VAN MAHOTSAV

4 JULY – 7 JULY

APS, BIKANER observed van mahotsav from 4 to 7 July with great gusto.

Brig. Bhim Raj K. Bhalsing initiated the tree plantation drive by planting a

sapling in the school campus. Almost one hundred twenty saplings were

planted by the staff and the students with the pledge to nurture them.

SUMMER CAMP 15 May – 30 June

Sports coaching was organized at APS during summer vacation for students. More

than 150 students attended the camp with zeal. They were coached by

professionals in Basketball, Cricket, Badminton and Table tennis.

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INTER HOUSE BASKETBALL

6 July – 7 July

Inter House Basketball matches were held in the school.

House won the 1st place was bagged by –

Ashoka

and the 2nd place was bagged by –

Subhash

INTER-HOUSE DEBATE COMPETITION

25 July & 27 July

Army Public School, Bikaner organized Inter-House Hindi and English Debate

Competitions on 25 jul 2018 and 27 jul 2018 respectively. Participants came up

with surprising arguments, shocking facts and individual suggestions in favour and

against the motion and supported them with suitable examples from real life, to

justify their stand. It was an enriching and learning experience for the young

debaters and the audience to listen to the arguments put forth by all the participants.

INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION

Independence Day was celebrated at APS Bikaner on August 15. The Principal

welcomed the gathering. Brigadier Bhimraj K Bhal Sing, Chairman APS, Bikaner

was the chief guest. The tricolour flag was unfurled and all in unison sang the

National Anthem and expressed the joy of our freedom. Various cultural

programmes including dances and songs, were presented and Patriotic fervour

marked the Independence Day celebrations.

Investiture Ceremony for the Academic year 2018-19 was also held in the school on

15th Aug 2018. The event was presided over by the Chairman.The members of the

Students’ council were conferred with badges and sashes by the Honourable Chief

Guest. The students’ council pledged to hold the school motto of Loyalty, Truth

and Honour in high esteem.

The Head Girl : Saachi.

The Head Boy : Rohit.

They were addressed by the chairman who made clear their duties and

responsibilities as the torch bearers of the school. He congratulated them and

admonished them to be impartial and honest in discharging their duties. He also

exhorted them to uphold the values. The Principal also appreciated and

congratulated them. She advised them to be role models and extended a supporting

hand to the students’ council for the smooth running of the school.

Activities Conducted in the Month of September

Events & Activities

1. Teacher’s Day : Teachers’ Day is celebrated every year on 5th of

September to honor and acknowledge the contribution made by countless

teachers in helping and molding the careers of students and in turn shaping

the destiny of India. Keeping this in mind, the students of Army Public School

Bikaner, organized a grand Teachers’ Day celebration for their teachers. The

students dedicated beautiful cultural performances to their teachers and it was

hugely appreciated by one and all.

2. Activities at Primary Level : Plethora of activities were conducted for

Primary section which included Lemon & Spoon Race, Kho Kho, Story

Telling Competition & Spell Bee .

3. Terre Green Olympiad : Students of classes VI to XI participated in an

online Quiz which was organized by “Terre Green Olympiad”.

4. Inter School Quiz : APS Bikaner always encourages students to participate in

all the activities which play an important role in honing their thinking &

analytical skills. Keeping this in mind students of classes VI to IX were

encouraged to participate in an Inter School Quiz organized by ‘Bharat Vikas

Parishad’.

5. Abacus Olympiad : Ananya Solanki of class VIII made school proud by

bagging 1st position in Level 4.

6. Drawing Competition : In order to promote Energy Conservation in the

country, ‘Power Grid Co-operation of India Limited organized a Drawing

Competition wherein 600 students participated.

7. Spell Bee: APS Bikaner constantly strives to enrich and enhance the

vocabulary of its students . Inter House Spell Bee Competition was conducted

for students of classes VI to XII. The children participated enthusiastically .

8. Cleanliness Campaign : . Inspired by the students in Japan, where they clean

the toilets and filth in their city, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the

Swachh Bharat- Swachh Vidyalaya drive recently. Taking this initiative a step

ahead, students of APS Bikaner have taken the initiative beyond classrooms.

The Campaign was organised by APS, Senior Wing under the Supervision of

Mr Azaz Nabi Khan & other school staff members. NCC cadets and the

participants of this campaign spread awareness among the people of Bikaner

city about hygiene and sanitation related activities .

9. Sports : District Level Tournaments for various sports activities were

conducted from 1st to 9th September 2018. Children of APS Bikaner always

set their best foot forward in grabbing opportunities in sports and once again

they made us proud by bagging the first positions in Badminton U-17 (Girls),

Football U-19 (Boys), Basket Ball U-14 (Boys).

The Badminton Players Jyoti & Shefali of class XI bagged 1st Positions.

The Table Tennis Player Parinita of class IX bagged 1st Position.

10. State Level Tournaments : APS Football Team bagged 3rd position

and held the school flag high by participating in the State Level football

tournament in U-19 category.

Activities Conducted in the Month of October

Academics

a) Exams : Half Yearly Exams started from 26 Sep 2018 for classes VI to XII and

from 01 Oct 2018 for classes I to V.

b) English Olympiad : To assess the competency and proficiency of the students in

the field of English language, an English Olympiad was conducted on 23Oct 2018

for classes 1 to XII. Eighty Four students participated.

c)Quiz : ‘Bharat ko Jano’ Quiz Competition was organized by Bharat Vikash

Parishad "Mira" Blkaner on 02 Oct 2018 where our students bagged various

positions :

Kumari Lata bagged II Position

Sara Khan bagged I Position

Sangam Sil bagged I Position

Kannav bagged II Position

Overall School rank is III

Sports

a} Athletic meet:

i) 60th District Athletic Meet Under - 14 was held at Adarsh Vidya Mandir Shri

Ganganagar from 03 Oct to 06 Oct 2018. 06 Girls and 05 boys participated in the

event.

ii) 63rd District Athletic Meet Under- 17 Girls was held at Adarsh Vidya Mandir,

Shri Ganganagar from 02 Oct to 04 Oct 2018. 04 Girls participated in the event.

iii)Dimple Kanwar participated in shot-put discuss throw at Government School

Banswara from20 to 25 Oct 2018.

iv)Suryavansh Singh Rathore participated in 100 m, 200 m, 4x100 Relay at

Bhratpur from 20 to 25 Oct 2018.

v) Under -15 boys football team participated In Khelo India competition at

Pushkarna Stadium at Bikaner from 25 to 30Oct 2018.

b)Badminton Tournament:

i)Gracy of class IV C won runner up In Bikaner Open District Badminton

Tournament. Badminton in under -13 held at Pushkarna stadium. She was declared

winner in Under-10 category.

ii) Nandini from Class V C won III Prize in open district skating tournament held at

Sadul Club.

iv) PRR-RDC-2018: 2 JD and 1 JW Cadets participated in PRE-RDC 2018 at

Jodhpur from 02 to 11 Oct 2018.

v) NCC: PRE-RDC held at Jodhpur from 14 Oct to 23 Oct 2018 at 7 Raj Bn NCC.

03 Cadets participated.

3) Enrichment Programme :

a)Sexual Harassment : To sensitize & create awareness session on Sexual

Harassment "Women at Work place” was conducted by Mrs Dadheech (PGT

English)for ladies and male staff on 11 Oct 18.

b)Stress Management and Personality Development : To help students of class X &

XII to deal with stress, a session on Sahaja Yoga Meditation was conducted by Dr.

Niteen Patil and Mr. Nitin Jindal on 23 Oct 2018 . It was an enriching session,

guiding students how to work on their personality development and giving them

insight into meditation.

ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2018

1. ACADEMICS

a) PTM: A PTM was held on 03 Nov 2018 for classes I to XII. Marks of half yearly were shown to the parents and performance of their ward was discussed. b) Extra class: To pay individual attention and to brush students for

performing well in their upcoming test, extra classes are being conducted

for VI to XII.

2. SPORTS

a) Inter House Cricket Match: The importance of sports encompasses more than just the

benefit of physical activity. It helps in enhancing self esteem and mental alertness

among students. Also, it teaches punctuality, discipline and teamwork. Keeping this in

mind an Inter house cricket match was held for classes IV and V on 02 Nov 2018. All

decked up to prove their mettle. While the winners were cheered, the efforts of the

runners up were equally appreciated. All the teams presented an impressive show.

3. CELEBRATION

a) Children’s day: Children’s day was celebrated on 14 Nov 2018 in the school premises.

The teachers took charge of the students’ roles by conducting the Assembly which

included the morning prayer and an inspiring thought.The teachers also decided to wear

the performer’s hat and prepared cultural programme for the children. It started with

cultural programme and different fun games. All the children were given sweets. There

was relay race for class VI to X students and volleyball match between male staff versus

boys and female staff versus girls. Children’s day was celebrated with great delight.

b) Diwali celebration: A Special Assembly on Diwali was conducted on

02 November 2018 by the students. The children confidently explained the significance of

Diwali along with the Do’s and Don’ts of this festival. The joy and celebration of the festival

was enhanced by a melodious song which was enjoyed by everyone present. The assembly

concluded with the National Anthem.

4. MISCELLANEOUS

a) Vigilance Awareness Week: Vigilance awareness week is an initiative carried out by the

Government of India. It is the need of the hour and is observed every year to encourage

everyone to fight against corruption and to raise awareness regarding the existence,

causes and gravity of and the threat posed by corruption. Integrity should be the part

and parcel of life. In connect with this, Vigilance awareness week was observed from 29

Oct to 3 Nov 2018 with the theme “Eradicate Corruption- Build a new nation”. Various

activities were carried out in the school to make the initiative successful. Details of the

activities are as follows:

Date Activity Class No. Of Students

30 Oct 2018 Special assembly 02 Nov 2018 Speech by student IX 01

01 Nov 2018 Slogan writing competition

VI,VII and VIII

400

31 Oct 2018 Essay writing competition

X to XI 150

b) National Education Day: Central government vide its resolution dated 11 Sep 2018 has

declared 11 Nov the birth anniversary of Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, great freedom

fighter, eminent educationist and the first Union Minister of Education, as National

Education Day. To commemorate National Education Day, we organized various

activities from 12 Nov to 17 Nov 2018 to focus on the importance of education and the

Nation’s Commitment to all aspects of education. Details of activities are as follows:

Date: Activity Class No. of Students

12 Nov 2018 Special assembly

13 Nov 2018 Speech by student IX 01 15 Nov 2018 Card making

Competition III 218

16 Nov 2018 Slogan writing competition

IV to VIII 880

17 Nov 2018 Essay writing competition

IX to XII 250

ANNUAL SPORTS DAY CELEBRATIONS AT ARMY PUBLIC SCHOOL, BIKANER

APS Bikaner celebrated its Annual Sports Day on 27th Dec 2018 at school grounds with great zeal and fervor. All

students especially the participants were really excited about the event.

Brigadier Sunil Sharma, Chairman APS Bikaner, was the Chief Guest and Mrs Vindu Nanda, President FWO, 24 Infantry

Division was the Guest of Honour. The celebrations began with a march past by all the four houses Ashoka, Rana Pratap,

Shivaji and Subhash. A spectacular, impressive, and a well synchronized March Past by the four Houses rendered the

spectators speechless. Thereafter, the Chief Guest administered oath to the participants.

In her welcome address, The Principal of the school Mrs Neena Singh welcomed the guests and gathering formally and

presented a brief report of the school’s sports activities and highlighted the students’ outstanding achievements of the

session 2017-2018. She also highlighted the importance of games and sports in student’s life and said that APS Bikaner is

providing all kinds of facilities for its students to groom their personality. She further advised students to make use of all

the available resources to show case their talents.

The event filled in the hearts of everyone with the spirit of sportsmanship and unity. The Musical PT, Aerobics and

Zumba by primary students, Fusion dance and the other cultural items remained as the main attraction of the mega

event.

This was followed by the track events including races by the Primary Wing, Obstacle and 100 mts. Sprint for boys and

girls of Middle & Senior wing as well as 4×100 mts. Relay Races for both boys and girls of the Senior Wing were held.

The Chief Guest gave away the medals to the winners and in his address said that APS is growing by leaps and bounds.

Its an ever growing organization and is providing quality school education. APS gives lot of impetus to the sports events.

It is the Mission and Vision of APS to encourage students for their all-round development and it further envisions to

provide the best facilities in APS premises in the days to come. He advised students to excel in academics at par with

games and sports.

The most awaited moment of the show was the announcement for the House Trophy Winner. All the students cheered

for the respective houses, which eventually belonged to Rana Pratap House.

Mrs Sunita Dadhich, Sr.Coordinator, APS, Bikaner presented vote of thanks. More than thousand students have taken

part in different events in the mega event of Sports Day. School thanked everyone who contributed their services either

directly or indirectly for the grand success of the mega event. Sports day ended with National Anthem.