Spell Bee Competition!!!

“Poetry is the rhythmical creation of beauty in words.”

                                           Words have the prayer to influence minds through their sheer beauty. They have the grace to excite the most rigid mind and at the same time the power to revolutionise an entire nation. Words today also form the basis of communication across the globe and provide all of us with a medium to express ourselves as uniquely as possible. So to nurture education through a celebration of words and spellings, “Classmate” and Radio Mirchi endeavour to conduct Spell Bee season 9, India’s largest school level spelling competition. This competition was conducted in school on 26^th Dec. for the classes V-VIII.

                              This activity provided an opportunity to celebrate this special skill of spelling right, while engaging in a higher pursuit of knowledge with the best competitors across India.

CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION

                                               Saint Soldier Public School, Pratap Nagar including the Pre – Primary wing celebrated Christmas with full spirit on 24th December as much more than just a day for opening presents, but as a day for opening hearts to holiness and godliness. 

                          Students presented an English play highlighting the spirit of Christmas, the birth of Lord Jesus in a unique and interesting manner and the importance of caring and sharing and spreading goodness all around. 

Children performed enthralling dances adding to the festive atmosphere. Keeping up the Christmas spirit the Students sang Christmas carols, and the whole school wore a festive look and was mesmerizingly decorated. The students enjoyed thoroughly and imbibed a message of loving, caring, sharing and respecting all as was preached by Jesus himself.

                                 Last not the least the program ended with a surprise and ecstasy when the Santa and angels group spread cheer with their smiles and lovely attire. Principal Mrs. Aruna Suresh praised and appreciated the efforts of the little ones and the teachers and wished all a Merry Christmas.

Saint Soldiers , Pratap Nagar branch at Doordarshan TV "PRASHNOTTARI quiz show !!!

                                             “Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” 

                                                            Saint Soldier Pratap Nagar was proud to be part of the longest running quiz show "Prashnottari", on Doordarshan’s terrestrial and regional channel in Rajasthan. ” The show is a detailed question based on storytelling format, with its founder and anchor Mahendra Surana.  "Prashnottari" has gained popularity for covering   many of the subjects, issues and topics on religion and religious books, art and culture, politics and election, fair and festivals, history, geography, science and technology, medical and health, and literature. It’s one of the most popular shows that raises social awareness and spreads knowledge among youngsters.

                                    The Principal Mrs. Aruna Suresh along with teachers and students of class X and XI participated in this brain storming session on the topic "Consumer Rights Act and Christmas. Winners of each question were awarded immediately after his/her answer in one hour interactive show.  The girls also gave wonderful dance performances. Overall it was a very wonderful experience both for teachers and students and we got to learn a lot.

There were two episodes recorded which will be telecasted as below:

            

Ist Episode	5:10 pm on Saturday (24th December)
Repeat	5:00 am on Sunday (25th December)
IInd episode	7:00 pm on Sunday  (25th December)
Repeat	2:30 am (midnight) and at 10:00 am on Monday. (26th December)

      It may be watched on:

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Sun TV – 639	Videocon – 884	Reliance TV – 389
DD DTH – 17	BSNL IPTV – 195	Hathway Cable – 784
DG Cable – 127	Sity Cable – 667	DEN Cable – 139

                                                      

FUN WITH SNOW ACTIVITY!!!

In Saint Soldier Public School(Pratap Nagar), Fun with snow activity was organised in Pre-Primary wing. Teachers of Pre-Primary created snow scene including snow man, snow hills, igloo, penguins, fire place, snow fall etc.

Teacher's explained about the snow fall, children enjoyed the activity very much.Principal Ma’am Mrs. Aruna Suresh appreciated the efforts of the teachers.

SCHOOL FETE !!

Saint Soldier Public School(Pratap Nagar), today organised its fete. The students from class's III-X participated in the fete. It was a day of revelry and the students enjoyed themselves with various games and food stalls each managed and set by the particular class. The students beautifully decorated their stalls and made delicious and eye catching food items. The students were distributed coupons in the school.

Children from all ages had something to amuse themselves with. The noticeable food stalls were 'Pani Puri', 'Bhel Puri', 'Noodles', and 'Fruit Chat'. Teachers too had great fun along with the students. At last our Respected Principal ma'am Mrs. Aruna Suresh appreciated the students' efforts.

The amount collected through the fete will be donated to an NGO Vimukti  Santha, a registered society, for educating the under privileged girl child from the urban slums.

Touch, feel and Learn activity!!

Touch, feel and learn activity was done in Pre Primary wing Saint Soldier Public School, Pratap nagar. Teachers arranged various types of things with different texture, taste, sound. They played blind fold games with children to make them understand the concept of hard-soft, bitter-sweet, sour, smooth-rough.

They used pebbles, bells, drum near the children to identify the sound. They enjoyed the activity and also learnt the different senses.

CONSTITUTION DAY at Saint Soldier, Pratap Nagar!!

'Constitution is not a mere lawyer's document, it is a vehicle of life, and its spirit is always the spirit of age.' ---BY DR. B.R AMBEDKAR

As per CBSE guidelines today Saint Soldier Public School (Pratap nagar) celebrated the Constitution day during the assembly wherein the students were informed about the importance of constitution, when, how and by whom it was formed. Then the preamble was read out loud and clear in the assembly by Ms. Suma Menon and the students repeated it loudly. This was a step to make the students aware of their constitutional structure.

The students of classes IX and X were also asked to write and learn the preamble.. The beautifully made handwritten constitution was then displayed up in the assembly.

Last but not the least our respected principal ma'am Mrs. Aruna Suresh then addressed the students telling the students about the formation of constitution, she also asked a few questions related to the constitution to which the students responded positively.The program ended with a positive note with the appreciation of the students for their efforts.

Saint Soldiers, Pratapnagar in “United Nations Remembrance Day for Traffic Victims”

                             Muskan for road, Mohan foundation in collaboration with Edify world school organised “United Nations Remembrance Day for Traffic Victims” at Jawahar KalaKendra on 20^th of Nov,2016. The motive of the programme was to empathize the pain of the families who lost their dear ones in road accidents. The students of around 28 schools participated in this programme and presented dance and songs based on theme ‘Road Safety’.

                                     All the students of 28 schools at the same time on stage presenting the soulful song gave a mesmerizing feeling to everyone. The students and parents present there were guided the traffic rules and were made to take pledge to follow traffic rules and create awareness. The programme proved a learning experience for everyone present there and a watch word was ticking in mind that “Drive Safely”.

My FM Rangrezz Drawing Competition!!!

                                         Students are the foundation stone of social reform. They are like clay which could be moulded in any shape. This is the right time to inculcate moral values in their value system. Under the "Swachh Bharat Abhiyan" initiated by Respected Prime Minister of India, “Go Green" campaign was introduced. So  one of the highly reputated  FM Radio  of Jaipur "My FM" landed up  in  school premises to conduct  their  drawing competition "Rangrezz season -3" to connect students with the theme “Go Green “and create awareness among the students for cleanliness and  going eco-friendly and preserving environment. Our respected Principal ma’am Mrs Aruna Suresh commenced the drawing competition, addressing the assembly. 

 The students of classes VI- IX participated in the competition. RJ Mohit of the My FM joined us and shared Go Green campaign and urged students to draw their vision on paper. The best drawing will be given a chance to appear in the 2017-18 calendar launched by My Fm. The activity saw great response from students as they participated in the painting competition with great enthusiasm. Also Rj Mohit had an interactive session with the students on the theme Go Green. The competition concluded with the commemorative photograph.

            

MOTIVATIONAL SEMINAR ON TIME MANAGEMENT AND STRESS MANAGEMENT!!

                                 On 22^nd Nov. 2016, a motivational seminar was arranged at Saint Soldier Public School for the students of class X to XII, as ‘how they can reduce their stress during examination & importance of moral values in life and time management skills’ IMPLEMENTING A STRONG THOUGHT LEADS YOU TO GREAT SUCCESS

                              With these thoughts Mr. Deni, a linguist, an educator & motivator and a great psychologist motivated our students by his inspirational words. He suggested that with a proper time table and regular study habits, a student can reduce his/her stress during examination. He also explained the importance of inculcating moral values into our lives, which provides a strong base in building up our personality and career. He made the students understand the importance of magical words as ‘sorry’ and ‘Thank you’ and he gave three basic principles to achieve the goal of human life as-

‘I can do this task’

‘I will do this task’

‘I have done the task’

Students felt highly motivated and felt positive in themselves with his encouraging speech.

SHOBHA YATRA!!

                                             Shri Guru Nanak Devji set up a spiritual social and political platform for equality fraternal love, goodness and virtue. He is one of the prominent Gurus of Sikh communities who inspired people to lead a simple and spiritual life with purpose of securing humanity. To mark the birth of Guru Nanak Devji a Nagar Kirtan was organised on 9^th Nov. 2016, which commenced from Chaura Rasta and ended at Gurudwara Chandi ki Taksal at Badi chauper.

                                        The Staff members and students from Std. IX of Saint Soldier Public School Pratap Nagar were fortunate to be a part of his Nagar Kirtan under the guidance of honourable Secretary Sir Sardar Gurmeet Singh ji and Respected Principal Ma’am Ms. Aruna Suresh. The Students along with all the teachers and class teacher departed from school at 2:35 P.M. The procession started at 4’o clock. All students went there with a religious fervor and energetically participated in Nagar Kirtan.

                                      They seeked blessings of Guru Nanak Dev ji by praying in Gurudwara. The students along with teachers participated in the rally and raised religious slogans. This was a pious and serene experience for all.

The Nagar Kirtan ended on a religious note. 

READ TO LEAD - KINDLE ACTIVITY

                Kindle aims to foster child’s love for reading in a fun and interactive way. Therefore ‘Read to lead’, a book–reading competition that recognizes and rewards child for his/ her oratory skills was organized for classes IV- X. 

            This was an individual event and each student was given one minute time to read from the kindle, students were also let free to choose any one book from the given list for the competition.

                    The contest also motivated children to convert their passion for reading into presentation and public speaking skills that are necessary for their overall development.

                       The contest was designed exclusively for readers. This was a varied contest for then students which they enjoyed thoroughly and enthusiastically exhibited their flair for reading.

The criterion for judgment was clarity of speech, voice modulation, diction, fluency, expression, body language.

THANKS GIVING DAY ACTIVITY !!

                   Thanks giving day was celebrated in the Pre Primary wing of Saint Soldier Public School, Pratap Nagar branch. Children made thank you cards with the help of their teachers and gave to different helpers, who help them in different ways to show their thanks and gratitude.

Children gave these cards to respected Principal ma’am Aruna Suresh, their teachers, Bai ji, Guard, Sweepers and gardener also.

Teachers also explained about the magic of “Thanks” that how this small word can bring a smile on somebody’s face.

SOLO DANCE COMPETITION!!

We dance for laughter

               We dance for tears

           We dance for madness

                We dance for fears

                     We dance for screams

                           We are the dancers

                                We create dreams.

A solo dance competition was organized on 5^th Nov for classes VI to X. Each class came up with one dance performance.

                                              The competition commenced with dance performance of class VI followed by VII, VIII, IX and X. The students presented dance in fused with enthusiasm, energy and skill. This competition provided exposure to the budding talent of school in field of dance. Towards the end respected Principal Ma’am Ms.Aruna Suresh  addressed the assembly and encouraged the students with her motivational words.  Ankit Vijay of Class-X B, Secured the first position.

Thus the programme ended with a happy note.

Diwali Celebration!!

Diwali the “festival of light” was celebrated in the Pre Primary wing of the school.

Children came in colourful party dresses. Teachers explained them the importance of Diwali, and also the safety measures were shared with them.

Then the students made ‘paper diyas’, ‘Crackers’, ‘paper lamps’ and ‘bandarwars’ with the help of their teachers, followed by a dance party.

On occasion of Diwali Celebration a special assembly was conducted by the senior section, where a skit was performed with the message of sharing more of joy and less of crackers and urged students to have a pollution free Diwali.

“WISH YOU A VERY HAPPY DIWALI”

EDUCATIONAL TOUR TO NAINITAL

                                                                          Educational tours are a media where students come through an experience of witnessing ‘in real’ what they read or should know about India.  We also planned the same and this wonderful tour was organized by our Secretary Sir and Principal Ma’am.  There were 3 staff members and 31 students of which 9 were girls and 22 were boys. The students were from class 11 & 12. We started our tour on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the evening and reached Nainital next afternoon at around three.

                                                                       Nainital is a popular hill station in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and headquarters of Nainital district in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas. Naintal is famous for its  most significant segment like the  – Nainital Lake, Naina Devi Temple,  Tiffin Top etc.

 15th OCT 2016

After reaching Nainital the students were provided with lunch and in the evening were given free time to relax and cherish in the Mall Road (a market street located near lake especially famous for shopping). At night dinner was provided to students and a dance party was also organized for the students. The students thoroughly enjoyed the D.J party.

16th OCT 2016

 We began next day of our tour. The weather and the scenery were fascinating. The students had their breakfast and then we went to Hanuman Gahri temple from where we went to small trekking to suicide point. It was a very beautiful view.

Thereafter we went for trekking to Tiffin Top famous for its scenic view. It took around half an hour for trekking the students were very enthusiastic and hiked the way in a quick pace. After reaching the top the students did horse riding and clicked photographs. Thereafter we went back to the hotel where lunch was provided to the students, after lunch the the students were taken for Rope way. The students were given one hour break to rejoice. The students did ‘shooting’ and had a view of ‘Kanchenjunga’, there were also certain rides that thrilled the students.

After the ropeway the students were left for free shopping for one hour and they were asked to return at the destined place. The same night after having dinner we departed for Jaipur at around 10:30 pm. The next morning we took a break in ‘mandakini hotel at carol bagh at Delhi were the students were given time to refresh themselves and to have breakfast. Then we continued the journey in the bus. The students were enjoying by dancing, singing and by playing games. We took a short break at Dhaula Kuan for lunch. After that we reached school the same day at around ten at night.

 

Inter School Nukkad Natak Competition

                        Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others and to us as well. Saint Soldier Public School Pratap Nagar, today organised an Inter School Nukkad Natak Competition in its school campus. Ten renowned schools of Jaipur participated in it.The Theme of our Inter School Nukkad Natak Competition was “Smart Phone Ne Hamare Jeevan Ka Apharan Kar Liya Hai Aur Hame Nishabd Kar Diya Hai” .

                             We were honoured to have with us chief guest SARDAR GURMEET SINGH JI. Before beginning the programme lighting of lamp was done by our honourable chief guest, accompanied by our Principal ma’am Mrs. Aruna Suresh.To judge the competition we were honoured to have with us DR. ANAND GANGWAR (a musician, singer, a theatre artist and founder president of Jaipur cultural society.) We also had with us as judge MR. GOPAL SHARMA (an artist, a painter & well-known for his drama and art direction in Baji Rao Mastani and many Rajasthani films.)

Each school was given a code and each school gave their best performance one by one. The schools very dramatically presented how mobile phones when misused can be extremely injurious for the society and individuals.

                                                  After the Nukkad Natak performances a musical performance was given by Deepak Kumar of class X of the host school. Then our regarded Secretary sir addressed the students and guided them for using technology without harming and affecting their lives. Our respected judge Dr. Anand Gangwar also motivated the students and praised their efforts.

                                            It was a tough and neck to neck competition. Finally the first position was bagged by Mahapragya International School & runners trophy went to Saint Soldier Public School C- Scheme. Both the teams along with their escorting teachers were invited on stage for trophy presentation. Our hon’ble Chief Guest & our Principal ma’am felicitated the students with Winner & Runner up trophies. Soon after this our respected secretary Sir SARDAR GURMEET SINGH JI accompanied by our principal ma’am felicitated our esteemed judges with memories who took their valuable time for us.

At last, vote of thanks was given by Ms. Rashmi Soman.

PICNIC DAY!!

15-10-16

Recreation is an important process that helps refresh and reinvigorate both the body and mind. Most recreational activities take place in what is known as discretionary time, or time that a person has when he does not have any responsibilities to attend to at the moment.

These activities can help improve cognitive function and take stress off of a person who thinks about work all of the time. Recreational activities also offer people a great way to socialize and meet others they would normally not have contact with in their daily lives. 

                                                                                        So to provide a fun filled day to the students, they were taken for a picnic to “Kanchan Kesari”, a village resort on 15 of October. The students of Classes III to XII joined the picnic .The students started from school and reached to resort at 10.15. After reaching students were welcomed by welcome drink and snacks.

 As it is a village resort, the students got glimpse of village life -Kalbeliya dance performance, magic show Camel Riding, and Horse Riding. The students also enjoyed dancing on fast numbers. Post that the lunch was served. After having a fun filled day the students returned to school, it provided them an opportunity to refresh themselves.

FOLK DANCE COMPETITION

India is having a treasure of a variety of folk dances. The cultural diversity and rich traditional pattern of Indian society is truly reflected through variety of Indian folk dances.  Each form of dance represents the culture and ethos of a particular region or a group of people. Most of the Indian dances describe and explain the Indian art of living. 

Indian folk dances are full of variation and multiplicity in terms of themes, forms, and styles. Folk dances continue to be a distinct category that can be characterized by the overwhelming spontaneity of participation without an artificial barrier between the actors, performers and in various the audiences. Folk dances play an important role and provide the best medium to express the feelings and emotions of common man. So to let the students know this rich culture of folk dance, a house wise Group Folk Dance competition was held on 14th of October .

The competition commenced with prayer and continued with each house presenting their dance. Dandiya, Bihu, Kalbeliya and Bhangda were the dance forms presented by these house .Each dance filled the environment with enthusiasm. Towards the end respected Principal ma'am Ms.Aruna Suresh addressed the assembly and appreciated the efforts put in by and teachers for making
students show successful. Fateh Singh House secured first position. Thus programme ended.

Dussehra Celebration !!!

‘Dussehra is the festival which reminds us of the importance of goodness, fighting injustice and following the path of righteousness.’

Navratra & Dussehra was celebrated in Pre primary wing of the school. Students came in their traditional dresses with dandiya, as Garba dance was organized for our tiny tots.

 Children danced on Dandiya songs. Three children came in the dress up of Ram, Sita and Laxman. Ram killed  Ravan by arrow after that  Ravan was burnt and children enjoyed very much .  At last, our respected Principal Ma’am congratulated the students along with the teachers for such a nice and inspiring effort.

WORKSHOP ON CAREER COUNSELING

                    WORKSHOP ON CAREER COUNSELING

Career advice and guidance acts as a stepping stone for success. In order to let your career move in the direction, you must know the path you need to follow.

Hence a career counseling workshop was organized by CUSAT for the students of class XI and XII.

In this session the students were guided and counselled according to their streams to pursue and attain success in their ambition.

The first step told to them to achieve their goals was to assess themselves. Each individual has different talents and interests therefore to determine what they would enjoy and excel at by taking career assessments and following their passion. The students today were told about varied options like Architecture, Pharmacy, Forensic Sciences, Entrepreneurship, e.t.c

The students were then told the importance of choosing the right institution that would propel them in the direction of your cherished goals and will act as a catalyst to realize their true potential. At last a questionnaire session was organized where students asked their queries related to their career.

The workshop was a guiding light for the students who are ready to venture new career opportunities.

PICNIC

PICNIC

          Saint Soldier Public School, Pratap Nagar, arranged a picnic for the Pre Primary and Primary wing. Children went to Nehru Garden with their teachers by bus. There they enjoyed in the Toy Train, Swimming and Playing Games, followed by snacks party arranged by the school. Principal Ma’am

Mrs. Aruna Suresh wished them all to enjoy the day for their picnic & asked them to enjoy thoroughly.

SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN BEYOND CLASSROOM

             SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN BEYOND CLASSROOM 

Taking the initiative of P.M. Narendra Modi a step head, students of Saint Soldier Public School Pratap Nagar, organized its swachhta rally under the initiative of Mrs. Sangeeta Yadav (Social Worker Pratap Nagar) on 3/10/16 encouraging hygiene and sanitation related activities around the areas near school vicinity.

The students were enthusiastic and eagerly took out a step to ensure the cleanliness of their surroundings. All the students gathered in the school campus and walked from school campus and covered the sector 82 & 83 armed with slogans of cleanliness.

Mr Vinod Purohit (Deputy Commissioner of Jaipur Nagar Nigam) also joined us and motivated our students. The students were also taught the benefits of keeping the ambience clean.

 The students spread the message to keep surroundings dirt free by holding slogans and calling out slogans on cleanliness. The rally was effective and teachers felt that if students are taught about the need to maintain basic sanitation and cleanliness in all aspects, then it will become easy to spread the message of a clean and beautiful city.

Healthy food and Junk Food Activity!!

Healthy food and Junk Food Activity

 Healthy and Junk food activity was conducted in Pre-Primary wing of the Saint Soldier Public School, Pratap Nagar. Students brought different type of healthy food in their tiffins for the activity. 

They together had lunch with their teachers in garden where the teachers explained them the advantages of healthy food and disadvantage of junk food. On this occasion Prep class students also recited rhymes on healthy food. Principal mam Mrs. Aruna Suresh encouraged the students to eat more healthy food and avoid junk food.