PARENT

Deepalaya School Kalkaji Extension

Academic Year 2016-2017

Period - April - December

Deepalaya started on July 16, 1979, with five children, two teachers and an investment of Rupees 17,500/- by the seven founding members. Pre-school education was the beginning then. The Founding Members of Deepalaya were Mrs. Grace Thomas, Mr. C.M. Mathai, Mr. Punnoose Thomas, Mr. T.K. Mathew, Mr. Y. Chackochan, Mr. T.M. Abraham & Mr. P.J. Thomas.

Some of the Founder Members are still steering the path for the organization and working very hard to take it to the new horizons. Deepalaya has come a long way from a humble beginning in three + decades.

Deepalaya School Kalkaji Extension is an unaided, recognized co-educational, senior secondary school affiliated to the CBSE. It has been in existence for over 17 years but it got recognition from the Directorate of Education in October, 2008 and affiliation from the CBSE in October, 2009. The school got Minority Status in August, 2011. The school was upgraded to the Senior Secondary level in Arts & Commerce stream in August, 2013. We started Class XI – Commerce stream in September, 2013.

VISION

The Vision of the school is to help create a society based on legitimate rights, equity, justice, liberty, honesty, social awareness and a culture of service in which all are self - reliant.

MISSION

Our Mission is to cultivate in young minds intellectual pursuit, productive and responsible for nation building with excellence, harmony and self-discipline.The parent body of the school, Deepalaya is the longest operating NGO in Delhi.

ACADEMICS

During these months, more focus was given on developing the reading, writing, vocabulary and communicative skills of the students. The teachers used TLM extensively and effectively. The students were trained to class worksheets and wrote their Formative Assessments and Summative Assessment. Students were regularly borrowed and read books from the library. Remedial classes for weak children have been made compulsory.

ENGLISH CONVERSATION

Emphasis is laid on English Conversation, reading, comprehension and writing skills. Two new words are taught to the students every day to increase their vocabulary. Teaching Learning Materials (TLM) such as CDs and Audio & Video aids are used specially in the junior classes to teach the children PHONETICS and voice modulation regarding reading, poetry recitation etc.

VALUE EDUCATION

Short stories with a moral are narrated in class, sometimes enacted also. Students do various activities in the morning assembly related to moral values. Teachers take up classes and day to day experiences to inculcate moral values.

COMPETITIONS

To give a level play field and to bring out the best in every child, inter class competitions are held weekly in all the classes. The winners are awarded certificates.

INFRASTRUCTURE

DSKE can boast of a very sound infrastructure. Our campus is spread in 2 acres. It has well equipped Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths Lab. and Computer Labs, Library, Art Room, music room, dance room, medical room, an auditorium with a seating capacity of 400 and well lit and airy classrooms. New curtains were purchased for the class rooms. A new PA has been installed in the auditorium. There is provision for a school canteen for students and teachers. There is also increased provision of clean and cold drinking water for children.

RESULT 100 % till Class X

95% - Class XII

PARENT-TEACHER MEETINGS

DATE	TIME	CLASS	AGENDA
10-05-2016	8:00-11:30 AM	LKG-UKG	Holiday Homework
19-05-2016	8:00-11:30 AM	LKG-XII	FA-1 Result Uniform
02-09-2016	8:00-11:30 AM	I – XII	FA2 result Fees Attendance School magazine advertisement
15-10-2016	8:00 – 11:30 AM	LKG - XII	SA1 result Fees Attendance Warning letter

TEACHERS TRAINING

Activity	Objectives	No. of Teacher- Participants	Date, Time & Venue	Conducted/ Facilitated by:	Feedback, Learning Insights & Comments
Mentor Certification Programme	Lift up teachers to the standard expected in 21^st century	53	11-5-2016 to 18-5-2016 Time – 8:00 TO 3:00 DSKE Auditorium	3Q Mentors/ Facilitator- Joji Jacob	A new innovative idea was introduced for the teachers as well as students.
CBSE WORKSHOP ON CAPACITY BUILDING IN LIFE SKILLS	The purpose of this workshop was to further familiarize the teachers with the co-scholastic aspects of the CCE. They were also to be made aware of the different areas under which Life Skills are judged.	Seventy four teachers from various schools attended the workshop. Mr Noble Joseph and Mr Shaju P P represented DSKE.	5th August,2016 from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Centre of Excellence B S E, Gurgaon	CBSE initiative and was conducted by Ms. Usha Anand and Ms. Sudha Acharya from CBSE.	The workshop was indeed an eye opener as it cleared doubts and brought to light many aspects that are important for fair and effective implementation of the CCE. The interaction was informative as well as entertaining as it had a wide variety of interesting activities for teachers. Every activity held relevance as it gave practical knowledge and a hands- on experience to the teachers on how to deal with diverse aspects.
CBSE WORKSHOP ON CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMME ON CHALLENGING AREAS IN mathematics	The purpose of this workshop was to enhance the learning capacity in Mathematics among students.	52 teachers from various schools attended the workshop. Ms. Geeta Joshi and Ms. Reji represented DSKE.	11th & 12th August,2016 from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm National Vector Public School, IP Extension, New Delhi	CBSE initiative and was conducted by Ms. Ishita Mukherjee & Mr. Kureshi	Different teaching techniques/ methods. How to handle different problems regarding our subject.
Myopia in school children	The purpose of this workshop was to evaluate the effect of increased outdoor activity on the incidence and progression of myopia in school children.	Mr. Prakash M. Thomas Ms. Manjusha Mathew	19-11-2016 AIIMS Dr. R. P. Centre New Delhi-110029	conducted by Dr. Neeraj Sharma	In the meeting it was discussed that children need to be exposed to the sun. Children of classes V & VI must be involved in some outdoor activity everyday to reduce the prevalence of myopia. This can reduce the chances of short sightedness in the coming generation.

INTER HOUSE ACTIVITIES

INTER-HOUSE COMPETITION (QUIZ)

The Inter-house Quiz Competition for 2016 of Deepalaya School was conducted on 22/04/2016. It was of a very high standards.

The Quiz Mistress for the occasion was Ms.Divya Alex. The event was categorized under three levels the Primary, Middle and Secondary. There were four rounds for the competition; Rapid fire, Buzzer, Audio Visual and Bonus Round. Different set of question were asked in each round.

Result

Primary: C.V.Raman House I

Middle: Mother Teresa House I

Secondary: Tagore House I

Winners were given certificates.

Overall Score Board-

	Primary	Middle	Secondary	Total	Position
Tagore	105	185	230	520	I
C. V. Raman	140	145	230	515	II
Amartya Sen	95	185	220	500	III
Mother Teresa	70	190	170	430	IV

BIBLE PLAY

On 29th April 2016 ‘Bible Enacting’ Competition was held in DSKE auditorium. Students of the Middle School performed during the 2nd and 3rd period. Judges for the same were Mr. Trevor Jacob and Mr. Sunny Verghese. The audience was from classes VI to VIII. The Primary school performed during the 6th and 7th period. Judges for the same were Ms. Reeba and Mr. Sunny Verghese. The audience was from classes I to V.

Result is as follows-

Middle School		Primary School		Total Score	Position
House	Score	House	Score	Total Score	Position
C. V. Raman	26	C. V. Raman	32	58	I
Mother Teresa	29.5	Mother Teresa	26.5	56	II
Amartya Sen	23	Amartya Sen	31	54	III
Tagore	21.5	Tagore	24	45.5	IV

Fancy Dress Competition

The Inter – house Fancy Dress Competition was held on the 21st July, 2016. 32 students participated. There were 8 participants from each house. The following were the results-

Class I-V

I Ashmit Chaudhary V A Tagore

II Ojaswini V A C.V.Raman House

III Gousiya Noor & Jessica Basra IV B Amartya Sen House,

Tagore House

Class VI-VIII

I Pratibha Gambhir VIII A Tagore House

II Manpreet Kaur VIII B Mother Teresa House

III Aayushi& Sayon Mondal VIII B Amartya Sen House

The overall House results

Ist Tagore House 10 Points

2nd Amartya Sen House 7 Points

3rd Mother Teresa House 5 Points

4th C.V.Raman House 3 Points

PATRIOTIC SONG COMPETITION

The Inter-House Patriotic song competition was held on 10/08/16 for the Junior School, on the 11/8/16 for the Middle School and on 12/8/16 for the Senior school . Eight students for solo singing, eight students for duet and fifteen students for group singing participated in each category.

For the first time two categories in solo and duet singing were introduced and in all sections we had sixteen items presented four each from the four houses.

Independence day was celebrated in DSKE on 12th August. Mr A.J.Philip Chairman of DSKE was the chief guest. There were two speeches rendered in English and Hindi by the Head Girl Farah Khan and Himani. Patriotic dances were presented. Sweets were distributed to all the students and staff on 12/08/16. The senior level Patriotic level competition was also conducted during the program. The competitions were of a good standard and the judges had a tough time in deciding the winners.

Mother Teresa House singing the group song Mr A.J.Philip addressing the students

Following are the result

Classes I –V

Solo

I Jitender V A Mother Teresa House

II Anuj V A Tagore House

III Vanshika V B C.V.Raman House

Duet

I Ashmit V A Sakshi VB Tagore House

II Sooraj III B Nitin VA Amartya Sen House

III Jitender V A Khushi VA Mother Teresa House

Group

I Mother Teresa House

II C.V.Raman House

III Tagore House

Classes VI –VIII

Solo

I Sumit Rahtore VIII C C.V.Raman House

II Amjad VI B Amartya Sen House

III Shubham VIII C Tagore House

Duet

I Sumit R VIII C Diksha K VIII B C.V.Raman House

II Priyanka VIII B Gitanjali VIIIA Mother Teresa House

III Abin Moncy VIII B Zoya Ansari VII B Tagore House

Group

I C.V.Raman House

II Mother Teresa House

III Tagore House

Classes IX –XII

Solo

I Sumit Dogra XII C Tagore House

II Bhawna IX A Mother Teresa House

III Amir Alvi X B Mother Teresa House

Duet

I Avanshika XI C Sumit Dogra XII C Tagore House

II Amir Alvi X B Yashank X C Mother Teresa House

III Himani IX C Amrita IX A Amartya Sen House

Group

I Mother Teresa House

II Tagore House, Amartya Sen House

III C.V.Raman House

The Overall House Results

I Mother Teresa House 10 Points

II Tagore House 7 Points

III C. V. Raman House 5 Points

IV Amartya Sen House 3 Points

BASKET BALL COMPETITION-(JUNIORS & SENIORS)

The Inter House Basket ball Competition was held on 29th September 2016 for the Juniors and on the 30th September 2016 for the Seniors. There were 8 students for each team. The following were the results-

House Junior Senior Total House Points

Amartya Sen House 1^st 05 10 15 8.5

Tagore 05 10 15 8.5

Mother Teresa 3^rd 03 07 10 04

C. V. Raman 03 07 10 04

DEBATE COMPETITION 2016

Deepalaya School has set the benchmark for conducting activities in such a way that the students not only enjoy but also learn a great deal from it. With the same perspective in view, the school organised an Inter-House debate competition for the students of classes IX to XII on 13^th October, 2016 at 8.30 am in the School Auditorium. The topic of the debate was- ‘Is India on the right way dealing with terrorism’. The representatives of the various houses spoke vehemently on the issue and came up with their perspective regarding the same. They cited reasons and supported them with suitable examples from the latest developments in the country, to justify their stand. The judges for the day, Mrs. Reeba Ninan Miriam and Mrs Meera Jacob were deeply engrossed in the ideas of the students. They adjudged the Amartya Sen house as first and C V Raman house as second. Ankit Chauhan of Class XII Commerce and Himani of Class IX C were selected as best debators. The students of classes IX and XI, who were an audience to the show, thoroughly enjoyed the event.

RANGOLI MAKING COMPETITION

Date: - 27-10-2016

Participants- Class VI-VIII (8 best students from each house) Each house made wonderful Rangoli using flowers, leaves & Rangoli colours.

Result-

1^st C.V. Raman House 10 points

2^nd Tagore House 7 points

3^rd Mother Teresa 5 points

4^th Amartya Sen 3 points

THROW BALL COMPETITION

The Finals of Inter House Throwball Competition for the Senior and Junior Girls and Boys were held on 3^rd December, 2016.

Results-

1. Mother Teresa secured the 1^st position with 33 points.

2. Amartya Sen secured the 2^nd position with 29 points.

3. Tagore & C.V. Raman secured the 3^rd position with 18 points each.

Score Board-

House	Points	Total points	Out of 10	Position
Mother Teresa	5+10+10+10	35	10	1^st
Amartya Sen	10+7+7+5	29	7	2^nd
Tagore	3+7+3+5	18	4	3^rd
C. V. Raman	5+3+7+3	18	4	3^rd

SALAD MAKING COMPETITION

Participants - Class VI-VIII

Venue - DSKE (Quadrilateral)

On the 3^rd December 2016 there was an Inter-House Salad Making Competition. Each house had 4 participants guided by one house teacher. It was a wonderful display. The raw materials used were fruits, vegetables, nuts, cheese and curd. Mrs. Meera Jacob and Mrs. Reeba were the judges.

Result-

House	Position	Points
Amartya Sen	1^st	10
Mother Teresa	2^nd	7
C. V. Raman & Tagore	3^rd	4

INTER CLASS ACTIVITY

INTER-CLASS COMPETITION (CALLIGRAPHY)

Inter-Class Handwriting Competition was held on 11th April 2016 for the Classes I to VIII. The best three students from each section, i.e. I to V and VI to VIII were awarded prizes and certificates.

CLASS I TO V
Hindi Calligraphy	English Calligraphy
1^ST – Adhaya II A	1^st – Vanshika V B
2^nd – Ritika II B	2^nd – Kishan Prajapati V A
3^rd – Yuvraj II A	3^rd – Ayushi I A

CLASS VI TO VIII
Hindi Calligraphy	English Calligraphy
1^ST – Tamanna VII B	1^st – Kulsum Ali VII A
2^nd – Amrit Kaur VIII C	2^nd – Sujay Patra VI B
3^rd – Ridhi VII B	3^rd – Ridhi VII B

SPELLATHON 2016

Inter Class Spellathon Competition for the classes I to VIII was conducted on 8th July, 2016 during the zero period. Twenty words from all the subjects taught were selected and a written test was conducted to select the winners. The following students stood first.

Class Section Name

I A Lavanya Tanwar

II B Ritika Ghosh

III A Altaf Akhtar

IV B Mayank Gupta

V B Sneha Kumari

VI C Erich Meetei

VII A Dhruv Dey

VIII B Mohd Rizwan

Creative Writing 2016

Inter Class Creative Writing competition for all the classes (I – XII) was conducted on 14th July, 2016 during the zero period. The topics were:

I-V If I were the Principal/Teacher

VI-VIII If I were an invisible man

IX-XII Importance of discipline in one’s life

The following students were the winners:

Class Section Name

II A Aryan Raj

III A Akansha Mathan

IV D Ritu Raj

V B Pragya Anand

VI C Ayush Shrivastava

VII C Aayushi

VIII A Aditya Sharma

IX E Roshni

X B Keziah B. Thomas

XI Arts Akshat Vats

XII Com. Ankit Chauhan

ELOCUTION COMPETITION

Elocution refers to one’s capacity of communicating with others, with the use of exact speech and gestures. It helps children to speak exceptionally well in school and other places with confidence. It enables one to recite the poems with correct diction, clarity and good pronunciation. To improve this the inter- class English elocution competition for classes I to VIII was held on Friday, August26th and Monday, August 29th, 2016. The preliminary round was conducted in the class room and two children from each of the twenty one sections were selected for the final round. There were forty two participants for the final round.

The judges for the competition were Ms Rituparna Das, Ms. Baishali Bhattacharya and Ms. Shalini for classes I to V and Mr. Trevor Jacob the Principal, Ms. Rituparna Das and Ms. Divya Alex for classes VI to VIII. The competition gave a lot of encouragement and confidence to the speakers and all present there .The event was culminated with a few words of encouragement by the Principal followed by the results.

The following students won the prizes:

1. Class I (B) Dipanshi

2. Class II (B) Ishika

3. Class III (A) Akanksha

4. Class IV (B) Anchal

5. Class V(A) Ojaswini

6. Class VI (B) Amjad

7. Class VII (B) Kirti

8. Class VIII (B) Diksha Kundi

ON THE SPOT PAINTING COMPETITION

Date of the event - 3^rd November 2016

Participants - I to VIII

Result-

Junior category (I to III)

1^st - Priyanshi III B

2^nd - Tanisha II B

3^rd - Ayush Kr. III A

Result-

Senior category (IV to VIII)

1^st - Sneha VIII C

2^nd - Diksha VIII B

3^rd - Tamanna VII B & Ravish VIII C

ZONAL COMPETITIONS

NAME OF THE EVENT	DATE	VENUE	PARTICIPANTS	POSITION
Throw – Ball	20^th,21^st & 22^nd October 2016	G.B.S.S.S DDA Flat, Kalkaji	Senior Boys- Class XI & XII (Boys)	1
			Junior Boys- Class IX & X(Boys)	II
			Sub- Junior Boys- Class VI-VIII(Boys)	III

ATHLETICS MEET

Date of the events - 10^th, 15^th & 18^th November 2016

Venue - Thyagraj Stadium

Junior
Participants	Class	Event	Position
Vishal	X A	3000mtr	III
Anurag Kumar	X C	3000mtr	III
Aashish	X B	Shot put	II
Sub-Junior
Participants	Class	Event	Position
Abhishek	VIII A	Relay Race	II
Parvez	VIII C	Relay Race	II
Sumit	VII C	Relay Race	II
Manish	VIII C	Relay Race	II
Parvez	VII C	400mtr	III
Manish	VIII C	200mtr	II
Sumit	VII C	400mtr	II
Abhishek	VIII A	100mtr	I
Aman	VII B	600mtr	II
Manish	VIII	Shot put	III
Nikita	VI A	600mtr	III
Senior
Rahul	XII Arts	5000mtr
Rahul	XI	200mtr	III

NETBALL

Date of the events - 16^th ,22^nd & 30^th November 2016

Venue - Deepalaya School

Senior Boys & Girls

Result-

Team	Final Match	Position
Senior(Boys)	Deepalaya Vs Dev Samaj, Sukhdev Vihar	1^st (Deepalaya School)
Senior (Girls)	Deepalaya Vs SKV Madanpur	2^nd(Deepalaya School)
Junior(Boys)	Deepalaya Vs B.R Mehta	1^st (Deepalaya School)
Sub-Junior(Boys)	Deepalaya Vs DAV Jasola Vihar	1^st (Deepalaya School)

HANDBALL COMPETITIONS

Date of the events - 5^th, 6^th & 7^th December 2016

Venue - DSKE

Junior(Boys)	Position
Final Match – Deepalaya School vs DAV Jasola Vihar	1^st (Deepalaya School)
Junior(Girls)	Position
Final Match – Deepalaya School vs GGSSS No-2 Badarpur	2^nd (Deepalaya School)
Sub-Junior(Girls)	Position
Final Match – Deepalaya School vs GGSSS No-2 Badarpur	2^nd (Deepalaya School)
Senior(Boys)	Position
Final Match – Deepalaya School vs DAV Jasola Vihar	2^nd (Deepalaya School)
Senior(Girls)	Position
Final Match – Deepalaya School vs GGSSS No-2 Badarpur	1^st (Deepalaya School)

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

“Leaders are not born but are made by their experience in the life.” To inculcate the leadership qualities in students and to give them a feel of the administrative body, a school council was formed at DSKE and the investiture ceremony was held on 25-4-2016 at 11:45 am in the school auditorium.

Mr. Sakhi John, former manager of DSKE and a board member was the chief guest of the function. The function was presided over by Mr. T. A. Abraham, the manager DSKE. The students of classes IX, X, XI & XII , teaching and non-teaching staff and parents graced the occasion. The programme commenced with a hymn by the students under the guidance of Mr. Sunny .C. George, the choir master.

School Choir

Ms. Meera Jacob recited the introductory prayer followed by the welcome address by Mr. Trevor Jacob, the Principal.

The programme started with the scripture reading from the four holy books – Bible, Quran, Gita and Guru Granth Sahib. The newly elected student council marched to the stage in unison and Ms. Reeba Ninan Thriam, the Junior School Incharge introduced the council & the audience.

The Principal administered the oath to the newly elected leaders. They took an oath in front of the whole school to be true to their posts and duties assigned to them.

Student Council taking oath

The Chief Guest gave the badges to the leaders and presented the sashes. The manager handed over the different flags to the leaders.

In his address, the chief guest appreciated the efforts by the school for providing opportunities to the students and take part in activities like these. He said,”DSKE is now at par with the other leading schools in and around the city.” He wished well to all the members of the Student Council.

The Principal thanked the chief guest and other guests. The ceremony was concluded with the National Anthem. The ceremony was held with lots of enthusiasm and gusto and it was indeed a memorable day for DSKE.

Members of Student Council with Chief Guest

Mr. Sakhi John, Mr. T. A. Abraham Manager,

Mr. Trevor Jacob Principal,

Ms. Meera Jacob Vice Principal & Ms. Reeba Primary Incharge

The following are the members of the Student Council-

S.NO	Name	Designation	Class
1	Rohit Verma	Head Boy	XII (Com)
2	Farah Khan	Head Girl	XII (Arts)
3	Dheeraj	Deputy Head Boy	XI(Com)
4	Nida Siddiqui	Deputy Head Girl	XI(Com)
5	Chandan	Sports Secretary	XI
6	Nikita Bhattacharya	Cultural Secretary	XII
7	Abulais Khan	Amartya Sen House Captain	XII(Com)
8	Megha	Amartya Sen House Captain	XII(Arts)
9	Abhaya	C.V. Raman House Captain	X A
10	Sama Ahmed	C.V. Raman House Captain	XII(Arts)
11	Navjot Singh	Mother Teresa House Captain	XI
12	Sheetal Kumari	Mother Teresa House Captain	X B
13	Nelson David	Tagore House Captain	XII(Arts)
14	Keziah B. Thomas	Tagore House Captain	X B
15	Desraj	Prefect	XII(Arts)
16	Manish	Prefect	XII(Arts)
17	Meenakshi	Prefect	XII(Arts)
18	Rukaiya	Prefect	XII(Arts)
19	Shubham Chaurasiya	Prefect	XII(Com)
20	Himani	Prefect	XII(Com)
21	Vritika	Prefect	XII(Com)
22	Paramveer	Prefect	X B

Earth Day Celebration

Deepalaya School Kalkaji Extn. celebrated Earth Day 2016 on 26/4/16. Poster making and slogan writing competitions were held in the school. Students of classes IX and X participated in the competitions. Pranati Bhattacharjee and Manjusha Mathews were the teacher incharge.

Sarika Tiwari of class IX D was adjudged as best in poster making and Grace.M.Reji was adjudged as best in slogan writing competition.

VAN MAHATSAV

Deepalaya School Kalkaji Extn. celebrated ' Van mahatsab ' on 6/8/2016. M.L.A Avtar Singh of kalkaji was the chief guist of the occassion. Members of eco-club and Bharat Scouts and Guides of Deepalaya School kalkaji Extn. planted saplings. Principal Mr Trevor Jacob, Vice Principal Ms Meera Jacob and Reeba Ma'am were also present for Van Mahatsav.

Muskan Rathore and Priyadarshi Anand of class IX E spoke about importance of Van Mahatsav.

INTERACT CLUB

The Interact Club was inaugurated on 22nd August, 2016. Various dignitaries from the Rotary Club came to attend the inauguration. They addressed the students and appreciated the work of the Interact Club.

The new office bearers for the year 2016-17 were elected in this meeting. They also took an oath that they would work for the betterment of the school and the society.

PEACE WALK

A Peace Walk was held on 1-9-2016 in Govindpuri, Transit Camp and Kalkaji Extension, Pocket -14. 40 students and 10 teachers participated in the walk. Various posters were also prepared to create awareness among the people. Posters conveyed the message of ceasing the war and spreading peace and happiness around the world.

TEACHERS’ DAY 2016

“Teacher – a source of love and inspiration

A great teacher can change your life”

Teacher’s Day at Deepalaya School, Kalkaji Extn was celebrated on 5th September with full zeal and enthusiasm. The day started with giving a tribute to Dr. Saravpalli Radhakrishnan. The day had an emotional and recreational touch. Students always look forward to Teachers’ Day with a lot of anticipation, for the sheer spirit of the occasion. Acting as teachers, they get a fair idea of the responsibility, so efficiently handled by their teachers. It requires a lot of hard work and dedication to be a good teacher and earn the affection of students at the same time.

The entire programme of the day was planned, organized and executed by the students of classes XI and XII.In the morning the students came dressed up as teachers and went to all the classes. Cultural programmes began at 11.30 am with by invoking the blessings of God. The series of events involved dances, speeches and melodious singing . They were touched by the warm gesture made by all the students of the school as they made each teacher feel special on this day. The school Principal, Mr. Trevor Jacob awakened the teachers with his thought provoking message. He distributed cards and gifts to the teachers. The programme ended at 1.00 pm followed by sumptuous lunch. The students were given healthy snacks. It was truly a memorable day for the teachers and all the students

‘SAY NO TO CRACKERS’ RALLY

The students of class XI & XII of Deepalaya School went for a rally in Govindpuri and Transit Camp. 20 students and 2 teachers participated in this rally which made the people aware for saying ‘No to Crackers’ through these following slogans-

“Diwali hai deepo ka tyohar

Math karo isse patoko se bekar.”

“Jab ho sakta hai deepo se ujala

Toh kyo le patako ka sahara”

The rally was successfully conveyed the message to the community.

PICNIC

Date: 6^th & 7^th October2016

Junior Students (LKG – Class II) Deer Park, Hauz Khas

Senior Students (III- XII) Dizzling Land, Fun Park Ghaziabad

Students & teachers enjoyed a lot in the picnic. The lunch was also provided to them.

ANNUAL DAY FUNCTION

It was a day to celebrate and remember the achievements of the past and look forward to the journey ahead. Deepalaya School, Kalkaji Extension celebrated its Annual Day on 21st of October, 2016. The event kicked off with the senior students presenting a groovy welcome followed by an elegant prayer dance and the lightening of the lamp by our eminent guests. The Chief Guest for the event was Ms. Reva Nayyar (former secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Director, Essel foundation). She is also the chairperson of Bal Sahyog. The event was also honoured by the presence of our Chairman, Mr. A.J. Philip Board member Mr. Sakhi John and other dignitaries.

The welcome address was given by the principal, Mr. Trevor Jacob who also presented the annual report for the year 2015-16. Award Distribution Ceremony was held to acknowledge the achievements of class 10th and 12th students of the batch 2015-16. The chief guest addressed the gathering with her inspiring words and gave an uplifting message on education.
The Vote of thanks was presented by Ms. Meera Jacob. The event culminated at a cheerful note.

EDUCATIONAL STUDY TOUR

The India Trade Promotional Organization (IITPO) had launched the 36^th edition of the mega event, India International Trade Fair (IITE). The Fair was held from November 14-27, at Delhi Pragati Maidan.

The students of classes XI and XII visited the IITF on 24^th November, 2016. The teachers Ms. Meera Jacob and Mr. RajKishore Aggarwal accompanied the students.

The visit was a part of the students’ curriculum. They were expected to spend time at different state and international venues and based on their interaction and observance make a report. The students analyzed Trade Promotion Techniques. They could understand the psychology of buying and differentiating the needs and attractions in the buying process. The visit to the Trade Fair was an enlightening experience for all the students in terms of team work and coordination. The students also got a chance to witness the diverse culture of different states in India and also of the other represented countries present there.

SCOUTS & GUIDES

Name of the programme: Day Training Camp

Date & Time: 5^th, December 2016 to 8^th December 2016

9:00 am to 3:00pm

Venue: Daryaganj, New Delhi

No. of students 37

RAFFLE

The inauguration of the sale of the first raffle booklet was done on 6^th December 2016 by Mr A. J. Philip, Chairman of DSKE. The Lucky Draw will be held on the 29^th January, 2017.

Prize list-

1. Name of the event - Workshop on ‘good touch’ & ‘bad touch’

Date of the event - 21^st February 2017

Venue - DSKE auditorium

A workshop on ‘good touch’ and ‘bad touch’ was conducted for the students of classes VI to VIII by the Police Officers of Govindpuri police station. They showed a movie on sexual harassment and also introduced a helpline for the children to get in touch with them for further advice.

2. Name of the event - Farewell Class XII 2016-17

Date of the event - 28^th February 2017

Venue - DSKE auditorium

It was an incredible day hosted and organized by class XI students, to bid farewell for class XII students.

The programme started at 11:30am with prayer and scripture readings. Prof. John Varghese, Principal of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, the chief guest of the day advised the students to be their own master while making important decisions. He appreciated Deepalaya for their selfless effort in bringing quality education to the marginalised sections of the society. Mr. J. Veeranaghavan, former Union Education Secretary exhorted the students to do well to serve the society. Rev. Father Suresh Mathew, Editor Indian Currents blessed the students and told students to be good human beings. Aparna Shrivastava of Tech Mahindra Foundation gave a talk on job careers available in the health sector for those who did the 12^th class.

A.J. Philip, the Chairman of the school and CEO of Deepalaya expressed his desire that the outgoing students did something for the less fortunate brethren when they established themselves in life.

Mr. Trevor Jacob, the Principal said that this batch would do well in the board exams. All the board members were present on the occasion. The colourful programmes put up by class XI students ended with National Anthem and sumptuous lunch.

New Developments

Academics -Remedial for weak children have been made compulsory.

New curtains were purchased for the class rooms.

· A new PA has been installed in the auditorium.

· There is provision for a school canteen for students and teachers.

· There is also increased provision of clean and cold drinking water for children.