SIS Spirit

2010-11

Singapore International School, On Highway No.8 , Post Mira-Dahisar, Mumbai - 401104. Tel.: + 91 22 29452186 - 88 / 9322190945 l admissions@sisindia.net l e-mail: Website: www.sisindia.net

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Principals Message SIS Spirit10 Together We Shine SIS Leaders Words of the Young Minds Creativity, Action, Service @ SIS Saturday Hobby Club Young Artists Events @ SIS CCA @ SIS Globe Trotting Hands on Learning SIS in the News SIS - The Second Home SIS salutes the Victorious Graduation Day 2 4 8 40 48 58 66 70 76 102 114 124 128 132 136 142

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This year, SIS has continued to grow in very important ways. In this third edition of SIS Spirit11, I would want to discuss some of the high spots of the year and focus especially on our efforts to prepare our students for a life of social responsibility and service to community. This was an excellent year for our football teams. The SIS-sponsored IB Football Invitational tournament saw 9 of the top IB schools of Mumbai and Pune participate. Our girls team won the hotly-contested firstplace trophy and our boys team came second. My hearty congratulations to all the participants. In the academic arena too our students brought home brilliant accolades. Our schools second IGCSE batch of 22 students won 21 awards of distinction and one of merit. This is no easy achievement. Kudos to them all. Our IB Diploma Programme batch also performed brilliantly. Of 20 students, 18 students registered for the diploma and 2 for certificates this year. All 18 of them earned their coveted diplomas with excellent scores, and the two certificate candidates got what they desired for. Please allow me to mention here a few outstanding examples: our class topper was offered admission at Carnegie-Mellon, Cornell, and UCBerkeley, while other students gained admission to UK universities including Imperial College, City of London College, and Wawick University. Not to forget the schools third NASA trip to the US is on the way. We want our students to be Ready for the world ready for the future, as the SIS slogan reminds us. Over this past school year, our students have followed the Jasmine Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa. Even our primary-grade students have learned about earthquakes and tsunamis in the context of the Japanese disaster just a couple of months back. This is a very good trend. I also appreciate the fund-raising campaign carried out by students for the tsunami victims. Now something about our future endevours - SIS is charting a course to give students a global vision along with the values, attitudes, and skills to meet these challenges throughout our schools programme. For the same purpose, we have initiated a partnership with the British Council and will be working with a British Council team during the coming year to attain the International School Award. This will entail our integrating and interweaving international dimensions into our curriculum in every area and at every level. Through the British Council, we are also joining the Global School Partnership programme which is a one-time collaboration on a project with a school in the U.K. or another commonwealth country. This is something no other school can boast of. Another very different kind of partnership was established this year with the Sanctuary Tiger programme, Kids for Tigers. Our younger students spearheaded a signature campaign to raise awareness about the endangered status of our beloved national animal, the Indian tiger. I express my whole hearted support to this cause, and will closely follow up with more suggestions on animal conservation. In another important recognition for our school, 27 SIS students will receive the bronze International Global Citizen's Award. SIS is the first school in India to offer the IGC Award programme, encouraging students to become better global citizens by finding out about other cultures and how their everyday lives affect the environment and the lives of others, taking small actions to help make the world a better place, and reflecting on their developing knowledge. This is yet another step towards our mission of creating citizens who are aware and sensitive. We should be proud about this. In the meanwhile, our faculty and staff are also busy preparing for the SIS Simulated Economic Forum to be held early in the coming year; commemorating the 40th year of the World Economic Forum. Teams of students from SIS and other schools will simulate the proceedings of the

WEF, presenting reports on competitiveness and efforts to reduce poverty. I wish the teams involved the very best. SIS also led Indian schools by being the first to participate in Odyssey of the Mind, a competition which encourages students to solve problems collectively, by thinking outside the box. This year SIS expanded the programme from primary grades all the way through Middle Division. SIS has taken a formal leadership role representing Odyssey of the Mind in India, training coaches and judges, and successfully initiating six other Indian schools into the programme. I am sure hosting the final round of competition this year has blessed students with loads of useful experience. The annual science fair, Eureka 2011, in January was the best science fair SIS has yet put up. It featured student projects related to health, energy, robotics, and many other areas of science and technology, from a solar water heater to a study of the effect of common Indian cooking spices on bacterial growth, along with a chance to be inspired by dialogue with a top visiting scientist. The Saturday hobby class also is a welcome start to expanding student knowledge. SIS students also tested their knowledge of science (as well as math and English) in the academic Olympiad programme, with as many as of our students being placed in the top 20, city wide, for their age and subject. I am amazed at how students, as well as our teachers, are constantly learning and expanding their horizons at SIS. To mention an example; SIS took the leadership role in hosting the first South Asian International Baccalaureate Association conference for professional development, attended by 170 IB teachers from 15 different IB schools across India who came together here for a weekend in February to explore ways to extend and improve learning according to the IB Learner Profile. Our own IB Coordinators and IB teachers led the way in forging stronger ties among IB schools in India. Last August, we participated in international conferences of Model United Nations which is run by students of some of the worlds top universities to encourage children learning on international conflicts and resources for problem-solving. To our first overseas Model United Nations conference -- WEMUNC, in Beijing, China -- SIS sent a strong delegation of 20-some students from the Middle and Upper Divisions. In October, these same students, with many more from Grades 6 through 11, began preparations to host our own Model United Nations conference, SISMUN, which I am proud to say was held in April of this year, with schools sending delegations from as far away as Dehra Dun, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and Pune to our three-day conference. Our school also organized the Confluence programme (December), where our students debated and quizzed vigorously and won top awards in a number of categories. The response and contribution in commemorating Rabindranath Tagores 150th birth anniversary was overwhelming. I pick this event as my personal favourite, especially the adaptation of his story The Post Office. In the service projects CreativityActionService component, our Grade 11 and 12 students kept the schools commitment to cultivating connections with students from economically and socially disadvantaged rural schools. In our schools tradition, these students are invited to our campus every year to play games, enjoy a sports carnival and attend weekend academic enrichment classes, all planned and led by SIS IB students, who learn a great deal from these experiences. Last but not the least; I also want to bring attention to the efforts of SIS PRAYAS, who thoroughly tried their very best collecting supplies for the less fortunate students. I end this note with my heartiest congratulations to all the achievers and contributors in all art forms. My sincere thanks to all our teachers who are wonderfully guiding and nurturing talent with visible results. I hope next year beckons more glory for SIS.

Principals Message
With the second edition of SIS Spirit, we close the book on another amazing chapter of the short history of the Singapore International School of Mumbai. This year, we have ventured in new directions to enrich our students experience.

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The annual day fest at SIS was kicked among much applause and joy, as it stood up to all its surrounding hype with dazzling performances and moving acts.

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TOGETHER WE SHINE
TOGETHER WE SHINE
The members of SIS family strike a community pose for the cameras.

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Aaditya Nair Nayena Sen Iishaanah Shirodkar Ruhi Shroff

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Anika Vyas Tilak Patel Tara Ranganathan Vidyut Baradwaj Arunima Mokkapati

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Shreyashi Singhania Harshvardhan Sharma Nandini Patel Rohan Raghani

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Shubhankar Padhya Sarthak Gosh Rohan Rodrigues Farhaan Colabawalla Dhrumit Naidu

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Sneha Arora Shwet Agarwal Somaya Roy Tasha Lakhwara Dylan Mascarenhas Yash Naik Shonan Bangera

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Ms. Neelam Mr. Julio Jeevesh Garg Rishab Mokkapati Gagan Damani Dhruv Dadoo Delice Mascarenhas

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Shivika Adhwaryu Preksha Bhangale Samit Godhania Maneet Bakshi Kartikeya Singhania Dhanlakshmi Vikram Samrat Sagar

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Ishav Kohli Palash Jain Sahil Rai Vrishank Menon Dhimant Verma Viraj Rai Shankhini Saha

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Aman Lalka Rihen Shah Amal Shaikh Nikoonj Dhandharia Yash Master Anish Puri

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Diya Neogi Akanksha Upadhyay Simran Agarwal Arundhati Modak Mitali Jagdale Ashay Gupta

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Mrs. Parveen Sandhu Mr. K. C. Patnaik Kush Pande Kunal Lunawat Puneet Picchholia Abhishek Pillai

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Tejas Shah Shashwat Lahoti Neeraj Menon Neetika Bhusan Prithvi Tulsiani Urjita Devade

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Ketki Chinoy Akshita Chhabria Prashil Shah Abhishek Bakshi Nishaant Nair Mudit Garodia

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Mr. R. B. Mahajan Ms. Priyadarshini Verma Siddhant Goel Meeti Desai Rishabh Thaker Logashre Devamanokaran Ananya Somani

Anubhav Rana Ishita Gandhi Rhea Bhargava Harshvardhan Chheda 10. Sudarshan Iyer 11. Vanssh Panjabi

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Mansi Goel Somil Sheth Nagasruthi B. Raju Aryesh Chaudhari Faiz Bhanji Tanvi Deshmukh Srushti Shah

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Dave Kohli Revika Toshniwal Rishabh Sethi Jasmer Mago Joshua Singh Shaian Dcosta Rohan Sawkar

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Vanya Vij Nidhi Shah Yash Agarwal Kanak Pansari Umang Poddar Diksha Patel Gunjan Phalod

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Dr. Pillai Mr. Mukesh Gupta Salonee Kakodkar Suma Hosmane Priyanka Phalod

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Nirvaan Thacker Ansh Malik Rahul Prakash Nishant Tulsiani Fia Bhanji

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LPD Coordinators Message

As I stepped into SIS, took the steps up to the foyer and looked on the entire expanse before my eyes had me mesmerized. Thereafter began the roller coaster ride of academic year 20101- 2011. Obviously the most favoured venue for any activity where the Lower Primary Division was involved had to be the foyer. Starting with the Janamashtmi celebration (breaking the pot hung in the foyer), followed by the Diwali enactments, Science Fair and ending with celebrating the World Colouring Day and the regular weekly skating programme. The auditorium was the chosen venue for all our performances ---- the dance drama for the Hindi Divas, Song and Dance routines for the music competition, recitations and recitals for the 150th anniversary celebrations of Shri Rabindranath Tagores birthday or the final presentation of Odyssey of the Mind. Watching the young talent bloom and discovering a different facet to each child during Odyssey of the Mind has been a real eye opener. The outdoors hosted our Rain dance, Christmas picnic, Holi celebrations, gardening activities, nature walks and of course the Sports Day for which each pupil waits patiently. The classroom too has provided opportunities to present projects, enactments, role plays and exhibition of artworks through displays. Each child has had an eventful academic year translating in a feeling of fulfillment amongst the Lower Primary Division team. The challenges have been plenty but tasting success at the end is a heady feeling with which I now pen off, quoting Friedrich Nietzsche He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.

UPD Coordinators Message

A Riff on SIS 4th Grade Mommy! Today I was the light fairy and I was in charge of the lights for the whole class! I turned them on and off like a flicker. I had to recite my poem today, and I goofed up, but the teacher let me start over. Today, I solved the hardest problemever. Daddy, I fell down and skinned my knee today, but my friend helped me. 5th Grade Daddy! Today I got to act out a scene and be a Martian greeting Earthlings. We improvised. I made a joke today and everybody laughed, even my teacher! Today I finished drawing in all the riversall of them. Mommy, I had to change my lunch table today, but I made a new friend so its okay. 6th Grade UPD Coordinator Bahkie and Boo, Nonny and Grandpa, Jane and Dick, and Aunt Betty and Uncle Hugo, Ben and Andy and Jay, and Yolie and Peggy and Liles and Little Ben, and Jenny and Amy and Brandon and Noel, Jordan, and Axel, Damien, and Nic and Aarya, today I had a great day. I heard this poem 62 times today and I chuckled and cried and burst my buttons. I had a test today, and Im not sure how I did (I wasnt really prepared).

The Lower Primary Division students have been exposed to a whole lot more through the special buddy programme with children from the Mobile Crches, the DEAR (drops everything and read) programme, garba, movie shows, outings and so much more.

Mom, today I showed the class how rustling the hairs on a Venus fly trap triggers it. We said goodbye to the fly. I factored the equation today in record time. Today I started off the discussion about the book, and nobody agreed with meat first. Dad, I had a test today, and Im not sure how I did (I wasnt really prepared).

Mrs. Meera Bhalla

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Miss Sarah Chevaillier

MD Coordinators Message
It is said about the lion, that it walks some distance and looks back in pride at the path it chose and how it covered that distance. They call the glance simhavalokana. Simhavalokana of the path we covered before we enter into the next academic year The students were provided various platforms to perform different programs. The students had a chance to develop their leadership skills being members of the student council. The Students brought new energy and ideas. It was an opportunity provided for students to get involved and to learn skills that are transferable to the workplace or community. The students also had a chance to attend the MUN programs WEMUNC at China, ILMUNC at US, HRMUN and DAIMUN. It is with pride I share that our students won laurels in the MUNs they represented. The icing on the cake was SISMUN 2011 which was completely a student driven project that could gather delegates from different parts of India under one roof. The SISMUN brought a sense of community feeling, nurturing leadership skills, debating skills along with sensitivity towards cultural differences and developing a global perspective. The inter-house competitions were aimed at fostering a team spirit, a sense of belongingness and pride. The students displayed their multiple talents like taking part in the inter-house activities like English Debate, Hindi Debate, Music Competition, Rangoli competition to name a few. All sporting activities were a part of interhouse matches culminating in an Annual Athletic meet. The students went inter-school taking part in football tournaments, quiz, dance etc. Not forgetting to mention our own Invitational foot-ball and Confluence 2011. We had excellent results from the IGCSE batch of 2009 2010. As we begin our journey into the fifth year of SIS, we are proud pioneers of some good educational practices. Excellence connotes the quality of being very good, distinguished and outstanding. It is our constant endeavour to have academic programs that are relevant, varied and challenging. There is continual change in response to developments taking place. A distinguishing feature of such institutions is a high degree of interdisciplinary interactions among its faculty and students. There are frequent visits of scholars and researchers from elsewhere. We had students from Lymm School Manchester spending time with the students. We believe in nurturing high peaks of outstanding achievement. With the passion and commitment from my team of committed staff, it has been a possibility. What distinguishes our students is also and an emphasis on an inherent value system. The value system impacts the ability to examine various choices and decide the choice independently. As pot bearers of education, its our duty to uphold the cultural values, u n i ve rs a l va l u e s , personal values and social values. We b e l i e v e i n providing opportunities to shape a students life and to give him/her an opportunity of performing themself on the global stage. Overall it has been another eventful year driving the students towards higher goals and standards. The effort is to move towards a more holistic approach, fostering collaboration rather than competition and nurturing individual talents.

UD Coordinators Message
There is an old Chinese proverb, Tell me and Ill forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and Ill understand. This is our practice at SIS. We believe in collaborative learning, where the active role is played by the learner and the teacher ensures that each class is cohesive and vibrant. As the IBDP Coordinator, I am excited to join the learning community at the Singapore International School. I have found the staff, students and parents welcoming and dedicated to achieving the highest possible education. Reflecting back on this academic year, our UD students got many opportunities to display their talent. Whether it was by performing the play Parable of that Lost Post Office to mark Rabindranath Tagores 150th anniversary, or by showcasing team-spirit through the International award for Young people (IAYP) activities, MUN and the International Global Citizen Awards. Our students have demonstrated that SIS extends beyond the classroom. Students of UD also engage in a Community, Action and Service (CAS) program as part of the IB Diploma. The CAS program leads to many powerful experiences for the students at SIS. The focus of this program is on developing themselves through activities and in serving the wider community. The "Rural School Project initiative, targeted to the students of Vivekananda Madhyamik Vidyalaya Valvanda, involves the UD and MD students. This year, students organized various sessions in Art, Craft, English, Maths and Science as part of the initiative for the children from Vivekananda School. Further, students also received the opportunity to interact with university representatives and discuss career goals. Among the universities that visited were the University of Pennsylvania, S.P. Jain Center of Management having campuses in Dubai and Singapore and Bristol University UK. The International Schools Coordinator of Caesar Ritz Switzerland also visited. The various representatives gave insightful information on programs offered, scholarship opportunities and tips on application processes. We also had a visit from the Greshams School - UK whose Headmaster discussed the possibility of an exchange program. Opportunities such as these are only possible because of the dedication, commitment and cooperation from the Principal, Teachers and Students. I sincerely thank our faculty for all the help and support they give to each and every student at SIS. I wish teachers and our graduating class success in all their future endeavours.

Mrs. Vijaya Jegatheesan

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Shashi Pankaj Patil Bhanwar Lakhan Singh Laly Sazi Ranbir Singh Sengar Satya Vimal Prabu 6. Musharaf Laddha 7. Priti Shah 8. Keshardev Tokshiya 9. Vaishali Jadhav 10. Som Bhola 11. Rupa Nadar 12. Swapnil Dhasal 13. Sukriti Patel 14. Vishal Poddar 15. Priti Pandya 16. Nishat Sheikh 17. Smita Patil 18. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat 19. Vinita Monis 20. Mittal Bangera

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We The People

SIS Care

SIS LEADERS
SIS LEADERS
SIS Prefects play an important role in establishing the culture of the school. Marking its importance, an event was carried out with chosen students being invested with their respective responsibilities.

Investiture Ceremony
Starting off the year, class prefects (who had been elected by classmates and teachers), House Captains, Sports Prefects, Assistant Head Girl and Boy, and Head Girl and Boy (chosen by faculty), were solemnly invested with their duties in a ceremony that marked revitalization of leadership and responsibility. As part of our pastoral program, prefects play important roles in establishing the culture of the school, helping us all do our best as we live in a community.

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Aryan Chhabria

Ketki Chinoy

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Rishabh Thaker
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House Perfects

House Perfects

House Name - WIMBLEDON House Colour - GREEN Core Values: Touching Hearts Key Attributes: Encouraging effort and praising achievement Rising to the occasion Overcoming adversity Creating tradition and sense of belonging

House Name: FORMULA 1 House Colour: RED Core Values: A sense of enterprise Key Attributes: Taking a risk to make a change Finding new ways to do old things Arousing curiosity Resilience - bouncing back

Miti Desai

Samkit Shah

Touching Hearts

Logashree Devamanokaran

Aryesh Chaudhari

A Sense of Enterprise

House Name - GRANDMASTER House Colour - BLUE Core Values: Engaging Minds Key Attributes: Concentration on task Planning / strategies Time Management Goal Setting

House Name - PGA Tour House Colour - Yellow Core Values: Dignity in Action Key Attributes: Giving your best effort Fairness / sportsmanship / etiquette Community mindedness Acknowledging others achievements

Engaging Minds

Somil Sheth

Srushti Shah

Dignity in Action

Faiz Bhanji

Ananya Somani

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WORDS OF THE YOUNG MINDS

WORDS OF THE YOUNG MINDS

A sheer display of talent, with children writing their own short stories.

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My Most Precious Moments with My Friend
Friends are a very important part of a persons life. Friends make life more interesting and pleasurable. My best friend is my dog, Skye. He is a golden Labrador. He is fat, hairy, a slobberer, and last but not least, he is the cutest dog in the whole world. Though I am in boarding school five days a week, on the weekend I am very anxious to meet him. I know for sure that he is waiting for me at the door, and when I enter he starts jumping all around the house in excitement. After that, he follows me into my room or wherever I go. Skye has a habit of chewing things. Whenever I take him down he and I both have a very good time. I have had so many nice experiences. There is one which is my most favourite: when he came running into my arms at the place where we bought him. Life would be miserable without him, or without any friend, as a matter of fact. So now just imagine what life would be without friends. Farhaan Colabawalla, PD 6B

Waiting
I lay there, on the cold, damp ground, with only the rustling leaves for company. I could not move my legs. They were numb and cold. The trees made dark shadows in the silver moonlight. The wind whispered to the leaves and the leaves whispered to me. But I could not understand the language of nature. All I could do was watch the shadows close in around me. They reached out for me but kept their distance as if timid. The wind howled, or was it the blood thirsty wolves howling at the moon? I longed to see the warm light of the sun which would drive away the dark things lurking in the forest and in my mind. The light would keep me safe. But sadly all I could was hope the wolves wouldnt notice me. But that hope too vanished as the howling and barking grew

My Dream
My dream is to be a big businessman. I want to expand my fathers business, so that I can create more jobs. I want to have a good knowledge of business, so I will do courses related to business administration and management. I want to do business worldwide, so that I can travel all over the world and come to know all about their culture, religion, customs and food habits etc. And with that, I can always improve myself. Palash Dudhat, PD 2

louder and I heard the paws crushing the dry leaves beneath them. To keep out the sight of the beasts I shut my eyes. But I fell into an uneventful sleep. I woke and screamed. The squirrel in front of me scurried up a tree seeking shelter from a screaming man lying in the dirt. The golden rays of the sun lifted the cold out of my body. I still could not move but I was glad I was awake in one piece from last nights ordeal. The wolves had left me alone. The wolves had not had a yearning for human meat. Still helpless I put my head down and watched the pearls of dew on the leaves evaporate to come back tomorrow. Siddesh Vaidya, 9A

Child Labor
The most innocent phase in the human life is the childhood. To spend your childhood working or being someone elses slave is not right according to me! For me loosing your childhood just to earn money is a WASTE! So I would like to propose to make a law in countries part of United Nations to ban child labor and only make it legal for people to work above the age of 18. Ishita Aggarwal, PD 6A

Light
Inside the Darkness, There shines a light. A light that shines, Throughout the night. And in that light, There shines a hope, A hope that helps all, Men to cope. A hope for justice, A hope for truth, A hope for an eternal youth, The hope that good, will always win. The hope that God, Forgots all sin. This hope is that, The whole world needs, Because the hope becomes, A seed that grows into more light, To illuminate the Darkest night. Riya Awtaney, PD 5

Sports Day Comes To SIS

Sports day is fun. Like being number one. It is a day of racing. we all go pacing. In the sprint I came first Then the crackers were all burst. i went back to my house. where i slept like a mouse. Ansh Rana, PD 3 We ran a fifty- meter sprint, And I made a huge print. I got a medal in a race, With some sweat on my face. Everyone was an athlete that day, And we all went all the way. The gun guy used a cork, And I felt like eating pork. Rahul Panjwani, PD 3 Fun on the field Today was the sports day, But I had to tie my shoe lace, And run in the race, At an even pace. When I won the race I got a cup and the balloon swirled up When I went home I felt gay and had fun at play. Smeet Shinde, PD 3

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Le Plus Vieux Restaurant De Paris : A La Petite Chaise
Le restaurant a obtenu son nom pour le mot cheze du latin. Il a commenc en 1680. Il est situ a cote de Grenelle. La construction pour A LA PETITE CHAISE a commenc en1610. La barrire de la restaurant est une monument historique. La rputation de la A LA PETITE CHAISE est trs bon partout dans le monde. La dcoration en la restaurant est trs beau. La restaurant est trs grande. Beaucoup de arrestations importantes ont t dans ce restaurant. Les acteurs et les artistes runis ici pour leur temps de loisirs. Beaucoup de relations commence ici pour des personnes. Les nourritures en A LA PETITE CHAISE est trs clbre et dlicieux. Tejas Shah, MD 9

Le pont Mirabeau
Sous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine Et nos amours Faut-il qu'il m'en souvienne La joie venait toujours aprs la peine Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure. Les mains dans les mains restons face--face Tandis que sous Le pont de nos bras passe Des ternels regards l'onde si lasse Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure. L'amour s'en va comme cette eau courante L'amour s'en va Comme la vie est lente Et comme l'esprance est violente Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure. Passent les jours et passent les semaines Ni temps pass Ni les amours reviennent Sous le pont Mirabeau coule la Seine Vienne la nuit sonne l'heure Les jours s'en vont je demeure.

The Mirabeau Bridge

Below Mirabeau Bridge flows River Seine Just like our loves. Must one recall it to my mind that when Pain went away then joy would always come. And when the night arrives and sounds its bell, The days are gone, but here I surely dwell. Let us hold hands and keep us face to face While that moment Below the bridge of our clasp'd arms there race Eternal eyes in flows that are so tired. And when the night arrives and sounds its bell, The days are gone, but here I surely dwell. Love passes on just like this water flow Love passes on. How slowly life does travel, how so slow And how is hope so full of violence. And when the night arrives and sounds its bell, The days are gone, but here I surely dwell. The days and weeks also keep moving on. Neither times past Nor our past loves return from the beyon'. Below Mirabeau Bridge flows River Seine. And when the night arrives and sounds its bell, The days are gone, but here I surely dwell. Nikhil Rajasubramaniam, MD 10

L'automne
Salut! bois couronns d'un reste de verdure! Feuillages jaunissants sur les gazons pars! Salut, dernier beaux jours! le deuil de la nature Convient la douleur et plat mes regards! Je suis d'un pas rveur le sentier solitaire, J'aime revoir encor, pour la dernire fois, Ce soleil plissant, dont la faible lumire Perce peine mes pieds l'obscurit des bois! Oui, dans ces jours d'automne o la nature expire, A ses regards voils je trouve plus d'attraits, C'est l'adieu d'un ami, c'est le dernier sourire Des lvres que la mort va fermer pour jamais! Ainsi prt quitter l'horizon de la vie, Pleurant de mes longs jours l'espoir vanoui, Je me retourne encore, et d'un regard d'envi Je contemple ses biens dont je n'ai pas joui! Terre, soleil, vallons, belle et douce nature, Je vous dois une larme, aux bords de mon tombeau; L'air est si parfum! La lumire est si pure! Aux regards d'un mourant le soleil est si beau! Je voudrais maintenant vider jusqu' la lie Ce calice ml de nectar et de fiel! Au fond de cette coupe o je buvais la vie, Peut-tre restait-il une goutte de miel? Peut-tre l'avenir me gardait-il encore Un retour de bonheur dont l'espoir est perdu? Peut-tre dans la foule, une me que j'ignoreAurait compris mon me et m'aurait rpondu? La fleur tombe en livrant ses parfums au zphyr, A la vie, au soleil, ce sont l ses adieux; Moi, je meurs; et mon me, au moment qu'elle expire, S'exhale comme un son triste et mlodieux.

Autumn
Greetings, forests crowned with remaining green! Yellowing foliage on the sparse grass! Greetings, last gorgeous days! nature's mourning Evokes my pain and gratifies my eyes! I walk the lonely path in dreamy steps, And want to see again, for the last time, This waning sun and pale whose feeble light Barely pierces the woods' dark at my feet! Yes, in these autumn days when nature dies, In her veiled looks I find a great allure, A friend's farewell, and the very last smile From the lips that death will forever close! Thus ready to leave the span of my life, I mourn of my long days the dying hope, And look back once more and with envious eyes I mull over its blessings ne'er enjoyed! Earth, sun, valleys, and fair and sweet nature, I owe you tears at the edge of my tomb; The air smells so sweet! The light is so pure! To the dying the sun is beautiful! Now I want to drink until the last drop This chalice that mixes nectar and bile! At the bottom of life's cup that I drank, Perhaps there was a drop of honey mild? The future may well hold for me in store A return of happiness, forlorn hope? Perhaps among the crowd one soul ignored Would understand my soul and would respond? The flower falls and yields its perfume to the wind, To life, and to the sun, saying its last farewell; I'll die; and my soul at the moment it expires Will sound a quite mournful and melodious death knell. Nikita Shah, UD 11

Les familles typiques en Inde

LInde est un pays des villages, 70% du pays se composent des villages. La notion de la famille est trs importante pour les Indiens. Les gens de diffrentes parties du pays pratiquent les coutumes et les traditions varies. Il y a des familles qui habitent dans les villages en Inde qui sont trs conservatives mme aujourdhui. Ils suivent beaucoup de coutumes et de traditions dans leurs maisons. Depuis un trs long temps, seulement les hommes de la famille travaillaient pour gagner la vie parce que les femmes ntaient pas permises travailler. Les femmes devaient prendre la permission de travailler au bureau. Elles avaient un rle traditionnel de garder leur maison, de faire cuisiner et de soccuper de leurs enfants. Cette image est en train de changer peu peu. Quelquefois, les femmes de la maison ne sont pas permises de shabiller comme elles veulent. Si elles portent un pantalon et un t-shirt, elles sont considres insolentes. Il y a des familles largies o tous les membres de la famille habitent ensemble mme aprs le mariage. Ils croient au mariage arrang. Ce sont les parents qui choisissent les partenaires pour leurs enfants. Voila une ide de la famille typique indienne de mes yeux. Zeel Mehta UD 11

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1. Espan~a
E S P A N A Especial Simple Patriotico Amabale La gente _nativa habla Espan~a Ambiente aqradable

2. Mi Familia
Quiaromi mama Quieromi p_apa les quiero mucho Quiero mi abuelo Quiero mi abuela les quiero mucho Quiero mi familia le quiero mucho

3. La Navidad
La navidad es una fiesta muy especial La gente come muchas galletas y manda muchas tasjetas todas personas estan felices y cada esquira esta iluminada y hay felicidad en cada casa

4. Mi madre
Mi madre es muy simpatica Es muy trabajadora Siempre le ayuda a todo Le gusta a estar de moda Sarthak Dhandhari, PD4

Mis vacacione !!
El an~on pasada, viaje a la ciudad de Narcelona. Sui en un avion con, mi familia. Visi tamos las pla yas. Nade en el mar if tome en el sol. Com la comida de Espan_a como: paella y tambien la comida mexi-cana. Tuimos al aire a ver la pelicula, `Angela if Demonios. La pelicula fue muy interasante. Compre mucha ropa de tienda de moda en espan_a. Visitamos el parque termatica. I. Muy Genial! Vivimos a `Expo Hotel Barcelona. Saque fotos, de las vacaciones. Yo y mi hermano visitamos el zoo porque le gustan los animales. I vimos elefantes, tortug as verder y tigres! Tambien i en la tarde de domingo, vi el partido de futbol, Barcelona vs Chelsea! I Vee Torres! Me gustaron las vacaciones del anos pasado. Vrishank Menon, MD 8

Asunto : Mi uniforme
Hola, Mi Illamo Samit, Mi uniforme escolar es una camisa blanca, unos pantalones grises, una corbata azul, unos zapatos negros if uno calcetines blanco if gris if cina`o/cinturo negros. Gracias, Samit Samit Godhania, MD8

Hola, I Hola Senor! Me Illeva es una camisa blanca, unos pantotones greces, unos zapatos negro, una corbata azul, if un cinturon negro. Es optional de uniforme es el traje azul. Mi CCA uniforme es una camiseta roja if unos pantalones cortes negro. Rishab Mokkapati, Md8

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CREATIVITY, ACTION, SERVICE @ SIS

Art, Craft and Pottery took the front seat, with students showing off their learnings on this art forms. Also, camping and self-service were a dormant theme throughout the year.

IAYP Saputara
A program for our MD and UD pupils, camps enabled us to work towards achieving a bronze, silver or gold award, as we camp together, challenge ourselves physically, develop survival skills and teamwork. Comprised of four main areas, the IAYP aims to develop young people in the following ways: SERVICE Aim: To learn how to give useful service to others. ADVENTUROUS JOURNEY Aim: To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery SKILLS Aim: To encourage the development of personal interests and practical skills.

Creativity (Art, Craft, Pottery)

All SISites are encouraged and trained every week to learn pottery, art and craft. Children are exposed to new forms of creative expressions as well as different varieties of techniques. Students are taught the popular works from clay, technique of coil work, slab work used to make imprints of nature used as ornaments etc. In craft, children learn ancient Indian techniques with new twist, such as adding dimensions to a traditional fabric painting with acrylic paste and thereby generating a new yet, beautiful effect. The students are also taught the advanced Mirror Carving, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Embossed Frames. In Pottery; Sculpting has always been the most popular in School premises, which includes; Tile making on ceramic using the technique slab work with embossing; Mural making with terracotta clay using the technique slab and wheel work with impressions.

PHYSICAL RECREATION Aim: To encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performance.

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IAYP Khandala
At 625 meter elevation in the hill station of Khandala, pupils from MD camped out, pitching their own tents, cooking their own meals, and practiced mountaineering skills such as basic rope knots and rappelling, generally challenging themselves while experiencing that special camaraderie the International Youth Program gives with its outdoor programs. The pupils all earned points for the Bronze Award.

Rural Sports Carnival

Once again, we were both honored and proud to sponsor the Rural Sports Carnival for Adivasi HS Valvanda School. Setting up the events and offering our splendid grounds gives these students in our sister school a chance to compete in a world outside of books and paper. Prizes won were donated by our students.

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Our CAS and IAYP pupils became teachers, department heads and prinicipal when they organized and led classes for pupils from Adivasi H.S. Valvanda, our sister school. Teaching Maths, English, Science, Geography and other subjects, SISites really experienced the adage, "If you really want to learn something, teach it." Our relationship with Adivasi H.S. Valvanda is maintained throughout the years with events such as this and the sports day, enriching our world, as we get to know the students and their concerns and aspirations.

Village Donation
We took an afternoon off to visit several villages in Sanjay Gandhi National Park to distribute clothing and school items donated by our students. It was a great deal of fun to watch the kids of the village line up with their mothers, try on and trade clothes, the big brother trading his sister a pink glittery tee shirt for a button down white shirt too big for her, and both happy. Especially appreciated were compass boxes and pencils and pens, items needed for school.

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SATURDAY HOBBY CLUB
The itinerary of Saturday Hobby Classes includes exotic sub clubs like the legendary Da Vinci Club, Forensic Science and Robotics. From how to build Robos to how to take fingerprints, all is an interesting ensemble for a rather lazy Saturday.

Saturday Hobby Club

Da Vinci Club, Forensic Science, and Robotics were all offered for several hours on several Saturdays as hobby clubs for SISites and their friends. Using brain teasers, hands-on activities and board games, 25 kids got to explore our brains and how we learn, how to take fingerprints, learning how to lift them and identify their unique characteristics, how to build robots and make them do what we want. It was cool stuff, kind of like school, but kind of not.

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YOUNG ARTISTS
YOUNG ARTISTS
Art is subjective, but it also can be equally surprising, more so when uninhibited imagination meets keen application.

Young Artist
From Kindergarten up through Grade 8 all our students wet their brushes, get out their glue sticks and pinch and punch that wonderful red clay throughout the year. Some projects end up as showpieces at our Open Houses, to start off a conversation about developing an artistic sensibility and the skills to transform basic stuff into a totally new object of beauty. Children practiced free hand drawing, shading techniques, design with shapes, water color, and landscapes in art. In craft, their learned how to quill, decoupage, Madhubani painting, and 3-D rendering. pottery classes developed techniques using slab, coil and wheel work, and everyone had something to show for it!

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EVENTS @ SIS
The Events encompassed an eclectic mix of childrens day celebration, Debate competitions, Science fair, Holi celebration and much more.

Bears Birthday Party

What a better way to learn about the alphabet B than with a Bear Birthday Party! KG 1 pupils brought in their own bears to celebrate a bear birthday party, with cake and lots of B sounds (we bet they baked the cake with butter).

Childrens Day
On Jawaharlal Nehru's birthday, we celebrated Children's Day with a bizarre fashion show: Rain coats made out of rain; bell bottoms with tingling bells hanging from the derriere; sun glasses with oversized suns as the eyepieces and a step cut rendered hair built into stair steps up the side of the head. More fun was had as we watched most of our PE department and a few other teachers diggin' it, Bollywood-style, up on the stage to blaring good music. It was lighthearted and lots of fun.

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Christmas Pageant
As a last celebration just before the break, 5th Graders opened up our Christmas celebration with a play, "Where's Christmas?", performed on the proscenium. At play's end, the curtain opened to reveal a nativity scene replete with manger, Mary, Joseph, the Three Wisemen, angels, and desert and barnyard animals. The nativity tableau used the talents of every lower primary pupil, while the choir sang a medley of Christmas songs accompanied by one dancing snowman!

Janmashtami
Celebrating the birth of Lord Krishna, our lower primary pupils entertained the whole school in the foyer as they formed a human pyramid allowing Nishad Shah and Krishna Kohte to climb up and break the pot (we did it twice!). Costumes, music and the enterprising spirit caused a big crowd to gather and cheer when the pot broke to shower petals and coins on those below.

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Confluence
Confluence; a rigorous debate and quiz competition established in SIS has produced wonderful moments of insightful discovery. Mr. Pranab Mukherjee (chief guest) played the role of Quiz Master and Debate Moderator at the invitational tournament. Confluence was born with a simple aim of examining significant issues through young brains, and thereby educating them as contributors to possible solutions to those very problems. An event of much value, the inaugural Confluence session learnt as much as it taught. The interaction with the other schools, the sense of community around putting on this event, the common goal shared by so many, and is an experience every participant will cherish all his /her life.

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Resolved: Junk food should be banned from school. Resolved: Television is a bad influence on children. Resolved: School uniforms are a good idea. Resolved: Reading books is of no value in today's world. "My respected opponent has stated that junk food should be banned from school, and I beg to differ. Here is why... Learning the rules and orders of proper debate, selected PD, MD and UD pupils represented their houses and argued as ladies and gentlemen, doing both careful preparation of research and writing for their opening remarks, and thinking on their feet in rebuttals and summations. Our own debate competition prepared us for the upcoming Confluence debate, where SIS competed against other schools. Interhouse Debate Competition winners were: Lower Division: Grand Master represented by Ishani Shrivastava and Varun Pitambar Upper Division: Formula One represented by Aryan Chhabria and Rishabh Mokkapati

Diwali
After a normal school day, everyone went home except our boarders, and then the Diwali party began! Lights, costumes, music and great food set the celebratory tone for India's Festival of Lights. Resident teachers were invited of course, also, and so, our faces lit up with smiles as we shared some special time with our SIS family.

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Eureka - Science Fair

On par with science exhibitions in undergraduate colleges. Very enthusiastic students, should be nurtured to study science [further]." Professor R.G. Pillay, Head of the Department of Nuclear Physics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai Once again, we had kids from KG to Grade 12 working independently and in teams to put scientific concepts into action, and we invited our families and the community to come see it all at Eureka 2011, Our Science fair. Judging the projects were three parents, Dr. Satish Goel, Ms. Priya Mokkapati, Dr. Berud Sheth, and our guest of honor, Professor R.G. Pillay.

English Story Telling Competition

With strong voice, expressive gestures and poise that comes from confidently memorizing what you want to say, our LPD pupils told stories to their peers in front of a panel of judges (Ms. Laurice and Ms. Conway). Moving us with their exciting tales of princes and frogs, elves and wolves and heroes and castle walls to be scaled, they sparkled when they talked, helping us imagine them as future powerhouses who will move this world!

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Hindi Divas
In a morality play about responsibility our LPD pupils played marvelous animals cleaning up our environment. Competitions by the UPD and MD pupils in handwriting, essay writing, poetry recitation and story telling, showcased the richness of our language with the celebration of Hindi Divas. Hindi Handwriting: Gaurav Raghani (6A) and Prashil Shah (9B) Essay Writing: Gaurav Raghani (6A), Vir Hirani (7) and Yash Master (9A) Poetry Recitation: Harshvardhan Sharma (5) and Aryaman Jalota (9A) Story Telling: Kannagi Yashroy (7)

Holi Celebration
Boarders and faculty celebrated the Festival of Colors with a delicious barbeque out on the lawn, and soulful live musical entertainment. Sprinkled with gulal, we laughed, horsed around, lounged in the amphitheatre and danced under the stars on a breezy warm night.

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Independence Day
Lower primary pupils celebrated Independence Day by sharing what they all learned about India, singing patriotic songs in Hindi, dancing traditional dances and speaking about Indian symbols, explaining particularly about the flag; with saffron representing courage, white; peace and honesty and green; hope, joy and love. The blue chakra, from Emperor Ashoka, represents vigilance, truth, honesty and the rule of law.

Navratri
Celebrating the victory of goddess Durga ove r t h e b u f fa l o - h e a d e d d e m o n Mahishasura, after a nine-day and -night battle, our LPD kids came dressed in fashion and danced and sang. After s c h o o l , t h e te a c h e rs ce l e b ra te d spontaneously in the auditorium, teaching our expat faculty some fancy moves with the dandiya sticks.

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Odyssey of Mind
Design, build and run vehicles that use mousetraps as their only source of energy. The Mouse Mobiles will drive through a tunnel, raise a flag, hit a target, change direction, and make a delivery." "Create and present a humorous performance where something changes form or appearance at least three times and eventually undergoes a final change where it returns to its original form. Include a very silly character, a very serious character, a song and dance, and a surprise ending." Then, think on your feet and answer questions like: "Give examples of famous people or characters and say what they might like or dislike today. Example: Humpty Dumpty would not like scrambled eggs... Alexander Graham Bell would like an iPhone... And in this way, over 100 SIS students worked in teams to participate in India's first Odyssey of the Mind competition. Managing their money under a tight budget, our students learned teamwork, and creatively found solutions to problems by themselves. It was a lot of fun. The best part was, it didn't seem like work. We all came up with ideas, and even performing was not scary at all. Our coach, Mr. Damodar, didn't give us any ideas, but he kept inspiring to do our best." -Hetvi Goradia

My Magical Mom
A first for SIS, but certainly not the last, we invited our "Magical Moms" to come to school and prepare noflame delicacies before our very eyes. With ten mothers participating, our auditorium was transformed into a master chef kitchen. Chetan Sethi, rated as one of the Top Five Chefs by the Indian Express was the judge and jury, and named Dr. Bhavna Shah-Lalka. for her masterpiece "Three Bean Salad."

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Pink Day
Every month we are regaled with a parade of lovely dresses, pullovers, sweaters and pants in the colours of Kindergarten coulouring boxes, when the KG pupils get to come to school dressed in PINK! ..or GREEN! ...or PURPLE! We are glad they get to learn colors this way, because it makes our world just that much more fun once a month.

Meeting Rivers The 150th Birthday Commemoration of Indias Greatest Poet

Celebrating the UNESCO 150th year of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, legendary poet, the author of national anthem of two countries and the first Asian Nobel Laureate, we SISites offer a tribute to him through Meeting Rivers a cultural mlange that would showcase his compositions through a collage of spoken word, dance and music. We also take p l e a s u re i n p re s e n t i n g a t h e a t re exploration, The Parable of That Lost Post Office, inspired from Gurudevs play Dakghar , directed by alternative theatre expert Pranab Mukherjee. Moments- an art and craft, book and culinary exploration based on Tagores philosophy also awaits you at the foyer.
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Better Notes
Once again we held a competition for our singers here at school. In the Voice of SIS annual competition, our LPD students practiced and sang several songs for us all to enjoy, while selected UPD and MD pupils represented their houses in competition as solo acts or duets.

SAIBSA
SIS was proud to host its first SAIBSA conference with 170 teachers from 15 different IB schools across India. It was a weekend of scholarly exchange, exploring how we can extend and improve learning according to the IB Learner Profile. Specific sessions addressed different disciplines, such as Math, English, Physics, Theory of Knowledge, all led by professional teachers thoroughly inculcated with IB philosophy and methods. Not only did we learn a great deal, but we have further strengthened our network of IB in India.

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Student Exchange Program

Hosting a delegation of students from Lymm School, Manchester, UK meant interaction with others in the nicest way. High school pupils visited our pottery classes, participated in a discussion about urbanization, including a presentation by our students on the urbanization of Mumbai since independence, and shared reflections on their experiences here. Partaking of lunch in the dining hall was also an essential cultural and social experience. For us, the visit was like a mini-field trip, without going outside!

Dear Mrs Mullick, I am writing on behalf of the whole Lymm group. I'd like to thank you and your colleagues for your fantastic organisation and assitance whilst we were in Mumbai last month. We know that every one of our students had an experience that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. The visit to your excellent school and the great hospitality you gave us will be remembered with great fondness. The highlight for us was the interactive geography session we had in the morning, which was a truely informative and very constructive activity for all concerned. Please will you be good enough to convey our thanks and good wishes to all of your colleagues who looked after us so well and gave us so much of their valuable time. May we also take this opportunity to thank you for arranging to get the artwork, pottery and DVD delivered to us before we left. We hope to be in touch with some of your colleagues relating to topics we discussed during our visit. I have attached one of many photos that were taken during the day, I think it reflects friendship and fun we had that day. Finally may we thank you all again and look forward to meeting up again in the future. Best Wishes Chris Burnett, Elaine Topping and Tom Harman Lymm High School

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SISMUN
With months of progressively more intensive preparation, SIS sponsored its first Model United Nations Conference, SISMUN, in April. Pupils were busy as delegates (mostly MD and UD students, but some UPD students also), represented countries in debate of important issues of the day and crafted resolutions to help solve problems threatening peace and stability. The theme of SISMUN was: "The State of the World's Children." Other students worked hard on the press corps, reporting on the sessions and producing a newspaper at the end of every day, while still others were in logistics, supporting the smooth running of the whole conference. As we hosted seven other schools, the logistical team was crucial to the success of the event. Aryaman Jalota and Devika Gupta were Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General of SISMUN. Ms. Patricia Conway, sponsor along with Ms.Snehlata Alphonso, said, "MUN is the most empowering learning experience I have ever been involved in. The kids really take it on their own to research, organize and present, with very little supervision."

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CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITY @ SIS

Celebrated in gusto, the CCA was an exhibit of new records and achievements.

Invitational Football Tournament

MD and UD girls and boys nobly competed in the SIS Invitational Football Tournament. Girls teams from The American School of Bombay, Hiranandani Foundation International School, Dhirubai Ambani International School, Oberoi International School and Ecole Mondiale battled it out with us, and SIS came in First Place, beating Ecole Mondiale in the finals. Priyanka Menon received the MVP award. You go, girls! As far as the boys go, we fought it out with the same schools, ending up in the finals against Hiranandani, who beat us in the end, giving SIS boys second place. Rohan Sawker took home the MVP prize. Prizes or not, it was a great day of friendly competition with fellow Mumbai international schools.

Interhouse Football Tournament

Our first tournament of the year, football, saw SISites practicing with pleasure, as they dribbled, struck, defended and charged down the field. PGA Tour walked off with the championship, followed by Formula One, Grand Master and Wimbledon.

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Parent-Student Football Match

Good old fun on the pitch with Dads and Sons slotted against each other doing some deft footwork, intercepting passes, and defending goals. Spouses, parents, children and teachers were on the sidelines while fathers and sons played in the Parent/Student Football Match.

Touch Rugby Tournament

Scrums, rucks, touchdowns, lateral passes, hookers and props...rugby is pretty fun, even when it's only touch--no tackles! Practicing for the tournament and then playing it, just before we broke for Christmas break, Grand Master won overall, earning 100 points for their house. Formula One came in second, followed by Wimbledon and PGA Tour.

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Annual Athletics Meet

Under the Bombay sun, but cooled by fans, food, drink and general conviviality, SISites competed in athletic events including 100 m flat race, 100 m hurdles, 400 m relays, shot put, javelin, discus, broad jump and straight arm hang. The pageantry of march pass and yoga and gymnastics demonstrations formalized the celebrations, and as far as allschool events go, this one was mighty awesome.

Goodwill Cricket Tournament

Over 20 fathers showed up, and we had to have two different matches to accommodate all who wanted to play at our Goodwill Cricket Tournament. Everyone had fun, and in the end, prizes were awarded to players in both matches: Man of the Match: Mr. Vipul Doshi and Mr. Sanjay Yahsroy Best Batsman: Yash Master and Mr. Hitesh Piccholia Best Bowler: Mr. Anirudh Dudhat and Mr. Mukesh Patel Best Fielder: Mr. Atul Shirodkar and Mr. Rajesh Shanghavi.

IPL Tournament
SISites got a dose of man management and corporate sport team building with its very own IPL tournament. As real as it was made out to be, the teams went through the process of bidding and negotiating strategies to optimize their spent value on individual teams. The dilemma for managers here was to go with the right strategy that would make a winning team. Finally there were teams build around a stellar player, and also teams that balanced powers in the middle with both bat and bowl. It was serious stuff, but with a lot of learning.

Swimming Gala
All SISites participated in our swimming gala. With "On your mark...get set...go!" arms and legs went wild fluttering and kicking through the water. All levels participated and competed within age groups. It was a fun event to watch, and more importantly, it was nice to put all that learning to the test in such a fun way.

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SIS Gymnastics
For KG through Grade 4, our pupils had a regular gymnastics class once a week, and it was available to all others as a club. Flexing the tendons and muscles, helping keep the skeleton strong, pupils learned how to do back bends, tucks and rolls and flips. Performing at Sports Day was a highlight.

Skating
All lower primary pupils strap on their skates, their protective pads and helmets and turn our foyer into a skating rink once or twice a week. Strengthening their ankles, balancing, learning techniques to brake and twist and skate backwards, progressively throughout the years, our SISites become quite proficient by Grade 3.

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GLOBE TROTTING
GLOBE TROTTING
The world is a playground for SISites and no stone is left unturned in exploring new destinations. Be it South Africa, USA or China, our own Silvassa, the enthusiasm doesnt ever waver.

South Africa
Accompanied by Mr. Rahul and Ms. Shilpi, several SISites visited the beautiful city of Cape Town, toured Pilanesberg National Park set in the crater of an extinct volcano that hosts all of Africa's mammals, including the Big Five, and then they had the man-made pleasures of the amusement park, Gold Reef City, in Johannesberg. Seeing big game, incredible land formations, and playing with classmates, the trip was a roaring success.

USA - ILMUN
A chance to further develop those oratory skills and critical thinking and visit Harvard, UPenn, the United Nations, see a Broadway play and tour the cradle of American democracy in Philadelphia...well, the opportunity was too good to be missed. 25 SISites from Grades 8-11 braved a lot of snow and freezing weather to take part in the tour of East Coast Ivy League colleges and participate in the MUN hosted at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Conway, Ms. Vijaya and Mr. Vishal came along for the ride.

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Silvassa
In the autumn, our class trips saw Grades 3 and 4 in Silvassa. They had fun at the hotel resort with manipulative challenges like ladder climbing and obstacle courses, and their world opened up with a tour of a toy factory and a tissue manufacturing plant, and visiting lions in the zoo, and a cactus farm. The bonfire at night was enjoyed by all, kids and chaperones, and everyone came home tired and happy.

China - WEMUN
IThe Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Bird's Nest, plus debates, negotiations, and deals. MD and UD students participated in the WEMUN, We Explore China Model United Nations. A few days of site-seeing some of the great monuments of the world's most populous nation, plus a few days of interaction with students from all over the world to debate some of the most pressing issues of the day, WEMUN was very popular.

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Matheran
A chance to earn points toward Bronze and Silver IAYP awards was part of the 8th and 9th grade trip to Matheran. Exposing youth to challenging outdoor activities, requiring team work and learning more about the world around them, this IAYP camp had the kids rappelling, shooting riles, crossing a valley and even handling snakes.

Katraj
Grades 7 and 8 spent a weekend in Katraj, helping in a village. Ms. Meena, chaperone, stated, "All of the students contributed to the community service but some of them were completely dedicated to the work, especially Shankhini, Jeevesh. Gagan, Rohan, Yash Munot, Yug and Sukirti. They really got involved with the kids!"

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Japalloupe
Building trust with an animal that weighs 15 times as much as you do is a good experience to have. 21 SISites spent a week at Japalouppe Horse Riding Camp near Lonavala, chaperoned by Ms. Kruti and Mr. Sebastien. Games like Uno, rest, food, and mostly learning how to ride and control a horse were on the agenda. The best part was the trek they took, challenging everyone to go a little farther, climb a little higher, feel that undulating power of the horse, and just enjoy nature...something wonderful and rare.

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HANDS ON LEARNING
HANDS ON LEARNING
A very special activity for children. 'Hands on learning' is teaching the children by leading them into inside functionaries of various production or facility units.

Visit to a Supermarket
Flush with 100 Rupees spending money, pupils from Kindergarten, and Grades 1, 2 and 3 went shopping at the local Star Bazar. Trekking down the driveway and over to Thakur Mall, the kids spread out in the store and each one bought items within his 100 Rupee budget, learning that you can't have it all, you've got to give up something (Pencils! toys! mints! oops...that costs too much, what should I keep?). But how satisfying to learn how to make those choices, how to stand in line, get it rung up, and feel that you have something that is yours.

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SIS IN THE NEWS

SIS IN THE NEWS
Some of the SIS events has sure got the fancy of News Press.

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SIS THE SECOND HOME

SIS - THE SECOND HOME

Games, conversations, crafts all a minuscule part of the all encompassing SIS boarders life.

SIS the Second Home

SIS gives students the opportunity to really be a student Monday through Friday, then go home on the weekend. What an opportunity to live a good life. Boarders get to know each other, participate in after-school sports and clubs, hang out in Tabasco Cafe, study together during study hall time under the guidance of resident teachers, and have some time with movies and games upstairs. While everyone else is stuck in traffic, boarders are playing hard and chilling out. The best thing of all is, we get a choice.

SIS SALUTES THE VICTORIOUS

SIS SALUTES THE VICTORIOUS
From the best Rangoli to the most 'honest student' of the year, the prizes are myriad and many.

Certificate Distribution
Sometimes our weekly assemblies are times to celebrate honors and accomplishments, and we get to hand out prizes, medals, certificates, for participating in events like MUN, or winning the story telling contest, or creating the most beautiful Rangoli. It is very important to celebrate these things as a community, and whether you're in KG-1 or 12th grade, it is nice to be acknowledged.

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The International Global Citizens Award (IGCA)

The International Global Citizens award is a token of expression that tries to reward or encourage a person for his/her sensitivity towards his environment. This sensitivity is judged through experiences, knowledge, social outlooks, opinions and the sense of responsibility a person feels towards other beings. In other words it is a be a better human acknowledgement.

TOI Student of The Year

Honored by the Times of India's Student of the Year Award, 10th grader Ananya Somani, was recognized for her all-round accomplishments in academics, sports, extra-curricular activities. We congratulate her heartily for winning this prestigious award.

Premio Internacional de Ciudadano Global INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL CITIZEN'S AWARD

To All International Global Citizen Award recipients Singapore International School, Mumbai India Dear Award Recipients Many congratulations on completing the bronze level award of the International Global Citizen's Award. This is only the fourth year of the Award has been made, and so you are among the first people in the world to receive it! But you at the Singapore International School, Mumbai are the very first people in India to receive the Award, so that is very exciting. You have taken part in a programme with participants this year in China, El Salvador, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Spain, the UK and Vietnam as well as you in India. Your experience at SIS Mumbai of working to become better global citizens is of interest to those of us involved in the Award in all the other countries. I hope that you have enjoyed taking part in the programme, and that you feel you have learned more about what it is to be an active global citizen. You have found out a little more about other cultures and outlooks. You have considered your own impact on the world on the environment and through the ways in which you spend your money. You have worked with others, made a difference, and reflected on all that you have been doing. You have started a process that I hope will continue throughout your life. If you wish to continue within the International Global Citizen's Award programme, a silver level award is available to follow on from the bronze level you have just completed. The wooden award item comes from Burkina Faso, one of the poorest countries in the world. It was made in a co-operative of people who are physically disadvantaged, using wood grown locally. The workers in Africa receive a fair wage for their work. You can see some of the craftsmen at work in their community at http:/ /www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gNss9JCKBw The engraving of the name of the Award was added in Wales in the United Kingdom, by a craftsman who is very supportive of what you have been doing in the Award. All the work is done by hand, so each plaque is unique. In addition to receiving the Award, a donation is being made to one of the Award charities Oxfam, WWF or Kiva - in your name. So as you receive the Award, others continue to benefit. The ways in which all of our lives interconnect and affect one another and our environment become more evident every day. Mankind and the planet need people like you, who want to consider their place in the world, and take some action to make the world a better place.

Congratulations again, and very best wishes.

Director

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GRADUATION DAY
GRADUATION DAY
A day of pride and celebrations, Graduation day at SIS is a melee of mixed emotions.

Graduation Day 2011

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