Ganpati Celebration Primary Section (2014-15) WIS, Malad

Ganpati Celebration

Ganpati festival is a medium of expressing emotions of love for Lord Ganesha. Nothing can be more deeply rooted in the Indian tradition than devotional song and music because it is like a fragrance that builds an aura of spiritual harmony with the Almighty.

A special assembly was held for the students of Grade I – IV on this occasion. Students dressed in vibrant coloured traditional attire danced to foot tapping Ganpati song, thus paying tribute to Lord Ganesha. They delivered speeches on the importance and significance of the festival.

As a part of the Enrichment Hour activity, students of Grade I and II made paper plate Ganesha, whereas Grade III and IV made clay idols of Ganesha.

The festive mood of the students was visible when they unanimously chanted “Ganpati Bappa Mourya, Mangal Murti Mourya.”

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration Pre-primary section (2014-15) WIS, Malad

Ganesh Chaturthi Celebration

Ganpati Bappa Morya!!!     Mangal Murthi Morya!!!

 Ganesh Chaturthi is celebrated with great joy and devotion in India. People bring Ganesha Idols and worship them during Ganesh Chaturthi. Ganesh Chaturthi is considered as the day on which Lord Ganesha comes down on earth toshower his blessings on his devotees. This festival is celebrated with extreme enthusiasm especially in Western India. Here the celebration lasts for ten days and the deity of Ganesha is kept for all these ten days. On the last day, the idol is ceremoniously immersed in sea (or) any other natural water body with all due prayers.

On Wednesday, 3 September 2014 children of Pre-Primary section at WIS celebrated the festival of "Ganesh Chaturthi". Children were explained the  importance of Ganesh Chaturthi and were also educated for using Eco - friendly Ganesha Idol to reduce water pollution. Teachers of Pre- Primary section performed a skit on importance of friendship through a story on “Mushak - The Mouse” which is a vaahan(means of transport) of Lord Ganesha.

Foot tapping music was played for the children to dance and enjoy themselves. They also chanted "Ganpati Bappa Morya"!!! 

 

 

Teachers’ Day Celebration in WIS, Udaipur

“A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.”

The students of Witty International School today made the day memorable for their teachers by organizing a cultural show for them. The program began with the Principal lighting the lamp and paying reverence to Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The student council and Grade 10 students coordinated the program where they presented a touching song, a dance on a popular Bollywood number and a skit.

Students also presented teachers with badges which had catchy slogans written on them. At the end of the program, Principal and the teachers presented a thank you card to the students and the entire staff sang a song for the children to show their love and thankfulness to the students!

59th District Level Lawn Tennis Tournament Hosted by WIS, Bhilwara (03.09.14)

In students' life, sports empower them to make their own active decisions and also help them to gain an accurate experience skills and confidence to lead them on the path of their future.It is truly considered that through participation in sports and different games, students learn co-operation, teamwork, leadership methods and time management.

To develop such instincts in students WIS Bhilwara hosted the 59^th District Level Lawn Tennis Tournament at Rajeev Gandhi auditorium.Ma’am Principal welcomed all the guests of honour and presented uparna and bouquets to them. Students of Grade VI & VII presented Saraswati vandana.

 Chief Guest, Mr Ashok Pareek( Additional District Education Officer) declared the opening of the tournament then all the participants of different schools took the oath of sportsmanship. The main observer of the tournament Mr Satyanarayan Sharma announced the sequence of the matches. 6 boys teams and 4 girls teams will be participating in the tournament.

Witty International School, Pawan Baug proudly hosts Cambridge Professional Development Program for AS and A Level Educators[2014-2015]

CIE constantly strives for Excellence in Education. They impart quality education not only to the students worldwide but also look into the professional development for teachers. Teachers in the Cambridge global learning community work expertly in various fields. Their professional development needs to be not only flexible but also consistent in quality, easy to access and effective as a learning experience. Thus to provide a framework for continuing their teaching experience CIE conducted a two day professional development training program on 2^nd and 3^rd September,2014 for the AS and A level educators for subjects Global Perspectives, Psychology, Business Studies and Accounting which was hosted by Witty International School, Pawan Baug.  

CIE believes that the training sessions give schools opportunities to evaluate and refresh the ways in which their teachers are developing. International Trainers from UK, Ms Sandra Harrison, Ms Anne Nedham, Mr David Hopkins and Mr Craig Roberts actively guided the teachers to make sure they were fully prepared to deliver quality education. Their engaging program created a pathway so that the teachers can provide the very best learning experience for the students.  More than 80 teachers from various schools, some ranging from Nasik, Dehradun, Faridabad and few all the way from Tanzania, took part in the training to learn more about the teaching process. Educators of Witty International School were also mentored and guided by the International Trainers.

Mr Bijo Kurian, Principal of Witty International School, said, “The program has helped many teachers as they have been transformed from being just textbook driven teachers to active facilitators of learning. Teachers have turned into confident individuals as they now provide children ample space for thinking for themselves, collaborating with peers to work as teams and voicing their opinions and ideas.”

Teachers felt that the program changed their classroom practices and they now started adopting the new methodologies which was truly satisfying and enriching. “We have begun to enjoy the teaching process. Seeing our smiling faces, students feel happier attending lectures. We are confident that the academic learning of our school will now be at its peak,” said a Business Studies Educator.

CIE will continue conducting these programs in collaboration with Witty International School, Pawan Baug to enable facilitators to derive benefits of global learning.

Greeting Card Making Competition at WIS, Bhilwara (03.09,14)

In this crazy fast, faster, fastest instant world that we all live it's worth reflecting that the greeting card is still considered by most as the truly effective way of telling someone you really care.

The handmade card is more meaningful to the recipient than just as attractive as any store bought card.  They are unique, one of a kind, not mass produced, cold and impersonal. 

We WIS, Bhilwara are glad to have creative and talented students, who with love and care, created cards on the topic Teachers’ Day. Their handmade greeting cards brought a lot of joy to the maker, the giver and the receiver.

 Their creativity and ideas made the school a home of art and expression. Their feelings are expressed beautifully through their own hand made greeting cards. 

Puzzle solving competition at WIS, Udaipur

The final round for puzzle solving competition was held for classes 1 to 8. It is an excellent way to test the logical competency level of children. These activities help to trigger thinking skills and thus sharpen the mind. Lessons are made engrossing by these fun learning methods to keep every child interesting and attentive in class. The result will be declared soon.

Introduction of Mango (Play group) WIS, Bhilwara 01.09.2014

The mango is a fleshy yellowish - red tropical fruit that is eaten ripe or used green for pickle or chutneys. Mango is the king of all fruits. The little ones of Play group were introduced to Mango on Monday, 1st Sept, 2014 with a lot of interesting activities. The kids saw original mango fruit and they learnt that they have to peel the mango before eating it. It has one big seed which can not be eaten. The toddlers also learnt that, they could make mango ice-cream, mango milk-shake, mango pudding, etc. from this yummy fruit. The kids tasted the mango. The little angels did sticking of yellow crepe paper on worksheet of mango. The kids could recognize the fruit mango.