SUNRISE ENGLISH PRIVATE SCHOOL, ABU DHABI November 2011

SUNRISE ENGLISH PRIVATE SCHOOL ANNUAL SPORTS MEET 2011 2012

PRINCIPALS CORNER

Sunrise English Pvt School organized its 23rd Annual Sports Meet on 23rd and 24th of November 2011 with great enthusiasm at the Armed Forces Officers Club Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Physical activity is as essential as the intellectual growth for the all-round development of the child, as the saying goes A healthy mind needs a healthy body.

Dear Parents, Welcome to our first edition of monthly electronic news magazine. This effort to reach you periodically with updates of events and activities taking place in Sunrise English Private School, where your precious one is being taken care of for his/her overall development, is part of our continued effort to achieve excellence in education. Sunrise in its 23 year old journey has reached the level of one of the most sought- after Indian schools in Abu Dhabi due to the earnest efforts of its dedicated team of teachers and whole hearted support of the management. We take pride in presenting our students fully prepared for the CBSE examinations and are happy with the results thereafter. The present gesture is the first step towards a series of innovative ideas in education that are intended to be implemented in future with the involvement and contributions of our students. Thank you for your continued support and co-operation. Principal

DAY BEGUN WITH THE RECITATION OF THE HOLY QURAN BY NABEEL OF GRADE-VIII

OATH

After the prayer, the school song and the UAE National Anthem were presented by the school choir.

In order to excel one must be completely dedicated to ones chosen field. Our students council took Oath with dedication and sportsmanship.

MARCH PAST

LIGHTING THE TORCH

Our Head Boy Geo John Mathews led the parade accompanied by the Head Girl Salimah Hasnah and they were followed by the Assistant Head Boy Aditya Govind and Assistant Head Girl Pratikshya Mohanty. The students representing four houses - Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire and Topaz clad in their traditional colours of Green, Red, Blue and Yellow respectively presented a well disciplined and co-ordinated march past which was highly appreciated by the Chief Guest and other guests. The 1st position for March past was shared by two houses; the Energetic Emerald and the Imperial Topas.2nd position was bagged by Super Sapphire. And the 3rd prize went to Royal Ruby house. The result was announced by the Principal and the trophies were given by the Guest of Honour Mr. Mohd. Al Shalan to the winning houses

The torch is the symbol of harmony, goodwill, peace and human achievement. Chief Guest Captain Abdulla lighted the torch. Our Head Boy passed the torch to the Captains of the four houses. After this event, The Principal declared the sports meet open.

DRILL DISPLAY Students of the sub junior group displayed the drill in their colourful uniform with beautiful formations like flowers and rainbow.

STUDENTS PARTICIPATED in different Track and Field events with great enthusiasm and sportsman spirit.

WINNER HOUSE

To encourage and appreciate the students the Principal, the Vice-Principal, the Head Mistress, and the Supervisors were present on the occasion and presented the medals and trophies to the winners.

Emerald secured the highest points, Topaz secured 2nd highest points, Ruby was 3rd and Sapphire was the 4th in the over- all medals tally.

Our Sponsors AL MARAI

Almarai sponsored refreshments to all the students and staff during the sports meet.

Vice Principal Mrs. Sheela John, Head Mistress Mrs.Sheela Swaminath, the Supervisors, Mrs. Shaji Rajaratnam, Mrs Annamma Chacko, Mrs.Susan Babu, Mrs.Anita Krishna Kumar, Mrs Suja Thomas, Mrs Ann Felix and all the teachers of the Sunrise coordinated the event with dedication and perfection.

SPIRIT OF THE UNION - UAE AT 40

4Oth UAE National Day was celebrated in our school with great enthusiasm and patriotic spirit. Various cultural programmes were presented by our students to express our gratitude and respect to the United Arab Emirates on its 40th birthday.

HOLY QURAN RECITATION

Traditional Arabic dance was performed by the girls and boys of grade VII and VIII.

Traditional Arabic song presented by our boys of grade IX and X

The Principal, the Vice Principal and the Head Mistress cut a cake made in shape of the UAE national flag on this occasion.

KG section presented the logo of UAE.UNION National bird -Falcon, National animal- Camel, National tree -Palm tree.

e PRIZE DISTRIBUTION Teens India competition organized at Al Maali Pvt school on 18th Nov 2011 10TH TOPPERS Students of Grade X, who secured A1 grades in all the subjects of the CBSE March 2011 Board examination were honoured with certificates and mementos. PRINCIPAL S MESSAGE ON THE UAE NATIONAL DAY
The Principal praised and congratulated UAE on its completion of 40 years of its union and highlighted the role of Indians here. Indians constitute the majority of expat community. Hence we are indebted to be grateful to this Nation and its rulers and do everything possible to sustain the warmth and cordiality of our relationship with UAE.

On the occasion of 40th anniversary of the UAE National Day, students were honoured with awards for competitions in which they had participated in the month of November. 1. DRAMA: Our students bagged the 1st prize in Drama competition under the guidance of our English Master Mr Sajjad. 2. PENCIL DRAWING: Aishwara Siddarth of grade XI secured 2nd position and Neena Sussanna Thomas of grade XII secured 3rd position. 3. TALENT EXAM: In Talent Exam Anirudh Pisharam of grade VIII bagged the 2nd place. 4. ESSAY WRITING: Karunya Manoharan of grade XI secured 2nd position for Essay Writing. 5. A.D.University SPELLING BEE CONTEST: Ten students are selected for final round.

FANCY DRESS COMPETITION FOR KG SECTION On 15th November our school organized Fancy dress competition for kinder garten section. All the students participated with excitement. The day was full of fun for our little angels.

FANCY DRESS COMPETITION KG

Children's Day Celebration On 14

November the school celebrated Childrens Day with great pomp and show. Students performed various cultural programmes The day was started with songs presented by the students of the KG section. One of our student was dressed as Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Our hon'ble Principal Mr. P.Rajendran also shares his birthday with Chacha Nehru. He addressed the assembly and expressed his feelings. Students of grade V danced to a patriotic song. Selected dance groups also performed on the stage. Students also shared their feelings for Chacha Nehru on the stage in English as well as in Hindi.
th

Prize Distribution
Inter- school Sports winners were given prizes. Sunrise school grabbed the 1st prize in the Inter school football tournament. After the prize distribution chocolates were distributed to the children on the occasion of Childrens Day.

ECOS ,our environment club,under the leadership Of Dr.Manu Kamaljith organised a GO GREEN campaign,where the children made paper bags out of old newspaper and distributed it to the groceries nearby, which was highly appreciated by EAD. Other Events and Activities
Brain Hunt Quiz: On 2nd of November two students of grade XI Sylvester and Ayush participated in this quiz at Dubai. ADIS---Badminton Championship: Our badminton teams of boys (Abhay, Shiffin & Fayas) secured 2nd position and girls (Treesa, Neethu & Anu) grabbed the 3rd position in UAE in the CBSE cluster sports meet. Quiz Competition--Organized by Bharathiya Vidhya Bhavans: On 3rd November Aditya Krishna of grade IV and Abel Soman Mathew of grade VII bagged the third position. Painting Competition at Our Own School, Abu Dhabi: On the3rd of November, six students participated. KG Yellow Day: KG Section organized Yellow Day on 13th November. All the staff and the students of KG were arrayed in bright yellow. ADACH--- Painting Competition: On 14th November on the occasion of Children Day, nine of our students participated in a painting competition organized by Indian Embassy Abu Dhabi, Secured 1st Place in Senior category (Pharis Shajeer) and 2nd Place in Junior category (Tiwin) DPS Dubai---- Football Tournament: On 21st November our football team participated in the football tournament organized by DPS Dubai. Inter School Declamation Competition: On 30th November four of our students participated in the Inter School Declamation Competition held at Indian Islahi Islamic School, Abu Dhabi. Linda Charly K. of grade XI bagged the 1st prize in the Girls senior category and also the overall Girls Championship trophy along with Nikita Nath.

TALENT SHOW ON CHILDRENS DAY

Workshop and Seminars ADEC: On 15th November Our senior faculty members Mrs. Susan Babu and Mr. Nujumudeen attended a seminar organized by ADEC. ADEC-- Seminar for Supervisors: On 18th
November all the Supervisors of our school attended the seminar organized by ADEC. AD Environment Agency-on-Mangrove: On 21st Mrs. Wajeeda Bano attended a workshop conducted by AD Environment Agency on Mangrove and its importance in coastal areas. Conducting a Survey: On 22nd of November, Mrs. Amrita Banerjee and five girl students of grade X attended a workshop on Conducting a Survey at Al Mamoora building. Paperless Day- The Environment club coordinator Dr. Manu Kamaljith organized a paperless day campaign along with students. SRM University: On 27th of Nov. our students of grade XII attended \a seminar on Career Guidance conducted by SRM University. ADEC : On 29th Nov. Mrs. Amrita Banerjee and Mr. Sajadh KV attended a seminar at Brighton College conducted by ADEC. Dr, Tharaka Rani, Clinical child Psychologist: Our 12th graders attended a seminar by Dr.Tharaka Rani on Coping with Examination Stress etc and various other related problems . Design & Layout. Mrs. Harmeet Kaor