FEBRUARY, 2019

TRANSPORT CRAFT ASSEMBLIES AT BIS

CPD ON “EFFECTIVE LEARNING FOR THE SLOW LEARNERS “

SHOW AND TELL

CPD ON “ENHANCING READING SKILLS “ BHAVAN’S INTERNATIONAL SPELL BEE- GRAND FINALE

BAHRAIN SPORTS DAY

INTERHOUSE DEBATE COMPETITION

SCIENCE EXHIBITION AND ART EXHIBITION

INTERHOUSE SCIENCE QUIZ COMPETITION

QUIZ ON MAHATMA GANDHI

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

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TRANSPORT CRAFT "We can fly in a plane. We can ride in a train.

In a boat we will row ,row,row. We can go,go,go!!!

We can go near,we can go far. In a bus or in a car

We go high,we go low. So,where should we go,go ? “

The kindergartners of BIS did a craft activity based on the theme " Means of Transport." They did group activity and made different means of transport. Here are the snapshots of the activity done by the budding artists.

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CPD ON “EFFECTIVE LEARNING FOR THE SLOW LEARNERS”

Proceeding with the professional training and development of the

teachers, a workshop was recently conducted by Ms.Sanghamitra

on 9th February .The topic of the session was “Effective Learning

for the slow learners.” The session aimed to explore and analyze

that how various strategies can be adapted to establish the productive acquisition of concepts for

each student in the class of multi-potential learners.

Being a teacher of students having a mixed range of mental potentials, it is greatly essential to

be able to identify the slow learners in a classroom. Workshops like this serve to open the gates

for the teachers to incorporate their understanding and strategies to ease the learning process

for the slow learners.

The platform laid down in the workshop is to

empower the teachers for acknowledging the

dynamic caliber of students on individual basis. Such

sessions from time to time support smart teaching

to broaden the lesson layout encompassing effective

learning.

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CPD ON “ENHANCING READING SKILLS”

Reader’s workshop allows for classrooms to become a

community of readers with set expectations. The purpose of

conducting a reading workshop is to give student’s

opportunities to read during the school day and to provide

targeted and appropriate instructions. On 9th February , Ms

Deepa Malhotra presented a CPD on the techniques to be

followed in kindergarten to promote fluency and provide time

to nurture the love of reading in our budding readers. It helps

to learn the texts in variety of ways. Reading at young age

builds a community of readers as students receive the

support from their peers and interact with each other to

develop good

literacy skills.

This workshop

showed the powerful way to structure the reading

sessions in classrooms. This guides the students to

choose their reading books as well as provide

significant amount of time for them to read

independently. The session turned out to be very

informative.

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ASSEMBLIES AT BIS Assembly theme-"Time Management" by Grade IV Maple

Grade IV Maple

presented their class

assembly on 4th

February under the

guidance of Educator Mr.

Leander Cooke.

The students focused on the importance of managing time as

we can neither create it nor rewind it for our own benefit.

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The assembly conveyed a beautiful message that Time

Management can be done by using daily planner and

focusing on our priorities. Students performed a skit in

which they depicted few key areas which highlighted

the fact that people should utilize their time wisely and

should always be punctual in work. The Principal and

Teachers appreciated the efforts of the students.

Assembly theme-" Anti-Bullying "by Grade IV Olive

Bullying is a topic that is constantly on the forefront of multiple agendas especially in the education world. Information is now becoming available about the effects of bullying, and

now the issue is being brought to surface; often focusing on how schools are dealing with the issue of bullying.

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At this juncture, children of Grade IV Olive conducted their class assembly on 18th February under the guidance of Educator Ms. Arpita Datta. The students came forward with an initiative to make BIS a bully free zone.

They presented a heart touching skit

through which they depicted the common situations in which bullying can and does happen in schools, playgrounds and in any grade level.

Students also shared the three types of

bullying- Emotional, Verbal and Physical bullying. They also conveyed the key measures to be undertaken to stop such practices in school. BIS Principal, Coordinator and

Teachers appreciated the efforts of the students.

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Assembly theme-" Thanksgiving "by Grade I Silver

Grade I Silver conducted the assembly on 11th February under the guidance of Educator Ms. Suja. The students took this opportunity to thank all the

teachers for being the guiding light in their life.

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They thanked their teachers for all the hard work and efforts they have put in for educating them and enlightening their lives on the below mentioned guidelines such as to respect elders, teachers, friends and classmates, maintain discipline in

classroom, keep the classroom and school premises clean and tidy, be fair and honest at work, use the magic words – thank you, sorry and excuse me whenever needed, do not shout or scream in the class, do not get involved in fights-to be followed

at school.

The assembly concluded with a Thank you song for teachers. The Principal appreciated the students of Grade I Silver for a wonderful assembly.

FEBRUARY, 2019

SHOW AND TELL

A key part of the curriculum, 'show and tell' is an important part of a child's learning development, as it helps them to organize information and build their confidence. It's also a great way to encourage a child's interest in a particular topic and a chance for children to think outside the box.

With the aim of providing an opportunity for BIS little Munchkins of Grade I and II to develop effective communication skills and to build their confidence, a ‘show and tell’- Inter-House competition was organized on 7th February. They learn and experience public speaking - a skill, a child will use throughout his life. It was a healthy competition where the kids spoke on different topics like my car, Lego

toys, my favourite book, solar system, healthy food, globe, and national flag. They described the objects with a lot of confidence, facial expressions and voice

modulation.

Overall, the show was a spectacular learning experience for

the kids!

FEBRUARY, 2019

BHAVAN’S INTERNATIONAL SPELL BEE – GRAND FINALE

BIS spellers outshined in Bhavan’s International Spell Bee-Grand Finale organized by Indian Educational School,

Kuwait on 9th February. The competition took place at BIS premise, wherein a video conference was set up between all the schools of Bhavans Group, GCC and India. The ambiance of the assembly hall was ‘buzzing’! The hall was packed with confident spellers and parents, cheering

on the competitors. All the participants worked incredibly hard to prepare themselves for the challenge.

After a number of nail biting rounds, we finally had our Spelling Bee winners and another victory for this year too.

BIS feels proud to announce the names of the winners and champions:

Rachana Redla- Grade II /Cute Bees- 3rd Runner up with 750 Dollar cash prize

Sunish Sunil Bayalan- Grade IV / Sweet Bees- 3rd Runner up with 750 Dollar cash prize

Steve Chalil Biju – Grade VII / Honey Bees- 4th Runner up with 500 Dollar cash prize

Rayan Kolliyath Faisal - Grade IV- He won an Apple iPad in the raffle draw held after the competition.

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There were two rounds, Transcription and Dictation round.

The last round had left the audience ‘speechless’ and “spellbound”, as there was a tie breaker round in all the categories. Even the toughest words of the tie-breaker round were spelled with unflinching ease by the spelling wizards. It was a nerve-wracking task to reach to the final contestants. The event was supervised by Educator Ms. Arpita and coordinated by English Department.

The competition made students aware of spellings and the usage of many unfamiliar words. It was a wonderful learning experience not only for the participants but also for their peers and served to enrich the vocabulary bank of the students.

It was a glorious

moment for the parents, students and BIS fraternity. BIS Directors, Principal and all the teachers extended their heartiest congratulations

to all the winners and their parents for their immense hard work and excellent performance.

FEBRUARY, 2019

BAHRAIN SPORTS DAY

On the occasion of National Sports Day, BIS organised a myriad of activities to promote physical fitness among the students on 13th February. BIS celebrated this day with the practice of mass drill followed by various games for different classes.

Students of Primary and Middle School enjoyed running races and played various games like “dodging the ball” whereas students of Grade IV - VIII played kho kho and inter class matches.

The school Principal highlighted the importance

of adopting healthy lifestyle and balanced diet on the need of being sportive in every sphere of life.

FEBRUARY, 2019

INTERHOUSE DEBATE COMPETITION

Debate Competition is an opportunity for students to showcase their public speaking skills. BIS organised an inter school Debate competition on 14th February on the following topics:

Do social networking sites have bad effect on society?

Is television an effective tool in building the minds of children?

The participants from all four houses exhibited great oratorical

skills .They put in tremendous hard work to showcase their hidden

talent. The debaters displayed confidence in presenting their arguments before the audience and judges. The rebuttal round was enthusiastically showcased by the

students. Students of Spartans and Gladiator house won the competition. BIS congratulated all the participants and the winners.

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SCIENCE EXHIBITION AND ART EXHIBITION

On 23rd February, the day of “Open House Meet”- an Art and Science exhibition was also organised in the school campus to provide a platform for children to display their knowledge, creativity, investigative skills and talent.

The Chief Guest for the event was Mr.Abdul Nabi Almaa, a renowned

businessman in Bahrain, Chairman and Managing Director of Abdul Nabi Commercial Service. The Chief Guest, along with the Directors and the Principal inaugurated the event.

The colourful and Hi-Tech exhibits were displayed. Students from grade I to VIII presented their models based on the various topics they learn in the class. They actively participated in the exhibition by demonstrating various experiments and presenting their working models which also included

ecofriendly models. This was done under the guidance of Science Department teachers.

The Art Department showcased collage work, blow painting, mosaic art, thumb printing and spray printing under the guidance of Art faculty.

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Parents and visitors were invited to motivate the

student's venture and they gave a positive feedback on the same.

The exhibition was a fun and enriching one which motivated the

children to give their best.

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INTER HOUSE SCIENCE QUIZ COMPETITION

28th February heralded the Inter-House Science quiz competition at BIS for grades III-V. The event witnessed enthusiastic preparation and

participation.

The teams comprised of 6 participants. The three rounds were MCQs, Visual Round and Rapid fire. There was audience round for students and teachers too. It was an informative session for the pupils as the rounds were well planned and organised in an interactive manner.

Through such competitive events, the school encourages

positive competition and hopes to bring out the best in every student, while ensuring that the children learn through all possible ways- not just through books and class-room teaching. BIS Director Ms. Ritu Verma and the Principal acknowledged the efforts of the students as well as teachers to conduct such an event.

FEBRUARY, 2019

QUIZ ON MAHATMA GANDHI

Its yet another proud moment for BIS as Shirin Gupta of Grade VI won second prize in a quiz

based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi as conducted by Bahrain Chapter of ICAI and supported by Indian Embassy. She exhibited her in depth knowledge which led her in winning the nerve wrecking competition. Congratultions! She has made BIS proud.

FEBRUARY, 2019

HOUSE RESULTS

Date: 07-02-2019 Show and tell (Grade 1 & 2)

Individual Winners

S.NO NAME OF THE STUDENT CLASS & SECTION

HOUSE POSITIONS

1 Serena Garg Grade 1 Indigo Gladiators 1st 2 Snehal Sharma Grade 1 Golden Gladiators 2nd

3 Nihal Abraham Grade 1 Indigo Gladiators 3rd 4 Aditya Mishra Grade 1 Scarlet Spartans 1st

5 Jivin Mittal Grade 1 Indigo Spartans 2nd

6 Kawther Sayed Grade 1 Indigo Spartans 3rd 7 Abigail Ann Grade 1 Silver Vikings 1st

8 Pournnami Bobby Grade 1 Scarlet Vikings 2nd 9 Siyona Sagar Grade 1 Scarlet Vikings 3rd

10 Arav Sudhij Grade 1 Silver Vikings 3rd 11 Debarghya Banerjee Grade 1 Silver Warriors 1st

12 Mahi Harish Grade 1 Indigo Warriors 2nd

13 Srinidhi Harihar Grade 1 Golden Warriors 3rd 14 Nazeel Shamsudeen Grade 1 Indigo Warriors 3rd

15 Sahasra Chekurti Grade 2 Thames Gladiators 1st 16 Pranav Sujai Grade 2 Thames Gladiators 2nd

17 Arin Pon Nesaraj Grade 2 Cauvery Gladiators 3rd

18 Nanma Ann Thomas Grade 2 Ganges Spartans 1st 19 Arshia Gopinath Grade 2 Ganges Spartans 2nd

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20 Varshika Sharathkumar Grade 2 Amazon Spartans 3rd

21 Himanish Manoj Grade 2 Ganges Vikings 1st 22 Ishaan Rajesh Menon Grade 2 Thames Vikings 2nd

23 Shaun Raja Joseph Grade 2 Cauvery Vikings 3rd 24 Prakriti Singh Grade 2 Ganges Warriors 1st

25 Kenisha Gupta Grade 2 Ganges Warriors 2nd

26 Shriya Polavarapu Grade 2 Amazon Warriors 3rd

Date: 14-02-2019 English Debate (Grade 6, 7& 8)

S.NO HOUSE Position

1 Gladiators 1st 2 Spartans 1st

Date: 28-02-2019 Science Quiz (Grade 3, 4 & 5)

S.NO HOUSE Position

1 Gladiators 1st

2 Warriors 2nd 3 Spartans 3rd

4 Vikings 4th

FEBRUARY, 2019

PRIZE DISTRIBUTION CEREMONY

“ Imagination has a great deal to do with winning.”

BIS celebrated the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony for Grade I-VIII on 26th and 27th February. This event felicitated the winners for co-curricular activities held in the ongoing session, 2018-19.

The highlights of this Prize Distribution Ceremony were acknowledging and appreciating the talents- winners of Inter-house competitions and SOF Olympiad Exam, and the Spell Bee Champions.

BIS Director Ms. Ritu Verma, Principal Mr. Saji Jacob and Coordinator Ms. Preet Kamal Bhatnagar applauded and honoured the talented champs with medals and certificates for their hard work. The school Principal shared some golden words, like children should identify their talents, they should never give up their passions and skills.

It was a glorious moment for the winners, and a challenging scope for the other students to grab the opportunity and work hard so that they could see themselves on the victory stand in the upcoming academic session.

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“Winning is fun... Sure. But winning is not the point. Wanting to win is the point. Not giving up is the point. Never letting up is the point. Never being satisfied with what you've done is the point.”

That’s what our Bhavanites have learnt and experienced throughout this academic journey-2018 to 19.

The time of exams can be quite stressful; after all, it is the test of a student’s knowledge that has been accumulated in the past one year. But, apart from determination and tremendous hard work, motivating words can go a long way in ensuring that the students excel in their exam and emerge with flying colours. Dear Students, you have studied hard all through the year, so approach your exams with full confidence. Wishing you all the best for your exams! That’s all for now, meet you in the next academic year with more updates. Until then…… Goodbye (Au revoir). Thanks and Regards, Editorial Team (Students & Staff )

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