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Children of Nursery class visited the Children Traffic Park located at Khanpur on Friday, 11/08/2017 during school hours. It was a theme related visit. The aim was to impart traffic education and training among kids and inculcate a sense of discipline in a fun way. The park has roads, signals and buses just like in the city but on a miniature scale. Few children could ride tricycles. They were given traffic lessons. The trip also helped them build social skills and improve vocabulary.

Children of Jr. KG visited  a farm 5 Acres of kindness located on the outskirts of the city, at Gyaspur, on Friday 11/08/201 7 as part of the theme in their curriculum-‘Farm’. 5 Acres of Kindness is a wonderful initiative, under which, rescued animals of a wide variety, from Gujarat and neighbouring states, are housed at a 5 Acre farm. The rescue farm, is run by Animal HELP Foundation. Children fed the farm animals and also took pegions in their hands.

Children of Sr. Kg Marigold and Sr. Kg Jasmine went to Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre on Thursday 10/08/17 as part of their theme ‘The Universe’.  They saw Rocket Launcher and a 3D film on space. Audio Visuals on life in space was also shown. The children were delighted to see the exhibition. They went during the school hours. They sang poems on their way towards the Centre. It was an enjoyable and educational experience for the children. This trip will help the children retain the theme better. It also helped in building vocabulary. Social skills were developed.

“Dream is not the thing that you see in sleep but is that thing that doesn’t let you sleep”- A P J Abdul Kalam                                           Students of Class 1 Venus put up a presentation on the topic -“DREAMS” through a skit and dance.  A very important message was conveyed; Dreams gives us a channel to work. The road to our dreams is not easy it is covered with obstacles but we can follow our dreams through hard work and determination. It was an amazing performance done by the students and appreciated by all.

The Teaching Learning Practices Workshop for the Parents of Pre-Primary Section was held on 29^th July, 2017 by the Principal, Coordinator and the teachers of Pre Primary section in the school auditorium. Through a series of hands on activities parents learnt about the teaching and learning practices followed in the Pre-Primary section. This workshop also shed light on the various teaching aids used in the class to strengthen the concepts. Parents gave positive feedback and expressed desire for more such sessions.

Our Principal, Ms. Kavita Sharma conducted a workshop on Team Building for the Administrative and Academic staff members of JGIS on 25^th 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 22^nd 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 20^th 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 14^th 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 10^th July, 2017 to 14^th 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 12^th 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.

On the fine morning of 7^th 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.

 Trips and excursions are an integral part of the curriculum. To create awareness amongst children, the students of Grade II visited the Children Traffic Park on July 3, 2017 as an extended learning of Communication unit. Wherein they learnt the rules and regulation to be followed on the road to become better citizen. Children took part in the interactive session and answered various questions that were asked.