Our Principal, Ms. Kavita Sharma conducted a workshop on Team Building for the Administrative and Academic staff members of JGIS on 25th July, 2017. The highlight of the workshop was fun activities that helped the teachers to see each other in a different light and that too in a different setting. The workshop that aimed at improving collaboration among team members revolved around building skills like communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution.
An engaging and informative workshop for parents of classes I & II was organized on 22nd July, 2017 by the Principal and a team of teachers of classes I and II in the school auditorium. Through a series of hands on activities parents learnt about the teaching and learning practices followed in the Holding section.This workshop also shed light on the various teaching aids used in the class to strengthen the concepts and how some of it can be easily designed at home. Parents gave positive feedback and expressed desire for more such sessions.
The Better Citizen initiative of JGIS in collaboration with The Economics and Commerce Department of JGIS organised a session on Income Tax by Mr. Kalpesh Panara, Asst. Manager- Finance of ASIA Charitable Trust on 21st July 2017, Friday from 8:00 am to 9:30 am for students of classes 9 to 12.
JGIS organized ‘Poems Out Loud 2017-18’- Inter-school Poetry Recitation Competition on 20th July, 2017. 29 reputed schools of Ahmedabad participated in this competition. The competition was held in three categories: (a) Sub-junior: grades 4-5, (b) Junior: grades 6-7 and (c) Senior: 8-9. The Judges were Mr. Harish Iyer, Ms. Rupa Ramamurthy, Ms. Ketki Modi, Ms. Ankita Dave and Mr. Shorab Negi.
Inter House English Recitation Competition was held on 14th July, 2017 in the auditorium. The competition was conducted for two categories, the junior category having participants from grade V & VI and the senior category having participants from grade VII & VIII.
The Inter house Chess Competition was held from 10th July, 2017 to 14th July, 2017. The competition was organized in two groups: Junior & Senior. Three students from each house were selected. Each house members competed with all the other houses with the Swiss (League) system. The participants showed great enthusiasm and thoroughly enjoyed & focused while playing the matches. The winning participants made their houses proud and also enabled them to grab some house points.
A visit here is truly an out of the world experience and helps you reflect how the Indus Valley Civilization thrived here thousands of years ago. Original artefacts excavated from the site next door are displayed in the Lothal Archaeological Museum. The major attractions in Lothal are the vast ruins of the ancient city. The most important are the sites of the ancient dockyard, the lower town, the bead factory, the warehouses, and the drainage system.
Students of Grade I visited Trimandir, Adalaj, Ahmedabad on 12th July, 2017 as a part of POI unit “Five Senses”. They explored the “Store of happiness” and were able to use their five senses and identify the importance of it. They interacted with the members of Store of happiness and gathered information related to the same.
Topper of X-ICSE
Master Kenil Prakash Patel – 95.7%
Topper of XII-ISC-SCIENCE
Master Varshil Mehta – 95.6% ( 100 out of 100 in Maths)
Topper of XII-ISC-COMMERCE
Master Jay Sejvani - 92% ( 100 out of 100 in Physical Education)
On the fine morning of 7th July, 2017 the deserving young talents of our school were bestowed with the responsibility of leading their school with commitment, confidence and competence. The investiture ceremony thus marked the inaugural of the senior student council for the academic session 2017-18.