Primary, Vidya ka Parv

“The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character is the goal of true education”. This powerful thought set the day of Vidya ka Parv in the Primary section of City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus II where students were warmly welcomed by their teachers after a long summer break. The students were excited to meet their teachers and friends and actively participated in various activities:

Classes 1 and 2: The day began with greetings and welcoming everyone, followed by a Special Assembly, a platform to pay gratitude to the Almighty. The assembly commenced with a warm welcome by our Incharge Ma'am, Ms. Deepali Singh followed by the Lighting of the lamp which led to School Prayer. It was followed by the thought for the day based on education and Virtue talk which promotes character building. A puppet show was presented by the children which were enjoyed by all. Netiquettes were shared by the teachers to prepare them for their online classes.

Classes 3 and 5: Teachers eagerly waited for students and were happy to see them back to school virtually. The special assembly paves the way for our students to rejuvenate their spirits, remain rooted in moral values and unleash their vitality. The assembly started with a Saraswati Vandana in full devotion. Prayer was followed by the pledge, thought for the day based on education and CMS mission + vision. Students enjoyed different activities showcasing Vidya ka Parv as an opportunity to display their talents and presented themselves as individuals. They enthusiastically took part in the virtue talk and presented their views confidently. They also shared their journey of summer vacation with their friends and teachers.

The assembly ended with the Vote of thanks by the Incharge Ma'am, Ms. Deepali Singh and the blessings by our Respected Principal, Ms. Samvida Adhikari who praised the good work and appreciated the confidence of the students. She congratulated students and teachers for their valuable contributions to society by comprehending virtues in their life which are the base of all happiness and wished them good luck for the wonderful and successful years ahead, on the whole, Vidya ka Parv was celebrated with great zeal and a promise to become a better citizen of the Universe.

Junior, Vidya ka Parv

“A journey of a thousand miles always begins with a single step…” and so the students of Aliganj Campus II, Junior section took their first step after a long, relaxing summer break towards their session 2021-22.

The students were excited to meet their teachers and friends and actively participated in various activities. The day began with a lovely song followed by the morning assembly, a platform to pay gratitude to the Almighty. The assembly commenced with Prayer, silent communion with God followed by Pledge and Yoga for a healthy body and calm mind. A Virtue card on Optimism which puts an end to our anxiety and teaches us to be positive always was shared with the students to make them understand that every dark cloud has a silver lining. It was then followed by an energizer as an ice-breaker which helped them to be more active. They also shared their experiences of the vacation. The students enjoyed the session with their respective teachers. Some netiquettes were shared to prepare them for their classes.

The vote of thanks was given by the Junior Incharge, Ms. Rashika Dixit who advised students to be punctual for the classes following the netiquettes and wished them a successful year ahead. Overall it was a day full of activities and fun.

Van Mahotsav

Van Mahotsav or Forest Festival is an annual tree-planting festival celebrated in July in which thousands of trees are planted all over the country. Van Mahotsav week is celebrated from 1 July to 7 July to spread awareness of forest conservation and to save the environment.

This celebration is the beginning of the noble initiative to keep our mother nature green and clean. Thus, CMS Aliganj 2 Campus organized a “CMS Vriksharopan Jan Andolan” plantation drive on 6th July 2021 under the able guidance of our Respected Principal, Ms. Samvida Adhikari. She flagged-off the drive from the Aliganj Campus II to the park where parents (Mother of Anshul, Mother of Shreyash, Mother of Mother of Gauri, Mother of Abhay, etc.) students and ex-student (Shreya, Sharvi, Tejas, Anshul, Aditya, etc.) community members (Society President, Mr. Mitlesh Kumar Bhatt, V.P. Society President, Ms. Mamta Pathak, Secretary and S.O. of Tharga Police Station, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Mr. Nirbhay Seth and G.K. Seth, etc.) and staff of CMS Aliganj 2 Campus along with our Respected Principal and Incharges got connected to nature through Yoga which was followed by the blessings of the Almighty, the school prayer. After establishing the beautiful connect everyone planted a sapling in the area already prepared for the plantation under the supervision of the Environment Coordinator, Mr. Dominic Mendonsa. This drive is a “Community service project” which is a great beginning of communication and collaboration with the nearby community which will help in building a strong bond between the school and the society with the impact of togetherness and citizenship. The drive ended with the heartfelt gratitude of our Dendrophile Principal, Ms. Samvida Adhikari who sensitized people about the sustainable growth of human races and this life-long project which will be nurtured by us like Green Crusaders for the upcoming generations under the guidance of our Respected Founder Manager, Dr. Jagdesh Gandhi.

Pre-primary Section: The day started with the theme “Let's nurture nature so that we can have a better future”. The day began with the peppy energizer highlighting the importance of trees followed by an emotional and effective appeal to prevent global warming, reducing pollution and promoting more plantations. Later, the day witnessed many amazing class activities by various sections such as: dressing up as different trees and promoting the message of “Grow green and plant more trees”, saplings plantation, making Captain Planet, decoration of pots, discussion on Van Mahotsav and thus enhancing their communication skills. They made posters and wrote slogans on nurturing nature and collaborated with their family members, friends and neighbours in the plantation drive by gifting a sapling along with the posters or slogans.

Primary Section: Children of classes 1 and 2 dressed up as vibrant beautiful flowers and spoke a few lines on them. They also spoke about the benefits of planting trees. Children understood the importance of planting and saving trees."Trees exhale for us so that we can inhale them to stay alive. Can we ever forget that? Let us love trees with every breath we take until we perish." Students of Classes 3-5 planted saplings and tied rakhis to trees, making a promise to save plants always. They also made beautiful posters and expressed their thoughts through the pictures.

Junior Section: "Learn character from trees, values from roots and change from leaves" with this thought students planted saplings, tied rakhi to the trees and also enjoyed a group discussion on "Causes and Prevention Methods of Global Warming". Thus, there was an active exchange of ideas promoting critical thinking and communication skills among the students. They also made posters and expressed their thoughts through the pictures. These pictures depicted how trees contribute to our environment by providing oxygen, improving air quality, conserving water, preserving soil, and supporting wildlife.

The purpose of conducting a weeklong celebration of Van Mahotsav and plantation drive was to make our students and society realize that it is the best time to plant saplings so that the next generations can also take benefit from the trees. Focusing on Sustainable Development Goals the future citizens along with the parents were sensitized towards this need of the hour. These activities were also helpful to instil the value of social responsibility in the students.

Inter-section Tearing and Pasting Competition

Every child has an ocean of creativity and activity which includes inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes and having fun. This ocean of fine motor skills helps in the overall development of the child. One such activity is “Tearing and pasting” which requires strength and endurance of the small muscles in the hand. These intrinsic muscles are important in so many fine motor skills, including handwriting, colouring and more. Thus, CMS Aliganj II Campus Pre-primary section organized an inter-section tearing and pasting competition for classes Montessori and Nursery students on 16 and 17 July 2021.

Children participated with ardor wherein they brought in their colourful imagination through eye and hand coordination. The students made beautiful fish and apples and also spoke one line about them. It was a great and fun-filled session where children learnt to enhance their grip on the paper with fingers which will increase hand strength and also make way for more complicated actions like opening and closing zippers and tearing a slice of bread into small pieces. It helped them in exploring new ideas, creativity as well as a sense of shapes, sizes and colours.

The aim of this competition was that the child should be able to develop expertise in the field of their choice as they grow up and climb their own mountains, as high as possible. Tearing and pasting helped them to enhance their creativity and to appreciate their creativity Virtual stars were given as a token of appreciation to all the students for their hard work, orderliness and enthusiasm.

Primary, Parents’ Orientation

The Parents Orientation program is a brief introduction for the parents especially the new parents about the motto, vision, rules and regulations, education and teaching methodology etc. of the school which help both school as well as parents to build a strong bond and work hand in hand in making the child a global citizen. CMS Aliganj Campus II Classes 1 and 2 conducted the Orientation Program virtually on 9th July 2021, which was attended by parents in large number with excitement and zeal.

Respected Primary Incharge, Ms.Deepali Singh addressed the august gathering with a warm welcome which was followed by the blessing of the Almighty, the school prayer. Later she briefly introduced the Vision 2025 of the school and other information like monthly assessments, report card, home visits, fruit break etc. to the parents. Parents were given an insight into the syllabus, assessment pattern, attendance and most important netiquettes for the students. The short glimpse of the wellness session was showcased for the parents to promote healthier lifestyles and help them to rejuvenate themselves. “WELLNESS” means - A State of being in good health so the virtue of “GRATITUDE” was taken up by the teachers of classes 1 and 2.

The program helped the parents to know more about the school, its functioning and the netiquettes to be followed during the online classes. It was indeed a very fruitful and interactive session for both parents as well as teachers. The program ended with a journey of the new session and peroration by our caring Respected Principal, Ms. Samvida Adhikari where she focused on the wellbeing of the students which will help in their studies and overall growth to perform and understand life better and be a global citizen.

The main objective of the Orientation program was to make the parents aware of the various activities that are being conducted in classes 1 and 2 throughout the year, along with a brief introduction of all the subjects so that parents can guide their wards in the correct manner to facilitate the smooth learning process.

World Malala Day

Every year on 12th July, the world celebrates the birthday of Malala Yousafzai. At age 17, Malala was the youngest recipient ever of the Nobel Peace Prize. The day also honours the rights of children and women especially education and safeguard of their fundamental rights.

“Malala Day” was observed at CMS Aliganj Campus II on 12th July 2021 to reveal the Right to Education for all. Students of classes 3-5 participated in a speech competition where they highlighted the importance of Malala Day Celebration, her mission and her struggle to accomplish her mission. To mark the occasion, one of the students dressed as Malala Yousafzai and shared a biography of Malala.

We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced. The students of the Junior section learnt about the challenges Malala faced as a young girl advocating the importance of girl education. Students showed the sketches of Malala and pictures related to the importance of education in the children. A quiz session was organised where students answered the various facts/questions related to the life of Malala. Students shared the presentation on the life of Malala and exchanged information on the day among the others. Some students gave speeches, shared quotes and elocuted poems on Malala Yousafzai. They had a memorable session with Ms. Prakriti Chandra, an ex-CMS student who has her name recorded twice in LIMCA BOOK of records for motivating maximum people for eye donation, a social worker. Her efforts had helped more than 400 people to see the beauty of God. She shared her journey and achievements with the students and inspired them to do good deeds for humanity and taught empathy. Empathy shapes the minds and hearts of youth, building up global citizens who are change agents and that could therefore be vehicles to reach the Sustainable Development Goals.

The aim was to sensitize students about the importance of education in wellbeing, gender equality for sustainable growth and to spread awareness about the right to education that still many girls of various parts of the world are deprived of. Women empowerment is needed in society to give women equal rights to participate in making a good and civilized society. It is important that they realise their worth and should have the freedom of choice. It was a highly informative and inspiring event for all of us.

Eid - Ul - Adha Celebration

Eid-ul-Adha is celebrated in the month of Dhu-al-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Islamic lunar calendar also known as the “Feast of the Sacrifice”. It commemorates the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismail as an act of dedication and obedience to Allah. CMS Aliganj Campus II Pre-primary section organised a special session on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.

Teachers conducted special assemblies in their respective sections to make the students aware of the significance of this festival and wished each other virtually. The students were told that Eid-ul-Adha promotes brotherhood amongst the different groups of society as one-third of the animals sacrificed ritually are consumed by the family offering the sacrifice and the rest are distributed to the poor and needy. It also proves that faith and belief in the Almighty help to follow the right path and be virtuous. On this day people meet and greet each other, exchange gifts and sweets. This is the time when people from different religions and backgrounds come together and show their unity.

Through this celebration, the students were taught to love and respect all religions. This celebration helped instill the feeling of peace, harmony and coexistence in the society. The session involved the development of character building. It also made the little ones think about sharing, the oneness of mankind and forgiveness.

Vidya Ka Parv - Pre-primary

“Education is the powerful weapon which we can use to change the world.”

City Montessori School, Aliganj Campus II, Pre-Primary wing celebrated “Vidya Ka Parv” on 1st July 2021 centred around the theme “Education is the powerful weapon which we can use to change the world” and celebrated the power of education to encourage the children to become good, smart and a global citizen.

Pre-Primary In-charge, Ms Preeti Oberoi began the event with a welcome speech. The event unfolded with the lighting of the lamp ceremony followed by the school prayer, pledge and thought of the day. Teachers emphasized on the parent-teacher coordination and shared important online netiquettes with the new and old parents to make our current mode of education-“Online teaching” more effective. Development of 6C skills in our learners to make them prepared for future challenges were also discussed.

Children enjoyed the melodious rhyme “I hear thunder…” with actions and peppy music. Parents appreciated the dedication and hard work of the teachers to impart knowledge during the pandemic in the Feedback session.

The event ended with the blessings of the Pre-primary Incharge where she gave a gist of CMS vision 2025 to all the parents and children. She wished them “Good luck” for the upcoming sessions.