Newsletter July 2015
In an activity to instill self-esteem among the children, an activity was carried out in Class 2 aptly named ‘I am Special’. Children were given cut outs and asked to write a sentence on why they consider themselves to be special. There is an amazing collection of responses and the variety is over-whelming. On our part, as teachers and parents, we need to continue nurturing their special qualities and boost their ego from time to time. Only when they are self-confident can we expect them to sail through life holding their heads high all the while.
Interclass Gujarati Poetry recitation was conducted for Class VI. Students were selected on the basis of preliminary round in the class. Students recited poems on various topics. Entire programme was compered in Gujarati. Students performed their best keeping all inhibitions aside.
The winners:
1 Moksha Maheshwari of VI D
2 Bansari Desai of VI E
3 Ansh Patel of VI F
Veli Shah of class 3 H bagged a certificate and a trophy for participating and excellent performance in a Dance event organized by Gandhi Corporation during ‘Vacation 2015’.
She was in the group of 20, all in the age group of 6-12 years.
Congratulations!
As a part of the Environment Day celebrations students of Udgam School participated in a wide range of activities. The day began on a solemn note wherein the ways in which we are harming the environment were taken up alongwith the joint measures that need to be taken to save the planet. The celebration started with a pledge to save the environment in all possible ways. Soon the events began and students joined elocution, poster making, slogan creating, jingle creating, best out of waste and many such activities under the able guidance of their teachers. The children thoroughly enjoyed the activities especially being in a group and working together for a common goal, which is the essence of the school. No wonder even on a school holiday there were so many participants all agog to join in for the cause of the environment amidst some fun.
The Udgam School Annual Teachers Conference was held on 6th June 2015 in Courtyard Marriott. It was a day of motivation, learning, laughter and recognition. The program began early in the day and was attended by the School Trustees, Directors, Principal, Vice Principals and all teachers and staff. Mrs. Priti Sakhadeo, Supervisor of Middle School, was the anchor for the day and took the audience through the day’s events. The day began with the lighting of the lamp which was followed by a recap of the ‘Year that was’ by the school Executive Director Sri Manan Choksi. Next on agenda were the Plans for the Year presentation by teachers and staff of various sections of the school. The groups spoke at length about challenges and changes in education which they ably presented with PPTs. Eminent educationist Sri. Rajabhai Pathak and school trustee Sri Gautam Choksi inspired the teachers with their motivational talks. The next event involved plenty of laughter not without a fair quota of meaningful onslaughts by noted Gujarati Hasya Kavi Sri Sairam Dave.
This was followed by a sumptuous lunch spread out with plenty of socializing and catching up among the teachers and staff who are just back from a month long vacation. The hour after lunch was an entertaining one with popular Radio Jockey Dhvanit who mesmerized the audience with his ever entertaining talk and songs. The main topic he spoke around was ‘How to engage the audience?’ and he is the right person to speak on this topic. This also helped teachers to pick out ways to keep the class an engaging one.
Sri Manan Choksi then made a presentation which inspired the teachers to find solutions to problems they face at classroom level. Next was Employee Recognition and Motivation through awards to those who had proved themselves to be a shade better than their colleagues this year.
This was indeed a day for the 350 strong teachers and staff of Udgam School who enjoyed a lavish quota of discussion, fun and food.
The Udgam School Thaltej Campus Summer Camp began with a flurry of activities. Here are a few glimpses of the activities.
This year 10 students became the State/Zonal toppers and bagged Gold Medals of Excellence in 8th SOF International Mathematics Olympiad.
They were conferred with medals and certificates.
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CLASS |
NAME OF THE STUDENT |
SCHOOL RANK |
STATE RANK |
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3 |
Pratham Nikhal |
1 |
21 |
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3 |
Dhruv Patel |
2 |
22 |
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4 |
Neil Shah |
1 |
25 |
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5 |
Aditya Gupta |
1 |
4 |
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5 |
Devansh Shah |
2 |
11 |
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5 |
Darshi Patel |
3 |
16 |
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6 |
Kishan Jani |
1 |
11 |
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7 |
Jaysheel Shah |
1 |
21 |
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10 |
Dhananjay Kajla |
1 |
9 |
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11 |
Saumya Gupta |
1 |
8 |
Here are the class toppers of the 8th SOF International Mathematics Olympiad. Following is the list of students who bagged medals for their outstanding performance in IMO at school level:
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CLASS |
NAME OF THE STUDENT |
SCHOOL RANK |
MEDAL |
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2 |
Rishabh Mohnot |
1 |
Gold |
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2 |
Palakshi Tumbeswar |
2 |
Silver |
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2 |
Nandini N Jadeja |
3 |
Bronze |
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3 |
Riyansh Shah |
3 |
Gold |
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3 |
Deergh Patel |
4 |
Silver |
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3 |
Nishi Patel |
5 |
Bronze |
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4 |
Riya Agarwal |
2 |
Gold |
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4 |
Devarsh Mahetalia |
3 |
Silver |
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4 |
Teerth Vaishnav |
4 |
Bronze |
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5 |
Manit Shah |
4 |
Gold |
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5 |
Vishwesh Patel |
5 |
Silver |
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5 |
Param Patel |
6 |
Bronze |
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6 |
Shanay Shah |
2 |
Gold |
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6 |
Deetishaa Koradia |
3 |
Silver |
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6 |
Dwija Kakkad |
4 |
Bronze |
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7 |
Vansh Shah |
2 |
Gold |
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7 |
Shailya Patel |
3 |
Silver |
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7 |
Vedant Mahapatra |
4 |
Bronze |
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8 |
Gautam Kaushal |
1 |
Gold |
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8 |
Monisha Kholwal |
2 |
Silver |
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8 |
Sejal Chirmade |
3 |
Bronze |
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9 |
Aditya Singhal |
1 |
Gold |
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9 |
Mudita Sandesara |
2 |
Silver |
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9 |
Swapnil Thakkar |
3 |
Bronze |
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10 |
Janak Sharda |
2 |
Gold |
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10 |
Arnav Buch |
3 |
Silver |
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10 |
Bhavnishkaur Chhabda |
4 |
Bronze |
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11 |
Harsh Shukla |
2 |
Gold |
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11 |
Rahil Shah |
3 |
Silver |
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11 |
Raj Shah |
4 |
Bronze |
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12 |
Aditya Vijayvergia |
1 |
Gold |
Congratulations!
This year 21 students became the State/Zonal toppers and bagged Gold Medals of Excellence in 5th SOF International English Olympiad.
They were conferred with medals.
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CLASS |
NAME OF THE STUDENT |
SCHOOL RANK |
STATE RANK |
|
2 |
Ridit Vora |
2 |
16 |
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2 |
Shanay Munshi |
3 |
17 |
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2 |
Dhairavi Patel |
4 |
19 |
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2 |
Soham Joshi |
5 |
23 |
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2 |
Palakshi Tumbeswar |
6 |
25 |
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3 |
Kathan Shah |
1 |
24 |
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4 |
Hrishika Shah |
1 |
23 |
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7 |
Vedaant Mahapatra |
1 |
9 |
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8 |
Shaan Shah |
2 |
8 |
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8 |
Aparnaa Iyer |
3 |
10 |
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8 |
Vanshika Thakur |
4 |
11 |
|
8 |
Pari Shah |
5 |
21 |
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9 |
Salonee Shukla |
1 |
10 |
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9 |
Nandini Vaghani |
2 |
15 |
|
9 |
Ishika Jain |
3 |
16 |
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11 |
Saumya Gupta |
1 |
10 |
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11 |
Paras Singh |
2 |
14 |
|
11 |
Rahil Rawal |
3 |
15 |
|
11 |
Baadal Bhojak |
4 |
16 |
|
11 |
Khushali Haji |
5 |
21 |
|
11 |
Dhyen Shah |
6 |
22 |
Here are the class toppers of the 5th SOF International English Olympiad. Following is the list of students who bagged medals for their outstanding performance in IEO at school level:
|
CLASS |
NAME OF THE STUDENT |
SCHOOL RANK |
MEDAL |
|
2 |
Nandini Jadeja |
7 |
Gold |
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2 |
Neerja Bhatt |
8 |
Silver |
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2 |
Nandini Nambiar |
9 |
Bronze |
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3 |
Keya Shah |
2 |
Gold |
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3 |
Aarav Ahuja |
3 |
Silver |
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3 |
Nandani Sharma |
4 |
Bronze |
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4 |
Arja Kakkad |
2 |
Gold |
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4 |
Samik Basu |
3 |
Silver |
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4 |
Anshi Shah |
4 |
Bronze |
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5 |
Aryaa Shah |
1 |
Gold |
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5 |
Deekshita Athreya |
2 |
Silver |
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5 |
Dhairya Banker |
3 |
Bronze |
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6 |
Kishan Jani |
1 |
Gold |
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6 |
Dev Shah |
2 |
Silver |
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6 |
Aashna Mehta |
3 |
Bronze |
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7 |
Rushil Talati |
2 |
Gold |
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7 |
Zeel Thakkar |
3 |
Silver |
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7 |
Aditya Yagnik |
4 |
Bronze |
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8 |
Ritwik Bandyopadhyay |
6 |
Gold |
|
8 |
Aditya Dalal |
7 |
Silver |
|
8 |
Parin Senta |
8 |
Bronze |
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9 |
Muskan Sah |
4 |
Gold |
|
9 |
Maanya Shah |
5 |
Silver |
|
9 |
Parthvi Modi |
6 |
Bronze |
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10 |
Aarya Shah |
1 |
Gold |
|
10 |
Arnav Buch |
2 |
Silver |
|
10 |
Mahima Soni |
3 |
Bronze |
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11 |
Urjavi Shah |
7 |
Gold |
|
11 |
Mayur Dhanwani |
8 |
Silver |
|
11 |
Megha Garg |
9 |
Bronze |
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Congratulations to all!