Date: 11/04/2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2017 – 2018 During the year, 28 new children took admission in the school. The total number of children in the school was 120. The school had 14 full time and 2 part time academic teachers,1 sports teacher, 2 activity teachers and 4 helpers. Results :- • S.S.C - results were very good for the Marathi Medium. Anagha scored 66% , Advait and Shruti both scored 63%. Anagha got 90 in Hindi which was excellent. In English Medium, Ayushi got 41.83%. - but did not clear Maths. Harsh cleared all papers except Maths and Science. Ayushi cleared the remaining two Maths papers in the SSC re-exam conducted in July. We are glad that she did not lose an academic year. • NIOS Results – 4 children cleared Data Entry, 3 - Marathi, 2 - Home Science, 1 - Business Studies and 3 - English. Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeth – 4 children appeared for the Marathi Uchha Stariya - Dusri Pariksha. Gayatri Kale top scored with 60, Rujuta Khare got 54 and Pritam Patil and Athang Sabale got pass class. Hindi Rashtrabhasha - 7 students appeared for the Hindi Rashtrabhasha Balbodhni in February 2017. Pranjal Lanjekar top- scored with a first class. 3 children scored first class. Ongoing activities • 5th June - World Environment Day was celebrated. This year we have taken up "Cleanliness " as our project for the year. A pledge of cleanliness was taken in Hindi by all the children. The ground and all the classrooms were cleaned meticulously. The children also planted saplings and drew pictures of nature. • 7th June - Karate sessions started with a new group of children. • 24th July - Tilak Jayanti was celebrated. Since 23rd July was on a Sunday, it was celebrated on 24th, Monday. The youngest children from LIV performed a small skit based on an episode which happened when Lokmanya Tilak was in school. It was really nice to see the little ones performing so well. Rachna Mahajan and Akhil Menon recited a long poem depicting the same episode. We decided to celebrate the Jayanti this year rather than the Punyatithi. • 3rd August - A safety drill was taken. • 14th August - Gopal Kala was celebrated. The children enjoyed dancing to the rhythmic beats of the dhol- tasha. Sai + Arya and Dev + Ekaansh came dressed as Radha and Krishna respectively. • 15th August - Independence Day was celebrated by the entire staff of Prism Foundation. Flag hoisting was done by Shri. Y.G. Patwardhan. • 17th August - Class Photos were taken. • The Ganpati decoration was done. All the children had made attractive decorative items under the guidance of Neeti Paranjape and Prachi Kalgaonkar. • 07/09/2017 - Teachers' Day was celebrated. The senior children managed the whole school very well. They also conducted some games for the teachers. Black was the colour chosen this year, by the children, for the teachers. Prism Foundation presented the staff with a very nice gift. The smaller children had also made cards for the teachers. On the whole , a very enjoyable day ! • 09/09/2017 – Ms. Sangeeta Phatak and Ms. Pushpa Jagtap were felicitated by Lions Club of Poona, Erandwane, on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. It was a good suggestion by Prism to felicitate the helpers, this year. • 27 & 28/09/2017 - The Annual Medical check - up was done. • 6th October - The Diwali Party was enjoyed by all. The children danced with abandon - Dandiya and Garba. The snacks were also enjoyed by all. Gifts were presented by an organisation, Safe Air, to all the children. The members of the organisation went personally to each child and handed over the gifts. • 11th November - The funfair was enjoyed by all. The parents and children all enjoyed the food and games stalls. 7 tables were set up by parents. • 14th November - Children's Day was celebrated. The teachers conducted the assembly and distributed sweets to the children. • 14th to 16th November - Anand Jatra was organised by Srujanrang. All the children enjoyed. • 02/12/2017 - Our annual concert was at Tilak Smarak Mandir. The theme was "Seema ". The chief guest was Captain Rastogi from the National Defense Academy , Khadakvasla. He was accompanied by his wife Mrs. Rastogi and also a few other officers from NDA. It was indeed a matter of great pride for us. They appreciated all the items in the programme - the skits, dances, songs and specially the items dedicated to the army. The children performed wonderfully. It was an occasion which we will cherish in the days to come. • 21st December 2017 - The Annual Sports Day was organised on the school premises. The chief guest was Mrs. Bhatade ( Anagha's mother ). The team events had been conducted the week before. The children enjoyed the races. The older children helped a lot in the organizing and execution. The academic prizes for 2016 -2017, General Proficiency and Good Conduct, for all levels, were given on the Sports Day. This year, this was done to reduce the number of prizes being given on the day of the concert, as it was taking too long every year. This saved at least 20 to 25 minutes, this year, on the day of the concert. • 07/02/2018 - Neeti Paranjpe went to observe lessons in LARC and Jay Sir came to Phoenix to observe as decided. Pramila Pukle observed MOVS and Suvarna Madam from MOVS came to Phoenix. They have submitted a report on this activity. • 10/03 /2018 - A farewell party was organized for the outgoing batch of students - NIOS and Pre - Voc. It was a very emotional occasion. The children, along with all the teachers, spoke individually , about their experiences and feelings. The children were presented with a gift and a medal as a memento. The children also enjoyed the pav-bhaji and ice-cream. REGULAR FUNCTIONS AND COMPETITIONS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR No Function / Chief Guest / Judge Activity Competition 1 World Yoga Day - Mrinalini Bilgi spoke about the importance of yoga. They all performed asanas, surya namaskar, pranayam. 2 Guru Pornima - The children presented a group dance and song, individual tabla, peti and vocal music. They also presented a skit and stories of famous guru-shishya pairs in Marathi, English and Hindi. 3 Marathi Elocution Ms. Rajashree Khade The children performed well, each Competition according to their abilities. 4 The different events taken for various Art & craft competition Ms. Sarita Mehendale groups were : NIOS, L I & Pre-voc - Madhubani Painting, Salad Decoration L II A + B - Wall hanging using colourful cones, Bangle Decoration L III & IV - Door Toran, Kundan Collage 5 Hindi Elocution Ms. Swati Kelkar The topic was "Bhaav Pallavan". The Competition younger children recited poems. 6 English Elocution Ms. Suchitra Thipse The topic was "Famous Indian Competition Personalities" 7 Shardotsav - Handwriting competition 8 The Annual Social Captain Rastogi from the "Seema" - Dances, dramas, songs etc in National Defense Academy, keeping with the theme. Khadakvasla. Mrs. Rastogi and also a few other officers from NDA. 9 Sports Day Mrs. Bhatade Various races ( Anagha's mother ) 10 26th January Ms. Sharmila Sayyed Phoenix School presented - L III and LIV Republic Day did a dumbbells display and the older children presented a Karate demonstration 11 L IV, L III, L II B (MM) 18th January - Sambhaji Park Picnic L I , NIOS, L II A, L II B (EM) 19th January - Adventure Plus Pre-voc 12 Music – Competition Ms. Vrunda Pandharpure Group songs Tabla, Vocal & Harmonium solo 13 The Annual Quiz - Important questions of all subjects were Competition taken. Other Activities : • 21st July- The election to choose the Students' Council was conducted. The results are as follows :- Head Girl Rujuta Magar Functions and Festivals Vishwanath Raut & Rushikesh Kharabe Assembly- in - charge Mridul Mohan & Gayatri Kale Cleanliness-in-charge Harshraj Mehta & Bhavesh Nzampurkar Playground-in-charge Lavanya Kale, Athang Sable & Ketan Sable • 22nd August - The children from NIOS and Pre -Voc under the guidance of Pratibha Kulkarni and Sucheta Pawgi set up Phoenix Mall. Lots of articles made by the children were on sale like - dry chutneys, ladoos, chivda, stationery items, decorative diyas and envelopes, glass paintings etc. The children had been told to bring a small sum to shop. The parents were also invited. The sale was very good considering that it was only for 2 hours. MOVS products were also sold. The total sale was Rs 8005/- out of which Rs 1655/- was the sale of MOVS products. • 22nd December 2017 - This year, a fancy dress competition was organised for LIV and LIII. There were 11 entries. It was a good beginning. The children were looking really sweet and were very happy to be all dressed up. Neeti P and Prachi K were the judges. The Christmas Party was enjoyed by all the children. They enjoyed the snacks and danced to the music. • 28/02/2018 - Science Day was celebrated. Projects related to Science topics ,made by the children, were displayed. All the children from all the classes came to see the projects. • 09/03/2018 - "Utsah" - our children's magazine was released. This year, Prachi Kalgaonkar and Rashmi Bhagwat were in charge. • 22/03/2018 - World Water Day was celebrated. Methods of water conservation and water purification were discussed in each class to increase awareness about this important issue. The notice board was decorated with pictures and a poem relevant to the topic. • 17/03/2018 - A session for parents was taken by Sushama Joshi, on using different methods to develop the English language, at home. This was requested specially by the parents of Marathi Medium children. They were happy with the methods suggested. Pre-vocational Activity • The Friday cooking activity is continuing. The children prepare snacks for the teachers and classmates.