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Sunnydale Newsletter / 1

4 T H I S S U E , O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6

Greetings from Sunnydale

With this first newsletter after a long gap, I bestow my warm felicitations to the super achievers of Ordinary Level and Advanced Level batches of 2016. Really stupendous has been their performance and it shows the Almighty has yet again endowed Sunnydale with His blessings.

Reopening the school after the summer holidays was as dealing with a catch 22; the titanic fear and panic after the Holy Artisan carnage, the rumours thereafter and the responsibility for safety of life under Sunnydale’s roof compelled the management to postpone reopening the school. The gates were opened only after extreme precautions to ensure safety were taken in all the buildings. Installation of CCTVs, introduction of identity cards for all students and visitors’ inspection for security check have since then become an enhanced reinforcement for security at Sunnydale.

Those incidents in the past few months have drawn back into my memory the quote by Martin Luther King Jr.: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” I would urge the parent community to teach their children the three core values of life: compassion, humility and endurance besides others.

And now a refreshing note to my dear teens of Class VIII onwards: girls are allowed to tie their hair in a simple ponytail and boys are relieved from the usual crew cut hairstyle. I believe my children, my Sunnydalians, know the extent they are expected to go to where discipline and decency matter.

So far, it is going good at Sunnydale and I wish better ahead for the whole Sunnydale community.

Sincerely,

Tazeen Ahmed Principal

Sunnydale observed the National Mourning Day paying solemn tribute to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his 41st anniversary of martyrdom. His life was commemorated by speeches and essays from students and patriotic songs were sung to honour the occasion.

I have walked that long road to freedomI have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered that secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.

- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela


Congratulations!GRADUATION CEREMONYAdvanced Level, Class of 2016

On the ceremonial evening of

Graduation, Sunnydale honours

its graduates and celebrates the

completion of their final Advanced

Level course. In this final hour

gilded with jubilation, Sunnydale

sends off the graduates into the

world for further pursuits in life.

This year the Graduation Ceremony

took place on August 7, at KIB

Convention Centre. The Chairman

of Sunnydale Dr. Tanvir Ahmed

Khan along with the Principal

Ms. Tazeen Ahmed welcomed the

graduates, chief guest, special

guest, parents and faculty to the

glorious occasion.

The welcome and farewell

speeches by the Chairman and the

Principal moved the graduates and

the rest.

Professor Dr. Anupam Sen, an

internationally known eminent

social scientist and Vice Chancellor

of Premier University, Chittagong

graced the occasion as the Chief

Guest and conferred the graduation

certificates among the eighty-

seven graduates. Another notable

personality to honour the graduates

as the Special Guest was Ms. Niaz

Zaman, adviser to Department of

English, Independent University


No doubt we are special !Examination Result under

Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)Batch: May/June 2016

ORDINARY LEVELORDIN

Grade A

342Grade B

131Grade C

20Grade A*

295

Out of 788 Papers

Grade B

86Grade C

31Grade A*

71

ADVANCED LEVEL

Out of 290 Papers

OtherGrades

24

76 students out of 104 will receive‘The Daily Star Award’(Qualifying status: 6 A’s and above).

31 students out of 85 qualified for‘The Daily Star Award’(Qualifying status: 3 A’s and above)

Grade A

78

and former professor of Department

of English, University of Dhaka.

The toppers Mondrita Iffat Rashid

and Amritabha Guha delivered

the Valedictory speeches at the

graduation ceremony.

The photo session, the refreshments

and hellos and good-byes thereafter

continued till long hours, and

made it a memorable night for our

graduates.

Sunnydale congratulates the students of batch 2016

who passed the Ordinary Level and Advanced Level

examinations under CIE with flying colours. Their absolute

stellar result proves that they left no stone unturned to

achieve brilliant results. It is their hard work and dedication

that call for recognition. Sunnydale is proud and excited

at the brilliant success year after year of the Ordinary level

and Advanced Level examinees.

Sunnydale would formally announce the achievements

soon after some of the results that are sent for rechecking

return.


Sunnydale Clubs

To foster all round development of our children Co-curricular activities were introduced last year and this year too such clubs have been started. CCAs are vital because even though they are not a part of the core curriculum, they play a very crucial role in giving the young boys and girls the ability to mould their lives to become well rounded people. The role of co-curricular activities in a student’s life cannot be put into words easily. Some of the major benefits are:

• overallpersonalitydevelopment• strengthenedselfconfidence• developedspecializedskills• senseofresponsibility• improvedacademicperformance,etc. There are a lot many clubs that a student can choose from or the clubs can even be self-initiated. Some of the clubs are Debate Club, Dance Club, Music Club, English Club, Bangla Club, Science and Mathematics Club, Spelling Bee Club and Arts and Crafts Club.

“Allworkandnoplay,makesJackadullboy.”

Workshop on MUNA workshop on MUN was conducted in September.

The aim was to eradicate the confusion about MUN’s

entity. The students who have already participated

in MUN conference as delegates narrated their

experience and learning from it.

What is MUN actually?MUN or Model United Nations is an

academic simulation of the United

Nations where students play the

role of delegates from different

countries and attempt to solve real

world issues with the policies and perspectives of their

assigned country. For example, a student assigned

China would have to solve global topics such as over

population or climate change from the policies and

perspectives of China.

Why MUN?•Helps to be confident

• Improves English fluency and vocabulary

• Improves research skills

• Improves diplomacy, public speaking and

leadership skills

•Enhances thinking capability

•Enlarges friend circle

INTRA-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES


Twenty girl and boy scouts received Scouts Standard Badges in the Badges Giving Ceremony held on Saturday, August 20 at Senior Section, Sunnydale.

The scouts’ achievements gained from the series of tests and training earned them the first of the three progress badges. The trainings give them more in-depth knowledge of Scouting skills and more learning in areas such as first-aids, campcraft, water activities etc. The focus of all the scouts activities is on creating better citizens with a better sense for saving our environment.

SCOUTSBadge Giving Ceremony

‘Sharat’ CelebrationThe onset of ‘Sharat’ season was celebrated in the early morning of September 21, 2016. Students gathered in the field to welcome the season and the performers from different clubs sang ‘Sharat’ songs, recited poems and read articles in Bengali and English. The whole field wore a festive look. The teachers made an effort to match the theme of Sharat by wearing the blue and white attire.

Death Anniversary ofthe National Poet Short programmes were arranged in the morning assemblies of all the sections to pay homage to our National Poet, Kazi Nazrul Islam on his 40th death anniversary. His life was commemorated through speeches glorifying his status in our culture. His most famous poetries were recited and songs were sung as a tribute to the great poet.


INTER SCHOOL PARTICIPATIONS

Language Festival at Dhaka ResidentialModel College

Sunnydale participated along with many other renowned

schools in this Language Festival held from September

01 to September 03. Sunnydale students enthusiastically

participated in various events and bagged many top

positions. We feel much proud to announce our students

secured the 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions in Spelling Bee

and 1st runner up in Extempore Speech competition.

Math and Science Olympiad atNotre Dame College

The students participated in the Notre Dame College

Math and Science Olympiad with lots of enthusiasm.

There were many events and they took part in almost all

of them.

Sunnydalian Md Muksetul Islam (Class XII, Aquila)

won the Best Delegate Award at the Model United

Nations (MUN) conference. The conference was

arranged by Bangladesh Model United Nations

Council (BMUNC) at St. Joseph Higher Secondary

School, from September 30 to October 01. Out

of the twenty-three best speakers, eight were

selected to attend

the sixty-fourth

session of Harvard

Model United

Nations that will be

held in Boston in the

United States. And

we are honoured

that Md Muksetul

Islam is one of them.

Best Delegate Award

Welcome Parties of Kindergarten I and Class I

Welcome Parties for Kindergarten I at Junior Section 2 and Class I at Middle Section 1 were arranged on August 27, 2016 to help the young students get to know their new surrounding before starting with their routine classes. With their arrival both the buildings went abuzz with their

happy faces, giggles and laughter. The warmth and love of the teachers along with the magic show, candies and small giveaways made it a welcoming home for the small children.


Two teams of Sunnydale brilliantly

reached 2nd runners up and fourth

position in the Grand Finale after the

qualifying round in the CIMA Business

Quiz organized by CIMA Bangladesh.

The daylong battle of knowledge took

place on Friday, September 30 at St.

Joseph Higher Secondary School.

Sunnydales’ team of Anisha Rabbani,

Sara Alam and Auhom Ahrar-Al Quazi

from Class XI, Cygnus became the 2nd

runners up and the team of Shadman

Azad and Sadat Mahbub Chowdhury

from Class XII, Aquila and Rian

Rahman Faisal from Class XII, Cygnus

was the 4th best performing team in

the competition. And being in the top 6

teams they were called onto the stage

to compete in the Grand Finale.

Competing with 158 teams from many

renowned schools was not a child’s

play. Congratulations to our achievers

for their magnificent brilliance!

CIMA Business Quiz

Runners’ up and

participants9th EUSCIANScience Festival

Advanced Level students of Sunnydale

participated in the Quiz Competition

event of this festival held from October

3 to October 5 hosted by Engineering

University School and College. About a

hundred teams of schools and colleges

participated in the event. Two out of three

teams from Sunnydale competently

secured their positions in the ‘TOP 6’

in the Quiz Competition. Among all

the quiz teams competing Sunnydale

was the only English medium school.

The team of Benzadid M Gani and Md

Muksetul Islam from Class XII, Aquila

and Auhom Ahrar-Al Quazi from Class

XI, Cygnus became the 1st Runners

Up and the team of Ihfaz Tajwar and

Arif Arman Fahim from Class XII, Auriga

and Shadman Azad from Class XII,

Aquila clinched the 4th position in the

competition. Heartiest congratulations

to our quiz winners!


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www.sunnydale.edu.bd

UIU Inter-school Debate Championship 2016 Two out of four teams of Sunnydale that participated in this championship stood champions in both Open and Novice categories. The other two teams reached the Quarter Finals and Semi Finals though. The champion team in the Open category comprised of Rifayat Zafeer Wafee and Bishal Podder of Class XI and Rafi Ahmed of Class X. The champion team in the Novice category comprised of Anannya Bhuiyan, Humayra Binte Monwar of Class IX and Al Wasee M. Fahimuddaula of Class VIII who were contesting with S.F.X. Green Herald in the finals. Rifayat Zafeer Wafee achieved the Best Debater of the Tournament award whereas Bishal Podder was recognized as the Second Best Debater. The debate was held from October 6 to 8.

Parents are requested to be cautious while their cars are driven in front of the school buildings. As in the rush hour all types of vehicles arrive there to drop off and pick up the children, any negligence may result into an untoward incident.

Parking is absolutely not allowed in the adjacent areas and in front of the school buildings. Students should get out of their cars, rickshaws etc., immediately when they reach the gate of their school building. Similarly, at the school dispersal time extreme care should be taken so that smooth flow of vehicles is ensured.

Traffic Rules

Now the students can go for a variety of edibles and snacks available at their canteen. The quality is being liked by the children and they throng the canteen more than ever. The hygienic and wholesome food has provided some relief to the working mothers too.

A brownie ora club sandwich?

Up ComingEvents at

Sunnydale

• ‘Hemanta’Celebration

• ScoutsAnnualCamp

• FieldTrips(ClassI-XI)

• Excursion(ClassXII)

• AwarenessDays

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