ADITYA BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, UAIL CAMPUS DIST-RAYAGADA (ODISHA) PIN-765 015

BI-ANNUAL REPORT (APRIL-SEPT, 2014)

FIRE SAFETY WEEK CELEBRATION

19th April, 2014

Aditya Birla Public School, UAIL Campus, co-ordinated by theSecurity and Fire

ServicesDepartment,Utkal Alumina International Limited, Doraguda, celebrated 'Fire

Safety Week' on 19th April 2014. Mr. S.V Shrivastava,AGM,Security and Fire Services

along with his colleagues conducted the programme in the school premises.They

addressedthe students of the School. The team explained to the students, using the fire

triangle of heat, fuel, oxygen, about how fire is caused, the four types of fire and ways in

which they can prevent fires. The team also displayed and demonstrated the use and

part of various types of fire extinguishers. A live fire demonstration was held on the

school grounds. The students got an opportunity to witness how to put out actual fires

using different fire extinguishers. It was followed by a Quiz Session wherein Mr.

Shrivastava asked some questions to the students related to Fire Safety. Children were

also rewarded for their correct answers.

INTER-HOUSE ART COMPETITION 21st April, 2014

To develop a competitive spirit, creativity and divergent thinking among students,

different competitions are conducted at ABPS round the year. These co-curricular

activities provide students opportunities to showcase their talents. The Inter House Art

Competition was conducted on 21st April 2014, children from classes-II – VIII were

divided into three groups (Group: A –II & III, Group: B-IV & V, Group: C-VI, VII & VIII).

The Creativity of the students was reflected in their beautiful drawing. The result of this

competition was declared in the Morning Assembly. Winners were awarded and

appreciated by our Principal, Mr.L.NDash. The selected works were displayed in the

Display Board of the school.

ACCOLADES OF OLYMPIADS 25th April, 2014

More than 170 students participated in different types of Olympiads in the session

2013-14.Many of them bagged Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals.It is a matter of pride that

Master Adarsh Pandey

of Class-III qualified for the second round in IMO. Mr. Soumyadarshan Biswas-VP-HR,

UAIL and Mr. Sudhir Ranjan Mohanty-AGM HR, UAIL felicitated the students with

certificates and medals. Mr. Biswas encouraged the students to be studious and bring

laurels to our school.

INTER- HOUSE ENGLISH STORY TELLING COMPETITION 26th APRIL, 2014

The Inter-House English Storytelling Competition was conducted on 26th April 2014 in

the Audio Visual Hall of the school. The enthusiastic competitors of ABPS, UAIL Campus

displayed their unfathomable talent. The participants of all the four houses told the

stories elegantly. Winners were felicitated with prizes and certificates as token

appreciation.

FAREWELL TO MR.RAJESH JHA, CEO & MD, UAIL, DORAGUDA 30th April 2014

The Students & Staff Members of Aditya Birla Public school bid farewell to Mr. Rajesh

Jha, CEO & MD, Utkal Alumina International Limited on 30th April, 2014. Alongwith Mr

Jha his wife Mrs Usha Jha, Mr. M.Ramesh Kumar Sr. VP(HR, Admin & CSR), Mr.

Soumyadarshan Biswas, VP(HR) visited the School. The Guests were welcomed by the

school children with band in a grand way. Mr. & Mrs. Jha planted saplings in the school

campus. Children offered bouquet and greeting card signed by the students and

teachers as a small token of love to Mr. &Mrs. Rajesh Jha. In his address Mr. Jha gave the

example of Mr. Barrack Obama, the President of the USA. Being an African and an

adopted child of his parents, he achieved success in his life only because of good

education he received from his teachers. He thanked the Principal and all the teaching

fraternity for their dedicated service.

INAGURATION OF THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE SCHOOL 30th June, 2014

With the increasing number of student populace, the school augmented its first floor in

the session 2014-15. Mr. Vijay Sapra, Unit Head & President, UAIL, Doraguda, along with

other dignitaries, inaugurated the first floor on 30th June, 2014. The splendid floor is

comprised of the well staked library, science, social sciences, maths laboratories, art and

craft room, music room and classrooms.

MLA’S VISIT TO SCHOOL 27th June, 2014

Mr. Kailash Kulasika , the MLA of Laxmipurconstituency visited the school on 27th June

2014. He took a round of the campus and appreciated the overall school activities.

BIDDING FAREWELL TO MR.SOUMYADARSHAN BISWAS, VP-HR,UAIL AND

MEMBER- SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

28th June 2014

A day it was, what a day it was! It must be remembered and cast an indelible imprint in

the minds and hearts of each every member of ABPS family, UAIL Campus.The Students,

staff and Principal of ABPS, UAIL Campus bid farewell to Mr.S.Biswas,VP-HR,UAIL

Doraguda and Member School Managing Committee on 28th June 2014 at the AVH. The

moment began with Welcoming Mr & Mrs Biswas with the honorary parade by the

school Head Boy, Master Nikhil KuamarMajhi and Head Girl, Miss Shrujani Mohanty. The

dignitaries from UAIL, Principal, teachers were present to welcome them. After planting

two saplings one each in the school garden, Mr. &Mrs. Biswas, were escorted to the AVH.

A farewell song composed by Mr. Dhiraj Mohanty was melodiously sung by the school

Choir Group which brought forth tears in the eyes of each and every one present in the

venue. Mr. L.N Dash, the Principal of the school made a moving speech on the

contributions made by Mr. Biswas to the school. Among the dignitaries, Mr. Vijay Sapra,

Unit Head, UAIL, spoke on the valuable contributions by Sir towards the school. He

added that Mr. Biswas was the architect of this school.Mr. M. Ramesh Kumar, Sr. VP-

(HR, Admin & CSR), UAIL, expressed his deep sense of appreciationand said that Mr.

Biswas is the epitome of a true democratic leader.The glimpse of his attachment with

the school activities were shown in the form of a PPT which was prepared by Mr.

DhirajMohanty, Music Teacher. It made everybody emotional as the dearest one who is

so attached to the school is departing. Mr. Biswas in his departing speech is very much

overwhelmed and said that being an HR personnel, he had never been so emotional

before. His parting message to his lovely children was to dream big and transform that

dream into reality.

PTM-1 5th July, 2014

It is very much essential to have a healthy interaction between the teachers and the

parents. With regard to this, an interactive session was held on 5th July 2014.

ENGLISH & HINDI CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION 11th JULY, 2014

‘Bad hand writing is a sign of imperfect education’, said Mahatma Gandhi in his famous

autobiography ‘My Experiment with Truth’. Children need to be trained from the

very tender age how they can write beautifully. In order to motivate the children to

write beautifully and legibly, the Inter-House Hindi & English Calligraphy Competition

was organized on 11th July 2014. All the students from classes II to VIII had participated

in it. The winners from each group were awarded with prizes and certificates and the

selected pieces of writing were displayed in the school display board.

SOLO & GROUP SONG COMPETITION 12th JULY, 2014

Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent. The Inter- House Solo & Group Song Competition was organized on 12th July 2014. Thirty six students from Classes II to VIII enthusiastically participated in this competition. It was a feast for the ears when the little singers sang melodiously. The judgement was done on the basis of SUR, LAYA, TAL, BHAW/Expression and body language. All the participants were well trained by the music teacher, Mr.DhirajMohanty. The jolly event comes to an end with the Prize Distribution and the prizes and certificates were given away by Mr.Laxminarayan Dash, the Principal of the School.

HINDI STORY TELLING COMPETITION 26th July, 2014

The Inter-House Hindi Storytelling Competition was held on 26th July 2014. Students from classes- II to VIII were divided into three groups. Twelve participants from each house displayed their unfathomable talent in storytelling. The participants from each

group told stories with a message. Prizes and certificates were given away to the students by our Principal, Mr. L.N. Dash.

HINDI RECITATION COMPETITION

2nd August 2014.

The Intra-Class Hindi Recitation Competition was conducted on 2nd August 2014. The

tiny tots of Play Class to Class-I recited rhymes beautifully. Winners were awarded with

prizes and certificates as a token of motivation.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 15th August 2014

The 68th Independence Day was celebrated with patriotic fervour at Aditya Birla Public

School, UAIL Campus on 15th August 2014, Mr.M.Ramesh Kumar , Sr.Vice- President

(HR, Admin & CSR) , UAIL Doraguda& Trustee, Utkal Alumina Jana Seva Trust was the

Chief Guest in this mega national festival. The Chief Guest - Mr. Kumar hoisted the

national flag. After this our students were all set to do the March Past in the glory of our

national flag and in honour of our freedom

fighters.

The birth day of Sri Aurobindo Ghosh,

the great

revolutionary,

freedom fighter,

poet, yogi and

thinker was also

celebrated.

It was an eye catchy moment when the newly

formed students’ Council members marched forward to

receive badges from our Chief Guest. The Chief Guest

administered oath to the council members who swore to be

ideal and responsible leaders in the honour of the Aditya Birla

Public School.

Mr. L.N.Dash, Principal of the School addressed the gathering

wishing all a happy

independence day. He

thanked the management,

UAIL for the continuous

support extended to the

school.

He appreciated the

cooperation of the parents

towards the school activities.

Mr.M.Ramesh Kumar, in his valuable speech encouraged the children to excel in

academics. He appealed the parents to give constructive feedback and suggestion for the

improvement of the school.

The brimming buds of Aditya Birla Public School, UAIL Campus presented a melange of

cultural programmes. The little kids presented a small dance drama portraying the

theme of ‘Unity is Strength’. A patriotic skit on Jallianawalabaghmassacre moved the

audience and filled their eyes in tears. The skit traced the inhuman, brutal and merciless

firing of the British Soldiers towards the innocent Indians.

It made the audience spellbound when another group of children presented an

exhilarating folk dance. The entire programme was appreciated by one and all.

PTM-2

3rd August, 2014

Once again we are back with an interactive and useful session with the parents on 3rd

August, 2014. The parents were elated to meet the teachers and discuss different issues

related to pedagogy.

VISIT OF DIGNITARIES 27th August, 2014

Mr. Bhaskar Bhattacharya, AVP, L & D, Mr.UmeshHota, President-HR (Hindalco) and

Mr.M.RameshKumar,Sr.Vice President (HR,Admin. & CSR) visited the school on

27thAugust, 2014.They were warmly welcomed by our Principal Mr.L.N.Dash and his

team. First of all, each of the dignitaries planted saplings in the school garden. They

visited the campus and appreciated the overall activities of the school.

INTER–HOUSE HINDI SPEECH/ DEBATE COMPETITION 28th August 2014

The Inter-House Hindi Speech & Debate Competition was held on the 28th of August

2014 at Aditya Birla Public School, UAIL Campus. The students from Classes- II to VIII

were divided into three Groups. Group- A was comprised of the students of Classes -II &

III and they participated on the Hindi Speech Competition. Theycompeted on the topic:

‘’MERA DESH’’.

The students of classes IV&V were in Group – B and the topic for them was:

“SWATANTRATA SENANI”.

The students of classes VI, VII& VIII had a battle of words in Hindi on the

topic:“SWATANTRATA SANGRAM SENANIO KE SAPNE SAKAR HUE”.

A panel of prestigious judges comprising of

Mr.SudhansuSatapathy&Mr.SantoshBahadur Singh judged the competition. They

motivated our students at the end andprovided constructive suggestions.Each of the

participants presented his/her views elegantly on the stage. The most awaited result

was declared and the winners were awarded with prizes and certificates as tokens of

appreciation.

VISIT OF THE SUB-COLLECTOR 4th September, 2014

Mr. Pramod Kumar Mishra, Sub Collector, Rayagada visited the school on 4th September,

2014. He was warmly greeted

by Mr.L.N Dash, the Principal

of the school. He was so happy

to see the school set in the

beautiful lap of nature. He appreciated the effortsmade by the school in up-keeping the

school by display board. He was pleased to notice the impeccable infrastructure and

academic system followed here.

TEACHER’S DAY CELEBRATIONS

5th September, 2014

Teacher’s Daywas celebrated at Aditya Birla Public School, UAIL Campus on 5th

September 2014. The momentous occasion began with the Assembly conducted by the

teachers. First of all Mr.L.N.Dash, the Principal of the School, along with his team of

teachers, offered flower petals on the portrait of Dr.SarvepalliRadhakrishnan-the

greatest teacher, philosopher and educationist India has ever produced.

Mr .Laxminarayan Dash, the Principal of the school, wished all the teachers a Happy

Teachers Day. He motivated the students to choose teaching profession because our

country needs dedicated and talented teachers. The students entertained the teachers

by enthralling dance performance and musical feat.

Soon after the completion of the programme, the children were taken to the

Recreational Hall, Bachelors’ Hostel, UAIL Township to watch the Live telecast of the

honourable Prime Minister of India Mr. NarendraModi’s interaction with

students. His energizing, motivating and meaningful words lifted the spirit of the

students.

INTRA CLASS ENGLISH RECITATION COMPETITION

6th September, 2014

Each day gives us an opportunity to fulfil our hopes and aspirations to excel in different

fields, be it academics, co-

curricular activities or sports.

An Intra/Inter class English

Recitation Competition was

conducted on 6th September

2014 in which the young and

keen competitors of classes

Play Group to Class I of Aditya

Birla Public School, UAIL

Campus displayed their

unfathomable enthusiasm.

Children recited beautiful

rhymes on plants, numbers, body parts etc. The winners were rewarded and prizes

were given away by the Principal.

A SHOW ON MARS ORBITER MISSION

24th September 2014

Bringing to life, the long-cherished

dream of millions, India created

history by becoming the first

country to successfully get a

spacecraft into the Martian orbit on

its maiden attempt. A show on

ISRO’s Mars Mission was organized

in the Audio-visual Hall on 24th

April 2014. All the students from classes-III to VIII were assembled to witness

this historic achievement. It was a cherishing moment for the students and staff

of ABPS, UAIL Campus. Mr. Laxminarayan

Dash, the Principal of the school

enlightened the students on this mission

extending accolades to the Indian scientists.

Visual clippings and PPT were shown to the

students on this Mars Orbiter Mission. Mr.

Rajendra Kumar Sasmal-TGT

(Science)encouraged the students to acquire more information about the Red

Planet and Astronomy.

The show was indispensable and highly informative for the students.

GLIMPSES OF MORNING ASSEMBLY

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