SFIS Scouts & Guides in-house camp (Feb 2023)
22nd February was the World Scouts & Guides founder’s day/ World Thinking Day celebrated meaningfully and differently on 25th to 26th of this month with our scouts and Guides/ Cubs and Bulbuls units in SFIS. It was a two days and a night stay in the school campus. Many activities were conducted such as ‘All faith prayer’, ‘Drawing’, ‘Story-telling’, ‘Art & Craft” competitions and many outdoor games to commemorate the special day.
Reading day (Feb 2023)
"Read, Shine & Grow" was the theme set aside exclusively for Sr. Kindergarten. Students set up a class library, exchanged their read story books and played interactive games like ’Word Bank’, ‘Reading Tree’ and ‘Sentence Hunt’. Teachers, then read aloud from students’ favourite story books to encourage students’ listening and empower their imagination. These activities based reading initiatives had definitely sparked our kids’ interest to read more.
Camp Tonakela (Jan 2023)
A three-day outdoor camp organized by "Bharathi Group Scouts and Guides" was a thrilling and learning experience for our SFIS Scouts & Guides/Cubs & Bulbuls group. All our kids mingled, adapted, had fun and participated along with various schools, in all activities that were challenging and kept them engaged from dawn to dusk. Our students: Kalaiselvi of grade-8 won the Best Patrol Leader and best group for Guides. Dhyana of grade-4 won the Best Six Leader and best group for Bulbuls. Yaswin of grade 2 won the Best six for Cubs.
SCIENCE CLUB – SCI – ZENITH (Dec 2022)
On 25th November 2022, St. Francis International school organized its science and G K club, SCI - ZENITH 2022-2023. The event brings together the school community through science activities and competitions held from grades 1 to 10. The off-stage events for grades 1 to 5, 7 and 8, 9 and 6 were held on 17th October 2022,28th October 2022 and 29th October 2022 respectively. Participants showcased their talent through dance and understanding of scientific theories via project models. Dr. Lavanya presided over the club day and witnessed the competition and rewarded students for their creative efforts.
SFIS Kids Touting Talent Day (Nov 2022)
Our star performers, Christina Charms, Saraansh Saravana, and Nithin P.D took the audience by surprise when they began the events with speaking that sparkled and hosted the entire program. Enchanting singers, rhythmic rhymers, mini Aquatic scientists, puzzle Champs, dazzling dancers, astounding story-tellers all staged spectacular performances in coloured attires using fascinating props. The Chief Guest Mrs. Jeronia Hamlyn Praveen, our Correspondent Mrs. Mercy Latha, Principal Mr. Irudayaraj and Vice-Principal Mrs. Anita Christopher applauded all Kindergarten participants and honoured the winner with prizes.
Investiture Ceremony -2022 Scouts & Guides (Oct 2022)
Our newly recruited SFIS Troop of Scouts, Guide, Cubs and Bulbuls were inducted into the Bharat Scouts & Guides movement through this Ceremony in the presence of our honourable Chief Guest Mr. THYAGARAJAN (Golden Arrow) Rastrapathi Scouts and Cubs master, Our Principal, Mr. Irudayaraj and Vice-Principal, Mrs.Anita Christopher. Patrol Leaders welcomed our guest, Prayer song was sung and the Colour Party hoisted the Bharat Scouts and Guide Flag. All units upon taking the promise, received scarfs and badges, activities were inspected and the ceremony was successfully completed with the lowering of the Flag.
POCSO ACT AWARENESS (Oct 2022)
Our students of grades 5 to 10 attended a workshop on" Good touch and Bad touch" and to bring about awareness on POCSO Act to our students. It was conducted by Mrs. Sumitha Michael Director of Colours Indian Hr. Secondary school Kelambakkam.
MATHLETES (Sept 2022)
On the 10th of September 2022, Mathlets - a club day was celebrated The club raised the profile of maths as a subject, that increased engagement and showed children that maths can be playful exciting and full of wonder. It also aided in increasing parental engagement with the subject. Various activities were held from grades 1 to 10, wherein students participated enthusiastically in events that were held both 'ON' and 'OFF' stage. Mrs. M. Sangeetha presided over the club day and witnessed many completions and graded them.
An enchanting day out for SFIS Kindergarten (Sept 2022)
After 2 years gap, on Friday, 9th August 2022 kindergarten students were taken for a day out as their field trip to the Guindy National park. Students felt eagerly enthusiastic when they saw colourful peacock, deer, black buck, jackal, emu, crocodile, monkeys and many species of birds and insects. Children played in the park experimenting the new games in the play area.
14th Annual Inter- House School Sports Meet (Aug 2022)
The 14th Annual Inter-House sports meet of St Francis International was held on Saturday, 13th August 2022 at the police ground, St Thomas Mount with an extraordinary pomp and show. SFIS management was excited to have the great personalities Mr Micheal James, the correspondent of Colours Indian School, practicing advocate in Madras High court and Mrs Sumitha Micheal, the director of Colours Indian School, an advocate who were the chief Guest and the Guest of Honour respectively. Mrs. Mercy Latha, the SIFS- correspondent and Mr. Aldrin Amalesh, the SIFS-director were present and overwhelmed witnessing the students’ sports performances.
Investiture Ceremony (Aug 2022)
The Investiture ceremony for the academic year 2022-23 was held on Wednesday, the 10th August 2022 with great solemnity as the beaming faces of our student council members and house captains marched in to the gathering with our chief guests our correspondent Mrs. Mercy Latha and our director Mr. Aldrin Amalesh. Our head student leaders pledged their oath and were bestowed upon with responsibility as SPL and ASPL received their prestigious badges from our chief guest, correspondent Mrs. Mercy Latha and our Principal Mr.Irudayaraj respectively. The House captains received their honorable school House badges from their respective house mistress.
Sr.Kindergarten Save Our Earth Week Activities (Aug 2022)
" Save our Earth Week" Empowering Children to engage in citizen science and be Heroic Leaders for a change is the major thrust of all our activities. Meet, our four super heroes, (Professor Reuser, Reduce Rescuer, Climate Actioneer, and Rot Girl), each of their activities included; speaking skills, playing, singing, dancing, learning, recycling, planting, separating trash, making compost, pledging to carry steel water bottles and snack boxes in a fun way, while introducing the creative aspect of turning the waste into wealth. Kids enjoyed the fun-learning week that was action packed with play activities in our campus.
Sr.Kindergarten Activity -1 (Aug 2022)
Sr. Kindergarten Activity -1 included: ‘Eat Right, Live Well, Stay Healthy’. our little Veggie Vindicators played, learnt and were helped to eat more vegetables and fruits every day. Veg layer-sandwiches were made and kids brought their favourite fruits, set up a fruit stall, and enjoyed making fruit salad with their teachers in the class.
Jr.Kindergarten Family Festivity Day (Jul 2022)
Jr.Kindergartens began “The Family Festivity Day" with our tiny tots greeting our Principal Mr. Irudayaraj Vice-Principal Mrs. Anita Christopher and Mrs. Sandra TIsseverasinghe, KG. Coordinator with a bouquet, and as always with the blessings of Our Dear Correspondent, Mrs. Mercy Latha ma'am. The celebration reflected on Kids Fun, wearing of traditional attires, flower rangoli, lighting the oil lamp, speeches by our tiny tots on the Vibrant cultures of our country. Singing, dancing on stage for the first times was really enjoyable. Family games were conducted for Parents to interact and participate along with their children. Sharing home cooked aromatic, sumptuous food and sweets was the true essence of Love and care.
FABULOUS FURILians (Jul 2022)
‘Fabulous FURILians’ in SFIS On Saturday, 9th July 2022. The ENGLISH DEPARTMENT of SFIS proudly presented its club activity performances under the tittle ‘Fabulous FURILians’. Various competitions were organised for students of Grades 1 to 10 to enhance their speaking skills, and to inculcate confidence in them.It was a great honour that Mr Stanislaw , Director at Stan's International Educational Centre for skills development and placement Hub, Iyyappanthangal presided over the function. He also judged the students’ performances. The winners were awarded with Certificates and Trophies for their best performance. Special thanks to all the Parent judges who took time to select the finalists of each Grade and section.
Pre-Kindergarten Family Day (Jul 2022)
Pre-Kindergarten Family Day was a fun filled Day, refreshing, and reconnecting with our tiny tots along with their Parents, Grandparents, Facilitators, Principal Mr. Irudayaraj and the head of our SFIS Family, our Correspondent, Mrs. Mercy Latha at our School campus. The Day provided an opportunity for our kids to welcome their own family with a handmade bouquet. Kids recited rhymes, danced and all Parents joined in family fun games. The time spent, the sumptuous snacks shared, the cake cutting, the family games played together was overwhelming to all of us which was the core essence of our family day celebration.
Students health workshop (Jul 2022)
An interactive Health workshop was conducted for students of grade 4,5 &6 by D. Sujatha (Yakult Danone India Pvt. Ltd.) On the topics: The Digestive system(how to keep the intestine healthy) and Probiotic Bacteria Our Students had a keen interest in absorbing some of its benefits.