Dear Readers,

Welcome to the February edition of the newsletter. Every month, Indirapuram Public School, Pratap Vihar releases newsletter to keep the parents, students and everyone associated with the school abreast of the recent academic and extra curricular developments which take place in the school. I urge you to track all these activities of the school so as to become an integral part in the growth of your child and an active member of the IPS family.Happy Reading!

Renu Sharma

(Volume-8)E-Newsletter

Competitions & Activities

The Black Colour Day

A drawing and colouring competition for classes 1 and 2 was

organised on 22nd February'18 under CCA activity. The theme of

the activity was 'Marine World' . This inspired the children to think

and work creatively and they came up with amazing art work in

drawing. Drawings were done beautifully and diligently by the

children, it was a treat to the eyes.

On 6 February 2018 , little champs of Pre-Primary wing

celebrated 'Black colour day'. Children were introduced to the

beauties of Black colour and it’s different shades. The class was

decorated with black colour cutouts. Children made beautiful black

cats, crows, eye mask, hand print spiders etc. The fun and

excitement was on for the entire day.

Drawing & Colouring Competition

Pariksha Par Charcha Students of classes IX to XII of Indirapuram Public School, Pratap Vihar witnessed "Pariksha Par Charcha" -

a live program in which our Hon'ble Prime Minister Mr. Narender Modi interacted with students of various

schools and advised them how to cope with examination stress. During the program he answered selected

questions posed by the students. He shared stress-relieving techniques with the young audience. He also motivated

the students to approach the exams like warriors.

“The expert in anything was once a beginner”2

Workshops

On 14th February, as per standard operating procedure, on the guidelines of CBSE, Ms. Shraddha conducted a session on Emotional Safety. She explicitly defined EQ as the ability to monitor the emotions of others which is a crucial attribute in a teacher. She emphasized that with the understanding of emotional intelligence of a child, teachers can gauge the sentiments of the students accurately, hence bringing a desired change in their behavior. With the help of power point presentation, the anger management tips were also given. The conclusion of the session explained the necessity of conducive school climate which connects the educators to the students' academic achievements and their holistic development.

Emotional Safty

In order to make the school a safe and secure place for everyone

associated with the school, security is a prime concern to be taken care of. Keeping this in mind our two teachers conducted a presentation on the topic "General safety" under standard operating procedure (SOP), on the guidelines of CBSE, and made teachers aware about safety in school, in class rooms, in library and in washrooms so that all the students, teachers and visitors have a feeling of security within the school campus.

General Safety

On 21st February, under Standard Operating Procedure, Ms. Shivani

gave presentation on electrical and fire safety preventive measures to be taken in the school to prevent the chances of accident in case of technical fault. She also explained the precautions for the students in handling the electrical apparatus in the laboratory.

Electrical and Fire Safety

A positive school culture doesn't happen overnight. To maintain it, the

school sets up Standard Operating Procedure which exists not only at the classroom level, but it is also vital to have it outside the school. On 21st February, in the staff meeting, Ms. Renu Gupta and Ms. Neha Shrivastava presented the details on school trips and excursions under SOP. They stated the details of the precautions undertaken by the school during the visits outside the fore walls of the school. The School's concern is not only to expose the students to the practical learning but also take into account their safety and security.

School trips & excursion Safety

3

Awards & Recognitions

The school has added another feather in its cap. On 5th February, in a special award ceremony, the school

received 'Money Smart School Award' for the money smart programme which commenced from the month of July and concluded with an assessment in November. The programme was successfully completed with the students from the classes 6th to 10th. Many students were given merit certificates for having secured above 60%. Two senior representatives from NCFE came from Mumbai to conduct the award ceremony, Mr. G.P. Garg, Registrar NISM & Chief General Manager SEBI along with Ms. Nidhi Murdia, Assistant Manager NISM who headed the much awaited ceremony. The programme was initiated with a vision of the Principal, Ms. Renu Sharma to make the school a money smart school considering it a core life skill.

Money Smart School Award

This is a grand achievement of the school to win one of the most prestigious Green School Awards. The most coveted award, instituted by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) was presented to the school which has excelled in natural resource management based on environmental audit. The effort was appreciated for minimizing the waste and optimizing the energy use as well as catering to the biodiversity conservation in the school premises. To work for GSP, our students moved beyond textbooks and concentrated solely on doing various hands on and thought provoking activities like mapping out each category of waste and segregate it. They prepared biodegradable and non biodegradable dustbins to keep them in the classrooms. Compost pits were collected with waste, medical waste was recycled and e-waste was sold. The school was rated on the basis of these activities and was lauded for its efforts in sustainable development of environment.

Green School Award

4

Utsav 2017-18 The School celebrated Annual day ' Utsav 2017-18' with the theme ' Bringing up parents ' on 10 February, 2018 on the

occasion of Founder's day. It was the birth anniversary of the Founder Chairman of the school, Late Shri Ajit Kumar Singh. The

theme 'Bringing up parents ' was based on parenting. The theme was selected keeping in view the recent violent incidences in

schools in which children were involved.. The school had always taken up themes that are current and socially relevant The

script, the enactment and the choreography was highly appreciated by all present. The Chief Guest for the evening was Smt.

Asha Sharma, Mayor of Ghaziabad and the Guest of Honor was Ms Navjot Kaur an anchor with News 18 India. The Chief Guest

Smt Asha Sharma, in her speech entreated the parents to bring their children up with values and the Guest of Honor said that even

though she herself is a parent, she would always consider herself as a trainee parent as every day brings in new surprises. The

program started with a dance to depict various poses of Lord Ganesha and ended with a song Raise Me Up, and the atmosphere at

the auditorium became very magical with the parents waving their mobile torches in time with the music.

5

Farewell “Lamhe” - 2017-18 On 16th February, the senior wing of the school organized farewell for outgoing students of 12th class. The farewell

left behind eternal memories. The teachers and the students were overwhelmed with happiness and soon to come nostalgia. As a

part of the event, the students of 11th class gave dance performances, sang and presented the 12th class students with titles. The

ceremonial passing of torch was held at the beginning of the programme. Ms. Anjali Shrivastav and Master Priyanshu Bisht

were declared Ms. and Mr. IPS on the basis of their confidence and presentation in the question and answer round which was

followed by the ramp walk. In the end the Principal, Ms. Renu Sharma blessed the outgoing students for achieving massive

success in life.

6

Graduation-Cum-Award Ceremony

2017-18 The School conducted the graduation day for the Upper Kindergarten Students on 28th February, 2018. The Chief Guest for the day was Dr Aruna Mukim Chairperson of the Amanuday NGO. The Principal of the school Ms. Renu Sharma welcomed the gathering. The students of LKG and UKG joyfully entertained the guests with their flamboyant dances such as Punjabi dance, Ghoomar and Holi dance. The children went around smearing holi colours on the faces of the guests. The atmosphere became emotionally charged when a short movie was shown on the activities done by the students throughout the year. The parents looked on proudly when their wards in their graduation gowns and caps were awarded graduation scrolls. The Chief Guest Dr Aruna Mukim gave away the awards for various categories such as Academics, dance, sports and music and she in her speech, expressed her astonishment at the talents displayed by the tiny tots and also said that they would be shining stars of the future generation as their grooming is in the most capable hands of the Principal and teachers of Indirapuram Public School, Pratap Vihar. The Graduation ceremony was followed by the orientation of the parents to the new pattern of education which would be what the students would be following in the primary classes. The day ended with National Anthem.

7

IPS in News

8