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First Edition- June 2019 – September 2019

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An exclusive newsletter

2019-20 – I Semester

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Foreword:

Our philosophy is to provide an environment in which all children can excel, be successful and become independent learners who motivate and help one another.

Our aim is to move from being good to outstanding.

We strive to carry our self in such a way that when people are sitting, we would be standing, when they are standing, we will stand out when they stand out, we will be outstanding, and when they dare to be outstanding, we will be their standard.

We thank our parents for their support and constant guidance that has helped us raise the bar.


'Things work out best for those who make the best of how things work out.’— John Wooden

AVANTIKA Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award 2019

Principal Ms. Susan Roy was honoured with this award on 5th

May 2019.

This award was given for her hard work and dedication that has brought about

a difference and raised the bar in the field of Education.

Avantika, an NGO (registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860)

is a group of contemporary Artists and Intellectuals .The head office is in New

Delhi guided by Mr. Anand Agarwal as their National Director. In Avantika

they believe that a hero is an ordinary individual who finds strength to

preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.

National Education Leadership Awards 2019 for Excellence in Academics

Orpit Services Pvt Ltd, an initiative of Lakhotia Group honoured the school

with an award for Excellence in Academics. This award ceremony was

conducted in The Lalit Great Eastern Kolkata on the 15th September 2019.

The group awarded achievers, innovators and leaders of the education sector in

India and St Paul‟s was one among them.

Orpit Services Pvt limited organizes National Leadership Awards to felicitate

Women Leaders and Business Leaders in their respective fields and bring them

into the lime Light.Mr. Manish Maheshwari, Director Orpit Services Pvt

Limited and Mrs. Geetanjali Mukherjee ,General Manager Orpit Services Pvt

Limited said that awards are given to those emerging talents who have had a

successful start in their industry .

The award was given in the presence of highly successful leaders such as Mr.

Manish Jalan, Director of Win Pens Pvt Limited, Mrs. Some Chakraborty

CEO, Techno System Automation System Premium Industrial Pvt Limited and Industrial Automation Training

and Research Centre, Ms. Sohini Jana, Social Activist, Mr. Sayan Banerjee, Film Director and Ms. Poushmita

Goswami, Film Director .

Ms. Leelavathy - HOD Kannada Department from St. Paul’s English School was chosen as a recipient for

the Best Teacher Award given by IIHM .

Founded in 1994, International Institute of Hotel Management is a part of the IndiSmart Group, a large

conglomerate that operates the IndiSmart Hotels and offers a wide range of services in the field of Hospitality

Management Education Training & Consultancy in India and the South East Asia. IIHM continued this year,

with the teacher award they had initiated 3 years back. The best teacher was chosen and awarded based on a

survey conducted by the Palash Foundation of Delhi Schools.

Principal Susan Roy was awarded The Best Principal of the Year and Ms. Leelavathy- HOD Kannada

Department from St. Paul’s English School was chosen as a recipient of the award.

Our Principal had to nominate a teacher from her school, whom she felt

had contributed selflessly towards imparting knowledge and helped

students understand the related subjects. She chose Mrs. Leelavathy. K

HOD as she has been working with the institution for more than 30

years and is one among the senior most teachers in School. Ms.

Leelavathy was felicitated with a Trophy of Excellence on 9th

September at the Hotel Taj in Bangalore. The guests of honor for the

occasion were renowned educationists who spoke about the multiple

roles a teacher plays in the life of students and the impact of technology

in education.


„Success is sweet, but the secret is sweat‟- General Norman Schwarzkopf.

Our Paulites‟ success mantras in the Board Exam are not only due to hard work and focus,but also due to the

following parameters they follow:

They analyze their weak areas and work upon it till they gain confidence.

Practicing questions in time bound conditions and being regular to school .

Studying with 100% dedication, strengthening the fundamentals and enhancing their analytical ability

especially in Science and Maths gets them the centum they aspire for.

Together with their own perseverance, parents and teachers guidance and motivation and the motto that it is

quality and not quantity of study time that matters helps them become national toppers, state toppers and

score centum in most of the subjects they appear for –even languages.

The team is grateful to the Management and Parents for the constant feedback, motivation and support.

ISC Toppers

ICSE Toppers

AYUSH M KAPASI

98%

CHETHANA T S

97%

AADITHYA SRIKANTH

96%

ROHAN JONATHAN

96%

SAI JANANI C

98.6%

SIDDHARTH BHAT 98.2%

SHRIKARA A

98%

Md.Faizan Nadeem

98.6%


EPIC IQ Quiz :20th

Sep 2019

We were the proud winners of the EPIC IQ Quiz held in Mumbai

(Filmistan Studio) this September. The EPIC IQ Quiz is an India-based

quiz with questions from the world of sports, mythology, culture, history,

current affairs, and more. Users need to answer a set of 10 questions about

the country as fast as they can to get the highest score possible. EPIC

Channel has always been dedicated to bring content based on India for

Indian - based infotainment. Nidhish and Manvit of grade 8 made the

school proud by being the winners in this Quiz.

Quizaders: Sep 4th

2019

The event was hosted by BGS NPS located at Hulimavu. The Quiz Master

was Mr. Vinay Mudaliar. The Quiz was categorized into two groups: for

Juniors from Grade 6 to 8 and for Seniors from Grade 9 to 11. Our Junior

Team consisting of Nidhish & Manvith of Grade 8 emerged winners of

the Quiz .

Limit Infinity -2019

Sishu Griha Montessori and High School in collaboration with the Infosys

Science Foundation hosted the Seventh Edition of Limit Infinity-an Inter-

School festival. This year the theme for the event was „Information

Science‟. The events conducted were „Catch the Word‟- guessing

the right word, „Bazinga- a quiz on computers‟ which had a

preliminary round and a final round. Akshat Mittal of Grade IX

and Aneesh of Grade VIII were the 2nd

Runners Up in the

Bazinga(Quiz) .

Vistas: 27th

& 28th

June 2019

This is an Inter-school literary competition for students of classes

4 to 7 hosted by the Innsifree House School. The events were

categorized into two groups: Junior -4 to 5 and Senoir. 6 & 7.

The events were Creative Writing, Tell a Tale in Hindi, Kannada &

English and Quiz. Aanya Mittal won II Prize in Tell a Tale

(Hindi)-, Aniketh Mazumdar won III Prize in Creative Writing

(English)- and Anjali R won III Prize in Tell a Tale(Kannada ).

KISA Winners:

The KISA UTSAV was conducted by the ICSE Schools

Association as part of the ASISC National Literary Events held in

various schools across South Bangalore for Zonal Rounds from 4th

August to 8th

August .Regionals was held at Vidya Soudha Public

School.

Our Paulite’s made us proud by winning in the following events:

Creative Writing (Sr.) –Ninad (Regional Winner)

Pick & Speak(Sr.) – Sagar K(Regional Winner)

Debate (Jr.) – Siddharth Chougale (Zonal Runner Up)

Debate (Sr.) – Pavanaj & Sagar K(Zonal Runner Up)

Creative Writing(Sr.) – Swathi (Zonal Runner Up)

Creative Writing(Jr.) – Misha Mehta, Darshan & Anagha (Zonal

Level Qualifiers for Regionals)

Drawing & Painting (Sr.)–Manisha & Sudheeksha (Zonal Level

Qualifiers for Regional‟s)

Quiz (Jr. & Sr.)- Nidhish & Utsav (Winners at Zonal) and Agnishwar & Anagha(Runners Up at Zonals)


Other Winnings

Sl. No. Event Prizes won/ lost details

1. The Vistas III Place in English Creative Writing- Aniketh Mazumdar,

II Prize in Tell a Tale(Hindi Jr.) – Aanya Mittal,

III Prize in Tell A Tale (Kan Jr.) –Anjali R

2. Transcendance II Runner Up Sagar & Pavanaj

3. Prasiddhi Quiz

Information Science

4th Place –Nidhish & Utsav

4. KISA UTSAV 2019 - Annual Cultural

and Literary Fest of Karnataka ICSE

Schools Association

Creative Writing Winner –Regional Level- Ninad

Pick & Speak Winner – Regional Level – Sagar K

5. META Fest by St. Joseph‟s Boys‟

School

II Place in Jr. Quiz – Akshat Mittal & Utsav

6. Inter-Presidency MUN at Presidency

School, Bangalore South

Outstanding Delegate – Pavanaj – Runners Up Trophy

Best Photographer – Shashank Reddy

7. Limit Infinity III Prize in Quiz – Akshat Mittal & Aneesh V

8. Wissen Quiz Nidhish & Manvith qualified for Semi Finals & Grand Finals

9. HDFC ERGO Quiz II Runners Up – Nidhish & Akshat Mittal

10. Quizaders- BGS National Public School Jr. Team – Nidhish & Manvith Winners

11. EPIC IQ Quiz National Winners – Nidhish & Manvith

„Desire is the starting point of all achievement, not a hope, not a wish, but a keen pulsating desire which

transcends everything‟.-Napoleon Hill

KISA Chess: Shravan Pithwa

III Place in Boys and Selected for Nationals

KISA Lawn Tennis : Gagana

Winner & Runner Up

KISA Table Tennis : U 19- Piyush II Place &

U 17 Boys –Sarva IV Place

KISA Swimming : Pavan Kirti Swaroop

Winner

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Inter Presidency Sports & Games: Basket Ball

U17-Winners

EKAM Tournament: Basket Ball U 12 & U 14

Winners

EKAM Tournament : Cricket

Best Player U 12 Nirav & Ashwij

KISA Swimming : Aakansh Winner

Motivational and Informative Session by Divanshu Kumar Divanshu Kumar is a graduate from IIT Madras, who is also the founder and CEO of INVOLVE, an

international award-winning organization that makes students Future-Ready by developing their experiential

skills and improving their academics using peer technology.

Mr Kumar started off by asking students a couple of questions about the working of JEE MAINS and JEE

ADVANCED and gave a quick introduction about himself and

his background, and a vague idea about why he was here.

Shortly after, Mr. Kumar went into the details on how to crack

one of the most difficult writing exams students will have to

face in life and he very distinctly specified the difference

between School‟s board exams, JEE Mains and JEE Advanced.

Mr. Kumar also gave tips on how to deal with stress and gave

glimpses of his life as an example, which were truly relatable

and inspiring. He also told how important board exams and

regularity to school was. School teaches the concepts,

strengthen the concepts. Advanced JEE requires concepts. Only

if the concepts are strong, advanced main can be cleared. The only Mantra is Focus & Practice. He answered to


all of them like he was prepared for these questions and replies were to the point. His insights and ideas are

sure to become one of the bricks that humanity can stand upon in the near future.

Teacher of the Month Every month, during the first department meeting, the teachers will choose a teacher for the Month from their

department and write positive remarks about the teacher. The write up along with the photograph of the teacher

is put up at the landing board at the entrance in the ground floor for a month for the students and other staff to

read. This initiative has been welcomed by all the staff as it motivates them and they also get to know their

strengths.

Knowledge Sharing and Micro Teaching When teachers come together with their peers to solve problems, share best practices, and exchange helpful

resources, students reap the benefits. HOD‟s plan this session during every department meeting, where one

teacher plans and presents information on the subject for 10 to 15 minutes. The knowledge sharing normally is

done by demonstration, activity or with the help of Technology. A teacher training and faculty development

technique whereby the teacher reviews her a teaching session, based on one skill in order to get constructive

feedback from peers about what has worked and what

improvements can be made to their teaching technique.

Team Building Activity

On teachers Day, team building games were organized for the

teachers to understand the importance of team work and

coordination. After lunch the teachers assembled in the ground and

every department played the activity of balancing balloons between

each other and walking without breaking the line and bursting the

balloon. It was not just fun but a great learning.

THE SAGA UNFOLDS- Annual Day 2019 The Annual Day programme portrayed a panoramic sweep of the history of humankind. It was a gripping

narrative flow of the beginning of civilization and an

enduring classic of the past, present and the future and a

dazzling testimony of how we honour the past treasure the

present and shape the future. The entire programme was

divided into six distinct phases – Reminiscence, Royalty

Reign, Renaissance, Road to Silk, Recent Times and

Reshaping the world. The first phase was the Reminiscence

which depicted the early periods of human history which

dates back to 7000 years. It included a skit on the life of

„The Early Man‟ and a tribal dance.

The second phase – „Royalty Reigns,‟ depicted the history of the River

valley Civilization and shed light on the earliest of kings and queens who

have graced the historical records.

The third phase of the annual day programme was „The Renaissance‟

which displayed the fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political

and economic rebirth following the Middle Ages.

The show then moved on to the fourth phase of „The Saga Unfolds‟ –

The Silk Route. And then progressed into the fifth phase- recent times

which began with a „military‟ dance presenting the race for armaments

during the world wars that made the nations of the world focus on empowering their military base. The last

chapter of the show was – Reshaping the future. The annual day finally concluded with a song Heal the world

which highlighted the birth of a new world called „Paradise‟ where no one can feel any pain, fear or sadness.


ELECTION OF CABINET MEMBERS - 5th

July, 2019 The procedure began with collection of the names of the

candidates of grade 9 and 11 who wanted to contest for the

elections. Then, the candidates were asked to send an email

as to why they deserve to be a member of the school cabinet.

The emails of the candidates were scrutinized by the

Principal, respective class teachers, Head Boy, Head Girl.

The shortlisted candidates were asked to send an email

containing their logo, tagline and description to the

Principal.

The candidates started campaigning on 1st July, 2019 in classes

from Grade 6 to Grade12. The last day of campaigning was on

4th July 2019.The elections were held on 5th July,

2019.Volunteers from grade 10, 11 and 12 helped in carrying

out the election procedure smoothly. Manas H of Grade 10 and

Namratha Ma‟am created the software which induced

efficiency into the election system.

Students from grade 6 to grade 10 voted for the candidates

standing for the post of vice-captains from grade-9.Students of

grade XI and grade XII voted for the candidates contesting for the post of Associate Head Boy and Associate

Head Girl from grade XI. Around 850 students voted for the school elections on July 5th 2019.

After the election results were finalized, students were shortlisted for the Interview Round. The interview panel

consisted of Sagar, Sanjani, Kiran and Pavanaj – students of grade XII. The students were chosen for their

respective posts on the basis of their performance in the interview and the number of votes they received in the

elections. The results were declared on 10th July, 2019.

INVESTITURE AND FELICITATION CEREMONY-„Sharing the Vision‟

The chief guest was Ms Aruna an investor and co-owner of Number Nagar, an organization which makes

learning for children of ages 5 to 14, contextual, engaging and enjoyable. Incidentally, Ms. Aruna is an ex-

Paulite who belonged to the first batch of students who passed out of grade 10 ICSE. The programme began

with the Lighting of the lamp by the dignitaries and the invocation song sung by Ms Sudeepta. After the formal

welcome, the new cabinet elects were officially handed over their responsibilities by the Chief Guest and

Principal Ms Susan Roy.

In her address to the audience, Principal Ms Susan Roy highlighted the theme „Sharing the Vision‟ by narrating

a story about ants and how they are the best example of team work. From these meticulous ants, the cabinet

members need to learn five important lessons which they need to imbibe and follow. 1) Self Organisation ability

2) Taking Ownership 3) Effective Communication 4) Collaboration and support. 5) No conflicts. The Chief

Guest Ms Aruna‟s message was short, sweet and nostalgic. The Investiture Ceremony was followed by the

Felicitation ceremony where the hard work, perseverance, learning and studying efforts put in by students of

grade 10 and 12 for the Board Exam 2019, was acknowledged. They were honoured and felicitated by being

given trophies, citations, certificates and books. The High School Teachers were also felicitated with certificates

and citations for bringing Excellent results in the ICSE and ISC Board Exams and for their tireless efforts and

dedication towards their students. The Investiture and Felicitation Ceremony was also laced with a few

melodious numbers by the school choir trained by Mr. Rajeed.

Similar procedure of electing the junior cabinet members was done in the primary, where the students of grade

4 and 5 cast their votes to choose their representatives.

INDEPENDENCE DAY-15th

August 2019

The celebrations commenced with the guard of honour. This was followed by the unfurling of the National flag

in accompaniment to the beautiful lines of our National Anthem. The pledge was rendered by the school

captain; this was followed by the invocation song and the lighting of the lamp. Arwa, the school captain

welcomed the gathering, bringing out the patriotic feelings in all of us by highlighting the great sacrifices, our

forefathers played in fighting for our freedom and upholding freedom, liberty and integrity of our country.

Freedom was expressed in a graceful way through the artistic dance rendition of Niharika of Grade 7.


A beautiful and inspiring message was delivered by our beloved

Principal Susan Ma‟am quoting the words of the famous Nobel

laureate Rabindranath Tagore- “Where the mind is without

fear….where the words come out from the depth of truth where

tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection….”. She

stressed on stretching arms to perfection, which can be perfected only

when the mind is free – freedom from all negativity, freedom from

the shackles towards a free and open mind. She thanked the entire

staff, non teaching staff

the logistic department,

the PUC staff, students and all those connected to the well being and

growth of St. Paul‟s. She concluded cherishing all memories and

wishing all a happy Independence Day.

A musical rendering by the choir lifted the audience to a fervour of

nationalistic feelings. Safiya of Grade 9 proposed the Vote of thanks

paying tribute to the millions of freedom fighters of our country who

selflessly fought to protect our mother land.

The celebration concluded with the entire audience saluting the

Nation through the Patriotic song „Vande Mataram‟ followed by the choral chant of Jai Hind.

TEACHERS DAY

The teacher‟s day celebration- Sulit 2 in St Paul‟s English School

was conducted differently this year, the cabinet members decided

to organise competitions for teachers. The competitions were

held from 30th August till 5th September. The different

competitions that were held for teachers were – „Heads Up‟

(Dumb charades) and „Mad Ads‟; „Haiku‟ (poetry writing),

„Doodling‟ and „Rangoli‟; „Most Creative Dish‟ and „Minute to

Win it‟; „Friendship test‟ and „Cosplay‟; and „Sync‟ (dance) .

The 4-Day Dress Code called „Dazzling Dresses Drummed

Down‟ was held on all the days in which teachers had to dress up

according to the „State of the Day‟ as described in the given

poem. Teachers had to crack the name of the state from the poem and dress up accordingly. The different states

that were given were West Bengal, Punjab, Kerala and Karnataka

(Coorg). All the competitions were hosted by different cabinet

members. Students of grade 7,8,9,10,11 and 12 were the audience

for the events. The teachers enthusiastically took part in all the

events with active participation. Sulit 2 was a much needed break

for the teachers and they enjoyed every bit of it. The students were

glad that they could arrange these competitions for their beloved

teachers. All the competitions were judged by the students. The

results were announced on 27th September by the Vice Principal

and the prizes were given to the winners of the various

competitions by our Principal.. A „Momento of Recognition‟ was

given to all the teachers who had completed 25+ valuable years teaching students‟ batch-after-batch

consistently in St Paul‟s English School. A „token of gratitude‟ was given to all the service staff members who

had completed 25+ years of service. The prize distribution ceremony was concluded by Susan ma‟am

addressing the teachers gathered and wishing them a happy Dussehra vacation.

LEADERSHIP CAMP

At Presidency, we believe that each student deserves to discover his/her potential and acquire the skills,

confidence and motivation to make things happen and bring about a change. The much

awaited leadership camp under the Presidency banner was organised in the sprawling lush green campus of the

Presidency University on the 24th August, 2019. Participating schools were Presidency School, Kasturinagar,

Presidency School, Nandhini Layout, Presidency School, Yelahanka, Presidency School, RT Nagar and

Presidency School Billekahalli.


Around 150 student prefects attended the leadership programme.

The Principals of the unit schools accompanied their young

leaders. The students assembled in the campus around 8:00 am.

They were greeted by the organizers and escorted to the breakfast

venue. After a hearty breakfast, the students were divided into four

groups for different activities planned for the day. The occasion

was graced by the Director/Principal Dr G Thangadurai, Ms Susan

Roy (Principal St Paul‟s English School), Mr Jayaprakash

(Principal PSNLO), Ms. Asha Mica (Principal RT Nagar) and

teachers of the unit schools.

A thought provoking video on – “Lead the Change”, left the attendees with an imprinted memory to cherish

lifelong.

Primary Theme Culmination – Food Festival

It was the time to celebrate and share the knowledge students gained

on food items they had learnt for 2 weeks in the school. Students of

grade 1 and 2 were given information on Rice and varieties of Rice,

how and why Rice is grown in our country and the nutritive value of

both White Rice and Brown Rice. During the week, they were

requested to carry snacks and food made of rice and speak about the

same in the class. They were also shown videos on the sowing and

harvesting of Rice grains.

The videos they were shown

spoke about how Rice is grown in India, Nepal and Srilanka. They

were also introduced to the festivals celebrated across the world-Rice

like the Festival of Indonesia. Parents were invited to participate in the

food festival where they were requested to present food items made

out of Rice. Around 120 parents participated and shared their recipes

with their peer group. Chef Vikas and his team from the „Brewers

Chapter‟ judged the dishes prepared and the winners were awarded

with Zentangle paintings created by the art department

Kindergarten Theme Culmination and Grandparents Day

This Memorable day for our dear grandparents was held on 26th

September 2019 at PEY where 400 grandparents were in

attendance. Their grandchildren put up three shows and showcased

their talent; there were a lot of spot prizes for them to win. Our

very enthusiastic grandparents participated in the games, won

prizes and enjoyed clicking a photo with their grandchild at the

photo booth. In keeping with our theme of encouraging our children

to take care of our Mother Earth and plant trees, each guest took

home a sapling. Refreshments were served and the grandparents

thanked the management, teachers and children for honouring them and organizing this fun-filled event for

them.


COMMON EVENTS- PEY

Eric Carl’s Birthday and Disney Day The preparation for these two events started from mid June. All the

teachers prepared mobiles based on the Disney Theme and did art and

craft work that was displayed all over the school on the various floors

and on the terrace for the celebration. Through the month the children

saw movies and heard songs on the theme „Disneyland‟. On the day

of the celebration, the parents dressed their child as one Disney

character and our mascot for the day was „Mickey Mouse‟, our very

own teacher - Ms

Pratibha. She welcomed

each student and shook

hands with everyone. The children were surprised and amused to

shake hands and give a high five to “Mickey”.

Books authored by Eric Carle were read to the children and related

group- art and craft activities were done before the 25th

of June.

The children loved his stories especially the famous story on „The

Hungry Caterpillar. Both the celebrations culminated with fun and

frolic and dancing on the terrace . Every child got a piece of a cake

to commemorate Eric Carle‟s Birthday.

Dance your way away All the children at Presidency Early Years had a good time swaying

away with their friends and teachers to their favourite tunes. They 'let

their hair loose', chose their props and enjoyed dancing. Some children

even gave „solo performances' and the others followed their moves.

Overall it was a fun day and a great way to expel their energy.

Cookie Day /Baking is Fun Through the week the Kindergarten children enjoyed making cookies and decorating them; some sections made

desserts out of baked products. Our parents sent generous portions of

baked products, cookies and other ingredients and the children

dressed as chefs along with their teachers had the event on the

terrace. Some sections pretended they were in a bakery selling baked,

decorated cookies and desserts. It was very interesting to see how the

children picked up vocabulary related to baking and baked products.

The teachers brought in interesting yummy recipes and the children

were very enthusiastic to make cookies and desserts. They enjoyed

eating these tasty delights and sharing the end product with the other

classes and visitors


Onam Celebration The teachers wore the traditional attire that all wear during the festival of

Onam. The school wore a festive look with the pookolum decoration

specially designed by our helper and assisted by Ms Mary and Ms Sarita.

The day started with the lighting of the lamp. The children were told

stories related to the festival and they all loved the decorations. We had a

surprise in store for us as Ms. Nafeesa (Director- Presidency group of

Institutions) and her son Rayan visited PEY and joined in the

celebrations.

‘Movie Marathon Day’ The kindergarten children enjoyed the Movie Marathon. The teachers

chose movies that all the children would enjoy to watch. They

converted the viewing area into a „movie theatre‟. The children had

their snacks whilst they watched the movies. Some of the movies that

they watched were Bheem, Peepa Pig, Spider-Man, movies on Mickey

and Donald, Ravana-The Lanka King, Goddess Durga, and so on.

They enjoyed the morning and many asked when the next „movie day‟

would arrive.

Dasara Celebrations The teachers set up the dolls and the decorations a day before the

festival. The children were shown movies, and stories related to

Dasara were narrated to them. They danced and played with their

dandiyas. They all wore ethnic wear on this day. Parents sent in

some lovely snacks that were enjoyed and shared by all. It was a

lovely way to end the first semester and the children were excited to

be visiting new places during their dasara vacation.

Pre K – Mom and Me This beautiful event was organised on 30

th July 2019, for all the Dear Mothers of PreK at Presidency Early

Years. The teachers decorated the respective floors with posters, balloons, beautiful quotes and photo frames.

Our enthusiastic Mums participated very sportingly in all the

events organized for them. The school wore a very welcoming

and festive look. The games and events that were organized

involved both the mothers and their children. The mothers felt

honoured to receive gifts and presents specially made for them by

the teachers and their children. The mothers were very touched by

this gesture and thanked the school for organizing this event. All

the Mums were present for this enjoyable event.

K 1 -Dad and Me The over enthusiastic dads of K1 were personally invited by their children

and parents to a special event 'Dad

and Me', organized for them on

24th July 2019. They were dressed

in the attire as mentioned in the

invitation card prepared by the

children for their heroes- their dads.

Games, activities and a lot of fun

fare were part of the celebrations

organized for all the dads. All the

common areas on all the floors and

the classrooms were decorated with posters, mobiles and words of

appreciation for our dear fathers. It was nice to see all the fathers in attendance where they enjoyed themselves

and left refreshed with some refreshments and a small token/return gift prepared by their children. All the Dads

thanked us for organizing such an enjoyable event for them and their children.


Janmashtami – was celebrated with a lot of fun and gaiety. The depiction of little Krishna breaking

the pot of ghee, amused all the children. The teachers narrated stories based on the festival.

K2 –Little Chef

The children were looking forward to this very enjoyable event 'Little Chef'.

They were eager to cook in their aprons and chef hats. Our parents and

teachers arranged for the various ingredients and sumptuous dishes such as

sandwiches with various fillings, different types of Bhel Puri, fruit and

cheese sticks were prepared by the children with the assistance of the

teachers, in the pantry. Children who were willing, got an opportunity to 'cut'

the vegetables, spread the chutney and butter and practice some culinary

skills.Every child got an opportunity to be part of the preparation of the dish.

It was nice to see the children talk of the end-product and recap the sequence

of the recipe.

Field Trips

PREK

Most of our PreK children are travelling in a bus for the first time and so they were very apprehensive about the

trip. Once in the bus the children were very happy to go on a trip to the Lalbagh Botanical Garden. There they

saw different types of trees, flowers and huge models of animals and birds. It was truly an educational trip; they

played around and enjoyed the open space. The children were excited to climb the little hillock. They spoke non

stop about their first field trip and some also asked if they could go again in the bus to the garden.

K1

The children went to the Fire Station and it was a very exciting experience for all the children and the teachers.

It was great to see the fire fighters dressed so smartly in their fire suits. The fire fighters demonstrated how the

fire engine is used to put out fires and they rode a big red bike showing the children how they carry the smaller

fire extinguishers on this bike. They also showed the children how the ladders are used in case of a fire and how

the water is sprayed using different nozzles and hose pipes. The children watched the demonstration with

enthusiasm. The children were thrilled to witness the demo and the fire fighters were very eager to enact the

scenes which made the session interesting for them. This topic was taught to the children as part of the theme

'community helpers'. The children asked so many questions and they returned happy after gaining a lot of

knowledge.


K2 The children went on an educational field trip on Wednesday, 28th August 2019. They left school at 9a.m and

were thrilled to be in the bus taking them to the Bannerghatta Zoo. Though it was a hot day, the children

enjoyed visiting the different cages and seeing the different animals and birds. They also saw the homes of

some of the animals; for example the lions‟ den. On their return they did a worksheet where they drew the

favourite thing they saw and listed down all that they saw on the walk around the zoo. This field trip helped

enhance their learning and they were able to relate to all that they have learnt on the topic – Animals, their

homes and cries. The children were also excited to see some huge models of dinosaurs. It was a tiring, but very

enjoyable day for all.

Grade 1- Mom and Me – 10th

June 2019 The session started with our Principal Ms Susan Roy welcoming all

the parents. The respective class teachers welcomed mothers, this

was followed by students who introduced their mothers to the

teacher and everyone present in the class. All the students had

decorated a wrist band to present it to their mom. They had a

message for their mom saying “Mom you are awesome, great, cool,

beautiful and other kind words. All the students were excited to give

these bands to their moms.

Mothers had brought paper cups, the old bangles and other items

which they required for the activity. Everyone present enjoyed their

stay for this time at school by making beautiful articles like – miniature of a park, lamp, photo frame etc. As a

part of the competition we had Mr. Vinod from ART dept and Ms. Umadevi from Math dept as judges.

Grade 2- Daddy’s Day Out The session started with our Principal Ms Susan Roy welcoming all the

parents. The respective class teachers introduced themselves and the

students introduced their dads to the teacher and everyone present in the

class. .

Dad's and their children worked on coconut shells, water bottles etc and

made beautiful items from waste. All the students were happy to have

spent quality time with their dad's. Judges went around judging and

came out with the winners of the event. The winners were gifted with a

drawing.

English Department Activities

Grade 1- Word Wheel Prelims were conducted for all the students on 10th July 2019 based on Blend words. The winners for the finals

were selected based on the performance of the students, where four to five students were selected from each

section. Students enjoyed participating in the competition as it was challenging to write as many words as

possible in the given time frame. The judgment was based on the maximum number of words written in the

given time.

Grade 2– Spell Bee and Help the Author After a round of prelims for all the students, top 3 students from each

section were short listed based on their performance and scoring. In the

final round students were given a variety of exercises according to the

grades and learning levels. Students found the worksheets prepared by the

teachers quite challenging.

To help the author,teacher initiated a story to the students and then they

were asked to complete the story with a different ending .The stories like

Red Riding hood, Goldilocks, Three foolish Sons , Monkey and the

crocodile were narrated to them. The students concluded the stories with a

different ending and gave another title for the same.

Grade 3- Rewrite The Fairy Tale


A template was prepared for students with half of the story written. The boys got the story of „Aladdin‟ and the

girls received the story of „Rapunzel‟. The task was they had to read the stories and complete it by changing

the climax /end and bring a difference in the story . They completed the activity with lots of zeal and

excitement.

Grade 4- Alliterations A worksheet was prepared where students had to insert an adjective before a noun and frame an alliterative

phrase as an initiation exercise. They were to then fill in the word to complete an alliterative sentence. To add

fun to the activity, jumbled sentences were given and students had to unjumble them to frame alliterative

sentences. To conclude, students framed their own alliterative sentences with the clues given.

Grade 5 - Tense Card A worksheet on different tenses was prepared by the teachers. Teachers guided students to do the activity and

complete the sheet .They were engrossed in doing this activity with a lot of enthusiasm.

Ocean Day Activity Grade 1& 2- The activity began with a discussion in every class

about ocean day and the reason for celebrations. Questions like why

is there an urgent need to create an awareness on the oceans , how

and why is it getting polluted and what causes the animals in oceans

to die where answered . Students were given cut outs of ocean

animals and they coloured the same, with the craft items they

decorated the theme boards in the class room with the pictures of

the animals. It was a good learning experience and fun activity for

the students .

Grades 3 to 5- After creating awareness on the reason for the celebrations and the need for the same, students

were given small circular KG card board papers. They made colourful badges with different yet informative

slogans on saving oceans and the animals in the ocean. Students also decorated the student activity boards in

their respective class rooms with the badges they made.

Science Department Activities

Grade1- Sequencing Sense organs The session started with

discussion on the five senses and their functions. Then they were given a

puzzle on sense organs which they has to solve .The worksheet also had

a group of items printed on a paper and they had to draw those along with

the sense organs they use to see, feel, hear, touch and taste .It was a

interesting activity for their learning levels.

Grade 2 - Use waste to make a photo frame

Students used their creative skills to make photo frames using different

materials like popsicle sticks, cardboard, straws, newspapers and other

decorative items like colours, flowers, stars etc. They chose different shapes

of photo frames and presented them neatly. Students learnt how materials can

be used and utilized well .

Grade 3 - Poster Making on Health and Hygiene Students made a poster on health and hygiene in an A4 sheet using their

knowledge and creative skills. While doing this activity, they understood the

importance of keeping self and surrounding clean, which in turn would lead

to the cleanliness in the community.


Grade 4-Slogan on 'lets us breathe Air and not toxins' In groups, students made posters depicting „Air pollution‟. They also

added slogans that meant 'let us breathe Air and Not Toxins'. Every

student in the group contributed to complete the poster. The posters

were displayed on student‟s activity board. This created awareness

among the students on Air Pollution and the hazardous effects it has

on humans.

Grade 1 & 2 Cultural Competition Competitions in dance, music, art and craft were conducted. The topics

were chosen based on Rural India. Students were given a choice of

competition they would like to participate in. Ms. Sudipta was the Judge

for singing and Mr. Sanju judged the dances. Art and craft was judged by

Mr. Vinod. The winners were awarded certificates.

GRADE 1 & 2 Value Based Movie Two movies‟ Dumbo‟ and

„Brave‟ were chosen for the

students to watch. Dumbo is a baby elephant born with extraordinarily

big ears. He had a special talent to Fly. Though he was physically

different from the other elephants. he was an still extra-ordinarily

talented elephant. He helped many people with his talent. The movie

„Brave‟ was about a little girl with red hair, who showed her bravery

when her family was in trouble. Students enjoyed watching the movies

and appreciated both the Little elephant and the girl .

Grade 1& 2 Random Act of Kindness A note to parents regarding “Random act of Kindness “was given in

students handbooks. They were requested to bring any one fruit of

their choice. The response was extemly good with students bringing

Various fruits like Apples, Bananas, Pomegranate and the same was

given to the ayah aunties in the respective classrooms by the

students. The Ayah aunties were happy to receive the fruits from the

students and thanked them for their kindness.

Grade 3 & 4 Writing a Letter to Soldiers The importance of our Armed forces cannot be expressed in a

better way than thanking them. After a brief discussion on the role

of our Soldiers in safeguarding our borders and also at the time of

disasters, students were asked to write letters and make cards for

them thanking them and appreciating them for the efforts they take

to keep us safe. Well coined letters were chosen based on

relevance, language used and over all presentation. The Students

participated enthusiastically.

Grade 1 & 2 Chocolate Day and Dussera Celebrations Students were able to understand the value and joy experienced while

sharing They wore traditional dress and distributed chocolates to the

students of other grades and shared chocolates among students in their

own classes. Chocolates were also given to the ayah aunties also.


Grade 4 & 5 Field trip to Tipu’s Summer Palace

The visit to this historical place was very interesting and

children were curious too. At the venue, the students were

briefed about the palace ,how the palace was constructed,

the materials used to build this palace and events that

happened in the palace in those days. Children were made

aware as to why Tipu sultan is called as Tiger of Mysore. It

was a great learning for the children. Fifth standard

students were taken on an educational trip to the palace on

29.8.19 (Thursday). This place is described as “abode of Happiness and envy of Heaven”. Children enjoyed

walking into the palace watching the pillars, doors and architectural windows, sit out etc. This palace was built

over a time of ten years from 1781 by Tipu sultan. Two rockets prepared by the soldiers during Tipu‟s time

were also displayed in the hall. Children enjoyed watching the palace & discussed a lot about it with their

teachers and friends. In fact they understood the importance of History and its sources.

‘Successful people invest in their education development and personal motivation –knowing that these are

the tools to success’.-Grant Cardone

Date /Topic /Teachers Attended Session Details

17-05-2019

All The teachers of KG, Primary,

middle and High School

Movie Rough book

The philosophy chosen for the year was discussed with teachers by the

Principal after formally welcoming them for the new academic year- „Live

simply, love generously, care deeply and speak kindly‟. This was followed

by the screening of a well-acclaimed film, “Rough book”. Teachers were

asked to critically review the movie on the following parameters:

• Relevance of the title

• Learning outcome

• How would it be implemented in the classroom?

There was a follow-up session later in the day where each department had

to present their views on the film. Every department came out with a

statement:


It was an invigorating session for the teachers who took home the message

that “If God didn‟t have a purpose for us, we wouldn‟t be here”!!

24-05-2019

Ms. Mohini and

Ms. Sohini

Ms. Kavitha of Safety Club - UL India conducted the workshop.

The discussion was about unintentional injuries and why awareness has to

be created at the school level. Group activity on Think, Puzzle and Explore

was conducted. The modules were based on fire safety, Road safety,

Drowning and falls, foreign bodies and poisonings. The above activities

have to be executed to grade 6 students and those students should spread the

awareness to the whole school and community. It was a wonderful

experience.

27-05-2019

All The teachers of Primary,


Ms. Renu Srinivasan on Positive Discipline and Classroom

Management.

Session began with an ice-breaking activity. Further followed by another

activity where each team consisting of five members were asked to give a

compliment as well as a nasty comment. Then the feelings associated with it

was discussed by every team. These were further elucidated with anecdotes

and discussion. Ms Renu even role-played some situations to emphasize on

the need for empathy. After many other activities on enhancing discipline in

school was done, the last activity was the definition given to „safe school‟.

28-05-2019

All The teachers of Primary,


Ms. Shrabunti on Differentiated Learning (Inclusion) in the classroom.

The Programme aimed primarily at the differentiated instructions that could

be effectively implemented across the Primary, Middle and the High School

through the class work as well as the assignments given to the students.

Different ways and means to incorporate differentiated learning in all the

subjects were discussed. The challenges faced by teachers in their

classroom were reflected on. It was also stressed that the teachers need to be

aware of their students with special needs and accordingly work on their

plan of action for the entire academic year. Strategies on Remedial

Measures were discussed.

29-05-2019 Ms. Shobana Joshi and

Ms. Anitha

Ms. Fathima Khader on Counselling and English Language

The highlight was the' Focus Tool kit'. The kit brings in the principles of

Mindfulness into the classroom and explains how to build focus in a

classroom. The facilitator went on to explain the meaning of 'focused

attention'. How attention plays an important role in learning was shared

with examples.

08-06-2019 Grade 1 and 2

Teachers

Ms. Charu on Reading programme

After a brief introduction to the programme, tips to enhance students

language development through activities like flash cards was done. How to

get students read in groups was shared. Demo of an model reading class

classes was done through videos. Strategies on how to conduct activities in

class was given. It was a good learning experience for a reading session. .

29-08-2019 Ms. Deepa Gopal and

Ms. Meera Rao

Is your school 21st century ready?

Dr. Sitalakshmi Vishwanath, an expert professional in handling Dyslexic

children conducted the workshop. She narrated how in this 21st century,

students are expected to constantly prove their mettle by navigating through

more skills, more capabilities and more competition. When academic

knowledge becomes less of a differentiator, social and life skills become an

invaluable asset.

12-09-2019 Ms. Mohini and Ms.

Padma Malini

C.V. Raman on Thinking is not a costly Affair

Experiments that lead to questioning by the students was conducted by

Mr. Shashank of Science Utsav. He was followed by Ms. Anjum of Royal

Society of Chemistry wherein she conducted a few experiments .This was

followed by a talk by professor Gopal.

14-09-2019

English Department Teachers

Ananhita Ley Story Elements- Oxford Publishers

A Story is a vehicle of Literature'- The speaker started the session by

recalling the joy of hearing a story from elders at home, then went on to

explain its importance in the activity -story telling in the classroom. She

introduced archetypal learning spaces like the campfire, the cave, the

watering hole etc...Story elements were discussed in detail.

The session was very interesting and informative.


Date /Students Session Details

19-05-2019

Grade 9,10 and

11 students

Mr Divanshu Kumar on Motivation

Mr Kumar started off by asking students a couple of questions about the working of JEE MAINS

and JEE ADVANCED and gave a quick introduction about himself and his background. After that

Mr. Kumar went into the details of how to crack one of the most difficult writing exams .He very

distinctly specified the difference between school board exams, JEE Mains and JEE Advanced. A

lot of informative tips on attempting JEE mains and being successful was shared by Divanshu.

04-06-2019

Grade 7

Students

Meet the Author- Ms. Padma Venkataraman

Ms. Padma Venkatarman, a renowned Children‟s writer addressed the students of grade 7. She was

born in Chennai, India and became an American citizen after attaining a Ph D in Oceanography

from the college of William and Mary. Her session with the students revolved around her latest

book „The Bridge Home. The author through her narration highlighted on the following:-

• An Eye opening story in a unique setting.

• Sensitive Portrayal of disability

• Survival story

• Celebrates more than one kind of family.

Students were interested and promised to try writing stories.

21-06-2019

Grade 10

students

Principal Ms. Susan Roy on Time Management

Principal Ma'am addressed about students proper utilization of time and the importance of hard

work. A video was shown. Students were asked to give an appropriate title for the video. Atika of

10B suggested 'Three gold coins of my childhood‟. An activity was given to the students, to make

charts to be put up on the bulletin board mentioning the three important values of life they want to

share with their juniors.

25-06-2019

Grade 9

students

Ms. Shylaja and Ms. Rajeshwari on Yoga

The session started with a small introduction to yoga and its benefits, followed by a warm up

activity. Students were taught some yoga asana like Vajrasana, Vrikshasana and many more. They

also did the Surya Namaskara which constituted 24 asanas or postures. They were also taught

different types of Pranayamas. They were Suryavedi Pranayama, Chandravedi Pranayama and Kada

Pranayama. They also meditated by chanting „Omkara‟ and felt very calm and relaxed. Last but not

the least, on a friend‟s requests the students also did Shavasana.

01-07-2019

Grade 5,6,7

and 8 students

Oral Hygiene By Dr. Jnanesha. H.C and Dr. Sindu. S. Kumar

A dental checkup camp was conducted by a team of dentists from Excel Dental Care Multispecialty

Dental Clinic, Jayanagar, Bangalore, for students of classes IV to XII. The doctors brought well-

equipped examination tools to examine the students. The examination was held in the infirmary

room. They spoke to the students about the importance of oral and dental care and explained in

detail about the root cause of the dental and oral health problems. The students were further briefed

about how to avoid toothache related problems. The students also had a question and answer session

with the doctors to resolve their queries based on dental hygiene. They gave referral slips for those

students who needed further treatment. The camp turned out to be very beneficial for our students.

06-09-2019

Grade 11 & 12

students

Career Guidance Mr. Shaheem Rahiman

In this fast evolving society, a new world is being shaped by technology, design and innovation. To

enable themselves to be better prepared for such a pace, students have to be passionate about what

they want to pursue. The interactive one hour session, spoke out one message over and over again.-

“Mark sheets no longer define a student”. Your passion, your ability to adapt to change and your

love for earning will help you reach the top”. This workshop opened a fresh point of view and gave

the students of 11th & 12th a new idea about education which occurs through project based learning

and real life experiences


Date Session Details

25-05-2019 Parents of

grade 1 students

Grade 1 Curriculum By Ms. Deepa Gopal and Ms. Janhavi

The session began with a prayer by Ms. Sudipta .Vice –Principal Ms. Deepa Gopal and

Co-ordinator Ms.Janhavi took over after the prayer was over and spoke to the parents

about the organization, the curriculum followed and the assessments patterns, activities

round the year etc…She informed the parents about the excellent board examination

results. The parents were also briefed on Do‟s and Don‟ts of the school system. The class

teachers and the subjects to be learnt in grade 1 were also informed.

29-05-2019 Pre Kg

Parents

Kindergarten Curriculum By Ms.Mildred D Souza

All the parents were invited for an orientation to PEY. Our Principal and HOK welcomed

all of them. The school policies, timings, overall curriculum and in particular Phonics

was explained to the parents. Transport details were also discussed. The parents, over

refreshments interacted with teachers and got all their doubts cleared..

08-06-2019 Parents

of grade 10 students

Time management and goal setting by Principal Ms. Susan Roy

Grade 10 parents were welcomed with a melodious rendition, grade 9 results were

highlighted, tips on helping students to be focused towards a goal was well emphasised.

The role of diet in helping students remember and recall was well brought out. Few tips

were given to the parents on helping the students prepare task cards to overcome the

difficulty of managing time. Marks do not decide their excellence, however, the time

spent judiciously decide their success. Below is the graphical description of the

discussion with parents

22-06-2019 Parents

of grade 2 students

Positive Parenting- Dr.Swati Banerjee

Then the session started by showing a PowerPoint on positive parenting. She explained 4

different types of Parenting.

1)Authoritative Parenting 2)Un authoritative Parenting

3) Pessimistic Parenting 4) Non-involvement of Parenting

After the session was over, there was a small discussion between the facilitator and the

parents. The parents asked numerous questions regarding parenting which was well

answered by the facilitator.

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