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SCIS BUZZ

MAY 2020

Volume 2, Issue 2

In This Issue

From the Principal’s Desk Page 1

Mask Making Competition

We’ll Meet Again’ Page 2

Anti –Terrorism Day

Eid Celebration

Digital Engagement Plan at

South City International School

Page 3

International Day for Biological

Diversity

Nazrul Jayanti

Page 4

Mother’s Day Celebration

Rabindra Jayanti Celebration

International Museum Day

Video

Page 5

Cultural Diversity Day

Road Map of Future

Geographers

Page 6

Pre Primary Activities Page 7

World Family Day Page 8

Corona Virus awareness and

mask making

Morning Assembly on EID

Page 9

Editorial Team

Ms. Amrita Bhattacharya

Ms. Mondira Sarkar

Mr. Abhishek Guha

Ms. Sawandipa Banerjee

Ms. Manisha Pandey

Ms. Asmita Kapoor

Ms. Sutrishna Majumdar

FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

Dear All,

Hope you are fine. It’s been two months now since the school had to abruptly shut down,

along with all others institutions due to the Corona Pandemic situation. Schools are closed,

but teaching continues and our online classes have been quite successful. At present this is

our only way to disseminate knowledge to our students. In the backdrop of such challenging

situations, we aim at imparting knowledge through a connection especially conducive to the

learning needs of children. Apart from online teaching, our educators are constantly helping

students by sending content, worksheets, videos and solved questions. Teachers have

proceeded with their portions, project topics have been given to students so that they can

ulitise this time doing ample research on the assignments. The Term 1, First Unit Tests will

commence from mid June for Secondary School while the rest will take the tests from July.

Yes, we are adapting to the new normal.

In our quest to balance academics and co curricular activities which is equally essential for

the physical and mental health of the children, teachers of the Performing Arts Department

and Physical Education Department have been conducting regular online classes for the

students. We have made our first ever digital appearance on the auspicious day of Rabindra

Jayanti. We have taken ten long years to come online and be visible to all of you and a strong

reason behind it is definitely the present situation. Our children have not been seen at all,

since March 19th.The school is empty without them. We miss them. We are working day and

night to ensure that their education is not hampered. We felt since children are experts in

social media, it’s time we make our presence felt, both on Instagram and Facebook.

I keep reminding my children about the VUCA world, a world that is Volatile, Uncertain,

Complex and Ambiguous. We are exactly facing that today and fresh challenges are coming

our way. It is tough for each one of us. I completely empathise with the parents, who have to

manage household chores, do work from home and at the same time keep a track of what

their children are doing, how they are progressing with their academics. I take the

opportunity to thank each and every parent, all of you, you all have been wonderful. You all

have held our hands when times were bad, you contributed in a great way, you boosted our

morale, and I appreciate each and every mail that you have sent. Your feedback on online

classes has been very encouraging.

A lot has happened since the school has launched its official Facebook and Instagram pages.

We have marked the Rabindra Jayanti Day as a Red letter day for SCIS which strongly

believes in its Bengali ethos and values, although it is an international school. Children and

teachers have celebrated Rabindra Jayanti and Nazrul Jayanti with dance and songs, we

have observed significant days like Mother’s Day, Anti Terrorism Day and Biological

Diversity Day. Children enjoyed participating in Mask Making Competition which gave

wings to their imagination while they created beautiful masks using a myriad of colours. Eid

was also virtually celebrated where students explored and exhibited their culinary skills. Our

social media platform is flooded with these activities for you to watch and enjoy, like and

comment. It’s been a long journey, more than a month , and we did not even get the

opportunity to say Good byes properly. School abruptly got shut, the country went into a

lockdown.

Finally, I wish that everyone stays well, and those with ‘at-risk’

friends and family, I have my total sympathy and solidarity.

Stay safe, have faith in God. Take care.

Warm regards,

John Andrew Bagul

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Mask Making Competition

The online Mask Masking Competition, coordinated by Ms. Apilla Gupta on 15.05.2020 was a huge success. We received

excellent feedback from parents.

The competition took place between 4 to 4:40 p.m. Students made their masks with enthusiasm and creativity. The best

masks from each house was sent to the Judges.

The pictures of the masks were sent to:-

Ritwik Sir - Class 6

Mondira ma'am- Class 7

Gandhi ma'am - Class 8

The competition went by very smoothly.

Feedback from student Kush D Manek 6D is as follows :

''Today I had an online mask making competition. I enjoyed a lot because first time I was part of a competition which was

online. Our theme was celebration and I made the mask out of a handkerchief. I am very proud to be a student of SCIS as

my school cares about the children and keeps them busy in the quarantine."

Some feedback by parents are as follows :

“The kids enjoyed making it. It was a welcome change from the mundane schedule”.

“The activity was fun. Aranya learnt basic stitching due to this”.

“Jai enjoyed as well as gained a new online competition experience...looking forward to more such competitions”.

‘We’ll Meet Again’...A video by teachers of the Secondary Department

Teachers gave a heartfelt message to the children expressing how they miss the kids and promising that they shall meet again sometime soon. They

reassured that this too shall pass and requested the children to keep smiling through just like they always do, till the blue sky drive the dark clouds

far away. Ms. Mondira Sarkar’s eloquent recitation of Kathleen O’Meara’s poem, ‘And People Stayed Home,’ written in 1869, reiterated today’s

situation.

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Anti –Terrorism Day

Terrorism is an act of causing loss of life and fear of death among people by the dreadful acts of terrorists. No doubt it is an attack on the

rights of human beings. Therefore, we should come together and eliminate it by spreading love and care. South City International School

observed Anti Terrorism Day on 21st May,2020.A short video on Anti terrorism day was prepared by the students of XB, under the

guidance of their class teacher, Ms. Akshita PaulChowdhury, to raise awareness of the effects of terrorism and steps to take to prevent

such activities .

In this year 2020, at the present moment we are all faced with uncertainity and challenging situations. In this crisis of the Covid-19

pandemic, we have all been locked in our homes and are ultimately helping in reducing the pandemic spread. In this situation South City

International School has provided it's students the virtual platform and opportunity to spread awareness among people on different

topics. Thus, students of class X B had taken the initiative of video making to spread awareness against indulging in terrorism. They have

humbly requested people to stay away from fake forwards to prevent terrorising people. Furthermore they have stated how and why Anti

terrorism day has been celebrated on 21st May over the years and how we can prevent it and promote peace. It is a day which pays

tribute to our deceased Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi when people take pledge to promote peaceful activities as stated by the students in

the video.

Eid Celebration

Activity- A video on ‘Platter presentation on famous Eid Cuisines’

Occasion- Eid Celebration in the Lockdown

Students Participation -

Eshaan Ganguli of Class 6A had prepared 'Hyderabadi Biryani' all the way from

Hyderabad. He has joined SCIS family this year and due to the lockdown he was

unable to come to Kolkata.

Shauriya Kawatia of class 8B had presented a platter of colourful salad that goes as

an accompaniment with Hyderabadi Biryani.

Zoya Mazhar of class 7B usually invites her guests on Eid and her cultural dish

'Dahi ki Phulki 'is relished by her guests but due to social distancing this year she

has shared her recipe of Dahi ki phulki.

Karti Maheshekha of class 11A and Ms Sumera Khan, the teacher who coordinated

the event, cooked and presented a bowl of sweet dish 'Kheer' and 'Sheer khurma' to

begin and end Eid Feast as eating sweets on Eid is considered auspicious.

The students participated with full vigour and enthusiasm. Their efforts have come

out well in the video .Our city has been badly hit by the storm ’Amphun’ and on

this occasion of Eid we sincerely hope and pray that things come back to normal

once again.

Digital Engagement Plan at South City International School

We had a Univariety Digital Engagement Zoom session with Grade 11 & Grade 12 students on 16th May, Saturday from 12 pm to 1 pm were total

32 students participated. Mr. Hayshan Rahman coordinated the programme.

The agenda of the session were:

· New students profile creation,

· dashboard walkthrough,

· guiding them on how to connect with their own alumni,

· the types of questions they can ask,

· research tools and

· Student journey.

It was an interesting session where all inputs were given to the students on various streams they want to pursue.

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International Day for Biological Diversity 22nd of May

International Day for Biological Diversity or World Biodiversity Day is observed every year on May 22. The UN has proclaimed 22nd of May as the

International Day for Biological Diversity to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The students of Class VI D under the

guidance of their class teacher Ms. Arjita Dasgupta designed and painted different posters with slogans to spread awareness among others. The

students also spoke about the importance of this day and the need for protection of the variety and variability in nature. Through a video that was

made by the students of Class VI D, they wanted to spread awareness and sensitize people so that everyone takes an integral role and work for the

conservation of Biodiversity.

The Theme for 2020 is “Our solutions are in nature” which emphasizes on hope, solidarity and the importance of working together at all levels to

build a future of life in harmony with nature.

The future of the planet concerns all of us, and all of us should do what we can to protect it.

Nazrul Jayanti

Nazrul Jayanti celebrated on 24th May, is the birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam,the national

poet of Bangladesh. In this occasion students of South City International School recited a poem

penned down by the great poet .It was a team work where teachers and students participated with

vigour .The children were very creative and enthusiastic. They recited the poem ‘Kuli Majur,’ by

Nazrul Islam.

Participants : Sneha Guha 10B

Arshia Dutta- 9D

Avisha Das- 9A

Swapnoroop Basu-9B

Sayesha Mukherjee- 9A

Ishwito Khanra -9B

Priyanjana Dutta- 9C

Arunoday Ray -9A

Children coordinated with teachers through phone and computer. Bengali teachers , Ms. Sangeeta

Das along with Ms. Basabdatta Mukherjee guided the students throughout to bring out the best in

the children.

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Mother’s Day Celebration

Mother's Day is a celebration of honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of

mothers in society. It is celebrated on various days in many parts of the world, most commonly in the months of March or May.

South City International School celebrated Mother’s Day on 10th May. To express their love for their mothers and in order to

make them feel special, some children prepared beautiful hand crafted cards, while others wrote passages, recited poems and

played the mouth organ.

Rabindra Jayanti Celebration

To commemorate the birth anniversary of Kobiguru Rabindranath Tagore, on 8th May, students and teachers of South City International School

participated whole heartedly from their own homes. While the PA department along with a few students sang the song ‘Jodi tor Daak Shune kew Na

ashe..’ , Kushaan Roy and Arjya Sarkar (7A) recited the poem , ‘Chitto jetha bhoy Shunno ..’

Teachers from both Primary and Secondary Department prepared and performed a dance on the popular Rabindra Sangeet , “ Prano Bhoriye,

Trisha Horiye……….”

International Museum Day Video

On the occasion of International Museum Day being celebrated on 18th May 2020,

South City International School had presented a short video. The video had pictures

of several types of Museums located all around the world, which gives us a virtual

insight on the importance of monuments and its restoration process. The video was

posted on the social media pages of the school (i.e. Instagram and Facebook). The

video was made by Madhura Bhattacharjee and Anushka Majumder, of Class XI,

under the guidance and support of our History teacher, Ms. Susmita Basu.

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Cultural Diversity Day

The 21st of May is celebrated as WORLD CULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY to foster respect and open-mindedness for other cultures. Amidst

everything going on in the world, we found a way of celebrating our very own Indian tribal culture, which we have named – the Indigenous Colours

of India.

All the videos were individually made by the students of the Senior Secondary Section, and then compiled into one. In the video, students spoke

about Andamanese, Santhali, Bhils and Angami tribes. These tribes are the roots of Indian culture. The main agenda behind creating this video was

to educate and inculcate within the students, a feeling of respect and appreciation for Indian culture. This video was then posted on our school

Facebook page. Students expressed their gratitude towards our respected Principal Sir, Mr. John Andrew Bagul for his constant support and

motivation.. They are also thankful to their teacher, Ms. Puja Prasad for guiding them in the process.

A painting by Urvi Ray of Class XI

B depicting the present situation

Road Map of Future Geographers

On 18th May, 2020 two teachers, Ms. Puja Prasad and Ms. Janet Pang of South City International School attended on zoom the first Lecture

of Webinar Series on "Direction of Geographical Studies : Covid-19 and Beyond" conducted by the Department of Geography, Adamas

University, Kolkata. It was attended by ninety-five participants comprising of professors, lecturers, teachers, and invitee students of Adamas

University. They were from different states of India and one of them was the sole international participant.

The program began with a welcome speech by Kasturi Mukherjee HOD of Geography Department and the Dean of Adamas University

Professor Bimal Kumar Sarkar.

After a brief introduction, the main speaker Dr. Devendra Pradhan, Director of India Meteorological Department began his speech on current issue

- cyclone Amphan . With the help of PowerPoint presentation, he discussed at length the mechanism of Tropical Cyclones which included the naming

of the Tropical Cyclones in Indian Ocean. It was needed to help in quick identification and easy report on it. In 2008 there were eight member

countries naming cyclones. In September 2008 India became the 9th member county and started naming her cyclones from the region. At present

there are 13 member countries naming cyclones. The other topics which he touched upon were location, causes, characteristic features, adverse

effects, and precautionary measures, etc.

After the inspiring lecture on the cyclone, he enquired if anyone had any queries, some questions were presented to him

a) Whether the cyclone has any impact on Coronavirus?

Since the cyclone is out at sea it has no relevant effect on the virus as stated by him.

b) Will monsoon be delayed due to cyclone Amphan ?

To which he replies great amount of moisture will be sucked from the atmosphere, there will be slight changes on the onset of monsoon, but it is

best answered by weather scientists.

After the interaction of cyclones concluded Dr. Devendra moved on to the Future Prospects of Young Geographers. He presented the topic on Fields

for Future Geographers with the help on PowerPoint presentation

1. Meteorologist

2. Climate change analyst

3. Climatologist

4. Hydrologist

5. Remote sensing analyst

6. Soil conservationist

7. Emergency management specialist

8. Geospatial analyst

9. GIS specialist

10. Cartographers

11. Locational analyst

12. Pollution analyst surveyor

13. Town planner

14. Water conservation officer

He conveyed the message to the participants that it is a bright prospect where specializing in geography leads to multiple avenues as a career.

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our Principal Sir for allowing us to attend the Lecture. It was an enriching experience and we

would definitely share the knowledge we obtained from this lecture with our students to enhance their knowledge of geography and enlighten them

to the future prospects of different careers associated with the subject.

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PRIMARY SECTION

PRE PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

The pre-primary children celebrated

Rabindra Jayanti dressed up in colourful

costumes and did songs and dance based

on Rabindranath Tagore’s poems and

songs.

International Museum Day was celebrated on 18th May .They were showed

videos and power point presentation and stories were shown to them.

The children of pre-primary department did an activities on non-thermal cooking like salad making and did an activity

on lemonade. They were very excited to make.

The children celebrated Mother’s Day by making different craft work like flower making, colouring and cards for

their mother and expressed their love and effection towards their mothers. Flipcharts, videos and PowerPoint

presentation were being shown to the children on Mother’s Day.

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International Day of families was celebrated on 15 th May by SCIS children and emphasised the importance of families

and promotes the importance of healthy family. Videos and flipcharts were shown to children. They made photo frames

on world Family Day.

Unity in Diversity Day was celebrated on 21st May where the children were dressed up in different costumes depicting

different regions of the country and spoke a few lines.

The Pre-primary did the science experiment based on water.

Water takes the shape of the container in which it is poured. Colour

mixing experiment on

water. When red colour is mixed with different colours i.e. blue,

white and yellow the colour obtained are orange, pink and purple.

They enjoyed the experiment and it was fun working with colours.

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PRIMARY ACTIVITIES

The children of primary school celebrated Rabindra Jayanti by drawing sketches of Rabindranath Tagore and recited

poems written by him. Videos and online PowerPoint presentation were shown to them.

The children celebrated Mother’s day

by making cards and writing poems

for their mothers and expressed their

love. The online classes were very

interesting and interactive.

Corona Virus awareness and mask making

Class 5D presented the morning assembly on EID.