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BYC - YOUNG FORUM – 2017

Date: 21-07-2017

St. Britto’s Group of Institutions, in association with the SEEK FOUNDATION, organized

Young Forum on 21st July 2017. The ignition for Young Forum was the interaction of

Honourable (Late) President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. The Inaugural function was

started with the prayer song by the choir group of St. Britto’s School. The Introduction

of Seek Foundation was given by

Mrs.Prema.The snippets of

Young Forum 2015-2017

highlighted the main events of

Young Forum.For enlightening

the function, the tiny - tot of the

pre- KG bore a sapling which

was passed on to pre-primary

child, carried it to the primary ,

the high school , higher

secondary , an undergraduate , a

post graduate, a professor, to

the Principal of St.Britto’s

College Dr.ThamasPonraj, and then to the Chief Guest Mrs.Neerja Malik (an

Inspirational Speaker, an Ambassador and Mascot of Pinkathon and also an author of a

book titled “I inspire”). The sapling was planted and watered. The Chief Guest shared

few words on how to bring up the

children with love and affection.

The Young Forum was conducted for the students of LKG to XII std. Various competitions were conducted in different levels. Story Telling, Ring-O-Rosesand Poetry Fest was related to Nature. On spot topics were given for Limerick Writing, Sonnet Writing, Spin a yarn, I-Connect to show case the intellectual talents of the children. There was a PPT presentation based on the Health Issues related to Obesity and diet

plan, Social Networking sites and Digi Money. To bring the importance of agriculture in our lives, the student were asked to use new techniques and make a business model adding value to the existing agricultural product.

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HEALTH IS WEALTH

Date: 18-07-2017 Venue: SMR Hall

The students of class ll-A conducted the special assembly on the topic “Health is

wealth“ on 18th July 2017 at SMR Hall.The program started with a prayer song.A

special song was sung by the girls and the significance of the day was delivered by

Mathangi.The skit based on the topic –“Say no to junk food” was performed.Tamil

speech delivered highlighted was about the benefits of the fruits. A Video was played

to create awareness to the students on how to stay fit and healthy.Mevintha prepared

and displayed two variety of healthy snack and briefed the nutritious value of it.

Vita walk – a Ramp walk was performed by students who had dressed themselves up

with vegetables and fruits to help the audience realize the importance of eating

healthy food. All the Students were interviewed by the Principal which made the

children understand the implication of healthy food and the evils of junk food.

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AUGUST

SCOUTS & GUIDES PATROL TRAINING CAMP

Patrol Training Camp was held at

Eellan Sharma Memorial

Matriculation School, Sholinganallur

from 3rd to 6th August. 10 Scouts and

10 Guides along with 3 teachers

Mrs. Jayanthi, Mrs. Joyce and Mr. Raja

Raman from our school participated

in the camp. It was a wonderful

experience for students as well as

teachers.

ROYAL GRID LOCK

Date: 04-08-2017 Venue- St. Britto’s Academy

St Britto’s Academy hosted “Royal Grid Lock” the mega cultural event based on the

theme ”Believe You Can”. The theme invokes sportive spirit among the students in

and around the city and has created a platform to showcase their talents. The year

2017 has marked an outstanding performance, 26 schools participated and competed

in various competitions. The chief guests were the special invitees of the day, Mr Sam

Anton - Film_Director of Tamil Film Industry and Mr Kalidas Jeyaraman-Actor in

Malayalam Film Industry .

The inauguration of the event took place in the SMR hall at 9.30 am. The Chief guest

inaugurated the event with the lighting of the lamp and then the choir enchanted the

audience with their melodious voice praising God for his presence and guidance

through out the day. There were various’ Dance Events’ such as- the Retro dance, Diya

dance, Yoga dance and Martial dance. There were’ Dramas’ to enact, entitled as -

Cherish or Perish, Cultural Portrayal of India. The topics given for’ Creative Strokes

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Art’ contest were-Colouring Nature, Fantasy Characters and’ Pencil sketch of

monuments’. There were’ Wall Paintings’ contest on the topic ‘Indian Culture’. There

were also other competitions such as- Jam, Dumb charades Adzap, Adapt tune.

Shipwreck , Channel Surfing etc.

The events were deligently organised within the school premises. The judges ,

appointed for the various events were well equipped in the field of art and music. They

appreciated the vibrant performances of the students and declared the winners in the

Validatory function.The awards had been categorized with the specific events. The

winners for Dance and Drama received’-Young talent Award’. ‘Artist Award” for

Creative Strokes.” Best of the Best Award” was given to the winners of Jam, Dumb

charades, Adzap. Adaptune, Shipwreck and Channel- Surfing.

There was thundering applause from the audience, as they heard the over all award

being announced. Lalaji Memorial Omega International Residential School has won

the over all award- honoured by the Rolling trophy and Vels Vidyashram is the

Runner’s up. The Chief guest delivered a motivating speech. He gave much importance

to the need for arranging such a fantabulous

programme and appreciated the students for their laudable performances. Everyone

enjoyed the cultural fest that revealed many aspects of our culture and traditions.

Indeed it was a glorious event! We look ahead for the coming year.

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YOUR CHAMPION QUOTIENT SCHOLARSHIP (YCQ) 2017-18

Date: 08-08-2017 Venue: St. Britto’s Academy

The Times of India – Your Champion Quotient Scholarship (YCQ) 2017-18 was held on

August 8, 2017 at St. Britto’s Academy, Velachery, Chennai.

Around 650 students from classes 5 to 10 participated today in Times YCQ2017,

Competitive Examination. The main aim is to encourage students to look beyond their

textual knowledge and establish a relationship between theory and application of

concepts learnt. Times YCQ in school is an excellent opportunity for students to think

from different angles or simply to think out of the box.

ENGLISH HANDWRITING COMPIETITON

Students participated in English Handwriting Competition of Rangotsav Celebration on 09.08.2017.

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SAFETY

Theme: Safety Date: 10.8.17 Venue: SMR Hall Time: 9:30 am

Main Objectives:

To enable the students to realize the importance of safety at school, home and on

road.

Agenda of the programme:

Prayer song

Bible reading

Prayer

Welcome speech

Action song

Significance of the day

Skit- Stay away from strangers

Tamil and Hindi speech

Video clipping

Formation – safety rules

Demo – First Aid

Address by the principal

Vote of thanks

National Anthem

The special assembly on “ SAFETY “was organized on 10th August, 2017. The students of class ll-B conducted the special assembly in SMR Hall. The program started with a prayer song followed by the reading from the Holy Bible and prayer. Welcome speech was delivered by Sai charan. A special song was sung by the girls and the significance of the day was delivered by Siddharth. The skit was based on the topic –Stay away from strangers. Tamil and Hindi speech about the importance of Safety was delivered. A Video was played to give an awareness to the students on safety. Demo was conducted on How to use first aid kit. Vice Principal addressed the gathering and made the children understand the importance of Safety. Vote of thanks was proposed by Keerthi Sri. The program was concluded with the National Anthem. Learning outcome:

Students understood the importance of safety in their day today life.

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ORANGE DAY

Date:18.8.2017 Venue: SMR Hall Topic: Sacrifice Time: 9:30-10:30am

Main Objectives:

To know about the colour orange and the objects related to it.

To know the value orange colour represents.

To know the value of sacrifice and know the National symbols.

Programme Agenda:

13. Prayer song

14. Bible reading

15. Prayer

16. Thought for the day

17. Welcome speech

18. Speech about orange

19. Action Song

20. Speech – National Symbols

21. Ramp walk

22. Final choreo

23. Vote of thanks

The Orange day was celebrated by UKG C based on the theme SACRIFICE. All

the children came in pretty orange dress and accessories. Parents were invited for the

programme to view their ward’s performance on the stage. The day’s programme

started with the prayer song followed by Bible reading , prayer & Thought for the day

and welcome speech. Kids entertained the gatherings with a wonderful song and

performed cute actions for the song.

Children gave amazing speech about ORANGE COLOUR and also about our

National symbols like PEACOCK, TIGER, BANYAN TREE, LOTUS and FLAG. The kids

dressed as SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE, SUBRAMANIYA BHARATHIYAR, NEHRU and

BHAGAT SINGH performed a ramp walk. A small gift was distributed to the children

relating to the day’s colour. Kids tapped their feet for the song “SHAMINAMINA”. The

kids of LKG and UKG were called on stage to share the views about the programme.

Their conversation on the stage made the audience surprised and happy.

The day’s program was ended with vote of thanks.

Learning outcome

4. Values of the colour orange

5. Objects that represents orange colour

6. We have to live for others

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BYC-ASSET GIRLS 2017-18

Classes: VI to XII Venue: St.Britto's Academy & St. Britto's Matriculation

ASSET-2017, an Inter-School Sports Competition organized by SEEK Foundation

an NGO in association with St. Britto's Group of Institutions is being held in two

phases. The first phase saw 1050 girls from 44 schools participating and competing

with each other on 19th and 20th August 2017. It was indeed a great sporting event for

all who were gathered for the ASSET-2017. Dignitaries Mr. Thomas Ponraj , Mr.

Lourdusamy Antony, Mrs. Mary Vasanthakumari, Mrs. Joan Rajesh and Mrs. Helena

Gokul inaugurated the events held at St. Britto's Academy & St. Britto's Matriculation.

The girls from various schools displayed their physical skill, team spirit and competed

well with their opponents. Inter-School Sports Tournaments comprised of Throw ball,

Kho-Kho, Volley Ball, Tennikoit, Futsal and Kabbadi. The events were held under 2

categories- std VI to VIII under Juniors and IX to XII under Seniors. All the competitors

and spectators enjoyed themselves and had an unforgettable Sports Meet.

The second Phase was held on 29th and 30th of August – ASSET-2017 for BOYS.

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WORLD NATURE CONSERVATION DAY

Date: 21-08-17 Time: 9.00 am Venue: SMR Hall, SBA

Main Objectives:

To commemorate the World Nature conservation day.

To create awareness about challenging threats in the environment

To learn to conserve and preserve Nature

To develop a deeper awareness and understanding of Natural resources

To use Natural resources more efficiently

To have concern for the environment and to actively participate in its

improvement and protection

Agenda of The Programme:

Prayer song

Bible verse

Prayer

Welcome speech

Special song on earth

Role play- Five elements of earth

PPT on save earth –Nature conservation

Vote of thanks

A special assembly was organized to celebrate World Nature conservation day. The program started with a prayer song by the students of class III. The importance and purpose of conservation of nature was highlighted. A special song on Earth was sung by students to depicting care for our planet earth.

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Role play on five elements of earth was performed which showcased the importance of

conservation of air, water, soil, trees and animals. The role play enabled the students

to develop deeper awareness and understanding about natural resources. A

presentation on Nature conservation was presented and this enabled students to

understand how to stop pollution to

save the Earth and to preserve the nature for the future generation and for themselves

too. The program concluded with National Anthem. The planned program was

executed well and there is still scope of improvement and betterment.

Learning outcomes:

Children would have understood the factors affecting the need to find

sustainable practices of conserving the nature.

They would be motivated to preserve the nature for the future generation and

for themselves too They would also understand that the state of nature has an impact on human

survival, local and global economics, community life, human health and

wellbeing.

CUBS & BULBULS CHADURDHA CHARAN CAMP

Date: 21.08.2017

Venue: SMR Hall

Students of Cubs & Bulbuls attended the

Chadurdha Charan Camp and received

their participation certificates.

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BYC-ASSET 2017 FOR BOYS Date: 29,30 Aug & 1st Sep-2017

Venue: St.Britto's Academy & St. Britto's Matriculation

ASSET-2017, an Inter-School Sports Competition organized by SEEK Foundation an NGO in association with St. Britto’s Group of Institutions was held on 29th, 30th Aug and on 1st Sep at St. Britto's Academy and St. Britto's Matriculation schools. About 1075 students from 46 schools participated. It was indeed a great sporting event for all who were gathered for the ASSET-2017.

The boys from various schools showed their physical skill, team spirit and competed well with their opponents. Inter-School Sports Tournaments comprised of Basket ball, Kho-Kho, Volley Ball, Futsal and Kabbadi. All the competitors and spectators enjoyed and had an unforgettable Sports Meet.

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SEPTEMBER

MOTHER MARY FEAST

Date: 08-09-2017 Venue: SMR Hall

Mother Mary's Feast Day was celebrated on 8th Sep' 2017. A special assembly was

conducted by the students as a tribute to Our Mother Mary on her birthday.

ANIMAL DAY

Date: 19.09.2017 Venue: SMR Hall

The month of September was focussed around “Domestic animals”. As children share a

special affection towards animals, they enjoyed the fun activities and projects about

animals. Animal day was celebrated on 19th September '17 and Children brought pet

animals to school on 20th September '17.

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Visit To Various Departments By Pre-Kg -“My School”

Library Music room

Computer Lab Dance Room

Visit to the Primary Classroom

Cozy Corner at the Activity Room Children made “Thank you “cards for School helpers