Dear Parents Season‟s Greetings! The second term witnessed a lot of activities along with

academic rigour with an aim to prepare our children to

be global citizens with requisite skills and competencies

that give them an edge over others. It is my pleasure to

roll out a report with the highlights of the Second term.

“The quality of the relationships that students have in

the class with their peers and teachers is important to

their success in school”.

Functions & Celebrations:

1. Gandhi Ji &Shastri Ji Jayani: A special

assembly was conducted on 2nd

October to

celebrate 150th

birth anniversary of Mahatma

Gandhi along with 115th

birth anniversary of our

second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri.

School Principal and Headmistress paid floral

tribute to Gandhiji and Shastriji. Devotional

songs were presented by the school choir group.

Speeches in Hindi and English were delivered

highlighting the life achievements and values

from their lives. A quiz based on life of their life

was also conducted. A musical skit by a group

of middle students on „the long term ill effects

of plastic‟ was presented to create awareness

among students and local residents. Awareness

rally to support and promote „Swachchhta Hi

Seva Campaign was also organized. On this

occasion school campus was thoroughly cleaned

by students and their teachers. Various inter

house competitions like Poster making, Collage,

and fancy dress were held on this sacred

occasion.

2. KG to II Sports Meet: Physical activities are

necessary for the overall development of the

children. The spirit of friendly competition

comes alive on Kindergarten‟s Sports Day. This

was held on 11 October 2019 to check physical

strength and mental alertness of the tiny tots.

The children of KG to class 2 participated in a

wide range of sports events. Heats and trials for

KG kids started many days before; all children

got the equal chances to participate at least in

two events. On being selected in the finals of

events, they represented themselves in front of

their parents on the Sports Day. They enjoyed

the day with great fun and cheer. Winners made

their parents and teachers feel proud with their

achievements. School Principal Mrs.

Priyadarshini Chauhan congratulated all the

winners and encouraged others to try their best

next time.

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3. Children’s Day: This year Children‟s day was

celebrated with great fervour and joy. This day

marks the birthdays of two eminent personalities

and visionaries of our country. One is our first

Prime Minister, Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru and the

other, Shri Aditya Vikram Birla, the Founder

Chairman of Aditya Birla Group.

On this occasion, a special assembly was

conducted by the school staff. The assembly

started with the garlanding and floral tribute to

Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru and Shri Aditya Vikram

Birla Ji by School Principal, Mrs. Priyadarshini

Chauhan and Head Mistress, Ms. Arshiya

Rehman. The choir of teachers sang a melodious

song for the children. Thought, news and GK

quiz were also presented by them.

Our Sanskrit teacher, Dr. Dharmendra Sharma

delivered a speech highlighting the personal

traits and achievements of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

and Shri Aditya Vikram Birla Ji. Students were

ecstatic on hearing the inspiring poetry recital

from Hindi teacher, Mrs. Anita Khandelwal.

4. Alumni Meet: The IVth Alumni Meet was held

on 14 Nov 2020 which commenced with the

divine lamp lighting by the old students in the

gracious presence of our learned Principal and

Head Mistress. Afterwards, the group of alumni

was taken to show round the school and then

they assembled in the Treasure Chest where

they were enchanted on seeing the beautiful

display of creative art and craft masterpieces of

budding artists and painters.They also had an

interaction session with the students of classes

XI&XII in which they recalled their old

memories and precious moments spent during their

school life. They shared their academic and

professional experiences with the students and

guided them how to become successful and

responsible individuals with their valuable tips and

ideas.

5. ANNUAL DAY CELEBRATION: Our

school celebrated its Annual Day,

“ALANKRITI” on the theme of NAVRAS in

Rajashree Birla Auditorium for two days from

26 November 2019 to 27 November 2019. Mr.

SukharamPindel, SDM Bhopalgarh graced the

function as Chief Guest. 370 children

showcased their talent through vivacious and

colourful presentations. The Chief Guest

adorned the academic and sports achievers with

certificates and trophies.

6. Christmas Day: Christmas is the festival which

inspires the spirit of sharing and caring. Soaking

in the spirit of Christmas, tiny tots of K.G.

section celebrated the festival with enthusiasm

on 23 December 2019. The students sang

melodious carols and on the stage of assembly a

tableau was created showing the birth of Lord

Jesus Christ. The significance of the festival was

explained to the students through the Christmas

story. One of the students was dressed as Santa

Claus and distributed chocolates among the

students.

7. Lohri:Lohri, the festival of North India was

celebrated in our school on 13 Jan 2020. School

Headmistress, Ms. Arshiya Rehman extended

her best wishes to all children and students. A

special talk highlighting the importance of Lohri

was delivered by Ms. BhoomikaGoyal of class

IX. A special festive flavour was added to this

celebration by KG students with their highly

energetic dance performance.

8. Republic Day: 71st Republic Day was

celebrated with great fervour and patriotism in

the playground of our school on 26 Jan 2020.

The Chief Guest of the function, Mr.

MukulRajvanshi, Deputy Chief Inspector of

Factories and Boilers, Govt. of Rajasthan,

Jodhpur unfurled the national flag, inspected the

parade and received the salute. A spectacular

parade featuring marching contingents of Birla

White Security platoon and ABPS students was

the main attraction of the celebration. In his

address to the audience, the Chief Guest spoke

about the importance of Indian Republic and

shared our country‟s achievements in all walks

of life.

Mr. Mahendra Kumar Mishra, Joint Executive

President & Plant Head, Unit Birla White, also

delivered a speech highlighting the

achievements and active contribution of Unit

Birla white.

On this occasion, a colourful and vibrant

cultural programme based on „National

Integration‟ was presented by the ABPS

students.

Master PriyanshuVaishnav and Master

UtsavMundra of class XII batch 2018-19 were

awarded with CBSE Merit Certificate by the

honourable Chief Guest for securing 100

percent marks in Informatics Practices in their

Board Exams.

9. Annual Athletic Meet: This year‟s Annual

Athletic Meet was held on 27 Jan 2020. School

Principal, Mrs. Priyadarshini Chauhan declared

the meet open and made the athletes swear an

oath of sportsmanship. Nearly 30 track and field

events were conducted. All participating athletes

displayed their strength, vigour, stamina, skills

and mental fitness in the different races.

Winners were decorated with medals and

certificates. Master Aryan Prajapat of class VIII

from Mewar House won the Best Athlete

Trophy in the boys‟ category whereas the Best

Athlete Trophy in girls‟ category was shared by

Ms. Sonia Dudi of class IX of Jodhana House

and Ms. Khushi Chaudhary of class VIII of

Marwar House.

Jodhana House won the Annual Athletic Trophy

of the year with 101 points and the Runners up

trophy went to Marwar House with 85 points.

To conclude the Annual Athletic Meet the

school Principal congratulated the winners and

declared it closed.

10. BasantPanchmiCelebration:“BasantPanchmi”

is an occasion which marks the advent of the

spring season and is also celebrated to worship

mother Saraswati, the Goddess of knowledge

and wisdom. This day was celebrated in our

school with great fervour and enthusiasm on 29

Jan 2020. The whole school assembled

together to pray and obtain blessings from

Goddess Saraswati the Goddess of knowledge.

The pooja started with a beautiful

SaraswatiVandana and after that Prasad was

distributed among the children. The children

enjoyed the day, enlightened by the blessings

of MaaSaraswati.

11. Prize Day Celebration: Our school

acknowledged and awarded the students for

their continual saga of glorious achievements in

Inter-House Competitions held during session

2019-20 on School‟s Prize Day organized on 12

February 2020 in Rajashree Birla Auditorium.

Mrs. Kalapana Nigam, Mrs. Savitri Mishra and

Mrs. Shikha Kedia were the distinguished

guests on this occasion. Shekhawati House won

the Literary & Cultural Trophy of the year. It

was Jodhana House that won the House

Magazine Trophy, Sports Trophy and Over

All Best House Trophy of the year.

12. School Picnic: On 14 December 2020, our

school arranged a picnic to Krishna Resort

Ajmer for the school staff and their families.

The picnic was very much refreshing and

enjoyable. It was a nice change from our daily

routine. Everybody enjoyed the journey to

Ajmer as the atmosphere inside the bus was

very vibrant and playful. Teachers and their

family members played Antakshari. At Krishna

resort, all were mesmerized with the natural

beauty of the place, children danced on music,

had toy train ride and enjoyed swings and

maize. At lunch, all tasted the delicacies of

Rajasthan. And then a Puppet and Magic show

was organized to entertain the staff. The ended

with happy memories.

13. Road Safety Campaign: During Road

Safety Campaign in the month of December,

Birla White safety team conducted an awareness

session for students on Road safety on 18 Dec

2019. Road safety videos were shown to

students and safety quiz was also conducted

during the session.

14. Release of School&House

Magazine:The X edition of the school

magazine Arunodaya was released featuring the

important events of the session 2018-19.

On 30 Jan 2020, our school Principal Mrs.

Priyadarshini Chauhan released the house

magazines of all the four houses and

congratulated the students for their creative

expressions and talent exhibited in the creation

of all the magazines.

15. Farewell: Outgoing batch of class XII was

bidden farewell on 06 February 2020 in

Rajashree Birla Auditorium. They were given

warm welcome and conferred with titles and

mementoes. Class XI students presented a

cultural programme to entertain them. School

Principal and teachers wished them a great

success in their Board Exams and bright future

ahead.

16. Self Defense Training: A five days Self

Defense Training was organized for the girls of

classes VI-IX from 17 Feb to 22 Feb 2020 in

our school. The aim of this training was tomake

them physically strong and mentally confident

by equipping them with essential self-defense

techniques and skills. The training was

inaugurated by Mr. Prabal Pratap Singh, Vice

Chairman SMC. Ms. Richa Gaur, 3rd

Dan Black

Belt from Global Institute of Self Defense and

Martial Arts, Jaipur was the main trainer.

17. Values Week Celebration:As a part of Values

Week Celebration in Birla White, a workshop

on Group Valueswas conducted by Mr. Prabhat

Rai, HOD, HR for students of classes VI to

VIII. He shared the significance of these values

through a PPT and had a healthy interaction

with students which concluded with a Quiz on

Group Values. Children were encouraged to

participate and were awarded with prizes.

18. SMC Meeting: The second SMC meeting of

the session was held on Feb 27, 2020 in the

school. It was chaired by Mr. Prabal Pratap

Singh, Vice Chairman SMC and FH, HR Birla

White.

19. Awareness Session on Covid-19: An

awareness session on Covid-19 for the ABPS

Staff was conducted by Dr. C.P. Mathur of

Aditya Birla Health Care Centre on 12 March,

2020.

Participation &Achievements Beyond

School:

AryabhattaGanit Challenge: 80 students of VIII,

IX&X participated in the first level of AryabhattaGanit

Challenge conducted by CBSE on 20 November 2019

in our school. AkritiJaketia (IX), Lovenimesh Singh

Rathore (IX) and Rohit Khoja (X) cleared the first level

and appeared in the second level conducted on 29

November 2019.

CBSE Science Exhibition: Four students of class XI

represented our school in CBSE Regional Science

Exhibition held in Maheshawari Public School, Jaipur

from 22 Nov 2019 to 23 Nov 2019. Our students

displayed two models on „Road Safety‟ and „Sewage

Water Treatment‟ based on theme „Resource

Management‟.

Silver Zone Olympiad 2019-20:

1. English Olympiad:65 students of our school

appeared in Silver Zone English Olympiad

conducted by Silver Zone Foundation New

Delhi on 18 December 2019. In this Olympiad,

8 students won gold medals, 7 students got

silver medals and 5 bagged bronze medals. Ms.

Vani Bhatnagar and Master KartikSoniof class

IXwere selected for second level of the

Olympiad held on 12 February 2020.

2. Maths Olympiad:134 students participated in

Silver Zone Maths Olympiad. 3 students won

gold medals, 1 student achieved silver medal

whereas one more student bagged bronze medal.

3. Science Olympiad: Out of 103 students, 9

students topped their respective classes by

winning gold medals, 5 won silver medals and 4

secured bronze medals in Silver Zone Science

Olympiad.Shreyali Mishra of VI and

NakulJangid of VII were selected for the second

level of the Olympiad.

Literary Achievements:Master Aryaveer Singh

Rathore of class X and Ms. Vani Bhatnagar of class IX

cleared the preliminary round of ABG Inter-School

Debate competition and represented the school in the

final round of the competition held at The Aditya Birla

Public School Awarpur, Maharashtra on 29 Jan 2020.

Sports Achievement: Ms. Ramgeeta of class VIII won

the third position in district level Discus Throw

competition held in Jodhpur on 02 October 2019.

Students’ Professional Achievements:

1. Master Aniruddha, a pass out student of XII

Science, batch 2018-19 made the school proud

with his selection in NDA in January 2020.

2. Master UtsavMundra and Ms. Anjali Chordia,

pass out students of batch of XII Commerce,

batch 2018-19 brought laurels to school by

clearing CA Foundation Examination.

3. Master Yogendra Singh Bhati a pass out student

of XII Science, batch 2018-19 was selected in

Indian Air Force to serve our nation.

Staff Professional Development:

1. A session on Health and Stress Management

was conducted by Mr. Arun Rishi, the founder

of AyushmanBhav Trust and Research Institute,

Ujjain for the school staff on 26 September

2019.

2. Mr. Naveen Mittal, PGT Maths, attended the

Teachers Training Programmeon “Spot

Evaluation” conducted by CBSE on 11 January

2020 at DPS Jodhpur.

3. Mr. B.K. Tiwari, TGT Science, attended a

training programme on „Innovative Teaching‟

conducted at RKK Girls Public School, Jodhpur

on 15 January 2020 under the initiative of „Hubs

of Learning‟.

4. All teachers teaching the Board Classes attended

an online workshop on Invigilation and Spot

Evaluation.

Infrastructural Developments:

1. Four classrooms were added in the newly

constructed first floor of KG Block.

2. Junior computer lab was renovated to make it

more convenient for students.