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23rd February 2016

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Dear Sir/Madam,

RBK International Academy MUN 2016

It is with utmost honour and pleasure that we take this opportunity to extend a warm invitation to your esteemed

institution to attend another exciting edition of RBK International Academy’s Model United Nations

Conference – RMUN 2016. This all-inclusive and interactive event shall take place on the 4th and 5th of March

2016, at the RBK International Academy, Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road, Opposite Indian Oil Nagar,

Chembur, Mumbai, 400088.

The RMUN is a „Model United Nations‟ conference, which is a simulation of United Nations meeting where

students get the chance to assume the roles of representatives of different countries and to engage in discussion and

dialogue, seeking solutions to issues of global concern.

It is an opportunity for students to interact, develop strong communication and debating skills as well as get a

chance to practice diplomacy and lobbying. It is expected that students will conduct research on assigned topics

and countries in order to gain more insight and a better perspective of events and issues affecting the world.

This conference is open to delegates of all abilities; both starting and experienced participants.

The delegate participation fee is: Rs. 2,500/-

Please fill in the attached registration form and send it back to us , in order to facilitate allocation of committees/

countries for delegate groups.

Looking forward to your positive participation in this exciting venture.

Kind regards

Dr. Arundhati Hoskeri

Management Representative, and Officiating Principal

RBK International Academy

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Registration form for RBKIA MUN 2016

Thank you for your interest in the RBKIA MUN 2016, which will be held on 4th and 5th March, 2016, at the RBK

International Academy Campus, Chembur. Please fill in this form and send it - preferably as an attachment saved

in PDF, to:” rmun.2016@gmail.com”

Participating School Details

RMUN 2016 Committees

DISEC: Disarmament and International Security Committee

Agenda: Demilitarizing the South China Sea

JAC: Joint Action Committee (Crisis Committee)

Agenda: Combating the insurgency posed by the Islamic State (ISIS)

WHO: World Health Organisation

Agenda: The legalization of marijuana

HSC: Historical Security Council

Agenda: Revisiting the Korean War of 1950-53

Name of School/Institution:

Address:

E-mail:

Telephone:

Country/Portfolio preference:

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MYP-IBDP Delegate Details

(Two delegates per committee with the exception of HSC – One delegate)

Payment Details: All payments should be made by cheque/transfer in favour of:

Account Name: RBK INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY

Account NO: 005888700000013

Bank: YES Bank, Chembur Branch, Shrikant Chambers, Next to RK Studio, Sion-Trombay

road, Mumbai

IFSC: YESB0000058

For further details and any queries please do not hesitate to contact the following:

Vishnu Balaji – Director - General: +917666598932

Aryan D‟Silva – Secretary- General: +91-9920082481

For regular updates about our RMUN, please visit our Facebook page at: “https://www.facebook.com/RMUN1/”.

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Annual Sports Meet 2015 - 16

Emerald House, winners of the Best House in Sports Trophy.

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MYP-IBDP T he MYP & DP Sports Gala were held from 8th of February to 12th of February.

It was an inter house event, where all four houses RUBY, EMERALD, SAPPHIRE & TOPAZ competed against each other in different grade groups for BASKETBALL, SOCCER, TABLE TENNIS & CHESS. The following week after Sports Gala was the MYP-DP Athletic Meet. The heats and final races were done on 17th & 18th of February.

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MYP-IBDP Sports Gala Results- 2016

Table Tennis

Chess

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys 9-12 Girls

1st

Dhruav Das

(Ruby)

Nitika Narayan

(Ruby)

Piyush Jain

(Topaz)

Harshi Ramjiyani

(Topaz)

2nd Om Doshi

(Topaz)

Janhavi Pandit

(Topaz)

Arnav Sachdev

(Emerald)

Roshani Chadha

(Emerald)

3rd Dhruv Chabria

(Sapphire)

Aarya Menon

( Sapphire)

Yash Ganti

(Emerald)

Niharika Vora

(Topaz)

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys 9-12 Girls

1st

Devesh Gandhi

(Sapphire)

Shravya Gowda

(Topaz)

Ayush Mehta

(Emerald)

Saumya Dave

(Sapphire)

2nd Varun Badrinarayan

(Sapphire)

Prisha Sheth

( Sapphire)

Aman Selarkar

(Ruby)

Vaishnavi Mestry

(Emerald)

3rd Om Doshi

(Topaz)

Hoshie Vikamsey

(Emerald)

Nirantaka Ramjiyani

(Topaz)

Harshi Ramjiyani

(Topaz)

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Basketball

Soccer

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys

1st Sapphire Topaz Emerald

2nd Emerald Sapphire Topaz

3rd Topaz Ruby Sapphire

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys

1st Sapphire Topaz Emerald

2nd Emerald Ruby Ruby

3rd Ruby Emerald Sapphire

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MYP-IBDP Athletic Events Results

Shot-put

60 meters

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys 9-12 Girls

1st

Vishesh Sharma

(Emerald)

Shravya Gowda

(Topaz)

Gaurav Iyer

(Emerald)

Niharika Vora

(Topaz)

2nd Keval Mehta

(Sapphire)

Ishika Gupta

(Sapphire)

Shrey Shah

(Ruby)

Garima Soi

(Sapphire)

3rd Dhrruv Dedhia

(Topaz)

Sriya Srivastava

(Ruby)

Aman Selarkar

(Ruby)

Dharmee Mehta

(Ruby)

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys 9-12 Girls 11-12 Boys

1st

Keval Mehta

(Sapphire)

Nitika Narayan

(Ruby)

Ishan Jindal

(Emerald)

Sheila Lumumba

(Emerald)

Gaurav Iyer

(Emerald)

2nd Jay Senghani

(Emerald)

Sriya Srivastava

(Ruby)

Dhun Poptani

(Sapphire)

Niharika Vora

(Topaz)

Mardav Gala

(Topaz)

3rd Varun Badrinarayan

(Sapphire)

Ishika Gupta

(Sapphire)

Vansh Bansal

(Sapphire)

Harshi Ramjiyani

(Topaz)

Devarsh Siraj

(Sapphire)

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80 meters

400 meters

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys 9-12 Girls 11-12 Boys

1st

Keval Mehta

(Sapphire)

Nitika Narayan

(Ruby)

Ishan Jindal

(Emerald)

Sheila Lumumba

(Emerald)

Devarsh Siraj

(Sapphire)

2nd Varun Badrinarayan

(Sapphire)

Sriya Srivastava

(Ruby)

Dhun Poptani

(Sapphire)

Niharika Vora

(Topaz)

Gaurav Iyer

(Emerald)

3rd Darshil Vira

(Emerald)

Prisha Sheth

(Sapphire)

Rahul Shah

(Ruby)

Harshi Ramjiyani

(Topaz)

Mardav Gala

(Topaz)

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls

1st

Keval Mehta

(Sapphire)

Nakshatra Dharap

(Emerald)

2nd Darshil Vira

(Emerald)

Nitika Narayan

(Ruby)

3rd Jay Senghani

(Emerald)

Urja Hansraj

(Ruby)

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MYP-IBDP 600 meters

Relay

Best Athlete

Position 9-10 Boys 9-12 Girls 11-12 Boys

1st Ishan Jindal (Emerald) Sheila Lumumba (Emerald) Gaurav Iyer (Emerald)

2nd Aaryan Pandit (Topaz) Niharika Vora (Topaz) Mardav Gala (Topaz)

3rd Piyush Jain (Topaz) Urja Hansraj (Ruby) Arnav Sachdev (Emerald)

Position 6-8 Boys 6-8 Girls 9-12 Boys 9-12 Girls

1st Topaz Ruby Emerald Topaz

2nd Sapphire Sapphire Sapphire Emerald

3rd Emerald Topaz Ruby Ruby

6-8 (Boys) Keval Mehta

6-8 (Girls) Nitika Narayan

9-10 (Boys) Ishan Jindal

Sheila Lumumba 9-12 (Girls)

Niharika Vora

11-12 (Boys) Gaurav Iyer

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Final House Points

171 169 139

- Victor Salve PE Teacher

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Announcing Our New Unit of Inquiries

Grade 1

Grade 1 of RBKIA will be starting the next UOI which is about “All the living things depend on each other in

various ways”. Students will learn about how living things are connected to each other, things that they have

in common and impact that they have on each other. In this UOI they will learn to connect through survey and

mind map. Through group discussion they will learn to become responsible towards each other.

Grade 2

Living Things

Workplaces/

Organizations

Grade 2 is going to begin their new UOI - organization wherein students will get familiar with different

workplaces and organizations and students will begin to realize that if they work as a team they all, will

achieve more. They will reflect on their individual strengths and how individual talent is useful to make an

organization successful. They will get a deeper insight of how an organization works and how people are

connected with one another. Students will become better communicators as there are several oral

presentations, skits, interview, surveys that they have to conduct. There will be team efforts which will help

them to improve their communication.

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PYP Grade 3

Digital Tools

In this UOI, in the Trans disciplinary theme “How we organize ourselves”, students will be learning about the

different types of digital tools used for gaining knowledge and communication. During this inquiry they will use

their thinking skills to inquire about the various digital tools available around them that they use in their daily

lives to learn and communicate. They will further investigate the significance and ways of evaluating

information from digital tools. Students will be directed to spread awareness regarding cyber safety to their

peers. The students will inquire through field trip, guest speakers, and interactions with ICT experts apart from

secondary source research from books, magazines, encyclopedias and internet…

Grade 4

Ancient Civilizations

Fourth grade will be making the transition to our new unit, Ancient Civilizations. The Central Idea is: “Past civilizations have contributed to and influenced our present day societies”. During this unit of Inquiry, we will be exploring different ancient civilizations through the research cycle. The students will have the opportunity to choose a civilization from given ancient civilizations, based on their own interest or curiosity. They will then develop BIG questions that they want to research and find out about. They will be creating a written report that displays their work when researching their questions, as well as artifacts that represent these big questions. We will make connections between civilizations, with a focus on the legacies they left behind and how these legacies influence us today.

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PYP Grade 5

Who we are

Central Idea- Physical, social and emotional development can transform who we are and the decisions we

make.

Students will be shown a video on stages of human growth from childhood to adulthood. Discussions and brain

storming will be held, for better understanding of the kinds of bodily changes as well as social and emotional

changes that occur. Parents will be the guest speakers , and will do a role play on changes during puberty and

adolescence, so as to reinforce the students understanding in social and physical changes at puberty and

adolescence stages. Students will also share their own personal changes that they have experienced and

compare with their friends and siblings. Ms. Namrata Saxena, school counselor will conduct a session with the

students ,on emotional changes and values. Activities with play cards, role play will be done to reinforce the

lines of inquiry. Videos will be shown about how values influence our decision making. As a summative

assessment ,students will work in groups and prepare their own script on any or all lines of inquiry and present

their acting skills and their understanding of the Unit, by enacting .

- PYP Homeroom Teachers

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Achievements

Vivaan Goel from grade 1A stood 2nd all over Mumbai in Mental Maths Competition with a score of 299/300.

- Paminder Kohli PYP Coordinator

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Inter house story telling competition - Grade 2

1st Shyla Srivastva

2nd Ayan Malaka

3rd

Shaurya Linge

Shruti Jairam

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

House Positions

Winners

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International School Awards - English

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As a Greek hero in Greek mythology, Theseus, having all the qualities of a traditional hero, such as strength and

courage, he was also intelligent and wise too! His early adventures benefited the city and region of Athens,

helping in the consolidation of the Athenian power through shrewd political maneuvering. He also led the

Athenian army on a number of victorious campaigns. He was also credited as the founder of democracy,

voluntarily transferring many of his powers as king over to an elected assembly. He gained a reputation for

helping the poor and oppressed. His shedding of power also made it easier for him to continue going on

adventures after his rule. "Not without Theseus" became a popular Athenian saying, reflecting the belief he should

be included in any important undertaking.

While growing up, he looked up to his older cousin Heracles. Theseus and Heracles later saved each other's lives;

Heracles through his strength; Theseus through his wisdom. In middle age, his wisdom deserted him. He began

going on foolish adventures, and making bad decisions. His efforts to produce an heir for the throne led to more

problems. The people of Athens grew tired of the turmoil he produced. Eventually, he died in exile. The city did not

bother to bring his body home.

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MYP Generations passed without much thought being given to Theseus. Then,

during the Persian wars, Athenian soldiers reported seeing the ghost of Theseus and came to believe

that he was responsible for their victories. The Athenian general Cimon received a command from the

Oracle at Delphi to find Theseus' bones and returns them to Athens. He did so, and he was reburied in

a magnificent tomb that also served as a sanctuary for the defenseless.

Task : Speech Writing (Refer: our lesson on: Theseus and the Minotaur) Visualize that you are the new King Theseus. Your people are waiting to hear your first speech as their new king. Use the following hints: Went to war-victorious- journey back to Athens- forgotten -father’s instructions- black sails-replace - white sails –father wanted desperately-no news-thought son to be dead-fell into sea-dead-you feel guilty-want to apologize to father who is dead-will I be a good king?

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MYP Reflection

Mythology, especially Greek mythology has always interested me. So, the task where I had to imagine myself to

be Theseus, a brave mythological character, really got me excited. I had to imagine myself being crowned the

king, delivering my first speech. I knew my speech should reflect my bravery and, also that it should be inspiring. I

enjoyed working on the speech though it turned out to be a little challenging. It had to reflect the remorse for

the death of my father, whom I succeeded and at the same time instill the confidence of people about my

abilities. I maintained a formal tone, persuasive, though I brought in emotions of sorrow and regret when I spoke

of my father’s death.

In the words of Aristotle, in his essay on Rhetoric, rhetoric is "... the faculty of observing in any given case is the

available means of persuasion." According to Aristotle, this art of persuasion could be used in public settings in

different ways. I tried to incorporate some rhetorical devices that we learned on speech writing during our

English lessons.

- PRISHA SETH Grade 8

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Menu

Canteen

Note: All salads served will be boiled

- Ms Payal Sinha

Consultant Dietician

PARTICULARS

TUESDAY 23.02.15

WEDNESDAY 24.02.15

THURSDAY 25.02.15

FRIDAY 26.02.15

MONDAY 29.02.15

PRE-PRIMARY SHORT BREAK LUNCH SPECIAL MEAL

SAMBHAR RICE WITH PAPAD MUSELI WITH MILK/ METHI THEPLA WITH CHUNDA CHAPATI CAPSICUM RICE TREVTI DAL PARWAL BHAJI CABBAGE PEAS AND CARROT STIR FRY BUTTERMILK SALAD SPRING ROLLS

MIX VEG ADAI WITH TOMATO CHUTNEY OATS WITH MILK / RICE NOODLES UPMA FULKA CORRIANDER RICE SINDHI KADHI RAJMA MASALA TENDLI BHAJI VEG RAITA FRUIT SALAD VEG MACRONI

VEG WRAP CEREALS WITH MILK / SPROUT AND CORN BHEL RAGI KI ROTI MAA KI DAL ZEERA RICE DUM ALOO PALAK KI BHAJI SALAD BUTTERMILK VEG AND RAJMA PATTY BURGER

BEETROOT POORI WITH JAM CORN FLAKES WITH MILK / MIX DAL BHAJIYA WITH KETCHUP PAV \ CHAPATI BHAJI KACHUMBER SALAD LEMONADE GULAB JAMUN VEG BIRYANI WITH CUCUMBER RAITA

BANANA PANCAKE WITH CHOCOLATE SAUCE WHEAT FLAKES WITH MILK / UTTAPA CHAPATI CARROT RICE TOMATO DAL TADKA BHINDI DO PYAZA CAULIFLOWER POTATO BHAJI ROASTED PAPAD VEG RAITA SCHEZWAN NOODLES WITH MANCHURIAN