Academic Session Begins- 2 April
The academic year began on 2 April
Children were welcomed to the new classes by the respective class teachers. They were inducted into the new classes. They were issued books and stationery and briefed about the importance of starting their classes in right earnest.
Visit and Interaction with students of Mr Anil Kakodkar - 2 April
The Golden Jubilee school was honoured at the presence of Padma Shri , Padma Bhushan Shri Anil Kakodkar ji . Sir interacted with students of Classes 9 and 10 and asked them - Why they needed to study? and then elaborated that learning enables one to be a game changer. He further encouraged students to take up challenges and find solutions. The students asked a number of questions and enjoyed the time spent with Sir
Election of Captains - 7 April
The School Prefect Council election took place on the 7th of April 2018.Students of Classes 6 to 12 voted for their candidates and the final result was as follows- Head Boy - Amogh Sangewar, Head Girl - Rashi Zawar, Sports Captain - Esha Bihani, Mercury House- Harshvardhan Ruikhedkar Saturn House - Ayushi Rathi, Venus House - Astha Agrawal and JupiterHouse- Anaya Kabra. The school congratulates all the winners and looks forward to a bright new academic session under their leadership.
Inter House Extempore Competition- 10 April
The Inter House extempore competition took place on the 10th of April .The students of 6 to 10 participated in the Same.Two minutes were given for the participants to speak on the topic picked.The winners were as follows-
Individual Positions
Classes 6, 7 and 8
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Megh Chhabda | Jupiter |
| First | Aastha Karwa | Mercury |
| Third | Sanvi Udhan | Jupiter |
House Positions
| Position | House |
|---|---|
| First | Mercury |
| Second | Saturn |
| Third | Venus |
| Fourth | Jupiter |
Individual Positions
Classes 9 & 10
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Esha Biyani | Venus |
| Second | Sejal Shekde | Venus |
| Third | Riya Mantri | Venus |
House Positions
| Position | House |
|---|---|
| First | Venus |
| Second | Jupiter |
| Third | Mercury |
| Fourth | Saturn |
Investiture Ceremony - 16 April
The Investiture ceremony for the Year 2018 took place on the 16 th of April. The Chief Guest for the ceremony was Shri Arun Agrawalji who congratulated the newly appointed office bearers and spoke about the importance of team spirit and leading by example.The ceremony was witnessed by the students of Classes 6 to 12 and the parents of the elected Student Council.
Inter-house Table Tennis - 13 April to 23 April
Inter-house Table Tennis started on 13 April. This is the first sports inter-house championship event of the year. The event was held for two divisions for boys and girls separately. The result of the competitions are as follows.
Junior Boys - Class: 6 to 8
| Position | Participants | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Arnav Saraswat,Megh Chhabda, Samyak Surana | Jupiter |
| Second | Parth Khandelwal, Mihir Ganatra,Prathmesh Choudhari | Venus |
| Third | Arpit Pahade , Pranav Bhakkad, Shourya Gorantya | Mercury |
Junior Girls- Class: 6 to 8
| Position | Participants | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Rujuta Khilariiya ,Dishita Runwal, Kalashree Pipada | Venus |
| Second | Khushi Kamad,Hritika Jindal, Aditi Malpani | Saturn |
| Third | Monisha Shah, Girisha Runwal, Sanvi Udan | Jupiter |
Senior Boys - Class: 9 to 12
| Position | Participants | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Akhilesh Rathi, Pradyumn Mandhani, Rohan Padulkar | Venus |
| Second | Devji Bhakkad, Anuj Khapse, Rishi Parakh | Saturn |
| Third | Harshvardhan Ruikhedkar,Indranil Kathar, Rushil Agrawal | Mercury |
Senior Girls- Class: 9 to 12
| Position | Participants | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Ayushi Rathi, Ayushi Gorantyal, Shreya Nalawade | Saturn |
| Second | Riya Zawar, Esha Bihani, Aastha Agrawal | Venus |
| Third | Diya Surana, Bhumika Vaswani, Malvika Nair | Jupiter |
House Positions
| Position | House |
|---|---|
| First | Venus |
| Second | Saturn |
| Third | Jupiter |
Inter-house Chess - 13 April to 23 April
Inter-house chess started on 13 April in the Multi-purpose hall. The event was conducted for 3 groups for boys and girls separately. The results are as follows:
Classes 4 and 5 Boys
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Manav Agrawal, Madhav Rathi, Arush Dhannawat | Jupiter |
| Second | Vedant Kabra, Rishabh Mantri, Harshraj Rathi | Mercury |
| Third | Samket Mahindrakar, Arth Jain, Yoneet Bagdiya | Venus |
Classes 4 and 5 Girls
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Atmika Jha, Tisha Agrawal, Prisha Gindodiya | Saturn |
| Second | Arpita Agrawal,Kanak Agarwal ,Mahi Thakur | Jupiter |
| Third | Manya Kamad,Vaishnavi Agrawal, Chinmayee Shinde | Venus |
Classes 6 to 8 Boys
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Prakhar Mandhani, Pallav Kamad, Shlok Rathi | Saturn |
| Second | Pranav Bhakkad, Shravan Gole, Omkar Dambale | Mercury |
| Third | Bhavesh Makhani, Aditya Dhannawat, Alap Mohta | Venus |
Classes 6 to 8 Girls
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Dishita Runwal, Pratiksha Kulkarni, Surjana Wagh | Venus |
| Second | Siddhi Agrawal ,Pari Godha , Janvi Khillari | Jupiter |
| Third | Khushi Jhawar, Khushi Kamad, Hrithika Jindal | Saturn |
Classes 9 to12 Boys
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Ayush Bafna, Mayank Thole, Nikunj Gindodiya | Jupiter |
| Second | Sarthak Badjate,Chirag Agrawal,Aryan Kasat | Mercury |
| Third | Rishab Thole, Akhilesh Rathi, Hiten Tharani | Venus |
Classes 9 to12 Girls
| Position | Name | House |
|---|---|---|
| First | Tanvi Pimprikar, Anamika Diwate, Vaibhavi Sangewar | Mercury |
| Second | Madhumita Ugale, Shravani Dambale, Shreya Nalawade | Saturn |
| Third | Sejal Shekde, Riya Mantri, Shrushti Mantri | Venus |
House Positions
| Position | House |
|---|---|
| First | Jupiter |
| Second | Mercury and Saturn |
| Third |
Staff Workshops 1 June to 7 June
The school organized Life skill, Capacity Building - Inclusive education,First Aid and Special Education workshops for the Staff at school, which were enjoyed by all as well as has deeply enriched the staff.The facilitators for the same were Ms Rajani Hiremath, Mr Manpreet Singh Johar, Ms Vaishali D. Pandit, Dr Arti Kulkarani, Dr Shilpa Chate,Dr Anand Boriwale and Dr Anjali Bnagalore.The GJS family is grateful to them for the knowledge shared and for their time and effort.
Inter House Football and Kho Kho 13 June Onwards
The Inter House football and Kho Kho practices began on the 13th of June. The house spirit was soaring as every child came to participate in the matches.
Power Point presentation 18 June and 19 June
The Interhouse Power point presentation took place on the 18 and 19 of June for the students of Classes 9 to 12.The topic was- Plastic Pollution, each of the houses had to create 10 slides.The winners of the competition was the Mercury House whose team comprised of Varad Rathi, Rutuj Runwal,Aryan Kasat and Rushil Agrawal.
Eid Celebrations 18 June
The students of Class 5B and the students of pre primary explained the importance of Eid in the form of a skit which they beautifully presented in their respective sections on the 18th of June during the Monday morning assembly.
Tree Plantation by the students of Class 1 19 to 21 June
To connect children with nature and show them that their hard work will pay ,each student of Class 1 planted a tree in the school campus.The children were excited and that their tree would grow with them
International Yoga Day 21 June
International Yoga Day was celebrated at GJS where all the student and staff joined to mediate and take part in the yoga camp organized at school.Through out the year the school lays emphasis on meditation ,breathing and simple asanas that help students to concentrate, focus and learn to relax, enriching body mind and soul .