VEDA VYASA DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL VIKAS PURI, NEW DELHI INDIA Dear Emily, How are you?

How are your pets? How is your family and how is that cute caterpillar? Im sure that all of you would be fine. Ok! So, let me start with my letter. In this letter I will tell you about my new session that has been started from 1st April. Yippee, now I am in 5th and my section is E. Our new class teachers name is Mrs. Asha maam. She is a very nice teacher. She teaches Sanskrit and Ved Path. I am studying the subject Sanskritfirst time. It seems to be very interesting. Do you know the history of Sanskrit? If not, so dont worry, I will tell you about it. Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, the primary liturgical language of Hinduism and a literary and scholarly language in Buddhism and Jainism. Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand. Sanskrit holds a prominent position in Indo-European studies.

The corpus of Sanskrit literature encompasses a rich tradition of poetry and drama as well as scientific, technical, philosophical anddharma texts. Sanskrit continues to be widely used as a ceremonial language in Hindu religious rituals and Buddhist practice in the forms of hymns and mantras. Spoken Sanskrit is still in use in some villages, a few traditional institutions in India and there are many attempts at further popularization. Sanskrit, as defined by Panini, had evolved out of the earlier "Vedic" form. The beginning of Vedic Sanskrit can be traced as early as 15001200 BCE. Scholars often distinguish Vedic Sanskrit and Classical or "Paninian" Sanskrit as separate 'dialects'. Though they are quite similar, they differ in a number of essential points of phonology,vocabulary, grammar and syntax. Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, a large collection of hymns, incantations (Samhitas), theological and religiophilosophical discussions in the Brahmanas and Upanishads. Modern linguists consider the metrical hymns of the Rigveda Samhita to be the earliest, composed by many authors over several centuries of oral tradition. The end of the Vedic period is marked by the composition of the Upanishads, which form the concluding part of the Vedic corpus in the traditional view; however the early Sutras are Vedic, too, both in

language and content. Around the mid-1st millennium BCE, Vedic Sanskrit began the transition from first language to a second language of religion and learning. I think that this much information will be right for you. Oh! I forgot to tell you about my Annual Day. It was very nice. Our performance was the best. I enjoyed performing it very much. Is your new session started? So, now you will be in 4th. If your new session is not started so congrats in advance! I will wait for your next letter. Your pen pal Akanksha Priya

V V DAV Public School Vikas Puri New Delhi

Hi Caiden I am glad to inform you that I have been promoted to 5th grade, class that is senior most in the junior wing. I have got many new friends and a new subject, GERMAN LANGUAGE has been introduced in our school. German is a West Germanic language related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90100 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union. Most German vocabulary is derived from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family. A number of words are derived from Latin and Greek, and fewer from French and English. German is written using the Latin Alphabet. German is the third most taught foreign language in the English-speaking world, after French and Spanish. German is the main language of about 90 98 million people in Europe (as of 2004), or 13.3% of all Europeans; it is the second most spoken native language in Europe after Russian, above

French (66.5 million speakers in 2004) and English (64.2 million speakers in 2004). It is therefore the most spoken first language in the EU. It is the second most known foreign language in the EU. It is one of the official languages of the European Union, and one of the three working languages of the European Commission, along with English and French. Among citizens of the EU-15 countries, 32% say they can converse in German (either as a mother tongue or as a second or foreign language).[64] This is assisted by the widespread availability of German TV by cable or satellite. I am very happy that I will acquire some knowledge of this foreign language. I would like to know your progress and well being.

VVDAV PUBLIC SCHOOL VIKAS PURI NEW DELHI Dear Mickey, I have passed my fourth class with good marks .I am so happy to come in fifth class. I am happy since many of my old friends Sarthak and Karan are in the same class . I am also enthusiastic about the inclusion of German language in our new syllabus. Mrs Swati is our German teacher. I feel lucky since she is our class teacher also . I find my new class very challenging since there are many rank holders in this class but students are friendly . I have made some new friends also Deep and Atul. Your Penpal Akshit Sharma
Dear Amelia,

Hello! How are you and your family? Hope you all are in best of spirit and happiness. I am fine here and always think about you.

My new school session is started from April 01, 2013. I am now in 5 th standard. I have some new friends and some are old in my new class as every time our class shuffled for next session.

My class teacher is Niharika Mam. She is very good and loves & cares us a lot. And my other subject teachers are new to me this time and all are very good. But I miss my all old class teachers.

My class teacher mam made me class monitor. In my new class I got a new language to learn i.e. GERMAN. I am very excited and nervous too about this.

Now you tell about your new class. When your new session will start.

Looking forward for your reply soon.

Your Pen Pal,

Anoushka

VVDAV Public School,

Vikas Puri, New Delhi 110018 India

Dear-Julie Hello! How are you Julie? I hope my letter finds you in best of health and spirit. Today I tell you about that why I am proud to be an Indian. I am a citizen of the world because I am an Indian! A very, very proud Indian! The pride of being a majestic daughter of Bharat Mata is raging through my veins like a river of fire! I was brought into this world to be precise by my parents. It has rich culture. As well as the dances, dresses and fresh environment etc. People from other countries came here for better education and jobs. Many freedom fighters saved our India from Britishers. It is the seventh-largest country by area and second largest by population and most populous democracy in the world. India is world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization. I hope you like it. Pay my best regards to your sisters and your parents.

Your pen pal Bhoomi VVDAV Public School, VikasPuri New Delhi 110018

India

Dear Julie Hello Julie! How are you? I am glad to receive your letter. Today I tell you about my new class. I am in class Vth A. What is your section? I make new friends. I have got very nice teachers. Do you got award for being a topper last year? I had got. How much type of languages you know? I am very excited to tell you that there were two more languages German and Sanskrit in our school. We have choice take one of the languages. I am very happy to take German language because it's new for me. How many languages are there in your school? Well, goodbye for the present. Hoping to response from you soon. Pay my best regards to your sisters and your parents.

Your penpal Bhoomi

Dear Caleb I am pleased to inform you that I am now in standard five and my new academic session began this week. I am very excited to be in the last class of my primary school and will be entering middle school

next year. We are going to learn many new things this session. For instance, Im going to be learning German as an additional language besides my other subjects. I have already made two new friends who came from other sections. Their names are Krishna and Lakshay. Krishna likes to play games like catch the ball and Lakshay also likes to play games, read books and do lots of activities. The name of my class teacher is Anupma Suchi. She teaches us very well. She is my favorite teacher too. She teaches us social science. Please do tell me how you are doing nowadays.

Looking forward to hearing from you, Your pen pal, Dhruv

L-64, New Mahavir Nagar, New Delhi.

12-04-2013 Dear Tristen, Hey How are you? Hope this letter of mine finds you in the pink of your health. After the vacation I was excited to get new class and new teachers. I have come to class V. In morning I go to the my new class and there I meet some of my old friends also I was very excited to see my new class teacher. Her name is Anupama Joshi and she is very lovely. She is very polite with every one. Whenever we have problem she helps us she is very tall, fair and beautiful, besides she teaches very well. She is the master of her subjects i.e. Social Science. Our English & Hindi language teachers are known for their flow of ideas & expressions in their language. Maths teacher is the little strict but loves everyone. Our Science teacher is the great scientist in our minds as she knows everything what ever we ask. Well, our Music, Drawing and Games are the most enjoyable periods. I wish you were here & share some beautiful moments in my school.

With best wishes

Your Penpal

(Etansha Oberoi)

V.V.D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL NEW DELHI- 110018 INDIA Dear: Micheal I am writing this letter to tell you about my new class. Now this year I go in fifth. There are new teachers. It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that our school is introducing German. I am very excited to learn a new language. Our German teachers name is swati. She is very polite with children. Her way of teaching is good, she makes German easy for us.

Your pen pal (Ishita)

VEDA VYASA D.A.V PUBLIC SCHOOL

VIKAS PURI NEW DELHI 7TH APRIL,2013 DEAR PHILLIP HELLO! I am fine here and hope the same for you and your family. I have written this letter to tell you about my first day in 6th class. I was so excited that we are going to a new building in our school. We all got new dresses to wear. Our dress was shirt pant for boys and Indian suit for girls. When we reached in our class I was shocked to see my old friends and the achievers and toppers in our class. The name of our class is Shushma Khanna. We got new smart board, desk, friends, teachers, buildings, dress etc. We all were learing german language. I like my class more than 5 th class. Hope you like this letter. Give my regards to parents Yours friendly Chaitanya Bhatia

Veda Vyasa DAV Public School, Vikas puri,

New Delhi,India 20/10/2012 Dear Brianna, Hi. Im fine and hope the same for you. My new session in the next class has started. Im in grade 5 now. Itll be real fun to be the senior most in the primary wing. From now on, a third language is added to our curriculum. I have opted for German. Its a wonderful foreign language. My new teacher is very good. I enjoy learning this language. Ill tell you more as and when Im able to communicate in German. With Luv, Your pen pal Lakshika Ahuja VA

V.V.D.A.V.Public School Vikaspuri New Delhi India

Hello Joshua, I am fine and hope you are also in the pink of health. Now I am in 5th standard. I am the achiever of the previous class. I got a prize for that. I have a wonderful experirnce in the new class. All my teachers are fabulous. I have a very good equation with my class teacher Mrs Mamta Roa. My social science teacher has a vast knowledge about the subject. All the teachers teaches us fantastically in the school. All my teachers are very labourious. Also my good firend, Nipun, is with me in this new section. . In my new class I got sanskrit as a new subject. This is a very interesting subject for me . Sanskrit is also known as a mother language for all other languages in India. Hence, now I am enjoying very much in my new class.

Your's friend .

Manav Chauhan Class Vth D

Dear Erica,

Hello, how are you? Hope you are well. You know that this academic session is closing and the school annual day programme is nearby. So, the teachers are preparing the students for the Annual day programme. There are many items in the Annual day programme such as film & cultural songs, plays and various forms of dances. I am also participating in the Cinderella play wherein I am acting as a bird. Reena Garg mam is the incharge of this play. She is our science teacher and she acts very well.

Why dont you come to India & join with me in the Annual day programme. Since there will be a short break after the annual day, we can have fun , roam around in Delhi & visit the places of historical importance such as India Gate, Red fort, Jama Masjid, Humanyu Tomb, Parliament House, Mughal Garden etc. When is Annual Day in your school? Please tell me about the celebrations of Annual Day In your School.I will eagerly wait to hear from you. Your Pen pal, MANYA.

Dear Erica Hello, how are you? This is your pen pal Manya from India again. I am promoted to class V. I am declared an achiever and I was given prize during the annual day celebration which was held in Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan auditorium. The new academic session in my school has just started . Sunita Mahajan Mam is my class teacher this year. She is our science teacher also. She is expert in her field. This year we were required to choose one

additional language either Sanskrit or German. I have chosen German language. So far I have attended two classes of this course. I have found it to be very interesting. What about you? Whether new academic session in your school has started? Please write to me. Waiting eagerly for your reply. YOUR PEN PAL MANYA
Dear Michael I hope that you are in the pink of your health. It's been quite a time since I wrote to you. Exams , results and then beginning of new session all kept me busy for more than month. Although, I am in grade 5, I feel i must have grown tremendously. There are so many new things to learn. But, the best thing is our new teachers. They are really friendly and understanding which is making it altogether a lot of fun. I am now studying Maths, English , Social Science , Science and Hindi. We had been given an option to choose between 2 new languages, Sanskrit and German. I have chosen Sanskrit since it is the original language of India and is there in our scriptures, Vedas and Shlokas.. Till now i have really enjoyed studying Sanskrit and have made many new friends too. You will also be in a new class soon with new friends, teachers and subjects. I hope you too like it just as I do. Write to me as soon as possible and tell me about your experience too. Give my respects to your parents.
Nipun

V.V.D.A.V Public School New Delhi 7th April 2013 Dear James, Hi James! Im fine here and hope same for you. In my last email I wrote to you about the annual day been organized in our school. But now I would tell you about my new session that is 5th class.

Earlier in our school Sanskrit (the mother of all languages) was compulsory from 5th to 8th class and then there was a option between Hindi and Sanskrit. But from this year we have been allotted the choice between Sanskrit and German which is a major language spoken in Germany. Only because of this option I got a chance to study German so I have opted for it only. German is very interesting language as it has some very different kind of phrases. In this year my class has got shuffle and I have got some new friends as well as some old friends in my section. I am really glad to write a letter to you. May god fulfill your life with total happiness but no tears. Your Penpal, Prachi VV DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL VIKAS PURI NEW DELHI

Dear- Jassy

Hello how are you today I want to tell you about my class and my old class Ihave gon in class 5 in fourth my section was B from 3years I am in B I have participated in many function my last function was annual day I have participated in one of the dance item the song was tu na jan aas pass hai khuda . The main Item one of the fairy tale Cindrella . my class teacher was ms anupma zutshi . she was very nice teacher In class 5 my section is C I have took german language It is very interesting language.My class teacher is ms Niharika mam .

Your pen pal sharil

Veda Vyasa D.A.V Public School Vikas Puri New Delhi Dear Hanna I had my exams in March. I did very well and now I am in 5th standard. I am very excited as I have got many new friends in my new class. A language German has been introduced in our school. I love to learn this language. I have learnt to greet and introduce myself in German language now. I am enjoying this experience of learning a new language. Tell me about your new class and new activities. Your pen pal Tanisha

Veda Vayas D.A.V Public School Vikas Puri New Delhi 8 April 2013

Dear Nicole How are you? I am fine here. I am telling you about my new session in this letter. New session was started on 1st April 2013. I was very happy as I am in V standard. My section is VA. This year in our school one new subject is introduced that is German. We were having the choice in German & Sanskrit. I choose German as it new for me and I could learn a foreign language which can be beneficial for me in future. So I think I will be enjoying this year very much. Your Penpal Yakshika