Child of the week | Bulletin Board

Dear Shalini

Thanks for the wonderful opportunity to enable all of us - the mothers feel proud of their being.

Enjoyed the every moment of my time spent in school today. In fact, yesterday during a conversation I told Archana about the remote chances of my presence in the school today. But I am glad I was able to make it. It surely was the best stress buster possible for any mother. 

Thanks and Regards
Sangeeta A. Khurana

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Dear Shalini,

Many times in the past you heard from me and/or my wife complaints about some aspects of the school we consider (at that time) should/could be solved.
Well, in this opportunity, let me tell you is different; in this opportunity I (we in fact) am sending an email to tell you that we are very happy with the school,
we are very happy with the teacher and her professionalism and focus on the children ( in this case Gabriel's) education.

We really appreciate your effort to put a program and professionals together to provide with excellence what we, as parent, expect.

Thanks a lot and rest assure Gabriel will be here the second week of August.

Regards
Rodrigo Bizama
CSAV Group- GSSC India

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Dear Ms Shalini,

I would like to share two very distinct aspect of the school which has made me really happy and I can see my daughter undergoing a marked change in her personality.

1.      Sports Day owes one such example. All the children were given a Medal and they just loved it. There was a visible sense of achievement on their lovely faces. My daughter Adya slept with her medal. She wore it all through the next day as well and showed to everybody she met.

2.      The children do get a platform to speak during assembly – show and tell. I specifically noted how the school director Ms Shalini Nambiar encourages children especially those who are shy to participate, be it sports or speaking on stage and overcome stage fright.

What else should one want, when the school puts so much emphasis on developing real life skills

Best Regards
Archana

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Dear Ms Shalini,

Congratulations for a wonderful Sports Day! It was great to see the children participating whole heartedly in every dance and event. The races were wonderful and it was a heady feeling seeing the children sprinting across the track. The events leading up to the Sports Day were wonderful as well - the Cricket Matches, the Soccer Matches, the Cross Country run and the Long Jumps - the children have thoroughly enjoyed and participated
in every event. The prize distribution ceremony was spectacular - seeing the grins on the kids faces with their medal hauls was priceless. The Excelsior philosophy - "Every Child is a Winner" was truly demonstrated.


Best Regards
Ritu-Chetan Uberoy

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Dear Shalini Ma'm,

I am writing in to applaud the sincere efforts put in by your team and you in the recently concluded Musical Fiesta at Excelsior school.
 
It was an excellent idea to get the kids to do a group performance in English and Hindi on Day 1 allowing for them to develop class spirit and overcome stage anxieties. The initiative to have the kids sing along with a family member was a brilliant idea to get the kids to bond with the family member through this medium and resulted in tremendous moral boost and stage confidence. Trisha's performance with her dad was a very special event  for us and will always be a very precious memory.Thank you for giving us this wonderful opportunity to be part of Trisha's music-centric journey.
 
And a huge round of applause for Derek Sir, for providing the background score tirelessly through the festival....in addition to his training given to the children.


Warm Regards
Shweta Jain Gopal
( mom of Trisha Gopal- Wildlife)

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Dear Shalini,

I am very happy to see the progress in my daughter Sanskriti.The way she can communicate and the confidence she carries, i am sure no 5;6 year old would have.

I want to share her comment with you. She played the soccer match today and morning when we wished her good luck, her answer was "mummy it is not important to win or lose, what is important is to participate".I could make out that this isMs. Radha speaking. We were very happy. Infact her grandparents sometimes really wonder if she is 6 years old or more.

We wish you all the best and hope that you do really well and make excelsior the best school in the town.


Thanks
Parul Kohli 
Sanskriti's mother

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Dear Ms. Shalini,

I really like all your articles in the newspaper as well what u send thru mails and appreciate your efforts. I  also want  to share couple of things with u firstly,i will tell u a small conversation i had with my daughter which has touched me deeply and made me feel proud of her.yesterday there was a lohiri carnival organised in our colony and few competitions were held for children Sahiba participated in 3 of them and won first prize in 2 competitions.when i met her after the carnival she told me"Mama i won 2 first prizes but there was another girl who danced very well and i think she should have got the first prize instead of me."her detailed description about the event and her pure feelings about the judgement was so honest that it touched my heart.

Another thing i want to shre is this little poem written by Sahiba when she was asked to make 5 sentences using different colours as part of her H.W

Colours in the rainbow are so bright which one you like which one i like

I like to see the rainbow when it is spread.
I feel she is creative and have a flair for writing although we all encourage her to write but we dont know the correct method .Can u please suggest how can we bring out, develop and nurture this creativity in her.


Thanks and Regards
Monica Bhatia 
(Proud M/o Sahiba Bhatia-Cultural-1)

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Hi,

I wish to share some commandments of positive parenting with you so that we can help 'our' children blossom into well balanced individuals having sterling qualities of head and heart:-

Thanks
Gagan Khanna

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

We would like to thank you and the entire excelsior family for all the hardwork and efforts to organise a wonderful christmas carnival.We all had a great time.

I have a request ,will it be possible to email me any of our(sahiba,amar,vedant or mine) pictures taken on that day,we would like to possess them as a wonderful memory of the day.I would realy appreciate your efforts.

THANKS AND MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THE EXCELSIOR FAMILY


Regards
Monica Bhatia(M/o Sahiba bhatia)

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

The Christmas Fiesta was really a great show..
We had a wonderful day on Saturday...  Thankyou all for putting up this fantastic Christmas Fiesta...

KEEP IT UP!!!!!


With Regards
Rajdeep & Faye

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

I am Vivika's mom who is in wildlife. I just want
to thank the teacher and your curriculum for
introducing addition to 4to 5 year age group. Vivika
is so interested in doing addition and she is counting
really fast and I  am really amazed to see that. She
is so fond of math. I would really appreciate if you
guys take more interest in language(writing)and lots
of songs too. As you know whatever we teach them at home they pick up fast if it is from school and their teacher.

Thanks

Vasu

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

Please accept my hearty appreciation for this wonderful thought and event. I am so proud that my kids are getting exposed to social cause in their early years.Congratulations to all staff and keep it up !

Wish you a very happy diwali and a year ahead full of good health and happiness!

regards,

Rajesh Rohatgi
Sustainable Development Unit, South Asia Region
The World Bank

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

We wish to thank you for helping us in being able to send such a lot of things to the Mother Teresa's Old Age Home. We sincerely appreciate your help as we have been able to light up those people's lives this Diwali

Happy Diwali
regards,

Thanks,
Shalini Nambiar

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

Hi,

We really appreciate your gesture of taking kids to the Mother Teresa old age home .It would be nice if Dinosaurs and Cultural are taken as well if logistics can be worked out. Ronak and Khushi put a stall outside our residence on sunday and sold lemonade and soup to earn money to contribute for the old age home..They made 60 Rs..This is Ronak and Khushi's first earning .Ronak will be giving you the same today. I thank you for your gesture TO DO AWAY WITH THE FESTIVITIES AND TAKE THE KIDS TO THE OLD AGE HOME.I REMEMBER AS A KID GOING TO AN OLD AGE HOME BUT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT IS REALLY NICE IF YOU ARE STARTING THEM SO EARLY .Your gesture has had a cascading affect on the kids . Please accept Ronak's and Khushi's contribution.They are really proud of what they did.

Thanks.
Meenu-Mom of Ronak & Khushi

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

Hi,

You people are doing great. I appreciate the overall activity level. Though I am in US, but I know my son is in safe hands.
Please keep up the relentless good work.

Dave Chatterjee,
( Father of Dipro Chatterjee)

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

Hi,

I think it is never too late to appreciate ones good work. I would like to say that on Independence day Excelsior Kids and teachers have put lots of effort to make it successful. The states were presented very well and the work done by the kids and teachers is appreciable. Keep it up.

Regards,
Anjana Saxena

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

Happy Independence day to you and to all the teachers at Excelsior.

We would like to thank you for inviting us parents and including us in celebrating Independence day with our children. The children and teachers have put in a lot of hard work to put up such an excllent show. We feel so proud that our daughter is a part of this school. Keep up this spirit at Excelsior.

With regards
Faye and Rajdeep

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Dear Ms. Shalini ,

Hi,

I'm Cheryl from Dubai and also the proud aunt
of Lavanya Nyss. I always knew she would be a topper!! I am also sure that Excelsior is a great place for kids.

Continue to keep up the good work.

With Regards
Cheryl Gomez

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Dear Ms. Shalini & Ms. Chetanpreet,

Thank you for nominating Lavanya as 'Child of the
week'. It was such a sight to see lavanya's face light up when she saw her picture on the school website we had to explain to her as she wanted to know why her picture was put up. she was so happy. We would like to thank you and ms. chetanpreet for all your efforts for her to have achieved this. We have noticed an overall development in her.

Thankyou you once again.

With Regards
Faye and Rajdeep

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Dear Parent,

This is to remind you Grade I upwards children will learn music instruments on Thursday and Western vocal on Tuesday.

Children can thus carry their music instruments [Keyboard/ Guitar] every Thursday for the western music class.

I am also in the process of making a 'school band' and it is important for me to assess the interest of the child first thus very shortly I shall be meeting you all to discuss their music interests.

Thanks

Derrick
(Music Teacher)

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Ms Shalini,

I want to take this opportunity to thank you all at Excelsior for the excellent time my kids had here. We will take back fond memories of our days here (almost 1 and 1/2 years).

Having both kids at your school and especially my little one transitioning here and adjusting here was very heartening to see. I have only words of praise for Ms. Krishna and Ms. Poonam. They did a great job with him and now he converses very fluently in both Hindi and English.

Rishaan having been born and brought up in the States, definitely had some initial hiccups but all in all I thought he learnt a lot and enjoyed the extra-curricular activities like Taekwondo and the splash pool.

I personally think very highly of you (and believe me I am tough to please ), and wish you and Excelsior the very best.

I am sure Excelsior will soon become a school of great repute.

Again, many thanks and best wishes,

Regards -
Sonia Batra

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Ms Shalini,

Thanks for arranging this excellent camp. Kabir surely enjoyed it a lot. Apprecaite the regular communication from the school on all the activities and initiatives. With regards to your point "Children need to be provided free time to explore their world and experience the joy of discovery", let me assure you, this is something which Kabir will have in plenty :)

Regards -
Smita

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Dear Shalini

This is perhaps the first time I am writing to you, so far i have only
given verbal feedback.My daughter Sanskriti has completed one successful year in excelsior and the change in her is remarkable. The credit for all this goes to you and also to the school philosophy.My younger one is all set to follow her and join her next year.

My special thanks to Ms. Radha for her dedication and affection she has for children.

I feel proud to be a part of the excelsior family.
Wish you all the best

Best Regards
Parul Kohli

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Hello Ms. Shalini,

I wanted to share a good news with you. Pallavi got selected into GT program for which you had written a recommendation letter. Since Pallavi had to give the exam within a month of joining the session here, I think a lot of what she applied in the exam came from what she learned in India. Thanks for our good time in Excelsior - she still talks about her friends - esp. Urvashi, Vinnie, Arsh, Rhea, and a few others.

I have also attached a photo of hers that was taken today. She wants to share this with her friends at Excelsior.



Thanks
Anu

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Hi Shalini,

This is related to "Share a Morning" organized today by the school.

When I came to school today for "Share a Morning", I was really impressed to see the manner in which Ms Radha managed her class, with full discipline. It
was amazing to see the concentration level of all the children in the classroom.

For a moment I really got a bit scared when Anannya came out from her class for water. I thought that now she will insist on taking her to home but I was impressed to see her maturity as she just said sweet hi from a distance.

The presence of mothers did not affect the children at all. Everything was so organized and classroom was kept neat. It was nice to see children enjoying their given task with dedication & interest.

Once again I take the opportunity to congratulate you & Ms Radha for your efforts & sincerity.


Regards,
Neha Sharma

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Dear Parent,

We invite you for an "Open House" on Saturday the 28th of  April 2007 at 1000 am. This is an endeavor to give you an insight into the teaching methodology which is followed by us.

We are extremely proud of our students and their accomplishments and furthermore would welcome if you intend to get some of your friends too, which would enable them to understand the unique Excelsior philosophy.

Kindly note:

1. Confirm your attendance at the front desk via     email or telephone.

2. Register yourself at the front desk on your arrival     and be there 10-minutes before your designated     time.


Thanks & regards


Shalini Nambiar
[Director]

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Hi Shalini,

The end of the year program was absolutely fantastic. I know I am sending this mail rather late but really it is never late inorder to appreciate
something good. The confidence with which Sivant walked on the ramp was amazing. Not only him all the children did very well. Sivant is learning well. I personally feel the method of teaching is very good. One thing is that a child just learns a lesson and the other is that he learns it with a meaning / understanding. Sivant I know is learning comprehensively.

Thank you Shalini for always being there when we need you. We appreciate this gesture of yours.

Sivant invariably has mentioned " I love American Excelsior" I think this in itself speaks volume. I hope this goes a long way.

Best Regards,
Navita Dosaj

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Hi Shalini,

I would like to share /convey to Ms Radha that Ronak has become a very independent child He gets up on his own , drinks his milk and takes a refill ,goes to the washroom on his own,brushing his teeth,completing his morning routine completely by himself.

The only help he needs is to adjust the level of heating for his bathing water.He is able to undress ,soap himself ,dry himself and dress up completely on his own.

I am proud of my 4 year old son.

Thank you,
Meenu Chadha

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Dear Ms Shalini,

Congratulations for an excellent end of the year program. It was really wonderful to see the children being so confident on the stage. Both sets of grandparents attended and also my brother and sister in law who are visiting from America and everyone was most impressed. The stage was beautifully decorated. Congratulations once again!

Best regards,
Ritu Uberoy

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Hi Shalini,

We are pleased to inform you about positive changes in Anannya recently. You may recall our discussion about her being sad while coming from school and her cribs about people not giving her enough attention (love). These days she comes back as a "happy child" from school and is excited about going to school every morning.

She is also excited for tomorrow's big event so thanks to you for all these changes in her and keeping her involved in various activities. She was quite excited to see her picture in the newspaper on the last Sunday and is always more than willing to go to Shalini maam's room!

This is a welcome change in Anannya and reinforces our faith in school. Thanks!

Best regards,
Sandeep and Neha

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Dear Ms Shalini,

Congratulations for organising such a lovely show. It was a pleasure watching the little kids dance on stage. The confidence level of the elementary kids was great. Abhinav is really going to miss school and his friends.

I again want to thank u for all yr support and the efforts of the teachers to make Abhinav what he is today. From a shy scared boy he is now confident and can speak to anyone anywhere. And i hope yr doors will be open for Abhinav and Krish(my younger son) in the future if we ever shift to Delhi.

Thank you very much.

Best regards,
Anjali Sharma

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DEAR MS SHALINI,

FIRST OF ALL I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR WEEKEND SO WONDERFUL & UNFORGETABLE, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU & YOUR STAFF FOR THE TREMENDOUS EFFORT YOU PEOPLE HAVE DONE WITH THE CHILDREN . IT WAS NICE TO SEE EVERY CHILD PERFORMING SO GOOD & PERFECT WHICH WAS SHOWING THAT WHAT YOU PEOPLE HAVE DONE. I HAVE SEEN LOT OF ANNUAL FUNCTIONS BUT THERE IS NOT ANY COMPARISON WITH OUR FUNCTION. REALLY ME & MY FAMILY R VERY MUCH IMPRESSED WITH YOUR WORKING .YOU HAVE SHOWN THAT REALLY YOU PEOPLE ARE DIFFERENT. ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL.

PANKAJ MALIK

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Dear Mrs Shalini,

We're remember on the first week when our little one Kyla ( Discovery) joined ( American Excelsior School Gurgaon) in ms. Preity class,she was so hard to faced the fact that her friends talked in different languages,different faces like she used to saw before (We're Indonesian).Just Imagine what in a tiny one head to face that situation.Everyday she started the class with tears and I worried so much.

You said we had to let you and your team to handled the situation...and we were surprised within a week Kyla could settled and confident to entered her class room without any tears...WOW...from that time we trusted you and the team,no hesitation.

We know the school fees a bit higher compared to other schools,but we think it worthied with the result we got for our kids.And We wish that with the high price the kids can get more better fasicilities and better environment.And We hope every words you said are not just a promises.

Also this opportunity we would like to thank you and your team for taking care of our kids Gio and Kyla to be a well manner and brilliant kids.

Keep the spirit high and We will keep going with you.

Warm regards,
Capt.Deddy N & Deasy khalisha

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Dear Shalini Mam,

Your efforts and direction is bearing fruits now. Congratulations and we are with you in this endeavour.

We are confident that under your able guidance our children will be able to tread correct path and shall be successful in their careers and be a useful part of our society.

Best regards,
Rajneesh Chawla and Suman Chawla

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Dear Shalini,

I'm excitedly looking forward to the new added attractions at excelsior.

I take this opportunity to thank all the pre primary teachers for making school time a happy time for Anushri.As you are already aware she loves being in school.Also its great to see her becoming more confident,articulate& aware.

My special thanks to Rupinder&Veveika.

Best wishes,
Devdyuti Baksi

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Dear Mrs Shalini,

Its nice to know that work on sports facilities is on an upswing. I am sure the students will be excited about it.

Also I just wanted to take a moment to once again applaud the way kids are being introduced to various science and mathematical concepts right from the beginning and the way they are grasping it. We recently had a wedding in the famly and my daughter, Misha ( Dinosaurs ) amazed everyone by talking about everything from the solar system to polygons etc. Infact her grandfather who is a mathematician is very excited and is already looking forward to her summer break so that he can tell her more about geometry and algebra.

Regards
Meenakshi

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