Editorial Team

Ms.Sanjukta Banerjee

Ms.Dolly Chowdhury

Ms.Deepti Bhattacharya

Ms. Sawandipa Bannerjee

Ms.Manisha Pandey

Ms. Mondira Sarkar

In this Issue

From The Principal’s Desk Page 1

Workshops

Page 2&3

MHS-MSAARC

Sports

Page 4

Hindi Elocution Competition Page 5

Children’s Day Page 6

Activities

Campus Updates

Page 7

Picnic

Page 8

Kaleidoscope

Page 9

Bookworms

Page 10

Assemblies

Page 11

Dear All

November has been eventful. Assessments, Sports , Children‟s Day and Picnics have kept everyone

preoccupied. Planning and execution required effort and dedication. The ultimate success was worth

the effort.

Children‟s Day celebration was a thrilling experience. It was easy to identify with the occasion.

A three day sports event was organized to engage students in sports and to primarily develop a will to

compete. The enthusiasm with which everyone participated was encouraging.

It is our mission to develop able citizens for our nation. We aim to instill deep moral values with con-

victions. The best steel is tempered by the hottest of fire. True character emerges through challenges of

adversity. Conviction and belief in correct values are our allies in time of challenges.

The role of the teachers in this endeavour remains same. The methods have changed. Digital informa-

tion system has taken a quantum leap. Processing such information means a paradigm shift in method-

ology. It is up to teachers to take advantage of vast information bank and make it available to them .It

has to ensure that students themselves develop adequate skills to process and access the vast resources

available.

I am confident that challenges will not deter us. We have succeeded in the past and together we shall

make it.

I wish to inform you that I attended S.P. Jain The Annual Educator‟s Conclave at Dubai and Educa-

tionist Meet by Bennett University ,ICS at Lucknow. The details of these enriching meets would be

shared with you all in the special edition of SCIS BUZZ.

Warm Regards

John Andrew Bagul

Issue 8, Volume 8 November 2015

“While children are struggling

to be unique, the world around

them is trying all means to make

them look like everybody else.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

“It's not whether you get

knocked down; it's whether

you get up.”

Vince Lombardi

On 7th November 2015, the Interact Club of MCKV School and the Rotary Club of Belur, organised a pro-

gramme which was held at MCKV School, Liluah (Howrah). The programme was aimed at ushering the

newly formed District Interact Committee (Dist.3291), and providing guidelines to the office bearers and

other Interact Club members on their roles and responsibilities. Mrs. Shyamashree Mukherjee, the Dist.

Governor (Dist.3291) was the Chief Guest for the occasion. Other dignitaries were, Mr Rajani Mukherjee

(Ex DG), Mrs. Mousumi Bhattacharya and the elected body of Interact committee. Mr. Binod Kr. Das , the

teacher coordinator of SCIS Interact Club, attended the orientation programme. Each member on the panel

briefed the new committee and motivated them to move ahead with the mission of Rotary International in

every possible way as they can. Mrs. Mousumi Bhattacharya mentioned that a Manual of Rotary containing

the guidelines for Interact members and officials will be mailed to the teacher coordinators which can be

used to understand the roles and responsibilites of the Interact Movement.

Mr. Rajani Mukherjee, who was also the keynote speaker passed a resolution on behalf of the new Inter-

act Committee to collect a token amount of Rs.50 per year from each member of Interact Club, to fund

the work and meetings of the new committee. The fund is to be collected by the President of respective

clubs and forwarded to Rajiv Banthia (President of Interact Committee 2015-16, Dist.3291). Accounts to

be maintained by the Treasurer of each club for their own funds. The programme ended with a question-

answer session in which many students clarified their doubts on various topics.

VISIT TO MC KEJRIWAL VIDYAPEETH, LILUAH –AN ORIENTATION PROGRAMME

Date: 29th October, 17th November & 24th November 2015

Members Attended: MsSusmitaBasu, MsRajoshi Banerjees, Prachi (2nd Year Student from Loreto College), ParomaSengupta&selected stu-

dents from Classes IX &XI

Venue: A.V.R, SCIS, Kolkata

The entire project comprises of twenty modules. The first day of the workshop was an in-

trospect on our individual rights and how to protect it. A hand out on all the articles of Hu-

man Rights has been given to the students. A documentary on violation of human rights

during Nazi Germany was shown to the students. The second day of the workshop com-

menced with the meaning of „Holocaust‟ and discussion on it. The teachers along with the

students were assigned to list out ten items to be carried. Each one prepared a list along

with the facilitator and read it out. In doing this process the individual‟s priority comes to

the fore but most important almost all of us like to carry laptops, cell phones along with

some money, failed to understand that GPS can also track our hideout place. A hand out of

a story „Jew Car‟ was given to the students along with an assignment to identify the in-

stances of social seclusion in our society.

It was a rare opportunity to listen to the tales told by two professional photographers Olivia Arthur and Philipp Ebeling through their photo-

graphs at Harrington Arts Street, Kolkata on 7th November 2015. The event was organised by British Council, Kolkata and students of SCIS

photography club – Vihaan Khanna, Vidur, Vivaan Sonthalia and SantanuVolz along with two teachers – Mr. HayshanRehman and Ms.

MadhuriKatti attended it. Both the photographers were presenting their latest books/projects self published by their venture „Fish

Bar‟. Photo journalism is at its best phase now thanks to the evolving digital technology. It was indeed heartening to see thematic represen-

tation of places, people and the era by these two splendid artists. Olivia Arthur‟s latest work – “Stranger” is about Dubai and narrates a tale

of a fictitious survivor of a 1961 shipwreck in which many lost their lives. This survivor from the troubled past returns to connect to the mod-

ern Dubai full of dichotomies – unprecedented growth and development while being trapped in conservative society where women still have

to wear a veil and live their free lives alienated behind the curtains. It is a very interesting work on women which also connects to her previ-

ous work on Saudi Arabia, Jeddah and India – a commentary on how culture, past defines a city and its people. Philipp Ebeling‟s book

“Land without Past” is a personal tale of growing up in a German neighbourhood while connecting to the troubled history of Germany – pre

and post Nazi era and the very recent reunification of Germany. It was a rare experience to listen to the anecdotal context in the first person

and the linkages made through photographs to the significant past of two culturally very different cities. The book “Stranger” also experi-

ments with the design, layout and even paper. The transparent paper adds to the commentary of a ship wreck survivor who was traveling to

Dubai with dreams on a ship but destiny turned out to be different.The underwater photographs of the remains of the shipwreck printed on

transparent sheets make the whole experience surreal.

STUDENT SPEAK Human rights are rights which every human possesses, but unfortunately not every human is aware of it. I was fortunate

to attend this workshop with the objective to spread awareness about human rights. .The interactive session brought

forth various views regarding human rights. Recent events which violated human rights were given as reference. For

example ,the terrorist attack in Paris.

We were also shown a video on Adolf Hitler who brazenly violated the human rights of the Jews and massacred them .

It was an enriching experience as we became more aware of human rights.

Reported by Raunak Dasgupta, Class IX

Australian Trade Commission and Cambridge English Language Assessment organized a workshop to introduce their India Schools Video

Competition 2015 for school students in India which was hosted by South City International School on 5th November. The competition is sup-

ported by the National Australia Bank, Credila and four prestigious Australian universities –Bond University, Charles Darwin University, Cur-

tin University and James Cook University. SAE Institute, Australia is the knowledge partner of the initiative.

“Advance 2 Australia” (www.a2oz.org) is an online video competition wherein team of two students and a mentor teacher will submit a three

minutes video based on any of the four themes – Social Entrepreneurship, Robotics, Oceanography and Creative Animation. The workshop, to

train and orient students about this competition ,was conducted by two trainers from SAE Institute, Australia - Ian Dixon & Stephanie. The

workshop was organized at a very short notice .Hence ,only few school teams attended it. The participant schools were – Sri Sri Academy, Be-

thune Collegiate School, Jadavpur Vidyapeeth, La Martinere School for Boys and South City International School.

The workshop covered the basics of film making over two sessions. All teams are expected to submit three minutes videos on respective topics

to win a free trip to Australia.

Eight students of Class XI along with four teachers of SCIS attended this workshop. It gave a much required exposure and opportunity to ex-

plore creative fields of study.

Art Teacher ,Ms. Payal Sarkar along with two students – Nilavo of Class VII C and Aryan Ghosh of

Class VI D attended an Art Workshop titled “Me, Myself and Us”on 17th November 2015 . It was

part of the celebration of Annual International Education Week from November 16-20 and was con-

ducted by U.S Fulbright Teaching Assistant Nimah Gobir. Students found it very interesting as they

were given resources on spot and were asked to work in groups to creatively engage themselves in

different tasks.

Students of Classes VI-XI participated in the Tata Building India School Essay Competition on 3rd of November 2015. It is India‟s largest

school essay writing competition organized by Tata group of companies to motivate and nurture young minds across India. The essay competi-

tion provides a unique platform to encourage young leaders of tomorrow to showcase their expressions in writing, on host of subjects related to

nation building.

The English teachers have shortlisted best essays from each class and they have been sent for national round.

Six students of Art along with the Art teacher, Mr. Ishaan ,attended an Art workshop conducted by University of Cleveland at Garden High

International School on 4th of November 2015.It was a good educative workshop on creative techniques.

The Voice Club of Modern High School had hosted a Model SAARC Summit on

the 20th and 21st of November 2015. It was different from the normal MUN proce-

dures as the conference took place for only two days instead of three. The Executive Board

was approachable and efficient. The Press Team at Modern High did a laudable job in

working silently yet tirelessly launching the “MSAARCastic” newspaper.

MSAARC was a quadruple delegation committee which required team work and presenta-

tion was every delegation‟s priority. Our allotment was Sri Lanka and the delegation con-

sisted of The Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Foreign Secretary and the Defense

Secretary. The participants from SCIS comprised of TanviSehgal, SuruchiPattnaikand Ray-

eesaArifeen and me. I was the SCIS Head Delegate and thus the Prime Minister of Sri

Lanka. Tanvi was the Defense Secretary, Rayeesa was the Foreign Minister and Suruchi

was the Foreign Secretary. MSAARC had two interwoven agendas- i) Territorial Disputes

and ii) Refugee crisis in South Asia. We also had to submit two position papers prior to the

committee.

During committee sessions, subcommittees were running parallel wherein a member from

each delegation (except The Head of State) was called to the other conference hall and were

given to handle a crisis at hand and during the subcommittees no procedures followed. Af-

ter all the members of the delegation except the Prime Minister were done solving the crises,

the Heads were called to write a declaration, encapsulating all the decisions and amend-

ments made during the one and a half day committee session. While writing a declaration,

we were divided into three blocks by the Executive Board- Territorial Disputes, Refugee

Crisis and drug and human trafficking. I am proud to say that I was the only delegate who

authorized all the three declarations. Though we returned only with participation certifi-

cates, we did make some notable achievements. Our position paper was approved by the

E.B and an amendment was made to the SAARC Charter as per our position paper.We

were the youngest lot in the entire committee and yet we authorized working papers and

communiqués which were highly appreciated by the committee including the E.B. and

teachers at Modern High School. This not only increased our school‟s recognition but the

appreciation and recognition highly overwhelmed us.

Reported by SnigdhaNegi (Class VIIIB)

INTER HOUSE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT (SENIOR SECTION CLASS VI-XI)

From 09th October 2015 TO 15th October 2015

South City International School Inter House Basketball Tournament (Secondary

Section) started from 9th October 2015 with the clash of the four Houses -

Achiever, Innovator, Creator and Philosopher ,each battling out to become

champions. Ms. Swati Dutta, Dean of Academics, was the Chief Guest on the

opening day.

Achiever House vs.

Creator House

Achiever House won the

match (20-18)

Achiever House qualified

for the Final.

Philosopher House vs.

Innovator House

Philosopher House won

the match (24-10)

Philosopher House quali-

fied for the Final.

Philosopher House vs.

Innovator House

Innovator House won the

match ( 22 – 10)

Innovator House quali-

fied for the Final.

Achiever House and

Creator House

Creator House won the

match ( 20-18)

Creator House qualified

for the Final.

Philosopher House and Creator

House

Philosopher House won the match (26-24)

securing third position.

Achiever House and Innovator

House

Achiever House won the match (28-16) and

secured third place.

The Final Matches were held on 15th of October 2015. Middle School Academics

Coordinator, Ms. Suparna Dey was the Chief Guest who also gave out the prizes .

Achiever House and Innovator

House

Innovator House won the match by 23-24

Best Player Award- Srishti Bajaj of Innova-

tor House with a total of 24 points.

Achiever House and Philosopher

House

Philosopher House won the match by 26-27.

Rishav Daga of Philosopher House got the

best player award. His total score in the

tournament was 22 point.

First Match in the Girls‟ Category

First Match in the Boy‟s Category

Second Match of the Girls‟ Category

Second Match in Boys‟ Category

Third Position ( Girls‟ Category)

Third Position ( Boys‟ Category)

Final Match ( Girls‟ Category)

Final Match ( Boys‟ Category)

Primary School Hindi Elocution Competition was represented by twenty eight participants from all

the four Houses, Achiever,Creator, Philosophersand Innovator.

The esteemed judges were Mrs. Rekha Singhla, Mrs. Apilla Gupta and Mrs. Sejal Arora.

The participants were divided into five categories, and each category had a different theme, namely

Flowers, Butterflies, Childhood, Nature and Light and Hope.

The highlight of the event was that two students, Ruby Julson from the United States Of America and

Panisara Boonkarn from Thailand also took part in the event. Their mastering a foreign language

and actively participating in the competition was appreciated by all.

Category 1 1st Position Rishit Saroagi

2nd Position Krishank Jain

3rd Position Devi Kumar

Category 2 1st Position Aavni Bose

2nd Position Sitara Gera

3rd Position Megha Chakraborty

Category 3 1st Position Tanishka Majumder

2nd Position Amaira Ahmed

Category 4 1st Position Anya D Roy

2nd Position Varalika Sharma & Janbhi Paul

Category 5 1st Position Aakarsh Jaiswal

Best Speaker Tanishka Majumder

Ruby Juslon and Panisara Boonkarn with

Primary Head Ms. Sahana Bhattacharya

and the student anchors Nirwan Agar-

wala and Sia Agarwal.

The Philoso-

pher House

won the com-

petition scor-

ing 962.5

Inter House Secondary Hindi Elocution (2015-16)

Date: 4th November

Selected students with Hindi as 2nd and 3rd Language

participated in Hindi Elocution which was held in the

auditorium.

There were three categories. Theme for the first cate-

gory was festival, second was sarcasm and inspira-

tional, third category was current affair.

The event was well coordinated by HOD, Mrs. Rekha

Singla, along with Apilla Gupta and Sandeep Shaw.

Primary teachers- Mrs. Minu Duggal, Mrs. Manisha

Pandey Mrs Nisha Gupta were the esteemed judges

for the event.

Achiever House won 1st position and Samkitt Patni of

Achiever House won the best speaker award.

CATEGORY 1

CATEGORY 2

CATEGORY 3

BEST SPEAKER

HOUSE POSITION

POSITION NAME&CLASS HOUSE POINTS

1st SAMKITT PATNI ACHIEVER 146

2nd MAHEK GUPTA CREATOR 134

1st LAKSHYA SARROF ACHIEVER 142

2nd TANVI SEHGAL CREATOR 138

1st SIDDHANT BHARD-

WAJ

CREATOR 144

NAME HOUSE

SAMKITT PATNI ACHIEVER

HOUSE POSITION HOUSE POINTS

1st ACHIEVER 682

2nd INNOVATOR 637

3rd PHILOSOPHER 632

4th CREATOR 631

The funfilled Children's Day celebration was held on November 5th, 2015

in the school auditorium for the primary and secondary school.

Usually we see students trying to act like teachers, but this was the time of

the year when we saw our teachers acting like us.

The amazing show started when our teachers came popping out in our

school uniform which was proceeded by a welcome speech by the Princi-

pal, Mr.Bagul.

He showered the students with blessing and worthy advice.

Well now commences the show where the teachers from primary and sec-

ondary got together to put up the best possible show.

From the anchors to the dancers, from the musicians to the actors all

made us get along with the flow of the show.

To give this show a special appeal ,Vice Principal, Ma'am Sanjukta , left

us all astonished as she tapped her feet to the beats of an Indian-classical

song along with two other teachers.

Suruchi Patnaik of Class IX-C says that she liked the mime the most as

she believes it was something different and creative .The teachers had put

up such a wonderful performance in such a short time.

It was a short and sweet mime with seven teachers participating.The

mime made us laugh, and we applauded till our hands ached.

I enjoyed the most when the „queen of jokes and laughter‟, Ma'am

Singhla made us all laugh out loud with her jokes.

The program continued with a beautiful and mesmerising performance

by our Performing Arts Department .They sang beautiful Hindi and Ben-

gali songs and made the audience swag along with them.

“I always thought that our teachers excelled only in the subjects that they

teach, but surprisingly ,they have all turned out to be all rounders”, said

Payal Mandan of Class IX-A. She also adds that it was a perfect opportu-

nity for us to appreciate our teachers.

The tribute to Michal Jackson through a dance was completely tremen-

dous . Further entertainment continued with another dance on a Hindi

number and the teachers received a standing ovation.

„SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS‟ is what every child needs and the Pri-

mary Head, Ma'am Sahana lead the chorus in rendering this song.

Last but not least was an enactment of a children‟s song, „A hole in the

bucket‟.It was a funny play which was enjoyed by all.

The function concluded with all the teachers coming up on stage and giv-

ing a perfect ending by singing the very famous song „Senorita‟ .The icing

on the cake was when our Principal ended this function with a

beautiful note ,followed by the National Anthem.

Reported by: Yashassvi Periwal (Class-IXB)

I love my school because it is so clean and green. The field is so big and I love going to the library and read-

ing books. We have kind teachers and I love my Principal, he talks to us in the assembly. He talks to all the

children. I love to play games. I love to run.

On Grandparents‟ Day, my grandparents came to my school, they liked to see my school and all the craft

work I do. We had fun, we ate cakes.

-Keyur Jha (IIA)

Keyur Jha

Class II A- Innovator

House

Swachh Bharat Mission- 1st- 15th November

The students of Class V, along with their teachers, visited the Mobile Science Exhibition held at

Science City on the 18th of November 2015. The exhibition was a part of the Golden Jubilee cele-

brations of Mobile Science Exhibitions by National Council of Science Museums. Scientific topics

like concepts of friction, sound and resonance and magnetism were well displayed and generated a

lot of interest amongst us.

Our students were given a demonstration and explanation of the exhibits. It was an enriching and

inspiring learning experience for them.

SOF: National Science Olympiad (2015-16)

Date: 5th November,2015

No. of participating students : 81 (Primary) and 65 (Secondary) = 146 students

No of Students absent: 7

Venue: Cafeteria for Primary Students and Room no 402,403 & 404 for Secon-

dary Students.

Time: 9:0010:00AM -Primary & 8:30-9:30 AM(Secondary)

Invigilators: Ms. Luna Roy, Ms. Sarita Singh (Primary) Ms.Soumita Roy, Ms.

Priyanka Roy Chowdhury, Ms. Dolly Chowdhury and Ms. Moumita Chatter-

jee (Secondary)

Theme- Light

English Class Activity-

Class II

Igniting minds is the prime objective of any form of education.

Class II did an innovative activity on how we can spread the mes-

sage of love and compassion, thereby making the world a better

place to live in.

The students brainstormed on ideas and then wrote them down in-

side a human bulb. Just as a bulb gives light, we hope their ideas

will also spread light in the world and illumine humanity.

Meeting Rahul Dravid

On the 24th of November, seventeen students ,five primary and twelve secon-

dary students along with three teachers (Mr. Arun Agarwal, Mr. Sankarjit

Chakraborty and Ms. Asmita Kapoor) went to the Salt Lake Stadium to

meet the great cricket icon ,Mr. Rahul Dravid.

We reached the venue at 11.30a.m. and watched him coaching the „Under

19 Indian Cricket Team‟ . The session continued till 1.00 p.m. The children

took group photos with their idol and he gave autographs to some of them.

The children also took autograph of Ricky Bhui, captain of the „Under 19‟

team . It was indeed a thrilling experience and the children learnt that the

key to success lies in three d s- discipline, diligence and dedication.

Primary School Picnic

The Primary Section went to Ibiza for a picnic, with all our teach-

ers. It is a beautiful resort with lots of greenery around. After reaching, we were

very hungry .We had our breakfast. We went off to play after this and enjoyed our-

selves thoroughly. When a little tired, we sat down to play Uno .

In between we had our favourite chips and chocolates. By that time our lunch was

ready and arranged. Before having lunch we did a little „Shama Laga Yoyo‟....I

meant to say that we danced. Lunch was yummy. I had three scoops of chocolate

ice cream . We had lots of fun. After that we came back to school. We shared our

wonderful experience with our parents and I would love to experience it all over

again .I had lots of fun and a great time which I will cherish. Reported by : Tanishka Mazumdar (Class IIIB)

(SECONDARY)

This is my third month at South City International School and let me put it, I am thoroughly enjoying it. We had the secondary

school picnic on 21st of November 2015, for which we were taken to Ibiza Resort in Merlin Greens, Amtala, 24 Paraganas

(South).We reported to school at 7:30 am and we were well settled in the buses by 8:15am.We all got to sit with our friends.

The journey was quite long, yet enjoyable as we sipped on juices and snacked on chips. It was a ninety minute journey. On

reaching Ibiza, breakfast of “puri” and “aloo dum”was served to us and finished with the finger-licking “jalebi”! The resort has

massive open spaces , a lake and a swimming pool. What a treat it was for our urban eyes! Some played games, while others

went out to explore the resort. The greenery thrilled us and we clicked pictures. There were adorable rabbits and quacking

ducks. My friend and I happened to spot a “water-snake”. We even got a chance to visit the Disco. We all danced our hearts out

to catchy tracks and the teachers joined in too! I really wish I could rewind time and relive those moments. Lunch was served

and ice cream too. We couldn‟t resist four scoops and some of us even went for more. By 2:30pm we were all ready to leave for

school . It was great fun and one of the best picnics I‟ve ever had! It‟ll be a cherished memory forever!

Reported by Ishita Chatterjee

(Class –VIIIC)

Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy celebrated the 41st Foundation Day. They seeks to bring about positive

changes in the lives of all people with cerebral palsy through a range of policies and service provisions de-

signed to enhance their individual skills and knowledge and give them opportunities to exercise their consti-

tutional rights and fully participate and contribute to the community and country. This mission reflects ad-

herence to a social model of disability and to international and national rights-based initiatives namely the

United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disability, 2007, the Persons with Disability Act,

Govt. of India, 1995 and the National Trust Act, Govt. of India 1999.

On 18th of November 2015, Special Educator Coordinator Mr. Gautam Sengupta visited IICP with three

children of Interact Club. They visited the class rooms and the vocational rooms. The children got sensitized

and were so touched that at the end of the visit they donated money.

On 19th November 2015,Class VIIIA along with Class Teacher Ms. Priyanka, Ms. Sangeeta and Special

Education Department counselor ,Ms. Ronita paid a visit to IICP Exhibition. Students were very touched by

the whole experience. They also bought handmade stuff from the exhibition and contributed to the cause.

Our visit to the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy on 19th November 2015 was more interesting than it sounded. We visited

their library which had a lot of books and their own album displaying the events they took part in. Various devices like the

audio recording book were used in communication with the mentally and physically challenged children. Even after their

health problems , they asked really intelligent riddles and questions. We saw children typing on the keyboard with their feet

which would take us a really longtime to do. We came across a lot of rooms with a lot of presentations relevant to the

themes of the rooms like the Coffee House , The Green Park and even a Mall. All of them were really good. We came

across one of the their students named Rajkumar who wouldn't talk when he was first brought to the IICP Premises and

now he is a young man with a good job and has an improved mental condition. We met another special person , Andy sir , who had devoted a lot

of his life for this very purpose. We also met one of Gautam sir's favourite students , Shreya who had a great sense of craft and made really beauti-

ful necklaces. One of the students , Bernard came from the missionaries of charities for his education. We arrived in the computer lab and were

quizzed on the discovery of computers which was really interesting. Their sense of imagination was high and maybe more than us. The thing I

liked the most is that they had their own printing unit where they made handmade paper bags , envelopes and notepads too. There was stalls for

everything made in the premises. One of the elderly students , Shraddha had a great skill in making really good presentations and was interested in

music and who liked to play with music. It was a really adventurous experience and a place really worth visiting and I am thankful for getting a

chance to visit the institution. It is an inspiration to students like us.

Reported by: Pratik Guha (Class IXA)

On 18th November 2015 ,Ms. Moumita Chatterjee and Mad-

huri Katti attended Science Workshop at USIEF which was

also to celebrate International Education Week. The Work-

shop was conducted by Fulbright scholars Ms. Ratna Biswas

and Mr. Sabyasachi. It was an engaging two hour workshop

on concept mapping and teaching science creatively by chal-

lenging students with problems and teaching them to work in

group using concept mapping technique and imagination. It

was fruitful to interact with science teachers of the best

schools of the city.

Student Speak!

Students of South City International School par-

ticipated in two events at Maitree Fest at MHS

which was open only to Class IX and X students.

The face painting team consisting of Aashvika

Loyalka, Aneesha Agarwal and Yassasavi of

Class IX won 1st position, while Wrik Karmakar,

Mayank Goel and Raunak Dasgupta of Class IX

teamed up to win the 3rd position in HTML web

designing IT event.

The face painting team was trained by Mr. Ishaan,

new art teacher. As ICSE curriculum doesn‟t in-

clude HTML ,the team had self learnt HTML to

participate in the event under the guidance of the

computer teachers.

Primary Section‟s visit to IICP

A forty four member group comprising of thirty six

students from SCIS along with five staff members

and three attendants visited the IICP premises on the

occasion of their 41st Founders Day celebrations

during school hours on the 19th of November, 2015.

The visit included a tour around the premises to see

the exhibition put up by students and staff of IICP in

every classroom of the Special School, an orientation

of the various services offered , a film on IICP show-

ing its growth since inception and a dance pro-

gramme performed by the students of IICP in the

auditorium .

Students of SCIS also participated and enjoyed the

programme and danced along with the participants.

Our students participated in the block printing activ-

ity of the skill training unit and bought many items

like envelopes, paper bags, jewellery, wrapping pa-

per that were on sale there.

On Thursday, the 5th November 2015, Aryan Baid of Class IV Section A, read out the syn-

opsis of a book „Treasure Island by R. L. Stevenson‟, in the presence of Headmistress,

Mrs. Sahana Bhattacharya, the Junior School Librarian, Mrs. Supreya Mathur, teachers

and students .

This is the fifth Book Review read out in the Primary School Assembly.

„Treasure Island‟ is noted for its atmosphere, characters, and action. It is one of the most

frequently dramatized of all novels. Its influence is enormous on popular perceptions of

pirates, including such elements as treasure maps marked with an "X", schooners, the

Black Spot, tropical islands, and one-legged seamen bearing parrots on their shoulders!

On Thursday, the 19th November, 2015, Sanaya Jhunjhunwala of Class IV Sec-

tion B read out the synopsis of a book „The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by

Mark Twain‟,

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is an 1876 novel about a

young boy growing up along the Mississippi River. It is set in the fictional town

of St. Petersburg, inspired by Hannibal, Missouri, where Twain lived.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a great book to read for anyone who has a

love for adventure and escapades. It is about a mischievous boy Tom, who is

always playing tricks and gets involved in dangerous adventures. He has a

brother named Sid and a sister named Mary. Aunt Polly, who takes care of

Tom, loves him even though he is a troublemaker. Huckleberry Finn, whose

nickname is Huck, is Tom‟s best friend as well as the partner in all of his risky

adventures.

The One Nation Reading Together-2015 programme was conducted

from 12:05 PM to 12:40 PM at South City International School on

27th November2015. Students of Primary and Secondary sections got

together to read books during the period in their respective class-

rooms. Posters with the information regarding the event were put up.

The pledge of the event was read out as well as displayed at the begin-

ning. Students brought their own books and enjoyed their participa-

tion in the event throughout. The school library also provided books to

those students who needed it for this event. Teachers supervised very

well during the event and their active cooperation had made this event

a success.

Creator House Assembly- 2nd November

Topic-Diwali- The Festival Of Lights

Special Assembly – National Constitution Day 26th November 2015

On 26th November 2015, at 8:00 a.m., a special assembly was organized to commemorate 26th November as the day of adoption of the Indian

Constitution by the Indian Constituent Assembly and to celebrate Dr. B.R. Ambedkar‟s 125th birth anniversary. The Assembly commenced

with the holy book reading from Upanishad carrying the message on peace, followed by the prayer song. The presentation on the adoption

and drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly was quite appropriately delivered by the students of Class XI. Thereafter, Prime Min-

ister Shri NarendraModi‟s message on „National Constitution Day‟, a few fact files of our Constitution and the importance of Preamble in

the Constitution were read out.

Mr. Bagul read out the Preamble and the students recited after him.. The Assembly was concluded with the delivery of News and the

thought of the day pertaining to the Constitution of India stated by Sri NarendraModi.

Philosopher House Assembly-

30th November

Topic- Hard work

House Assembly Innovator House

Topic- Guru Nanak Jayanti

Class V A presented the assembly .

Topic : Always have faith