St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

English Reading Day

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more things that you learn, the more places you will go.” – Dr. Seuss

The English Department at St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Madhav Nagar, Miyapur Incharge Teachers :- Mrs. N.Pratyusha, Mrs.K.BhagyaLakshmi and Mrs. Nagalalitha conducted the 26th National Reading Day on Saturday,( i.e 19 June ,2021 and ended on 26^th June,2021.) Keeping in mind the spirit of books and encouraging the same amongst students, an array of competitions were organized on this day.

Further on, a number of reading activities were conducted considering the emphasis laid by the National Education Policy 2020 on ‘how to read’, ‘learn to read’, ‘read to learn’. These activities continued for a month to honor the Father of the Library Movement, the Late P.N. Panicker and realise his dream to promote the culture of reading.

Reading Day, Reading Week and Reading Month was celebrated to realise the objectives of Reading Mission 2022. It was on 19^th June, 2017 when the Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the 22nd National Reading Month Celebrations and propagated the message of ‘Read and Grow’ among the citizens.

The details of the events and the activities conducted at the school level are as follow:

1. Drop everything and Read: It is said that everything you read fills your head with new bits of information and you never know when it might come in handy. We encouraged students to read on topics that were of interest. That was our only guideline apart from them ensuring they could understand what they read. Students often reported learning something new each time they had DEAR time. These were not always what we could describe as big things but it added to the body of knowledge they were developing over the year.
2. Poem in your Pocket: The beauty of Poem in Your Pocket is its simplicity. Students have generated many creative ways to share poems. Children create handmade pockets to tuck their favorite hand out poems.

The ideas are endless but here are a few to get you started. And, of course, we invite you to share poems on any day during National Reading Week.

1. Vocabulary Parade: Vocabulary occupies an important position in learning to read. As a learner begins to read, reading vocabulary encountered in texts is mapped onto the oral vocabulary the learner brings to the task. That is, the reader is taught to translate the unfamiliar words in print into speech, with the expectation that the speech forms will be easier to comprehend.
2. Elocution: Elocution is the study of formal speaking in pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone as well as the idea and practice of effective speech and its forms. It stems from the idea that while communication is symbolic, sounds are final and compelling.
3. Become a character (Book Parade). Our reading week is also done with book parade with our other fun events. The goal is involvement and for the children to have fun reading, relevant to each, though students frequently dress as any book character they choose. It doesn’t really matter. What matters is the fun in participation and involvement.
4. Write your own picture book. Picture books are short, narrative-driven works with an emphasis on colourful pictures that they use to tell a story. Typically intended for children, there’s a lot of variety and potential in picture books. Making a picture book of your own is a lot of work, but it can be a lot of fun if you’ve got a creative streak. And while publishing children’s books professionally is a lot harder than most people realize, there’s even some money to be made if your material is up to snuff.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

15^th, AUGUST 2021

75^th INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION

It was a pleasant morning in the campus of St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Miyapur began the 75th Independence Day celebration on August 15^th , 2021 to commemorate our martyrs of Indian freedom struggle. The entire school was decorated with tricolor. All students were wearing a neat and clean school uniform and few with colour costumes for the program.

Guard of Honor:

The celebration began with the Guard of honor, the Honorable Chief Guest

Mr. G. JaiKishan Yadhav Sir, Director of St. Martin’s Group of Institutions was guarded by the NCC Cadets to the Stage. The Chief Guest was honored by the esteemed Principal Mam, Mrs. K.Indira Priyadarshini and staff members with the bouquet.

Flag Hoisting:

The Director Sir and The Principal Mam hoisted the National flag in the school building at 9.00am.All the students and teachers saluted the flag with patriotism and sang National Anthem.

Followed by the flag hoisting, the NCC cadets of the school did the March past to pay homage to the National Flag.

The Principal delivered a short speech about the supreme sacrifice of the great martyrs who gave their lives for the sake of freedom.

Followed by Principal speech, the Director Sir delivered the speech about the significance of the historic day and advised the students to become ideal citizens of the country.

Cultural Programme:

Students has retrieve their talents in appropriate areas like Singing, Dancing, Skit, Slogan recitation and etc.

Prize Distribution:

The winners of Fit India Freedom Run Competition-2.0K competition rewarded with memento.

To celebrate the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL conducted manycultural activities and competitions among the students for one weak from 9th August to 14th August2021.Students actively participated in activities like recitation of songs and poems, slogan writing, paintings, elocution, dance competition, fancy dress competition, essay writing, Independence day quiz etc., The winners of the competition are awarded with prizes from the hands of Chief Guest

Mr. G. JaiKishan Yadhav Sir. The program concluded with vote of thanks and sweet distribution to children.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Teachers Day Celebrations

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

A teacher is the eternal guru and guide whose firm and loving grooming has shaped generations from times immemorial. She can inspire hope, ignite imagination and instill love for learning. To honor the hard work and determination towards the profession, St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL celebrated on 4^th September, 2021 with great gusto and gaiety. The program was led by the prayer followed by a speech into Dr Radharkrishan’s life and why Teacher’s Day is celebrated throughout India. After this, the little mangalites surprised their teachers by performing a scintillating act like dance, song ,dressing up as a teacher etc.. to denote their love, respect, acknowledgement and gratitude.

Thereafter ,as a token of love and appreciation for the tiny performers ,the teachers arranged fun filled activities and games that made the day memorable one .Teachers along with the students sang song and played together creating memories to cherish forever.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Hindi Diwas (September14, 2021)

सेंट मार्टिन सीनियर सेकेंडरी हाई स्कूल द्वारा हिंदी दिवस का आयोजन बड़े उत्साह एवं जोश के साथ छात्र- छात्राओं व हिंदी विभाग के शिक्षक – गण प्रधानाचार्या श्रीमती इंदिरा प्रियदर्शनी की उपस्थिति में धूमधाम के साथ मनाया गया |

1918 में गांधीजी ने हिंदी साहित्य सम्मेलन में हिंदी भाषा को राजभाषा बनाने को कहा था,काफी विचार विमर्श के बाद भारतीय संविधान के भाग 17 के अध्याय की अनुच्छेद 343(1) में हिंदी भाषा को संघ की राष्ट्रभाषा और लिपि देवनागरी होगी, यह निर्णय 14 सितंबर को हिंदी के मूर्धन्य साहित्यकार व्यौहार राजेंद्र सिंहा के 50 वें जन्मदिन के उपलक्ष्य में चुना गया और 1953 से पूरे भारत में 14 सितंबर को प्रति वर्ष हिंदी दिवस के रूप में मनाया जाता है |

स्वतंत्रता प्राप्ति के बाद हिंदी को आधिकारिक भाषा के रूप में स्थापित करवाने के लिए काका कालेलकर, हजारी प्रसाद द्विवेदी ,सेठ गोविंद दास आदि साहित्यकारों को साथ लेकर व्यौहार राजेंद्र सिंह ने अथक प्रयास किए|

इस दिन हमारे विद्यालय के छात्र- छात्राओं ने मंच को अलंकृत कर अनेक रंगारंग कार्यक्रम में भाग लिया जैसे गीत ,नृत्य, भाषण ,दोहा- वचन ,पोस्टर- बनाना ,नारे- लेखन, भक्ति- गीत एवं छात्र -छात्राओं द्वारा ही मंच का संचालन कर कार्यक्रम की शोभा में चार चाँद लगाएं तथा छात्र – छात्राओं के अभिभावक कार्यक्रम का हिस्सा बन छात्रों के उत्साह को सराहा, इस प्रकार से अध्यापकों एवं छात्र-छात्राओं द्वारा हिंदी भाषा के महत्व, प्रचार – प्रसार में अपना संपूर्ण योगदान देकर हिंदी दिवस को सफल बनाया|

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

బతుకమ్మ సంబరాలు(October7,2021)

మియాపూర్ లోని సెయింట్ మార్టిన్ సెకండరీ స్కూల్లో ప్రిన్సిపాల్ ఇందిరా ప్రియదర్శిని మేడం ఆధ్వర్యంలో బతుకమ్మ సంబరాలు ఘనంగా నిర్వహించడం జరిగింది ఈ కార్యక్రమానికి ముఖ్య అతిథిగా ఛైర్మెను జయకిషన్ గారువిచ్చేశారు . పూజా కార్యక్రమాన్ని జయకిషన్ గారి చేతుల మీదుగా చేయడం జరిగింది .పూజ జరుగుతున్న సమయంలో 8వ తరగతి విద్యార్థులు అయిగిరి నందిని పాట అద్భుతంగా పాడి అమ్మవారి ఆశీస్సులు అందుకున్నారు.

దసరా పండుగకు జరిగే నవరాత్రులలో 9 అమ్మవార్ల అవతారాలు.

1. శ్రీ దుర్గా దేవి 2. శ్రీ బాలా త్రిపుర సుందరి .3.శ్రీ గాయత్రీ దేవి 4.శ్రీ అన్నపూర్ణా దేవి 5. శ్రీ సరస్వతి దేవి 6. శ్రీ లలితా త్రిపుర సుందరీ దేవి 7. శ్రీ మహాలక్ష్మీ దేవి 8. శ్రీ మహిషాసుర మర్ధినీ దేవి 9. శ్రీ రాజరాజేశ్వరి దేవి అవతారాల వేషధారణలతో చిన్నారి విద్యార్థినులు వచ్చి అందరినీ ఆకట్టుకున్నారు.

విద్యార్థినులు రకరకాల పూలతో పేర్చిన బతుకమ్మల తో వచ్చారు .బతుకమ్మ తెలంగాణ లో అతి ముఖ్యమైన పండుగ. ఈ పండుగను తొమ్మిది రోజులు జరుపుకుంటారు . గునుగు ,తంగేడు ,గన్నేరు ,చామంతి ,బంతి పూలతో బతుకమ్మను పేరుస్తారు. ఈ బతుకమ్మ చుట్టూ తిరుగుతూ మహిళలు చప్పట్లతో ఆడుతారు.

కొంత మంది విద్యార్థినులు బతుకమ్మ చుట్టూ తిరుగుతూ కోలాటం ఆడి అందరిని ఆకర్షించారు .అలాగే ఉపాధ్యాయిసులు మరియు విద్యార్థుల తల్లులు కూడా బతుకమ్మ ఆడి సందడి చేశారు.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Children’s Day Celebrations

There is no garden as beautiful as childhood”. A day marking childhood was celebrated with fun and frolic at St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL. It all began with a special school assembly wherein the teachers stepped in to the shoes of our students and conducted the entire assembly right from reading news, saying the thought of the day, significance of the day and quiz.

Later students were moved to the auditorium to experience a power packed programme specially arranged for the children. Teachers gave various performances for the students in order to exhibit…

Their love and affection for them. Students cheered their teachers on as they saw them on stage and laughed boisterously at their jokes. The auditorium was buzzing with excitement and joy.

To highlight the importance of the day an informative speech was delivered by the Director of St. Martins Group of Institutions, Mr.G. JaiKishan Yadav. The day ended with distribution of chocolates to the students and wonderful memories lingering in everybody’s minds.

The Principal of the school Mrs. K. Indira Priyadarshini joined the Director of the school in applauding the teachers for putting up a wonderful show.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Diwali Celebrations

Diwali is the festival of lights which is celebrated in various regions across India. The name ‘Deepavali’ literally means an ‘array of lights’. To make the students understand the importance of Diwali, ST. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL had a celebration in school on 04^th Nov 2021. Teachers explained the importance of Diwali, the festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. Children decorated Diya’s with colours and glitter. Both teachers and students enjoyed the Diwali celebrations wholeheartedly.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

ELECTION DAY

“Democracy is about voting and it’s about a majority vote. And it’s time that we started exercising the Democratic process.”

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL every year conduct elections where the office bearers’ deputies are elected. Here’s how we conducted elections to select our school’s student leaders, just like the country selects its political leaders.

Teachers Election Committee was setup with four teachers under the guidance of Principal Mam.

The committee announced the date November 3rd for the elections and the last date for filing nomination papers to ‘Teachers Election Committee’ that will oversee the election processes.

Approved candidates created their manifesto and placards that inform their symbol and why they are the best candidates. Candidates are then allowed to canvas in the school campus for votes. Electoral roll and Candidates list are prepared by the Committee. The designated room for the election was arranged. Each student must first go to polling officer with their identification card.

The students then move to next polling officer who mark the student’s left forefinger with ink. In the enclosed ballot-box area, the student mark their vote on the ballot paper with a pen and push the paper into the ballot box overall activity observed by the presiding officer.

The Teachers’ Election Committee counted the votes and the winning candidates are announced by the Principal Mam during assembly on November 5.Fourteen Representatives are elected as Student Council Members.

ST.MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

Veer Gatha Project in the honor of Gallantry Winner

To honour the acts of bravery and sacrifice of the officers/personnel of the Armed Forces, other lawfully-constituted Forces and Civilians, Gallantry Awards are announced twice in a year on the occasion of Republic Day and Independence Day. In order to disseminate the details of acts of bravery and the life stories of these brave hearts among the students, the following activities are conducted .100 students participated in the event. Participated students are awarded.

Topic and categories.

Classes 3^rd to 5th Incharge Teacher: Mrs. Vanitha Devi

Date Activity Topic

17.11.21 Poem If I had been……………. (Name of the Gallantry Award Winner),

What would I have done for my nation? (Or) (Name of the Gallantry Award Winner) motivates me to…………

18.11.21 Paragraph (150 words) in A4 sheet

19.11.21 Painting in A4 sheet

Classes 6th to 8th Incharge Teacher: Mrs.Pushpalatha

Date Activity Topic

17.11.21 Poem If I had been……………. (Name of the Gallantry Award Winner), what would I have done for my nation? (Or) (Name of the Gallantry Award Winner) motivates me to…………

18.11.21 Paragraph (300 words) in A4 sheet

19.11.21 Painting in (A4 sheet)

20.11.21 Multi Media Presentation (Enactment Video) 5 mins

Classes 9th and 10th Incharge Teacher: Mrs. Nishanthini.K

Date Activity Topic

17.11.21 Poem If I had been……………. (Name of the Gallantry Award Winner), what would I have done for my nation? (Or)

(Name of the Gallantry Award Winner) motivates me to…………

18.11.21 Essay (750 words)/A4 sheet

19.11.21 Painting in (A4 sheet)

20.11.21 Multi Media Presentation (Enactment Video) 5 mins

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav

On the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav 75 lakhs post card campaign was conducted in our school. Date of the campaign is on 14^th December. Activity conducted for 4th to 10th Grade students.

The topics to be written on the post card are:

“Unsung Heroes of freedom Struggle” and “My Vision for India” in 2047″.

From the school we arranged the post cards for the students. The post cards are written to the Honorable Prime Minister of India.120 number of students participated in the campaign with enthusiasm. All the post cards are posted through postal department to Delhi.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Christmas Celebrations

Christmas celebration at our St Martin’s Senior Secondary School was organized on 23rd December. This year, the festival brings cheer joy and holiness. We celebrate it with fervor and spreading the message of joy and love.

The celebrations include various activities: Crafts like snowman, reindeers, Christmas bells, stars decorated all over the stage, a beautiful crib along with Christmas tree added additional flavour to our program.

The celebration began after the candle lit by our respected Principal Mam Mrs. K. Indira Priyadarshini. Her speech lifted the joy among the children following up on the speeches of Teachers in all the three languages – Hindi , English and Telugu .Our most awaited part of the program immediately started with a carol song by grade 3 students.

Our little angels danced for the song “Jingle Bells “with great enthusiasm, performances by pre- primary kids enlightened the auditorium with their sweet and angelic moves .The program by grade- 2 students made the entire event a success with the arrival of Santa Claus who distributed gifts and chocolates to our students .Finally the program ended with the vote of thanks.

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL, MIYAPUR, HYDERABAD

Investiture Ceremony

St. MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL celebrated the Investiture Ceremony for the session 2021-22 on 25 the December.

The Investiture Ceremony is a occasion where all the young students are prepared to discharge the responsibilities entrusted upon them by the school.

The Ceremony Honored by Principal Mrs. K.Indira Priyadarshini.

The student council members marched spritely and majestically in sync with the beating of the drums to receive their badges.

Master Veerababu was bestowed as the Head Boy and Miss.Riya Inamdar as the Head Girl. The house captains, the sports captains and other members of the student council were presented sash and badges by our Principal Mam.

Mrs. Renuka administered the oath to the student council. The student council members administered the oath with a promise that they would carry out their duties with integrity, faith and excellence.

Principal Mam congratulated Elected Student Council Members and guided them about their duties and the need to be great communicators.

The program culminated with proposing the Vote Of Thanks by Mrs. Renuka.

ST.MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

January 26, 2022

73^rd Republic Day Celebration

India observes January 26 as the day on which our constitution came into effect and celebrates it as Republic day yearly with a ton of pride and enthusiasm. The year 2022 will mark India’s 73rd Republic Day. It is a day that is imperative to each Indian citizen because it denotes the day when India became democratic and truly independent.

On 26th January, Republic day celebration was attended by all teaching and non -teaching staffs of school.

The Guest of Honor is Mr.G. JaiKishan Yadav, St. MARTIN’S Group of Institutions and Principal

Mrs.K I Indira Priyadarshini, ST.MARTIN’S SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL. Entire campus was decorated with tricolor, teachers were dressed up in tricolor.

The Program was led by two teachers Mrs. Sree Latha and Mrs. K. Nishanthini.

The program commenced with a welcome speech by Mrs. K. Nishanthini. Principal Mam and Director Sir are welcomed with bouquet.

Followed by the Flag Hoisting Ceremony. The honor of hoisting Flag was done by Mrs. K. Indira Priyadarshini Mam and the Teachers saluted the National flag and sang National Anthem and pledged to uphold the honor and integrity.

Program followed by the zeal of patriotism through a Telugu song performed by Mrs. Karuna Sree.

Mrs. Sree Latha gave a speech on importance of Republic Day.

School Principal, Mrs K. Indira Priyadarshini Mam inspired with motivational words and told all to abide by the constitution of their motherland and fulfill all their duties as responsible citizens.

A chorus patriotic song performed by Mrs. Geetha Devi and Team.

The event concluded with the National Song and Sweet distribution.