DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL NALCONAGAR MONTHLY REPORT OF SR. DPS NALCONAGAR OCTOBER- 2017 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH 2ND OCTOBER : GANDHI JAYANTI CELEBRATION “Peace is the most powerful weapon of mankind. It takes more courage to take a blow than to give one.” M. K. Gandhi. India‟s third National Festival, Gandhi Jayanti, is celebrated by the entire nation to commemorate the birth anniversary of the father of our nation- Mahatma Gandhi. Delhi Public School celebrated 148th Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October at Community Centre Nalco Nagar initiated by Nalco with great zeal, enthusiasm and great feeling of citizenship. The programme began at 7.30 a.m. with heartfelt tribute offered by the dignitaries and students to the great leader „Mahatma Gandhi. A pledge on Swachh Bharat was taken in all the three languages i.e. English, Hindi and Odia. Mr. R. K. Mishra, Executive Director of Nalco(S&P Complex) and other dignitaries present addressed on the occasion with their inspiring words. The assembly wound up with the beautiful rendition of favourite bhajans of beloved Bapuji- “Payo Ji Mainey Ram Rattan Dhan Payo”, “Raghu Pati Raghav Raja Ram” & “Vaishnavo Janato” by Class IV & V students of DPS Nalco Nagar under the guidance of Mrs. Sanjukta Pattnaik Then a short verse on „Sawachh Bharat “ was presented by Arzoo Nayak, (Class IV) a student of our school which was appreciated by all present. It was followed by a small skit by class X students which presented an effective point to audience about “Sawach Bharat mission” the main agenda of our country today. The skit was presented under the guidanceof Mrs. Parul Priya. A demonstration was done by class X students mainly focusing on 5 main steps to be followed for hand wash, under the supervision of Mrs. Ritu Kumar. The whole programme was anchored by Anushka Kumar of class X. At the end, around 60 students, under the supervision of Dr. B.K Mishra the Principal of our school and teachers Mr. B. C Nayak , Dr. Dhirender Nayak , Mr. S.K Mohanty and Mrs. Nirupama Panda ,visited nearby places like Pallishri Mela ground, Hospital, Local Market and Local Residential area and carried out the cleaning work. To create awareness amongst the local residents regarding cleanliness and proper sanitation, Dettol hand-wash and black poly-bags were distributed. A promise for keeping the area clean was taken through the signature campaign by local residents. On the whole, the programme was a huge success which was performed under the supervision of our esteemed principal Dr. B.K Mishra and Head Mistress, in charge Mrs. Neena Sharma. 1 7TH OCTOBER : STAFF MEETING After Durga Puja Holiday, Dr. B.K.Mishra our Principal conducted a staff meeting on 7th October‟17 to discuss various strategies and institutional planning of the institutions. 8TH TO 10TH OF OCTOBER : SWACHH BHARAT ACTIVITIES To realize the dream of Mahatma Gandhi of a “Clean India” and in accordance to the nationwide „Swachh Bharat Campaign‟ launched by Hon‟ble PM Mr. Narendra Modi , DPS Nalconagar also under took a cleanliness drive programme with a spate of activities in the month of October . The school chalked out a three day long programme , where the teachers and students joined hands for Clean India & Clean School Campaign very actively with great fervour and joy . 8TH OCTOBER : EK KADAM SWACHHTA KI AUR The students of class II presented a show on cleanliness drive on the theme. “Ek Kadam Swachhhta Ki Aur…...” in the grab of eminent personalities like Gandhiji, PM Mr. Narendra Modi , Ms. Anushka Sharma thus making the students aware of the importance of cleanliness 10TH OCTOBER : PLACARD SHOW With a hundred percent participation , 200 students of class III put up a colourful Placard Show when they walked silently, projecting a strong message of “ Clean India”. The background score was the message given by the most popular voice of Shri Amitabh Bachchan & Shri Sachin Tendulkar on Swachhta. ELOCUTION COMPETITION The students of class VIII and IX participated actively in an Elocution Competition on the topic „Swachha Bharat and Yuva Shakti‟. Their inspiring and motivating speeches helped in imparting a healthy lesson to the audience. EK KADAM SWACHHATA KI AUR Preaching without practicing is just futile. The students of class XII with a sense of responsibility and devotion took up brooms and moppers in their hands with a mission to clean the school campus. They accomplished the work with lot of dedication and sincerity, peacefully not forcefully. To campaign for a Clean & Green India, the students of class IV along with the teachers took a Mass Pledge to maintain cleanliness in washrooms, classrooms, home and public places. Five students recited poems on cleanliness describing Do‟s & Don‟ts in school as well as at home to make our environment clean & green. 2 SKIT ON SWACHHA BHARAT The students of class – V staged a play on “Swachha Bharat ” theme with a message „Keeping our Environment Clean is Everyone‟s Prime Responsibility‟. The whole drive was quite a good experience for the staff and students of the school. The initiative taken is just a start. A taste for cleanliness is being developed continuously in the children for a healthy India; still we have miles to go to make the dream of Swachh Bharat a reality in totality. 10TH OCTOBER : NCC CAMP The NCC Contingent of our school proceeded on a camp to SIET, Dhenkanal from 10th October to 18th October accompanied by Shri J. K. Panda. Our NCC Contingent headed by Goutam Biswaranjan was declared the best while Master Goutam Biswaranjan being declared as the Best Cadet. 10TH OCTOBER : ANNUAL INTER- DPS ENVIRONMENT FESTIVAL We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. With the above mentioned thought, the students of Classes VIII to XI were sensitized and motivated to face the challenges and solutions to the issues of Environmental protection and sustainable lifestyle. Our school participated in the Annual Inter DPS Environment Fest on- 10th October organized by DPS Mathura Road. The following students of our school participated in off-stage events: CATEGORY –A ACTIVITY A-1 : BOOK OF IDEAS Four students of our school Simran Singh (XI B) , Devi Prasad Behera (IX C), Grishma Anisha Mishra (IX B) and Anup Priyam (IX D) made a PDF file in 300 resolution in a CD on the theme “ Climate Change - The Threats , Impact and Solution” under the guidance of Mr. Laxmi Dhar Swain, PGT(Bio). ACTIVITY-A-2 : SHOW CASE- A SHORT FILM The category involved the theme “Green initiatives taken up by the school and the students “. The participants were Abhinash S Sahu (XI B), Tanmay Mishra (XI B), Rudra Pratap Mohapatra (XI A) and Bikash Kumar Sahoo (XI B) guided by Mrs. Padmaja Nanda, PGT(Economics). They made a movie of 5 to 7 minutes and the CD of the movie was sent. ACTIVITY- A- 3 : ENVIRON-TOON- THE COMIC STRIP CHALLENGE Two students of our school Spruha Roul (VIII D) and Nikita Nishiprava (VIII D) participated on the theme “EARTH MANNERS”. The students presented the theme through A3 sheet paper as desired by the host school. Their was Mrs. Padmaja Nanda, PGT(Economics). 3 ACTIVITY- A- IV : SNAP SHOTS-PICTURE PERFECT Ravi Prakash Mahoro (XI D) and Goutam Biswaranjan (IX D) participated on the theme Spectacular Mother Nature- capturing the beauty of nature through still photograph” under the guidance of MR. J. K. Panda TGT (ART,). Participants sent photos in half A4 size paper as desired by the host school. INTER DPS SPORTS MEET 11TH OCTOBER TO 13TH OCTOBER : EAST ZONE FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT “Champions keep playing until they get it right.” With this aim in mind, our zealous football team participated enthusiastically at the East zone football tournament Boys U-17 that was held at DPS Bhilai from 11th to 13th October. They were escorted by Physical Education teacher Mr. Abhiram Sahoo PGT (Physical Education). LITERARY COMPETITIONS 13TH OCTOBER : SCIENCE AND IT COMPETITION (CLASSES VIII & IX) “Digital Literacy is the ability to use technology to navigate ,evaluate, and create information.”Our future technocrats proved this by participating in a thrilling Science & IT Competition held on 13th October The following teams were the winners- House Position Ganga Winner Mahanadi Runner Up 13TH OCTOBER : SHABD KHEL (CLASSES VI & VII) Students of classes VI & VII participated wholeheartedly in Shabd Khel (Hindi) with different and engaging rounds on various vocabulary aspects. Two teams could make their way to Victory stand. House Position Mahanadi Winner Ravi Runner Up 13TH TO 15TH OCTOBER : NATIONAL LEVEL INTER- DPS CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP “Chess is the art which expresses the Science of Logic.” Sweta Senapati and Layatmika Pattanayak of class X participated in the DPS International Chess Championship Girls(Open)-2017 hosted by DPS Ranchi on 14th Oct and 15th Oct 2017 under the aegis 4 of the DPS Society. They secured third position and made us feel proud of their achievements. They were escorted by Mrs. Sanjukta Panigrahi, PT teacher DPS Jr.school. 16TH & 17TH OCTOBER : 3RD PTA MEETING To reinforce learning and raising academic performances of the students we organize PTA meetings from time to time so that a seamless bond between school and parents could further be strengthened for the betterment of our students. Classes Nursery to Class V organized their PTA meetings on 16th October and Classes VI to XII on 17th October.The feedback of the PTA meetings were discussed in the staff meetings on 21st October & 28th October. The performance of the students were discussed and ways and methods to be adopted for slow learner were emphasised upon in the staff meeting. 20th & 21ST OCTOBER : STATE SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP It becomes a proud moment for DPS NalcoNagar when it finds its students reaching scales of success in any competition.