Language, the stimulus - Verbal & Linguistic Competition 2013-14

The power of language is immense and intense. And, the only way to acquire it, is by its daily use. As an attempt to empower the different skills of language, Atmiya Vidya Mandir arranged an activity based on one of the aspects of Multiple Intelligence – “Verbal and Linguistic Competition”.

The competition was organised grade wise and house wise. The competitions were managed by the language teachers and judges were called to assess the competition. The English Language Team arranged three competitions to empower the language skills.

Story Telling Competition

Students of the class 1st, 2nd and 3rd narrated stories assigned to them. The competition was held for 3 classes and every class had 4 students representing the 4 respective houses. Every participant got 5 minutes to narrate the story. All the representatives of the houses tried their best to fetch victory for the house. It was held in Junior Prayer Hall.

Newspaper Reading

Newspaper Reading competition was arranged for the grades 4th, 5th and 6th. The competition was held for 3 classes and every class had 4 students representing the 4 respective houses. Every participant got 3 minutes to read the news within the word limit of 200 words. Considering the quietness required, event was held in the school auditorium and the two anchors, Smitbhai and Devangbhai added the excitement to the event.

Crossword Puzzle Creation

Providing a daily life language experience, students of class 7th and 8th were assigned with the task of Crossword Puzzle Creation Boggle. The competition was held for 2 classes and every class had 8 students, 2 each representing the 4 respective houses. Every team had to create a crossword puzzle which is not only interesting but also reasonably difficult to solve. The event was held in School cluster.

The students participated with full zeal and vigour to win, yet focused to perform the best.

The assessment was based on the predefined criteria and its score. The weightage and importance was given on the bases of creativity and team work. Students not only participated in the competition but also experienced the influence of language in daily life.

On the other hand, the observant judges left no stone unturned to ensure the complete assessment of every individual child. The competition was adjudged under the supervised invigilation of in-charge teachers.


Below is the list of winners from different houses.

Written by: Chirag Sir

Under-14 Basketball District Level Competition 2013-14

Inter House Table Tennis Tournament 2013-14

The all-time favourite Inter House Table Tennis Tournament went off in style at Atmiya Vidya Mandir on 29th July 2013. The participants, after practicing for a long time, were all set to compete, striving for victory. The tournament lasted for almost a week and each day each game was so narrowing that the level up could be felt. Each competitor was so confident, so enthusiastic that defeat was a hard taste to each one of them. But in the end, only a few were able to pave their way to the top, defeating the players but not their spirits.

P. P. Swamiji always says that winning is not important but participation and the will to win is more important, so it can be clearly stated that all the participants justified their part. But more to it, there was something more than rewards that the players had earned – the habit of hard work, perseverance and sportsmanship.

So in the end, it can be said that the 2013-14 Inter House Table Tennis Tournament was a memorable one.

Here is the final score sheet for the competition.

Some of the students who stood tall amongst all and won their group in individual events. Here are the names of the students who made their House proud in their respective categories.

 

Compiled by: Vishesh Mistry (Class 11 Science) and Devang Sir (Table Tennis coach)

Wet-on-wet Technique Paintings by students

Smith Patel (Std 8A): Title-Deforestation

Rudra Patel (Std 8A): Title-Natural View

Jesal Bandhiya (Std 8B): Title-Morning Blazer

Jesal Bandhiya (Std 8B): Title-Moon Time

Dhruv Bhagat (Std 8A): Title-Autumn Trees

Rajveer Fudhnawala (Std 8A): Title-Scenery

Aditya Bhalani (Std 8B): Title-Autumn

Dev A. Patel (Std 8A): Title-Autumn

Dhruv Bhagat (Std 8A): Title-Desertic Dubai

Rajveer Fudhnawala (Std 8A): Title-Air Pollution