G20 Summit 2023- A step ahead- TAFS Junior Wing (08-12 May 2023)

The awareness week with various activities on G-20 held in February 2023 created a lot of curiosity amongst children as they became aware of the theme, the importance of India’s presidency and the magnitude of events to be held in various cities of India this year as part of G-20 summit.

In continuance with the effort, TAFS Junior Wing planned and conducted a few more engaging and informative activities between 08- 12 May 2023.

• All the sections of classes 2, 3, 4 and 5 made a G20 corner in the classroom, where they displayed information with pictures about any one of the G20 countries of their choice. It was a collective effort which proved to be enlightening as children learnt new facts about certain countries with regard to their culture, geography and history.
• A paragraph writing activity was conducted for class 3 students where in the topic was “Fun Facts” of any one of the G20 countries.
• Class 4 students did an activity of drawing the national costumes of any one of the G20 countries on an A4 size sheet.

The children greatly enjoyed and participated in each of these activities.

AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV-‘CHILDREN SPORTS FESTIVAL’

TAFS INTRA MUN 2023

NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY WEEK 

UKG LEMONADE PARTY (11 MAY 2023)

With the onset of summers it’s essential to refresh & replenish our body with some cool beverages. To beat the rising heat a lemonade party was organised for our youngest TAFSians on 11th May ‘23..The kids enjoyed the lip smacking lemonade with great zest. The little munchkins had a great time watching the teacher preparing lemonade with by squeezing fresh lime juice, a pinch of salt & little sugar to the glass of water.They enjoyed mixing & stirring all the ingredients with their tiny hands. One could sense the excitement around and their sparkling eyes were worth watching as the delicious lemonade tickled their taste buds on sipping it up. The activity gave our young learners a hands on experience of making a glass of lemonade & they relished every bit of it. They also enjoyed colouring the pictures of lemon.

It was a fun learning experience for our kindergarteners.

CALLIGRAPHY COMPETITION - CLASS V

(28 Apr 2023 and 04 May 2023)

Handwriting is an art form and creating beautiful, neat handwriting using different calligraphic fonts can be a treat to the eyes.To improve presentation skills and to inculcate the habit of good handwriting among students an English and Hindi calligraphy competition was conducted on 28 Apr 2023 and 04 May 2023 respectively for the children of class 5. All the students participated with great zeal and their effort in creating beautiful styles of handwriting is praiseworthy. The assessment was done on the basis of neatness, presentation, spelling and punctuation. The details of the prize winners are as appended below:

ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY WINNERS

HINDI CALLIGRAPHY WINNERS

ENGLISH POEM RECITATION COMPETITION

CLASS II (09 MAY 2023)

Poetry is the most beautiful and impressive mode of saying things. Poem recitation involves repeating a poem from memory in front of an audience. It helps  students  to build his or her new vocabulary and comprehend its meaning. Recitation gives them a sense of pride and boosts their confidence. Keeping this in mind, an English Poem Recitation Competition was held for the students of Class II. The theme for the poems was ‘Humour’. The children were judged on their pronunciation, presentation, content and clarity of speech. Children enthusiastically participated in this competition. The participants impressed their teachers with their memorization and presentation skills. The results are as follows:

Vedic Math Workshop Held On
4^thMay 23 and 8^thMay 23

The Mathematics Department of TAFS organized a work shop on Vedic Mathematics on 4th May 23 and 8th May 23 for the students of classes V – X. The purpose of the workshop was to give students insight into Vedic Mathematics, an ancient subject that helps students’ master calculations easily.

Resource person for the workshop was Dr. B Sai Kiran (Director – IMPACT, GUINESS WORLD RECORD HOLDER, GLOBAL UNIQUE RHR RECORDS HOLDER, LIMCA INDIA BOOK OF RECORDS HOLDER).

Dr. Kiran opened the session by interacting with the students and establishing Vedic Math as a holistic area of study in itself.

The key concepts taught in the workshop were:

1. Tricks that students can employ to make their calculations faster and accurate – Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication.
2. Multiplication of a number with a number of ‘Nines’ or for two-digit multiplication.
3. Quicker way to find squares and square roots for higher classes.

Sir gave various examples and in hand practice to the students to grasp the tricks spontaneously. Students thoroughly enjoyed the techniques of fast calculations through a series of fun examples. Students showed keen interest and participated in the workshop with great enthusiasm and also appreciated the importance of Vedic Mathematics.

PROFICIENCY AWARD CEREMONY- JUNIOR SCHOOL (02 MAY,2023)

‘Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts’

Winston Churchill

A Proficiency Awards presentation ceremony, is an event that celebrates scholastic and co-scholastic excellence and recognises the hard work and achievements of students.TAFS Junior Wing organised a Proficiency Awards presentation ceremony on 02 May 2023. 65 students from the Junior Wing,TAFS were felicitated for their achievements in all spheres of the school life.Their success has demonstrated that with focus, determination and a positive attitude, anything is possible.

Headmistress,Mrs Deepa Radhakrishnan addressed the parents in her welcome address.She shared that success is a process and not a mile stone.Success comes from inculcating good values of compassion and humility.A vision for future, comprising of the short term and the long term goals is essential to keep one moving relentlessly in pursuit of excellence. The address was followed by the presentation ceremony.

Mrs Amita Gupta, our Principal, graced the occasion as the guest of honour.She congratulated the award winners and stressed on the role of parents in supporting their children to pursue their passion. She also encouraged the young Tafsians to not rest on their laurels but to strive hard to scale greater heights.Ma’am, gave away the awards and interacted with the winners with words of motivation.

The students of Class 5 presented an enthralling dance performance based on a fusion of Kathak and Bharatnatyam. The performance left the audience spell bound.

The Junior School Choir presented an inspirational song ’Hum bharatawasi likhte hai itihas naya’ conveying the importance of team work in building a better India for the citizens of tomorrow.The event culminated with 'The National Anthem', presented by the Junior School Choir. 

WORKSHOP ON ROAD SAFETY AT AIR FORCE SCHOOL, JAIPUR

EDUCATIONAL VISIT OF AIR FORCE SCHOOL STUDENTS
TO NATIONAL BAL BHAWAN DELHI

LABOUR DAY CELEBRATIONS

“It is only through labour and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage that we move on to better things.”

International Worker’s Day or Labour Day, as it’s called was celebrated with much joy and enthusiasm at TAFS on May 01, 2023. The celebrations saw the entire Support Staff of TAFS being shown immense gratitude with a special programme presented by the students of Class VI. The programme began with Principal Ma’am’s address which was followed by a plethora of performances in the form of a poem, Street Play, group song, a visual presentation, etc. Cards made by the students of Class VI were distributed among the support staff in order to thank them for all that they do for us. A few of them even shared their views and feelings about how the children had made their day. The programme ended with the Vote of Thanks and the National Anthem. All in all it was an important day which made the ‘Bhaiyas and Didis’ of our school really happy.

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY ON WASTE MANAGEMENT