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1 September 2018 Amity International School, Sector 46, Gurugram fon\;k nnkfr fou;e YES ABROAD PROGRAMME BUILDING RELATIONSHIP The school believes in building relationship with the schools in country and in abroad. Keeping the objective alive, the school is a part of Yes Abroad Programme where students from USA come every year staying with host families and studying about Indian religion and culture. He /she participate in different academics and co-curricular activities throughout the year. In the current academic year , a student Luka Christopher has come from Hawaii; USA.He has joined the school on 9 July 2018 and will stay till 7 May 2019 in India. He is a 16-year-old boy, quite confident, enthusiastic, extrovert and actively participates in the activities held in the school. We expect and encourage such programmes as it enables the students of both the countries to bridge the gap and learn about each other s religion and culture too.

2 KRISHNA LEELA CLASS 2 PRESENTATION The students of grade 2 presented Shri Krishna Leela to mark the occasion of Janamashtami. It was celebrated with a lot of religious fervor, enthusiasm and gaiety. The celebrations began with the ceremonial lamp lighting ceremony, followed by a devotional song. Students were dressed as Bal Gopals, Gopis, Gwalas, Yashoda and Krishna and many other characters related to their scenes. The children enthralled the audience with their stupendous performance depicting various scenes from Shri Krishna s life. The students showcased their talent and danced beautifully to the melodious songs portraying Shri Krishna s journey from birth to his childhood days. The school Principal Ms. Arti Chopra addressed the gathering and also laid importance on the teachings of Shri Krishna. The children looked adorable in their traditional costumes and the entire auditorium had transformed into a land of celebration and happiness. Victory of good over evil was emphasized upon by the little ones. The bright and joyful faces lit the festive aura with the spirit of love, devotion and faith. The school Headmistress Ms. Sonia Nagpal appreciated the children for their wonderful performance and also applauded the teachers for their amazing efforts.

3 RENDEZVOUS WITH BOOKS CLASS 3 PRESENTATION Students of grade 3 showcased a splendid class presentation on the theme of Rendezvous with Books on 20th September, The show commenced with the traditional lamp lighting ceremony followed by Ganesha Vandana with a shloka by the students along with a warm welcome address by the Principal Ms Arti Chopra who threw light on Amity s vision of paving way for future leaders who are voracious readers & outstanding orators. The lineup of the presentation was structured in a story of two children Nitya & Raghav who happenned to meet the characters of the famous books namely Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne, The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, Malgudi Days by R.K Narayan and Akbar Birbal by Monisha Mukundan. Students exhibited enthralling performances through which they illuminated the fun factors in learning through reading books. The presentation was a wholesome treat to all the senses with a series of dance performances, skits & a rap song showcased by the students. The performance concluded with students bringing forward the values each story carried in itself. Vote of thanks was proposed by the Headmistress Ms Sonia Nagpal who appreciated the hard work and team spirit of the Coordinator Ms Parvathi Subrahmanian, students and teachers of grade 3. Parents also applauded the show wholeheartedly by saying that it was an exemplary display of talent which got them reminiscing their own childhood.

4 WORKSHOP ON PARENTING DR. V.S RAVINDRAN Renowned Educational psychologist Dr V. S. Ravindran visited the school on 1 st September 2018 to conduct a workshop on parenting. He is a well known counselor, trainer and educator involved with training of people in leadership position in educational institutes, corporate & Government Organizations. Parents were very excited to be a part of this parenting session and they registered themselves online for the same a week ago. The session began with the lighting of the lamp. Respected Principal Ma am welcomed Prof V.S. Ravindran. He talked about the basic principles of parenting which are Patience and Practice. He advised parents to be very patient and control anger and stress while dealing with the children. He laid lot of emphasis on spending light,happy moments with children and not to act like advisors or teachers to them all the time. According to Prof Ravindran these happy moments spent with kids are going to retain in their memories through out the life and it will ultimately strengthen the bond between the child and parents. He explained the complicated aspects of parenting in very simple and humorous way. Parents also put forward their questions from Prof. Ravindran to which he answered. He also highlighted the power of an assertive No and a happy Yes to the demands made by kids these days Moreover he also focused on the aspect of mutual respect for parents, Grand parents and school in the mind of young children. Parents were very satisfied and enlightened after attending the session and stood together to give a standing ovation to Prof Ravindran WORKSHOP ON CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM ON HISTORY CBSE organized a two day Capacity Building Programme on History at Amity International School, Sec 46,Gurgaon on 30 th and 31 st August The workshop was conducted by Ms. Anita Raina and Ms Priyanka Sharma. The objective of the workshop was to provide a platform to learn and share knowledge and discuss instructional strategies to meet various learning objectives. 35 teachers from different schools across NCR participated in the event. The session began with an introduction followed by an interesting activity. It helped the teachers to adopt various techniques to make the teaching and learning process more effective. The workshop revolved around active discussions between the teachers and the resource person. Teachers were introduced to various innovative methods for teaching History. Various activities like mind mapping, crossword puzzles, Quiz, role plays, presenting lesson plans and also sharing their personal experiences was a part of workshop. It was thus a fun-filled and enriching session, full of hands - on activities for the teachers to indulge in and learn from. The Principal, Ms. Arti Chopra, applauded the interest shown by the enthusiastic participation of the teachers and the efforts put in by the CBSE to arrange such kind of informative workshops to enrich the learning experience of the teachers.

5 SGFI CRICKET NATIONALS WINNER UNDER 17 Gauri Gaur of Class 11 brought laurels to the school for attaining First position in Under 17, SGFI Cricket Nationals. She was awarded by Mrs. Kavita Jain, Present MLA of Sonipat and Cabinet minister in Government of Haryana state with a cash prize of Rs 50,000 at an Award ceremony held at Tau Devilal Stadium on 15 August,2018. School Principal, Mrs. Arti Chopra applauded her for stupendous achievement. INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ART EXHIBITION ISHITA KARWAL Ishita Karwal s painting was selected in best 83 paintings and displayed in 1st International travel art exhibition at various places, organized by FACE International India on Dalai Lama's 83rd birthday celebration. WRO 2018 PROUD MOMENT Shashwat Vishal, Vaibhav Sharma and Ayush Dhiman of class 9 participated in World Robotic Olympiad held in Faridabad on August 19, 2018 They qualified the regional round and represented AISG-46 in the national round of WRO-2018 held in Ahemdabad on 15th and 16th September. AMITY IN NEWS