‘Environment Day’

Blue Bells Model School, Gurugram celebrates ‘Environment Day’

‘Stop littering the earth’s terrain with plastics’

The planet earth is wrapped with blisters and wounds because of unmindful use of plastics all around. With the mission of spreading vigilance towards detrimental effects of plastics and creating awareness for the protection of the environment, the young Blue Bellians have taken up the task in unison with ‘Say No to Plastics’ campaign connecting with the UN theme of Environment Day 2018. The aim is to raise alertness about the harmful and damaging impacts of plastic bags on the environment and human health and accordingly find sensible ways to reduce and avoid the use of the same. To mark the event the school campus was abuzz with activities for Senior and Middle Wing classes like e-pamphlet Designing, Poster Making, Letter Writing and Awareness Campaign through skits and jingles. The sapling plantation activity also made the students conscious that a green world is the need of the hour. A special assembly was organized where students took a pledge to take care of Mother Earth and adopt ways to combat plastic pollution. A Signature Campaign was conducted wherein panels were displayed in the school premises and the students signed on them to connect with the noble cause for reducing the use of plastic bags. Volunteer teams entrusted with the responsibility of sensitizing the students visited classrooms and addressed the students highlighting the effects of plastic pollution through jingles and a hands-on activity. The students by wearing plastic bags for a short while tried to empathize how the earth feels as it is choking under the massive weight of plastics. The Green Brigadiers conducted a scrupulous checking to ensure that the school premise remains a ZERO PLASTIC ZONE. Mrs. Chandan Dhawan, the Principal of the school appreciated the students’ sincerity and devotion to safeguard the planet.

Blue Bells Model School, Gurugram salutes the undeterred Spirit of FIFA World Cup 2018 Players

Games and sports is an integral part of the curriculum in Blue Bells Model School, Sec-4, Gurugram. The school upholds a feeling of sportsmanship and team spirit amongst the students. As the FIFA fever is on all-time high with finals on 15th July 2018, a special morning assembly was conducted by the students of class XI-A on 12th July 2018. An informative talk on FIFA World Cup was delivered by Moksh Kalra and Gautam Arora along with a video presentation which highlighted the history of the World Cup. To check the students’ updated knowledge on the event, a quiz was conducted for the students of classes IX and X. The performance of the participants was awe-inspiring and overwhelming. A Panel Discussion staged with the core semi-finalist teams was spellbinding as the student players from England, Belgium, France and Croatia discussed their team performance confidently and assertively. Responses to the questions like ‘What do you think is the reason behind the European domination over the continental teams? Do you think, the emergence of ‘Star Players’ in each team has affected their wins? were spontaneous and accurate. Mrs. Chandan Dhawan, the Principal of the school appreciated the students for their remarkable performance.

Additional Director General NCC felicitates  the NCC cadets of Blue Bells Model School, Gurugram

‘To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag’

Blue Bells Model School believes that leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.The NCC motto ‘Unity and Discipline’ has been laid out in the school with the aim to inculcate the values like discipline, brotherhood, character building, confidence and spirit of selfless service amongst the school cadets. To honour the school NCC Battalion and further acquaint the young cadets about the future ventures of NCC,Major General R.S. Mann,ADG (Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh) paid a visit to the school. Ms. Chandan Dhawan , Principal of the school extended a warm welcome to Major General, Brig. B.S Dalal, Group Commander and Col. Rakesh Yadav, Commanding officer 5Haryana Bn. NCC, Gurugram. The NCC cadets of the school presented a PPT on the numerous activities conducted in the school under the NCC programme for developing the spirit of adventure and resilience amongst the students. Deepanshi Rao, the ex-cadet recited self-composed poems,’Asifa Hum Sharminda Hai’ and ‘Sainik Ki Chithti’. Maj Gen. addressed the NCR cadets of various schools and colleges across Gurugram by stating the benefits of NCC in schools and colleges. He further stressed that more students should get enrolled in NCC and make necessary improvements to make NCC a transparent and strong programme. He also apprised the cadets about various policies of NCC and SSB interviews. The visit of the NCC officials to the school was an enriching experience  for all the NCC aspirants.   

Environment Day Celebration (Primary Wing)

“On World Environment Day, the message is simple: reject single-use plastic. Refuse what you can’t re-use. Together, we can chart a path to a cleaner, greener world.”

C.A. as career option- An insider perspective

Counselling session for commerce students

(C.A. as career option- An insider perspective)

By Mr. Manish Gupta

An online session was conducted on 25^th May 2018 for the students of XI and XII of Commerce stream from 10a.m. to 11 a.m. by Mr. Manish Gupta-Practicing C.A. with a rich work experience of over 16 years with renowned names viz. Agilent Technologies, Genpact, IBM etc.

 In this session he threw light on C.A. as a career option, ‘should’s & ought’s’ after class XII, the mandatory stages for becoming C.A. which requires Foundation course, Inter and Final stages. He also apprised the students with the scope and career prospects after C.A. as private practitioner or a hired employee in any organization. At last, query handling session was taken by Ms. Sushma Tyagi (HOD Commerce and Humanities) and Mr. Suhail.

Hands-On Workshop

‘Great Mind, Great Deeds’

Blue Bells Model School, Gurugram organized a ‘Hands-On Workshop’ for the students of classes VIII-X on May 24, 2018.The workshop was conducted by a team of 15 students of  ALO from IIT, Delhi, NLU, NIFT and DU. Ritvik Sharma, now a student of IIT, Delhi, is an alumni of BBMS who initiated the informative session. The orientation session consisted of an introduction of four fields electrical engineering, psychology, law and fashion designing. The students were delighted to witness a demonstration of clap circuit, mind games and dissembling of a mobile phone along with video clippings. The session aimed to motivate students to participate in the various fields manifested by ALO members and get to know about their field of interest and learn different skills through hands-on experience. The students were motivated to join an 8-day Summer Camp, in IIT Delhi to achieve an exposure in the realm of engineering, psychology, law and fashion designing. The session was indeed an eye opener for all the young aspirants of BBMS.

INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DAY

“Family is not an important thing. It’s everything”

Family is widely defined as a basic unit of social structure. Families remain at the Centre of social life ensuring the well-being of their members, educating and socialising children and youth as well as caring for both young and old. The International Day of Families is observed on the 15th May every year with the resolution to reflect the importance of family bonding and relationship.

On this occasion, Primary Wing students were acquainted with International Family Day that aims to promote awareness of issues relating to families and increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic progression that affects families. The International Day of Families has stimulated a series of awareness-raising events, including National Family Day. Photo Frame Activity was organized by Primary Wing to enhance the spirit of oneness and realize the importance of family. Students of Class III-V were gleeful and made beautiful Photo Frames.

Blue Bells Hosted Theatre Fest ‘Stage –O- Rama’

 ‘Acting is not about being recognised, it’s about exploring the human soul.’

Theatre is the greatest of all art forms, the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being. It is made up by a multitude of little moments-laughing with the cast, feeling the spotlight, long hours of rehearsals and eventually heading home realizing the fact that one is so fortunate to be a part of it. To make students enjoy this journey and cherish school days, Blue Bells Model School, Sec-4, Gurgaon organized an Inter-House Theatre Fest, Stage –O- Rama on May17 and 18, 2018. The two days Theatre Fest was conceived and nurtured by Ms. Soumya Gulati, Deputy Director Academic Development and Innovation, Blue Bells Group of Schools. The event commenced with a welcome song and marvelous theatrical rendition of Neha Sarkar and Pratham Sharma wherein they tried to substantiate the misjudged character Hamlet. Different houses staged both Hindi and English plays exhibiting their innate prowess of theatrical skills. The students’ zeal in playing various roles in English plays ‘Miser’, ‘Le Bourgeois Gentlehomme’, The Imaginary Invalid and ‘Doctor- Inspite of Himself’ and Hindi plays ‘Ashwathama Hatho Hathe’, ‘Arthi’ ‘Tajmahal Ka Tender’ and ‘Bakri’ were remarkable and spectacular. Students played an important part starting from selecting and editing the scripts, directing the plays and by lending light and sound effect. The eminent jury members Mr. Sashank Verma, an eminent actor of Asmita Group, Ms. Hema Bisht Sharma, Production Head of Kingdom of Dreams and Debashish Mondal, an alumnus of National School of Drama. were highly appreciative of the stunning depiction of each play. The distinguished jury along with Ms. Soumya Gulati felicitated the  Best Actor in Hindi beingPratham and Abhimanyu and in English Hardik Dhankar, Best Actress in English Manya Gupta and in Hindi Yashika, Best Director in Hindi Pratham Sharma. and in English Mannat Arora. ‘Le Bourgeois Gentlehomme’ was declared the Best Play performed by Mother Teresa House in English and ‘Ashwathama Hatho Hathe’ by Mother Teresa House in Hindi. The Overall Trophy was bagged by Mother Teresa House. The judges addressed the students and encouraged them to keep up their zeal for acting. Ms. Soumya Gulati congratulated the teachers and students for their earnest efforts and stated that great art is the outward expression of one’s talent and aptitude and students should keep on nurturing their passion for theatre and achieve excellence. Neha Sarkar, the Head girl of the school presented the vote of thanks.

Rabindranath Jayanti Celebration

“Preparedness and punctuality are two of the most important qualities of a leader”

Punctuality plays an important role in every walk of life. Being punctual always brings glory and success to all those who practice it. We can achieve anything if we set our mind to it. A special assembly was conducted by Primary Wing in Blue Bells Model School to felicitate the Full Attendance students with a memento for the session 2017-2018. Their regularity and punctuality was appreciated.

Students were also given certificates for Regional/State Level of Spell Bee International Competition. Honourable Madam Anjali Nagpal and In-charge Madam Meenakshi Malhotra presented the students with the certificates and awards. Anushka Yadav of class IV D was honoured for bagging medals in SOF and Silver Zone Olympiads. They congratulated students for their achievements and showered their blessings for their future endeavours.

Collated with this, Rabindranath Jayanti was celebrated which marks the birth anniversary of the great scholar and novelist Rabindranath Tagore. The assembly was conducted by the students of class IV-B under the guidance of Mrs. Asha Rani. A power point presentation highlighting Tagore's qualities, achievements and work was shown to the students. Students spoke on the life of Tagore along with the information about his contributions to the fields of Art and Literature. The students from different Houses participated enthusiastically in poem recitation. The students also performed a dance to pay tribute to Tagore’s multifaceted personality. The assembly was an effort to make the students aware of Rabindranath Tagore’s contribution, the way he gave a new dimension to Indian literature and music.

ASTRONOMY CLUB SESSION

Astronomy Club session was held for the students of the Primary Wing at Blue Bells Model School today i.e. 15.05.2018. Ms.Astha Talwar and Ms. Sakshi Sharma from the SPACE ASTRO CLUB were the facilitators for the session. They took a ninety minutes session with the 86 children of the Primary Wing. The session included a presentation on the topic -Mysterious Moon. The children learnt about the different phases of the Moon- New moon, crescent moon, half moon, Gibbous moon and full moon. It also included one outdoor activity where they made their own model of moon. They were provided a kit after the session. It was a fun based learning session for the students.