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• Vice Principal - Senior
• Vice Principal - Middle
• Vice Principal - Primary
• KG Supervisor
• Supervisor - Centre for Special Education(CSE)
• Counseling Centre

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.

Vice Principal - Senior - Mr. Sunny Thomas 

 ISM  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 25^th January to 31^st 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 Preliminary examination for classes X and XII were conducted from 10^th January to 21^st January 2010.Answer papers were distributed to students.  CBSE Board Practical examination for class XII Science and Commerce subjects were held from 25^th to 31^st January 2010. Board practical examination in Mathematics for class X was conducted on 30^th 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 21^st January 2010.  Special classes are arranged in Science and Commerce subjects for class XII from 13^th February till 24^th February.

Sports       

1.     In the Inter School Under 16 Boys Cricket Tournament ISM secured 2^nd 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

22^nd Principal’s Conference Council of CBSE Affiliated Schools in the Gulf was inaugurated in the new multi purpose hall on 27^th January 2010.

Dr. Shashi Tharoor visited the school on 5th February 2010. 

Parent Teacher Meeting was held on 24^th January for parents of students of classes IX and XI

Farewell for class XII students was held on 11th February 2010.

Vice Principal - Middle - Mr. S. I. Shareef

í     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 61^st  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.

í     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.

í     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 25^th through 31^st 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.

í     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.

í     Competitions/Activities

í     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.

í     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.

í     Arabic Singing Competition was conducted on 2^nd February 2010 for the students of Std 8.

 í  Malayalam department conducted Poem recitation & Folk song competition on 25^th January and 30^th January respectively in the old multi purpose hall for the students of Std V to VIII.

í    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

í   Intra Class Quiz for Class 5 was conducted on 16^th January 2010 and for Class 6 on 30^th January 2010..

í 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 28^th January 2010 by Quiz Pot Muscat.

 í  Social Studies department conducted a Quiz on India for the students of Std VI on 24^th  January 2010    in connection with Republic Day programme.

Vice Principal- Primary  - Mr. Anand Prabhu

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 9^th 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 20^th 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 25^th 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 20^th 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. 

Supervisor - CSE  - Mrs. Vani Mahadevan   

• The Centre held a Pre Diwali sale of items made exclusively by the children.  

•  There was a staff development session on CSE’s organizational structure and building organizational climate using principles of transactional analysis.

•   There was a Volunteer Training Programme on Occupational Therapy for Special     Needs

•  A workshop on “Nutrition” was conducted for the parents of the Centre.  

• Children’s Day was celebrated on November 14 2009.

•  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 .

• Two teachers from the Indian School Salalah visited the Centre to study the feasibility of setting up a similar Centre at ISS.

•   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.

•     This term (January – June) started with a staff meeting to plan activities.

•  Individualized Educational Programme meetings were held with the parents in the presence of multi-disciplinary team.

•     A classroom exhibition of holiday homework and projects “Winter Fest” was held by the children of the Integrated Group.

Counseling Centre   

ENTRANCE Exams in India

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Date of CUSAT Entrance Examination: 09.05.2010

b)         VITEEE 2010 Important Dates

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c)         UGAT 2010 Under Graduate Aptitude Test

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