“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings”. - William Arthur Ward FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK MARCH 16, 2017 I recently read an article about the physical, mental, and emotional benefits of gratitude. When we are grateful, we are healthier, happier, live longer and are more satisfied in life. I am grateful for a lot. Living in the UAE and working for GEMS is truly a privilege. I have the opportunity to work with some of the finest, most talented and committed colleagues. Each week I get to meet with parents, some concerned but many highly appreciative of the visible progress in their child, and the changes in the school. And with each passing day I see our dreams for GMS taking shape. We bring home more victories, and our students’ performance in the benchmarking examinations place us amongst the very best schools in the UAE. Our first school yearbook – MONTAGE – captures this transformation brilliantly. Most of all I am grateful for our exceptional students. I watch them trying to be their best - learning, leading, laughing, and making the most of their experience at GEMS Millennium School, Sharjah. Each day I bear witness to their incredible talent and effort. We find it in the classroom, on the sports field, and in the projects that they take on. Our students inspire me and remind me each day of the reason behind our every effort. Many of you have sent our teachers wonderful letters of appreciation. The teachers are really touched by your words. Thank you for recognizing their efforts and for motivating them. It makes such a difference. 2016 – 2017 has been an exciting school year. Thank you for being part of our remarkable school community, for contributing positively to the life of our school, and for entrusting your children to our care. I wish you more in the new academic year – more joy, more success and more reasons to be grateful!
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“Gratitude can transform
common days into
thanksgivings,
turn routine jobs into
joy, and change ordinary
opportunities into
blessings”.
- William Arthur Ward
FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK
MARCH 16, 2017
I recently read an article about the physical,
mental, and emotional benefits of gratitude.
When we are grateful, we are healthier, happier,
live longer and are more satisfied in life.
I am grateful for a lot. Living in the UAE and
working for GEMS is truly a privilege. I have the
opportunity to work with some of the finest,
most talented and committed colleagues. Each
week I get to meet with parents, some concerned but many highly appreciative of the
visible progress in their child, and the changes
in the school.
And with each passing day I see our dreams for
GMS taking shape. We bring home more
victories, and our students’ performance in
the benchmarking examinations place us amongst the very best schools in the UAE. Our
first school yearbook – MONTAGE – captures
this transformation brilliantly.
Most of all I am grateful for our exceptional
students. I watch them trying to be their
best - learning, leading, laughing, and
making the most of their experience at GEMS Millennium School, Sharjah. Each day I
bear witness to their incredible talent and
effort. We find it in the classroom, on the
sports field, and in the projects that they
take on. Our students inspire me and
remind me each day of the reason behind
our every effort.
Many of you have sent our teachers
wonderful letters of appreciation. The
teachers are really touched by your words.
Thank you for recognizing their efforts and
for motivating them. It makes such a
difference.
2016 – 2017 has been an exciting school
year. Thank you for being part of our remarkable school community, for contributing positively to the life of our
school, and for entrusting your children to
our care.
I wish you more in the new academic year – more joy, more success and more reasons
to be grateful!
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Grade 4 Concert
The students of Grade 4 took the audience on an enthralling journey in
the Inter Class Competition ‘Around the World in 60 Minutes,’ held at GEMS
Millennium School, Sharjah.
The Principal, Ms. Teresa Varman in her welcome address emphasized the
importance of students acquiring 21st century skills - Communication,
Creativity, Collaboration and Confidence. These were displayed in ample
measure by the entire 295 students of Grade 4 who took to the stage and
brought out the cultural features of the U.A.E., India, Japan, Mexico, Brazil,
China, Africa, U.S.A and Spain through song and dance. The children from
the Manzil Centre who performed along with the students charmed all
present.
The Chief Guest Ms.Vishakha Verma and the Guest of Honour,
Mr. Jayendran Kannan applauded the efforts of the students and teachers,
The winners of the Competition were:
1st Position 4E
2nd Position 4G
3rd Position 4H
Congratulations to all!
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Grade 4 Concert
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Grade 4 Concert
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Grade 4 Concert
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Grade 4 Concert
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Grade 4 Concert
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IBT
Our students of Grades 4, 6 and 8 appeared for the International
Benchmark Test (IBT) conducted by the Australian Council of Edu-
cation Research (ACER) in November 2016.
Our students did extremely well. The highlights were as follows:.
Grade 4
33 Distinctions, 39 High Distinctions and 1 Honour
Grade 6
9 Distinctions and 8 High Distinctions
Grade 8
3 Distinctions and 6 High Distinctions
Congratulations!
Nikhil Chhahunja of Grade 4
received the IBT Honour
Certificate in Mathematics
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GRADE 4 IBT DISTINCTIONS & HIGH DISTINCTIONS
GRADE 4 HIGH DISTINCTION
MUMUKSHYA TAPABRATA BAITHARU 4A
SUMIT / AMIT OHLAN 4G
SPANDAN GHOSH 4E
ABHINAV BIJU / PAYYANVALAPPIL BIJU 4F
ANUPAMA AVARANKUNNATHU PADINCHARETHIL 4E
SYEDA ANAM FATIMA 4F
THOMAS THOMAS KIZHAKETHALAKAL 4G
MARC GEORGE ABRAHAM 4I
ANN MARIA / LIJU ANTONY 4I
HET SUNIL VORA 4G
SHREESH SANJAY REPALE 4E
SAKSHAM MISHRA 4F
PARTH KALIYA 4A
FARHAN SANIO 4H
NOMAAN HAIDER 4A
PARTH KALIYA 4A
ARYAN ARAVIND 4E
NIKHIL CHHAHUNJA / PRAKASH 4E
SHREYA ANIL KUMAR 4E
MISHA NIZAMI/ATHER NIZAMI 4E
MOHAMED RAYYAN / ABUL FASAL 4E
PRAGNAA VEL MURUGAN 4G
SWOGAN KHADKA / SURENDRA KHADKA 4H
SANA SHAJI/ SHAJI JANARDHANAN 4D
BREEKLYN HANNAH SESAR BENANCE 4D
GRADE 4 DISTINCTION
VEDIKA YOGESH / YOGESH SUJITH 4G
JEROME JOE JOSEPH 4D
AISHA SHAIKH 4G
AGRIMA SOOD 4A
ZEHNA SHAMEEL / SHAMEEL VALIYA PARAMBATH 4D
SHREYA ANIL KUMAR 4E
DABEER ABBAS 4F
SRI SATYA HARI RAM SANJEEV ERODULA 4G
MIR MEHDI ALI 4H
DEVIKA AJITH/AJITH CHANDRASEKHARAN 4I
NEMANI VENKAT SRIKAR 4A
BHUVANESH CHAUDHARI 4C
AVANTHIKA VEERAMANI IYER 4C
JAZIN POYIL 4D
KIARA MANOJ GAHLOT 4D
KRISHNAPRIYA NIDISH 4E
VATSHAL PANDEY / RAJNISH KUMAR PANDEY 4E
MOHAMED RAYYAN / ABUL FASAL 4E
AYMAN AHMED / ADIL AHMED 4F
DISHITA ASHOK BANSAL 4F
SYEDA ANAM FATIMA 4F
SHASHWAT SINGH 4F
SREE KUMAR NAGARAJAN 4G
SHAGUN SAHOO/ HIMANSU BHUSAN 4H
MARIYA SHIMMY / SHIMMY THOMAS 4I
SREEHARI SREEKUTTAN / MECHUR SREEKTTAN 4I
ANN MARIA / LIJU ANTONY 4I
DEVANARAYANAN PRAVEEN NAIR 4A
ANGELINA MARIANN MATHEW 4B
FARHAN SANIO 4H
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GRADE 4 IBT DISTINCTIONS & HIGH DISTINCTIONS
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GRADE 6 HIGH DISTINCTION
PRANAV PRIYA MOHANDAS 6B
ZAARA KAMAL BIPIN KAMAL 6G
AISHWARYA BALAKRISHNAN 6G1
SHRAYON TARAFDAR 6B
SHRAYON TARAFDAR 6B
DEVANSH NAMBIAR BIJU 6B1
ZAARA KAMAL BIPIN KAMAL 6G
AISHWARYA BALAKRISHNAN 6G1
GRADE 6 DISTINCTION
MADHAV DEEPAK 6B1
HIMANSHU MALAKAR 6B1
KUSHAL PRADIP PATEL 6B1
OLIN JEREMIAH PIERSON 6B1
RAKSHIT SACHIN RANE 6B1
ZAARA KAMAL BIPIN KAMAL 6G
SHRAYON TARAFDAR 6B
HEPSY BERNITA 6G
HEPSY BERNITA 6G
GRADE 6 IBT DISTINCTIONS & HIGH DISTINCTIONS
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GRADE 8 IBT DISTINCTIONS & HIGH DISTINCTIONS
GRADE 8 HIGH DISTINCTION
VENKATESH BALAJI 8B
ATHMAJA KAVIA BIJO 8G1
ATHMAJA KAVIA BIJO 8G1
VENKATESH BALAJI 8B
NANDANA ANILKUMARPILLAI 8G
ATHMAJA KAVIA BIJO 8G1
GRADE 8 DISTINCTION
RAIHAN BYJU BASHIR 8B
JOEL VARKEY MUKALEL 8B1
AYESHA SHAHID PATHAN 8G1
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ADI SHANKARA YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
The competition became more intense with the One-Minute Pitch, in which we had to present our project within a minute to a panel of
judges. There was a Pre-final presentation through Skype again.
After all these rounds, 100 projects qualified for the finals at Kalady
and I was one of them. The 2 day event was an experience I will never forget. The 100 final projects were judged by three panels of jury and
these were further short-listed to a final 34. I was selected in the top 34. I was given a Certificate of Encouragement and a Consolation
prize. I also got a scholarship for further studies at the Adi Shankara
Institute.
- Rishabh Java 9B
The Adi Shankara Young Scientist Award was organised by Adi
Shankara Institute of Engineering and Technology in Kalady, Kerala. In
mid-December I registered for the competition. This was followed by
the submission of an extremely detailed PowerPoint presentation
and a Zeroth review (via skype).
As a part of the competition, we were requested to make a poster
and video highlighting our project which was uploaded on the Adi
Shankara's Facebook page.
Thanks to all the support received from school, my family and
friends. I was able to collect 250+ likes
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ADI SHANKARA YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD
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EMIRATES AIRLINE LITERATURE FESTIVAL
As the winning team at Millennium Melodies, our school was
invited to perform at the Emirates Airline Literature Festival.
The Trinity College London Fringe Stage has been a part of
the Festival since 2013 and our students were offered a
30– minute slot to perform.
“For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
― T.S. Eliot
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