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An engaging and informative workshop for parents of classes I & II was organized on 22^nd 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 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.

JGIS organized ‘Poems Out Loud 2017-18’- Inter-school Poetry Recitation Competition on 20^th 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.

Inter House English Recitation Competition was held on 14^th 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 10^th July, 2017 to 14^th 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.

A visit here is truly an out of the world experience and helps you reflect how the Indus Valley Civilization thrived here thousands of years ago. Original artefacts excavated from the site next door are displayed in the Lothal Archaeological Museum. The major attractions in Lothal are the vast ruins of the ancient city. The most important are the sites of the ancient dockyard, the lower town, the bead factory, the warehouses, and the drainage system.

Students of Grade I visited Trimandir, Adalaj, Ahmedabad on 12^th 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.

On the fine morning of 7^th 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.

 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.

Election is an organized process through which the heads of a democratic country are elected. It gives the people the most important political right- Right to vote. At JGIS, this year too we elected the Head Boy and the Head Girl through this procedure. We conducted a mock election. The purpose of it was to give the children a ‘Hands on’ experience on the conduction of election.  We followed the same procedures as is followed in the actual election.

The children had fun being in the pool with their respective classmates. They were accompanied with their teachers and aunty. They enjoyed playing with water toys and built social skills.

This activity helped children settle down quickly in the new atmosphere at the starting of the year.

Pre-Primary Orientation was held on Saturday, 10/06/2017 in school auditorium. Principal Ma’am Mrs. Kavita Sharma along with the co - ordinator and teachers of the section conducted the Orientation. Most of the parents of the children of Pre-Primary section attended the Orientation .The programme started with welcoming the parents and a Power Point Presentation on The Theoretical Backdrop Of The Curriculum. It stated the 5 Principles on which our curriculum is based on.