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The Assembly of Christ School

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f Principal’s Message 1Secretary’s Message 2Director’s Message 3Administrator’s Message 4Chief Editor’s Message 5Academic Co-ordinator’s Message (Pre - Primary and Primary) 6Academic Co-ordinator’s Message (Senior) 7Teaching Staff 8Non-teaching Staff 9House Reports 10Pre-Primary Activities 18Artist Within 22Milk Day 24Environmental Day 25Sand Activity 26Monsoon Activity 27Picnic Activity 28Leaf Activity 29Waste Products Activity 30Art & Craft (Primary) 31Competition - Invitations 37Bengali New Year Activity 40Rabindra Jayanti 42Drawing Competition 43Poster Making Activity 44Mother’s Day 47National Reading Day 49Father’s Day 52Yoga Day 53National Doctor’s Day 54Independence Day 56Teacher’s day 59International Literacy day 61Mask Making Activity 62World Habitat Day 64Diwali Activity 65World Kindness Day 67Children’s Day 69Christmas Day 70Elocution Competition 73Dance Competition 75Story Telling Competition 77Leaders and Prefects 78Welcome Ceremony of new Principal 81Creative Writing 82Sketches & Art work 88

"We give thanks to you O Lord, for the gift of life

You made us in Your image and we are your gift to

the world.“

We have been going through testing times but it is the

Almighty who has protected us and our families. We are

much grateful to Him for He has shown us the way to

fight all odds and evolve victorious. In spite of

temporary illness, our teachers and students have

successfully completed an academic session that was not

easy.

Rev K Paul Victor

Principal

It gives me immense pleasure to look back at the academic and non academic

activities that we conducted throughout the session. We could live up to the

expectations of all stakeholders and improved ourselves with each passing day. We

look forward to better days and hope the Lord will soon heal the world and the

classrooms will reverberate with the sound of joy. We have come a long way and we

have a long way to go and the cooperation of each stakeholder is equally important.

Together, we will reach the apex of school education.

Alpha has always been my personal favourite. The colourful pages of this magazine

help us realise how talented our children are! It gives an opportunity to our

students to nurture and showcase their writing, painting and photography skills.

This edition of Alpha is also a beautiful book to be treasured for life.

I congratulate all of them for not letting the system of school education collapse.

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Thank you very much for this opportunity to send my

message for this magazine.

The pandemic has devastated the whole world and

things are noe like never before. Although we have

lost much we have also learnt and grown in ways that

are unimaginable.One of the things that we have all

adapted to is the brilliant use of the internet. It has

now become an integral part of our lives and our

educational experience. One could not have imagined

this a few years ago. Mrs Lalitha Victor

Secretary

The school is now on the brink of its silver jubilee and it stands as testimony to

God's goodness and faithfulness over these two and a half decades. We have

changed amd grown in many ways and under the younger and more dynamic

leadership I am confident that we will emerge better equipped to deal with the

challenges of the future. I am reminded of the verse in the book of

Lamentations:

"The steadfast love of the Lord never faileth, His mercies never come to an end.

They are new every morning".

Assembly of Christ School stands as a witness to the truth of this testimony.

As we release this magazine, let us renew our commitment to the ideals of its

Founders. May both the school and The Sushila Memorial Hostel be a beacon to

the city and a place of true learning.

My grateful thanks to all who labour in this endeavour.

May God bless us all.

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"Everybody is talented because everybody who

is human has something to express "At

Assembly of Christ School, we believe in

giving equal opportunities to our students as

each one of them is special and precious to us.

Each one of them is talented in his or her own

way. We create opportunities for our students

to express themselves through their writings,

painting, art work, music, dance and

photography besides their academic skills.

Alpha, been evidence of the same. This edition of Alpha is special as this is

an account of a session that was almost entirely online. However, as we say,

where there is a will, there is a way, no hurdle, natural or man-made could

obstruct us from reaching out to our students and letting them know that what

may come, we are there to hand-hold them and lead them to a world of

creativity. Each paper of this magazine is a witness that we have lived

together, a goal that has been achieved together. As the Director of the

school, I congratulate every student, parent and teacher for making this

possible. I promise to extend my support in every possible way to keep up the

success saga of the school.

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Dear ACS family,

I write this message to you from many miles

away, and from across several continents and

seas.

I take this opportunity to wish our dear school a

very happy Founder's day. The legacy of my

grandparents has now reached its fulfillment as

we enter into the 25th year. The school has

withstood many storms and difficulties and yet

we have emerged stronger for it.

Ms. Karen Korati

Administrator

We can now surge forward trusting that God will lead us into a future that

is secure. I thank all who have stood by us and have surrounded us with love

and prayers. May we move into this new year in faith and hope and love.

May God bless us all

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On behalf of the Assembly of Christ School, I would like to

welcome you as you browse through our e-magazine. I

hope it will give you a flavour of our wonderful school. I am

very proud of our school, our pupils and their successes – a

true school which values each child as an individual and

fosters a love of learning.

I feel privileged to be a team player of such a wonderful

school and to have the opportunity to ensure that each child

receives the best possible education in their formative

years. As a non-selective school, we do not ‘cherry-pick’

those children who happen to do well in a set of exams when

they were young. However, we do expect the very best from

our students. This philosophy is not about reaching

Calvin LaPorte

Editor-in-chief

potential, it is

about growing potential – giving our students the opportunities and encouragement to

help them understand that they can achieve much more than they first realise.

Our students are challenged to have courage, learn new things, develop new skills and

deepen their understanding. Learning is best achieved in a collaborative community which

inspires and encourages ambitious minds with high quality and dynamic teachers being

the driving force behind such a setting. We prepare ‘Thinking Children’, As a result,

our students leave The Assembly of Christ School with the essential character traits of

integrity, tolerance and resilience, and with excellent ICSE / ISC results.

We have an aspiration for all our children that through their school journey they will

fulfil their academic potential and become successful lifelong learners. In addition, we

endeavour that our children will possess high levels of both social and emotional

intelligence so that they are well placed to succeed and thrive in the future, becoming

active and productive members of society.

The school e-magazine may only give you a small snapshot of work done at ACS. To

really understand what we do, I welcome you to visit us and see for yourself. I would be

delighted to meet with you.

A very big ‘Thank you’ reaches to each member involved in the production

of this e-magazine.

With regards5

It was very rightly said that “Education is a shared

commitment between dedicated teachers, motivated

students and enthusiastic parents with high

expectations.”

The pandemic has broken all the set rules of

our classrooms. We have been forced to stay at home and

lead a cautious life. However, the education of children

is not a matter to be taken lightly and thus we teachers

have become the frontline warriors. Education cannot

remain standstill. Children cannot be allowed to loose

years of valuable educational foundation.

We teachers have geared up to continue to impart

knowledge to our pupils through the online

Ms. Soma Biswas

Academic Coordinator

platform. Unconventional as it was, school

must go on and therefore it shifted from school buildings to homes. Last year and

this year, though challenging, has taught us to view education with a different

perspective. We were challenged at every step we took, obstructed in every thought to

promote education, but we preserved and changed and moulded ourselves to suit the

need of the day.

We not only focused on academics but also groomed pupils through various online

competitions, examination and co-curricular activities.

Several activities were conducted to break the monotony of Online learning, like

Poster making, Sharing and Caring during Diwali, Reading, Celebration of

Teachers Day and Children’s Day, Christmas Activity, Elocution and Dance

Competition.

Our little cherubs learnt morals, art as well as lessons. All in all, though

challenging, the year 2021 has been fulfilling. As a co-ordinator, I am glad that I

have been successful in my aim to educate young learners and impart knowledge,

despite all these hurdles.

PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY

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" Let us remember : One book, One child and one

teacher can change the world. "

-Malala Yousafzai

The Assembly of Christ School is a dynamic

learning platform that stands as a symbol of hard

work and determination. We focus on the

interactive connection between experience and

education.

Jolly Mitra Ghosh

Academic Coordinator

The saying goes " Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use

to change the world. "

We are working diligently to establish a safe, trusting and collaborative

culture that is of utmost importance in achieving students success.

It gives me immense satisfaction working with the team of dedicated

teachers who believe that every child can evolve into someone significant ,

with strength of character and can contribute efficiently to our community.

SENIOR SCHOOL

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BHABHA HOUSE REPORT (JUNIOR SECTION)HOUSE TEACHERSMs. Pallavi PattnaikMs. Sangeeta DeyMs. Manisha Sarma SarkarMs. Muppana Jyoti

“For, each man can do best and excel in only that thing of which he is passionately fond, in which he believes, as I do, that he has the ability to do it, that he is in fact born and destined to do it.”Homi Jehangir Bhabha – The Father of Indian Nuclear ProgrammeThis house is named after such a person who is known for his perfection, purpose and excellence and we are proud to be a part of this house - BHABHA HOUSE. Competitions not only motivates the students and drives them to put forth their best efforts but also ignites a spark of interests within them. To encourage and bring out the skills, talents and creativity among students, our school The Assembly of Christ conducts several activities which is though challenging but on the other hand becomes the mode of entertainment. List of some activities which took place in the session 2021 - 2022 are as follows :Rabindra Jayanti : To mark the 160th birth anniversary of nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, our young minds and teachers tried to pay a small tribute to honour the polymath through their songs, dance performances, recitation and speech. A video was prepared and uploaded in the school page.Drawing Competition : To explore the creative potential of the young minds through their art work, a virtual based drawing competition was being organised on 11th and 12th May, 2021. It acted as a mode of positive reinforcement and also helped the children to increase their visual analysis and concentration. Elocution Competition : An elocution competition gives students a good opportunity to combat with the fear of Glossophobia i.e. public speaking.To achieve positive attitude and confidence among the students, elocution competition was conducted in three mediums of language i.e. English , Hindi and Bengali in which our house bagged 2nd, 1st

and 4th position respectively. Dance Competition : As there is a quote which says, “Dancers don’t need wings to fly.”, somewhere its true because dancers fly through their moves. Similarly, the participants of our house swayed into their moves and grabbed 3rd position in whole.Story Telling Competition : A good orator is one who knows his audience and is gifted with words which can connect him to his listeners. The participants of Bhabha house tried their best to reach their spectators through various phrases and sentences and secured third position.“The pressure to win is less important than having fun and learning new skill.” This is the motto that we follow in Bhabha house and try to motivate and help young minds in developing their problem - solving skills.

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BHABHA HOUSE REPORT (SENIOR SECTION)

House Teachers:-Mrs. Bhaswati SenMrs. Sriparna GangopadhyayMrs. Chandrima Chatterjee

House Leaders:-Aditi Sonar (Captain)Sakshi Chowdhury (Vice Captain)Sonali Akhtar Suhasi Singh

Education without co curricular activities is like educating the mind without educating the soul. School life cannot be imagined without ongoing inter-house debates, elocutions, dance and singing competitions. We started our journey with a view to boost the confidence and spirit of independence of every child and give equal footage to them through these activities.

According to Warren Beffet, “The most important investment you can make is in yourself”. We believe that every pupil is gifted with various skills. It is our duty to nurture them and help them expose their talents. Participants of Bhabha House have tried their best and will show their supremacy through our constant monitoring in future.

Elocution Competition: Pupils displayed their oratory skills by reciting some very interesting poetic verses and bagged second prize in both Hindi and English category.

Dance Competition: Inter house dance competition began with great jest and excitement. Our participants dressed in colourful costumes set the stage on fire with their thrilling performances. Our participants acquired the first and second position in classical and folk dance.

Our participants have tried to express and explore themselves in areas depending upon their interests, skills and talents and tried to make this year a promising one for us.

Mrs. Bhaswati SenHouse Co-ordinator

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SUBHASH HOUSE REPORT (JUNIOR SECTION)

HOUSE TEACHERSMrs. Tumpa Chakraborty Mrs. Sayani Mukherjee Sengupta

“Life loses half its interest if there is no struggle – if there are no risks to be taken”. Subhash House has been named after the great personality, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In these chal lenging times, our students have shown their expertise in every field. Be it on the school campus or on the virtual platform, they have faced every chaIlenge with grit and determination. With these sentiments I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the parents and guardians for helping the children to participate in online competition organized by The Assembly of Christ School, Titagarh. The emotion of people, as we analyze, have moved from fear to anger, depression and helplessness. We are still under the shadow of death, however we are trying to find a silver lining on the dark cloud. I am sure that the dark time will end soon. The pupils of Subhash House participated in several activities that were held with great enthusiasm throughout the year. Drawing Competition: “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time”. Inter- House Drawing Competition was held on 11th and 12th May respectively. The students created magnificent paintings on paper with colours. They participated with great enthusiasm and zest. The theme was self-expression.Elocution Competition: The next event of the year was the Inter- House Elocution Competition which was held in all three languages on 4th,5th and 6th August respectively. To upgrade the students in every language the competition was divided into three categories such as English, Hindi and Bengali. Subhash House secured 1st position in English Competition, 2nd position in Hindi Competition and Bengali. Dance Competition: The Assembly of Christ School organized an Inter- House Dance Competition on 27th August, 2021.All the participants showcased their talents. There were a wide variety of performances. The participants dressed in colourful costumes, twirled around and set the stage on fire with their thrilling performance. The competition was a huge success. We bagged 2nd position in this competition. Story Telling Competition: As a learning tool, storytelling can encourage students to explore their unique expressiveness and can heighten a student’s ability to communicate thoughts and feelings in an articulate, lucid manner. It helps improve their language skills, instills a love of reading and stirs their imagination. To encourage the skills of listening and reading, a story Telling Competition was held on 15th November, 2021. We secured 1st position in this competition. Singing Competition: Music binds our soul, hearts and emotions. It cheers the spirit and lightens the heart. To bring out the singing talents of the students, an Inter- house Solo Song Competition was organized by our school. The singing competition was held on 14th January, 2022. The children sang the songs with confidence and passion. “Be thankful for each new challenge, because it will build your strength and character” The students have been taught to accept every challenge in life with dignity. They need to learn to overcome obstacles that appear in their journey. Overcoming obstacles is important because an ability to overcome obstacles allows us to move forward in life, and not be held back by the challenges that we face.

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SUBHASH HOUSE REPORT (SENIOR SECTION)

HOUSE TEACHERSMrs Piyali Dey BasakMrs Madhulika JaiswalMrs Deepa Paul

HOUSE LEADERSYash Verma (Captain)Darshika Shaw (Vice Captain)Naman Shaw Amar Shaw

"Where there is unitythere is always victory"

Publilius Syrus

The desire to win has always been the driving force of Subhash House. This is the reason why all the students and teachers of Subhash House have put their best and participated with great enthusiasm in all the house activities. The session 2021-22 has been very promising for us, yet we got through all the ups and downs with great endeavour.

ELOCUTION COMPETITION: The participants gave their best in reciting English and Hindi poems. We bagged 2nd position in both English and Hindi Elocution in Group A. Everyone performed well.

DANCE COMPETITION: Dance is an art. Students expressed themselves brilliantly through different "mudras". All the participants showcased their outstanding performance andt made us feel proud. We secured 2nd and 3rd position in Group A and B respectively.

We, the members of Subhash House, strongly believe in accepting the challenges that come on our way so that we can feel the exhilaration of victory.

Miss Piyali Dey BasakHouse Coordinator

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TAGORE HOUSE REPORT (JUNIOR SECTION)House TeachersMs. Sudeshna RoyMs. Sukannya DuttaMs. Anindita ChakrabortyMs. Harpreet Kaur

Rabindranath Tagore, in one of his poems, asked us to accept everything may it be good or not enough good, with spontaneity. We, the members of Tagore House, have always kept it in our mind and accepted every challenge spontaneously even in the year afflicted with the moroseness of pandemic. Throughout the academic year 2020-21, we had worked together motivating the children belonged to this House. This togetherness and fellowship among the teachers and the pupils allowed us to overcome every hurdle and succeed. As no adversity could restrain the enthusiasm of both the teachers and pupils, our school, The Assembly of Christ School, Titagarh, could manage to carry on with the co-curricular activities by organizing a number of competitions.

1. Drawing Competition: Just like every year, this year too our school organized a Drawing Competition in order to encourage the pupils to spread their wings of imagination through painting. It was held on 11th and 12th May, 2021 respectively using the virtual platform of Zoom. After they finished their painting, the pupils uploaded their work under the given assignment in google classroom. Our esteemed judge Mrs. Anindita Chakraborty, evaluated the paintings and chose the first three top participants from each group. The children of Tagore House showcased their colours of mind through wonderful paintings. 2. Elocution Competition: On 4th, 5th and 6th of August, 2021 English, Hindi and Bengali Elocution Competitions were held respectively using the platform of Zoom. Ms. Anwesha Mitra, Mrs.RoshanAra and Mrs. Amrita Chatterjee adorned the positions of judges in the corresponding competitions.The pupils of Tagore House augmented the prominence of this competition with their remarkable performances.

3. Dance Competition: On 28th August, 2021 our pupils took part in Dance competition held on the platform of Zoom. Mrs. Debasree Chakrabarty was invited to assess the dance performances of the pupils. In this competition, Tagore House showcased outstanding performance by emerging the first position among all the Houses.4. Storytelling Competition: On 15th November, 2021 Storytelling competition was organized in order to test the pronunciation, voice modulation, improvisation and delivery of speech of the pupils. Ms. Anwesha Mitra evaluated the performances of the participants as our esteemed judge. This competition was another accomplishment for Tagore House as in this competition too, our House achieved the first position.5. Singing Competition: On 14th January, 2022 a singing competition was organized in which Mrs. Chaitali Chatterjee embellished the event by evaluating the performances of the children. All the participants from Tagore House gave their best efforts and acquired a successful outcome.

While concluding this report, we pray to Almighty to bless us with same solidarityand cooperativeness forever.

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TAGORE HOUSE REPORT (SENIOR SECTION)

House Teachers -Miss Soumi BasuMr. Sudhir Sharma

House Leaders -Abhilasha Singh( Captain)Kriti Gupta( Vice-Captain)Aditya Pratap SinghIffat Abbas

As said by Rabindranath Tagore, “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” So, we tried to bring out the excellence so that they can dream big and strive to become skilled in their endeavours. This year had been a promising one for us.

Elocution Competition- It is an immense pleasure to share that this year began with the glorious victory of Tagore House team in the Inter House Elocution Competition. In every group (A & B) and in every category (English and Hindi) they proved their supremacy and bagged the first position.

Dance Competition- Inter House Dance Competition brought forth a lot of talented artists from various contesting houses in 2 groups that is Folk and Classical. Though we couldn’t win in both the groups but our students managed to acquire the 1st position in Folk group and 3rd position in Classical group.

Tagore House is passing away all the obstacles and trying to make its way to progress , under the able guidance of House Teachers. We hope to come out with more excellence in future.

Miss Soumi BasuHouse Co-ordinator

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TERESA HOUSE REPORT (JUNIOR SECTION)

House Teachers -Ms. Leena ChakrabortyMs. Swagata MullickMs. Susmita Pal BagMs. Pamela Banerjee

“Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up.”The Assembly of Christ School, Titagarh, engages all its pupils to various kinds of activities every year. It is the school motto to make a child aware of its surrounding. These activities incorporate social, moral, cultural and ethical values in a student’s mind. It also helps them to come out from shyness and to build a better personality. Our Teresa House students gave a tough fight in every competition.

Drawing Competition Drawing makes a student’s unique vision shine. The children of Teresa House enthusiastically tried to paint their imagination with colours. They competed to learn newer ideas and enjoy brainstorming with colours. Elocution CompetitionElocution competition prepares students to become good orators. It helps to enhance the skill of different languages like English, Hindi and Bengali. Our students were happy and excited in getting the opportunity to participate. We scored well. Teresa House stood runners up.Dance CompetitionIt was another opportunity for the students to show their talent in the field of dance. The Teresa House students performed gracefully and secured second position once again. Every step of their hard work paid off well.Story telling competitionThe art of reading was transformed into speaking. Our children spoke on different stories with maturity and confidence. They enjoyed themselves learning to use vocabulary in the correct text with its meaning.Singing CompetitionMusic has a special power to create a magical moment anytime and anywhere. Our students tried hard and soul to win the judge’s heart. As we were not so good this time, we lagged behind. Teresa House will fight again to achieve the final goal for the next time.

Ms. Pamela BanerjeeHouse Co-Ordinator

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TERESA HOUSE REPORT (SENIOR SECTION)

House Teachers-Miss Babita ShawMrs.Madhulika JaiswalMiss Arpita Roy Chowdhury

House Leaders-Vedant Mishra (Captain)Bushra Rabiya (Vice Captain)Kashish SahAisha Shaw

'Mother Teresa' said that "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." Being members of Teresa House, we have always tried to boost the pupils to nurture their hidden talents in fields of their interest. We started our journey with a view to earn honour and add features to the dreams of the achievers. 2021 was an eventful year and pupils took active participation in the following events to show their talents in the respective fields.

Elocution Competition- It is a culmination of voice quality, speech, content and delivery standards. The teachers and pupils rehearsed day and night to bring success to the House. In every group (A/B) and in every category (English, Hindi) they proved their excellence by bagging various positions.

Dance Competition- Inter House Dance Competition brought forth a lot of talented artists from different competition houses in 2 groups that is FOLK and CLASSICAL. Though we couldn't win in both the groups but our pupils achieved 3rd position in Folk group and 4th position in Classical group.

Teresa House sailed past all obstacles to make its ways to progress, under the guidance of our House Teachers. We look forward to come out with more excellence in future.

Miss Babita ShawHouse Co-ordinator

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UTLA VARUN, V A SIDDHI GUPTA, IV BSREYANSH GUPTA, IV A

ARHAN MODASSAR,V B A JAGJEET RAO, V-A

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SUBHASHRI ROUT, IV A

SHRADDHA SHAW,II A

ARYAN NAYAK, I

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MANASI MALLICK, III

AYUSH GUPTA, II B 34

“ The mind once enlightened cannot

again become dark.”

To enlighten the young minds and to analyze

the hidden talent among the children, our

school, The Assembly of Christ School

conduct various activities every year with the

help of the teachers, who play the key role in

unfolding the potential of each and every child

so that they can respect their strength and

become the King of their Trade, or Saviours of

the World to come.

Activities held in the current session, 2021-

2022, are as follows:

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It was the beginning of a new session and first activity of the month. The students were quite happy in this activity. They showed their creativity in drawings & paintings.

‘Poila Baisakh’ or 'Naba Barsho', which marks the beginning of the Bengali New Year will be celebrated with fervour on April 15 this year. People will dress up for the occasion, hold special prayers and participate in rituals and processions besides throwing feasts. While "ShubhoNabobarsho" which literally means “Happy New Year" is the traditional greeting Bengalis use on the occasion

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This joyous occasion was displayed beautifully by the

paintings and drawings made by the students for the e-

activity board. The new session and the new year began

with bright colours.

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RABINDRA JAYANTI is a cultural celebration to mark the birth anniversary

of the luminary, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Rabindranath Tagore.

Our students paid rich tribute on Gurudev`s birthday by offering dance,

speeches, singing melodious songs, reciting poems from his repertoire.

Our Hindi teacher explained the greatness of Rabindranath Tagore, his

achievements and how he was appreciated by each and every individual

who knew him.

With the joint efforts of the students and the teachers, the whole

programme turned out to be a grand success and it also marked a

marvelous onstage activity.

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An art which helps the artist to doodle his imagination on the sheet of paper and which plays a big role in improving his cognitive domain. This year also our school organized a Drawing Competition in order to expand the analytic skills and conceptual ideas through their painting. It was held on 11th and 12th May, 2021, respectively using the virtual platform of Zoom. It was mandatory for all the pupils from class I to V to take part in this competition. The finished painting of the pupils were uploaded under the given assignment in google classroom.

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A poster speaks for itself. On 15th May, 2021, another competition which was full of creativity took place among the students of classes I- V. In Poster making competition our little ones showed their innovativeness on various given topics. Each class had been given a different topic, e.g. for class I it was Brush Painting, class II had to do Hand Painting, class III had to work on International Family Day and class V had to celebrate Museum Day through their poster-making. All the posters were merged in collage form and was displayed on the school’s web page.

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LORD

In order to ignite the fire of imagination and creativity in the students, our school decided to organize Poster Making Activity on 15th May, 2021 using the virtual platform. The theme of the competition was `Armed Forces `for classes VI-VIII and `Heal the World ‘for class IXOur class IX students made beautiful posters with immense zeal and enthusiasm to spread the message of love, peace, kindness, and generosity which are the keys to heal the world we are living in..

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The children of classes VI-VIII, beautifully conceptualized and through their posters saluted all the army men for their bravery, dedication and patriotism.

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The day of 9th May, 2021is dedicated to a person who is strong, brave and the most special person in a child’s life. To the world, a mother is just a count but to the child, his mother is his world. To celebrate this valuable day our students did something different to make their MOM feel special. Students from Kindergarten to class V prepared cards for their mother and made them feel special by their self prepared creative dishes. Various pictures and videos witnessing the love between the mother and the child was further uploaded in the social media in the school’s page.

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“Keep reading. It’s one of the most

marvellous adventures that anyone

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Reading exercises comprehension and analytical abilities. It fires up

imagination and stimulates the memory centres of mind. So an activity

class was allotted only for class V in order to celebrate National Reading

Day on 18th June, 2021. In virtual reading classes, the pupils read story

books under the guidance of the teachers who helped them to read the

stories with proper articulation and expression. Screenshots or snaps

were taken during this activity class by the allotted teachers that were

posted on the page of social media in the form of collage.

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“A READER LIVES A THOUSAND LIVES BEFORE HE DIES. THE MAN

WHO NEVER READS LIVES ONLY ONE”.

Books are a uniquely portable magic. The National Reading Day was observed by our students on 13th June, 2021 to spread the message of 'Read and Grow' among all the students of classes VI-IX under the guidance of the teachers read various books of their choice to promote not only a culture of reading but also to inculcate the habit of reading among themselves.

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If a mother is the root of kindness and humbleness then a father is the source of inspiration and self-restraint. On the special day of 19th June, 2021, all the students from Classes I – V participated in various activities to express their respect, gratitude and love towards their fathers. Students made greeting cards, danced with their fathers and also prepared their fathers’ favourite snacks. Students shared their experiences with their teachers online. All the activities were captured and combined to form a collage which was uploaded on social media.

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The school celebrated International Yoga Day on 21.6.21 for classes 1 to V online, to convey the message of keeping mind and body fit through asanas. The excitement of the children was palpable on screen as they geared up to celebrate the International Day of Yoga 2021 in their online classes. This time, though it was a virtual celebration, it was nevertheless exciting because of its novelty. It was a new experience for the students to celebrate Yoga day from their home as a event for the school. Students of classes I – V performed different asanas under the guidance of teachers. A video was made with the snaps of these activities and posted on social media.

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National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 all across India to honor the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr.Bidhan Chandra Roy. He was born on July 1, 1882, and died on the same date in 1962, aged 80 years.The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its deadly second wave has once again reminded us of the role of physicians and doctors and the sacrifice and contributions made by them all over the world. Working round-the-clock shifts and putting their own health in danger, this day gives a perfect opportunity to salute their work.Students celebrated Doctor’s day with a lot of enthusiasm.They showcased their creative skills in drawing and colouring and the result was amazing art work.This fun filled activity witnessed an enthusiastic participation by all students

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“Doctors are the true warriors to save

people in the world pandemic”

The students paid a tribute to all the doctors and healthcare workers in order to recognise

their functions and obligations by writing articles.

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Independence Day, celebrated on August 15 every year marks the day India secured her freedom from the British rule, after a long 200 years battle of suppression and oppression by the British. Not only is India's Independence Day a historic celebration which makes one remember and honour the mighty sacrifices our courageous leader and fighters put forward for our country, but also a day to take pride, celebrate and respect our noble country's rich honour, valour, rich history, culture and tradition. Most importantly, the day makes us all remember the core value our country was built on- peace and freedom of expression

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The activity board for this month was decorated with the three colours of the

national flag depicting the struggle of our freedom fighters. Students also sang

the national anthem.

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The light of the world, the beacon in the dark and the hope that gives the strength to the students to survive is the teacher. A day, kept aside to honourthe gifted souls who work everyday to make the future of the future generation bright. This year also, for making the day special, the students of our school decided to celebrate Teacher’s Day but this time it was something different because everything took place in the virtual mode. Though the mode was virtual but the efforts, love and the respect was real. A special video was prepared which included songs, dance performances, recitations etc. and finally it was uploaded in the social media.

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""A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart."

Teachers' Day is celebrated to appreciate teachers for having a tremendous impact on a child's life. They are the ones that hold knowledge and empathy for their students. We celebrate Teachers' Day on the 5th of September because it is the birth anniversary of India's former President Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. He was a person who loved and adored children.

Virtual Teachers' Day was filled with exciting and heart-warming presentations from the students. The program started by welcoming all the teachers and wishing them. A video compilation of photos of teachers was played followed by junior students reciting poems in English and Hindi. The tiny tots completely stole the show by walking gracefully on the ramp. The program came to an end with a beautiful dance performance by a senior student.

It must be mentioned that everything was organized very beautifully. The day was filled with lots of excitement, joy and happiness. Teachers were ecstatic for the appreciation and love shown by their dear students.

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“The fire of literacy is born from the spark between the child, the book, and the reader.”

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“Mask making activity” was organized on 8th October for classes I to V. Craft is a fun way to boost the creativity of the students and evoke in them a sense of appreciation for beauty. One of the most popular party decor ideas is creating masks. Children love putting on masks that magically transform them into animals, aliens, clowns and fairies. When a mask is completed and worn for the first time, a new character is born. A very creative presentation was showcased by the talented artists while preparing splendid masks using different decorative material like A4 size sheet, ribbon, colourful feathers, decorative material and fevicol. Little hands with imaginative minds came together in a creative burst of energy and the stupendous students demonstrated mind-blowing and fantabulous ideas. A fabulous participation of all the students was observed during this joyful activity. All the activities were captured and was combined to form a collage which was uploaded on social media.

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Craft is a fun way to boost the creativity of the students and evoke in them a sense of appreciation for beauty. Children of classes VI-IX came up with amazing artwork in mask making on 8th October, 2021. A variety of paper and plastic plate masks, head bands, eye masks etc were made by the children and appreciated by all. Each of these masks prepared by the students was a treat to our eyes.It was a great opportunity to watch the young minds creating and displaying their ideas on paper.

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In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. The idea is to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right of all to adequate shelter. It is also intended to remind the world of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.Technology plays an important role in making our societies more inclusive. It has a great potential in changing how people live and work and accelerate efforts to achieve sustainable development goals.Students showcased their talents in drawing pictures on the topic of World Habitat Day and discussing newer ways of saving different habitats from being endangered.

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The festival of lights, the festival which is considered as a new beginning and the triumph of good over evil and the light over darkness is Diwali. This year our students instead of bursting crackers and spreading noise and air pollution decided to celebrate it in a different way by spreading an act of kindness. Their small effort of distributing sweets and candles to the needy people didn’t made a big difference but brought a sweet and small smile on their face. This was witnessed by the snaps that were being taken during this act.and sweets. It was the small gesture to spread love and kindness on this day.

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World Kindness Day, a global day to promote the importance of being kind to each other, yourself and to the world is celebrated worldwide on November 13. Its purpose is to reinforce that it is compassion that links us all together and has immense power of bridging the gap between nations. With random acts of kindness, we not only make somebody else's day, but also add joy and happiness to our own lives. On this day a small effort was made by our teachers and dear students who tried to help the needy people with some gifts, flowers and sweets. It was the small gesture to spread love was kindness on this day.

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"A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love"– Saint Basil.

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"Every child is a different kind of flower and all together this

makes the world a beautiful garden"

November 14, is celebrated as Children's Day every year in India in remembrance of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, born on November 14, 1889. He was very fond of children and was called ChachaNehru. November 14 marks Nehru's devotion to welfare, education and development of children and young people.

The program started as Rector Rev. K. Paul Victor prayed for the well being of the students and Principal Mr Dominic Gomes wished our beloved children through his inspirational words. It was followed by teachers giving speeches, reciting poems, singing songs and dancing.

A memorable day came to an end very soon.

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‘Children are a treasure of hidden talents and New ideas’. Students showcased their creativity and made beautiful art and crafts.

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The school organised an online Christmas activity where students were asked to paint, draw, write on the topic or make items related to Christmas. The Nativity play is uploaded on Facebook and YouTube channel for all to cherish memories.

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An elocution competition gives students a good opportunity to combat with the fear of Glossophobia i.e. public speaking.To achieve positive attitude and gain confidence among the students, every year our school conducts elocution competition in three mediums of language i.e. English , Hindi and Bengali.This year the themes for various groups are as follows:Group A : Any poemGroup B : Sky / CloudGroup C : ChildhoodGroup D : Country/ Nature/ EnvironmentEnglish Elocution : The Poem recitation helps the children to pick up patterns and sequence in poem recitation. On 4th August, 2021, our students took part in this competition and narrated the theme based poems. Participation of students was done house-wise. First of all every student had to pass through preliminary round and after being analyzed by the respective house teachers, one student from each group was selected for the final round. In the final round all the 16 students(four from each house) were evaluated by our esteemed judge Ms. Anwesha Mitra and top three participants from each group were concluded as the winners.

Hindi Elocution : The skill which requires proper use of intonation, diction and pronunciation. To upgrade the students in every language, the Hindi elocution was also conducted by our school on 5th August, 2021. Here also same procedures were follow to select the students for final round. The finalists were judged by Mrs. Roshan Ara and winners were listed and the chart was uploaded in the webpage.

Bengali Elocution : Learning a new language can be difficult but with constant practice and dedication it can be interesting and easy. This time our students also took in Bengali elocution competition which was held on 6th August, 2021. Format and rules were same and the participants had to recite the Bengali poems on the given themes. And the judgement was done by our honourable judge Mrs. Amrita Chatterjee. Final result was shared with the students via social media.

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Admiration comes easy to a person who is endowed with the fine art of public speaking, who adorns thoughts with the grace of elocution and the elegance of style.

The Inter-house elocution competition was organized with great enthusiasm and the students participated with great zeal. It was a treat to hear them.

Before the results were revealed , the judges of both English and Hindi elocution praised them and guided them on how they can improve their performance in the upcoming events.

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An art which can express an idea of emotion or can signify joy, celebration through its rhythmic movement is dancing. To recognize the inner strength and hidden talent among the students, apart from studies some co-curricular activities were being held and dance is one of them. Inter-House Dance Competition was organized on 28th August, 2021 by the school among the students on virtual platform of Zoom.

Dances performances were based on various themes and was allotted to various groups such as :Group A : Chorar NrityaGroup B : Rabindra NrityaGroup C : Folk DanceGroup D :Creative Dance

These dance performances were analyzed and judged by Mrs. DebasreeChakrabarty. Winner List was prepared and was shared with the students in the online media.

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It is rightly said, "Dance is the hidden language of the soul". An Inter-House Dance Competition was organised for grades VI-IX students. The air became alive as the dancers clad in vibrant dresses twirled to the rhythmic beats of music. Every student came out with the best in terms of their dancing capabilities.The judges congratulated the winners and appreciated the performance of all the children and encouraged them to enhance their talents.

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Story telling is a unique skill, it not only opens up the vivid imaginations that runs wild in children but also builds confidence and enhances speaking skills. On 28th November, 2021, a story telling telling competition was organized by the school for the students from Classes – I to V. Particular topics were given to each group and based on the topic, several students actively took part in it. In the Preliminary round students were analysed by their house teachers. And three students from each house (one from each group) were selected for the final round. In the final round which took place in the virtual platform of Zoom, the judgement was done by our esteemed judge Ms. Anwesha Mitra. Participants including the teachers really enjoyed the competition where the new form of creativity was experienced. Results were uploaded in the school’s official page.

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“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality”The most auspicious ceremonial occasion of the school, Investiture Ceremony was celebrated on 30th July, 2021 with full zest and enthusiasm. To inculcate the leadership qualities in students and to give them a feeling of being an important and integral part of the administrative body, the 'Student Council' was formed. The ceremony was one of the momentous occasions when the school entrusted hope, faith and the mantle of responsibilities to the newly appointed student leaders.The ceremony began with a prayer by our Principal followed by a song performed by the teachers.The elected Prefects were sworn into their new responsibilities by our Principal. He congratulated the newly elected leaders and stressed on the significance of setting priorities and the need to be great communicators.The Vice Principal inspired and encouraged the school leaders to be dutiful and reminded them that they are the torch bearers of all the values that the school stands for and conveyed her best wishes.Their words of wisdom and thoughts about leadership were inspiring and filled all the newly elected leaders with enthusiasm and courage to face the world and achieve their endeavours.

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Naman ShawPREFECT

Amar ShawPREFECT

Darshika ShawVICE CAPTAIN

Yash VermaHOUSE CAPTAIN

Aditya Pratap SinghPREFECT

IFFAT ABBASPREFECT

Kriti GuptaVICE CAPTAIN

Abhilasha SinghHOUSE CAPTAIN

Bushra RabiyaPREFECT

Aman SinghPREFECT

Yuvraj ShawVICE CAPTAIN

Safiya NausheenHOUSE CAPTAIN

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Suhasi SinghPREFECT

Sonali AkhtarPREFECT

Sakshi ChoudhuryVICE CAPTAIN

Aditi SonarHOUSE CAPTAIN

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Rev K Paul Victor, the former Principal and present Rector welcomes the new Principal, Mr A D Gomes.

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