INFRASTRUCTURE

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Achievement Day 23 June 2018 was a day of celebration of achievements and recognition of the efforts by the

students of Holy Family as the school commemorated the day of its Achievement. It was

organized by class XII and began with a prayer followed by lightning the lamp. The shining stars

of class XII board exam students of Holy Family who secured 90% and above were honored

followed by the subject toppers. Students of class X were also rewarded for their great

achievement in the board exam 2018-19.

CELEBRATIONS

FOUNDATION & FOUNDRESS DAY CELEBRATION

The Foundation & Foundress

Day at Holy Family Convent Senior

Secondary School was celebrated

with great vigor and enthusiasm on

2nd July 2018. The programme was

organized by the students of Class

IX B with an intense and passionate

feeling remembering the life and

work of Foundress Blessed Mariam

Thresia.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

The Investiture Ceremony held on 07 July 2018 was organised by X C under the leadership of

Mrs.Omana Pillai. The participation of whole class and their sincere effort to make this

programme a successful one and truly remarkable

were appreciable. Investiture ceremony witnessed

the installation of the school cabinet donning the

mantle of accountability and taking a pledge to

emancipate their duties to the best of their abilities. It

signified the reliance that the school consigned in the

newly invested office bearers.

World Nature Conservation Day

On 28 July 2018 Saturday IX D had their class

talent show on the theme ‘World Nature

Conservation Day.’ The theme of the day was

based the topics such as save paper, save tree.

It was presented through a skit, group dance

and group song. Prajakta Mam, Joshwa Sir and

Bhawana Mam helped the students to make the

program a memorable one.

Independence

Independence’- the word itself is so evocative that by hearing itself we feel the spirit of freedom.

To feel this freedom, this year as usual the students of class IX ‘A’ with the cooperation, help &

support of teachers contributed in making this day a memorable and redolent one. First and

foremost national flag was hoisted by the Manager Rev. Sr.Ancy Maria along with Principal

Rev. Sr. Catherine and Administrator Rev. Sr. Mercy. The programme started with a prayer

dance and further it continued with dances, patriotic song and dance/drama depicted on the

struggles of

soldier’s life.

Many cultural

events took

place especially

N.S.S. skit

which added

glory to the

program. These

cultural events

helped us to

feel the spirit of true independence from the core of our heart and dramas reminded us our duty

towards the nation.

Eid Celebration

Students of Class IX C showed their talent through their programme on the theme Eid.

Celebration was started by serving a sweet ‘sewaiyan’ to our chief guest Rev.Sr. Principal. All

the students participated enthusiastically. A speech on the importance of Eid was delivered. The

programme started with a sufi song (aaya tere dar par). After the song, a skit was presented to

depict the significance of the festival, by

narrating a scene of Sudan’s condition.

Group dances by boys and girls were also

performed. Words were beautifully arranged

in the form of rhymes (poem).The

programme concluded with the vote of

thanks. At last Sr. Principal addressed the

students and gave them greetings of the

festival. Everybody appreciated the programme.

Teachers’ Day Celebration

On behalf of all the classes of Holy Family Convent Sr. Sec.

School, Teachers’ Day of the Session 2018-19 was organized

by the students of class – X A with full zeal and Enthusiasm

under the Leadership of Miss Reena Parwani – the class

teacher of X A.

The entire

Program was based on the story of a boy (name

Chintu ), who was not ready to go to School as he

did not know the importance of teachers in one’s

life. The program began with the Dance Drama

depicting different creations of God, There were

many entertaining programs like Punjabi Dance, Semi classical Dance, Skit etc.

Diwali and Dussehra

The much awaited and loved festivals of light and victory, Diwali and Dussehra, were celebrated

with traditional fervour at Holy Family Convent Sr. Sec. School on 3rd November, 2018.Students

of class VII B presented their talent show on this occasion. The program started with the prayer

song which connected the audience to their creator. They performed two skits on the theme to

‘celebrate eco friendly Diwali’ and to take steps to save our country from different types of

pollution. They also highlighted the significance of this important day and took chance to speak

about this day through speech. There were two beautiful dances performed by girls on theme of

Dussehra and by another group on Diwali by which they cheered the audience.

Guru Nanak Jayanti celebration Guru Nanak Jayanti celebration was

organized by students of Class VII C on 22

November 2018. Guru Nanak Jayanti is

celebrated on the occasion of the birth

anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji. It is also

known as Gurupurab. This festival is

celebrated by the Sikh community all over

the world with much devotion and happiness.

The same spirit was exhibited by the students of class VII C through various vibrant and colorful

performances. The programme started with a soulful prayer song seeking God’s divine presence

throughout the programme. Zahabiya Hussain through her short speech illustrated the life and

preaching of Guru Nanak.

Farewell

Farewell is not the end of life. But it is an occasion to stage on the bond of relationship and

connectedness to one another. Holy Family Convent Sr. Sec. School echoed with the blessings

on the morning of 22-12-18 when the entire family came together to bid adieu to the outgoing

2019 batch of class XII. Students of class 11th organized farewell programme with great

enthusiasm and of course endeavored to leave a trial of reminiscence behind for the twelfthies.

There was a spate of dance, laughter and music as the hosts impressed the audience by

showcasing their vast repository of skills. The farewell party was celebrated fervor at school

campus. The Principal Rev. Sr. Catherine addressed the outgoing students as the heart and soul

of Holy Family Convent Sr. Sec. School. She asked the students to trust God and channelize

their ability towards the right path. She blessed and wished them success in the future endeavors.

Grandparents’ Day Grandparents are like shady trees that have an ever welcoming attitude towards life. They are

always there to offer their cool shade to the next generation.

The first Grandparents day was organized with the objective of inculcating love and respect for

the elderly on 20 December 2018. The Grandparents of the students of Class V were honoured

with a colourful and unique presentations put up by the enthusiastic students of the Primary

section. The appealing part

of the programme was a

Hindi skit depicting

negligence and loneliness of

the grandparents in the

families. This skit along

with other programme

stirred the hearts of

Grandparents and brought

tears in their eyes.

Mementoes were honoured

to the Grandparents as a mark of reverence.

VARIOUS CLUBS

NSS Plantation Day

“He that plants trees love others besides himself”

Plantation day was celebrated by NSS student on 3rd July 2018.

Trees were planeted under the leadership of NSS in charge

Mrs.Sarita Asnani.

Tree like Coconut, Lemon, Mango were planted at the grounds

of the Noviciate House of Holy Family. Students were made

aware about the importance of tree in human life and their ecological and environmental values

Visit to Karuna Sadan

To develop and break the shell of selfishness and then to get in touch with the realities of the life,

on 3rd August 2018, students of class X of Holy Family Senior Sec. School visited “KARUNA

SADAN” a Hospice for men, who have been abandoned by their families or relatives. The

charitable institution was established by Bhopal Arch Diocese. Brother SAHAYA SABIN is

presently in charge of the inmates.Students’ contribution for them was in form of sanitary items

like bath soap, toothpaste, brushes etc. They also distributed ladoos and enjoyed with them. Our

Sr. Principal Sr. Catherine contributed rice and cooking oil for them.

PRAKRITI MAHOTSAV

Prakriti Mahotsav was celebrated in Holy Family Convent School Bhopal with great vigour and

enthusiasm on 16th August’18, as per the guidelines of board to protect our environment for us

and for our future generations. co-club students took active part in plantation drive and enjoyed

the success of ‘Mission green campaign.’

REGIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE

Students from class 8th and 9th were taken

to Regional Science Centre on 20.11.18 for

science Fiesta. There, they were shown

various models like anemometer,

seismograph etc. Nukkad Nataks were

presented to highlight the various issues

taking place. They also went through

various objects there. The Fiesta was

organised to motivate students for learning

science with fun. It boosted up the minds of the students with a quality based education of

science. Azmia ma’am accompanied the students to the science centre. It was a great learning

experience

TALENT SHOW

Cultural Heritage of Madhya Pradesh

The programme began with an introduction of the a quote to start with on Heritage theme

followed by a prayer song. It was a soulful

performance by the students. Plants were

presented to the Principal, Administrator and

Vice Principal as a token of love. A “Talk

Show” was conducted about the ancient history

of Madhya Pradesh. Girls sang a melodious song

“Madhya Pradesh Gaan” followed by the “Baate

Yaaden Madhya Pradesh Ki” based on the

history of Bhopal. A beautiful dance drama

based on the song “Yeh Hamara

Cultural Heritage of Manipur and Nagaland

“Manipuries take the pride of a rich cultural heritage.” A colorful programme of “Cultural Heritage Of Manipur And Nagaland” was held on 26th

October 2018 at Holy Family Convent Sr. Sec.

School by the students of class VI C. The day

started by welcoming Sister Principal with

bouquet of flowers. The students gave a rocking

dance performance and Flock dance of Nagaland

which won everyone’s heart.

LOVE FOR LANGUAGES

“GREAT ABILITY DEVELOPS AND REVEALS ITSELF INCREASINGLY WITH EVERY NEW ASSIGNMENT”.

A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-

syncing, acting or other activities to showcase skills.

Young children have an ocean of

hidden talents amongst them and it was

displayed at Holy Family Sr. Sec. School

on 11/1/19 on the topic of Love for

Languages by the students of class VI B.

The program was started with welcome

speech. The students sang song and

enthralled the audience with their

scintillating performances. Many students of class VI B displayed their talents by dancing on

entertaining music and left the audience spellbound. The students, dressed in colourful dresses,

were full of confidence and enthusiasm prior to their performance. The class representative had

given the speech on importance of English in today’s world.

SEMINARS

TEACHERS’ WORKSHOP: EXTRAMARKS

It becomes the responsibility of the teacher

to ensure that the teaching learning process

does not exhaust the minds, but enlightens

the participants. The understanding of

education has transformed completely in the

age of technology .It is no longer a

unilateral dealing with the textbook

accompanied by chalk and duster teaching.

Information is widely available, one only

needs to channelize it and mould it to

students’ needs. Teachers have become facilitators.

In keeping with the same, school management organized a workshop with Extramarks . The

workshop was held on Tuesday, 12th June, 2018 for all the three wings teachers in the Library. It

was a revision class for the old teachers and an introductory class for all the new members of the

family.

Multiple Intelligences

A was commenced on the topic Multiple

Intelligence on 13th June 2018 under the

headship of Rev. Fr.Sunny Jacob. The

Seminar stared with a soulful prayer song

sung by Mr. Harsh Sharma our Music

teacher. As per the tradition lighting of lamp

by the guest was done. Our NEW Principal

welcomed the guests and all the members of

three schools gathered for the seminar-St

Alphonsa, Fr. Agnel and Holy Family

Convent Sr Sec School. Rev Fr. Sunny Jacob

started the session introducing him. He emphasized that quality of students depends on the

quality of the teachers. Father said education should be foundation of the society. He

highlightedthat a good teacher must have following abilities- 1.musical-rhythmic 2.visual-

spatial 3.verbal- linguistic 4. Logical –mathematical 5. Bodily-kinesthetic 6. Interpersonal 7.

Intrapersonal 8.naturalistic. Based on this they should teach in the class.

He also explained the concept of IQ and said that according to Howard Gardner it is proved that

IQ is not at all right parameter to measure the intelligence of a person .Each and every student is

special success don’t matters only with marks .It is only that “NOBODY IS USELESS

,PERHAPS USED LESS”.Father also explained various theories-Appreciative enquiry theory

and 4E’s under it 1.Equity 2.Employability 3.Excellence 4.Expansionand also explained

Erikson’s eight psychosocial stages which decides the

behavior and personality of the person

CORPORATE SAVING PACKAGE SBI

A seminar was conducted for teachers on corporative saving

package.

Our Dear Sr. principal extended a warm welcome to SBI

officers. The nature of the package was explained to the

teachers. They said the package can be customized depending upon the business relationship

between the institution and bank. It was also explained that package variants eligibility was as

per gross monthly income of the employee.

Workshop for Science Teachers

The training-workshop took place on 22nd and 23rd on June 2018 at FR. Agnel Senior Secondary

School. Bhopal MP.The training team arrived at the venue one day before, on 21st June 2019, in

order to meet for fine-tuning of the agenda and coordination of facilitation. Almost all CBSE

schools from Bhopal and the adjoining areas participated in this Chemistry program. Trainers

and participants had a chance to present the outcomes and recommendations from the training

workshop and the heads of agencies had a chance to comment on and fine tune the

recommendations

Workshop on Capacity Building for Teachers of Class X Mathematics

A capacity building program on Mathematics for teachers of Class X was conducted by CBSE

on 21 & 22 July 2018 at MPS International School, Jaipur. The goal of this programme was to

bring the Mathematics educators together from various parts of Rajasthan and other states. This

programme provided a common platform to the Mathematics educators to exchange their ideas

and teaching strategies.

The following were the main points discussed

during the two days programme:

1. Theory of Multiple Intelligence

2. Constructivism

3. Bloom's Taxonomy

4. Question Paper Design

5. Spatial Thinking

6. Gender sensitization

7. Some common errors done by students in Mathematics

Stress Relief Seminar

A seminar was conducted on 6th October 2018 by

Rev.Sr Asha, a councilor and kind hearted person,

for the welfare of the student of class IXth and Xth.

She enriched everyone about the things they should

and shouldn’t do in their lives while they are going

through the learning process. It was very much

motivational and inspiring.

Exposure Programme

Udaygiri Caves

On 12th November a group of 8 students of class XII from humanities stream went on educational

trip to Udaygiri caves as a part of their curriculum to gain knowledge about the 5nd century caves of

ancient India . The journey started with a prayer

and message by the Principal Rev Sr.Catherine.

Students were accompanied by their subject

teacher Mr. Ashish along with Azima Mam.

Udaygiri caves contain iconography of

Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Shaivism. The site has

important inscriptions of Gupta Dynasty

belonging to the reigns of Chandragupta II

Kumargupta.In addition Udaygiri has a series of rock shelter, ruinedbuildings,I nscriptions, water

system etc. There were twenty caves in total. This trip helped the students to learn more about the

past and they gained a lot of knowledge and understanding towards their subject with lots of

enjoyment.

State Museum

On 31st Oct. 2018 H.F.C.S.S organized one day excursion to study outside the classroom for the

students of XI class (Humanities Stream) with their mentor Mr. Ashish and Sr. Anupa. Journey

started by a motivational message and prayer by our principal Rev Sr.Catherine.

The students were excited to learn more about the glory of the past of the Indian

civilization.Students observed many sculptures which were well organized and displayed with a

short description in both English and Hindi. For coins, textiles, sculptures etc. This museum has

a section for each. They also observed several wonderful spectacles and artefacts. It was an

informative visit to fascinate the students by showing the progress of material through the ages.

All the students were very happy, joyful and grateful to the school to send them to learn in this

way. The trip ended by 4.00 P.M

Tribal Museum

On 1st Nov a group of 14 students of humanities stream of class 11th went for an educational trip

to tribal museum as a part of our history curriculum. This trip to museum proved to be very

useful. The tribal museum is a

complete place to look for the culture

and traditions of the various tribes

that lived and still living in the

regions of M.P and others States. It is

beautifully constructed museum with

the great architecture and there were

many houses made of woods, along

with many tools, worship places,

,goddess and there different practices. The students enjoyed learning about the tribes, their

customs and traditions of various tribes of M.P and other states. All the students were very

thankful to the HFCS to give them opportunity to learn outside the classroom .All captured many

moments in camera. After spending time there, at 3:00 pm we reached back to school with lot of

knowledge and sweet memories. We are very thankful to our principal Rev Sr. Catherine for

giving this opportunity.

Nidaan

Nidaan Institute of Rehabilitation organised an event on project presentation on 10th October

2018 to celebrate mental health day. The

theme of the competition was 'social

cognition’, social cognition refers to how

people perceive, interpret and reason

opinion about themselves and other beings.

Five students from the humanities

department participated and enacted the

topic along with posters showing mental

health and cognition and PowerPoint

presentations defining the enactment

theoretically. They presented a skit on the

topic social cognition, basically targeting attitude, impression formation and attribution. The

theories of social cognition were presented with color themes which represented 4 types in social

cognition. The theme of the play was ‘colors ’. The Holyfites secured the first prize .

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE It was a matter of delight that our Principal Rev.Sr.Catherine attended the international

conference “HARMONY- 2019 Interface of Cosmic, Ethical and Religious Orders” at Christ

University Bangalore.

Our Achievements

Report On Math Relay

On 17th Nov. 2018, Eastern Public School celebrated their signature event that is

‘Math Relay’. The event was organized in four stages and two categories.

This event was quite similar to the event 4*100 relay. At each stage students had to solve

a new set of math calculation. All questions were based on general logic and

reasoning. No calculators were allowed during the event. Each participant was supposed

to do the calculation in the sheet and final correct answer should be written in the

space provided. The process for both categories was same. Holyfites bagged the First Prize

in both the categories.

KG INTER

SCHOOL

DANCE COMPETITION

Inter School competition for KG students were organized by St. Joseph Co-Ed School in their

school’s premises. Altogether 10 schools participated in the grand event exhibiting colourful

performances as the theme was “Festivals of India”. Our KG students gave an extremely

captivating show which conquered everyone’s heart and bagged the First Prize for the school. It

was a proud moment for the entire school fraternity, especially for the two teachers who worked

hard to teach the little ones.