Hoops - a traditional popular drill refers to manipulation of and artistic movement or dancing with a hoop (or hoops). Hoops can be made of metal, wood or plastic. Hooping combines technical moves and tricks with freestyle or technical dancing. Hooping can be practiced to or performed with music.

Students of Class 6 enthrall in this hoop drill to the background score of Janda Ooncha Rahe Hamara

A classical performance depicting the high points in India's glorious past. Students of Classes 4-8 were instrumental in bringing together this beautiful item.

Independence Day was celebrated with great gusto and patriotic fervour. All classes from 1 to 8 were involved in one or the other item. The Bharatanatyam presented the patriotic song Sare Jahan Se Achha choreographed to classical dance steps.

66th Republic Day was celebrated in a grand style at the school. The Flag hoisting ceremony was followed by the distribution of the House Championship awards for the Senior and Junior houses. The Senior House Championship was bagged by Brahmos while the Junior house championship was netted by the Cheetah house.

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This was followed by a skating demonstration by students from LKG to Class 7. The audience was spell bound with the performance. 

Next came a musical session with students from 5th, 6th and 7th showing off their skills in singing Gamaka -  Gamaka, also known as gamak or gamakam, refers to ornamentation that is used in the performance of Indian classical music. Gamaka is any graceful turn, curve or cornering touch given to a single note or a group of notes, which adds emphasis to each raga's individuality.

The Quiz program that was being eagerly awaited by the students was up next. 2 hours of quiz for classes 4,5,6 and 7 involving 16 rounds of general questions and 2 rounds of audio questions had the audience rooted to their seats. 

Jan 3 every year is celebrated as Founder's Day. On this day we release the school newsletter covering excerpts of the achievements throughout the year, articles from students, photos from events, etc. 

Here below is the PDF file of the newsletter followed by the editorial.

EDITORIAL
Yet another year has come to an end. The start of the New Year has ushered in new hope, confidence to achieve more and the curiosity to seek out new things to learn. The school, the students studying here and the people who run the show – the teaching staff, support staff and the management have been instrumental in ensuring we have left an indelible mark on the year that flew by.

New improved ways of imparting education to students, using digital methods to test students’ grasp of concepts, everyday experiments during the assembly to kindle an innate interest in science, daily news bulletins read out by students to ensure students keep abreast of societal developments, new craft ideas that sparked creativity, a new badminton court and skating rink were all ways in which the school scaled new heights in imparting education.

We also made headlines at the district level with kids from upper classes bagging first prize in Fancy Dress and Story Telling competitions at the Pratibha Karanji competition held by the State Education Department.

Social responsibility was incorporated into the kids’ minds in a big way with the Clean-up campaigns that were undertaken as part of the Swacch Bharat Andolan. The importance of surroundings and how one can do his little bit to help keep our society clean and tidy was impressed upon the young minds.

Along with the one day picnics for children of class 5 and below, a special 3 day educational trip was organised for students of class 6 and 7. Covering the geologically significant St Mary’s islands in Udupi, the Pilikula National Park and Science Regional Centre near Mangalore, the trip served as an emphasis on concepts covered throughout the year in the classroom.

As we step into the next year, the rich experiences, the learning from the last year will help us strive ever harder to take the school to greater heights.

Today, we celebrate Founder’s Day. A day where we re-dedicate ourselves to the ideals for which the school was founded by our Chairman P K Prakash Rao. Imparting quality education with the child at the centre of everything we plan and execute. Today’s kids will carry the country ahead tomorrow and we as teachers should leave no stone unturned in ensuring they are well prepared to shoulder that burden well.

A special note of thanks for all the parents who have extended their support and have been appreciative of the efforts being put in to make Amrutha Varshini Vidyalaya a model school.

Wishing all parents and guardians a Happy New Year!!

Thanks !

Editor

Vijay P Rao

Teacher's Day was eventful with 2 dramas, 4 dances and some songs - all presented by teachers. Class 7 students engaged the lower classes for the day. We also had several competitions for teachers. The Rangoli competition was definitely a feast for the eyes for the kids. Here's a quick view of all the Rangolis.

68th Indian Independence Day was celebrated with much fanfare and pride in our hearts. Students celebrated the national festival with displays of physical expression in the form of Lazims, Dumbells, Hoops and Flower sticks. 

D Bhargava, student of Amrutha Varshini Vidyalaya. Kumarapatnam, Ranebennur Taluq, Haveri District has made the state proud by securing the First place at the National level Online Mathematics Test conducted by Smartur.com, an online educational content provider. He is entitled to a Lenovo Laptop for his achievement.

The second place and third place were secured by Atharva of Indira National School, Pune, Maharashtra and Ashresha from DAV School, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh respectively. With 8000 students participating in this online contest over a span of 6 months, it is worth noting that the first place was secured by a student from a rural school.

This massive online initiative to promote Maths abilities among school students by Smartur.com saw huge interest among the student community. Bhargava solved 31,854 maths problems to garner 4933 points.

The management, teaching fraternity and students of Amrutha Varshini Vidyalaya congratulate Bhargava D on his achievement and wish him continued success in the years to come. 

Attached below are certain photos and newspaper clippings showcasing his achievement

About 130 students from classes 3,4,5 and 6 presented 8 dance items on the eve of the annual Ayappa Swamy Deepotsava on 7th Dec, 2013 at the Gandhi Maidan in Harihar. Here are some snaps for your viewing pleasure

Independence Celebrations were held with great gusto and patriotic fervor on the 15th of August. Children from various classes participated in items ranging from patriotic songs, dance dramas, Mass PT, Pyramids  and traditional dances. The day started with the hoisting of the flag by the School Pupil Leader Bhargava D of Class 6.  The chairman , P K Prakash Rao addressed the students at the end of the event urging them to make good use of the hard earned freedom they enjoy and take the country to loftier heights.

Click here for video snippets from the event