Blogging with Velammalians

Setting the stage for Mono-Acting @ VNGS...                The teachers of all the VNGS South schools who have been working toward integrating  Theatre in Classrooms (TIC)  for the past Academic year were in for a surprise on Saturday 27 July. Our ELT and Theatre Trainer Ms Kritika Dhiwahar, put our  learning so far and  facilitation skills  to test. We were asked to facilitate the warm up and ice breaker session for the day, in her place.  Mr. Rajesh the English teacher from VNGS Shollinganallur opened the session to a unique  focusing  game which was a mix of  ‘ Sim on Says’  and  ‘Do as I Say, Say as I Say’ . Even as  we struggled to keep pace with  his  instructions,  we  were visibly enthused at this welcome break from a hectic schedule. This warm up   was followed up by  Ms. Sharmila from VNGS Medavakkam facilitating a round of  ‘Let us ...

  Azraa Fatima doing HOT SEATING as big turnip   Sasvath doing HOT SEATING as skin    Vedanth doing HOT SEATING as nose The students of Velammal  Vidyalaya NewGen School ,Shollinganallur have the Theatre in Classroom program which the students fondly call as“wow period” or “fun time”. The school teachers are trained by Ms.Kritika Dhiwahar,ELT & Theatre trainer of Velammal to use these theatre based instructions even in a first standard classroom.   Hot Seating is a theatre based instruction in which a character is played by a student and is interviewed by the rest of the students in the class. This activity invites students to recount a specific event, explore motivation and multiple perspectives/experiences related to a theme, topic, event, or idea. Here are videos of grade I students, who do hot seating as a big turnip, skin and nose. The Hot Seat technique has been adapted here to suit Grade 1 learners to explore c...

RED DAY CELEBRATIONS 🎊 @ VNGS Kelambakkam on 18th July 2019                           Today’s ‘Red Day’ celebration at VNGS Kelambakkam was a wonderful learning activity which helped the PlaySchool children to understand the concept of primary colours. We all know that red colour signifies love and compassion,but to the little ones aged 2 and a half,it is the colour of an apple 🍎 or traffic signal or their Diwali dress. To reinforce this, students and the teachers were dressed in red clothes. Classes were decorated with red balloons. Students actively participated in “Show and Tell “activity. Each of them got an opportunity to speak about their favourite red object. After that, they had finger printing activity. All students enjoyed colouring and printing their own hands. Overall, today’s ‘Red Day’was a fun day with a long lasting learning experience for the students. Smiles on the faces of kids was contagious...

“Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail”. VNGS Madipakkam  Congratulates the newly elected student council! The Investiture Ceremony  is a special occasion where the newly appointed Head Boy and the Head girl along with their team of office bearers are donned with  the mantle of responsibility  to carry out with utmost dedication.The ceremony began with the hoisting of school flag by our eminent Chief Guest Mr. DevaRaj, Assistant Commissioner of Police.  The office bearers took the pledge to keep the school motto of “Loyalty, Truth and Honour” in high esteem and to fulfill their duties with sincerity. The ceremonial pinning of the badges and handing over the sashes to the newly elected candidates was done by our Chief Guest Mr.DevaRaj, Assistant Commissioner of Police. The Chief Guest advised the student council to take their responsibilities seriously,  care for  their...

Dear Parents,  Mark your Calendar!   Don't miss this golden opportunity parents !  Here is a day when the school doors are open for a worthwhile morning ! This weekend, its time for the "Enchanted Readers Club Launch," a Read Along with Parents P rogram . We are so excited to bring you a step by step reading program filled with fun activities, ideas and helpful tips to encourage children to read. Also, as we at Velammal use the Phonics- Method for helping our kindergarteners to read effectively, on this occasion, we take the opportunity to introduce you to Phonics and its different stages . This will aid you  in helping children to be more fluent readers and become our partners in their learning journey. Date : 27.7.19                                    Venue : Respective Classrooms Day : Saturday               ...

“A competitive person is always a WINNER” On Saturday 20.07.19, the best of best competed on stage, where students of Velammal New Gen School Madipakkam participated. Yoga competitors from all places gathered to take part in the massive event.The event inspired the spirit of camaraderie and support. VNGS Madipakkam was awarded the ‘Best School in Yoga’. Of 24 students who participated, four students won 1 st prize, 5 students won 2 nd prizes and 2 students won 3 rd prizes. Rushil Krishna of grade 7 had won Champion of Champions Award. Blog post by Ms.G.Srividhya, Academic Coordinator- Primary, VNGS Madipakkam.

Leaders in "V" posture, symbolic of Velammal                                  Velammal Vidyalaya NewGen School, Shollinganallur always strives to inculcate a sense of responsibility and commitment among the students. With the beginning of the new academic session for the year 2019-20, an Investiture ceremony was organized today, the 23rd of July 2019. The ceremony commenced with the  soulful rendition of the School Prayer. On this solemn occasion, the young students were prepared to don the mantle of leadership and responsibility with utmost dedication. Initially, the candidates had prepared and presented strong speeches in front of all the students and teachers to qualify for the Elections. A democratic voting procedure was followed which ultimately formed the school student council of the year. The newly elected student council members pledged to work earnestly a...