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Message to the Editorial club and students of Indian English Academy School, Kuwait. ‘Education is a matter of the heart’ said Don Bosco. And this is what we wish the students and teachers! Let’s make education a loving process because it’s only through love that we can achieve something. Fr. Francis Kharjia sdb. Director
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This 1st Edition of the IEAS TIMES from the Editorial Club has surprised me. My desire is that this cyber-based newsletter will grow and many of the IEASians will be able to express their views in articles that are creatively written and widely read. So, CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS EVENTFUL COMPLETION OF THE 1ST EDITION OF IEAS TIMES. Fr. Lionel Braganza sdb. Principal
Education is to bring out the best out of every child. This Teacher’s day and Children’s day, we tried to get the best out of the staff and kids. So, I wish the students all the best as this Newsletter is an opportunity to bring out the best in us! Fr. Francisco Pereira sdb. Administrator
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INTER-SCHOOL EVENTS On 19th November 2011, the IMWA Quran Competition was held. Seven students participated, out of which Dua(XI) won the 1st place, while Owais (IX), Maryam(IV), Haleema(IV) got the 2nd place and Umaima (VII) achieved the 3rd place.
Past Pupil Info: Sherin Varghese doing 5th Year Medical!
WISHING THE GRADE XII ALL THE BEST FOR THEIR PRELIMS AS THEY ARE PREPARING FOR
KNOWLEDGE COMPETITION The Universal Institute had organized the Knowledge Competition on 2nd December 2011 at 2 pm. Geethu Teresa Mattam from Grade XII Commerce won the 2nd place in this competition making a mark in her last year at IEAS.
THE BOARD EXAMS!
PRIMARY SPORTS FESTIVAL IEAS SPORTS CHAMPIONS
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The Primary Sports was celebrated on 23rd November 2011 at the Hassan Abdul Sports Complex in Dasma. The students had a great time with various different games planned by the Physical Education teachers. With many of our students winning trophies and medals, this Sports Festival
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“How God created Teachers.” Grade XII– Cheering the teachers with their performance.
TEACHER’S DAY SPECIAL ASSEMBLY
A creative drama presented on the Teacher’s Day was written by Vincent Gerard Puyat (Class XII Science) and enacted by the students of class XII. It went on to narrate the
story of “How God created a teacher”, before and after sending her down to Earth. Melissa Rangel, XII-Science
Forthcoming events in December: Grade XI
Teacher’s Day skit The raconteur (Aamir Sabuwala), an “angel” , introduced us all to Heaven where God(Keith Denzil Cardoza) was seen conversing with his right-hand angel (Alia Busheri) while the “Teacher” (Melissa Rangel) remained lifeless. Debating
whether the “Teacher” had all the essentials incorporated into her, God then decided to “test” her in two different “simulation” classes in Heaven’s “factory”, where she interacted with angels (Joel Andrade, Laila Juma and Prisca Fernandes) pos-
bidding Farewell to
sessing “still” and “active” personalities.
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A while later, God had his creation sent down to Earth accompanied by Heaven’s naughty Angel(Joel Andrade). continued Things did not go as planned
Teacher’s Day skit-contd. Things did not go as planned however, and our poor teacher , abandoned by her escort, soon encountered three students (Darren D’silva, Aziz Rangoonwala, Adler Lobo) whose outlook on “school” and “teachers” was not one of the best.
Through a song , she managed to change that, realizing for herself how dynamic, different and curious , life on Earth is. The plot ends, with God’s creation, the “teacher” on her way to “the place that needs her the most” (or “Destiny”)…
DIRECTOR’S BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY FR. FRANCIS KHARJIA
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This is Thank You… It’s not just gifts and flowers, that can repay all those hours. You spent, teaching me, educating me, making me see, when I couldn’t believe… and when I was down, it didn’t take long, to take my hand and to make me strong… This is Thank You for being there for me, for showing me just who I could be; taking my hand , and leading the way, to the end of a rough day, This is Thank You…
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your guiding light would appear and shine. You’d say “My Dear”, then wipe my tears; discourage my fears, you’ve been there through the years. And when I was down, it didn’t take long, to take my hand and to make me strong…. They say “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone”, for all those times you said , “Child Hold on…” ; so on behalf of everyone, This is Thank You, for ALL you’ve done…. Melissa Rangel, XII-Science (School Headgirl).
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A Poem dedicated to our teachers! Without them every school is incomplete, They warn the students not to cheat, Making sure that the classrooms are kept neat, They keep us ever so close, Of moral values they ensure our daily dose, Encourage us when we perform well, Sometimes give us a 'wee' break before the bell, Some teach Physics or Chemistry, Some Maths and others History, With every situation they can deal, Always teach with full zest and zeal, We speak to them when we are sad, They change our mood to good from bad, Strive to amend all our drawbacks, Show us the direction our intuition lacks, By now I'm sure you all have guessed, To the vast extent, how we're blessed, To have such wonderful people in our lives, Who fulfill the responsibility of being our guides. Teachers are special to one and all, Because of them we stand tall, So look at your teachers and give them a smile, And a big thank you for helping us go the miles! By-Laila Allaudin - XII Science
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Grade XII students experiencing the outside world!
BREAKING NEWNews that happens in the breakOn the Primary Sports Day, the food in the Canteen got over in 5 minutes – 1st time in the history of IEAS-All were shocked!!!
Grade 12 doing community service If we as seniors were to be asked if we’ve seen a glimpse of the real world outside highschool, we might have given a more laid back response, ready to tackle the challenges outside school, as normal teenagers.
visit to the Hawally Handicapped Centre on the 22.9.11.
Even before our departure, oru Principal reminded us about how this experience wasn’t as light as we imagined it to be. But nothing from our past experiences could have possible prepared us for our
Going beyond the lyrics, it was more of our feelings and expressions which got through to them and helped them enjoy it as much as we did. Encouraged by their smiles and cheers, a group of our talented class-
Joel , Vincent ,Melissa ,Laila , Muriel and Keith presented an Arabic song entitled, ‘Tomorrow/ Bokhra’ which portrays the hope of a better tomorrow.
mates danced to a fusion of Hindi and Arabic songs. This they obviously enjoyed as a few of them even started singing aloud and one of their senior members even came up and danced with us. Jason played an instrumental piece of music, followed by the Kuwait Anthem which we all sang together. To our Principal, Vice-Principal, teachers and the nurse we would like to express our hearfelt gratitude for having given us this opportunity.-XII SC & XII COM.
SPOTLIGHT OF THE MONTH MANAGEMENT: Our spotlight of the month is our former Director Fr. Tony who though miles away is still like a member of the IEAS family. A great director, advisor, friend and counselor. Well, words are not enough to express all that he has done for the school. But the word, that quickly comes to our mind to describe him is com-
passion. If any staff member or student had an issue, they could easily knock on the cabin door of Fr. Tony, and he would always welcome the person in. There hardly must be anyone, whose request, Fr. Tony had not granted. We can a learn a lot from him as he left his mark as a man who had a vision, passion, compassion and
faith in God, his staff, students and himself. STUDENT : ELRICH MIRANDA(VII A) Winner of Derek O’ Brien Quiz Contest (along with Ryan Thomas), ranked in the top ten list of the Cap-Q test and stood 3rd in the Inter-School Choral Recitation (along with his teammates).
7th INTER-SCHOOL CHORAL RECITATION On 25th November 2011, IEAS participated in the 7th Inter-School Choral Recitation held by the Don Bosco Past Pupils Association. There were two groups: Intermediate and Seniors. The venue, like every year, was the IEAS quadrangle. The event began at 2.30 pm and went on till 6.30
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pm. The Intermediates (Grade V & VI) presented the poem, ’Attention Please!’ and the Seniors (Grade VII & VIII) presented the poem, ’The Dong with a Luminous Nose’ The victory was due to the students who put in their best, despite the Exams, the parents who helped to make the
props, costumes & backdrop, the English department, the support of the Management and above all God’s blessings. Kudos to IEASians who bagged the third place in both categories!
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IEAS TEACHERS CHILLING OUT AT EGAILA BEACH
The IEAS school staff went for a staff picnic to Egaila Beach on 24th November 2011. The journey began with singing in the bus and pictures being clicked of the IEAS staff in full swing. The spot was
excellent and all loved the place with its amenities and IEAS staff beauty as it helped in action! everyone to relax and cool off. The place was quite empty except for a few family members who were fishing around. It did not take long to get started and especially with the sports teachers having organized games one after the other, one could hardly sit back and watch. The staff
members were divided into teams and there was dancing, singing, running, hopping, acting, housie and to top it all-feasting! Thanks to Spineys who kept us going with their delicious items. The winning members were also awarded with gifts. A big thanks to our management who made this happen despite their busy schedules and gave us a wonderful break .
QUESTION OF THE MONTH: HOW MANY CLASSROOMS WERE THERE IN IEAS IN 2002 WHEN IT FIRST BEGAN? PLEASE GIVE YOUR
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The second Inter-School Health Quiz was conducted by the Indian Doctors Forum on 25th November 2011 in the KMA auditorium in Jabriya. The event was introduced last year by the Indian Doctors Forum, Kuwait with the intention of disseminating health information and also to raise awareness about the health profession among students. Teams comprising of two students from almost all the In-
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schools in Kuwait from Class X, XI or XII attended both the preliminary written test, out of which three schools qualified for the finals. Sharon Lucas and Manasi Arun of class X represented Indian English Academy school
in this event. Though we did not win the quiz, this opportunity helped us learn new things in the field of Medicine. -MANASI ARUN XC
CHILDREN’S DAY AND EID ASSEMBLY On 17th November 2011, the IEAS staff and students came together and put up a great show as they celebrated the Children’s Day and Eid. The Id programme was put together by the students of grade X. The latter part of the programme was put up by the management and staff of IEAS exclusively for the kids of IEAS. It was marvelous to see the management and
staff of IEAS in a totally different form, as they danced, sang and acted in different roles emphasizing the fact that they too had a passion for dance, music and drama just like the kids. The Pre-Primary staff put up a foot-tapping Spanish dance, while the Primary put up a Hindi dance and the Secondary sang a couple of wonderful songs purely to the students’ delight. The stu-
dents also enjoyed the skit presented by the management, primary and secondary teachers. Hats off to our dear Principal Fr. Lionel Braganza who was a sensation in the dance and skit and made the Children’s day memorable.
IEAS staff on stage-JUST FOR THE KIDS!
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Quote of the month Let us have faith that right makes might; and let us to the end dare to do our duty. -Abraham Lincoln
Melissa Rangel (XII), Sheryl Gomes (XI), Dhruva Laxman (X), Namita Vinod (IX), Archana Sebastian (VIII), Elrich Miranda (VII), Steve Sunil (VI) along with the English Department
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15 Kitco Inter-School Quiz-A report The 15th Kitco Inter-School Quiz Finals was held in the auditorium of the American International School in Maidan, Hawally on 21st October 2011. It was presented by the Bengali Cultural Society and the quizmaster was none other than Andrew Scolt of Derek O’ Brien and Associates.The preliminary rounds were held in the Delhi Public School. The chief guest was His Excellency Mr.Satish C. Mehta, The Ambassador of India. The six schools that were selected were Delhi Public School, Gulf Indian School, Indian English Academy School, Carmel School, Indian Community School (Salmiya) and Central School .It was a very entertaining quiz and the audience was gifted with prizes if they answered the questions for the audience. There were 6 rounds in total. The final 3 schools were Delhi Public School, Gulf Indian School and Indian English Academy School.
Indian English Academy School won the 1st place followed by Delhi Public School and Gulf Indian School. The winning team of Elrich Miranda (VII A) and Ryan Thomas (VIII A) were each gifted with a Laptop along with trophies. Ryan Thomas - VIII A