Monday, 6 May 2019

WINNERS: ME'LANGE 2019


WINNERS:  ME'LANGE 2019 

 All the Human Library Events were followed by interesting Competitions. Winners of those Follow-up Activities are:

CLASS  I

EVENT: STEP INTO THE WORLD OF FABLES by Ms. Neelam

FOLLOW –UP ACTIVITY: RETELLING THE STORY
§  IRA SHARMA,I A

§  HIMANYA CHALIA,I B

§  ARNAYAK ARORA,I C

§  SAANVI KHULLAR,I D

§  SAYONA AHUJA,I E


CLASS  II

EVENT: MAGICAL HANDS by Ms. Radhika and Ms. Kabita
FOLLOW –UP ACTIVITY: IDENTIFY THE MUDRAS
§  AKSHAJ JAIN,II A
§  ARSHI BHARDWAJ,II B
§  ABHIJYOT SINGH,II C
§  VRITIKA GUPTA,II D
§  KANAV VEER SINGH,II E



CLASS  III

EVENT: FUN WITH CARTOONS by Mr. Ajit Narayan
FOLLOW –UP ACTIVITY: CARTOON MAKING ACTIVITY
§  SHREYA YADAV,III A
§  HRIDIKA SHARMA,III B
§  KESHAV,IIIC
§  PALLAVI SINGH,III D
§  HARSHWARDHAN,III E




CLASS  IV

EVENT: KING ASHOKA AND THE GARDEN OF HERBS by Ms. Anju Joshi
FOLLOW –UP ACTIVITY: STORY IN PICTURES
§  AKSHITA UPPAL,IV A
§  AARAV SAREEN,IV B
§  KRISHA,IV C
§  VIHAANA,IV D
§  NAMYA KHANDELWAL,IV E
§  ISHIKA ARORA,IV F


CLASS  V

EVENT: GATEWAY TO SANSKRIT by Ms. Sneha, Mr. Divyam and Mr. Divkaran
FOLLOW –UP ACTIVITY: SANSKRIT GRAMMAR ACTIVITY
§  YUGNITA GAUTAM,V A
§  SHRIDHAR CHANDNA,V B
§  TARINI JAIDKA,V C
§  DEVARSH MEHTA,V D
§  ANJALI YADAV,V E
§  ANANYA BALWAN,V F



CLASS VI
Event:  NOBODY IS PERFECT by Ms. Sudeshna Gupta
Follow-up Activity: Affirmations on Self-Love
Winners:
·         Adhya Jauhari, VI-A
·         Krishna Madaan, VI-B
·         Samiya Pruthi, VI-C
·         Janhavi, VI-D
·         Shreya Ojha, VI-E
·         Navni Jain, VI-F
·         Anvi Chhabra, VI-G
·         Vishishtha Sharma, VI-H
CLASS VIII
Event: KAVITAON KI KAHANI by Ms. Shalini Rastogi
Follow-up Activity: Compose a Poem
Winners:
·         Vaibhav Manchanda, VIII-A
·         Aayush A. Sapra, VIII-A
·         Kanishk Yadav, VIII-D
·         Riya, VIII-H
·         Ananya Katiyar, VIII-E




CLASS IX
Event: EQ-SQ TALKS by Ms. Anju Joshi
Follow-up Activity: Working with Emotions Worksheet
Winners:

·         Harshita, IX-A
·         Anshuka, IX-C
·         Manan, IX-C
·         Anushka, IX-E




CLASS X
Event: ADHYAYAN KI DAGAR PAR, RACHNATMAKTA  KA SAFAR by Mr. Dikshant Malik
Follow-up Activity: Short Review on any Motivational Book
Winners:
·         Rizul Bansal, X-A
·         Himanshi Madan, X-G
·         Aryan Erry, X-A
·         Rithika, X-D
·         Ayush Dalal, X-G








Wednesday, 24 April 2019

MELANGE 2019: THEME - HUMAN LIBRARY


MELANGE (22 -30 April 2019)
Pre -Nursery  to  Class V PLANNER

HUMAN LIBRARY
CLASS EVENT LIVING BOOK LANGUAGE FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY DATE & DAY TIMINGS
Pre -Nursery "Kathputlis": Story telling through puppets Mr. Ranjit* H / E Story Sessions by Teachers 23-04-19 (T) 10.00-10.45
LKG "Kathputlis": Story telling through puppets Mr. Ranjit* H / E Colouring (Classroom) 22-04-19 (M)  /       23-04-19 (T) 10.00-10.45
UKG Stories coming Alive Ms. Monisha* H / E Colouring  (Classroom) 23-04-19 (T) /          24-04-19 (W) 10.00-10.45
I Step into the World of Fables Ms. Neelam* H / E Retelling the story (Classroom) 24-04-2019 (W) 10.00-10.45 & 11.00-11.45
II  Magical Hands  Ms. Radhika / Ms. Kabita H / E Identify the Mudras (Audi.) 23-04-19 (T)/             25-04-19 (TH) 10.00-11.00 / 9.00-10.00
III Fun with Cartoons Mr. Ajit Narayan* H / E Cartoon Making Activity (Audi.) 29-04-19 (M) /          26-04-19 (F) 9.00-9.45 &10.00-10.45 / 9.00 - 9.45
IV King Ashoka and the Garden of Herbs  Ms. Anju Joshi E Story in Pictures (Submission Date: 29-04-19) 26-04-19 (F) 8.00-9.00
V Gateway to Sanskrit Ms. Sneha and Mr. Divyam H / E /S Sanskrit Grammar Activity (Classroom) 25-04-19 (TH) /           30-04-19 (T) 9.30-10.30 / 11.00-12.00
Note: Special Assembly on International Book Day on 23 April 2019, Tuesday                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
          Follow-up Activities and Story sessions throughout the Melange Celebrations











MELANGE 2019
THEME: HUMAN LIBRARY
MIDDLE AND SENIOR WING PLANNER
22 - 30 APRIL 2019
CLASS EVENT LIVING BOOK LANGUAGE DATE & DAY TIMINGS FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
VI Nobody is  Perfect Ms. Sudeshna Gupta E 26-04-2019 (F) 10.00-11.00 Affirmations on Self-love (Classroom) Submission: 29-04-19)
VII Tales within Tales Ms. Sonia Bareja* E 22-04-2019 (M) 10.00-11.00 Illustrate the Story (Submission Date: 26-04-19) 
VIII Kavitaon ki Kahani Ms. Shalini Rastogi H 25-04-2019 (TH) 11.30-12.30 Compose a Poem  (Submission: 29-04-19)(Classroom)
IX EQ-SQ Talks Ms. Anju Joshi E 22-04-2019 (M) 11.30-12.30 Working with Emotions Worksheet (Audi.)
X "Adhyayan ki dagar par, rachnatmakta ka safar" Mr. Dikshant Malik* H 23-04-2019 (T) 8.00-9.00 Short Review on any Motivational Book  (Library) (Submission: 25-04-19)
XI -XII Gender Bias Ms. Moksha Sharma* E 25-04-2019 (TH) 8.00-8.45 Questionnaire (For XI), Debate (For XII)
XI-XII Pep up the Print  Inter-School Event E 30-04-2019 (T)
Note:   Special Assembly on 22 April 2019, Monday
               Follow-up activities would be conducted throughout the Melange Celebrations

Friday, 12 April 2019

HUMAN LIBRARY AT YOUR SCHOOL

Check out the HUMAN LIBRARY
at
 D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, Sector-14/10A, Gurugram
ME’LANGE 2019
for the period
April 22 – 30, 2019

From excellent collection of books and periodicals in the School Library, to e-books, and other digital content, we at DAV Learning Resource Centre, have come a long way. But have we ever thought about a HUMAN LIBRARY?

DAVPS Sector-14 Gurugram presents an opportunity to interact with “Living Books” during the literary event- Me’lange.  Be there to witness our stellar line-up of 14 breathing books and have a feel of Human library. Get ready to interact with people who are bringing texts alive or listen to their compelling stories and wonderful ideas that could change your perspective about the world around you.

DAVPS SECTOR-14 GURUGRAM HUMAN LIBRARY CATALOGUE:

·         Mr. Ranjit
·         Ms. Monisha Gupta
·         Ms. Neelam
·         Ms. Radhika
·         Ms. Kabita M.
·         Mr. Ajit Narayan
·         Ms. Anju Joshi
·         Ms. Sneha
·         Mr. Divyam
·         Ms. Sudeshna Gupta
·         Ms. Sonia Bareja
·         Ms. Shalini Rastogi
·         Ms. Moksha Sharma
·         Mr. Dikshant Malik



Saturday, 30 March 2019

SCHOLASTIC WRITING AWARDS 2019

DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL
SECTOR-14/10A
GURUGRAM


Scholastic India has announced the Scholastic Writing Awards 2019 for outstanding original works by students of Classes 4 to 9, in the category of fiction/short story in English.

Date of submission: 15th April – 1st July 2019

Ranking phase- 2nd July-20th July 2019

Result- 20th August 2019

Book Release- October 2019

Students can submit more than one entry, limited to one in each genre.
Genres for this year are-
Group 1 (classes 4-6)
·         Humour
·         Horror
·         Fantasy
·         Adventure

Group 2 (classes 7-9)
·         Humour
·         Horror
·         Fantasy
·         Adventure

WORD LIMIT: 2500-3000 Words

GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS ON HOW TO WRITE THE SHORT STORY:
·        Read as much as you can. Familiarise yourself with different styles of writing but be original when it comes to your own work.
·        Increase your word power. The greater your vocabulary, the more effective your writing will be.
·        Read aloud what you have written and ask friends who read to comment on it as well.
·        Use correct spelling, punctuation and grammar.
·        Keep a dictionary, a thesaurus and a basic grammar book handy.
·        Don't write in a rush. Spend a lot of time with your writing and make sure not to end your piece abruptly.
·        Always carry a notepad and pen with you. Jot down out-of-the-blue thoughts, make a note of interesting observations; they'll never go to waste when you're writing.

RULES:
·        Please fill in all the required details in the online submission form. Incomplete forms will be disqualified.
·        Plagiarised, copied or unoriginal stories will be disqualified.
·        Disqualified entries will not be entitled to any certificates of participation.
·        Multiple submissions are allowed, where participants can submit up to four entries, one in each genre.
·        If any story is found to be plagiarised, copied or unoriginal, the entry will be disqualified.
·        Entries received after the last date will be disqualified.
·         Each participant has to read and rank the stories assigned to them before the deadline. Failing which the entry submitted by the participant will be disqualified.

PROCEDURE:
·        Go to the Scholastic India homepage www.scholastic.co.in and click on the Scholastic Writing Awards banner or go directly to the following url: http://swa.scholastic.co.in
·        Click on Register.
·        Fill in the details in the online form.
·        Once you submit the form you will be sent a Log-in ID on the registered id.
·        You can use this log-in ID to submit your entry.
·        To submit an entry, simply log-in using your log-in ID and copy paste the text or key in the story.
·        Make sure each submission also lists the name of the student, the class, the school and the address.
·        For ranking the entries assigned to an individual, you have to use same log-in ID and password to log-in. Click on the icon START RANKING.
·        Ranking panel will open as per dates given above.
·        Group 1 entry will receive group 1 entry only for ranking and same applies for group 2.
·        For confusions/queries please get in touch with us at swa@scholastic.co.in/contact@scholastic.co.in

Monday, 4 February 2019

SAY GOODBYE TO EXAMINATION ANXIETIES

SAY GOODBYE TO EXAMINATION ANXIETIES

     Source:      THE SPEAKING TREE
                       THE TIMES OF INDIA  (February 6, 2019)


Although it is common to experience butterflies in the stomach before any major life event, the run up to the final board examinations proves to be a traumatic phase for many students. Tormented by thoughts of failure and of falling short of expectations, they forget how to relax, smile and live normally. Unsurprisingly, many start suffering from a range of physical and psychological problems. 
As we now move closer to that time of the year, many children and adolescents are feeling petrified, stressed and depressed. How has a routine, period assessment turned into a fearsome monster? Reflect deeply and we realise that this is an outcome of our flawed attitudes at a personal and collective level.

 During examinations, youngsters, parents and teachers seem to get emotionally carried away, focussing too much on the moment and turning it into a do or die event. They forget that whatever the result, its consequence to the life of the person will never be too significant or irreversible.

While students must immerse themselves whole-heartedly in their studies, giving too much importance to such routine assessments is not warranted. Never worry about scores because life continues to give everyone multiple opportunities to realize their dreams.

Nowadays, an increasing sense of competitiveness pervades our mind, relationships and society. The need to outperform others, flaunt one's achievements, and to be the best has spread like an epidemic and children are encouraged to internalise it. They grow up with the irrational belief that in order to live a decent life, they must defeat everyone around them.

Taoist Lao Tzu teaches us the virtue of non-competition. In a similar vein, students should let examinations help them in their self-growth - preparing their best for the examinations, working hard towards their goals, challenging themselves and overcoming their limitations but doing all this in a fun way, enjoying and relishing each moment. If failure happens, don't lose hope. Take it as a learning opportunity and try playing better strokes next time.
We rarely encourage youngsters to surrender and feel the connection with the Divine. As a result, they often believe that they are all alone in the world without any consistent support. During stressful times, this makes them feel very anxious and vulnerable. Remember that whatever the outcome, Divine Grace will continue empowering you to evolve and make progress. Therefore, keep your faith, rise above your examination anxieties and breathe freely.