Thursday, April 30, 2009

Monthly Report for April 09

The following were the main activities/programmes/functions held in our school during the month of April 2009

ACTIVITIES.
02-04-09 – New Session Began
The session 2009-10 began with all students in neat white uniforms and excited about the new books, new note books and even new teachers.

04-04-09 – Orientation of Nursery Parents
The parents of the students who have taken admission in Nursery this year were invited to school and briefed about the working of the school. They were told what is expected of a little Dipsite and how they can help their wards in adjusting to the new surroundings. They were addressed by the Dr.Ratensh Sinha, PGT Hindi, Mr.Sameer Pandey, PGT Maths, Mrs.Shivi Thapliyal, PRT and ECE Co-ordinator.

09-04-09 – Farewell to Mr. J Mohanty
The school bid a farewell to Mr. J Mohanty, Principal DPS Vindhyanagar and welcomed the new Principal Mr. L B Sharma. In his speech on the occasion, Mr. Mohanty cited the example of a weaver bird making a nest and implored the students to become self dependent and realize their potential. The Principal Mr. S S Thaper recounted some incidents from his long association with Mr Mohanty. He wished him success in his new venture. Mr L B Sharma in his brief address assured to maintain the same rapport with us.

11-04-09 – Visit of Dr. Stalin Malhotra
Dr. Stalin Malhotra came to the school on a very short visit and addressed the students in the special assembly. The students heard him with keen interest as his speech was replete with anecdotes and inspiring stories. He encouraged the students to realize the importance of Co-curriculum activities in the school and try their best to develop their over all personalities. He also implored the staff to put in their best to help the children entrusted to them to shine in their lives. Also present on the occasion were Mr. S P Datta Majumdar, CGM Nigahi project and PVC of DPS Nigahi, Mr. S K Bhowm, Chief Finance, NCL Nigahi & Member, SMC DPS Nigahi, Mr. A R Singh, Staff Officer, Personnel, NCL Nigahi & Member SMC DPS Nigahi and Mr. Rawat, Staff Officer, Civil NCL Nigahi & Member SMC DPS Nigahi, Mr. J Mohanty, Ex Principal DPS Vindhyanagar and Mr. L B Sharma, Principal DPS Vindhyanagar.

16-04-09 – Inter House Calligraphy Competition
The competition was held for groups A, B C and D. i.e. Classes II to XII in both English and Hindi. Almost all students of these classes took part in it.

30-04-09 - Inter House Art Competition
The competition was conducted for all classes from II to XII. The topics given to them were:-
Group A- National Festival
Group B- Green Grocer
Group C- Election Campaign
Group D- Safety on Road and at Home
Students took part in it in large numbers.




TRAVEL

Teachers’ Work Shop

Mr. Manoj Mishra, PGT English went to DPS Dwarka to attend the Workshop on Communicative Approach to Language Learning : English, from 6th to 9th April 2009. The workshop was conducted by CEM under the aegis of DPS Society.

Dr. Vimal Sharan Tripathi, TGT Sanskrit went to DPS Dwarka to attend the Deepshikha Sanskrit Work Shop from 14th to 17th April 2009.

Ms. Sharmishtha Ganguli, Head Mistress and Ms. Sanchita Banerjee, PRT went to City Montessori School Lucknow to attend the 3rd International Conference for Primary and Pre Primary Principals from 25th to 28th April 2009.

MORNING ASSEMBLIES

The morning Assemblies in the school are something that everyone looks forward to. They have varied themes and are conducted class wise. Maximum participation is ensured by the class teachers. All special days are celebrated in these Assemblies. The Friday Assembly is marked by the Friday Series of Questions asked to the students by the members of the Quiz club. In the month of April 2009 various themes selected by the different Classes were:

Sl.No.
Class /
Sec
Date
Topic/ Theme
1
XII A
02-04-09
Making the best of life.
2
XII A
06-04-09
Communicative Skills
3
XII A
09-04-09
General Elections in India
4
X B
11-04-09
Do not Dwell in the Past.
5
X B
13-04-09
Baisakhi, Jallianwala Bagh Incident
6
X A
17-04-09
Election
7
X A
18-04-09
World Heritage Day
8
XII B
28-04-09
Perseverance

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Activities/Programmes/Functions held during March 2009

The following were the main activities/programmes/functions held in our school during the month of March 2009

ACTIVITIES.

The Month of March is totally dedicated to Annual Examinations and related work.
02-03-09 – 16-03-09 Annual Examination/ Annual Test/Assignment
The students of Classes VI to VIII appeared in the Annual Examination, Classes III to V in the Annual Test and Nursery to Class II in the Annual Assignment.

03-03-09 Answer Sheets Distribution Day for IX and XI
The students of classes IX and XI came to school and were given their answer sheets by the subject teachers in regular periods. Doubts etc. were cleared.

07-03-09 Report Cards and Books Distribution Day.
Report Cards and Books for the next session were given to the parents of the students of Classes IX and XI .

16-03-09 New Session begins for Class X and XII
The new session began for the Board classes in order to finish the syllabus well in time.

16-03-09 ECE Workshop for parents.
Early Childhood Education Workshop was held for the parents of the students of Classes Nursery and Prep. Ms. Shivi Thapliyal conducted it in a very efficient manner.

17-03-09 ASSET Programme
A small presentation was made for the teachers by ASSET an IIM initiative for children’s education. They displayed some common misconceptions that children have about some concepts of Math and Science.

17-03-09 Pricipal’s address to the students of Board Classes
The students of the Board classes were welcomed and addressed by the Principal in the morning Assembly conducted by Class X B on the topic ‘Living in the Present’. Mr. S S Thaper expressed the hope that the students will outshine the performance of the previous batches and bring fresh laurels for the school in the Board Exam of 2010.

23-03-09 Answer Sheets Distribution Day for Classes VI to VIII
The students of Classes VI to VIII came to school and Annual Exam Answer Sheets were shown to them by the subject teachers in regular periods. Doubts, if any, were cleared.



24-03-09 Open Day
The answer sheets of the Annual Test / assignments of Classes Nursery to V were shown to the parents on this day and they came in large numbers for the same. The Parents of the students of Classes VI to VIII also came to interact with the teachers. The attendance was about 70 %.

30-03-09 Result and Books Distribution Day
On this day also the parents came in large numbers to collect the Report cards of their wards and the books and the note books for the next session. The Result was displayed for the benefit of the parents. The names of the Scholars, Toppers and students having 100% Attendance were also shown on the Computer through a Power Point Presentation prepared by Mr. Prabhat Ranjan Choubey.

ACHIEVEMENTS

NTSE 2008-2009
Five students of the school have cleared the First Phase of the National Talent Search Examination. They are:-

1. Abhay Chaturvedi
2. Abhishek Rao
3. Priya Deepti
4. Ranjeet Kumar Singh
5. Sugandha Dumka

We wish them all the best for their second phase exam in May 2009.