Delhi Public School Pali Road Euphoria

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, PALI ROAD, JODHPUR Half-yearly News letter vol. 1 The Oasis within...... With whispery lips and limping A lone traveller in dreary desert legs Creeps on and on and on...... His head is baked like a bun The thirsty soul in wild goose into the blisters his feet turn. chase, With skeleton raised and spirit retained, In mind the oases he bears Searches the Oasis to quench its thirst. But illusioned by the worldly As rivers finally meet the sea, Mirage. As the darkness ends in morning Here and there like a slithering light, snake The musk deer no more searches He slinks on the slacked sand. his scent Many Mirage everyday he chases. But retrospects and finds his Oasis The journey extends with no ends. devine. The sandy wind blindfolds his eyes. The crude ways vanish now and The tattered soul heals end to end, then. The dreary desert finally ends. By Ms. Aaradhana Issar

CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE I am profusely glad to learn that our students have been able to come out with first edition of school NEWSLETTER and on this occasion, I congratulate all the students, teachers and the school administration who have been associated with this noble task. Schools are the medium through which the child is educated, groomed and prepared to face the world. By showcasing the creativity of young minds and providing vignettes of the atmosphere in which children are being groomed, Mr. Manish Vyas NEWSLETTER acts as a compendium which records the Chairman blooming of Indian youth. I am confident that, with the dedication of the school authorities and the support of the community in general, our pupils will continue to give of their best in all areas. I hope this NEWSLETTER will help blossom the hidden talents and creativity of our students. I am sure NEWSLETTER will be another milestone in the history of our beloved institution and I congratulate once more all the players in bringing reputation to our institution in all fields. Pro-Vice Chairman's Message It fills me with a sense of pride to belong to the DPS Pali Road family. The great heights that this prestigious and eminent institution has attained are the result of tireless efforts and contributions of our prominent DPS team. The school plays a very important role in a child‟s life and the teacher occupies a unique place. For every student the teacher Mrs. Asha Vyas is like a bank from which the student can confidently draw. Pro-Vice Chairman Therefore, it is incumbent upon a teacher to keep himself well equipped with new funds of progressive knowledge and ready information. Let us, teachers and parents together, help and nurture our children to grow up to be confident to face the challenges of the fast-moving world.

From the Principal’s Desk Dear Readers, In the ongoing process of learning textbooks and formal teaching within the four walls of the classroom have a significant role to play. However, for a complete, all-round, healthy growth of personality the child has also to move away from the textbook and step out of the classroom. Avenues have to be provided to the child at home and by the school for healthy intellectual, Ms. Niharika Chopra physical and emotional development. However, we have to Principal be judicious in providing these avenues. We must cater to the need and should not succumb to the demand. Education begins at the mother‟s knee. Every word spoken within the hearsay of the little child leads to the formation of his character. A great responsibility thus lies upon parents to ensure that a proper seed is sown in the formative years of a growing child which when nurtured with love and care will develop their child into a person strong in character. Each child has his/her God gifted talents. It is the duty of the elders, especially the teachers and parents to nurture the talent and help them to bring it out. Through our school NEWSLETTER we are providing them a chance to love „letters‟ and do magic in literature. The School NEWSLETTER is an attempt from our side to provide our students with an opportunity to exhibit their creativity and literary flair. Our young academic achievers, budding poets and writers are recognized through the columns of this NEWSLETTER. Let us hope that this maiden venture enlightens other students to think, imagine and transfer their ideas to creative writing. I congratulate the Editorial Team of NEWSLETTER for a job well done!

Our Aim We aim to preserve and enhance the high standards of excellence and prepare capable and responsible citizens for the 21st century. We enable students of Delhi Public School Pali Road; to be equipped to access the best opportunities of growth and advancement prepared linguistically and culturally for them. The concept of 'Enlightened Citizens of the World' is the backdrop of all our efforts. We ensure that students of Delhi Public School Pali Road; will master the expanding horizons of technology to become the repository of a deep commitment to Indian ethos and culture. We earnestly desire to train the students of Delhi Public School Pali Road to be sensitized to the environmental concerns, evoking in them the feelings of nationalism and communal harmony and motivating them to follow the motto of 'Service Before Self' by serving others willingly, graciously and selflessly. We aim to produce eminent men and women, who will bring glory not only to their nation but also to the world. Our credo is to provide an all round development & sound moral base. Fostering character building & nurturing the inquisitiveness in children, encouraging scientific temperament & strengthening social bonds, are our constant endeavours. Surging ahead with a spirit of healthy competition, balancing a successful career teamed with a contented life, is the gift we aim to give to all our children. We look forward to acknowledge the achievements of our students and wish to celebrate the same within the school and community.

Kaleidoscope Do not just talk, just do An artist dipping brush into her soul.

Never cease to surprise yourself Be always stable with a horse

If not we, then who? Champions to ignite the spark

My favourite way of learning Speaking out the thoughts

Make your ' I can't ', ' I Can' To speak is better than to be silent

Planting the meaning of life

Art is as natural as nourishment

Putting ideas into words

Craft your way to a World of art Creativity served !!

My country, My honour, My pride! Pulsing pipes and beating drums!

All natkhat Nand Gopals! Craft is always fun!

The Happy to Help Council! Lyrics from heart to heart !

Burst your Ego, not crackers ! Educate your mind and heart !

Travel to make memories !

In the pursuit of acquiring more ! A friendly encounter with plants!

Helping hands - a friend indeed!

Get up and dance, never miss a chance. Splash-Bash!

Everything you can imagine is real!

Setting Milestones BEST INFRASTRUCTURE AWARD 2022 DPS PALI ROAD JODHPUR was conferred with NATIONAL EDUCATION EXCELLENCE AWARD 2022 for BEST INFRASTRUCTURE in a mega event held in Mumbai. It was a moment of great pride to receive this coveted prize. Principal Ms. Niharika Chopra said, “We‟re on cloud seven after adding another feather to our cap. We will be working harder to keep providing our best of the facilities to the young minds.”

OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022 Ms. Niharika Chopra, Principal of DPS PALI ROAD JODHPUR has brought to the society mental equipment, a degree of learning and wealth of experience rarely to be found anywhere. She received the OUTSTANDING PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD 2022, at the SOPHIA BHABHA AUDITORIUM, SOPHIA COLLEGE, BREACH CANDY, MUMBAI for her tireless efforts of 27 years to enrich the lives of students. The award is just a small token of appreciation to the devoted harbinger of hope. Since the inception of her tenure at DPS PALI ROAD JODHPUR has been working with her team to reimagine the ethos of teaching and learning in the school so as to make education a means of growth and development rather than an impersonal activity with the solitary goal of scoring points.

R L Yuwin, R L Adhwin, Devraj Rathore and Lekhraj Chouhan proudly participated in LogIQids final stage Mental Aptitude Olympiad, International Astronomical Search Collaboration and 8th Jodhpur District Kudo Championship 2022 respectively. They brought laurels with their winning. Epitomizing the culture of winning and gaining new talents. SUPER CHEF COMPETITION JIHM conducted INTER SCHOOL SUPER CHEF competition. REET CHOPRA OF CLASS XII participated and she was among top six winners. The competition acted as a platform for the chefs to showcase their skills and talent; its main objective was to get all the participants together to exchange thoughts, share knowledge and strengthen the concept and take it to the next level.

Achieving Heights S.NO. NAME GAME POSITION ACHIEVEMENT RAHUL SINGH CHARAN KARAN JANGID SUJALGEHLOT JAIVERDHAN SINGH BASKETBALL Silver Medal *Karan Jangid - (TEAM EVENT) Selected For BHUVANYU State Level SINGH *SonuBishnoi - BHOOPENDRA 1 SINGH VANSHDEEP SINGH Selected for RAMESH KUMAR State Level VIRATMADERNA SURYAVEER SINGH ABHAY RAJ SINGH HARSHWARDHAN SINGH 2 SUNIL Rifle Shooting 2nd Selected For CHOUDHARY Championship State 3 PRIYAL CHOPRA Rifle Shooting U - Bronze Medal 17 4 MUSKAN VISHNOI Air Pistol U-19 Gold Medal Girls DHEERAJ RAWAL 5 HARSHVARDHAN Air Pistol U 17 Silver Medal SINGH PATEL Boys Team NIKHIL VISHNOI

PURNITA U17 CRICKET Silver Medal Selected for CHOUDHARY GIRLS State camp SHAILESH Suman CHOUDHARY Purnita NIVEDITA JANI Shailesh SUMAN VISHNOI Nivedita PRATIKSHA CHOUDHARY Jyotsna JYOTSNA Pratiksha KIRTI GATTANI 6 SONU BISHNOI PALAK RAJPUROHIT PURVI PALAK CHOUDHARY TANIYA DUDI SWARNIKA SONI REENA DEEPIKA BENIWAL SHREEVARDHAN U 17 CRICKET Team Luni SELECTED BOYS Was Winner In FOR STATE MUKESH KUMAR Which LEVEL NAMAN Shreevardhan 7 CHOUHAN Was Captain Shreevardhan (Captain For LAKSHDEEP State Level) SINGH BALLOT Mukesh Kumar YASH CHOUDHARY HIMANSHI U-14 Table Tennis Selected for 1st Position State 8 CHOUDHARY URVI GAURANA Himanshi Choudhary AVIKA DANGAS

AMAYRA BURAD Urvi Gaurana Selected for ANVI U-17 Table State Table MAHESHWARI Tennis Tennis Team 9 AVNI KURDEKR Anvi HITESHA Maheshwari SHARMA State camp POONAM 66TH DISTRICT SILVER Selection 10 CHOUDHARY LEVEL MEDALIST Poonam NEHAL EDUCATION Choudhary DEPT.SCHOOL TANUSHREE TOURNAMENT Selected For State U19 Badmintion Girls 66TH DISTRICT LEVEL EDUCATION 11 PURUJEET SINGH DEPT.SCHOOL UDAWAT TOURNAMENT U17 Foot Ball (Boy) SUNIL 66TH DISTRICT Silver Medal 12 CHOUDHARY LEVEL EDUCATION DEPT.SCHOOL TOURNAMENT RIFLE SHOOTING U-19 13 SANDEEP BISHNOI 10M PISTOL GOLD MEN YOUTH MEDAL

CATEGORY (SINGLE) IN 15TH AIR GUN ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT DEEGU KOREA 14 DPS, PALI ROAD IIMUN 2022 THE BEST 15 CHITRANG DELEGATION SHARMA AWARD 16 KHUSHI SEERVI CBSE WEST GOLD ZONE BOXING MEDAL TOURNAMENT YEAR 2022-23, (UNDER 17 - BOYS) 66th DISTRICT 2nd position in LEVEL (100m ATHELETICS Hurdles, TOURNAMENT Under -17)

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TAKING TINY BUT DETERMINED STEPS TOWARDS EXCELLENCE First half of the session 2022-23 is over and it is a time for celebration and reflection on what we have achieved and what we have to look forward to next! This has been another busy, positive and productive term here at DPS PALI ROAD JODHPUR, with the review of our teaching and learning policies, resulting in improved procedures and practices and another jam-packed programme of fantastic school wide events such as trip to Osian and Jaisalmer, Summer camp, curriculum information sessions, Independence Day Celebration, Diwali Celebration, Janmashtami Celebration and charity events - to name just a few! We have such a wonderful group of children to work with, supported by caring and close families. It has been a pleasure to see parents fully participating in school events and actively engaging in the children‟s exit points. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our admin and support staff, who do such a great job behind the scenes. We are indeed a „caring community, striving for excellence, where every individual matters.‟ Mentors of NUR to V

MARCHING TOWARDS A PROMISING FUTURE— WITH A NEVER GIVE UP ATTITUDE What does it mean to be engaged in learning? We believe that for a student to be engaged in learning, the task needs to allow them to be active and motivated. Children need to experiment, discuss and come up with ideas and conclusions. The Curriculum and the cross curricular links made with other subjects make room for engagement to happen. Activities, ICT lessons, hands on Science activities, Drama, Music, and Talk for Writing are good examples of how we invest in engaging children in learning. These activities allow our children to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired in new situations. We want them to transform their learning, to be in charge of it. Our learning units, Activities, Educational tours, Summer Camp, Celebrations and Media Magic gave the children a great opportunity to learn through practice, movement, talk and creativity. The activities were so engaging that children could not help but enjoy them! Several events and Celebrations helped children to understand differences and to be creative. They learnt about expressing happiness in different ways through different celebrations, which have different symbols, with different but purposeful meanings. They made their own artifacts for the celebrations they learned about. It was a wonderful opportunity to develop their National Mindedness. We inspired the children to link their ICT skills with the knowledge they were acquiring about communication. They had a great time in showing their families what they had done and learnt in all the subjects of the curriculum, with a lot of expertise and self-confidence! Children growing in attitude, perseverance and having ownership of their learning, transformative learning, the type of learning that gives children the ability to move forward. Lifelong learning! Mentors of VI to VIII

WE STRIVE FOR THE BEST—FUTURE LEADERS IN THE MAKING. We have had a very fruitful first term with students settling back into the school routine well. We are all ready for another busy term full of rich learning experiences and enjoyable activities. This term our focus will be on refining our tuning in and reflection skills and ensuring students have a clear understanding of the learning intentions that will be targeted throughout each lesson. We are committed to providing a collaborative, challenging and supportive learning setting enabling children to achieve their potential. We ensure our provision will continue to be shaped by a deep understanding of the needs of our pupils. We know how vital working in partnerships with parents really is, in order for children to find school a positive and rewarding experience. We strongly believe accomplishment and enjoyment go hand in hand to ensure each child‟s outstanding growth. Every child has different strengths and weaknesses and it is therefore very important that our school provides an environment where all children can thrive. Play boosts learning development in children and fuels their imagination. This area was designed to inspire our children to play, improving their physical development, imagination and social skills. The sense of discovery and fascination influences meaningful learning and allows for the development of an emotional connection towards the environment. Mentors of IX to XII

The Art of Reading “Art has a broadening effect because it presents a perspective on reality that challenges preconceived ideas and make children look at something from outside their comfort zone”. The library team decided to have Arts and Reading as the theme of the 2022 Book Week. Library had a range of lively activities that provided fun together with learning for children. The traditional activities like the Classroom Board Decoration Competition, Reading and Sharing Stories and a special storytelling session with loads of interaction and laughter. The children had a memorable activity with peers, connecting what we have been learning in the library to nice games on popular topics amongst children like, superheroes and detective stories. “Behind every work of Art there is an untold story”. Always remember reading is a rainbow of possibilities! - Library Team

Sa Re Ga Ma The music room ramped up to start writing and performing compositions in several events of school. With so many digital technology options available, it was fun to experiment for the students. Tools that made it easy to compose music, manipulate sounds, write notation, and collaborate together. For our students, technology is not a toy but a powerful enhancement to the music curriculum. They became very enthusiastic about the possibilities available to them and couldn‟t wait for the next opportunity to “play.” All the parents and guardians were very appreciative and grooving along with the children. The students in primary and seniors also prepared an Independence Day performance, Diwali Celebration, Baisakhi, and sang patriotic and festive songs. It was a very enjoyable and fulfilling experience for all students, audience and the faculty. In senior wing, students further honed their instrument skills and learned to sing many popular songs. Music Team

Sports is the best Physical Poetry The audience were treated to some entertainment in the form of an exceptional performance by the Basketball Team. It was great to see many of the boys go on to receive well-deserved awards during the evening. Our Sports Star Awards were the first to be handed out, where we celebrated students who had participated in a number of sports within school and played at District level or above outside school. Some of these students have represented the school in as many as different teams throughout the year: an impressive reflection of the variety of opportunities our students are able to take advantage of. Sports Team

Silent Noises Leaving an uninhabitable world Frivolous promises, fudgelling For the unborn victims And audacity to award a day Fat chance of any bench hearing To our external heart induce The unprecedented cry of justice. To amass what they‟ve not scattered. Compelling and Earthly desires Being oblivion to fore-elder‟s distrust compel Won‟t prevent the dreadful sight To reap what they‟ve not sown Remember, no appeal would reverse To be obligated to what Guilty verdict in the Divine court. They‟ve not scrounged. By Ms. Abhisweta

From the Editorial Team With the passage of time every civilization attains a new face, every culture gets a new look and every generation gears up for a new getup. In the wake of the onslaught of information technology the very concept of human is getting revolutionized. In this ever-shrinking world, newer horizons, infinite possibilities and unprecedented accomplishments are in the offing. These quantum leaps are not just altering the face of the globe, they are indeed intimidating. Past is systematically, buried in the name of coloured future and there is no retrospection even if giant leaps like human cloning, genome mapping, wonder drugs, artificial organ implants, space tourism, and the list being endless, may prove to be retrogressive and demeaning. Misguided optimism, unrealistic hopes might take a heavy toll of all that we are poised to claim. Perhaps, we are running amok blindfoldedly with no iota of genuine concern for humanity. Statistics betray the stark realities i.e., the earth lays bare, the human bereaved of ethical values degenerating to bestial standards, ignoring immutable laws of nature. Science and technology must be subservient to cater to the common masses as a means to an end and not the end itself. Let humans not be metamorphosed into metallic hunks bereft of conscience, compassion and concern. Moral bankruptcy, unscrupulousness, and misanthropes, demean our very existence and introspection might help reverse the process. Future might alter the scene with all its promises beckoning us with a clarion call. There seems to be a glimmer of hope radiating in our hemisphere. Youth power is manifesting itself in the spectacular growth of I.T. and preservation of the earth bringing India to the centre stage. It is only through enlightened developmental policies that we can resolve dilemmas of tradition versus modernity and antiquated versus futuristic. Let‟s muster all powers to redeem our pledges to humanity, our social commitments, to combat scourges like poverty, illiteracy, racial discrimination, subjugation of the under privileged specially women and children. Retrospecting ourselves, we realize that our institution with its mammoth youth force also faces formidable challenges ahead – challenges of how to get recognized, how to carve out a niche in this cut throat competitive world and how to gain a firm footing without getting lost in the milling crowd. DPS PALI ROAD shoulders the onerous task of catering to a heterogeneous community truly representing India‟s composite culture and we cannot shirk our responsibilities towards our brethren. Our unflinching faith in every single parent and

loyalty to our motherland would inspire us to fulfill our commitments and redeem our pledges. Jai Hind. EDITORIAL TEAM Staff Editors : Ms. Abhisweta Ms. Aaradhana Issar Mr. Muddasar Ansari Students Editorial Committee:  Prajanya Chauhan (Class X)  Akshat Gaurana (Class XII)  Adrija Sharma (Class X)  Peeyush Choudhary (Class XI)