Issue 4 - Oberoi International School

Index
OIS Teachers are Lifelong Learners, Too!
03
Mental Health Week at OIS
07
Primary School Workshop: “Good Touch, Bad Touch”
08
Road Safety
09
Advanced Google Commands and Search Engine Tips
10
Field Day
12
Hour of Code
13
Our Very Own Puppet Theatre
15
Celebrations
17
Helpful Articles
20
OIS Reaches for the Stars!
22
Eyeliner on Fleek? Try Something More Chic!
24
Art Workshops
25
India of my Dreams - A OIS-UIF Collaboration
31
Annie
33
Athletics Department
35
Students Achievements
37
OIS in the News!
39
Important Announcements
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CORE VALUE OF THE MONTH: KNOWLEDGE
OIS Teachers are Lifelong
Learners, Too!
I have often wondered: How do parents perceive those days on almost
every school’s calendar that are marked “Professional Development”
or “Teacher In-service?” Students, of course, have these days off, and
while I am sure that some parents enjoy the prospect of spending one
of these days with their children, for others it may be a disruption to
the normal routine. I imagine that at least some of you wonder what
it is, exactly, that takes place in school on those days and whether
it is valuable enough to justify a day off for students…and those are
reasonable questions.
As you all know, one of these days occurred on Friday, November 20,
when OIS staged “Teachers Teaching Teachers 2015 (TTT),” a day
devoted to providing learning opportunities for both our academic
Mr. Stephen Augeri
and non-academic staff members. The day was designed as a
Deputy Head of School
professional learning conference similar to those run by the regional
educational organizations of which OIS is a proud member, namely
the East Asia Regional Council of Schools (EARCOS) and The Association of International Schools in
India (TAISI).
In early October, OIS faculty members were asked to volunteer to offer
short presentations on a topic of their choice. Few restrictions were
imposed, with the goal of getting our teachers to share something
within their area of expertise or job role or even something of a more
personal interest or talent. Our hope was that at least 30 teachers
would agree to present. Imagine, therefore, our surprise and delight
when, by the end of the sign-up period, we discovered that our teachers
had volunteered to offer over 60 distinctive presentations! (A full list
is on the following page.)
In the days leading up to November 20, there was a discernible buzz
in the building, helped along by the use of an online scheduling tool
called Sched that allowed participants to sign up for sessions (10 – 12
to choose from during each time slot!) and enabled presenters to share
resources and communicate with participants.
The day itself was a great success on a number of levels, not least of which was the way it brought
colleagues together. Teachers from different divisions had the opportunity to work and learn together,
and our non-academic staff was especially eager to attend sessions that would allow them to learn
more about how we work with students. We heard the sounds of enthusiastic chatter during breaks
and at lunch as staff members shared the interesting things they had learned. The day concluded
with activities related to physical fitness and wellness: swimming lessons, yoga, ultimate Frisbee,
Gond art, water polo, and rock climbing.
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OIS Teachers are Lifelong
Learners, Too!
(cont’d..)
All told, over 300 OIS staff members participated in the day’s activities, and a survey conducted at the
close of the day showed that the participants felt it was very valuable. Many commented that it gave
them the opportunity to learn about something outside of their immediate area of responsibility,
while others mentioned how impressive it was to see our faculty’s depth and breadth of expertise
and talent on display. Still others highlighted the power of learning from one’s peers.
Schools sometimes make the mistake of viewing teaching and learning—the two most important
activities taking place in any school—as being exclusive to teachers and students, respectively.
However, our goal is for OIS to be a true learning community, and that requires that we all take on
the role of learner in addition to other roles that we may occupy within the community—teacher,
student, support staff, or parent. The benefit of creating learning opportunities for teachers is clear:
they become better teachers who are more adept at guiding the learning of our students. Also, there
is no better way to demonstrate the importance of being a lifelong learner than for the adults in the
building to spend a day focused on their own learning.
We appreciate your support for this day of learning, and we look forward to an encore performance
next year!
OIS Teachers are Lifelong
Learners, Too!
(cont’d..)
Title
Speakers
Play and how it affects emotional
development in Kids
Using Plasticine Creatively and Skillfully
Green Screen Fun
iMovie: Taking it Further
Keeping it All Together Using Blendspace
Augmenting Reality using Aurasma
Math software -Geogebra
Creating Constellations with Circuits & LEDS
Destiny as useful teaching aid
The New Britannica Online: Teacher Tools
Advanced Google Search Commands
Drills to Build Swim Strokes
Cate Arnquist
Learn to swim (Basic)
Water Polo/Basketball
Models of Teaching- CAM and ITM
School leadership
TESMC -Module 3
Yoga in the Classroom
Yoga Practice
Socio-emotional development of a child
Ultimate Frisbee
Rock Climbing
Games and activities in the Primary language
class
Assessment in PYP
Story telling and sounds
Story telling and sounds
Makerspace
Math through Literacy
Gond Art
Of Cool Shapes, Playing Cards and Some
Maths
Role of the Arts (for Early Years)
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Holly Blair
Alex Johnson
Vijay Wagh
Vijay Wagh
Jalpa Sheth, Twisha Patel
Rahidabano Patel
Alex Johnson, Ashrita Pais
Tasnim Shaikh, Anil Mane
Tasnim Shaikh, Sarah Colwell, Anil Mane
Tasnim Shaikh, Sarah Colwell, Anil Mane
Bhavesh Singh, Shrirang Joshi
Bhavesh Singh, Shrirang Joshi, Nanna
Kaspersen
Gopal Shelokar
Aparna Chatterjee
Neil McWilliam
Gail O’Connell
Lisa Wyer
Lisa Wyer
Pratibha Sharma, Neha Minda, Shreya
Pandya
Matt Sipple
Shane Russell
Pascal Fuzier
Toshi Wagh
Naveen Cabral
Naveen Cabral
Marcel Ideler
Ketaki Shah, Nalini Srinivasan
Shilpa Karmarkar, Shikha Agrawal
Manju Upadhyaya, Neha Thakar
Shilpa Karmarkar, Shikha Agrawal
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OIS Teachers are Lifelong
Learners, Too!
(cont’d..)
Learning through play
Artist and Architect
The Odd Ball- Supporting Students with
Different Learning Styles
Building a Positive Learning Environment
Transformative Language
Learning Stories II
HOP TO IT! Kinesthetic Learning in the
Classroom
Responsive Classroom Highlights
Understanding introversion as a personality
trait and a learning style
Understanding introversion as a personality
trait and a learning style
Transdisciplinary teaching and learning
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Mental Health Week
at OIS
Mental Health Week or “Mental Health Awareness Week” was
established in 1990 in the United States to educate and increase
awareness about mental illness and has spread vastly ever since.
Speaking in terms of India, 1 in 5 Indians suffer from mental illness.
Hence, during this week, organizations and mental health advocates
across the world organize a range of events and promote public
education concerning mental well-being.
Nalini Srinivasan, Anuradha Balachander
David San Juan
Anindita Mukherjee
David San Juan
Hetal Patel
Ingrid Ideler
Deborah Dodd
Melissa Henderson
Steve Augeri
Ms. Dhanya Bhat
Head of Student Counseling
& Psychologist
Steve Augeri
Sneha Kathpal
Brinda Anandh, Sudha Rakesh, Megha
Incorporating ‘news’ in classroom curriculum
Bansal
Simplifying Excellence
Shirisha Kondury
Quick and Easy Formative Assessment
Shraddha Nayak
Mindset
Ulka Adivrekar
I , Me, Myself and Art
Neha Pandit
Reading Through Visuals
Neha Pandit
Research and Citations
Ian Cornell
What is TOK? TOK Integration
Ian Cornell
Learning Through Adventure: Gamification
Lukas Gohl
and Classcraft
Writing is not just for the English Class
Susan Singh, Nandini Shah
Collaborative Planning
Ketaki Shah, Nalini Srinivasan
Formative Feedback for Student Writing
Mary Rose Burns
My kids attend the school where I teach.
Neil McWilliam
Reading and Socratic Seminar
Lyle Greer
Building Trust in Schools
Matt Sipple
Academic Language
Regina Hausch, Vilma Fernandes
Engaging Middle Schoolers!
Priya Ramteke, Susan Singh
Freedom to think.. Empower to be!
Swati Mehta
Group 4 Science - A Focus on Internal
Richa Gupta
Assessment
Puja Srivastava
Social Media for Dummies
At OIS, our theme this year was “Be Younique.” In the Secondary
School, our peer counselors (Saiba Ahuja, Varanya Kapoor, Anouskha
Mathur, Arth Vidyarthi and Simran Jaisinghani) led the assembly
by sharing the importance of mental well-being, how mental wellbeing plays a role in life, and why it and physical well-being are
equally important. Students recorded videos and presented a collage
of “youniqueness” during the assembly. In collaboration with the
Secondary SSP Department and Ms. Pradnya Shetty (Secondary
School Counselor), there was a showcase of activities planned around
improving one’s self-image and celebrating one’s “youniqueness.”
Our Grade 7 students held an amazing bake sale where students had the chance to decorate their
unique cupcake or cookie. At the same time, our Grade 8 students sponsored a photo booth. Around
Rs. 6,200 was collected in just one hour from these activities, and all proceeds were donated to a
charity foundation that assists people suffering from depression.
In the Primary School, our Counselors, Ms. Renee Babu and Ms. Kruti Goradia, led classroom sessions
that encouraged children to focus on who they are as individuals and how celebrating “youniqueness”
promotes well-being. Students shared their individuality by designing their personal ‘gems’ and
writing descriptors of what makes them who they are (Younique). We hope you got a chance to look
at the wonderful collage of gems on the 3rd floor during PTMS in October. We have decorated our
Primary School walls these past few weeks to extend the purpose of embracing individuality. This
month, your child will be bringing home their decorative gem, making this a great time to celebrate
your child’s “youniqueness!”
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Primary School Workshop:
“Good Touch, Bad Touch”
ROAD SAFETY
During the month of November, Primary counselors Ms. Kruti and Ms.
Renee worked with all students on a personal safety workshop called
“Good Touch, Bad Touch.” The workshop’s purpose was to educate
our students on personal safety.
It is an unfortunate fact that the streets around OIS are knotted with
traffic every day during morning arrival and afternoon dismissal. We
also have a significant amount of foot traffic, both on the sidewalks
and on the streets, as parents and drivers let students off at different
points to avoid becoming stuck in the worst of the congestion.
During the session, all students were educated on what is a “bad
touch”: any interaction that involves hitting, pinching or showing/
touching of private parts. “Bad touch” is a negative experience that
makes one feel uncomfortable and hurt and is very different from a
“good touch.” They were also educated on problem-solving strategies
they could use if they experienced a “bad touch.”
Ms. Dhanya Bhat
Head of Student Counseling
& Psychologist
Additionally, JKG and SKG participated in a follow up activity
whereby they created a safe circle. A safe circle is a list of people
whom they need to inform if they experience a “bad touch.” After the
workshop, Primary students engaged in a written activity followed by
a discussion to reinforce personal safety. Your child’s completed safe
circle/written activity was sent home with your child. We encourage all parents to process the safe circle /worksheet with their child.
It has been wonderful to see our students engaged and interactive as they gained more insight into
personal safety.
For parents and drivers who negotiate the roads during these times
each day, we urge you to please keep in mind a few points:
Mr. Stephen Augeri
Deputy Head of School
• Always travel at a reasonable speed: We have received reports
of rash driving and will address driver behavior when it becomes a
problem.
• Reduce noise pollution: Do not use your horn on the streets
adjacent to the school; this tends to jangle already sensitive nerves
and generally makes our environment unpleasant. If you employ a
driver, please make sure he understands this as well.
•
Follow directions from the school guards: Our guards are placed to facilitate the flow of
traffic and promote safety, so please allow them to do their jobs.
•
Pick up and drop off in designated areas when possible: Do not bring traffic to a halt to drop
off your child in an ill-advised location.
•
Be respectful of others’ right to the road: This applies to other drivers, but especially to
pedestrians. No one should have to feel as if his/her safety is in jeopardy.
We do our best to ensure the safety of families while they are arriving to and departing from school.
We continually work with the Mumbai Traffic Police to raise concerns and suggest ways in which
traffic could be better managed (speed breakers, zebra strips, etc.). While we are not always
successful in our efforts, we will continue to call their attention to the challenges presented by our
physical location and the condition of our roads.
Please behave responsibly and respectfully when you are on the road, and remember that we all
have a shared responsibility toward ensuring the safety and happiness of our children.
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Advanced Google Commands
and Search Engine Tips
Advanced Google Commands and Search Engine Tips to Help You
Transform Searching to Research
We all use Google, almost every day, to find the information we require
in many areas of our lives. Yet, when it comes to doing formal academic
research, or even limiting the information overload that can waste so
much of our time, we could probably all benefit from practicing advanced
Google commands that put us in charge of our searches.
Library Research Team
Ms. Tasnim Sheikh
Ms. Sarah Colwell
Mr. Anil Mane
Here at OIS, we encourage students and teachers to go first to one of the
many vetted premium websites we offer for academic research purposes:
Destiny, Britannica for all grade levels, and, coming in January, JSTOR, the
first stop for full-text academic research. There are, however, queries
that even the most sophisticated paid online service may fail to answer.
In such instances, we have begun teaching secondary students to try out
some of these tricks outlined below. Any .url can be cited in MLA format
quite easily using the Research pull-down tool in Google Docs.
We hope that parents, too, can benefit from the use of these commands. They are not intuitive and they
require trial and error, along with regular practice, but, when properly applied, these commands can
make us the masters of our Internet exploration.
Advanced Google Commands
and Search Engine Tips (cont’d..)
*To give prominence to a particular term in your search:
+japan* culture Note: this doesn’t always work in any noticeable way and, since the operation of the +
“feature” is opaque, it doesn’t empower the user in the same way that explicit commands do.
*To establish proximity between two terms: near # as in stalin near 5 churchill
This will search for all occurrences of both names within five words of each other--hopefully in the same
paragraph. Some search engines have a “same paragraph” operator, but Google sites are too randomly
structured for such a feature to work consistently.
Using the same term repeatedly with the near # command may find more substantive, in-depth
sources, a technique I call “recursive searching.” (intitle:jane austen) AND (austen near 8 austen near
10 near austen near 15 austen near 12 austen) site:.edu Note: Google allows only 32 words per search.
*To NOT out (exclude) a term or group of terms, use the hyphen: -wiki*
Note: NOT commands should always be placed at the END of your search strategy for logical reasons.
NOT operators may apply themselves to everything that follows them. Not sure? Use parentheses or a series
of -not commands. Usually only one -not is optimal. Google can’t seem to handle neither/nor very well.
*Exact phrase searches: use double quotes: “peace in our time”
Note: Google and other search engines ignore small, common words like articles, prepositions,
common adverbs and some conjunctions, often called “stop words”. If these words need to be in your search
Let’s Get Started:
*To find every variant ending of a word stem, use the asterisk on the 8 key on most keyboards
*. This is also called the “wildcard operator.” This works in Google and many other search engines:
psych* will give you psyche, psychiatry, psychiatric, psychiatry, psychiatrist, psychology, etc.
Note: not necessary for plurals or possessives. You can even use * to find variants of entire words within
phrases, for example, “in * we trust.” Try it out and see what you find.
*To find your search term in the website TITLE: intitle:copernicus
term, use an exact phrase: “to kill a mockingbird.”
*To limit to a particular domain type: site:.edu OR site:.org OR site:.gov
*Make sure all Boolean operators--in the case of Google, AND and OR, are in ALLCAPS. NOT rather
than the hyphen is used as the Boolean negative in some other search engines. Check out the Advanced or
Power Search option to see how a particular database handles Boolean logic.
*Be mindful of sequence and grouping of terms around Boolean operators. Think like a computer: if the
parentheses don’t match or make sense of our question, the search won’t work. Count them to make sure
the number of open parentheses (matches the number of closed parentheses). Check the logic as well.
This may seem hard at first, but it soon becomes a natural way to address any search engine.
intitle:(copernicus AND (pope OR papa* OR “roman catholic*”)) AND (site:.edu OR site:.org)
2013~2015 -wiki*
*To find your search term in the .URL NAME: inurl:copernicus
Note: there are allintitle: and allinurl: commands for multiple search terms, but usually parentheses work
better: allintitle:(buddh* ahimsa) will search for buddha, buddhist or buddhism AND ahimsa.
* To limit to type of file: filetype:pdf OR filetype:mp3 OR filetype:ppt
*To limit to a country (other than US): site:.in OR site:.jp OR site:.de
*To create a yearly date range, use the tilde ~, NOT the hyphen: 2012~2015 (the tilde is shift`, next to
the number 1 key)
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Once you become proficient with these commands, don’t be surprised if Google asks you to prove
that you are human. If your get into a persistent captcha loop, it’s time to take a break. Google can
always handle complex queries, especially during peak traffic periods. Have questions? Email me
at sarah.colwell@oberoi-is.org or stop by the 4th floor Library. Happy searching!
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FIELD DAY
Hour of code
The OIS Annual Field Day celebrations were held during the last week of November on successive
days for our Early Years, Primary School, and Secondary School students. After the playing of
the Indian national anthem and a short introduction, the games began! Our parents looked on as
children rotated through a series of activities and challenges that allowed them to exercise both
body and mind. As you can see from the photos below, happiness looks much the same whether
it is JKG student negotiating an obstacle course, a 3rd grader pulling the rope in tug-of-war, or an
11th grader running a 3-legged race!
Week of Hour-Of-Code, 7-13 December
This was a very successful week at Oberoi! Many of our students,
teachers (and parents!) were engaged with computer science
related activities, under the umbrella of the worldwide “Hour-OfCode”
Mr. Alexander Johnson has recorded and edited a small video on the Primary Field Day.
Please click the link below to view all the fun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7FUGDgx0EI&feature=youtu.be
Mr. Marcel Ideler
IT Integrator
The goal? Create opportunities for every student in every school
to learn about, and actively practise computer science. Here at OIS,
we had Early Years and Primary working a lot with Apps on their
iPad devices in homerooms and with their specialists, whereas
the Secondary students were coding on their 1:1 laptops, either
in their technology classes, or integrated within Math, Science or
Humanities subjects.
How did we do? (compared to other schools)
Altogether, our students and teachers clocked around 900 hours of
coding, which is also a remarkable improvement compared to last year!
What did our students do mostly?
Lower grade students did activities available at studio.code.org and many used the App Tynker
on the iPads. Higher grade students were, for example, creating animations with Alice.org, wrote
mobile Apps (using snappy.appypie.com, or www.vizwik.com) or tried to create a widget with
Wolfram Alpha. Last Friday, we even welcomed parents for two engaging hands-on sessions.
If you want to support your child, or even learn more yourself, Google “hour-of-code” and you will
find a wide range of resources. Many companies support the event, and you will find activities for
every age range, and every level.
To view more pictures please check our Flickr Album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/oberoi-school/albums/with/72157661583011996
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Proud to see the (1 hour!) App working
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Our Very
Own Puppet Theatre
“One of the nice things about puppets is that it’s your own hand in
there. You can make it do anything you want it to.” Jim Henson
FROM
THE
EARLY YEARS
Mr. Anil Mane
Head of Primary Library
Stories in picture books are a good way for a child to jump into the
world of imagination and make impossible things happen. To boost
creativity even further, Team Library geared up to create a space
in the Primary Library for a Puppet Theatre facility and program.
The Puppet Theatre will give parents, teachers and students the
opportunity to explore, present, and have fun-based learning by
using and watching different types of puppets. As rightly said by Jim
Henson in the quotation above, you can make a puppet do anything
because it’s your own hand creating the character.
“I could never be on stage on my own. But puppets can say things that
humans can’t say.” Nina Conti
This year, we were fortunate to have Children’s Day fall near Diwali Break, and, accordingly, we
planned to inaugurate our Puppet Theatre on 16th November. Ms. Shirin Bagnouli, along with other
parents, volunteered to present our first Puppet Show. They created a puppet play based on the
story “ The Dragon who Couldn’t Breath Fire,” and boom!!!! we had a blast. It was a scintillating
experience to see kids enjoying butterflies, fish and, finally, flowers blown on them by a dragon who
ordinarily breathes fire. The children in our audiences were thrilled and shared their experience:
I like Dragon blowing butterflies – Nyra
I like dragon blowing fish. I like fish – Gia
I like witch as she was kind to allow dragon in her house – Kian
Puppet show is Fun – Kian
Yes, it was complete fun: something unusual coming alive, mesmerizing our student audience. It
also inspired them to think, to experiment and to make their own puppets as a new way of sharing
stories with their friends, parents and teachers. We are eager to encourage EY students to use
innovative means to express themselves, and we welcome the participation of parents and teachers
in helping students to use puppet performances as a new way to communicate and learn.
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Our Very
Own Puppet Theatre
CELEBRATIONS
(cont’d..)
Celebrations, is a part of the Nursery grade’s Unit of Inquiry in which
we introduced not only celebrations in India but across the world.
Our Nursery children were extremely enthusiastic throughout this
unit. They used their thinking skills to reflect upon each and every
celebration. They were open minded about certain celebrations that
they had not even heard of. At the end of each festivity, they reflected
not only upon why and how it was celebrated but the similarities and
differences of each as well. Here we are going to talk about just a few:
If you would like to be a part of this endeavor, please feel free to email - catherine.arnquist@oberoiis.org /anil.mane@oberoi-is.org
Please watch video : 1. Puppet theatre inauguration video
2. Puppet show
Our first celebration started with a Baby Shower. The term shower
is often assumed
to mean that the
expectant mother is
Ms. Seema Parwani
‘showered’ with gifts.
Nursery
Nursery was thrilled
to
see
Ms.Vani
expecting her child and called in for a baby shower
celebration. Each class decided to surprise the
mom-to-be with their creativity. They made a sash,
card, balloon bouquets, decorative backdrops and a
crown for her. To add to this celebration, there was
a surprise performance to welcome Ms.Vani and
her soon- to- be baby. Students were completely
excited when they had to predict if the mom-to-be
would have a boy or a girl. Some students could
even make connections as they themselves were
expecting a new addition into their family. Nursery was as elated as the mom to be to connect with
this celebration along with some fond memories.
Nava’ means Nine and ‘Ratri’ means Night time. Navratri is
a very popular Hindu festival, which is celebrated to signify
the victory of Godly rightness over the evil. Nursery was fully
excited to celebrate this festival. Our Nursery children wore
accessories in addition to their regular uniform according to the
Navratri colors, each day a different color for all the nine days.
They explored more about the Navratri celebration through the
exploration table, which was displayed in the Nursery hallway.
During the Navratri celebration, the students came dressed up in
Indian traditional clothes. They enthusiastically came together
as a grade to perform the traditional Garba and Dandiya dance. The celebration wrapped up on a
positive note where students showed respect towards each other and the idea of celebration.
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CELEBRATIONS
CELEBRATIONS
(cont’d..)
(cont’d..)
Halloween traditions originated from an ancient Celtic harvest festival. Today’s Halloween customs
are thought to have been influenced by some
Celtic folk customs and beliefs. It is celebrated
around the world on 31st of October. For our
Nursery children it was celebrated on 30th of
October with Halloween activities like attending a
costume parade, decorating the Nursery hallway
with Halloween art and craft, carving pumpkins
into jack-o’-lanterns, participating in making a
magic potion and other games, playing pranks,
visiting other classes for “trick or treating”, reading
Halloween stories and singing funny Halloween
songs and rhymes. Students were creative with
the costume choices and were respecting the choices of costumes of others during the parade.
Diwali being the biggest festival in India, was celebrated with great fervor in Nursery. In order for the
children to understand the reason behind the celebration, we had a puppet show of ‘Ramleela’, wherein
we were introduced the story of Ram and Sita. Later some classes role-played the story while others
tried their hands on re-telling it in through different
means. Going further to know about the elements
and symbolic representations of the biggest festival,
we engaged students in open-ended art activities
and various learning engagements. As this was also
a parent-led celebration, all the mothers of the grade
volunteered to bring everything together. They
decorated the Nursery hallway with diyas, rangoli,
flowers and student artwork related to Diwali. They
also sent in some delicious Indian sweets as a part
of a potluck. Later, some students built on their
thinking skills by comparing Diwali to Halloween
through a Venn diagram while others showed the
profile of being caring towards animals by promising not to burn crackers.
The children showed great enthusiasm and respect. They were open minded in their thoughts by
giving thanks not only to their family but also to the community helpers like the lift didis, security
guards, their nannies, painters, carpenters and cooks. They gave specific reasons as to why they were
thankful to them. Who would think that our little children pay so much attention to the slightest
details and are so sensitive in their thoughts. Their notes brought tears of joy and a big smile to our
faces.
The celebration did not just end here. As a Grade, we had a Fruit Feast together. We sat with our class
family and ate together in the cafeteria. In this celebration, we greatly reflected and gave thanks with
our hearts.
By the end of all these celebrations, we are not just a Nursery grade but we have turned into a Nursery
family. The celebrations don’t just end here, we are now looking forward the upcoming celebrations:
Christmas and New Years. We have shared some great memories together, which brought great
smiles and laughter for us to remember for a lifetime.
Thanksgiving is a celebration of gratitude. In this celebration, we asked our children to show gratitude
to everyone around them who helps in the smallest of ways. In our learning engagement, we had our
children make ‘Thank You’ cards and notes for whomever they wanted they wished to. They were
then asked to post it in the Communication box which was placed outside the classroom.
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HELPFUL
ARTICLES
1.
64 Positive Things to Say to Kids
You never know which words of encouragement from you your kids carry with them
the rest of their lives. To know more click on the link below:
http://creativewithkids.com/64-encouraging-things-to-say-to-kids/
2.
Make Time For Play
To learn more about finding the balance between structured & unstructured play
please click on the link below:
http://www.cbc.ca/parents/play/view/free-play-in-a-structured-world-how-to-balance-structured-and-unstructured
3.
Why I Don’t Push My Kids to Read Early
We need to give children lots of open-ended opportunities to learn, and then follow
where they take us. Read the article on the link below:
http://www.raisinglifelonglearners.com/why-i-dont-push-my-kids-to-read-early/
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OIS Reaches
for the Stars!
OIS Reaches
for the Stars!
Blasting off in a rocket to distant stars and planets, being afloat
in zero gravity, and zooming past celestial bodies are some
of the things every kid fancies. Astronauts, the heroes of our
childhood, do things in space that we cannot even imagine.
Everything about the fantastic life of an astronaut, the arduous
training they have to go through, and the tough selection process
of the world’s leading space organization was demystified by
Dr. Donald Thomas, a NASA (National Aeronautics & Space
Agency) astronaut, who visited our school on Oct 28 and 30.
Abhishek Roy
Grade 10
When he was 14 years old, Dr. Thomas watched the broadcast
of the Apollo 11 moon landing and said, “I want to do
that!” From then on, he aspired to become an astronaut.
“I used to be an average student,” said Dr. Thomas. While his
brother achieved straight A’s, his report was riddled with B’s
and C’s. What led to his success was his hard work and perseverance. Dr. Thomas worked
day in and day out, and his academic progress shot upwards. Eventually, he attained a Ph.D.
in Physics and worked in AT&T Bell laboratories. He then applied to NASA to be an astronaut
and waited eagerly for the results but found out subsequently that he had been rejected.
(cont’d..)
After Dr. Thomas’s enlightening and inspiring talk, Mr.
Michael Flachbart, the Vice President of Center Operations at
US Space and Rocket Centre, introduced the space program
in Huntsville and opportunities for aspiring astronauts
with astronaut training programs for students. Both Dr.
Thomas and Mr. Flachbart inspired us to study space
science or consider being an astronaut as a career. The
space program in Huntsville offers a variety of activities
replicating the activities done in space: around in vacuum
conditions, handling emergency situations, operating
simulators, etc. Mr. Flachbart, emphasized the importance
of continuous practice and experience to correctly carry out these activities and highly
recommended the space camps for aspiring astronauts and those interested in space science.
Dr. Donald Thomas and Mr. Michael Flachbart gave us all an informative and
interesting session, encouraging us to reach for the stars and to never give up! We
wish to thank them, and also Mr. Davi and Dr. Richa, for giving us this opportunity!
Dr. Thomas didn’t give up, though. He built up
his CV and applied again. But he was rejected
again. He took scuba diving and pilot lessons
and applied again. This time he made it to the
semi-finals. A week or two later, he received
a call saying that NASA was sorry as he had
not made it to the next round. Heartbroken
though he was, Dr. Thomas tried yet again.
This time, he joined the NASA Johnson Space
Center as Material Engineer, and the next time
he applied for an astronaut’s post, he made it!
With the help of his story, Dr.
Thomas made us understand the importance of not giving up. If we work towards
our goal and put our hearts into our work, we will always succeed, no matter what.
Dr. Thomas, a veteran of over 1,000 hours in space, showed us some pictures of himself
before one of the four missions he has been a part of, as well as told us about freeze-dried
space food, the beautiful views of Earth from space, and amazingly, the micro-gravity
toilets! He also told us about the importance of teamwork and following the precise
instructions given to them by NASA, as small mistakes in space can have great consequences.
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Eyeliner on fleek? Try
something more chic!
For all of us who grew up thinking that makeup was restricted to
making your face look pretty or, in my case, thought make-up was
the tool of the devil sent to haunt those with no make-up skills, the
Fat Mu make-up session was not only a huge eye-opener, but an
intriguing and new look into make-up application.
For many people, make-up is a separate ballgame from hair and
clothes. We often use timeless methods like winged eyeliner or a
fixed palette of colours recommended to us from a beautician or wellwishing friends. Fat Mu doesn’t restrict itself to colouring within
fixed lines, but instead uses the unique approach of being inspired
by the things they see around them, something which turned out to
be a valuable experience for all of us. We began our foray into makeBrinda Mehra
up artistry by spending ten minutes staring at a Picasso painting and
Grade 10
wondering just how we were supposed to turn that into inspiration
for make-up ideas. After trying to apply our initial ideas onto a paper
face, most of us were told in no uncertain terms that we were
designing clown faces!
Eyeliner on fleek? Try
something more chic!
(cont’d..)
As someone who can barely apply eyeliner without poking herself in the eye three times, this
was a really interesting take on make-up. I think that such an innovative approach towards
make-up application is something everybody should experience at least once, in order to set
themselves free from the constraints modern make-up tutorials impose. So give the next time
you’re dressing up to go somewhere, give up your motto of ‘eyeliner on fleek’ and get inspired by
stuff around you. The results may be more fantastic than you think.
In fact, I was told that my idea would look more natural in a
circus setting rather than a design used for the face of a John
Galliano model. My immediate response was, “So how do I
make her stop looking like a clown?” Apparently, the key to
avoiding the fashion disaster that was my make-up idea is to
view the face as a canvas and then play around with shapes and
colours accordingly. After being told to take elements of the
Picasso painting into thought while redrawing our ideas, we
finally chose the best one from each group and descended onto
the model for our trials.
Restricted to make-up cakes and grease, we began by applying
moisturizer and then highlighting the darkest part of our canvas – in our case, it was thick black
lines drawn in an arbitrary fashion across the face and eyes. Then we began to fill in block colours
and develop a gradient base as we worked. The grease was applied on the eyes and lips as well as
one part of the check to make certain areas of the face stand out. The final step was the designs on
the lips and eyes, done using black supra-colours and some other colours of grease.
The final product was something that I do believe Picasso would have been proud of but gave our
model palpitations once she saw her face on the mirror. We then put all the models together and
decided whether the model’s make-up looked like Picasso inspired it. We were successful for the
most part, and our instructor, Ms. Victoria, was quite impressed with the results we managed to
produce in twenty-five minutes.
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ART
Workshops
ART
Workshops (cont’d..)
California College of Arts
Recently, the California College of Arts visited our school and
interacted with us, the students of Visual Arts, Grade12. One of the
most exciting things about our interaction was that not only did she
talk to those interested in pursuing art as a career, but also lent out
essential tips about our art exhibition that we will be putting up
at the end of our course. She talked to us about the importance of
technical aspects as well as aesthetic aspects of visual arts and how
different parts of the world have different interpretations of what art
really is. For example, Architectural structures in India and America
have a massive contrast on the ways in which they use design to
alleviate structural features. She also explained the importance of
Nanki Lamba
how it is crucial to maintain a balance between our ideas and our
execution of those ideas. Lastly, she also explained to us how we
Grade 12
should put together our portfolio wherein we concentrate on our
strongest works rather than trying to make a superficial variety,
however to also simultaneously represent the fact that we can work with various mediums.
It was fun and informative.I enjoyed , laughed and worked
Thanks a lot.
- Ms. Jagruti Joshi
Zentangle Art Workshop
The Zentangle workshop was one of the best workshops I have attended
at school. Almost everyone in my class loves to doodle and draw what
comes to their mind. We were told that there is a small difference
between doodling and Zentangle. Zentangle is structured and its
patterns are uniformed but doodling is freestyle with no structure.
There are many benefits of Zentangle. It helps your concentration,
patience, technique and much more. We were guided well and given
lots of freedom to choose what we like the best. We all helped each
other do the best we could. It was an awesome work shop!
T-Shirt Ripping Workshop
The T-shirt Ripping Workshop with Ms. Shital Deliwala was a perfect
way to end the day for the OIS faculty. Teachers brought old t-shirts
from home. Various techniques were explained to cut the t-shirts in
different ways to wear them in unique styles. Some other techniques
included making yarn out of the t-shirts and turning that yarn into
scarves and necklaces. All-in-all a good recycling project that also
inspires creativity.
Ms. Shital Deliwala
Art
It was a fabulous experience ! It gave me an opportunity to bring out
my creativity side. Thanks a lot for providing such opportunities for
teachers as it breaks the monotonous routines and we have so much
fun. :)
Kudos to Art team! You people are not just creative but I must say....
very innovative....
Thanks again! -Ms. Richa Gupta
Vianca Sawant
Grade 6
The workshop was very very useful! I have learnt how to make a simple t-shirt something
fashionable!- -Ms. Carmen Recio
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ART
Workshops (cont’d..)
ART
Workshops (cont’d..)
Fondant Workshop for Staff
Animation Workshop
Theme:
Edible Floral Bouquet
The Animation session was interesting because of the different styles
and techniques of animation shown to us. It was cool how there were
many ways of doing the visuals for the same story.
Materials Required:
Non- Edible: Fondant Modelling Tools, Floral Plungers, Leaf
Plungers, Floral Tape, Floral Wires, Rolling Pins, Plastic/Ceramic
Pots, Floral Sponge, Wooden skewers/Toothpicks, Green Parchment
Paper(for leaves), Nozzles (star, teardrop, etc for flowers)
Ms. Ria Bhattacharya
Edible: Cornstarch, Natural Gel-based Food Colours, Edible Gum
Paste (Fondant), Edible Stamens, Buttercream Icing, Cupcakes
Techniques:
Basic Fondant Work: With the help of embossing tools, ball
tools, plungers and cutters, delicate fondant flowers were made. Pistils and stamens were also
incorporated to give it a natural look.
Buttercream Icing Techniques: With three different types of nozzles, students learn how to make
roses, daffodils, lilac, hydrangea.
On a plastic pot, a structure was created with green colored paper, floral foam and wooden
skewers. Cupcakes were inserted, decorated and presented for display
Outcome: This is really a handy skill-set as it can be used to make a special arrangement during
Christmas, birthdays, fondant flowers can be used in accentuate cards, gift boxes and any kind of
dessert.
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Here are 3 types of animation: Stop Motion, 2D animation, and 3D
animation.
Zoe Kothari
Grade 7
Stop Motion is a technique that is used with static objects. For example:
clay models, puppets, etc. The process involves taking multiple pictures
of the model being moved a tiny bit at a time, then all images are played
quickly to create the movement.
2D Animation is another name for traditional animation, the method
has been used since the 1800’s. It is made out of a series of drawings,
each one showing a different pose from the one before it. These are then played in order very quickly
(24 frames per second) to produce the illusion of movement.
3D, also known as CGI (Computer generated Imagery), is a type of animation that is made completely
on the computer. It has more depth and more detail than 2D animation, therefore it is more realistic.
We enjoyed watching the different clips.
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India of my dreams
- a OIS - UIF Collaboration
ART
Workshops (cont’d..)
Learning from our seniors
As our final IBDP Visual Arts deadlines approach, we get more
nervous and flustered about our work. Ms. Neha thought that it
would be helpful for us to interact and ask our doubts and questions
to somebody who had been in our shoes just a few months ago and
called our senior, Vridhi Didwania.
After listening to Vridhi speak about her experience, all of us
realized the extent of work that needed to be done in the next
few months. Her tips were quite insightful, and I’m sure that all
of us will be relying heavily on them as we form a plan to finish
our work and meet all our deadlines. I think that we were all quite
shaken up after our talk and realised that we need to start working
Smiti Modi
even harder and help each other more often. The best thing about
Grade 12
listening to advice from a senior was that we found strength in the
fact that there were students just like us all around the world and
students who had done this before and received amazing results and that’s what I think is a fact
that we all find comfort in.
The visit of the ex IB Visual Arts student (Vridhi Didwania) was
an eye opener to all of us. Though we had been given proper
instructions and guidance by our teacher, we got to hear it from
the person who had experienced it all. She told us about the “Dos
and Don’ts” to follow in our last three months of this course. Her
experiences about her batch’s difficult situations helped us in
better planning to avoid those situations for us.
Anoushka Mehta
Grade 12
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Moreover, it helped me to learn from her batch’s experience and to
avoid making mistakes. I also will follow her advice on submission
and studio works that gained her and her classmates amazing IB
points. This talk with her made me aware of what these next three
months will be and how to enjoy the beautiful process of the final
exhibition to the fullest.
Nov-Dec 2015
Sia Baid
Grade 7
The Udaan Foundation Project held on Nov 25, 2015 was a successful
collaboration and great opportunity for all students.In this project,120
students from OIS (Grade 7) and 74 students from UIF (Grade 7 & 8)
drew the India we desired for. Even though we were from different
backgrounds, we had similar dreams to make India a better place.
Working with them on something creative was an enjoyable experience.
We tried to be artsy however some of us failed at doing so but that
didn’t matter because we all had fun. We thought that they were really
creative, respectful, friendly and open-minded to new ideas. They were
really organized as they got in stationary when we didn’t! Overall, it
was an amazing exposure!
The Udaan meet was a very memorable experience for all of us,
something that we would remember forever. We all were assigned
a student from the Udaan foundation. I was so happy to work with
the student in my group. I learned so much about her dreams and her
passion. She was a very diligent worker and always seemed to learn
more. We were given a task to make a drawing on India of your Dreams.
The girl whom I was working with instantly came with an idea of how
religions are segregated,especially Muslims and Hindus. She wanted
her dream India to be full of people living together, staying together
and being united. Her thoughts and ideas made me feel how we both
share so much in common. While coloring and painting we both
shared the things that we like to do in our free time, our hobbies, our
likes and dislikes. I came to know that she adored drawing and wanted
Ria Baid
to grow up and become a doctor. I was so glad to know someone who
Grade 7
I had never known before. Once we all were done with drawing we all
took a group snapshot of the students of the Udaan Foundation and
the OIS students. We exchanged goodbyes and gave them a little gift of crayons. They were extremely
delighted and they all left with huge smiles on their faces.
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India of my dreams
- a OIS - UIF Collaboration(cont’d..)
Ruchi Gala
Grade 7
The Udaan meet was wonderful, I will remember it forever. When
the Udaan students entered the class we were already in pairs.
We were then given an Udaan Student to work with. The student
I worked with was highly intelligent and hardworking. Her dream
was to become a doctor, she wanted to improve life for whoever
she could. As our topic was India of your Dreams the girl we were
working with instantly came up with the idea of more schools and
better living conditions. We all thought of 3 things each and then
went on with the drawing. None of us were able to draw the map
of India except her. She was extremely talented but only needed
more resources. Towards the end, me and Yash from OIS really
struggled but she calmly handled everything. Our final drawing
looked amazing. I was really astounded to see a girl with so many
skills. I really enjoyed this meet and learned a lot of new things.
This girl has been an inspiration to me and I will always remember
this memorable day. I would love to do this again.
Udaan foundation is a non-profit organization that works with
children from low income communities. They believe that every
student should have a strong educational foundation to become
responsible, compassionate and confident citizens of tomorrow
just like some of our core values. As a class, we got to meet Udaan
foundation kids and make a beautiful drawing of our India in 10
years. I was confused and thought we had to draw a picture of how
we thought India would look in 10 years. I know it sounds the
same, but it is totally different. We had to draw a picture of what
we WANTED India to look like in 10 years. My group had already
started drawing a picture of dirty roads and smoke in the air and
when it was time to present, well ours was the only one with
brown, black, and yucky green colors. Every group drew beautiful
pictures
with tall buildings and lush green gardens and well our
Shreya Raman
picture was like India today but 10 times worse. I think you get the
Grade 7
picture. Even after all that, I really loved that one hour with them
because we had a great time laughing at MY picture. I thought the Udaan India kids were really
positive thinkers and had a wonderful picture of what they want India to be in a decade.
ANNIE
It is with deep gratitude that I can look back at the fall 2015
production of Annie as the semester comes to a close. What a show
(each night!)…and to think it began with just a script. However,
the script was not lying around for long once auditions were
announced in early August. We had over 100 students audition—a
true reflection of OIS encouraging students to pursue their
passions, and the hard work and dedication of the past and current
performing arts department building a theatre arts culture at the
school.
Ms. Tiffany Greer
Drama
Any production is a lot of work, but especially a musical with the
added layers of the music, solos, choruses, and dancing. However,
the kids stayed the course as the new set pieces evolved and
performance spaces shifted, or when decisions were made to add
in a verse here or to extend a dance sequence there.
As rehearsals progressed and several mops and buckets or hats and aprons were found, the
students managed to make their way to combined choreography rehearsals with Ms. Tiffany
Goulet, character rehearsals with Ms. Anne Murray, music/singing rehearsals with Mr. Stephen
Curran, and blocking and production rehearsals with me. I would be remiss to not mention
the backstage crew who independently designed the lights, managed the props building and
gathering, and painted the gorgeous (and humongous) backdrop--all in their respective locations
as well.
However, aside from the spectacle, the students are what truly make the show. With such a young
cast, it was a great opportunity to teach rehearsal procedures, the concepts of ensemble and
leadership, and how to make artistic choices when learning a script. Learning did happen at
different rates for each student, but at the end of our first dress rehearsal when we were practicing
curtain call (how could we not with so many actors on stage!)—all the students cheered. In that
moment, they realized what they had accomplished together. It took from August to December,
but they made it! However, it wasn’t until after the first night’s performance that students realized
what they truly learned for him or herself: the value of an audience, hard work, friendship,
awareness for others, trust…and so much more. Grade 6 students walked away making friends in
grade 8; other students commented that they never knew a particular person in the cast before
the show, and now they are like best friends.
This is what I love most about theatre. It is a place for so many. It is a place where all students get
to feel capable, connected, and that they are contributing to something that matters.
This is why I feel gratitude for our production of Annie—because all our performers are more
assured that they are capable, connected, and that their contributions matter today…and
‘Tomorrow’.
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ANNIE
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
(cont’d..)
All the directors of Annie would also like to recognize and thank the following people:
Mr. Jaywant and his security team for all their support;
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn
around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work
around it.”
-- Michael Jordan, basketball icon (1984-2003)
Mr. Deepak and the entire PMS team for their help in building sets, sourcing materials, getting the
stage ready, etc;
Ms. Gayatri in Purchasing and Mr. Vinayak for sourcing and buying all the odd things we needed;
Persistence
Ms. Priyanka and the rest of the accounts team for managing the sale and distribution of tickets;
Mr. Anand and Mr. Shailesh for keeping the mics and sound working throughout;
Ms. Puja and the IT team for technical support throughout the show;
Ms. Jagruti and Ms. Neha of the ACE team for all their support and expertise throughout preproduction and the show;
Sneha and Shiki for photography throughout and Ms. Ria for our website design;
Mr. Gopal Shelokar
Director of Athletics
If success is a journey and not a destination then persistence is the
most valuable friend on this journey. It is good to take some time off
to celebrate victories from winning tournaments, games, and races or
to learn from defeats. But the most important thing is to move ahead.
Continually challenging oneself will bring one face to face with one’s
potential. Sometimes waiting for opportunities tests one’s patience,
but put that time to use by preparing and training for them as they
always come to those ready for it.
It’s easy to get discouraged when you continually strive to achieve something and it doesn’t work out.
It may seem like a struggle but with the help of optimism, which goes hand in hand with persistence,
one can achieve one’s goal.
Mr. Soumya, Mr. Shayok, and our student musicians Shlok and Punit.
The twin of persistence is optimism, the feeling that everything will turn out in your favour in the
end. It provides an athlete the faith when the journey is hard and gives the courage to make difficult
adjustments that will keep one on the road.
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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
(cont’d..)
STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
Here is a listing of the events that OIS Athletes took part in during the month of November &
December:
Date
Saturday, 21st Nov.15
Saturday, 21st Nov.15
Saturday, 05th Dec. 15
Saturday, 05th Dec. 15
Saturday, 05th Dec. 15
Saturday, 05th Dec. 15
Saturday, 12th Dec.15
Saturday, 12th Dec.15
Saturday, 12th Dec.15
Saturday, 12th Dec.15
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Sport
Venue
High School Boys Football @ Ecole
Mondial World School (EMWS),
Juhu
High School Girls Basketball
@ Ecole Mondial World School
(EMWS), Juhu
High School Girls Basketball @
OIS
OIS v B.D.Somani International
School (BDSIS), Cuffe Parade
High School Boys Football @ OIS
OIS v B.D.Somani International
School (BDSIS), Cuffe Parade
Middle School Boys Football @
OIS
OIS v B.D.Somani International
School (BDSIS), Cuffe Parade
Middle School Girls Football @
OIS
OIS v B.D.Somani International
School (BDSIS), Cuffe Parade
High School Girls Basketball @
OIS
OIS v American School of Bombay
(ASB), Bandra-Kurla Complex
High School Boys Football @ OIS
OIS v American School of Bombay
(ASB), Bandra-Kurla Complex
Middle School Boys Football @
OIS
OIS v American School of Bombay
(ASB), Bandra-Kurla Complex
Middle School Girls Football @
OIS
OIS v American School of Bombay
(ASB), Bandra-Kurla Complex
EMWS
Participation/
Achievement
2nd Place
EMWS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
OIS
Participation
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Student of Grade 1, Aarav Dengla came first in
the under 8 category at the Chess Academys
Interschool Chess Tournament 2015.
He also came first in the Maharashtra open
fide rated blitz championship 2015 and
third in the Maharashtra open fide rapid
championship 2015.
Aarav won the trophy in the under 7 category
at the Chabildas Rapid Chess Championship
Student of Grade 3, Aahana Manglam
won 1 gold and 3 bronze in under 9 age
category at the GMAAA lower age group
swimming competition.
She also won 1 gold and 2 silver in under
9 age category at the YMCA Swim Meet
2015.
OIS girls relay team won silver in 4x50 Medley
and 4x50 Free.
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IN THE NEWS!
STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENTS
Student of Grade 4, Vedika Chandra won
1 gold and 2 bronze in the under 9 age
category at the YMCA Swim Meet 2015.
She also swam for the school in the under
17 relay team winning a silver medal.
She continued her winning streak by
winning 1 gold and 1 bronze in the under
12 age category at the MSSA Swim Meet
2015.
She also swam for the school in the under
17 relay team winning 2 bronze medals.
Student of Grade 6, Angath Sadanah won 1 silver
and 1 bronze in the under 13 age category at the
YMCA Swim Meet 2015.
Student of Grade 4, Daksh Patil won Second prize (Silver medal) at the MSSA
Mallakhamb competition (Under 10 age group).
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IN THE NEWS!
IMPORTANT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Online Coverage:
1.
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-mumbai-former-nasa-astronautdonald-thomas-inspires-students-to-aim-for-the-stars-2139647
• Friday , December 17th to Sunday,
January 3rd is Winter break.
• Tuesday, January 26th is a school
holiday on account of Republic Day
• Saturday,January 23rd, OIS will host
TEDxYouth.
• The DREAM project will take place on
Saturday, January 30th.
2. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/US-astronaut-with-1000-hrsin-space-inspires-students/articleshow/49573337.cms
3. http://educationinsider.net/detail_news.php?id=2806
4. http://www.ummid.com/news/2015/December/04.12.2015/annie-at-oberoiinternational-school.html
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