“Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.”

Kapil Dev

The mind and body are not two separate entities. To control the mind, the body must be tended to. Children often have unspent energy, especially in metro cities like ours, which makes them restless and unable to sit down to do school work. So we must make sure that the children have a routine with exercise as an important part in it. This could be through physical exercises, games or gentle yoga. Especially since yoga works to calm the mind through breathing techniques incorporated within it. Research all over the world has proved the clearest benefits of a sports program. It can lead to increased self esteem, build social competence, promote problem solving skills and thus translate into better academic performance and overall development of the students. Also, putting the children through an exercise regimen now helps in creating a healthy adult because healthy habits stick.

GH V Newsle�er l lFebruary 2017 Volume 3 Issue 08

InsidethisIssue SpecialAssembly-February

Theme‘DignityofWorkerRights’

InterHouseThematicRadioJockeyCompetition

FarewellforGrade10

NewsReadingCompetition

JhankarBeatsThematicSoloSingingCompetition

Vibgyor’sDrawingandColouringCompetition

SpecialAssemblyMarathiBhashaDivas

NationalScienceDay

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Dignity of Worker Rights

6 FEBRUARY

Main School

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY

FEBRUARY THEME - 'DIGNITY OF WORKER RIGHTS'

Main School

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INTER HOUSE THEMATIC RADIO JOCKEY COMPETITION 09 FEBRUARY

The theme for the month 'Dignity of Worker Rights', was beau�fully depicted by the students of Grade 8A during a special assembly. The students shared informa�on about how Worker Rights came into existence during the event known as 'February Revolu�on in the USSR' and also the important role that Mr. Nelson Mandela played in acquiring these rights. The Assembly also consisted of a skit demonstra�ng the importance of people working as house help in our daily lives and how we in some ways undermine their value and mistreat them. The skit was followed by a pledge to treat workers fairly The gathering was then addressed by the Principal, Mrs. Jaspal Gill, who appreciated the efforts of the students and reiterated the importance of trea�ng every individual with respect and dignity.

Take calls from listeners; play songs; interview celebri�es or guests; give news, weather, sports, or traffic informa�on; convey social messages all this and much more was done by our own Radio Jockeys in the thema�c inter house 'Radio Jockey' compe��on organised for Grades 8 and 9. The students had topics corresponding to the theme of the year, 'Celebra�ng Human Rights'. These were rights such as Freedom from Discrimina�on, Prosperity with Cleanliness, Equality of Jus�ce and Dignity of Worker Rights. Also the event was a celebra�on of the World Radio Day which falls on the 13 February. The compe��on provided a pla�orm to young talented students to showcase their crea�vity, ability to perform and also acquaint them about the promo�onal strategies in the media world.

Main School

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Be it competitive exams, quiz competitions, writing skills or even a general discussion, being aware of the News has become very important in recent times. In order to inculcate the habit of keeping abreast with the current occurrences in and around oneself, a News Reading competition was organised for the students of Grades 5 to 7. The enthusiastic participants from all the four houses looked like professional news readers and delivered the news articulately. The judges, heartened by their heartening impressive performance, profusely praised the participants and appreciated the well organised event. The event motivated not just the participants but also the other students to remain up-to-date with current affairs and enhance their general and academic knowledge.

NEWS READING COMPETITION 09 FEBRUARY

FAREWELL FOR GRADE 10 09 FEBRUARY

“Yesterday brought the beginning; tomorrow brings the end, though somewhere in the middle we became the best of friends.”

Indeed! The beautifully decorated Multipurpose Hall and all the other arrangements passionately made by the Grade 9 students to bid adieu with lots of good wishes to Grade 10, showed the loving bond between them. The evening of the farewell party was filled with dazzling colours as the Grade 10 boys dressed in dashing suits and the girls in gorgeous sarees arrived at the venue. On one hand they were brimming with excitement, joy but on the other they were sorrowed by the thought of leaving the school. A number of events were organized to mark this nostalgic moment which would go down the memory lane of the outgoing students in the years to come.There was lovely music, dance performances, solo and group singing, good food and the Ramp Walk arranged for the students. The highlight of the party was a power point presentation of the pictures of the students of their years gone by in the school. There was a heart-warming speech by the School head boy and head girl after which the GHV Prince and Princess were declared. There were also awards like best smile best walk, best hairstyle, most talented ,and most handsome boy.

Main School

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'Jhankar Beats', a thematic solo singing competition, was organised for Grades 1 to 4. After over a month's preparation time, the chosen students sang beautifully the songs depicting the theme of the year 'Celebrating Human Rights'. This competition gave the participants a platform to showcase their singing talent and the non-participants a boost to try and participate next year.

JHANKAR BEATS - THEMATIC SOLO SINGING COMPETITION 10 FEBRUARY

17 FEBRUARYVIBGYOR'S DRAWING AND COLOURING COMPETITION

Years of research has shown that Art is closely linked to all kinds of achievements be it academic achievement, social and emotional development and civic engagement. Thus to encourage the students showcase their creative skills and capture their imagination, VIBGYOR- a drawing and colouring competition was conducted. The competition was a great source of exposure for the aspiring and budding artists. The children really enjoyed themselves creating their own masterpieces. It also helped them to enhance their proficiency in artwork.

Main School

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27 FEBRUARYSPECIAL ASSEMBLY MARATHI DIWAS

The Marathi Diwas was celebrated with a lot of pomp and show with a view to boost Maharashtra's cultural heritage and make students aware of its rich customs and traditions. Students across Grades 4 to 9 participated in various activities like dramatics, song, folk dance and speech. The students presented the assembly in a tableau form beginning with a speech on the importance of the Day which is celebrated to commemorate the birth anniversary of the Marathi laureate and renowned poet Shri V. V Shirwadkar popularly known as Kusumagraj. Girls dressed in beautiful 'navwari sarees' and boys wearing 'dhoti and pheta' depicted all the regional festivals like Gudi Pawda, Ganesh Utsav and dances like koli dance, lavni etc. The assembly ended with the famous song 'Jaya Maharashtra Maazha' which was joined by one and all.

Pre-Primary

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What are your most wonderful memories about school? Isn't one of them definitely the school picnics? In order to nurture

one such memorable day for the students of Pre-Primary, a picnic to Viviana Mall was organised by the school. On the day

of the event, the children were beaming with delight to have a free day to play to their heart's content and enjoy

themselves. The students got ready to partake in rides like Leonardo, a jiggly-jelly ride etc. Some other adventurous rides

like the “Drop and Twist”, “Fun Swing” and “Bumper Car” provided the children a thrilling experience. But the smash hit

amusement was the huge “Playzone” which had a musical piano, bounce house, slides and ball pop-up area with blowing

air!!! This certainly left the exhilarated children asking for more. This exposure helped the students to become more

independent, overcome their fears, build team spirit and developed their social skills.

PICNIC 3,10,17 FEBRUARY

Main School

28 FEBRUARYNATIONAL SCIENCE DAY

The National Science Day is an initiative taken by the Government's Department of Science and Technology, to explore new horizons in the field of science. On this day students, at Goldcrest High, spoke about the various path breaking discoveries in the field of physics, chemistry and biology which had won the noble prize in the last decade. A scientist and a parent Dr. Ashwin Gajra, delivered a speech about the theme of the year, 'The Role of Science In Day To Day Life'. Through simple examples and anecdotes, Dr. Gajra helped the students to inculcate the scientific spirit and also guided them about the innumerable careers available in the field. He conducted a very interesting quiz for the students where they participated very actively. They asked many questions and were immensely benefitted from the vast experience of Dr. Gajra.

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SCHOOL UNDER STARS 23 FEBRUARY

“Star light, star bright, the first star I see tonight; I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight.”Here was a chance for the little ones to unwind and relax, away from the constant supervision of their parents yet under the caring vigil of their teachers. Beginning with an evening assembly, the children engaged in innovative craft activities based on the theme of moon, stars and planets. This was followed by a wonderful shadow play based on the story of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”. After a refreshing snack break it was time to go up to the open terrace for a lovely movie followed by a musical fiesta. Soon after which they relaxed on their pillows under Mother Nature's blanket of stars chitchatting; chortling with their friends and watching the stars guard them. Such was a fun filled evening spent with friends. The children had a totally new experience at school which would be remembered for a long time.

Everyonehastherighttowork,tofreechoiceofemployment,tojustand

favorableconditionsofworkandtoprotectionagainst

unemploymentandequalpay.

20FEBRUARYWorldDayofSocialJustice

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DIGNITYOFWORKERRIGHTS