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Mock Exams

Mock Test 2 for Grade 10 commenced on 1st April, 2014 and ended on Tuesday, 15th April, 2014. Few Students attended classes for

practice and revision work as they are preparing for the upcoming IGCSE Exams.

Mock Test 2 for Grades 11 and 12 commenced on Sunday 13th April, 2014 and continued till 20th April, 2014.

Check Point Exams-Mock

The British Council conducted the Check Point Exams for Grade 8 from the 7th to 9th of April, 2014 for the subjects English,

Mathematics and Science.

General Awareness Test

A General Awareness Test was conducted for the students of Grades 5 – 9 on the 9th and 10th of April, to test the awareness and

general knowledge of students. This test was a surprise and students enjoyed the challenge.

Report Card day

The Report Card Distribution of Mock Test-2 (Annual exams) of Grade -10 was held on Sunday 20th April, 2014.

On Sunday 27th April 2014, Report Card Distribution of Mock Test-2 (Annual Exams) of Grades 11-12 was held.

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The Principal of DPS STS School, Dhaka Mr. Harsh Wal and the Vice Principal Ms. Madhu Wal had a meeting with all HODs on Sunday

6th April, focusing on all related issues to the school.

All the Coordinators of DPS STS School, Dhaka attended a meeting on the 9th of April at the conference room with the Vice Principal

and Head of Secondary, regarding the discipline, decorum and rules for the students.

Mr. Moyeen, Director of STS Group, had a meeting with the Principal and the Vice Principal on the 21st of April.

CEO of STS Educational Group Mr. Richard Tangye and Mr. Moyeen, Director of STS Group had a meeting with the Principal and the

Vice Principal at DPS STS School on Monday 27th April, 2014.

CEO of STS Educational Group Mr. Richard Tangye had a session with all the teachers of DPS STS School, Dhaka on Monday 28th April,

encouraging the teachers to care for the students at a deeper level and understand the needs and requirements of being a teacher in

the senior section. The talk was inspiring.

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Workshop - The Leaders for Safe Water

On 13th April students of Grade- 8 Yousra Hossain (8B), Md. Ahnaf Rahman (8B) and Shabab Intishar (8A) accompanied by HOD - English Ms. Sonia Saadullah attended a workshop titled ‘The Leaders for Safe Water ‘. The workshop was sponsored jointly by iearn – USA supported by iearn BD at the EMK Center, Dhanmondi. This organization has collaborations with 120 different countries and this workshop was attended by participants from seven different schools of Dhaka city.

The programme commenced with a group photo shoot followed by two very interesting and interactive sessions on leadership. The sessions were informative along with a keen blend of humor. Participants were encouraged to interact with each other which turned out to be an enjoyable experience for them. An interactive presentation on River Pollution followed next, which focused on the severity of river pollution both at home and abroad. Topics were discussed on the ways to prevent river pollution.

After the lunch break, students took part in a session where they were divided into 3 groups. Each of them was given a water sample from different water sources and also a water testing kit. Water samples from WASA, Dhanmondi Lake and the Buriganga River were tested to decipher different parameters such as, PH level, existence of Nitrate, Phosphate and dissolved Oxygen, etc. Overall, the students returned with their minds churning with new ideas and a healthy respect for their environment.

Safe Drinking Water Workshop

On 9th April, Orgho Anoronyo Neogi, a student of Grade-10 attended a workshop

as community service, of the YES program. The delegates were briefed about the

importance of clean, safe drinking water and the impact of it, in their daily lives.

Orgho presented an informative presentation regarding this on Tuesday 15th

April 2014 at DPS STS School, for his fellow classmates, to understand the impact

of this workshop.

Audio Visual Training of board Exam Invigilators

An ‘ Audio Visual Training of board Exam Invigilators’ was attended by Invigilators of Board Exam on Wednesday, 2nd April 2014 at

the Main Hall conducted by Board Exam Coordinator of DPS STS School, Mr. Mustafizur Rahman Mridha.

The 15th Award Presentation Ceremony by Daily Star

The 15th Award Presentation Ceremony by The Daily Star was held at the National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur, to congratulate the High Achievers of O and A levels, Edexel and Cambridge IGCSE students on Saturday the 5th of April, 2014.

1,639 students from different schools across the country received The Daily Star Award for attaining excellence in the examinations. The

Award Ceremony was jointly sponsored by Brac Bank, Monash University, Malaysia and Edexcel and honoured those who received at least six A's in O-level or three A's in A-level in 2012-2013 Academic Year. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid, was the Chief Guest of the programme.

A total of 21 students received the award from DPS STS School Dhaka. From Grade 10, Afia Tasnim Medha, Arif Sadman Sadi, Ashiqur Rahman, Atef Haq, Benazir Raisha Hiya, Mahia Chaudhury, Marzuq Shafi Huq, Md Hanzala Rafi, Mohammad Mushfequr Rahman, Nabil Haider Ayub, Rashik Ahmed, Samee Mahbub, Samiha Shafiq, Syed Ahmed Ali, and Syed Golam Mohaimen; and from Grade 11 Arman Habib Chowdhury, Ashequr Rahman Khan, Fahim Imtiaz Baig, Syeda Tasneem Hassan, Tanvir Ahmed and Usman Khan were the awardees of the ceremony. Mr. Mostafizur Mridha and Ms Afrin Khan, the Board Exam Co-ordinators, were present with the students. Eleven teachers from DPS STS School were also present at the Ceremony.

Art and Craft for Nobo Borsho

On 13th of April, colourful and attractive hand-made Nobo Borsho cards were made and taken home by the children of Play Group and Nursery to wish their families a very Happy Bengali New Year. The entire School had been decorated with Art and Craft items of vibrant colours which made the new Bengali New Year apparent to all. Children enjoyed making magnificent handicrafts to welcome the Bengali New Year 1421! On 17th April, the children of Play Group and Nursery had prepared some very bright and eye-catching Pin wheels and Masks. After being displayed, students were permitted to take their craft items home so that their creativity could be appreciated by their near and dear ones.

Display of Handicrafts for Bengali New Year1421!

An attractive array of objects reflecting traditional and cultural heritage were displayed at the indoor play area on the 17th of April. The children of the Pre-Primary were asked to bring one item each with their name and grade written on it to be displayed. The tables were filled with different colourful objects related to our culture and heritage

brought by the students of Kindergarten and Pre-K.G. These were deeply appreciated and applauded by all. There were various types of objects including pottery, flute, hand fan, Ek-Tara, hand woven sarees, traditional sweets, Nakshi-Katha and a lot more! Children gathered a great deal of knowledge about our traditions by watching the displayed products and at the same time felt proud to be a part of the wonderful Programme. Baishakhi Programme of Pre-Primary

On 17th April, the Pre Primary section of DPS STS School arranged the Baishakhi programme at the Auditorium where the parents of Pre KG and KG students were invited. The School Campus was decorated with colousrful display as all the children and the teachers came to the school wearing Red and White outfits for this occasion. Popular Bengali songs, like “Anondoloke”, “Grishmo Borsha Shorot”, “Allah Megh De” and “Esho He Baishakh” were performed by selected students of Pre- KG and KG which was received with tremendous appreciation from the parents and teachers. The students also presented a beautiful dance with the song “Moyna Cholat Cholat”.The famous poem “Lichu Chor” was recited by Kindergarten students. The song “Jhor elo elo jhor” was beautifully sung by the students of Nursery. The renowned and famous Musical -Dance -Drama “Chondalika” was magnificently dramatized by the students of KG. All the children of Play Group and Nursery enjoyed watching the show along with the invited guests. The colourful props and the appropriate stage decorations made the presentations more attractive. The Baishakhi programme was very entertaining and well-liked by all.

Primary Section Bangla New Year of Primary Section On 15th April students of Primary section (Grades 1-4) gathered in the School Auditorium for a Special Assembly to celebrate “Pahela

Baishakh”, the first day of Bangla New Year. The programme started with the recitation from The Holy Quran recited by a student of

Grade 3C. A speech on the history and significance of Pahela Baishakh was delivered in English by Noushaf Arin, a student of Grade

4A. The famous Bangla poem ’Amader Chhoto Nodi’ written by Rabindranath Tagore was recited by a group of students of Grade – 3

and 4. Students of Grades 3 and 4 enchanted the audience with their presentations of two famous Bangla songs and a colourful

group dance. The programme was anchored by Numa- E- Jannat, of Grade -3B. The programme ended with the National Anthem.

The Staggered Cultural Programme by Primary Section

The students of the Primary level (Grade 1 to Grade 4) have been displaying their many talents and skills in the DPS STS Staggered Cultural Programmes. These Events have taken place over a month long period so that each class is able to invite parents and loved ones to watch their incredible performances and display their hidden talents for all to appreciate. All students put up their best efforts in very colourful group dances, chorus songs, recitations etc. The parents and teachers were left with smiles at the end of the performances. Meena Bazar Present “Ichchhe Ako”2014

On 7th of March 2014 Meena Bazar and Horlicks Bangladesh sponsored a colourful event of Art and

Drawing titled “Ichchhe Ako”. The topic was “Kolponai Bangladesh” loosely translated as “The

Bangladesh that you hope for”. There were 5000 participants from all the corners of the city from which

the best 40 pieces of art were selected. Afrin Rahman a student of Grade 3B of DPS STS School was one

of the 40 children awarded with a medal, certificate, gift voucher and a cheque of BDT 1,000. The

Judges were Renowned Artists Konok Chapa Chakma, Hashem Khan and Rafikun Nabi. The paintings

were exhibited in Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts in Dhanmondi, on 5th 6th and 7th of April 2014.

Pahela Baishakh Senior Section

The Pohela Boishakh Event for the senior

section was an hour long pageant filled with

dances, songs, poetry and a colourful display of

traditional attire. The Event marked the Bangla

New Year with true dedication from the

students, as they organized the entire Event on

their own with guided attention from their

teachers. The Event took place of the 24th of

April, 2014.

The pageant began at 9:10 am and was hosted

by Rubab Mojumdar (8A) and Samihat Rahman

(8B). The recitation of Surah Fatihah was done by

Wasif Rahman (8B) followed by the

transliteration by Ayman Hoque (9A). Students

Arfin Rahman

of Grade 5 sang the song ‘Esho he Boishakh’. This was followed by Grade 6 students dancing to a traditional melody. Then Kazi Asifa

Ashrafi and Shahed Ovi of 9C recited a Bangla poem on the beauty of the New Year.

There were beautiful dances by the students of Grade 6, songs by Grade 7 and a ramp walk exhibiting the beautiful attires of the

tradition and culture of Bangladesh by Grades 8 and 9, which the audience watched in awe and appreciation.

The Event concluded with the National Anthem.

Social Science Department Field Trips to Sonargaon

The Social Science Department organized field trips over three Saturdays for Grades 5 -7 to Sonargaon, where the students were introduced with the cultural heritage of Bangladesh. The students were given an opportunity to watch the weaving of Zamdani Saris and could realize the huge effort that goes into preparing such intricate pieces of material. The students played in the fields during the afternoon as they had taken along sports equipment for football, cricket and badminton. They rode on Nagordola, which are the traditional ferris wheels and some other traditional rides and ended the day with an exciting round of balloon shooting. Students attended the field trip with 6 teachers accompanying them. Rozina Yasmin Rumi was the tour in charge. The students enjoyed the trip greatly. THE REGENT COLLEGE SCIENCE FAIR An Inter School Science Fair was

held at the ‘Regent College’

Gulshan on 10th April, where

eight students of Grade 9

participated. The other

participating schools were The

Aga Khan School, Chittagong

Grammar School, Pledge Harbour

School, Sir John Wilson School, S.

F. X. Greenherald School and The

Regent College itself.

Three projects were prepared by three different teams of the School which were then presented at the fair. Team 1 displayed the

way of making bioplastic out of corn starch prepared by Zayed Hossain, Rafi Mahsin Reza and Shuvam Choudhury. Team 2 exhibited

an informative chart work comparing Vitamin C content in artificial fruit drinks (i.e. Tang VS Foster Clarks) prepared by Tawsif Hasan,

Ayman Hoque and Nubaira Forkan and Team 3 worked on finding the mass of Earth prepared by Monali Ipsita and Kazi Asifa Ashrafi.

The judges were renowned guests from The Regent College and Dhaka University with a special guest from London, who appreciated

the hard effort put into the projects. S.F.X. Greenherald School was declared to be the winners and Aga Khan School were the first

and second Runners Up. The arrangement was no doubt a valuable experience for all the participants.

Inter House English Quiz Competition

On 10th April, an Inter

House English Quiz

Competition took place for

Grade 5 and 6 and for Grades

7 and 8 at the School

Auditorium. The students

displayed great enthusiasm

and cheered their Houses on

every achievement which

encouraged the participants

immensely. Accuracy in timing was maintained well in the programme, to ensure fair judgment. The quiz consisted of eight rounds

where in the first round the point of focus had been grammar, the second round focused on spelling, vocabulary, synonyms,

antonyms and other rounds on proverbial expressions.

Ruby was declared the overall Champions at the end of 8 rounds while Topaz was the 1st Runners-Up, Emerald the 2nd Runners Up

and Sapphire was in fourth position.

Book Fair

A Book Fair was organized

and held at the indoor Pre

Primary play area,

encouraging students to

inculcate the habit of

reading. This was organized

by the bookstores Aguner

Fulki and Panjeree Book and

continued from Tuesday-

Thursday, 22nd to 24th April.

Students visited the areas during their free periods and break time.

DPS STS Inter School Chess Tournament

DPS STS School Dhaka organised DPS STS Inter School Chess Tournament on 5th and 6th April at the Indoor Sports Area of DPS STS

School in Uttara, Dhaka. A total of 130 boys and girls from 13 schools in 5 groups participated in the Event. Autish Chakma of S.F.X.

S. F. X. Greenherald International School were Champions in the Boys’ Group (Grade

7 to 10) with a maximum of 5 points. Nova Tasha of DPS STS School was the

Champion in Girls’ Group (Grade 4 to 6 )with a maximum of 6 points, Rameen

Ahmed of DPS STS School was the Champion in Boys’ Group (Grade 1 to 3) with a

maximum of 5 points, Farea Tayeba Amin of DPS STS School was the Champion with

4½ points in the Girls’ Group (Grade 5 to 10) and Jannatul Ferdous of Motijheel Ideal

Govt. Primary School was the Champion with a maximum of 5 points in Girls’ Group

(Grade 1 to 4). The Prize Distribution Ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon at DPS STS School. Ms. Madhu Wal, Vice-Principal of

DPS STS School Dhaka and Grandmaster, Enamul Hossain Razib, distributed prizes among the winners. Mahmuda Hoque Chowdhury,

National Level Player and Chess Teacher of DPS STS School was present at the Prize Distribution Ceremony.

DPS STS Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament On the 19th and 20th of April DPS STS School,

Dhaka hosted their first ever Inter School

Table Tennis Tournament in which, a total

of 90 participants from 10 schools took

part. Both the Doubles and Singles events

took place in our indoor gymnasium area.

The supporters were excited throughout

the tournament and you could see the

desire to win in their faces. The Two-Day

Tournament was filled with talent and

drama. There were surprise exits and a few underdogs emerged.

The Tournament ended on a high note for everyone, especially our School, as DPS STS School were Champions in both the Boys’ and

Girls’ Doubles Event. The International Turkish Hope School emerged as Runners Up in the Boys’ Event and in the Girls’ Event, South

Breeze tied with ITHS. In the Singles’ Event, Shahed Ovi from DPS STS School, was the Champion while Tashmid, from International

Turkish Hope School, became the Runner Up. In the Girls’ Event, Labiba from South Breeze School was the Champion while Fawzia

from DPS STS School was the Runner Up.

After the event, the Prize Distribution Ceremony was held in which Vice Principal, Mrs. Madhu Wal, distributed all the prizes in the

presence of our Sports Teachers and all the participants.

DPS STS Inter School Basketball Tournament 2013-14

DPS STS School Dhaka organized DPS STS Inter-School Basketball Tournament on 12 and 13th April 2014, at the Basketball Court of DPS STS School, Uttara, Dhaka. Boys and girls of Grade 6, from nine other schools, participated in the event. Sunbeams International School was the Champion in the Girls’ Team and DPS STS School Dhaka was the Runner-Up in the Girls’ Team. S.F.X. Greenherald International School was unbeatable and proudly held the title of Champion in the Boys’ Team and Sunnydale International School was the Runner-Up. The Prize Distribution Ceremony was held on Sunday afternoon at DPS STS School where the Vice-Principal of DPS STS School, distributed the prizes.

VOLUME 3

Shooting Stars

Every child is like a shooting star,

Never meant to be corrupted-

or held captive.

They only look good as a shooting star.

Flying across the sky,

Enlightening everyone’s eyes,

With their personalities;

Astonishing everyone,

With their qualities,

Making everyone feel happy,

With cute smiles on their faces.

Never meant to cause you pain

As they have come as saints.

They are the shooting stars

Bringing colours to your life

And happiness into your heart.

Never underestimate them

As they will cross your expectations.

They will have downfalls

Because after all …a shooting star does return-

… to earth and fall.

But again they will rise

Brightening your eyes,

Showing you what they have got,

They will do it with their heart and soul

Then no one can stop them from their goal;

After all they are shooting stars!

By Tahfim Ishrar Mustafa

Grade- 5B, Roll- B528, House- Ruby

CREATION OF GOD

See the sky

See the ground

See the trees

How nice it is

See the rivers

See the seas

See the oceans

How big it is

See the planets

See the moons

See the galaxies

God made it all

By Tashriq Estiaq

Grade- 5B, Roll- B527, House- Topaz

THE HAUNTED HOUSE

I saw the black eyes glaring at me, I was so scared, I didn’t know what to do until I arrived at this haunted house. I could hear the

wolves howling and the bright moon shining on me. Shivering icy fear was going down my spine as I knocked on the door but nobody

was answered it. Then I pushed it with all my strength

The door suddenly opened with a loud bang, I took one careful step inside and I looked around the house. It was so dark with no light

switched on, nothing could be seen, absolutely nothing…. I could feel dead bodies surrounding me, all trying to grab me and take me

away from all the one who love me so dearly. It was getting darker. I was so petrified that I couldn’t move. In the darkness, all I could

do was smell the acrid smell of decaying flesh. I decided to climb up the creepy staircase and each step I took felt like I was stuck in a

nightmare. I could hear dreadful sounds as I was climbing up and it made me frightened. When I reached at the top of the staircase in

front of me, stood a ghastly treasure box, I opened it and saw it was full of skulls. I screamed in terror at the hell raising scene before

me.

Suddenly I heard footsteps along the corridor. I ran as fast as I could. As if someone was chasing me. As I was running, out of

nowhere, I slipped and hurt my head. I looked up and there was blood dripping from the ceiling because a body was stabbed in the

middle of the stomach and was hanging. I sat up and in front of me was a blurred shape of a man dressed in a black hooded cloak in

his deathly white face. He held a knife that had a glistening blade. He stepped towards me and I caught a glimpse of his sinister

toothless grin. Just as he whirled the knife at me, I heard my mum shouting “Simran! wake up, being late for school”. I opened my

eyes and breathed a big sigh of relief. I was never so happy to go to school that morning.

By Simran Khalid Islam

Grade- 5C, Roll- C532, House- Emerald

1. My Name: Md. Khaledur Rahman

2. My Date of Birth: 18th April

3. My Favorite Authors: Rabindranath Tagore, Sharatchandra, Shakti Chattapadhaya, Shamsur Rahman

4. My Favorite Food/ Cuisine: Beef, Dry Fish, Biryani

5. My Passion/ Hobbies: Playing the guitar, Singing

6. Person Who Inspires Me Most: My Mother

7. My Favorite Genre of Music: Melodious Bangla Songs

8. My Favorite Genre of Movies: Art Films

9. My Worst Fear: Nightmares about a terrible accident I had.

10. My Most Embarrassing Moment: When I was dancing onstage with a teacher

11. My Least Favorite Subject From When I Was at School: Agricultural Science

12. One of the Best Memories of my School Life: When I got the 1st Prize as a comedian in Grade 4, beating the senior students.

13. The Best Thing about Being a Teacher: My students’ successes

14. My Favorite TV Series: Nothing

15. My Favorite Quote: ‘Jodi paro biman theke chure dio ojosro golap ar rojonigondha paromanobik khepnastro theke shoshsher

beej.’

16. I Dislike: Showing-off

17. The Person I Admire The Most: Shamsur Rahman

18. The Scariest Moment of My Life: When I had a terrible car accident

19. Some Places I’ve Enjoyed Travelling To: Hilly Areas

20. The Happiest Moment of My Life: When my son was born

CREDITS: Student’s work Collected by Umme Tanjuma Haque (9A), Sports work by Mrinmoy Sobhan 9A and other Write ups by Ayman Hoque,

Tawsif Hasan 9A and Raidah Morshed 10A