The World is our Stage

 

Our Secondary Students put on quite the show when they took to the stage for the Inter House One Act Play and Dance Competitions. The audience was entertained with power-packed performances and impressive acting chops as our houses battled it out on stage. While some plays were adaptations of classics, a few had original in-house scripts, much to everyone’s delight. The dance performances, on the other hand, brilliantly showcased our students training, finesse and natural flair for the art.

Out of the Box!

Our residential IB Primary Years Programme students had a workshop on an usual topic this Sunday- boxes! Whilst learning how to create beautiful, unusually shaped boxes to store their prized knick-knacks, our students had a lively chat on the different ways boxes could be used. Do boxes have to be rectangular? Can you make a spaceship from a box? If you kick a box, does it become a toy? With questions like these, they kept each other on their toes! Our little residential ‘thinkers’ concluded that there’s no limit to the possibilities of what you could do with a box- even the earth could be fit into a box- if the box was big enough! This freewheeling discussion then prompted our students to attempt creating shape poems about boxes! A charming way to spend a Sunday afternoon, indeed.

Word Wars!

An interesting Inter-House ‘Spell Me Right’ Competition was conducted by the Secondary Wing for the CIE students from Grade VI to VIII with the aim to assess their knowledge in English, empower them to learn words, and enhance their knowledge of correct spellings.

The competition was divided into six interesting rounds i.e. ‘Spell-Check’ Round, ‘Buzzing’ Round, ‘Synonyms & Antonyms’ Round, ‘Multiple-Choice Idioms’ Round, ‘Rapid Fire’ Round for ‘Prefix & Suffix’ and ‘Abbreviations’ Round.

All the four houses were well-prepared and participated enthusiastically. The students put to excellent use, their knowledge of the language and displayed their talent and way with words in this competition. They competed for a close finish and their spontaneous insights contributed immensely in making the show very interesting, informative and enjoyable. The declaration of scores after the completion of each round helped add to the suspense and thrill of the competition.

Talent Unearthed

The DRSIS atrium stage was a pleasure to watch during the Inter-House Group Singing Competition organized by the Secondary Wing for the IGCSE IX and XI and IBDP 1 & 2 students. The competition comprised of patriotic theme-based songs such as ‘Waving Flag’, ‘Bhaarat Maa Ki Shaan’, ‘Aao Baccho Tumhe Dikhaye’ and ‘Hall of Fame’.

The criteria for judging were stage presence (energy level), vocal presentation, technique, time & rhythm, coordination, selection of song and time management.

Each house delivered their best performance to entertain the audience to the fullest and excel in the competition. The students were able to showcase their singing skills and it was a delight to see them sing with such confidence and conviction.

The lively audience listened with complete attention and applauded enthusiastically for the memorable performances.

Helping the Homeless

The students of DRSIS Community and Humane club visited the Forum for Street Children situated at Secunderabad on 9th December, 2017. The home provides shelter for boys between the ages of 3-18 yrs. The total strength of the residents is 45. The children attend the schooling at nearby government schools. The children are well-trained at volley ball and some of them have even participated in tournaments in state-level and national-level competitions.

Our students had friendly matches (Throwball , Volleyball) with them. The children formed mixed groups so that they could interact with each other freely. They distributed blankets, biscuits, fruits, stationery items and some groceries to them. It was a heart-warming and eye-opening experience for our students.

Inquiring Minds

The IB PYP at DRSIS, organized IK I – III ‘End of Unit Exhibition’ to showcase and share with parents the students’ inquiries and give them insights into their learning journeys.

The IK-1 students presented on the transdisciplinary theme- ‘Sharing the Planet’ and displayed exhibits of soil, seeds, 3-D models of different sizes and shapes, 2-D chart relating to the central idea, ‘Plants are an Important Part of Our Environment’.

Meanwhile, the IK-2 students depicted the transdisciplinary theme-‘Where We are in Place and Time’ and displayed exhibits to explain the purpose, types and different modes of transportation such as airway, waterway, landway, traffic rules and safety measures.

The IK-3 students portrayed the theme- ‘How the World Works’ and displayed exhibits of ‘our solar system’, ‘sequence events of day and night’, ‘seasons’ – winter, rainy and summer seasons.

The students were enthusiastic in expressing their thoughts, feelings and experiences gained from their Units of Inquiry through their well-organised colourful and attractive exhibits and there were many sections to attract the visiting parents and peers who went through the portfolios of the children and encouraged the students by asking questions related to the Inquiry. The overall success of this exhibition can be attributed to the collaborative efforts of the students, parents and facilitators involved as a learning community at DRSIS.

Techie Talkers

Grade IX IGCSE students Vansh Jalan, Lagan Agarwal and (ICT- HOS) Ms Aarthi Singam visited the IT Fest ‘TECHNE 2017’ conducted by DPS Nacharam in their campus. The school had displayed one floor with robotics and on another floor the visiting schools along with the host school had displayed projects on animations, IOT’s and games.

DRSIS students presented a ‘ Voice Controlled Car’ , which would operate on the voice commands using an app from the mobile. Over a period of 7 days, the students prepared the model of the automated car with online help and the facilitator’s advice.

The fest was initiated to foster learning and knowledge in students and was informative and a good opportunity for tech freaks. It had many areas like application based projects, Robotics, IOT, Games and Animations, etc. The students got a chance to visualize artificial intelligence and it provided the perfect platform for them to develop and showcase their technical prowess.