30/09/2023 : Manik Vidyamandir Bazaar 2023

The Manik Vidyamandir Bazaar was held on Saturday 30^th September 2023. Both Jr KG and Sr. KG set up a Market as a part of their curriculum. It was indeed an incredibly knowledgeable experience for our young curious minds.

29/09/2023 : Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bhadur Shastri Jayanti 2023

Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bhadur Shastri Jayanti was celebrated on Friday, 29^th September 2023 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Gandhiji 'The Father of our nation' and Lal Bhadur Shastriji 2nd prime minister of India.

27/09/2023 : Puppet Show ‘Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy’ 2023

The puppet show ‘Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy’ not only entertained the little hearts but, also made them aware of the importance of Healthy Food. Thus the puppet show was a visual treat to the tiny tots.

26/09/2023 : Field trip to Ganesh Temple and Pandal 2023

Our tiny tots of Jr. KG and Sr. KG visited Ganesh temple and Ganpati pandal in the school vicinity to seek blessings of Ganpati Bappa.

25/09/2023 - 27/09/2023 : CISCE Athletics Competition 2023

CISCE Athletics Competition 2023-24 was held on 25^th September to 27^th September 2023 at Priyadarshini Park Nepean Sea Rd, Malabar Hill, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400006.

Total 39 Students Participated in the said Tournament. Students are as follows:

25/09/2023 - 27/09/2023 : CISCE Athletics Competition 2023

Students participated in the CISCE Athletics Competition 2023-24 Held from 25^th September to 27^th September, 2023. Total 14 Students from Primary Section participated in the said Tournament.

Sr. No.	Name	Std. Div
1	Myra Ranjan	I - Marigold
2	Anam Ansari	III - Marigold
3	Adivik Gupta	III - Daisy
4	Lishaan Prabhu	IV - Marigold
5	Joanna D'Souza	V - Marigold
6	Riddhima Singh	V - Marigold
7	Hardika Munj	V - Marigold
8	Arnav Diwan	V - Marigold
9	Omkar Surve	V - Daisy
10	Shlok Bhosale	V - Daisy
11	Yugandhar Jawle	V - Daisy
12	Archit Phadtare	V - Daisy
13	Aardhya Patil	V - Daisy
14	Dhwanil Shah	V - Daisy

19/09/2023 : Ganapati Celebrations 2023

Idol of Lord Ganesha was welcomed with a lot of fervour by the Manikeans. The idol was installed in the beautifully decorated Bio Lab on 18^th September, 2023. The students danced and cheered on the sounds of drum beats and cymbals. Students of all the classes were taken to the Bio lab to seek blessings of the God of Luck and Prosperity. Ganapati Arti was performed and sweets were distributed to everyone.

A video on Ganesh Chaturthi was shown on 18^th September, 2023 after the prayers.
It depicted the Life of Lord Ganesha through a story and the symbols portrayed by Lord Ganesha.

18/09/2023 : Ganesh Chaturthi 2023

Idol of Lord Ganesha was welcomed with a lot of fervour by the Manikeans on 18^th September, 2023. Students of all the classes were taken to the Bio lab to seek blessings. Ganapati Arti was performed and sweets were distributed to everyone.

A video on Ganesh Chaturthi was shown on 18^th September, 2023 after the prayers.
It depicted the Life of Lord Ganesha through a story and the symbols portrayed by Lord Ganesha.

18/09/2023 : Ganesh Chaturthi 2023

A warm, welcome was given to Bappa with loud chants of Ganpati Bappa Morya. The teacher narrated stories and showed videos on Ganeshji. After the prayer and darshan prasad was distributed to all the children.

15/09/2023 : Field Trip to Saguna Baug (Std 6 & 7) 2023

The Students of Std. VI and VII went for the field trip to Saguna Baug, Karjat on Friday, 15^th September, 2023.

The day was full of fun filled activities that were planned for the children. They were given knowledge about the plants, trees, fishes, oil extraction, honeybees and bee-keeping. They also enjoyed boat and bullock cart riding and Malkhamb show.

The students were actively engaged in the activities and enjoyed a lot.

14/09/2023 : Hindi Divas Celebration 2023

Hindi divas was celebrated on Thursday 14^th September 2023. An informative PowerPoint presentation was shown to the students. Worksheets on Hindi letter was given to color.

14/09/2023 : Hindi Diwas 2023

Hindi Divas was celebrated on 14^th September, 2023 during school hours. A video was shown in the class giving information of the day. The following programmes were organised for students:

Std	Topic
6	Author introduction : picture and information about an author or writer: Munshi Premchand, Sudarshan, Mahadevi Verma, Subhadra Kumari Chauhan)
	7	Story writing (any story from Panchatantra)
		8	Autobiography Writing (Money, Bread, Bird, Historical Building)
9			Proposal Writing (Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam)
	10		All the students participated in the program with great enthusiasm.

Aditri Mayekar from Std 8 participated in the said Tournament.

14/09/2023 : Hindi Diwas 2023

On 14^th September, 2023, Hindi Diwas was celebrated in IES Manik Vidyamandir. To promote the National Official Language Hindi, teachers had organized activities for students from Std. I – Std. X. Students were given topics for the activity. The topics were:

Std. I – Vowel (To write any one Vowel and decorate the page)
Std. II – My Self (Write four lines on the same)
Std. III – My Favourite food (To stick picture and write five lines on the same)
Std. IV – Save Water (To draw and colour the picture and to write the slogan)
Std. V - My Favourite Festival (To stick the picture and write five lines on the same)

A video on Hindi Diwas was shown on 14^th September, 2023 after the prayers. It depicted the importance of Hindi language as India’s identity.

12/09/2023 : Report on CISCE LAWN TENNIS 2023

CISCE Zonal Lawn Tennis Tournament of Zone 1 U/17 Girls was hosted by Activity School at Priyadarshini Park, (PDP) Nepean Sea Road, Mumbai on 12^th september 2023.

Aditri Mayekar from Std 8 participated in the said Tournament.

07/09/2023 : MSSA Badminton Tournament 2023

MSSA Badminton Tournament 2023 was Held on 6^th & 7^th September 2023 at Cricket Club of India and Bombay Gymkhana.

4 students participated in the said competition:

07/09/2023 : Gopal Kala (Janmashtami) 2023

The students were shown a video on Gopal Kala which depicted the deeper understanding of Lord Krishna's playful nature and the values of joy, friendship, and community service.

06/09/2023 : Gopal Kala (Janmastami) 2023

The students were shown a video on Gopal Kala which depicted the deeper understanding of Lord Krishna's playful nature and the values of joy, friendship, and community service.

06/09/2023 : Gopal Kala Celebration 2023

Students came beautifully dressed as Radha’s, Krishna’s, and Govinda’s. A short film on the birth of lord Krishna was shown to them. Students enjoyed participating in the mock Dahi Handi and danced to the beats of the music.

05/09/2023 : Teacher’s Day Celebration 2023

An informative PowerPoint Presentation and animated video ‘Why do we celebrate Teachers Day’ was shown to the children. A few children sang songs for their teachers and drew smileys, flowers, and hearts for their teachers on the slate.

05/09/2023 : Teachers Day 2023

Teacher’s Day was celebrated on 5^th September 12, 2023. Secondary students (Std. 6 to Std. 10) had organized a programme for Teachers, where students performed dances, had prepared a drama with humour, sang song for teachers and played quiz where Daisy Class teachers were competing with Marigold class Teachers. Satya Narayan Pooja was also organized followed by Lunch for teachers.

05/09/2023 : Teachers Day & Satyanarayan Puja 2023

IES MVM organized a wonderful Teacher’s Day celebration on 5^th September, 2023 during the school hours. An interesting video was shown to the children followed by a Card Making Activity for your favourite teacher. The school had also arranged a Satyanarayan Puja to seek blessings of the deity.

04/09/2023 : Hindi Elocution 2023

Inter house Hindi elocution competition for Std. 6 to 8 was held on 23^rd August, 2023 in the school premises during school hours.

The result of the competition is as follows:

Std	Position	Name of the Student	House
6	First	Morya Hatode	Maitreyee
	Second	Aradhya Dalvi	Maitreyee
	Third	Arjun Nabar	Aryabhata
7	First	Anay Kanitkar	Aryabhata
	Second	Harshana Kumavat	Varahamihir
	Third	Sharveel Hardikar	Varahamihir
8	First	Vivaan Shetty	Gargee
	Second	Adeeba Shaikh	Gargee
	Third	Janhavi Wadimath	Varahamihir

04/09/2023 - 08/09/2023 : Healthy Food Fiesta Week 2023

'Healthy Food Fiesta Week' was celebrated from Monday 4^th September to Friday 8^th September 2023. To inculcate healthy food habits and to create awareness about the importance of nutrition.

02/09/2023 : Grandparents’ Day Celebration 2023

Grandparent’s Day Celebration was held on 2^nd September, 2023 at IES Pracharya B.N Vaidya Auditorium, Dadar Hindu Colony. The Chief Guest of the programme was Mrs.Anuraddha Kolhatkar. Children performed dances for their Grandparents. Various games and a grand finale dance were organized for them by the teachers.

02/09/2023 : Ankuram 2023

ANKURAM, a festival of competitions among ICSE Schools of Mumbai was held on Saturday, 2^nd September 2023.

The competitions were held in English, Hindi and Marathi. There were ‘Just A Minute’ (JAM) competitions in Hindi and English and Storytelling in Marathi. Expert Judges were invited from outside the school – for English, Mrs. Sarabjeet Kaur; for Hindi Mrs. Suman Mishra and for Marathi, Mrs. Siddhi Dhoke.

A total of ten ICSE schools registered for the three events. There were 8 participants in English; 7 participants for Hindi and 8 participants for Marathi.

The event began with the lighting of the lamp and then the participants dispersed to their respective venues. After the competition, participants and visiting teachers assembled for the closing ceremony and the declaration of results. The best three speakers in each language were awarded with a trophy and a certificate. All participants received participation certificates. Principals of participating schools were also given a gift bag for their support of the event.

All the participants appreciated the uniqueness of the festival and said that they looked forward to attending the event every year. The coordinated efforts of the staff of Manik Vidyamandir led to the resounding success of the event.

RESULTS OF THE ANKURAM COMPETITIONS
ENGLISH-JAM

1] AVM BANDRA WEST
2] CHILDREN’S ACADEMY, ASHOK NAGAR, KANDIVLI
3] PARLE TILAK ICSE

HINDI-JAM

1] AVM BANDRA WEST
2] IES MVM
3] IES ORION

MARATHI-STORYTELLING

1] GREENLAWNS HIGH SCHOOL, WARDEN ROAD
2] JASUDBEN SCHOOL, KHAR
3] GOKULDHAM HIGH SCHOOL AND JUNIOR COLLEGE, GOREGAON

02/09/2023 : Ankuram 2023

Indian Education Society’s Manik Vidyamandir proudly hosted ANKURAM, a festival of competitions among ICSE Schools of Mumbai, on Saturday, 2^nd September 2023.

The competitions were held in English, Hindi and Marathi. There were ‘Just A Minute’ (JAM) competitions in Hindi and English and Storytelling in Marathi.

Expert Judges were invited from outside the school – for English, Mrs. Sarabjeet Kaur; for Hindi Mrs. Suman Mishra and for Marathi, Mrs. Siddhi Dhoke.

A total of ten ICSE schools registered for the three events.

01/09/2023 : Inter IES Badminton Tournament 2023

Inter IES Badminton Tournament which was Held on 31^st August and 1^st September 2023 at Central Railway Officers Club.

4 students participated from our school in the said tournament.