Annual
Report, Velammal Vidhyashram
2011 - 2012
“Success gives us the strength and failure the
desire to succeed”
Honourable chief guest of the day
Mr.Bhaskarshakti, an eminent script writer, the guest of honour Dr.Sankaran,
beloved CEO Mr.MVM Velmurugan, Dean Mr.Shanmugham, Advisor Mr.Ramakrishnan,
Principals and staff members of other schools of Velammal Educational Trust, teachers,
parents, my dear students & Ladies & Gentlemen!
As I look back, the academic year
2011-2012 has brought many accomplishments and also made us see the gaps in
some areas where there is a definite scope for improvement.
I have immense pleasure in presenting
the Annual report of Velammal Vidhyashram, Tilak Wing for the year 2011-2012 on
the auspicious occasion of its First Annual Day celebrations : ‘Navarasam -2012 : Expressions of Life’.
Before I begin, I bow before the
grand munificence Mother Velammal, who founded this organisation.
Velammal Vidhyashram Tilak Wing has
always emphasised on implementation of the CCE norms in all facets of the
school curriculum. Some of the systems that were successfully accomplished are:
Utmost care and guidance were
provided to the teaching fraternity on following the rule of “learning by
doing”. Irrespective of the subject students were made to feel that learning
was fun through activity based teaching.
Field trips are a type of
experiential learning that gets children away from the traditional classroom
setting and into a new mode of learning. Students of Tilak wing were taken to
field trips depending upon the topic of discussion to Anna Centenary Library,
Birla Planetarium, Milk Diary etc.
Our students warmly responded to help
the needy. They contributed a sum of Rs.85,000
towards Chief Minister’s Thane relief fund.
The introduction of preparing class
magazine was initiated in a phased manner. Every class right from Jr. KG to
std. VIII prepared class magazine. Ms. Jayaseeli, Class teacher of VI E,
Ms.Malathy of Class teacher of V A, Ms,Nagalakshmi Class II C teacher and
Ms.Kamini Jr.KG A teacher received the prizes on behalf of their class
children.
Library book review was introduced
this year to develop the language skills in the children. Weekly library
periods were utilized for this activity which resulted in the extended learning
process.
Velammal Vidhyashram Tilak Wing
annual magazine titled “DHWANI” is a refined selection of the best works from
the class magazines and contribution from the teaching faculties.
TEACHERS DAY
“The art of teaching is the art of
assisting discovery”. To mark the celebration of teachers day there was a
short, sweet and a memorable gathering where the ACo’s shared sweets and a
memento was given to all teaching staff.
Green
Garden conducted a Handwriting competition for teachers on teachers’ day. The
following teachers of our wing bagged prizes.
Ms.Indiara, Ms.Sreedevi P& Ms.Malathy.
Children’s
Day
Life, love, and laughter - what
priceless gifts to give our children! Teachers of Velammal Vidhyashram, Tilak
wing celebrated Children’s day to entertain our students. They presented Skit,
Song, Poem recitation etc. Also it made us recollect that there is a child in
each one of us.
Teachers get
together
Love is the debt we owe one another”,
and “Hope can be ignited by a spark of encouragement”. To share this love and
feeling of togetherness Tilak wing teachers organised for a get together on 2nd
April 2012. It was not only the delicious food that was shared but also the
love and care in it.
Corridor discipline
Class pass system was introduced to
curtail the unwanted movement of children in the corridor during class hours.
This proved to be very effective and students on their part, understood the
importance of class discipline.
A good number of students have been
involved in comparing the school programme throughout this year.
Club
activities
In today's highly competitive world,
we have to bear a lot of mental stress and also have to get involved in so many
things in order to acquire knowledge. This is where co-curricular activities
play a very significant role.
The various clubs, Literary Club,
Science Club, Math Club, Heritage Club, Home Science Club, Ecological Club etc,
conducted the varieties of competitions to mark the club activity week. Among
that the noticeable competition was the Ad-spoof competition, through which the
students explored ‘How to make an advertisement’ on the spot. Mr. Ravikumar,
Special correspondent, The Hindu Business Line judged the competition and
explained the importance of advertisement in this highly competitive world.
NTSE
Nearly 170 of students of std. VIII
attempted the National Talent Search Exam (NTSE) which was conducted on 20th
November 2011. I am very proud to share it with you that that Pavithra and
Tejasri of 8D of our wing were selected for the final level which is to be held
on 13th May 2012. Congratulations Pavitra & Tejashri. A special
note of appreciation and thanks to their proud parents.
Annual tests for ASSET and Olympiads
went on smoothly. A number of students participated and excelled in the same.
Karaikudi
project
A team of 3 students, Baladiwakar of
VII and Karthik & Shivaranjani of 8D participated in the science project
competition held in Leaders Public School school at Karaikudi. Their projects
were on waste water management, Energy conservation system. They received a
special cash award of Rupees 10,000/- in it.
Sports
section
Master Karthik of class 5 has an
excellent achievement record in Yoga not only at state level, at national level
but at international level too.
Some of them as are follows:
Champion of champions in artistic
Yoga at Amirtha Shanthi Fest 2012 held at Nandhanam Arts College, Chennai.
First in Independence Day, South
India Yoga Championship 2011 held at Ebenezer Marcus MHSS. First in National
Level Yoga Championship 2011 held at Pillapa Swamy Ashram – Bangalore. He has also secured first place in
2nd Asian Yoga Championship 2011 held at Malaysia.
The following students are the young
sports achievers of 2011-2012, Thilak Wing.
V. Arun VII-E represented Tamilnadu
Hockey Team under-14-category held at Lucknow (UP).
B. Srinath VIII-B received the best
young player award in Wesley Arul Memorial State Volley ball Tournament.
S. Raju VIII-C, Bronze medallist in
State Lawn Tennis Tournament.
M. Harish VII-C, Gold medallist in
Dhayanithi State Badminton Tournament held at Chennai.
Sports Development Authority of
Tamilnadu conducted District level Hockey Tournament at Nazareth College –
Avadi. In that N. Dhiwakar of VIII-B was declared for the best player award.
Thilak Wing boys Hockey team
participated in CBSE South Zone Tournament held at Karnool in Andhra Pradesh.
Ruskin Memorial State Level Hockey
Tournament was held at Mayor Radhakrishnan International Hockey Stadium in
Egmore on November 5th 2011. R. Pradeep kumar of VIII-C and Poornima
S of VIII-D were selected for the “Best Players Award in that Tournament”.
Another set of spectacular event was Annual
Sports Day. Our students made us proud by bagging the entire trophies at all
levels.
Teachers’
orientation
Many teachers were undergone
orientation programme conducted by various organisations and educational
experts at various levels. Ms.Mangala, VP participated actively in the
orientation programme conducted by FICCI, Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce and Industry, on FUTURE CLASSROOMS and Ms.Aruna, Academic Coordinator,
primary Compartment participated in workshop conducted by Ms.Srikriti on
Project based Learning. Ms.Pramila Kannan, Academic Coordinator has attended a
workshop at Ethiraj College conducted by Montessorie.
Faculty
Enrichment
Ms.Malathy,
Ms.Manitha, Ms.Manjula, Ms.Selvimurugan successfully completed their
Certificate Course (CICTT: Cambridge International Course for Teacher training)
from Srikriti Institute.
At this juncture, I sincerely thank
the honourable Chairman, beloved CEO and all members of the Board of directors
for their constant support and guidance which kept us moving forward in our
journey towards academic excellence. I deeply appreciate the commitment and
hard work of the TEAM: teaching
& Non-teaching staff who tirelessly WORK
TOGETHER to take this institution to greater heights.
“While it is
well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important
to make sure they point in a commendable direction”.
- James
Branch Cabell
JAI HIND
