The students of class VII were given a lecture on how they can awaken the possibility to reflect their capacity to  express their ideas, feelings, vision or ideals through different creative forms such as art, music, theatre, writing etc. the students learned how their personality transforms and develop through this possibility on 9th April,2019. They also got an insight onto the knowledge possibility of “working with collective intelligence”. They learned to awaken their possibility to create and access knowledge which gets “co-created” in a collective by working with people. On 18^th April,2019 The students of class VII were discussed about the possibility to represent our capacity to learn lifelong, continuously, all the time and also how to discover the next knowledge possibility of infinite curiosity, infinite seeking of knowledge, of infinite wonder at the joys and mysteries of creation.

Akshit Goel (V - I) Got State rank 1 in second round of IOS by Silver Zone Foundation.

‘Nobody is empty, everyone has a deposit of talent within and talent hunt is one such competition to bring out the best in students. Keeping this in mind, Inter house talent Hunt was organised in the middle wing. Students showcased their talent in Declamation, Portrait Making, Biography writing and singing. Brimming with confidence, the students put up a great show and gave each other a tough competition. In Biography Writing Kritisha of Ravi house, in Portrait Making Bhawya of Yamuna house, In Declamation Lakshay of Satluj House and  in singing students of Yamuna house bagged the first position. Overall, Yamuna house was declared as the winning house for showcasing astonishing talent in all the activities. The Principal blessed the students for showing excellent hidden talent and also motivated them to adopt the spirit of healthy competition.

To introduce tiny tots with the vivid & rich culture of Punjab, Baisakhi festival was celebrated with great fervor in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road. Little BCMites enthusiastically took part in the plethora of activities planned for the day.  Kids of UKG drew a picture of ‘Dhol’ and filled the color in that. Students of LKG clad in Punjabi attires walked on the ramp and competed with their peers for the coveted titles i.e “ Sohna Gabru “ & Sohni Mutiyaar’’. The winners received the trophies & participants received books as appreciation for their efforts. Kids of Nursery & UKG danced on the Punjabi numbers and got colored in the hue of this festival. Principal Mr. D.P. Guleria wished everybody a very happy Baisakhi and said that celebration of such festivals is required to keep our culture alive.

BAISAKHI

                                                                                            12 April ,2019

Punjabi linguistic club took the initiative of conducting plays, poster making .poem recitation ,singing and declamation competitions in their respective periods in the classes of IX & Open invitation was given to students to express their views in a creative and artistic way on ‘Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the ‘joy of farmers during the harvesting of wheat.’

Art is important as it encompasses all the developmental domains required for the healthy growth of a child and it facilitates the physical development & the enhancement of fine gross motors skills. Realising the benefits of art for the children at a tender age, BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road organised ‘ART Activity’ for the tiny tots of LKG. Class teachers taught the students the art of making tulip flower by dipping fork in watercolours & hen- chicks by using sponge.  Children had a lot of fun doing the activity in their respective classrooms.

 Healthy mind lives in a healthy body and to spread awareness among the little BCMites to follow healthy habits, BCM Kindergarten celebrated ‘World Health Day”. On the day kids brought healthy food in the form of salad and fruit chaat. Teachers also told the children about the benefits of eating fruits & vegetables and playing outdoor games. Through different stories tiny tots were also made aware of the harmful effects of eating junk food.

                                  World Health Day                                          06.04.2019

World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated every year under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). Students of BCM School Chandigarh Road celebrated this day with great enthusiasm. Students of class VI and VII participated in the interactive session on WASH. WASH stands for ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene.’ The session includes the importance of water along with ways to maintain personal and public hygiene. Debate in class VIII was also conducted on the topic Allopathic medicines vs. Home Remedies where they discussed the effects and side effects of both the ways. Students showed their zeal by participating actively in both the activities and made promise to themselves to follow healthy routine and maintain hygiene.

BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road organised an ‘Orientation Programme  on Parenting-An Art’ for the new entrants of  Nur & LKG  on 25^th, 27^th & 28^th March 2019. Headmistress Ms. Pragati  Kapoor addressed the audience and acquainted them with school rules, academic schedule & co-curricular activities done in the KG Section. School counsellor, Ms. Shreya Sarkar  gave  wonderful tips to the parents on healthy parenting, helping their children being independent  and dealing with separation anxiety etc. After that there was an open interactive session-with Principal Mr. D.P. Guleria.

On 26, March 2019 the KG Section of BCM School Chandigarh Road organized ‘Vedic Hawan’ and adorned spiritual ambience with the chanting of sacred mantras to welcome the new entrants of Nursery. Ms.Samita Munjal ,members of the managing  committee,  Principal Mr D.P Guleria, ,Principals of sister concerns,  teachers & parents sought the blessings of  the Almighty for the tiny tots on their first step in the journey of education . The students of Nursery, L.KG & UKG stole the show by exhibiting exemplary articulatory skills. They not only welcomed the guests but also told the importance of mantras , gave the glimpses of school with PPT, recited mantras of shanti path, sang bhajan & purposed the vote of thanks.  The Hawan concluded with the distribution of prasad & introduction of the parents and students with their respective class teacher.

^{Kids of UKG of BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh road Ludhiana donned their chef caps to exhibit their skills in ‘Cooking  Without Fire’. Children participated with full zeal and enthusiasm. Artefacts and food items displayed in their respective classrooms in the artistic style were a visual treat.  In this activity gave the kids a sense of accomplishment & self- confidence.}

Calligraphy is known as an art of stylish hand writing. On 16^th February 2019 Calligraphy competition was organized in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road for the students of Nursery. 50 short listed students from each class competed with each other. The judgement was done on the basis of style of writing alphabets & neatness. Winners were given the prizes by the Headmistress of school.

February 14, 2019 was a black day in the history of our country when at least 45 CRPF Jawans were killed in a terror attack in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir. It was the deadliest attack ever happened in Kashmir. To pay tribute to the martyrs a two minutes Silence Prayer was observed. Students showcased their grief and anger through posters, slogans and face paintings. They offered their homage to the brave soldiers and also wished for the speedy recovery for the injured. May God give strength to the grief stricken families and may the brave heroes of Indian Army rest in peace.

 BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road organized 7^th Annual Athletic Meet for the students of LKG in which more than 400 students took part. The tiny tots on each day won the appreciations of the audience by marching together gracefully & holding different color flags. The cultural items to embellish the events on different days captivated the hearts of the parents acting as audience. The tastefully decorated ground was a feast to the eyes of beholders. The children enthusiastically took part in the different games planned for the day. The winners & participants were honored with the medals. Principal Mr. D.P Guleria appreciated the efforts of the students and the teachers.

Show & tell aims to teach young students about public speaking skills & thereby building their confidence too. Show & tell competition was organized in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh road. In this competition kids came with a variety of objects like Car, Plants, Save water, Healthy food & junk  food , Save girl child etc. and elaborated about the object with lot of confidence, facial expressions & voice modulations Mrs Pragati Kapoor Headmistress of the school gave away the prizes to the winners & book were given to the participants as a souvenir.

^{Basant Panchmi was celebrated in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road on 8th February 2019.Children came in yellow attire and with yellow food. Kids of UKG drew the kite and filled the colours in it. Teachers told them about the importance of Basant Panchmi.}   

^{With a motive to acquaint the parents with the accomplishments & achievements of the UKG students during the academic session 2019 “An Open Class Room Presentation’ was organised in BCM Kindergarten  Chandigarh Road from 1st February to 7th February 2019.The children mesmerized the parents acting as an audience with their confidence & oratory skills. The slew of events managed at their own by the students left the spectators spellbound. A part from other activities demonstration of telephonic conversation, doctor & patient conversation & lemonade making activity were highly appreciated by one and all.}

  To stimulate the knowledge and to foster a healthy competition among the little BCMites, BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road organized a ‘Quiz Contest’ for the students of Nursery class. The four teams comprising of 3 students each duly titled Spiderman, Pokemon, Chotta Bheem, Mickey Mouse competed with each other. The quiz was divided in 8 rounds i.e. General Awareness, Whose Who, Audio-visual Round, Make the connection round etc. They out performed each other to become the winners. The audience comprising of parents were elated to see their child’s performance. Trophies were given to the winners and books were given to the participants by the Headmistress. Principal, Mr. D.P Guleria appreciated the efforts of the kids and the teachers. He said that such type of competitions not only enhance the mental horizon of the kids but also infuse confidence in them.

To inculcate the spirit of patriotism and to celebrate the birth anniversary of    ‘Netaji Subhash Chander Bose’ a bio sketch writing competition and Quotes by Netaji were conducted in class V and IV respectively. All the students participated in them enthusiastically. The results are as follows:

Class IV (Quotes by Netaji )

IV-C  Varsha                 I

IV-G  Navya                  II

IV-H  Prisha Gupta      III

Class V (Bio sketch writing competition )

V-J    Harshit Grover     I

V-G   Disha                    II

V-I    Aarna                    III

To break the mundane routine and tap the creativity of the little BCMites ‘Mask Making activity’ was organized for the students of LKG in BCM kindergarten school. The children got paper plates and other required decoration material for the activity and enjoyed the fun filled event.

Students from Primary Section appeared in the 11^th AIMSTE-2018-19 conducted by Centre for Excellence. The question paper was divided into three sections: Reasoning, Mathematics and Science which tested the students’ knowledge and mental ability.

Details:

• Total no. of ques.- Class I, II- 25 questions, Class III, IV, V- 50 ques.
• Paper pattern -    MCQ type
• Max. marks-       50
• Time allowed -   60 min.

    Students participated in this Olympiad enthusiastically and marked         the responses in OMR sheet

Calligraphy is known as an art of Stylish hand writing. On 19^th & 21^st January 2019 calligraphy competition was organized in BCM Kindergarten Chandigarh Road for the students of LKG & UKG class. 20 short listed students from each class competed with each other. The judgment was done on the basis of style of writing alphabets & neatness. Winners were given the prizes by the Headmistress of school.

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BCM Kindergarten Chd. Road expressed their admiration and gratitude to the Indian army by celebrating ‘Army Day’ with a great enthusiasm. Little BCMites took part in the activities planned for the day with a great zeal and zest. Where the students of LKG made tricolour flag by tearing and pasting the colourful paper strips, the students of UKG drew and filled colours in the pictures of ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’. Different video clippings related to the life of Indian army were shown to the kids. Teachers also explained the heroic efforts of Indian army in the form of stories. Principal Mr. D.P Guleria appreciated the efforts of students & teachers and expressed his reverence to the Indian Army.

Rhymes have an enormous educational value for the kids. Early learning of rhymes & rhythmic expressions enhance the phonetic skills of the toddlers.  Keeping this in mind BCM School Chandigarh Road organized ‘English Rhyme Recitation’ for the students of Nursery. This competition provided the children an opportunity to exhibit their talent and confidence. The participants chose a variety of topics for their recitation like ‘Save Nature’, Say no to ‘Polybags’, Save girl child, Pollution, Save Green Trees etc. The preliminary round was conducted in the classroom from where the children from each 8 sections were selected for the final round. The eye catching props added Icing to the cake.  The winners were given certificates by the Headmistress of school.

BCM SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION FORMED

BCM School, Chandigarh Road called for a brief meeting of its former students to form BCM Alumni Association. In this close knit gathering some of the former BCM students who are now holding distinguished positions in their respective fields showed their presence. S. Gurashish Singh (Assistant Manager, KPMG, Guru Gram) was unanimously selected the President of the Alumni Association. Sushant (Advocate) as Vice President, S. Simrandeep Singh (CAD Engineer, R & D Centre) as Secretary and Dr. Abhinandan as Joint Secretary were chosen for other responsibilities. Mr. Akshat Mehandiratta (Branch Manager HDFC), Sabreena Nayyar Mehandiratta (PGT Science), Tanvi Nagi (Famous singer & actor), Sunwinder Singh (Star Performer of DIL HAI HINDUSTANI-2), Dr. Devender, Dr. Swati and few other illuminating personalities from the BCM Alumni were also present to attend the meeting. The Principal D.P. Guleria addressed the Alumni and sought their volunteering support for betterment of the school and society. Mr. Prem Kumar (Executive Director LBCM Foundation) in his address to the gathering gave valuable guidelines for planning further strategies of the Association. The Association aims to organize student welfare programmes like counseling/ awareness sessions, skill enhancement seminars/ workshops and also an Annual Alumni Meet that would provide an opportunity to the students to revisit their Alma Mater and reconnect to their roots.

Christmas brings cheer and joy. BCM School, Chandigarh Road celebrated Christmas with same fervor spreading the message of love and happiness. The campus wore a festive look with bells, streamers and a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. The entire school vibrated with the echoes of Christmas carols, sung during a special Morning Assembly. Students were told about the birth of Lord Jesus and the legend of Santa Claus. BCMites celebrated Christmas by exhibiting their talent through several activities such as Christmas Scene drawing, Decorating the Caricature of Santa Claus, Wreath Making and Carol singing. The boundless joy of celebrating the festival was amply visible on the faces of the children.

In order to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr. Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan(22 December) , and to make the students aware about his contribution to Mathematics,  Maths  week was celebrated in BCM School, Chandigarh Road with great enthusiasm which concluded on December 22,2018. In order to create interest of the students towards the subject, different activities were under taken in school. In this reference both primary and Middle wing students show cased a lot of mathematics tricks. Class I to class VIII performed interesting activities according to their level such as in primary section activities based on Mathematical shapes, Fractions, Preparing Bills, Perimeter of Irregular Figures and life history of great Mathematicians were taken up. In classes VI to VIII students participated in Designing Math’s Book, PPt competition on the topic’ Uses of Math,  Model making on the topic ‘Fun with Shapes’ etc.

To celebrate the festive fervour of Christmas, Carol Singing activity was organised for the students of Middle Wing.  The students sang the ‘Jingle Bell…..’, ‘Wish you a Merry Christmas’ which filled the whole campus with cheerfulness.

Three days AthleTic meet for UKG class in BCM kindergarten Chandigarh Road was declared open by Principal Mr D.P. Guleria. The young BCMites holding different color flags marching together on the grounds not only gave a pleasant start to the meet but also captivated the hearts of the beholders. There were 7 events like – Achieve the target, Clean India green India race, English mania race,   Ice-cream race etc. The audience comprising of the parents of the tiny tots were elated to see their children actively taking part in the events. The participants and position holders were encouraged with medals.

BCM Kindergarten organized a ‘Quiz Contest’ for the students of LKG class to stimulate the knowledge and to foster a healthy competition among the students. The four teams comprising of 3 students each duly titled Mind Bogglers, Master Minds, Bright Sparks, Quiz Magicians competed with each other. The quiz was divided in 7 rounds i.e. General Awareness, Whose Who, Rapid Fire Round, Word Powering round  etc.  They out performed each other to become the winners. The audience comprising of parents were elated to see their child’s performance. Trophies were given to the winners and books were given to the participants by the Headmistress.