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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK December 2019 Newsletter

“Courage is doing what you are afraid to do.” – Eddie Rickenbacker

Dear Parents and Guardians,

When you learn and grow with young people, you realise that courage takes on a whole new meaning. As adults, we overestimate courage and underestimate ourselves. We begin to think that courage is a mantle that only a few can wear. With young people, we realise that courage is found everywhere… even in the little things. Courage is aiming to jump three steps when you know your heart is beating fast and that you may fall. But still doing it because you want to test your jumping limits. Courage is the decision you make to get into the swimming pool through it may seem like you will freeze from the sudden cold plunge. Courage is the ability to try a new kind of salad because you know it is the healthy choice to make instead of an extra serving of dessert. Courage is the ability to challenge and prod yourself. To go beyond your limits even if it meant doing so in an area that may seem inconsequential. Nothing is inconsequential. These seemingly tiny un-noticeable moments are the ones that ultimately give us the courage to face that which requires inhumane strength. On the note of courage, we are immensely proud of our learners. Their sporting achievements specifically, have been so glorious that we are humbled by being associated with our learners. They are worthy role-models and we can’t help but be glad that we are learning with and from them just as much as they are from us.

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Before we delve into sports, here is a quick update on the whole school events. Whole School Updates:

The Rubik’s cube challenge is an open ended puzzle that not only enhances

one’s hand eye coordination but also improves concentration and sharpens the

mind.

The Rubik’s cube challenge was held on 12th December. Yajas Gupta of Grade

5A was the fastest, solving the 3X3 cube in 52 seconds, followed by Rithvik

Thachapilly of 5C in second place (1.03minutes) and Viraj Bhirud of 5B coming

in third (1.18 minutes).

The PYP Carnival & Mufti Day was held on the 14th of December 2019.

Learners of Grades 4 and Grade 5 put up a carnival that was filled with fun,

games and goodies. There was team work on display as learners manned the

different stalls and ensured that all the students of PYP could have some good-

natured fun out in the sunshine. The PYP block was resounding with laughter,

making the end of the year a memorable one.

The EYP Showcase was a wonderful opportunity for our young eagles of the

EYP as they presented the ‘Sulky Santa’. This is a fun-filled and comic

production that showcased the varied talents of our learners in acting, singing

and dance. They regaled the audience with perfect comic timing and

demonstrated excellent coordination and team spirit throughout the play. We

are indeed proud of our youngest eagles.

Meanwhile, the Middle Years and Diploma Learners were kept busy writing their Half Yearly Examinations.

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EYP SHOWCASE

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MUFTI DAY

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Sports: The month of November and December saw our students participating enthusiastically in various inter school tournaments. Their commitment, dedication and achievements leave us inspired. Elpro Sports Fest - Elpro International School Our school participated in Rink Football, Basketball and Cricket tournament at Elpro Sports Fest. Below is the overall results. It was an honour for our students to receive medals and trophies from the legendary cricketer Mr. Kapil Dev at the Prize distribution ceremony.

Rink Football

U/12 Boys Winner

U/12 Boys Best player - Rudrakksh Jain

U/16 Boys Runner - Up

U/16 Boys Best player Harsh Solanki

Basketball

U/14 Boys Runner – Up

U/14 Boys Best player - Pakawat Thiansup

U/16 Boys Runner – Up

U/16 Boys Best player - Sang Om Kim

Box Cricket

U/14 Boys Winner

U/14 Boys Best player - Atharva Sanas

U/16 Boys Winner

U/16 Boys Best player - Dhanur Aharwal

VIBGYOR VIVA Swimming Competition - Vibgyor, Balewadi

RESULT (Girls) Individual Events:

NAME GR AGE EVENT TIMING MEDAL

Kiara Gada 2 U-8 25M Breast Stroke 00:29:68 Silver Saina Jadhav 3 U-10 50M Breast Stroke 01:19:01 Bronze

Chaitali Thapar 4 U-10 50M Back Stroke 01:06:36 Silver

Ritika Kunkulol 7 U-12 50M Breast Stroke 01:19:75 Bronze

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Relay Events:

NAME GR AGE EVENT MEDAL

Samiya Gulati 5 U-12 4X50M Freestyle Relay Gold Ira Vora 6 U-12

Evana Gada 6 U-12 4X50M Medley Relay Gold

Saanjhi Dubey 5 U-12

RESULT (Boys)

Individual Events:

NAME GR AGE EVENT TIMING MEDAL

Upamanyu Mukherjee

7 U-14 50M Free Style 00:33:94 Bronze

50M Back Stroke 00:40:55 Silver

50M Butterfly 00:38:52 Gold

Relay Events:

CITY CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, FOOTBALL

Age Category Final Result

Under 12 Boys Team A, Team B and U/14 Boys

Not qualified for semi- final, but they gave in 100 percent and showed great team spirit

SAKAL SCHOOLYMPICS BADMINTON: Atharva Adsul of Grade 8 and Rivaan Desai of Grade 7 took part in the tournament. It was a tough competition, but the boys didn’t give up though they lost in quarter finals. CRICKET: Our school cricket team participated in the U/16 age category. Although we lost the match, our team showed good intent and received a good exposure to the game.

NAME GR AGE EVENT MEDAL Upamanyu Mukherjee 7 U-14 4X50M Freestyle Relay

Bronze Ranveer Gulati 6 U-14

Sohm Anchan 6 U-14 4X50M Medley Relay Silver

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Furtherance to the II ISSO tournament, the below students were selected for 65th National Games 2019 (SGFI)

FOOTBALL U/19 Boys - Andaman

Rahul Mishra – Grade 12 Azfar Madhani – Grade 12

CHESS U/17 Boys - Kolkata

Mihir Shah –Grade 10 BASKETBALL U/19 Boys - Yanam, Pondicherry

Jagat Pratap– Grade 11 Aadit Nayak – Grade 12

Football U/19 GIRLS

Armaana Jang – Grade 10 Vidhisha Singh – Grade 11 Jayantika Sachar – Grade 12 Anoushka Vaidyanathan – Grade 12 Ruhi Vidwans – Grade 12

We are pleased to share that our in-house basketball coach, Mr. Febin has been selected and deputed as the coach for the above U/19 boys team of ISSO at 65th National School Games 2019. We congratulate Mr Febin on being appointed to such a prestigious position and we give him our best wishes! With all of these achievements and the multitude of talent that our learners encompass, we take hope and believe in the fact that our learners will always hold themselves unto the highest standards in whatever they may choose to undertake. Thank you dear parents, for helping us raise children who the world will respect and take inspiration from. With that, we wish you well.

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SPORTS

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Thanks and Warm Regards Preeti G. Prabhu Principal Indus International School Pune principal@indusschoolpune.com preeti.prabhu@indusschoolpune.com +91 8390905891 www.indusschoolpune.com

Dates For Your Diary: January 2020

Date Event January 06th School reopens after Winter Break

January 15th Makar Sankranti [Holiday]

January 18th Coffee Morning with the Principal [Grades 9 & 10] Parent Teacher Meeting [Grades 6 to 11]

January 26th Republic Day Celebrations January 30th PAC Meeting [SMT]

January 31st Sports Day [EYP & PYP]