Divine

An e-News Letter from DCIS, Adalaj

From Principals desk...

Dr Abdul Kalam Kalam passed away on 27th July in

Shillong while delivering a lecture at IIM. He was put to rest

in Rameswaram with full state and military honour. He left behind

a legacy of followers, teachers and youth who believed in his vision for India. "Make India a

strong land", he said to the youth, but India drew strength from his teachings that showed in the

crowd that accompanied him to the final journey.

On the 1st death anniversary of Dr. kalam, DCIS paid a tribute to the former president, a scientist

also known as the Missile Man and a teacher with heartfelt respect and sorrow. Abdul Kalam's

work and his blessings were in the heart and mind of the students for the entire day. They

remembered him and seeked his blessings and also observed a two minute silence. There was a

special assembly organised with poems and articles all dedicated to Kalam which ended with an

inspirational speech from the Principal. Grade 6-8 had poster making and slogan writing

competition on the theme of the 'Missile Man of India'. All the classes had their outside board theme

based on Kalam's life which students actively participated in. Also a Science Exhibition was

organised by the students and teachers of the Science Club which gave a very wonderful

perspective of Kalam's life. Students learnt a lot about him and from his work too. He will always be

remembered. DCIS took a step forward for that and succeeded by enlightening the students about

Kalam'

We all die. The goal is not to live forever but to create something that will, and Dr. APJ Abdul

Kalam did that. Yes his work, his blessings will live on forever.

Shruti Indoria (Grade-X)

DCIS Remembers Dr. APJ Kalam

August 2016

In the pursuit of achieving academic excellence and to be

able to compete and excel in the increasingly globalized

world , there is too much pressure on the students of

academics. WE , at DCIS provide a blended curriculum

wherein all the co-scholastic activities are given equal

importance to academics.

This edition of our newsletter provides glimpses of the

activities and events organised by the school and also

the creativity of the students. stWe initiated VbE on 1 August and the value selected

for the month was Knowing Yourself . This value was

chosen after a brainstorming session with all the

teachers.

It is very important for the students to know about their

values , strengths and weaknesses. It is very essential for

them to know Who they are and What they are good at.

Every student is uniquely talented and has immense

potential. So, it is the responsibility of the School to help

the students to get the greatest opportunities wherein

they can engage themselves in the work that allows them

to utilise their strengths optimally. As Educators, We

sometimes under-estimate the potential of the genuine

interest and talent of the students which may lead them

far and high in their careers.

For letting students unleash their own potential , DCIS

exposes them to various sports and hobby classes and

they are free to choose the one they can excel in .

DCIS gives them the culture where sporting activities

are also an integral part of the educational journey.

A 20 X 20 ft. painting by Divintes...a perfect Tribute to APJ Abdul Kalam.........

our core values

INTEGRITY, ETHICS

AND DEDICATION 1

th13 August 2016, Divine Child International School,

Adalaj, organised a Colourful Festival for Schools

throughout Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Mehsana,

called Divine Fest 2016. The Top 20 schools that

came forward were Army Public School, Chaitanya

School, DAV International School, Mahapragya Vidya

Niketan, Maharaja Agrasen School, DPS Bopal, DPS

Gandhinagar, Nirma Vidya Vihar, Pinnacle High,

Prakash Higher Secondary, Podar International

School, RiverSide, Shanti Asiatic School, Hillwoods

and Zydus, who fought for their place in the Top 3 All

over Champions.

A Total of 7 Competition were held at The Divine

Fest'16, that is, Quiz, Solo Singing, Debate, Salad

Dressing, Folk Dance, Poem Recitation and Painting.

The overall championship trophy was bagged by

Maharaja Agrasen School and Divine Child School ,

Mehsana was as the Runner-up.

An Inter-School Event

Divine 16

We live in a society where we see the values among

people are deteriorating. We have realized that IQ is important, but

there is something that is equally important as the IQ. It is called EQ or

Emotional Quotient. Intelligence quotient helps in academic

achievements, but emotional quotient helps an individual to be a

complete person and understand others.

Divine child international school has taken an initiative to help our

children to be complete and balanced individuals. Value based steducation was introduced to students on 1 of August 2016. It is for

students from grade 1 to 12. The rst topic that was chosen was

Knowing yourself. This topic was chosen to help students to

introspect themselves better. Through this the aim was to help

students to get to know themselves better. By knowing themselves

better they will be able to understand others better. Discovery their

strength and weakness. It was introduced in each class through

different activities.

Introducing VALUE BASED EDUCATION

Value Education

Creating...Nourishing....Flourishing

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Debate

Reported by : Shruti Indoria Grade (10-C)

19 July, 2016 was a great day for every student. It was Guru Poornima. We celebrated it with a special

assembly. At first the students of Hindi literature club gave card and gifts to all the teachers. There was

an Article by Riddhi then a poem by Ganiya of class 6 followed by a skit by 8 standard students. Shaji sir

shared a very nice story with us. The story was about a kite and a boy. Through the story sir related the

kite to each student, the thread to discipline and the boy to teachers and parents. Teachers play an

important role in a student's life an help them fly higher in life.

At last I would like to say that guru gobind dou khade kake lagu paae, balihari guru aapne jin

gobind deo bataye.

Guru Poornima Celebration

Report by: (9 C)Anshita Chaturvedi

I n v e s t i t u r e C e r e m o n y a t D C I S . . . .

Elections for the students council were held in the last week of the June and counting of votes was done

on 4th July by the committee. The investiture ceremony was held on 7th July wherein the student

council was formed.

Leaders are the role models who inspire the followers and motivate them to reach the target of

success. Divine Child International School has been always inspired by the vision of its founder that

every child that comes to this temple of learning must be person filled with values, fear of God, respect to

the elders, love and reverence to parents and love for the nation.

Delegation of responsibility and giving authority to children is important as it teaches them lifelong skills

of being powerful and caring at the same time making them best citizen in making. Foreseeing the

welfare of the student's future to train them in leadership skills the school's student's council was

selected after rigorous and democratic process in which the students had to go through many process

to get selected.

The investiture ceremony was a gracious moment for the gathering to witness the emerging leaders..

This is definitely one of the most awaited events for our school and also a defining moment in student

leader lives too.

The Students were eager to see the new representatives take the oath. The oath was led by a senior

teacher. The badges were pinned by the Principal, Supervisor, Coordinator and the class teachers to

the student council comprising of Head Boy, Head Girl, Vice Head Boy, Vice Head Girl and the prefects

of each class.

The Council members were entrusted with various responsibilities.

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Everybody is talking about the peace in the world,

All we get to see is the pain and the hurt

We don't want a war, we don't want fights,

no guns, no bombs , no fists with a knives.

All I'm saying let's give love a chance,

All I'm saying let's give love a chance,

Peace And War

Kavery Chaudhary Grade 8 CIE

Life After War

Life after War,

Everything destroyed to its core'

Not even a single ray of light,

As even the Sun is scared to shine bright.

Everywhere there are tears of despair,

About the others, no one has to care

Everyone trying to save their own loved ones,

Under the terror of bombs, grenades and guns.

Everything gets destroyed during the war,

And it isn't easy to forget it all ,

But if we try.

It can be easy to live a peaceful life even after the war.

Shivansh Bhatnagar Grade 10A

Goodbye To War

What is war?

What is it good for?

It kills many

Does not leave any

Just bring a little peace

Just bring a little love

Let us bring harmony

What is War?

What is it good for?

Mohini Dutta , Grade 6 E

Man Against Nature

Rustling over the dense green

And driving off a day's sheen

Comes here a dark rain

That might flush all the plain

The pilots show off impudence

Cause massive turbulence

It is cute and chaste

Pouring flakes and frost

Knowing not the fated spot

On wings with brooks when they float

Bloom and pollen, leaves and sprout,

Blend in bubbles , sunlight and gloat.

To nature fall is too celebration

To Man even winning is frustration.

Priyanka Agrawal 7 CIE

War is fight

Peace is right

War we did

P eace we need

War is death

P eace is path

War we can throw

P eace we can Grow

Peace And War

Aryan Chaudhary Grade 8C

POEM

WRITING

COMPETITION

ON

WAR

POEm

WRITING

COMPETITION

ON

WAR

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A cry was heard, long agoSpeaking about what couldn't be seenExpressing unspeakable sorrowTelling everyone of what had been. Once upon a time, in faraway land There lived a king,fair and wise His kingdom was beautiful and grand Everyone would leave awed and mesmerizedOn one fateful day , the king overheardHis two ministers, plotting evil schemesThe King,however didn't say a wordBut he planned on crushing their dreams Soon in the kingdom , a row did start Which then turned into a fight And the Kingdom started to pull apart. Oh, it was indeed a saddening sight. Then there was a warAnd all was lostThe Kingdom became cold and farIt became a distant land that no one ever crossed. The War brought sorrowThe war brought griefThere was no hope for a tomorrowEveryone gave up the belief Remember the fallen heroes Who fought for their life And gave into their foes Who ended their lives with a briefRemember the innocents Who died for naughtThe people who caused the nuisanceCried tears , fresh and hot regretful; Alas! The King thought With tears of repent That this war had been not For this was his ultimate regret.

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WAR AND REMEMBRANCE

Shubheksha Khare , Grade 9

Aditya Patel , Grade 6 D

GOODBYE TO WAR

War war war I am a little confused What is war?

I asked my dad was is bad ? He said war makes people sad.

So why people waste time in war which makes people sad?

Lets decide with Peace make people Glad.

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A c t i v i t i e s . . . . .Debate

thOn 16 July inter-house debate competition was held for students of class 6 to 10.Students and teachers

witnessed a mind blowing debate which was held in the AV room. The competition was judged by Mr. Ravi th th thand Ms. Nazia. The topic for 6 to 8 was: Peer Pressure- harmful or beneficial, while the topic for 9 and

th10 was: Brexit effects on India. According to the judges both the topics were good and enhancing. The

motto of the debate was to increase confidence and clarity among participants. It not only helps the

participants enhance their listening skills but also increases the knowledge of the audience. All

participants performed well and the judges had a tough time. Report by: Tanisha Jain, Tanay Shah, Rishitha

Divine Child International School organized inter-house Skillorama Competition for students of Grade 3 thto 10 on 30 July. The topic selected by the houses were based on the current problems that our society

face like reservation, corruption etc. Students came out with innovative ideas to present the theme that

they had chosen. They used different props, videos and audios to make their act more interesting and

convey their message. The judge for the event was Mr.Kartvya The competition received huge response

and was a great success. The main highlight of the competition was that the students of grade 5 conceived,

executed and presented all the skits by themselves which was an achievement not only for the students but

also for their teachers.

Skilorama Competition

Report by: Heer Patel & Devaki Hansali(10 A)

Going green and being eco friendly is the speciality of DCIS. Every year the school organizes an inter-

hpuse gp-green model making competition for students of grade 6 to 10. And this year the school went on

the same path with the topic Clean and Healthy India . With all the waste materials the innovative

students made great models which could be used even after the competition. Some of the great models

included handbags made of newspaper , snow pieces and dustbins.

Model Making Competition

Report by: Heer Patel & Devaki Hansali(10 A)

Dahi Handi Competiton

Janmashtami is an annual celebration of the birth of the Hindu deity "Lord Krishna", the eighth avatar of

Vishnu. Divine Child International School-Adalaj celebrated Janmashtami Festival in the school campus.

The school organised a function for students to know about their own culture. The function was hosted by

Kena of 12th Science and Chaksu of grade 9th. Special dance was performed by the primary and

secondary students. A speech was given by the students on Lord Krishna. "Dahi-Handi" competition was

held among the four houses- Aster, Lotus, Rose, and Sunflower. Their were 2 matkis for each house i.e,

one for boys and one for girls. The maximum number of students allowed in each group was 13. Students

were really enjoying the function. The competition was judged by honorable principal Shaji sir, and the

results were announced at the function. In girls first was secured by Lotus house, then second by

Sunflower and the third by Rose house. And in boys first was secured by Sunflower then second by Lotus

and finally third by Rose house. The programme ended by a Raas Lila. Students, teachers and all the staff

enjoyed during the function.

Report by: Akriti Tagra , Grade (10 B)

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Field Trips

Field Trip to Army Camp

Field Trip to Divya Bhaskar (Grade 10) Field Trip to IFFCO (Grade 7)

Field Trip to Army CampField Trip to Army CampField Trip to Army Camp

Field Trip to Traffic Park (PrePrimary)

Omee Grade 2

Ashima Grade 5

Satya P

atel Gr

ade 10

Aditya Malvi Grade 8

Harsh Nenwani Grade 5

Pranav Patel Grade 10

Photograph by Maurvi Patel XII Com

Photograph by Udit Trivedi Grade 7

Photograph by Vijay Baksani Grade 7

Glimpses of Activities ..........

Club Updates

Animation Photography

Magical Strokes

Culinary

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Designing Activity Sculpting Activity

Hobby Classes

Craft Activity

Orange day Activity Green Day Activity

Glimpses of Activities ..........

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Jr.KG Sun

1. Vidita Raj

2. Deepika santhani

3. Rudravirsinh Vanzara

Jr.KG Moon

1. Srushhti Thakor

2. Atharv Sagar

3. Anmol PAnjawani

Jr. Kg Star

1. Shreesha Agrawal

2. Sidhant Chaudhary

3. Samiha Singh

Sr. Kg. - Sun

1. Kashv Kothari

2. Misha Aggarwal

3. Avyan Poude

Sr. Kg. Moon

1. Ukita Manwani

2. Divyanshu Kamti

3. Pratishthit Patel

Sr.Kg. Star

1. Hitarth Sodvadia

2. Saharsh Tiwari

3. Nirman Desai

Sr. Kg. Venus

1. Deetya Shah

2. Ranveer Kathod

3. Taksh Singh

Drawing & Coloring Competition (19/08/16)

I Sun

1. Rishi Dayal Rose

2. Ronak Malani S.F

3. Dev Gupta Lotus

4. Avani Vyas Aster

5. Rachit Bhatia Lotus

I Moon

1. Vidhi Kewlani Lotus

2. Swayam Negi Lotus

3. Jiya Jain S.F.

I Star

1. Aahana Charda Rose

2. Diva Parekh S.F.

3. Harshik Gurlani Aster

4. Dhairya Kishnani Rose

5. Bhavesh jain Rose

6. Monit Tejwani Lotus

I Venus

1. Dishi Patel Rose

2. Ammol Tilokani Aster

3. Chaahta Agrwal Lotus

Solo Singing Competition( 18/08/2016)

II Sun

1. Anvesha Oraon Rose

2. Anushree Rohatgi Rose

3. Avleen Sodhi Rose

4. Viha Shah S.F.

II Moon

1. Zohan Chaudhary Lotus

2. Aarav Agarkar S.F.

3. Diya Ahuja S.F

II Star

1. Kanish Mulchandani Rose

2. Nishtha Rao Lotus

3. Sur Agarwal Aster

II Venus

1. Jay Saxesna S.F

2. Mishti Tamboliya Lotus

3. Aarushi Kumar S.F.

II Mars

1. Kshitij Singh Rose

2. Gursimar Farmasingh Lotus

3. Meher Arjnani Aster

Solo Singing Competition( 17/08/2016)

C C A R E S U L T

Poem Writing Competition ( 06/08/2016)

Position Name Grade House 1 Muneso 6A Sunflower 2 Hemaxi 6A Aster 3 Mannat 6A Rose 1 Prisha 6B Sunflower 2 Mridul 6B Lotus 3 Charvi 6B Lotus 1 Sarika 6C Sunflower 2 Yukti 6C Lotus 3 Het 6C Sunflower 1 Dhrumil 6D Aster 2 Aditya 6D Lotus 3 Manav 6D Sunflower

1 Mohini 7A Rose 2 Tanisha 7A Lotus 1 Divya 7B Aster 2 Deesha 7B Sunflower 3 Shatayu 7B Sunflower 1 Rishita 7C Rose 2 Bhavika 7C Rose 3 Ayush 7C Aster 1 Astha 7D Aster 3 ` Rishita 7D Aster 1 Khushi 7E Aster 2 Priyanka 7E Rose

1 Riddhi 8A Aster 2 Avindhya 8A Aster 3 Dhanvi 8A Rose 1 Siddhi 8B Sunflower 2 Darshini 8B Sunflower 3 Khushi 8B Aster 1 Tanisha 8C Rose 2 Aditi 8C Rose 3 Varun 8C Rose 1 Riddhi 8D Lotus 2 Vatsal 8D Aster 3 Krishna 8D Rose

1 Ronak 9A Sunflower 2 Pranav 9A Sunflower 3 Anshita 9A Rose 1 Kevin 9B Lotus 2 Janvi 9B Rose 3 Ritika 9B Sunflower 1 Shreyam 9C Aster 2 Tatsavi 9C Sunflower 3 Vinit 9C Sunflower 1 Subheksha 9D Lotus 2 Nandini 9D Aster 3 Aaditya 9D Sunflower

1 Jay 10A Aster 2 Shivans 10A Rose 3 Manan 10A Sunflower 1 Amogh 10B Sunflower 2 Aryan 10B Aster 3 Abhishek 10B Rose 1 Samarth 10C Aster 1 Neal 10C Aster

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MEMORY

GAME

POEM

WRITING

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