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AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL PreranaThe Glimpse of ASIS Vol:6 Issue: 8 January, 2020 SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE ASSEMBLY Sustainable Schools Initiative, measurable outcomes in • Introducing teachers to new or Al Madaris Al Mustadama, efficient use of resources. Al teaching and learning approaches which was designed to Madaris Al Mustadama’ or through training workshops reduce the nation’s ‘Sustainable Schools’ is a whole conducted by internal and external ecological footprint and help move school initiative that addresses experts environmental education from students, parents, teachers, awareness to action. administrative staff and • Providing opportunities for maintenance staff eventually experiential learning through Initiated in 2009 by the linking them to the larger hands-on field trips for students Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi community. (UAE), the initiative has facilitated An Introduction Assembly the measurement of baseline Participating schools engage with was conducted at Bhavans’ Al resource consumption in public and the Sustainable Schools Initiative Saad campus on 9th January 2020 to private schools and has achieved by: introduce the Green Audit team and their plans to audit use of natural • Assessing and addressing the resources in our school. school’s environmental impact, enhancing environmental perfor- Reported By :Elsie Terrence mance each year through green school auditing and management MY NUTSHELL • Engaging in school-based and  6TH ANNUAL SPORTS DAY community-based environmental  IDP GALLERY WALK action by initiating Eco Clubs that  SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE ASSSEMBLY plan and implement action projects  REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION  HINDI UTSAV  S6UTBHJAECNTNUCARLEDDIATYPRESENTATION  BIHDAPVANS’ SOCIAL STUDIES WORKSHOP  MYAOTUHEFMEASTTICGSRAWNODRFKISNHAOLEP  SHPUEMLLABNEFERKANTOECRKNOITUYTINRIOTIUANTDIVE MEETING  KNAATTHIAOMNARLUTDAY EVENT @ ISC  HIANRTEVREASTCITNIGONHEWRITBHALKEGRAARLDAESNPEAKER @ ISC  ECNUELRTGUYRSAALVREEIPNRITEISAETNIVTEATION @ LULU KUWAITAT  PCAHPREIRSTWMAASSTECE&LPELBARSATTIICOWN ASTE-RECYCLE BINS  UPCOMING EVENTS Prerana January, 2020 Page 1

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 8 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL GALLERY WALK OF INTER DISCIPLINARY PROJECT Bhavans’ Al Saad Indian School has modified the curriculum as activity oriented and interactive. We provide lot of opportunities for the children to explore to varied experiences. Inter Disciplinary Project is one among the sundry. Interdisciplinary learning is a planned approach to learning which uses links across different subjects or disciplines to enhance learning. It promotes the development and application of what has been taught and learned in new and different ways. In the commencement of the year, it was decided that all the students will be participating in Inter Disciplinary Project. Cycle 1 (i.e. Grade 1 to 4) students of each class prepared a chart where they displayed their creativity an the content what they have learnt on the topic ‘UAE Monuments’. These assiduous works were displayed in the School Auditorium and students got an opportunity to have a gallery walk. Reported By :Sathya Priya SUBJECT CREDIT PRESENTATION Imbibing the vision of to develop the essential marks in the progress report Reported By:Thejus George the school to after the evaluation based skills required for students’ on the criteria such as produce global citizens, future and credits required organization, content, PPT Bhavans Al Saad Indian School and stage presence. started ‘Subject credit’ as a for their coming levels of education. The students There were 68 projects modification in the curriculum selected one topic from the selected out of 79 projects for presentation and 13 given list of topics for each teachers judged these grade and submitted a paper presentations. The best two presentation on the same. presentations were selected from each class and Based on the evaluation of presented on 7th January the paper presentation, and 23rd January at the School Auditorium. students presented their chosen topic in the class with the help of a PPT prepared by them. As reward is an unavoidable part of every learning process, the school will provide credits with a maximum of 20 Prerana January, 2020 Page 2

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 7 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL Under the patronage of HINDI UTSAV 2019-2020 the consulate general of India-Dubai ,the street play. It was a unique volunteers of Indian experience for the students as well people Forum (IPF) organized Hindi as the teachers. The students Utsav ‘2019-2020 in all UAE schools enjoyed and exhibited their inborn during the month of January-2020. talents on the prodigious platform. Bhavans’ Al Saad Indian School The performances were well encouraged the students to appreciated by the officials and participate in the events in large audience number. Reported By : Suresh R Bhavans’ Al Saad Indian School bagged first and second prizes in Hindi literary events such as Storytelling, Recitation, Declamation, Story writing and KATHAMRUT ( STORY TELLING SESSION BY PARENTS) T he first and foremost teacher of a child is none other than his/ her parents. Kids always enjoy the lullabies, stories and rhymes. Bhavans Al Ain is blessed to have talented parents who always stand with us in every event to make it a grand success wholeheart- edly. The parental teaching was the Abhiram Krishna of grade-5 B new initiative taken by our and Sriram Krishna of grade-2 school last year to give a A has taken the initiative of chance for the parents to come having the story telling session to the temple of knowledge and in English for grade-1 students interact with his/her child’s on 23rd of January 2020. friends for an hour by sharing Students enjoyed the session moral stories. This year Mrs. and explored it in a fantastic Sarada Kiranmai mother of way . Prerana January, 2020 Reported By :Priyanka Yadav Page 3

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 8 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL BHAVANS’ INTERNATIONAL SPELL BEE- KNOCK-OUT ROUND B havans’ International Reported By : Beena UnniKrishnan Spell Bee is a prestigious They are event which is highly 1) Christina Mathew – Gr.9 A (Cat-4) regarded and is im- 2) Reuben Mathew- Gr.7 B mensely popular across the Middle (Cat-3) East. It is an initiative undertaken 3) Abhiram Krishna- Gr.5B (Cat-2) and by Bhavans – Middle East to 4) Alyssa Benjamin- Gr.1A empower the students with English (Cat-1) vocabulary, spelling and The Grand Finale of this illustrious event- Bhavan’s International Spell Bee is scheduled to be held on correct pronunciation. Saturday 8 Feb 2020 in different venues in India and in It has three levels- 1) The the Middle East. The venue for our students this year is Private School level contest, 2) The national International School, Abu Dhabi. Kudos to all the level contest and 3) The knock out finalists. Round. After the knock out Round, Last year, our School secured the 1st position- the only 1 candidate who scores the Championship in Cat-4 (Bumble Bees) in the Grand maximum marks in each category finale of the maiden edition of the Bhavan’s International Spell Bee conducted on Saturday, 9th Feb 2019. The final remains for the Grand finale. word in the tie breaker round- ‘Trepullation’ proved to be the deciding factor where our Bumble Bee, Parthiv Varma buzzed away to success, spelling the word correctly with The knockout round of this unflinching ease. He was awarded with USD 1500/ -, a trophy and a certificate. He was a winner in the previous year too by securing 3rd prize in the prestigious competition was held on Saturday, event- Bhavan’s GCC Spell Bee. 18 January 2020 in which about 70 students participated. There were two rounds- Oral dictation round and the Phonetics round. In Cat-2, there was a neck and neck competition where we had to break the tie between Abhiram Krishna of Gr.5B and Pranav Varma of Gr.5B to choose the finalist. The topper from each category was declared eligible to represent our School in the Grand Finale. Prerana January, 2020 Page 4

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 7 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL MATHEMATICS FORUM The Mathematic forum is an important part of the teacher Bhavans Middle East organised MATHEMATICS FORUM at Bhavans’ training program where we can share our ideas and thought. The Abhudhabi on 20 January 2020 .During the forum, we discussed about goal of conducting or attending this forum was to experience the EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS LEARNING METHODS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY MATHEMATICS FORUM and to know about “EFFECTIVE LEARNERS”. The teachers those who presented, expressed a genuine passion MATHEMATICS LEARNING METHODS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY for sharing mathematical ideas with their students. LEARNERS”. As we all know Technologies for Mathematics education will help learning become more social and engaging for Mathematical forum was immensely beneficial. It helped us to students. So that the Internet and other technologies have understand that different schools have unique cultures and unique transformed nearly every aspect of our society, particularly in the challenges. It was an excellent opportunity to share knowledge and thoughts. scientific and commercial sectors, yet classrooms of today appear It benefited us greatly by observing the presentation about largely. This contrasts with students’ experience outside of the teaching strategies in use at different schools. classroom, as evidenced by the explosion of the innovative teaching methods and learning strategies, where interactions and Reported By :Ratheesh Kumar learning have increasingly become collective products rather than individual efforts. “Smart classroom, Flipped Classrooms, Virtual Classrooms, Blended Learning, Mobile Learning, Personalized learning” in the technology infrastructure to facilitate cooperative learning that leverages physical and semantic spaces to achieve innovative mathematical pedagogical formats. COGNITIVE ABILITIES TEST – CAT4 2019 - 2020 The Cognitive Abilities Test (CAT4) is a Reasoning), numbers (Quantitative Reasoning) and diagnostic assessment that is designed to help some questions were answered by mentally students and their teachers to understand how generating and transforming visual images (Spatial they learn and what their academic potential Ability). The test is divided into 3 parts. Timer was might be. It assesses how students think in areas enabled as students must complete the test in the that are known to make a difference to learning. stipulated time. The directions for carrying out the test were given in the beginning of each test. This year Bhavans Al Saad Indian School Ms. Elsie Terrence was in-charge of invigilation and initiated the CAT4 tests for grades3, 4, 6&8. the subject teachers according to the timetable of Hundred percent participation was ensured the particular class were also present in the venue. from all these classes. The tests were conducted on the 23rd, 26th, 27th and 28th of January for While many tests focus on a child’s these grades respectively. A unique access code attainment in core subjects, CAT4 is designed to was given to each student to login into their give schools a much broader, more rounded view account and do the test. A total of 161 students of each child, their potential and how they learn. completed the test. Results help teachers decide about the pace of learning that is right for each student and whether Test involved thinking about shapes and additional support or challenge is needed. patterns (Non-Verbal Reasoning), words (Verbal Reported By :Priyanka Haridas Prerana January, 2020 Pa

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 8 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL EXPO SCHOOL PROGRAMME MEETING Dubai Expo is built on the theme ‘Connecting school students will benefit from four bespoke school journeys, designed by the Expo School Programme to excite and inspire, Minds, Creating the Future’, promoting cooperation broadening students’ minds while meeting the educational requirements of all ages. among people from different fields and backgrounds to The journeys are, foster innovation and progress. This is underpinned by THE UNIVERSE IN MOTION (Human progress through the sub-themes: Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainabil- physical and digital realms) ity, all of which offer a platform for educational and Students will get to travel through the past, present and future of movement from ancient exploration to artificial knowledge development. intelligence. Dubai Expo offers outstanding learning THE SUSTAINABLE PLANET (The future of our planet opportunities for students as part of the Expo School hangs in the balance) Programme in a range of fields. Students can tip toe underneath a dense forest, risk the THE EXPO SCHOOL PROGRAMME conducted a planet’s future in a game of high-stakes pinball, and meet a giant fish concerned about the plastic waste in its ocean home. session for schools to make sure THE LEGACY OF UAE (Introducing the world to the coun- that the school is ready for expo 2020 Dubai, and try’s rich culture and bright future) to invite us to the world of Expo during the period from 20 October 2020 to10 April 2021. Students will get an opportunity to see the mesmerizing architecture of the UAE pavilion, designed in the shape of a falcon in flight. The session was on 27th January 2020 from 10 AM to 12 Noon at Saadiyat Rotana, Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi. Ms Marjan Faraidooni (Chief Pavilions and exhibitions officer, Expo 2020) and Dr Tareq Al Ameri (Acting Executive Director, Licensing Sector ADEK) had led the session. From October 20, 2020 to April 10, 2021, the Prerana January, 2020 Page 6

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 8 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL 71ST REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATION On the auspicious morning with their innovative ideas. Grade 1-4 of 26th January, our had Circle time and Origami Craft school celebrated Republic activities. The topic for circle time was Day in the school The Rights and Duties of Children premises. It was the matter of great pride in the School and Society which for all of us. The whole school had worn was a really meaningful time for the tricolor wrist bands and stickers which in tiny tots. The whole programme made fact brought out the spirit of patriotism. the children aware that the future of Our honorable Principal Dr. Bhavana their country lies in their hands. Gupta unfurled the national flag. The Hence they need to study well now Patriotic song and National Anthem sung and inculcate good values in life, by the students echoed the premises. The which will help them students were then taken inside to the to be good citizens of auditorium to witness the Grade 2 A the country. The special assembly. Social Science school dispersed with Department also presented a skit on the image of the Drafting of the Constitution. The fluttering tricolor in message of the skit was how the drafting their mind and heart. committee under the leadership of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar perfectly knitted each and every idea into our Constitu- tion. The students brought the stage alive Prerana January, 2020 Page 7

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 7 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL ARABIC LANGUAGE ‫اللغة العربية‬ ‫مرحبا‬- ‫نعم‬ Hello Yes ( marhaba ) ( Naham ) ‫لا‬ ‫َم ْكتَب‬ office No ( Makthab ) ( Laa ) ‫قَ ْه َوة‬ ‫ُمدي َرة‬ Coffee Principal ( qahua ) ( Mudeera ) ‫َج ِميل‬ ‫آ ِسف‬ Sorry Beautiful ( Aasif ) ( Jameel ) ‫مع السلامة‬ ‫شكرا لك‬ Thank you Goodbye ( Shukran Laka ) (mae alsalama ) ‫برد‬ Cold ‫حار‬ ( bard ) Hot ( har ) Prerana January, 2020 Page 8

Prerana Vol:6 Issue: 8 AL SAAD INDIAN SCHOOL FIELD TRIP MATH QUIZ SESSION ON & GOOD TOUCH ENGLISH AND BAD QUIZ TOUCH BHAVANS SPELL BEE ENGLISH GHAF TREE INTERNATIONAL FINAL DEBATE WEEK COMPETITION January, 2020 Prerana Page 9