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Dr. (Mrs.) Bharti SwamiPrincipal

Vidhyashram International School

Dr. (Mrs.) Bharti SwamiPrincipal

Vidhyashram International School

A Quality Newsletter of Vidhyashram International School, Uchiyarda, JodhpurA Quality Newsletter of Vidhyashram International School, Uchiyarda, Jodhpur

Volume No. 18 (April to August 2017)Volume No. 18 April to August 2017( )

C.B.S.E. AffiliatedC.B.S.E. Affiliated

From the Chamber of PrincipalFrom the Chamber of PrincipalDear Readers,

It gives me immense pleasure to share with you the happenings in the school through Anubhuti. During this period, from April 17 to August 17 the Board results for X and XII were received and once again our students have performed exceedingly well.

It was proud privilege for the school to receive the World Education Award-th2017 during 10 World Education Summit at New Delhi for use of ICT in

School Management.

Keeping pace with the latest in the school education, VIS has given itself a task of being first Digital school of the city. The school has introduced Learning Management Solution 'Moodle' which provided options to the teachers to choose the best content available to provide quality education.

Six students of our school have received Bronze Level in IAYP programme under the aegis of Duke of Edinburgh.

Response to 'Flinnt App' has been tremendous; I thank you for the same.

I will request parents and guardians to apprise themselves on change in the Examination policy of students from class VI onwards. The revised policy requires sustained and serious involvement of your ward in Academics.

I feel overwhelmed for the kind of support, cooperation and partial constructive communication you all have shown towards the school and we look forward for your partial contribution in the growth of your ward and the school.

Jai Hind

v World Education Award-2017'

Vidhyashram International School was felicitated with 'elets-

World Education Award-2017' for “Use of ICT in School thManagement” during 10 World Education Summit held on 11-12

August 2017 at Le-Meridian, New Delhi. This award is given for

the use of following four ICT (Information and communication

technology) practices in school

Usage of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) for school

management i.e. Result, Time-Table and Library.

uUse of FLINNT App for communication between School and Parents.

uUsage of Moodle Learning Management System.

uUse of Google for education for office communication.

During the summit, CEO's, Directors, Vice-Chancellors, Principal, Teachers and School Owners from India and 15

foreign countries participated. There was an expo displaying various innovations in the field of education. This

award reflects our innovative and progressive approach towards education.

uIzabel Tom of class-VIII has secured International Rank 149 and zonal Rank 7 in Rajasthan Zone in the th7 SOF- International English Olympiad competition held in January 2017.

ACHIEVEMENTS

ACADEMICSv April 03, 2017: New Academic Session 2017-18

New academic session commenced on 3 April 2017. The campus bustled with activities with the arrival of

some fresh faces and some old ones in new uniforms, books and bubbling enthusiasm. The teachers and the

academic heads guided the young students to their new wings, class rooms and apprised them according to

rules. The classes, corridors were decorated and the entire VIS family looked forward to have one more

glorious academic year of hopes, dreams and achievements.

v 159 students of class XII took All India Senior School Certificate Examination (AISSCE) 2016-17. The

toppers are as follows :

SCIENCEName Percentage

Khushi Gupta

Payal

Kritika Kumari

Hardik Ojha

Tanushree Samdariya

Rajendra Mahla

93.8

89.2

88.8

87.8

87.2

85.0

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Name

Vaibhav Soni

Paramveer Singh Karnot

Anushka Sharma

Indrajeet Jakhar

Ajay Singh

Percentage

HUMANITIES

94.0

93.4

88.2

86.2

86.2

Name

Himanshu Surana

Yash Bafna

Sandhya Daiya

Shreya Sharma

Pragya Thanvi

Darshit Harkut

Kriti Pungalia

Nandani Soni

COMMERCEPercentage

93.8

91.4

89.4

88.8

88.6

86.4

85.6

85.6

SUBJECT-WISE TOPPERS

Name PercentageSubject

Physical Education

Painting

Information Practices

Political Science

History

Geography

Economics

Mathematics

English

Physics

Chemistry

Business Studies

Accountancy

Biology

Computer Science

Hindi

Sanskrit

Paramveer Singh Karnot

Muskaan Narang

Ayushman Mathur

Vaibhav Soni

Vaibhav Soni

Vaibhav Soni

Himanshu Surana

Khushi Gupta

Rajendra Mahla

Tanushree Samdariya

Khushi Gupta

Pragya Thanvi

Himanshu Surana

Nandini Parashar

Khushi Gupta

Ajay Singh

Surbhi Bajaj

100

100

100

99

98

98

97

96

95

95

95

95

95

94

94

89

83

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10 Cumulative Grade Point Average are as follows :

120 students of VIS appeared for All India Secondary Examination 2016-17. Students who secured

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v March 30, 2017: Padam Shri Pankaj Udhaas Visit

22 February 2017: Live Conference Activity

Mr. Saini, Dean, ICFAI University Jaipur, addressed and

motivated students of class X about the advantages of learning

Programming and to opt it as a subject to sharpen their analytical

and logical skills.

VIS was blessed with yet another visit of a dignitary, the

famous ghazal singer, Padam Shri Pankaj Udhaas. The renowned

playback singer and musician visited the school and spent some

glorious moments with the staff members. He expressed his joy and gratitude and applauded the efforts of

the institution in providing a platform for the wholesome development of students' personality. He added

that music is a wonderful gift of God and gives immense mental peace. He spoke motivating words of

encouragement by humming few lines of some of his very popular numbers. He also felicitated Mrs. Shilpee

Kothari, Mrs. Dimple Jangid, Mrs. Gauri Puri and Mr. Amit Tanwar for their outstanding contribution to

school.

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

1. Akash Mudgal

2. Akshat Kanojia

3. Ayushi Gupta

4. Gargi Bhandari

5. Kratika Pancholy

6. Madhvi Rathi

7. Mihir Garg

8. Naman Jain

9. Saniya Yadav

10. Sannya Duggal

11. Shreya Singh

12. Shubhangi Rathore

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v April 12, 2017: Birthday Card Making Activity :

All the students took active part in Birthday Card Making Activity. Most of their creation was beautiful

and artistic. They were provided the material and time to design the cards.

v April 18, 2017: Special Assemblies and Earth Day :

Special assemblies were organised in the school campus

in support of the World Heritage Day and International

Earth Day. Children were made aware about the importance

of protecting and preserving our valuable heritage and to

appreciate the need for conserving our Mother Earth. A

special environment pledge was taken by the school to

recycle, restore the habitat and conserve it for the future

generations. A special skit was also presented to inculcate

the habit of recycling and planting trees and inspire

environment protection.

v May 01, 2017: International Labour Day :

The International Labour Day in Vidhyashram School is celebrated to honor the contribution of working men

and women. Following its annual tradition, the school organized a special assembly to felicitate its workers by

recognizing their efforts as an important part of its success and journey. In the function, childrenrecited poems,

presented special songs and a heart touching skit to pay tribute to the labour staff.

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vMay 01, 2017: Kathak Dance

Keeping up its vision to make education more holistic and meaningful, a classical dance performance was

organised in collaboration with SPICMACAY. The renowned Kathak dancer of International fame, Divya Dixit

Goswami gave an inspiring performance in the school amphitheatre. Her compositions steeped in deep

understanding of history, mythology and spirituality and such performances help students to be more

aware about Indian and world heritage.

vMay 09, 2017: Campaign of Water Conservation

Rotary Club of Jodhpur Padmini launched their new

campaign of Water Conservation in association with

Welcome Hotel Jodhpur by ITC. The chief guest, Member

of Parliament Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and his

wife Smt. Naunand Shekhawat unveiled the theme 'Jitni

Pyaas Utni Glass', to create awareness that every drop of

water counts. Over 30 leading Hoteliers, Restauranteurs

and Event Organisers of Jodhpur have come forward and

pledged their support in this endeavour. All of them

were given personalized Table Talkers and Posters with

the message JITNI PYAAS UTNI GLASS for placing on their tables to spread awareness, and certificates of

appreciation for joining hands with Rotary Club of Jodhpur Padmini. A small video presentation was also

screened to stress upon the issue. The student members of the Interact Clubs of VIS put up musical

performances to show the significance of water conservation

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vMay 09, 2017: Scouts Adventure Camp at Mount Abu

Twenty Scouts of VIS actively participated in the most awaited State Level Adventure Camp at Mount Abu

from 5-9 May'17. At the camp they were enriched with the information about various activities related to

Scout such as Rifle Shooting, Horse Riding, Night tracking etc. They also had a wonderful sojourn to different

places of historical importance such as Delwara Temple, Achalgarh and Guru Shikhar. The young Scouts had

an experience for a life time.

v14 July 2017: Art of Living Rudrabhishekh Puja

Rudra Puja was conducted in the school campus. This initiative is taken by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, his

Art of Living Foundation and Vidhyashram School. Gurudev being a humanitarian and spiritual teacher has a

vision of a stress-free, violence-free society. The devout pious ceremony went on in the school campus for

about two hours in which the Principal Staff Members and students took an active part. In Rudra puja the

Shiva-tatwa is invoked in all its grandeur and the devotees get immersed in the vibrations of ancient Sanskrit

chants and mantras.

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v15 July 2017: Photography Exhibition

The school attended the photography exhibition Chitra

Chaukhat held in Mehrangarh Fort with some of their

young, talented students along with the art teacher. It is

the first comprehensive exhibition where both novice

and professional artists presented their innovative

work. The exhibition showcased pictures of national

and international historical monuments, natural

wonders and portraits clicked with both traditional and

contemporary techniques.

v28 July 2017: IIMUNthIIMUN, Jodhpur chapter organized its meet from 28 to

th30 July 2017 at DPS Pali Road Jodhpur. More than 500

delegates from various institution participated in this

meet. The students participated as official delegates of

various countries. They conducted researches and

learnt about various issues concerning the states they

were allotted. Thereafter they debated with the official

student delegates of other countries on the prepared

topics. 16 students from VIS took part out of which four

students got recognition in various categories.

v26 July 2017: Hand Made Rakhi

VIS welcomed some children from Navjyoti Manovikas

Kendra, a twenty five years old institution for especially

abled children with autism, cerebral Palsy, mental

retardation of many kinds. They set up a stall in the

school campus of some aesthetically handmade Rakhis

which was an instant hit among school students and

staff members. Interaction with them was a source of

huge inspiration for everyone and school was proud to

have encouraged these special children.

Interact Club (Under Rotary Club of Jodhpur Padmini)Installation Ceremony

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vMay 05, 2017: PTM (Parents Orientation)

The first PTM of the new academic session was held on

the last working day of the school. The parents were

apprised of their wards' performance and the Holiday

Homework was handed over. A Parents Orientation

Programme was also arranged by the school to brief the

parents about rules, regulations of discipline, uniform

and schedules of examinations. Parents' queries and

grievances were redressed by the academic heads and

the concerned teachers. The school's resource person

Mrs Ritu Kumar, an experienced motivator, counsellor

and consultant, presided over the programme and addressed the parents. Such programmes are especially

welcomed by the parents of new admissions as it helps them to understand the school's expectations, vision

and goal.

vMay 08, 2017: Workshop on Uniform System of Assessment

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is all set to implement Uniform System of Assessment,

Examination and Report Card for Class 6-9. In view of the above, a workshop was organized in Vidhyashram

School to upgrade the teachers on the newly introduced assessment system. The resource person Dr. Jyoti

Kathju, An Education Facilitator and ELT Consultant, apprised the teachers about the schemes for classes VI-

VIII which has been designed on term assessment basis with gradual increase in learning assessment as the

students move forward. Such workshops prepare the staff to ensure the 'quality of education'.

vMay 08, 2017: Workshop on Smart Class

Vidhyashram believes in transforming traditional

classrooms into engaging, learner-centric environment by

integrating state-of-the-art technology, infrastructure and

professionally-developed multimedia learning modules. A

workshop was organized in the school by Extramarks

Smart Class and Assessment center, which is being used in

the school classrooms regularly. The resource person, Mr.

Abhishek Mundra, presided to review the modules and

clear any uncertainties among the teaching staff, regarding its usage. The school is committed to make the

learning process easy, effective and engaging.

v15 July 2017: Workshop on Health and Hygiene

Health education plays an important role in the community

hygiene and there is a pressing need to have correct and

complete knowledge of health. An informative workshop was

organised at VIS for the staff members to prevent illness and

have positive health attitude. The resource person Mr. Rakesh

Nihal, who runs Gau Samvardhan Ashram, highlighted the fact

that hygiene is a concept related to cleanliness, health, medicine,

as well as to personal and professional care practices.

v24 July 2017: Workshop on Academic Activities

VIS welcomed Mr. SP Verma, Director at VITD, Regional Director, IDC,

Advisor Counseling – IEF. In order to gain from his immense and vast

knowledge the school invited him for a thorough audit of all the

academic activities, to look into each step in teaching-learning

process, school policies and procedures, in the process empowering

the teaching team. His suggestions enabled the school to look into

the areas, where there is a scope for improvement.

v17 July 2017: Canon Photography Workshop

Students of VIS participated in the informative workshop on photography. The

workshop was an initiative towards creating photography culture among

youth, organized by Canon India Private Limited (CIPL). The students were

given tips on Intermediate Photography by professional photographers which

were a lifetime experience for these children. The event lasted for several

hours and student participants were awarded the certificates in the end.

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v20 August 2017

To celebrate Rainy Season, ‘Umbrella Art Competition-2017’ was organized by Kalp Chitrakala Parishad at

Veer Durgadas Samiti Hall, Masooriya Hill, Jodhpur. Six students of class-XII (Fine Arts) participated from

VIS. Ms. Tejaswani Jodha got the consolation prize.

Umbrella Art Competition

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vApril 11, 2017: Special Assembly

The school celebrated Mahaveer Jayanti and Ambedkar Jayanti by organizing special assemblies. Short

speeches and poems were delivered by the students of class X to commemorate the occasion. The academic

achievers of last year were also awarded Stars to acknowledge their hard work and celebrate their success. It

is an endevour to encourage these trailblazers. The details of the star students are as under :

Co-Curricular Activity (CCA)

Class Star Students H Class

I A

I B

II A

II B

II C

III A

III B

III C

IV A

IV B

IV C

IV D

IV E

V A

V B

V C

V D

V E

VI A

VI B

VI C

VI D

VI E

VII A

VII B

VII C

VII D

VII E

VIII A

VIII B

VIII C

VIII D

VIII E

IX A

IX B

IX C

IX D

IX E

X A

X B

X C

X D

X E

XII A

XII B

XII C

XII D

XII E

Daksh Gaur and Priyanshu Vyas

Shaurya Jyani and Vidith

Sarvjeet Singh

Kadam Anushka Sanjay

Khushwant Raj Singh and Shreyansh

Shanik Pakira

Ramcharan Gowda

Om Panging

Rishika Kanwar

Pranshu Sharma

Dhairya Mittal

Navdeep Adabala

Chetan Choudhari

Praveen

Kavya Sankhla

Nirvan Soni

Happy Sankhla

Shaurya Bakshi

Vanisha Mutha

Prince Yadav

Yashita Puri

Liza Mundra

Lakshya Apurva

Deeksha Jain

Sneha Nahta

Niharika Chouhan

Uday Singh

Vanisha Pancholy

Ayushi Chauhan

Nikita Rajak

Sahil Yadav

Apurva Singh

Divyanshi Bhati

Ayushi Chauhan

Nikita Rajak and Juhi Parihar

Sahil Yadav

Apurva Singh

Divyanshi Bhati

Prashvi Soni

Kanak Jakhar

Abhinav Chanwel and Ananya Sharma

Mahek Pungalia

Divya Vishnoi and Balwant

Rishabh Soni

Yatharth Hans

Sagar Karva

Rekha Bishnoi

Tanay Goyal

Star Students H

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vMay 05, 2017: Special Assembly for Best Class and Best Driver

The school does all it can to promote road safety for children on the school journey. The aim is to raise

awareness among the school transport operators, to reduce journey risk and improve the safety of children

travelling to and from school. The school on Friday conducted a special assembly to felicitate outstanding

school drivers for their honest hard work.

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v4 July 2017: Star Assembly

The Star Assembly was conducted in the school to encourage and recognize star students from each class.

The stars were pinned upon the proud students by their academic heads on the basis of good academics and

show of discipline. Some of the staff members were also felicitated as star teachers to recognize their continuous efforts & dedication towards the school. The delight achieves of 10 CGPA of Class 10 were also

felicitated and these role models were promised 10 percent discount in their tuition fee as a mark of

(encouragement) for the coming years. The details of star students of the month of July are as follows

Class Star Students H Star Students HClass

I A

I B

I C

II A

II B

II C

III A

III B

III C

III D

III E

III F

IV A

IV B

IV C

IV D

IV E

IV F

V A

V B

V C

V D

V E

VI A

VI B

Aryan Vishnoi

Gaurav Yadav

Divyanshi Singh Choudhary

Md. Quasif Ta

Tejasmay Singh

Rajveer Choudhary

Abha Singh

Anshul

Ananya Yaduvanshi

Dhairya Meena

Harvey Bhati

Aditya Tyagi

Ahana Rolex

R Jhavi Khichi

Khushali

Divya Bhati

Pranita

Samridhi Nehru

Vandana

Aashna Singh

Chirag Goswami

Yash Barsiwal

Harshi Tunwal

Shaurya Bakshi

Deevanshi

VI C

VI D

VI E

VII A

VII B

VII C

VII D

VII E

VIII A

VIII B

VIII C

VIII D

VIII E

VIII F

IX A

IX B

IX C

IX D

IX E

X A

X B

X C

X D

X E

Nakshtra Vyas

Manan Soni

Alka

Pooja Choudhary

Nishita Jain

Diksha Rathore

Charmi Jain

Tiya Singh

Yashita Karwa

Sarada

Khawahish Mathur

Vanisha Pancholi

Nivrati

Harshita

Yana Abhichandani

Shubham Yadav

Karan Singh

Abhinav Maheshwari

Bhavya Singh

Khush Jain

Mansha Jain

Khushi Jain

Rashmi Singh

Vasundhra Rathore

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v5 July 2017: House Meet

The first house meet of the session was conducted in the school premises, and the respective houses elected

their house captains, vice captains for the current academic year. The children participated in full fervor to

vote for their favourite candidates and choose their leaders. The houses also elected their Discipline In

charges and other important office bearers.

v10 July 2017: Chess Activity

It is always good to indulge children into brain teasers as it not

only sharpens their mental calibre but also entertains them.

Keeping this in mind a Chess Competition was organized for Class

V students. Children of all the houses viz. Ganga, Yamuna, Krishna

and Kaveri actively participated in the competition. Winners are

as follows:

Name

Rahul Abhichandani

Hitesh Arora

Joyshree Sankhla

Nitin Kumar

Class

V D

V D

V C

V B

House

Krishna

Kaveri

Ganga

Yamuna

I

II

III

IV

Position

v12 July 2017: Carrom Match in Primary Wing

Inter-House sports competition of carom was conducted in amphitheater. Like other sports, carom requires

focus and determination to succeed. It also requires the knowledge of angles and geometry. This indoor

activity was a great success. The result was as follows:

Name

Ramcharan Gowda

Abhishek Choudhary

Khushanki Goswami

Prajwal Raut

Deependra Gehlot

Prachee Choudhary

Yudhwan Panwar

Class

IV A

IV A

IV A

IV A

IV B

IV B

IV B

House Position

Yuvraj Inda

Khushali Neniwal

Samir Mishra

Laxit Solanki

Tanishq

Diya Bhati

IV C

IV C

IV C

IV D

IV D

IV D

Kaveri

Kaveri

Ganga

Krishna

Yamuna

Kaveri

I

II

III

I

II

III

Yamuna

Ganga

Yamuna

Krishna

Ganga

Krishna

Krishna

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

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18

SHREYA MAJUMDARAge : 12years

Yashita PuriAge : 12 Years

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v19 July 2017: Show and Tell

It is always good to see children using their power of imagination

and putting their thoughts into words. Keeping this in mind a

competition, popularly known as Show and Tell was conducted in

the school on 19th July'17wherein the students of Class I & II had

participated. It was mainly conducted to introduce them to the

world of public speaking and audience participation. Winners

are as follows :

Name

Divyanshi Choudhary

Garv Dhawan

Anwesha Rahar

Ritesh Rajan Sahoo

Shreya Rahul

Vidhith Chatterjee

Class

I C

II C

I C

II C

I A

II A

House

Ganga

Ganga

Krishna

Kaveri

Kaveri

Yamuna

I

I

II

II

III

III

Position

v28 July 2017: Inter House Extempore Competition

Public Speaking is gradually becoming an integral part of a

student's life. So, it becomes imperative to prepare them for this

from the early stages of their school lives. An Extempore activity

was conducted for the students of class V wherein they spoke on

certain selected age appropriate topics. Winners are as follows:

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Aditya Vishnoi

Vinamra Kaur

Shanik Pakvia

Ravina Choudhary

Kuldeep Singh

Kirtiman Singh

Bharat Nain

IV E

IV E

IV E

IV E

IV F

IV F

IV F

Kaveri

Yamuna

Ganga

Krishna

Yamuna

Kaveri

Krishna

I

II

III

IV

I

II

III

Name Class House Position

v12 July 2017: Sports Events

The students of all the four houses Krishna, Kaveri,

Ganga and Yamuna entered into the spirit of the

occasion in a grand way. High quality of sports

contributes to a range of outcomes for young people.

Wednesday morning witnessed students competing

with each other and cheering their respective houses.

Students of classes VI to XII competed in events

including baseball and basketball and students of

middle wing showcased their skills in Kabaddi and

kho-kho.

v13 July 2017: Inter House Sports Matches

At Vidhyashram School Campus today, the students competed for their houses against their peers at Inter

House Sports Matches. Boys from the classes IX to XII took part in handball team and girls in basketball team

played some challenging matches. The result was very close where Ganga and Krishna qualified in the

preliminary rounds. The Middle Wing students too stretched their legs and took part in Kho Kho and

Kabaddi matches. Winners are as follows:

Sport

Handball Boys

Basketball Girls

Kabaddi Boys

Kho-Kho Girls

Class

IX-XII

IX-XII

VI to VIII

VI to VIII

Winning House

Krishna

Ganga

Yamuna

Kaveri

vAugust 08, 2017: Special Assembly

The Star Assembly was organized in the school to award Stars to bright, talented and well behaved students

of the month from each class. The prize for the best class was also given away.

Name

Chetan Choudhary

Bharat Pareek

Jalaj

Aditya Bishnoi

Dhairya Mittal

Class

V D

V E

V C

V C

V A

House

Ganga

Krishna

Kaveri

Ganga

Yamuna

I

I

I

II

III

Position

Class Star Students H Star Students HClass

I A

I B

II A

IIB

II C

III A

III B

III C

III D

III E

III F

IV A

IV B

IV C

IV D

IV E

IV F

V A

V B

Harinand

Prachi

Anwesha Rahar

Tajasvi

Garv

Khushwinder

Vidushi Thapa

Kamlesh

Himangi Bhargava

Lokeshana

Manan Soni

Mohd. Sahil Abbasi

Yashvi Bhati

Bhavya Chopra

Lizza Kalla

Tejaswa Pratap

Divya

Aakriti

Krishnapal

V C

V D

V E

VI A

VI B

VI C

VI D

VI E

VII A

VII B

VII C

VII D

VII E

VIII A

VIII B

VIII C

VIII D

VIII E

VIII F

Muskaan

Rudraksh Soni

Abhijeet

Anish Toshniwal

Praveen Choudhary

Mansi Singh

Vardhan Bhati

Aryan Pradhan

Aditya Vaishnav

Abhijeet Bishnoi

Nikshay Soni

Prabhat Choudhary

Yogesh Nawal

Loveleen Bhati

Abhinit Singh

Piyush Parihar

Prakriri Singh

Vidhi Sankhla

Kapil Babbal

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Class Star Students H Star Students HClass

IX A

IX B

IX C

IX D

IX E

Naman Gandhi

Ayush Chouhan

Alana Sharma

Kirtivardhan

Aswathi

X A

X B

X C

X D

X E

Surbhi Golecha

Yash Choudhary

Deepak

Niranjan

Yash Chopra

Best Class of the month

Class Class Teacher Name

I B

III A

VIII F

X B

Ms. Chandresh Bidawat

Ms. Ruhi Gupta

Ms. Neelima Rajawat

Ms. Nisha Pidwa

vAugust 15, 2017: Independence Day Celebration & Investiture Ceremony

Independence Day was celebrated in the school to mark 71st year of freedom from the British rule. The programme

started with the flag hoisting by our honourable chairman Shri V.K. Jain. Special assembly was conducted by class

IX C. Cultural programme filled the air with nationalistic feel and enthusiasm. A choir of students presented a

melodious patriotic parody by the fusion of different musical instruments. Patriotic rendition sung by students of

primary section charged up the atmosphere with patriotic spirit. The dance performances of the four houses

showcased the ethos and cultural spirit of different states of India. The day became more auspicious with the

celebration of Janmashtmi. Master Surendra Singh, finalist of Indian Idol, enthralled the audience by his melodious

Krishna Bhajan. Soul touching melodious shabad was sung by Master Jaskaran. The investiture ceremony was held

with lots of zeal and zest. The elected leaders were conferred with badges and sashes. The students' council took an

oath to live up to the expectations and work in sync with the mission of the school. Students of class 12th were

felicitated for their outstanding performance in Board exams. Certificates were given to students who excelled in

IIMUN.

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vMay 12, 2017: Art of Living

"Unless we have a stress-free mind and a violence-

free society, we cannot achieve world peace." The

teachings, programmes and philosophy of peace of

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shanker are followed in VIS

regularly. To help its staff get rid of stress and

experience inner peace, the school offers 'The Art of

Living' stress-elimination programs which include

breathing techniques, meditation and yoga.

Absorbing new staff into the system, a training

session of Sudarshan Kriya is organized in the school, which is a powerful yet simple rhythmic breathing

technique that incorporates specific natural rhythms of the breath, harmonizing the body, mind and

emotions.

STAFF NEWS

vMay 12, 2017: Staff Club

The Vidhyashram School Staff Club hosted a small get together party before breaking off for summer

vacation. Letting their hair down, the teachers enjoyed each other's company over tea, yummy snacks and

fun filled party games. The Staff Club Secretary, Mrs. Shilpee Kothari, made sure each staff member

participates and tapped some wonderful talents. They spent some delightful time with their staff members

and wished each one of them Happy Holidays.

vMay 12, 2017: Friendly Cricket Match

Vidhyashram hosted a friendly cricket match among its staff members in the school playground. The match

enthralled the spectators and the players alike and even the scorching heat could not dampen the spirit and

enthusiasm. Both Male and Female staff participated enthusiastically and one has to agree that such

activities in the campus help to break the ice between school employees and bring them out of their

monotonous routine of teaching and class rooms.

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v27 June 2017: International Award for Young People (IAYP) Award Leader Training Workshop

The International Award for Young People (IAYP) is the most adaptable and successful youth empowerment

program. IAYP, India, is taking the initiative to create awareness among the students in Schools and colleges

for the award. The Program is a non-competitive program which involves completion of the planned tasks

and compulsory adventurous camp. Keeping this in mind an Award Leader Training Workshop was

organized by IAYP on 27-June-2017 to 28-June-2017 at Asian Games Village Complex, New Delhi.

Representatives from VIS. (Mr. Karan Singh Jodha and Mr. Hitesh Rajendra Neve) along with twenty two

other participants from various other schools from across INDIA attended the workshop.

vApril 24, 2017: Exhibiting Talent

To bring out the creativity and artistic talent among the students, the Primary Wing

provides opportunities to the students to showcase their talents. In one such activity

on Tuesday students showed their innate talent in drawing and proved in exhibiting

their skills by their creative presentation.

v4 July 2017: Planting a Tree is like Planting a Hope

Taking this motto in stride, a remarkable step has been taken by VIS to educate

children about the importance of plants and trees. On the occasion of Van Mahotsava

students of class III planted 101 saplings with the help of their teachers and

gardeners. This thoughtful initiative is taken by the Academic Head of Primary Wing

to impart values of trees, greenery, nature and educate children about the ill effects of

deforestation especially in urban areas.

v7 July 2017: Spell Bee and International English Olympiad

VIS has constantly encouraged its students to actively participate in various competitive tests. Today's assembly was

held to felicitate the students who bagged appreciation letters and certificates in competitive tests viz. Spell Bee and

International English Olympiad. Dhairya Mittal of Class IV secured 20th position in English Olympiad organized at the

state level wherein 42,800 schools of 1400 cities had participated. Medals were also awarded to Anushka, Bhavya

Chauhan, Yashvi Bhati, Khushal and Anirudh Singh of class III C, III E, IV B, IV C, IV D respectively for their

commendable performance in Spell Bee International.

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v15 July 2017: Workshop on First Aid Awareness

Students of Class IV visited Medical Room during the school hours. First Aid items which are used in daily

life were demonstrated to them. They were very keen and excited. They were shown various techniques to

handle emergency situations.

v28 July 2017: Nest Making Activity

Nest making Activity was done by student of class-III.

They used dry leaves, grass, coconut fibres, twigs

cotton, thread, and clay to make nests. The students

enjoyed the activity and displayed their imagination

and creativity doing the same.

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v29 July 2017: Memory and Oratory Skills Activity

A recitation competition was held in the primary wing where

the toddlers once again showcased their memory and oratory

skills by reciting some very interesting poems on the chosen

topics Friendship and Seasons. The children showed amazing

confidence, elocutionary skills and won the hearts of both

judges and audience.

v4 August 2017: Rakshabandhan Celebration

To celebrate the auspicious occasion of “Rakshabandhan” nearly 250 students of class III visited “Navjyoti

Manovikas Kendra” an institute for special children. All the students prepared Rakhis for these less

privileged children and distributed sweets to them. They also explained the importance of this festival and

recited some beautiful poems & songs.

vAugust 11, 2017: Yugpurush - Mahatma na Mahatma, was staged in the amphitheater of VIS in

association with Rotary Club Padmini, in the celebration of the 150th birth anniversary of Shrimad

Rajchandraji. Yugpurush is not only a play, but it is the experience of heart-touching portrayal of the spiritual

relationship between Gandhiji and Shrimadji, who was

Gandhiji's inspiration and spiritual mentor. Apart from

Vidhyashram students and staff members, 600 children and

audience from other institutions, also witnessed the historic

show. Originally a Gujrati play, written by Uttam Gada and

directed by Rajesh Joshi, it is produced by Shrimad Rajchandra

Mission, and now adapted in several other languages including

English and Hindi. It won the Best Drama award at the 16th

Annual Transmedia Gujarati Screen and Stage Awards 2016.

An excellent play was staged by Mr. Shreyas Raje and his group.

Mr. Shreyas Raje played the part of Mahatma Gandhi in his

middle ages and was the lead artist. The play was thoroughly

enjoyed by one and all. He was interviewed by VIS students.

Here are the excerpts of the interview :

Q. Mr. Shreyas Raje, that was an excellent play by your group.

Do accept my compliments?

A. Thank you Anmol. I am glad you all enjoyed it.

Q. How long have your team been practicing for this play?

A. We have been practicing for 20 days.

Q. Since when have you been acting in plays?

A. I have been acting in plays since I was in fourth standard.

Q. Wow! That's' amazing! Have you acted in any movie too?

A. Yes, besides numerous plays, I have acted in three movies

namely Yaari Dosti, Babanchi Shah and Bioscope.

Q. When did you join this group?

A. I joined this group in April 2017.

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Yugpurush - Mahatma na Mahatma

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Q. Tell us something about yourself.

A. I was born in Thane and did my schooling from PR High School, Thane thereafter I did my B.A. in Marathi

from Joshi College. My father works in Thane Municipal Corporation. I have always been fond of acting and

have actively taken part in plays since my school days and was awarded the Balraj Sahni award for acting.

Q. Thank you Mr. Shreya's Raje. It's been a pleasure talking to you. I wish you all the very best for your future.

A. Thank you, very much Anmol.

Pre–Primary has brought about several changes in education and has always been a pioneer in the field of

education. By now, it is a well–known fact that modern education at the Pre–primary level should be a two

way process, where the teacher and the taught should blend. The schools activities are child oriented, so that

they are allowed to explore, express and comprehend in a natural enjoyable manner.

Children were welcomed by the teachers with sweets and tilak, nursery children were made to do palm

printing as a memory for future, later this was given as token of love as takeaways.

Introduction of theme of summer

season in the assembly and class children were introduced

to wet and dry concept by wetting handkerchief and later

drying in the sun they also drew the sun and summer fruit

mango in the drawing book.

The aim was to provide them with an insight on

Vidhyashram kidz philosophy & teaching methodology and

its implementation and the role of parents as 'Partners-in-

Education' in the process. Headmistress Mrs. Neel kamal

Singh, addressed the parents and introduced the

functioning and the system of school. She emphasized that

parents should take care of the following points for the proper grooming and development of their children –

development of values, including healthy eating habits, spending quality time with children and punctuality.

Later it was continued by Dr. Mrs. Nihali Jain who updated the parents on Jolly Phonic and teaching

methodology.

Students took part in the lemon race in the morning hours and later they learned how to make lemonade in

the class and shared with their friends and the teachers.

rdv3 April 2017: School reopens for the new academic session2017-18.

thv17 April 2017:

ndv22 April 2017: Parent's orientation

thv24 April 2017: Lemon Race and Lemonade Making

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Vidhyashram kidz play school

thv26 April 2017: "Yellow Day" Celebration

With an objective to recapitulate and reinforce the effects of yellow colour, Vidhyashram Kidz celebrated “Yellow

day”. A day dedicated to the yellow colour was marked with children dressed in different hues and tints of yellow.

Children were not only beautifully dressed in their favorite yellow dresses but also brought yellow objects to make

it a complete “Yellow Day”!

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thv29 June 2017: Nature walk and sand play

All the students went for a nature walk and they came to know

about the different kinds of trees, plants, flowers, birds and insects

around. And even they came to know about the different types of

colours of trees, plants, birds and insects.

rdv3 July 2017: Fun play paper boat in water

All the students made a paper boat with the help of teacher and

after making boat they dropped into the water they all enjoyed a

lot and learnt about water transport.

thv12 July 2017: Paper Tearing and Sticking

thStudents enjoyed a lot tearing different colour paper and sticking on the given picture. 13 July Rudra Puja-

our children witnessed the beautiful essence of shravan month with the beautiful puja done in the school.

th v19 July 2017: Red Color Day' Celebrated '

'Red Colour Day' was celebrated in school, all children came

dressed up in red clothes and brought things, mostly of red colour.

Through this activity they learnt about the colour 'Red' and its

beauty. The children thoroughly enjoyed their practical learning

experience. Medals were given to the best dressed Red colour girls

and boys.

thv24 July 2017: Movie 'Krishna'

thv29 July 2017: 'Parent Orientation Programme'

ndv2 August 2017: 'Blue Day' Celebration

All the students watched movie of Krishna and they enjoyed a lot.

Parents were updated on the syllabus of UKG and how to teach and help their young ones at home while

studying.

The significance of each colour is reiterated whereby students and teachers dress according to the colour

celebrated on a particular day. To make the activity more inclusive, children brought different objects like

toys, decorative items and drawings based on the theme. The items were set on the table and decorated with

descriptive balloons. Students also participated in games and other interesting theme-based activities.

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thv14 August 2017: Janamashtami Celebration

Janamashtami festival was celebrated with great zeal and pomp by kidz. Children came dressed in as

Krishna, Gwala, Radha and Gopiya. Class was decorated colourfully with Jhankis depicting the birth of Lord

Krishna and Krishna jhoola. Tiny tots enacted Krishna birth in a play. They also had 'matki phod' event to

mark the mischievous nature of 'Bal Gopal'.

thv4 August 2017: Raksha Bandhan Celebration

Rakhi was celebrated with mythological story telling

about the bond of love and promise to protect each other,

Girls tied Rakhi to their class boys, administrative staff

and in return they got gifts and sweets.

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Kashish-XII Mehak- XII

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