ANNUAL REPORT 2024 – 2025
The pursuit of excellence with unrestrained passion can lead to the accomplishment of wonders with unsurpassed joy.
President of the day Rev. Fr Varghese Koothur, Honourable Chief Guest of the day Rev. Dr Fr Harshajan Pazhayattil, the Guest of Honour Smt Sundari Mohandas, other special invitees of the day, Reverend Fathers and Sisters, Teaching and non- teaching staff, beloved parents, well-wishers and my dear loving students.
The Warmest Greetings of this auspicious evening to one and all present here.
I feel proud and privileged to present the school’s journey during the academic year 2024 – 25.
Let me begin our achievements with the performance of our students in the class X Board Examination held in March 2024.
Academic Achievements & Merit Day
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort and intelligent execution”.
The outstanding performance of our students in the CBSE Board Examination brought laurels to the school. Kumari Elma Shijo emerged the school topper. The credit for this outstanding achievement goes to the tireless efforts of the students, teachers and dedicated parent community.
All the students were honoured in a function for their meritorious performance in the SSCE 2023- 2024.
Events Hosted by the School
The passing year was dotted with celebrations, both customary and newly introduced memorial days in honour of occasions. Every event, big and small, was celebrated in tune with its theme.
Pravesanotsav
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”.
Re-opening of the school after the summer break is a time for new aspirations and re-kindled the joy of learning. The school re-opened on 3rd June 2024 for classes UKG to class X with the pravesanotsav inaugurated by Rev Fr Joy Kollannoor the school Manager, felicitated by Fr Majo Mangattilayan executive director and general instructions for the year was given by the Principal Smt Tessy Jose. Students of class 1 danced to the pravesanotsav song and class IX students entertained with a fusion dance.
The little ones of LKG were welcomed to the school with fervour and festivity with the traditional vidhyarambham.
The world environment day was celebrated on 5th June 2024. Various programmes and competitions were conducted. All the classes along with the class teacher planted indoor plants in their own classes. The whole school took a pledge to protect the environment.
World Bicycle Day
World Bicycle Day was celebrated on 3rd June. In connection we held a procession to promote cycling as a life style.
Consecration ceremony
Rev. Fr Joy Kollannoor and Fr Majo Mangattilayan blessed all the classes and special prayers were recited.
World Blood Donors Day
The day is celebrated to raise awareness of the need of safe blood and blood products and to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life saving gift of blood. Speech on the importance of the day was held.
Reading day
Reading is important as it develops our thinking capacity and gives important life lessons. It moulds our personality and makes us a better person. Speech on the significance of the day and poem recitation by Ms Prasannakumari written by her was the highlight of the day. Reading competition was held for classes I to V and quiz competition for classes VI to X.
International Yoga Day
On 21st June 2024, International Yoga Day was observed with great enthusiasm. The objective of this celebration was to unite mind, body and spirit, to discover the power of yoga and unlock the potential of the students’ and ignite their inner light. In the general assembly, students performed a variety of programmes and were made to practise some vital asanas of yoga. Our students took part in the yoga display organized by the district yoga association.
Anti-Drugs Day
To create awareness about issues related to drugs and to strengthen action and cooperation in achieving a world free of drug abuse our students performed flashmob against the use of drugs at Amballur centre and Mavinchodu centre.
School Election & Investiture Ceremony
Students are the pillars of the society. The school should provide a platform to the students to develop their leadership qualities. With this perspective in mind, the election of the students Council was held on 19th June.
The Investiture Ceremony for the academic year was held in the school auditorium on 1st July 2024. Head Boy, Head Girl, Sports Captain and the other leaders including the house captains took charge as the office bearers of the school Parliament. The oath taking ceremony was administered by the principal. The student leaders were conferred with badges and sashes by Fr. Majo Mangattilayan, the executive director and the Principal, Smt Tessy Jose. The Students Council took the pledge to uphold the School Motto in high esteem.
Doctors’ day
To acknowledge the contribution and to honour our saviour’s effort, National Doctors’ Day was celebrated. The occasion commemorates the spirit of doctors across the globe who works day and night to ensure well-being of patients. As a token of gratitude, Dr. Cijoy Jose P was honoured with a ponnada by Rev Fr Joy Kollannoor and students greeted with flowers and cards. Dr gave an awareness class on lifestyle diseases.
Shiksha Saptah
Our school took part in Shiksha Saptah programme organized by CBSE to foster a spirit of collaboration and innovation among learners, educators, policymakers, and stakeholders in the education sector. Through the programme students got a hands-on experience. On day 1 – Teaching learning material day - students took part in Storytelling, drawing different shapes by thumb painting, card making, Puppet making, story card making, chart making, ludo game, 2D chart making, etc. On day 2 – Foundational literacy day – students took part in mathematics activity arranging numbers in ascending order, recognized and read Hindi & Malayalam alphabets, fun with shapes and numbers, storytelling, story sequencing, fraction fun, role play on East India Company comes East, Debate on Social Media Merits and Demerits. On day 3 – Indigenous sports day – students took part in fun outdoor games, Hoop rolling, playing marbles, arm – wrestling. On day 4 – Cultural day - Demonstration of classical dances of India like Bharathanatyam, Kuchippudi and Mohiniyattom, beautification of campus on the Theme Indian art and culture, explored the folk songs. On day 5 – Skilling and digital initiatives day – students experienced local flora and fauna, A beauty wellness workshop was arranged for the students, students were engaged in mock marketing campaign by designing advertisements and role play. On day 6 – Eco clubs for mission life / school nutrition day - Saplings planted collaboratively by students and mothers accompanied by a placard displaying the name of the students and shared pictures and descriptions of their event on social media platforms using the hashtags #Plant4Mother, Students prepared nutritious food with the help of their mothers. On day 7 – Community environment day - Wrote the name of active volunteers on the noticeboard and honoured them, Registered the school on Vidyanjali portal, Principal, Teachers and students wrote gratitude letters to the volunteers.
Rapha Fest
The youth festival for the Academic year was conducted on 7 th & 8 th of August which was inaugurated by the child actress Kumari Agna Rose. To explore the hidden talents of our students, various off-stage and on-stage programmes were conducted.
Independence Day celebration
On the occasion of 78th year of Indian Independence, the students were awakened to the richness of the legacy of freedom that they had inherited through the sacrifice of many lives.
The day began with the hoisting of the National flag at 8.30 am by the school principal followed by a mega show by 78 students – swathanthrya pathayile nazhikakallukal at the church premises.
Teachers’ day celebration
On 5th September 2024 Teachers Day was commemorated. A Special morning assembly was held to honour all the teachers of the school. As a token of appreciation and care, all the teachers were greeted with flowers and cards.
VATSALYM
Parents day for the year was inaugurated by Fr Majo Mangattilayan executive director. Mr Saji Panokkaran PTA President felicitated. About 60 parents performed on the stage and all the participants were awarded prizes.
Onam celebration
SRPS turned colourful and vibrant as onam celebrations got underway. Students in their ethnic wear took part in various competitions. The highlight of the day was the tug of war and uriyadi competitions that were conducted for the high school students. Delicious payasam was served for everyone in the campus. Traditional Dress Fashion Show was also arranged for primary students. Onasadhya was served to all the students and staff.
School Exhibition
The exhibition witnessed great enthusiasm and blooming participation from children of diverse classes, who had the unique opportunity of exploring as well as expressing their creative scientific ideas in the form of activities, models and projects. The event gave a diverse hands-on experience to children, wherein they could translate the theoretical scientific principles into the mode of application in the form of observable phenomena. This event led the children from the realms of theory into the arena of practicum. Section wise and individual competitions were held on working model, still model and products using waste materials.
Gandhi jayanthi
On the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, our school organised a Cleanliness Drive to educate the students about Cleanliness and its advantages.
World Post Day
The aim of celebrating world post day is to create awareness of the role of postal sector in people’s and businesses everyday lives and its contribution to the social and economic development of countries. Mr Livin postmaster of Kallur was honoured with flowers and greeting cards. He gave an awareness class on Indian postal system.
Kerala Piravi
Kerala Piravi celebrations were held on 1st November 2023. A special assembly was organised on the occasion along with cultural programmes. The programme paved the way to remember and honor our mother tongue and mother land.
Children’s Day celebration
The fond of memories of Chachaji returned to warm hearts as Children’s Day was celebrated with great elan on 14th November 2024. A lot of interesting and colourful variety programmes were presented by the teachers as a mark of love and concern. At the end of the programme, sweets were distributed for the students.
Picnic:
“The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page.” The school organized picnics for all the classes and staff. With their bags packed with games, food and a lot more, the children were very happy and excited to go for the picnic.
Annual Sports day
The Annual Athletic Meet, a grand spectacle where the school’s spirit takes a flight on the wings of athleticism and companionship, unfolded with precision. Annual Sports Day was organized on 29th November 2024. Our chief guest was Mr Rinil C J, former Kerala Football player. And the day was marked by the Inter house march past of students in their colourful attire, lighting of the Olympic torch, and the colourful and impressive drill display by the upper primary students with amazing props, sharp and quick steps, and reflexes. A variety of inter house games were conducted in field and track.
School Quiz
The school Quiz is not only a test of knowledge but also a celebration of intellectual curiosity and academic excellence. Seven teams were selected to the final round. It was an interesting four -round competition, including objective questions with options round, and rapid-fire round which engaged the students for one hour. The students showcased their brilliance by rapidly answering the questions. Though some of the questions were very tricky, the teams tried to answer them with confidence. It was very informative and knowledge enriching competition for the participants along with the audience.
PTA
The most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents. Connecting school and home makes a great community of learners. Understanding this reality, PTA meetings were organized for all classes at regular intervals.
PTA General body meeting was held on 29th June 2024 after which Meet the Teacher – class wise parents meeting was held in which parent representatives were elected to the executive committee. The PTA Executive Committee for the year was formed with Mr Saji Panokkaran as the President. An orientation programme was organized for parents on ill effects of drugs by Mr Jadeer P M civil excise range officer, Irinjalakkuda.
Newspaper In Education (NIE) helps infuse classrooms with current affairs, diverse perspectives and a daily rendezvous with the world’s heartbeat. The Hindu is circulated among the students of classes 1 to 10 which is sponsored by the PTA.
Faculty Improvement
“Life as a teacher begins the day you realize that you are always a learner.” The Academic section started with two-day orientation programme for all the teachers. The principal attended the All-Kerala Conference for CBSE Principals. CBSE’s online teacher training courses organized by the various CBSE centres of excellence, help teachers understand how they can hone their teaching methods and improve students’ learning outcomes. These mandatory courses were attended by all the teachers with much zeal and fervour. The school takes pride in imparting facilities for empowerment of teachers through various capacity building training programmes and Workshops Conducted by CBSE, Sahodaya and other organizations.
MOTIVATIONAL TALKS AND SESSIONS
Various health and wellness webinars, awareness sessions, motivational talks etc were organized throughout the year to ensure a better personality development among the students, as we believe that each child is unique and possesses inherent potential. Seminars and awareness sessions on topics like cyber safety, substance abuse, lifestyle diseases, Indian postal system etc were held.
Farewell
Man’s feelings are always the purest and the most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.
A programme was arranged to bid farewell to our beloved Fr Varghese Tharakan and Fr Jees who had relentlessly worked hard for the wellbeing and upliftment of this institution. We wish them every success for making an indelible mark on our institution with their admirable service, were given a heart touching send-off.
The school magazine EUNOIA is the window to the activities of the school to widen the knowledge and help in developing the power of writing of the budding writers. The magazine also highlights the success and achievements of the school and students.
KG
“A magical place where dreams come true, where little minds become big thinkers, where we start the foundation for a successful future”.
We focus on providing an authentic learning environment for our little learners, students apply knowledge and skills from multiple disciplines through various curricular and co-curricular activities. The KG section had its fun-filled celebrations like the Red colour Day, yellow colour Day, green colour day, blue colour day, orange colour day, earth day, pink colour day, black colour day, white colour day, brown colour day, purple colour day, grey colour day, Independence Day, kids’ fest etc.
Kids fest
Kids Fest was conducted on 24th & 25th of September. It was an amazing event where our students experienced the joy of performing in front of their parents, peers, friends, teacher and others.
External Competitions
Our students took part in various competitions outside the school and brought laurels to the school. Devanandha K S of class VII secured first prize in the Quiz competition.We bagged A – Grade in Kuttikalude Haritha Sabha conducted by Trikkur Grama Panchayat. Our students also took part in the H& C All Kerala Quiz.
Before concluding this report, I bow my head in reverence to the God Almighty for the blessings he has showered upon this institution. I would like to place on record our sincere gratitude to all those who have been guiding, appreciating and directing us to tread forward to scale the heights of glory. In this eventful journey towards fulfilling our objectives, we were fortunate to have a very supportive management and I would like to place on record our deep gratitude to the management and in a very special way to the Manager Rev. Fr Joy Kollannoor and the executive director Fr Majo Mangattilayan for their unstinted support in all the endeavours. My heartfelt thanks go to the Members of the Trust and PTA Executive committee for the timely suggestions in the running of the school. Let me not forget the parent community whose unwavering faith in us has always been our forte and motivation. Last to be named but foremost in my mind stand my beloved colleagues beyond all words of gratitude because their selfless dedication is the key to the rise of this institution. A word of thanks goes to the well-wishers for reposing their unparalleled trust in us and providing their whole-hearted support in all the activities of school. And the ever-widening circle of the gratefully remembered comes full with my treasured students whose love and trust have been the strength of this institution.
Thank you all for synergizing us to move ahead with a positive attitude.
I may take the freedom to call up on all parents, staff and students to strive for higher level performance and request parents to promote a value embedded atmosphere at home. I also appeal to the outgoing students to maintain academic excellence and discipline throughout your life.
Let me conclude this report with the words of our former president, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam -
"Real education fetches you more than a job. It teaches to live. It cannot be measured in any tangible way”.
Thank you for patient listening, thank you God for all grace and blessings showered on us. May you all have an enjoyable evening.