VANA VANI MATRICULATION HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL IIT CAMPUS, CHENNAI 600 036. Important Note: * Term II: Last working day - Nursery and Primary : 22 nd Dec, 2017(Friday) Middle and High & Higher Secondary : 23 rd Dec, 2017(Saturday) * School re-opens on 3 rd Jan, 2018(Wednesday). Attendance is compulsory on the re-opening day. * Holiday assignments for classes I to VIII can be viewed through the school website: www.vanavani.iitm.ac.in * Parents are requested to check the website constantly for updates regarding revision Examination for the classes X, XI & XII. CELEBRATIONS: * Nursery Section(16.10.17): On the eve of Diwali, a skit was performed to create awareness on noise pollution and air pollution and the safety measures to be followed while bursting crackers. * Nursery, Primary and Middle school students celebrated Christmas and Bakrid with festive spirit and fervor. Bin It club has installed placards at various places in school campus to bring awareness regarding the use of dustbins. There were Colouring competition and Junk Art competition for primary school students, Dust Bin Designing and Poster Making for middle school students. Many students participated in the event to support the idea Clean India, Green India. * Arul Srivastva of std.v started his own terrace garden influenced by the Greendom Garden Club activities of his school. His success in this endeavour attracted Adyar Talk to publish an article on the same on 8 th Dec 2017. Orientation programme: Nearly 16 students from classes VIII to X attended an orientation program Kanavu Mei Padum Paadhai for student Learners on 13 th November 2017 at IC&SR Auditorium. True to the title, the workshop was an eye opener and helped the participating students to focus and realize their dreams. Career guidance: * Students of High and Higher Secondary were enlightened on two more professions Medicine & Merchant Navy by Dr. Yamuna and Capt. Kirupakaran respectively. Educational tour: * 116 students of class X were taken on an educational trip to ISRO, Sriharikota on 27 th October 2017. The trip was organised by Sunspring. Students got an opportunity to visit both the launch pads and were also taken into the Mission Control Room. The class teachers of X and the High School Section Head, accompanied the students.
2 WORKSHOPS: * 15 students of class VIII accompanied by Primary and Middle school teachers attended a programme Once upon a space time conducted by Dr. Sathish Kumar Saravanan (Physicist) in Anna Centenary Library on 27 th October 2017. * Representatives of Indian Postage Department addressed the students of Middle School on 16 th November on the importance of stamps and its origin and how to enroll in the club of Philately. * A workshop was conducted by scholastic on 11 th November 2017 to meet the challenges of learners and to build the foundation for literacy and learning. Gardening Genres - making Non-detail reading interesting in English was attended by Mrs. C.G.Lakshmi, Mrs.N.M.Latha and Strategies to Activate Inquiry Skills in Science was attended by Mrs.T.S.Kanthimathi, Mrs.N.Srilatha. * On 16 th December 2017, Mrs.S.Sujatha and Mrs. A.Tamizharasi attended a workshop on Child-Centered Learning From cliche to classroom reality conducted by Mr. Rajendran Thamarapura (Teacher trainer). * The Guinness Book of World Record: On 14 th October 2017, 55 students from our school accompanied by Mrs.P. Nirmala and Mrs. J.S.P. Deenavathi of the Biology department participated in Guinness World Record for the largest biology lesson conducted by Indian International Science festival 2017 held at Anna University. * One Nation Reading [ 24 th Nov 2017]: In response to the invitation of Scholastic India, Pleasure of reading our students from Middle and Primary section joined other schools across the country in reading the specially written Reading pledge and celebrated reading as an enjoyable activity. தம ற வதப ரத சகர எஜ கஷன ர (ஒள வ வழ 2017) க ற வ"த ஆ%த ' ஓ)*வ%த ப (ந - 24.09.17) வ. எ வ பயக ப 1. ந @ ஆ ப9I ச. ஹ9 Aத ப9F 2. ஐ"K இ ப9I ச. கவயரF > ற? ப9F 3. ஆM ஆ ப9I இர. 9த > ற? ப9F அரவத ப ரத ம ணவ3க45க ன ச 3 தய 9%த ந க:;ச (III V) (ந - 07.11.17) > ற? வ@)* Aத ஐ"த? வ@)* வ ர ச 3 தய 9%த ந க:;ச ய 32 ம ணவ3க- ப கDறன3 அத 30 ம ணவ3க- ப9F பDறன3.
3 த N வ Dற O3 ப ரத வழ ப;F) ப (ந - 25.11.17) வ. எ வ பயக ப 1. ப%K இ ப9I க. ஐவ3ய > ற? ப9F A%தம : ம ற? ஐ.ஐ. வள க? ( ப;F) ப ) (ந - 25.11.17) வ. எ வ பயக ப 1. ப%K இ ப9I க. ஐவ3ய Aத ப9F * Association of Geography Teachers of India conducted a Talent Test on 1st September 2017. Ilakkiyaa.K.P. of class VIII A and Tawfeeq Hussain.A of class X C received the Golden Jubilee prize. Nearly hundred students received Merit Certificates. * Chinmaya Geeta Chanting Competition was conducted on 09.10.2017. The following participants received prizes. The first prize holders will participate in the city level competition for finals. S.no Name Std/ Prize sec 1. R.J.Sanaashree I B I 2. S. Gokulnath V C I 3. Akshaya.S II C III 4. Vijayadarshini.V II C III 5. SriLalitha.S VII A III * On 28 th October 2017, SAE INDIA Foundation conducted AWIM( A World In Motion) Chennai Olympics 2017- THE SKIMMER challenge competition for the students of class V at Mahindra Research Valley(Mahindra City). The following students participated as a team ( Srija.G -V A, Esaimithran.S - V A, Eshwar Thath.K.R - V C, Sivaraman.M - V B) and won Overall 2 nd Runner-up& winners in Distance Event and Speed Event. Jet Toy challenge competition on 28 th Oct 2017 : A team comprising of 4 students (E.D. Gopikrishna VI A, Aadhithyan.V.T VI A, Prathima Abirami.S VI C, Akhila.P.S VI C) was selected for National level Jet Toy Competition organized by SAE-India, which will be held on 21 st Jan 2018 at Pune in collaboration with Mahindra & Mahindra Research valley.
4 SPORTS NEWS: The following students won medals in the following events. I. P.SHIVANI of X-B(ATHLETICS) S.no Name of the Event Medals 1. Republic Day Sports State Level Athletic Meet held at Trichy 2. 32 nd Tamilnadu Inter District Junior Athletic Championships 2017 held at Madurai 3. 31 st Tamilnadu State Junior Open Athletic Championships 2017 held at Ramnad 4. South Nationals Junior Athletic Championships 2017 held at Thiruvananthapuram 5. 63 rd Nationals School Games 2017 held at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh II. KAREEN BOAZE.C of VIII-B(ATHLETICS) S.no Name of the Event Medals 1. Republic Day Sports State Level Athletic Meet held at Trichy 2. Tamilnadu 2 nd State Level Kids Open Athletic Championships 2017 held at Nehru Stadium III. SATHYA SAI KRISHNAN.M of IX-B(SWIMMING) Gold medal in 200mts Silver medal in 200mts Silver medal in 100mts Bronze medal in 200mts Silver medal in 200mts Silver medal in 4x100mts Relay race Bronze medal in 80mts Hurdles Athletics Grassroot Talent Hunt Programme held at Chennai District conducted by NYCS GAIL RAFTAAR SEASON, in that she was selected for the next level in 100mts race which will be held in the month of January 2018. 1. Republic Day Sports State Level Swimming Meet held at villupuram Gold medal- 50mts Butterfly Gold medal 50mts FreeStyle Silver medal 200mts Individual Medley 2. 63 rd SGFI Nationals Swimming Meet held at Delhi Fifth position 50mts butterfly Fourth position 50mts Freestyle Fourth position 4x100mts FreeStyle Relay He is also selected for Khelo India Nationals.
5 IV. L.AKASH of XI-B(FENCING AND ROAD CYCLING) 1. Bharathiyar and Republic Day State Level Third place in Fencing Sports and Games held at Nagapattinam 2. Chennai Divisional Level Road Cycling Competition Third place State Level Third place V. K.BALA GANESH of IX-A(ROAD CYCLING) 1. Chennai Divisional Level Road Cycling First place Competition * V.GITANJALI of VII-A (SQUASH) won the National title under -13 Girls Sub junior National Squash Championships 2017 held at Mayo College in Ajmer. She was also Honoured by our honourable Chief Minister Mr.Edappadi K. Palaniswamy for receiving National championship. www.vanavani.iitm.ac.in