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“A good education is like a savings account, the

more you put into it, the richer you are.”

After successfully completing the first term, we

began our second term in the month of September. All the

students and teachers returned with much enthusiasm and

high spirits. It was like they have re-entered into the

domain of learning.

“Dreams don’t work unless you do”

A project given to students in Y.I.S enriches the power of thinking and learning.

Projects And Skills

2014-15

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Important projects undertaken during term II:

A high quality school assembly is one of the most important aspects of

school’s curriculum.

World Peace Day

‘Peace Begins with a Smile’

World Peace day was celebrated on 21stSepember with

a sense of knowing the importance of peace. The

assembly began with recitation of verses from Holy

Quran, Hadees and its translation. The quote of the day

was “World peace can be achieved when the power of

love replaces the love of power”.

The little angels sang an English song “We are

the angels, we come from heaven”, a skit ‘Maintain

Peace’ was enacted and a Hindi song “Ishwar ya Allah”

was sung. Our beloved principal Mrs. Aasima Saleem

gave a motivational speech and all the students took a

pledge that they will carry the message of peace along

with them throughout their lives.

MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL

GRADE

V

Projects-Fractions, Factors &

Multiples and Problem solving. Project-First Aid.

Project-Preservation of Nature and

Pollution.

GRADE

VI

Projects-Basic Geometric

Ideas, Grid Colouring Activity

and finding area of a given

figure using graph paper.

Project-Ball and

Socket Joint.

Seminar-'Fibre to

Fabric'.

Collage-Habitat of

Different

Organisms.

Project-Outline map of India showing its

physical features.

Seminar-‘Key Elements of a Democratic

Government’.

Open Book Exercise.

Collage-Conservation of Wild Life and

Vegetation.

GRADE

VII

Projects-Angle sum property

of a triangle, Representation

of data using bar graph and

model making of 3D solid

shapes.

Project-

Respiration in

Organisms and

Electromagnets.

Collage-

Endangered

Species.

Seminar-'Democratic Government and A

Shirt in the Market'.

Open Text Book Exercise.

Enactment-Growing up as boys and girls.

Collage-Understanding Advertising.

Special Assemblies

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Promoting Regional Languages:

Vishwa Hindi Divas

10th January is celebrated as the world Hindi day,

it is celebrated in order to promote Hindi language.

Hindi Department celebrated this day with lots of

cultural activities such as songs, dance, drama and skit.

Kerala Formation Day

‘Kerala Piravi Dinam’ marks the birth of Kerala a state in India. This day was

celebrated on 2nd November with great pomp and gaiety in Y.I.S. Department of Malayalam

took this opportunity and displayed the artistic heritage and culture of Kerala showcased

by different dance form of Kerala in their ethnical attire. Audience enjoyed to the brim

by the performance of VI-X students, it was entrancing and just breathtaking.

Sir Syed Day

“Ignorance is the mother of poverty” was said by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan who was a

great Urdu scholar and educational reformer.

Department of Urdu took the initiative to celebrate Sir Syed Day on 16th of

October2014, with vigor and spirit. Students of VI and VII grades created an aura of

divine spirituality among the spectators by showcasing a skit. Melodious poems and

wonderful ghazals were enchanted by the budding Urdu lovers. It was indeed a great

fusion of rich culture and heritage which ignited the quest for learning the dynamic Urdu

language. It was a complete package of fun and entertainment.

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Children’s Day

‘There are somethings, we cannot buy,one of such things is childhood’.

Children’s Day was celebrated on 14th November, a day of

laughter and a day to rejoice. Teachers took this day to

remember their childhood by organizing it with fun and

gratification. Y.I.S organized Food and Fun Fair for boys and

class party for girls. Teachers performed dance and sang songs

depicting ‘Incredible India’. The sense of rejoicing could be seen

on the faces of children as well as the teachers seeing the

bunny dance. Y.I.S believes that children are budding stars, the

more you embrace them the more they shine.

Teachers’ Day

A teacher’s purpose is not to create his/her own image in

students, but to develop students who can create their own

image. This is a much awaited day both by teachers as well as

students. Teachers’ day was celebrated on 5th September, with a

fragrance of respect towards their beloved teachers. Children

were given worksheets which helped them to understand the

contributions of Dr.S.Radhakrishnan in teaching field.

Onam Celebrations

Onam was celebrated on 6th of September, it

was a day filled with fun and rewards. The great

cultural heritage of Kerala was portrayed by the

teachers of Y.I.S.

Decadians and Excellence Awards for Teachers

In grateful appreciation of the teacher’s service, Y.I.S bestowed loyalty awards to

teaching and non-teaching staff who completed 10 years of service in this great

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institution. Teachers who shined extremely well during the last academic year were

awarded for their outstanding performance.

Food And Fun Fair

Life in CELESTIA grades is amazing, lots of exciting things happen here. Food and fun

fair extravaganza was organized for boys section on 14th November and for girls on 11th

December respectively. The school campus looked like a hub of celebration. Many food

stalls were put up and ample of appetizing, aromatic, caramelized, delicious dishes were

savoured.

Fun filled games were organized by the school. Children were increasingly excited,

cheerful and amused as they enjoyed thoroughly. All genres of song and

music were appreciated as radio jockey played Jazzy, melodic and philharmonic albums. The

audience was spell bound hearing to the mesmerizing songs. It was a delectable day for all

to remember.

S- Sober, P-Polite, O-Obedient, R-Respect, T-Trust, S-Strategy

“Set your goals high, and do not stop till you reach”.

It’s not the will to win that matters but the will to participate matters most. The

annual sports meet was conducted from 19th to 26th October for juniors (Under 14) and

from 9th to 13th November for sub junior(Under 12) categories respectively. The students

enthusiastically participated in 50m flat race, relay race, shotput, long jump, football,

badminton and variety of team events. The play ground was echoing with cheers for the

winners.

Sports Week

Recipients of Decadian Award Recipients of Excellence &

Loyalty Awards 2014-15

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Drawing And Painting Competition (V,VI&VII)

‘Create with the heart; build with the mind’.

Drawing and painting competitions were conducted for grades VI & VII on 24th

September 2014 and for grade V on 20th October 2014. Children made an expressive

gesture with the advantage of performance in their art.

It was a delight to the eyes and thrill to the heart seeing the magnificent colours

and spectacular art.

Cross-Word Puzzle Competition (Grade V)

The wonderful thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.

Cross-word puzzle competition was held for grade V students on December 4th 2014. Y.I.S

believes this kind of competition will proliferate the genius in a child.

Quiz Competition (Grade V,VI&VII)

Quiz Competition is another way of encouraging

learning. Quiz competition was held to test the knowledge

especially as a competition between individual students and

then into teams as a form of learning and entertainment. To

mark Srinivasa Ramanujan’s

birthday Y.I.S observed ‘Ganith Week’ and various topics of

Mathematics were included in the quiz competition. The

interest of the students mushroomed to high level and they

enjoyed to the brim. The efforts of the participants were

appreciated and winners were awarded.

Debate Competition(VI&VII)

Debate competition was held for grade VI&VII students on 27th & 29th January

respectively. The topics were –‘ Reality Television Shows Do More Harm Than Good’ for

grade VI and ‘Advertising Aimed At Children Should Be Restricted’, for grade VII. These

thought provoking topics were chosen not only to be debated upon but to make our students

excellent orators and eloquent skilled speakers.

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Scout Inspection was held on 13th January 2015. Dr.Shaukat Parvez-Principal of IISR

and team of scout commissioners inspected the equipments and scout activities. They were

highly impressed by the arrangements and gave positive remarks.

Valedictory function was

held on 22nd February 2015. It

was a day to be nostalgic about.

Winners of the sports events

were rewarded with prizes, medals

and certificates. The auditorium

echoed with a loud round of

applauses. The moment was just

vivacious.

Three cheers to the

Individual Champions….. Master

Mohammed Nidal(VII) and Miss Dileena Iqbal(VII).The champions trophy was lifted by

Emarald House with 208 points, the second place was bagged by Ruby House with 198

Points and Supphire House was the third with 182 points.

A special lecture creating awareness on hypertension

was conducted on 3rd and 10th February respectively for VII

to X grades by the nursing department of King Faisal

Hospital. Mrs. Soumy and Mrs. Lovely gave inspirational and

useful tips on how to combact hypertension.

Field Trip was organized for grade V to Oceanica,

Riyadh Gallery and grade VI & VII students to Saffori Land-

Othaim Mall. Students had a gala time enjoying rides and

games. Children relished the snacks and had a fanciful day.

Scout Inspection

Valedictory Function

Awareness On Hypertension

Field Trip

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Cluster Meet

“Flip Hip Hurry”

“When you have something to prove,

there is nothing greater than a challenge”.

Students of Y.I.S took it as a challenge and participated with much zeal in the XXIV

Cluster meet 2014 held at Riyadh. Miss Dileena Iqbal(VII),Miss Hibah Hashir(VII), Miss.

Almas Sheikh Ansar(VII), Miss Amal Abdullah(VII),Miss Iram Kabir(VII) and Master

Mohammed Nidal(VII) made us all proud. It was indeed a moment of pride for Y.I.S as

they won Gold and Bronze medals in 100m,400m,800m race,4x400m relay and shot put. It

was an alluring moment to be cherished. Y.I.S were the winners of the regional level

football tournament held from 25th to 28th November 2014. Master Nabhan Abdul

Latheef(VII) represented Y.I.S football team which secured the Runner’s up position in

the grand finale of PeeVees Cup held in Jeddah.

Participation at CBSE National Athletic Championship

Y.I.S deems it a great pleasure to announce that our sports

stars Miss Dileena Iqbal(VII) and Sophie Cycily Seejo(VIII)

participated in 19th National Athletic Championship held at Divine

Child school, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India which was held between

7th-12th January 2015.Sophie secured 8th Position in shotput

(Under 14 girls) and Dileena was qualified in 400m race (Under 14

girls) to the semifinals in the meet which made us all feel proud.

‘Kudos to All cluster meet participants for their exuberant performances’.

National Science Talent Search Examination(NSTSE)

Y.I.S always gives priority to build up courage to face challenges

and to grace students’ life with intellectuality. After being trained to

attempt NSTSE exam, students were full of confidence and high

moral.Master Bijo John(VII),Miss Reema Marankulangara (VII),Miss Binesh

Fathima(VII) ,Master Naveen Sunil Kumar(VII) and Miss Nandhana

Jayachandran(VI) brought laurels to Y.I.S. Master Bijo John (VII) bagged

55th rank at National level and was crowned as “National Achiever” placing

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Supervisor: Mrs. Rahma Afsal Staff Editor: Mrs. Farzana Kauser Khan Design & Layout: Mrs. Mufeeda Abdul Raouf

himself among the top 100 and Miss Reema Marankulangara secured 2nd rank

among all GCC countries. ‘Kudos! To our star performers’

Malarvadi

‘Malarvadi’ is a renowned Malayalam school magazine for kids which

is known for its thoughtful approach to increase and improve literary skills

in Malayalam language among the students. Every year Malarvadi

demonstrates an initiative in conducting projects, written test and quiz

competitions for Indian school students through out Gulf countries and the

same was conducted in Riyadh region too. Our students participated and

were praised for their success.

In junior category Miss Nawal Nabeesu (V), secured Second place in written test

and she secured First place in the quiz competition. At senior level Master Labeeb K

(VII) was selected for quiz competition. ‘Heartiest Congratulations!’

"The best teachers are those who show you where to look, but don't tell you what to

see" Alexandra. k. Trenfor. Connecting home and school makes a great community of

learners. Parent teacher meetings were held on 18th October, 20th December and 21st

February respectively. Parents assessed and gauged the performance of their wards and

teachers considered their enquiries.

“Education breads confidence, confidence breads hope. Hope breads peace”.

Y.I.S is indeed thankful to the Almighty for blessing us to complete one more year

with success. This would not have been possible without the encouragement and support of

our beloved principal Mrs.Aasima Saleem, the management committee members, our

dedicated staff and all the parents. We ensure to continue the success story in the years

ahead.

As always we welcome your comments and value your support. Dearest stars give yourself a pat on your back for staying focussed. “ God Bless”

Parent Teacher Meetings

Conclusion