Date: 21st December 2020 Onwards
Homeroom (For IX and XI)
08:35 am – 09:25 am – MONDAY
08:40 am – 08:50 am – TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY
08:35 am – 08:50 am – FRIDAY
Homeroom (For VI -VIII):
10:00 am -10:50 am – MONDAY
10:10 am -10:25 am – TUESDAY TO FRIDAY
Classes XII, XI, X
Classes IX, VIII
Classes VII, VI
Human rights are basic rights that belong to all of us simply because we are human. They embody key values in our society such as fairness, dignity, equality and respect. They are an important means of protection for us all, especially those who may face abuse, neglect and isolation. The Human Rights Day is celebrated every year on 10th December since its proclamation in 1948.This day is observed to protect the fundamental human rights of all people and their basic human freedom.
Four students of SSL- Alma Ali of 11 U, Devina Singh of 11 V, Krish Gupta of 11 R and Mudit Khandelwal of 11V with the help of Ms. Preeti Pratihari, teacher incharge of the club conducted a skit competition on Human Rights for class XI members of SSL club on Saturday 19th December 2020. Being members of SSL it is our duty to spread awareness and inculcate empathy towards people who are denied their basic human rights.26 students were divided into 5 groups and were given the instructions of making a pre recorded video of not more than 5 minutes about any issue related to human rights.
The event was judged by Ms. Aastha Kochar( Teacher incharge of the sociology club) and Ms. Sanya Taneja(Teacher incharge of the Expressions theatre). The results were as follows-
| 1st position Jahnavi Rathore (11 R) Edha Bansal (11 N) Riya Jain (11 R) Kritika Sharma (11 A) Jia Bawa (11 D) Riddhi Khurana (11 K) | 2nd position Ananya Gupta (11 D) Aranya Rana (11 G) Aaryana Khare(11 M) Shaina Khanna (11 S) S P Thanushree (11 U) | Best Actor Riddhi Khurana (11 K) |
‘MY COMBO ROCKS’: Cooking a healthy dish event organised by Nutrition & Wellness Club,Biology Department
Nutrition & Wellness Club under “Eat Right School” activities by FSSAI conducted the event ‘My combo rocks’ on December19,2020 at 10:30 a.m. for the Classes VI to VIII.This event was Virtual Competition of baking cake and healthy snack.The aim of this activity was to promote healthy food choices and to develop a positive connection of the student with different types of foods including fruits and vegetables ,so essential at the growing stage.
The participant along with an adult family member baked a cake and a healthy snack within 45 minutes of preparation time.Each participant was given 5 minutes to highlight the nutritional value/speciality of the dish .Judgement of their preparation was based on innovative name of the dish,originality,ease of preparation,nutritional value and overall presentation.It was an enriching experience for the participants as they learnt essential skills such as measuring and following instructions.It was an opportunity for students and their family members to showcase their teamwork.It was fascinating to see young chefs present their innovative and healthy recipes. The excitement and involvement of the students was noteworthy.
Ms Padma Srinivasan wished the teams all the best and highlighted the importance of family bonding and team work.The judges had a stupendous time watching young chefs working hand in hand with their parents and grandparents. They presented their innovative dishes very thoughtfully explaining the ingredients along with the nutritional value. The highlight was a chocolate zucchini cake log which was beautifully themed as ‘My DPS Christmas cheer.’A plum cake shaped into a snowman was made with almond flour and was a delight to watch.Most of the parents used gluten free ingredients.A spectacular snack was the use of burgers made of rice flour.An appetizing array of healthy snacks were prepared with oatmeal ‘appams’.
The activities was organised under the guidance of Ms Niva Chhonkar Headmistress (VI to VIII) and coordinated by Ms Jyoti Sharma and Ms Shalini Chanana,Incharges of the Nutrition & Wellness Club.and the teachers of Biology Department
Delhi Public School RK Puram organised an interactive session with Shri Anurag Tripathi, Secretary, CBSE on December 17, 2020 to get an insight into CBSE Examinations for the session 2020-21.
The session began with a virtual felicitation, followed by the Principal’s welcome address.
The Question and answer session was conducted by Ms Shelly Malhotra and included questions from teachers of DPS schools like DPS RK Puram, DPS Mathura Road, DPS Vasant Kunj, DPS Rohini and DPS Dwarka. Almost 280 questions gathered using a questionnaire were compiled into different categories to ensure that the maximum number of queries could be answered. The session helped ease the concerns teachers had about the upcoming CBSE examination for Classes X and XII, with Mr Anurag Tripathi assuring all present that the CBSE valued the safety of students and teachers alike, and that utmost care would be taken to uphold the quality and sanctity of examination to be conducted.
The programme concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by the Vice Principal, Dr Renu Nayar. She thanked Shri Anurag Tripathi for sparing his valuable time and the Principal for providing a platform to discuss the questions/queries of the teachers. She also thanks Mr Mukesh Kumar and his team for the technical assistance and Ms Shelly Malhotra for conducting the session.
Topic- Courage is not the absence of fear but the triumph over it
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” – Mark Twain. Courage is a highly prized virtue, and is possessed by all living species in varying degrees but when we talk about human courage, for some, it is buried deep in hearts and psyches; for others, it is a bright light that guides every step. The students of XI-X talked about this exceptional virtue that is courage and how it is driven inside us by its very nemesis- fear.
The class presentation commenced with a thoughtful shloka, on the importance of sharing knowledge, by Dimple, with an enlightening explanation given by Vidushi Shanker, and an energetic welcome by Nandini. This was followed by the introduction of the topic by Samarth Anand. Later, a short prayer-the Mool mantra- ‘Ik Omkar’ or ‘God is one’- was soulfully sung by Mannat Singh. A powerful and thought-provoking speech by Sanskriti Sharma and Parthivi Guglani emphasised the importance of the Vijay Diwas celebrated every year on 16th December. Aishwarya Vig then presented a beautiful thought on the topic, following which Abheejay Singh introduced a self-composed poem by Saanvie Verma, who was accompanied by Adya Gupta on the guitar. Ishaan Mahajan delivered an insightful thought that acted as a perfect introduction to a short speech by Aanya Roy and Harshit Kumar on the historic Goa Liberation Day celebrated each year on 19th December. Abheejay Singh then introduced a melodious English song- Titanium by Sanah Kharabanda, Saina Gambhir and Aishi Pandey. Finally, the vote of thanks was delivered by Udita Samyal. The beautiful invites were designed by Saanvie Verma and Ruheen Kohli. The presentation was made by Anandit Thakur, who also compiled the audios with the help from Ishan Verma.
17 December 2020, Thursday
Class Teacher – Ms Ashima Sharma
Class – XI- X
Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar
Class Representative- Ms Ritu Kumar
Activity Incharge – Ms. Kaveri Dhar
Topic- If you want to Fly, give up Everything that Weighs you down.
Life is a series of events brought together in a meaningful way but more importantly, life is an accumulation of choices. Choices we make, everyday. Often, in order to take two steps forward instead of one, we need to make a choice to leave what is dragging us behind. Similarly, if we dream of flying, we need to let go of what is constantly weighing us down. That is when we can truly fly high and walk a few steps closer towards our dreams. With this, I’d like to dive into the presentation of class 11P, which was based on the theme of fulfilling our dreams by tackling hurdles and obstacles.
The presentation started with a beautiful shabad recited by Aadishwar Singh Sodhi. This was followed by an introduction of our presentation by Miihika Seth. Taneesha Daga then recited a beautiful, divine prayer to help begin the day on a positive note. The thought for the day was delivered by Anshika Kakkar and a very inspiring speech by Bhuvan Chandra Bhatt. After this, Vamika Gupta recited a self composed poem titled the same as the theme. Since 19th December is commemorated as Goa Liberation Day, the class took this opportunity and had Mishita Seth deliver a speech on the same. To conclude the presentation of the day, the vote of thanks was delivered by Rajvir Arora. The slides were prepared by Dhruv Katyal and the invites were designed beautifully by Ritvik Dalal.
16 December 2020, Wednesday
Class Teacher – Ms Suchitra Kaushik
Class – XI- P
Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar
Class Representative- Ms. S K Nagalakshmi
Activity Incharge – Ms. Kaveri Dhar
Topic- “Your attitude, not your Aptitude, determines your Altitude.”
There is a famous quote by Zig Ziglar, “Your attitude, not your aptitude, determines your altitude” which means that a person’s attitude is more important than their aptitude in determining their success. The students of class 11J beautifully highlighted this through their class presentation.
The presentation began with a meaningful shloka and a small introduction by Yashi Pitti, followed by a melodious prayer song by Devyani Ghildiyal. Gauri Mishra and Tushar Bhatt recited a relevant poem, ‘A Psalm of Life’ by Henry Wordsworth. Ishan Singh, Akshit Upadhyay, Ayush Upadhyay and Ayan performed an energetic western song, which was followed by the thought for the day by Angela Rawal. Varin Kala and Arunee Agrawal enlightened all about Vijay Diwas with their speech. Towards the end, Swasti Nitya sang an enchanting Hindi song. The presentation concluded with a vote of thanks by Arunee Agrawal. The e-invitation cards and slides were prepared by Ananya Rohatgi and Alia Fatima. The audio compilation and editing was done by Somesh Kar.
15 December 2020, Tuesday
Class Teacher – Ms Vibha Arora
Class – XI- J
Vice Principal- Dr Renu Nayar
Class Representative- Ms.Shalini Harisukh
Activity Incharge – Ms. Binu Channan
A Guest Speaker Programme was organised on 16th December’ 2020 for the students of Classes VI – VII. The Guest Speaker, Ms.Tarunima Bajpai, an experienced trainer and activist spoke on the topic “Gender Sensitivity”. She spoke about reasons for gender discrimination and how knowingly or unknowingly, media and society promote gender bias. She also emphasised on legal remedies available to address the issue. The programme ended with a vote of thanks proposed by the Headmistress, Ms.Niva Chhonkar. She expressed her appreciation for the interesting session conducted by the speaker. The programme was coordinated by Ms. Shaloo Khanna and Ms. Vaishali Tiwari.
The Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy and Entrepreneurial Club organised a webinar on the topic “My Entrepreneurial Experience” on 5th December 2020 for the students of Class IX and XI. The guest speaker , Dr Sharad Kohli, is an Economist, who has been bestowed with the titles “Startup Guru”, “Tax Guru”, “Finance Guru” by both print and electronic media. The session began with a welcome address by the Principal, Ms Padma Srinivasan. She motivated the students to inculcate those qualities which help the students to be a contributor towards the development of the Nation. Dr. Sharad Kohli talked about entrepreneurship which he emphasised is not a theoretical concept but backed with a creative mind, zeal, passion and enthusiasm for the same. He shared anecdotes from his life and highlighted the qualities required for being a successful entrepreneur. He welcomed the questions from the students through the comperes Vanya Gupta and Uday Garg of XIQ on the zoom platform and shared the mantra for success. He motivated the students and welcomed them to come back to him to let him know if his words had helped them turn into a successful entrepreneur. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mrs Anita Singhal, HoD, Department of Economics. The session was indeed informative and enriching.
The Earth’s CEO team under Professor Solomon Darwin,Professor, Berkeley University invited the students of Delhi Public School R. K. Puram to participate in the “I am…” competition. This competition was an opportunity for the students to get recognized for their creative talents and critical thinking skills.
In this competition students had to write about the natural resources as assets and their feelings about their condition in the present scenario , what they could do to improve them or even about the important role they play in our lives. They were supposed to cite factual data in a creative manner and write an essay from the perspective of the asset chosen by them. Two students from class VI-K, Rehyaan Singh who had written an essay on “I am the Ocean” and Tarush Aran,had written an essay on “I am the Air” won this competition . The essays had to be submitted by 1 November 2020.. Rehyaan had written an essay on “I am the Ocean”
The DM-GEOQUEST club organised a storytelling session on 10 December 2020 at 5:15 pm on the topic “Nature and I”. The session was initiated by the club co-president Ms Sharanya Bhardwaj, welcoming the guest speaker Mrs Jyoti Pande, the teachers, and the students. Ms Priyanka Gupta, the club co-president, introduced the guest speaker Mrs Jyoti Pande as a well-known educationist, counselor, and an established storyteller. She is part of the elite resource pool for NCERT, Regional Institute (RIE), at Bhopal and Ajmer, and undertakes training sessions on counselling skills for the teachers of KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA and NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA on a regular basis. She is also a resource person for TISS (Tata School of Social Sciences). She has been invited to various bookfests, Bookaroo and Kitaboo being a few.
Mrs Rupa Das head of the department of geography welcomed Ms Jyoti Pande. Ms Sangita Bajpai honoured the chief guest with a bouquet of flowers.
Ms Jyoti Pande commenced with the story ” The Tree Of Blossoms” and held the kids in rapt attention. She created an aura of calm and took the listeners to the city of Benaras in a different era. She stressed on the beauty of the interrelationships within nature. The children were asked to reflect and speak about what they liked best in the story. They were then guided to do an activity of creating a tree of life with roots, trunk, branches and leaves reflecting on hometowns, values, skills, aspirations and living beings who support them. The students participated with enthusiasm and zeal.
Ms Yana Sheoran, the vice president, gave the vote of thanks.
The event was attended by 68 children from class six to class eleven.. Mrs Sangita Bajpai (Club Incharge DM-GEOQUEST) ended the session at 6pm, expressing immense gratitude and hoping to organise more such activities for the club.
