DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL GHAZIABAD INTERNATIONAL

APRIL 2018

CONNECT The most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents and teachers.

DPSGI believes in maintaining a strong bond between the parents and teachers to initiate positive

development in the children. It organized Parent’s Teacher meet in the beginning of the session preceded

by an Orientation Program focusing on the PYP curriculum and classroom transactions. The parents were

made aware of the step wise progress of Kath Murdoch’s Inquiry Cycle taken up for each unit to build up

conceptual knowledge and skills in the children. The initiative was appreciated by the parents as their

apprehensions were taken care of and they were given clarity regarding every minute detail.

CELEBRATING EARTH DAY Earth Day can be a great time for learning more about our environment and the small steps that we can

take to care for our planet. Students of Grade 5 Daisy conducted a special assembly which began with

Sarv Dharam prathna and English prayer. It was followed by vocabulary enrichment and poems on Earth

Day. The students then shared some of the great ways to practice PRECYCLE. They shared the Earthman's

recipe for precycling which means "preventing recycling" by taking a little action before. Students also

shared the history of the Blue Earth Flag, its meaning and Symbolism and different ways of recycling done

in other countries. This was followed by teachers talk where students were encouraged to keep an Earth

Day Fast by spending an entire day without using energy, or at least, limiting it.

OUR EARTH Earth day is a reminder.

Of our eternal duty to protect our planet, our home.

Let’s join hands on Earth day to make our Earth a better place to live in. Class III conducted morning

assembly on 18th April on the theme ‘Our Earth. They started the day with Calisthenics exercise followed

by Sarvadharm Prathana and English prayer. Vocabulary was also shared with the students with its

meaning and sentence. This was followed by thought for the day and reciting of a poem both in Hindi and

English. The students were updated with latest happenings around the world and made aware of this year’s

theme of Earth Day ‘Environmental and climate literacy’.

CLEANLINESS IS NEXT TO GODLINESS’

‘Cleanliness is next to Godliness’ is a famous proverb which means maintenance of cleanliness leads a

person towards goodness.

The assembly was conducted by the students of class IV Daisy on the topic of ‘Cleanliness”. The assembly

started with a prayer to the Almighty, followed by thought for the day, news headlines, poem – Being

clean. Word for the Day- ‘Cleanliness’ and a story on the theme were also shared with students. With

cleanliness drive all over the country, students shared an inspiring message “Be the change you want to

see in the world’ and requested the other students to join hands and work to keep our country clean and

green undertaking the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan started by our Prime Minister.

MY FAMILY

A family has an important role in children's future, As they grow, family relationships help the little ones

create healthier connections with teachers, friends, and other people in their lives. To extend their

knowledge and create a stronger bond with their family members, class 1 took up ‘My Family’ as their first

theme. The students learnt about their family members and enriched their vocabulary revising spellings

through a PEC activity. Then they used small models of family members on popsicle sticks to make small

and big family. They were also able to learn the names, spellings and their place in small or big family.

HEALTHY EATING

‘Don’t focus on how much you eat, focus on what you eat.’

Students learn better when they’re well nourished. Eating healthy meals has been linked to better

memory, alertness, and faster information processing. One reason for this is that foods that are rich in fiber,

protein, and healthy fats such as eggs, yogurt, apples and oatmeal keep the body feeling full longer,

providing enough energy to focus and stay alert throughout the entire day. Relating to the ongoing theme

‘Who we are’ and focussing on Health, hygiene and safety, Class II Daisy students participated in a hands-

on activity of healthy food making. They prepared different healthy food recipes like Fruit chaat,

Vegetable sandwich and raita. They enjoyed the activity very much and excitedly served the healthy

food to Principal ma’am, teachers and other students. Their effort was highly appreciated.

STARZ ENGLISH WEEK & EARTH DAY

In order to bring the students closer to literature and our mother Earth, Starz students celebrated Earth Day

and English Week from 16th to 20th April, 2018. Each day of the week was marked with extravaganza of

activities keeping in mind that the tiny tots should learn the importance of Literature and our planet Earth.

On day 1The tiny tots watched a moral story and took part in DEAR activity which enhanced their

language skills.

On Day 2They did a ‘hand out on alphabets’ which checked their English skills. A Fancy Dress

Competition on Earth Day was organized on Day 3 where the students came dressed in colourful outfits.

On Day 4 Children did a craft activity related to Earth day to develop their Fine Motor skills.

On Day 5 Kids took part in a ‘Self Introduction Competition’ as a part of English Week and spoke quite

well.

All these activities brought them closer to the Earth and English language.

MY COUNTRY, MY LAND

Kath Murdoch Inquiry cycle provides both a theoretical and practical overview of the elements that

combine to create learning environments rich in purpose and passion. In the theme, “Where we are in place

and time” as a provocation activity, an Antakshari on names of places was played to further introduce the

central idea of the theme i.e. Maps and symbols. First three stages of Kath Murdoch inquiry cycle were

taken up with students where they learnt the meaning of map and globe, types of maps, located directions,

learnt road symbols, states and their capitals, union territories, physical features of India and neighbouring

countries through videos, group and individual activities, differential learning, presentations, crossword

puzzles. These different activities included reflection at the end of the topic to ensure that the child learns

as well as enjoys the entire teaching learning process.

NUMBER SENSE

Number sense or the basics of learning about numbers, is the first vital math skill a child must develop.

Different math skill activities are taken up to develop strong foundations that are necessary for future

concepts and advanced calculations. Students of class 3 Daisy enhanced their basics by using Maan cards

where they were dictated 4-digit numbers wherein students framed the numbers on Maan cards, then they were asked to read out the 4-digit numbers to get an idea of their presenting skills. They were also asked

to write it under the correct place value. Students enjoyed working independently and in groups to

develop their understanding.

GREEN COLOUR WEEK

Taking inspiration from the beautiful and colourful nature, “Green Week” was celebrated for Starz

students with the aim of inculcating the beauty of colours. Each day of the week was marked with an

plethora of activities keeping in mind that little tiny tots should learn to recognize green colour with full

enjoyment and enthusiasm.

Day 1 began with the tiny tots watching a Rhyme on ‘Green colour’ and learning the spelling of green to

develop their linguistic skills. On Day 2 they watched a movie on Green colour with an explanation of the

importance of green colour.

On Day 3 they did a ‘Green Salad Making activity using green colour fruits and vegetables and

developed their Fine Motor skills as well as Table Manners. They worked on a ‘Green Colour’ hand out as

well. Children went on a ‘Nature Walk’ in their school garden on Day 4 and identified green colour objects.

On Day 5 they came dressed up in Green colour dresses and brought green colour food in their lunch box

and did many craft activities. The entire week was full of activities which children enjoyed to their full

capacity.

BAISAKHI

Festivals bring joy and happiness. Baisakhi is an important harvest festival of Punjab that has a religious

importance as well. The tiny tots of STARZ, celebrated this day enthusiastically doing various art and craft

activities. The teachers told the children the importance of the festival and showed them real harvested

‘wheat crop’ as well. At the end of the day there was a dance party by the tiny tots.

ANIMALS’ WEEK

Celebrating Animal’s week in school was an ideal way to give the children information about all kinds of

animals, including pets, farm animals and wild animals.

The STARZ children did many activities related to animals like Mask Making, Creating animals

using paper plates, origami sheets, and coloured paper cut outs. Apart from these, they used

techniques such as tearing pasting, cotton dabbing, colouring on various animals like fish, cat,

horse, cow etc. Children not only made the animals but also their homes. They were also given

information about their food habits and sounds they make. These activities were conducted to

familiarize children with animals and create a bond of affection in their hearts for animals.

ASSEMBLY TIME

The morning assembly at school plays an incredible role by providing every child an opportunity to

display their talent and present themselves as individuals. Grade IV Lotus presented an assembly focusing

on the Theme ‘Principled’ and upcoming important days i.e., Baisakhi, Ambedkar Jayanti, Jallianwala

Bagh Massacre and World Hemophilia Day. The assembly included Sarva Dharam Prathana, thought,

vocabulary word, information on important days, dance performance and Quiz. Teachers shared the

importance and reasons for observing Baisakhi and also added to their knowledge about Hemophilia.

LEARNING FROM THE LAB

They choose to be interested inquirers

Students of class 4 are studying about blood in their interdisciplinary theme Who We Are. For better

understanding they visited the biology lab to learn about structure and placement of heart in human body

and the various components of blood. They also saw a blood slide and were able to differentiate between

red and white blood cells. They were inquirers during this visit and their curiosity led them to gain

information about blood clotting, functions of blood cells, usages of Dettol/ Savlon and so on. It was a very

different experience for them and also a very effective one.

PLANTATION DRIVE

“Planting one tree means planting a whole living system.”

The CAS Club of our school organised a Plantation Drive at Raj Nagar Extension to sensitise

students on the value of tree plantation. The students brought little saplings to be planted in

society’s park. The gardener helped them plant their saplings. All the students were very

enthusiastic and thoroughly enjoyed the planting process, even though they all got wet and

muddy – they loved every bit of it. Students even distributed the badge to the residents and

explained the importance of plants for our environment.

‘HE WHO PLANTS A TREE, PLANTS A HOPE’ Trees form an indispensable part of our life. On the occasion of ‘Earth Day’ students planted

young saplings in the school premises with the help of their teachers and the school gardener.

They were told how to take care of trees and conditions which help the trees thrive. A nature

walk was also organized for Class 1 where along with their facilitator, they observed the

nature and marked on a checklist for the things that they were able to spot during their

nature walk.

ENGLISH WEEK

“A book is a gift you can open again and again”

What an amazing and wonderful start of English Week celebration

To inculcate the importance of reading amongst the students and teachers, a DEAR (Drop

everything and Read) session was organised, where all students from Grade Nursery to Grade

5 along with their teachers had a book reading session. Students were engrossed in reading

and sharing their thoughts on their favourite books and passages.

On the second day of English week students of Class 1 and 2 participated in a Extempore` to

speak their heart out. The students were asked to pick up slips for the topics associated with

varied things such as car, globe, paper snowman, helmet, mirror, soft toys etc. Grade 3 students

participated in Poem Recitation Competition on Earth Day using Props to express their

thoughts and feelings. Grade 4 students engaged themselves in making and writing

beautiful stories and book reviews. Grade 5 students showed their concern and responsibility

towards their beautiful Earth by expressing them in the form of creative writing.

The third day of the week was full of excitement as Grade 4 and 5 enjoyed a Word-O-Thon

competition which enhanced their vocabulary and word formation skills. Students of grade

1,2 and 3 participated in Book Mark Making Competition.

Language Quiz was conducted for grade 3 to 5 on the 4th day of the English Week where

students participated enthusiastically pitting their grammar and vocabulary skills against

each other. Students of grade 1 and 2 appreciated the literature by watching videos of

stories/poems and then sequencing it. It helped to make them more confident and vigilant

enhancing their vocabulary and speaking skills at the same time.

ENGLISH WEEK JUNIOR WING RESULTS

Poetry Recitation 1st Position 2nd position 3rd Position

Class III Saanvi Kushagra Jain

Hifza

Manas Arya

Aaradhaya

Book Mark Making

Class III Mudita Verma Pranay Singh

Tejas Goel

Kushagra Jain

Manas Arya

Class II Vanshika Garg Anikait Kapoor

Ashish Tiwari

Veer Pratap Singh

Class I Akaiyshaa Manik Nischal Ranveer Bhanot

Taru Bharadwaj

KACHARA SAMADHAN MAHOTSAV

The students and faculty members of DPSG International bagged the 3rd position for the best

stall at the Kachara Samadhan Mahotsav organized at Ramlia Ground, Kavi Nagar by the

Ghaziabad District Administration. The enthusiastic participation of the students in the Art

Competition, Best out of Waste Competition and Street Play competition was appreciated

by the Ghaziabad DM Ms. Ritu Maheshwari. The students also participated in the marathon

organized to promote awareness towards the issue of waste disposal.

INTER HOUSE FOOTBALL COMPETITION

The Annual sports calendar 2018-19 began with Inter House Football matches for students of classes VI-

VIII. In the first knockout match for boys Cauvery House defeated Satluj House by slim margin and in the

second knockout match Ganga was defeated by Yamuna House to secure its position in the final match.

The boys’ finals were won by Yamuna House by a respectable margin.

ODDISSI DANCE RECITAL BY KAVITA DWIBEDI JI

The school in association with Spic Macay organized an enchanting oddissi recital by the

renowned danseuse Kavita Dwibedi. She was accompanied by Sh. Dheeraj Kumar Panday ji

on the flute, Sh. Prashant Kumar Mangraj on pakhawwaj and Sh. Suresh Kumar Sethiji as the

vocalist. After the lighting of the ceremonial lamp the Principal Anita Sethi accorded a

formal welcome to the guests and thanked them for gracing our school with their presence.

Kavita ji began her performance by building a rapport with the students and explained the

various nuances of oddissi dance in detail. She also extolled the virtues of our Classical dance

traditions and performed many mythological incidents related to the lives of Bal Krishna

and Lord Shiva. The children were left spell bound by her performance.

HERITAGE DAY The morning sets the day and the assembly paves the way for our students to rejuvenate their

spirits, remain rooted to the moral values and unleash their vitality.

A special assembly on ‘Heritage Day’, ‘Astronomy Day’ and ‘Earth Day’ was conducted by

the Yamuna House which began with the ‘Sarv Dharma Prathana’ followed by the prayer of

courage. The thought for the day and vocabulary word were shared with the students

followed by the news updates. On the occasion of Heritage Day and Astronomy, students

shared a short poem and some astonishing facts on astronomy, followed by a short quiz. Lastly

to spread awareness and educate students on judicious use of resources and sustainable

development the students recited a beautiful poem. Thereafter, a moral story was shared by

the teacher in-charge.

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

“Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish.”

A tree plantation drive was organized for classes VII & VIII at Govindpuram in an effort to create

awareness among students regarding their environmental duties as responsible global citizens. The

students were encouraged to bring saplings of medicinal and fruit bearing trees and were explained the

importance of these trees in supporting the declining sparrow and honey bee population. They were also

explained effect of trees on other environmental factors like soil erosion and rainfall. Students planted the

saplings enthusiastically preparing the soil and watering the saplings.

VIVACITY 2018 AT DPSG INTERNATIONAL

DPSG International organized Vivacity 2018, an amalgamation of music, dance, theater and

art on 27th April, 2018. Students of 10 schools from the NCR participated in various events

and displayed their creative skills in theater, art, sculpture, music and dance. Principal Anita

Sethi welcomed the participants to the school and stressed on the need for students to

participate in creative skill competitions to hone their inherent skills and to develop a

sensibility towards various Indian art forms.

The participants presented a colourful and diverse perception of the topics given to them. The

overall first position was bagged by Cambridge School, Indirapuram.

QMUN 2018 Delhi Public School Ghaziabad International believes in inspiring students to lead and

provides an enriching experience and opens up a world of opportunities. Aiming at

educating everyone about civics, effective communication, globalization and multilateral

diplomacy, ten students from classes VIII – X participated in an academic simulation of the

United Nations – QMUN’18 – organized by Selaqui International School on 28th and 29th

April 2018.

The two-day event was attended by 101 delegates from various schools in and around

Dehradun. The delegates were seen employing a variety of communication and critical

thinking skills which included public speaking, group communication, research, policy

analysis, active listening, negotiating, conflict resolutions, note taking, and technical writing

in order to represent the policies of their countries.

Shreyash Dube of class X was honoured with the award of “Outstanding Delegate” for his

diplomatic skills.

SESSION ON CAREER PLANNING

In an effort to help students reflect on their abilities, optimize their talents and rationally select a career

the school invited Career Launcher, RDC Ghaziabad for career orientation session with the students.

The counsellors shared details about the opportunities available in various careers especially focusing on

those in the fields of IT and Management. The students eagerly absorbed the information and asked various

questions regarding their queries.

INTER HOUSE FOOTBALL FIXTURES The Senior sports calendar 2018-19 began with Inter House Football matches for students of classes IX -

XII

In the first knockout match for boys Satluj House defeated Cauvery House by slim margin and in the

second knockout match Ganga was defeated by Yamuna House to secure its position in the final match.

The finals were won by Satluj House by a convincing margin.

Session on Mental Health Awareness A session on Mental Health Awareness for classes 9-12 was organized in association with Live Love and

Laugh, an organization whose mission is to create awareness on mental health and eliminate the stigma

related to it.

The speakers from Manas Foundation who are associated with the organization discussed the meaning and

significance of mental health in a student’s life. They also discussed issues of social isolation and necessity

of mental health for our holistic well- being and talked about the necessity of accepting mental illness like

all other problems and visiting a psychiatrist, psychologist or a counsellor in the time of need.

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

Students and parents of Class XI had a session with the Principal Ms. Anita Sethi, where she briefed them

about the different courses available at our school. The parents were informed regarding the UTs, Mid Term

exams and pre-boards that would be conducted at regular intervals to help students. The initiatives taken

up by the school for the new session were also discussed. These included extensive PCC throughout the

year, Flipped classrooms and extended hours of school to incorporate more activities along with academics.

The Principal also oriented them about importance of discipline, having balanced diet and safety

measures to be taken while commuting. She encouraged them to utilize their time and participate in as

many activities as possible. The Coordinator Ms. Manbir Mahendra too welcomed the students back to

school and updated them about the new optional subjects introduced in the school. Teachers oriented the

students and parents giving details about the curriculum and career prospects of PCM, PCB, Commerce

and Humanities and specific subjects like Banking, Entrepreneurship, Painting, Physical Education, Bio

Technology, Geospatial Technology and Informatics Practices.

ENGLISH WEEK

“Knowledge of language is the doorway to wisdom”

DPSG International celebrated the English Language by organising an English week from

16th to 20th April, 2018. It was a week of fun and excitement, with the children being fruitfully

engaged in various tasks promoting vocabulary and speaking skills. Primary wing organized

Poem Recitation, DEAR-Drop Everything and Read, Story Writing, and extempore

competition while Senior wing organized Poem Recitation, Jingle Competition, Article

Writing, Elocution, Role Play and Debate.

The first day, witnessed Poem Recitation competition for Class VI where students recited

meaningful poems with clarity and expression. On the second day students of Classes VII-

VIII enjoyed an Inter Class Jingle Competition on the theme Nature Around Us where the

students very creatively composed jingles and presented with right props. An Inter House

Elocution Competition for Class VII – VIII and an Inter Class Role Play Competition for

students of classes IX-XII was held where students impersonated literary characters and won

the hearts of the judges and audience through dialogue delivery and acting. The week

culminated with the Inter House Debate Competition for Classes IX-XII. The enthusiastic

participants engaged in a War of Words on the topic “Is Promoting Reservation Only a

Means to Achieve Political Power?” The week was a truly inspiring, informative and

entertaining one, that ensured that the participants emerged, wiser and more knowledgeable

about English – a true celebration of the most widely spoken language in the world.

ENGLISH WEEK RESULTS

Event 1st Position 2nd position 3rd Position

Poetry Recitation

Class VI

Saba Idress Aditi Singhal

Malavika Vashisth

Nishta Agarwal

Inter Class

Jingle Competition

Classes VII-VIII

Soumika,

Akriti,

Aditri,

Mahima

Arpit,

Shaurya

Krrish,

Vardaan

Vishakha,

Hardik

Diya,

Yash

Divya,

Anshika

Divyanshi ,

Pari

Vanya ,

Akshita,

Ambrin,

Varnika

Udiksha

I/H Elocution

Competition

Aditri Narula Pradanya Singh

Saavni Goyal

Malavika Vashishth

Raghav Juneja

4th Position

I/C Role Play

Competition Aryan Tyagi Priyansh Gaur Varan Agarwal

Harris Choudhary

I/H Debate

Competition

Devak Singh Shreyash Dube

Ananya Kalra Nancy Adhana

Shreyash Dube