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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2017

MONTH : APRIL

01.04.2017

(Saturday)

An Orientation Programme

was conducted for the

parents of Classes III to VIII in

two different sessions :

Session I - An ‘Orientation

Programme on Evaluation

and Assessment’ was

conducted by Ms. Prachi

Varma in which parents

were made aware of the

latest changes brought in

by the CBSE which will be

implemented from the

Session 2017-18 in Classes

III to VIII.

Session II - An ‘Orientation

Programme on Health and

Nutrition’ was conducted by Ms. Nidhi Pandey, a famous Nutrition & Diet

Consultant in which she

highlighted various measures

to be taken by parents so that

they can take utmost care of

health & diet of the their

children.

Both the sessions were

informative and enriching.

02.04.2017

(Sunday)

The Youth Hostels

Association of India

organized an ‘Inter School

Spot Painting

Competition’ which was

sponsored by ‘Reliance

Jewels’ at Youth Hostel,

New Market, Bhopal.

The Results of the competition are as follows :

(1) Group II (Classes IV to VII)

Ms. Avani Bhavsar Telkar of Class VII bagged the First Prize.

(2) Group III (Classes VIII to X )

Ms. Khushi Telkar of Class IX stood

Second.

Ms. Roli Rajpali of Class X received

Consolation Prize.

03.04.2017

(Monday)

A ‘Special Assembly on Ram

Navami’ was conducted for the

students of Classes IV to VIII. The

assembly highlighted the virtuous

life of Lord Rama through a dance

performance, a song and a skit. This

assembly motivated the students to

inculcate the virtues like sincerity,

honesty, perseverance, compassion,

truthfulness and to become better

human beings.

04.04.2017

(Tuesday)

Rama for you should mean the

path he trod, the ideal he held

aloft and the ordinance he lay

down, they are eternal and

timeless.

In order to inculcate this spiritual

feeling and continuing the legacy,

a ‘Special Assembly on Ram Navami’ was conducted for the students of

Classes Pre - Nursery to II, in which the students depicted the importance of

the festival in the form of a skit

and a musical ballad and enjoyed

whole heartedly. The whole

atmosphere was filled with

devotion and love for Lord Rama.

06.04.2017

(Thursday)

‘Competition is a good thing; it forces us to do our best’

Competitions are always good for the students to give healthy atmosphere.

‘Tracing My Art Competition’ was conducted for the students of Class I.

Tracing can help children to develop the fine motor skills, which can further

help them with other task such as learning to write. It also helps the

students with developmental disabilities to develop math and language

skills. Kids were really excited to do this tracing activity.

07.04.2017

(Friday)

‘Sea Animal Draw & Decorate

Competition’ was conducted for

the students of Class II. This

competition gave them an insight

to different sea creatures. All the

children took part

enthusiastically.

07.04.2017

(Friday)

‘A reader lives a

thousand lives before

he dies……

The man who never

reads lives only one’

The Department of

English organised an

‘Inter House English

Reading Competition’ for the students of Classes IV and V to inculcate the

habit of reading among children. Reading enhances pronunciation, fluency,

voice modulation and confidence of a child. It was heartening to see each

participant give their best performance. Performers were able to

communicate a message to audience artistically.

Amaltas House was the

winner of the

competition, Kachnar

House stood Second n

and Gulmohar & Palash

House bagged the Third

position.

13.04.2017

(Thursday)

‘If you want to be

more powerful,

educate yourself’

The Department of

Social Science

conducted an ‘Inter

House General

Knowledge Quiz

Competition - Quizomania’ for the students of Classes VI to VIII. The

purpose of the competition was to make knowledge more interesting for

young minds. The four teams namely, ‘The Inquisitive Invaders’,’ The Curious

Crusaders’, ‘The Knowledgeable Knights’ and ‘The Witty Warriors’ battled for

the title ‘Quizogenius’. There were four rounds and all the teams played very

well ‘The Curious Crusaders’ of the Kachnar House won the title.

The Principal, Ms. Vinita

Malik highlighted the

importance of wisdom,

the ability to make

correct judgements and

decisions.

17.04.2017

(Monday)

On the onset of the New Session a ‘Special Assembly’ was conducted for

the students of Class XI. The assembly was motivating and guided the

students to have a right attitude. A short story pertaining to the topic

‘Attitude’ was narrated by one of the student of Class XI.

18.04.2017

(Tuesday)

‘Every block of stone

has a statue inside it

and it is the task of the

sculptor to discover it’

With this spirit and

enthusiasm, the

students of Classes VI

to XII made exquisite

artifacts for the ‘Exhibition on World Heritage Day’ organised by the

Department of Social Science to mark the World Heritage Day. Fine piece of

art which included manuscripts, inscriptions, coins, paintings, jewellery,

pottery, stone tools etc. were put to display.

The Exhibition was

inaugurated by the Principal,

Ms. Vinita Malik followed by

an oral presentation by the

students of Classes VI to XII.

The Special Guests for the day

were the Vice Principal, Dr.

Anita Dwivedi and the

Headmistress, Ms. Anuradha

Telang.

19.04.2017

(Tuesday)

‘The best way to find

yourself is to lose

yourself in service of

others’

To commemorate the

100th year of the famous

‘Champaran Satyagraha’

the students of Classes

VIII to X organised a peace ‘Rally’ in the school.

The students expressed their

patriotism by chanting

slogans. The Rally culminated

with a ‘Tree Plantation

Drive’ which further

cemented the purpose for

which the Satyagraha was

held 100 years ago.

20.04.2017

(Thursday)

An ‘Orientation Workshop for the New Teachers’ who have joined in the

Session 2017-18 was conducted by Ms. Urvashi Wadhwa, Faculty, the

Department of English.

21.04.2017

(Friday) The Department of English

organised an ‘Inter House English Declamation Competition’ for the

students of Classes IX to XI where the students exhibited their oration skills.

The Judges of the competition were Ms. Anshu Kanotra and Ms. Geetanjali

Jha.

21.04.2017

22.04.2017

A rejuvenating ‘Yoga Workshop’ was conducted for the teachers of Classes

Pre - Nursery to VIII by Dr. Aparna Chanodia & Ms. Neeta Shrivastava.

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24.04.2017

The Workshop aimed at relaxation of

body and mind. The various Aasans

were taught like, Sukshma Vyayam,

Pranayam, Surya Namskar etc. It also

covered the queries and therapy

sessions. The teachers

thoroughly enjoyed the sessions.

24.04.2017

(Monday)

The ‘Meditation Session’ was conducted for the teachers of Classes Pre -

Nursery to VIII by Ms. Neeta Shrivastava. The teachers enjoyed the session

and appreciated the relaxation techniques.

25.04.2017

(Tuesday)

A ‘Workshop on Happiness’ was

conducted by Dr. Geetanjali Jha,

School Counsellor for the teachers of

Classes Pre - Nursery to VIII. The aim

of the Workshop was to equip the

teachers with tools for bursting stress

and being happy unconditionally.

The workshop taught ‘Disha Pranam’

which helps in letting go of all negative

emotions like anger, arrogance,

entanglement, obsession, lust, greed

etc. and to create a space for thriving happiness within one self. The

teachers played a balloon game to expand their comfort zone and facilitate

innocent fun. All the participants were asked to write compliments for each

other. The teachers enjoyed the workshop and wish for more similar

workshops to be conducted.

25.04.2017

(Tuesday)

A very important vibrant

Workshop on ‘Self

grooming - Love

yourself’ was organised

by Ms. Anshu Bedi and

Ms. Jyoti Pandey,

Faculty, Castle of Dreams

for teachers of Classes

Pre - Nursery to VIII. Ms.

Jyoti Pandey shared

some valuable tips on weight loss and Ms. Anshu Bedi gave some Make - up

tips.

The teachers thoroughly enjoyed the Workshop.

26.04.2017

(Wednesday)

‘To reach a child’s mind, first

reach a child’s heart’

A ‘Workshop on Pedagogy’ was

conducted for the teachers of

Classes Pre - Nursery to VIII by

Mr. Prashant Gangrade, Senior

Manager - Academic Services,

Tata Class Edge. The Workshop

aimed at reaching the mental level of children. The workshop was initiated

by few mental fitness games which enhance the thinking ability of a child.

A brief session on ‘Child Psychology’ was also taken up by Mr. Prashant

which laid a great emphasis on learning disability.

At the end of the workshop,

the Principal, Ms. Vinita Malik

presented the Prizes and

Certificates to all the

Participants and Winners of

‘Tata Class Edge Championship

2016-17’.

28.04.2017

(Friday)

The Department of Sanskrit

conducted an ‘Inter House

Sanskrit Quiz Competition’ for

the students of Classes IX to XI.

The aim of the competition was

to help the students to

preserve our heritage language

‘Sanskrit’ which is

acknowledged and

documented to be the most structured and scientific language in the entire

world. The quiz had several rounds which gave an insight into this

philosophical language.

29.04.2017

(Saturday)

A Workshop on ‘Life Skills’ was

organised for all the Teachers

of Classes Pre -Nursery to VIII.

Mr. Rajendra Saxena, National

Trainer for Skill Development

was the Resource Person for

the Workshop.

The Workshop aimed at maintaining a balance between body and mind, it

laid emphasis on ‘Problem

Solving Attitude’.