Yoga is an invaluable gift of India’s ancient tradition. It embodies unity of mind and body; thought and action; a holistic approach to health and well – being. Keeping this in mind Yoga activity was conducted in our pre-primary section at Excellia School on 2-7-19 i.e. Tuesday with great enthusiasm. Warm up exercises were taken and all the students performed various asanas, importance of these were explained to the kids. Regular practice of yoga will surely help our kids achieve a better life, physically, mentally and spiritually as well.

A Summer Camp is a supervised programme for children conducted during summer vacations. The objective of organizing the summer camp is to provide an even platform for all kids to explore and express their creativity in any form. Excellia School organized its summer camp “Camp d’e`te`” that kicked off on 27 th May 2019 and was concluded on 4 th June 2019. The children had ample of activities to choose from in both the slots that were from sporty activities and co-curricular activities. Each of the participants learnt and put forth their best presentation. On the last day of the camp, parents were invited to witness the presentation laid by their wards. From beautiful art & craft work to fun-filled drama, from foot – tapping instrumental presentation to scintillating dance performance, the parents witnessed it all and praised heartily for all the hard work put in by the teachers. The one hour concluding ceremony was ended happily by the distribution of certificates.

Extempore is the art of public speaking that is carried out without preparation or forethought. It puts to test one’s ability to think on the spot and also their spontaneity. Excellia School conducted Inter-class extempore competition for classes V-IX and weave a yarn competition for classes I-IV on 4/5/2019 i.e. Saturday. The students were given topics for which they spoke on the spot. Young children enjoyed the competition to the core while senior wing geared up their grey cells to speak on the topic. Winners were given certificates for their exemplary performance.

Excellia School conducted the parents’ teacher meet as per the guidelines given by the district magistrate to ensure that they have casted their votes to fulfill their duties as the citizen of India. The PTM was conducted on 8^th May, 2019 which was attended by all the parents who showed their inked fingers happily.

Today is a New Day,

Fresh start!

Think Happy Thoughts,

Exercise

Drink lots of Water

Don’t just eat

Fuel your Body.

Be Healthy & Happy!

On 3/05/2019, the little Excellians of class I-B did few exercises in the class pertaining to the topic ‘Clean Fit and Healthy’. The children were thrilled with joy and at the same time were able to analyze the importance on a daily basis.

“One can’t have more fun than playing with water on a hot day in a splash pool”.

Water play is an inevitable part of pre-school as it helps in gross motor development and also helps in eye hand co-ordination.

Keeping all this in mind Pre-primary classes of Excellia School scheduled a pool party for the students on 3^rd May, 2019. The poolside was beautifully decked up as per the theme. The tiny tots too came in colorful swimsuits and umbrellas and they had a great time enjoying in the water.

At the end they felt refreshed in the cool pool and got an ice candy to call up their day happily.

Excellia school students worked wonders when Medhansh Saxena and Sanvi Agarwal bagged 1st positions respectively in Under -15 District Chess Championship. The championship which was held in collaboration with Lucknow Chess Sports Association in Excellia School saw throngs of participants from across the District.

Labour Day is celebrated as Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas in India. It reminds us to celebrate the struggles and power of ordinary working men and women. In hindi Labour Day is called “Kamgar Din”. Excellia School celebrated Labours Day on 1^st May 2019 in the school premises by arranging various fun games and events to felicitate the school helping staff for their tireless services towards the organization. Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak, Principal Mrs. Sonia Vardhan and General Manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney marked their esteemed presence in the event. The students and the teachers cheered the helping staff during their games and events. Winners were given prizes by the General Manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney. The students presented the beautiful chorus and enthralling dance performances to make them feel special.

Activity provides all students opportunities to develop understanding about the chapter. Students of Class VII performed an activity named, ‘Paan Party’ for the chapter ‘Festival of Eid’. Each Student made their refreshing Paan’s. Their efforts got grace when the Coordinator of Excellia School gave her valuable presence to them and tasted the stuff prepared by them.

There are lots of advantages which children get when activities are a tool for their learning development. Class IV-B conducted an activity names, ‘Healthy Pizza Party’ for the ‘Chapter Brave Pizza Delivery Boy’. Each student made pizza’s with the healthy home stuff brought by them .Their efforts were honored when the Principal of Excellia School visited the class and tasted the ‘Healthy Pizza ‘made by the students.

IT Training Workshop was conducted in Excellia School on 27th April,2019 to acquaint the teachers with school software .The objective of the workshop was to hone the IT Skills of the teachers and also to help them get their work streamlined .The workshop was attended by the Principal Ms. Sonia Vardhan Along with all the teachers. It was a productive training that will help equip the teachers with the latest technological Skills.

Successful and Unsuccessful people do not vary greatly in their abilities. They vary in their desires to reach their potential.

– John Markwell.

Excellia School knows that it is imperative to motivate the Children to help them sail through the journey of academics happily and successfully. Thus the ones who give their best foot forward in academics are addressed accordingly .It is highly motivating for us as well to announce that the students who have excelled academically to avail Smt .A.D.Pathak memorial Scholarship have exceeded from the previous session. Director Mr.Asheesh Pathak and the Principal Mrs.Sonia Vardhan congratulated the parents of Aadi Krishna Tripathi, Yashi Srivastava and Kanishak Mittal and felicitated the children on 27-04-2019 and wished them well for their future endeavours.

Dance competitions are a great way to build up an emotional resilience in a child. It enforces kids to gain emotional strength and to accept criticism and rejection gracefully. Excellia school organized a Solo Dance Competition, wherein the students participated enthusiastically and made the Competition a remarkable one! The happiness of the children was amply evident with applause and appreciation. The movement of their body in a rhythmic way, expressed their ideas and emotions which released their energy and took delight in  their movement.

Excellia marked another victory when the students won medals in #chessChampionship
#Arnav 🥇 got 6th prize in under 11 category,
#Swastika 🥇got 6th prize in best female category,
#Bodhit 🥇got 4th prize in under 11 category ,
#Divyansh 🥇got 2nd prize in under 11 category,
#Adhyansh 🥇got 3rd prize in under 9 category,
#Excellia 🏆 got 3rd position in #SchoolChampionship.

A wise man once said , “After nourishment shelter and companionship ,stories are the things we need the most in the world .It is the stories that give wings to our imagination .Since time immemorial, storytelling has been an integral part of our childhood. To keep the tradition going and to incite curiosity and the love for listening to stories, a story telling session in pre-primary wing was held at Excellia School on 16^th April ,2019.A story named “The monkey and a cap seller” was presented before the students by our pre-primary teachers .The moral of the story was that ‘There is always a way out for every difficult situations’

The students enjoyed the session to the core and kept asking for more.

The world is growing at a past from every facet of life. The society, if it provides flowers then also thorns come attached. Children being the blooming buds of the society are more likely to be pricked by those thorns that come in the face of intruders and people who are a curse to the society. Keeping all these things in mind Excellia School organized a workshop on “Good Touch, Bad Touch” on April 12, 2019 Friday. It was carried out in two slots:-One for pre-primary wing and other for middle and senior wing .They were showcased a movie related to the theme first and then were explained about the concept.