Now - Garden High School

VI.ii January 2014
ICSE & ISC 2013: Garden High first in the state
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
Five top schools of West Bengal in order of average
marks obtained by their pupils in English + four best
subjects:
1. Garden High School
2. Modern English Academy
3. Vivekananda Mission School
4. Modern High School for Girls
5. The Heritage School
Five top schools of West Bengal in order of average
marks obtained by their pupils in English + three best
subjects:
1. Garden High School
2. Modern High School for Girls
3. Our Lady Queen of the Missions School
4. La Martiniere for Girls
5. Loreto House
GHS has been ranked 5th in India.
GHS has been ranked 3rd in India.
GHS – ICSE 2013
Appeared
Passed
Highest
Lowest
95% & above
90% – 94.9%
85% – 89.9%
80% – 84.9%
Below 80%
110
110
98%
66.4%
18
56
22
8
6
100%
16.4%
50.9%
20%
7.3%
5.4%
GHS – ISC 2013
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.
Appeared
Passed
Highest
Lowest
95% & above
90% – 94.9%
85% – 89.9%
2
80% – 84.9%
Below 80%
41
41
95.75%
75.75%
2
21
7
9
2
100%
4.9%
51.2%
17%
21.9%
4.9%
Art & Craft Exhibition 2013
When: 24–25 October 2013
Where: Birla Academy of Art &
Culture
The 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 book
covers and photo frames; masks made
with papier mâché and from recycled
materials; and sculptures from a
workshop which had been conducted earlier by Mr S. Nandi and Ms N. Ghosh
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.
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Independence Day Celebrations
Where: Annexe
The 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
Junior
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
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,
School 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.
Where: School Playground & Bus Bay
Chaudhuri 9E, Sarbojit Dutta 9E, and
Shubha Mitra 8D.
The High School observed India’s
The programme
67th Independence Day on
Senior
School
concluded with two songs,
15 August. Class 11 and all
Vandemataram and Oi
members of staff attended.
Bhubana
Monomohini
by Ms M. Bose.
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
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Investiture Ceremony
When: 01 June 2013 Where: Bus Bay
The office-bearers for the AY 2013–14
were sworn in and given their badges.
Head Girl: Dorothy Deb 12C
Head Boy: Sagnik Sarkar 12C
Cedar House
Captain: Rohit Chakraborty 12C
Vice-Captain: Aishwarya Sen 11B
Senior Prefects: Subhodeep Ghosh 11A
and Aranee Gangopadhyay 11C
Prefects: Meghna Sanyal 10A, Ishita
Mallick 10D, Abhishek Daga 10F,
Asmita Ghosh 9C, Sabuj Jana 9C and
Sarbajit Dutta 9E
Chinar House
Captain: Anirban Datta Gupta 12A
Vice-Captain: Madhupriya Chatterjee
12A
Senior Prefects: Ruchira Singh 11B and
Damini Dasgupta 11A
Prefects: Revati Asthana 10C, Indeevar
Majumdar 10C, Adrija Debnath 10B,
Promit Guha 9E, Tushit Roy 9D and
Lagnajit Pradhan 9C
Oak House
Captain: Shubharthi Talukdar 12A
Vice-Captain: Sagnik Dutta 11A
Senior Prefects: Pratyusha Maiti 11A and
Rhiddhit Paul 11B
Prefects: Sagnik Bhattacharya 10D,
Kopai Chakraborty 10D, Vaaswat
Sarkar 10F, Prapti Dasgupta 9B,
Roshni Srimany 9D and Dharitri
Chaudhuri 9E
Palm House
Captain: Harshil Popat 12C
Vice-Captain: Henna Bobo Palta 11B
Senior Prefects: Samriddha Bhattacharya 12A and Shubhankar Paul 11B
Prefects: Saket Roy 10C, Sohini
Chatterjee 10C, Shinjan Pramanik
10A, Sumedha Roy 9B, Sukanya
Chakraborty 9C and Sadhika Saha 9E
Inter-School Events
TCS IT Wiz 2013
When: 06 September 2013
Where: Science City Auditorium
Organizer: TCS
This 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 11B
Team 2: Sourish Ghosh 12A and
Sayak Mukherjee 12A
Team 3: Ronit Saha 12B and Soham
Deb Barman 12B
Team 4: Abhishek Das 12A and
Yudhajeet Basak 12B
Team 5: Abhay P.V. 10C and Rajdeep
Bhattacharya 10C
Team 6: Saptarshi Soham Mohanta 9D
and Prithvijit Pramanik 9D
Team 7: Reet Bhattacharya 9A and
Sagnik Jana 8D
Team 8: Deeptonabho Dutta 10D and
Sagnik Bhattacharya 10D
Team 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.
Abhivyakti
When: 26 September 2013
Where: DPS Ruby Park
Participants: 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.
Tirangaa 2013:
Independence Day
Cultural Fest
When: 07 September 2013
Where: Julien Day School
Theme: Indian Railways – One India
Four students of the Primary Department 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.
Sanglaap
When: 26 September 2013
Where: The Heritage School
Events: 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.
Harmonics – Exist to
Inspire
When: 06 & 11 July 2013
Where: Hartley Public School and
Gyan Manch
Sprinkle & 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 Bhattacharyya 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.
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Awakening
When: 20 July 2013
Where: Indus Valley World School
Organizer: Indus Valley World School
Sparks (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 Gupta
stood 1st in their respective categories.
Affinitas
When: 26 September 2013
Where: The A.G. Church School
GHS participated in Expressions
(Painting and Colouring) and Rejoice
(Gospel Songs).
The choir, comprising 33 pupils from
Classes 3–5, bagged the 3rd prize.
Aamra Shobai
When: 23 November 2013
Where: Modern High School for Girls
Event: Shajgoj (Dressing up children
from NGOs with recycled material)
1st: Ruchira Singh 11B
Event: Mann Behlaav (Mainstream
schools and NGOs teamed up for
time-oriented activities.)
1st: Sohini Samaddar 11B
Damini Dasgupta 11A
Event: 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 11A
Event: Chehrai (Pupils of mainstream
schools had their faces painted
by a team of NGO and school students.)
3rd: Abhishek Banerjee 11B
Mrittika Majumdar 11A
Event: Khela Dhulo (Races)
2nd: Aritro Ghosh 11A
Henna Bobo Palta 11B
Ayontika Chakraborty 11B
Event: Parade
1st: Abhishek Banerjee 11B
Mrittika Majumdar 11A
Ruchira Singh 11B
ASISC Debate and
Declamation
When: 23 September 2013
Where: R. N. Singh Memorial High
School
Junior 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.
ASISC Swimming
When: 07 & 09 September 2013
Where: DPS Megacity
Participants: Priyanka Ray 8A, Adittya
Pal 8A, Raunak Sharmacharya 9D,
Aswin Nair 10B and Gaurav Saha 10B.
Priyanka won the 3rd prize in the 50metres breast stroke.
GHS also took part in the Albert
Barrow Creative Writing Competition (19 July 2013) and Tell-a-Tale
(26 July 2013).
Workshops
Fun with Maths
When: 22 November 2013
Where: Calcutta Public School
Organized by: Macmillan Education
Teachers 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.
Maitree
When: 01 October 2013
Where: Modern High School for Girls
Events:
(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.
Welcome
We warmly welcome the following
members of staff to the GHS family:
Sumona Kundu
Bengali
Sucharita Hazra
Mathematics
Arundhati
Chakraborty
Bengali
Indrani Das
Office
Duties & Responsibilities
of Drivers and Escorts
When: 30 August 2013
Where: The Hexagon
Attendees: 82 persons – Drivers, Escorts,
Helpers, Owners & Support Staff
Guests: (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
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while travelling to and from school
(b) Managing pupils
(c) Awareness of special-need issues
(d) Traffic safety rules
(e) Maintenance of vehicles
Merry Christmas!
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.
KUDOS!
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.
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Inter-House Competitions
Table Tennis Tournament
Best Theme – Cedar: Rohan Mukherjee
8C & Anushka Singha Roy 8E
Most Nutritious Snack – Cedar: Soumi
Banerjee 8D & Atreyee Guha 8E
Most Nutritious Drink – Oak: Avneet
Kaur 8A & Adittya Pal 8A
Most Appealing – Chinar: Aritra Deb
8C & Debanjana Chowdhury 8B
When: 25 July 2013
Where: Games Room
Group A (Classes 3–5)
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)
Group B (Classes 6–8)
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)
Group C (Classes 9–12)
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)
Vernacular Elocution
When: 27 July 2013
Where: Hexagon
Participants: Class 3
Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms P. Basu Dasgupta, Ms A. Mukhopadhyay Maiti
Category: Bengali
Winners:
1st: Yashasree Chaudhury 3C (Oak)
2nd: Upolobdhi Karmakar 3E (Oak)
3rd: Dipanti Ghatak 3C (Cedar)
Category: Hindi
Winners:
1st: Archisha Mazumdar 3F (Oak)
2nd: Tanisha Bhattacharyya 3B
(Cedar)
Isha Ganguly 3B (Cedar)
3rd: Agrim Dev 3F (Palm)
No-Fire Cooking
When: 07 September 2013
Where: Home Science & Biology Lab
Learning 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)
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Greeting Card Making
When: 11 September 2013
Participants: Class 5
Judges: Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh
Bej, Ms P. Sinha
Winners:
1st: Dhruvajyoti Sarker 5D (Palm)
2nd: Padmanabha Sarkar 5D (Oak)
3rd: Shreyan Basu 5A (Chinar)
Ridin Datta 5D (Cedar)
Wallpaper-Making
When: 13 September 2013
Participants: Class 4
Judge: Mr S. Nandi
Winners:
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 Quiz
When: 24 September 2013
Where: Bus Bay
Participants: Classes 10–12
Quiz Master: Mr K. Biswas
Winners:
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
Music Competition
(Junior)
Senior School Debate
When: 12 November 2013
Where: Hexagon
Motion: Poetry should be banned
from the syllabus.
Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms B Ghoshal
1st (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 Debate
When: 03 December 2013
Where: Hexagon
Motion: Automatic promotion
promotes good education.
Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms B Ghoshal
1st (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
Girls’ Kho Kho
When: 13 December 2013
Referee: Ms A. Sengupta
Winners:
1st: Chinar
2nd: Oak
3rd: Palm
Spray-Painting
When: 18 September 2013
Participants: Class 6
Judges: Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh Bej
Winners:
1st: Anushka Mitra 6E (Palm)
2nd: Aritra Datta 6D (Chinar)
Sreeja Nayek 6D (Cedar)
3rd: Anoushka Chaudhury 6E (Cedar)
Rushali Mukherjee 6B (Oak)
Poster-Making
When: 25 September 2013
Where: Art & Craft Room and
Language Room
Participants: Classes 7–8
Judges: Mr S. Nandi, Ms N. Ghosh Bej
Winners:
1st: Shounak Naskar 8B (Oak)
2nd: Aritra Chatterjee 7F (Oak)
Upasana Ghosh 8C (Oak)
3rd: Anubhav Goswami 7F (Cedar)
Sagnik Ghosh 8D (Cedar)
When: 16 December 2013
Where: Hexagon
Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms R. Bose,
Mr G. Sen
Rabindra 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: Cedar
Western 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: Oak
Film on Demand:
1st: Palm 2nd: Oak 3rd: Chinar
Best 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 attended by Class 11.
 06–07 August 2013: Rakhis made
by differently-abled young adults
were sold by Partner Hooghly.
Senior School Football
When: 25 September 2013
Referees: Mr J. Bose, Mr T. K. Sarkar
Participants: Classes 8–12
Winners:
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)
Tell-a-Tale
When: 31 July 2013
Where: Hexagon
Participants: Class 3
Judges: Ms K. Guha, Ms R. Bose
Winners:
1st: Tanisha Bhattacharyya 3B
(Cedar)
2nd: Sansthita Saha 3C (Chinar)
3rd: Aditya Singha 3E (Chinar)
Ishika Debnath 3E (Oak)
Shrayon Tarafdar 3A (Palm)
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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
Puja Assembly
A special Durga Puja assembly was held by the Primary
Department on 23 October 2013 through narration,
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.
Children’s Day
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.
No Honking Day
Storytelling Session
When: 16 & 23 August 2013
Where: Junior School
Nursery and Preparatory classes
enjoyed a special storytelling session
conducted by Ms Ranjana Nandi, exteacher of Calcutta International
School. Ms Nandi made the simple
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.
When: 09 September 2013
The 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.
OBITUARY
Little Green Fingers
Where: Junior School
In 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.
They saw for themselves how seeds
sprout into young shoots with the help
of air and sunshine.
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.
Editor: Kavita Guha
Reporters: Diya Roy 10D, Damini Dasgupta 11A, Abhishek Das 12A
Design & Layout: Kaushik Ghosh  Design Advisors: Prabir Sen, Krishnendu Chaki
Printed at LaserWorld, Kolkata