Primary Section (Std 1 – 5) celebrated Diwali with lots of enthusiasm and fun. Diya signifies start of new and bright things in life. Children celebrated Diwali decorating the diyas in an innovative way. Creative rangoli designs were made and filled using sparkling rangoli colours. Lastly, Diwali is incomplete without food. Our students enjoyed the food festival. All mothers had put great effort in giving yummy things to eat . All in all, the students and the teachers had an enjoyable time together.

White-brown day celebration at Preprimary Section

An outdoor activity was conducted in Class 2. It involved outdoor games like hopscotch, marbles and dog and the bone. The kids were keen and enthusiastic to learn and try out these games. Indian culture throughout history is replete with different forms of outdoor activities. Playing outdoor games fosters a spirit of teamwork, leadership skills, discipline, equality and comradeship among the kids. It also nurtures raw talent in the form of cricket and football. Certain abilities such as eye-hand coordination, quick reflexes, agility, instant decision making are honed by such activities. The list is endless. The vast plethora of Indian outdoor games in on the verge of extinction. Its about time the kids leave aside their gadgets for a while and play real games in the real world. Games which will leave a memory and will be remembered with fondness and nostalgia.

Most of us are born with keen senses and do not value them as much as we should and take them for granted. However, when we place ourselves in the shoes of people who have not been equally blessed, we start valuing them. A session of Deafness and Blindness was conducted by Sense International India for the students of Class 9. In this session the students were briefed about the different types of visual impairments. A blind fold activity was held to demonstrate the difficulties faced by deaf or blind people to sensitize the students towards those who are less fortunate. Students were also taught preliminary Sign Language to communicate. The session ended with an activity to test the knowledge acquired. 

Traffic is a matter of grave concern right now with frequent road blocks and accidents occurring due to people not following traffic rules. During school peak hours there is heavy traffic on the roads outside due to non-adherence of rules.
When the children of Junior KG were taken to a Traffic Park to explain the real traffic signals and rules, they were very excited. They were given instructions on rules to follow and needless to say not a single child made a mistake or broke a rule. They enjoyed the outing and came back with enhanced awareness about the need to follow traffic rules in earnest. We can take lessons from these young ones in everyday life including their behaviour inside the traffic park.

Sanskrit became the '  lingua franca ' for the students of classes 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th of Udgam School For Children when they celebrated Sanskrit Divas on 1st September with great gusto and fervor. 

The highlight of the day was the Shloka Competition held in two categories between the students of classes 6th , 7th and 8th ,  9th. The entire auditorium reverberated with the flawless chanting of shlokas from the scriptures like Vishnusahasranam, Bhagwad Gita, Ganesh Pancharatan to name only a few. The audience was left spellbound by the marvelous rendition of our students. Some students also narrated moralistic stories in Sanskrit much to the delight of the others.

The programme was presided over by Mr. B.K Yagnik an eminent scholar in Sanskrit and English. A Sahitya Acharya in Sanskrit and a post graduate in English Literature, he has 34 years of extensive teaching experience in both the languages. He not only judged the show but also addressed the students in chaste Sanskrit. The programme culminated with the announcement of the winners in both the categories. 

Vidhi Hitesh Ruparel of VII H, Krisha Rakesh Shastri of VI F and Ramya Rammohan of VII G were adjudged first, second and third in the first category whereas the top three positions were bagged by Harshal Oza of IXG, Satya Aditya Chittavarjula of IX G and Chaitanya Vinay Patel of VIII F in the second category. The programme culminated amidst great applause and cheering.

Teachers are the stalwarts of the nation and are instrumental in nation building. They work relentlessly all year through to educate impressionable young minds. 

Therefore on the day dedicated to them, Teacher’s Day, Udgam School management invited all teachers to an exclusive gathering at the school auditorium.

The program began with a prayer son followed by a session on ‘dressing for impact’ in which various etiquettes on personal grooming were imparted by an industry expert.

A small session of dressing up a few colleagues made the event very enjoyable and impactful.

Director Ms. Radhika Iyer then addressed the teachers and spoke at length about ‘inner beauty’ and the need to nurture creativity in students. 

Executive Director Mr. Manan Choksi then spoke about the importance of continuous training and motivated them with his words.

Over refreshments in the courtyard, teachers exchanged ideas in a relaxed manner which is very rare for them as they are always on their toes.

The students of Primary Section arranged a special program to express their love for their teachers. They prepared songs and speeches. Class 1 students thanked each teacher by calling them on stage with a quote and given a card and a rose. Students of Class 5 had a special assembly and moved their teachers with beautifully presented speeches and songs. Several students were involved in a card making activity and their creativity is worth praising. 

Such a wonderful way of expressing their affection tugged at the hearts of teachers and made their day. 

Today students of Class 4 had a Gujarati Recitation Competition in the School Auditorium. They recited a variety of poems ranging from traditional to contemporary. The genre was also wide ranging and covered a variety of topics. 
As usual the judges didn’t have an easy task deciding the winners. The children who were a shade better than the others are-

1. BHAVIK S PEDALANKA – IV F (FIRST POSITION)
2. NITYA N SONI – IV E (SECOND POSITION)
3. MURLEE D SHAH – IV E (SECOND POSITION)
4. MAHEK P SHAH – IV C (THIRD POSITION)
5. ISHANI B KAPADIA – IV G (THIRD POSITION)