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1st April: UtkalDiwas (Also knownas Odisha Day-Odhisha)

2nd April: WorldAutism AwarenessDay

Ut ka l Di wa s i scelebrated on 1stApril in Odisha in thememory of theformation of the stateas a separate stateout of Bihar andOdisha province on 1April 1936

W o r l d A u t i s mAwareness Day is ani n t e r n a t i o n a l l yrecognized day on2nd April every year,encouraging MemberStates of the UnitedNations to takemeasures to raiseawareness aboutpeople with AutismSpectrum Disorderthroughout theworld.

5th April: NationalMaritime Day of IndiaOn this day in 1919navigation historywas created when SSLoyalty, the first shipof The Scindia SteamNavigation CompanyLtd., journeyed to theUnited Kingdom.

7th April: WorldHealth Day : TheWorld Health Day isa global healthawareness daycelebrated every yearon 7 April, under thesponsorship of theW o r l d H e a l t hOrganization.

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It all started with a dream. A glorious visionto create an ambience conducive to creativelearning. An innovative direction towardsproviding global education with its feet firmlygrounded in the Indian soil. A humbleendeavour to touch the grandest heights ofexcellence in education. A school with adifference!

A school that became a trendsetter in facilitiesand its gamut of opportunities.

The G.D. Goenka Group, is a leadingeducational setup driven by a passion forexcellence in education and quality in life,where Globalization and Internationalizationare the buzz words .A galaxy of educationalinstitutions from pre-schools to post graduateinstitutes, with world class infrastructure,

salubrious and well maintained Wi-Fi enabledcampuses, well equipped libraries and Hi-techlaboratories, dedicated and seasoned academicsto support an ideal and conducive environmentfor providing education that can bebenchmarked against the best in the world.

It’s a philosophy of treating each child in asensitive manner and providing appropriatedevelopmental progammes so as to encouragenot just learning but also the love of learning. Itis also based on providing an environment thatis safe, clean, healthy and child-oriented. Anenvironment where classrooms are arranged in amanner that it offers challenging play andlearning choices at a range of developmentallevels. Activity areas are designed where childrenare allowed to explore, experience, and mostimportantly succeed.

Nurturing talents, honing inherent skills andmotivating to outshine one’s own achievementsis the purpose of modern education pedagogyand moving forth with this ideology, I feeloverwhelmed with pride today on introducingthe first edition of ‘THE GOENKAN WEEKLY’,our E-newsletter. The thought behind thisendeavour is to regularly update our parentsand make them aware of what is happening inthe school and to make them feel a part of ourstrong and vibrant school community.

Each step you takereveals a new horizon.It gives me immensepleasure to introducethe first edition of ourE-Newsletter, ‘ THEG O E N K A NWEEKLY’. Thisnewsletter is a glimpseof the collaboratedefforts of our parentsa n d f a c i l i t a t o r s ,directed towards theholistic development ofour students. This first

edition comprises ofvaried activitiesconducted fromNovember toFebruary 2020 andachievements of ours t a r p er for mer sduring the same timeperiod. However,henceforth it will bea weekly compilationof the activities andachievements of ourm u l t i t a l e n t e dstudents. I take thiso p p o r t u n i t y t ocongratulate theen t i r e G D G P S ,Kanpur team ons u c c e s s f u l l yestablishing yetanother landmark intheir Odyssey ofe d u c a t i o n a lexcellence.

Dr. Chandan Agarwal Chairman (G.D.Goenka Public School Kanpur)

Ms. S. Luther PrincipalG.D.Goenka Public School Kanpur

Guru Tegh Bahadur1 April 1621Ninth Guru of theSikh religion

Mohammad HamidAnsari1 April 193712th Vice President ofIndia

Ajay Devgn

2 April 1969Indian Film Actor

Hariharan3 April 1955Indian playback andghazal singer

Pandit Ravi Shankar

7 April 1920

Indian musician

BAREILLYBirthdays of Goenkans

We hope that your special day is the beginning of another amazing year. Happy Birthday Kashika May God Bless You

Happy Birthday Kartik

Happy Birthday Atharva

Happy Birthday Akhmad and Yuvraj We wish you abundant happiness and love. May all your dreams come true.

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF REPUBLIC DAY - 2020

71st Republic Day was celebrated with gaeity andfervour in the school. Principal Madam, Mrs. S. Lutherunfurled the tricolour . Post that, the four housecontingents, Radha Krishna, Vivekananda, Tagore andTeresa, led by the Head Girl, marched with precision andskill upholding the glory of the National Flag.The spirit of patriotism overwhelmed all present as thestudents presented a beautiful and mesmerising dancebefitting the occasion.

BAREILLYHOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF BASANT PANCHMI - 2020

Basant panchmi, also known as VasantPanchmi, is an occasion which marks theadvent of spring season.The students ofpre primary section celebrated BasantPanchmi with great fervour andenthusiasm. The children came dressedup in shades of yellow and offeredprayers to attain blessings from goddessSaraswati.Later, the kids enjoyeddifferent hands on activities to enhancetheir motor skills. Brightening theirchildhood, they also cherished the everdelightful kite-flying. The little ones hadsmiles on their faces as they badecheerful goodbyes carrying the floraltakeaways in their hands.

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF CHRISTMAS CARNIVAL

Giving encouragement to others is the mostwelcomed gift; for the results of it are liftedspirits, increased self-worth and a hopefulnature. With this objective, GDGPS, organisedan inter school competition, Poetry Laureate—2019. The event included poem recitation aswell as poem composition competitions. It wasindeed a delight to watch students of grades 3to 5, from various schools of the city, showcasetheir oratory skills with absolute confidenceon the given themes. The students of grades 6to 8 exhibited their adroitness in poemcomposition by creating some wonderful,meaningful and heart touching poems on motheror environment. Their themes were shared onthe spot. Mrs. S. Bhalla, Senior Faculty gracedthe occasion as the Guest of Honour. PrincipalMadam, Mrs. S.Luther congratulated all theteachers and students for their stupendous workand motivated the students to learn fromfailures and march towards success with anindomitable spirit.

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF INTER SCHOOL POETRY LAUREATE - 2019

BAREILLYGREEN DIWALIWe at GDGPS pledge to save our planet, so we celebrated‘GREEN DIWALI’ to spread light and ‘NO POLLUTION’

BAREILLYMS DHONI CRICKET ACADEMY

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF MS DHONI CRICKET ACADEMY

BAREILLYPOSITIVE PARENTING ”Whenever we face a challenge, the response can be flight or fight - our body prepares toeither run away or to tackle it head-on.”

   Similarly  studying  isn’t always a  cake-walk  , many  students  find  the going pretty  tough  atone time or another.

 No worries!    If it  is all getting  too much to tackle,  your child  is  in  the  right place.

 Because  the   facilitators of   G.D. Goenka Public  School, Kanpur, are always  standingready, with a reassuring hug and powerful management tactics to mentor all students tosuccessfully overcome the heightened performance anxiety as well as exam stress.

However, the big question that parents and facilitators face is-

  How to calm a Panic Bear that can let  things get out of perspective..?

* By not comparing a child to others.

( “ No man is an island, but there’s something to be said for becoming one - at least interms of study progress.”)

* By never letting a child suffer due to low self esteem

( All we can ask from them is that they do their best)

* Explaining how to stay focused on the process and not the result...

*Assuring them that the mini-goals they set each day are % under their control and they will achieve them.

* Allowing your child to say -. “ No!”

( Being a parent, you, as no one else, know that his/her schedule is rammed, and a child already has “ too many plates spinning”...)

* Showing your child the right strategic way to deal with invitations they accept, extra classes they go to, and the hobby projects whichthey undertake.

*LESS can sometimes be MORE: it is certainly better to have a manageable schedule, doing things their way and feeling good about liferather than doubting their abilities and potential.

 Don’t  you  think  that  exams only measure a  tiny proportion  of what makes  a child amazing.  Remember, every  child  is unique  and  isblessed with more talents than one can imagine.

As educators, we, at G.D.Goenka Public School, Kanpur - always remember those special , unique and incredible qualities of ourstudents that makes them stand apart from others such as

Kindness and Humanity

Communication and social skills

The talents they exhibit on sports pitch, in performing arts like drama,

music, dance or in creative fields like poem composition, story telling,

painting etc.

 To succeed  in everyday study process,  the  right way  for grasping

knowledge should be shown to students , where they get an exposure in

ALTERNATIVE WAYS of learning. Ideas that integrate different methods of

study, are definitely followed by a better outcome than just focussing on

traditional teaching methods.

 Teachings with diversified goals will  teach  children   to  focus on  :

 a)  the strongest  impact  on  their  long-term  life  goals

 b)  the  greatest  happiness &  fulfillment 

...so that if one goal isn’t going how we intended, there is always another

one; we can still take pride in ourselves and this is the core of the

Experiential Teachings which we shall cover in our next article.

 Happiness and Prosperity  to all. Stay safe,  stay healthy.

Humour and good-naturedness

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF YOGA DAY

MS DHONI CRICKET ACADEMY

Yoga is the journey of self , through the self and to the self.”Yoga leads to a healthy development of mind , body and soul. It helpsyoung learners to focus and improve the quality of memory byenhancing neurological functions. With an intention to introducehealthy lifestyle habits to our students, the school organized YOGADAY for the Pre primary section, wherein they learned about balance,posture and breathing pattern. Our little GOENKANS practised yogazealously and joyously.

Inter House Salad Making Competition(Grades 3 to 5)

Achievers were felicitated in the assembly.The First Position was bagged by TagoreHouse, the Second Position was taken byTeresa House and the third position went toRadhakrishnan House.

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF INTER HOUSE SALAD MAKING COMPETITION (GRADES 3 TO 5)

MS DHONI CRICKET ACADEMY

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF KALAM TALENT HUNT INTER SCHOOL QUIZ COMPETITION WINNER

MS DHONI CRICKET ACADEMY

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF SPORTS

Winner of theAll India Karate Championship

Inter House Junior Football Competition(Grades 3 to 5) achievers were felicitated in the assembly.The First Position was bagged by Vivekanand House, theSecond Position was taken by Teresa House and the thirdposition went to Tagore House.

Gold Medal Awardees of Inter School Golf Putting Cham-pionship. Their outstanding performance bagged the Runners Up Trophy for the school.

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF PLASTICINE MODELLING COMPETITION AND RANGOLI MAKINGCOMPETITION

ART SPEAKS WHERE WORDS AREUNABLE TO EXPLAINOn this auspicious festival of lights, prosperity andhappiness, our school organised a plasticine modellingcompetition and rangoli making competition for ourpre-primary students. Such activities are instrumental inthe development of imagination and sparkle creativity inthese little ones.Students participated enthusiastically and exhibited theircognitive and creative skills.

BAREILLYVISIT TO A RESTAURANT

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF JWALA GATTA BADMINTON ACADEMY

Inter House Badminton CompetitionResults are as shared below.Classes 3 to 5 (Boys)First Position- Radhakrishnan House, Second Position - VivekanandHouse, Third Position - Teresa House.

Classes 3 to 5 (Girls)

First Position - Teresa House ,Second Position - Tagore House, ThirdPosition - Vivekanand House.Classes 6 to 8 (Boys)First Position - Radhakrishnan House, Second Position – VivekanandHouse, Third Position – Tagore House.

Classes 6 to 8 (Girls)

First Position - Radhakrishnan House, Second Position –Tagore House,Third Position – Teresa House.

BAREILLYGLIMPSES OF INTER HOUSE BADMINTON COMPETITION

Classes 9 to 12 (Boys)

First Position - Radhakrishnan House, Second Position – Vivekanand House, Third Position – Teresa House.

Classes 9 to 12 (Girls)

First Position - Teresa House, Second Position – Tagore House, Third Position – Vivekanand House.