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Sources:(i)

http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease/education/20130909239827.htm(ii) http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Vasant+Valley+on+top+again.–a0342273133

(iii) http://education.oneindia.in/news/2013/09/10/educationworld–india–school–rankings–2013–006454.html

ICSE & ISC 2013: Garden High first in the state

Five top schools of West Bengal in order of average marks obtained by their pupils in English + four best subjects:1. Garden High School2. Modern English Academy3. Vivekananda Mission School4. Modern High School for Girls5. The Heritage School

GHS has been ranked 5th in India.

Five top schools of West Bengal in order of average marks obtained by their pupils in English + three best subjects:1. Garden High School2. Modern High School for Girls3. Our Lady Queen of the Missions School4. La Martiniere for Girls5. Loreto House

GHS has been ranked 3rd in India.

Shubhankar Paul 11B receiving the Mamraj Agarwal Rashtriya Puraskar from His Excellency the Governor of West Bengal, Mr M. K. Narayanan,

for securing 98% in ICSE 2013.

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Appeared 110

Passed 110 100%

Highest 98%

Lowest 66.4%

95% & above 18 16.4%

90% – 94.9% 56 50.9%

85% – 89.9% 22 20%

80% – 84.9% 8 7.3%

Below 80% 6 5.4%

Appeared 41

Passed 41 100%

Highest 95.75%

Lowest 75.75%

95% & above 2 4.9%

90% – 94.9% 21 51.2%

85% – 89.9% 7 17%

80% – 84.9% 9 21.9%

Below 80% 2 4.9%

GHS – ICSE 2013

GHS – ISC 2013

ISCICSE

Art & Craft Exhibition 2013

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When: 24–25 October 2013Where: Birla Academy of Art & CultureThe exhibition was inaugurated by the eminent artist, Mr Wasim Kapoor.On display at the exhibition were various items made by pupils of Classes 1–12. There were paintings in watercolour, poster colour, and oil; commercial products like bookcovers and photo frames; masks made with papier mâché and from recycled materials; and sculptures from a

workshop which had been conducted earlier by Bej. Mr Bimal Kundu had visited the workshop as a special guest.Mr Kapoor repeatedly mentioned how very impressed he was by the creativity and talent of the pupils. On request, he drew a sketch on the spot and gifted it to the pupils of GHS (see top right).The participants, their Art & Craft teachers, viz. Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh Bej and Ms P. Sinha, and the members of teaching and non-teaching staff who had lent a helping hand, must be congratulated on an excellent effort.

Mr S. Nandi and Ms N. Ghosh

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Where: School Playground & Bus BayThe High School observed India’s 67th Independence Day on 15 August. Class 11 and all members of staff attended.The flag was hoisted by Ms L. Sen to the accompaniment of the National Anthem. This was followed by a programme which featured the role of littérateurs in the Independence Movement.Patriotic songs like Dhanya Ami Janmechhi Ma, Bhoy Ki Moroney, Bidhir Badhon Katbe Tumi, Milke Chalo and Vandemataram were sung by Damini Dasgupta 11A, Aranee Gangopadhyay 11C, Sarbajit Dutta 9E, Rajyashree Mukherjee 7A, Shreya Chakraborty 7A, Shreyas Bhaumik 7F, Soumili Konar 6B, Souhadri Roy Chowdhury 6B, and Sparsho Chakraborty 5D. Mr A. Halder and Mr G. Sen accompanied them on keyboards.The narrators included Dharitri

Where: AnnexeThe Junior School programme to commemorate Independence Day was held on 14 August 2013. Nursery I, II, and Preparatory sang patriotic songs in Hindi and Bengali with great enthusiasm. Dressed in the colours of our flag – saffron, white and green – they sang and danced merrily along with their teachers.At a special assembly, Class 2D, under the guidance of their class teacher

Chaudhuri 9E, Sarbojit Dutta 9E, and Shubha Mitra 8D.

The programme concluded with two songs, Vandemataram and Oi

Bhubana Monomohini by Ms M. Bose.

Ms N. Ghosh, presented India’s vibrant and diverse cultures through speeches, songs, and dances.A state was chosen from each of the four different regions of India. Children, dressed in the traditional

costumes of those states, spoke of the unique characteristics of their

respective states. Children of Classes 1 and 2 sang patriotic songs. The show ended with all the teachers of Classes 1 and 2 singing Born Free.

When: 01 June 2013 Where: Bus BayThe office-bearers for the AY 2013–14 were sworn in and given their badges.Head Girl: Dorothy Deb 12CHead Boy: Sagnik Sarkar 12CCedar HouseCaptain: Rohit Chakraborty 12CVice-Captain: Aishwarya Sen 11BSenior Prefects: Subhodeep Ghosh 11A and Aranee Gangopadhyay 11CPrefects: Meghna Sanyal 10A, Ishita Mallick 10D, Abhishek Daga 10F, Asmita Ghosh 9C, Sabuj Jana 9C and Sarbajit Dutta 9EChinar HouseCaptain: Anirban Datta Gupta 12AVice-Captain: Madhupriya Chatterjee

12ASenior Prefects: Ruchira Singh 11B andDamini Dasgupta 11APrefects: Revati Asthana 10C, Indeevar Majumdar 10C, Adrija Debnath 10B,Promit Guha 9E, Tushit Roy 9D and Lagnajit Pradhan 9COak HouseCaptain: Shubharthi Talukdar 12AVice-Captain: Sagnik Dutta 11ASenior Prefects: Pratyusha Maiti 11A and Rhiddhit Paul 11BPrefects: Sagnik Bhattacharya 10D, Kopai Chakraborty 10D, Vaaswat Sarkar 10F, Prapti Dasgupta 9B, Roshni Srimany 9D and Dharitri Chaudhuri 9EPalm HouseCaptain: Harshil Popat 12CVice-Captain: Henna Bobo Palta 11BSenior Prefects: Samriddha Bhatta-charya 12A and Shubhankar Paul 11BPrefects: Saket Roy 10C, Sohini Chatterjee 10C, Shinjan Pramanik 10A, Sumedha Roy 9B, Sukanya Chakraborty 9C and Sadhika Saha 9E

Investiture Ceremony

Junior School

Senior School

Independence Day Celebrations

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Inter-School Events

Harmonics – Exist to InspireWhen: 06 & 11 July 2013Where: Hartley Public School and Gyan ManchSprinkle & Sparkle (Spray-Painting): GHS was represented by Rushil Goswami 3B and Sneha De 3E. Sneha was ranked 1st and Rushil 3rd.Image (Photo Frame Making): Ahana Ray 4A and Soumodeep Sen 4F took part. Ahana won the 1st prize.Rhyme and Rhythm: Tanisha Bhatta-charyya 3B was ranked 1st.Quest: The GHS team of Atri Adhikari 4A and Ishan Dasgupta 5B won the 2nd prize.Dip N Dye (Thread-Painting): The participants from GHS were Sthitirupa Mukherjee 5C, Souparno Chatterjee 5B, Ishan Dasgupta 5B and Roshni Poddar 5B.GHS was ranked overall 2nd in the competition.

Abhivyakti

When: 26 September 2013Where: DPS Ruby ParkParticipants: Dhismita Paul 1A, Tanishka Ghosh 1A, Oishi De 1A, Paromita Chatterjee 1B, Shriya Chaudhuri 1B, Shalini Bhakta 1C, Ishita Mukhopadhyay 1C, Heeya Bhattacharya 1C, Tannishtha Mondal 1E, Ayushmi Bhattacharyya 1E, Adhiraj Das Prep A, Pratyusha Mitra Prep B, Srijani Mukherjee Prep C.Pratyusha Mitra Prep B and Srijani Mukherjee Prep C won the 2nd prize for kite-making.

AwakeningWhen: 20 July 2013Where: Indus Valley World SchoolOrganizer: Indus Valley World SchoolSparks (Creative Writing): GHS was represented by Aadita Sinha 4E, Ishan Dasgupta 5B, Aritra Chatterjee 7F, Ankan Nath 7B, Roshni Srimany 9D and Avisikta Ghosh 10D. Verbal Combat (Debate): Three teams from GHS participated: Adrija Ray Chaudhuri 5C & Abhigyan Bhattacharya 5F, Roshni Singh 8C & Shinjini Palit 8F, Rushali Shome 10F & Shashank Gupta 10B.Roshni Singh & Shinjini Palit, and Rushali Shome & Shashank Guptastood 1st in their respective categories.

Aamra ShobaiWhen: 23 November 2013Where: Modern High School for GirlsEvent: Shajgoj (Dressing up children from NGOs with recycled material)1st: Ruchira Singh 11BEvent: Mann Behlaav (Mainstream schools and NGOs teamed up for time-oriented activities.)1st: Sohini Samaddar 11B

Damini Dasgupta 11AEvent: Panorama (Mainstream schools and NGOs jointly presented specific parts of the event in the form of a movie.)3rd: Arunava Basu 11B

Saptarshi Dutta Gupta 11AEvent: Chehrai (Pupils of mainstream schools had their faces paintedby a team of NGO and school students.)3rd: Abhishek Banerjee 11B

Mrittika Majumdar 11AEvent: Khela Dhulo (Races) 2nd: Aritro Ghosh 11A

Henna Bobo Palta 11B Ayontika Chakraborty 11B

Event: Parade1st: Abhishek Banerjee 11B

Mrittika Majumdar 11ARuchira Singh 11B

SanglaapWhen: 26 September 2013Where: The Heritage SchoolEvents: Elocution, Creative Writing (English, Hindi & Bengali), Literary Quiz.The GHS team of Roshni Singh 8C, Ayan P. V. 8C and Shubha Mitra 8D won the Literary Quiz.

AffinitasWhen: 26 September 2013Where: The A.G. Church SchoolGHS participated in Expressions (Painting and Colouring) and Rejoice (Gospel Songs).The choir, comprising 33 pupils fromClasses 3–5, bagged the 3rd prize.

Tirangaa 2013: Independence Day Cultural FestWhen: 0Where: Julien Day SchoolTheme: Indian Railways – One IndiaFour students of the Primary Depart-ment took part in the fest held in collaboration with Pearson Schools. Colouring Competition: Adrija Kundu 2B and Didhiti Halder Prep E represented GHS. Didhiti won the 3rd prize. Fancy Dress: Onker Chakraborty Prep E enthralled the audience with his portrayal of a jhaalmuriwala and won the 1st prize.Elocution Competition: Nirjar Datta 2B, who recited a poem on railways, won the 2nd prize.

7 September 2013

TCS IT Wiz 2013When: 06 September 2013Where: Science City AuditoriumOrganizer: TCSThis annual nation-wide quiz, aimed at identifying the two most talented students in the field of Information Technology, was conducted by B. G. Subramaniam, the veteran quizmaster, who is also known as ‘Pickbrain’. GHS fielded eight two-member teams:Team 1: Arunava Basu 11B and Agnip

Dasgupta 11BTeam 2: Sourish Ghosh 12A and

Sayak Mukherjee 12ATeam 3: Ronit Saha 12B and Soham

Deb Barman 12BTeam 4: Abhishek Das 12A and

Yudhajeet Basak 12BTeam 5: Abhay P.V. 10C and Rajdeep

Bhattacharya 10CTeam 6: Saptarshi Soham Mohanta 9D

and Prithvijit Pramanik 9DTeam 7: Reet Bhattacharya 9A and

Sagnik Jana 8DTeam 8: Deeptonabho Dutta 10D and

Sagnik Bhattacharya 10DTeam 8 qualified for the Regional Finals. At the end of the rounds, prizes were awarded to the Finalists. Abhishek Das 12A won a prize for answering a question from the floor.

Fun with Maths When: 22 November 2013Where: Calcutta Public SchoolOrganized by: Macmillan EducationTeachers from GHS: Ms S. Bose (Classes 3–5), Ms S. Hazra (Classes 6–8)The Mathematics Workshop was activity-based and highly interactive. Introduction of basic topics of algebra, mensuration and statistics in simple forms using teaching-learning materials (TLM) was discussed.Participants were grouped and were given different TLMs to try out. Each group activity was followed by a discussion that clarified many concepts and generated innovative ideas about teaching a particular topic. Teachers shared their experiences of teaching and this was a learning experience in itself.Bringing the workshop to an end, Macmillan Education highlighted the use of technology in learning and understanding Mathematics. They have developed a website for this purpose: http://in.bettermarks.com/Students may log in and practise solving mathematical problems. This will help them to assess themselves independently.

Duties & Responsibilities of Drivers and EscortsWhen: 30 August 2013Where: The HexagonAttendees: 82 persons – Drivers, Escorts, Helpers, Owners & Support StaffGuests: (1) Dr A. Das, Chief Academic Advisor, Satikanta Guha Foundation(2) Mr S. Mukherjee, Manager-Health Safety and Environment of Cairn India Limited, Trainee Chair Holder (Indian Chapter), American Society of Safety Engineers (3) Mr D. Kundu, Director of Swayambhar (a registered society for self-reliance)Subjects discussed: (a) Care and supervision of pupils

Workshops

K U D O S !

Hitabratashree Basu 4B was awarded `500 for his story Queen Indumati by The Children’s Magazine, June 2013. In an exemplary gesture of generosity, he donated the money to the Satikanta Guha Foundation to help less fortunate children.

Arunava Bhattacharyya 4A was declared Champion in the Under-10 category of the Mate Your Mates chess meet at Gorky Sadan on 6–7 July 2013.

Souhardya Chattopadhyay 8E won the Silver Medal in the Inter-State School Archery Competition held on 10 February 2013 at The Heritage School and thus qualified for the All-India School Archery Meet held on 23 February at the SAI Complex. He was ranked 4th in the 30-metre event and 7th overall.

Anuvab Das 3D won the Champion’s Trophy in the Montessori Group – A (Boys) division of the Indian Oil Table Tennis Championship organized by CLT on 30 July 2013.

Ojoswi Kanjilal 4A secured the 1st position in the Boys (up to 12 years) category of the 16th National Full Contact Karate Tournament held on 27 October 2013.

Emon Khan 5B won the 3rd runner-up prize in the 10th National Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Competition held on 30 November 2013 at HICC Hyderabad. He was the only winner from West Bengal.

while travelling to and from school(b) Managing pupils(c) Awareness of special-need issues(d) Traffic safety rules(e) Maintenance of vehicles

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We warmly welcome the following members of staff to the GHS family:Sumona Kundu Bengali Sucharita Hazra Mathematics Arundhati Chakraborty BengaliIndrani Das Office

Welcome

ASISC SwimmingWhen: 07 & 09 September 2013Where: DPS MegacityParticipants: Priyanka Ray 8A, Adittya Pal 8A, Raunak Sharmacharya 9D,Aswin Nair 10B and Gaurav Saha 10B. Priyanka won the 3rd prize in the 50-metres breast stroke.

At the end of the Christmas term, Nursery 1 had a class party complete with Santa Claus and a Christmas tree, while Nursery 2 watched Chota Bheem.

Merry Christmas!

GHS also took part in the Albert Barrow Creative Writing Competi-tion (19 July 2013) and Tell-a-Tale (26 July 2013).

ASISC Debate and DeclamationWhen: 23 September 2013Where: R. N. Singh Memorial High SchoolJunior Debate: Rushali Shome 10F won the 1st prize (For the Motion), and Sneha Chatterjee 10F won the 2nd prize (Against the Motion).Senior Debate: Dorothy Deb 12C won the 1st prize (Against the Motion) and Rohit Chakraborty 12C won the 2nd prize (For the Motion).GHS was ranked overall 1st in both the categories.Declamation: Junior Category: Roshni Srimany 9D won the 2nd prize.Senior Category: Sagnik Sarkar 12C won the 2nd prize.GHS was ranked overall 2nd.

MaitreeWhen: 01 October 2013Where: Modern High School for GirlsEvents: (1) Indian Semi-Classical Vocal Music (Duet) – Sarbajit Dutta 9E & Adrija Debnath 10B gave an encore performance and won a special prize.(2) Medley (What’s the Good Word, Dumb Charades, Pictionary) – The GHS team comprising Maninee Maity 10D, Ishan Chatterjee 10D & Roshni Srimany 9D were ranked 2nd.

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Inter-House CompetitionsTable Tennis TournamentWhen: 25 July 2013Where: Games Room

Boys:1st: Ved Chatterjee 5D (Palm)2nd: Ishan Dasgupta 5B (Oak)3rd: Aritra Das 5C (Oak)Girls:1st: Rajyashree Basu 5C (Chinar)2nd: Ishika Debnath 3E (Oak)3rd: Rashi Banerjee 3A (Oak)

Boys:1st: Shameek Pahari 8A (Palm)2nd: Rohan Mukherjee 8C (Cedar)3rd: Sayantan Das 8B (Palm)Girls:1st: Basudha Pal 8C (Palm)2nd: Shreya Chakraborty 7A (Cedar)3rd: Sayana Dhara 8D (Chinar)

Boys:1st: Sourish Ghosh 12A (Chinar)2nd: Debdatta Saha 9A (Oak)3rd: Sagnik Sarkar 12C (Cedar)Girls:1st: Anuska Paul 9E (Chinar)2nd: Rajashree Mahanty 11A (Chinar)3rd: Avisikta Ghosh 10D (Cedar)

Group A (Classes 3–5)

Group B (Classes 6–8)

Group C (Classes 9–12)

No-Fire CookingWhen: 07 September 2013Where: Home Science & Biology LabLearning to cook helps children learn about nutrition and healthy eating, besides developing their creativity and imagination through the use of colours, textures and flavours. They also learn to work together as a team, to plan and to make choices. They learn life skills and not to rely on fast food and junk food when they are on their own. Pupils from the four Houses were advised to set their tables according to the themes of their choice. They were to prepare a drink and a snack or a dessert. As it was a ‘no-fire’ cooking competition, they were allowed to bring some pre-cooked ingredients, like boiled vegetables, chicken, and eggs. The competitors chopped the fresh vegetables and fruits, mixed or blended the ingredients, assembled them and plated them in school. The participants were given 80 minutes to prepare and serve their dishes.Cedar House made Vilayati Murgh Salad, Faldaar Mithas, Chicken Club Sandwich and Strawberry Ice Cream Shake.Palm House prepared Cheesecake, Fruit Smoothie, Wraps, and Coco Delight made with coconut.Oak House made Hors d’Oeuvre Exotica, Excellenso Meloni (a watermelon-based drink), crunchy Vegetable Salad and Banana Shake.Chinar House prepared Juicy Juleps (a colourful fruit punch) and Naughty Nutty (a dessert). They also prepared Jal Jeera and Ruskit Delight.Winners:1st: Sayanti Ghosh 8F (Oak)

Indrasena Saha 8B (Oak)2nd: Boudhayan Sarkar 8E (Palm)

Soumyadeep Basu 8E (Palm)3rd: Basudha Pal 8C (Palm)

Prithyraj Saha 8B (Palm)

Best Theme – Cedar: Rohan Mukherjee 8C & Anushka Singha Roy 8EMost Nutritious Snack – Cedar: Soumi Banerjee 8D & Atreyee Guha 8E Most Nutritious Drink – Oak: Avneet Kaur 8A & Adittya Pal 8AMost Appealing – Chinar: Aritra Deb 8C & Debanjana Chowdhury 8B

Vernacular ElocutionWhen: 27 July 2013Where: HexagonParticipants: Class 3Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms P. Basu Das-gupta, Ms A. Mukhopadhyay Maiti

Winners: 1st: Yashasree Chaudhury 3C (Oak)2nd: Upolobdhi Karmakar 3E (Oak)3rd: Dipanti Ghatak 3C (Cedar)

Winners: 1st: Archisha Mazumdar 3F (Oak)2nd: Tanisha Bhattacharyya 3B

(Cedar)Isha Ganguly 3B (Cedar)

3rd: Agrim Dev 3F (Palm)

Category: Bengali

Category: Hindi

Wallpaper-MakingWhen: 13 September 2013Participants: Class 4Judge: Mr S. NandiWinners: 1st: Samadrita Ghosal 4A (Oak)2nd: Animikha Basak 4B (Palm)

Arnesh Chowdhury 4A (Chinar)3rd: Ahana Ray 4A (Palm)

Soumodeep Sen 4F (Oak)

Senior School QuizWhen: 24 September 2013Where: Bus BayParticipants: Classes 10–12Quiz Master: Mr K. BiswasWinners: 1st: Cedar – Yudhajeet Basak 12B,

Rohit Chakraborty 12C, Dorothy Deb 12C

2nd: Palm – Debabrata Das 12A, Ronit Saha 12B, Titir De 11A

3rd: Chinar – Anirban Datta Gupta 12A, Soham Deb Barman 12B, Bodhijit Biswas 11A

Greeting Card MakingWhen: 11 September 2013Participants: Class 5Judges: Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh Bej, Ms P. SinhaWinners: 1st: Dhruvajyoti Sarker 5D (Palm)2nd: Padmanabha Sarkar 5D (Oak)3rd: Shreyan Basu 5A (Chinar)

Ridin Datta 5D (Cedar)

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Poster-MakingWhen: 25 September 2013Where: Art & Craft Room and Language RoomParticipants: Classes 7–8Judges: Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh BejWinners: 1st: Shounak Naskar 8B (Oak)2nd: Aritra Chatterjee 7F (Oak)

Upasana Ghosh 8C (Oak)3rd: Anubhav Goswami 7F (Cedar)

Sagnik Ghosh 8D (Cedar)

Senior School FootballWhen: 25 September 2013Referees: Mr J. Bose, Mr T. K. SarkarParticipants: Classes 8–12Winners: 1st: Cedar 2nd: Palm 3rd: Chinar Best Defender: Sayak Basu 8D (Palm)Best Goalkeeper: Swastik Das 10B (Palm)Best Midfielder: Santam Joardar 12C

(Cedar)Best Attacker: Srideep Das 12C (Chinar)

Senior School DebateWhen: 12 November 2013Where: HexagonMotion: Poetry should be banned from the syllabus.Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms B Ghoshal1st (For the Motion): Dorothy Deb 12C (Cedar)2nd (For the Motion): Arunava Basu 11B (Chinar)1st (Against the Motion): Rohit Chakraborty 12C (Cedar)2nd (Against the Motion): Shubhankar Paul 11B (Palm)Best Team: Cedar

Middle School DebateWhen: 03 December 2013Where: HexagonMotion: Automatic promotion promotes good education.Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms B Ghoshal1st (For the Motion): Roshni Singh 8C (Cedar)2nd (For the Motion): Sayanti Ghosh 8F (Oak)1st (Against the Motion): Shinjini Palit 8F (Palm)2nd (Against the Motion): Archishman Saha 8A (Oak)Best Team: Cedar

Spray-PaintingWhen: 18 September 2013Participants: Class 6Judges: Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh BejWinners: 1st: Anushka Mitra 6E (Palm)2nd: Aritra Datta 6D (Chinar)

Sreeja Nayek 6D (Cedar)3rd: Anoushka Chaudhury 6E (Cedar)

Rushali Mukherjee 6B (Oak)

Girls’ Kho Kho

When: 13 December 2013Referee: Ms A. SenguptaWinners: 1st: Chinar2nd: Oak3rd: Palm

Music Competition (Junior)When: 16 December 2013Where: HexagonJudges: Ms K. Guha, Ms R. Bose, Mr G. SenRabindra Sangeet (Solo):1st: Ushnik Sanyal 5D (Oak)2nd: Rai Chakraborti 7E (Palm)3rd: Soham Mitra 6F (Chinar)Rabindra Sangeet (Group):1st: Chinar 2nd: Palm 3rd: CedarWestern Popular (Solo):1st: Anushmita Dutta 7B (Cedar)2nd: Shounak Das 5E (Palm)3rd: Ishaan Sarkhel 6F (Chinar)Western Popular (Group):1st: Palm 2nd: Chinar 3rd: OakFilm on Demand:1st: Palm 2nd: Oak 3rd: ChinarBest Team:1st: Palm 2nd: Chinar 3rd: Oak

Ongoing Activities

22 July 2103: A talk by the British writer and historian, Mr Patrick French, in the Hexagon was attend-ed by Class 11.

06–07 August 2013: Rakhis made by differently-abled young adults were sold by Partner Hooghly.

Film Shows (Sept – Oct 2013): 04 Sept: Life is Beautiful – Class 10 05 Sept: Tom and Jerry – Nursery I 06 Sept: Coach Carter – Class 9 07 & 09 Sept: The Gods Must Be

Crazy – Class 8 11 Sept: ET – Class 7 11 Sept: Beethoven – Class 5 13 Sept: Murder on the Orient

Express – Class12 13 Sept: Rear Window – Class 11 16 Sept: Beethoven – Class 6 18 Sept: The Lion King – Class 4 19 Sept: The Lion King – Class 3 01 Oct: Beauty and the Beast –

Preparatory 03 Oct: Finding Nemo – Nursery II

Tell-a-TaleWhen: 31 July 2013Where: HexagonParticipants: Class 3Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms R. BoseWinners: 1st: Tanisha Bhattacharyya 3B

(Cedar)2nd: Sansthita Saha 3C (Chinar)3rd: Aditya Singha 3E (Chinar)

Ishika Debnath 3E (Oak)Shrayon Tarafdar 3A (Palm)

Editor: Kavita GuhaReporters: Damini Dasgupta 11A, Abhishek Das 12A

Design & Layout: Kaushik Ghosh Design Advisors: Prabir Sen, Krishnendu ChakiPrinted at LaserWorld, Kolkata

Diya Roy 10D,

A special Durga Puja assembly was held by the Primary Department on 23 October 2013 through narration,

14 November was celebrated a little differently this year. The Primary School teachers put up a scintillating show, based on the popular cartoon Doremon, for the children, whose hearty claps and screams of approval clearly expressed their delight. Soon after, came goody bags from Monginis.

When: 16 & 23 August 2013Where: Junior SchoolNursery and Preparatory classes enjoyed a special storytelling session conducted by Ms Ranjana Nandi, ex-teacher of Calcutta International School. Ms Nandi made the simple

Little Green FingersWhere: Junior SchoolIn keeping with the view that ‘learning by doing’ is a very effective method of gaining knowledge, teachers first explained the concept of germination to Class 1, and then the children were told to bring seeds planted in small pots to school and keep them on the window-sills of their classrooms. Each child was responsible for his or her own pot, and had to water and tend to the plant every day during the recess.

Storytelling Session

recitation, song and dance.More than fifty children from Nursery 1 to Class 2 enacted the epic drama of Goddess Durga killing Mahishasura. The rest of the children sang three beautiful songs. The dhakis danced to the rhythmic beats of the dhaks, and later the children danced to the tunes of Aaj Dhaner Khete, Aaye Re Chhute Aaye and Pujo Eshechhe.

They saw for themselves how seeds sprout into young shoots with the help of air and sunshine.

story of a little fish, which lived in a pond and had an immense desire to visit the ocean, a visual treat for the little learners. It was an interactive session during which the children answered various questions put to them by Ms Nandi.

Samridhi Roy 11C, who had passed her ICSE with 92.4% marks from this School this year, succumbed to leukaemia on 11 August 2013 after a brave struggle. We pray that her soul may rest in peace.

When: 09 September 2013The Kolkata Police invited more than 2500 students from 11 schools to join the Traffic Police at about 111 crossings during peak hours to make motorists aware of the dangers of sound pollution caused by the excessive use of horns, especially near schools and hospitals. The children used placards, posters, and banners to get the message across. GHS team: Soham Mukherjee 10D, Atmadeep Sengupta 10A, Anirjit Roy 10C, Amrita Mandal 10C, Prateeti Rajjak 10B, Diya Roy 10D, Sannidhya Datta 10A, Mr J. Bose and Mr S. Das.

No Honking Day

Children’s Day

OBITUARY

Puja Assembly