The liitle BCMites of LKG were thrilled to be a part of vibrant and energizing Solo Dance Competition organized on October 16,2018. Almost 30 shortlisted students took part in the final round of the competition while giving a tough challenge to eachother. Participants came in colorful attires and swayed & tapped on  the melodioustunes. The audience comprising of the parents of the participants was left spellboundwith the energetic moves of the contestants. The winners of the competition were given trophies and books were given as souvenir to the participants. Principal Mr. D.P. Guleria appreciated the efforts of the students.

Cleanliness is a habit which must be inculcated among the kids. Personal hygiene and cleanliness go side by side. It is an old saying that if we keep ourselves clean we shall keep our surroundings clean. Keeping all the things into mind Hand washing activity was carried out in BCM kindergarten   Chandigarh Road. Children were made aware of the reasons responsible for hands getting dirty. They were also guided to wash their hands before having their meals as dirty hands are the root cause of different diseases. Teachers taught the kids different steps of washing hands.

Eleven Students of class III participated in Fashion show Competition in G.S.Memorial Event 2018 at Jesus sacred Heart School and bagged First Runner Up position. The names of the participants are as follows.

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Rudra of II H and Aditya of II I got Second Prize in Maths Count competition at G.S.Memorial Inter School Event.

Shifa of IV G and Harshit of IV E got FIRST Prize in Punjabi Duet Singing Competition at G. S. Memorial Inter School Event on Oct. 15, 2018.

Students from classes III to V participated in Athletics events in G.S. Memorial Inter School event at bagged following prizes.

To sensitize the students towards the need to preserve our nature and to sow love towards animals, World Animal Day was celebrated. Students from classes I to III participated in a ‘ Mask making competition’ in which they exhibited their creativity by making beautiful masks of different animals from reptiles to mammals to wild animals and amphibians. Students of classes IV an V participated in a’ Slogan writing competition wherein they promoted awareness and understanding about the need to protect our wild life and to be kind towards animals through beautiful slogans with pictures. The sole motive of these activities was to inspire students to create a new culture, developing a sense of responsibility and compassion towards animals.

A team of 114 students emerged as overall First Runner Up in G.S. Memorial, an annual event hosted by Jesus Sacred Heart School, South City wherein around 3500 students from 35 different schools of the city participated. BCMites brought laurels to school by exhibiting their talent in various events like Cricket, Athletics, Skating, Art and Craft, Maths Count, IT Wizard, Techno Art, Punjabi Duet song, Fashion Show and International Dance etc. and stood one step ahead than others. School’s junior Cricket team, after facing a tough competition in knock out tournaments and Semifinal, defeated the Host school team in final match and won the tournament. Punjabi duet song and Fashion show teams of our school were the show stealers. They dazzled the judges and the audience with their soulful and engagingly energetic performances and secured first and Second positions respectively. Students of Maths Count, Techno Art art and Macramé knots bagged second position whereas teams of Shell art, IT Wizard and International Dance secured third position. Young athletes and skaters confronted the challenges and bagged two gold, two silver and five bronze medals. BCMites proved the mettle of their talent and creativity by bagging various positions in different events & our school hogged the limelight among 35 schools by lifting the Overall First Runner up Trophy.

1. Satyam        VII B     Gold Medal        500 mtr. Race 

Shivam of IV I and Harseerat of IV F got Third prize in IT Wizard Competition at G.S.Memorial Inter School Event.

Agamjot Singh, Tanushree and Harman Singh bagged IInd position in Duet Singing competition held at BCM School, Shastri Nagar, Ldh

BCM kindergarten Chandigarh Road organised Sandwich Making Activity for LKG &UKG kids. Students brought bread slice, salads, butter and jam etc. from their homes. Apart from learning the skill of making a sandwich the children also learnt the chapter of self –reliance. It was a novel and good learning experience for the young ones.

On International Girl Child Day (11 October), themed “With Her: A skilled Girl Force”, Declamation Contest, Poster Making and Poem Recitation Competitions were organized for the students in BCM School Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana. The day started with a speech in the Morning Assembly expressing the importance of girls for maintaining the equilibrium in the society. The students took part in the above mentioned competitions and expressed their views.  Lavanya of class VII in her speech expressed her concern towards the issue of discrimination between girls and boys. Whereas Shobhit of class VIII said “, As theworld celebrates International Day of Girl Child, India is still toiling to eliminate discrimination and exploitation suffered by the girl child.” The poems and posters prepared by students were truly demanding the gender equality and ban of female foeticide. The School Principal Mr. D.P.Guleria also expressed his concern towards the issue and also insisted  the young nation to shoulder the responsibility of making India free from the clutches of gender inequality.

In Open District Tournament for Table Tennis held at Guru Nanak Stadium, U-14 girls Team secured IInd Position. The names of the participants are-Hargun Kaur(8-J), Jaspreet Kaur (7-F)& Jasmeen Kaur ( 4-B). Hargun Kaur has been selected for State Championship.

In School State Championship of Swimming Astha Sharma bagged Gold, Silver, Bronze Medals. Kriti Arora also won 2 Gold & 3 Silver Medals in the same competition. This competition was held at Sangrur.

To celebrate the Wild Life Day, a Power Point Presentation Competition was organized in the Middle Block by the IT Club. The students from classes VI to VIII participated in this activity with enthusiasm.The result of the same is as follows-

1. Harnoor (VI-A)
2. Avneet Singh ( VII -A)
3. Shivam Garg (VIII-E) , Shivam (VII-E)

To commemorate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi –the Father of the nation, different activities were organized in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road. The students of LKG and UKG took part in the coloring activity “Clean and Green India” organized for the day .Kids of LKG drew a charkha and UKG kids drew,  pasted and coloured the pictures on the theme “Swacch Bharat”. The teachers also invoked the little BCMites to keep the surroundings neat and clean.

According to the circular released by the Central Board of Secondary Education, the government has directed the schools to make school children pledge their support for armed forces by writing letters or cards for them, addressed to the nearest Army formation. Following the same guidelines Card Making and Letter Writing activities were organized in the BCM School Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana. All the students paid their gratitude and tribute to the great soldiers of India through these activities. The students also prayed for the peace & harmony. The cards and letters were truly depicting the love and adoration for Indian Army. Sanigdha of class VII said, “We salute our great soldiers who are fighting at the borders and safeguarding us. We are proud of them.” The school Principal Mr. D.P.Guleria said that the great deeds & glory of Indian Army cannot be expressed in words. Further he motivated the students to follow the path of truth and humanity.

To commemorate the 150^th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi and 112^th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna Lal Bahadur Shastri, various events were organized in BCM School, Chandigarh Road with great zeal and enthusiasm. A special assembly began with paying homage to these great leaders and freedom fighters followed by a PPT depicting their life. Favourite bhajan of Gandhiji ‘Raghu Pati Raghav Raja Ram’ WAS recited.  Teaches shared a brief overview of the life of Mahatma Gandhi, and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri,  veteran freedom fighters and  true and ideal exemplary models of truth and simplicity. Videos on the life history of these great personalities were shown to the students in Middle Wing.  Council members shared the ideals of Mahatma Gandhiji and Lal Bahadur Shastri ji with other students. In A short speech competition students of classes I and II spoke about Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri and Importance of cleanliness. Thoughts of these great leaders were showcased in a Slogan writing Competition. A Poster making competition was also conducted on the topic “Clean India – Green India”for the students of class IV. Life history of Sh. Lal Bahadur Sharti was penned down in a “Bio- Sketch writing competition”organized for the students of class V.

Health and fitness are the two important core pillars of a healthy body. BCM School, Chandigarh Road always promotes the health and fitness of kids and encourage them to embrace a healthier life style. It emphasizes on all-round development of hands-on motor skill co-ordination, movement, health and nutrition, first aid and game skills for games such as cricket, football, basketball, volleyball, table-tennis and athletics. Morning sports as well as specialised evening sports academies under the supervision of professionally trained, sports specific and specialized coaches give the students ample opportunity to hone their skills. Since last three years school has ties with KOOH sports, a sports education, training and sports technology company with a vision that students should embrace sports for a healthy life style. Working on the same idea a Health and Fitness Session was organized for students as well as parents in the school auditorium.  The resource person was Mr. John Gloster, Chief Quality Officer of KOOH Sports. He is an Australian sports physiotherapist who also worked as physiotherapist for Indian Cricket team. In an interactive and informative session Mr. Gloster enlightened the parents as well as students about the various aspects of health and fitness and urged them to inculcate nutritious diet and physical activity in their daily routine.    He also had an interactive session with school cricket team in which he gave the necessary guidelines to the young budding players to become an amazing sports person by regular practice on strength and injury management. The session was winded up by quenching the queries of the parents and students.

Tiny tots of nursery of BCM kindergarten Chandigarh Road enjoyed a rhythmic splash as they enthusiastically took part in the Hindi Rhyme Recitation competition to celebrate Hindi Diwas.  The children looked cute as they rippled and swayed in accordance with the musical tunes of the poem. The participants were judged on the basis of the selection of rhymes, voice modulations, clarity, action and confidence. The winners from each section were given certificates by the Headmistress of the school. Principal Mr DP Guleria while congratulating the kids in Hindi Diwas appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers. He also opined that Hindi is not just a language it’s our identity so we should not only love but also respect this language.

Story telling competition was organized for the students of LKG in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road. This competition provided an ample opportunity to the kids to exhibit their narrative and descriptive skills. The participants narrated different stories like Value of Zero, Monkey and the Cap seller, The Foolishness etc. The students used different props & charts to make the stories lively. The winners of the competition were given certificates by the Headmistress of school. Principal Mr. DP Guleria appreciated the efforts of the students and teachers.

The Name of the winners  are :

"Hindi, our mother tongue is a scientific language. In our thirst for exploring new horizons of knowledge and learning new languages, we should not forget our mother tongue," was the message given by students of the BCM School, Sector 32-A Chandigarh Road Ludhiana, when they celebrated “Hindi Diwas” with great fervor. As a part of observing ‘Hindi Diwas’ and to show their appreciation towards the National Language the Morning Assembly included  a Power Point Presentation, thoughts, poems and speech which highlighted the importance of Hindi in the country. To mark the occasion a plethora of activities was organized.  In a “ Doha Gayan “ and “ Kavita Gayan competition was the students  of class I recited dohas of Saint Kabir and Tulsidas ji. Students of Primary and Middle Wing participated in Hindi Sulekh Pratiyogita, Slogan writing Competiion, Write-ups of famous Hindi Poets and Authors and Speech Competition on “Hindi- Hind ki Aan, Baan and Shaan”.  The corridors of the school were filled with different hues of our National Language. Mr. D.P. Guleria, Principal of school informed students that on September 14, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India unanimously resolved that Hindi would be the national language of India and encouraged the students to show respect to our mother tongue.

Origami competition was organized for the students of UKG in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road. The aim was of this competition was to develop creativity among students. Kids exhibited their great ideas and lovely creative skills by   precisely folding & cutting the paper with their deft hands. Winners of the competition were given certificates and participants were given books as   souvenir.

“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

Teachers play a major role in making their students responsible citizens of tomorrow and good human beings. Teachers’ Day is celebrated to show our acknowledgement and recognition to the hard work put in by teachers towards development. To mark the importance of the day, a Greeting making and an Article writing (My Ideal Teacher) competition was conducted. The students exhibited their talent through beautiful cards and articles and showcased their gratefulness towards their teachers.

Children expressed their love and respect for their teachers by exhibiting their creativity at its best in the Greeting Card Making activity organized for the UKG students. Students used different colors, drawings stones and stickers to beautify their creations.  students dedicated these cards to their teachers. The efforts of the children were highly appreciated by their respective teachers.

About 4000 students of BCM School, Chandigarh Road, Ludhiana celebrated the festive and religious fervor of Krishan Janamashtmi with great pomp and respect. The celebrations started with a Special Morning Assembly, where hymns, skit, with diverse ‘Leelas’ of Sri Krishna were presented. The students participated in Flute Decoration and Greeting Card Making that represented His ‘Leelas’ and depicted the importance and sanctity of the day. It was nonetheless brought to life by the scintillating enactments on the childhood of Sri Krishna. The teachers also made the students acquainted with the Bhagwat Geeta and Bhaagwat. The importance of ‘Janmashtami’ and the love between Lord Krishna and mother Yashoda was narrated and well enacted by the students .The School Principal , Mr. D.P. Guleria congratulated the staff members and students on the occasion. Further he motivated the students to imbibe their lives with the moral lessons from Lord Krishna’s life.