Pre Primary Exhibition Report

 An Exhibition was organized in Arwachin International School on 29^th November 2014.It was inaugurated by Mr. Sharma and Mrs. Peter. It was surprising to see the various pieces of handwork by our little Awachinians. These exhibits were attractive and colorful for they had been prepared and designed well by the students under the guidance of the teachers. There was a display of variety of integrated activities to interest parents and friends who came to see the work of their children. The effort of the children was very well appreciated. It was a wonderful experience.

Report

Chokhi Dhani Village, Picnic

 29 December 2014       

A picnic was organised for the students of classes VI to XII to Chokhi Dhani Village, Sonipat, Haryana. Chokhi Dhani Village is one- stop destination for fun, food and entertainment. It brings to life, a colourful Rajasthani heritage with all the attractions and elements of ethnic culture and tradition. The students reached the venue by bus at 11 a.m.

On commencing with, students had a warm welcome in a true style of Rajasthan reminding us of the temples, village bazaar, folk entertainment, animal rides, village style photo studio, jyotish, mehndi, games zone, open lawns to relax. 

Moreover, the live dance and music was irresistible for the students to join and shake their legs too. The splendid day of a Rajasthani cultural experience ended with the Rajasthani mouth-watering vegetarian cuisine served on leaf platter in a traditional Rajasthani style. The day was indeed a fun filled day. 

Moreover, the live dance and music was irresistible for the students to join and shake their legs too. The splendid day of a Rajasthani cultural experience ended with the Rajasthani mouth-watering vegetarian cuisine served on leaf platter in a traditional Rajasthani style. 

 The day was indeed a fun filled day.         

Annual Primary School Exhibition

It was time to unite the students, parents, teachers and other members of the school community in a collaborative effort to provide an opportunity to the students to demonstrate independence and responsibility for learning. It was time for the  students to synthesize their learning.

An annual Primary school exhibition was organized in the premises of Arwachin International School on 29^th November 2014. 

It was the first of its kind. Every class was decked up with various exhibits like slogans, placards, posters, static and working models etc. 

The event was inaugurated by one of the members of the parent community, Mr. A. Sharma, our director, Mrs. Peter, our principal. There were many student volunteers who explained the various concepts effortlessly. The made all of us proud. Mrs. Peter applauded the joint effort put in by the teachers and students.

INTER ZONAL NETBALL COMPETITION 2014-15

The students of Arwachin International School, Dilshad Garden participated in the Annual Netball Inter Zonal competition from 28 November to 29 November 2014 which took place at DAV Rohini, Sec 7 Delhi and represented zone 6 of Delhi. To represent the zone was indeed a matter of prestige and the Arwachinians were justifiably proud of themselves.

Zonal level winners from all over Delhi participated in this competition. The senior girls team secured the 2^nd position, the junior girls stood third and the junior boys also secured 2^nd position. Heartiest congratulation teams! Done well.

Senior Girls                                               Junior Girls

1.Garima Aggarwal	1. Ananya Sharma
2.Rashika Sharma	2. Anushka Singh
3.Kirti Jain	3. Kaushki Goel
4.Simran Kashyap	4. Moksha  Khurana
5.Sanya Joshi	5.Manushri
6.Garvita Kaushik	6. Gunjan Laspal
7.Shraddha	7. Hanshika Ganjoo
8.Ridhima Mahajan	8. Sunidhi Srivastava
9.Mansi Panwar	9.Sakshi Gupta
10.Rashi Sinha	10. Sagorika Ghosh
11.Aishwarya Handa	11. Aditi  Sharma
12. 11. Anjani Aggarwal	12. Prachi Tyagi

 

Primary Sports Day

On 28^th Nov’14 the Primary wing of Arwachin International School held its sports day. The day began with all the super charged participants welcoming the Principal-Mrs. Peter to the ground. After the lighting of the lamp, the torch was lit and was taken around by one representative of each house. Hence the meet was announced open.

This was followed by a March past by all the four houses. After this came the beautiful presentation of drills by the children of classes I, II and III- Pomp-Pomp Drill, Ribbon Drill and Dumbbell Drill. The children’s coordination and presentation was much appreciated. This was followed by a number of events-100 m race, 200 m race, 400 m race, hurdle race and so on.

At the end, a race for the teachers took place and all the children really enjoyed it. The effort of the children and the teachers was appreciated by Mrs. Peter.

                            The Globe Science Olympiad

The Indian Environmental Society organized The globe science Olympiad on 28^thNov 2014 in association with the globe programme in support of UNESCO. The aim of the globe science Olympiad is to encourage students to explore, discover and learn more about science and to develop analytical and problem solving skills that will be essential for their future career. Students from classes 6-12 participated with great enthusiasm. The students were tested in the field of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Environmental Sciences.

INTER-HOUSE ENGLISH DRAMA

COMPETITION (Class 6-11)     Date – 27.11.14

The Inter-House drama competition for classes 6 to 11 was organized on 27^th November, 2014 to encourage our students to display their extraordinary acting talents on the theme of ‘MOTHER’.

Shastri House was first to present their play ‘The Gift of Love’ and mesmerized the audience with their splendid performance highlighting the importance of a mother in a child’s life whether she is a biological mother or a step-mother. Next the students of Bose House entertained the audience displaying the deteriorating condition of Mother Earth, making everyone aware of  the problems caused due to it, and showed how the Arwachinians’ have taken initiative to save their Mother Earth and how people can do their bit for the same, which generated a lot of excitement among the audience. Tilak House presented an entertaining drama ‘The Lady with Golden Arms’ with a very strong message that children must always listen to their mother mothers who sacrifice their entire life for their well-being. Finally, the participants from Tagore House staged a heart-touching play ‘The Caring Mother’ depicting how aged and dependent parents specially mothers are forsaken by their own children in this fast-moving world. All the plays kept the audience spell-bound with their fine acting skills.

The esteemed judges included Mrs.Lahiri , Mrs.Walia and Mrs.Chauhan, who awarded the marks on the basis of character portrayal, memory, interaction with the audience, fluency of communication, make-up, props and costumes. Bose House was adjudged the winner for its mind-blowing performance with 185.5 points, followed by Tilak with 171 points, Shastri with 170.5 points and Tagore with 1164.5 points out of the total 195. Shraddha (Class 10 B, Bose House), and Prashant Chaudhary(9C, Bose House) were adjudged the best actors in female and male category respectively.Our Principal, Mrs.Peter appreciated all the participants along with the MCs of the event Prachi(9A)and Dev(6B) and congratulated them for their effort.

UNIFIED INTERNATIONAL ENGLISH OLYMPIAD

Unified International English Olympiad was conducted on 21^st November , 2014. Students were tested on the basis of Vocabulary, Functional grammar, Reading Comprehension and Interactive English. Some of our students were declared winners holding All India ranks, Zone ranks and class ranks. Heartiest congratulations to the following students for their excellent performance,

1.     Deepal Yadav, VI D – All India Rank-1, National Achiever.

2.     Prabhsahil Singh, V C – All India Rank-59, National Achiever.

3.     Shruti Rao, VIII C - All India Rank-37, National Achiever.

4.     Madhav Mittal, VIII C - All India Rank-73, National Achiever.

5.     Aniket Mishra, VIII C – Zone Rank – 1.

6.     Shohini Pathak, Zone Rank – 1.

7.     Gia Bist, III A - Zone Rank – 1.

8.     Ansh Awasthi, II B - Zone Rank – 8, Class Topper in school.

9.     Bhanavi Bhutani, IV A -  Zone Rank – 7, Class Topper in school.

10.   Hitesh Garg, IX A - Zone Rank – 5, Class Topper in school.

11.  Mehak Aggarwal, X A - - Zone Rank – 10, Class Topper in school.

                                       Pre Primary Sports Day

The pre-primary wing of AIS held its Sports day on 21^st Nov. 2014 with great zeal. The event started with the lighting of the lamp by Mrs.Peter. After which Mrs. Peter declared the meet open. Mr.Sharma graced the event with his presence. There was a fabulous display of colorful drills i.e. balloon drill, umbrella drill, pom-pom drill, followed by yoga with music by L.K.G and U.K.G children. They showcased their best. All the children participated in the races energetically and won the medals too. At the end the children were praised for their enthusiasm and sportsmanship by Mr.Arun Sharma and Mrs.Peter.

National Conference 2014

On EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATION

National Conference on Early Childhood Care & Education was organized at 

Salwan Public School,  Sector 15, Gurgaon. Ms. Natasha Sharma, Co-ordinator

  Pre-Primary, attended this two days long conference on 21^st and 22^nd November’14.

The Highlights of the conference were-

·       Nurturing Childhood: Achieving Sustainable Practices

·       Making a difference-building Socio-Emotional Intelligence

·       Bridging the gap- Transition from Pre-School to Formal Schooling

·       Inclusion-Opening the Gate to All

·       Implication of Quality Teacher Preparation

·       Assessing & Observing the young Children

The conference was a great learning experience, highly motivating and insightful. 

INTER HOUSE DANCE COMPETITION

Inter House Dance Competition is one of the events which the students and teachers look forward to.All the students and teachers from classes I – XII assembled in the auditorium on 19^th November 2014 to witness the dance performances. The participants were adjudged in 3 categories – Classical, Freestyle and Bollywood. The solo performers revived our tradition and culture by performing Kathak and Bharatnatyam so gracefully. Freestyle dance electrified everyone present in the auditorium. It ranged from different eras of music to a medley of Govinda’s songs. Finally the different groups of girls danced on the medley of Madhuri and Aishwarya’s songs in the category of Bollywood dance.

Mrs.Peter applauded the effort of Ms.Tulsi who trained the students tirelessly.She congratulated them for the hard work.Finally the show came to an end with the singing of the National Anthem.

The result of the Inter House Dance Competition is given below :

                                 SOLO DANCE CATEGORY

POSITION	PARTICIPANT’S NAME	CLASS
FIRST	AATHIRA AJAY	IX - A
SECOND	RITIKA SINGH	VIII - A
THIRD	B.SNIGDHA	VIII -A

 

                                DUET DANCE CATEGORY

POSITION	PARTICIPANT’S NAME	CLASS
FIRST	SAUMYA GAUR PRASHANT CHAUDHARY	X – B IX -C
SECOND	PULKIT AGGARWAL TANVI RUHELA	IX –C VI - B
THIRD	RITIK MISHRA AASTHA SHARMA        AND VISHESH KHURANA SONALI KOUNDAL	VIII – C VI – C   X –C X -C

                              

                            GROUP DANCE CATEGORY

          

POSITION	HOUSE	PARTICIPANT’S NAME	CLASS
FIRST	TILAK	GUNJAN LASPAL MANUSHREE DHOUNDIYAL NUPUR SINGH MEHAK ANAGHA AJAY	IX – B IX – B VII – B VI – C VI - D
SECOND	SHASTRI	RIDHIMA MAHAJAN M.SHRIYA BHAVYA RIYA KHURANA ROHINI RAJI	VIII – B VI – A VI – A VI – C VI - D
THIRD	BOSE	SHRADDHA TOMAR DIA UPADHYAY MUSKAAN KUMAR ANUSHKA SINGH PREKSHA JAIN	X – B IX – C IX – C VIII – B VIII - C

‘FOOTSTEPS FOR GOOD’

18^th and 19^th November, 2014

The students of Arwachin International School went for the sports competition ‘FOOTSTEPS FOR GOOD’ organized by the DAV Public School, Puspanjali Enclave,on 18^th and 19^th November,2014 for the CBSEi students.  Students of classes 1^st to 4^th  had participated in different races like-Lime and spoon race, 50mts. flat race, Bean bag race, relay race etc. Ishika Garg of class 3^rd A grabbed the first position in 50 meter flat race and won the gold medal.  Abhishek Kumar of class 1^st A, Mehvish Zafri of class 2^nd A, Chirag Grover of class 3^rd A and Poonji Sharma of class 4^th A also secured the 2^nd position in Lime and spoon race, Ball throw, 5o meter flat race and Standing broad race respectively and were able to grab the Silver medal.   

LIONS INTERNATIONAL POSTER CONTEST

On 15  November ‘ 14

27^th Annual LIONS International peace poster contest was organized at Arwachin International school .The contest was open to the students of 11-13 years. Classes vi to viii. All together forty six students participated in this Competition. Where they were asked to create posters depicting the theme, “Peace, Love & Understanding.”

The winner of this competition were:-

                    First:- Gaurang Bhatt, 6-C                  

                   Second:-Parinita Sharma, 8-A

                       Third:-Tripti Singh, 6-C

LIONS INTERNATIONAL POSTER CONTEST

On 15  November ‘ 14

27^th Annual LIONS International peace poster contest was organized at Arwachin International school .The contest was open to the students of 11-13 years. Classes VI to VIII. All together forty six students participated in this Competition .Where they were asked to create posters depicting the theme, “Peace, Love & Understanding.”

 The winner of this competition were:-        

                                                             First:- Gaurang Bhatt, 6-C                                                                                                                                          Second:- Parinita Sharma, 8-A

                                                            Third:- Tripti Singh, 6-C

The Children’s Day Fete

14^th November; the 125^th birthday of our first prime minister,  Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, is better known as the Children’s Day all over India. On this day, the teachers of Arwachin International School express their love for their students by organizing a fete for them each year. This year was no different and the fete commenced at 9:00 on 14^th November, with the release of the balloons by the respected Principal Mrs. Peter. The fete was a beautiful mosaic of teachers’ expression of love. The stalls organized ranged from crazy games to mind-bobbling tasks to the mouth watering food stalls and even to the D.J. which left everybody thumping to the beats, longing for more. The games organized were both physical and digital. It was a pleasant sight to see the teachers enjoying as much as the students did. At the end, there was a lucky draw which included a boys’ and a girls’ watch, a pair of rollerblades and the strategic game of “Monopoly”. Although the experience tired everyone and left them crawling, it was a lovely arrangement, one that will be remembered for a long time.

INTER HOUSE KARATE COMPETITION 2014–2015

The Inter House Karate Competition was held at Arwachin International School, Delhi. All the participants performed well in the event of Individual Kumite. There were 4 groups which were categorized according to these classes.

(1)                      Senior Group-Class  9 & 10

(2)                      Junior Group – Class 7 & 8

(3)                      Sub-Junior Group-Class 5 & 6

(4)                      Cadet Group – Class 4

The Senior & Junior Group Karate Competition was held on 13^th November 2014.

 The Winners of the competition were:-

(1) Senior Group :–

(2) Junior Group:-

Visit by Japan Foundation Officials

On 11^th November 2014 Language Advisors from Japan Foundation Mr. Yasujiro Takei, Ms. Chisato Murakami, Ms. Stuti along with the Director of Ritsumeikan India Office Mr. Kitamura  and Ms. Priyanka Banga (Coordinator) visited Arwachin International School  to observe the methods and teaching techniques being used in Japanese Language classes.

They met the Principal Ms. Gracy Peter and the Director Mr. Arun Sharma and talked about the advancements in the field of Japanese language education and scope for higher education in Japan. Later on they attended a few classes i.e; Class III, VIII and XI and observed the teaching methodologies used by our teachers Ms. Vandana Jain, Ms. Kanika Tiwari and the Japanese Language Volunteer Ms. Yumi Shobara. They showed interest in taking part in the activities being conducted in the class and requested us to invite them again for some interactive sessions. They also enquired about the new CBSE-i Curriculum being followed in classes I to IV.

They have always been a great support to our school and have always motivated us by organizing highly educational workshops for promoting Japanese Language teaching skills.

It was really heartening to hear from them that Arwachin International School is one of the good schools in Delhi where the teachers and students are doing remarkably well in Japanese Language.

We appreciate their support and wish to have more interactive sessions like this in future as well.

Kanika Tiwari

Japanese Language Department

      Instrumental Music Competition

Music benefits the children, teens, adults, middle- aged, and old-aged. A research has shown that involvement in music, improves basic mathematics and reading ability in children. Learning music takes extreme self discipline and creativity. It is an easy outlet to release frustration and the burden on your shoulders. It uplifts and motivates the spirit and gives people a more positive outlook towards life and situations. Keeping in mind the importance of music, Arwachinians are taught how to play different musical instruments.

To give a perfect platform to the young learners to perform, an inter house Instrumental music competition was organized on 8^th November, 2014. The students from classes 4 to 12 participated in the competition. There were three rounds: Solo, Duet and Group. All the four houses gave their hundred percent.  The participants captured the attention of the audience. The audience was fully engrossed in the programme. The panel of judges included Mrs. Rohatgi, Mrs. Tyagi and Ms. Tulsi applauded the children for their hard work. Tilak House bagged the first position. The second position was bagged by Bose House and Tagore House bagged the third position.

 The event was concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.

 

Japanese Language Seminar in Delhi

Japanese Language Teachers, Mrs.  Vandana  Jain & Ms.  Yumi Shobhara attented the Japanese Language Seminar organized by " The Japan Foundation, New Delhi" on 8th November 2014 at The Japan Foundation, New Delhi. The seminar was intented to provide an opportunity to review day to day Teaching lessons. The plan of the seminar was :

10 : 30 - 13 : 00   Theme 1      [ Essay Writing ]

                               Lecturer - Ms. Chitaso Murakami, The Japan Foundation, New Delhi

2 : 00  -    4 : 30   Theme 2      [ Let' s write Hiragana properly ]

                               Lecturer - Mr. Yasujiro Takei, The Japan Foundation, New Delhi

The teachers could really deepen their knowledge regarding students’ motivation and understood the importance of feedback  during the teaching learning process.They learnt various Hiragana games to make the learning of the script easier and interesting.

                                                                                                                         Mrs.  Vandana  Jain

                                                                                                        (Japanese Language Department)

REPORT ON ECOBIZ QUIZ

The T.I.M.E institution this year held the first round of the Ecobiz Quiz across different schools of Delhi, testing their knowledge on current affairs and economic terms. The first round was held in the school premises on 29^th August 2014. Six teams from our school, comprising only students of Class XI and XII participated in the quiz, out of which two were shortlisted to play the prelimnary level of the Ecobiz Quiz on 5^th November 2014, competing with 150 schools in Delhi and NCR, held at Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House. The participants were Garima Aggarwal (XII), MananGoel (XI), Swastik(XI) and AkshaySherawat (XI). Altogether, it was a good experience, competing with 300 students. The eagerness of the students to explore the news arenas of Economics was quite evident during their active participation. They enjoyed learning different economic aspects of India along with their teacher, Mrs. Nidhi Marwah. 

District Level Classical Singing Competition 2014-15

The students of Arwachin International School participated in Classical Music Zonals at district level organised at Sarvodhya Kanya Vidhyalaya GT road, Shahdara .The students secured the following positions :-

1. Siddhant Gupta of class 8^th A, secured    1^st position  in Junior boys.

2. Manu Rai of class 6th A,secured 2nd position in Junior girls.

3.Karishma Tamane of  class 10^th C, secured  3^rd position in Senior girls.

 And we are proud to announce that Siddhant Aggarwal of class 8^th A will represent our school at State Level.

A Visit by JICA Professors

Three professors from Tokyo Gakugei University of Japan, Mr. Hideaki Shibuya,Ms. Megumi Shimada and Ms. Hiroko Yabe visited Arwachin International School on     3^rd November, 2014,

  They specialize in education and Japanese language.  They visited some universities to deepen their understanding of Japanese Language education in India and our school was the first middle school for them to make a visit.  One of the professors is involved in the selection of JICA volunteers in the field of Japanese language.  It was the reason they came to us, as JICA is the organization which had sent Ms. Yumi Shobara as a volunteer to our school.

They observed the teaching techniques by attending the Japanese language period of class XI, discussed a topic for writing a composition and then they met the Principal and discussed about our school and its educational policy.  They were especially interested in acquiring knowledge about the CBSEi, curriculum.  It was a good opportunity for us to have guests from Japan and who were delighted to know about the education system of Arwachin International School.

Yumi Shobara

                                         Report

                      Pre-Primary Picnic (2014-2015)

A   School Picnic was organized   for the Pre-primary on 1^st November 2014.  The children were taken to Indira Priyadarshni Park. They were very excited since morning. They reached their destination by 9a.m.First, they relished their snacks, then they headed towards the rides-the frog and the train rides were an enthusiastic experience for the children. It was a real fun and they were ready to enter the Kid Zone. There were slides and swings to enjoy, a toy train to climb upon, hurdles to cross, a tunnel to pass through etc. Some swings which were really good for physical development, caught the attention of the students and the teachers. The children had a great time in the park. A  true  spirit  of  sharing  could  be  seen  at  meal  time, where  children  shared  the  delicacies with  each  other  and  so  did  the  teachers.