Friday Circular -23

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Pre-Nursery to S-XII

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Cir/PS/023/2016-17 November 25, 2016

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Dear Parent,

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Pre- Primary

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You are cordially invited to Grandparents and Sports Day on Saturday, 3rd December. Invitation for the same has been given to the children.
In Nursery, Letters B, R &U were revised through worksheets and written practice was done in the three lines notebook. In Hindi, introduction of vyanjan ‘Ã %A4%A7' and its related vocabulary was done with pictures and flashcards. In Maths, numerals1-17 were revised through worksheets (count and circle, count & write and join the dots 1-10) ; and shapes were revised as well. In General Awareness, children enjoyed the activity of sorting clothes according to seasons and learnt about types of clothes that we wear in different seasons and also enjoyed colouring a worksheet on postman and learnt few lines on it.
In KG, revision of number names 11-14 and matching of number names to the numbers were done in Maths. In English, children enjoyed the activity “That is……..” by making simple sentences. In Hindi, introduction of vyanjan ‘Ã %A4%A2' and recapitulation of two/three letter words were done in the class. Children enjoyed colouring Astronaut and making Rockets and created a Space set-up in the class in General Awareness.
Children of classes Pre-Nursery, Nursery and KG actively participated in sorting of clothes activity (Clothes we wear in different seasons) and were excited to visit the Space set-up by KG children.
Story Session was held during the assembly and few children of Nursery and KG narrated stories beautifully and were given certificates.

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Primary

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We would like to thank Retd. Col S.P. Rana grandfather of Nitika Raghuvanshi Class VC, Mr. Raghvendra Sharma grandfather of Shivika Atrey class VC and Mr. J. C. Jain grandfather of Roshi Jain class IIIA for talking to the students of classes III to V on the occasion of International Day of Older Persons and motivating them.

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Classes I and II had Hindi Kavita Vachan on Wednesday, 23^rd November, 2016. The students recited the poems learnt during the session.
Students of class III visited the Red Fort – a world heritage site on Friday, 25^th November. They saw the ‘Diwan e aam' and ‘Diwan e Khas'.
Students of class IV visited the Old Fort on the same day. ‘Purana Qila' is one the oldest forts in Delhi. Its current form was built by Sher Shah Suri, the founder of the Suri Empire. Sher Shah raised the citadel of Purana Qila with an extensive city-area sprawling around it.

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Senior

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Students of classes XI and XII went to DPS Gurgaon, Sector 45 to attend a National Symposium on Higher Education conducted by Institute of Counselor Training Research and Consultancy (ICTRC), a 23 year old career counseling organization. In this symposium, the students got a chance to know about the new age careers for today's aspiring generation and also about different universities offering such courses.
Congratulations to Rahul Ahlawat(XI), Devvrath Singh (XII) and Karan Kavanal(XII) for their selection in top three students in National Mathematics Olympiad 2016 which was conducted in School by a joint effort of United Group of Institution and The Hindu. These students will participate at Zonal Level and represent school by competing with around 100 other schools.
Students of Classes 8, 9 visited DPS Greater Noida for a Kathak Recital as a part Virasat - 2016 which was conducted jointly by DPS and Spic Macay.
On 19th Nov 2016, our two Math faculty members - Ms Smriti Handa and Mr Ajay Kesharwani attended a workshop on Effective Teaching of Mathematics, focusing on relating real life objects with Mathematics. This workshop was held at Rameesh International School, Greater Noida.
Our students celebrated the pleasures of reading on 25th November with One Nation Reading Together, an event organized by Scholastic where children in schools across the country spend 30 minutes (preferably at 12 noon) reading for fun and participating in other activities that celebrate reading as a pleasurable and enriching experience.
PPT 3 are beginning from 28.11.2016. Kindly ensure that your ward attends all the Pen and Paper Tests.
A gentle reminder that Absenteeism on the day of Pen & Paper Test without prior information and genuine reason will not be entertained and RETEST will not be scheduled for such students.

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Sports

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Once again, Pragyan School, Greater Noida, held an Inter School Athletics Meet creating a common platform for schools from Noida, Greater Noida and Ghaziabad to take part in a variety of sports in the true spirit of sportsmanship. The Inter School Athletics Meet held from 22^nd – 23^rd November 2016 was hosted by the school where10 eminent schools of NCR and Greater Noida, more than 200 participants competed against each other in 58 track and field events.
In this meet Pragynians won 22 Gold 18 Silver 22 Bronze medals in different areas.
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Congratulations to Jhanvi Diwvedi (X), Isha Sisodhia (X), Jhanvi Kushan (VII) and Neerja (X) for winning the Inter School Tennis Championship under Team U-19 girls category hosted by Khaitan School, Gaziabad.
Congratulations to Jhanvi Diwvedi (X) for winning the individual U-19 girls category hosted by Khaitan School Gaziabad.
Boys U-14 and Girls U-14 participated in Inter School Tennis Tournament at Khaitan School, Gaziabad
Wednesday activity for classes III to V held in which boys played football and girls played Badminton. Winners will be awarded with the certificates soon.

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Health and Wellness Club

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“Top 15 Things Money Can't Buy
\r\nTime; Happiness; Inner Peace; Integrity; Love; Character; Manners; Health; Respect; Morals; Trust; Patience; Class; Common sense; Dignity.”
\r\n%E2%80â¢ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart

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There are a number of things we can do to help keep ourselves and our family just as healthy, happy and active during winters as we are during summers.

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Boost immunity:-Supplements containing herbs and nutrients such as echinacea, garlic, vitamin C, and zinc will help to support healthy immune function.
Keep moving: -While it's a little hard to find the motivation to exercise when it is cold outside, remember that keeping active during winter is essential to support our health and wellbeing.

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Warm regards

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Ruchika Sharma

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Principal

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