CLASSES VI-XI

NEWSLETTER

DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, GBN"One individual may die for an idea; but that idea will, after his death, incarnate itself in a thousand lives.

That is how the wheel of evolution moves on and the ideas and dreams of one nation are bequeathed to the next."

-Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

THIS NEWS LETTER APPRISES YOU OF THE ONGOING EVENTS OF THE SCHOOL IN THE MONTH OF .AUGUST 2016

AUGUST 2016

“" e greatest threat to the environmentis the belief that someone else will save it.”

Interact Club of Delhi Public School conducted a

special assembly on onAugust 3, 2016

conservation of environment with a special

emphasis on conservation of the most precious

resource 'water’. The Guests of Honour were

Rotarians: andMajor Dalbir, Mr. Himanshu

other dignitaries from Rotary Club of Noida.

Principal, Mrs. Indira Kohli, urged the students to

pledge their allegiance to the environment and contribute to the conservation of

environment in small but significant ways. A MIME act was presented on this occasion,

spreading awareness amongst the audience. A tree plantation drive was also initiated by

the Principal, Mrs. Indira Kohli, Mrs. Bhawna Khanna Coordinator Senior School,, –

Rotarians: Major Dalbir, Mr. Himanshu ,teachers and the students of the Interact Club

participated in the planting of saplings.

Shri Paryavaran MahotsavaShri Paryavaran Mahotsava, ,an Inter School event was

organized in Shri Ram Millenium School based on the theme

“Celebrating Earth” on Friday . This event, August 5, 2016

aimed at celebrating the uniqueness of our planet Earth

and a platform to the children to share theirproviding

thoughts ideas. 19 Students from classes IV to XIand

participated it out of which 14 students .in , bagged prizes

Poster making 1 positionst

, –Shruti Singhal V E Mansi Mandal IV C

Creative writing English 2 positionnd

, –Alaina Goel V A Areen Abid IV B

Creative writing Hindi 2 Positionnd

, – , –Sagnik Basu V B Avani Aggarwal IV B

Face Painting 3 positionrd

Anshika Jindal IX A Diya Drabu VIII C, – , –

Best Out of waste 3 position–rd

, , –Ashutosh X Disha XI A

, , –Alizba X Shaon XI A

Apoorva Dixit, XI–A Siddharth Goyal, X–A

NRITYANJALI

On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined youth and pleasure meet to chase the, let

glowing hours with flying feet. Inter DPS dance competition was'NRIT ANJALI'Y

conducted for classes in . 9VI to XII DPS INDRAPURAM on Aug 6 2016ust ,

students from participated in this prestigious event. The participants were:DPS,GBN

Jigyasa Sahay,Anshika Chauhan, Sanya Nepali,Aditi Singh,Puneet Awana,Ditya Chawla,

Aakshadha Mundra,Vanshika Yadav, Priyanshi Kamboj on the. The theme was based

novel of 'BALMIKI' and had a deep underlying message . Our: From darkness to light

dancers with their graceful moves and excellent coordination, gave a scintillating

performance and were applauded by one and all! .

INTER SCHOOL PATRIOTIC GROUP SONG COMPETITION

Amity International School, Sector-44, Noida organized anInter School Patriotic Group Song Competition on“Dhwani”Aug , 2016ust 8 . 33 Schools participated in this event.Students of DPS-GBN also participated in this event andrendered a patriotic song . It was a“Desh ki Guhaar Par”very fruitful and a good learning experience for the studentsand the teachers. The students learnt more aboutexpression, rhythm, lyrics, composition, overall presentation and also how th s eventse eare organized. The list of participants :is as follows

S.No. Student Name Class S.No. Student Name Class

1. Mihir Agarwal VIII-D 2. Janav Mahendru VIII-D

3. Mitravind Samantara VIII-D 4. Reetika Kaushik VIII-D

5. Mahima Pradhan VIII-B 6. Neelanjan Mukherjee VIII-A

7. Disha Singh VIII-D 8. Varun Shukla VIII-A

9. Aryan Verma VIII-B 10. Gurleen Kaur VII-D

11. Ayushi Roshan VII-A 12. Palak Singh VIII-B

13. Aadit Malhotra VII-A armonium(H )

SWARANJALI

DPS Society organized an Inter DPS Vocal

Music Festival on“Swaranjali” July 23,

2016 which was held at DPS Sushant Lok.

21 Delhi Public Schools including DPS,

GBN, participated in this event.

It was an enriching experience for the

students.

The theme of the event for solo singing

was “Chhota Khyaal in any Indian Classical

Raga” and for group was “Indian Folk”. The

list of participants is as follows:

S.No. Student Name Class

1. Mihir Agarwal VIII-D

2. Janav Mahendru VIII-D

3. Mitravind Samantara VIII-D

4. Reetika Kaushik VIII-D

5. Mahima Pradhan VIII-B Solo Performance( )

6. Neelanjan Mukherjee VIII-A

7. Sagar Tyagi IX-B Tabla( )

8. Aadit Malhotra VII-A Harmonium( )

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITIONThe Inter-House competition was held on August 9,

2016 for class VI-XI. The literary skills were judged

based on two categories: VI-VIII (Spin-a-yarn) &

Extempore (IX-XI). The teams were selected by the

house teachers after auditions, and participants

presented their skills to the best of their abilities. The

competition was judged by Ms Bhawna Khanna & Ms

Reena Khanna for Extempore, and Ms Gazal

Luthra & Ms Pooja Malik, for Spin-a-yarn. The

overall winners were announced based on the combined result of VI-XI and the

certificates were awarded to the best performers in their respective categories.

RESULTS:

OVERALL WINNERS:

F Y S J T Cirst: amuna econd: helum hird: henab

SPIN-A-YARN:

F Yirst: amuna

R Ahuja VI C H Sabdar VI C A Garg VII D Y B VIIhea ( ), umayl ( ), ryan ( ), ash hatia (

B U Kumar VIII C K R VIII D), tkarsh ( ), ushagra aghuvanshi ( )

S Jecond: helum

uhina ( ), halini ( ), yushi ( ), anyaT Saxena VI C S Singh VI C A Roshan VII A V Mishra

( ), alash ash ( ), reen andita ( )VII F P Y VIII A A P VIII A

T Chird: henab

A S VI C N S VI C A G VII C Anshika ingh ( ), ishtha harma ( ), nushka upta ( ), ashriya

B VII C P S VIII B S J VIII Ahatia ( ), alak ingh ( ), ansakar aggi ( )

EXTEMPORE:

IX K L J IX A: ovid akhera ( helum)

X K Kashyap G X A: atyayani ( anges)

XI J S S XI A: igyasa ahay ( atluj)

Aavishkar Quiz

As per the guidelines issued by CBSE- The Rashtriya

Aavishkar Abhiyan (RAA) organize a School leveld

competition for (TOPIC :“Aavishkar Quiz Series”

“Motion”) in the area of Mathematics, Science and

Technology, Delhi Public School, GBN also conducted the

first stage and second stage of the competition to promote

creativity and innovative spirit among school children .The

competition was conducted on for Level-I in three categories: PrimaryAugust 11, 2016

( I – V); Middle(VI – VIII) and Secondary(IX – XII).The candidates were selected in an

impartial manner involving all students interested in the Quiz competition. The students

were shortlisted on the basis of their performance in the competition and two students

were selected from each category. The winners of the competition in each category are :

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CLASSES VI-XI

AUGUST 2016

Result of Avishkar Quiz Series -II

Category Position Name of the Student ClassPRIMARY 1 Ansh Chauhan V-Est

PRIMARY 2 Tanush Garg V-And

MIDDLE 1 Himanshu Sachdeva VIII-Cst

MIDDLE 2 Abhinav Mishra VIII-Cnd

SECONDARY 1 Soutik Mohapatra X-Bst

SECONDARY 2 Amarpal Singh Basra X-Bnd

The Level-II of the CBSE Avishkar quiz series was an online event which was conductedon in the school premises. The students shortlisted for level-I wereAugust 22 2016,the contestants in the CBSE Avishkar Online quiz series .The students logged in usingtheir user-id and password provided by the Board. The Level-II was conducted in threecategories as per the schedule:

Primary : 9:45 a:m to 10:30 a:m

Middle : 11:30 a:m to 12:15 a:m

Secondary : 1:00 p:m to 1:45 p:m

Results will be declared soon.

VANIJAY MAHOTSAV

Vanijay Mahotsav, was held at DPS, Ghaziabad on

Aug 12 2016ust , . The objective was to break the

monotony of theory classes and the event was

successful in meeting the objective. The event

consisted of:

1. Logo Designing

2.Drama( Impact of 7th pay commission on economy )

3. Debate (Was reshuffling in Modi Govt. required )?

Around 20 schools from Delhi and NCR participated and most of the team presented thes

ideas in a creative way. Eleven students from DPS, GBN participated in it. They were

appreciated for performance Participation is more important than winning. Ourtheir .

children came with new learning and ideas.back

FEMALE HYGIENE

A workshop on female hygiene was conducted by

representatives Mr Neyaz and Ms Khushboo ,from Canon

on . The workshop aimed at informingAugust 11, 2016

and apprising the girls, about . Cannonpersonal hygiene

dispensing and disposing units will be increased in

numbers, so as to promote the female hygiene and

prevent bacterial and viral infections due to the same. The

workshop was attended by girls of classes , under the supervision ofVII-XI Ms Priya

Arora.

HOMAGE TO OUR SOLDIERS

DPS, GBN 70 th Independencecelebrated theDay, in a solemn yet spirited manner. The functionwas presided by theover Chief Guest, FlightLieutenant J.P. Sharma along with Ms.Sudesh Sharma, Parents of Shahid CaptainShashikant Sharma- the hero of the Siachen,who laid his life in the Kargil war.down Theday began with the hoisting of the Indian Flagfollowed by the rendition of the patriotic songs bythe School Choir. This was followed by the welcome

address of our Principal Ms. Indira Kohli, who advised the students to take a solemnpledge to preserve the freedom so painstakingly our brave freedom fightersgained byand courageously guarded by our fearless soldiers. She advised the students to stayaway from corruption, injustice, inequality and truly imbibe the spirit of democracy intheir lives. Ma'am quoted the words of Shahid Captain Shashikant Sharma which hespoke to his Parents,“If I come back I will be your Son and if I don't, I will becalled as Nation's Son.”

To pay homage to our beloved soldiers the students of DPS, GBN lighted a lamp in the,portals of the School on August 14 . The Chief Guest in his address to the audience, 2016 ,advised the young generation to be focussed and determined. He cited examples fromthe life of Shahid Captain Shashikant Sharma and motivated the children to serve theNation. The event culminated with the planting of the medicinal saplings in the Schoolkitchen garden by the Chief Guest, Principal Maám, Coordinators and the students. Onthis occasion student presented history of the Indian Flag and its significance which, s thewas followed by the rendition of a indi Patriotic poem. Children participated in thehvarious activities lined up for them. A painting competition on the life of Dr. A.P. J.Abdul Kalam VI-XI Essaywas organised for the students of classes , along with anwriting competition Patriotism; on the theme of . Children even watched a movietitled “Gandhi” which was screened in the School Auditorium and understood the valuesof nonviolence and ahimsa.

A TRIP TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM

Students of Class IX

were taken to the

National Museum at

New Delhi on August

2 6 , 2 0 1 6 . T h i s

museum happens to be

one of the largest

museums of India.

which houses more

than two lakh artefacts.

It holds variety of

articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern

works of art. Our students enjoyed the trip and it was

a great learning experience for one and all. They saw

work of art, currency, textiles, tools, pottery etc. right

from the Indus valley civilization to the modern time

period. It was an educational trip.

BLOOD DONATION CAMPBlessed are the young who can give back life with their blood—

Donate blood, save a life.

The was organised by theBlood Donation Camp "InteractClub" August 2016on in association with Rotary Club of6,Noida on the day of the Second Open House at DelhiPublic School, Gautam BuddhNagar. Teacher nchargesi along

with the students of Interact Club actively participated in thisBlood Donation Camp. Students were extremely excited to bepart of this club. A mobile van was sent from Rotary Club with ateam of expert doctors and other staff members who were verycooperative. Students motivated the parents to donate for thisnoble cause. 20 units of blood were collected by the end of theday. The Donors received a token of acknowledgement from the Rotary Club.

Inter-DPS National Chess Meet Boys (Open)-2016

Inter DPS National Chess meet 2016 for boys was hosted by DPS Aligarh, UP from

Aug 4 – 6 2016ust , . Around 49 schools participated in this meet. DPS, GBN was one of

the participatory schools. Our students performed extremely well and ranked 32.

List of the participant

S.No. Name Class/Sec Remark

1. Mehtab Alam X-B Played well

2. Aman Sharma VII-B Well played & won in qualifying rounds

Opening ceremony District Magistrate Guest of Honour: The of Hathras was the .

Closing ceremony Mr V.K . Shunglu, Chairman DPS society Chief: was the

Guest. It was indeed a very good experience for the students as well as the teachers.

Inter-DPS National Swimming Meet Girls (Open)-2016Inter DPS National Swimming meet 2016 DPS Panipatfor girls was hosted bycity, Haryana, from July 29 – 31 2016, . Around 36 schools participated in this meet.Our students participated in this event and performed well.List of the participants.S.No. Name Class/Sec1. Ananya Dhaka IX-A2. Suhani Dhaka VII-E3. Anandita Dhaka VII-A4. Shivya Sharma VI-DMr V.K. Shunglu, Chairman DPS society Chief Guestwas the of the closingceremony.

MARCHING AHEAD WITH GLORY!DPS-GBN Sub-Junior Boys Table Tennis Team outshone theplayers of Indus Valley School by a score of 3-0 in the quarter finalmatch in the onDistrict Table Tennis School ChampionshipAugust 22 2016, . Our Champions outshone the DPS Noidaalsoteam by a score of in the and gave a cut throat3-0 Semi-Finalscompetition to Sapphire International School in the andFinalswon a Gold Medal Junior Table Tennisa score of 3-1. OurwithTeam of DPS-GBN was felicitated with a Silver Medal inDistrict Table Tennis School Championship in same eventthe . Seven students:Madhav Bhatia, Tirathpal Singh Basra, Dhruva Sharma, Akshat Ajwani,Utkarsh Kumar, Mudit Gupta and Eshaan Mishra have been selected tocompete at the State level. Our Champions marched ahead with victory andtriumph.