From the Principal
Here we are with the March 2019 edition of AusIS Newsletter.
The month of March 2019 was eventful. We have had the most attractive and accomplishing event of
the year, the Annual Concert of the school. Participated by all classes, it was a colourful and joyous
program with outstanding performance by students in front of their parents and invited guests. This
cultural extravaganza was the outcome of careful planning and deliberate execution by teachers and
student’s team who put up lots of hard work in making the display a grand success. I am so proud of
them.
We have had the week long Book Fair which generated great interest for the students, teachers and
the parents. The younger children enjoyed Rocket reading, Buddy reading, Grandparents day,
student’s quiz etc. It was full of fun.
Middle school and Senior classes participated in Inter School Football, DHAMUN and CAS trips etc,
all aimed at developing healthy personal, intellectual and social life.
AusIS is a great place for learning. Side by side with their academic endeavour
students are exposed to enriching co-curricular to achieve well rounded education.
Best Regards,
ASM Mustafa Kamal Khan
Together We Achieve www.ausisdhaka.net Issue—02, 2018-19
Upcoming Events
March 2019
Early
Childhood
Farqad Munim Khan
Foundation Zawaad Bin Zonayed
Pre
Primary
Afizah Hossain
Ifraz Aahil Salam
Khan Md.Musfikul Moin
Md Ahnaf Ayaan Ashraf
Year 1 Md Shaheer Umayer Khan
Year 2 Raayed Reza
Amreen Doha
Inama Mahbuba Hussain Mohammad Ahad Saifan Ansary Rayn
Yusra Taher
Year 3 Anushka Tasnim Rahman
Farisha Mehnaz Hasan
Khubaib Mohammad Amla
Year 4 Ayesha Mehjabeen Rahgir
Subhi Obaid
Ahamed Faique Chisty
Kapling Shanti Nag
Year 5 Sahir Shamsu
Tazmin Haider
Tawsif Mohammad Rijwan
Zeba Ameera Kabir
Year 6 Khawja Ahsan Shahriar
Armand Zahid
Md. Zabir Kawser
Purnota Promiti Dutta
Year 7 Mehbooba Elahi Chowdhury
Kazi Nawin Nazpari
Safaet Ahmed
Year 8 Guy Vinh Khang Ross
Year 9 Muhaiminul Islam Talha
Hasan Abrar Mahir
Year 11 Sonam Rigtse Wangyel
Year 12 Shams Tabrez Sajir
April 18th Bangla New Year
Celebration
April 22th Shab-E-Barat,
Easter Sunday
April
24th -25th PYP Exhibition
Annual Concert 2019
The Annual Concert was held on 2nd March, 2019 at the International
School Dhaka Auditorium. Distinguished guests, parents and guardians
and Managing director of the school attended the program. The program
included song, recitation, dance and drama presented by the students of
Early Childhood to Year 12.
The theme for the PYP students was the IB learner attributes. The
program started with the welcome speech by the Principal Brig.
Gen. ASM Mustafa Kamal Khan. Later, students of each PYP year level
presented their understanding of the IB learner attributes through their
lively performances. The highlight of the program was the pleasant and
fearless performance of the youngsters of Early Childhood.
The program was ended by thanking the students, parents and the concert
committee members. The whole program gave much delight to the
audience. We felt proud for organizing such a successful program.
Likewise every year, this year the concert has created opportunity for the
students to showcase their talents and learning throughout the year in
front of the entire school community.
-Ms Farhana Rahman, Homeroom Teacher Year 3A
On behalf of the Concert Committee
Year 4 Educational Excursion to Sonargaon
February 24th was a very exciting day for the students of Year 4. This day, they went for an excursion to Panam city, Sonargaon. This activity
is related to the unit “Where we are in place and time”. The objective of the field trip was to give our learners the experience of an explorer
and to help them realize that exploration leads to new understanding.
The trip was an excellent experience for our young learners as they have seen the ancient architectural structures of Panam City influenced by
the culture brought in our country by the famous explorer Ibn Battuta of Morocco. The students had an excellent opportunity to explore the
Museum at Sonargaon which helped them to understand how explorers from other countries have influenced the livelihood of the people of
ancient Bengal. We had expert guides with us who shared appropriate and accurate history of the place in English as they guided the students
through those historical lanes. The students had a magical experience as they imagined how magnificent life was in that era of trade and
progress. They exhibited their research skill as they were divided into different groups and investigated the place as any explorer would. The
students enjoyed the sights and also noted the important information about that place as they prepared for an assessment related to the activity
later. Excursions of this standard always help the students to enhance their knowledge and understanding of the very relevant units they
inquire into. Our students have shown excellent self-management skill and research skill throughout this activity. Their behavioral courtesy
has caught positive attention of the many visitors of the venue of the excursion.
Ms Shabnam Hossain & Ms Tahsina Sharmin
Year 4 Homeroom Teachers
Book Week
We celebrated the week of 4th to 7th March as “Book Week”. The purpose of this week was to incite and appreciate students’ interest for
reading. This year, the theme for the week was “Reading is My Secret Power”.
The week was interactive throughout with different events engaging the school community like; buddy reading, pajama day, reading rocket
program, parents- grandparents day etc. We appreciate the parents’ and grandparents’ enthusiastic participation.
We invited an educational agency to host a book fair throughout the week. It provided students an opportunity to see more books, to choose
appropriate books and to read more. Students enthusiastically bought books to quench their thirst of knowledge. This agency also arranged a
quiz competition for the students. The book week concluded with dress-up as the favorite book character and parade followed by prize and
certificate distribution ceremony for the quiz winners from each year level (Year 1- Year 5).
Ms Afroza Afzal & Ms Nishat Hossain
On behalf of the PYP Book Week Committee
Health & PE MYP demands academic preparation with a requirement for physical exertion
that can contribute to a healthy lifestyle. Students develop understanding of a
healthy lifestyle with a focus on issues that affect personal as well as
community’s well-being. They also learn to minimise and manage conflict,
build self-esteem to support healthy relationships. Our objective is to inculcate
healthy, safe and active lifestyle in our students.
As such we provide opportunities for students to undertake new challenges
through competitive sports, personal athletic programmes and endurance events.
Our students have participated in 2 group matches under 16 boys’ category with
International Hope School Bangladesh and Chittagong Grammar School
Dhaka. They have won against IHSB!
Participation in the Dhaka Model United Nation XII
We are happy that nine Year 9 and 12 students volunteered to attend 12th DHAMUN event at International
School of Dhaka on 22nd and 23rd March 2019 and put a lot of effort in representing our school. We are truly
proud that our students are internationally minded and take action in resolving global issues. Some of them have
shared their reflections on the event:
“The experience of DHAMUN has made me more confident to give public speeches, and it also allowed me to
meet other students from a lot of different schools in Dhaka. DHAMUN really encouraged me to think critically
and also collaborate with others.”
“Going to DHAMUN has improved my research and organisational skills. I have learnt about a lot of new things
and found the debates really interesting, which prevented the committee sessions from being unbearably boring.”
“Despite having been very nervous about DHAMUN at first, it turned out into an event that taught me how to
debate ideas, collaborate with others to reach a solution and it helped me build confidence in my speaking skills.
At the end, I was happy to have been awarded an honourable mention for my effort in DHAMUN.”
“Attending DHAMUN along with my fellow classmates was a life-changing experience as it allowed my self-
management and social skills to truly reach their peak. DHAMUN was my first MUN and it isn‟t certainly my
last. I hope to bring several awards to AusIS in the future as well as earn respect in the progress.”
“This DHAMUN wasn‟t my first one, however, it was my first MUN in the Hague format and I have learnt a lot
from it. My biggest takeaway from the whole experience is that teamwork can be utterly destroyed by a single
person.”
“DHAMUN was the first time amazing experience for me and was far less uptight and boring than I had
expected. I am looking forward to attending more MUNs in the future.”
“My first MUN in the format of DHAMUN was really fun. I met new people, learnt new things and overcame
fears. I am definitely looking forward to more MUNs.”
SENIOR SCHOOL
Annual Concert AusIS organised the Annual Concert on the 3rd March. This event is
the most remarkable and successful event of the academic year
wherein all the students from PYP to MYP to DP & WACE
participates and displays a variety of eye catching and stellar
performances on one single platform. The DP and WACE students
performed and showcased their instrumental, singing and dancing
skills to all the stakeholders of the school. The students and the
teachers worked meticulously to put up this spectacular show. AusIS
organizes this event every year and provides the entire student
community the amazing opportunity to work collaboratively and
also respect each other‟s viewpoints.
IB DP Visual Arts Exhibition On the 5th of March, Jessica Anna John, a student of IB DP Year
2 presented her Visual Arts work done during the two-year
programme through an Exhibition. Her art work focused mainly
on the theme „Women Empowerment‟ wherein she showcased the
struggles a woman faces due to her sexuality. She presented the
theme through her paintings using different mediums and also
through sculpture. Her art work represented different situations in
a woman‟s life and gave a strong message that women needs to
be heard and every woman has the power to achieve the
impossible without being judged by the society.
Book Week
AusIS organises Book Week every year to promote reading habits
among the students and this year the Book Week was from 3rd to
7th March. Books are the best friends a student can have in his/her
life and somebody very rightly said “Every reader lives a thousand
lives.” Those students who have the reading habit are far more
happy, contented and knowledgeable as it is not only a wonderful
mental stimulation but also reduces a lot of stress. During the Book
Week, a variety of fictional and non-fictional books were displayed
for the senior students. Apart from this there were Encyclopaedia,
Autobiography, Biography and General Knowledge books which
instigated a lot of interest in the DP and WACE students. They not
only surfed through the books but also purchased the books of their
choice.
DP WACE Science Fair &
Three Way Conference Science Fair was one of the noteworthy events in Term 3 put up by
the IB DP and WACE students on the 13th March. All the students
participated and showcased their working models ranging from RC
Planes and Water Boat to Mars Rover. The students presented
working models on Wind Tunnel, Kidney and Harmful Effects of
Smoking. The entire school community along with the parents
witnessed the Science Fair. There was lot of appreciation from the
audience towards the innovative models made and the presentation
skills. Besides the Science Fair, the Three-Way Conference was
organised for the parents of IB DP Year 1 and WACE Year 1 and 2
students to discuss the academic development and progress of their
ward in Term 3. ManageBac an innovative software was introduced
to the parents of IB DP Year 1 students to get an update on their
child‟s assignments, assessments and ongoing teaching-learning
process in the classroom.