FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK
Transcript of FROM THE PRINCIPAL'S DESK
Editorial Team
Ms. Dolly Chowdhury
Ms. Deepti Bhattacharys
Ms. Sawandipa Banerjee
Ms. Manisha Pandey
Ms. Mondira Sarkar
Mr. Abhishek Guha
In This Issue
The Principal’s Message Page 1
Counselling Session National Anthem
Page 2
Happy Birthday Summit
Page 3
Independence Day Page 4
Bengali Elocution Page 5
Olympiad Page 6 & 7
Sports Update Page 8
Hack-a-thon ,Field Trips Page 9
Quizmania, Interact Club-Debate Competition
Page 10
Wet Lab, Cryptic Crossword
and Boscomun
Page 11
Activities Accolades
Page 12,13
Bookworms, Assemblies Page 14
Dear All
The biggest sporting event has concluded. As a Nation our performance was
dismal with only two medals against our name. That the winners of both
medals belonged to women category is altogether different matter. Our
reaction was euphoric and is normal- relax in reflected glory. From some
quarters, their comments about capability of our women in general and their
problems need adequate recognition.
We should have clear perception about two things:
1. The adverse sex ratio has to be rectified. The proportion of males in our
population is too large for comfort. Barring a small percentage, the
quality of male population is poor. These people develop complexes and
try to ensure that women remain in the fringe. That some women have
succeeded and deservedly is altogether different and they should be
propagated as role model.
2. Women‟s meek acceptance of their secondary position in the society has
to change. A nation is evaluated by the quality of its population. The
quality of the men in a nation is dependent on the quality of the women.
A fact that most men find hard to digest. Status quo then becomes the
best option.
Men will not relinquish the power they wield. It is for the women to
decide whether to endure or prevail. To overcome ,a beginning has to be
made by the women themselves. They will ,of course ,have the support of
miniscule male population. Gender discrimination has to end. At every
level beginning from homes and extending to school ,colleges and work
places, the message sent out should be unambiguous. No half measures
should be accepted. It must become a movement. Logical movement will
yield logical results.
Warm Regards
John Andrew Bagul
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
VOLUME : 5
ISSUE : 5
AUGUST 2016
Mr. David Royster, Admission Counsellor from Yale-NUS conducted a career
counselling session in our school on 16th August 2016 in the A.V. room. The
session began at 9 in the morning and was attended by classes XI and XII along
with teachers. The institution offers courses in liberal arts which definitely helps
the students to broaden their horizon and take a wise decision in selecting their
academic discipline. Mr. David also stressed on the importance of non-western
centric education which is offered by Yale-NUS. Students found the session
extremely informative and interesting at the same time.
As per the Central Government circular, the children and the staff members of our school took active part in the event of
mass singing of the National Anthem at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday 23rd August, 2016. Amongst the children lot of enthusiasm
and patriotic fervour was noticed while singing the anthem.
Ms. Li Huan Lai and Ms. Caitlin from Fordham University, New York conducted
a career counselling session in our school on 17th August 2016 in the A.V. room.
The session started at 8 a.m. in the morning and was attended by students of
classes XI and XII. They spoke in length about the liberal arts course offered by
the university. They highlighted on the fact that in order to obtain scholarship,
students need to get a certain score in SAT and ACT. All students especially the
ones planning to go to the United States found the session extremely beneficial.
Birthdays are always remembered, celebrated and good wishes are showered upon the good soul. Our Principal's
birthday, 19th August, has always been a look forward to occasion for SCIS fraternity. Pomp and gaiety ruled the day,
from cutting a beautiful cake to a sumptuous lunch. Mellifluous songs by the PA Department filled the hearts of all. We
all wish him a very happy and long life..
Date: 9th August 9, 2016.
Venue: Hotel Hindusthan International
Time: 8.30 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Resource Person: Dr. V.S. Ravindran, a renowned educational psychologist and trainer.
Attendees: Principals, Counsellors, Coordinators and Teachers of schools from Kolkata.
Participants from South City International School: Ms. Dolly Chowdhury and Mr. Edwin Lawrence
The education fraternity assembled in the Topaz Banquet Hall of the Hotel Hindusthan International for an enlightening session regarding the myths
and conceptions associated with mental health, understanding the common Mental Health Problems and disorders, the casual factors and also the
strategies for preventing and Managing Mental Health Problems.
Mental health conditions can affect any person regardless of gender, age, health status and income. It was astonishing to know that about 75% of the
mental health problems begin before the age of eighteen.
Mental health conditions are not contagious, but research shows that some mental health conditions may have a genetic link. Bipolar disorder, for
example, has long been shown to run in families. Other people may pass on hereditary traits that make a mental health disorder more likely without
passing on a specific disorder. Children whose parents have a mental illness are at risk for developing social, emotional and/or behavioral problems.
An inconsistent and unpredictable family environment, often found in families in which a parent has mental illness, contributes to a child's risk.
A person is said to enjoy a positive mental health if:
he/she is capable of coping with stress
is in general state of well-being traversing on the path of realization of his/her full potential
involved in some kind of productive work
make small contributions to the society
It is important for schools to record the history of Mental Illness of the students. A drug addict may be genetically linked to early childhood
experiences. There should be constant monitoring and care from parents and help from teachers to overcome the trauma.
Creativity is a key to happiness. Encouragement should be rendered to children who may be suffering or are on the threshold of mental illness.
Various problems like Child Depression, ADHD, ADD, ODD, CD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Trichotillomania,
Tourette syndrome and eating disorders were discussed with symptoms and the actions to be taken in case of detection.
The concluding session was a Question and Answer session, wherein Professor Ravindan addressed to the questions posed by the delegates.
To the question put up by the delegates from SCIS as to how the aggression in young students could be curbed, Dr .Ravindrananswered, “It is
important for us to keep the students engaged with lots of physical activity. Physical aggression begins when a child in unable to express himself. A
child should be told that it is normal to get angry but expressing anger is not right. We need to develop communication skills in children.
Communication is ideal, for the child uses emotional feeling words to express and avoid aggression”.
The very informative and learning session was thus concluded. Sumptuous Lunch and distribution of certificates marked the end to the Regional
Summit of School Principals.
As India completed 69 years
of Independence, South City
International School in one
part of the city celebrated
India‟s 70th Independence
with a different flavour and
fervour through various
programmes on the 15th of
August, 2016.
The programme commenced with the famous „Lotus Dance‟ followed by the flag hoisting and the National anthem. The
occasion was graced by the Chinese Consul General, Ma Zan Wu, also the Chief Guest for the day, who lit the lamp and
delivered a speech on the strong ties that India and China share. Principal, Mr. John Andrew Bagul addressed the
gathering citing „Intolerance‟ as one of the evils of today‟s society and ways to bring in peace and acceptance of all,
particularly by the future generation. The programmes were an amalgamation of well thought of topics by the Principal,
Mr. John Andrew Bagul who has always made an effort to keep the new generation abreast of the current situation of the
society. The Primary Section presented „Dance Competitions‟ on „Women Empowerment‟ by the four Houses; Middle
School Debate [classes 6, 7, 8] on „CHINA- The Next Super Power‟ and the Senior School Debate [9, 10, 11, 12] on
„BREXIT‟ a current issue that will make today‟s generation aware of the political and economic changes in UK and
other countries. The programme was interspersed with many patriotic songs, the national song and a „Mime‟
presentation by the Senior Section on „Green Earth‟.
The entire programme was highly appreciated by all and one of the judges, Mr. Errol O‟ Brien, the eminent quiz master
appreciated the way the speakers put forth their points for and against the topics for the debate. He even stated that the
standard of the students‟ speeches in South City International School was way above the standard of some of the eminent
schools in Kolkata.
The day‟s programme came to an end with the prize distribution followed by the vote of thanks.
WELCOME DANCE
WINNER : PHILOSOPHER HOUSE
DATE: 10th August 2016
VENUE: South City International School – Auditorium
Bengali Elocution Competition was held on 10th August
2016 in the SOUTHCITY SCHOOL AUDITORIUM. It
was a joint effort by both the Primary and Secondary
Section.
The distinguished judges of the event were-
Ms. SAHANA BHATTACHARYA
Ms. MAHUYA CHAKRABORTY
Ms. BASABDATTA MUKHERJEE
There were four categories in Secondary section.
Category –A: Class-VI
Category-B: Class-VII
Category-C: Class-VIII
Category-D: Class- IX&XI.
The theme of the competition was based on
“RABINDRANATH TAGORE”. All the participants were
full of enthusiasm. They expressed the thoughts and
feelings of Tagore. To conclude the programme of class IX
& XI [letters displayed as skillful oration by Tagore]
“BHANU SHNGHER PATRABALI ”.
The result of the competition is as follows----
Class-6 1st position : AKASHDEEP PAUL (6C) – 131 points.
2nd position: ADITYA NASKAR (6B) – 130.5 points.
Class-7 1st position : ANUBHAV MONDAL (7D) – 120.5 points.
2nd position: TEESTA GHOSH (7D) – 118.5 points.
Class- 8 1st position: BANDISH BHATTACHARYA (8C) – 117.5 points.
2nd position: POULOMI BANERJEE (8D) – 114 points.
Class- 9 1st position: HRIDITA CHATTERJEE (9C) – 144.5 points.
2nd position: ARITRO KAR (9B) – 141 points.
From the Secondary Section HRIDITA CHATTERJEE bagged the Best Speaker Award with 144.5 points.
10th August, 2016
Theme – Rabindranath Tagore
It was a pleasure to see the students dressed up in
traditional Bengali attire. This was in accordance to
Principal Bagul‟s suggestions. All the participants
performed very well and the ambience turned very
pleasant and delightful as the students looked brilliant
in costumes.
Category A Bhobik Sutradhar 1A 134 points (1st)
Shivangshi Chakraborty 1A 127.5 points (2nd)
Category B Sounav Barman 2C 142 points (1st)
Hiyabrita Daw 2D 135.5 points (2nd)
Category C Rythima Ghosh 4A 138.5 points (1st)
Arjya Sarkar 3C 136.5 points(2nd)
Torsha Sanyal 3A 133.5 points (3rd)
Category D Abhisha Das 5A 138.5 points (1st)
Arshia Dutta 5B 137.5 points (2nd)
Sayesha Mukherjee 5B 137.5 points (2nd)
Best speaker award was won by Sounav Barman
BEST
SPEAKER
BEST
SPEAKER
SCIS believes in the holistic development of a child and so provides opportunities
and encourages participation of students in various activities. Every year many students of
SCIS participate in Olympiad examination conducted by the Science Olympiad
Foundation (SOF) which promotes Science, Mathematics, Introductory Computer
Education and English Language Skills amongst school children in India.
It organizes four Olympiads annually namely the National Cyber Olympiad
(NCO), the National Science Olympiad (NSO), International Maths Olympiad( IMO) and
International English Olympiad(IEO).
The following is a brief summary of the achievements of the following students of
SCIS who brought accolades to the institution by their excellent performance. Twenty
seven students of Primary section received certificate of merit and an educational DVD
worth Rs 1000 for their outstanding performance in International English Olympiad
(IEO).
Urmi Sarkar‟s (3D) name requires a special mention as she received International
gold medal , a gift voucher of Rs 1000 for her outstanding performance in IEO; and a
book set for National Science Olympiad (NSO) with international rank 1 & zonal rank1.
Other students who received International gold medal for IEO are:
1)Sitara Gera(3A) INT Rank-1, Zonal Rank-1
2)Avani Bose (3B) INT Rank-1, Zonal Rank-1
3)Krishank Jain (2D) received Zonal gold medal , certificate and educational DVD- Zonal Rank-4
4)Rajnandini(3A) received International silver medal , certificate and educational DVD- INT Rank-2, Zonal Rank-2
Following are the students who received bronze medal
5)Panya Bagaria(3C) –Bronze medal, certificate of merit and DVD-INT Rank-3 , Zonal Rank-3
6) Ahana Hazra(4C) –Bronze medal, certificate of merit and DVD –INT Rank-3 , Zonal Rank-3
7) Anya D Roy(5B) --- Bronze medal, and a book set. INT Rank-3, Zonal Rank-3
8) Sia Agarwal(5C) – Bronze medal and a book set. INT Rank-3 Zonal Rank 3
9) Sarthak Poddar- 5C ) –Certificate, and a book set INT Rank-15, Zonal Rank-12
10) Naman Kedia -5D- Certificate and a book set.INTRank-14, Zonal Rank 11
Names of the students who received certificates of merit and educational DVD for their good performance in IEO are the following:
11) Aaryav Navlani -2A INT Rank-17, Zonal Rank- 15
12) Dhruv Rahul Vora- 2A INT Rank- 11, Zonal Rank-11
13) Rajveer Gupta-2A INT Rank-24, Zonal Rank-22
14)Himanshi Bhutoria-2A INT Rank- 11, Zonal Rank -11
15) Rushaan Dokania- 2B INT Rank -23, ZonalRank-21
16) Bhavya Jain- 2C INT Rank-10, Zonal Rank-10
17) Devarth Shah -2D INT Rank-11, Zonal Rank- 11
18) Advait Rohatgi-2D INT Rank-8, Zonal Rank- 8
19) Nayonika Prasad- 3B INT Rank-11, Zonal Rank- 11
20) Kushaan Roy- 3B INT Rank -20, Zonal Rank-20
21) Arjun Thomas-3D INT Rank- 23, Zonal Rank- 23
22) Zoe Basu- 4A INT Rank- 17, Zonal Rank- 17
23) Shreyan Hore-4B INT Rank- 9, Zonal Rank- 9
24) Dhavni Gupta-4C INT Rank 20, Zonal Rank- 20
25) Dron Angnani-4C INT Rank 17, Zonal Rank- 17
26) Shreyasi Kar- 4D INT Rank 17, Zonal Rank -17
27) Aryan Baid-5C( Certificate of merit) ;
28) Varalika Sharma-5D (Certificate of merit)n
Date of Exam : 14th February, 2016
Number of participating students : 7 (NCO) + 10 (NSO) + 12 (IMO) = 29
Date of Exam : 28th January, 2016
Number of participating students : 152
SL NAME GRADE STATE
RANK
INTERNATIONAL
RANK
AWARDS
1. ADVAIT ROHATGI 1 8 8 Gold Medal of Excellence
2. KRISHANK JAIN 1 4 4 Zonal Gold Medal
3. DHRUV RAHUL VORA 1 11 11 Gold Medal of Excellence
4. RUSHAAN DOKANIA 1 21 23 Gold Medal of Excellence
5. DEVART SHAH 1 11 11 Gold Medal of Excellence
6. ARYAV NAVLANI 1 15 17 Gold Medal of Excellence
7. HIMANSHI BHUTORIA 1 11 11 Gold Medal of Excellence
8. RAJVEER GUPTA 1 22 24 Gold Medal of Excellence
9. BHAVYA JAIN 1 10 10 Gold Medal of Excellence
10 RAJNANDINI MAKHARIA 2 2 2 International Silver Medal
11 ARJUN THOMAS 2 23 23 Gold Medal of Excellence
12 NOYONIKA PRASAD 2 11 11 Gold Medal of Excellence
13 URMI A SARKAR 2 1 1 International Gold Medal
14. SITARA GERA 2 1 1 International Gold Medal
15. PANYA BAGARIA 2 3 3 International Bronze Medal
16. KUSHAAN ROY 1 11 11 Gold Medal of Excellence
17. AAVNI BOSE 2 2 2 International Gold Medal
18. AHANA HAJRA 3 3 3 International Bronze Medal
19 SHREYAN HORE 3 9 9 Gold Medal of Excellence
20 DHVANI GUPTA 3 20 20 Gold Medal of Excellence
21 DRON ANGNANI 3 17 17 Gold Medal of Excellence
22 ZOE BASU 3 17 17 Gold Medal of Excellence
23 SREYOSHI KAR 3 17 17 Gold Medal of Excellence
24 NAMAN KEDIA 4 11 14 Gold Medal of Excellence
25 SIA AGARWAL 4 3 3 International Bronze Medal
26 SARTHAK PODDAR 4 12 15 + Gold Medal of Excellence
27 ANYA D ROY 4 3 3 International Bronze Medal
28 AISHANI CHAUDHURI 5 2 3 International Bronze Medal
29 VED SENGUPTA 6 21 27 Gold Medal of excellence
30 TEESTA GHOSH 6 14 37 Gold Medal of Excellence
31 ROSHNI BANERJEE 7 7 14 Gold Medal of Excellence
32 SHRADDHA DATTA 7 19 44 Gold Medal of Excellence
33 SASHA AGARWAL 8 10 45 Gold Medal of Excellence
34 UMA ESTELLE SARKAR 8 5 24 Gold Medal of Excellence
35 YASH CHAKRABARTI 11 19 72 Gold Medal of Excellence
The International Medals were awarded to the students by Principal Sir on 25th April, 2016 in the House assembly and the rest will be given
during the class assembly.
SL NAME GRADE STATE
RANK INTERNATIONAL
RANK LEVEL 2 AWARDS
1. WRIK KARMAKAR 9 4 65 NCO Rs 1,000 + Zonal Bronze Medal + Merit Certificate
2. AISHANI CHAUDHURI 5 08 53 NSO Gifts Worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate
3. SHOBHIT MAHESHWARI 7 8 88 NSO Gifts Worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate
4. AISHANI CHAUDHURI 5 07 75 IMO Gifts Worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate
5. AYUSH KRISHNA GUPTA 5 18 255 IMO Gifts Worth Rs 1,000/- + Merit Certificate
Primary School (Classes I & II) SCIS Inter House Football Tournament
started on the 7th of July 2016. The tournament was inaugurated by Mrs. Mohua
Lawrence,Deputy Primary Head and Mrs. Sejal Arora, Coordinator of Classes I &
II . The final match was played between the Innovator and the Achievers on the
14th July 2016, Achiever House won the match via tiebreaker 1 -0. Mrs. Mohua
Lawrence ,Deputy Primary Head, graced the occasion as the Chief Guest for the final
match and Mrs. Anjali Burman, Primary Head, gave away the prizes to the winner
and runner-up team . Dhruv Rahul Vora of class II –A was adjudged the best player.
7TH July 2016 TO 14TH July 2016
CLASSES TINY- TOTS - PREPARATORY 5TH July 2016 & 6TH TH July 2016
SCIS Pre-Primary (Classes Tiny -Tots-Preparatory) Inter
Class Football Tournament started on 5th July 2016. The
tournament was inaugurated by Mrs. Anjali Burman,
Primary Head of SCIS. The first match was played be-
tween Tiny-Tots -A (Brazil) and Tiny –Tots –B(Chile ).
Tiny-Tots –A won the match.The second match was played
between Foundation –A (Uruguay) and Foundation-B
(Jamaica). Foundation –A won the match. The third match
was played between Tiny –Tots –C (Paraguay) and Tiny –
Tots –D(Mexico).Tiny –Tots –C won the match. The fourth
match was played between Foundation –C (Ecuador) and
Foundation –D (Venezuela). Foundation D won the match.
The fifth match was played between Prep-A (Argentina)
and Prep-B (Colombia). Prep- B won the match. The sixth
match was played between Prep-C (Bolivia) and Prep-D
(Peru). Prep-C won the match.
On 17th August 2016, La Martiniere for Girls hosted Inter School Soccer Tournament. The Principal of La
Martiniere for Girls felicitated the Chief Guest – Mr. Rudolph Ganjee (ex- La Martiniere Student) who
inaugurated the tournament by encouraging the players. School Participated: La Martiniere for Girls,
Modern High School, The Heritage, St. Paul‟s Mission School, Mount Litera Zee (Both the branches at
Mahestala and Howrah), Frank Anthony Public School, Future Hope School.
The first time participant, South City International School was full of enthusiasm, oblivious to the rains,
they looked forward to playing the match. Our school football team put up a good fight. The Junior Team
lost to Mount Litera Zee ,Howrah and the Senior Team lost to La Martiniere for Girls. Yet ,each of the
players put up their best team spirit and sportsmanship. It was a big opportunity for the players to
participate in such an event.
South City International School participated in the Inter School Football Tournament organized by M P Birla
High Secondary School ,Kolkata from 1st August to 3rd August 2016. The first match was played between
SCIS and L S A .South City International School won the match by 3-1 . The goals were scored by Sagnik
Basu Roy Choudhury of Class XI- D and Ranoveer Neogi of Class XI-C. The 2nd match was played between
SCIS and Birla High School. We lost the match , 2-1 . The goal was scored by Sagnik Basu Roy Choudhury of
Class XI-A. Out of nine teams ,six teams including SCIS qualified for the next matches. Our team‟s 3rd match
was played against M.P. Birla Foundation School .We lost the match by 2-1 . The goal was scored by S.K.Sajid of Class XI-C and 4th match was played
against Gems Academia school .We lost the match by 3-2 . The goals were scored by Rahil Sangrajka of Class XI-C and S.K.Sajid of Class XI-C.
South City International School participated in the Inter -School Swimming
Competition which was organized by South Kolkata District Council for
School Games & Sports on 29th August 2016. Around 50 schools
participated in this competition. Upal Majumder of VIII –D won Gold
medal in 100 mts Back Stroke, Silver medal in 50mts and 200mts.
On the 21st and 22nd of June, 2016 all the sections of class
V visited the „Railway Museum‟ to witness the „Hall of
Fame‟ and the rich heritage and history of the East
Indian Railway. The children were excited to see the
spread of the network of railways between 1854 and 1929
in the eastern region, the hand signal lamp, the old gas
lamp, the operation of the signal system, the different
types of engines and coaches for tourists and to learn
about the evolution of locomotives, carriages and wagons.
The trip ended with the children taking a ride on the
train which took its maiden journey from Howrah to
Hooghly in 1854.
The British Council Mix A Play Hackathon was an innovative concept, a
brain child of Mr. Alan Gimmel the new country head of British Council.
It took place on the 2nd of August‟16 at the South City International
School auditorium. „Mix The Play‟ was an interactive digital project that
helps one directs a scene of Shakespeare‟s Mid Summer Night‟s dream.
„Mix The Play‟ allowed the students to pick the actors, choose the location,
add the music and direct the scene as if the students were the directors at
the old Vic, London.
The mixes were evaluated on the spot by theatre makers, gamers, artists.
The teams with the most innovative number of mixes were crowned the
winners.
South City International School won the Third Prize along with DPS Mega
City. The participants were:
1. Varij Khanna
2. Vihaan Khanna
3. Siddhant Bhardwaj
4. Anshika Dasgupta
5. Shereen Rashid
6. Wrik Karmakar
The students of Class IV, visited the Indian
Museum on the 28th and 29th of July. They
enjoyed the Geological, Anthropological,
Archaeological, Egyptian and the Ancient
Coins Section. They were able to identify a lot
of it with their lessons and this added a lot of
fervor to the tour. The Mummy in the
Eyptian Chamber was the most popular of all
the historical relic they saw.
DATE: 3rd and 5th August 2016
VENUE: South City International School and BITM
Day 1- 3rd August
Online quiz (prelim) began from 10 a.m.
The students of classes VIII and IX were summoned in the Computer Lab section-wise, according to
the time slots (10 mins.) given for each section.
Quiz was concluded at 12.30 p.m.
Top forty students were selected on the basis of computer-generated scores of the contestants. The
forty students were divided into five groups comprising eight members in each group for an hour
-long Group Discussion held in the Activity Room. A topic was allotted to each group and participants
were given 10 minutes to discuss and speak.
Two best speakers were selected from each group on the basis of the G.D.
Day 2 - 5th August
The top ten students who represented South City International School in the next rounds of the
Quiz held at BITM were Jeenia Gogoi, Aditya Jaiswal, Nilava Sarkar, Priyasha Sanyal, Shobhit
Maheshwari, Shraddha Dutta, Sasha Agarwal, Vedashree Dey, Aritra Kar and Indradev Saha.
They competed against five other schools of the city, namely Adamas International School, St.
Augustine‟s Day School, National English School VIP Rd and Rajarhat and St. Jude‟s High School.
The ten students started from school for BITM at 9 a.m. accompanied by two teachers on duty.
Upon reaching the venue, refreshments were offered to the students. The programme commenced
at 9.45 a.m. with an extempore round, conducted by the Honda representatives. Two students from
each of the six participating schools were selected for the Final Quiz, of which the most nerve-
wrecking was the Rapid Fire round. Questions were based on the traffic signs and signals, traffic
rules and regulations and basic road safety. SCIS was represented on the stage by Sasha Agarwal of
IX-A and Aritra Kar of IX-B.
Result - South City International School emerged as the winning school and bagged the Honda
Trophy and each of the two finalists were rewarded a cash prize of Rs.10,000/-. The Final Quiz
round was graced by the presence of Shri. V. Soloman Nesakumar, DCP, Traffic who was the Chief
Guest. The programme culminated with a vote of thanks by the dignitaries of Hero Honda.
DATE: 8th August 2016
VENUE: St. Paul‟s Boarding and Day School
Our school participated in an Inter school Interact Club Debate programme. Per speaker three
minutes were allotted excluding rebuttal. The motion of the debate stood as “Selfie craze killing
our privacy.” This event has been conceptualized by the Rotary District Governor, organized
by RC Cal Presidency and hosted by St. Paul‟s Boarding and Day School. There were six
participating schools such as DPS Ruby Park, Calcutta International School, St. John‟s
Diocesan, St. Paul‟s Boarding and Day School and others. The Honorable District Governor,
Rtn. Shyamshree Sen, the District Chairman and other dignitaries graced the audience. It was
a well hosted event. From our school Yashasswi Periwal represented the proposition while I
opposed the motion. DPS Ruby Park Won the best team while I, Sasha Agarwal won the Best
Speaker prize. It was all in all a great learning experience.
Report by – Sasha Agarwal
DATE: 5th August 2016
VENUE: Centre of Advanced Studies, Department of Botany, Ballygunge
Science College
Chandan Gupta, Rohitashya Mitra, Reeti Safui and Anwesha Sen were the
students who participated in this event. They were taught the methods of
culturing E. coli cells in LB media, inoculation and pouring culture plates in
Laminar Air Flow. A PCR reaction was set up with a 1.5 Kb DNA fragment.
It was PCR amplified and checked by DNA Gel Electrophoresis followed by
saving the gel image in Gel Doc Apparatus. The students were taken to plant
growth chambers to see micro propagation with explants, callus tissue
forming regenerated whole plants, both transgenic and wild types. Brief
demonstration of centrifugation, shaker incubator, vertical gel apparatus
and vortex were also given. It provided them with the opportunity to
experience hands on training on the wet lab work.
DATE: 4th-6th August 2016
VENUE: Don Bosco School
REPORT: The students who participated in this event are as follows: ROSHNI BANERJEE, SNIGDHA NEGI, INDRADEB SAHA, CHAVI
PASSARY, SUBHAM CHANDAK
BOSCOMUN‟16
LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM (LTTE)
For three days, the 4th, 5th and 6th of August, I participated in the Bosco MUN 2016 held at Don Bosco, Park Circus. I was a delegate of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam (LTTE) which was a separatist militant organization responsible for the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (1991) and Sri Lankan
President, Ranasinghe Premadasa (1993). The LTTE's primary goal was to liberate the Tamils and attain an independent state for them know as 'Tamil Eelam' in
northern and eastern Sri Lanka. I was given the portfolio of 'Lt. Colonel Veeramani (Senior Commander of Charles Anthony and Tamil Tiger Northern Forces
Brigades)'. The clocks were rewound to the Idea of April, 1991 and the delegates received the agenda to discuss methods to destabilize the Indian and the Sri Lankan
governments simultaneously. Being a constant crisis committee, we received frequent updates about the security and decisions of our Thalaivar, Vellupillai Prabhakaran.
We proposed solutions to strengthen our army (arms, ammunition and weaponry) and also our finances. At one point of time, the committee was segregated into the
Intelligence, Artillery and Finance wings of the LTTE. We also faces numerous catastrophes regarding 'moles' in our committee who were secretly leaking our plans of
action to the government. At the end of the day, the committee united and managed to convince India to oppose the Sri Lankan government and help the LTTE in its aim
to make Eelam great once again. However, the session ended with the discovery of a third 'mole' in committee!
Report by: Roshni Banerjee
Bosco Model United Nations Review
Portfolio- Commissioner of climate action and energy
The experience was absolutely new for me for this was my first MUN. I have to say that I had never been in such a formal environment before so I had to take time to get
used to it. Everyone was wearing suits and discussing crisis. I was just staring at them all. I was lost. But then some of the other delegates from different schools came up
to me. I recognized them, army friends. So I started asking them about the procedure. They helped me in every way they could. I did not speak much but I did raise
motions and I did get recognized. We took back lots of memories. We had entertainment motions where the Executive Board danced and performed. The second day was
full of new updates. The second day also had traditional uniform. We discussed world problems the best ways we could and also enjoyed ourselves. I will be looking
forward to the next MUN in Kolkata.
Report by: Indradeb Saha
Being chaired by the secretary general himself, The Bilderberg Conference dealt with issues related to the economic problems of the world. Before the first session we
were given a time line of events from 2015 to 2017. Later the anonymous started to threaten the members of the conference, stating that he has hacked into our
communication lines. The committee was a great experience but failed to pass an action order against the anonymous.
Report by: Subham Chandak
BOSCO MUN 2016-08-10
EUROPEAN UNION COMMISSION
I, Chavi Passary of class 9 was a part of the European Union Commission representing the International Labour Organization. My
Chairperson was the President of the MUN and Debate group at Don Bosco Park Circus. Being a first timer my experience was excellent.
Not being an active participant as being the first timer I observed most of the session. We were given a timeline of events from 2015 to 2017
which we were to follow in the committee. At the end of the day one of the representatives was suspected as a mole and was debarred from
the committee and one of the actions order was passed making the committee a successful one.
Report by: Chavi Passary
DATE: 9th August 2016
VENUE: Lakshmipath Singhania Academy
On 9th August 2016, Tridev Singh Siddhu and I, Raunak Dasgupta, accompanied by Arun sir took part in Cryptic
Crossword Competition for a crossword at Laksmipath Singhania Academy, conducted by the Central Board of
Secondary Education, more commonly known as CBSE.
19 schools had participated in the event, where we were given a paper, which contained 30 words to solve, out of which 4
were already solved. The winner would qualify for the national level of this competition, which would be conducted at
Delhi.
La Martiniere for Girls won the competition and Delhi Public School was the runners-up. Our position was not known as
the results weren‟t declared after that.
Overall, it was a very wonderful experience as I had never gone to a crossword competition before. The questions were
set in a very smart manner and it felt great to have answered them.
Report by – Raunak Dasgupta
FOUNDATION-A, B, C &D The children of Foundation made „Alu-Chaat‟ in
class on the 4th and 5th August. They brought the
ingredients from home and loved mixing it all
together. They made yummy „Alu- Chat‟ and had
fun eating it in class with friends. The main aim
of this lesson was to help children learn and know
the importance of team work. They also learnt to
be responsible in small ways.
Learning Math, is not tedious
any more, the Math Lab in
South City International
School breaks the tedium.
Learning Math the Abacus Way Bundles of Tens and Ones
Creative Math Games
Math Games give students
opportunities to explore
fundamental number concepts,
such as the counting sequence,
one-to-one correspondence,
and computation strategies.
Engaging mathematical games
can also encourage students to
explore number combinations,
place value, patterns, and other
important mathematical
concepts. Further, they afford
opportunities for students to
deepen their mathematical
understanding and reasoning.
Children came to school in traditional attire
on the 24th of August, to celebrate
Janmashtami. It was a cheerful and colourful
day.
On 5th and 6th of August the 2nd International
Open Karate Championship 2016 was held at
Khudiram Anushilon Kendra Kolkata. Two
thousand students participated from different
nations like Singapore, Phillipines, Malaysia,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal. Sounav Burman
from South City International School won
Silver Medal in the category below 7yrs Boys
Kata and he won the Bronze Medal in the
category below 7yrs Boys Kumite.
SAKSHI AGARWAL:
CERTIFICATE OF
APPRECIATION Winners of HERO HONDA QUIZ
Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival which strengthens the
bonding and relationship between brothers and sisters. It was
celebrated with great zest and zeal by the students of Pre
-Primary Department of SCIS. The children made rakhis and
tied it on each others hand to mark the bond of love and
affection.
Time for you to come back to Earth, O Krishna, as you had promised,
that you will come, whenever we need you and call you!
CLASS II
Ryan Guhathakurta read a story from the
Panchatantra. He also encouraged all his
friends to read more Panchatantra stories as
these stories have a moral or a lesson for all
of us.
Kush and Shivam sharing the fun of reading
„The Adventures Of A Wishing Chair‟
By Enid Blyton
Class I & II : National Symbols: Discussion and Drawing / Coloring Class V: Scavenger Hunt : Hunting for information on India.
Class II D- Topic- Helping Hand
Class II C- Independence Day
Students of Class II C, set in a perfect
mood, by put up a wonderful assembly
on Independence Day. They danced
gracefully t o the tune of „Desh
Rangeela‟ and shared important
information on national symbols, signs
and objects.