“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ―

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Reading is one of life's greatest pleasures that opens the door to culture,

knowledge and independence.

Reading not only gives us pleasure, it also enriches our mind. Through books

we come to have a keener insight into life and its problems .

Reading broadens our outlook, helps us in absorbing new ideas , drives away

our narrow prejudices and lightens up our mind with truth and knowledge.

Books help us to imagine a life beyond our own and embrace a more accepting,

curious worldview . Reading is a good springboard for open conversation. Sto-

ries can be great conversation-starters. Books are our best friends. They never

deceive or desert us in our hour of need.

“There is no friend as loyal as a book”― Ernest Hemingway

My dear students when you read books that interest you, it works like the air

that ignites the fire in your passion. It keeps the love burning and moving for-

ward to something beneficial. It keeps you from stagnation or complacency.

The libraries are a treasure trove only waiting for all of you to discover and

explore... So need I say more? Start to develop or rekindle your reading habit.

“Have you really read all those books in your room?”

Alaska laughing- “Oh God no. I‟ve maybe read a third of „em. But I‟m

going to read them all. I call it my Life‟s Library. Every summer since I

was little, I‟ve gone to garage sales and bought all the books that looked

interesting. So I always have something to read.”

― John Green, Looking for Alaska

Happy Reading !!!

With Love,

Sahana Bhattacharya

MESSAGE FROM THE PRIMARY HEAD

SOUTH CITY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

July , 2013

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HOUSE ASSEMBLIES 2

CLASS ASSEMBLIES 2

INTER HOUSE FOOT-

BALL CUP ( SENIORS) 2

INVESTITURE

CEREMONY 4 INTERACT CLUB

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ENGLISH ELOCUTION

COMPETITION 6

The hall of fame of the ACHIEVERS.

The achiever presented an assembly on the 15th of July on „The hall of fame of the achievers‟. They

discussed about who is an achiever and the qualities of being an achiever. Some of the students came up

on stage and spoke about the contribution to the House and why they can be called an „Achiever‟. The as-

sembly ended with a song sung by the students of the House to encourage the audience to dream ,because

dreams form the base of all achievements.

On the 9th of July, class VIII

B presented an assembly on

„The Heart‟. The assembly

focused on heart ailments and

created awareness about it.

They tried to disseminate

various truths and facts about

the heart. Most of the class

members took part in it .

HOUSE ASSEMBLIES

CLASS ASSEMBLIES

The students of class VIII A, did an

assembly on “some tips for the

Examinations”. The class started

the assembly with the prayer

which was sung by the choir mem-

bers. The class gave some very

useful tips for the examinations

and concluded the assembly with

the news read by the members.

On 16th of July the students of class VIII C presented the morning assembly on a burning

issue of today. „Violence against children and young adults‟. The main aim was to sensitize all

the students about the dangers lurking in the world. Through a grippingly poignant dance

they showcased a snippet of such a heinous act in which an ordinary school girl was the

victim. They suggested innumerable ways to stay aware of the surrounding and protect one-

self and others.

All India Inter-School Frank Anthony Memorial Debate Championship

12th July 2013: Two Students Siddhant Bhardwaj (VIIIB) and Sattik Das (IXB) , accompanied by Ms Shukla Chatto-

padhyay went for the Stage 1 of this competition which was held at The Heritage School. Both boys spoke well; the

motion was „The Disciplined Mind is a Free Mind‟. Siddhant was the third best speaker.

All India Inter-School Albert Barrow Creative Writing Competition

19th July 2013: Subhaditya Basu(VIIIC) accompanied by Mr Herbert Christensen went to Agrasain Balika Vidyalaya,

Howrah to participate in this competition. The topics were all related to „Freedom‟.

Subhaditya wrote on the topic: If a genie grants me a wish, I would ask for unlimited ask for unlimited freedom.

26th July 2013: Rajit Banerjee (VIIIC) and Yash Chakrabarti (IXB) participated in the English Elocution

Competition held at Future Foundation School to commemorate the 141st birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo.

The students of class IX A ex-

plained the effect of the green gas-

es on earth. The high level of car-

bon dioxide causes this. They

also spoke about preventions.

Panting trees, saving electricity and

consuming less water would save

for the future.

The Inter School Football

started on 8th of July with

the first match played

Achievers versus Innova-

tors. It was a thriller.

Though Achievers beat

Innovators 5-0. the

second match was played

versus Philosophers and

Creators. Philosophers

beat the creators 6-3.

INTER HOUSE FOOTBALL CUP (SENIOR)

The next match was played Achievers versus Creators . The achievers won by

a big lead which was The next match was played against the Innovators and the

Philosophers in which the Innovators beat the Philosophers 1-0. On the 12th of

July a match between the Innovators and the Creators. The Creators lost by a

crashing defeat 4-0.

On 15th of July the match was played against the Philosophers and the

Achievers. The Achievers won 4-2. on 16th of July were the match played for

3rd and 4th place played against the Philosophers and Creators. On 17th of July

were the finals played against the Achievers and the innovators. The man of the

match was Shagnik Basu of class VIII of the achiever house.

"Victory goes to the

player who makes the

next-to-last mistake."

SAVE THE TIGERS

On 30th July 2013, students of class 6-9 were shown a movie “Delhi Safari” as it is “Save The Tigers”. The movie revolved around

animated animal characters . It was projected in our auditorium and was loved by all.

SUGATA MITRA — 26th July

He is an eminent scientist, he spoke about the new ways of learning and how people in the villages also learn with some guidance. To

prove this he placed a computer in the middle of a desert, but when he returned after a few months, he saw children playing on the

system. They had used to work on their own. He also spoke about the changing world and newly introduced technologies.

INVESTITURE CEREMONY.

The investiture ceremony of the South City International School Students‟ Council took place in the school auditorium on the 16th of July at 11am. It was solemn occasion

presided over by our esteemed chief guest Mr. Ian Myers and other dignitaries. After the lighting of the lamp and a melodious rendition by the school choir, our respected

Principal Mr. John Andrew Bagul laid stress on the values of leadership and how leaders are made and not born. His speech on the misuse of internet and face book and the

eroding values among students was also highlighted. The occasion was most suitable to reach out to the new student leaders. Our esteemed chief guest Mr. Ian Myers laid

emphasis on the three Cs ie. Courage, Compassion and Commitment which is an essential part of leadership. Selflessness and the desire to serve others irrespective of

situations are the valuable words spoken by our esteemed chief guest. Altogether 28 members of the Students‟ Council were sworn in by an oath delivered by our Principal

Mr. John Andrew Bagul.

Achiever House Captain- Ravi Sakugawa

Vice Captain- Aman Bajaj

Asst. Captain : Shayak Roy

Innovator House Captain- Saloni Ray

Vice Captain- Ishita Bhattacharya

Asst. Captain : Arpan Dasgupta

Creator House Captain- Sk Shenaz

Vice Captain- Shweta Shah

Asst. Captain: Meher Malhotra

Philosopher House -Captain Mrinmoyee Ghose

Vice Captain- Anwesha Sen

Asst. Captain– Rajat Roy

Sports Captain- Nilesh Sethia

Vice Captain-Neel Sharma

Asst. Captain-Meher Malhotra

ACTIVITY CAPTAIN: Abhilasha Das

VICE CAPTAIN: Rhea Todi

ASST. CAPTAIN: Shristi Das

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INSTALLATION OF SCIS INTERACT CLUB

On 9th July, South City International School hosted its first installation of the school‟s Interact Club. Mr. Ashif Shah, District Secretary of Events, Rota-

ry International and Mrs. Prabha Binani, District Interact Chairperson were present at the occasion. Mrs. Binani applauded the school for its noble

initiative and encouraged the students to participate in the various activities that are part of the Interact movement. Mr. Jhulan Basu, District Gover-

nor Nominated, Rotary International also graced the occasion. Mr. Utpal Chatterjee, former Sheriff of Kolkata walked down memory lane, recounting

events of his long association with Rotary International. He requested the students to develop a positive outlook and urged them to believe in the

Rotary International‟s motto, “Service above self.” He reiterated the old saying that service to mankind is service to God and asked students to build

the spirit of selfless service.

The students performed to the music of “Soldiers of Fortune” and also a fusion dance befitting the occasion.

Mrs. Prabha Binani installed the chairholders with badges. Master Yash Chakraborty, President of SCIS Interact Club for the year 2013-14 shared his

experience of being a part of Interact Movement and arranging the donations of materials for Uttarakhand survivors. Incidentally, SCIS Interact Club

had organized a donation of blankets, medicines and baby food for the flood victims earlier in the month.

ENERGY CLUB WEEK CELEBRATIONS AT OUR SCHOOL ASSOCIATED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AWARD PROGRAMME

“Conservation of Energy Week” was celebrated by the Energy Club from 29th to 31st August 2013. The activities were collaborated

along with Philosopher House assembly and CLASS IX A assembly. We are working on a project called RENEWABLE ENERGY

RESOURCES for the International School Award programme by the British Council. These activities would be uploaded to the blog of

the British Council as a activity.

TINY TOTS Tiny Tots visit the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum

BITM inaugurated a new „Children‟s Gallery‟ on November 14, 2012 as part of the nationwide celebration of Children‟s Day. It was a

pleasure for the Tiny Tots to visit this 4000 sq.ft. gallery. This gallery had seven sections, namely, Kids Zone, Learning Zone, Play Zone,

Fun Zone, Mirror Zone, Assembly Zone and Ride Zone where my little ones could unfurl their imagination and natural creativity while

playing and experimenting with the very many objects.

They also went and enjoyed one of the most fascinating “Bubble Show” which was conducted in an excellent way by Mr. Tarun Das, the

Educational Officer of BITM.

Assembly Zone

Learning Zone Fun Zone Learning Zone

We loved the Bubble Show…..

TINY TOTS CELEBRATE THE RATH FESTIVAL…..

While the citizens at large thronged the city‟s roads to be part of the Jagannath Rath Yatra on 10th July 13 , the Tiny Tots of South City International

School hauled the decorated Rath with idols of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balram and Devi Subhadra all around the school.

PRIMARY ENGLISH

ELOCUTION

The Eloquence Speaks

South City International School held its Primary

section English Elocution competition on 30th July,

2013. The judges for the event were Rita Banerjee,

Headmistress of Calcutta Emmanuel School, Manju

Ahluwalia and Nicole Suri. Arnav Choudhury and

Priyasha Sanyal, both of Class V, were MCs for the

event. Students of Preparatory were exempted from the

competition, yet won the hearts of many with their solo

and choral recitations. Innovator house emerged overall

winners, while Soundarya Acharya and Jeenia Gogoi

of class I and V respectively were adjudged

best speakers.

Kindly forward your suggestions and feedback to

Mrs. Shukla Chattopadhyay— shukla@southfcityinternationalschool.com

Mrs. Seethalakshmi Ramesh- — seethalakshmi@southcityinternationalschool.com

Mrs. Zohra Quereshi — zohra@southcityinternationalschool.com