last date for filled-in application will be 04 June 2013.

Information to Students - Submit Your Aadhar Number to Office

All the students are requested to submit their aadharnumber or aadhar registrtion acknowledgement number immediately to the school office.

Please inform your classmates and friends.

Coming Soon in your library!

A number of new books will be waiting for you when the school reopens!

The new additions expected to be in the library by June 2013 are:

	Love Poems of Taslima Nasreen is a selection of Nasreen's love poems from several books. She is renowned for her work as an activist for women's rights and against religion fundamentalism. Internationally known and widely travelled, Taslima Nasreen was born in Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
	Freedom at Midnight is a book by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. It is about the time when the rule of the British had come to an end. 400 million people of India got their independence and Pakistan was newly created. The book describes the events during the Indian independence movement in 1947-48. It begins with the appointment of Lord Mountbatten of Burma as the last viceroy of British India, and ends with the death and funeral of Mahatma Gandhi.
	A Modern Approach to Verbal and Non Verbal Reasoning is an excellent guide for all those who often find the reasoning section of competitive exams tough to crack. The book is packed with exercises, tips, explanations and much more.
	The year book from Competition Success Review is good for General Knowledge and Current Affairs with its exhaustive information.
	"Challenge Your Intelligence" offers you the chance to find out what you're really like, and to fully realize your mental potential. Test yourself and discover what your mental strengths are: maybe you prefer numbers to words or can visualize shapes better than you can spell. The tests will help you discover what type of thinker you are, and encourage you to learn new cognitive skills.
	Green Glass Beads: A collection of Poems for Girls This is a gorgeous, stunningly produced collection of classic and modern poems that girls will turn to again and again throughout their lives . There are poems that will make you smile, laugh, frown and cry, and poems that will stay with you for the rest of your life.
	Win at Chess: The ultimate beginner's guide to learning the basic rules, moves and tactics to win at chess. Whether you are a complete beginner or seeking to improve your present level of play this book will deepen your understanding of chess and enhance your enjoyment of the game, as player or spectator.
	The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNAWith humility unspoiled by false modesty, Watson relates his and Crick's desperate efforts to beat Linus Pauling to the Holy Grail of life sciences, the identification of the basic building block of life. Never has a scientist been so truthful in capturing in words the flavor of his work.
	My Dear Bapu: Letters from C. Rajagopalachari to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Devadas Gandhi and Gopalkrishna Gandhi Described are the struggles and endeavors, large and small, made in the public arena, besides the inner world of friends, of home and hearth, with both spheres coalescing seamlessly. Frank, brave at times, bitter, the letters are remarkably free of recrimination or anything that would diminish the dialogue.
	Dan Brown’s new novel, Inferno, features renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon and is set in the heart of Europe, where Langdon is drawn into a harrowing world centred around one of history’s most enduring and mysterious literary masterpieces.
	The Collected Poems  comprises all the volumes of poetry that Vikram Seth has published this far. The books included are  Mappings  (1981),  The Humble Administrator's Garden  (1985),  All You Who Sleep Tonight  (1990),  Three Chinese Poets  (1992),  Beastly Tales from Here and There  (1992) and  Arion and the Dolphin  (1994).
	Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! is a witty and funny self-portrait of the famous theoretical physicist Richard Feynman. The book is a transcription of several taped conversations that the physicist had with a friend. Ralph Leighton. The text has been changed very mildly when compared to the spoken words in the tapes and so, it has a fast and crisp style.
	The Big Book of People Skills Games The Big Book of People Skills Games offers a host of interactive yet engaging games you can use to tackle all of these communication-challenged areas within your group
	Life Competencies For Adolescents : Training Manual For Facilitators, Teachers And Parents This training manual serves as a practical guide for equipping adolescents with competencies to face the present and future challenges of life effectively and creating in them an urge to lead a more responsible, happier and healthier life.
	Siddhartha is the story of a young man who leaves his home and family on a quest for the Truth. Embarking on a journey that takes him from the austerities of renunciation to the profligacy of wealth. That leads him through the range of human experiences from hunger and want, to passion, pleasure, pain, greed, yearning, boredom, love, despair and hope.
	Legacy: Letters from Eminent Parents to Their Daughters A compilation of personal letters from Indias most prominent personalities, sharing with us some of their most intimate experiences and profound insights on life
	The Oath of the Vayuputras: Shiva Trilogy 3 Shiva has risen yet again to destroy the evildoers. The last of the Shiva Trilogy, this book promises to keep the readers gripped while the great warrior discovers who his true enemies are and gives it his all to destroy them.

	Virals: Tory Brennan, niece of acclaimed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan (of the Bones novels and hit TV show), is the leader of a ragtag band of teenage "sci-philes" who live on a secluded island off the coast of South Carolina. When the group rescues a dog caged for medical testing on a nearby island, they are exposed to an experimental strain of canine parvovirus that changes their lives forever.
	Writing Poetry Learn 14 poetic elements illustrated with over 100 student examples. This book includes exercises, worksheets, writing ideas, and tips for editing and reading poetry.
	The Golden Treasury includes all the best original lyrical pieces and songs in our language, by writers both living and none, beside the best, as advised by Alfred Tennyson.
	How to Make a Tornado Part of the "New Scientist" series, this book investigates everything from what it's like to die, to exploding trousers and recycled urine.
	Seed of Genius: Nurture Your Natural Multiple Intelligences. Each individual is a Seed of Genius, waiting to sprout his/her true inner potential. Self-awareness is the key towards triggering this process. This book, therefore, includes iTry & iQuiz exercises. These trigger self-discovery to enable an individual recognize his/her uniqueness and realize their natural multiple intelligences.
	Does Anything Eat Wasps? And 101 Other Questions Witty, esoteric, imaginative, sometimes unsettling and always unexpected, the questions and answers from New Scientist readers in the magazines popular "The Last Word" column are endlessly fascinating. Every week, knotty puzzles from everyday life continue to draw wise, weird and even wacky explanations from all around the world.
	Shelley’s Poetry and Prose Shelley’s Poetry and Prose again includes the most comprehensive collection of Shelley’s writing available in a student paperback edition.
	Oxford Colour German Dictionary Plus This dictionary is an effective and practical reference tool for students, adult learners, or travellers. It is especially user-friendly, with a clear colour design that makes it easy to find the word you are looking for quickly. It also has usage notes, giving you help with tricky and frequently occurring words, verb lists and grammar notes.
	Oxford Essential German Dictionary

Reservation facility will be open once by June.

World Book Day - Surprise Quiz Winners

A surprise quiz was conducted on 23 April 2013 during the World Book Day celebrations. The students and the teachers were given a choice to pick a quiz card at random from the lot and to answer the question given on the card. All the right answers were rewarded with prizes on the spot.

The winners of the quiz were:

Students

Name	Class
Ashish B	IV D
JIshnitha	VII C
Gayathri S	V C
Sidharth	V A
Alan Joseph	V B
Sourav Pramod	V D
Gayathri Ashok	V D
Niranjan	V D
Saranya	IX B
Abhisek P	X A
Sreenath	IV B
Manasa Kakkat	IV B
Akul Rajeev	IV A
Gowri Lakshmi	IV A
Sidharth	X A
Akshay	X A
Allen	X A
Rukma	XII C
Srilakshmi	XII C

Teachers

Mrs. Leena Mukundan, TGT SST

Mr. Sadanandan, T, TGT Hindi

Congratulations to the winners!
Thanks to all the participants who tried their knowledge and luck today.

The Winners List - Library Awards for the Academic Session 2012-13

BEST LIBRARY USER AWARD – SCHOOL

NAME	CLASS
NIRUPAM V	8	C
N.RASUL HARIS	6	C
SREYA S. NAIR	7	B
GAYATHRY. SREEJITH	6	D
ANUL RAJEEV	7	B
J.AFREEN ZAIBU	6	B
LEYA.P	6	D
SAYOOJ SAMUEL	8	A
VISHNU.KS	8	D
SANJANA	6	B
SREELAKSHMI.K.C	7	B
ARJUN SADHANANDHAN	8	A

BEST LIBRARY USER AWARD – CLASS

Name	Class
Megha Sreekumar	VII A
Sneha T.S	VII C
Krishnendu S	VII D
M Sharan Kishore	VIII B
Abhishek P	IX A
Akhil Mohanan	IX B
Anjana C.P	X C
Gayathri  s	X D

HIGHEST LIBRARY POINTS - 100+

NAME	POINTS
ARJUN SADHANANDHAN	112
SAYOOJ SAMUEL	105

SREELAKSHMI.K.C

104

BOOK REVIEWER OF THE YEAR

T Anagha Sivadas

VIII C

User of the Month - February	Vishnu K.S
User of the Month - March	Nirupam Vinod

Readers Blog Post with Maximum Hits

George's MarvellousMedicine - Review by N. Rasul Haris, VI C

CLASS OF READERS AWARD

CLASS VI B              - 1121 Library Points

CLASS VIII D           - 1048 Library Points

CLASS VI D              - 1022 Library Points

READING ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE WINNERS

(In the order of library points secured)

NAME	CLASS
SANJO PRAKASH C	8	D
GAYATHRI.S	10	D
SREEVIDHYA.V	6	B
ROHIT.PRAVEEN	6	C
UNNIKRISHNAN.G	6	C
VINITH.V	8	C
BHAVYA .C	7	B
T.R.ABHISHEK KASTURI	6	B
VISHNU R NAIR	8	D
ABHINAV R	7	B
V.ADITYAN	6	C
MEGHA SREEKUMAR	7	A
ALEENA  PAUL	6	C
SNEHA T S	7	C
SREELAKSMI V	7	A
M.AFZAL	8	C
THULASI J	7	C
NITHIN.R	6	B
ANNE  JOSEPH	6	B
VISHNU.SADANANAD	8	D
KEERTHANA . H.	6	D
UTTHARA.C.B	7	A
AKHIL MOHANAN	9	B
ANNA ROSE ANTONY	6	B
ABHISHEK.P	9	A
SREERAJ.D.PRASAD	8	D
SHWETA SASIDHARAN	9	B
SMRUTHI MADHUSOODANAN	7	C
ABHIJITH.R.B	8	C
ANUPAMA M	7	C
ROHITH.R	8	D
S.SONIA	7	B
ABHIJIT.O.P	8	A
DAYANIDHA.S	7	C
DILEEP-M	8	C
AMRITHA T	7	A
APARNA. V	6	B
HANIMA RATNAKARAN	6	B
ANJANA.CP	10	C
S.LAKSHMI PRIYA	6	B
VISMAYA.A	6	C
ANDREWS. D	8	D
KRISHNENDU.S	7	D
VISHNU V KUMAR	8	C
M- SURYA	8	C
NITHYA N V	8	C
DHRISHYA S.J	7	D
ANJANA MOHAN	7	D
AISWARYA SREENIVASAN	6	D
ARIYA.R	10	C
KRISHNAPRASAD.R	6	B
ARUN KALARIKAL SAKTHIDHARAN	8	A
ASWINKUMAR S	8	A
ARUN K	6	C
YESHWANTH  PRADEEP	6	D
ABSHAR.S	8	C
SNEHA RAJAN	6	D
AFRID SULFICAR	7	B
ADWAITHA AGI	7	D
ANVAR SADIK N N	8	A
M. SHARAN KISHORE	8	B
ANAGHA  JOHNSON	6	D

Note:  The prizes and awards were decided based on the library points secured by the students. Students may please check their points at the library website and any errors or omissions may be please brought to the attentions of the librarian immediately for rectification.