Reading Week
“Books are our Best Friends”. Books expand the horizon of human imagination. Keeping this in mind the school planned and observed Reading Week from 3rd December, 2012 to 7th December, 2012. Several activities were conducted in all languages i.e. English, Hindi, Gujarati and Sanskrit with an objective to encourage and incline students towards reading habits.
The week culminated with a Book Fair on 8th December, 2012 which saw overwhelming response of students and Parents.
Vigilance Week
As per the CBSE guidelines, the school observed “Vigilance Week” from 29th October, 2012 to 3rd November, 2012. Essay competition and Poster Making competition accompanied with a seminar were conducted during the week.
The competitions were conducted with the objective of making young citizens aware about consumer forums and immediate need of people to be aware of food adulteration and its adverse effects.
Following are the results of Essay Competition:
|
S.R.NO. |
NAME |
CLASS |
POSITION |
|
1. |
Jaidev Shah |
8 A |
First |
|
2. |
Jainum Bhomia |
8 A |
Second |
Following are the results of Poster Making Competition
|
S.R.NO. |
NAME |
CLASS |
POSITION |
|
1. |
Anuj Buch |
6 D |
First |
|
2. |
Mudita Sandesara |
7 B |
Second |
All the winners were conferred with certificates.
Chess Champ
Kaivan Shah of class VIII-B participated in Chess Championship organized by Gurjar Chess Academy and scored 3 out of 5 points and was placed 7th. He was awarded with a medal and a certificate for his performance.
National School Sanitation Award -2012
The CBSE in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD), Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) and GIZ (formerly known as GTZ) introduced the `National School Sanitation Initiative’ with the aim to inculcate good sanitation habits among school students. It has been decided by the Ministry of
Human Resource Development, Government of India to institute National School Sanitation Awards on annual basis.
CBSE decided to award the best 100 schools on the basis of their sanitation ratings obtained through Online National School Sanitation Ratings vide the website www.schoolsanitation.com.
We are privileged to announce that Udgam is one of the schools to win the award in its inaugural year. This award is conferred upon Udgam for its maintenance of cleanliness on its premises while giving equal importance to health, hygiene and education of students. This award proves that we are a clean and green school with the wholesome environment needed for the overall development of a child.
The award, which includes a trophy and prize money of Rs. 15,000/-, was received by the Executive Director of the school, Mr. Manan Choksi, on 28th Nov. 2012 at Delhi.
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Master Mind
Rutvi Shah of class V-A participated in West Zone Chess Series organized by Naurang Memorial Fide Rating and bagged 1st position. She was presented with a trophy for her wonderful performance.
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Chess Champ
Kaivan Shah of class VIII-B participated in West Zone Chess Series held at Ahmedabad and bagged 2nd prize in rated category of 1200-1399. He was conferred with a certificate, a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 1500/- for his performance.
Artist
Freya Jetley of class II-A participated in Splash Painting competition for kids 2012 organized by Axis Bank and bagged 2nd position. She painted on the theme “Green Life” and was awarded a medal for her beautiful work.
Young Swimmer
Arya Thakkar of class II-A participated in swimming competition organized by Inter Club Aquatic Meet 2012 and bagged 2nd position in both events of One length Butterfly and One length Back Stroke in the age group of 5-8 years. She received Silver Medals and Certificates for her outstanding performance.
Swimmer
Kavya Mehta of class 5-B participated in swimming championship held at Ellisbridge Gymkhana and secured third position in Two Length Breast Stroke event. She was awarded with a certificate and a bronze medal.
Painter
Dhaivat Parikh of class VII-B participated in Splash Painting Competition organized by Axis Bank and bagged first position. He was awarded with a certificate.