Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Event Report 2013-14 November

Session 2013-14
REPORTS – NOVEMBER

Devansh Got International Rank 1 in NCO - National Cyber Olympiad was organized by Science Olympiad Foundation (SOF) on 19th August 2013 and the result of the first level exam was declared on 9th Nov. 2013. Nine students from DPS Udaipur have been selected for the second level of the exam.
Devansh Modi of class XII brought laurels to the school and family by securing first rank at the International Level. His selection is a reflection of his excellent scholastic talent. On this occasion the Principal, Ms. Neeru Tandon congratulated Devansh for his extraordinary achievement and wished for his bright future.
The following students have been selected for the II Level: Praniti Fulmare, Aryan Maheshwari, Dhanvin Jain, Siddharth Mathur, Akshat Mantri, Shruti Sahu, Ishan Kavadia, Deepanshu Sharma and Devansh Modi.

National Science Olympiad – National Science Olympiad was organized on 16th November 2013 by Science Olympiad Foundation to evaluate students’ calibre in scientific aptitude and skills. 315 students from classes III to XII participated in this exam from Delhi Public School, Udaipur. The exam was smoothly conducted in 12 rooms from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. with two invigilators in each room.

Inter DPS Athletics – The National Level Inter DPS Athletic Meet was organized at DPS Allahabad from 10th November to 12th November 2013 in which 43 teams from Delhi Public Schools in India and abroad participated. A team of 12 athletes from DPS Udaipur participated in various events like 100 mts. & 400 mts. race, relay race, shot put, discus throw, etc. in all the categories i.e. Under 14, Under 16 and Senior level. Pinaki Agrawal of DPS Udaipur bagged two gold medals in 100 and 400 mts. race at the National Level. The Principal, Ms. Neeru Tandon felicitated Pinaki for her outstanding performance and congratulated the entire team for their endeavours.

Adventure Camp – Delhi Public School, Udaipur organized an overnight ‘Adventure Camp’ from 15th to 16th November 2013 for the students of classes II & III and from 16th to 17th November 2013 for the students of classes IV & V so as to give them an enriching exposure towards an altogether different world of fun filled activities. The students were accompanied by the school teachers and a team of qualified and trained instructors.
The Adventure Camping Programme was exclusively designed for the students to make them more competitive, to sharpen their minds and to make them learn while having fun as this is the appropriate age to give the students an adventure experience. Hygienic food and safe drinking water was served during the camp. Facilities for the basic medical aid was available at the campsite. Safe adventure equipments and trained instructors ensured safety of the students.
The activities featured in the camp were:
·        Introduction of adventure equipment required for mountaineering purpose and methods of using them.
·        Descending from any height and crossing a certain height with the help of technical equipments and ropes.
·        Knot tying exercises to know how different knots of ropes are used in mountaineering.
·        Different group games, i.e. Ball and Water Collection, Tug of War, Australian Trolley etc.
·        Obstacles and rope courses for confidence building i.e. Burma, Double Trouble, Rope Climbing, Balance Walk, Spider Web, Wriggling, Net Climbing, tyre Crossing etc.      
·        Search for a specific target with the help of different clues.
·        Morning Yoga and Exercises for a healthy life.
Children participated in the camp with full enthusiasm and zeal. They were given certificates of their participation at the end of the camp.

IPCE Exam – Delhi Public School, Udaipur was also one of the centres for IPCE November 2013 which is conducted by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. It was the centre for 300 students and fifteen classrooms were utilized for the exam. The exam was from 6th November to 20th November from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ECE Workshop – The first phase of workshop on Early Childhood care was commenced at the HRD Centre, DPS Noida in the month of April and it concluded with its II Phase in the month of November Ms. Nupur Gour, a Pre-Primary teacher from DPS, Udaipur participated in it and received appreciation certificate from Prof. Khandelwal. The second phase of the workshop lasted from 13th November to 15th November, 2013 in which viva voice and written examination of 2 hours were conducted for the participants. A demo was also given to the participants on Early childhood care at an Anganwadi in Gurgaon. The appreciation letter sent by the Principal of DPS Udaipur commending the efforts of the teacher was also read out during the valedictory function.

Inter House Cricket Tournament – In order to inculcate sportsmanship and team spirit in the students an Inter House Cricket Tournament was organized from 23rd November to                          26th November 2013 after the school hours. The house team comprised of 15 students from classes VI to XI with two students from each class. Semi finals were played on 23rd November 2013 between Ravi and Satluj, Ganga and Chenab on 25th November 2013. Satluj House and Chenab House qualified for the final which was played on 6th November 2013. Chenab came out victorious by defeating Satluj in super over as the match was a tie. Yogendra Singh Sisodia of class VIII was awarded ‘the Man of the Match’.

DPS Students Visited NASA  - 16 students of DPS Udaipur returned to Udaipur after completing their 12 days educational tour from 28th October to 8th November to NASA, New York, Orlando, Washington D.C. with the Principal, Ms. Neeru Tandon. The tour started from Washington where they visited historical buildings. The next day they reached Orlando and visited the White House, Lincoln Memorial, Supreme Court, Air and Space Museum, World War II Memorial etc. Then the group moved to Kennedy Space Centre (NASA Camp) where they stayed for four days and participated in various activities. Jayvrath Champawat stood first in designing and launching of Rocket while Vagrath Bhatt, Rudraksh Jain, Rudraksh Mehta and Narayan Kabra stood first in Parachute Designing and Aman Veer Ahuja, Rachit Doshi and Danish Arora stood second in Bridge Making. These students were felicitated by the NASA Officials and they received certificate and memento from them. The students also met an astronaut John Mac Bright. After that they reached Epcot Centre and saw technical programmes of future. On the next day they enjoyed Boat Ride at Niagara Falls and then went for sightseeing in New York. They went to 86th storey of the Empire Building and also visited Times Square, Rock Feller Centre, St. Pedrix Cathederal, Alice Island, Little Italy and China Town. Hershey’s Chocolate Factory attracted the major attention and the students bought many chocolates. They enjoyed the crackers show in Orlando on the occasion of Diwali.

Inter House Dance Competition - “Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion”.
To promote excellence in all the facts of life various activities are organized at Delhi Public School Udaipur and in this series, Inter House Dance Competition was organized on 23rd November 2013. The competition was held in two categories – Group and Solo. The theme for the Group Dance Competition was International Dance form in which all the four houses participated enthusiastically and presented Contemporary, Arabian, Hip Hop & Salsa on the stage. The theme for Solo Dance Competition was classical/Semi Classical Dance form. The judges were faculty from Dance Department.
Ganga an Ravi Houses bagged I position in Group Dance followed by Satluj and Chenab as I and II runner up. In Solo Dance Ravi House stood I while Satluj got II and Ganga House got III position. The Principal, Ms. Neeru Tandon appreciated the efforts of all the participants and the House Incharges.
    
Inter DPS Dance Festival (National) – The National Inter DPS Dance Festival was held on 15th November, 2013 at DPS, Noida. Being the second position holder at the Zonal Level, DPS Udaipur too participated alongwith the 16 teams from various Delhi Public Schools.
The theme for the performances was ‘Growth’ (Child or nature). A team of 10 students from the school presented a beautiful dance showing the growth of Nature.

Class – XII PTM – Examinations are an integral part of the academics. The assessment usually helps one to work hard persistently and whole heartedly in order to improve his scores. In order to make the parents too aware of their ward’s performance and efforts required a PTM for parents of Class XII students was organized on 14th November, 2013 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. where the answer books of their wards were shown to them. The teachers guided the students regarding the areas that needed special attention & efforts.

 

Guru Nanak Jayanti- Special Assembly - Delhi Public School, Udaipur celebrated the most sacred festival of Sikhs ‘Gurpurab’ of Sikhs in the form of a Special Assembly which was presented by Class VIII D. The whole atmosphere was filled with the serenity when assembly commenced with Shabad and hymns. The programme geared up with procession with ‘Panj Pyaras’. The students came to know about Rehras, Nagar Kirthan and langar by the enactment. Master Ahwar Sultan gave the significance of the day and the virtuous deeds of Guru Nanak devji through a speech. The assembly wound with a spectacular ‘Bhangra’ presented by the girls.


Skating Camp – Delhi Public School, Udaipur has organized ‘Skating Camp’ for the students of classes I to IV. The Skating Camp starts after school hours from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the school campus.
Children are taught different techniques of skating by a trained coach. Children are actively participating in the camp and enhancing their skating skills.

IMO Classes – In order to groom the mathematical and problem solving skills of the students and prepare them for International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), extra classes were conducted from Nov.21st 2013 to Dec. 4th 2013 for classes III – XII. The Maths teachers of DPS left no stone unturned in giving a better insight in solving problems using mathematical tricks, techniques and short cuts to students. Practice worksheets were given to the students and previous years question papers were discussed. IMO will be conducted on December 5th 2013 in which 343 students from classes III to XII shall participate.

Bal Ganesha – The DPS premises got a heavenly touch on the evening of 27th November, 2013. The sequel of Bal Ramayana & Bal Krishna Leela, “Bal Ganesha” was the grand show which saw the mass participation of the Pre-Primary students. The programme began with the lighting of the auspicious lamp by the Chief Guest, Ms. Rolee Agrawal, The Commissioner of Income Tax, Ahmedabad and the Pro Vice Chairman of DPS Udaipur, Mr. Govind Agrawal.
A welcome speech was extended by Mr. Deepak Agrawal, a member management. The programme was a beautiful depiction of glimpses life of Bal Ganesha. The enactments by little children personifying Gods & Goddesses were inspiring. The dances and the dialogues received equivocal praise. The chief guest delivered a highly inspiring speech and applauded the efforts of the school in giving excellent opportunities to students. A vote of thanks was extended by the Principal Ms. Neeru Tandon with a commitment to give even better opportunities to young talents.   

Dance – an ‘Art’, a ‘Hobby’ or a way of ‘expression’ - Dance is life for some like Shloka Agarwal of DPS Udaipur. Shloka brought laurels to her school and her Dance Academy by winning a special award at the National Dance Festival – 2013 held in New Delhi. Out of the 22 states that participated in this event, Shloka Agarwal bagged a Special Award for Kathak Dance Competition in Junior category and she has been selected to present her show on the International platform.
She will showcase her performance in Dubai.

Children’s Day 2013 - Children’s Day, the birth anniversary of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru was celebrated with great pomp and joy at Delhi Public School Udaipur. Keeping in mind the likes of the students, the teachers showcased a cultural bonanza comprising of Goan Dance, Punjabi Gidda, Gujarati Garba and melodious numbers from various languages of the country. The entire programme was based on the theme ‘Unity in Diversity’. A hilarious act was also presented by the teachers which gathered much applause from the students.
The Student Council members expressed their gratitude towards the teachers for making their day a memorable one. The Junior Head Girl and the Senior Head Girl thanked the teaching fraternity on behalf of all the students for putting up such a wonderful show.

Horse Riding Camp- For the parents of the Pre-Primary kids, a free Horse Riding Camp was organized in September. This three month camp got good response and was appreciated by the parents. The last Sunday of November saw the end to this activity of fun.

DPS Family Get Together - DPS Family always believes in strengthening the family bonding and for that family get together was organised on 29th November 2013 at Ashoka Palace. Staff and their family members had a wonderful evening in which they got opportunity to interact with each other. On this special eve, teachers were highly elated for the felicitation for their birthdays.
Some of the staff members received the appreciation prizes for their excellence work on the occasion of Christmas Carnival celebrated last year. The dance by the children and the staff added fun to the Party. The invitees enjoyed and wished to have such parties frequently.

DPS Science and Maths Talent Examination - It has always been an effort of the DPS society to develop competitive skills among its students and accord a fruitful direction to their talent. In the global competitive scenario Maths and Science play significant role. In collaboration with the SOF, this exam is conducted in all Delhi Public schools in India and abroad for students of class IX.
Level I exam of the same was conducted in the school premises on October 23, 2013 during school hours between 10:00 a.m. to 12 noon. Himanshi Mehta brought laurels to the school by securing 4th position and Sambhav Solanki was able to secure 294th position in the Level I (SMTE) DPS Science & Maths Talent Examination. Level 2 exam will be conducted on December 8, 2013.
The students were given coaching in the school and all the students participated enthusiastically.



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