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SCIS BUZZ

FEBRUARY 2018

Volume 11, Issue 11

In This Issue

From the Principal‟s Desk Page 1

Visit to Kolkata International

Book Fair

Investiture Ceremony 2018

Talk Show by BBC Earth

Page 2

BITM Quiz

SCI-FARI

Farewell to Binod Sir

Page 3

Activities

Accolades

Page 4

BBC Sony Earth Presentation

Learning about „Rocks and

Minerals‟

Learning Fraction- Play way

Math Laboratory Activity

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Workshop

Morning Assemblies Page 6

Editorial Team

Ms. Dolly Chowdhury

Ms. Manisha Pandey

Ms. Mondira Sarkar

Mr. Abhishek Guha

Ms. Deepti Bhattacharya

Ms. Sawandipa Banerjee

Ms. Asmita Kapoor

FROM THE PRINCIPAL‟S DESK

Dear All,

Facing innumerable challenges in their “karmabhoomi”, what should be the role of teachers

in modern times? A teacher today goes beyond being just a facilitator to being a caregiver,

model and an ethical mentor. The concept of teacher, transmitting knowledge within limited space of time and area is un-

dergoing change and perhaps getting redefined. Technological changes may not necessarily

bring in advancements, but it thrusts a change upon the society and teachers cannot isolate

themselves from these metamorphosis. The changes are gradual and imperceptible, initially

and noticeable once complete.

Text books and verbal communication continue to be the mainstay and perhaps the back-

bone of the teaching methods. Graphics and other visual modules available through technol-

ogy has made the task of propagating knowledge easier.

The danger is that there are other avenues to access information. More dangerous is the

credibility of the information. Not all that is available in internet is unbiased truth and rele-

vant. Even truth can be misinterpreted in absence of better understanding. Little learning can

indeed be dangerous.

Modern teachers, therefore need to be aware of these avenues of information and ensure stu-

dents realize the actual values of these information and sources. Consequently the linear

method of teaching needs fresh evaluation and changes.

The social environment can no longer be ignored. It is an essential determinant in psycho-

logical changes in which the experts are giving their inputs. We are looking at a transforma-

tive society where the lines between truth and falsehood are often blurred .Above all, we as

the teaching fraternity need to realise that truth and fact are different and fact may not be the

truth.

Warm regards

John Andrew Bagul

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VISIT TO KOLKATA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR

Date : 30th January to 11th February 2018

Venue : Central Park, Salt Lake, Kolkata

School library committee members had visited the Book Fair and procured books of different categories, genre & lan-

guages which are suitable for our school library and useful for students.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY 2018

Date : 8th February 2018

The Investiture ceremony, a prestigious annual event of-

SCIS was organized on February 9,2018.The new Council

members, to lead the school from the front ,were elected

through proper election procedure. Voting power was exer-

cised by both students and teachers including the higher

authorities. The chief guest to grace the occasion,was Prof.

Dr. .Asoke S. Kolaskar and Dr. RajLakshmi Kolaskar

respectively. Prof. Kolaskar's speech was profoundly

inspirational. Our Principal, Mr, John Andrew Bagul

appreciated the efforts of the students. Vice Principal ,Ms

Sahana Bhattacharya motivated the Council members to be

dedicated in their future endeavours .

TALK SHOW BY BBC EARTH

On 6th February 2018 ,Classes VI to VIII along with Primary Section

attended the talk show by BBC Earth. Various nature based videos were

shown to the students. Simple and interesting Science experiments were

demonstrated . A quiz was held based on the videos shown at the end of the

talkshow. Interesting prizes comprising of small saplings in recycled plastic

containers were handed out to winners. They were much appreciated by the

students. The whole talk show was very educative and effectively conducted

by the representatives of the BBC Earth.

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BITM QUIZ

On National Science Day, four students of Class IX went to the BITM ( Birla

Industrial and Technological Museum) for participating in a talk followed by an

open house quiz at the venue. Our students took part in the competition enthusias-

tically, even when they found it difficult to understand some of the questions which

were in vernacular language. Shobhit Maheshwari of Class IXA won a hamper

from the organizers by answering a question correctly.

It was an enriching activity for the students. They learnt about many facets of clean environment and “Swachh Bharat” which was the theme of the

talk and the open house quiz.

Report by-Sangeeta Das & Suvraleena Bandyopadhyay.

SCI-FARI On the occasion of National Science Day ,28th February 2018 ,a Science exhibition SCI-FARI was

organised at South City International School. The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Vamsi Krishna

Balla, Senior Principal Scientist at Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute, Kolkata. Students from

Standard VI to VIII from the school displayed their innovative talents. With the key objective of bringing

out the hidden talents of students and with a focus on creating more awareness of science & technology

the exhibition was organized. It was an enriching activity for the students to show their Science models

and give demonstration on it.

ALOHA - BINOD SIR “What we call the beginning is often the end. And

to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is

where we start from.”

Faculty members of the Secondary section of SCIS organized a farewell for Mr. Binod Kumar Das as he embarks upon a new journey.

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PRIMARY SECTION

Accolades

Saunak Barman stood sec-

ond in the State and Inter

District Table Tennis Cham-

pionship

Foundation A and C

Reading practice

3 letter words with o in the middle

ACTIVITIES

Foundation A and C

Playing in the park

Knowing about flowers.

Foundation C

Celebrating Valentine's day

Foundation A and C

Making Valentine's day craft

Foundation A and C

Craft book work

Making "Disco disc" with a cd and colourful stickers

Tupil Craft Holi Craft Activity on plants Flintobox

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Activities

BBC Sony Earth Presentation

On the 6th of February, 2018 BBC Sony World vis-

ited our school.They presented interesting and

educative videos for our students. These were

based on simple methods on how a terrarium is

created. The program was concluded with a

quiz.Students enjoyed the experiments thoroughly.

Learning about „Rocks and Minerals‟

Children bring their collection of

„Rocks‟ and „Minerals‟ and talk about

it.They touch and feel their textures

and record some information down.

Craftwork with Rocks and

Minerals

Learning Fraction- Play way

Children cut a cake, into halves,

quarters etc and then joined the

pieces to learn the practical

meaning of „fraction‟.

Math Laboratory Activity Class II

Topic- Learning „Time‟ with

customized clock faces. Each child

gets a clock face model, which has

hands which can be moved to

indicate the time.

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Morning Assemblies

Class II C Assembly

Topic- Happiness You Get From The Family

Class II D Assembly

Topic : Ingredients For Being A Good Friend

Class II B Assembly

Topic- I Think You Are Wonderful

Children learnt that it is very important to find something wonderful in people around us. They

learnt to encourage and appreciate each other. They sang the song „I Think You‟re Wonderful‟

Class II A

Topic : Assembly on Valentines‟ Day

PHILOSOPHER HOUSE PRIMARY ASSEMBLY

Topic: International Mother Language Day

WORKSHOP

The workshop was on strategies and inten-

sive study for teaching children with spe-

cific learning difficulties.The same was

presented and conducted by Trainers from

K a l v i F o u n d a t i o n , C h e n n a i

at Manochetana/ Manovikas Kendra.

The session was well structured and the

presentation was

interactive