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Delighting Festive Mood
In the midst of all the cheer and celebration, with all its unique features and many hued celebrations, Sankranti is one that brings lots of happiness and joy in the village. However many children might have not witnessed such celebrations in a village. In an attempt to make children cherish those moments, Sankranti was celebrated in the school campus.

Founders’ Day a Day to Celebrate
Very few people plung to action while others talk. An action that materialised 14 year ago i.e, Nalanda Talent School on 24 Jan 2012 now has a reputation as “The Second Best School in Vizag”. This occassion was celebrated fondly with lots n losts of zeal. Dy Dr. P. Pulla Rao greeted the staff and students and also motivated children to bring glory to school and nation.

2012 a New Year Born!!
Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us. In an attempt to go ahead with the past experience New Year - 2012 is welcomed with lot of fun and frolic in the campus. Extending his new year greetings to students and staff Principal Mr. Martin asked to start a fresh page of compassion for the fellow beings who are deprived of their basic rights. Dy. Director Mr. Mr. P. Pulla Rao and V.P. G. Siva Prasad also graced the occassion.

Christmas Caroling....
Christmas Caroling! A perfect time during Christmas eve. It is whole of a school that participated in Christmas Day Celebrations on 23rd Dec 2011. Santa Claus’ presence delighted the children. Dance and music on christmas eve sent waves of happiness amidst children before they disperesed home for much more celebrations with their loved once.

Children’s Day Extravaganza!!
The festive environment in the campus filled the air with fun, laughter and play. A day exclusively reserved for little bundles of happiness. Children Day is celebrated ostentatiously – the day filled with many activities which were tantamount to happiness. Their tireless crusade of fun made it a memorable day.

Food Festival
When today’s mothers are discovering enticing ways to make their child relish food which is nutria plus and vitamin boosted students of Pre-primary classes joined their teacher in preparing healthy food. There was much learning besides treating with mouth watering cookery. The tiny one’s delighted everyone with their preparations.

Unlimited novelty in Best out of Waste Unfurled

In scrupulous attempt students of classes 6 to 7 made best out of the unused material. Their work on display has a nailing message to utilize everything to its fullest innovation than to stamp it waste. The exhibit displayed beautiful work from the unused material which impressed the onlookers.

Promising Citizens

Class room activities have a timeless appeal in life for a student. Class 2 students represented different states revealing oneness despite diverse languages and cultures in our country. Ahighty colorful exhibit was a scintillating treat to students in the morning assembly and a practical Xseed approach of learning for class 2 students.

Nandians join Anna Hazare Anti Corruption Movement

Indian anti-corruption movement is an ongoing demonstration and protest occurring in India intended to establish a strong and independent legislation against endemic corruption. Students of our school made their presence felt by joining a rally on 20, August 2011 in favor of "Jan Lokpal Bill".

Building a Solid Math Foundation

The essence of math is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. In an attempt to build a solid math foundation which is vital for children to succeed; a workshop was organized in the school for classes IX and X CBSE. The workshop-"Math Model Making M3" was for 3days i. e, from 26, Sept 2011 to 28th Sept 2011, facilitated by the resource person Mr. C. Chandra Shekhar Sastry. Many activities eased the children's anxiety. The models of real phenomena were simple to construct, easy to understand the abstraction and logical reasoning, as well informative and entertaining for children. An exclamation "Math is Fun!!" is heard after the session.

Hindi Week Celebrations

September 14 is celebrated as Hindi Day and was adopted as the official language of Constituent assembly in 1949 on this day. The celebration of Hindi Diwas is marked by conducting many cultural programs intended to appreciate the language in the school which were extended for a week from 22nd Sep 2011 to 28th Sep 2011. Prizes were awarded for students' excellence in various categories.

Telugu Week Celebrations

In a week long celebrations from 23rd Aug 2011 to 30th, Aug 2011 the Telugu Department has succeeded in motivating children appreciate renowned Gidugu Ramamurthy Pantulu, the Telugu linguist's contribution to Telugu language. Various cultural programs depicted the rich splendor of the language. Every opportunity is utilized to make children value their mother tongue.

Sanskrit day Celebrations

The school takes every opportunity to teach the importance of languages in our day to day life. With this regard, students of Nalanda celebrated Sanskrit language week from 13, Aug 2011 to 20, Aug 2011. The school assembly echoed with Sanskrit. Children appreciated the efforts with their active participation.

Fancy Dress Competition

18, Aug 2011 is a day where mythical characters of Mahabharata and Ramayana were present in NTS campus. Students of II class have come as Lord Rama, Krishna, Vinayaka Goddess Lakshmi, Sita etc. It was a feast to eyes of every spectator present.

Classes L.K.G to V on a City Ride

Perching with peer group for a going to a city ride gives a lot of learning. Classes from L.K.G to V had a joyful outing to Jagadhamba, Collector Office, R.K. Beach and Teneiti Park. All spread from 16th June to 23rd June.

Vizag Run 2011 on "The Olympic Day"

Nalandians make their active presence felt everywhere. Vizag Run 2011 on "The Olympic Day" held on 23rd June, 2011 was conducted jointly by the District Administration of Visakhapatnam & Visakhapatnam District Olympic Association. 43 children actively took part in this 5Km run which is indented to promote sports, inculcate discipline, health awareness amidst the new generation of Visakhapatnam.
The Limca Book of Records Quiz 2011 Inter School Round in Vishakhapatnam was held on July 05, 2011 at Etasi Timpany School. R. Sri Krishna and V.S.P. Abhishek of X CBSE were short listed for semifinals.

Music
Music is divine. One of the greatest joys of working with children is the opportunity to re-live our own childhood. All it takes is to unleash the power of rhymes, songs and poems. Music inspires the best in man. It heals the soul. Children love music. That’s the reason music plays an important role in the NTS curriculum. Children have music Classes accompanied by the music master on the keyboard. Playing of the keyboard is also taught during the afternoon for Primary & Secondary classes which is optional.

Art
Creativity and multiple intelligences can be identified through art. All the students from Nursery to VI std. have art as a compulsory activity. Art helps children to express their ideas, channelize their imagination and experience the joy of colours.

Students are taught different art forms like brush painting, thread printing, collage work, paper mosaic, vegetable printing, art forms with waste material, cotton dabbing etc. Children are encouraged to participate various competitions conducted prestigious organizations.

Workshop for Class X
Workshops are an opportunity to enrich knowledge and hands on experience. It is a known fact that there are no standard rules for excelling. Keeping this in view a 2day workshop was organized for class X. In this session Mr.Srinivas Varma, resource person, ensured that the students understood grammar skills, presentation skills properly and tuned their mindset to face the board exams. Children could make the most out of the informative session.

Extra Curricular Activites
An ideal school gives its students, the scope and the spirit of healthy competition to excel at all levels. Other than academics, many more activities are needed to fulfill the purpose of life building. These activities build self confidence, improve soft skills and inculcate competitive spirit.

Fun-Time for Teachers
Fun has no bounds, no age and no bar. The teacher proved that an able mind has an able body. For a change they put aside their teaching and enjoyed themselves - A refreshed mind has a lot of energy and zeal to work. All the teachers both junior and senior wing had the pleasure of playing throw ball, quite a few times. They even invited students to join them. The students took to the role of playing the referee, commentator and scoreboard keeper. Live commentary and exuberant audience, made the match even more enjoyable.

Inter House Competitions
Competition has a cutting edge. It is the key to success. In order to inculcate the spirit of competition, various competitions are conducted for all classes.
Recitation, singing, elocution, drawing, painting, creative writing, fancy dress, etc are just a few.

Games & Sports:-
Physical Education is an integral part of learning at NTS. In order to make the students physically strong various sports and games are encouraged and training is given and volleyball, shuttle badminton, basketball, through ball, LAN tennis under the able guidance of professionally trained coaches.

Fire Mock Drill

“Disasters are uninvited guests”. At times role-playing the situation gives a preparedness to handle a real life situation effectively. And young Nalandians were roped in to claim such credibility to go adventuring. The Work Shop “Fire Mock Drill” has inspired them to shoulder the responsibility to evacuate the school building with in 9 min 30 sec under the guidance of Colonel K.J.S. Sandhu. Young souls were able to manage the awfully adventurous situation successfully. No doubt there ability to carry out the assignment effectively makes a difference in the society. Our nation is in safe hands Nalandians!

Road Safety

Road Safety continues to be one of the nation’s most serious public health issues-it effects everyone. And it is not possible to infer safety without following rules. Nalanda Talent School is privileged in soliciting Chief Guest Mr. Leela Rao, C.I. Traffic, 4th town’s help in spreading the message. Few students were short listed for a training session on Road Safety. The trained students in turn are interested in imparting their knowledge to their peer group to ensure a safe commuting, aspiring for the well being of one and all.

NCC

The NCC was launched in our school in 2003 for both boys & girls. The NCC Cadets will have classes twice a week under the supervision of PI Staff and school NCC Care Taker, Mr. M. Shiva Prasad.

The cadets attend the camp organized by 13th Andhra Battalion. In the 2nd year of NCC the senior cadets appear the ‘A’ certificate examination and achieved 100% result all the years.

CREATIVITY
Young children are naturally unselfconsciously creative. Expressive arts are given central importance in the nursery and pre-primary curriculum. Our curriculum for the early stage includes activities such as songs, rhymes, drawing, model making to develop their motor skills, field trips and roll play. Equal importance given to creative arts at the primary level as well. Regular drawing classes are included in the curriculum. Apart from this, extra drawing classes are conducted in the afternoons for the interested students.

School Activities 2010 - 2011

Doctor's Day

The Doctor’s Day is celebrated on July 1st in the school premises in a very solemn and quite manner. Stressing more on the need for acknowledgement of the significant contribution made by doctors in our lives, Nalandians greeted the doctors on this occasion. Dr. Muralidhar, Chief Medical Officer, Hindustan Shipyard was the chief guest of the occasion. Children were given tips to up keep their health and hygiene. The response was quite noteworthy. Children and teachers of NTS also visited Queens NRI Hospital and greeted the doctors. They extended their warm wishes to the Chairman, Dr. Sri Ranga Rao, the Vice Chair Person Dr. Sri Vijayalakshmi and CMO, Dr. B.A. Ramayya.

Free Eye Check Up For Diabetic Retinopathy in N.T.S Campus

Nalanda Talent School, Seethammadhara has organized a free Eye Check up camp for Diabetic Retinopathy in its campus on 19-03-2011 in between 10.00a.m and 3.00p.m. Prgramme was inaugurated by K.P. Panakala Rao, Director, People Combine. Retina Specialist Team from Sankar Foundation Eye Hospital has extended their suggestions to the concern persons after a thorough check up using an ultra modern gadget “Fundus Camera”. Many parents and people in and around Seethammadhara had availed this opportunity and made this programme successful.

HP Gas’s Awareness Campaign

HP Gas’s ‘Art for Awareness’ Campaign for children in the age of group of 5-10 was organised on 9th December, 2010 in our campus. The campaign aimed at kitchen safety issues like usage of LPG at home and dos and don’ts. An animated film was screened in this regard. This was followed by a spot drawing competition on the same topic. First three prizes were given away by Mr. Abeedh Kadir, Regional Sales Manager to the winners.

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Theme Day a Curious Cruise….

Parents always have a curiosity of what their tiny tot is up to as an individual in a new world to venture. Theme Day is a curtain raiser to answer such curiosities. Theme Day a live classroom for classes I to V Xseed Curriculum cruise has given a glimpses of the group and individual participation of a child in classroom activities. Parents were quite impressed to see their wards performance. Mrs. P. Padmaja, Parent says, ‘I am spellbound to watch children so boldly interacting to quench their curiosities at such a tender age.’ Mr. K. V. Ramesh Babu adds, “My faith in the faculty heightened watching these innovative, interactive sessions!” Isn’t this gives a sense of pride and satisfaction to the faculty of Nalanda!

Fancy Dress Completion

Sharuk Khan, Jhansi Ki Rani, Barbie, Karina Kapoor, Spider man it goes…. Were in NTS campus to wow the young audience. Wonder stuck!!! Students from L.K.G and U.K.G robbed on lookers in a Fancy Dress Competition taken place on11th and 12th of February. . They really put the judges in great difficulty in judging them.

Bhuvana Vijayam Play let Aired

The play let which may applauses winning first prize at Gurajada Kalashethram was aired on All India Radio on Dec 18th. This was followed by devotional songs by UKG students. Mrs. A. Rajeswari and Mrs. Aruna were inspirations to the team spirit.

Art & Craft Room

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius. To bring out the genius in our children, we designed an Art & Craft room. It is very much essential to create the right atmosphere to bring out the best. The beautiful works of art displayed in the room act as a constant motivating factor. The children are trained under the able guidance of Art Master as Art provides the opportunities for Mastery, self-esteem and self-expression.

Telugu Language Week

We are proud to say that Telugu is our mother tongue. Often referred to as the Italian of the East, it is the sweetest language of the Dravidian Languages. Telugu is the third most widely spoken language in the Indian sub continent.
Keeping in tradition with the Nalandian culture, the Telugu Language Week was celebrated with a series of programmes. A wide range of activities were conducted to create awareness, infuse interest & develop the feeling of pride for our mother tongue. Telugu Recitation, Story Telling, Quiz of Epics were conducted in the school in view of Telugu Week Celebrations for classes I std. to X std.

Grand Parents Day

The relationship between generations can be very enriching for young and old alike. What’s most important is to make the grand parents feel special & let them know how important they are in their grand children’s lives. So we put aside a day to bring then into the limelight.

The children performed various programmes like dances, songs, recitation of poems, speeches, etc. & entertained the grand parents immensely. Some games were also organized for them.

The Dy.Director, Dr.P.Pulla Rao personally welcomed each one of the grand parents & interacted with them. He thanked them for having taken the trouble to come & spend some time with us.

All the grandparents were overwhelmed with joy seeing their children perform so professionally and they expressed their heart-felt gratitude for making them feel so special.

The programme was in tune with the topic Treasuring Grand Parents

Out Reach Programme

Life’s more than a magazine in which we flip the pages and enjoy the picture. We need to experiment the bitter truths of life as well.

The Out Reach Programme conducted on 11th November was a step in getting first hard experience of the less fortunate. A cross section of students accompanied by a group of teachers were taken to Shanti Ashram – a Home for the deaf & dumb children. Prema Samajam – a home for the homeless & old people. This 93 year old organization takes these physically challenged children with great care. Our students collected old clothes, stationary items and utility items very enthusiastically, which were distributed to the boarders.

‘Wonders from Waste’

       ‘Science is not just limited to the classrooms & laboratories’ Its part of everyone’s life.
            Students came out with a novel idea to display various uses of waste materials. This project ‘Wonders from Waste’ was done to create awareness among students about waste disposal. Disposing the non-biodegradable garbage in a proper way is very essential. It was surprising to see the variety of items that the students prepared using non-biodegradable waste.
            Wall hangings, flower pots, book marks scale & pen stands, letter pouches, vases, etc. were just some of them.

Annual Day Celebrations - Paribhasha - 2011

Paribhasha – 2011 a two day feast of celebrations enthralled the gathering. The event showcased the creativity and talent of the students of Nalanda. The exuberant costumes and the expertise performance awe stuck the parents. The opening day i.e. on 29th January 2011 students of the Jr.Wing mesmerized their parents.
The Chief Guest of the day, Dr. Shomie R. Das, Chairman, People Combine Educational Initiatives gave a valuable message to the audience. He rightly said that curiosity, critical analysis, creativity, communication skills and choice making are the five C’s that prepares a child to face ever changing challengers of the global village. Mr. Prassannanjaneyulu, Joint Managing Director, Guest of Honour insisted on training the children to develop there skills to update to meet the changes.
Gogullo, Gogullo folk dance, Salsa, Classical dances, Gujarathi Dandia rocked the show. And were much talked about programmes. The variety won the hearts of the gathering. English skit ─ “We Cannot Please Everyone.” pleased every one with the younger one’s stunning performance.
The second day’s Paribhasha – 2011 was an unforgettable, fantabulous performance of the Sr. Wing
The Chief Guest of the day Mr. Sunil Panwar, G.M, Brandix India Apparel City spoke on this occasion. He insisted on smart work and team work Sri. M. Suryanarayana D.E.O. Vizag, Guest of Honour appreciated the children of NTS for their more participation in extra curricular activities and also for bagging prizes.
The cultural extravaganza by Sr. Wing students swayed the audience in a medley of songs. Bramhanjali, Dasavatharalu, Oriya folk, Punjabi folk etc. are a few to dot. The foot tapping music, colourful attires, drama, skits, dance etc was a spectacular display of talent and smartness of Nalandians. Patriotic drama Alluri Seetharama Raju, spiritual drama Valmiki, comedy skit Janabha Lekkalu filled the air with wow.
The cultural event drew to a close with X Class boy’s daring performance to a rocking music.

Parent Teacher Meet

A Student venturing to learn has to transcend all hurdles that pull him back. And a child pursuing his / her noble intent, has parents and teachers guiding as unfailing source of inspiration and support. The Parent Teacher Meet is one such platform amidst overwhelming guidance in helping the child achieve impressive results in his learning process ahead. The first PTM of the academic year 2010-2011 took place on 31st August in school premises. Children were guided to delve deep into their work, thus deriving all joy in acquiring knowledge.

Counselling Session for students.

Childhood is precious. It needs to be handled of with case & concern. Here comes in the critical role of our counseling cell.

Our counselor, Dr. Beatress not only guide the students’ academic improvements but also in psychological strengthening.

She educate them in self-awareness, self-confidence, social ethics & adolescence. Exclusive sessions for students were taken on effective study skills, high achievement motivation, behaviour problems and so on.

Workshops are also conducted for parents on effective handling of adolescence, art of parenting and so on.

WORKSHOPS AND ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES FOR STUDENTS

A Work Shop on Polished English was conducted for the class IX and X students by Mr. Pradhyumna a Senior Lecturer from DIET

An Orientation Programme on Positive Thinking & High Motivation was conducted by Sri Rama Krishna, from Brahma Kumaris.