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JG International School organized Annual Sports day on 7^th January, 2017 with great enthusiasm and excitement. Around 300 students from class III to XII participated in various races like 50mtrs flat race, 100mtrs, 200mtrs, 400mtrs and relay for the final day events. The highlight of the day was the school relay and teachers games. The Executive Director Mr. M P Chandran, Principal Mrs. Kavita Sharma and the Parents were invited to witness the event and to cheer up the children.

Junior Inter House English Poem Recitation Competition was held on 6^th.January,2017. The junior category was divided into two- 1^st Category (Grade 1 and 2) and 2^nd Category (Grade 3 and 4). Each category had 8 participants. The judges for the competition were Ms. Shilpa Thakkar and Ms. Smita Singh. Scorers were Ms. Bindu Raphael and Ms. Shila Singh.

An educational trip to Vasad Ravines was organized by the school for the
students of grade II on 2nd and 3rd January’2017. “Ravines Eco Park”, is an
ecological and adventure park for nature lovers. There were exciting games and
challenging activities with full of fun, thrill and adventure in the midst of nature.
There was a pottery session, tractor ride and a magic show too. They enjoyed
many activities in the adventure zone, like flying fox and rope Burma bridge.

The Closing Ceremony of the eighth JG Cup Football Tournament was organized on 30^th December, 2016. The welcome address was delivered by Master. Rohan (Class XI – ISC). The anchors of the evening were Master. Soham Nayak (A Level) and Ms. Harakh Patel (X – ICSE).

The Opening Ceremony of the eighth JG Cup Football Tournament 2016 was organised by JGIS on 26th December, 2016. This mega event spanning 5 days had 35 teams participating and competing under two categories inter school boys and inter school open boys from all over Gujarat. The Chief Guest of the evening was none other than our Chairman, Shri John Geevargese. The occasion was graced by Executive Director, Mr. M. P. Chandran who is also the Chairperson, Organising Committee of JG Cup Football Tournment, The Director of JG group of colleges, Dr.

We had the school garba on 8th October. The programme began with Aarti by the Chairman, followed by the Executive director, Principal and by other staff members. After the aarti, there were Garba performances by students of different classes and teachers of JGIS. Then the entire JG family which included the management, the staff, students and parents danced to the tunes of garba. The programme continued to till 10:30.Prizes were awarded in different catagories at the end.

The pre - primary section celebrated Moms’ At School on 30/09/2016. Mothers were asked to dress up in Retro Style and come to school. The timings for the event was 10 am to 1 pm. Principal Mrs. Kavita Sharma welcomed the mothers and then programme started with a song sung by children “Maa tu kitni pyaari hai…”Mothers were given an opportunity to  experience fun, joy and happiness through different games and dance.

Grandparents are our heritage and an important part of our family. On 21^st September 2016 our school celebrated Grandparents’ Day. It was a special day for all those who attended the programme and for us, as it gave us a chance to interact with an age group that is most often, overlooked. The event started by welcoming the grandparents with Hindi and English songs followed by games specially arranged for them. They also had  fun  dancing with their grandchildren and reliving their childhood.

Inter house Hindi Declamation Competition for juniors and seniors was held on 9th September 2016. The junior category having participants from grade VII & VIII and the senior category having participants from grade IX & X. Each category had  8 participants. The judges for the competition were Ms. Neelam Rathi and Ms.Archna  Upadhyay. Scorer was Bindu Raphael. The winners of  the Junior Category were: 1st Rudra Patel of VII B, 2nd Riya Rajan  of VII C, 3rd Krishna Gujjar  of VII A, 4th Aditya Pillai of VII C.

The Pre primary section conducted the “Fancy dress show” in the auditorium on 01/09/2016. All the five classes namely Nursery, Jr.Kg. A, Jr.Kg. B, Sr.Kg A and Sr.Kg. B had different themes.Nursery children became characters of stories like The Red Hen,Goldilocks and the 3 Bears,The Thirsty Crow etc.The students of Jr Kg were dressed as Musical Instruments like Drums,Bells,Tabla,Xylophone etc.

Inter House quiz competition for the year 2016-17 was held on 26th August 2016. The competition was conducted for two categories, the junior category having participants from grade V to VIII and the senior category having participants from grade IX to XII.  Each group had 3 participants. The Junior Quiz was conducted by Ms.Sujata Dastidar and the Senior quiz was conducted by Ms.Kavitha Rajesh. Scorers were Bindu Raphael and Shila Singh.

Janamashtami Celebration on 24th August 2016
Janamashtami Celebration was held on 24th August 2016. A dance was performed by the students showing different avatars of Lord Krishna. A Krishna song was sung by the students. The program was followed by the  aarti of Lord Krishna.