FEBRUARY 2018

February - 2018 The Monthly Newsletter ISSUE- 09 ‘Giving is not only donations or charity, but the real giving is making a di erence... Di erence in a man's life, society or the progress of a country’ H. H. SHEIKH ZAYED BIN SULTAN AL NAHYAN SIGNING OF THE MOU - INDIA & UAE ROOTS & SHOOTS AWARD MARATHON WITH MATH NO TO PLASTIC ASSET

02 Food for Good 04 Proud Moments To Memory 05 ASSET To Pride 06 Impressions 08 Roots & Shoots Award 07 Marathon With Math 10 No To Plastic 09 Global Village 12 Diarrhea and Dehydration 11 Be Aware To Be Away 14 Stay Healthy To Be Happy 13 Moulding Behaviours01

“Don’t feel ashamed while menu. The wide-spread ofgiving little for charity. dishes got even better andThere is always goodness in tastier with the ‘live’ musicgiving, no matter how little” band of PIES and the spec-– Ali ibn Abi Talib tacular ambience that addedBhavan’s Abu Dhabi carries to the finesse of all aspects,no hesitation in helping the fetched a gratified comple-needy, in whatever manner tion to the exquisitepossible. This year too, Team one-of-its-kind evening.Bhavan’s Abu Dhabi ensuredto ring in the New Year by We progress steadily,investing their time to reach Because we dareout to the needy. To care and share,The novel idea ‘Food ForGood’ came alive on our With all that we could spare.campus on 25 January ’18.The event, deliberated toraise funds for the under-privileged, was designed,planned and skillfully exe-cuted by Bhavan’s AbuDhabi, which exhibited theperfect blend of generosity,humility and benevolence ofstudents, parents and staff,equally.‘Bhavan’s Darbar’, with theable assistance of thestake-holders, aestheticallypresented home-made foodthat rightly added ‘flavour’to the in-house multi-cuisineFood Fest. Parents willinglycame forward to don the roleof chefs, catering to thegenerous benefactors whohad booked their choice offood from a predetermined 02

We thank Aneesh Nair (Community Relations Supervisor) all parents for willingly and enthusiastically extending their support which helped the event turn to be an impressive success. Ms. Aasefa Pathan Ms. Amina Nowfal Ms. Ammu Dhamodaran Ms. Anitha Falgunan Ms. Baljit Kaur Ms. Binsiya Ms. Dhanya Chandran Ms. Devi Rajan Ms. Jasmin.Y Ms. Kavya Surej Ms. Leena Lathish Ms. Preethi Ms. Priti Mathur Ms. Priya Karthikeyan Ms. Rajani Prasanth Ms. Rashmi Nivedita Ms. Renjini Manusai Ms. Remya Aravind Ms. Reshma Madhu Ms. Roshni R Pai Ms. Safna Shahnaz Ms. Saritha Jith Ms. Shabeena S.V Ms. Sha a Sultana Ms. Shaila Nishar Ms. Simi Riyas Ms. Smitha V.P Ms. Sulu Muneer Ms. Swarna Balan Ms. Ujwal Sanhotra03

Proud Moments To MemoryIt was a unique and entranc- Coordinator, ASIS Al Ain),ing experience to witness the Mr. Prasanth B (Admin Man-prestigious signing of the ager, PIES) and Ms. MaryMemorandum of Under- Joseph (Counsellor) proudlystanding (MoU) between two represented Bhavan’s Abuof the most powerful nations Dhabi and Al Ain on this aus-– the Republic of India and picious occasion.the United Arab Emirates. The great leaders of IndiaThe ceremony was held on and UAE mentioned the10th February 2018, at the union as “long-lasting withmagnificent Presidential strong historical ties and isPalace, Abu Dhabi, in great the testament to the friendlypomp and grandeur. and bilateral relationship”.With pride, respect and This serves to be anotherhonour we witnessed Shri reason for being the proudNarendra Modi, Prime Min- Indian expatriates living inister of India and HH Sheikh the United Arab Emirates.Mohamed bin Zayed AlNahyan, the Crown Prince of Nandakumar K.T.Abu Dhabi and Deputy Vice PrincipalSupreme Commander of theUAE Armed Forces, sign and 04exchange the MoU. It was arare opportunity and a veryunique experience for theleadership team of Bhavan’sAbu Dhabi and Bhavan’s AlAin to have been invited to bea part of the prestigiousevent.Mr. Sooraj Ramachandran(Director-Bhavan’s MiddleEast), Ms. Girija Baiju (Prin-cipal, PIES) Ms.LeenaMenon (Principal, ASIS AlAin), Mr. Nandakumar KT(Vice Principal, PIES),Ms.Smitha Vimal (Academic

ASSET To PrideASSET is a chance to identi- tioned subjects, are recog- ‘Gifted’.fy and showcase the academ- nized with the special award Sreelekshmi Menon (G- 6B)ic gift as well as to explore it ASSET Talent Scholar-Gold won the esteemed titlethrough international learn- that comprises of certificate ASSET TALENT SCHOLARing opportunities in English, and medal. for her exemplary perfor-Math and Science. Students In the ASSET Talent Schol- mance with 98 percentile inwho score 95 percentile or ars Competitive Examina- English and 94 percentile inmore in any of these subjects tion 2017-18, Manas Rakesh Math.are declared ASSET Talent (G-8D) won the ASSET Thirteen students partici-Scholars and are awarded TALENT SCHOLAR GOLD pated in the competitiveSpecial Scholar certificates with an astounding 99 per- examination, where twelveand medals. Students who centile in English, 94 per- scored between 50 and 94top the ASSET Talent centile in Math and 96 in percentile in the subjects.Search in any of the men- Science, hence proving Geeta S Pillai Coordinator – Special Education Needs05

“Impressions”Handwriting is a part of our Each presentation wasidentity and is also one of judged on the basis of neat-the essential tools for com- ness, formation of letters,munication. The process of space and clarity. The besthandwriting promotes clear entry from each section wasthought and natural struc- recognised with a certificateture of writing, and it is by the Department ofundoubtedly considered a English (Secondary).skill which must be devel-oped and nurtured.The Bookers Club of PrivateInternational English Schoolconducted “Impressions”, acompetition to enhance neathandwriting, in the secondweek of February 2018, forstudents of Grades 6 to 9.Every student was encour-aged to present the besthandwriting, when sometried to prove their mettle incalligraphy too. Asha Jain Dept. of English (Secondary) 06

Marathon With Math‘Math Marathon’, a competi- The ‘Marathoners’ whotion for the students of secured the 1st, 2nd & 3rdGrades 6 to 9, was conducted places in their respectiveby the Department of Math- Grades are:ematics (Secondary) in themonth of February 2018. Grade 6The preliminary round was 1. Aabhas Narang – 6 Econducted class-wise, on 2. Ashwin Suresh – 6 D,13th February and the Navanshu Gupta – 6 Dqualifiers competed against 3. Nikhitha Kandasamy – 6each other in the finals on A, Aarav Shiju – 6 E24th and 25th February2018. Grade 7100 students qualified for 1. Aravind Valliappan Sub-the finals and their enthusi- ramanian – 7 Easm to reach the next level 2. Pallavan Yashwantadded excitement to the Chavan – 7 Dcompetition. 3. Annepu Lakshmi DurgaThe purpose of the competi- Soniya – 7 Ation is to instil interest inMath as well as inspire Grade 8students with the ability of 1. Manas Kudlapur RakeshProblem Solving as it allows –8Dstudents to apply what they 2. Goutham Vivek – 8 Flearn instead of just recall- 3. Abhay Lejith – 8 Ding information. Also, know-ing how to solve problems Grade 9enables students to think 1.Brigunand Sajeev Nair – 9critically. C, Esha Garg – 9 BMath Marathon had 4 differ- 2. Kalyani Jijith – 9 B,ent levels that were time Nivedha Mayilvanan – 9 Abound. Grade 6 students 3. Syed Shahzad Muin – 9 Dindividually competedagainst each other for Level Jayabharathi Krishnamurthy1 and 2, while Grade 7 Dept. of Mathematics (Secondary)students for Level 1, 2and 3;Grade 8 and 9 students forLevel 1,2, 3 and 4;07

ROOTS & SHOOTS AWARDS 2018Bhavan’s Abu Dhabi felt proud were based on environmental other schools eagerly enquiredto be a part of the prestigious projects that the school had about our project in detail andRoots & Shoots Awards, held at undertaken such as the 'Say no conveyed their interest to jointhe Park Hyatt Hotel in Saadi- to plastic campaign', 'A ride to us in our project of safe dispos-yat Island on 25th January safe disposal of e –waste', al of e-waste and become a part2018. The event was organized 'Grow Your Food'&'Save Health of the mission Climate Forceby Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & programme'. Challenge 2041 by RobertShoots Institute in association While presenting the projects, Swan.with the Environment Agency, we got an opportunity to inter- The best part of the ventureAbu Dhabi. We were presented act with Dr. Jane Goodall, who was that it gave us the oppor-with the ‘Roots & Shoots shared her opinion that it was tunity to share our best practic-Awards 2018’ in recognition of refreshing to see the youth es with 12 schools.our contribution. working together for a unifiedA team of five students of PIES movement to save nature.– Devananda Manoj, Adithya We also shared the effortSathyanath, Kalyani Jijith, behind our leading project, ‘AIshita Sabarwal and Sai Rahul, ride to safe disposal of ealong with Usha Kumari, –waste’.represented the school. Our presentation was wellWe created the charts and appreciated by everyone.models for display, all of which Students and teachers from Usha kumari V Coordinator – Green School Audit & Eco Club 08

GLOBAL VILLAGEBhavan’s Abu Dhabi felt honoured inaccepting the invitation from theauthorities of Global Villlage toparticipate in ‘Talent Stage’. Fiftystudents from PIES showcased theirtalent at the Global Village, Dubai, on13th January 2018, by performingseveral art forms including singing,dancing and Arabic skit presentation.Our young performers wereimmensely appreciated and applaud-ed for their hard work, unity andcoordination. Janarajani Malalagama HoD (Fine Arts)09

‘NO’ TO PLASTICWe, at Bhavans Abu Dhabi, aged drinking water’ wascreated an awareness cam- also celebrated from 4th topaign to reduce the use of 7th December 2017. Powerplastic. The campaign, held Point slides were preparedin the month of October and presented by the mem-2017, began with the moni- bers of the Water Audit teamtoring of plastic usage in across the Grades from KGevery class on campus. The to 12. A check list was alsostudent-team assigned, provided to the class teach-visited all class rooms at ers to be filled-in, and theregular intervals and con- data collected confirmed aducted audio-visual sessions considerable reduction in theon the harmful effects of usage of packaged drinkingusing plastic. To spread the water. Parents, as ever,awareness on the need to thoroughly cooperated withavoid plastic, the team also us in making this initiativevisited stores, canteen, a grand success.school office and other areas With the help of ourwhere plastic waste gets students, parents and staff,generated. we are sure to bring downTaking cue from this, a week the usage of plastic at leastexclusively for ‘non-pack- by 50% on our campus. Manjusha Vipin & Sreeja Gopinath Coordinators - Water & Waste Audit 10

Be Aware To Be AwayBreast Cancer is the most Breast Cancer, Signs andcommon invasive cancer in Symptoms, Self-examina-women. Awareness of the tion, Screening and Mythssymptoms and the need for and Facts, were elaboratelyscreening are the important discussed in a highly inter-means of reducing the risk. active session.To spread the awareness,Private InternationalEnglish School hostedCancer Awareness Programin its auditorium ‘RamManch’ on 26 Oct ’17, for itslady staff members andparents.Dr. Thamina Choudary andDr. Sumaya presentedsessions that promotedawareness on the fast-grow-ing cancer that is commonlyfound in women even underthe age of 40, whichdemands immediate atten-tion to control and graduallyeradicate deaths that are onthe rise. Some of the mostimportant aspects such asBreast Tumor (malignantand benign), Stages of Soumya K Soman Dept. of English - Primary11

Diarrhea and Dehydration -Causes, Symptoms & Preventive measuresDiarrhea refers to the frequent lose more fluid than it can take When to seek medical atten-passing of watery or liquid in. The result is dehydration, tion?stools. It is one of the main which occurs when the body * when the illness is moderatereasons for dehydration, mal- doesn’t have the fluid it needs to to severenutrition and morbidity world- function properly. Severe dehy- * when diarrhoea stoolswide. In certain instances, as in dration can cause the kidneys to contain blood or mucusunderdeveloped /developing shut down. Diarrhea can also * when vomiting is significantcountries, it can lead to death result in altered levels of salts impairing oral rehydrationdue to inadequate health care. and electrolytes (Sodium, potas- * when the diarrheal illnessWhat causes Diarrhea? sium, chloride and bicarbonate) lasts for more than a few daysDiarrhea is a symptom of other that cause impaired cellular * when multiple members ofconditions and is not a disease. function if not adequately man- the family are simultaneouslyIt can be caused by a variety of aged. Chronic diarrhea often affectedillnesses and conditions, the leads to malnutrition.most common of which is What are the signs of dehydra- How to prevent (infective)gastroenteritis. With gastro- tion and how to prevent it? diarrheal illness?enteritis, the diarrhea is often The signs of dehydration are * by improving general sanita-associated with vomiting, increased thirst, less frequent tion and having clean drinkingabdominal pain and fever which urination than normal, dark-co- wateroften make the person sicker loured urine, dry skin, dry * by practicing hygiene, partic-than while having diarrhea mouth, lack of tears, fatigue, ularly washing hands thor-alone. light-headedness and inability oughly after every use of theGastroenteritis is usually to sweat. toiletcaused by a viral infection and When one is sick with diarrhea * by preventing food-handlers,is passed easily from one person or vomiting, he or she loses fluid with infectious diarrhea, fromto another through improper rapidly. Therefore, it’s import- preparing/serving foodhand washing. It can also be ant to take in as much fluid ascaused by bacteria or their one can. Electrolyte solutionstoxins in food; when this hap- are used in acute diarrhea topens, it is often called food-poi- replace lost fluids and salts;soning. Some drugs, such as though they do not cure diar-antibiotics, can cause diarrhea rhea, they are necessary toas a side effect. Anxiety can also prevent dehydration. Beyondcause diarrhea, temporarily. these, in applicable instances,What are the effects? medications are best prescribedA prolonged bout of diarrhea or by physicians after evaluatingvomiting can cause the body to the underlying cause. Dr. Mohideen Jeilani, DNB, MRCPCH (Pediatric Specialist) (Parent of Sajid Meeran – Grade 10 ‘C’ & Fawaz Ahmed - Grade 5 ‘D’) 12

Moulding Behaviours Geeta S Pillai Coordinator – Special Education NeedsMs. Noby Joseph (School Nurse,PIES) and Geeta S Pillai(SENCO, PIES) attended atraining session conducted byKIDS Heart Medical Center,Abu Dhabi, on 20th February’18, on the topic ‘How to ManageDifficult Children In SchoolSetting’. Dr. Muhamed Sulaim-an (Consultant Pediatric Cardi-ologist - American Board ofPediatric Cardiology) deliveredthe introductory speech,followed by an elaborate sessionby Dr. Muhammad S Tahir(Psychiatrist, Author and Edu-cator, American Board of Psy-chiatry) on some of the majorissues like Behaviour Manage-ment, Behaviour Problems dueto ADHD, Mood Issues, Anxiety,Autism, Psychosomatic com-plaints and Medical Conditions.Teachers suggested that theyusually tend to use preventive,positive and less intrusivemethods, such as non -verbalmessages and positive rein-forcement involving student’sinstructional activities, tomanage student behaviour. Theexpert doctors also spoke on theeffective use of Behaviour Man-agement strategies to controlclassroom behaviours. 13

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