SpectrumAdani DAV Public School INSIDE THIS ISSUE: AUGUST 2012 Book Fair 2

Ramzan Eid 2

Janmashtami 3

District Level 4 Sports

Raksha 5 Bandhan

Saturday 5 Activities Students and Teachers Feeling Proud while Singing National Anthem

School Celebrated 66th Independence Day

15th August is a day to com- Adani Power was kind memorate the sacrifice of our enough to attend the pro- freedom fighters who gramme as the chief guest. brought freedom for us. He shared his feelings to- Every citizen of should wards the nation with the remember them on this day. students and inspired them to The seeds of patriotism are take the nation to the new sown in the hearts of children heights. in the schools. School Mayor Ajo Anto The whole programme was Nanak House, this year, got Welcomes the Chief Guest Mr. Abhay Tamhane anchored by Saurav Moha- the opportunity to present a patra, a student from Nanak programme on the Independ- The programme began tradi- House. ence Day. tionally with the hoisting of the flag and followed by Na- tional Anthem and Flag Song. Thereafter some dance items demonstrating patriotism and Indian culture were pre- sented. The audience was Chief Guest Unfurling mesmerized by the perform- the National Flag Showing patriotism through ances and filled the hall with Girls presenting a dance performance the roar of applause. Rajasthani Ghoomar Dance Mr. Abhay Tamhane from Scholastic Book Fair 2012

The Scholastic Book Fair was organized on 13-8- 2012 to 15-8-2012 by Scholastic Publication in multi-purpose hall. They provide exciting oppor- tunities for students, teachers and parents to acquaint themselves with some of the latest books.

In the fair, books were The book fair had about the students could displayed according to 1000 titles. On purchase spend their time just age group and genre. of any book 15 % dis- looking at the books A Child having a Stationary and posters glance at a book count was offered to before choosing some were also there for sale. the students and the for them. teachers. They carried The colorfully decorated the best books from School library got incen- fair had a host of fun every genre, so that the tive books worth The book fair activities like a lucky children would always Rs.9000 from scholastics draw, crafts and quizzing had about be happy with the book activities. The racks, ac- publications. they chose. 1000 titles. tivities and posters were Reported by related to the theme to During the book fair, Suresh Limbachiya On purchase make the students’ ex- there was a special (Librarian) of any book perience enjoyable and browsing session where memorable. 15 % discount

was offered. Eid Mubarak

To spread the message of brotherhood and har- mony, different festivals are celebrated in the Kabir school every year. House Stu- dents This year Kabir House Wishing got the opportunity to Gandhi. Then the stu- The programme was “Eid celebrate ‘Ramzan Eid’ dents of Kabir House anchored by Mohit Mubarak” on 18 Aug 2012. In the offered the Namaz and Chandel and Saurabh to each beginning of the pro- at the end of the pro- Sharma. Vote of other gramme a very informa- gramme a dance was thanks was extended tive power point presen- performed on a by Sonal Gadhvi and tation was shown by Isha movie Eid song. Lekha. Celebrating Janmashtami with Joy

Janmashtami is considered as one of the holiest festivals in India as Students Shri Krishna—the eighth incarna- tion of Lord Vishnu and the orator displaying of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita was born on that day. various It is celebrated all over India enthu- forms siastically. People remember Lord of Krishna and worship Him. He is called by various names like Gopal, Lord Muralidhar, Murari, Shyam, Parth- sarathi and many more. Krishna

This year Tulsi House presented a the teachers and students played colourful programme to celebrate garba and expressed their joy. Janmashtami in the school. At the end of the whole pro- They worshipped Lord Krishna gramme prasad was distributed and showed among all. different The Pre- forms of primary sec- Him on the tion of the stage. A school cele- beautiful and brated elegant Jnmashtami dance show- separately for A student in the disguise of ing Krishna the little ones Lord Krishna fighting who all came against the in the cos- Kaliya Serpent was per- tumes of Krishna and Radha. formed. It filled the air with divinity. As the ‘Dahi Handi’ is a very important tradi- tional ritual on Janmash- tami, it was arranged in the open courtyard. The selected students built a human pyramid and broke the matki; and the atmosphere was Pre-primary children in the The duel between Krishna and Kaliya filled with the loud ut- costumes of terances of Krishna Kan- Radha and Krishna haiya Lal ki Jay. Some of From the Sports Ground...

In the month of July and August, the school Adipur, , , Vermanagar, Mandvi, hosted various district level competitions. On Samaghogha and Mundra took part in the compe- 23rd and 24th of July there was District Level titions. The selected students from these compe- Table Tennis Competition. On 28th July District titions will play in the state level competitions. Level Badminton Tournament was played in the The participants from other schools appreciated school and on Aug 7th the school witnessed the the arrangements done by the host school. They District Level Basketball Competition. also liked the facilities provided to the students Schools from different parts of Kutch like Anjar, for different sports in the school.

Date Game Category Winner Runner-up Boys St. Xavier’s School, Adipur St. Xavier’s School, Adipur U-14 Girls Adani DAV Public School, Mundra Matruchaya Vidyalaya, Bhuj 23-24 July ‘12 Table Boys Adani DAV Public School, Mundra Adani DAV Public School, Mundra Tennis U-17 Girls Matruchaya Vidyalaya, Bhuj Matruchaya Vidyalaya, Bhuj Boys St. Xavier’s School, Adipur Adani DAV Public School, Mundra U-19 Girls St. Xavier’s School, Adipur St. Xavier’s School, Adipur Boys Adani DAV Public School, Mundra Adani DAV Public School, Mundra 28 July ‘12 Badmin- U-14 Girls Adani DAV Public School, Mundra Adani DAV Public School, Mundra ton Boys St. Xavier’s, Bhuj Kutch Vikas Trust School, Bhuj 7 Aug ‘12 Basketball U-14 Girls Kutchi LevaPatel Kanya Vidya Adani DAV Public School, Mundra Mandir, Bhuj

Excitement of the game — Commencing the Basketball match — Will the ball go into the basket? Let’s see who wins!

Mr. K. J. Jose greeting the participants on the Basketball court Raksha Bandhan The festival of Raksha Bandhan is entirely dedicated to the love and affection shared between a brother and a sister. To instill this great cul- tural value an informative and enter- taining prograame was presented in former ties a rakhi to the latter seeking the school by Kabir House on 18th protection by sparing her husband in the of August. war. A group of girls presented the ever

green brother-sister song phulon ka taron The programme began with a very ka and made the audience hum with them. informative ppt. Then the students

from Kabir House relived the epi- The display boards of the school were sode of Alexander the Great and Rakhi: The Thread of Love decorated with colourful rakhis and other King Porus where the wife of the information about the festival. Saturday Activities - Learning with Fun

Kids enjoying Ventriloquism Children making colourful Rakhis

Preparing greeting cards Showing presentation on Save Energy

Debating on a serious topic Trying to solve a Sudoku puzzle