THE IIPS CHRONICLENewsletter of International Indian Public School - Riyadh

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Principal’s Message From time immemorial ‘the wheel of fire’ at the centre of our being has been turning impersonally and inflaming our otherwise indolent spirit and bursting forth into creativity.

“We can learn by copying what others do. It is a good way of learning. But it also means we will always be behind them. If we want to be ahead, we must also learn by trying new ways. By experimenting and watching what happens. The point is to Learn by Doing. Don’t just talk. Don’t just think. Do!”

I believe this is also the philosophy we should adopt when it comes to learning. Schooling is not about doing the right thing or getting the necessary grades. It is about becoming self-motivated by the desire to learn. Education is about bringing up ourselves to the full potential. And we can only achieve this if we make it a point to experiment and see what happens when we learn of the realities of life. Learning is important, and should be for life. The joy of learning and understanding something is far more rewarding than the grades we see on paper.

“Reach for the Stars!” We want you all to strive for your very best, seek opportunities and recognize and celebrate your strengths.

Principal - K. M. Abdul Aziz

Chairman’s WordsThe feeling of having belonged to the school comes only after leaving school and one tends to appreciate this general feeling of “belonging” and of being wanted which is so necessary for our happiness.

At school age, we seem to take everything for granted, whether we are a part of a class, house, group, sports team, or yes, even a part of a family. My advice to you is to be your own self, weigh up the positives and negatives, desire and achieve high standards, be proud of yourselves, your home and your school and do not take the easy way out.

The student today, as an individual, is a real person with feelings of self-respect, sensitivity, responsibility and compassion. Let us recognize, appreciate, applaud and foster the habit of working in group activities which shall put us on the path of becoming shining stars of the future. Each should contribute in some way to the good name of the school and you should see that what you give to the school is worth giving – work hard, play hard, give your best at all times – do nothing which will harm your school’s good will.

Establish your school in your hearts and in your minds as something of which you can be really proud. As the school has given you so much and now it shall be your turn to become a giver. A school cannot buy its spirit as it buys textbooks, nor can it have this spirit supplied as basic equipment. Your school is YOU and your reputation is ITS reputation.

My message is a simple one. To all of you I say: “Participate in your school activities. Use your talents to the utmost and bring laurels to your school with your actions.

It is pleasing to note that while the cultural and sporting aspects of the school have reached such high standards, the academic side of the school has not been neglected and good results are expected in the upcoming annual examinations.

May I express my personal thanks and appreciation to all on behalf of the MC team who have cooperated in helping the school with its many needs, including but not limited to teaching and non-teaching staff. They have given their best and we are most fortunate in having a staff of such high professional quality.

Chairman - Mr. Nayeem Akbar

Interesting Articles , Poems , Puzzles, Riddles , Jokes , Suggestions and other Informative things are invited from all students of IIPS. Please send your contributions with name & class exclusively to: iipschronicle@gmail.com

Editorial BoardStudent Editor – Ayesha Khan IX - A Sub-Editor – Ayesha Khader IX - A Edited & Compiled by – Mrs. Saba SayyedStaff Editor – Mrs. Sameena Hussain

REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS Though time limitations sought to be an obstacle for the celebrations of the 63rd Republic day celebrations, the enthusiasm of the children ensured that the event was observed with great fervor.

Special assemblies were conducted by all the sections of the school. An array of programmes was performed by the students to mark the occasion.

Sheryl Felix VII – A

Vishwa Hindi Diwas – 2012International Indian Public School Riyadh organized a function to celebrate the 7th Vishwa Hindi Diwas on 10 January 2012 in the school campus.

Hindi, the official language of the Republic of India, is spoken by a majority of Indians. It is the 3rd most widely spoken language in the world.

Principal K. M. Abdul Azeez in his speech, emphasized the need to popularize the Hindi language and exhorted the students to value Hindi as the national language.

The programme included speeches in Hindi, recitation of Hindi poems, rendering of songs, quiz, jokes in Hindi by students. The function depicted the essence of India and was a grand success.

Ketan Chopra VIII - D

NSTSE 2012 ToppersSr. No. Name of the Student Grade Total Score State Rank (KSA) All India Rank

1 Afreen S. Abdulla 2 47/ 50 1 832 Aaron Joseph Philip 2 47/ 50 2 1263 Nibras Shifkat Khateeb 3 64/ 75 7 7484 Farhan Rahaman 3 63/ 75 8 8005 Shona K.Prabhakaran 5 73/ 100 9 15116 Jaspreet Singh 6 84/ 100 6 3767 Eshan M.Patel 6 83/ 100 7 4688 Devishi S.Kambarinda 7 83/ 100 4 4869 Srikant Srinath 8 78/ 100 3 110710 I.Lahari 12 60/ 100 5 474 ISSUE : 1 February 2012

GRADE - II SEC TION

SPELLING BEE 1st POSITION

CARD MAKING 1st POSITION

MATHS RAPID FIRE1st POSITION

ENGLISH CREATIVE WRITING

1st POSITION

A Eben John Abraham, Nicole Ria Tuba Kouser Eben John

Abraham Zahra Siraj

B Pranav Omprakash, Wasay Khan Meher Niger Wasay Khan Pranav Omprakash

C Rayyan Jameel Khan Syed Ismail Afroz Vaishnav Raghunath

Vaishnav Raghunath

D Aaron Joseph Philip, Aafreen Awez

Aaron Joseph Philip,

Aaron Joseph Philip Afreen S. Abdullah

E Siya Kapoor M.Abdul Hadi Gopika Gokul Prasad Muskan Panigrahi

F Zuha Naaz Khan Marha Shaikh Amita NarayananSafa Mohiuddin, Shaun Creogy Thomas

GRADE - III SEC TION

SPELLING BEE FIRST POSITION

CARD MAKING FIRST POSITION

ENGLISH CREATIVE WRITING FIRST POSITION

A Ashana Majid, Farhan Rahman M.Abdul Rafay Farhan Rahman

B Feba Biju Mariya Ashraf,Navya Sabu, Mohd.Fauzaan Zaki Feba Biju, Navya Sabu

C Sabiha Neyaz Syeda Warda Zaheer Munazza Fatima, Sabiha Neyaz

D Fariya Viquar Mohd. Aamer Ali Ibraheem Shafee Khan

E Adharsh Wilson, Naveena Merin Vinny Adarsh Wilson Falaq Poloji

F Adeeb Awez Ahmed, Bhavana Sethuraman Lakshmi Magesh Lakshmi Magesh

GHarshida Palaniraj, Mohd.Talha, Abhiraj Dinesh

Christa Theres .S Harshida Palaniraj

H Mohammad Saad Summaiya Sami Syeda Ali Abbas

GRADEIV to VIII

Holy Quran Recitation OUTSTANDING

English Poetry Recitation / English Elocution OUTSTANDING

English Spelling Bee / Hindi Essay Writing

OUTSTANDING

IV Ab. Rahiman Akther -IV FTejaswani S. Kambiranda-IVDSamid Sajjad Fakih-IV FNishita Hussain-IV B

Numa Farheen Irshad-IV D

VMohammed, Anas Jamal-V C Furqan Ul Haq-V C

Sumayya Izhaar Ansari-VB Mohammed Shahid Ali Khan-V D

VI Fatima Syed-VI A Irene Sara Saju-VI A Julia Anna Verghese-VI C

VII Syed Obaidur RahmanVII E Sari Khanam Pulath-VII A Saif Ali Athyaab-VII C

VIII Khalid-VIII C Rishab Julius Martins-VIII D Qamarunisa Begum-VIII B

GRADE - IX - XIISEC TION

English Essay Writing OUTSTANDING

IX- A Alanna Ann Thomas X - A Duaa Nayyar Syed XI - A Ulfath Arshiya XII - B Faisal Khan

GRADE - NUR.SEC TION

Hopping Race 1st POSITION

Rhyme Recitation 1st POSITION

A Daniel Jubi, Joe Krish Ashley GeorgeB Fahad, Syed Abdul Wadood Fahad Saleem

C Gul Mohd. Zain, Simon Dominic

Areeba Ahmed,Hanna Susan Mathew

GRADE - LKG SEC TION

Clay Modelling 1st POSITION

Rhyme Recitation 1st POSITION

Block Race 1st POSITION

A Ashraf Abeer, Ashraf, Juwairiya, Maryam Aeron

B Aminah Abdul RAnousha Nadeem, Hrishikesh J,Jugal Charanadath, Mohd. Hamdhaan, Mohd. AbuBakr

Adeena Afreen, Amatul Maryam

C Maimoona Qurat ul Aian Farah Fatima, Jumana, Juwairiya Melwin Devassy

D Adwaith Gokul Adwaith Gokul, Fathima Fareen Heba Rifaath, Simra Fathima Zain Kaki

E Neil Anthony Affan Numair, Maria Peter Naba Yaseen, Salikah Unnisa Safwan Ahmed

GRADE - UKG

SEC TION

Clay Modelling 1st POSITION

Hindi Rhyme Recitation

1st POSITION

Card Making Competition 1st POSITION

Book Balancing1st POSITION

A Azza, Mohd.Aman. A Sameeha Syed

Mohd. Amaan Akbar Mohd. Amaan Akbar Azza,

Mohd. Yaser

B Ayesha Najeeb Tahreen Al Yashfeen

Nikhil Samson, Syed Moosa, Zayd Basheer ul Haq

Kenneth John

C Rayna Kayestha Pahima Depak, Rayna Kayestha Rayna Kayestha

Haja Mohideen, Pahima Deepak, Wafa Sulthana

D Arneete Anna Jo, Shireen Yusuf

Nesma Harshad, Shireen Yusuf, Prince Jerome

Mohd. Umar Javeed, Theertha Jayakrishnan Maryam Fatima

EAmita Ranjith,Moniba AshrafSheikh Muhab

Abdul Hameed , Maliha Abdul Haleem

Soha Ali Aslan Mohd.

GRADE - I SEC TION

SPELLING BEE 1st POSITION

CARD MAKING 1st POSITION

MATHS RAPID FIRE

1st POSITION

ENGLISH CREATIVE WRITING

1st POSITION

A

Abdullah Shah, Juwayriya Fatima, Zainah Umar, Anthony Paul Villy, Ayat Shoaib, Anlia Eapen

Samiya Siddiqua Anthony Paul Villy

Anliya Eapen, Waseem Khan

BKavya Kumaran, Areej Fatima, Malvika K. Madhu

Areej Fatima, Malvika K. Madhu

Malvika K. Madhu

Areej Fatima, Malvika K. Madhu

C Nadaa Khan, Sonu George Maaz Taiyab Madiha Mujeeb Nadaa Khan ,

Sonu George

D Manha Mahmood, Jessica Shine

Mohd. Mustafa Nayeem

Mohd.Abdul Rahman

Farhan Ahmed Maqsood

E Saud Ahsan, Kavya Joseph Philip Sidra Saman Kavya Joseph

PhilipSaud Ahsan, Kallakuri Saketh

Event Results For II nd Semester

International Abacus CompetitionNumbers, numbers, and numbers everywhere! Gokul Prabhu of Class VIII D was selected to represent the International Indian Public School –Riyadh , in the 17th International Abacus and Mental Mathematics Competition held on 4th December 2011 in Cyber Jaya Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

He secured 100% marks in level 3 and 4 exams conducted by UCMAS and stood 1st from the Embassy School Centre. The challenge in the ‘Elementary A’ level exam was to achieve the target of correctly completing 150 mathematics problems in 8 minutes.

He has secured the 5th position amongst 7000 participants from all over the world and made IIPS proud.

- Ayesha Khan IX – A

Keli Youth LeadershipKeli youth festival is an annually held youth festival hosting an array of competitions throughout the festival. Students from schools all over the kingdom participated in the festival to display their talent in various fields. Many events like folk dance, light music, fancy dress, mono-act, tablo, story-writing, elocution etc. are held during the fest. Fatima Hussain of class X- A secured the first position in the English Elocution Competition and made IIPS proud.

– Delina Rosemary Roger X - A

HINDI ORIENTATION PROGRAMMEThe Hindi teachers of IIPS were enhanced by the orientation classes convened by Dr. Singh – Chief Editor of Goel Publications, from India. He shared his innovative ideas of explaining things to children according to their level of understanding. He also updated teachers with the latest methods of explaining basic grammar concepts to the students and clear their queries in the easiest way. His presence was surely a tremendous help and a source of enrichment for our teachers.

- Mrs. Jyoti Chopra

Sports DayIIPS celebrated Sports Day on the 9th , 10th and 11th of October 2011, in an exuberant atmosphere. The occasion was graced by the members of the Managing Committee and our Principal Mr. KM Abdul Azeez. Mrs. Milind , who was the chief guest, inspired and motivated the participants to actively participate in sports for overall personality development . The school playground wore a festive look with colourful decoration. The programme started with the recitation of the Holy Quran and the School Prayer. The students were divided into four houses i.e. Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz and Emerald. Many exciting competitions were held among various houses. Students from Nursery to Grade XII participated in the events which started off with the march-past by the 8th graders led by the Office Bearers. Various drills were displayed by the junior classes like the rainbow drill, butterfly drill etc. Students participated enthusiastically in competitions like throw ball, batten race, sack race, tug of war etc. The true spirit of sportsmanship was evident everywhere. The day ended in roars of cheers as Ruby House won the 1st place followed by Sapphire securing the 2nd position, Topaz 3rd and Emerald the 4th position . The meet was successful only due to the dedicated support and teamwork of the staff and sports teachers. - Nayana Shyam XI - A

ATHLETICS CLUSTER MEET 2011- JUBAIL

In this year’s cluster meet that was held in Jubail, young promising talents from IIPS secured the 1st position in the under 19 Table Tennis Championship. Our proud team consisted of Frederich Samuel, Nashid Ahmed Shahji, and Abubakar Bajaman who were led by Adnan Alam as the captain. The proud captain Adnan Alam, qualified for the Nationals by winning the under 19 individual Championship from the Saudi Chapter.

- Bob XI - B

PATIENCE“If I ever made any valuable discoveries it has owed more to patient attention than to any other talent.” Sir Isaac Newton. Among all essential virtues, in human beings, patience has an important place in our lives. Patience is a virtue every man and woman should strive to have. Without it, things can go terribly wrong, where with a little patience it could very well have gone your way. “A very little thief of occasion will rob you a great deal of patience.”Many times bad experience often helps build a bad character. If you are always rushing through things without sticking around for better results, how can you learn from your mistakes?

Impatience will earn you a lot of regrets in life. “He that can have patience can have what he wills.”Patience moves our minds away from frustrations, expectations and aligns us with reality. When we are patient, our energy is available to make good things happen. Patience comes with confidence, decisiveness, a rational outlook on different things all these can definitely lead to success. Patience is a companion of wisdom that no one can take away from you. God can bless you in a variety of ways and patience is an example to obtain his blessings. Patience allows us to turn failure into success. It avoids the needless worry and anxiety. It teaches us the value of effort. So let us imbibe this virtuous quality in ourselves.

- Kamran Jalal VIII - D

XXI Cluster Meet – English Debate The XXI Cluster Meet 2010-11 was held in Jubail. The Inter School English Debate was an enriching experience for the IIPS Debaters who mesmerized the audiences with their speeches. Shiyas Abdul Wahab (XI-B) and Ulfath Arshiya (XI-A) represented IIPS in the Senior’s category. Sumaiyah Zehgir (IX-A) and Rithesh Retnakaran (X-B) represented the school in the Junior’s category.

While the participants of the host school secured the first position, Shiyas Abdul Wahab bagged the 1st Consolation Best Speaker Award and stoned a mark in the history of IIPS achievements.

This success would have been unaccomplished without the support, guidance and co -operation from the team of English teachers. .

- Zeba Fatima VIII - B

XII Grade Bid Farewell The eleventh graders bid farewell to the twelfth graders by organizing a farewell party for them. The twelfth graders were overwhelmed with emotions to see the dedicated hard work put together by the juniors. The students had fun playing games and spending time with each other.

The eleventh graders had filmed a documentary on the XIIth graders and dedicated it to them. Everyone felt that it was the best farewell hosted in IIPS to date.

At the end of the day all they could say was “THE WORLD IS ROUND AND WE WILL MEET AGAIN ” A Truly memorable day for one and all.

- Hamna Fatima VII - A

Adnan Alam – The Uncrowned King

Adnan Alam the IIPS Sports Person of the year. The six times winner of the under 19 Table Tennis Tournament from the Saudi Chapter, was selected to represent IIPS in the National Table Tennis Tournament held in Varanasi from 14th Oct – 18th Oct . Around 100 schools from 22 clusters and more than 400 students from different parts of India and the Gulf countries participated in the Meet.

Adnan Alam played in the under 19 category and was ranked 8th all over India. He has brought laurels to IIPS.

- Raiyan Akbar VII - C

A Lesson found in the mirror............I recall years ago standing before the mirror getting ready, as my beloved 5 year old son watched me intensely without blinking an eye. I paused for a moment and looked into the mirror to see my son, as my son looked into the mirror to see me.

As I looked at him I saw what I had been and as he looked at me he saw what he would one day become. And there we stood, awestruck by God’s greatness, looking at what time would do and undo.

Yesterday is gone and tomorrow is not guaranteed. Today is the moment to make deposits into the life of your child.

Children are like “arrows in the hands of a warrior”. Before projecting an arrow, a warrior sharpens the point; he then ensures that the shaft is straight, solid and strong. He then fixes his eyes on the target...pulls the bow and shoots the arrow with absolute accuracy and definition.

Parents are the warriors and their children the arrows. But how will an arrow be projected into destiny if the warriors are nowhere to be found.

God has called you to be that warrior, so be true and rise up, take your arrows, seek His wisdom, fix your eyes on your targets and shoot them into the bright destiny of their lives.............

- Mrs . Saba Sayyed JokeAman at Court Judge:3rd Time You Are Coming To Court,You Don’t Have Any Shame? Aman: You Are Coming Daily, Don’t You Have Shame?

Syed Jaleesur Rahman VII - C

Facts, Questions and Fun…!! To get a spoon full of honey, the honeybee visits 1000 flowers. Why do we call a construction “building” when it is already

built..?? To find your age: * Tell your friend to add 99 then subtract 2 * Then, tell him to minus 88 and then add….. * Then, minus 5 with the number he got and that is his age.

- Aakifa V-B

Gandhi JayantiIIPS celebrated Gandhi Jayanti on 2nd October 2011 , in honour of the father of the nation . The special assembly was conducted with a lot of enthusiasm. A wonderful skit was performed as a tribute to Bapu , followed by inspiring Hindi and English speeches. Students also portrayed the five disciplines of the Mahatma’s life. All in all, it was a fun filled and inspirational day for the students of IIPS.

- Ayesha Khader IX - A

Inter School General Knowledge QuizAn International General Knowledge Quiz competition was held by KMCC on the 19th October I. Lahari ( XII – A ) , Nahja .R ( XI – A ) and Delina. R ( X-A ) represented IIPS. Fifteen finalist participants from schools all over Riyadh , competed in the finals .The IIPS team secured the 2nd position and made the school proud.

Fatima Hussain X - A

PEEVES Football Cup (Under 13) Tornament

I.I.P.S is proud to announce that the football team (under 13) played the Peeves Cup Football Championship, and achieved the 3rd position in the kingdom. The team was led under the Captainship of Aaron Roderick and the guidance of the school coach Mr. Jamal Ashraf and Mr. Baig . The semi-finals and finals were held in Jeddah. The score of the winning match was 1-1 and the winning goal was scored by Mohd. Raiyan Akbar. The penalty shoot outs were scored by Yusuf Khan, Aaron Roderick (captain) and Nathan Janz. - Shiyas Abdul Wahab XI - B

TEACHERS’ TOASTMASTERS

TRAINING IIPS teachers were privileged to attend the ‘Speaker to Trainer Workshop’ held in Riyadh Palace Hotel. The training fostered learning, growth and fulfilment in a friendly, supportive manner. The Educational program was centered around how to utilize all the speaking and leadership opportunities offered by Toastmasters Club in order to define an individual’s personal development.

The Trainers being TM Ron Jacobe (Speaker to Trainer Workshop)TM Aftab Khan (Chief Judge’s Training)TM Saud Al Omair (Judge’s Training)It was a brilliant introduction to the world of toastmastering. The trainer’s endless experience had been invaluable in illustrating the toastmasters’ skills and providing the understanding needed by members to take their first steps into toastmastering without excessive fear or trepidation.

“Toastmasters International: Where Leaders are Made”

- Ulfath Arshiya XI-A

Toastmasters Induction CeremonyTaj Toastmasters Club, 1158, Area 4, Division B, District 79 celebrated its 10th Anniversary on 28th October at Indian Summer Restaurant. A large number of participants, including both senior and current members, were present.

Veteran Toastmaster Syed Abu Jafar, DTM , Division A Governor Toastmaster James Taruc and Division B Governor Toastmaster Delfin R Federico were present on this occasion and delivered their messages.

Gavelior Ayesha Obaid Khan, Sgt. at Arms, set the stage for the anniversary celebrations. Gavelior Saif Ali Athyaab as the Joke Master made the audience laugh, while Gavelior Zeba Fatima enthralled the audience with her speech. TM. Abraham Danial , DTM, was the cynosure of all eyes at the educational session.

Mr. Nayeem Akbar ( Chairman – IIPS ) graced the occasion with his presence. Students from IIPS (Seva School) jazzed up the event with their active participation. They also got a boost from the new President of Taj club, who declared the Seva Gavels Club open and also inducted new club officers for the Gavels Club.

The participants received certificates of appreciation. The active and spell-bounding performance of the IIPS students was appreciated by one and all present on the occasion.

- Hiba Fatima and Athullya Abraham X - A

My sisterI like my sweet little sister,Who always likes to pester,For one thing or the other.But she looks like my mother.I like to play with her,And she likes to play with me.But when I play pranks on her,She loses her temper.When we tell her to sleep,She covers the blanket and peeps.She is good at her studies,And she’s the best of all her buddies.

- Saif Ali Athyaab VII-C

Vice Principal’s Message“ If you cannot be the ‘Sun’ be a ‘Star’ But be the best, whatever you are.”

Every child is inherent with some inborn qualities. The essence of education lies in drawing out the very best in a child and that has been our constant endeavor. We should broaden our vision, strengthen our impulses and widen our sympathies towards the students as they are the future torch bearers.

The purpose of life is to make difference during our lifetime on the earth. Possessing the right attitudes in life is of utmost importance. Happiness and contentment can surely be our share, if we cultivate the habit of looking at the bright side of life. So, continue your work with dedication, devotion, conviction, perseverance and strength. Believe in yourself, have faith in the Almighty and success will surely come your way.

Mr. Raheemuddin

SUPERVISOR SAYS ………..This world is your kaleidoscope.

As you think, so you do. That’s why it is said that man is the product of his own thinking. Always have a high thinking and translate it into reality with your firm faith in the Almighty, determination and hard work. Man is such a creation of the Almighty whose success is inevitable if he comes into action with firm faith in the Almighty. Be bold and courageous; invest your energy for your aim, and success will be at your feet. So, never lose your heart and hope. Be confident and stride towards the goal of your life.

Wish you all the best!!!

- Dr. Khalid