Bagless Day

To make learning fun and an enjoyable experience we at the Kanpur road branch on September 14, 2024 organized ‘A Bagless Day’. Various activities were planned out and executed systematically, which included cooking without fire, in this students prepared aaloo chaat, behelpuri, pappu chaat, fruit chaat which helped them to learn table manners, serving etiquette, taking up responsibility and working as a team.

Origami paper dogs were made, number games using placards forming the biggest and the smallest number, searching for opposite words, punctuating sentences using the ice cream sticks. Quiz time saw the students active ,ready to recognise the pictures and answer.

Students made puppets and used it for story telling in a group, spell ‘o’ spell was conducted using the smartboard for powerpoint presentation created an ambience and feel of team competitive spirit. Children learnt through hands on model making that air exerts pressure. Quick multiplication tricks(Vedic Maths) were taught. Students enacted ईदगाह lesson and learnt dance steps on the poem song पुष्प की अभिलाषा with grace and expression. A memory game on pictures with tunes ticking away helped them to hone up their skills of recall and observations. The spoon circuit activity in which they had to balance the spoon and transfer the items helped them to improve motor coordination, hand eye movement and develop patience. Group discussions on pros and cons of technology helped students to interact with each other. Movable puzzles grouping and sharing was learnt through colour pencils and items in a box. Treasure hunting activity covering the topic prepositions was enjoyed a lot, tug of war and run search and place the ball game of edu sports saw them flexing their strength and agility. Overall the purpose of Bagless Day was achieved by their beaming happy smiles of satisfaction and the desire for more.

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Class Presentation – Class II

The class presentation of class II-A was held on August 30, 2024 on the topic ‘Kindness’. there were many programmes like skits, songs, dance, action song, poems, a demo of today’s scenario, what the children should do in their daily life and slogans. Activity for parents by Edu sports ‘Find Out Your Child’ was also conducted. The children took pledge on kindness and the programmes were concluded with grand finale song. Children spoke very well and the parents enjoyed and appreciated the programmes.

The class presentation of class II-B was held on August 31, 2024. The theme of the presentation was ‘Health is Wealth’. Skit, poems, dance ,songs, based on the importance of healthy food, exercise and cleanliness were performed. Children spoke about deep breathing and mental health to sensitise everyone about physical and mental health. Zumba dance was also performed to give the message of exercising with fun.

A class presentation was held of class II-C on September 2, 2024 on the theme ‘UDAAN- The wings of desire’. Children presented beautiful dance performances on the songs- ‘Badal Pe Pao’ and ‘Dil Ye Ziddi Hai’. Along with, Hindi poem, English poem, Hindi skit and English skit were also enacted by the students beautifully. The program was concluded with a grand finale song- ‘I can do’ sung by the whole class altogether. Parents appreciated the efforts put in by the students.

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Class Presentation – Class III

The theme of the Class III-A’s presentation was “The Climate Change.” Students explained the theme through various programs which included skit, poem, dance, song etc. as Planet protectors they gave us the message to save our planet Earth. An activity “Run and gat the ball” was also conducted for the parents to involve them.

Parents appreciated the efforts put in by the children and they were able to comprehend the message given by them. They thanked the school management and our principal for providing such opportunities to their children.

The students of Class III-B on the theme ‘GRATITUDE’ on August 23, 2024. A thought provoking speech stressing on the meaning and significance of the theme was given. A poignant Hindi poem highlighted the importance of gratitude in our lives. A skit performed by the students showcased the various things we are grateful for in our lives. It was followed by a melodious song sung by the students expressing various ways to show gratitude. Hindi skit expressed that how life changes when we are grateful for the things we have. ‘I am a gratitude monster’, a fun loving poem was recited by the students and enacted by two students disguised as monsters.

The final presentation was an energetic action song, leaving audience with a positive impact. The final song ‘Hai Dhanyawaad Un Sabko..’ was performed by the students. At the end, ‘Bursting the Balloons’ activity was conducted by the Edu sports teachers for parents.

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Independence Day Celebration 2024

The Kanpur Road branch celebrated 78th Independence Day with full of zeal and enthusiasm, where school management , teachers, students and other staff members paid tribute to the nation and freedom fighters of India. It is a remarkable day when we honour and respect to our brave hearts who went through blood , sweat and tears to reclaim our Independence .

The celebration started with flag hoisting by the Director Mrs. Khanna, followed by the national anthem and ‘Vande Mataram’ sung by choir group.Our school principal wished everyone and highlighted the theme of the year “Developed India”.

The teacher speaker Mr. Saurabh Chauhan reminded us with the importance of the day and the resemblance of our national flag. The event also witnessed the inter house declamation competition on the theme of ‘Patriotism’. To salute this undying attitude of Indians and to embrace our spirit of freedom , children of KG class recited a poem ‘Humara Jhanda Pyaraa..’ and followed by a melodious patriotic song by choir group “Saare Jahan Se Accha, Hindustan Humara..”.

The day concluded with a vote of thanks by our school director Ma’am Khanna , where she urged the students to keep the flag of the nation flying high as the future citizens. Sweets were distributed to all the students and the staff members. The spirit of freedom was celebrated with a lot of zeal and patriotic sentiments.

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Class Presentations

Class presentation of IV-A was held on August 12, 2024
and the theme was ‘ Friendship’. Children performed with great enthusiasm and zeal. In the presentation, two songs and a skit along with one English poem was performed. Parents were happy and appreciated the programme.

Class presentation of IV B was held on August 13, 2024 and the
theme was ‘ Virtues of Life’ which included honesty, discipline ,perseverance and unity.. Children recited English and Hindi poems. Melodious jingles on honesty was followed by a small skit on unity. The show stopper Wellerman’s Sailor song mesmerized and captured the attention of the parents.

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Blue Color Day

Children came in blue colour dress along with a blue colour cut out. Blue colour objects were shown to them.

A group activity was conducted in which aquarium was made with the help of thumb printing to make colourful fishes. Cut out of whale was given as a take away gift.

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Donation Drive

“Helping one person might not change the whole world, but it could change the world for one person.” We took the initiative of donating things of everyday use to underprivileged people in the slum areas with the help of Robin Hood Army to inculcate the feeling and habit of doing acts of kindness among students. The teachers as well as the students have donated various items for a charitable cause.

This created a huge impact in student’s mind and had the learning experience in understanding virtues of charity, sympathy and empathy.

Our school also took
the initiative of donating things of everyday use like grocery, sanitary items, stationery, etc. to underprivileged children of Bal Sadan as an act of kindness. Student’s charity towards Bal Sadan helps provide essential resources and support for the children’s education and well-being. Their contributions foster a sense of community and social responsibility.

A small group of students along with the teachers Mrs. Parminder Narang and Mr. Nilesh Singh went for this charitable cause to Bal Sadan. Students of Bal Sadan had an interaction with our students and teachers where they shared about the challenges they face and how they spend their time.

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Awareness Day 2024

The awareness week culminated on Day 7 with paying tribute to our beloved founders Mr. B.S. Sood and Mrs. Krishna Sood by our Directors Mrs. Reeta Khanna and Mrs. Sangeeta Midha along with all teaching and non- teaching
staff members. This followed by all religion prayer to give respect to every religion and to foster the unity and brotherhood among the students.

Our Vice-Principal Mrs. Shoma Bannerjee spoke a few words in the memory of Sir B.S. Sood on his thirteth death anniversary. She also reminded us with our founder’s contributions towards the achievements and accomplishments marked by Spring Dale College.

The event was followed by a melodious song “STUTI GAAN” sung by the school choir group and beautifully composed by Mr. Aditya Mishra. Our Director Mrs. Reeta Khanna inspired students to use mobile phones wisely so that it should not harm their mental and physical health . she once again reminded us with the importance of the theme this year.

A full-week program dedicated in the memory of our founders has shown a profound and lasting impact on our students and an attempt to sensitise our students towards a social cause was helpful in shaping young minds.

Awareness Week 2024

“Your phone will bring you closer to those who are far away but drive away from those who are standing right in front of you.”

The ongoing awareness week and its theme is to remind that social media is not the real life and almost everything will work even if we unplug ourselves from it and remain undistracted.

The philosopher Paul Virilo had said, “When you invent ship you also invent a shipwreck” which gives a message to students to say focussed.

To create awareness, a session was conducted with the parents of tiny tots and class I students on the rising health issues due to excessive screen time in children of very young age.

The guest speaker, Dr. Siddhant Kumar and Mr. Yaduvesh Chaturvedi from UMEED, the rehabilitation centre, Lucknow discussed about the problems that parents are noticing in their children and how it is adversely impacting their mental health. He also gave some important tips like limiting the screen time, creating screen free zones especially during meals and before bedtime, involving children more in physical activities etc.

The session was overall fruitful as it has emphasised on the important concerns that people are facing nowadays with the excessive usage of technology and social media and making our lives miserable.

Another day we began with an eloquent and inspiring speech by the teacher speaker Mr. A.V Prasad who once again enlightened the theme of the Awareness Week “The Fascinating Digital World… Is it all sunshine?” He emphasised on the fact that digital technologies can be blessing and can bring good things if it is used by an abled man wisely.

He also highlighted the various adverse impacts an individual can face by using mobile phones excessively which affects their sleeping pattern and deteriorating their mental and physical health. He concluded that human attitude and positive mindset towards the technological world can make it all sunshine. It is in our hands how we use it.

To make students of class IV to IX aware of the cybercrime and consequences different act of criminal offences were shared by the guest speakers Adv. Manmeet Singh and practising lawyer Ms. Harsh Chauhan they talked about the various unauthorised application and link which should not be used by the students, in order to avoid the future consequences and to act lawfully and not to take revenge on others. “Think before you act”.

On day 6, the teacher speaker Mrs. Ruchi Chand threw light on the theme that highlighted on both positive and negative aspects of digital technology and its impacts on our lives. She made students aware of diverse opportunities of the digital world and also the threats and the negative consequences caused due to the advancement of technology. During the morning assembly, students of class XI and XII had an enlightening discussion on the topic “DIGITAL WIZARDRY AS THE SIXTH ELEMENT OF NATURE” under the guidance of Mrs. Neeta Mitra and Mrs. Anju Ahuja where they depicted that through the knowledge of computer language one can carry out things beyond the human power of creating an artificial world.

To make students of class X to XII aware about the importance of cyber safety and the consequences of various forms of cyber crime, an interactive session was held by the guest speakers Mr. Maharshi Agnihotri, a resource person from 1090 and UNICEF and Dr. Swarnima Singh a renowned social activist briefed students about certain untouched topics like good touch or bad touch, mental and physical harassment, cyber bullying and many more. They also guided them with the preventive measures and various helplines with which students can prevent themselves against such crimes and to ensure cyber safety.

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World Earth Day 2024

“WE ARE THE FIRST GENERATION TO FEEL THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE LAST GENERATION THAT CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.”

Keeping in mind the importance of preserving the planet and the natural resources and realising how important it is to protect and preserve the environment. We celebrated world earth day on 22 April, 2024 with the global theme “Planet V/S Plastic”.

The objective of this initiative was to eliminate use of plastic for the sake of our planet’s health and to create a plastic-free society for future generations. A series were organised to sensitise the children about the importance of conserving natural resources and motivate them to put little efforts for contributing towards protecting the gift of nature. As a part of the celebration, the day started with a special assembly where a speech was delivered by a senior student emphasising on the importance of protecting and preserving the planet earth along with the small initiatives that every individual can take to contribute towards the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources.

Students performed a skit with the message “Save Water, Save Energy, Save Earth”. Through their enactment they tried to convey that how our little efforts can lead to a big change. Students have also come up with their creative ideas and drew posters and banners with the messages and slogans aesthetically displayed on the boards to highlight the significance of earth day.

They raised slogans and voiced their thoughts with great zeal and enthusiasm, emphasising the need for everyone to invest their time and efforts in protecting the environment by sustainable use of natural resources at the end students and teachers took a pledge to preserve and conserve the self- sustaining planet earth.

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World Health Day 2024

For a strong heart and a stronger you, Be a HEART HERO and promise yourself to lead a healthy, active and a stress free life. Realising the importance of developing a healthy lifestyle, we observed and celebrated “World Health Day” with the theme HEALTHY HEART.

The day started with the a special assembly where students from primary section not only gave the importance of being healthy through a poetry, the tiny tots through an act compared a healthy and junk food, giving a message that healthy food always overshadows junk food. They also performed a set of stretching exercises and ‘asanas’ under the guidance of the school PTI.

The day continued with lots of drills conducted by the primary sections and middle school in their respective classes. The value of a healthy heart and the ways to maintain healthy habits to live a longer life were some of the topics of discussions between the teachers and students. An interactive session was also conducted for the students reflecting key issues and topics relating to heart health and diseases. A presentation was shown to create excitement, several surprising and fun facts related to heart were delivered and awareness was spread to inculcate healthy eating habits and to keep heart healthy. It concluded that a healthy body can only be achieved with a good lifestyle.

DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO START TO HAVE A HEALTHY HEART.

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Republic Day Celebrations

January 26, is a red letter day in our country, India. This year we celebrated 75th Republic day with full zeal and spirit, throughout the length and breadth of the country. The school building was decorated with flower pots, pictures of heroes of the freedom movement and the National flag.

Honourable Principal Ma’am, Reeta Khanna unfurled the National flag amidst loud cheers followed by the National Anthem and National Song ‘Vande Matram’. The main highlight of the day was the “Investiture Ceremony” for the upcoming session 2024-25 which is a platform to showcase the leadership skills and abilities of our students.

The outgoing Head Boy delivered a stirring speech. Patriotic songs were sung like “Hum sab bhartiya hain” and “Sare jahan se achha”. The program concluded with Ma’am Khanna’s inspiring speech and the sweet distribution.

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Diwali Celebrations

The auspicious festival of Diwali was celebrated in Playgroup. Children came dressed up in festive attire. They did colouring on Diya. Story behind the festival was narrated in the class and its importance was explained to them. Children were also explained and motivated towards pollution free Diwali and say “NO” to crackers.

They sung songs on Diwali like- Happy Diwali, jagmag karti diwali, etc. At the end of the day, kids were given sweets. Kalash was given as a takeaway gift.

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