At the special assembly, the teachers of the pre-primary explained to the students the significance and festivities of the day. Thereafter children thoroughly enjoyed the breaking of the 'Traditional Dahi Handi'.
Hare Krishna ! Its that time of the year again...
At the special assembly, the teachers of the pre-primary explained to the students the significance and festivities of the day. Thereafter children thoroughly enjoyed the breaking of the 'Traditional Dahi Handi'.
Pre-Primary Pupils Celebrate Rainbow Day
Yash Naik bags National Championship at IMA
The Mental Arithmatic Academy had organised 7th National Abacus and Mental Arithmatic Competition 2010, at Kumara Rajan Mathia Hall, R.A Puram, Chennai India on 21st August 2010.
Many students from different states participated in the competition and Master. Yash Naik of Vidya Vikas Academy from class 5 was awarded with a Champion Trophy for winning in the National Grade VII
RakshaBandhan Celebrated
This is all what, our pre-primary teachers foccussed on and made our pupils aware of the Indian culture. The Resource Room Children also celbrated the festival and tied rakhi's to all the gent staff including Principal, Alan Rodrigues.
Re-enforcing the bond of love between brother and sister, we at the Academy organized a ‘Rakhi Making Competition’, between classes 1 to 5. The coordinator for the activity was Tr. Mitzie, the Art Teacher. The activity was organized in respective classes.
The students worked with great excitement and detail to put for their creativity. The Rakhis were later displayed in class and the winners (the best three from each division) with their photographs were put up on the display board.
Senior Teachers of VVA felicitated on Vidya Vikas Mandal's Founders Day
Chief Secretary, Education Secretary & Varsity Vice-Chancellor visits Academy
Shri. Sanjay K. Srivastava was very impressed with the School Campus and its infrastructure. He is looking forward to revisit the School.
Pre-Primary Students Celebrate ONAM
VVA - 1st in CHESS at Taluka Level
V. M. Salgaocar Foundation Felicitates Toppers of Class X
Ms. Nidhi Vinayak Angle from our School received a cash Award and a Merit Certificate at the hands of the Hon'ble Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Shri Pratapsingh Raoji Rane. Shri. Dattaraj Salgaocar welcomed the gathering, while Shri. Shivanand Salgaocar proposed the vote of thanks.
VIDYA VIKAS ACADEMY SELECTED AS BRITISH COUNCIL SCHOOL AMBASSADOR
The Connecting Classrooms Online launch and a BCSA workshop will be held on September 8 and 9 at Mumbai to introduce the ambassadors to the CCO website and community tools and development of the British Council School Ambassador network. It will also help to understand the key role the school and the BCSA will be playing in initiating and facilitating CCO among schools.
The Connecting Classrooms Online Community would enable teachers around the community to network with one another, seek and share advice and join or form clusters of schools that want to work together on international projects. Discussions on curriculum development and potential links with other teachers globally as well as access to guidance about Connecting Classrooms , the International School Award (ISA) and other grant funded programs could be had.
Undoubtedly, this program will be a very fulfilling and rewarding role for all BCSA's who join hands with the British Council.
Parent Teacher Meetings Held
The agenda for the meetings was:
1. VVA - a presentation
2. Milestones and Student Development
3. Principal's Address
4. Parent Class Representative.
The School Counselor Mrs. Wilma Francis Alphonso presented a powerpoint presentation and a talk on the physical, social and intellectual milestones that children go through at different ages.
Dr. A. M. Rodrigues, Principal of VVA in his Address to the Parents presented a powerpoint presentation and spoke of the areas the teachers will be focusing on for the academic year and also how important it was to teach the child to compete with himself.
At the end of each session, a parent representative volunteered for respective classes 1 to 10. Many parents expressed their appreciation for these meetings and found the presentation by the Counselor very important and informative.
Talk on awareness of H1N1 held
VVA NCC CADETS FIRE IN AIR
All Cadets were given the opportunity to fire 10 bullets each. Senior Cadet Armando Alvares states that it was a memorable experience to handle a rifle and aim it at a given target.
TRI-COLOUR UNFURLED WITH GREAT PRIDE & DIGNITY
Sweets were distributed to the pupils and guests after the function.
PRE-PRIMARY SECTION OF VVA CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY
The work done by the students, on national symbols, animals etc and flags were displayed.
Ninety-Three Year Old Mrs. Dorothy Bapat reminisces about the 1st Independence Day in 1947
Canteen Day Held
Resource Room Children get ready for Raksha Bandhan
Manovikas Inter-School Spelling Bee Contest
In Category I - Keenan Cardozo, Bradley Rodrigues of Class 5 won the 1st and 2nd Prize respectively, whereas Kartik Hede of class 4 contributed to win the 1st place for the School.
In Category II - Julian D'Costa of and Tarun Mascarenhas of class 7 won the 2nd and the 3rd place respectively whereas Kenneth D'Silva of class 7 contributed to win the 2nd place for the School.
In Category III - Eric Mesquita, Aaron Sanches and Raul de. Gouveia Pinto of class 9 won the 3rd place for the School.