August 2012 INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

poliomyelitis and 80% paralysis, she never gave up. Her continuous efforts and perseverance have made her the role model for today’s youth. She is an active member of various NGOs working for the welfare of specially abled people and has been conferred with many awards and honours for her immense contribution in the field of social service, like National Award as Outstanding Handicapped Employee by honorable former President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma, Kanya Ratan by All India Terapanth Women Organisation, Jain Yuva Pratibha Puraskar, (For complete Story Click Here…)

Inside this issue:

Activities

Achievements

Celebrations

“We, at DPS Jodhpur,

salute the freedom

fighters and whole

heartedly commit

ourselves to the cause

of National Security

and Integrity.”

Amidst the blissful monsoon breeze, the 66th anniversary of liberty and freedom was celebrated on August 15, 2012, on the syl-van grounds of Delhi Public School, Jodh-pur with vibrancy, vigour and vitality. The feeling of patriotism which could be clearly seen on the faces of the students, reached its acme with the arrival of the Chief Guest Dr. (Miss) Kusumlata Bhandari, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Jai Narain Vyas University.

Dr.(Miss) Kusumlata Bhandari completed her Doctorate in Political Science from Jai Narain Vyas University in 1987 and is pres-ently acting as the President and Warden of Pragya Niketan, University Hostel for Blind and Disabled. Despite suffering from

The Annual Inter DPS Girls’ Basketball Tournament (Zone-6) was organized by Delhi Public School, Jodhpur under the aegis of Delhi Public School Soci-ety, New Delhi, which commenced on 24 August, 2012 came to an end after 3 days of arduous matches between the eight participating teams with DPS Bangalore South taking away the admirations and emerging as the winners on the morning of 26 August, 2012. There were two matches scheduled for the third and the concluding day. For the third position in the tournament the first match was played between DPS Jaipur and DPS Jodhpur and DPS Jaipur emerged victorious clinching the Hard Line Trophy by 30-19 basket goals. For the winner of the tournament the final match was played between DPS Bangalore South and DPS Ahmedabad and once again displaying (For complete Story Click here...)

Annual Inter DPS Girls’ Basketball Tournament (Zone – 6) Finals Morning Session: Day III—26.08.2012

English Language Fest

Language can be described as a complex way through which one living being communicates with another. It is not restricted to human beings alone but is also used by animals and appreciated by plants. Broadly , it is a way through which one can emote and express various feelings and thoughts. It can take a variety of forms, words, songs, dances, and art. Keeping in mind, the importance and utility of English language in the modern world, an English Language Fest was celebrated by the students of Delhi Public School, Jodhpur, from August 27, 2012 to August 31, 2012. It was inaugurated by Head of the Department of English, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, Professor Dr. Sudhi Rajiv. Prof. Sudhi Rajiv has written many articles in prominent national and international literary journals and presented many papers on various topics, at International and National Conferences and Seminars. She has been conferred with many honours & awards for her immense contribution in the field of literature. She shows a deep interest in dance, drama and debates and is a trainer for UGC workshops on ‘Capacity Building for Women in Higher Education’. After giving the Chief Guest a warm floral welcome, the inauguration ceremony commenced with mesmeriz-ing musical renditions , ‘Shake it out’ and ‘If everyone cared’, leaving the audience with their feet tapping. An informative article, highlighting the various blunders most often made in English language, was beauti-fully presented. The audience was engrossed by the enthralling dance performance, ‘Never say never’. An English play, ‘Do what you love and love what you do’, depicting the importance of reading books and pur-suing our own passion, was wonderfully presented by the students of classes X and XI, left the audience spell-bound. Through this play, the students were made aware about the life and works of various English and Indian authors and poets. The whole auditorium echoed with a huge applause. The Chief Guest Dr. Sudhi Rajiv appreciated the efforts of the students and urged them to take the road less travelled by, to en-ter into the field of art and literature and to read and write more. Emphasizing on the use of language as song, dance and drama, the Chief Guest motivated the students to go miles and miles before discovering the end for themselves. The fest week witnessed the related activities of English as today it is definitely the most powerful world language. 85% of all the knowledge of the world is available in English and that is more than twice that is available in any other language. It is the language of international diplomacy, business and commerce, science and technology, medium of instruction in schools, the language of world travel and much more. English is the primary language that is used by prominent personalities while resolving world issues. It is also the language in which most international business, trade and commercial transactions take place. Legal documents, emails, letters, reports and contracts worldwide are written in English. Not only business but also the world of computers and education is completely dependent on English. All computer software and programmes were initially designed in English and this practice continues. Even in the field of educa-tion, the knowledge of the English language is highly valued. Take the example of India. Most schools have made it the compulsory as the medium of instruction or at least its learning is important as the second language. Countries like China are hiring English speaking teachers so that their students will have a competitive edge in the future when it comes to employability. Other activities that had taken place as a part of English week, were collage making activity based on various human virtues like politeness, patience, optimism and diligence, drop and read, essay writing etc. To culminate the activities of the week an Inter House English Quiz Competition was also held to test the learning of the students in the field of language and literature. All the blocks i.e.; Junior, Middle and Senior, buzzed with fun-filled, vibrant and knowledgeable activities for the whole week, teaching the importance of English as a global language. Also a detailed report summarizing the celebrations was presented by the HOD Mrs. Abhilasha Shaw at the conclusion of the programme. The Principal Mr. B. S. Yadav asserted that English is a very important language and gave allusions of various effective spokespersons like Mr. Kapil Sibbal and Mr. P. Chidambaram, thus encouraging the students to read and interact more with the people, in order to gain command over language fluency. He congratulated and complimented the participants of the event, as well as the teachers of the Department of English, for their efforts, to make this event a successful one.

1. Poster Making (Boys—VII & VIII) 2. Theme Based Drawing (VII & VIII) 3. Hindi Just a Minute (V & VI) 4. Best Out of Waste (VII & VIII) 5. English Spell Well (V & VI) 6. Carrom Singles (Boys—V & VI) 7. Carrom Doubles (Boys—V & VI)

Name Class House Position Pooja Jain VIII B Ravi I Aashan Jain VII H Ganges II Sanjeevi Lalwani VIII C Sutlej III

Name Class House Position Geetanshi Lamba VIII E Ganges I Muskan Bhandari VIII C Jhelum II Nikhar Jain VIII C Ravi II Koyal Choudhary VII F Ganges III

Name Class House Position Titiksha Sharma VI C Sutlej I Khushali Jain V C Jamuna II Akshara Goyal V C Jhelum III

Name Class House Position

Divya Chhajer V B Sutlej I

Pradhyuman Gehlot V A Sutlej II

Aryan Shaw VI B Ravi III

Inter - House Competitions

8. Chess Competition (Class V & VI)

“KRISHANAM VANDE JAGADGURUM” The auspicious occasion of Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated with a religious fervour on 9 August 2012 . A dance drama was depicted by the students of class IV, V and VI highlighting the different phases of Lord Krishna’s life. The Supreme personality, The creater, Devki Vasudev Vivah, Virat Roop of Lord Krishna, Bal Roop, Kalia Mardan and Ras Leela which was then followed by a beautiful bhajan Jai Nand Lala…. therefore everyone felt the ecstasy that was created and rejoiced the wonderment of Lord Krishna. The Senior Mistress Mrs. Sangeeta Yadav con-gratulated the participants and blessed all the students with a vow to follow the path of hard work and tolerance.

Jai Shree Krishna.

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The week started with the feel of great enthusiasm. The main motive was to learn and explore. Day wise activities were planned for classes 4 and 5. Classroom activities such as chain story, web making, anagrams, collage making. The theme for the collage making was–caring for others and my pets. Quiz based on English language was organized in the classes. Reading hour was observed on 31st August.

Special assembly was conducted depicting the impor-tance of English language. An article on English language was delivered by Himanshi highlighting the importance of English learning, it was followed by the song “look all around you” very well sung by the choir. The assembly ended with the skit “The Court Room” in which a child writes a wrong sentence and was summoned in the court as all the parts of speech had filed the case against him.

During this week the students were taken to smart class and were shown motivational videos and various important websites which would help them in learning English.

Name Class Position

Om Prakash VI E I

Manas Acharya VI E II

Aryan Singh Virk VI D III

Janmashtami Celebration

Name Class House Position Dhruvika Dabi VIII C Sutlej I Eleena Jain VIII H Ganges II Pranjal Goyal VII H Ravi III

Kaushiki Sharma VIII A Sutlej III

Name Class House Position Kritin Gupta Pulkit Garg Saksham Sharma

V D VI C V G

Sutlej I

Roshani Rajani Ananya Pareek

VI E V G Chenab II

Manan Surana VI F Jamuna III

Name Class House Position

Prateek Mishra Shubham Gattani

VI G VI F Jhelum I

Kunal Arora Prateek Mathur

VI C VI E Sutlej II

Kanav Bishnoi Lokesh Raj

V A VI B Ganges III

English Week Celebration

Assembly of Class II A was organized on 22nd August 2012. First and foremost – the thought of the day - “Time and tide wait for none” tried to bring home the importance of time in our lives. This was followed by the current news events – the recently concluded London Olympics being one of them.

The children’s interest in Olympics was clearly highlighted, when they picked up this part of the news for a detailed analysis and shared their understanding with the others. The mega sporting event thus went on to be the central theme of the assembly.

The children began by highlighting the periodicity and the significance of the games. The games’ logo was duly dis-played and a detailed description followed. The tiny tots talked about the colours of the medals at stake and lauded the performance of India at the games. The audience appreciated the efforts made by the class and was enlightened about the biggest sporting extravaganza that comes only once in a span of four years.

The assembly was concluded with a beautiful and a flawless poem recitation by five children from the class. The poem “Sabke Pyare” truly appeared to have won the hearts of one and all. (For Pictures click Here…)

Keeping in mind the theme Fun and Food various fun filled activities for classes Nursery and Prep were organized dur-ing the whole week from 27thAugust to 31stAugust.This was to generate awareness regarding healthy food amongst chil-dren. Story of Healthy Ram and Junku Lal was enacted and children casted their vote in favour of Healthy Ram. Chil-dren also made their own Sandwiches, Healthy Chaat, Fruit Cream and Salad during the week. These fun activities were concluded by the Mess visit to demonstrate the desired table manners all should follow.

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Special Assembly

Fun & Food

Raksha Bandhan celeberated with joy and enthusism in junior block.Different skits were presented and students took pledge to tie rakhi to trees and will offer protection to them for whole life. Raksha Bandhan skits depicted that if this festival taken in true sense has a much broader perspective; the festival encompasses true sense of peace and brotherhood. The values propagated by the occasion if inculcated by all human beings can bring the much-needed relief from the ongoing violence and mistrust.

Raksha Bandhan Celebration

To mark the celebration of English week the students of four sections of class III presented a cultural event during the said period. The programme commenced with the inauguration of English week on 28th Aug. 2012. An assembly was conducted by the students of class to inaugurate the English week. On this occasion children represented the letters of English alphabets and took a pledge that the alphabets will always help every one to enhance their language skills. On 29th Aug, 2012 students presented enactment on the famous fairy tale ‘Cinderella’ originally written by Charles Perroult. The children acted in the play and performed the royal dance as well. The message conveyed through the play was that good always wins over evil. All children were told that if you are a good person and care for others all good things will come to you in life.

On 30th Aug, 2012, the students of III presented a play based on the story ‘With a Little Bit of Luck’ written Enid Blyton. This play depicted the story of a poor man, who did not have any means of earning a living and how honesty turned his luck for the better and the got a respectable job. The children learned that honesty, hard work and good deeds will al-ways bring success in life. The students also recited the poem. The different path’ my Marc C. Bird.

On 31st Aug, 2012, the students of class III dramatized the all time, favourite story of ‘The ugly Duckling’. The whole class participated in the play. The message behind the play was that we should love everyone as they are and life has many surprises for you. You should just put your effort and all good things will come to you. The assembly was con-cluded with an English sols song.

These enactments were carried out to encourage English speaking skills for letter communication and to instill moral values amongst the students. (For Pictures click Here…)

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Anukarneeya Adarsh by All India Jain Shwetambar Thanakvasi Conference, Manav Sewa Puraskar on the occasion of Mahaveer International Sthapna Diwas, Rao Jodha Marwar Ratan by the then Governor Ms. Pratibha Patil, Bajaj Allianz IBN7 Super Idols Award etc. Two of her publications, namely, Bhandari Kusum-lata ‘Indian Electoral Reforms’ and Bhandari Kusumlata ‘Elections and Electoral Reforms’ have acquired her a great name in the field of education. She has attended and presented Papers in more than 40 National Seminars and 5 International Conferences, and provided Research guidance to 14 students successfully, till date.

After being given a warm and fragrant floral welcome, the tricolour, a symbol of peace, purity and prosperity, was unfurled by our respected Chief Guest Dr. Bhandari and the honorable Principal Mr. B.S.Yadav, and the national anthem was sung. The whole gathering was filled with verve and patriotic fervour. After an encouraging and thought provoking speech by Shubhi Tiwari of Senior Block, the students of Middle Block presented a mellifluous musical rendition ‘Mere Pyare Bharat’. It was followed by a heart-rending dance-drama by the Junior students, conveying the importance of education in the present society, an enthralling poem, ‘India’s Independence’ by Anushka Garg, a patriotic song, ‘Ab Jaga Bhagya Hamara’ by the Middle Block students and the divine dance performances, ‘Satyamev Jayate’ and ‘Bharat Anokha Rag Hai’. All the performances enraptured the audience and filled the hearts with the feeling of love and service for the nation. The gathering was enlightened by our highly esteemed Chief Guest Dr. Kusumlata Bhandari with her words of wisdom. Reminding about the untiring efforts of our innumerous freedom fighters and duties towards our nation, she encouraged the students to reiterate the pledge to preserve our freedom. Giving allusions of a few moral and ethical fables, she emphasized upon becoming sincere and honest citizens of the country. Mo-tivating the gathering to be sensible towards the plight of the old, poor and disabled, the Chief Guest encour-aged all to work hard for the development of the nation. She urged the children to become true leaders, not politicians. With the motivating poetic verse ‘Koshish karne walon ki kabhi haar nahi hoti’, by the eminent Hindi poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, she wished the school a very bright future. The programme culminated with a speech by our honorable Principal Mr.B.S.Yadav, who thanked the Chief Guest for sparing her valuable time. Saluting the Motherland and motivating all to remember history by cele-brating these national festivals and paying tribute to our leaders, he complimented the participants of the day and the teachers, who had worked hard to make this event, a memorable one.

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their immense talent and coordination, proving their mettle DPS Bangalore South emerged as the proud winner of the Annual Inter DPS Girls’ Basketball Tournament (Zone -6) scoring 30-14 basket goals. DPS Ahmedabad bagged the runners up trophy for the year.

The closing ceremony was organized on 26 August, 2012 in the DPS Jodhpur, School’s Auditorium marked the end of this spectacular event. Sri Hanuman Singh, Director, Rajasthan State Girls’ Basketball Academy, Jaipur who himself was an exceptional international basketball player and has represented India in Moscow was the Chief Guest, who in his speech insisted in grooming the child prodigies from grass root level. He also motivated the students to respect their ‘Gurus’. Sri Pushpendra Singh Rathore DIG, BSF (operations), Rajast-han Frontier Headquarters, Jodhpur, an internationally acclaimed basketball player was the Guest of Honour on the occasion. He congratulated the management and Principal of Delhi Public School, Jodhpur for hosting such an outstanding mega event and giving the students exposure to the technicalities of basketball. He said to students that to be a winner is not everything in life, participation is also equally important. After the formal welcome of the worthy guests, Mr. Moin Khan, Organizing Secretary, Annual Inter DPS Girls’ Basketball Tournament (Zone-6) read the report of the whole tournament highlighting the DPS Jodhpur’s spirit in organizing the mega event so successfully. Mr. B.S. Yadav, Principal, DPS Jodhpur, after extending his heartfelt gratitude to the invited guests and media personnel and each one involved in the mammoth event, reiterated the importance of Games and Sports in student’s life. He said that sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence. Urging the participants and the students to work hard and be disci-plined, he enunciated the value of Sports in inculcating the necessary values in one’s character and making us a better person.

The ceremony was marked with the jovial, graceful and skilled Kalbelia dancers who mesmerized every one dancing in the tune of “Kalyo Kud Padyo Mela Mein”. Audiences were entranced to see the students in flow-ing black skirts that danced and swirled, replicating the movements of a serpent in their dance. Students also presented a colourful and splendid folk dance performance mesmerizing the audience with jingling sounds, maneuvering the all famous Lezim. Then the most awaited moment of the occasion came, the felicitations of the participants and winners. The coaches and the team members were called onto the stage to receive the certificates of participation and tro-phies. DPS Jodhpur for the Hard Line Trophy, DPS Ahmedabad for the Runners up and DPS Bangalore South for the most coveted Championship Trophy, were felicitated on the occasion. Snigdha of DPS Banga-lore South was awarded with the best player trophy of the tournament for her extraordinary efforts and skills. All the tournament officials Mr. Mahendra Singh, Mr. Man Singh, Mr. Arvind Singh, Mr. Balveer Singh, Mr. Jitendra Singh, Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Mr. Ganpat Singh, and Mr. Narendra Swami and all referees for their in-valuable support in conducting the tournament so efficiently in an honest way and their inspiring presence, the Chief Guest and and Guest of Honour for their support and having spared their valuable time were pre-sented with mementoes as token of love and gratitude from school fraternity. At the end of the programme Ms. Sangeeta Yadav, Sr. Head Mistress, DPS Jodhpur presented the vote of thanks commemorating the contribution by one and all. She thanked all the Principals of the participating team for having sent their students to participate in the tournament. An enjoyable gala of events was had by all. Then the Chief Guest Sri Hanuman Singh Ji declared the tournament closed.

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Janamastami Celebration

Special Assemblies

Fun & Food

English Week