On the fine morning of 7th July, 2017 the deserving young talents of our school were bestowed with the responsibility of leading their school with commitment, confidence and competence. The investiture ceremony thus marked the inaugural of the senior student council for the academic session 2017-18.
Topper of X-ICSE
Master Kenil Prakash Patel – 95.7%
Topper of XII-ISC-SCIENCE
Master Varshil Mehta – 95.6% ( 100 out of 100 in Maths)
Topper of XII-ISC-COMMERCE
Master Jay Sejvani - 92% ( 100 out of 100 in Physical Education)
Trips and excursions are an integral part of the curriculum. To create awareness amongst children, the students of Grade II visited the Children Traffic Park on July 3, 2017 as an extended learning of Communication unit. Wherein they learnt the rules and regulation to be followed on the road to become better citizen. Children took part in the interactive session and answered various questions that were asked.
Students of Grade I visited Trimandir, Adalaj, Ahmedabad on 12th July, 2017 as a part of POI unit “Five Senses”. They explored the “Store of happiness” and were able to use their five senses and identify the importance of it. They interacted with the members of Store of happiness and gathered information related to the same.
Inter House English Recitation Competition was held on 14th July, 2017 in the auditorium. The competition was conducted for two categories, the junior category having participants from grade V & VI and the senior category having participants from grade VII & VIII.
The Inter house Chess Competition was held from 10th July, 2017 to 14th July, 2017. The competition was organized in two groups: Junior & Senior. Three students from each house were selected. Each house members competed with all the other houses with the Swiss (League) system. The participants showed great enthusiasm and thoroughly enjoyed & focused while playing the matches. The winning participants made their houses proud and also enabled them to grab some house points.
JGIS organized ‘Poems Out Loud 2017-18’- Inter-school Poetry Recitation Competition on 20th July, 2017. 29 reputed schools of Ahmedabad participated in this competition. The competition was held in three categories: (a) Sub-junior: grades 4-5, (b) Junior: grades 6-7 and (c) Senior: 8-9. The Judges were Mr. Harish Iyer, Ms. Rupa Ramamurthy, Ms. Ketki Modi, Ms. Ankita Dave and Mr. Shorab Negi.
The Better Citizen initiative of JGIS in collaboration with The Economics and Commerce Department of JGIS organised a session on Income Tax by Mr. Kalpesh Panara, Asst. Manager- Finance of ASIA Charitable Trust on 21st July 2017, Friday from 8:00 am to 9:30 am for students of classes 9 to 12.
An engaging and informative workshop for parents of classes I & II was organized on 22nd July, 2017 by the Principal and a team of teachers of classes I and II in the school auditorium. Through a series of hands on activities parents learnt about the teaching and learning practices followed in the Holding section.This workshop also shed light on the various teaching aids used in the class to strengthen the concepts and how some of it can be easily designed at home. Parents gave positive feedback and expressed desire for more such sessions.
The Teaching Learning Practices Workshop for the Parents of Pre-Primary Section was held on 29th July, 2017 by the Principal, Coordinator and the teachers of Pre Primary section in the school auditorium. Through a series of hands on activities parents learnt about the teaching and learning practices followed in the Pre-Primary section. This workshop also shed light on the various teaching aids used in the class to strengthen the concepts. Parents gave positive feedback and expressed desire for more such sessions.