Main School Newsletter July 2019

G.D.GOENKA PUBLIC SCHOOL, PURNEA PRESENTS Our Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 3 JULY,2019 www.gdgoenkapurnea.com Tollfree: 18003131222

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEWSLETTER • “Welcome Back” Assembly by Teachers • Natya Club Inauguration • Inter House Chess Competition • Special Assembly • Practise for Esperanza Fest • Teachers’ Training • Mass PT, Yoga, Aerobics, & Martial Arts • Coffee With Principal • Word Wizard • Innovations • House Board Decorations • Star Student • Hostel

Welcome Back Assembly “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today”- Malcolm X Objective – To Welcome and motivate the students The silence in the GDGPSP campus was shattered with the chirping of happy students as the school gates opened after the holidays. The students were back in school after a long summer break. They were thrilled, excited and raring to go! The assembly was teeming with a wave of enthusiasm. The students had come back fresh, reenergised, well rested and full of exciting stories of their vacations. Friends hugged each other and students greeted teachers with sunny smiles and warm wishes. Everyone was happy to be back! A special assembly was conducted by the teachers of GDGPSP to welcome students back to school after summer vacation. The assembly started with prayer followed by song prepared by choir group teachers which left everyone spellbound. Teachers also presented an enthralling short skit on “Be the change you want to see” highlighting the importance of education. Students were delighted to see their teachers perform and embolden them with a round of applause.



Natya Club Inaugration Dance department inaugurated natya club. They organised a special assembly. The dance teacher Ms. Shalini also performed a wonderful dance with students .

This year’s Inter-House Chess Competition was organized through a series of matches for the primary wing and senior students. The students of Radhakrishna, Tagore, Teresa& Vivekananda Houses showed their focus, ability to strategize and think ahead through their moves in outstanding ways. Students were divided into four categories- Grades I, Grades II-III, Grade IV-V and Grades VI-VIII to compete according to their skill and levels of training. The huge turnout of participants ensured that the competition was a week-long one with a nail-biting finish on the last day. The students’ ability to calculate, choose appropriate tactics, and making strategic openings and visualize endgames was highly impressive. The winning participants made their houses proud.

Special Assembly Morning assemblies are the physical, mental & spiritual preparation before beginning studies at school. Students enterthe divine place of learning and therefore they need to make their body and mind pure. Hence our school gives great importance to well planned morning assemblies which help the students to show case their potential and talents and to stimulate their inner selves. The theme for the month was “Be the Change You want to see”. House boards can bring out the creativity in students at art work, writing etc. Students enjoy when their creativity is appreciated. The boards for the month of July were set up in a way that it looks appealing and eye catching. Colourful& creative thoughts have been put up to decorate & highlight the theme of the month.Housewise display boards provide a stage for a healthy competition among different houses of the school in creating the best on the topic given.

ESPERANZA FEVER Esperanza fest is giving the students a platform to explore talents & skills but also providing an opportunity for all the students to get close to their classmates, schoolmates & teachers. It is an interhouse competition. The houses are: VIVEKANANDA HOUSE, TAGORE HOUSE, RADHA KRISHNA HOUSE and TERESSA HOUSE. All the houses promote the spirit of healthy competition in sporting, literary & cultural activities. They also create a sense of belonging for the members of the school from different grades. All the teachers help the children to come up with different tactics & prepare for the different competitions.

Teachers Training A great teacher is critical to student achievement. So, how does a teacher become great? Just as training is required for any specialized profession, teachers must train. They must train before they enter the classroom, and they must receive ongoing training even as they work in the classroom. From college with certification coursework, to student teaching, to ongoing professional development (PD), teachers are continuously training during their careers. All this training gives new teachers the greatest chance of success as well as sustain veteran teachers as they meet new challenges in education. When this training does not happen, there is a risk that teachers may leave the profession early. With the growing demand and recognition there is a need to have quality educators or experts in the field of preschool.

Mass PT, Yoga, Aerobics and dance Self-protection is an important aspect of life, on the other hand, it is important to be fit healthy and active, keeping this motto in our mind, we have regular karate classes and mass P.T classes. During these classes, the young Goenkans learn about self-defence, coordination and self-control. The karate classes provide them with the ideology of controlling the mind and body together. The karate classes are taken by students of grade I to grade VII. Exercise increases energy level. Exercise improves both the strength and the efficiency of our body .Our next highlight is on mass P.T where the students learn to be energetic and learn to be physically fit. The classes are taken by students of grade I to grade VII on a regular basis.

Sound communication assists good understanding and cooperation. Parents and community members are invited to come to our Parent Center, fill up a warm cup of coffee, and receive the latest news and events on campus. Coffee with the Principal is also a time for parents to hear about the instructional program, gain strategies to assist their children, ask questions and/or share concerns that will positively impact student academic achievement. Each session is specifically designed for parents to hear directly from the Principal. Parents also visit different grade levels to observe the instruction, which also allows them to pick up teaching tips they might be able to implement at home. Coffee with the Principal offers you a time to learn how to support your child’s academic success at GDGPSP. Parent workshops related to improving home and school environment are on offer at each meeting. It’s also a great time to meet other parents and share the joy of celebrating the school’s progress. All parents and community members are welcome! Coffee With Principal

Word Wizard Have you ever wondered why a word means what it means?To learn new things and investigate the profound oddness of language together, particularly the English language or when you listen to news channels or BBC channel etc have you ever been surprised by phrases you hear them using? Have you ever thought how language has changed even in your lifetime since your childhood?So to improve the vocabulary of our students ,the school is going to give the title “WORD WIZARD” to students who excels in creative writing on the given topic. And there is a word wizard box in which all the students will drop in their option of word wizard. And on random basis one word will be selected for every week. The topics and word limit will be different for all the classes. This activity is highly interactive and support critical thinking and spelling skills.

Innovations The classroom is the original cultivator of true learning and the green house that nurtures talent and creativity. The dynamics between a teacher and students define the essence of a classroom. A great teacher can transform the brick and motor confinement and take students on a journey of pure learning, responding to their doubts and instilling an environment of curiosity and interactivity. Hence to optimize the learning methods, teachers are trying to be more creative than ever before. Here’s a glimpse of some of the innovative techniques that teachers are trying out to make learning effective, engaging and fun. a) Innovation in English (Write up on Tunnel , Created own Traffic signals) b) Innovation in SST (Skit on Domestic violence and Gender Discrimination) on Domestic violence and Gender Discrimination) c) Innovation in Science (Rain water harvesting) d) Innovation in Hindi (composed own Poetry) e) Innovation in Math’s (Prepared their own recipe from the measurement of Mass, composed a poem on 3-D shapes)



HOUSE BOARD DECORATIONS Our school places maximum stress on the overall development of children . One way to develop them is to put more emphasis on their thinking capacity, leadership quality and teamwork. Every month we have house board decoration. The house board decoration is based on the theme and the value of the month. In the month of October, our school had the theme of “Swach Bharat” and the value was “Care for others”. The main motive to decorate the house boards as per the theme and the value is to inculcate good moral values among our young Goenkans. Students came up with wonderful ideas and scripts related to the theme and the value. They even drew wonderful sketches related to the topic. As the board decoration is an inter house activity, students participated actively.

STAR STUDENT Star Student: Every month an outstanding student in every class is recognized as “STAR STUDENT” OF THE MONTH. Students are selected based on their academic achievement, exemplary personal and social qualities, showing a love for learning and engagement in the total school program, having good attendance, punctuality and discipline, and being a role model by setting a good example for others to follow. Every student, regardeless of ability, can be a star. WORK HARD AND BE A STAR NEXT MONTH!! Star Student of July Grade 1A:Ansh Bhagat, 1 B: Palak Kumari Grade 2A: Samar Pratap Singh, Grade2B:Arpita Bharti Grade 3A: Bedani Chopra, Grade 3B: Mohit Grade 4A:Riddhi Singh, Grade 4B: Rishi Agarwal Grade 5A:Om Bhagat, Grade 5B: Anubhav Anand Grade 6a: Chaitanya Agarwal, Grade 6B: Aseem Anand Grade 7A: Aviraj Singh, Grade 7B: Yug Kocher Grade 8A: Raj Tilak Thakur, Grade 8 B: Vaishnavi Singh

HOSTEL- A HOME AWAY FROM HOME Hostel is a “Home away from home.”At GDGPSP Hostel, children experience their feeling of warmth as in a family and learn to develop emotional, social & enhance their life skills. GDGPS, Purnea organizes some special events every SUNDAY for the hostellers. MOVIE TIME “MOVIES CAN AND DO HAVE TREMENDOUS INFLUENCE IN SHAPING YOUNG LIVES “ - WALT DISNEY GDGPSP Hostellers had a great “Movie” time when they went and watched “SUPER 30” at RoopbaniCinemahall. TALENT NIGHT WITH CAMP FIRE Talent Night was a programme for the GDGPSP Hostellers to showcase their talents in various enterprises. The programme commenced with a bonfire and gradually proceeded towards the exhibition of talents and expertise.