August 2011

INTER-DPS WEST ZONE CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2011

Cricket runs through the blood of Indians and this was amply proved by the stellar performances of the students of 9 different Delhi Public Schools of West Zone, when they participated in the Inter DPS Cricket Tournament held at DPS Jodhpur from 26 August 2011 to 28 August 2011. Teams from DPS Gandhinagar, DPS Rajkot, DPS Gandhidham, DPS Surat, DPS Navi Mumbai, DPS Udaipur, DPS Nagpur, DPS Jaipur and DPS Jodhpur par-ticipated in this League cum Knock-out basis Tournament, in the age group of under 19. 20 matches were played at different grounds like- Lachoo College, new and old Railway Stadium grounds and the host school DPS Jodhpur. All the matches were spectacular, but the excitement surmounted to dizzy heights, when in the final match DPS Jodhpur had a thumping victory over DPS Jaipur by 19 runs. DPS Gandhidham secured third position. The winning team DPS Jodhpur, will participate in the All India Inter DPS Cricket Tournament to be held at DPS Mathura Road, New Delhi from 8 December 2011 to 11 December 2011. Asif Ali of DPS Jaipur was declared as the ‘Man of the Series’. The closing ceremony was held in the spacious auditorium of DPS Jodhpur on 28 August 2011. Pro Vice Chairman Mr. D. C. Kothari, was the Chief Guest for the occasion. Mr. Nyaz Mohammed-Deputy Mayor, Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur was the guest of honour. Mr. Rex from the Radio Station 94.5 also graced the occasion with his valuable presence. The Principal, Mr. B.S.Yadav welcomed the guests. Mr. Moin Khan, the Organising Secretary for the tournament read out the detailed report. Mesmerizing dance performances by the stu-dents of DPS Jodhpur complemented the energetic presentations by the players in the field. Mementoes were presented to the umpires and certificates were given to the participating teams and the winners of the tournament. The guest of honour, Mr. Nyaz Mohammed, was highly im-pressed and categorically praised the cultural performance by the students which transported the gathering to a different world. Mr. D. C. Kothari spoke very high about the whole show and eulogized the participants. He declared the event closed. Senior Mistress –Mrs. Sangeeta Yadav proposed the Vote of Thanks

Independence Day Celebration

The auspicious morning of August 15, 2011 began with the bugle call of independence and the students of Delhi Public School, Jodhpur assembled in the school premises to celebrate their 65th Independence Day ,which reached its peak on the arrival of our venerable Chief Guest Mr. U. R. Daga, a re-vered member of our Management Committee and a distin-guished professor at the National Law University, Jodhpur. The tricolour, a symbol of purity and prosperity was unfurled by the Chief Guest followed by the national anthem. A thought provoking speech on Independence Day was given by Khushboo Khilji. It was followed by a mellifluous musical rendition by the students of Middle Block.. In order to pay tribute to our freedom fighters, the senior block students pre-sented a breath-taking dance performance on the song-“Azadi Layenge….”. Emphasizing the importance of physical fitness, Middle Block students performed a set of physical exercises with dumbles and lazium . An enchanting song-“Jawanon ho jao taiyar”, by our senior students, followed by a mesmerizing dance performance, based on freedom struggle, by our Primary Block students left everyone spellbound. The gathering was enlightened by our honorable Chief Guest Mr.U.R.Daga with his words of wisdom,he complimented the participantsand teachers. The programme culminated with a speech by our Principal Mr.B.S.Yadav who thanked the Chief Guest for sparing his valuable time. He also complimented and thanked all the participants of the day and the teachers who had worked hard to make this event, a memorable one.

Inside this issue:

Activities

Achievements

Celebrations

“We, at DPS Jodhpur,

salute the freedom

fighters and whole

heartedly commit

ourselves to the cause

of National Security

and Integrity.”

Inter - House Competitions

There were various Inter House competitions held in the month of Augtst The results are as following: 1. Hindi Debate (IX & X)

2. Best Out of Waste (XI & XII)

3. Hindi Recitation (XI & XII)

4. Solo Dance Competition (Boys - XI & XII)

5. English Debate (XI & XII)

6. Solo Dance Competition (Girls—XI & XII)

Workshops 1. Mrs. Anvita Kackar, Senior Mistress, attended a workshop on “ Programme on Stratagic Leadership” conducted by CBSE, New Delhi from 22nd August to 26th August 2011 at Salwan Public School, Gurgaon. 2. Mrs. Nila Jain and Mr. Vikas Nath Saran attended a workshop on “Integrating Assessment with Teaching / Learning of science at Sec-ondary Level” from 24th August to 27th August 2011 at HRD Center Dwarka New Delhi. This was an effort to provide multiple opportu-nities to the teachers to interact with eminent educationists.

Name Class House Position Vijay Nandwani X B Jamuna I Piyush Panikar X H Sutlej II Vasav Tyagi X D Jhelum III Shreyansh Bhandawat X E Chenab III

Name Class House Position Saloni Kumbhat XI E Ravi I Kanika Jamwal XIH Jamuna II Mahika Madan XI G Sutlej III Prakrati Rathore XI H Chenab III

Name Class House Position Gunjan Devra XI E Ravi I Shubhi Tiwari XIH Jamuna II Shantanu Sancheti XI G Sutlej III Charvi Maheshwari XI H Chenab III

Name Class House Position Arpit Garg XII E Sutlej I Anurag Bang XII E Ganges II Shantanu Sancheti XII A Jhelum III

Name Class House Position Shruti Trivedi XI A Jamuna I Amol Mehta XI B Chenab II Akriti Awasthi XII E Chenab III

Name Class House Position Pranita Mehta XII C Chenab I Maithili Moondra XI H Ganges II

II Rimjhim Mathur XI D Sutlej

Kainaat Toor XII A Ravi III

Poems by Students

All I Saw Was Rain When I looked out of the window pane, I saw nothing but rain. Rainfall covered the entire ground, And by then the poor grasshoppers must have drowned. I prayed to the lord, o please !! let it be sunny, I even tried to bribe him with a penny. But it was all in vain, As I saw nothing but rain. Soon, two hours passed, But yet the rain did outlast. I began to wonder when will this rain subside ? and when again the ground shall be dried ? At last my prayers were heard, The rain clouds began to get blurred. all the rainwater flowed down the flooded drain, the weather turned sunny again.

–– Saksham Kumar IX B

O Teasing Clouds !!!

Scorching heat is lessened: & the sweet breeze is on… Thanks to the breeze; That brought you O Clouds !!! You are here, but our lust is still on ; & our throats still dry … Please, O please, O Teasing Clouds ; Pour down on us the rain you hold. Peacocks in my backyard ; Gaze at you with hopeful eyes … Their wings spread wide & echo so loud ; Call you to rain & complete their dance. The breeze that brought you ; Is very naughty indeed … Many a time she blew you away ; After giving us pretty dreams !!! The swaying trees & ; Plants with yellowed leaves … Cry out to you to save them from fiery Sun ; & drench them back to youthful green !!! Old granny sitting on the Settee ; Has got all the ingredients ready … One pour from you will get us ; Hot delicacies to tempt our tummy !!! Think of me O Bubbly Clouds ; My vacation ends in the days to come … Shower now to ensure more fun ; Before I return to my daily school !!!

–– Ashutosh Gehlot IX H

1. Carrom Singles (Boys—VII & VIII) 2. Carrom Singles (Boys—VII & VIII) 3. Chess (Boys—VII & VIII) 4. Heritage Quiz 5. Group Song 6. Kho-Kho (Boys-V & VI) 7. Kho-Kho (Girls-V & VI)

8.Hindi Just a Minute ( V & VI)

Name Class House Position

Kunal Arya VIII B Jhelum I

Vatsal Gehlot VIII H Chenab II

Soumil Bhattar VIII B Ravi III

Name Class House Position Shubham Assawa Kushal Agarwal

VIII D VIII E Ganges I

Ayush Sancheti Sarthak Jain

VIII A VII A Jhelum II

Ram Prakash Jhakhar Divyansh Mathur

VII C VII G Ravi III

Name Class House Position

Anurag Sharma VIII H Chenab I

Ankit Tatia VIII C Jamuna II

House Position

Ravi I

Ganges II

Sutlej III

Chenab IV

Jamuna V

Jhelum VI

House Position

Ravi I

Ganges II

Sutlej III

Chenab IV

Jamuna V

Jhelum VI

House Position Chenab I Jamuna II Ganges III Sutlej IV Jhelum V Ravi VI

House Position

Chenab I Ravi II Jhelum III Sutlej IV Jamuna V Ganges VI

Name Class House Position

Raumana F Belim VI D Sutlej I

Titiksha Sharma V G Sutlej II

Jyotsna Singh V C Ravi III

Inter - House Competitions Intra-Class Competition

1. Spell Craft Competition—Class IV

To keep the spirit of festivals alive in our hearts, Middle Block celebrated Janmashtami with magnificence and grandeur. The event was a small attempt to give a glimpse of the various phases of life of Lord Krishna and enlighten the students with our rich and vibrant cultural heritage. Dr. R.L. Mathur, Principal, Lachoo Memorial College and Mr. M.M. Mathur, Ex-Chairman, Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy graced the occa-sion with their benign presence. The programme commenced with the panoramic depiction of all the phases of Lord Krishna’s life, right from his birth, to infancy and to his eventful youth. The important aspects of Lord Krishna's life, like ‘Devki Vidai and Jail scene’, ‘Janm Mahotsava’, ‘Virat Roop’ were show-cased by the students with full vigour and enthusiasm. The festivity around was further enhanced by the ‘Raas Dance’ related to mythology and culture, performed by the students in their colourful attires with perfect tone and rhythm. The Chief Guest was elated by the marvellous performances of the promising students and complimented them.

Name Class Position

Saksham Sharma IV G I Diwakar Chadha IV A II Shristi Singh Panwar IV E III Saksham Pandey IV F III

Janmashtami Celebration

August is the month of festivals. Festive season was in the air at DPS, Jodhpur. Raksha Bandhan, Independence Day and Janamashtami were celebrated in the school to propagate the cultural heritage of India. Special assemblies and various fun filled class activities were conducted based on various themes to make the children understand the concepts behind these celebrations and to develop their creativity.

To generate interest and awareness regard-ing healthy food amongst children, an interest-ing activity Fun and Food for classes Nur - Prep was organized wherein various food items like green vegetables, fruits, milk products, pulses etc. were displayed attrac-tively and were segregated as body building, energy giving and protective food. Simultane-ously, it was stated that eating them regularly is vital for our growth and making our body strong. Along with this, they were also shown how we get very delicious products like butter, cheese, curd etc. from milk. Children also made their own sandwiches and healthy chaat. Desired table manners were taught to the chil-dren which they all should follow. Instant recognition was witnessed amongst the kids which energized them to follow and believe avoiding junk food and eating more of healthy food.