Cambridge School, New Friends Colony

Monthly Report January 2018

The school was on winter vacation from January 1, 2018 to January 10, 2018.

A. Events within the School

➢ On January 25, Republic Day was celebrated in school. This time we had an indoor assembly,

followed by a field event. The field event was along the lines of the Delhi Republic Day parade.

The celebrations started with class IV C doing an assembly based on the values of the Preamble.

The children enacted various episodes from a child’s school life to explain these to the audience.

The field event started with the hoisting of the National Flag by Ms. Anu Behl Roy and the

National Anthem being sung by all in attendance. Class V recreated the magic of Rajpath by

doing the March Past. It was followed by a melodious prayer - Jai Jan Bharat sung by the school

choir. Then we had some well synchronized drills and power-packed displays of dumbbells and

Taekwondo. Later, students of classes IV and V sang THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND. This time

we had a capoeira performance (which is a Brazilian martial art), done by Prof. Reza Baba

Massah and his team. The celebrations ended with all the participants enthusiastically cheering

and singing the very famous and very patriotic – Saare Jaahan Se Accha

REPUBLIC DAY -

2018

B. Outings

➢ Students of class 2 went for a trip to the Rail Museum. The museum has a fascinating and exotic

collection of over 100 real size exhibits of Indian Railways. The students had a good time

looking at all the life size models of the trains and also enjoyed the ride on the toy train.

➢ Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust, a Puppet Theatre Company, in collaboration with Ms. Barbara

Kolling of Helios Theatre of Hamm, Germany, had organized a wordless theatre performance

for our class I students. The show was held at India International Centre, Lodhi Road.

➢ A 3-hour educational tour of the Qutub Complex was conducted by ITIHAAS, for the students

of class V. The art and architecture of the complex was logically explained and deconstructed

for the children so that it could be easily absorbed. The historical facts presented in the form of

a story and songs were much enjoyed by the children. The activity booklet handed to the

children and the small quiz held thereafter engaged the children gainfully

Trip to Qutub Complex -

2018

C. Miscellaneous

➢ The process for nursery admissions started from December 27, 2017 and commenced on

January 17, 2018. (The admissions for the 30 EWS seats are being handled by the Directorate

of Education).

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