EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

St. Michael’s Academy held its co-curricular championship and prize distribution ceremony(2016)at Mahajati sadan on 5th November, 2016. No doubt that it was a grand program. We were pleased to have Janab H.A. Sawfi, Honb’le Dy. Speacker, West Bengal Vidhan Sabha as our chief guest for the evening. We commenced our programme with the captain speech which was followed by our school song. Then a myriad of programmes enthralled the audience. There were many events performed by the primary section like the theme dance “ Old is Gold”, Rhymes etc. The on following on-stage debate competition was also very interesting. The secondary section gave a tribute to the Indian Army through a drama. After the first half was over prizes were given away by the chief guest for the intra-school and on-stage events and performances. The closing dance by higher secondary section bagged huge rounds of applause. We concluded the evening with the Nation Anthem.

Annual Sports Day 2016 – A Report St. Michael’s Academy organized the Annual Sports on 6th February,2016 at Raja Subodh Mullick Square. The objective was to develop in the students a sporting spirit, a venue to display their physical prowess and gain hands-on experience of organizing such events in future. All participants dressed in white t-shirts and white shorts, assembled at the venue by 8:45am. All requirements, having been made, by the teachers under the leadership of Ms. Rima Chaudhuri, the events started at 9:00am. Ample sitting arrangements were made for the spectators and participants with tents. The Day started with the events for the primary section. They were Chocolate Race (winner-Jeet Singh), Marble and Spoon Race (Winner-Karan Kumar Shaw), Mathematics Race (winner-Mohammed Shakhawat Ali), 50m run(winner – Mohammed Anas Ansari and Relay (winners-Karan Kumar Shaw, Gaurav Kumar, Dipankar Ghosh and Amir Ali Shan). These were followed by the events of the Secondary and Higher Secondary sections. The winners of group A 50m, Wheel Barrow Race, Spoon Race and Relay race were Mohammed Akmal Razza,Ashar Hassan along with Ashok Shaw, Priyanka Mullick, Suman Shaw, Mohammed Akmal Razza and Ashok Saha respectively. Similarly,the winners of Group B Marble and Spoon, 100m run, Wheel Barrow, Sack Race and Relay Race were Amna Khatoon, Mohammed Faizal Razi, Ayush Gupta along with Venkat Jaiswal, Mohammed Firoz, Rahul Das, Md.Firoz Khan and Mohammed Quamruddin respectively. Finally the Tug of War won by Afzal Kareem and his Team. At the end of the day prizes, medals and cups were given away by F. Zaman. It was an exciting day for the students and, I am sure, they went home with happy memories of an eventful day.

Inspired by the Safe Drive Save Life Campaign led by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata Police, has joined hands with KarmYog Foundation, to initiate a mass education campaign called, Kolkata JAAAGO - your city, your life. The year-long mass education campaign is on essential life skills and aims to improve road culture and road behavior for a better urban experience. The mass campaign, driven by 200 Kolkata Police Officials through 25 Traffic Police booths, will positively affect the lives of millions, including 2,50,000 students across 250 schools and 1,50,000 drivers. Kolkata JAAAGO will include a 50-week School Engagement Mass Education program that will redefine the relationship between four major stakeholders of Kolkata Roads - Traffic Police, Drivers, Passengers and Pedestrians.

‘Tiger, tiger burning bright
In the forest of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry? ...........’

This imagery poem of William Blake at his time epicted the strength of the Sher Khan of the jungle, but now these words are fast fading with the humans encroaching upon the abode of animals for their own use, destroying nature in the process.
In order to stop this act and save our nature and its wildlife, ‘VOTE FOR TIGERS’ campaign was organized by the KIDS FOR TIGERS CLUB. The chief initiators were actor, Joydeep Kundu and environmental activist, Bittu Sahgal. An awareness programme for saving Tigers, which are perhaps on the way to become one of the fastest endangered species on the Earth, was organized on 11th May, 2016 at the Loreto Day School, Bowbazar. We along with our teachers participated in the campaign.
All of us reached the spot at 9:00 a.m. gradually, students from several schools began to fill the hall. Soon, Joydeep Sir entered the hall. Immediately, we went up to him and congratulated him on his being honoured by The Telegraph for his incredible work on nature. He reciprocated with a big thank you. The programme started at the arrival of Mr. Bittu Sahgal, who interacted with each one of us.
After the lighting of Diyas, the Principal Mam of Loreto Day School greeted us with her welcome speech. Then, Sahgal Sir took the stage and delivered a discourse on how much harm our earlier generations have done to our Nature. He asked us to take an oath to repair the damage done to the nature. After some inspiring minutes, the students from different corners of the city went up to the stage to perform various acts like dance, music, drama, poster presentation to spread awareness of the need to save Tigers.
We also prepared different posters and short speeches on the issue. When our turn came, we went on the stage to put forward our views. Our presentation received loud applause from the audience. We returned to our school very much enlightened, honoured and delighted with a silent pledge that we will make every effort to save our Tigers.

Darakshan khan, Ranjika Chowdhury,
Rahil Khan, Ankit Parya and Saima Parveen
(All of Class V)

Drawings or illustrations have been an important element in human lives since early ages, whether it was the drawings in caves by early cave men or inscriptions on seals by the Egyptians or of the Mahenjodaro civilization. It has always depicted ones emotions, unsaid words and feelings.