Inside this ssue: Van Mahotsav

Prize Day

Showers of Freedom

Field Trip to Kidzania

A Meeting with Education Minister

Story Writing Competition

Visit to Nehru Planetarium

Write Well Competition

A Meeting with Mr. Reteish Deshmukh

GHV-GHL Exchange Programme

English Choral Recitation Competition

Elocution Competition

Green Day

Ramazan Eid

Aqua Magica

“I raise up my voice not so I can shout, but so that those without voice can be heard…We cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” – Malala Yusufzai. Investing in formal education is essential to promote equality of employment opportunities and to strengthen economic growth. It increases cognitive and non-cognitive skills, improves productivity and provides individuals with a greater ability to develop their knowledge and skills throughout their lives. Increased education is also associated with better health in the community. In many developing countries, girls still have poor educational attainments, especially at the secondary and tertiary levels. Achieving gender equality in education in these countries will not only promote greater equality in employment outcomes but also help postpone early-marriages, reduce infant mortality rates and improve health and education of generations to come. We, at Goldcrest high encourage parents and teachers to raise self-confidence by motivating the girl students to pursue their interests. As a parent and a teacher, we should inculcate the value of equality amongst our children and let them realise that gender equality is not the superiority of women but equal status of man and woman.

Excursion Grade 9 and 10

GH V Newsle�er l lOctober 2016 Volume 3 Issue 05

2 October - 6 October

Theme of the MonthRight to Equality of Gender

Inside this Issue Excursion Grade 9 and 10

Field Trip to Parle Factory

Iimun 2016

Vigilance Awareness Week

Celebrating Book Reading Competition

Kaleidoscope Inter School Competition

CPR Training Workshop By Fortis Hospital

PCRA Competition

Annual Sports Meet

Theme Presentation

Gandhi Jayanti

Nursery Theme Presentation

Dandiya

Education is an enlightenment of oneself to achieve maximum benefit in life by using all

the senses and bring out holistic growth in a person. There are different ways to provide

education to the students. Out of which the most creative and alive is conducting educational

tours. Students of Grade 9 and 10 had an opportunity to visit various places in Delhi and Agra

through an Educational Excursion from 2nd Oct. to 6th Oct.2016.

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The objective of this excursion was to offer

an opportunity to the youth to grow, develop and

practice principles of togetherness and self-

reliance. Furthering the very goal of imparting

education and helping the students to evolve into

confident individuals who appreciate team work

and togetherness. All the students were overjoyed

to see the historical monuments like Taj Mahal, Red

Fort, Qutub Minar, AksharDhamTemple, India

Gate and the Indira Gandhi Memorial. The

excursion was followed up by interesting class

activities that gauged the students' understanding

of what they had seen and learnt during this visit.

10 OctoberField Trip to Parle Factory

Parle-G is one of the oldest and

the most trusted brand names in India.

The trip was conducted on 10 October,

2016. When the students reached the

plant, they were first taken to an

auditorium where they were shown a

short animated documentary of the Parle

Brand, their products and its history.

S t u d e n t s l e a r n t t h r o u g h t h e

documentary the process of making

biscuits and confectioneries in short.

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13 October - 15 October

Indian International Model United Nations 2016 was held at Pillai Global Academy, New Panvel on 13th, 14th and 15th of October, 2016. 12 students from Goldcrest High Vashi participated in the conference. They debated on grave issues like LGBT rights, water conservation in their respective committees. They learnt about various issues faced by the world and they came up with the solutions in form of resolutions. In the committee sessions, the students raised motions on their agendas and made the working paper. It was indeed a wonderful learning experience for all the participants. Ms. Mehek Bhatia won the second prize and Mst. Amish Agarwal won the third prize as Best Speakers in their respective committees. Mst. Krteyu Pillai and Mst. Soham Jagdale received a verbal mention in appreciation.

IIMUN 2016

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After the documentary, the students were taken to look around the plant. They saw the whole process of

making Parle-G biscuit from the viewing gallery. The students were given a pack of Parle-G and Kissmi toffee as a

take-away gift by Parle-G. The trip was very informative, involving, engaging and an experiential learning outing for

the students.

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October

“We are born with the divine fire in us. Our effort should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness” – Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

A man who was named 'Missile Man' for his contribution in developing ballistic missile programme and launch vehicle, Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen (APJ) Abdul Kalam, India's 11th President was not just another President but 'People's technology man' also became an inspiration for everyone specially the youth for his ideas and vision on education and dreams. October 15, which is Dr. Kalam's Birth Anniversary, is celebrated as a day for students all around the world. Even Dr. Kalam always expressed his wish to be remembered as a teacher by the people.

15 OctoberCelebrating Book Reading Day

15 OctoberVigilance Awareness week

The Central Vigilance Commission had declared schools to observe Vigilance Awareness Week annually. The Commission is of the view that the focus of observing the Vigilance Awareness Week needs to be oriented towards “education of customers/clients and the users of the services” provided by various departments/organizations, rather than restricting it to lectures/seminars for the benefit of employees only. The theme for this year's Vigilance awareness week is “Let's fight Corruption Together Let's Contribute to Nation Building” A debate competition on 'Will India be a corruption free nation?' was conducted for the students of Grade 8,9 and 10. Also, Poster Making, Slogan Writing, Essay Writing and Elocution Competitions were conducted for grade 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. A Quiz based on awareness was conducted for the students of Grade 9 and later teachers spoke to the students about methods to combat corruption.

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19 October - 20 OctoberKaleidoscope Inter School Competition

We, at Goldcrest High Vashi, celebrated the birth anniversary of Dr. Kalam with various activities as follows:

1. Debate Competition: Dr. Kalam always emphasized on reading. He bel ieved that books are the best companions. Based on the same topic, a debate competition was conducted. Students spoke about how books teach us things and be with us at every step of our lives. They expressed that instead of treating reading as a waste of time, we can treat it as an excellent activity to enlighten ourselves with knowledge.

2. Reading Activity: The school library is equipped with various books on different genres. The students of grade 7 to 10 were taken to the library and were given few books to read. Few students read the extract from 'Wings on Fire' aloud. They were told how reading regularly helps us to enhance our personality.

3. Sharing experiences about the books they have read: Children get immensely influenced by the books they read; they live the characters in the books. Few of the students were excited to talk about the books they have read. They wanted to tell their friends how the books have influenced them and has become one of their favourite books.

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F o r t i s h o s p i t a l a l w a y s t a k e s initiatives to make the people and the students aware of the health issues. On the occasion of World Heart Day, the students of Goldcrest High Vashi learnt Basic Life Support and CPR Training by Dr. Rinku Mathews from Fortis Hospital. In our day to day life, we find people suffering from high blood pressure which ultimately results into heart attack. Dr. Mathews spoke about how we can help a person suffering from heart attack at least till he gets medical assistance. She trained the students and the teachers about the steps one h a s t o f o l l o w w h i l e g i v i n g C P R . S h e demonstrated the CPR on a dummy as to how the chest compression should be given and also asked some of the students to practice it on the dummy to check if the students have followed it well. The students who attended the training were then given certificates of participation. It was indeed a very interactive workshop where the students as well as the teachers learnt about Basic Life Saving and they all took an oath to help the needy.

29 October CPR Training Workshop by Fortis Hospital

Kaleidoscope is an extravagant event that gives students an opportunity to sing, dance and bring out the artist in them. It takes place at Seth Juggilal Poddar Academy, Malad. This year too, the students of Goldcrest High Vashi participated in the various event of Kaleidoscope on 19th and 20th Oct. 2016. Dharmik Yalgadi and Aditi Chintakuntha won the second Prize in pot painting competition, Avantika Verma and Shraddha Hande bagged the Second Prize in Flower Rangoli Competition. Devesh Dave and Zalak Sethi got the First Prize in Mask Making Competition and Ronit Patil and Nachiket Gajora bagged the First Prize in Photography Competition. A wonderful skit presented on the theme of modern Ramayana by

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“The five S's of sports training are: stamina, speed, strength, skill, and spirit; but the greatest of these is spirit.” An Annual Sports Meet 2016 was celebrated with true sportsmanship spirit on 27th and 28th Oct. 2016. Good sportsmanship provides guidelines that can be generalized to classroom and lifelong achievement. Participation in challenging sports contests teaches children to love classroom challenge. It also teaches children to function in a competitive society. If sports dominate children's lives, children may be prevented from accomplishing more important goals. Students enthusiastically participated in games like races, relay and other athletic games. They showed their skills and enjoyed the sports meet.

27 October - 28 October Annual Sports Meet 2016

Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) is a registered society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India. PCRA is a national government agency engaged in promoting fuel conservation and energy efficiency in various sectors of the economy. It also helps the government in formulating policies and strategies for petroleum conservation, aimed at reducing excessive dependence of the country on oil imports. The competitions arranged by PCRA were Quiz Competition, Essay Writing Competition and Painting Competition. The preliminary round of these competition was conducted in the school and the best of the work was then sent to PCRA.

PCRA Competition

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1 OctoberTheme Presentation

“Minion Land In The Making”

The children of Jr.KG participated in this event with great enthusiasm. The skit was based on the hunt of a master to make Minion land a better place to live in. The theme included various topics and concepts taught throughout the year as well as incorporated the Human Rights- Right to Education, Right to Law and Justice, Right to Hope and Prosperity. It also gave the message to Save Trees and Save Water. All this was clearly showcased in the script which the children depicted through rhymes, songs and dances. The children performed with great zeal and impressed the audience with their confidence and grace. It helped the children to overcome their stage fright. The Parents were amazed and overwhelmed after seeing the mind blowing and pleasing performances of the students.

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2 October - 3 OctoberGandhi Jayanti

“2 October” is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti. It is a national holiday in India to mark the occasion of the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, the “Father of the Nation”. On “3 October” 2016 our little blooming stars of Sr Kg E took an assembly. Then the students were shown a presentation about the life of Gandhiji in brief. In the end, all sang Gandhiji's favourite Bhajan “Raghupati Raghav”.

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The learning that happens in the Nursery section was enacted by the students entwined in the famous story 'The Jungle Book' by Rudyard Kipling. All the students dressed as the characters and danced to t h e v a r i o u s s o n g s a n d rhymes. The event was held in the multipurpose hall a g a i n s t a c o l o u r f u l background. The parents loved watching their little ones put up their best for the show.

7 OctoberNursery Theme Presentation

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All the students of the Pre Primary section came dressed in traditional clothes on 10 October to celebrate the tenth day of the Navratri festival. The students were taken grade wise to the multipurpose hall where they played the “Garba' and 'Dandiya Raas' with their friends and teachers. They danced to the beat of traditional songs and had a lot of fun.

10 OctoberDandiya

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shouldreceiveequaltreatmentandnotbe

discriminatedagainstbasedontheirgender.

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