NEWSLETTER August-October 2016 VOL I Issue 2

Greetings!It is with great pleasure that we present the CGS Newsletter 2.

Tier 2 and 3 have whizzed by with our staff and students giving off their very best! They are the epitome of what Clara Global School represents - enthusiasm, versatility, dedication,

eloquence and above all, team work. Our students have set even higher standards as is apparent from the achievements in the details of activities and events which are outlined for

you. It is gratifying that we Claraites have succeeded in our endeavors to provide an atmosphere where skill, knowledge, love and joy work together, focusing on hidden talents of

students to bring forth academic as well as overall development in the child! A lot of encouragement is given in day to day studies, even to the weakest student.

The Prefect's Investiture Ceremony thwas held on 12 September 2016.

Our students are the torch-bearers of tomorrow…therefore nurturing them and fostering in them a sense of

self-respect and discipline is extremely important. Delegation of responsibility and giving authority to

children is important as it teaches them lifelong skills of being powerful and caring at the same. In this

solemn ceremony the new Prefect Body took the oath of office in a gracious moment before the gathering.

This was definitely one of the most significant events for Clara Global School and in the lives of each and

every student leader.

Gandhi Jayanti

Gandhi jayanti was celebrated on 3rd October

2016 (since 2nd October was Sunday) by

showing the children a short video on

Mahatma Gandhi . Empowering D students

spoke on the life of the Mahatma.

Swach Bharat Abhiyaan Activity

Swach bharat abhiyaan activity was also conducted on the 3rd October. Students in the whole

school right from Joyful A to Empowering D, were buzzing around like eager beavers armed with

brooms and swishing their dusters! There wasn't an untidy pigeon hole or dusty corridor after

they had finished! Parents, we wonder if they are that eager to clean up after themselves at home!!

Truly they warmed our hearts that day. Of course, teachers explained about the importance of

cleanliness - not only for the body but the environment.

Dussehra

Dussehra was celebrated on 10th October and the students learned about the story of Ram and

Ravan (victory of good over evil) through an interesting video clip. The children outdid themselves

coming to school dressed for "garba"…The girls came in beautiful multi coloured "ghagharas" -

accessories and "dandiyas" too! The boys were also in "kurtas" and everyone danced the garba to

the scintillating music!

Yellow Day And World Student Day

Yellow day and world student day was on 14th

October and of course all Claraites came to

school dressed in yellow! It felt like a ray of

sunshine entered the school building.

Students came bounding in their smiles as

sunny as the colour they wore! Being World

Student Day, a video on the amazing "Missile

Man" was shown to the students. After

watching the video the kids were in awe of APJ

Abdul Kalam. Coordinator Mrs Rathnam

further challenged the children by asking them

questions on his life, which many answered

correctly. She told them that the first child to

come into her office on Monday with a short

write up on APJ Abdul Kalam would get a prize!

Ayesha Pathan and Arianna Sidhwa were the

first ones to turn up with the write ups and

bagged the prizes!!!

Assessments for Tier1, 2 st and 3 (1 Term ) Academics

Assessments for TIER 2 & 3 were held with the

sole aim of not taxing the students and that

they understand concepts step by step. The

children studied well and gave their

assessments happily.

Head-Mistress

(Clara Global School)

God Bless our school !

The best thing to spend on your children is your time

Kudos and Congratulations

1) Rayan Rasheed of Joyful D who took part in

the TIranga Art Competition held in the

AManora School where many other schools

also participated. Rayan coloured the

Manipuri Dancer and stood second.

2) The winners of the SIP academy arithmetic

genius inter school contest emerged

triumphant with trophies and certificate all

students received participation certificates

3) The Rotary Club Khadki, nominated our very

own Miss Haleema Khan, teacher in the

Primary Section for the Best Teacher Nation

Builder Award. She was felicitated on Monday

10th of October at an Award Program where Dr

PJ Lavakare, an educationalist par excellence,

who has served as Adviser to eminent

international and Indian educational

institutions and the Indian Prime Minister in

the 90s gave away the awards.

Name Class Place

PARTH TOLIWAL EMP (B) FIRST

MEDHA SAKARKAR EMP (B) FIRST

VIVAN KHEMNAR EMP (B) SECOND

SHRUTI KHARADE EMP (C) FIRST

MAITHILEE JADHAV EMP (C) SECOND

AADITYA NENGAR EMP (D) FIRST

MOHAN KAMATH EMP (D) FIRST

TANVI MITTAL EMP (D) SECOND

The Prefect's Body(2016-2017)

HEAD BOY : Mohan Kamath

HEAD GIRL : Srishti Garg

Taking the oath of office Receiving the School Flag from the

head-mistress Mrs Patricia James

Rev. Dr. William Smith, Director

Speaking Tree Educational Consultants

Mr. Sagar Babar, Director,

Speaking Tree Educational Consultants

Mr. Vishal Kawade, Director Mrs. Sarika Babar, Director - Academic

The Prefects Body which is made up of the

Head Boy, Head Girl, 4 House Captains and 5

school Prefects was selected after a thought

out process in which the students had to go

through a series of interviews, extempore

speeches and voting to get selected for the

much coveted Prefect Body. They were asked

questions like "Why do you think you are

suitable to take on the post of Head

Boy/Prefect/House Captain?" and "What

would you do to maintain discipline in the

school?"etc. The Primary section voted and the

results were almost unanimous!

Voting for the Leaders took place in every

classroom under the watchful eye of the

teachers

HOUSE PREFECTS

EMPOWERING A (Grade 1) : Yuven Sharma

Arianna Sidhwa

EMPOWERING B (Grade II) : Parth Toliwal

EMPOWERING C (Grade III) : Kuush Tailor

EMPOWERING D (Grade IV) : Surbhi Velambur

&

HOUSE CAPTAINS

Integrity : Tanvi Mittal

Loyalty : Preewitt Shende

Solidarity : Aditya Iyenger

Sincerity : Dakshita Gupta

Voting for the Leaders took place in every classroom under the watchful eye of the teachers

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Singing Competition

Singing Competition was held on 12th

August. Needless to say our children

performed superbly singing with

enthusiasm and gusto! From singing

songs like "Oh when the saints go

marching in…" to "Jamaican Farewell",

our kids did us proud!

Pre Primary NightingalesPrimary Larks

And finally, Parents we would like to thank you for being the wind beneath our wings with your encouragement and support at all times. Your children are the hope of tomorrow and we at Clara hope to

inculcate the Spirit of Excellence in each and every one of them. Finally, and most importantly we thank God for being ever present and blessing us through our endeavors!

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Independence Day Independence Day was celebrated on 15th August 2016 to mark the 70th year of freedom from

the British. On this patriotic occasion, the program began with the flag hoisting by the Chief

Guest, Mrs. Madhuri Singh, Pune's Best Parent Counselor & Avant Garde Bloggers Award Winner.

Founder of Pune School Reviews, SchoolKhojo and ShopiU. She shared valuable advice with the

parents, staff and children, energizing them with patriotic fervor and encouraging them to serve

the country with honesty and integrity. The Head Mistress delivered an inspiring speech,

underlining the importance of true patriotism. Children from Empowering D spoke about the

different facets of our glorious freedom struggle. Speeches were followed by patriotic song and

dance, holding the audience spellbound.

Chief Guest Mrs. Madhuri Singh

Hoisted the Indian Flag.

Our teachers sang

"We shall overcome"

Much to the delight of our esteemed

guests Empowering D performed

a patriotic dance choreographed by

our danceteacher Miss Apurva Agarwal.

Raksha Bandhan

Students were taught the importance of a

brother's and sister's love for each other. They

enjoyed making "rakhis" during art and craft

periods and proudly took home beautiful

specimens that must have delighted many

brothers!

Medical Checkup

Medical Checkup for Preprimary and Primary

sections were held on the 23rd and 24th of

August 2016 respectively. Children bravely

went in for an overall checkup by the doctor.

Special Assembly

Every month , one class takes up the

responsibility to conduct the assembly

followed by special assembly at the end of the

month. Each child in that class gets a chance to

come on stage , in front of the school and

participate in drill, news, thought of the day,

national anthem or to give amazing facts

about the topic chosen. On the last day of the

month, special assembly is conducted and we

get to see many wonderful performances by

the students, related to the topic chosen.

Prizes were given to all the winners, of various

competitions, for all the activities held in that

month.

Sakal Eco Friendly Idol making Workshop

A hub of creativity

SAKAL Eco Friendly Idol making Workshop

was organized in collaboration with Clara

Global School on the 4th of September 2016.

Eager students turned up to make the

"Ganesha" idol. Patience, dexterity and

creativity triumphed and the results were

amazing. Much to our surprise,

235 kids from in and around Magarpatta City

participated in this activity. We conducted the

activity in two batches, due to lot of on spot

registrations, so no child goes home

disheartened.

Ganesha Activity

GANESHA Activity was carried out on the 8th

of September and students were shown a

video on "Ganesh Chaturthi". Students also

coloured "Ganesha" and created the Ganesha

idol on paper using leaves, coloured paper,

sequins etc.

thGrandparent's day was celebrated on 9 September 2016:

The Pre Primary Section was agog with excitement as they prepared to celebrate

Grandparent's Day! More than 50 Grandparents and the entire Clara family were

dressed to the 1970's theme. The Vintage Car Photoshoot was most popular and

kids with grandparents posed in the old FORD. Beautiful photoframes made by

the kids with icecream sticks were given to the kids. Each class conducted various

activities involving both the child and grandparents. After a snack the

grandparents were escorted to the school auditorium where they played musical

chairs to the songs of the 70's. There was a lot of camaraderie between the plucky

"dadas and dadis", "nanas and nanis"! Six winners from both the teams of

grandmothers and grandfathers were given prizes by the Director Mrs. Hemangi

Kawade. A few grandparents spoke about how happy they felt on being specially

invited to CGS and some even sang songs. Mrs. Sarika Babar, Director introduced

the Clara staff and the Head Mistress gave the Vote of thanks.

These pictures tell the story………

Orange Day

Orange Day saw everyone at Clara dress up in

orange. A short video was shown to the

children on "Janmashtami". The children sat

transfixed watching and soaking in the

information and later left for class, better

informed about the birth of Lord Krishna and

the festival.

Month Class Topic

August Empowering B Freedom Fighters

September Empowering A States of India

October Joyful D Festivals in India

VOL I | Issue 2 August-October 2016 N EE W TS EL R T

Amazing Hobby Exhibition

Browsing through the Library

Greenhouses by Joyful C

The 2nd PTM

The 2nd PTM was held on 17th September 2016 along with the

HOBBY EXHIBITION. Parents discussed with the respective

class teachers about their children's work and progress during

the TIER. Children and parents alike took part in the Hobby

Exhibition, bringing their precious collections to display at

school. There were Sports medals, greeting cards, bottle caps,

key chains, models of sports cars, dolls, coins, and even a bee's

hive on show!!

Collection of Books

Field Trip

FIELD TRIP for the Pre Primary was organized

on the 23rd of September. Students from

Joyful B, C and D were taken to the Aga Khan

Palace. Prior information about the Palace and

its historical importance was given to the

children the day before (22nd September) by

showing them a short video. The children lined

up class wise to see the various statues and

exhibits of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba

Gandhi. They were excited to see the paintings,

vessels, clothes etc. used during those times.

After a delightful snack in the park area, they

were taken to the Samadhis of the Mahatma,

Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai. The

children enjoyed themselves thoroughly and

gained knowledge of our Freedom fighters.

Sakal Activities

Much to the excitement of Claraites, the Sakal Group conducted a series of workshops for the

students on the 28th and 29th October 2016. The Art and Craft workshops (Puppet making) were

conducted by Sakal Personnel who provided all the material. Delighted children of Empowering

A, B, C and D made hand puppets from scratch and it was a joy to see them scramble around with

felt, googly eyes and fake hair! Children of Joyful C and D meticulously used coloured powder to

colour the Clown in the Sand Art workshop. The Icing on the cake was the much awaited Magic

Show on Day 2. The magician was very entertaining and the children thoroughly enjoyed his

humor as well as his thrilling, mind-boggling magic tricks. There were gasps of amazement and

delighted cries of wonder as the children sat enthralled. Science workshop was interesting and

kept the students engrossed.

The Magician up to his “tricks

Puppet making

Spell Bee Competition

Spell bee competition was held on 29th of

September 2016. The students were well

prepared and were able to spell a broad

selection of words with varying degrees of

difficulty. This was conducted to help our

children improve in their spelling.

Vintage Car Photo-shoot Grandparents visited various classes and even joined in the craft activities.

“Musical Chairs” played with great enthusiasm

Hindi Week

th Hindi Week was conducted from 12t h September to 16 September 2016.

Competitions like Recitation and Elocution,

Story Telling and Show and Tell as well as

Handwriting were conducted in which children

did their best.

Teacher's Day

On Teacher's Day every teacher felt special.

Who could resist the sweet smiles, beautiful

hand crafted cards and roses that the children

showered on the teachers they love! Not only

did the kids go out of their way to make their

teachers feel honored, respected and loved

but their sincerity and eagerness to please,

warmed our hearts. Every gesture of love and

admiration from the students made the hours

of work put in - worthwhile!