Dussehra was celebrated with great enthusiasm and energy in our school today. The children of Pre Primary wing came beautifully dressed in traditional attires. Students of P.N-III were told about the importance of the festival through story narration using props and Smart Board. Creative take aways were also made by the students. The effigies of Ravana, Meghnath and Kumbkaran, creatively decorated by the teachers, were burnt in the school field symbolizing the triumph of good over evil. 

Every parent is doing the best they can. Being a parent is no less than bliss; however, there can never be a more daunting task than to find a perfect way to parenting. 

In keeping with our promise to pro-actively reach out to our parents in form of Workshops and Interactive Sessions we had an enlightening workshop conducted under the aegis of program ‘Strings of Faith’ for the parents of Grade II & III by our School counselor Ms. Manpreet Sandhu on Saturday 23th September, 2017.

The workshop primarily focused on concerns like low self-esteem, lack of interest in activities, attention issues, time management skills and resolving other child’s concerns with wisdom and patience, settling mental difference and creating healthy bond between parent and children. School Counselor also motivated the parents to boost academic, social and emotional development of the child. She emphasized that regular investment of time and engaging in day -to –day activities would help bridging the gap between home and school and would also help the child grow in a more positive way. Every child gets a new day to learn, so does the parent, so a parent’s engagement leads to better results in any kind of concerns in the child’s life.

During the workshop, the parents shared their concerns and expectations with the School Counselor. It was through an activity that she explained to the parents that each one of us has some positive and negative seeds; it is entirely up to us to decide which seed we wish to water. It is imperative for us to understand that what we positively focus on, grows. It was an enriching experience for parents as well as teachers with an effective message ‘THE BEST THING TO GIVE TO YOUR CHILD IS- GOOD EXAMPLE’.

A memorable Field Trip to the Heritage Transport Museum in Manesar  for the KG-E,F,G & H learners was an enjoyable and engaging experience . The children were mesmerized by the different means of transport, ranging from the ancient time to the modern time. The visit gave them a good understanding to the EVS theme of the month transport.

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on 21st September. The theme for 2017 is "Together for Peace : Respect, Safety and Dignity for All".

At St. Xavier's the children of Pre-Nursery mesmerized everyone  with their 'Peace Walk'. They wore beautiful 'dove' headgear and danced to the tune of  'Light a candle of peace..'. As Messengers of peace' they looked as magical as they could.

A well spent day out for the Kindergarten learners proved to be one of the most enriching experience about different modes of transport used during old time to modern era .

A field Trip to Heritage Transport Museum on Thursday  i.e  21-09-2017 was an exciting learning experience for our  Kindergarten  students . A variety of different means of transport ranging  from old times to   modern times, story of the wheels, bullock carts, boats, aeroplanes gave a huge insight to the EVS theme of the month Transport  .

A day out for the Nursery learners proved to be one of the most interesting days of their lives!

A field Trip to Heritage Transport Museum on Wednesday i.e  20-09-2017 was an exciting learning experience for our Nursery students . A variety of different means of transport ranging  from old times to   modern times, story of the wheels, bullock carts, boats, aeroplanes gave a huge insight to the EVS theme of the month Transport  

Life is not so much a matter of holding good cards but of playing a poor hand well”     -Robert Louis Stevenson-

Teachers are most inspiring factor which influences a student’s life and achievement. We at St Xavier’s High School believe in, training and supporting teachers is critical and should be taken on as a mandatory process in our school. In continuation to our efforts of inspiring and training teachers our School Counselor shared her hands on experiences over an interactive session with teachers of grade I to III on the topic “Identification of Learning Disabilities”.

Workshop covered the meaning, types, causes, identification and some common signs of Learning Disabilities. She also asked teachers to introspect about the role of a teacher in child’s life. She mentioned that there is often no significant symptom of a learning disability, there are certain clues and we need to adapt different teaching methodology and the delivery of instructions to meet the appropriate needs of each student. It was an enriching learning as our school counselor also shared her expertise to enhance teaching strategies and techniques used by teachers.

We at St. Xavier’s believe that education is not only limited to the four walls of the classroom but the exposure to the outside world is equally important.

‘I hear and I forget,

I see I remember

I touch I understand’

For the little ones of Pre-Nursery the visit to the ‘Needs Supermart’ today was a memorable and enriching experience. A hands-on experience, children walked through the different sections of the store and enjoyed their first trip. 

St. Xavier’s High School, Gurgaon has always been alert with respect to the safety and security provided to our students. But to further tighten the safety measures and keeping in view the current scenario, 2 workshops were conducted for the ancillary staff on Saturday, 16^th September ‘2017 -

WORKSHOP – 1- The School Counselor Ms. Manpreet Sandhu held a counseling session for the support staff – guards, nannies and sweepers to sensitize them about the safety and security of all students. The following points were covered in the session -  

1.      POCSO act 2012 was discussed in detail.

2.      First aid if needed.

3.      They were made aware about the importance of their behaviour towards the children and the repercussions if they flout the rules and regulations of the school.

4.      Their behaviour and responsibility in the buses.

5.      Politeness towards children at all times.

6.      Made aware of the action they need to take in case they find a situation unsafe for children inside the school premises and school buses.

WORKSHOP – 2 – The School collaborated with ‘MARUTI AUTOMOBILES - MDS RANA MOTORS’ in a 4 hour training session to sensitize the drivers and conductors driving the School Buses towards children’s safety. Various points as per guidelines and regulations were clearly discussed and were told to strictly abide by them.

We often say that the world is a global village and every thing is just a click away, but what actually happens when you literally get connected to the schools across the nation and indeed stay in a global village. Students of grade VIII attended their first ever WEBINAR (Web- Seminar) by the veteran Dr Sameer Parekh, Chairperson, Fortis National Mental Health.

The Webinar focussed on Media Literacy among the youth.With the current scenario where the adoloscents, becoming a prey to cyber bullying, it was the need of the hour for someone to take a lead and educate the igniting minds.

Dr. Parekh brought up presentiment of young generation loosing precious moments of their lives by engrossing in the social media. He also laid stress on the fact that generation gap could be no rescue to the excuses of teens trying to cope up with the peer pressure as the parents at times have faith issues considering the current scenario. He guided the students that they must ensure to confide their faith in a confidante and raise a voice againt any cyber bullying or cyber abuse.

His session was an extraordinary, uncoventional and inspiring one as he could connect to the TECH-SAVVY generation in their own mode. The students had numerous querries regarding Cyber Safety and Media Literacy and the digital global village provided them a platform to send querries through print media. The questions coveted the varied spheres of addiction to the games, stress, and threatning online games. He councilled the students about the ill-effects of Internet and it being dangerous territory if not handeled carefully.

As every day comes with a leraning opportunity to become better and improve, the inspiring workshop ignited the young minds and inspired them to be alert and keep everyone concious about the cyber safety so that they become a prey to it.

With the examination around the desk, it was the need of the hour to guide students about managing time judiciously. To train them to plan their time effectively school counselor Ms. Manpreet Sandhu organized a workshop for the students of grade VI-IX. The workshop focused on the study skills and motivating factors one should keep into account while preparing for exams. Students were taught how to set goals and organize their time  through an activity. Thereafter, the deviating factors such as procrastination and distractions by gadgets were also discussed with the help of role play and activities. Study tips, including mnemonic aids were elaborately discussed wherein the school counselor quoted certain research studies and examples from the personal life. Pointers related to the time allotted to the studies, rejuvenation, problem-solving, analyzing the question paper, highlighting the points were amongst the few topics being discussed. The students enthusiastically came up with their concerns and problems related to Examination anxiety and received satisfactory solutions for their problems by the counselor. The workshop  helped the students to release stress before exams and learn different strategies of preparing well for the exams. 

“Tell Me and I Forget, Teach Me and I Remember, Involve Me and I Learn”

 Under the aegis of Strings of Faith an enlightening workshop was conducted for the parents of Class I on the topic – Positive Parenting at St Xavier’s High School, Sec 49, Gurugram on Saturday, September 9, 2017 by an inspiring speaker- Ms. Mimansa Singh, a senior Clinical Psychologist Coordinator, Clinical Psychology Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram.

 The aim of the workshop was to sensitize the parents on the importance of Positive Parenting in the current era. The focus of the workshop was to reflect on effective parenting approaches, which can help our parents to cater to the needs of children so that they can grow as happy, creative and responsible human beings. She discussed about the level of expectations of the parents from their children because of which they start dictating and comparing them with others. She advised the parents to let the child be mentally bold and learn Time Management. She taught the different parenting strategies to the parents. She mentioned that consistency is the key in parenting. She also talked about enhancing Children’s Self-Esteem, emotion regulation, and social skills, parents as role models and facilitators and variety in child’s behaviour. During the workshop, the parents also shared their concerns and expectations with Ms. Mimansa Singh. It was an enriching experience for parents as well as teachers.

“Don’t look for big things. Just do small things with great love… The smaller the thing, the greater must be our love.’’                                                                                                                          Mother Teresa

Small of stature, faith like a rock, Mother Teresa of Calcutta was entrusted with the mission of proclaiming God’s thirsting love for humanity, especially for the poorest of the poor. This luminous messenger of God’s love was born on 26^th August 1910 clad in a white, blue bordered saree, she along with her sisters of the Missionaries of Charity became a symbol of love, care and compassion for the world.

To mark the first canonization anniversary of Mother Teresa, a special assembly was conducted by the students of grade 5B. The day began by seeking Lord’s blessings followed by thought for the day. Blessed with profound empathy, unwavering commitment and unshakable faith since young, Mother Teresa focussed on serving mankind ever since she was 18. Keeping this in mind, the students narrated a story on ‘Love and Kindness’. It was followed by the poem recitation on ‘Life’ written by Mother Teresa. Depicting the history of Mother Teresa, the students shared facts about her compassionate life.

Students also presented a play based on the virtue of kindness showcasing the importance of leading a selfless life. As Mother Teresa said, “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other”. To spread the awareness of peace- a necessity in today’s world, the school choir sang the song ‘Tell me Why’ mellifluously and soaked the atmosphere with enthusiasm.

The assembly concluded with a beautiful quote by Saint Teresa “If you can’t feed hundred people, then feed just one.” 

The students from Pre-Nursery , Nursery and KG participated in MI-me Inter School Event at Suncity School today . Arav Shankar from grade KG-F bagged 3rd position in ' Anywhere Door Event '