School Events at Kalyan

L.O. To be able to inculcate the habit of writing clearly.

L.O. To be able to inculcate the habit of Sportsmanship spirit.

L.O. To be able to help students understand the importance of good handwriting.

Handwriting competition was held on 21st April, 2023 Friday, to inculcate the habit of writing clearly, neatly, creatively and in a given time frame. Students were made to sit in their respective classes and the content as per their grade, was projected on white board. Students wrote the content on an A4 size paper that they had brought, the writing was time bound which also helped students to improvise the writing speed. All the students from grade 2- grade 10 participated enthusiastically and competed for the certificate. At the end, the incharge teachers collected the papers to judge and allot the certificates accordingly.

76th Independence Day Celebration (Amrit Mahotsav) at Podar International School, Kalyan CIE 2022-23.

Venue: Stilt Area(School Premises)

LO - 1. To be able to value freedom
2. To celebrate the day with patriotism

15th of August is a gala day for every Indian.

76th Independence Day was celebrated at Podar International School, Kalyan with great pride and enthusiasm. The celebration begin with warm welcome by Ms Stuti & Mst Vedant of Grade 4 CIE.
Principal Sir CIE Mr Sanjay Nandi along with Principal of ICSE, Principal of CBSE &GM Sir, Darshani Ma’am hoisted the flag followed by National Anthem.
Our Student Council members hosted parade.There was March Past by all the houses of CIE, Students showed their patriotism towards our country.
After the parade there was cultural song presented by students. They showed their gratitude and respect by presenting a melodious patriotic song which brought a big smile on everyone’s face.
Furthermore, Our students of CIE presented a melodious song on patriotism, followed by beautiful dance by Tiny tots looked fabulous in their white attire. Patriotic Dance filled joy in the mind and body of the audiences. After the Dance it was time to hear some patriotic words, by our Head Boy& Head Girl Mst Shrishailya & Ms Jiya who presented patriotic Speech to enhance the love of patriotism in our mind & body. .It was time for laurels for our students who excelled received the certificate for the participation in various competitions, Mst Shrishailya bagged certificate and medal for spell bee& vocabulary, followed by our toppers of IGCSE for their extraordinary performance in their academics for 2021-22.The last section of the event was really wonderful where felicitation of teachers who completed five years was done by all the principals who spoke good words of loyalty to motivate the teachers.
Last but not the least the celebration was joyful. Ms Stuti of Grade 4 CIE thanked everyone and the event ended on a positive note.

Students of Podar International School (C.A.I.E) Kalyan, celebrated Children’s Day with great vigor and enthusiasm on 22nd November 2021.Teachers gave various performances for the students in order to exhibit their love and affection for them. Various activities and events were organized and performed by teachers.

In the beginning a small introduction was given be Madhavi miss regarding the importance of children’s day and why it is celebrated. Next Sashi miss narrated a very beautiful poem in Hindi. It was a motivational poem where the message was conveyed to all the students that they should not be afraid of any situation. In difficult times also they not lose their faith on themselves. Later on, Renuka miss asked few Riddles to all the students. Students were really eager to answer it. The program was then followed with the price distribution ceremony where the students were felicitated with certificates and medals for Spell Bee, Olympiad exams etc. Yet another programme, which made the children, sit up and enjoy, was the beautifully choreographed dance show by the teachers. This programme was the heart of the entire celebration. Everyone enjoyed it a lot.

Finally, the programme ended with a small speech by Principal sir. He thanked all the parents, PTA members, teachers, all supporting staff and dear students for their presence and support. All the students were asked to fill the feedback form and rate the programme. The students were overwhelmed and enjoyed the day.

75th Independence Day Celebration at Podar International School, Kalyan CIE 2021-22

Venue: Google Meet

LO – 1. To be able to value freedom
2. To celebrate the day with patriotism

15th of August is a gala day for every Indian.

75th Independence Day was celebrated at Podar International School, Kalyan with great pride and enthusiasm. The celebration begin with warm welcome by Ms Shaurya for students, parents and staff online on Google Meet at 9.30am Principal Sir CIE Mr Sanjay Nandi hoisted the flag along with CBSE and ICSE Principals followed by National Anthem.

Our Student Council members hosted parade and showed their patriotism towards our country.

After the parade our tiny tots from Grade 2 &3 showed their gratitude and respect by presenting a melodious patriotic song which brought a big smile on everyone’s face.

Furthermore, Tanushree from Grade 10 gave a Hindi Speech which enriched us how the freedom fighters shed their blood for the nation, Grade 5 Students presented Patriotic Dance students looked fabulous in their white attire. Patriotic Dance filled joy in the mind and body of the audiences. After the Dance it was time to hear some patriotic words, by Ms Sanvi from Grade 6 who Presented Speech in English. It was time for laurels for our Grade 8 Sumedha and Ms Jiya from Grade 9 who bagged certificate for elocution challenge from category 6-8 Principal Sir Mr. Sanjay Nandi addressed the students, parents and teachers with his motivational speech. Chandan Sir also shared a few words of wisdom on this auspicious day. The last section of the event was really wonderful where our Grade 1& 2 students dressed up in their traditional patriotic costume for fancy dress presented themselves with their innocence and good words for our nation, which was jaw dropping.

Last but not the least the celebration was joyful. Our Head Boy and Head Girl thanked everyone and the event ended on a positive note.

GRADE 7 TO 10

The Mental Health Webinar started at 12.35pm.The session was taken by our Alumni Ms Yashika Ramchandani, our ex student, who has graduated from Podar International School CIE. Ms Yashika has initiated towards helping people combat their mental health issues.

Ms Yashika discussed about mental health issues, It is okay to be not okay, how to recognise the problems pertaining to mental state of mind. Degradation of mental health issues by casual usage of terms, Insensitivity towards self and others. Depriortizing health, Lack of acceptance from self and others.

Ms Yashika discussed how to recognise a growing mental health issue, who is to blame, What does it feel like, How long will I take to recover, How to take clinical diagnosis, professional help and what it comprises of, self help techniques, How can your school help, offering help. Ms Yashika discussed all the above points Some students from grade 7 to 10 had some queries, related to mental state of mind.

Students of Podar International School (Cambridge International), Kalyan, celebrated International Mother Earth Day with great vigour and enthusiasm. The activity started off with a short video on planting trees and its importance. Students of Gr.1 to Gr.5 artistically sowed coriander and mustard seeds in old reusable containers and pots. The aim of using old containers and pots was to inculcate the habit of reuse, reduce and recycle.

Children enjoyed digging the mud with their hands and sowing the seeds. They also gave special names to their respective small garden beds, created by their tiny hands. Feeling of nurturing and caring creeped into their minds when the teachers told them to take care and water the seeds daily and wait to watch the seeds grow into plants. It was amazing to see the kids working so efficiently with great interest.

Students of Gr.6 to Gr.10 had a different activity. The activity started with a video on planting trees and protecting them. The students were asked questions based on the video to spread the awareness of planting more trees and to make them understand that they are indispensable.

The students then took turns to read a text on International Mother Earth Day with information of its origin and its importance. The students were then given a worksheet based on the text to be answered. The teacher then discussed the answers of the worksheet and wound up the activity.

Podar International School (Cambridge International), Kalyan conducted a Virtual Annual Day 2020-2021 on 30th January, 2021 with great zeal and enthusiasm. The program commenced with an introductory speech by Ms. Samaira Suchak from Grade 9.It was followed by a delightful video by girls of Grade 9. The program followed with the inspiring speech by the Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi. There was an annual report presentation followed by the speech which highlighted school's achievements and the different workshops and webinars conducted throughout the year.

Later, the cultural programme followed with spectacular singing and live dance performances by the students of Grade 1 to Grade 8. Along with the dance and singing performances, there was a unique skit presented by the students which showcase the hardships and huddles the students and teachers faced during the year 2020 and how well everyone learn to adapt the new online teaching and learning process. The skit also shared an instant from Swami Vivekananda's life in which his honesty was signified. It also set out the importance of Honesty in the each of our lives. The skit came to an end with a positive note of support that teachers and students have shared during this period and how well they have adapted to the virtual schooling. Later, at the end of the cultural program a Vote of thanks was delivered by Ms. Samaira and the program came to an end.

21st October : PPT BY THE STUDENTS.

The day began with the quiz on Recycling in the assembly.

Later Samaira Suchak from grade IX explained the meaning of Recycling, when was recycling first used and History of recycling. Riona Ramchandani from Grade VIII steps to increase the rate of recycling, the ratio in which other countries recycle and also what will be the consequences if we don’t recycle. Arya Maitra from Grade VII explained 3 R,s - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle by playing 2 videos on How recycling has become need of an hour.

Vansh Shanklesha, Shardul, Hamza and Srujan from lower grades explained the importance of recycling.

22nd October: Activity day

The day started with assembly

On second day students of all grades were allotted Recycling activity.

Grade 1 and 2 explained the importance of recycling by doing Colouring Activity. Students drew beautiful and colourful pictures of Dust bins, 3 R's- Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Grade 3 students made stuff by using newspapers and bottle caps.
Grade 4 students made stuff by using paper cups and paper plates.
Grade 5 students made stuff by using plastic bottles and old cans.
Grade 6 students made stuff by using old bangles and old boxes.
Grade 7 students made stuff by using old socks, coconut shells and other shells.
Grade 8 students made stuff by using old clothes, towels etc.
Grade 9 students made stuff by using old soap boxes or plastic spoons.
Grade 10 students made stuff by using old Cds or silver foil container.

23rd October: Feedback day

Day started with assembly by Grade 1 students following the theme "RECYCLING" in which Sinhayana read the news, Sonam did anchoring, Tejasvi explained advantages of recycling and Tanishka shared a motivational message on recycling.

From Grade 2 - Anchoring was done by Baani. Deshna explained what is recycle waste management, Jia explained importance of recycling, Kash explained what can be done with leftover food waste and Krutika expressed her views on how does recycling help the environment.

From Grade 3 - News was read by Jannat. Achoring was done by Atharva, Druhee explained advantages of recycling and Avinash shared a motivational message on recycling.

From Grade 4 - Anchoring was done by Shlok. Anshika explained what is recycle waste management, Havyn explained importance of recycling, Yana explained what can be done with leftover food waste and Geet expressed her views on how does recycling help the environment.

From Grade 5 - Anchoring was done by Veda. Sanvi explained what is recycle waste management, Spruha explained importance of recycling, Yash explained what can be done with leftover food waste and Aditya expressed her views on how does recycling help the environment.

From Grade 6 - News was read by Naman. Achoring was done by Sankarshana, Rajveer explained advantages of recycling and Saachi shared a motivational message on recycling.

Feedback was taken by all the students by Google form.

On 25th August 2020, Podar International School (CIE) Kalyan conducted a webinar on dental health. The event started at 2 PM. Ms. Renuka Alfonso welcomed and introduced the resource person Dr.Niraj Bhatt. He explained the importance of oral hygiene, the common problems faced by people as well as some solutions and precautions. It was indeed an informative webinar for all the students from Gr.1 to Gr.10 who had joined along with their parents. Towards the end of the session there was also an interactive Q&A session. The event ended at 3 PM with a vote of thanks by the head girl MsVanshikaShetty. Overall it was a very useful session.

In order to make students understand the importance of Goal setting and positive ways to achieve it Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan conducted a Goal Management Webinar for students of Grade 5 to Grade 10. The webinar began with introductory speech by Miss. Sadaf Rizvi and some motivating quotes by the Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi. The webinar moved ahead when Miss. Sadaf Rivzi introduced Colonel Anutosh Sharma one of the speakers for the day. Mr. Anustosh started the program by explaining about what is a goal and how should someone set up a goal in his/her life. He made everyone understand that when your intentions while making a goal are right and you are working hard for it; then all the positive attitude and things around you will help you to achieve that goal. He also gave information about 5 basic rules a person should follow while making a goal and also explained their importance. He asked everyone to color visualize your goal in your mind this will help you to get motivation towards it. He made everyone understand that a person is 10% outside, and 90% of himself inside; just like an Iceberg. He explained everyone that first a thing comes to someone’s sub- conscious mind, then in his/her thoughts, then in his/her words and then finally in his/her actions. So, in order to get your thoughts, clear a person should sit calmly and think about it. It takes 21 days for a human being to start a habit and 90 days to include that habit into one’s personality. So, one should always try to create a positive and happy vibe around it self by his/her thoughts and action and will also help to achieve the goal.

Later, the webinar was continued by C. A Poonam Jethwani the second speaker for the day. She made everyone understand that even meditation can be an interesting activity if a person does what he/she loves to do. She explained that when a person meditates, thoughts in their mind decreases and it helps to relax the mind which leads to focusing on the goals without any distraction. She took practical meditation activities like dancing on different songs, laughing on funny Mr. bean videos and at last meditating to relax everyone’s mind. The webinar drew positive energy in everyone and it ended with closing words by the Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi and a vote of thanks by the head girl Ms. Vanshika Shetty.

The Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan was celebrated with great enthusiasm on 5th September, 2020. The celebration began with an introductory speech by and a melodious prayer by the students of Grade 10. The program lead off with Mst.Diven Hinduja explaining that why Teacher’s Day with the help of a PowerPoint presentation and an inspiring Abdul Kalam’s video. Further a gratitude tour for teachers was presented by the students of grade 10 and grade 8 with a small message about every teacher of Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan. Then, an ex- student 2015-16 passed out Mst. Aditya Khairari shared his views and experiences with everyone. Later, a sweet sounding Thank You song was presented by students of Grade 10. The program followed with the next alumna Miss. Sonal Moonka year 2017-18 passed out speech gave away a token of gratitude to teachers and concluded her with a beautiful quote on the role that teachers play in a student’s life. Then, Grade 8 students presented their art of dance and spread a cheerful vibe around. The felicitation of teachers by HarperCollins Publishers India was announced by Miss. Neha Balani. She also announced the felicitation of the Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi for receiving Global Teacher Award 2020. Lastly a harmonious song was presented by an alumna Miss. Viddhi Poddar passed out in year 2016-17. At last a thank you speech was given by Miss. Hashmita Wadhwani a student of Grade 10. And lastly the program was concluded with Principal’s Mr. Sanjay Nandi’s inspiring speech.

Internet has become an integral part of today’s generation. It has provided a wide array of learning opportunities but there are risks too. The increasing use of the internet and social media has made cyber-safety very important. Keeping in mind, Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan organised a virtual Student-Led Webinar on Cyber safety on 15th August, 2020. The webinar began with an introductory speech on importance of internet in today’s scenario by Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi.

The program moved forward with Head boy Mst. Vaansh Bhatia providing the learning objectives of the webinar along with the contents of the webinar. Then Mst. Shrishailya Rao explained what are digital footprints and how are the formed. He also gave information about the kinds of digital footprints as well as their positive and negative impacts. Some videos were also shown in order give a clear image of digital footprint and its effects to the audience. Further Ms. Aarya Maitra informed about the precautions to be taken while sharing something on any internet platform. The meaning of Cyber Bullying and its effects were also explained by her. Along with that she also gave information about the law sections laid by Indian Government against cyber bullying. Followed by it Mst. Yugansh Valecha explained about different types of cyber bullying. Then, Ms. Samaira Suchak made everyone understand the five steps to be done to stop the spread of cyber bullying around the social media. All these things were explained with the help of a video played on the screen. Later Mst. Raakin Majeed shared with everyone the positive and negative impacts of different social media. Lastly, the Head Girl Ms. Vanshika Shetty continued with the negative impacts of social media. She also shared information on Social Media safety tips with the help of a video and concluded the program by asking everyone to be aware and use internet carefully. The webinar was quite informative and focused on how to avoid hatred and spread love over the internet.

1. To be able to realise the value of freedom
2. To celebrate the day with patriotism15th of August is a gala day for every Indian.

74th Independence Day was celebrated at Podar International School, Kalyan with great pride and enthusiasm. Principal Sir CIE Mr Sanjay Nandi hoisted the flag along with CBSE and ICSE Principals The celebration for students,parents and staff began online on Google Meet at 9.00am,The celebration began watching the video of flag hoisting by all the 3 board Principals of Indian National Flag followed by National Anthem.

Furthermore, Principal Sir Mr.Sanjay Nandi addressed the students,parents and teachers with his motivational speech. The students of grade 7, 8.presented a musical patriotic song to which the whole school joined and the song reverberated in the surroundings. The song was followed by a speech in English by Mst. Jayaditya which enlightened the audience with facts of struggle taken by our freedom fighters.. A unique dance was presented by the students of Grade 7,8,9. with their graceful dance moves was jaw-dropping.

Patriotic Speech in Hindi by Mst. Satyadi of Grade 3 was worth listening and could relate to the struggle taken by our national heroes.

The patriotic celebration ended with vote of thanks by Head Boy and Head Girl Mst. Vaansh and Ms. Vanshika. Last but not the least the celebration was joyful for everyone.

The momentous day of Investiture Ceremony 2020-21 was celebrated with great enthusiasm by Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan. The program began with an introduction speech on the ceremony by Miss. Madhumita Dey for about two to three minutes. Then, a student from Grade 4 Ms. Shalaka Peshane motivated everyone by singing a prayer song “Itni Mann Ki Shakti” for about four minutes. A dance performance by Grade 2 students on “Chanda Chamke” spreaded a joyful vibe around. Then the Head Girl Ms. Vanshika Shetty and the Head Boy Mst. Vaansh Bhatia explained the whole students council election procedure with the help of a power point presentation displayed on the screen. The program followed with the speech by principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi, wherein he motivated and tired to inculcate a sense of responsibility in the newly elected Students Council Members. The Oath taking ceremony was initially led by Mr. Sarvesh Mistry and was followed by the Council Members, Virtual Supervisors and Best Buddies. Later, a Vote of Thanks was given by the Secondary Coordinator Miss. Arti Koli. The ceremony concluded with the National Anthem.

It was a short and sweet virtual program conducted with lots of zeal and zest.

Inter Board Football Tournament organised by student's council in all 3 curriculum at PIS Kalyan on 19th October 2019.

Score of League matchers are CIE vs ICSE (1-21), CBSE vs ICSE (0-2) and then CIE vsCBSE (1-1). Then final payed between CIE ICSE (2-1).

Master Jinnet H awards Goal Keeper of the Tournament. Master Omkar awarded Highest scorer of the Tournament CIE won the Title Champion of the Tournament, where as ICSE received 1st Runner up and CBSE 2nd Runner up rolling trophy.

Student's council has been appreciable by Principals.

Podar International School (Cambridge International), Kalyan celebrated Hindi Divas on Sept 13, 2019 in school Library. Students performed Song, Dance, Skit based on freedom fighter and every body liked it. Mile Sur Mera Tumhara sang by all students and enjoyed moments happily. Students of grade 1 also had danced and grace the occasion. HOD Mrs. Madhuri Mishra explained the importance of Hindi language with its length & breath. It was a great learning and eventful day for all of us.

The program whereas follows:-

· Hindi song by grade 4 students.

· Dance by grade 1 students.

· Skit by grade 7 students.(Mono act of some of the freedom fighters).

· Anchoring of skit by grade 9 student (Tanya)

· Song by grade 5 students (Mile Sur Mera Tumhara)

It was a great learning and eventful day for all of us.

Podar International School (Cambridge International),Kalyan, celebrated 73rd Independence Day with unprecedented patriotic fervour on Aug 15, 2019.All the three boards- Cambridge International, CBSE and ICSE assembled in the stilt area. The program begun with the hoisting of the national flag by the Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi. The national anthem echoed in the entire campus.

After the National Antuem, a speech was given by a student on freedom which included the explanation of Article 370 and 35A.It was inspiring speech. Following the speech an energitic dance was performed by the students. A speech was given by a Grade 3 student Ms. Agamya Gajare from CAIE paying tribute to nation's freedom fighter. It was a sensational speech. A patriotic group song was performed by students. After that, a group dance was performed by the students of Grade 8.A mesmerizing song was sung by students of Grade 7.

After the song, there was certificates distribution for Spell Bee national and international level and Rising star by the Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi along with other dignitaries. The felicitation of Teachers was also done. Teachers were awarded with British Council course completion certificates and loyalty certificates for completing 5 years in the institution. There was a feeling of triumph amongst the students as well as the teachers. The vote of thanks was given by the Head Boy, Mst. Krish Panvelkar. The program concluded with the National song. Overall it was a day filled with the feeling of Patriotism.

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Podar International School (CAIE), Kalyan, celebrated Independence Day with unprecedented patriotic fervour on Aug 15, 2018. All the three boards- CIE, CBSE and ICSE assembled in the stilt area. The program was begun with the hoisting of the flag by the principal. The national anthem echoed in the entire campus.

After the National Anthem, there was certificates distribution for NFLAT and Spell Bee by the Prin. Mr. Sanjay Nandi. The prestigious International School Award by British Council was announced. There was a feeling of triumph amongst the students as well as the teachers. Then the program continued with a Hindi speech by Ms. Tanushree Deshmukh of Grade 7. A patriotic group song was performed by students of Grade 7th, 8th and 9th followed by an engaging dance drama on the life of Bhagat Singh and his Friends. The vote of thanks was given by the Head Girl, Ms. Shreelakshmi Sharma . The program concluded with the National song.

Overall it was a day filled with the feeling of Patriotism.

Date – Sat, 23rd June 2018

Venue – Library – Podar International School (CIE) Kalyan

It was a beautiful Saturday morning of 23rd June 2018 as we felicitated our students of Grade X – IGCSE 2017-18 with Cambridge Certificate at Podar International School CIE Kalyan and bid farewell to the lively, wonderful, charming and vivid learners for a bright future awaiting them. The students were felicitated with Cambridge certificates and they shared their experiences about the school, teachers and their IGCSE Curriculum. From the eight IGCSE subjects to attempt in exams, the top scorers were –
1.Binish Patel with 7A* and 1A
2.Sonal Moonka with 5A*
3.Kashish Lokwani with 3A* and 3A
4.Nishant Dandawate with 3A* and 2A
5.Purva Kulkarni with 2A* and 2A
6.Ishika Manglani with 1A* and 5A
7.Nishtha Sharma 1A* and 3A
8.Vinesh Wadhwa with 1A*

The Principal Mr Sanjay Nandi concluded the event with his noble words wishing the students happy adventures, fantastic new friendships, amazing experiences and the journey of a life time, hoping that they are taking with them a wealth of knowledge they will always treasure, some fantastic learning experiences, lifetime friendships and some lovely souvenirs.

Date: 11th August

Podar International school, CIE (Kalyan) Celebrated Library Day on 11th August 2017.

The programme was started with the offering of floral tributes to the portrait of Godess Sarswati and Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and lighting of lamp by Principal Mr Sanjay Nandi and cordinator’s Ms Arti and Ms Manjula.

The formal welcome address was given by Supriya , Librarian, Grade 7 student Ms. Vaishanavi and Anirudh highlighted some of the important contributions of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan who has been regarded as Father of Library Science in India and mentioned his contribution for the development of Indian Librarianship and library movement in the country.

On this occasion all Grade 1st to 10th students and teachers were present in the library. Activities such as storytelling and reading competition, Bookmark making competition, making picture from story summary writing for primary section and also included presentation on “importance of reading” by secondary section were conducted as part of the event from last week. Dr. Rukmini Madam also highlighted about Reading. Daily exercise is good for fitness like that daily reading is good exercise for mind. She also motivated children to read books and daily attend library. She called library as resource centre and treasure.

Principal Mr Sanjay Nandi appreciated the programme with importance of Libarry Science in our daily life and the efforts put in by all students and teachers.

At the end of the programme, the Vote of Thanks was offered by Supriya Assistant Librarian.

Day 1

Podar International School celebrated the first day of Multilingual Week on 25th April. Multilingual week is celebrated every year in Podar International School Kalyan CIE. This week is full of fun, excitement and competition.The students start the preparation one week prior for their respective houses. The respective houses are Earth, Air, Fire, Water. The judges were Mr.Sanjay Nandi,Ms. Arti,and Ms. Manjula. The anchors for the day were Mst. Christopher & Mst. Nishant.

Not only the students prepare for their houses but the house teachers also work hard for their houses to make the respective house win. Each and every house got 2 freedom fighters as the topic. The topic for Earth house - Tipu Sultan and Mangal Pandey, Air house- Veer Savarkar and Bhagat Singh, Fire house - Shivaji Maharaj and Subhash Chandra Bose last & Water house - Rani LaxmiBai and SardarVallabhBhai Patel.

For first day it was PPT and Singing based on the Freedom Fighters.The PPT was very well presented by all the houses and Singing was melodiously sung too.

Everyone loved the Performance of all the houses. Overall the program was entertaining, and Spectacular.

Day 2

Podar International School celebrated second day of Multilingual Week. The topic was Freedom Fighters on which each of the houses had to present the drama. The judges were Mr.Sanjay Nandi,Ms. Arti,and Ms. Manjula.

The anchors for the day were Ms. Kashish & Ms. Ishika. The first drama was presented by Fire house and the topic was on the life history of ShivajiMaharaj and his part on his childhood the drama was very entertaining. The second performance was by Air house on the famous personality Bhagat Singh. They showed us what kind of person Bhagat Singh was and how his death sentence. It was very well presented by air house. The atmosphere became patriotic.

The third performance was presented by Earth house on Mangal Pandey.It showed how an Indian soldier known for helping to spark Indian rebellion of 1857 this is a also known as the first i war for Indian independence .It was an excellent performance . The last performance was presented by water house on Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. It was a musical drama displayed on his struggle for independence of India .The drama was phenomenal.

Overall the performance of all houses were remarkable and students got chance to learn about the life history of famous personalities.

Day 3

Podar International School celebrated the last day of Multilingual Week. The topic was Freedom Fighters on which each of the houses had to present the dance. The judges were Mr. Sanjay Nandi, Ms. Arti, and Ms. Manjula. All the students were excited as all the houses were performing a dance on their respective freedom fighters. The anchors for the day were Ms. Binish & Ms. Megha .

Air House performed on the song of Bhagat Singh followed by Earth House who performed on Mangal Pandey song. Both the house performed very well. Water house performance was spectacular. They performed on Jhansi ki Rani. Last performance was of Fire House on Shivaji Maharaj. All the students cheered for all the houses.

Later on the questions were asked by the anchors to all the houses. Each house answered. At last Mr. Sanjay Nandi announced the result. The winner for the Multilingual Week was Water House.

Overall the program was very good. All the students as well as the teachers enjoyed a lot.

WISE which is an abbreviation for Wondrous Intellectual Scientific Expedition and is a Science exhibition was conducted by Podar International School (CIE) , Kalyan on 24th Jan 2017.

Students from Grade 1 to 9 were presented total 116 different projects & working model by group or individually. Dr. (Mrs.) Vandana Lulla, Director of Podar International Schools, was the chief guest for the occasion. Mr. Prashant Kamble , Ms. Sunita Sandhu and Ms. Meena Pawar and Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi , PIS Kalyan(CIE) , Kalyan graced the occasion.

Objective -- To create awareness and curiosity among students for science subject. WISE offers students an opportunity to develop a feeling of confidence and competence and foster a spirit of scientific inquiry. Students do important research and discover previously known facts. As students participate in a formal competition, they also practice public speaking and learn how to explain and defend their work in front of a panel of judges.

Mrs. Vandana Lulla said that the initiative taken by Mr. Sanjay Nandi PIS (CIE) , Kalyan in holding a science exhibition was commendable as it gives the young minds a chance to explore, thinking out of the box and definitely expand their learning horizons. All the judges were reported in the same line.

On 31st August 2016 there was a grand celebration of Teacher’s Day, a day where we pay homage to the, “Greatteachers of India and Bangladesh,” as Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan had put it. The celebration was filled with laughter and fun as everybody rejoiced and enjoyed themselves. Everybody looked quite charming on day.

The function started off with something entertaining right off the bat with a felicitation. Teachers were asked to guess their colleague based on the description shown. Upon the right answer, the teacher and their parents were felicitated requested to come to the stage via the glamorous red carpet where they were offered presents from our beloved principal Mr Sanjay Nandi, with Shole, coconut, red rose & many more gifts.

The next event was a speech given by Grade IX Students. The first speech outlined the history of teacher’s day in hopes of inspiring students with the great achievements of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. The second speech given by another student of Grade IX fuelled this motivation and was given in hopes that the students of Podar International School(CIE), Kalyan will be able to say “thank you” to a teacher, and truly mean it. Continued by a wonderful poem on teacher`s day by grade 7 student.

The fun didn’t end at the felicitation for there were games for the teachers as well as their parents. Parents were asked to guess the singer/actor/film of the song playing. It was entertaining and some parents joined in the singing as well! The second game (which was for the teachers) asked the class teachers to guess their students. The teachers were only given a picture of their students’ eyes and I must say, they were good at this. Lastly the teachers played a round of ‘Fire in the Mountain’. The game was packed with entertainment and it brought a smile to the faces around.Teachers broke out in a dance which released a fit of giggles from the younger students! The winners were rewarded with a prize each.

Now the event after that was absolutely remarkable. It was a dance performance from a little girl called from Grade 1. She was little, but had a bountiful amount of talent and style to her. Astounding!

The next event was the dance performance by the students of Grade V, VI and VII. Their grace and talent rewarded them with a huge round of applause from the students. They handled the props beautifully and their positioning added beauty to the act.

Even the PTA members gave a vote of thanks to the teachers. The members who substituted for teachers for the day too, were given a token of appreciation.

The event ended with some awards handed out to a Spelling Bee winner and with some inspiring words from the PTA members all of whom had lovely words to say about our teachers.

The event was full of smiles. The teachers enjoyed the games and their red carpet moment. The students loved seeing their teachers smile (and perhaps helping their class teachers in the guessing game!). The game, ‘Fire in the mountain’ released a bout of shrieks and laughter from everyone present. Festivity filled the air. Overall, it was a great event that entertained the age spectrum in the audience present. Goal of the day- to make people smile was achieved. Happiness can be obtained by making others happy. “The beauty of education is that you will always learn something,”.

At last Principal (Mr Sanjay Nandi) has given the vote of thanks where all the parents of Teacher’s were blessing to all for the wonderful thoughts & felicitation program.

On 4th September, 2016 students of Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan visited National Defence Academy, Pune. Students reached the academy at 10 am and they were accompanied by their Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi and one of the army official.

It was an eagerly awaited visit to the National Defence Academy (NDA).It is situated at Khadakwasla and spread across a huge 3000 acres. We gathered at a pick up point at TRISHAKTI GATE at 10 am. As we entered the land of ‘Seva paramo dharmah’ which means ‘Service before Self’, our excitement knew no bounds. The National Defence Academy is the First tri-service academy (Navy, AirForce, Army) in the world and amongst the top rated ones. Here, the cadets of the 3 armed forces are trained before they resume their pre-commissioning training in their respective service academies.

First we visited to HORSE Stable. Then we proceeded to the AFTT (Air Force Training Team) area which aims to train basics of military aviation through ground and flying training. We had to get down from our bus to go inside a hangar where we saw many aircrafts like SUPER DIMONA. One of the aircrafts had a ground training instructor standing next to it, who was proudly and relentlessly explaining to the visitors, the specifications and use of the particular aircraft. It was a twin seater, single engine powered aircraft to give pre-basic stage flying experience to cadets aiming to become Air Force Pilots. After that, we hopped into our bus again, to visit the Habibullah Hall and ‘Sudan Block’. In the Habibullah Hall, we watched a documentary about NDA, profoundly explaining its importance and its ideals. For the 20-odd minutes we were awestruck. What we watched, not only enabled us to take a glance at life of a cadet through the graduation but also towards humans, stretching their own as well as fellow’s physical and psychological limits. At last we arrived at ‘Sudan Block’, the main administrative building of NDA where all academic classes take place. It is a brilliant piece of architecture inspired from the Rajputana style, and is situated right at the heart of the NDA campus.

It was already afternoon, and our tour inside the NDA was almost over. Within no time we travelled back to the city with lingering thoughts of how challenging it would be for a cadet to transform himself from a mere aspirant into a fighter, dedicated to devote his life for the nation’s cause. We believe that we are fortunate enough to experience the place which teaches that sacrifice for your motherland is your prime objective. We consider ourselves lucky because when we are carrying out our day to day business, progressing in our own path and sleeping peacefully at night, there is someone who is guarding our borders, watching our skies and waters, and sacrificing his life. Hats off to the fighters and a Proud Salute!

“What you plant now,
You will harvest later”.

On this prestigious and vital day, Podar CIE inaugurated the e-version of their E-Magazine, “The Harvest” 4th edition.

Magazine is an account of events, programmes and activities that a school conducts in its premises and most importantly where students participate.

It was an honour to have with us Dr. Pratap Raj, principal of CBSE to inaugurate the magazine in presence of coordinators, teachers and PTA members and Principal CIE Mr Sanjay Nandi.

Indeed it was a joyous moment where participation of students in various events was displayed. This showcased the active participation and involvement of our students in both curricular and co-curricular activities. Principal extended his gratitude to PTA Members & teachers to encourage more participation every time.

Day 1:
On 20th July, 16 multilingual first activity was performed on 6th floor hall. Students performed various dance forms on different songs according to their respected houses. All houses had different themes and students gave their best performance. Judging was done by the school authorities. Based on their performances students got the scores for their houses. Finally the session ended with vote of thanks by our teacher ms. Jyoti.

Day 2:
On 21st July 2016 the second part of the multilingual session was conducted. On that day students were suppose to perform drama and singing. House wise each and every student performs on drama as well as singing. They were given scripts for drama and songs were based on that drama. Student gave their best. On that occasion teachers, coordinators attended the session with our respected principal sir. The session ended up with the vote of thanks by Ms. Jyoti.

Day 3:
On 25th July, 16 the final session of multilingual week was conducted. Food display was their by the students of respective houses. Every student was suppose to make atleast 1 dish as per the session given.

Students had enjoyed a lot and came our out off the way to participate, performance and to test best food and all students were participated: the best part of the event said by Mr Sanjay Nandi , Principal, Podar International School, CIE, Kalyan.

The activity started at 9.40 am by planting of plants by the students of Grade 1 , 2 and 3. The activity was inaugurated by the CIE Principal Mr. Sanjay Nandi. The students participated enthusiastically. This activity was done from 9.40 am to 10.30 am. Thereafter the students went for Sash making in their respective classrooms.

Simultaneously the students of grades 4 to 10 took part in the poster making competition in their classrooms. Innovative and theme appropriate posters were made by all the students. The students painted and coloured the posters beautifully. This activity was done from 9.40 am to 11.00 am.

At 11.00 am , the students from grade 4 to 10 assembled in the stilt area for a street walk. The street walk started at 11.15 am . The students carried the poster that they had made earlier in the day and carried it along with them . They displayed the posters in front of the crowd and shouted slogans favouring mother Earth. The walk concluded around 11.45 am in school.

All the teachers came in green attire and took part in the street walk.

Through this activity the message of saving Earth was very well put forward.

The Podar International school (CIE) Kalyan celebrated Investiture Ceremony and Graduation Day on Saturday, 16 th July 2016 wherein the newly elected the newly elected student leaders took charge of their offices. The function was held at Podar International School, Kalyan. The Program began sharp at 9:00am with welcoming of guest which was followed by introduction of the Event. We were privileged to have Ms.Vijaya Jadhav(Deputy Collector under Dharavi re-development Project, CSE Principal, Headmistress Podar Jumbo kids, Kalyan) as the Chief Guest of this ceremony. The host, Mr. Sanjay Nandi (Principal Podar CIE ,Kalyan) welcomed all the Guests with a Bouquet as a token of respect and gratitude. Then Ms. Vijaya Jadhav lighted the lamp followed by Mr. Nandi and Mrs.Darshini Yadav.

A good number of parents attended the program. The function was anchored by the Talented Podarites. The programme was commence with a beautiful welcome dance by the students. Grade VIII students were felicitated by the guest and principal for their checkpoint exam . Prachit Phanse and Rasika Navgire were chosen as the rising stars for this academic year. Some spectacular cultural programs of singing and dancing were performed by the students which started with a beautiful song by Grade 10 students by using musical instruments, followed by an Dance by Grade & 3 children. Then some yoga asanas were performed by Grade 6 students. Another cultural dance was presented by Grade 4 & 5 students.

Selective students from all grades sang a song creating a atmosphere of joy and celebration at the end of cultural program session. The dance was very well choreographed and co-ordinated. The tiny tots looked very pretty and adorable in their colourful attire. There was an active participation from all students. Admist the loud beats of the drums, the new council marched in with discipline. They stood upright with their heads held high and their hearts in humility as each picked up their precious flags. The school Head Girl, Head Boy, the Sports Captains and the House.

Thereafter, the guests Ms.Vijaya Jadhav, Principal Sanjay Nandi (CIE), Captains discipline in charges and lastly monitors and best buddies from each grade Co- ordinators Arti Kohli and Manjula Khened pinned up the sashes and offered badges to each council member. Miss Vijaya shook hands with the elected student council. Finally, an oath by Mr. Chandan Kumar Soni and the student council was lined. Later, Grade 8 students were appreciated for their performance in their checkpoint exam and certificates were distributed to them followed by spellbee and Olympiad felicitation. It was now time for graduate day of IGSCE. The batch of 2015-16 looked amazing in their black robes, along with their graduation certificates. Everyone in the hall was very delighted. And to celebrate this moment, cake cutting ceremony took place. Miss Vijaya Jadhav enlighted everyone with her words of wisdom and experience. She even quoted one famous line from Harivansh Rai Bachchan –“koshish karne walo ki kabhi haar nah hoti………….” Even, CIE, principal addressed students and adviced them to keepup the good work. The ceremony was concluded by Mrs Arti Koli, Coordinator , who delivered the expression of gratitude and vote of thanks.

On 8 th July 2016 Podar Kalyan CIE celebrated French day and World youth skills day. The programme was organised with the general motto of making students familiar and aware about the French culture, food, music, people and many things. This day also gave our students to showcase their talent in different activities. France is known for its beauty, sense of liberty that reflects in every aspect whether it is the language or acceptance of people from different corners of the world. The programme commenced with a power point presentation which stated the importance of this celebration. Every students of Podar CIE was part of this programme. All of them participated enthusiastically. Presentation was followed by a fashion show where grade 1,2 and 3 came all dressed up to showcase the different outfits along with known places and monuments that France is known for, they all looked beautiful wearing those crowns and sashes. After that all students and teachers stood up for national anthem of France. It was a different experience but we all sensed the same patriotic feeling. Students of grade 4 and 5 sang a French song, ‘Aisha’. Later a video and presentation was presented to make students know more about France, table manners, creativity, food, culture etc. entire programme was organised with the help of our French teacher Ms Neha and Ms Priya, also students of grade 9 and 10 anchored the programme and explained the power point presentation. Students of grade 6, 7 and 8 performed a dance along with stunts in between which involved skating and hula hoop.

Principal Mr Sanjay Nandi explain the objectives of spreading awareness and helping students know more about France Day & youth Skill Day celebrations.

Habitat for Humanity India is a Non-Governmental Organization, affiliated to Habitat for Humanity International works towards housing and sanitation, having served more than 54,000 families across 17 states of India. For over 30 years, Habitat and its partners have been working with low-income, marginalized families to build homes, provide housing-related services and spread awareness on the needs of proper housing and sanitation.

Habitat India through its disaster response programs has helped rebuild the lives of more than 20,000 disaster affected families in India through emergency shelter kits, repair of damaged houses and construction of new home.

A workshop was conducted on habitat from humanity by Podar International School, CIE, Kalyan for the students from grade 1 to grade 10.The resource person gave a presentation about the organisation and the activity.

The resource person discussed the following points in the workshop:
1. What is habitat for humanity, India
2. Peoples associated with the organisation.
3. People can bring the change by donating one rupee.
4. Total population in India which does not have proper shelter to live.
5. Problem of defecation which is done in open
6. Effect on children’s health due to improper defecation provision
7. How we can bring the change

After the presentation they showed a video and asked a few question to students and then gave them small token of appreciation.

The session ended with a request to the audiences to collect the funds for shelter and proper defecation for thousands of people by the resource person.The forms fund collection was distributed to students.

Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan had organised Father’s Day on 18th June 2016. Father’s day is a celebration honouring fathers and theirfatherhood. Father is a first ideal for every son and first hero for every daughter. We commenced the programme with a short video highlighting the significance offathers in children’s’ life. This gathering was organised in order to capture the moments children long to spend with their fathers. These beautiful moments were captured when students were called grade wise with their greeting cards that they had prepared, and children were asked to give away those cards to their fatherswishing and greeting them on this auspicious day.

We were glad to witness such an amazing moment as we witnessed smiles on the faces of children and fathers also we saw few children in tears as they were missing their fathers on this day. Later on we had planned some activities like rope skipping, balancing books on head, balloon walk and at the end musical chair. These activities were planned with the motive of encouraging fathers to participate and to help them to bring back their childhood memories. As a result, we did get to see that enthusiasm in fathers as they were trying hard to bring smile on the face of their child every time they won any task. It was really great to see how children wanted their fathers to participate in each and every task, children encouraged and enjoyed every moment of the day. Not only children but also fathers seemed to be playing and enjoying just like their children. Overall it was an exceptional outcome that we got; it was more than what we had expected. To quote what one of the parent( Fabian Almeida) of grade II child said, “great show, thanks for making it memorable”, we as teachers were overjoyed to hear that.

Mr. Sanjay Nandi, the Principal of PIS CIE Kalyan thanked all the fathers for their presence and being with their children. Bringing both children and fathers together was like a moment that everyone wishes to hold onto.

Overall the programme ended beautifully.

Podar International School (CIE), Kalyan organized an International Mother Day on 22nd April 2016. It’s wide spread objective was to diversify the environmental movement worldwide and to mobilize it as the most effective vehicle to build a healthy, sustainable environment, address climate change, and protect the Earth for future generations.

The Programme started with school assembly which was organized by the students of grade 9th. The students expressed their views on the history and importance of this day and the need of saving trees. During the second half of the day, photography exhibition on pawn wildlife was arranged for students of all grades which were arranged by Mr. Bhanage. Students were very fascinated by the colorful photos and they enjoyed it lot. Then there was a small video shown on wildlife in each class.

Principal, Mr.Sanjay Nandi has supported for the proper execution of this programme.

On 29th April 2016 International Jazz Day was celebrated in Podar Int School (CIE), Kalyan on 6th floor. Mst Arnav of grade 3 welcomed all the students and teachers for this event, He invited grade 8 ,9,10 students to come and present a ppt for the same.Students introduced the meaning of the day and explained the importance of Jazz day and how it is celebrated in different countries like Malaysia, China, Mumbai, USA and France.

Students explained why it is celebrated in different countries.They also explained about the logo for Jazz Day. Everyone was jazzified by the performance of grade 7 student Naman Jain, Next performance was by the nightingale of our school Ms Vidhi of grade 10 who sang a beautiful song.

Overall It was a cool programme.

Podar International School (CIE) Kalyan arranged an education trip on 18th Feb 2016 to Vishnubaaug Environment theme park at Badlapur. Students and teachers headed to the spot in 3 buses. Students were excited.

They reached the spot after 1 hour journey. It was surrounded by greenery and near to Ulhas river. They had breakfast there. Then Dr. Solanki gave small informative speech.

Students were divided in small groups to perform various activities. Volunteers gave information about different types of trees and their medical use. Students had adventurous activities like Valley Crossing, Burma Bridge, Commando Net. Small rainforest trek was also there. Small kids enjoyed swimming in tiny pool and they played under the waterfall. They enjoyed rain dance also.

School arranged on the spot drawing activity. Student drew pictures of Ulhas river surrounded by mountains.

Students had lunch around 12.30 PM. Every students group was accompanied by Podar teachers to look after them. Students enjoyed all the activities. It was rare experience for them than routine life.

Finally it was time to say goodbye to an adventurous and joyful educational trip.

MATHS EDUCATIONAL FIELD TRIP

Involvement in a real world experience makes learning more meaningful and memorable. With this objective Podar International School Kalyan CIE had organised a Math educational field trip for Grade 1 to grade 3 on 15th Feb. 2016 to Patel R mart, Nr Godrej Hill, Khadakpada, Kalyan west. Field trips are rich in educational possibilities as students learn from actual hands-on experiences, rather than by simply reading or hearing about something.

The overall objective of the field trip was as follow:

• Real-world experience: It allows students to have a real-world experience.
• Increase in quality of education: To achieve specific learning objectives for each grade
• Improvement of the social relations: Increases student-student and student-teacher social interaction.

In the morning with a great excitement and enthusiasm all the students of grade 1 to grade 3 boarded in the buses at 9:30 am. The bus arrived the venue and the kids had been instructed about the shop and were distributed to various sections in the mart.

Students started learning the prices of different product, calculating the price so that it can fit in their budget. Students were able to work out the addition and subtraction of the prices to buy the product.

At the end all student queued on the billing counter to make their bills for the items they had taken. The visit ended with the token of love (a toy car) from the departmental store to the students. The student was back to school with hand on experience of using money, making bill and other process of transacting money.

WONDROUS INTELLECTUAL SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION (WISE) 2016

Podar international school,CIE, Kalyan, had organised WISE on 12th February 2016 in stilt area and terrace of school building.The objective of the event was to create scientific temper among students.It also offered a platform for students to develop feeling of confidence and defend their work in front of panel of judge.Als,endeavour to promote scientific attitude among young budding students.The chief guest for the event were Sister B.K Megha (BED) Post-Graduate from Amravati University and Post-Graduate Diploma in values and spiritual education, Mr.Siddesh (PG in Microbiology),Prof. Ankit Mishra (Associate faculty and corporate training Sports Achiever),Mr. Astad Dalal (Engineering in BEIT, working with IBM), Mr. Nikhil Mishra (Deputy Manager for Hindustan Times), Mr. Sanjay Nandi. (Principal, Podar International School CIE Kalyan). “I could feel that India’s future is going to be surely bright” said Sister B. K. Megha.

The programme was inaugurated by the chief guest by cutting the ribbon and felicitation of Chief Guest took place by handing over the saplings. All the students from Grade 1 to Grade 9 came up with innovative ideas, depicting on their respective science projects. The topics taken by the students were Land Assassination, Solar System, Volcano Eruption, Robotic Snake, Turbine and many more.Parents were invited to attend the event. The eminent judge not only judged our students but also had an interactive session with each participant. The judges applauded the students for their novel ideas which would help the world to become a much better place to live in. Mr. SANJAY NANDI, Principal, thanked all the participating teams for making the event successful.The event was indeed an eye opener for all.

It was Tuesday, 26th January, 2016, Republic day celebration at Podar International School (CIE) Kalyan. The Chief Guest of the day was Mr. Manish Puranik, an Architect, Pro Adviso Trustee of Shivaji Trail and President of Vishvakarma Subha. The programme was held at Podar School Basket Ball Court and stilt area.

The programme began at 7:30am. Many Eminent and Experienced Guests honoured the function which included
a) Mrs Priya Rajwade ( Principal Podar ICSE and CBSE, Kalyan)
b) Mr. Sanjay Nandi (Principal Podar CIE, Kalyan)

The programme began with welcoming of chief guests and all the guests with a bouquet as a token of love and respect by Head Boy and Head Girl followed by a disciplined march past. Then the programme was commenced with a welcome address to the ground filled with festive spirit, frolicsome atmosphere and students brimming with enthusiasm and energy. Following that Flag Hoisting took place which was followed by National Anthem and continued to a patriotic Song of Vijay Vishwa Tiranga Pyaara...

The celebration was anchored by the Talented Podarites. Students from CIE, ICSE, and CBSE offered a colourful spray of their talents by dancing to the tunes of various patriotic songs, and gave speeches in English and Hindi. Children very energetically presented hindi nationalism songs and also presented a skit. The dances were very well choreographed and co-ordinated. The tiny tots looked very pretty and adorable in their colourful attire. There was an active participation from all students. All the performances bagged lot of appreciation.

The cultural celebration ended with ladoo distribution to the students and distribution of saplings with a beautiful message of growing more trees and making world a greener place.

The Programme ended with a vote of Thanks by ISCE Principal.

The Math-e-Magix was held in Podar International school CIE- Kalyan on 14 January.

The 6th floor venue and 1st and 2nd std. classrooms . the event was conduct to promote creativity, mathematical content, presentation, and explaining skills. This event was representing around 70 projects.

There were two rounds, 1st round was conducted on 8/01/2016 and 2nd round was on 14/01/2016.

The judges were invited for judging the projects who were Mrs.Tasnim Bhetasiwala, Mr. Nitin Gupta, Mrs. Poonam Gupta, Mr. Mukesh Gurnani, Mrs. Vaishali Patil, Mr. Gurunath Dardawale . The program started with introduction of the judges, followed by the inspection and judgement Criteria . All the participants were allotted with the group no. and a batches. The program was graced with Principal sir Mr Sanjay Nandi and Coordinators. The projects were judged by the PTA member and Principal Mr.Sanjay Nandi.

The Exhibits were creative and attractive and some were marvellous. The exhibits included number tricks, logic of numbers, card games, math puzzles, wheel of fortune,3D models, Problem solving etc.

Lastly, students has shared their experience that maths is so interesting after getting into it.

Vote of thanks was given by the Program incharge, and respected principal sir.

Overall the program was excellent and Successfully done by the effort of students and teachers.

Christmas is a time to give and forgive. Celebrated everywhere as a joyous family affair, we too, at School celebrated Christmas on 23rd dec 2015 as a happy time for our children.

The Celebration begins with wonderful video projecting a very nice Christmas story and history presented by grade 9 and grade 7 students, which was followed by a beautiful planned skit performed by grade 4 and grade 6 which had a carol presented by grade 5 and grade 6.

At last the most beautiful event of the day that was the fancy dress completion for grade 1-9 participated and enjoyed a lot. All the students and their parents were in festive mood and enjoyed each and every moment with fun and frolic. Festivity was in the air with children were dressed up as Santa Claus and fairies. To encourage creativity and talent among them, participation certificates were awarded to all.

After enjoying fancy dress, we had a melodious song from frozen by grade 3 student. Followed by dance performed from various grades. At the end of the program Santa clause arrived , distributed sweets and filled the entire crowd with joy and danced with everyone with great enthusiasm.

The precious gifts of hope, peace, joy and love were the gifts, God handed us with the birth of Jesus Christ. In turn, we must do similar for those less beholden than ourselves.

Annual Programme – Ankur 2015-16 Event Report
Theme - “Celebration of Life”

“The More You Praise and Celebrate Your Life,
The More There Is In Life To Celebrate”

It was Saturday, 19th December, 2015, a day of celebration for Podar International School (CIE) Kalyan, as it was all set to celebrate its 6th Annual Day. Mr. Sanjay Nandi, Principal, presided over the function. The Chief Guest of the day was Mr. RK Singh, Head of Media Relations and Public Awareness Section, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The function was held at Savitribai Phule Natyagrah, Dombivili East.

The programme began at 11:00am. Many Eminent and Experienced Guestshonoured the function which included Mrs Jyoti Gala (Head of Podar Sports Academy) and Mrs Darshini Yadav (Headmistress Podar Jumbo Kids, Kalyan) A beautiful Rangoli at the entrance and a displined march past with band welcomed the chief guests. The host, Mr. Sanjay Nandi felicitated all the guests with a bouquet as a token of love and respect. Then Mr. Nandi and all other guests lighted the lamp. A galaxy of intellectual parents attended the program and witnessed the auditorium filled with festive spirit, frolicsome atmosphere and students brimming with enthusiasm and energy.

The students welcomed the gathering through a beautiful welcome dance which was followed by Introduction of Chief Guest - Mr RK Singhby Secondary Coordinator Mrs Manjula Khaned. His speech proved to be very informative for the parents as well as the students. He ended saying that an institution that believes in love, compassion and service will surely rise to the needs of the times and will seek name and fame for the good works that it renders to the society.His speech was followed by inauguration of Podar’s e-magazine “Harvest” by him.

The Principal addressed the Gathering by presenting the school annual report tracing the progress, major events and achievements of the school. This was followed by the Prize distribution ceremony. The delegates gave the prizes for Student of the Year from primary and secondary section. Following the famous quote, “Reward and Feedback is the breakfast of champions”, the guests felicitated the students and teachers with certificates which proved to be very encouraging for them to continue the good performance. The principal acknowledged the parents for their support and cooperation and wished for the same in future.

This year the theme of the Annual Day was, “Celebration of Life”. The function was anchored by the Talented Podarites. Students offered a colourful spray of their talents by dancing to the tunes of various songs which included a French Song, Hip Hop, Love and Celebration, Cartoon Song, Free style, Contemporary, Puppet Dance and a dance with a message on Healthy Eating. The pictures and videos on LED screen in the background added to the glitter of the show. They made the maximum use of the show depicting the variety of life with some exceptionally spectacular cultural programs. The dances were very well choreographed and co-ordinated. The tiny tots looked very pretty and adorable in their colourful attire. There was an active participation from all students. The highlight of the show was Tagore’s Dance Drama – Chandalika which was based on the elimination of untouchability and caste discrimination from the society. The narrations of the scenes in English and Hindi added lot of meaningto the drama. The touching performance by the students bagged lot of appreciation. The management of students performing in various dances was very well organised.

The Programme ended with a vote of Thanks by the Principal which was followed by National Anthem.

Podar International School had organised farewell party for first batch of 10th standard students on 26th November 2015 at 6th floor Hall. It was an Incredible, Fantastic and Rocking afternoon hosted by grade 9th std. students,for 10th std students.They wished them for there bright future.All the teachers,parents along with principal and co-ordinaters invited for the farewell party. All the boyz in the party were looking dashing and girls were looking pretty cool.Decoration was also good in the party. Students facilitated by our school principal Mr.Sanjay Nandi and co-ordinator Ms.Aarti Koli and Ms.Manjula Khened. 9th std students made farewell party special for grade 10 students were shared happy memories by presentation, quiz, dance, shared experiences and teachers also share their experiences. In Principal’s Speech, Mr Nandi share his experiences and took reflections of our vision & mission.Parents & students were happily share their goals to achieve it and wanted to continue learning with same zile. Programme ended with Group Photo & followed by Lunch. Altogether the party was Amazing. All the students enjoyed the party.They all were looking happy and there parents also were looking happy. We wish all the grade 10 students All the best for their bright future.

We witnessed the ground filled with festive spirit, frolicsome atmosphere and students brimming with enthusiasm and sportsmanship. The students assembled house wise on the school ground at 7.30am. The chief guest Mr. Nilesh Shinde (Captian for Pro Kabaddi League 2014-15), Mr. Sameer Wagle- General Manager for Podar, Mr. Sudhir Singh-Regional Transport Manager, Mrs. Priya Rajwade- Principal Podar ICSE and CBSE, Kalyan, Mrs. Darshini Yadav-Headmistress Podar Jumbo Kids, Kalyan and host Mr.Sanjay Nandi-Principal Podar CIE, Kalyan were welcomed by students. The programme started with school song followed by welcome dance by Grade II students. Flag hoisting was done by the chief guest followed by National Anthem. The torch lightning ceremony was conducted by the chief guest and our students Sports head boy Christopher Firtz. There was oath taking ceremony pledging to have sportsman spirit and fair play. The march past was a treat for the eyes with great synchronisation and team work. The march past was lead by our Head Boy- Sagar Dawde, Head Girl-Sunudhi Gupta and our International Petanque players Anshu Jagyasi, Siddesh Tayde and Vidhi Podar. Our Principal Mr.Sanjay Nandi then declared the Sports Meet Open with the release of Mascot. We started with Potato Race for Grade I and Grade II along with Grade IX students who were displaying their strength along with their technique and skill in Shot put. Next event was Book Balancing race for Grade III and Grade IV. Grade V participated in Lemon and Spoon race. We were enlightened with a few encouraging and motivating words by the Chief Guest Mr. Nilesh Shinde. The interesting event which followed was the Basket Ball Match between Air House and Fire House in which the Air House emerged winners. The parents were also included in the Sports Day event such as Sack Race and Skipping Race. Certificates and medals were awarded to all the winners and runner ups along with the felicitation of the International Petanque players. After all the events were done the tallying of the scores showed Air House as the overall winners who were felicitated with the House Trophy. The event ended with the wonderful cultural dance by Grade VI which depicted the importance of eating healthy food. The event terminated with the vote of thanks by our Principal Mr. Nandi.