Message from
Principal - Mr.
Achuthan Madhav 
Promoting
excellence in school is a long drawn process which
involves the coordination and support of the
student community and their parents, school staff
and the supportive management committee.
I am convinced thus far that we have
attained reasonable score in combining above stake
holders to promote and chase excellence at ISM.
This
involves the determination and the goals of
education and strategies that should be adopted to
achieve the desired effect in our children and
foster a learning society with a life long
habit for good education.
Primarily
there are four pillars of education which stand
out for excellence.
Learning
to know (emphasis on knowledge acquisition), Learning
to do (emphasis on working out applications), Learning
to live together (to adopt beyond the school
level) and Learning
to be (to grow up as a humanistic, helpful and
contributing individual in later part of his/her
life).
The
four pillars, foster overall excellence in the
person and he/she
would
be properly understood as being well educated.
In a small
measure we try to promote excellence of all these
levels of education at ISM. Sometimes, we
are free to analyse them in the light of school
base cultural
activities, sports activities, extensive
enrichment programmes, work drills
and practices of finest teaching methodologies
followed by remedial work and extended evaluation
of all these virtues.
We need to work hard to educate our
children on the above four
parameters and make our children to be firm,
patient and passionate about achieving success in
any field, with hard work, dedication and
perseverance.
Day
in and day out, we pray to Almighty to help
us deliver positively on some
of the ideals outlined above.
Thus modern day schooling at
ISM is both challenging and tough, focusing on the
positive and realistic goals as well as meeting
the expectations of the parents and maintaining a
good discipline,
which gradually nurtures a good student life
conducive to learning and
achieving more
than a good grade in the examinations.
I
would like to inform our parents that apart from
intensive academic sustained programmes at ISM, the
children have great enthusiasm in participating at
the cluster
meets, inter-house athletic
competitions, drama competitions, quiz
competitions,
Embassy
sponsored art
competitions, a wonderful participation in International
Non-Violence day programme held at the Indian
Embassy. These
were
salient performance achievements of the last few
days.
We
look forward to a greater participation of
our children
in the Olympiads, ACER examinations in the coming
months.
I
take this opportunity to wish all our
parents and well wishers a very happy Christmas
and a happy New Year.
IS
M STUDENTS WIN LAURELS AT TERRA QUIZ
Siddharth
Kerkar (X H) and Tanvi Gupta (VIII J) of Indian
School Muscat won the second prize at the Terra
Quiz 2010, which was held from 25th
January to 31st January 2010. This
inter-school competition was organized by the
Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi, and
sponsored by the Environmental Ministry of India.
Students from thirty two (32) schools from all
over India and from CBSE schools from abroad
participated in the prestigious event. The
students received trophies, certificates and a
cash prize of Rs. 15000/- each. Mr. Biju Varghese,
a teacher from Department of Social Sciences
escorted the participants. The entire ISM family
congratulates the proud achievers.
Academics
Second
Peliminary examination for classes X and XII were
conducted from 10th January to 21st
January 2010.Answer papers were distributed to
students. CBSE
Board Practical examination for class XII Science
and Commerce subjects were held from 25th
to 31st January 2010. Board practical
examination in Mathematics for class X was
conducted on 30th January 2010.Sample
papers are distributed and discussed in all
subjects for class XI. Enrichment worksheets were
given in all subjects for class IX on 21st
January 2010. Special
classes are arranged in Science and Commerce
subjects for class XII from 13th
February till 24th February.
Sports
1.
In
the Inter School Under 16 Boys Cricket Tournament
ISM secured 2nd position.
2.
In
the league Tournament Indian School Muscat won all
their matches in the league round and qualified
for the Knockout round starting from next week.
Significant
Happenings
22nd
Principal’s Conference Council of CBSE
Affiliated Schools in the Gulf was inaugurated in
the new multi purpose hall on 27th
January 2010.
Dr.
Shashi Taroor visited the school on 5th February
2010.
Parent
Teacher Meeting was held on 24th
January for parents of students of classes IX and
XI
Farewell
for class XII students was held on 11th February
2010.
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Middle Section
celebrates GRAND SCIENCE DAY
The
Middle Section (Std 5 to 8) of Indian School
Muscat celebrated “Grand Science Day” on 7th
February, 2010. The Department of Science, which
is the organising body of the Science day
celebrations, decided “Space Exploration” as
the theme for this year, because India is in the
lime light after the successful launch of the
“Chandrayan – I”. A special assembly was
held to celebrate the occasion. Mr. Marwan A
Shwaiki,
P D O Planetarium curator, was the
chief guest. He gave the key note address on the
topic “How to become an astronomer”. His
presentation was very colourful and highly
informative. He opened an altogether new window on
Universe. A Model of ‘Chandrayan – I’ and
its launch vehicle were exhibited in the new MPH.
It attracted the attention of all the students.
Special charts and colourful pictures of
Chandrayan –I were also displayed, which gave a
good insight to the students about
India
’s achievement in the field of space science
 
Middle
Section
celebrates GRAND LITERARY DAY
The
Grand Literary day was held on 14th Feb at ISM.
The programme began with the lighting of the lamp
by the Chief Guest Mr. Shri Chand, Counsellor and
Head of Chancery, Embassy of India and the
Principal, Mr. Achuthan Madhav and was followed by
a prayer song sung by the school choir. The Chief
Guest was welcomed by Mr. Remy Athaide (HOD
English) and Mr. Dubey (HOD Hindi). Report of the
activities of various Language Departments were
read out by the respective Heads of the
Departments followed by befitting cultural items.
The highlights were a wonderful rendition of the
poem “The Highway Man”,a mesmerising
“Qawali” by the students of the Primary
Section,a rhythmic Arabic Song, a medley of French
songs, a fusion of various dance forms of Kerala.
In his speech, the Chief Guest
appreciated the school for offering so many
different languages and he applauded the staff and
the students for their relentless effort to make
this day a grand success. He also emphasized that
one must learn a foreign language. Mrs. Jyothi
Ganesh proposed the vote of thanks.
Middle
Section
DISPLAYS THE TRUE SPIRIT OF
INDIA
A
special assembly was held on 25th Jan, to
commemorate
India
’s 61st Republic
Day.
The
programme began with a short prayer in Hindi, for
peace, harmony, love and brotherhood, to prevail
in our country forever. We had the nightingales of
Std V singing “Chodo kal ki Baatein” and the
students of Std VIII singing “Aaon bachchon
tumhe dikhaye” melodiously, instilling a feeling
of patriotism in the hearts of the audience. Next,
was a very graceful fusion dance set to the
patriotic song ‘Oh Ma’.
The nimble movements of the dancers kept
the audience capitivated. The Vice-Principal of
the Middle Section, Mr. S. I. Shareef addressed
the students on the occasion, reiterating the
importance of love for one’s motherland.
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COOLEX ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION - GRAND FINALE
The
National Heaters Industries co. LLC, Omzest Group
of Companies, organized its grand finale at ISM on
the 9th February 10. The theme “MY GREEN
WORLD” was aptly chosen to create an awareness
among the students for a cleaner environment.
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Kudos to ISM Students
Tanvi
Gupta (VIII J) and Siddharth Kerker (X H) won the
second prize at the Terra Quiz 2010, which was
held from 25th through 31st
January 2010. This inter-school competition was
organized by the Energy and Resources Institute,
New Delhi
and sponsored by the Environmental Ministry of
India. Students from 32 schools participated in
the competition.
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Workshops/Seminar
A
workshop on “CCE” was conducted on by
Mr. Vineet
Joshi , Chairman ,CBSE and Dr.Sadhana Parashar,
Education Officer,CBSE for the Vice
Principals,Asst.Vice–Principals, HODS and senior
teachers of
various schools at ISM.
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Competitions/Activities
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ANNUAL DEBATE FOR STD 8
A
Debate was conducted on 31st January 10 for the
students of class VIII. The purpose of the Debate
was to develop debating skills of the students.
The Motion of the debate was “A NUCLEAR FAMILY
IS PREFERABLE TO A JOINT FAMILY.” The
team ‘For the Motion’ was declared as the
Winning Team. Sparsh Ganjoo (VIII J) was adjudged
the Best Speaker and Upasana Banerjee(VIII A) the
Second Best Speaker. The judges and teacher who
witnessed the debate were of the opinion that it
was of a high standard.
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SPELLING BEE FOR STDS 5 & 7
Spelling Bee for Std 7 was held on 25th November 2009 and for
Std 5 on 23rd January 2010. Each section was
represented by a team of 2 students.
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Arabic
Singing Competition
was conducted on 2nd February 2010 for
the students of Std 8.
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Malayalam
department conducted Poem
recitation & Folk song competition on 25th
January and 30th January respectively
in the old multi purpose hall for the students of
Std V to VIII.
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There
was an overwhelming response this year from the
students and the competitions were thrilling. The
folk songs were rendered in such an authentic
style that they brought about the essence of
traditional folk song culture of Kerala
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Intra
Class Quiz for Class 5 was conducted on 16th
January 2010 and for Class 6 on 30th
January 2010..
ISM
team comprising of Ajay
Mishra of VIII F, Gaurav Badhan of VII J ,
Marlon Neil D’Cruz of VI I and Amrit
Balakrishnan of V C won the second prize, and
the third prize was bagged by the team comprising Achyut
Anand Jha of VIII E, Abhishek Katoch of VII E ,
Satvik Anand of VI J and Chandan Bhat of V C at
the Junior Quiz pot conducted on 28th
January 2010 by Quiz Pot Muscat.
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Social
Studies department conducted a Quiz
on India for the students of Std VI on 24th
January 2010 in connection with Republic Day
programme.
Republic
Day was celebrated with great pomp and ceremony
by the children of Std
III and IV at Indian
School Muscat recently. The 1300 strong
group of children of these classes sat
enthralled by the various performances put up
especially for the occasion. The show was a
vivid depiction of the Constitution
of India and the Indian national
symbols. The participating students also
rendered a soulful song ‘Hind Desh
Ke Sipahi’
extolling the virtues of the unity of the people
in the country. Multi hued dresses from every
corner of India
representing different states and their manner
of costumes were incorporated into the dance –
‘I love my India ’. The dance item ‘Boond
boond milke
bane’ also exhorted everyone to live as one in
peace and harmony.
The central theme of the whole program Unity
in Diversity was emphasised
through the various items put up by the
children.
Kindergarten
SuperVisor - Mrs. Prema
George
As
the New Year dawned at Jibroo the Kindergarten
section enjoyed a whole lot of
“happenstances”. Beginning with the “Welcome
New Year” on every soft board, the children were
embraced with warm wishes as they entered the
campus on
9th Jan 2010
.
The
Spectrum of colours was demonstrated and the
vibrancies of the seven colours explained as
experiments were conducted to expatiate “light
has seven colours”. This was followed by the
bubble game. Amidst a lot of delightful squeaks
and animated screams the children blew soap
bubbles into the air to give new meaning to the
word “COLOUR”. As the rainbow song played on,
the saying “it takes sunshine and rain to bring
a rainbow” was remembered.
On
20th Jan special assemblies depicting
Pongal and Makar Sankranthi were presented by
children of KG II-K
& KG II-L.The children of KG
II-K presented Utrayan, a kite flying utsav and
distributed sesame sweets. The children of KG II-L
created an ambiance of a typical south Indian
farm. With a farm house as back drop, a pongal pot
on fire, sugarcane and cattle, Pongal celebration
was in full swing. As detailed description was
made about the four days of pongal the chorus
“Pongaloo Pongal” was an apt back ground score
to the folklore.
The
61st Republic Day Assembly was held at Jibroo on
25th Jan 2010, The Chief guest for the
day was Country Head of HDFC Mr.Ramesh Naidu. He
was accompanied by Admin Manager Col.Mani and the
Middle Section Vice-Principal Mr.A.I.Sherrif and
the Kindergarten Supervisor Mrs.Prema George.
Under the guidance of the teacher, the children of
KG I -
D presented the Republic Day assembly. As the
little ones came marching in, the Army, Navy and
Air force uniforms highlighted the parade.
Children dressed in the traditional attire of each
state walked across the stage singing “Hum Hai
Hundastani” to depict
unity in diversity. As patriotic songs were
sung and enacted the audience sat with patriotic
fervor watching the show spell bound. The Chief
guest Mr.Ramesh Naidu appreciated the little ones
on their endeavour. The national anthem was sung
and every individual stood with intergrity and
pride saluting the Nation and the National
leaders.
Yet
another “ Aqua- Feast” on the concept of float
and sink was conducted on 20th Jan. The
Children of KG-11 had an exquisite learning
experience as they witnessed a float and sink
experiment being explored. The spatial concept was
explored as various objects like feathers, leaves,
plastic, stones, magnets etc were dramatically
immersed in water. A sequel to enrich this
educative endeavor followed. A story secession of
“The
clever crow” who filled the jar with pebbles to
drink the water –
a
prologue to displacement of water. The
happenstances continue.
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The
Centre held a Pre Diwali sale of items made
exclusively by the children.
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There
was a staff development session on CSE’s
organizational structure and building
organizational climate using principles of
transactional analysis.
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There was a Volunteer Training
Programme on Occupational Therapy for
Special Needs
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A
workshop on “Nutrition” was conducted for
the parents of the Centre.
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Children’s
Day was celebrated on November 14 2009.
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Selected
staff and children of the Centre for Special
Education met the
former president of
India
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during his visit to
Oman
.
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Two
teachers from the Indian School Salalah
visited the Centre to study the feasibility of
setting up a similar Centre at ISS.
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Children of the Centre participated in
the middle school Christmas Assembly by
enacting the “Nativity Scene” with music
accompaniment by staff and volunteers of the
Centre.
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This term (January – June) started
with a staff meeting to plan activities.
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Individualized
Educational Programme meetings were held with
the parents in the presence of
multi-disciplinary team.
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A classroom exhibition of holiday
homework and projects “Winter Fest” was
held by the children of the Integrated Group.
I)
ISM Higher Education Fair & Talks for
the senior school students were held on 19th
January 2010. The following Universities and
Institutes participated.
From
India
American
University
in
India
,
Christ
University
, Shri Ramdeobaba Kamla Nehru Engg.
College, Vishwakarma Institutes Pune, Ssm
Engineering, Arts & Science
College,Hindustan University, College Of
Engineering, Pune University,Acharya Institutes,
Walchand Institute Of Technology, Pandit
Deendayal Petroleum University,Mnr Group Of
Institutions,Datta Meghe Institute Of Medical
Sciences University, Srm University, Vidyaa
Vikas Educational Institutions, Madurai Kamaraj
University, and Rungta College Of Engineering
& Technology.
From Muscat
Gutech
University, Majan University College, National
Hospitality Institute, Middle East College of
Information Technology, Amideast, Al Ahlam
Higher Education Services and Globaledu.
2)
Examination success tips and stress
management
Workshop on examination success tips and stress
management was organized for class 12 & 10
students of ISM on 20th & 21st
Jan 2010 and class 10 students of ISS on 3rd
& 7th February 2010.
3)
Health Club in ISM
Counsellors,
Senior School Vice principal and Teachers
together have initiated the formation of a
Health Club for conducting health related
activities in ISM. The inauguration of the
health club was done by the Principal on 23rd
December 2009. Health club members were issued
with identity cards. On the ocassion Dr.Asha
Renchit and Dr.Priya Vasudevan did a
presentation giving tips on healthy living.
Mr.Biju Varghese, Social Science teacher, senior
school is the coordinator for ISM health club.
4)
Study
Abroad Applications: This year so far 29
students of class 12 has claimed transcripts
& documents for applying to universities
abroad for undergraduate courses. Many of the
students who have applied have been offered
admission to prestigious universities abroad. Pranav
Laxman of class 12 B made ISM once again to
stand tall by his luminary performance in the
SAT subject tests by Scoring 100% in all three
subjects i.e. Physics, Chemistry &
Mathematics.
5) On 16th January 2010 all counsellors attended a meeting of
Muscat Area School Counsellors Group at
Sultan’s School for a discussion on Crises
Management in emergency situations.
6)
International
University
Visits
i) The Canadian
university fair will be held in
Dubai
on February 17. Flyer is displayed on the career
notice board in senior school.
ii)
The Council of International Schools US
University Tour will be in
Oman
on April 18. An open fair will be held at
ABA
at 830 am all interested students can attend.
Participating Universities are,
CHAPMAN
UNIVERSITY, Orange, CA
EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, Greenville, NC
ECOLE HÔTELIÈRE DE LAUSANNE, Lausanne,
SWITZERLAND
ELON UNIVERSITY, Elon, NC
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY, Hempstead, NY
HOPE COLLEGE, Holland, MI
HULT INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL, London,
UNITED KINGDOM
JABOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN, Bremen, GERMANY
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, Bethlehem, PA
MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE, Purchase, NY
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSTIY, Malibu, CA
TILBURG UNIVERSITY, Tilburg, NETHERLANDS
TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Kirksville, MO
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN
VASSAR COLLEGE, Poughkeepsie, NY
WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Boston, MA
WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY, Springfield, OH
iii)
Professor Patrick Barber, Director of
Undergraduate Studies and member of Faculty of
Bradford University will be visiting College of
Banking and Financial Studies, Bawsher Heights
from 15-17 of February 2010. Professor Patrick
Barber will talk about Bradford Undergraduate
Degrees at CBFS Campus in Bawsher on Wednesday17th
February 2010 at 12:00 noon.
ENTRANCE
Exams in
India
a)
COCHIN
UNIVERSITY
CUSAT CAT 2010
Website:
www.cusat.ac.in
CAT-2010
schedule
Date
of commencement of online registration/sale of
application: 11.01.2010
Date
of closure of on-line registration/sale of
application: 12.02.2010
Last
date for receipt of duly completed confirmation
page along with the fee paid challan receipt
(university copy) and passport size photograph to
the office of the Director, IRAA unit, CUSAT,
Kochi
: 19.02.2010
Date
of CUSAT Entrance Examination: 09.05.2010
b)
VITEEE 2010 Important Dates
Website:
http://www.vit.ac.in/
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B.TECH.
ADMISSION CALENDAR
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Date
of Advertisement
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December
14, 2009
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Date
of Issuing the VITEEE
2010 Application Forms
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December
14, 2009
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Last
Date for Submitting the Forms
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February
20, 2010
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VITEEE-2010
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April
17, 2010
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Commencement
of Classes
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July
1st week, 2010
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c)
UGAT 2010 Under Graduate Aptitude Test
Website: www.aima-ind.org/ugat10
The
Under Graduate Aptitude Test (UGAT) is conducted
at national / international level for admissions
to University-approved Bachelor Programs such as
BBA, BCA, BHM, etc. The minimum qualification for
applying is 10+2 or equivalent from a recognized
board. Students appearing / appeared in 10+2 can
also apply.
IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE FORTHCOMING UGAT 2010 TEST
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UGAT
2010 Test Date
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15
May 2010
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Reporting
Time for the Test
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0900
Hrs
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Last
Date for applying online
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30
April 2010
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Last
Date of receipt of printout of UGAT
Online Registration Forms at AIMA,
New Delhi along with Demand Draft of
Rs.500/-
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03
May 2010
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