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Reflections PRIMARY NEWSLETTER 2015-16 (TERM – I)

Dear Parent,Our school newsletter keeps you informed about the latest news in our schools, parenting tips, principal's message, events, celebrations, happenings and much more.We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being a part of the Unicent Family. We hope you'll take a few moments to read the “Reflections” on the wonderful accomplishments we've had in this Term. We are inspired by the positive growth we've made as a school and community due to our dedicated staff, families and community working together to provide the best possible education for our students. We have so much to tell & celebrate!

Here is a leap through to the Primary Events & Celebrations during Term – I

Orientation programs are a fantastic opportunity for parents to know what to expect in the coming year and also equip themselves for it. They also get to know the teachers of different classes. During our orientation, the parents got an insight to the curriculum, pattern of c o n d u c t i n g e x a m i n a t i o n s , t h e extracurricular activities and events planned, the support required from p a r e n t s e t c . T h e O r i e n t a t i o n Programme was organized for Primary on 13th June and for Pre-primary on 27th June, 2015.

Dear Parent,

Greetings from Unicent!

Welcome once again to our News Letter “Reflections” for the last three months.

Swami Vivekananda Said, “All Power is within you, you can do anything and everything. Believe in that. Stand up and express the divinity within you…….Arise, awake, sleep no more. Within each one of you is the power to remove all wants and all miseries. Believe in this and that power will be manifested.”

The above quote is very much similar to our philosophy of imparting education to children wherein children are put through various activities (Academic and Non-Academic) which would enable them to Observe, Explore and be Happy. All the teachers work continuously to tap the hidden talents of children and then work towards accomplishing those talents.

We at Unicent, are constantly working to develop strong and vibrant personalities. Children are given ample opportunities to improve upon their Self Discipline, Self regard, Self assessment, Self introspection, Self observation, Self reliance, Self responsibility, Self initiative and Self confidence.

Wishing you all a very successful year.

Best wishes,V.V. Seshu

WELCOME ASSEMBLY: We had a special assembly organized to welcome our students on the first day of school after the vacations. The campus was beautifully decorated to greet the students; we had a special prayer and some enthusiastic programmes hosted by teachers for the children on this day. We could see happy smiling faces enter the school and it was a ray of hope to students that they will love coming to school from this day.

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The ability to connect and interact with students has become increasingly difficult for today's teachers who have to often overcome a large generation gap. Not

only do they have to instruct their pupils about concepts identified years after their own education, they also have to keep themselves aware of the recent upgrades and technology updates. With this changing situation, it has become important to provide our teachers with necessary training to become more effective in imparting knowledge.

We had an orientation programme for teachers on: Upgraded classroom management techniques

Using child –friendly teaching aids

Using technology in terms of software & electronics Latest Project Ideas

Stress management & maintaining emotional balance

Bonding techniques between teacher & student Imparting the right kind of Continuous Comprehensive Education. (CCE)

SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES

fulfillment of vows. The festival was celebrated with great joy and fervor by our students as they carried the BONAM on their heads and showed off the festivity. Special Bonalu songs were sung and the significance of the festival was also told during a special assembly that was held.

The celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr on 17th July undoubtedly perked up the spirit inherent in all the festivity. The significance of this festival is also interpreted as a good time to bring people together in harmony and gratitude. Students performed a skit and viewed a PPT presentation on the importance of Eid.

GURUPURNIMA: Guru Purnima was celebrated on 31st July, 2015.

This festival is traditionally celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Buddhists, to pay their respects to their teachers and express their gratitude. The celebration was marked by ritualistic respect to the Guru. Our students dedicated a special song to all their gurus as a mark of tradition and respect on this day and sought blessings from their teachers.

BONALU : Bonalu is a religious festival of Telangana celebrated in Twin Cities of Hyderabad, Secunderabad and other parts of Telangana. This festival is considered as a thanksgiving to the Goddess Peddamma for

INDEPENDENCE DAY : On the occasion of the 69 Independence Day, our campus was filled with patriotism and love for the country and an assemblage of events took place ranging from patriotic songs to dances. A message oriented movie “JAGRITI” an old classic was screened for the students.

RAKSHABANDHAN A special assembly was held on account of Raksha Bandhan on 27th Aug. Our students expressed the bond between brothers and sisters through a musical skit, the significance of the festival was also told and a full-on festive look filled the ambience in the campus.

ONAM : Onam was celebrated with great zeal and tradition recently. Students prepared traditional floral rangoli in the school premises. Teachers dressed up in traditional attires on this occasion and prepared traditional Keralite delicacies to mark the occasion. The significance of the festival was explained through a story by some teachers.

The children presented a special a s s e m b l y o n t h e o c c a s i o n o f Janmashtami on Sep 4th. Krishnashtami was celebrated with gaiety. Students of Classes I& II dressed in the attire of Krishna and Gopikas and they spread the message of ancient Puranas and our traditions.

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“ Teacher – a source of love and inspirationA great teacher can change your life”

Teachers Day was celebrated with full zeal and enthusiasm. The day started with giving a tribute to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The day had an emotional and recreational touch. The students did all the preparations with complete energy and excitement. There were various games hosted for the teachers and the students also performed various dances.

We have set up several clubs like Literary, Science, Sports, Math, Env i ronment , F ine Art s , Cultural, and Heritage for

children. These clubs provide opportunities for our young students to participate in activities, interact with peers in a supervised setting, and form relationships with adults. Some clubs focus on a specific area, thus allowing members to develop their skills and interests in that area. Other clubs provide an array of activities from which children can choose.

ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB:World Environment Day was celebrated on June 5th and is probably the most celebrated of all the environmental awareness days, and it is a day to acknowledge the achievements made to protect the environment. Together as a Family of Unicent we took an oath to build a cleaner, greener world for ourselves and future generations.

LITERARY CLUB: Literary club gives students the chance to share and explore new ideas. The aim of the club is to inculcate among the students a fondness for language and enhance their Literary skills.

This event brought awareness among the children about traditional customs while enjoying the pranks of Lord Krishna. Fun and frolic marked the presentation as fabulous cultural programs enthralled us. The students also took part in the traditional activity – 'Matki Phod' in order to give tribute to Natkhat Kanha.

The club provides a platform for: Debating, Speech & Drama, Journalism.

To encourage students to become orators, to promote communication skills, to present ideas creatively and artistically. Literary club students will work together in close connection.

Science Club : IMAGINE , EXPLORE , CREATE

A science club offers children the chance to do science-related activities that extend and enhance the science they experience in the classroom. Science club uses the opportunity to explore areas of science not covered by the curriculum and to give the club members plenty of opportunities to do practical science.

HERITAGE CLUB: Valuing the history, our legacy or heritage is an important aspect of learning and led us to creating the Heritage Club of our school. Making history fun and an experience is the goal with which we forge ahead each day and strive to come up with a variety of planned and hands – on activities.The members of our Heritage club look forward to listening to interesting stories and narratives, undertake researches, dramat ize the i r f ind ings , make presentations, discuss the effects of the past events and explore themselves in capturing moments, making movies thus getting enthused to be an active participant of this club.

MATH CLUB: Mathematics Club holds the potential for increasing student opportunity to learn and enrich their mathematical experiences in ways that are free from curriculum and assessment driven teaching practices.

The objective of our School's Math Club is to stimulate childrens’ mathematical curiosity. Hopefully, experiencing the wonders of Math will result in a positive attitude towards the subject that will serve them well throughout their formal education and beyond.

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Before the program, the school teachers are trained on the activities they conduct in their classrooms.During the program, the teachers execute it through the activity tool kits. Each activity is done through the 'tool kit' which consists of materials, a story guide, an activity worksheet, a real life document and a concept map. Facilitators from Butterfly Fields also observe classrooms to provide teachers with the guidance they need.

“NURTURING THE BUDDING LEADERS”

On the fine morning of 1st August, 2015, deserving young LEADERS of our School were bestowed with the responsibility of leading their School from the front with their commitment, confidence and competence.

The ceremony began with a beautiful welcome dance. Head Boy M. Jayanth Chowdary, Head Girl T. Vaishnavi along with house captains, Vice-captains, Club Secretaries and incharges were honored with badges and sashes by the Director Mrs. Shalini Datla. The student council took the pledge to hold the school motto.Director Mrs. Shalini , stressed on the need to become more focused in their goals and to inculcate leadership quality to become a better person in life. Principal Mr. V. V. Seshu reminded them that, with position comes responsibility towards their school and peers.

Butterfly Fields : An Experimental, Project based kit.

Students get to learn "Hands-on", practical aspects of the theory, in Science and Math... Butterfly fields make learning, an enriching and enjoyable p r o c e s s f o r c h i l d r e n . They offer Learning-by-Doing kits to students.

Our students have brought laurels to the school by bagging most of the prizes on each day and also bagged the OVERALL ROLLING TROPHY on the final day. Children got a chance to interact with the students of other schools and these competitions laid a platform for the students to showcase their hidden talents.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY 2015‐16

INTER SCHOOL COMPETITIONS : Students of various branches of UNICENT participated in the INTER UNICENT COMPETITIONS in the month of August this year.

Education and competition are two universal ingredients of all human cultures. Children spontaneously seek competition with their peers. The students of UNICENT SCHOOL, Kompally hosted the Fine arts and Cultural competitions on the 11 of August, UNICENT SCHOOL, Nagole were the hosts of Sports competitions which were held on the 12 of August and UNICENT SCHOOL, Miyapur was the proud host of the Literary competitions on the 13 of August.

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ROBOTICS: We are glad to inform that, our school has tied-up with EDUKINECT, a premier partner of Microsoft to conduct Robotics classes in the school for the students of Classes IV to VI on 6 working Saturdays. These activity classes are designed keeping in mind the overall development of the child and giving him/her a chance to implement his or her knowledge of logic, science, mathematics and art. These activities also help in building qualities like team work, logical thinking, competitiveness, and value of time, leadership, public speaking and many more.

The role of the school bus driver in ensuring the safe transportation of children to and from school and school-related activities is as important as any other link in the school transportation safety chain. The safety record of school bus transportation is a testament to school bus drivers and the rest of the school transportation industry.

TRAINING SESSION FOR DRIVERS:

Thank you dear parents, for taking your time off your busy schedules and having a glimpse of this volume of Reflections. See you soon with the next volume. Until then, Wishing you all a great time

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