HAPPY DIWALI / EID MUBAARAK

Students of VVA conducted a special assembly on 27th Oct,2010 on the eve of festival of Diwali and Id-uz-Zauha which will be celebrated in mid November. The school was decorated with colourful flowers, diyas and rangoli.Pupils of the pre-primary enacted the play of Ramayana depicting the life of Lord Rama, Sita and Laxman and their fourteen years of exile and their return to Ayodhya.

While the pupils of the primary and secondary demonstrated the various traditions of Diwali. (Lighting of Lamps, significance of Laxmi Puja, Bhau Bij, Tulsi Puja etc).Diwali celebration was followed by the celebration of Id-uz-Zauha. Miss. Siya and Miss. Petalia of class 4 explained and narrated the story of the sacrifice of Prophet Ibraham and his son Prophet Ismail. The celebration was followed by fireworks and the children danced to various songs and had a fantastic time.

We at VVA wish you all a very happy Diwali - a prosperous New Year and Id Mubarrak.

Skit Competition Held

October 11th to 13th, the students of class 3 to 5 were given an opportunity, to channel their talent and learning outside the classroom, through a 'skit competition'.

The skits showcased a message like - Honesty, Pollution, Saving Trees. Students of class 1 and 2 spoke confidently on 'People who help us', in our daily life. Such co-curricular activities help students to read, observe and learn more, All in an attempt to 'tune' their skills. The event was co-ordinated by Tr. Betsy Ferrao.

Making a SPLASH!

The Pre-Primary kids had a wonderful time playing in the splash pool. However their teachers had a tough time to control them at the pool venue.

But who knows, we may have a future Olympic Gold Medalist Channel Swimmers in this group of Water Babies.

Are Laptops better than Textbooks? - You Choose

Students of classes 9 A & 9 B had a lively debate on Monday, 25th October 2010, whether Laptops are better than Textbooks.The proponents were Sachi Angle, Anjali Mascarenhas, Shorya Chaturvedi, Chetan Assoldekar, Seinrich Gomes, Kavita Mallya, Raul de Gouveia Pinto and Shannon Fernandes. The opponents were Tahira Menezes, Valeska Faleiro, Aaron Alphonsus, Sweezel Aguiar, Armando Alvares, Shubham Raikar and Yashna Luthra.The opponents won with a score of 18 points against the proponents who scored 15 points. Tr. Shaefali Lendhay was the moderator and judged the participants. Students of class 8 and class 6 also witnessed the debate.

VVA Triumphs - Table Tennis Tournament

Directorate of Sports & Youth Affairs had organised the Table Tennis Tournament on 8th August 2010 at the Indoor Stadium, Campal Panjim. The VVA team U-17 made it to win the State Level Championship by 3-0 against Sharda Mandir School, Miramar Panjim. The Team comprised of Miss. Eleanor Do Rosario of class 10, Miss. Delilah Furtado of class 8, Miss. Tanvi Raikar and Miss. Nishika Manira both of class 6.At the Taluka Level, our team won by 3-0 against Manovikas School, Margao, and at the District Level they won by 3-0 against Wagle High School, Ponda.

VVA wishes Shri. R. G. Kare on his 76th Birthday

Principal, Vice-Principal, some of the staff members along with some students of Vidya Vikas Academy visited Shri R. G. Kare, President of Vidya Vikas Mandal to wish him on his 76th Birthday, 18th October.
The staff members and students presented a bouquet of flowers on behalf of all the staff and students of VVA. The pupils expressed their love, respect and appreciation by presenting a card made by the pupils themselves.Students also sang songs and expressed their joy.

Term I - Open House held

The Progress Report Card of the first term exam was held on 16th October, 2010. The parents were seen with their children discussing their child's progress with the teachers.

VVA Staff keeps up the tradition - wins Football match by 9-4 against Students

The students and staff of VVA played a football match on the VVM Campus ground on 15th October, 2010.

In the first half, the staff were leading by 5-2 score. Students of class 5 to 10 and the other staff members the sporting spectators seen cheering the staff and the students.At the second half the students came on the ground with the spirit to win the match, unfortunately, they considered 4 more goals against 2. The staff won the match by 9-4 margin.

Pre-Primary students celebrate NAVRATRI

The Pre-Primary students of Vidya Vikas Academy participated in the special assembly held to mark the Navratri and Dusshera festival which will be celebrated on Sunday the 17th October 2010.

The teachers explained the students the significance and narrated the mythological story for why this festival is celebrated. The children enjoyed playing the Garba dance and Dandiya Raas.

Happy Birthday Dearest Principal

October 14, birthday of our dearest Principal, Sir, Alan Rodrigues. There was a lot of excitement in the school.
The pupils expressed their love, respect and appreciation through a prayer service and presentation of a card from each class, made by the pupils themselves.
Students also sang songs and presented a dance. Mrs. Bhide presented a bouquet of flowers on behalf of all the teaching and non-teaching staff.

VVA students do us proud !

Vidya Vikas Academy conducted a Poetry/Short Story Writing/Essay Writing & Painting Contest in the month of July for the classes 6 to 9. The Theme was : Nuclear Weapon Free World. A number of these entires were sent to the Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament and Peace, Delhi as they have appealed to dedicate this years 'Human Rights Day' on 10 Dec. 2010 to the Theme 'Right to a Nuclear Weapon Free World is a Human Right'.

The results of this competition organised by them was declared on October 2nd 2010. The following students have been awarded prizes, which will be awarded to them on Dec. 9th. at the 10th Anniversary Convention of CNDP in New Delhi.

Painting:
Juniors : Kenneth Da Silva - Class 7
Seniors : Anjali Mascarenhas Class 9
The paintings of the following students will be put on display at the Convention :
Julian D'Costa - Class 7
Lionel Furtado - Class 7
Mayuki Viegas - Class 8
Nikita Raposo - Class 7
Sairaj Phaldesai - Class 7
Tahira Barretto - Class 7

Essay Writing
Juniors : Nikhil Rao - Class 8

Short Story
Juniors : Lyse Ann Fernandes - Class 6
Nilesh Afonso - Class 7

Poetry
Juniors : Isabel D'Souza - Class 6
Karthika Pai Vernekar - Class 8
Lyse Ann Fernandes - Class 6
Seniors : Kavita Mallya - Class 9

Congratulations to all the prize winners. You can also see the results on www.cndpindia.org
The co-ordinators for the competitions were : Tr. Tania, Tr. Hema, Tr. Shaefali and Tr. Merexi.

The Thanksgiving Mass & Pooja Held

The annual thanksgiving mass & the pooja was held on 9th Oct 2010. The mass was held at the Holy Spirit Church, Margao, while the pooja was held in the VVA School premises.
The mass was held at 9:00 am, Fr.Jena was the celebrant. The school choir sang the hymns and the various prayers were read by students and teachers.

The pooja started at 9:00 am, Lord Ganesh and Goddess Saraswati were worshiped, the Aarti was offered to the dieties at 1:00 pm and later the prassad was distributed to the members of the mangement, staff, students and their parents.
The mass & the pooja were well attended by the students and their parents.

VVA U-17 Football Team declared as Most Promising Team

Assumta Convent, Sarzora, organised U-17 inter-school Football Tournament which was held on Sarzora ground on 26th September 2010.
Though the VVA team lost in the first round via penalties, they gave a spirited performance and won the Most Promising Team Award.

Resource Room get ready for Diwali

The festivals of light “Deepavali” or “Diwali” is just a month to go. The children of the ‘Resource Room’ have already made “Decorative diyas”, “Greetings cards”, “Miniature Aakash Divos” to hang in the cars or at the doors. These items are available for sale at the Vidya Vikas Academy campus.

Party Time for Pre-Primary Kids

The Pre-Primary students of the Academy had a fun filled cooking experience.
The children carefully observed the teachers and learnt to make sandwiches and above all thoroughly enjoyed eating them

Tribute paid to Father of Nation on his birth anniversary

A special assembly was conducted by the students of class 7 and also the pre-primary section of Vidya Vikas Academy to mark the Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi which is celebrated throughout the country on 2nd of October.
Julian & Liza read a speech on The Life of Mahatma Gandhi, followed by quotes written by Mahatma Gandhi. Ms. Shareen receited a short poem on Gandhiji followed by a quiz put forth by Daniel. Karthik was dressed as Mahatma Gandhi.A drawing contest was conducted for the students of Class 5C wherein they were free to draw anything regarding Gandhiji or his life. A cleanliness drive was carried out by the students of class 10 which involved cleaning of the corridors, park and the playground of the school. A chart was prepared by students of class 7 which was displayed on the notice board showing pictures on The Life of Mahatma Gandhi.

Tr. Vichye trained the students and co-ordinated the entire programme for the day.