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Katie Wilcox Matriculation School

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About us

Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.

In order to achieve and attain shape to destiny, This School has been founded by Mrs. V.R. Basinger in the year 1964. This School aims and intents to impart value based excellent education and to introduce our student to the world as God-fearing, independent, responsible, capable, efficient and useful citizens of India.

Proverbs 22:6 says Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it. This has been accomplished by the enduring and sustaining efforts of Mrs. and Mr.Henry Basinger to make it a school of excellent learning. Their wisdom sparked a fire that kindles every day. Their motivating words echo in not just the corridors of the institutions, but in the thoughts and deeds of everyone who enter into the campus every day.

The patronage of the school has been astonishing and overwhelming with a conspicuous increase in the strength year after year. This rapid growth and popularity is attributed to the careful stewardship of the school management. The Nehru Educational Society, added with the novalistic and mind blowing ideas of our Administrator, Mr.H. Seth Dani Raj Basinger and profound work of the faculty.

Our Vision

Learn the Best, Do the Best being our school Motto, we provide quality Education with spiritual guidance, based on the words, Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So our children grow up with a consolidated base and march towards a glorious future.

Our Mission

  • • Imparting education in time with the time and space.
  • • Ability to interconnect a logical and independent thought.
  • • Primary understanding about the tenents of natural and social science.
  • • Realization of ethical and cultural values.
  • • Blooming of humanism, nationalism and universal brotherhood.
  • • Empowering Students to be worthy citizens and enlightened individuals.
  • • Providing quality education and value based education.
  • • Adopting the best teaching practices.
  • • Improving academic performance.
  • • creating an all round development of students.

Gallery

VISIT POST OFFICE

VISIT POST OFFICE

OpenHouse

OpenHouse

Sports Day

Sports Day

Grand Parents Day

Grand Parents Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

Fruits & Vegetables Day

Fruits & Vegetables Day

Parent Orientation Programme

Parent Orientation Programme

Investiture Ceremony

Investiture Ceremony

Say No To Plastic Day

Say No To Plastic Day

Welcome Day

Welcome Day

Fathers Day

Fathers Day

Yoga Day

Yoga Day

Annual Day

Annual Day

Katie kg graduation Day

Katie kg graduation Day

Sports Day

Sports Day

Animals Day

Animals Day

Education Development Day

Education Development Day

Independence Day

Independence Day

Seasons Day

Seasons Day

Teachers Workshop

Teachers Workshop

A Day with Police Officials

A Day with Police Officials

Post Office Activity

Post Office Activity

A remembrance for Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

A remembrance for Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

Children's Day

Children's Day

Sharing Day

Sharing Day

Science Exhibition

Science Exhibition

Christmas Tree Celebration

Christmas Tree Celebration

Pongal celebration

Pongal celebration

Republic Day Celebration

Republic Day Celebration

Legal Awareness

Legal Awareness

Roadsafety

Roadsafety

The Jungle Show

The Jungle Show

National Science Day

National Science Day

Activities:

CA: Curricular Activities

The school has classes from Pre.K.G to XII Std. The medium of instruction is English. The school follows an enriched curriculum with CBSE based from KGs - VIII.Our KGs follow XSEED syllabus.

Thirukkural Exams:

To show that our students are well versed in Tamil language too,we send all our students for Thirukkural Exams conducted by Thirukkural Peravai.Three of our students S.Prasanna of class IX, S.Soundarya and M.A.Aysha Kani of Std VIII bagged prizes in it.

ABACUS:

ABACUS system forms a part of our curriculum from class I - V. This helps the students to develop a pictorial representation of the problem in the brain and by regular practice, the brain learns to solve the problem without actual use of any aid including the Abacus. The students thereby develop an exciting photographic memory which results in a more proficient and sharper brain.

Defence Training:

All our children are given the following self defence training

• Karate

• Judo

• Taekwondo

• Silambam

Our school students won Gold,Silver and Bronze Medals in Judo Divisional level competition.P.Jeyaveeran,S.Saran of Std X,M.Samuvel Raj of Std IX won gold medals,6 Boys got silver and one boy got bronze medal.Girls of our school also won silver and bronze medals.

CCA:Co-Curricular Activities

Along with the planned curriculum we offer our students the following Co-curricular and Extra -curricular activities to make a full-fledged students to meet the modern scientific world. We offer the following as Co-curricular activities.

• Gymnastics

• chess

• Dance

• Aerobics

• Table –Tennis

• Light music, School Band Musical

• Instruments: 1) Keyboard 2) Drums 3) Guitar 4) Flute

By this we are shaping their body to live a healthy life in this busy world. These activities were guided/ taught by the experts.

ECA:Extra-Curricular Activities:

We also teach the following Extra-Curricular Activities to shape their mind to face this competitive world.

• Paper Cutting

• Spoken Hindi

• English and Tamil Drama

• Drawing and painting

• embroidery

• Art from waste

• Carrom and snooker

In District level carrom tournament T. Vishwa of V Std won first prize.

Club Activities:

Students can always find something new and fun to try, thanks to a varied calendar of special school club events throughout the year. These opportunities offer enjoyable ways to test skills, demonstrate creativity, explore the world and spark curiosity. For acquiring these skills we have the following potential clubs in our school.

• Science Club

• Maths Club

• Eco Club

• G.K Club

• Language Club i)Tamil ii) English

Special activities:

We also offer

• Snooker

• Table Tennis

• Gymnastics and

• Aerobics

as special activities.

In Table Tennis P. Muhelan and M. B. Mannan won prizes in the Junior and Sub Junior levels.

XSEED Programe for Kindergarten:

XSEED is a proven and research based academic programme for schools that builds thinking skills and problem-solving confidence in children.

Five steps in XSEED:

• Aim/warm up.

• Action (in pairs/groups).

• Analysis (discussing & answering of thinking questions).

• Application(application and practice of previous learning)

• Assessment(Teacher uses the day for revision,summing up,Block test)

It is a child centered programme with 6 Domains.

1. Language Development.

2. Numeracy Development.

3. Cognitive Development.

4. Physical Development.

5. Creative Development.

6. Personal, Social and Emotional Development.

Facilities:

Modernized classrooms for Kindergarten:

To provide safe, peaceful, disciplined and intellectually challenging environment, We have renovated our KG classrooms to make the kids not to feel the burden of learning.

Smart classrooms:

To enrich the learning process, Smart Digital Boards are provided, which project E-Lessons of high -end animations that makes complicated topics easy to grasp and retain.

well furnished Library:

Our Library is a massive store house of ideas. Our library stocks a huge collection of classified books, Reference books, story books and Periodicals.

Play Ground:

We believe and understand that physically week students cannot make a healthy nation and encourages them to participate in sports and games.

Well equipped Laboratories:

Responding to the current trends, Our school provides facilities that suits the new generation teaching practices. To inculcate scientific knowledge in students, We have well equipped laboratories.

Purified water:

To ensure the health of our students, we provide purified water in each floor.

Monitored with CCTV:

For the safety and security measures of the Children, Teachers, Staff of our school is monitored with CCTV camera.

24x7 Uninterrupted Power Supply:

In order to have smooth running of the school we have 24x7 uninterrupted power supply.

All School activities intimated through SMS:

Attendance, Home work, all school activities will be intimated to parents through SMS every day in order to maintain a good relationship between the Parent and Teachers.

Announcement:

Admissions going on for classes K.G. to IX and XI std. Limited seats available. First come First serve.

Contact

Our address is:
Katie Wilcox Matric.Hr.Sec.School.
7, Prasad Road ,
Narimedu,
Madurai - 625002
Ph. No.: 0452 - 4255136
Email: katiewilcoxmatric@gmail.com
Facebook: Katie Wilcox Matriculation Higher Secondary School
News and Events
  • Admissions are going on for Vijayadashami. Come and register at the office.
  • A VISIT TO THE POST OFFICE - 12.10.2019
  • Katians explored their Postal Knowledge through a visit to the Post Office. The hands on experience learnt by them were Aadhaar updates, Sorting of letters & parcels, Treasury, Postal order, Demand drafts, Philately and foreign communication which made our teaching learning effective.
  • The highlight of the visit - Postal Van visiting our school campus with the exhibits on various stamps where children got a good exposure on Variety of new schemes launched by our postal department.
  • Thanks to the postal department for their support.
  • House – 05.10.2019
  • “Children are the priority Change is the Reality Collaboration is the strategy”
  • At the end of the day the most overwhelming key to a child’s success is the positive involvement of parents.
  • We at Katie created a platform where Parents and Teachers had a chance to interact with each other to build a healthy conversation for the enhancement of the children.
  • The session was fruitful which brought every one of us together and made the day productive.
  • 29th Sports Day @ Katie Wilcox - 2019
  • The day started with cheerful welcome of our chief guest Mr.Kottaichamy Inspector Of Police, Sellur by our school band. The excellent March past and oath taking by all the four houses (Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald and Topaz) enthralled the spectators. The Mass drill performances of Tiny tots on 5 values, Junior children on Unity In Diversity and Seniors waving on Water conservation stole the hearts of the audience.
  • The special event by CCA team added flavour to the show. Children rocked in various Track and Field events. Our cheer girls encouraged all the participants.
  • The day came to an end by awarding the winning house - Sapphire for their commendable job.
  • Grand Parents Day
  • We celebrated Grandparents’ Day with great joy,excitement and cheer. Children welcomed their Grandparents with loads of love and handmade cards prepared by them.
  • Kids dedicated ‘A Special Song’, ‘A Talk’ on Grandparents Day and narrated the importance of Grandparents through an wonderful ‘Skit’ performance.
  • The event of the day was a variety of fun filled games organised for grandparents with their grandchildren.
  • The Winners of Photo Contest - Grandparents of Monashri (LKG B) Thaman Karthik (UKG A) and Kavishri (UKG C) were awarded.
  • The hugs, kisses exchanged and the eternal bond among the grandchildren and grandparents made the day special and cherished for all of us.
  • Independence Day Celebration - 15.08.2019
  • Independence day - A day celebrated with great pride. We Katians religiously celebrated our 73rd Independence day with great vigour. Students performance through variety of activities - Patriotic Songs composed and written by the children, dance performance and Mime as a tribute to our soldiers.
  • The tiny tots of Kindergarten coloured our tricolour flag and took it with them in great honour.
  • Fruits and Vegetables Day Celebration - 28.06.2019
  • Gala festival of Fruits and vegetables was celebrated by our Kindergarten kids. A carnival of competitions - Naming the maximum number of fruits, vegetables and colouring activity enthralled the kids. Variety of fruit carving display were the highlight of the celebration.
  • It was a day filled with learning the nutritious benefits of having colourful fruits and vegetables.
  • Parent Orientation Programme - 29.06.2019
  • We at Katie Wilcox organised an Orientation Programme for the parents of Kindergarten. The speakers Mrs.Farzana Sirajudeen, correspondent of Active Kidz International Play School presented an wonderful session on Happy Schooling. Mrs.Nandhini, Regional Head from Xseed Education briefed about the teaching methodology of Xseed education. The Principal highlighted the importance in value parenting. It was a day dedicated to build an amazing future of each child.
  • Thank you Parents!!!
  • Investiture Ceremony - 12.07.2019
  • Leaders are the creators of their life…
  • We at Katie Wilcox provided an opportunity for every student to vote and select their deserving candidates for various positions like School Pupil Leader, Assistant School Pupil Leader, Sports Captain, Sports Vice Captain, Captains of four houses (Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Topaz) and the Class Leaders. The students involvement to select the right candidate kindled their knowledge of understanding the importance of Leaders and their position. The selection process was followed by honouring the selected Leaders on Investiture Ceremony where the freshly elected Leaders took charge with pride and confidence.
  • Congratulations Katians!
  • Say No To Plastic “Ramp walk” - Awareness (27.07.2019)
  • We at Katie Wilcox recognize that a healthy environment is the foundation for a productive society. Our Kindergarten kids have sent a loud and clear message to the world ‘Say No To Plastic’ through their ramp walk to protect and conserve our environment. Parents too participated and joined with us in taking the oath of doing the best and bringing the best for the upcoming generations in preserving the nature.