From the Acting principal

Greetings! I would like to inform you all that Term 2 is almost coming to an end on 12 December being its last day with the students. It was a wonderful experi-ence for all of us as this term was full of fun-filled activities, achievement of IBDP authorization and letter of appreciation from Australian Curriculum Council. Please kindly refer to our official website to view the certificates. ‘Nobanno Uthshob’ was celebrated on November 9, 2017 whereby students of the Primary Year Program dressed up in their traditional attires and had partaken in dancing and singing enactments. After the show the students and teachers celebrat-ed the ‘Pitha Uthshob’ (Bangladeshi pies festival). Students of Year 3 took the initia-tive to collect donation for Rohingya’s as a part of their class related project. We thank all the parents and students for their generosity in helping us for completing the task successfully. Year 4 has been studying about the designs of the building and how it affects the environment. Therefore, students have taken the initiative of Green Building; hence they invited all the students to donate either saplings or small plants to make our campus green. Again we appreciate all the parents and students for their kind sup-port. The ADC of Police (Crime) visited our campus for a session on the awareness against terrorism and drug addiction on November 8, 2017. We hope it helped the students to learn and embrace the knowledge of being responsible citizens. Boys from the senior school participated in a football tournament with ISD, AISD and Pledge Harbor School, European Standard School and Summer Field School. They have won with a match with Pledge Harbor School with 7 goals and made draw in two matches with AISD and Summer Field School. Two more matches are left to be played which will decide the position of the teams. The students of Year 12 have completed their WACE exams. We wish them to achieve pronounced results and have a bright future ahead. Semester 1 exams have started for all students enrolled in Year 8 to Year 12 (WACE and DP) from the December 3, 2017 and will end on December 11, 2017. December 12, 2017 will be a very exciting day for all AusIS community members as the school will be celebrating Victory Day, Winter Carnival and also host a fair for all students and parents to participate. Parents are invited to set up their stalls for a fee of Taka 700 per table. We wish all the members of the AusIS community a wonderful winter vacation be-ginning from December 13, 2017 and hoping to see you all back to school again on January 15, 2018 for the start of Term 3.

Best Regards, Michael Baroi

Together We Achieve www.ausisdhaka.net Issue—12, 2017-18

Early

Childhood

Fatima Zahra Mahmud Muntazar Rahman Meerab

Foundation Jannatul Nawar Diyanah Ibadat Chowdhury Zayn Wali

Pre

Primary Arshaan Quasem Zara Akhtar Choudhury

Year 1 Sura Naava Ahmed Maria Loodi Nuzhat Shehzana Subhana Simrat

Year 2 Rashaad Zaman Zohaib Afraz Arefin Mohymen Mahir Rahman Najiba Rawza

Year 3 Adeeb Ahmed Choudhury

Year 4 Apshara Chowdhury Abdul Mannan Ayan Aynani Tajrian Sara Julianne Alam Razmoni Ahasan

Year 5 Humaira Nasreen Mushfique Kamal Nusrat Rahman Tashin Zayan Kashem Chowdhury

Year 6 Rayed Mominul Seung Hun Yoo Jibrael Ali Chowdhury Rozana Mahbub Navera Saraf Wasima

Year 8 Aymaan Zaman

Year 10 Jamal Ahmed

Year 11 Tanha Ali

Year 12 Zaheen Araf Taseer

Upcoming Events

12 December Last day of Term 2 (students)

13-14 December Teachers only days

16 December Bijoy Dibash

25 December Christmas Day

Birthdays for the month of November

Hi there! Our students from Year -1 to Year-5 have competed “Word

Mania” Literacy Contest with different schools throughout the

world. Literacy planet is Australia's most comprehensive and

engaging online program to develop English literacy skills. Our

students have been provided with an individual User ID and

Password to play at school and home anytime. In practice

session they have built 17718 words and in Round 1-156030

words which show how enthusiastically they learn through

digital technology! Students were not only playing word

building but also were facilitated by Pre Reading, Phonics,

Sight Words, Comprehension, Grammar & Punctuation etc. through this website as per their grade level.

Though AusIS couldn’t stand in the final round leaderboard, it was a good start for us and we hope to do

better in future. We thank the parents who have encouraged their children to play at home and grow the

habit of learning through technology to make them life-long learners!

On 9th November, AusIS primary school students enjoyed a

small yet attractive presentation on ‘Nobanno’, presented by

Year 3. ‘Nobanno’ is also known as ‘New harvest festival’ which

is a very traditional Bangladeshi celebration. It takes place

during the season ‘Hemonto’ (late autumn). Students have

been learning about this festival in their Bangla class. Students

have learnt how farmers get rice, chira, muri and khoi from

paddy. These food items along with some pitha (pies) were

displayed during the presentation. Students recited poems related to this colorful season. The presentation

ended with a beautiful dance performance, performed by the Year 3 students.

Hello everyone, We are almost at the end of Semester 1. The primary school has been busy with learning inside and outside the classroom, inside and outside the school too! Some grade levels have experienced field trips, the rest are planning for their trips. PYP students are making connections between their learning and the real life situation and that is enabling them to take action. Year 3 students have taken action to collect donations for Rohingya refugees and Year 4 students have taken initiative to make the school building a ‘Green Building’. They are bringing plants for the school and are also encouraging others to do so. We appreciate Year 3 and Year 4 learners and teachers for bringing their learning into practice. We have 2 new Assistant Teachers in PYP faculty and have had little internal exchange of teaching staff as follows. Ms Sanjida Rahman- Teacher, Foundation; Ms Nadira Hussain- Teacher, Pre-primary A; Ms Khadiza Rashid Riffat- Assistant Teacher, Pre Primary B; Ms Shamma Sumaiya- Assistant Teacher, Year 4A and Ms Honeyum Maria Shakhi- Asistant Teacher, Year 1A. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in adjusting with the changes. Please note that the ‘PYP Language Policy’ and ‘Assessment and Reporting Policy’ are now available in the school website. Finally, we are thankful to each and every one on the successful completion of Semester 1. Have a joyful and refreshing winter break. Wish to see you all in January, 2018.

From the PYP Coordinator’s desk

News from ICT– Word Mania Literacy Contest

Nobanno Utshob (New Harvest Festival)

MYP News…………..

First Semester Final We are approaching the end of first semester examinations for Year 8, 9 and 10 students, beginning from December 4, 2017. All the very best to our students!

Dress for Winter! Thank you to the parents for sending your child to school in proper winter uniform i.e. the school track jacket which complements the uniform/blue sweater. Safety being our first concern and priority, we have postponed the swimming lessons keeping winter health hazards in mind.

Victory Day and Winter Carnival Celebration!! We will be celebrating Victory Day and Winter Carnival on December 12, 2017 which is the last day for students this semester. Students have started rehearsing for their performances and an invite to the parents have been sent already. This is our last newsletter before the winter break so wishing you all a wonderful winter vacation and happy new year. Our sincere thanks to all the parents for their support. Look forward to writing to you again next term………..

Awareness on Terrorism and Drug Addiction

Students Working Collaboratively in Bangla Class

Poster Work on the Science Unit- Universe: Earth in Space

Handball Match

WA

CE

& IB

DP

This month, WACE candidates have concluded their session with written ATAR course examinations. We wish Aleena, Maeashah, Jawadul, Nabil, Labib, Ayat and Shihab all the best with their future career pathways. Many many thanks for their

hard work, sincerity and most importantly their contribution for effective and qualitative teaching and learning environment. This month has been contributed with victory where our students beat Pledge Harbor International School.

Additionally, our university guidance counselor have been attending sessions with Education USA at EMK Center, Canadian University Application Center and Australian Education Excellence Seminar, where our students could engage to after they complete their WACE and IBDP. We are looking for scholarship opportunities to some of the top programmes

across the globe. To end, next month will be the examination season, where our senior students will be assessed for their academic performance for semester 1 syllabus. We wish them all the best!