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YARA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, RIYADH
GRADE IX - XII
2017- 2018 (Second Term)
“You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, He will continue the learning process as long as he lives.” Clay P. Bedford
CONTENTS
Special Assemblies
Competitions
Sports
Olympiad
Parents Teachers
Meeting
Farewell
Workshops
Field Trip
As the instructional leader, YIS focuses on discovering, developing and drawing out the hidden talents and the magic
lying dormant inside all of its students, from academics to co-curricular activities. Perseverance and a never-say-die
spirit are entrenched in the heart of every student not only for making them good students but brilliant human beings
as well. In today's dynamic world, a 360 degree development and grooming are of supreme importance and in our
campus, we are creating an environment for future leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals who possess skills and
aptitudes in an array of functional disciplines.
Our beloved Principal Mrs. Aasima Saleem motivates all the teachers to create appropriate, meaningful and participa-
tive learning situations, inculcating life skills in the impressionable children and appreciating their smallest efforts
with all generosity and broadness of vision. We are very happy with the progress the School has made by imbibing in
its students value based education synergized with modern teaching-learning methods to produce a well informed and
emotionally sound generation.
The second term has been a very busy one for the staff and the students. This newsletter highlights some of the activi-
ties in which our students have been involved.
INTRODUCTION
SPECIAL ASSEMBLIES
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan-Man with a Great Vision
“The first requisite for the progress of a nation is the brotherhood and unity amongst sections of the society.”
― Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
Sir Syed Ahmed Khan Day was celebrated in YIS with great enthusiasm and fervor to commemorate the birth
anniversary of one of the greatest social reformers and a great national builder of modern India. It was a special occa-
sion, marking the 200th birth anniversary of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. Master Ihabur rahman of grade IX in the getup
of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan delivered a speech on the thoughts and concerns of the legendry Sir Syed Ahmad Khan. The
highlights of the occasion were a skit based on education, Bait Bazi and Ghazal which were presented by the students.
Our Principal Mrs.Aasima Saleem urged the students to follow the path of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan.
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CHILDREN’S DAY
Children‟s Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm and fervor at YIS. It was a fun-filled day for the stu-
dents. The teachers made the day special, as they had a lot of fun-filled activities lined up for the students.
Special assembly was conducted which had informative play, enactment, songs etc. The campus was buzz-
ing with excitement and joy.
Our beloved principal Mrs. Aasima Saleem gave the message of peace and harmony to the students and
urged them to follow the ideals of Pandit Nehru.
A special assembly was organized on October 2, 2017 to commemorate the legend freedom fighter Mohan
Das Karam Chand Gandhi by the students of grade 10 E. Students staged a Skit portraying one incidents of
Gandhi‟s life that was really inspirational for all the students. Master Nabhan delivered a thought provoking
speech on „Gandhi‟s struggle for freedom‟.
GANDHI JAYANTHI
VALEDICTORY FUNCTION
Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.
Kapil Dev
Sports Valedictory function was organized on January 18, 2018 to honour our sports champs. Many sports
activities were initiated for the students to develop sportsmanship among them in the form of Inter House
Competitions. The day was marked to honour our students who have come up in Intra School as well as
Inter School Sports Competitions. This moment enlivened the children and filled the air with cheers and
applauses. The winners were given away medals and certificates.
Our school organized a competition for designing the cover page of our school diary for the next academic
year 2018-19.Students from grades VIII-XII participated in the competition. Our motto behind this competi-
tion was to develop the creativity, graphic designing skill and artistic talents of our ardent and tech-savvy
students. All the participants displayed their innovative ideas and all were vying to be placed first. This
competition encouraged the students to adopt innovative techniques and develop their ideas and skills.
The winner of this contest was Master Saif Siddique from VIII F.
DESIGN A COVER PAGE
COMPETITIONS
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DEBATE
YIS has set the benchmark for conducting activities in such a way that the students not only enjoy but also learn a great
deal from it. Keeping the same perspective in view, the English Department organized a debate competition for the stu-
dents of class IX to XII on 20/11/2017 to motivate the students to overcome their stage fear and to showcase their tal-
ents. The following topics were outlined for the discourse:
1.Does technology make us more alone?
2. Are security cameras an invasion of our privacy?
3. Can we wipe out corruption and bribery from our country?
4.How far is competition necessary in regards to learning process?
The representatives of the various houses spoke vehemently on the topics and came up with their perspective regarding
the same. They cited reasons and supported them with suitable real life examples to justify their stand. The highlight of
the debate was the rebuttal round. Every debater was cheered and clapped up for their pleasing presentation and sharp
arguments.
The judges for the day, Mr. Sanjay Kharate and Mr.Rashid Hasan were deeply engrossed in the ideas of the students.
Speaking on the occasion the judges praised the school management and the Principal Mrs.Aasima Saleem for providing
the opportunity to conduct the competition and appreciated the participants for their debating skills.
The students of grades IX to XII, who were the audience to the show thoroughly enjoyed the event.
General Knowledge or General Awareness is all about being updated about general facts in a wide range or awareness
about past and present events held around the world.
Social Science department conducted the quiz competition on 30th January, 2018 for the students of grades V to XII. It
was conducted in 2 phases, toppers from the first phase were divided into five teams for the finals.
Children enjoyed being a part of the competition and they also got the opportunity to know about the facts which they
were not aware of. There were few current affair questions as well that encouraged the students to be aware and updated
with daily news. Our students Master Anirudh Babu and Master Bijo John participated in cluster meet Quiz Competi-
tion hosted by International Indian School, Riyadh and brought laurels to our school.
QUIZ
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YIS hosted “Open House” for the parents as well as the students on November 18, 2017.The event provided
an opportunity for the parents to align them to Yara Family and to observe growth and development of their
wards in academics and co-curricular activities. The event had a number of programmes which entertained the
parents‟. Boys section put up a galaxy of cultural activities like English Poem Recitation, English Elocution,
Kavi Sammelan and Urdu Mushaira, Malayalam Group Song, Arabic Group Song, Mime, Skit etc. which
mesmerized the audience. The Department of Social Science exhibited a photo Gallery that was appreciated
by the visitors. Parents enjoyed different types of regional dishes in food corner as well.
OPEN HOUSE 2017
FAREWELL
This Year‟s farewell function holds its unique place in the history of our institution as the first batch of Grade
XII was bid farewell along with Grade X. The event was organized by Grade IX and XI students collectively
to bid farewell to our outgoing students.
The highlight of the function was the powerful and eloquent speeches delivered by some of our outgoing stu-
dents who expressed their love and gratitude towards school and teachers.
Our honorable Principal Mrs. Aasima Saleem delivered a thought provoking speech on the occasion and urged
the outgoing students to imbibe moral values, to be strong and face the world and not to stop their education
process throughout their life.
Excellence awards were presented to the outgoing students in three categories, “Sports and Games Excellence
Award” was bagged by Master Riyan Nadresh of Grade X and Master Naseeruddin of Grade XII. The
“Excellence Award for Creativity” was bestowed upon Master Naveen Sunil Kumar of Grade X and Master
Abin Baby Samuel of XII. The prestigious “Best Outgoing Student Award” was given away to Master Bijo
John of grade X and Master Shibil Nasser Palavilla of grade XII.
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SPORTS
NSTSE
Unlike regular tests which try only to find out how much a child knows (or has memorized), NSTSE measures
how well a student has understood the concepts and gives detailed feedback so that immediate action can be
taken to correct the aberration and pave a path for improvement.
So to provide valuable and detailed diagnostic reports for specific improvement and further development of
our students „National Level Science Talent Search Examination‟ (NSTSE) was conducted in our school on
24th January 2018. We encouraged our students to participate in the exam as well as provided them enrich-
ment classes. With their talent, hard work and proper guidance our students came out with flying colours.
Three of our students have brought laurels for the school. Master Bijo John (class X) has secured 86th rank of
the top 100 National Achievers of class X, Master Naveen S Kumar (class X ) has got 3rd rank of the class X
across all countries excluding India and Master Anirudh Babu (class XI PCB) has secured 2nd rank of class
XI across all countries excluding India.
Parent -Teacher Meetings were conducted on 14th Oct.2017 and 10th Feb.2018 to create a common plat-
form, where teachers and parents come together to enrich the students‟ educational experiences and discuss
variety of issues, regarding the all-round development of the students. In PTM, the parents were given feed-
back on their wards‟ performance in periodic tests and during classroom activities.
It was a great interaction between the teachers and the parents for the development of their children where
they discussed both the strengths and the area of improvement. In this session, we have initiated ILP( Individ-
ual Learning Programme) for the low performing students to help them in their subjects individually. We also
had some interactive sessions under the supervision of the Principal with the parents to seek their cooperation
for the betterment of their wards. We take this opportunity to whole heartedly thank our parent fraternity for
their kind support and encouragement.
OLYMPIAD
PARENTS TEACHERS MEETING
CLUSTER MEET
CBSE Gulf Olympiad 2017-18 (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Accountancy)
"The mind grows by what it feeds on". YIS has been striving to train students and achieve excellence. In this
pursuit of ours, the school is providing extra coaching classes to prepare students to excel in various competi-
tive exams at National and International levels.
The students are provided with complete study material & assignments. Master Bijo John (class X), Master
Mohamed Jafin (class XI) and Master Shibil Nasser (class XII) brought laurels to the school in Maths and
Chemistry Olympiads and distinguished themselves.
Students of Yara International School have made all of us proud with their stupendous performance in the
XXVII Cluster Meet 2017 held at Dammam & Jubail. Our promising students won the admiration of one
and all with their energetic spirit. Our Senior Secondary Students brought laurels in different categories. They
bagged Five Bronze Medals in 4x400 M Relay Race. Silver Medalin Long Jump and Bronze in (400M under
19 Boys) were bestowed upon Master Naseeruddin K.N( Class XII). Our Principal Mrs. Aasima Saleem con-
gratulated the winners and motivated them to do the best in future Sports Events.
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The session was organized on December 15, 2017 for grade IX, X and XII students along with their parents to
impart information on their future career planning and Higher Education by BIT, Mesra ( Birla Institute of
Technology).
They were provided all the required details related to the Institute, Admission Procedure and fee structure by
Mr. Jayanthi Kumar, Senior Manager, Admissions and Students Services (BIT).
HIGHER EDUCATION CAREER GUIDANCE FOR GRADE IX, XI AND XII
TEACHER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
In Service Teacher Development Programmes gives a platform to address some academic issues, challenges,
problems and doubts that support the stake holders to get deeper understanding on various subjects and con-
cepts. In pursuit of this, YIS has always been organizing In-House Training Programmes and workshops to
enhance the level of competence, commitment and performance of teachers.
A number of workshops were conducted on March 10, 2018 in the school by the various departments. English
Department conducted workshop on "Effective Communication Skills for English Teachers” and “Effective
Teaching and Learning Techniques."
Hindi Department laid emphasis on "Shabd Kosh ka Vikas Kaise Karein" (How to Develop Vocabulary).
Science Department had a session on "Classroom Management Skills" and Social Science Department con-
ducted the session on "Teaching Social Science a Challenge" .
Counselling session was scheduled for Grade X and XII students by Dr. Abdussalam on December 3,2017 in
the school auditorium. The Resource Person resolved doubts of students related to their exams. Students were
given some tips to cope up with Examination Stress, Time Management, Marks Oriented Study and How to
secure higher marks. After the session, the students felt more confident and motivated. The event was marked
as a huge success. In house counselling to face examinations was also conducted by Mr. Venugopal Reddy,
faculty of Maths, on 17th December, 2017.
COUNSELLING
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As we all know that competitive sports activities help to teach teamwork which translates into selflessness,
cooperation and better communication skills. The structure of game fosters important life skills, such as lead-
ership, goal-setting and time-management skills. Moreover, when children go together to a particular field
trip, it gives them a choice to socialize with each other. So to ensure the holistic development of the students,
YIS organized a field trip to Via Court Academy, Riyadh on 28th December,2017.All the students enjoyed the
field trip with great enthusiasm.
FIELD TRIP
Editorial Board:
Vice Principal: Mr.Anandan Sebastian
Staff Editors: Mr. Rashid Hasan and Mr. Sanjay N. Kharate
Design and Layout : Mr. Madar Abdul Rahman
An Industrial Visit was carried out at Scheinder-Electric on October 19,2017 by the commerce Department
for the students of Grade XI-XII. Students were taken to the venue accompanied with faculty of commerce
and the Vice Principal.
As per the guidance of CBSE Board, the visit was organized to make the students familiar with various activ-
ities that are carried out within the company. Our Students observed all sorts of activities very closely and
understood theoretical concepts and their real life applications.
INDUSTRIAL VISIT FOR COMMERCE STUDENTS
Indeed the plethora of events and activities organized by Y.I.S made the academic year 2017-18 a memorable
one. Students exhibited their excellence in curricular and co-curricular activities. We wish our students all the
best for their ensuing exams. We encourage parents and guardians to continue supporting their children as
their support and guidance is very important for their success.
May God bless you as you help us to nurture and train the children the way they should go. They will ever
remain grateful to you as they tow the right path.
CONCLUSION