The Chess Champ @ SAS

“Without my school’s support, I could not have reached this far. Shanti Asiatic provided a platform to hone my skills,” says Khushman Sancheti, winner of the Chess Championship in Taluka and District Level Chess-Championship (under 14). With participants from 40 schools, Khushman had to face fierce competition but his cool and calm attitude held him in good stead.

A brilliant student of Class VI in Shanti Asiatic School, Khushman is happy to have done his school proud and with this win secured his entry to the State Level Championship.

Khushman exhibited great mental agility, especially in the final game which was a real intense battle that was held at M.P. Pandya High School, Jetalpur. Of all his subjects, it’s the logical thinking and concentration of Mathematics that he enjoys the most, and looks up to his mother as a role model. Ever humble, he credits his success to his school which he says helped him tremendously to develop expertise in his chosen field.

Global Warming is a Global Warning

Today’s younger generation is seriously worried about their future living conditions, and this was demonstrated effectively on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti by the students of Shanti Asiatic School.

This generation, in sync with Gandhian idealology for environment marched ahead with conviction and serious purpose to help improve their environment. And to spread their message effectively, they carried banners and shouted slogans - “Jal hai to kal hai…!”, “Global Warming is a Global Warning, etc.” This initiative was taken by the school’s ‘Prayas’ campaign, which is in tandem with this months theme for ‘Saving Planet Earth’. The students also performed a street play bringing to fore a debate on whether we treat our country like a dumping yard.

Gradually the play moves on larger issues including green house gases emission, conservation of natural resources, ozone layer depletion, converting cultivable lands into buildings and deforestation. Through songs and skits, the students sent across the message of protecting the earth. The rally started from the Helmet Cross Road and concluded at Keshav Bagh. Sizeable crowd gathered on either sides of the street to see a group of young students spreading message of environment conservation. According to school Principal, Mrs Anita Verma, the entire month of September was celebrated as an Environment Month at the School.

Medical Checkup Camp

The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Eating right, exercising, and sleeping well play an equal role in the prevention of infections and diseases. However, a good sense of self, a loving support network, and the potential for continued personal growth is also important to our overall wellbeing.

Many of us are not in control of the factors that cause us to become ill whether they are genetic, environmental, or something else entirely. There are many avenues we can take to improving our health, which include the use of traditional and modern medicines when we are ill.

The discussion during the health talk held on September 3, by Dr Akhil Mukim was to enlighten the parents on health care and hygiene. Followed by the health talk were medical checkups for Dental, ENT and Skin for pre-primary and classes 1 and 2. The main motive behind this camp was to understand that sustainable health and wellness is not only part of our survival but it is also a continuously rewarding way to live out our entire lives.

SAS Asset Ambassadors

ASSET Ambassador Community is a diagnostic test which helps the students to improve, unlike the regular tests. ASSET Ambassador Community is a brilliant way for Educational Initiative (EI) to connect with some of the most ambitious, brightest and smartest students across the country. ASSET ambassadors get a chance to contribute, network, explore and show on the platform. Students members representing their schools are involved in various team activities, conducting events, reporting activities and contributing to the monthly newsletter -ASSETscope.

On 23 August, 2011SAS five students chosen as Ambassadors went for the Asset Ambassador’s meeting. The discussion was on “Stop Mugging, Start Learning.”The purpose was to spread awareness amongst the students on the very same.

The workshop involved in making of five circles which comprised of friends in the first circle, schools in the second, city in the third, our country in the fourth and the whole world in the fifth. By mere following this awareness could be spread among the students to start learning instead of mugging.

Students were asked to prepare a skit on the same topic.SAS was represented by Mannat Std 5,Shashwat Std 6,Yash Tiwari Std 7 and Dhanvi Mathur Std 8.SAS students communicated well. Other representatives were from DPS, Anand Niketan Tulip International to name a few. The students are now connected with a pool of other students through www.assetambassador.ning.com.The SAS students were appreciate for being in full attendance and conferred with badges.

Elocution Competition

Elocution Competition was held on Friday August 5, 2011.The participants were from classes III to V. The aim behind this competition was to inculcate the habit of speaking without hesitation and with a clear diction. To develop confidence and eloquence, courage and panache to express their thoughts and ideas. The classes were divided into two groups

1. Group-A: Class III A,B,C
2. Group-B: Class IV and V

The Topics:
1. Cruelty to Animals
2. Conservation of Water
3. How does pollution effects our Environment?
4. Disadvantages of Plastics
The judges for both the groups:
Sandhya madam, Lakshmi madam (White House)
The winners:

GROUP-A
1. Nihar Shah III-B (Agni House)
2. Dev Bhalawat III-A ( Jal House)
3. Sowmya Iyer III-B (Vayu House)

GROUP-B
1. Kanishka Bhindoria V-B (Prithvi House), Mannat Sharma V-B(Vayu House)
2. Honey Raval IV (Jal House)
3. Khushi Rathi IV (Prithvi House)

The main criteria for selecting the student were content, relevance to the topic, body language, appropriate diction and energy level. The children performed enthusiastically.

Inter-House Patriotic Song Competition

After silence that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.Good music stirs the soul while good singing motivates the mind. Beautiful melodious voice is a great gift of God. It straight away touches the soul.Inter House patriotic song competition was organized on 27 August,2011.
The judges for the event were Mrs Payal and Mrs Ashwini. The Patriotic songs stirred the souls of the SAS family with the feeling of patriotism, once again. The echo of the songs in the assembly plaza was refreshing.

The result is as follows :

Heema Joshi : Jal House : First
Dhavi Mathur : Prithvi House : Second
Banshai Gajjar : Agni House : Second
Vaibhav Khanna : Prithvi House : Third

SAS EMERGES TOP AT CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

“It is the school that has always encouraged me and provided the platform to sharpen my skill,” says Khushman Sancheti, class VI of Shantiasiatic School. Khushman who is a brilliant student has made the school proud by winning the Chess Championship at Distric Level and securing his entry at State Level.

In Taluka and District Level Chess-Championship (Under 14) where 40 schools had participated, Khushman controlled an army of 16 pawns exhibiting great mental strength yet the endgame was an intense battle held at M.P. Pandya High School, Jetalpur. Khushman enjoys studying Maths that requires logical thinking and concentration. His Mother is his role model and for this success he gives credit to the School that is committed to tap and nurture talents of its young students.