English Elocution

English Elocution Std III-IV

Ms Kashmira Rodrigues

Don Bosco High School

Matunga, Mumbai

28 September, 2015

Each and every student of Std III and IV participated in an Intra Class English Elocution Competition and the three best students from each class then represented their respective classes in an Inter Class English Elocution Competition which was held in the Conference Hall in the Secondary Building. Twelve students of each standard participated in the final round who were judged by Mrs. Janet D’Cruz, Mrs. Kanta Shinde and Ms. Lynette D’Lima .The criteria for selection being choice of poem ,expression, diction and memory The judges were very encouraging and kept the students spirits high. The winners will be awarded with certificates.

Congrats!!!!! To all the Winners.

Congratulations to Master Ayush Hindlreka

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai

25 Sep, 2015

Congratulations to Master Ayush Hindlreka of Std. 7 for winning the Mumbai city DSO lawn tennis title. He will now represent our school at the zonals to be played on 28th of this month. We wish him all the best.

Class Assembly IX B

Man Making Mission

- Ms Ashwini Gupte

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai

23 Sep, 2015

Swami Vivekananda was upheld as an icon on a 'man' making mission, as was Don Bosco. The class gave us an example of this mission, through an incident involving current-day youngsters who go back in time and learn invaluable lessons from Swami Vivekananda.

A name is a gift from God, he explained. Parents give positive names to their offspring, a self-fulfilling prophecy to live up to, and so teasing someone by his name is wrong. The message went out loud and clear to all.

Celebrating Roald Dahl Day – A Literary Club activity

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai

23 Sep, 2015

The British children’s fiction author, novelist and screenplay writer, Roald Dahl was the literary figure celebrated by the English Literary Club of Don Bosco High School, Matunga.

The day began with a dialogue based presentation between the teacher and the students in order to help students get to know this great writer and to stay inspired by him. The interiors of the school displayed charts giving information on the man and his works. Students were encouraged to go through the charts, and also viewed a video and a power point presentation in each of the classrooms, from class V to class X.

The Roald Dahl Quiz was thereafter conducted by Literary Club members in the Conference Room of the school, for students from classes V to X. The results were as follows-

FIRST PLACE           - STD X

SECOND PLACE      - STD IX

THIRD PLACE          - STD VI

Winners were congratulated and awarded certificates of appreciation.

“It all came about due to the interest shown by the club members to share the knowledge acquired by them on this great writer. Having sensed the need, the activity gained momentum by way of ideas and implementation of the same in order to see that the day was celebrated meaningfully,” shared Mrs. Elizabeth Soares, Literary Club coordinator.

Cultural Day Std. III

Cultural Day Std. III - 'Let's Partner With Our Young'

-Ms Kashmira Rodrigues

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai,

16 Sep, 2015

 The Cultural Day of Std. III was held on 16th September, in the Bianchi Hall. The event started off on the right note with Standard III B performing a melodious song welcoming the members of the management and the Don Bosco International School management as well.

When you have song can dance be far way? The boys of standard III A all got in step for the Prayer Dance.

Rev. Fr. Rector as always regaled the audience with his words which left a lasting impression. Standards III C and III D, not to be left behind, enthralled the audience with two very entertaining skits underlining the theme, ‘Design for Change - Partnering with the Young.'

Rev. Fr. Principal appreciated the performances put up by the boys and thanked the teachers for all their hard work. He thanked the Ex-Principal Rev. Fr. Bosco for accepting the invitation and gracing the occasion.

The boys of III B rounded up a very entertaining Cultural Day cheerfully singing  the ‘Thank you’ song .

The event came to an end with a meaningful Vote of Thanks.

Congratulations to our U/14 football team

Don Bosco High School,
Matunga, Mumbai
23 Sep, 2015

Congratulations to our U/14 football team for winning the DSO inter-school city finals beating Campion 3-1.  However in the zonal finals the team emerged runners-up losing 1-3 to St. Francis d'Assissi, Borivili in the tie-breaker. Mannan Dang & Atharva Shelke both of Std 8 have been shortlisted for the state selection trials.

Singing competition

15 Sep, 2015

The Sr KG had their singing competition on 16th September 15 during school hours . The competition saw all the children participate in the first round. Those selected were all ready to sing  in front of their friends.   The children were judged on choice of song, tune and memory. The winners  received small token gifts for winning the competition. 

Lemonade for the children

22 Sep, 2015

The Jr KG teachers prepared lemonade for the children in keeping with their topic of food .  The children were encouraged to go home and relate the experiment  to their  parents. There was a positive response from the parents as they posted apps of their children preparing  lemonade at home.

Provincial visitation

Fr. Provincial gives his message at the Class Assembly IX C – Who will you make peace with?

-          Mrs. Ashwini Gupte

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai,

16^th September 2015

A red-letter day at Don Bosco High School saw the Provincial, Rev. Fr. Godfrey D’Souza, with his cheerful smile at the class assembly, on his annual visitation to the school. The Principal, Rev. Fr. Bernard Fernandes conveyed the day’s outstanding news, that of the Hindustan Times having ranked Don Bosco, Matunga among the top 10 schools in the Mumbai East Zone.

Rev. Fr. Bernard introduced the Provincial as a kind-hearted yet firm erudite gentleman, tech-savvy yet one who enjoyed the simple pleasures of life such as music and song.

The International Day of peace being around the corner, on Sept. 21, the class depicted the real-life story of Sadako Sasaki and the thousand paper cranes, that of a young Japanese girl who survived the bombing of Hiroshima and though cancer-afflicted as a result, became a symbol ofpeace and forgiveness. The backdrop displayed the image of the imposing statue in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, with the plaque that reads:"This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world."

Rev. Fr. Godfrey addressed the students with the message that peace begins with each of us. Through the story of Abraham Lincoln, Fr. Godfrey illustrated how we can ‘destroy’ our enemy by winning him over with love.

Immediately after the assembly, Fr. Godfrey proceeded to the Primary section to witness an outstanding cultural day program by the students of Std. III C with the help of their class teachers and music master.  Fr. Provincial concluded the visitation of the school, meeting the non-clerical school staff, and then the entire staff later in the afternoon.

 

Blue House Week

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, mumbai

16 Sep, 2015

 The students gave us a number of insights into unique facets that contribute towards the grandeur of the states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa; their culture, cuisine, attire and recent achievements. The teachers of the blue house also engaged themselves in bringing out the beauty of the state by dressing up in the traditional attire of each state.

‘Manache Shlok’ along with the English meaning and a lively conversation between two students captured the different hues of the state of Maharashtra, followed by a video presentation in each class showing its historical monuments. Boys dressed in traditional costumes of Gujarat and Rajasthan transported us to the fascinating desert landscape through their greetings and the display. Rev. Fr. Principal was invited to light the diyas, and decorated with the traditional Rajasthani turban. Enchanting beaches of Goa, along with its historical sites were viewed through video presentations. Mrs.Elizabeth engaged the listeners with some traditional Konkani songs known as ‘mandwa’. This presentation was wrapped up with a Goan poem expressing the beauty of Goa.

The boys, through creative chart displays and wearing the state costumes, contributed to the House Week, along with the parents, whose support is very much appreciated.

Assembly VI C

  – Save the girl child

Don Bosco High School

Matunga, Mumbai

15 Sep 2015

 The girl child of today will be the mother of a child tomorrow, and no more need be said about the invaluable role a mother plays in her child’s life. The students enacted the story of a poor young girl who wishes to be educated in order to stand on her own feet.

The boys gave us examples of intrepid women achievers such as Indira Gandhi, Kiran Bedi, Mary Kom, Kalpana Chawla and Mother Teresa, as symbolic of what the girl child could accomplish, given an opportunity.

Water polo city champs

Don Bosco High School,
Matunga,Mumbai
16 Sep, 2015

Our U/17 school Water polo team emerged Mumbai city champs in the DSO organized tournament defeating Bombay Scottish 5-0. However we lost to Raigad 7/4 in an exciting zonals' final held in Thane to emerge runners-up of the inter school Waterpolo tournament (DSO zonals).

Captain Abhishek Jaiswal and Karan Shukla have been short listed for the state selections.

Congratulations!

Foot Ball

14 Sep, 2015

Congratulations to our u-14 school football team that won the Mumbai city championship in the DSO organized tournament for the second time this year. Well done boys and coaches!

One Act Play Hindi

14 September is celebrated as Hindi Diwas. In our school, the grand celebrations included a good morning talk, display of charts and reached its zenith with the inter-house Hindi one-act plays. The Yellow house were declared winners with Green house following closely behind. Blue and Red followed next in that order.

Assembly IX D- If you have an idea, act on it

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga,Mumbai

9 Sep, 2015

On the occasion of International Literacy Day as declared by UNECSO, the students focused on the status of global literacy.

Through the example of Stefan Lyon, an American youngster who raised funds through the writing of children’s books, in order to build schools for AIDS affected children in Kenya, the class showed us how even a single driven individual can impact a great number of lives.

Assembly 6D Work is worship

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai

8 Sep 2015.

 Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, scion of the Marathas in Kolhapur, was the social reformer the class opted to extol, as one who tirelessly strove to eradicate the then entrenched social ill of caste discrimination, through free education for the poor.

The class drew a parallel with our Founder, St. John Bosco, who dedicated his whole life towards improving the lives of the young and the marginalised.

Every individual has a right to education. However, not every child gets this right even in our present society. Std. 6 D highlighted the persona of the great Maratha king Rajashree Shahu Maharaj who defeated unjust society and brought about change.

FIELD TRIP

Field trip - Std. I

10 Sep, 2015

The boys of std I went to the Chatrapathi Shivaji museum on the 10th of September 2015. They were taken to the Natural  History section. The children were thrilled to see different kinds of stuffed birds, animals & fish at a close range, the nests they build and also the colour of their skin and feathers. Upon their return the students also completed a worksheet that was very informative and enjoyable too.

Class Assembly IX D- If you have an idea, act on it

- Ms. Ashwini Gupte

Sept. 9: On the occasion of International Literacy Day as declared by UNECSO, the students focused on the status of global literacy.

Through the example of Stefan Lyon, an American youngster who raised funds through the writing of children’s books, in order to build schools for AIDS affected children in Kenya, the class showed us how even a single driven individual can impact a great number of lives.

Class Assembly VI D- Work is worship

- Ms. Ashwini Gupte

Sept. 8: Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj, scion of the Marathas in Kolhapur, was the social reformer the class opted to extol, as one who tirelessly strove to eradicate the then entrenched social ill of caste discrimination, through free education for the poor.

The class drew a parallel with our Founder, St. John Bosco, who dedicated his whole life towards improving the lives of the young and the marginalised.

Going on a nature trail

Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai,

10 Sep, 2015

Mumbai, September 10: A group of Nature Club enthusiasts of our school visited the Sion Fort Garden along with their teacher, Mrs. Barkha Shah, as part of a Green line activity, under the guidance of Ms. Gauri Gurad, a plant expert.

The Nature trail was organized to watch birds, insects and trees. The students observed and learnt about the following  plants and insects.

1) Dragon fly ( Ditch jewel):

There were many dragon flies hovering over the fort. Dragon flies are indicators of nearby water bodies because they lay eggs in water. There was only one species ditch jewel in huge numbers showing a bad sign of polluted water bodies.

2)  Lantana camera:

It’s a common invasive weed that attracts lots of butterflies.

3) Rui fruits:

Rui fruits look like moustache. The leaves and flowers are offered to lord Hanuman on Saturdays. It gives out poisonous latex which tiger butterflies feed on.

4) Pongal oil tree or karanj:

The seeds of this tree are used to extract biofuel. The leaves in the photo are infected by gall insects that live and lay eggs inside the leaves.

5) Bryophytes and pteridophytes:

These plants are non flowering and are seen in rains. Moss are small plants growing on walls and fern species adiantum was seen growing along with moss.

RIP

 Don Bosco High School,

Matunga, Mumbai

9 Sep 2015

Mrs. Eunice Lawrence (Ex-Supervisor: Pre-Primary Section). She was in service at Don Bosco, Matunga for 36 years from June 1952 to Aug 1988. 

May God grant her eternal reward and peace. We extend our condolences to the bereaved members of Mrs. Eunice's family. 

English Elocution

Don Bosco High School, 

Matunga, Mumbai

7 sep, 2015

Congratulations to Donatus Noronha (Std. 7 D) for winning the 2nd prize in the English Elocution, and also the best Goan speaker in the Junior Category, in the Goan Institute Competition (finals) held on 6th September 2015. In the same competition, Aaron Pereira (Std. 10 F) won the 3rd prize in the Senior Category. Malcolm Rodrigues (Std. 7 E) was awarded a certificate of participation in the Konkani Elocution. Well done!

Field Trip Primary

Field Trip Std IV 

Don Bosco High School 

Matunga, Mumbai

 September 3, 2015 

 The students of Std. IV took a break from school and went on a field trip to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya Museum. They viewed the following sections: sculpture, pre-historic section, Indian miniature paintings, tools and weapons used by the Maratha ruler, Shivaji Maharaj. The guide explained all about the exhibits and replied to the eager children’s queries.

The students were asked to make note of their observations. The student had a wonderful time and returned with wonderful memories. To test their knowledge they were given an interesting worksheet to solve in class.