Guru Parv Celebration : Starz

Serenity and calmness floated in the air with the beautiful humming of the ‘Shabads’ in DPSG while celebrating Guru Parv on 18 November, 2021. A special assembly was organized by Starz wing wherein the parents narrated motivating incidents from the life of Guru Nanak Dev . The children came dressed in traditional Sikh attire and presented a beautiful dance and offered obeisance to Indian culture which certainly enlightened everyone with the solemnity of the festival.

Diwali Celebration : Starz

'The festival of lights' comes alive when India wears a festive look with Diyas and lanterns adorning each corner. Diwali empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds and brings us closer to divinity.

To spread the scent of incense sticks in the air, DPSG celebrated Diwali on 2 November, 2021and invited parents to participate enthusiastically in a spellbinding event ‘Swar Bandish’ to present holy Chaupai ,Doha or Chhand . During a week’s celebration the children narrated the stories of Dhanteras, Diwali, Govardhan and Bhai Dooj along with their parents. The children dressed up in traditional attires, spoke anti-cracker slogans and recited theme related rhymes. They decorated Diyas and lanterns to add perfect hue to the festivity. Every heart mingled with the sound of exultation to wish each other a gleaming and blessed Diwali.

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय

Deepawali is a festival that illuminates both the Earth and the Sky as well as brings joy, peace, harmony and brotherhood to our lives. On this day India transcends into a land of myriad lamps. This festival of lights has all the charm, grandeur and splendor that can even brighten our minds and hearts.

To spread lights of happiness around, a special Diwali assembly was conducted by the students of Class 3, DPSG. Students presented a skit through which the importance of Diwali was highlighted. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance and hope over despair. Children decorated diyas with colours and glitter. They participated with full enthusiasm in dancing, singing, retelling the popular folklore and spreading the message of love, joy and humanity.

TD Week Celebrations : Primary Wing

As part of the school curriculum, students were in for a treat during Offline and Virtual TD Week celebrations which lasted from 25th October to 29th October. The week-long event for Classes 3,4 & 5 was organised to demonstrate the importance and relevance of science to the future development of our society and economy. The young PYP learners developed skills in scientific temper, attitudes, and values such as open mindedness and intellectual honesty. Students across grade levels had a wonderful time exploring their scientific aptitudes by participating in different hands-on activities. Each student had the opportunity to expand their knowledge in the field of science and technology. Taking part with vigour and enthusiasm, they acquired understanding of scientific concepts, principles and laws, through fun-filled activities and interesting online quizzes facilitated by the Faculty.

VIGILANCE AWARENESS WEEK 2021 ASSEMBLY

“The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty.”

The Vigilance Awareness Week 2021 was observed from October 26- November 1 across India to promote integrity in public life and achieve a corruption free society.

To mark the occasion, Delhi Public School Ghaziabad conducted a special assembly for class VIII to sensitize students about the various wrong practices like corruption and dishonesty prevailing in the society and how one should be vigilant. The objective of the assembly was to encourage students to uphold the ideals of honesty and integrity and make them responsible citizens of India.

Diwali Celebrations : Primary Wing

Diwali, the festival of lights which literally means an ‘array of lights’ was celebrated with love, colours and glitter in Primary Wing at DPSG. Diwali celebrations at the junior school, illuminated everyone’s heart with joy and fervor. Teachers explained the importance of Diwali, the festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. Children decorated diyas, bandhan war and made elegant lanterns. Students participated enthusiastically , with full vigour and vibrance, resonating with the festive energy, pledging to take up their moral and ethical responsibility of not burning crackers and contributing towards a healthy and progressive future for everybody. The entire block was resplendent with lovely Diwali decorations.

Starz Reopening

‘Its time to be on swings,

It’s time to play,

It’s time to have fun with friends and teachers

It’s time to connect again ……………………’

DPSG Starz has prepared a packet of joyful learning by reopening the school and welcoming students for classroom connect.

To open this packet encompassing developmental skills and diverse needs of young children, the journey of holistic growth began from 26 October, 2021 in accordance with the Covid protocols.

It is an immense pleasure to share happy moments that made the learners comfortable in the warm and loving surroundings with their classmates and teachers.

Wellness Delegate Program

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad organized a two-day Wellness Delegate Program on 11th and 12th of October 2021 themed Mental Health in an Unequal World: Cultivating Communication, in collaboration with Expressions India. Dr. Jitendra Nagpal, Program Director of Expressions India graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

Dr Jitendra Nagpal, in his address, spoke about the importance of the Adolescent Education Program (AEP). He reiterated that AEP is a significant initiative that aims to empower the adolescents to make informed choices, develop healthy attitudes and inculcate skills so that they are able to respond to real life situations in positive and responsible ways.

Principal, Ms Sangeeta Mukherjee Roy, in her address, welcomed the Chief Guest and delegates from more than 18 schools across India. She opined that a sound mental health contributes towards the holistic development of an individual. She further shared the information with the participants about a well-structured wellness committee constituted at DPSG with the objective of ensuring psychological and emotional wellbeing of students. The wellness committee comprises of School Counsellors, Teachers and specially appointed Wellness Student Delegates who are responsible for maintaining and encouraging a conducive environment where the focus is on socio-emotional development of all the students.

The event spread awareness about the importance of ensuring mental wellbeing and emphasized that reducing mental health disparity warrants the most urgent and committed public health effort of our generation. The event highlighted various mental health inequalities present in the society, and how the process of communication helps in overcoming these inequalities. The wellness delegates of different schools presented their thoughts and perspective through different activities like Page turner, spoof, anecdotes, impatica, poesy and dodgers. School Counsellors Ms.Ria Yadav, Dr. Sumedha Lamba and their team of wellness delegates worked hard to make this event a huge success.

International Day of Non-Violence

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” — Mahatma Gandhi

2nd October is observed as the International Day of Non-Violence. On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, DPSG conducted a special celebration to commemorate the teachings and towering personality of Mahatma Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary. To mark the auspicious day they prepared a special session on patriotism and remembered the pre-independence freedom struggle and Mahatma Gandhi’s contribution by his non-violent methods. Students of Classes 3, 4 & 5 paid a creative homage to Gandhi Ji by making thoughtful bookmarks, participating in JAM Session, designing posters and maintaining cleanliness in and around their house.

Class IV Results

Class III Results

International Day for Older Persons: Starz

The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one. - Mahatma Gandhi

DPSG Starz celebrated ‘Gandhi Jayanti’ along with ‘International Day for Older Persons’ on 1 October, 21. The teachers invited the grandparents of the students with their grandchildren to share an anecdote/ poem / song/ teaching from the life of Mahatma Gandhi who has impacted humanity to its core with his doctrine of non-violence and peace.

PLANTATION DRIVE

Fostering environmental sensitivity and imbuing the love for nature and wildlife in our students is the need of the hour. DPSG Meerut Road in association with the District Forest Department, Ghaziabad organized a plantation drive on October 1, 2021 as a part of the ongoing ‘Vanya Prani Saptah’ celebration. The programme was graced by Mr Ashutosh Pandey, SDO, Ms Diksha Bhandari, District Forest Officer, Mr Ashok Gupta, Forest Ranger Ghaziabad and Ms Yogita Singh, Project Officer. Ms Yogita Singh enlightened the students regarding the burning issues of ‘Wildlife Protection and Water Conservation’. Ms Sangeeta Mukherjee Roy, Principal Delhi Public School Ghaziabad MR welcomed the guests and apprised them of the various initiatives the school has taken to express its deep commitment towards creating a sustainable future. She appealed to the students to take the lead in maintaining the precious natural resources. The students took out a rally carrying thought provoking placards and posters. This was followed by a plantation drive in and around the school premises. The school believes that such small steps will go a long way in accomplishing the great and noble feat of sustainable development and environmental conservation.

Gandhi Jayanti Celebration : Grade 1

"If we want to reach real peace in the world, we should start educating children." -Mahatama Gandhi

On the occasion of 153rd Birth Anniversary of the father of nation, Grade1 organised ‘Just a minute competition’ under the title “Mahatama in Me”. The aim behind this competition was to imbibe the teachings and learnings of Mahatama Gandhi ji our young learners. Learners talked about how the teachings of Gandhi ji can bring change in one’s life. During their presentations they emphasised on the principles like Ahimsa, truthfulness, honesty and equality.

Special Assembly on Gandhi Jayanti

We celebrate Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October every year in remembrance of our beloved Father of Nation. We recall his struggles for getting us free India and pay our heartfelt tribute to Gandhi ji for all his sacrifices made for the country.

To revere this day Student Council Members of Primary Wing conceptualized and presented a Special Assembly on account of Gandhi Jayanti.

Our students actively prepared speeches, poems, songs and a short skit on the life of Mahatma Gandhi. All of these were showcased to all the students and teachers of the school through Live Online Virtual Asssembly on 1st October. Young DPSGiites were imbued with Gandhian values and thoughts and vowed to became berths citizens of India and this World.

HM Primary Wing Ms Suprita Dutta also encouraged the students to contribute their part of life for good social cause and by being a responsible citizen of the country.

Yellow Colour Day : Starz

Spin-A-Thought Competition

“Words have the power to make things happen.”

Inter-section Spin-A-Thought Competition was organized by DPSG on September 24, 2021. The competition provided an opportunity to the effervescent speakers of class IX to word their thoughts and voice their views on various aspects of TECHNOLOGY. The students put their points across with utmost poise and confidence. All the participants were students with equal caliber and potential but in the end, some stood out shining brighter than the others. Jigyasa Chuphal from IX-I bagged the first position; Ishaan Varoon from IX-K secured the second position; while the third position went to Aditi Bhardwaj from IX-I. Ms. Pooja Jindal and Ms. Samreen Raza graced the occasion with their presence as guest judges. The plethora of opinions served in the competition indeed opened up new perspective.

7th INTER SCHOOL IT FEST- INFINITUS at DPSG Meerut Road

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad, Meerut Road organized the 7th INTER SCHOOL IT FEST- INFINITUS to provide an opportunity to learners to showcase their technological and scientific skills.

The mega event commenced with Invocation Dance praying to the Almighty to remove all hurdles bringing in peace and prosperity for humanity. Ms. Meenakshi Oberoi, MIE Master Trainer, Apple Teacher, HP Education Ambassador graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. The Alumni who were Committee heads played a significant role in making this event a great success.

The myriad events in the fest were held online focusing on Internet of Things. The enthusiastic participants unfurled their abilities and won accolades by participating in various competitions.

Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Meerut Road was the overall winner but being the host school, DPSG Meerut road handed over title to the first runner-up G D Goenka Public School, Vasant Kunj.

Principal, Ms Sangeeta Mukherjee Roy, applauded the efforts of the budding tech-wiz and their mentors. The programme concluded with the proposal of vote of thanks by the Headmistress Senior Secondary Wing, Ms Suparna Krishnan.

Intersection Debate Competition : Class X

‘Debating is the only key to open the door of scrutinization, lest the door of ignorance is wide open.’

The Intersection Debate Competition organized by DPSG on September 15,2021 provided a platform to the vivacious speakers of class X to opine their thoughts and voice their views. The captivating, cogent and evidence backed arguments followed by the enthralling rebuttal round were, undoubtedly unparalleled. The topic for the debate ‘United Nations is the world’s greatest mechanism for securing harmony’ gave ample opportunity to the participants to unravel their cognitive as well as linguistic skills. In this wordily contestation, Manya Mehendiratta from X-E bagged the first position, Kunal from X-E secured the second position while the third position was shared by Yash Krishna from X-B and Ishita Singhal from X-C. This war of words was, indeed, a kaleidoscope of opinions, thoughts, ideas and perspectives.

हिंदी हमारी ताकत है, हिंदी एक विरासत है।

14 सितम्बर, 1949 को राजभाषा के पद पर आसीन हुई हिन्दी हमारी संस्कृति और हमारे व्यक्तित्व का दर्पण है। अपनी भाषा में अभिव्यक्ति हमें पूर्णता प्रदान करती है। अतः विद्यार्थियों के सर्वांगीण विकास के लिए सदैव तत्पर डीपीएसजी के सैकेन्डरी संकाय में हिन्दी दिवस पर कार्यक्रमों की श्रृंखला आयोजित की गयी, जिनके परिणाम इस प्रकार हैं-

Class	Topic	Position	Name
6	Poetry-	1	ADWITIYA KASHYAP 6K
		2	AVRITI GUPTA-6F
		3	SHIVALI THAKUR-6D
		Conso.	TANISHKA UPADHYAY-6G
7	Poetry	1	Prishita Verma-7J
		2	Riddhi Ahuja -7F
		3	Arnav Tyagi-7D
		Conso.	Aditya Mishra -7E
8	Speech	1	Vanshika Agarwal 8H
		2	Krisha Kapoor 8 I
		3	Pragya Pandey 8 K
		Conso.	Misha Kapoor 8 J
9	Paragraph	1	Niharika 9 I
		2	Navya Mittal 9 H
		3	Arnav Sharma 9 D
		Conso.	Yuvika Srivastava 9 B
10	Short Story	1	Bavya Bansal 10 I
		2	Shubhanka Tiwari 10 J
		3	Prisha Khanna 10 A
		Conso.	Palak Mehta 10 K

हिन्दी सप्ताह : कक्षा 1 व 2

13 सितम्बर से 17 सितम्बर 2021 तक हिन्दी दिवस के अवसर पर दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल गाज़ियाबाद में हिन्दी सप्ताह मनाया गया | इस अवसर पर विभिन्न प्रतियोगिताओं का आयोजन किया गया | जिसमें कक्षा एक के विद्यार्थियों ने कविता पाठ व कक्षा दो के विद्यार्थियों ने हास्य कविता पाठ में पूर्ण उत्साह एवं आत्मविश्वास के साथ भाग लिया | इन गतिविधियों के माध्यम से विद्यार्थियों को अपने अंदर छुपी प्रतिभा को दर्शाने का अवसर प्राप्त हुआ |

Result of Kavita Path Competition

Grade 1

Section	Name of the student and result
A	Outstanding- Advik Mittal
	Excellent- Joyel Harit
	Good- Ridit Mendiratta, Samaira Sarin, Atharv Garg
B	Outstanding- Aleena Sarin
	Excellent- Yuvaan Agarwal
	Good- Aarav Garg, Navya Jindal, Sanidhya Pathak
C	Outstanding- Ayaan Grover
	Excellent- Amogh Sexsena
	Good- Advita Saini, Vedansh Mathur, Daksh Chaudhary
D	Outstanding – Vaanshi Goel
	Excellent – Avika Goel, Prerit Goyal
	Good – Vivaan Agarwal, Myra Agarwal
E	Outstanding- Manasvi Sharma
	Excellent- Aaarav Agarwal
	Good- Kenisha, Nitya Garg, Vaanya Ahlawat
F	Outstanding - Meera Mittal
	Excellent – Abeer R. Gupta
	Good – Kairav, Diveay Jhamb, Alankriti Srivastava
G	Outstanding- Kiansh Agarwal,
	Excellent- Prisha Singh
	Good- Udhav Garg, Roohi Goel, Aditya Pathak
H	Outstanding- Aram Jain
	Excellent- Siddhanta Gadhok
	Good- Siddhika Tyagi, Aveer Bajaj, Ayansh Vikram S Bisen
I	Outstanding- Aanya Goyal
	Excellent- Priyangana Sharma
	Good- Anvi Singhal, Bhumik Bhakri, Giyansh Kumar
J	Outstanding- Shaurya Yadav
	Excellent- Drishti Periwal
	Good- Panshul Goyal, Shreyas Mishra , Reyansh Malik
K	Outstanding- Navika Gupta
	Excellent- Ridhvi Bansal
	Good- Anavi Singh, Virat Chaddha, Ayansh Srivastava

Result Hasya Kavita Competition

Grade 2

Section	Name of the student and result
A	Outstanding- Aarav Das, Viraj Upadhyay
	Excellent- Ayaan Arora
	Good- Sanskriti Gupta, Hitika Tyagi
B	Outstanding- Aniket Sachdeva
	Excellent- Sara Zaidi, Adwika Goel
	Good- Manisha Malik, Om Mohanty
C	Outstanding- Ishi Agarwal
	Excellent- Aadrika Tyagi
	Good- Sankalp Shrivastava, Vihaan Goel
D	Outstanding – Advik Sharma
	Excellent –Avni Chaudhary
	Good –Nitya Garg, Suveera Bansal, Ridhima Gunj
E	Outstanding- Anika Kumari
	Excellent- Naksh Oberoi
	Good- Amish Jindal, Adhvik Sarkar, Aradhya Sharma
F	Outstanding – Ansh Varshney
	Excellent –Nihika Sharma, Sanidhya Jhamb
	Good –Nihit Arora , Navyansh Singh
G	Outstanding- Aarav Singhal
	Excellent- Arnav Arora, Paakhi Dixit
	Good- Bhaavik Khurana, Sanvi Tyagi
H	Outstanding- Ananya Bansal
	Excellent-Rithvi Rai, Ayaan Sharma
	Good- Anusha Bansal, Vivaan Garg
I	Outstanding- Laavanya Sethi, Anwesha Pandey
	Excellent- Aditri Goyal
	Good- Vivaan Sharma, Aashvi Saini
J	Outstanding- Anvi Singh
	Excellent- Aanya Garg, Shaurya Jain
	Good- Shreya Khutail, Vanshita Khandelwal
K	Outstanding- Akshat Yadav ,Taksh Sharma
	Excellent-Aarna Asmi, Smriti Tripathi
	Good-Manan Mishra ,Naitik Pal, Avika Aggarwal
L	Outstanding- Vanya
	Excellent- Avika Gupta
	Good- Avyukht

हिंदी दिवस : स्टारज़ विंग

कविता पाठ अभिव्यक्ति की एक कला है जो बच्चों की शब्दावली बढ़ाने में मदद करता है। यह छात्रों को आंतरिक प्रतिभाओं का पता लगाने में सक्षम बनाता है और आत्मविश्वास भी बनाता है। हिंदी दिवस पर स्टार्ज विंग के बच्चों ने भाषा के प्रति अपनी प्रशंसा दिखाने के लिए 'गुदगुदी ' और 'मेरा बचपन' विषयों पर मधुर कविताओं का पाठ किया।

हिन्दी सप्ताह का आयोजन

दिल्ली पब्लिक स्कूल गाज़ियाबाद के प्राइमरी विंग में हिन्दी दिवस माह में हिन्दी सप्ताह का आयोजन १३ सितंबर से १७ सितंबर तक किया गया | कक्षा ३ में “अच्छाई की बुराई पर जीत “ विषय में प्राचीन कथाओं के आधार पर एकल अभिनय किया | अभिनय के द्वारा बच्चों ने दुर्गा, काली,कृष्ण,राम आदि रूपों की प्रस्तुति दी| कक्षा ४ ने “ २०५० में भारत का विकास” विषय पर चित्र बना कर प्रस्तुति देते हुये सोच को कल्पना के पंख दिये| कक्षा ५ के बच्चों ने प्रसिद्ध लोगों के प्रेरणादायक भाषण सुनाकर अपने वाचन कौशल से सबका ज्ञान बढ़ाया | सभी गतिविधियों का प्रस्तुतिकरण पूर्ण उत्साह के साथ किया गया | बच्चों के आत्मविश्वास और वाचन कौशल को और बढ़ाने का अध्यापिकाओं तथा अभिभावकों का सहयोग सराहनीय था |