May 2^nd  is celebrated as Teacher’s Day as well as the Birth Anniversary of the 3^rd Druk Gyalpo throughout the kingdom. This year, the day also marked the establishment of Modern Education in the country, a century ago.

The day dawned bright and warm unlike previous days, which had been miserably cold. Staff and students gathered in the assembly ground at 9 o’clock. The celebration kicked off with speeches from captains followed by the cake cutting ceremony by the Principal. The literary committee also launched their first ever magazine which is dedicated to the Royal couple to commemorate Sherig Century.

Teachers were served refreshment as the children performed various dances. The teachers also proudly presented two dance items. Teachers exhibited their fun and competitive sides to their nature by joining in the games conducted (musical chair, find your partner, treasure hunt) in between the cultural items.  

The whole event was organized by the students with the School Captains taking the lead role. Individual classes also went the extra mile to show their appreciation for the teachers by holding tea parties in their respective classrooms. Teachers were warmly welcomed into classrooms that were beyond recognition (students had decorated with balloons, ribbons and posters) and more goodies were laid out. There were several homemade cakes.

A grand lunch was served for all staff outside, on the lawn. It was a memorable day with students showering their teachers with love and affection.

Yeshey Seldon

23/4/2012

The day left a lifelong impression in the hearts of all the teachers of DMSS with a grand lunch hosted by His Majesty the Fifth King and Her Majesty the Gyeltsun at RBG Mess. It was not the lunch that mattered but it was the love and affection showered by their majesties mattered a lot. All the teachers were overwhelmed with their Majesties’ free conversation with most of the teachers.

Every one of us will remember this very day and will pray for their wellbeing, long life and benevolent leadership.

By Kinley Zam

23/4/2012

“Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.” – The statement by Franklin D. Roosevelt was true as DMSS was declared the winner by defeating 12 other schools in the inter School Science Exhibition on 14^th April,2012.The school was  also awarded with Nu 15000 as a cash prize. It brought immense joy and pleasure to the family of DMSS. There were 13 schools who took part in the competition. Four of them were Higher Secondary Schools and nine of them were Middle Secondary Schools. Although the completion was quite tough yet our school was able to beat them. Hence, they are qualified to compete in the regional level.

 The teachers and students, who were responsible for this success was an epitome for the school, as they explored the unexplored and made it a great achievement. It was worth working even beyond the school hours and on holidays as it paid off their hard work at the end. This had further uplifted the spirit and moral of the teachers to perform better in the future.

The principal and the teachers expressed a word of thanks to the entire team for their victory.

By Kinley Zam

2^th April, 2012 was a very historic event for the DMSS family. The principal and the staff of the school welcomed His Majesty, the Fifth Druk Gyalpo with intense delight.

His Majesty spent some time with the children in the assembly stressing on the importance of education. He also granted an audience to the teachers where he reminded on the issues concerning the behaviors of the youth especially the students. He shared his concerns about the growing problems in the country which involves the youth. Hereafter, teachers should be more vigilant with every trivial matter in the schools. 

The teachers need to be strict with children so that they don’t misbehave and disrespect the elders. The children should be well equipped with values and morals and by the same token be “Well Disciplined.”  He also recommended the school to have the autonomy to make decisions when it comes to the disciplinary issues.  The king expects the students to excel in the academic performances as well as “High Expectations and Zero Tolerance” is what he emphasised.

Before his departure a photo session was taken which made the day even more special and memorable.

Ms Kinley Zam

Teacher