Volume-3 Issue-3

A Quarterly E-Newsletter Oct.-December: 2012

Tatachem D.A.V. bade an emotional farewell to the outgoing School Chairman Mr. O.P. Tripathi on December 29, 2012. At the onset School Principal Mr. Jagdish Singh

BIDDING FAREWELL TO OUR CHAIRMAN

Athletic Meet 2

Marathon 2

Christmas Celebration 3

Children’s Day 3

Book Fair 4

Eye Camp 4

Picnic & Educational Tour 5

General health check up 5

Patron

Mr. Jagdish Singh

(Principal)

Chief Editor

Mrs. Ekta Dwivedi (PGT English)

Editing & Designing

Mr. Surendra Singh

(TGT Computer Science)

Editorial Board

Inside Contents

extended a floral welcome to Mr. Tripathi and on behalf of TCDAV family expressed heartfelt gratitude for his unflinching support and guidance. On this occasion a short movie showcasing some unforgettable memories of Mr. Tripathi’s tenure as School Chairman left everyone emotional. Mr. Tripathi while recounting his …. years association with the school, reinstated his faith in the school’s ability to achieve more in the coming years. At the end Principal, Mr. Jagdish Singh presented a memento to Mr. Tripathi as a token of love. The occasion was also graced by the benign presence of Mr.G.K. Rao, Mr. S. Bhaskar and Mr. Ajay Dwivedi.

Mr. O. P. Tripathi

To invoke the spirit of healthy

competition and check physical

endurance & stamina of the

students, Tatachem DAV Public

School Babrala celebrated Annual

Sports Meet 2012 on 7/12/12 &

8/12/12 in the school sports

complex. Opening ceremony was

inaugurated by our Principal sir

‘Mr. Jagdish Singh’ followed by a

very graceful March Past

exhibiting co-ordination,

discipline and synchronization.

Our young athletes displayed true

sportsman spirit during their

participation in various events.

There were 64 events in different

categories for boys and girls both

in which 301 students

participated wholeheartedly.

The meet started with the 1500

meters race followed by long

jump, short put, 200 meters

race, relay race and ended with

100meters race. At the end of all

the events a retrieve March Past

was performed by all the four

houses. After the March Past our

physical education teacher ‘Mr.

Ravi Srivastava’ presented the

‘Annual Sports Report’ of the

school to give the account of

developments and achievements

in the field of sports during the

year. The prize distribution was

done by ‘Mr O. P. Tripathi’ ‘Mr.

and Mrs. G. K. Rao’ ‘Mr. and Mrs.

Bhaskar’ ‘Mr. and Mrs. Bhatia’

and ‘Mrs. Sudha Singh’ and our

Principal ‘Mr Jagdish Singh’.

At the end the result of the

meet was declared and

Tagore House was adjudged

Champion house and

Dayanand house was the

Runner up. The March Past

Trophy was lifted by Gandhi

house.

On behalf of the school ‘Mr.

Sanjeev Johari’ the co-

scholastic coordinator

proposed a vote of thanks to

all distinguished guest for

gracing the occasion by their

esteemed presence. In the

end the meet was declared

closed by Chairman of the

school ‘Mr. O. P. Tripathi’.

The whole event was a grand

success.

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The marathon is a long-distance running event

with an official distance of 42.195 kilometers

(26 miles and 385 yards) that is usually run as a

road race. The event was instituted in

commemoration of the fabled run of the Greek

soldier Pheidippides, a messenger from the

Battle of Marathon, to Athens. It was one of

the original modern Olympic events in 1896.

In order to test stamina, physical strength and

control on breath of our students a ‘Marathon’

covering a distance of 5 km. of TCL Ring Road’

was organized for middle and senior category

students of TCDAV on 1/12/12.In the race 262

students from all the four houses participated

with full vigor and energy. Our future athletes,

‘Mr. Gyanendra’, ‘Miss. Vinita Sharma’ in

senior category and ‘Mr. Piyush’ and ‘Miss

Megha ’ in middle category proved their metal

by securing first position in the race.

Christmas is a festival of fun, merry, charity,

giving and blessing. It celebrates the birth of

Jesus Christ who is the son of god. He is the

harbinger of peace and harmony in the world. To

inculcate the sense of charity and empathy among

students, T.C.D.A.V. Celebrated Christmas with a

festive spirit on 24th December in the school

premises. The celebration started with an

apprising presentation on Christmas and the life

history of Jesus Christ by Tagore house students

‘Arpit Varshney’ and ‘Arpit Gupta’ (to be

confirmed from Nidhi Rathore.) The presentation

also threw light on the importance of the festival.

On this occasion the Christmas tree was also

adorned in a wonderful way. Thereafter our

students sang the famous song ‘Jingle Bells’ in

their melodious voice. In between the song the

sight of their favorite Santa enthralled the

students with a pleasant surprise. Our tiny tots

also participated actively by making ‘Santa Masks’

and ‘Santa caps’. At the end cake was distributed

to the children by their lovable Santa.

There was the Christmas spirit and merriment

throughout the program. The event was a grand

success.

Come November and children of TCDAV become

crazy and enthusiastic to celebrate and enjoy their

most awaited day i.e. 14 Nov. which also marks the

birth anniversary of Pt. J. L. Nehru. All

commemorate Chacha Nehru who was a great lover

of children and wanted them to grow and prosper

in every field. This year the students and staff of

TCDAV celebrated the children’s’ day in a different

style.

To make the day special for the children morning assembly was conducted by the teachers, presenting news, facts, thoughts, words and a nice presentation about the life and philosophy of Chacha Nehru. Our principal captured the attention of every student by delivering a very motivational speech focusing on adopting the values in life to make it more meaningful. A wonderful and hilarious skit was staged by the teachers which brought a bewitching smile on the lips of each one present in the auditorium. Afterwards lady teachers vibrated the chords of every heart by presenting a musical parody of old songs in their mellifluous voice. Programme concluded with vote of thanks and sweet distribution to every child.

‘Books are friends forever’

School organized a Book Fair in association with Scholastics India Private Limited From 8-11-2012 to 10-11-2012. There was variety of interesting as well as informative books for the students of all age groups ranging from Science, Maths, Hindi English, and Social Science to GK, Fiction, Art & Craft, Story. Students enthusiastically participated & benefited from these books. It was an enriching experience for students and teachers. Even the parents visited the Book Fair and appreciated school’s efforts.

STUDENTS VOLUNTEERED FOR CATARACT

EYE CAMP

Tatachem DAV not only focuses on academic development of the students but also instills moral values into them with a sense of social responsibility. In order to sensitize students about social issues & to make them understand the importance of social service to the people, the students of Tatachem D.A.V. Public School volunteered for the Cataract Eye camp organized by TCSRD at Tata Chemicals Hospital, Babrala. 74 students from classes VII to X helped in OPD registration, pre operation & post operation care, medicine & food distribution from 1-9-2012 to 24-11-2012.

Every Year Tatachem D.A.V. organizes picnic and excursions for all the students to create awareness and understanding of our motherland & also to take the students out of the four walls of class rooms. Students learn tolerance, teamwork through group activities Class IX students went for Tata Chemicals Plant visit, Class X students enjoyed the learning experience of Dhampur Sugar Mill. Class XI students visited Narora Atomic Power Plant. Class XII students were taken to National Science Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Students found it to be a refreshing change.

Tatachem D.A.V. Public School organized general health check up of students from LKG-XII with the help of TCSRD medical team on 3/12/2012 to 9/12/2012 as per the guidelines of CBSE. The checkup included general health of the children like weight, height, vision, haemoglobin etc. record of which will be kept in the school. Students were counseled by the medical team for a healthy lifestyle.