WINTER FEST AT EXCELLIA SCHOOL 2023

“In school fests some capture memories, some make memories”
Excellia School welcomed the New Year with a bundle full of happiness. The annual School Winter Fest 2023 which was organized on 15 th January 2023 kicked off with fine weather and a blasting start. This was one of the most looked forward to events by all the students, particularly the younger ones. It was a living example of how proper planning and teamwork can make a huge difference in a day. The school welcomed all the visitors which included parents, Alumni of the school with open arms as the fest was open for all with entry free for everyone.
The fest was the vision of the school management which include Chairman Mr. D.S. Pathak, Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak, Principal Mrs. Priyanka Dubey, Director E=MC 2 Mrs. Shalini Pathak, General Manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney, and Advisor Mr. Praveen Pandey to give students a platform to show their amazing talents and skills through innovative exhibits. The creative ideas of not just the students but also of menial staff were demonstrated perfectly.
The special attractions of the day were:
👉 Baby Show
👉 Magic Show
👉 Rides and bounces
👉 Games and food stalls
👉 Tarot Reading
👉 Health Check-up camp
👉 Craft Corner
👉 Band Performance
Throngs of people paid a visit to the school fest and appreciated the efforts and energy that were put in by the staff and teachers to make the day a resounding success. The fest was concluded with the declaration of winners in a lucky draw.

 

BASANT PANCHAMI CELEBRATION 2023

Bansant Panchami is a Hindu festival which is celebrated with great pomp and show across India on the fifth day (Panchami Thithi) of the Hindu month of Magha, shukla paksha.
On this day people across the country worship goddess Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge, music and art is worshiped. It is also known and celebrated as Saraswati Pooja in eastern parts of India.
The students of Excellia School of Pre-primary celebrated Basant Panchami on 25th Jan’2023 with great enthusiasm. Students came dressed in yellow attire and brought yellow coloured food items, along with marigold flower for the rangoli activity.
The celebration started with the singing of, the spiritual song – ‘Hey Sharde Maa’. The students truly enjoyed the celebration and enthusiastically shared the joy of festivity with everyone.

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION 2023

“A Nation’s culture resides in the hearts and in the soul of its people.”
The 74th Republic day was celebrated with pride and reverence at Excellia school on 26th January, 2023. The ceremony began with the hoisting of the tricolor flag by our respected Principal Mrs. Priyanka Dubey.
Flag hoisting was followed by the National Anthem to pay tribute to the motherland. Listening to and singing the patriotic song triggered in the children and teachers alike many emotions, pride, love and respect for the country.
No celebration is complete without the making us feel proud of the fact that “Saare Jahan se Accha Hindustan Hamara”.

SEEKING THE BLESSINGS ON BASANT PANCHAMI 2023

“The power of knowledge is in all of us.
May Goddess Saraswati illuminate the glow and strive for more knowledge in us forever.”
“Basant panchami” is an occasion which marks the advent of the spring’s season and is also celebrated to worship Saraswati, the goddess of knowledge and wisdom.
This day was celebrated at Excellia School with great fervour and enthusiasm.
Yellow colour – representative of spiritual knowledge is given importance of Basant Panchami. The children of pre-primary wing came dressed in yellow clothes and offered yellow coloured flowers to the goddess.
The dress code for all the staff members on the day was yellow. The whole school assembled together to pray and attain blessings from goddess Saraswati to reach the epitome of knowledge. The students of class V & VI presented a dance form of Saraswati Vandana and after that Prasad was distributed among the children.

FAREWELL WISHES TO OUR STUDENTS 2023

Grade XI students of Excellia School organised farewell for their seniors on 3rd Feb’2023. The students invited grade XII students to be the guests of the day.
Everyone was decked up to look their best. The programme commenced with Principal Mrs. Priyanka Dubey lighting the lamp and rendering the prayers to Goddess Saraswati. Preceding forth the students of Grade XII were conferred humorous titles followed by Dance presentation on some foot tapping numbers.
The students then engaged their seniors in some brain storming games that was followed by ramp walk in which Vaishnavi Puneyani was given the title of Miss Excellia while Medhanshu Dey was given the title of Mr. Excellia based on spontaneity and aptness of their response on the questions being imposed to them.
The concluding ceremony was done by students of grade XII presenting heart wrenching song performance for their teachers followed by luncheon for both hosts and guests along with their teachers.

CBSE SAHODYA MINI OLYMPIAD at EXCELLIA SCHOOL

“Only Passions, Great Passions, can elevate the soul to Great Things.”
Excellia School hosted the one day of CBSE Sahodaya Mini Olympiad on 17th November’2022. The inaugural ceremony commenced with an oath taking ceremony. The event saw numerous schools participating in the meet. Lucknow C.B.S.E Coordinator Dr. Javed Alam also marked his gracious presence.
In the midst of small and young sports stars, their mentors and invites, the officials and other dignitaries from Delhi Public School, Eldeco and Jankipuram, M.R. Jaipuria, A.R.Jaipuria, G.D.Goenka, S.K.D Academy to name a few marched into the venue escorted by School’s physical instructors Ms. Shivani Singh and Mr. Akash Singh. They ensured that the event sails through smoothly.
The participants from different schools took part in the ‘Smash to Win 2022’. The Director Mr. Asheesh Pathak and Mrs Shalini Pathak were delighted to see the participant’s enthusiasm. The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey presented her enriching words of wisdom to motivate the participants in giving their best. The Head of Excellia Sports Academy Mr. Praveen Pandey motivated the participants with his inspiring speech while General Manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney praised the sportsman spirit exhibited by the participants. All the participating teams praised the welcoming spirit and support extended by Excellia School.

District Chess Tournament at Excellia School

16th Lucknow District Chess Tournament at Excellia School
“Life is a game of chess and chess is a game of brain…….. not heart”
Excellia School organised 1day 16th Lucknow District under 09 & under 13 Open and Girls Chess Championship on 29th November 2022 respectively under the aegis of Lucknow District Chess sports Association and was conducted by Precision Chess Academy. The Championship witnessed throng of participants from all across the district to participate in the tournament.
As beautifully quoted by Albert Einstein that “Life is a game of Chess, To win you have to make a move”, so were the players who kept challenging their own limits so as to pave their way into UP State Under 09 and Under 13 Chess Championship where only top 2 players can only get through.
In Under-13 Boys category the last round on the first board had a tie between Divyansh Pandey and Pranav Rastogi while Anirudh Dwivedi defeated Atharv Rastogi on the second board whilst Atharv Thapliyal defeated Shubh Srivastava and gained an entire point.
The last round was a tie break between Divyansh Pandey and Anirudhh Dwivedi wherein Divyansh was declared the winner due to tie breaker score while Anirudh Dwivedi had to satisfy himself with second position.
In Under 13 Girls Category Sanvi Agarwal grabbed all the 5 points and was declared the winner whereas Purnika Gupta was declared the runner up with 3.5 points. In Under-9 Boys Category Pranav Rastogi was declared the winner while Aja Thapliyal was the winner in Under-9 Girls Category.
Divyansh Pandey and Anirudh Dwivedi will participate in in Under 13 UP State Chess Championship in Under-13 Boys Category and Sanvi Agarwal and Purnika Gupta in Girls Category that will be held on 2nd December in Agra.

Felicitating ParaBadminton Players

Excellia School honoured parabadminton players and its students Vaishnavi Puneyani and Nithya Sre for making the school proud with their achievements. Nithya Sre , Grade XI student of the school represented India and won gold in singles parabadminton championship held in Peru. She was nominated as female para badminton athelete of the year by Badminton World Federation. Vaishnavi Puneyani, Grade XII student won gold in doubles category, silver in singles and bronze in in women doubles in badminton championship held in Uganda.
The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey congratulated the players and felicitated them while motivating the students to represent the school at various levels in multiple fields so as hone their skills.

GRAND PARENTS DAY CELEBRATION

“You are a blessing from God in my life and the rest of my family Thank you providing the stability, support, wisdom, kindness and love that you do for us all”

Grandparents are a family greatest treasure, the founders of a loving legacy, the greatest storytellers the keepers of traditions. Grandparents are family‘s strong foundation through their special love and care, grandparents keep a family close at heart.

To honour them Excellia School Pre-primary wing celebrated Grandparents Day on 8th September, 2022. The function started with welcoming the grandparents followed by Saraswati Vandana of class II students. After this our little one dedicated a sweet song on “Nani Teri Morni” for their grandparents.

Many enthralling dance performance by the students of Playgroup, Nursery, K.G left the grandparents spellbound and thoroughly mesmerized. Class II students had cracked many jokes on grandparents to make the air full of laughter. To balance the tones set by the event their far, we had games, musical chair in which grandparents participated with great zeal and followed by a short speech by class II students.

Everyone seemed truly happy. The event came to an end with thanks giving speech to grandparents by Principal Ms. Priyanka Dubey, General Manager Mr. Shekhar Varshney and Advisor Mr. Praveen Pandey were also present in the event.

It was a successful event indeed, and pre-primary teacher’s Ms. Chaitali, Ms. Varsha and Ms. Anamika had organised a wonderful programme for the grandparents.

TEACHER’S DAY CELEBRATION AT EXCELLIA SCHOOL

5TH September every year is marked as Teacher’s day to honour the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, first vice –President a teacher, philosopher and a scholar.
Excellia School celebrated Teacher’s Day with great pomp and show. The facilitators were made to feel special with all the students rendering their love and honour in the form of surprise performances. The students showcased their multifaceted foot tapping performances. The programme commenced with the students of class V performing enthralling dance number on mash up songs. The senior most grade i.e. grade XII took the onus of the entire surprise performance. They even planned for ramp-walk by the teachers which took the latters by surprise Rajat Pratap Singh, Shuja, Jatin Srivastava, Pratyush, Mednanshu Dey, Aradhya Singh hosted the whole event of programmes whole-heartedly. Vishvesh Mishra of class IX moved the audience into a melodious world by his mouth Synthesiser. The title ranging from Best Hairstyle to Mr Handsome were also conferred to the teachers .The Director Mr Asheesh Pathak , Director EMCC Mrs Shalini Pathak Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey , General Manager Mr Shekhar Varshney and advisor Mr Praveen Pandey were also present and they also admire the surprise party organised by the students. The event concluded on a happy note with distribution of gifts to all the staff members followed by a luncheon at a fine restaurant. Indeed it was a memorable day for all the excellians .Everyone enjoyed it thoroughly.

Observing National Sports Day At Excellia School

National Sports Day is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birth anniversary of Major Dhyan Chand, famous hockey legend.
Excellia School organised inter house sports competition on this day. To Grace the event deputy director of sports Authority of India Dr. Shambhu Prasad was present who enlightened the students about the importance of the day. He emphasized on the importance of good health and that everyone should be conscious about
their health and fitness. Principal Mrs. Priyanka Dubey and Advisor Mr. Praveen Pandey were also present to boost the morale of the students. The event was divided into various categories which included 50 metres, 100 metres, 3 legged-race, sac race and
tug of War.
The competition saw each participant putting his/her best foot forward to emerge as winner. It was indeed a tough competition as every participant giving their 100 percent. The competitions drew to a conclusion with Tagore House bagging the Champions Trophy, Ashoka house at Second position and Raman house at Third position respectively.
The winners were facilitated by the principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey who congratulated the winners and wished them well for future endeavours.

Janmashtami Celebration At Excellia School 2022

“The soul can never be cut to pieces by any weapon, nor burned by fire, nor moistened by water not withered by the wind.” At Excellia School, Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated by the students of Pre-primary on Wednesday, 17th August 2022. Janmashtami is celebrated as a symbol of the end of darkness and rooting out of the evil forces.  Children come dressed in ethnic wear as Radha and Krishna. Children danced on the tunes of garba. The teachers shared enchanting tale about Lord Krishna.  The children looked adorable in their self-designed headgears with peacock feathers. It was a fun field morning.

Special Assembly on Janmashtami 2022

“A gift is Pure  When it is given From the heart to, The Right Person At the right Time, And at the Right Place, And when we expect,  nothing in Return.”

Janmashtami is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna, one of the most powerful and famous reincarnations of Lord Vishnu. According to the Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated on the Ashtami of Krishna Paksh on the 8th day of the dark fortnight in the month of Bhadon. To seek the blessings of Lord Krishna, Janmashtami was celebrated at Excellia School on 18th August 2022, with mirth and joy.  To celebrate the extraordinary bond between children and the Almighty, a special assembly was conducted by Raman House in the school premises itself. Navneet Singh of Class I, Aadhya Pandey of Class I dressed up as Lord Krishna and Radha complete with flute and peacock feather. A splendidly colourful dance performance was given by Kritika Singh and Aradhya Yadav of class VI alongwith Srishti Mishra and Neha Giri of class VIII who showcased their beautiful talent. Ashish Kumar Singh of class IX gave a speech on the significance of Janmashtami and the message was rendered to the students. The purpose of the flamboyant celebration was to inculcate values of sharing and respect in the students. This Holy occasion brings people together, thus signifying unity and faith.

Educating the students about Kakori Action Case at Excellia 2022

“Let’s enlighten others with our light and bring a new morning”

The future of a nation is bright only when it remains connected moment by moment with the pride of its past experiences and heritage. To inculcate the zeal and spirit of patriotism amongst the students, Excellia School celebrated Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on 17th August 2022 with full zeal and enthusiasm. To add feather to the celebrations, Mr Uday Khatri graced the event as chief guest. Mr Khatri is the son of Mr Ram Krishna Khatri who had played pivotal role in India’s independence struggle especially in Kakori case for which the latter served a decade of severe imprisonment. Accompanying Mr Uday Khatri was Mr Mayank Ranjan, Director, Institute of Professional Studies and convener of Youth festival who graced the event as special guest.  The students presented enthralling performances on patriotic numbers which left every spectator gaze in amazement. The enactment of Kakori play by students Poorvi Tripathi, Shrishti Mishra, Aditi, Dimple Yadav, Kumari Ayushi and Harsh Vardhan was meticulously performed eyeing every detail of the case.  The Director Mr Asheesh Pathak , Director E=MCC  Mrs Shalini Pathak , Advisor Mr Praveen Pandey rendered their heartfelt gratitude to Mr Uday Khatri and Mr Mayank Ranjan for taking out their precious time to enlighten the students with their precious words of wisdom. It was indeed a moment of pride and honor for the school to welcome such extraordinary personalities and have the opportunity to listen to their indispensable words.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION AT EXCELLIA SCHOOL 2022

“Freedom in the mind, strength in the words, pride in our souls, zeal in our hearts.”

Independence Day is the biggest festival of democracy for all the Indians. It is marked by a strong sense of patriotism across the country. It is celebrated just not to mark our freedom from the invaders who ruled the country for almost 200 years but also to celebrate each Indian’s right to live freely and enjoy all the constitutional rights that stand gloriously in the Constitution of India.  It is the day to celebrate the diversity and sprawling cultures that we cherish and preserve. With this spirit, the Excellia School celebrated the Independence Day with great zeal and fervour. The celebrations began early in the morning with the flag hoisting by the Respected Chairman, Mr. D.S Pathak accompanied by the Director, Mr. Asheesh Pathak and Mrs. Shalini Pathak together with the Advisor, Mr. Praveen Pandey and the Principal, Mrs. Priyanka Dubey. This was followed by the National Anthem. The students expressed their feeling of patriotism through vibrant dance performances and soulful rendition of songs. The Principal, Mrs. Priyanka Dubey aptly said that the responsibilities come before needs. She motivated the students to become more aware of their responsibilities, be it at home, school or the nation as a whole. The celebrations concluded with the distribution of sweets among the students along with the remembrance of glorious sacrifice of our freedom fighters and a promise to maintain the spirit of brotherhood and peace for the future generations to come.

Pre-primary Independence Day Activity at Excellia School 2022

Independence Day is celebrated every year on 15th August commemorating the nation’s Independence from the British Empire in the year 1947. India’s 76th Independence day, on this special occasion, the tiny tots of  Excellia School conducted an Activity (Flag decoration with cereals) on 11.8.22 which added joy to the celebration. Children wear tri-colored clothes and caps to make the environment patriotic. Children also kept the zeal of the day with the presentation of patriotic song “Nanna Munna Rahi Hoon”. The kids took great interest in doing this activity.

Raksha Bandhan Celebration At Excellia School 2022

“A string that connects the wrist to the heart”

‘Raksha Bandhan’ is a special occasion to celebrate the virtuous bond of love between a brother and a sister which is one of the deepest and noblest of all human emotions. To commemorate the festival, a Rakhi Making Activity was organised for the student of Excellia on 11th August 2022 at Excellia School. Students of Grade I to VI made Rakhi using different articles like silken thread, ribbon etc. The students of grade VII to XII enthusiastically did that decoration and mehandi making. Their was quite fascinating and children thoroughly enjoyed this activity that tickled their creative side. 

Investiture Ceremony At Excellia School 2022

“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality.”

To inculcate the leadership qualities among the students and to give them a feel of functioning of the administrative body, the Excellia School celebrated the Investiture Ceremony for the academic year 2022-23 on 13th August’ 22.The chief guest for the occasion was Mr R.K Verma, MWO, Air Force.He appreciated the efforts of the school for providing opportunities to the students. He also congratulated the newly appointed prefectorial board for their preparedness to take responsibilities. He encouraged the students to balance them well with academic and to excel in both. The event concluded with a special message by the chief guest. He motivated the student’s leaders by wishing them luck in completing the responsibilities entrusted to them in the year ahead.

Raksha Bandhan Celebration 2022

FAIR AND FESTIVALS hold a special value in our life. They hold a lot of significance in our lives. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is the festival of love and care between a brother and sister. So the students of Pre-Primary wing of Excellia School celebrated the Raksha Parv in the school premises with full zeal and endeavor. Students wore a festive look for the celebration of Raksha bandhan. Rakhi making and Rakhi tying activities were the centre of attraction. Excellians believes that such celebrations of festivals with true spirit teach us about our tradition, culture and heritage.

Har Ghar Tiranga Mission 2022

Har Ghar Tiranga’ is a campaign under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to encourage people to bring the Tiranga home and to hoist it to mark the 75th year of India’s independence. The idea behind the initiative is to invoke the feeling of patriotism in the hearts of the people and to promote awareness about the Indian National Flag.The students of  Excellia school, took out the rally in Omaxe city on 11 August  while waving the national flag and chanting VANDE MATRAM and BHARAT MATA KI JAI. The students and the staff members of Excellia school pledged their devotion towards the Flag and the nation .On this occasion students ,staff and the management body shared their unconditional love for mother nation-our country INDIA.

Student Reporter Meet 2022

“Being a reporter is as much a diagnosis as a job description”

                                  – Anna Quindlen

A safe and happy life is our birth right. The observing India team organised Student Reporter Meet at Dayalbagh on 6th August 22 wherein Mr Piyush Mordia, IPS, Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) graced the event as chief guest. Students were enlightened with his words  of wisdom and they were also told to ask questions ,in which the excellians participated enthusiastically and they also vowed to become a responsible and better citizen of India. Excellia School’s students Vishvesh Mishra of class IX and Sachin Shukla of class X were selected to represent the school as  school reporters who were facilitated by the chief guest also Vishvesh and Sachin were conferred the title of School Ambassador by Mr. Mordia.

INTERNATIONAL TIGER’S DAY 2022

ASSEMBLY REPORT 

“Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright in the forest of the night, what immortal hand oreye, dare frame thy fearful symmetry?” –William Blake 

To commemorate the “International Tiger Day” and to promote awareness, conseruation and expansion of wild tiger habitats, the students of Excellia School conducted a special assembly on Friday, 29July2022. The young leaders talked about project “save Tiger” and shared important facts about tigers and their pivotal role in balancing and maintaining the eco system. Through this assembly, Excellia successfully fulfilled its aim of creating environmentally responsible global citizens.

Career Counselling for Excellians 2022

“When the grass looks greener on the other side of the fence, it may be that they take better care of it there.”
– Cecil Selig

In today’s competitive society when there are such challenges in the job sector, children find it real confusing as to which stream they want to choose for their future prospects. The children still have haze when it comes to decide which career they want to pursue. To illumine the student’s futuristic approach, Excellia School organised career counselling workshop for grade X till XII students. To conduct this workshop Mr Vishesh Singh, Lucknow based Career Counsellor was invited who took the session that kept the student’s engaged with his motivational session. The Principal Mrs Priyanka Dubey expressed her gratitude to Mr Vishesh for sparing out his time and guide the students with his words of wisdom.

Mango Day Celebration 2022

“Shades of yellow stimulates our little ones with happiness, energy and optimism”.
With an objective to recapitulate and reinforce the effects of yellow colour. The students of Pre- Primary wing of Excellia School celebrated “Yellow Mango Day” on 22nd July, 2022. Children were not only beautifully dressed in their favourite yellow dresses but also kept yellow objects or eatable items to make it a complete “Yellow Day”.
Children enjoyed this activity and they were very happy when they made a head gear decorated with paper mango and Dal pasting on colouring sheet. Teachers were beaming with pride when the confident little commentators described the yellow objects with expressiveness, flair and ease.
This celebration of “Yellow Mango Day” Activity engrossed the kids with the fine motor skills. They spent the day with utmost enjoyment.