SCHOOL NEWS

 

 

Individual Projects

Coming together – Individuals projects of all the students of STD VII and VIII worked on Assembling the matter collected  under the teacher’s guidance for their  second term projects. The subjects included were English, Marathi, Hindi, Maths, Science, Social Studies and PT

 

 

 

 

Bosco Hiker's Club

Our School is organizing an adventure Himalaya Trek at Base of Deo Tibba, in Himachal. The trek will be for 12days during the summer vacation.

Activities during the camp : Trekking, rafting, paragliding, physical fitness and cultural activities and sightseeing

For further detail contact Mr. H.R. Shukla/ Mrs. Namrata/ Mr. Davis before 15th Feb.,2010.

Basket Ball

Congratulations to our U/16 Basket Ball Team for lifting the Ratan Tata Trophy in the interschool Basket Ball Tournament conducted by M.S.S.A.
In the finals they defeated St. Gregorious the score being 65-15.

Workshop for Learning Disability

The management of Don Bosco, Matunga,  organized a workshop on Learning Disabilities(L.D) for school  educators.  It was Shri V.K. Wankhade’s - Deputy Director of Education, initiative to create an awareness on Learning Disabilities among the Educators of Raigad and  Mumbai Districts.  This workshop was attended by many luminaries from the field of Education viz. Education Inspectors, Deputy E.I ward conveners and Headmasters of various schools.

The distinguished panel that shared their expertise comprised - Fr. Godfrey D’Sa Director of Prafulta and President of the Salesian Psychological Association, and Ms. Mimansa Popat – Special Educator Counselor. They highlighted the importance of identifying children with special needs, implementation of concessions, counseling of parents/ Teachers / Students for the same. This workshop was followed by an interactive session where various queries were answered.

Fr. Godfrey assured the gathering that Prafulta is well equipped to  meet the needs of these special children.  They have outreach programmes for all – Parents, Teachers and students. When asked about the financial aspect, he assured that Prafulta is a non profit Organisation.  Mr. Wankhade added that there is enough financial assistance from the Sarv Shikshan Abhiyan, so finance should not be an obstacle.  He emphasized that the education fraternity play an integral part in enabling Parents / Teachers to distinguish and accept these special children.

Earlier at the workshop Fr. Bosco D’Mello Principal of Don Bosco  shared with the audience the noteworthy work done by the school for these children.  He revealed that studies show that 10% of children of the world have Learning Disability and Don Bosco has identified 8% of students in the school with L.D.

Mr. R.R. Bhise, Education Inspector North Zone inaugurated the Workshop.  He was actively involved in the interactive session. He motivated the vernacular medium schools to avail of the concessions offered by the board, for these children.

Science Quiz

Results of F/North Ward Science Quiz contest held on Friday 13 November 2009. 24 Schools participated and our School won the 1st Prize. The representatives of our school were Siddharth Jain - 9F Vinit Dedhiya - 9B.

Article from Times of India on 25th Sep., 2009.

CITY SPORT ROUND-UP

Khutia scores the winner for Bosco

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Mumbai: When Don Bosco ‘B' (Matunga) were readying for their MSSA Under-16 Division IV final against St Pius (Mulund) on Thursday, they didn't have to look at Michael Owen's weekend exploits for inspiration. They simply turned to their A team that has won four tournaments this season and are still counting.
     Romil Khutia tapped in from close to hand Bosco a
1-0 win before Henderson Dias blasted a penalty wide. “The boys have been seeing what their mates from the ‘A' team are achieving and wanted to prove a point themselves,'' said coach Leslie Machado.
     But the star of the day was 14-year-old James Fernandes. The Bosco midfielder was giving as good as he got from his physically bigger and stronger opponents. Fernandes chased every ball and made all the right passes. What is special about his effort is that he had just recovered from a bout of Malaria and was only his second game in the tournament.

Romil Khutia of Don Bosco (Blue) attempts an acrobatic kick in the MSSA division IV final against St Pius School. Khutia's goal helped Bosco pull of a 1-0 win and got them their fifth title this year

In the Inter School Seminar :

In the Inter School Seminar organised by K.R. Cama Oriental Institute on Saturday 12th Sep. the following students participated :

1) Aatman Vora - IX A
2) Siddanth Prabhu - X B
3) Shantanu Puro - X B

They did us proud as Siddanth Prabhu won the 2nd prize in the elocution competition and Aatman Vora won the 3rd Prize.
Siddanth Prabhu also won the consolation prize in the group discussion held later.

Another title for Bosco:

U/12 Hockey Team were winners of the Minky Hockey Tournament, organised by Mumbai Hockey Association on 30th Aug 2009, They defeated St. Stanislaus (Bandra) (2-1) . Goals were scored by Troy D'Souza(6A) and Marc D'Souza(6A). Keanu D'Souza (6A) was adjudged as the player of the tournament.

Article from Mumbai Mirror on 1st Sep. 2009.

Don Bosco win maiden minky hockey title

M UMBAI: A fine goal and an assist by Jonathan Fernandes helped Don Bosco (Matunga) win the maiden minky hockey title by beating St Stanislaus ( Bandra) 2-1.
Jonathan opened the scoring mid way in the first half as he latched on to a stray ball in the attacking zone and found the far corner with an on-the-run rasping hit that found no answer from rival keeper Clinton D'Abreo. Keanu D'Souza almost scored thereafter but for timely pad stuck out by Clinton. However, Stanislaus failed to deny their rivals for a long time. It was Jonathan in the thick of action again, sending a measured diagonal at the far post for Jerome Pesso to connect home. Olympian Harpal Singh conducted a short clinic for the children as well.

Article from Mumbai Mirror on 29th Aug., 2009.

SCOTT ON THE ROCKS

Striker D'Souza scores in his first start this season to help Bosco win their fourth title AASHRAY HARIHARAN MATUNGA'S Don Bosco emerged victorious in the Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) Under-16 football league, pipping defending champions St Stanislaus 2-0 yesterday, thereby winning the league for the fourth time in the last six years. Such was Bosco's dominance, that even the defending champions, hitherto unbeaten in the league, resorted to hitting desperate long shots towards the goal.    Bosco scored early through Adnan Khan in the second minute and then doubled their lead, as Scott D'- Souza scored ten minutes later. Scott, who started his first game yesterday, caused plenty of problems for the Stanislaus defenders with his well built physique and towering frame.    Scott, who was a regular benchwarmer in the initial rounds, came on as a substitute against Bombay Scottish in their last league match to score the winning goal. A hattrick followed in the Ahmed Sailor Cup and Scott's impressive run of form meant he was an automatic selection for the finals. “He is a powerfully built boy and I would often bring him on in the second half to take advantage of the opponents' tiring defenders. His recent goalscoring form made him impossible to ignore and I'm happy he vindicated my faith by scoring here,” said Bosco coach Leslie Machado. Scott for his part is just happy exorcising the ghosts that haunted him after he missed a penalty kick against Stanislaus in the finals of the U-14 league last year. “I'm happy I finally managed to score and make amends for last year's penalty miss against the same opposition,” Scott said, adding that it doesn't make a difference whether he starts or comes on as a substitute as the way he plays remains the same.