Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra - ( Formal School)

July to September

Dear Reader

I am sure you will enjoy reading the quarterly magazine which is list down our activities and achievements. I take this as an opportunity to thank our donors, volunteers and well wishers who supported us in bringing smiles on our students.  Thanks to all our Donor contributions, new uniform for all Setu students: two sets of new jeans, new T shirts, socks , one belt and a new pair of shoes. Thanks to Mcarbon we also got new furniture for the library and the lunch room. During this quarter three immunisation camps were organised with the support of Max India Foundation. On 2^nd July  our students and 98 students were immunised with typhoid vaccine, on 6^th August  about 96 students were immunised with Hepatitis B 2^nd and 3^rd dose and on 8^th September,  99 students were immunised with Hepatitis B 1^st , 2^nd and 3^rd dose. A Puppet Show was also organised on that day emphasises on the importance of immunisation.

Inter School Activities : 

Mayoor School students visits our school twice in a month with their subject teachers. Activities are planned in such a way that students of both schools work together. It was a great learning for all of them. During the quarter in maths they were taught ‘Playing with numbers’ by using kidney beans, in English they taught students ‘Concept of Tenses’ and ‘How to write picture composition’. in another visit, maths teacher taught about the’ 3-D shape and their different views’. She also helped students to make 3-D shapes in which they learned and enjoyed a lot. On 27^th August an English workshop was held for class 5^th students by them. The teacher of Mayoor School taught ‘Adverbs’ to our students and also did a story play. Students showed great interest and actively participated with them. It was a great learning experience for students.

Students from Army public School visited our school with their teacher for an activity with our students on the very sensitive issue of Child labour.  Students and teachers were really happy to see involvement and the confidence level of our students.

Our students of class 9^th and 10^th went to Mayoor School for Science practical. We are very thankful to them for their support.

School Activities

On 25^th July an exhibition was organised, our whole school participated in it. Students made working models, charts, scrap books and which covered all the subjects. The Students did marvellous job. It was organised on parent teacher meeting so that parents also got an opportunity to see the exhibition. Students explained their models with a lot of confidence.

On 1^st August our school election was conducted for Head girl, Head Boy and House in charge. Students from class V to X voted for the same.

Swachh Bharat lessons for primary students at Setu - learning through a Movie and a Workshop on cleanliness by volunteers from Parle G was organised on 3rd Aug in our school.

On 15th August Independence Day celebration was held in our school.   On this day our trustees Mr Puneet Modhgil and Mrs Vidya Vishwanathan joined us. Visitors from Cognizant and Octane visited our school to enjoy the cultural programme. First of all, some models created by students were displayed for our visitors. After that our Health Care Lab was inaugurated by HR Manager of Cognizant. Later, the flag hosting was done by our trustee Mr. Ravi Kaul and our Chief Guest. The students performed in a cultural program on the occasion. This program ended with a quiz session and distribution of gifts to the students whose models were selected for the exhibition.

On 4th September we celebrated Janamastmi and Teachers Day. The Day started with Janamashtmi celebration. The Jhanki was decorated by senior Students while junior students came dressed up as Radha, Krishna, Gwalas and gopis.  A dahi handi program was also organised.

 While the students had their own event it was the turn of the Setu Teaching staff to relax and enjoy. Amazing recreational day organisedfor the teachers which included Fashion show, Lot of games, Treasure hunt, lots of eats and finally the Teachers Day Award Ceremony.

Corporate Volunteeering and Visits : On 14^th August, students of class 8 were invited to Dell for Independence Day celebration. They played many games and enjoyed lot of activities with Dell team. At end they were provided with refreshment. Our class 8^th students visited Cognizant and interacted with their employees. They had a great day with them. Played lots of games and enjoyed refreshment in their cafeteria. For many of them it was a first visit in a corporate. 

Workshop for students : On 17^th August our two teachers with two students went to Traffic Management Institute, Faridabad. They taught students and teachers about traffic rules, road signs etc. Guest Lectures for Step program students were volunteers from Accretive Health. On Saturdays employees use to come and deliver lectures on IT. We are thankful to Saurabh and Shreya for their continuous support.  They also organised our student’s visit in their office. 

A group of volunteers from Bal Bharti Vidhyapeeth conducted Story Telling Session for School students. Thanks to volunteers from Cognizant who helped us in painting our new building and giving it a lively look. The Volunteers Group- Leaders for Tomorrow conduct English Communication activity with Setu students in the afternoon shift on a regular basis.

Certification of Step course students: : On the successful completion of the first batch of the Step course, Certificate were awarded to the students by Mr. Naresh Kumar Solanki AGM SIDBI, also present on the occasion was Ms Bipasha and Mr.Tony from Smile Foundation. Our 28 students have been placed into jobs after completing the said course.

Skilling in Health Care: The Health Care Skill Lab was Inaugurated by Amolakh Segal, Manager HR, Cognizant on Independence Day 2015.  Also present on the occasion were the trustees of Setu - Vidya Vishwanathan, Punit Modhgil, volunteers from Cognizant, Octane, our friends and well wishers.

A 45 days course which includes theory as well as practical knowledge was also launched. This course will help our youth in getting employment through hospitals and nursing homes. Thereafter the Second batch of the Health Care program also commenced within a span of 3 days, 50 students are enrolled at our second  center  at Village  Salarpur.

Students Corner

Certificate awarded to Pooja a student of Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra Nithari for outstanding performance on 15 August by the President of B Block Sec 31 RWA Noida Mr PC Sarin at the Independence Day function. Congratulations to Pooja, student of class 7^th.

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Dear Friends! 

I hope you will enjoy the Summer Issue of our News Magazine “Setu Marches” which carries success stories. Volunteers, parents and of course our dedicated staff and their hard work is the backbone of these success stories.

This period also saw the first batch of our students passed class 10^th and got admitted in different schools for higher education. It has taken us a long way to reach where we are and we still have to go a long way.

 During the quarter April- June 2015 the Key Feature was new learning both for students and staff.

 The Annual Summer Camp held from 10^th May to 29^th May 2015. This year the Summer Camp was very different. Our students learned to create best out of waste and created materials for fund raising from recycled products. They made napkin holder, coasters, fancy flowers and paper bags. Students also learned to write and enact skit and participated in the dances workshop. The IT Skill Center students learnt movie making and enjoyed a lot.

 The focus during the quarter was also towards Staff Training with started off on 11^th April 2015 with a workshop for all staff on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace. It was an eye opener for many members and gave a clear picture on behavioural practice at work place and finally ended with healthy interactive discussion.

 Similarly workshops were held on 

1. Road Safety for Teachers and Student from Setu by PVR. They were given ideas how to implement road safety project in our school. Safety rules and regulation on traffic signs
2. Planning to implement projects for teachers by PVR.
3. Academics by Salam Namaste which created a forum for teachers to discuss issues they are facing in implementing CBSE guidelines.
4. Teaching Practices by Teach India

All these workshops helped our teachers improve skill and also build plans on implementation during the year.

 As regards our Students they got to participate in  

1. An Educational trip to National Museum for Natural History - Class 9^th and 10^th students along with all teachers and Principal Madam visited museum. It was a good exposure for students. The whole group was very enthusiastic to learn.
2. A Farewell Party for the First batch of Setu Shiksha Jyoti Kendra appeared for board exams this year by the Class 9^th students and all the students participated enjoyed a lot. Finally our trustee Mr. Ravi Kaul also joined in and wishes them for their bright and successful future. 
3. Immunisation and General health check-up camps - On 14^th April our 100 students got immunised with MMR at a camp organised by Max India Foundation. Another camp was organised for Hepatitis vaccine. They also organised a puppet show for the students. The theme was health and hygiene. It was a different and great learning experience for our students. And finally on 3^rd June General health check up camp was organised for Nithari students of Setu Smile Step Program and on 5^th June at Salarpur Skill Centre for students doing Sewing Course.
4. Finally the first batch of our students passed class 10^th and got admitted in different schools for higher education.

This Quarter we had Volunteer visits also: 

1. Employees from Dell visited our school and interacted with students. They conducted quiz and distributed gifts to the children. Students participated with full enthusiasm and they learned in a different way.
2. Employees from Accretive set up a process to conduct IT Guest lectures on Saturdays for our Digital learning students with a focus on career counselling, supported them in creating CV and helped them with email accounts. 

We take this opportunity to thank the employees of Dell and Accretive for their Support.

Student’s corner Our stars and their achievements:  

• Ravi passed with 1^st division, got admission in Vanasthali Public School.
• Pintu passed with 2^nd division and got admission in commerce in Dharam Public School.
• Jyoti  passed with 2^nd division and distinction in English, got admission in Dharam Public School in Commerce.
• Rishi  passed with 2^nd division and got admission in Dharam Public School in commerce, Noida
• And finally it is about Neha’s Success story - Neha was 10 years old when joined Setu, and at that time she aimed to become an Inspector. She was studying in class 4^th. Her father Ashok Kumar is a labourer by profession. Her father’s monthly income was Rs 1800 pm which supported their family of 5. Her favourite hobby is drawing. They stay in 509 JJ Colony Sector – 16, Noida. In the academic session 2013-14 she completed her senior secondary school with first division. After that she joined B.Sc from IGNOU.On completion of class 12^th as per the Setu scholarship policy she was entitled of scholarship and Setu sponsored her higher studies which she is continuing from IGNOU.