REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 30.01.2023 TO 05.02.2023

Refresher Training

“Refresher Training for handling of chemicals and hazards involved and familirisation of MSDS” for the Laboratory Demonstrators and other Laboratory Staff members was held on Tuesday, January 31, 2023. The training was conducted by Dr. Neelam Banerjee.

Inter-house Competition

Inter-house Competitions for Classes IX and XI were held from Monday, January 30, 2023 to Thursday, February 02, 2023 on Debate and Instrumental Music.

Participation

Sri Jaidev Ghosh, Smt. Tulika Bindra, Smt. Paramita Sarkar, Smt. Brita Sarkar and Smt. Shatarupa Sen, attended the 2nd CII Education East Summit-II, held at Park Hotel, Kolkata on Friday, February 03, 2023 and Saturday, February 04, 2023.

Smt. Soumi Sengupta attended a workshop on NEP-2020 on Saturday, February 04, 2023 at Hariyana Vidya Mandir. The workshop aimed at familiarising the new education policy and its various aspects.

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 16.01.2023 TO 22.01.2023

Achievement

Edugraphs Colleges 18/18 Award Ceremony organized by The Telegraph was held on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at the G.D. Birla Sabhaghar. Aditya Roy of Class X A (A) was adjudged the best sports person under this award. Aditya played for Bengal U/17 Cricket Team as a Captain and scored one century in the Vijoy Merchant Trophy, organized by BCCI. He is the Captain of South Point High School Cricket Team.

44 pupils and 05 teachers were sent to Bengaluru for an educational trip, with academic support from Indian Technology Congress Association (ITCA). The pupils visited Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and other industries involved in making of PriyamvadaSat, our own Nano Satellite. The team left on Monday, January 16, 2023 and returned on Friday, January 20, 2023.

  • On Day-1, a seminar was organised by ITCA where a talk was given on satellites and other projects undertaken by ISRO. Insight was also given on the activities of other countries on satellites built by students.
  • On Day-2, the team visited URSC (ISRO). It the museum showcasing miniature   replicas of satellites launched by ISRO. They also watched a video on the launch of Chandrayaan-2.  
  • On Day-3, the team visited Micropack Industry, a manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) where different stages of processing were shown and explained followed by a visit to the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum (VITM).
  • On Day-4, the assembling of electronic circuits at Newtech Industry was witnessed by the team.

The interactions with scientists and engineers of ISRO and ITCA were educative yet enjoyable for the students.

Participation

St. Xavier’s College (Calcutta) Alumni Association organised the XXIX Chapter of Fr. Joris Memorial Nihil Ultra National Debate on Saturday, January 21, 2023 on “The House believes that we are witnessing Euthanasia of Bollywood”. Fourteen pupils from Classes IX and XI of the School accompanied by their teachers went to listen to the debate held at St. Xavier’s College ground.

Pupils of Class XI visited Ashutosh Mukherjee Birth Centenary Hall in Indian Museum on Sunday, January 22, 2023 to attend seminars on the birth anniversaries of Swami Vivekananda and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, to mark Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav of the Government of India. The event aimed at integrating and rejuvenating the youth of Bengal in imbibing the ideals of Swamiji and Netaji.

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 19.12.2022 TO 08.01.2023

Parent-Teacher Meeting

A Parent-Teacher Meeting for Classes VI to XII was held on Friday, December 23, 2022.

Picnic

The Annual Staff Picnic of the School was held on Saturday, January 07, 2022 at Abasar Picnic Garden, Chakraipur, Nilkuthi, Kalitala, P.S. Usthi, 52 Sherpur, Magrahat Road, Chak Raypur, South 24-Parganas.

Inter-school Competition

The South Point High School Cricket Team participated in the SLOBA CUP U/15 Inter-school Cricket Tournament, organised by St. Lawrence High School at their premises from Monday, December 26, 2022 to Sunday, January 08, 2023. In the 1st Match held on 26.12.2022, South Point High School won the match against Vivekananda Mission School by 109 Runs. In the 2nd Match held on 01.01.2023 against St. Lawrence High School, South Point High School won the match by 06 wickets. In the 3rd Match held on 04.01.2023 against Indus Valley World School, South Point High School won the match by 08 wickets and entered in the semi-final. In the semi-finals held on 07.01.2023 against The Heritage School, South Point High School won the match by 12 Runs. In the final held on 08.01.2023, South Point High School team lost the match to St. James School. Four playersof South Point High School were adjudged the Man of the Match in different league / qualifying matches and Samriddha Das Chakraborty of Class VI D (M) was adjudged the Best Bowler of this tournament.

Social Service

A community service was undertaken by the pupils of Class XI on Sunday, January 08, 2023 to mark the death anniversary of the Founder Rector Satikanta Guha. The pupils and teachers visited Navanir, a home for aged, where the pupils served lunch to about 95 inmates. They also had the privilege of interacting with them as well as entertaining the inmates.

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 09.01.2023 TO 15.01.2023

Social Service

Community Service continued on January 09, 2023 to mark the death anniversary of the Founder Rector. Selected pupils of Class XI and teachers visited the following organisations on Monday, January 09, 2023. Members of staff donated various items that were distributed at the institutions mentioned below:-

  • Anandaghar, a home in Sonarpur for the orphans who suffer from AIDS. The pupils handed over 50 Kg of Rice, 25 Kg of Pulses, 27 Liters of Mustard Oil, 50 Kg of Sugar, multiple tubes of Boroline, jars of Cold Cream and bottles of Body Oil for the use of the inmates there.
  • An Open School, run by Women’s Coordinating Council for the underprivileged children in Chetla, were lent a helping hand, when it received soft boards, exercise copies, pens, pencils and erasers.

Examination

Practice Test-II for Classes X & XII commenced on Tuesday, January 10, 2023.

CBSE National Competition

The School Team comprising Srimon Bhattaharya – IX D (A), Parijat Dwary – X H (M) and Swastik Dey – XI D participated in the CBSE National Table Tennis Tournament held at Sri Prakash Synergy School, Peddapuram, Andhra Pradesh, from Monday, January 09, 2023 to Friday, January 13, 2023. Sri Jugraj Rana accompanied the team as Coach and Team Manager.

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 05.12.2022 TO 11.12.2022

CBSE Zonal Competition

The School team comprising Rajit Sinha – X E (M) and Souraj Bandhopadhyay – X F (A) participated in the CBSE Zonal Badminton Championship at Delhi Public School, Dhuliajan, Assam, from Friday, December 02, 2022 to Monday, December 05, 2022. The team won Bronze Medal in the U/17 Boys Team Championship.

The School team comprising 07 pupils (05 Boys & 02 Girls) participated in the CBSE Zonal Inter-school Swimming Championship-2022 held at MM School, Raipur, Chattisgarh, from Friday, December 02, 2022 to Tuesday, December 06, 2022. Avranil Chakraborty of Class VIII F (A) and Aparajoy Chandi Bose of Class XII B won the bronze medal in 50 mtrs Free Style Race and 200 mtrs. Butterfly Race, respectively. While Yona Sengupta of Class IX F (M) in 50 mtrs Breast Stroke Race, Sanskar Chandra of Class VIII D (M) in 100 mtrs Back Stroke Race and Aryan Das of Class IX H (M) in 50 mtrs. Free Style Race, got 4th position.

Prakher Lodha of Class IX A (M) participated in the CBSE Zonal Archery Championship held at Great Indian School, Raipur, Chattisgarh, from Monday, December 05, 2022 to Sunday, December 11, 2022. Prakher reached the 5th and 7th position, respectively in the Olympic & Indian Round, out of 24 participant

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 12.12.2022 TO 18.12.2022

CBSE Cluster-II Competition

10 pupils participated in the CBSE Cluster-II Table Tennis Tournament held at Asian International School, Domjur, Howrah, on Sunday, December 11, 2022 and Monday, December 12, 2022, in four categories and won the following medals:

In the Individual event, Swastik Dey of Class XI J and Debadrita Sen of Class IX E (M) won the Bronze Medal in their respective categories.

Olympiad

312 pupils from Classes VI to XII appeared for the International Mathematics Olympiad held in School on Tuesday, December 13, 2022.  

Participation

Tabla.Inc put up a mesmerising group performance for the pupils of Class XI on Friday, December 16, 2022 at the School Auditorium from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. The project is a brainchild of tabla maestro Pt. Tanmoy Bose and Bonnya Bose, and is a registered foundation that initiates to showcase the best of music, dance, theatre and other performing arts. Through this initiative, they aim to protect the national heritage and art through the promotion of art forms as well as artists at the national as well as the international level.

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 21.11.2022 TO 27.11.2022

 Athletic Meet

The Biennial Athletic Meet of the School was held on Sunday, November 27, 2022 at Gitanjali Stadium. Smt. R. Sanyal Bhattacharjee, Principal of the School delivered the welcome address. The day took off with the opening song and the school song, presented by the pupils of the School. It was followed by the lighting of the ceremonial torch and the hoisting of the school flag by Shri K. Damani, Trustee, South Point Education Society. Due to some official urgent engagement, the Chief Guest Shri Aroop Biswas, Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Power, Government of West Bengal, could not attend. The opening ceremony also comprised the March Past and oath taking ceremony followed by a Drill display by pupils of Classes VI – VIII of the Morning Session. A Yoga presentation based on an aerobics, by the pupils of Classes VI – VIII of the Afternoon Session, was one of the highlights of this segment. Further a Yoga Dance was presented by a group of 44 boys and girls. Athletes representing six houses participated in 29 track and field events. Some other events like Throwing the Cricket Ball, 50 Mtr. Spoon and Marble Race, 75 Mtr. Skipping Race, Long Jump, Slow Cycling and Passing the Ball had been held earlier. Ashutosh Mukherjee House lifted the Championship trophy while Sister Nivedita House was adjudged the runner-up. Individual Champions in their respective groups were:-

Category

Names

Class

House

Points

Jr. Boys

Mayank Kumar Ghoshal

VI A (A)

Ishwar Ch. Vidyasagar

14

Jr. Girls

Adrija Karmakar

VI B (A)

Sister Nivedita

12

Krittika Banerjee

VII A (M)

David Hare

12

Int. Boys

Ranit Sarkar

IX F (M)

Derozio House

21

Int. Girls

Adrija Banerjee

IX H (A)

Ashutosh Mukherjee

22

Sr. Boys

Rahul Dutta

XII J (A)

Ashutosh Mukherjee

19

Sr. Girls

Aarshiya Biswas

X D (A)

Rabindranath Tagore

15

There were races run by members of staff and parents which had the pupils cheering in delight. The closing ceremony began with lowering of the School flag by the Principal, followed by the singing of the National Anthem.

REPORT FOR THE PERIOD 07.11.2022 TO 13.11.2022

Participation

Two teams each comprising 03 pupils studying psychology in Class XII participated in Fortis PSY-ED Quiz on Monday, November 07, 2022. The Quiz which was a Pan Indian Quiz-3 was conducted virtually by the Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Services, Fortis.

Smt. Swati Banerjee and Sri Rajarshi Barman participated in a Capacity Building Programme on Accountancy, organised by Central Board of Secondary Education, Centre of Excellence, Bhubaneswar. The programme was held at Abhinav Bharati High School on Thursday, November 10, 2022 and Friday, November 11, 2022.

Workshop

As a part of Vigilance Awareness Week programme, a workshop on “Cyber Crime Prevention” was conducted by Times of India in collaboration with Indian Oil Corporation at the School Auditorium on Monday, November 07, 2022. The resource persons threw light upon the dangers that lurk in the cyber world and how we can tackle at least some of them ourselves. The objective of the workshop was to sensitize and equip the young, who in turn would pass on the knowledge gained to those around them.

Principal’s Address

The Principal addressed the parents of Class X pupils on Wednesday, November 09, 2022 and Thursday, November 10, 2022 and apprised them of the details and criteria pertaining to Admission to Class XI, Practice Tests as well as the forthcoming Board Examinations.

Athletic Meet

The heats for Athletic Meet 2022 was held at Gitanjali Stadium on Friday, November 11, 2022 for junior and senior girls (Classes VI, VII, X, XI & XII).

The heats for Athletic Meet 2022 was held at Gitanjali Stadium on Saturday, November 12, 2022 for junior boys (Classes VI & VII) and Intermediate Girls (VIII & IX).

The heats for Athletic Meet 2022 was held at Gitanjali Stadium on Sunday, November 13, 2022 for Intermediate Boys (Classes VIII & IX) and senior Boys (Classes X to XII)

Workshop

Oxford University Press Town-hall Workshops on 20th century skill on Effective Learning and Teaching Strategies was held at the Park Hotel, Kolkata on Saturday, November 19, 2022. The workshop was conducted by Dr. Sibani Pillai. Smt. Oindrila De and Smt. Moumita Mukhopadhyay from South Point High School participated in the workshop.