Chinmaya Vidyalaya Kundanbagh, Begumpet, Hyderabad-500016 NEWSLETTER- FEBRUARY 2017 Whatever is destined to happen will happen. Leave things to me and do not worry. Page 1 of 7
1st Feb 2017: Vasantha Panchami: The divine presence of Saraswati Mata was felt in the Vidyalaya during the assembly proceedings when all the students chanted the Sharada Stotram. This rendition on the occasion of Vasantha Panchami, had the students and staff seeking blessings of Mother Goddess to give them knowledge and bring them out of their ignorance. 3 rd Feb 2017: Ratha Saptami: Ratha Saptami had some of the students of Class VII perform the Surya Namaskarams during the morning assembly proceedings. The positive effects of doing yoga, and specifically Surya Namaskarams was explained by Chi. Tejaswini of Class IX and Sri. Koti Reddy, our Yoga Sir. Students of Class VII doing Surya Namaskaram in the assembly on occasion of Ratha Sapthami 15 th Feb 2017: GK Quiz conducted by HINDU. A few students from our Vidyalaya participated in the Hindu Young World GK Quiz conducted by The Hindu on the 15 th of Feb at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Baghlingampally. The following students of our Vidyalaya participated in this competition. Senior Category: I) Chi. A. Pranav and Chi. P. AnanyaBharati -Class IX. II) III) Junior Category: Chi.A. Sreshtha and Chi. P. AmulyaVijaya Class V Chi. Gayathri Ganti and Chi. Ayush Mohanty Class VI. 269 teams from different parts of Telangana participated in this contest. All the participants were given certificates and two inspiring and motivational books of the Ramakrishna Mission. Page 2 of 7
Chi. Gayathri Ganti of Class VI and Chi. Ayush Mohanty of Class VI Chi. Ananya Bharati of Class IX and Chi. Amulya Vijaya of Class V with the chief guest of the event. Feb 2017: Pre Finals for Classes IX to XII: Pre Finals I for Class IX and PreFinals II for Class X started on the 16 th of Feb. This could see most of the children well prepared, all set for writing their exams further this month. Prefinal II for Class XII began on the 18 th of Feb. Wishing all our students good luck for their exams! 16 th -18 th Feb 2017: Class Photographs: Classwise photographs for students were taken right from LKG to Class X. Departmentwise photographs of the teachers were also taken. Precious moments become memories later on in life! What better way to have this than a class photograph? Class Photos have also been distributed to all the children. 18 th Interhouse football Competition: Football Competitions amongst the boys of Classes VI, VII and VIII were held on the 18 th of Feb 2017. The finals were between Satya House and Shanti House. Satya House came out victorious. Congratulations to all the participants!! Lets always remember that sportsmanship and fair play are more important than winning the game. Interhouse football match for students of Classes VI, VII and VIII 25 th Feb 2017: MahasivaRatri Celebrations: Page 3 of 7
Lord Shiva, the auspicious, was remembered and prayed to, by all the devotees across the world on 25 th Feb 2017, on the occasion of MahasivaRatri. Dhyana Nilayam, our temple in the premises of Chinmaya Mission, Kundanbagh was very beautifully decorated. Dhyana Nilayam adorned on the occasion of MahaSivaRatri day. Devotees kept pouring into the temple from 5:00 am till 4:00 am the next morning. Rendition of Vedic Hymns continued from early morning till twilight on the next day. Pujya Swami Chidatmanandaji performing the Rudrabhishekham during the Lingodhbhavam time (midnight 12:00) Board Decorations in the ground floor and first floor lobby Vidyalaya staff and students volunteered at all the counters viz, the chappal counter, the milk counter and the prasadam counter. Volunteering started at 6:00 in the morning and continued till 4:00 the next morning. Primary children of Class III and Class IV also helped us with their bit of seva. Page 4 of 7
Students of Class IIID and Class IVB arranging the bags for the Chappal stand 28 th Feb 2017: National Science Day: 28 th Feb is celebrated as the National Science Day in our country every year to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect (related to scattering of light) by the great Indian physicist Dr. C.V.Raman, for which he was later awarded the Nobel Prize in the year 1930. Board Decoration in the lobby on account of National Science Day In our Vidyalaya, this day was observed and celebrated by welcoming a few scientists and members from the K.V.Rao Scientific Society who addressed some students of Class IX, X and XI. 1) Prof. Hasan 2) Prof. Sai Prakash 3) Dr. Ratan Toorkey and 4) Dr. Ratna from the K.V.Rao Scientific Society commemorated this day in our Vidyalaya by giving a presentation on Our Elegant Universe and conducted scientific experiments. This was held in the morning session of 28 th Feb 2017, in the AV room of the Saraswati Nilayam wing of the Vidyalaya Page 5 of 7
Members of the K.V.Rao Scientific Society visiting our Vidyalaya and addressing students Children learnt some concepts and understood that learning science is fun. Other Awards and laurels won: 1. Chi. K. Vaishnavi of Class III participated and won awards and a lot of appreciation in a few competitions organized by the Andhra Balananda Sangham, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad. The competitions comprised of a) Neeti Padyalu - held on 13 th Nov 2016 b) Carnatic Sangeetam held on 20 th Nov 2016 c) Lalita Sangeetam held on 4 th Dec 2016 d) Deshabhakti Geetalu (Patriotic Songs) held on 22 nd January 2017 e) Bhakti Geetalu held on 22 nd Jan 2017. Chi. Vaishnavi won awards in all the above competitions. Hearty congratulations to her. We hope she receives a lot more laurels ahead in life. 2. Chi. KrishnaShree Vallabh of Class VI received a gold medal in a Karate competition organized by Origen Gouju Ryu Karate Do India (Hyderabad) on the 19 th of Feb 2017. Page 6 of 7
Chi. K.Vaishnavi of Class III receiving awards Chi. Vallabh of Class VI 3. Chi. K. Nischala of LKG participated and won an award in the Telugu Rhymes competition organized by the Andhra Balananda Sangham, Narayanaguda, Hyderabad on the 22 nd of Jan 2017. We hope to see her achieving greater heights in the years to come. Chi. Nischala of LKG receiving an award for Telugu Rhymes ***** HARI OM***** Page 7 of 7