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PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN

We celebrated the 67th Republic Day of India,

on 26 Jan '16 on campus, with great zeal

and patriotic fervour. The day, began with the

hoisting of the Indian flag by our Principal, Mrs.

Girija Baiju, followed by the National Anthem.

Students saluted the National Flag and pledged

to uphold the honor, integrity, diversity and

uniqueness that completes “India”. To mark the

importance of this day, a grand celebration

was held in our school auditorium „Ram Manch‟.

The school echoed with a patriotic spirit as the

children performed.

PIONEER

The Bhavans Band presented a patriotic

song that was appreciated by the gather-

ing. We feel proud to have been a part of

such a prestigious occasion.

The Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi

celebrated the 67th Republic Day

on 26 Jan '16. The Ambassador of

India H. E. T. P. Seetharam

hoisted the national flag at 8:00AM

which was followed by the national

anthem sung by the children from

various Indian schools. The

Ambassador read out the

address which was delivered to the

nation by the Hon‟ble President of

India Shri Pranab Mukherjee, on

the eve .

- Janarajani Malalagama

H o D (Fine Arts)

January 2016 Volume IV Issue VIII

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Our Principal and Vice Principal addressed the stu-

dents and urged them to do their best to make their

Motherland proud. The school auditorium reverber-

ated with nationalism, as the school choir presented

a patriotic song. The students brought the stage

alive with their passion and love for motherland.

Besides songs and dances specially choreographed

for the occasion, we also witnessed great leaders

come alive on stage. It was followed by a beautiful

folk dance. The melodious music and graceful move-

ments of the dancers were spellbinding.

A wise man once said “the more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you

learn, the more places you'll go.” And it is true - a reader does live a thousand lives before he

breathes his last. The man who never reads lives only one.

Chevron, with the goal to instill reading in students, organizes an annual readers‟ cup. The pre-

liminary round this year, was held in January 2016.

Each team consists of four members. Only two teams would get nominated from each school, un-

der each category. The participants are expected to read voraciously and this year the prescribed

books were:

READ TO SUCCEED

LEADING THE LEADER

The 28th Annual Principals Conference of the Council of

CBSE affiliated schools in the Gulf, was held in Muscat

from 20th to 23rd Jan '16. Around 125 Principals from

various schools in the Gulf attended the 4-day

conference. Sessions such as “ Excellence in Education”,

“ Leading a value based organization” and “Educational

Leadership” were not only enriching but also provided us

with the opportunity to share the best practices followed

in our schools. The speakers too, were encouraging

individuals who motivated us to think beyond the

horizon to explore the growth of oneself as well as the

institution.

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- Persis Daniel

(Dept. of Social Science)

- Girija Baiju

Principal

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i) "Ingo" by Helen Dunmore

ii) "The Rithmatist" by Brandon Sanderson

iii) "Skyhawk" by Gill Lewis and

iv) "Twelve Minutes to Midnight" by Christopher Edge.

The preliminary questionnaire was for 80 marks - 20 for each

book. Four teams from each of the four regions get selected,

making a total of 16 teams. We feel proud to be one of the top

four teams selected for the final round. We will be reading the

four books prescribed for the prelims, along with an additional

two.

Every year, the 16 teams that get selected for the finals, meet in Dubai Intercontinental Hotel during the

month of March, during Emirates Airline Literature Festival. It is an occasion which gets graced by many au-

thors. This year too it will be a celebration to interact with the writers who have authored the aforementioned

books. A book fair will also be held.

Reading a book is not only a want but also a need to exercise mind and body. Make reading a habit and re-

member, never give up on reading. - Aryan Gupta

Grade 9C

As per the CBSE circular No; ACAD-74/2015, our School Cleaning Mission conducted SCHOOL

SWACHHTA CAMPAIGN, by organizing various competitions such as poster making and skit/ Nukkad

Natak. The message of the skit was SOUND HEALTH PRACTICES (with an element of humour). Boys

and Girls from Grade 9 and 11 had participated. The scripts and videos of two selected skits presented by

Grade 9 B girls and Grade 9 C boys were forwarded to CBSE for final judgement.

We are proud to declare that the skits presented by our students have been selected by the CBSE and both

the teams feature in the list of winners. We shall soon be receiving a Certificate of Merit for SCHOOL

SWACHHTA CAMPAIGN 2015.

The Winners are:-

9B

* Apurva Sontakke

* Kenisha Rathod

* Nimra Sultana

* Nuha Saheer

* Parin Joshi

* Rakshita Rustagi

* Safa Sajid

* Ishita Angurala

* Ishita Sabarwal

*Script Writers - Nimra Sultana, Rakshita Rustagi, Ishita Angurala and Nuha Saheer

* Script Editors - Ishita Sabarwal, Parin Joshi and Safa Sajid

Teacher in charge- Mrs. Shubhra Badhwar (Dept. of English)

CBSE SCHOOL SWACHHTA CAMPAIGN 2015

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Reading is perhaps the most important skill that a child needs

to develop, a skill which is crucial to success in school and later on in

life. PIRLS is an international assessment of reading comprehension

at the Fourth Grade, conducted every five years since 2001. PIRLS

2016 is the fourth assessment, providing trends in reading achieve-

ment over a 15–year period. Based on a comprehensive framework,

PIRLS provides international comparative data on how well children

read after four years of primary schooling.

PIRLS and E-PIRLS

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The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) will select, within each of the sampled schools, at least

one class from Grade 4. Such selected classes will participate in the assessment scheduled for

February '16. The administration of the PIRLS and E-PIRLS achievement test is divided into

two parts. For PIRLS, this coincides with the two parts of the achievement test booklets.

9C:

1. Armaan Agarwal

2. Arunesh Saddish

3. Adithya Santhosh

4. Ammar Abdul Razul

5. Aryan Gupta

6. Fayaz Akthar

7. Kani Prajith

8. Rithik Anand Menon

9. Shamil Sajim

10. Suhirt VijayaBaskar

11. Abijith Ajaya Kumar

Script writers: Kani Prajith and Aryan Gupta

Script Editors: Shamil Sajim and Suhirt Vijayabaskar

Teacher in-charge: Mrs. Asha Varughese (Dept. of English)

- Usha Kumari V

Coordinator - School Swachhta Campaign

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For ePIRLS, students are asked to complete two different assessment tasks, also called class projects.

Both parts of the achievement test have to be administered to students on the same day, with a short

break in between.

To benefit the department, a cascading session on PIRLS AND E-PIRLS was carried out early this

month.

-Smitha Vimal

Jr.HoD (English)

WAY WITH NUMBERS

The International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) is a

means to identify and encourage the mathematical

creativity of children in schools across India and

abroad. The IMO was conducted in our school on

10 Dec '15. Students from Grade 1 to Grade 5 partici-

pated in this unique contest that tested their under-

standing, level of knowledge, applications and power of

reasoning.

The Gold Medal winners are: Grade 1 Adhyaan Jattu, Abhinav Binu Kurup, Cheryl Mariam Anil, Amogh Rajesh Kaushik, Sivani Sivaji, Advika Shalini Vijay, Nameerah Fathima, Sahil Sandeep and Joel Jose Thomas. Grade 2 Fauzia Navaz and Pranav Bobby Sekhar Grade 3 Fawaz Ahmed and George Antony Grade 4 Tejas Tirumala, Aabhas Narang, Parth Kohli, Sumukh Arun Shandliya and Sreelakshmi Menon Grade 5 Aravind Sarath Chandran and Siva Karthick Raja.

The Silver Medal Winners are: Grade 1 Laksit Nivas Grade 2 Adnan Muhammed Jifri Grade 3 Preen Gopal Grade 4 Aayushi Ramakrishnan Grade 5 Vivek Menon

We congratulate all participants and also the

YOUNG RAMANUJANs who won the Medals/Cash Prizes/ Merit Certicates !!! - Renae R Nair

Coordinator - IMO

The Bronze Medal Winners are: Grade 1 Sanjanaa Mohan Kumar and Evin Jeston Grade 2 Nafid Nabeel Marath Grade 3 Aparna Aravind Grade 4 Anuj Kini Grade 5 Kunal Tiwari

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ENGLISH - A LANGUAGE TO EXPLORE AND ENHANCE

The English Enhance Program, an initiative of the

Bhavans Bookers club, laid the platform to help

our administrative staff and members of the IT de-

partment to strengthen their skill in

spoken English.

A good command of the language enables us to

have strong soft skills. With this firm belief, the

Bhavan‟s Bookers Club launched The English

Enhancement Program for our office staff.

The first program for the administrative staff and

the IT team was planned and conducted by me, on

7th Jan '16. The one-hour workshop was predomi-

nantly an interactive session that incorporated vari-

ous fun filled activities. During one such activ-

ity, the participants had to move around the corridor

and report in a few sentences using the Pre-

sent Continuous form of tense. What the learners en-

joyed the most was the activity in which they had to

draw a picture of their choice and speak about it us-

ing the Simple Present form of tense. Through active participation and a sportive mind, the learners

exhibited great aptitude to better their English.

-Usha Gautham

Dept. of English

THE D-BAIT BOWL - A UNIT OF BHAVANS HAPPY BOOKERS CLUB

The training sessions for debate started on 14 Jan '16. With 26 children on roll, the club aims to fol-

low a series of consecutive steps in training the students prior to the actual debate training sessions

get going. In its first session the student members were given a brief introduction on the "WORLD

SCHOOL DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP". A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION on the key

elements of a debate tournament, was discussed. This was followed by a talk by the trainer, on the

steps in succession that would be strictly followed before the members enter the tournaments. At

this juncture Adithya Sathyanath of 6D shared his debating experience at a competition in Abu

Dhabi. There was also a discussion on the traditional style of debate where each participant, in alter-

nates, walked to the podium to give a speech for or against the topic. The votes of the audience for

and against the topic were considered along with the judge‟s decision to declare the winners.The

D-bait club opted for the WORLD SCHOOL DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIP style for its challenging

tasks that would help its members to become well skilled in debating.

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A video on the WSDC was shown, followed by a mock debate by 6 students, on the topic READING

SHOULD BE IMPOSED IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A HABIT. This was done to enable students

get a hang of the skill.

In the following two sessions, students researched in the computer lab, for facts and figures on the

topic ALL STUDENTS SHOULD DO CHORES. In these sessions the students were guided to read

through the resources available in the websites and make note of the points they felt essential. They

were also encouraged to look for research findings and statistical data to prepare for the speech either

for or against the topic that would be delivered by them in the next two sessions. At the end of the

session students shared their thoughts and research work.

- Usha Gautham

Coordinator - Bhavans Bookers Club

C’ est Noël (It is Christmas)

Noël, c‟est une fête familiale. Le soir avant Noël, on fait un

grand repas, appelé le réveillon. On mange des plats tradi-

tionnels comme la dinde et un gâteau appelé “une bûche de

Noël”. On boit du vin et du champagne. Les enfants dînent

avec leurs parents et se couchent au pied du sapin ou à côté

de la crèche, ils mettent leurs chaussures et attendent la vis-

ite du père Noël avec les cadeaux. Les gens religieux vont à

la messe de minuit après le dîner.

On souhaite à tous un “joyeux Noël” et on offre des cadeaux

à sa famille et à ses amis.

Département de Français

Fidèle Furtado

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