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Inter-regional Badminton Tournament BSS provides its students with a wide range of experience, whether it is in academics or in extracurricular activities. The students from various BSS schools were shortlisted, after a series of tournaments within the regions, to make a regional team for the Inter-regional Badminton Tournament. Safa Binte Farah of Class XC Orange (BSS-PTC) gave a consistent performance all the way through and became a member of Central Region’s Team for Badminton. The 3 member team flew to Karachi on 23rd February for the tournament and to our pride brought back a Bronze Medal for the Central Region, BSS. The team members included: Safa binte Farah Palm Tree Campus, Gujranwala Noor Fatima Faisalabad Campus Fatima Jawad Liberty Campus, Lahore
Sowing Seeds of Success Dear Parents, The examination season is approaching fast, which will test the students’ preparation for success. Special classes and workshops have been arranged to equip our students with specific examination related skills and to engage them in rigorous practice sessions for the forthcoming CIE Examination. Practice tests are designed by our teaching staff to cater to the needs of all the students. Please note that the exams in March are the final exams for grade eight and tenth Cambridge because class eight is bifurcated to suit the parents prerogative to choose the Matriculation or Cambridge system for their children. For Class XC, it is their final as they will sit in the CIE for Islamiat and Pakistan Studies this year. Career advisory sessions have been arranged for the students who are not as yet sure of their career path. At present, our A-1 students are working hard to gain admission in national and international universities as most of the well-renowned colleges and universities close their admissions about six to nine months before the semester begins. The students are sitting for their SATs and IELTS these days since these scores are widely accepted criterion for admissions in universities. Let’s assist the students in their efforts so that they can succeed. Shaheen Salam Senior Head Mistress
Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards 2010 This year Zimar Arshad and Hnia Usman of BSS Palm Tree Campus, Gujranwala, have performed extraordinarily well in academics. Zimar Arshad of A Levels has achieved the 3rd position in the AS Level Cambridge International Examination, while Hnia Usman, of AS achieved the 3rd position in the O levels examination of the Cambridge University Board.
Success beyond the Boundaries Three students from PTC-BG have attained top positions in the Online World Maths Contest held on 1st March, 2011. Their names have been included in the Hall of Fame of World Maths Day. Muneeb Sajjad of Class VIII Silver achieved the 7th position in the age group of 14-18 years in the contest. Afnan Asif of Class VII Blue and Musa Irshad of Class VII Yellow also performed extraordinarily well. Around 5.3 million students from 218 countries participated in this contest. BSS sends the registration for all the students who want to participate in this competition.
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Academic Awards 2009-2010 Elocution Gala 2011 A Fun Filled Day Student Council Swears In A Levels’ Enthusiasts Picture Gallery Intra-regional Badminton Inter-branch Sports Art Competitions
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Beaconhouse periodically evaluates the quality of teaching and learning in its schools in order to ensure that all schools are abiding by international standards of education.These evaluations are carried out by the Beaconhouse School Evaluation Unit (SEU), which independently evaluates and submits reports on the quality ofand learningall Beaconhouse schools.The focus of these evaluations is student learning and achievements, with the purpose of contributing to improvements in the outcome of students. Our school is currently being evaluated as a part of this process.evaluation team, which consists of Mr Simon Testa, Mrs Saima Rashid, Mrs Sarah Gardezi, Mr Faisal Yazdani and Mrs Nighat Qureshi, will visit our school during the week starting Monday, 11th April, 2011. This evaluation team will provide us with an independent and external perspective that should help us in developing and implementing strategies to further improve the quality of teaching and learning at our school. We would like to involve the parents in this process to make the review more comprehensive and therefore the SEU team members will be speaking to some of the parents during the week.Parents, who wish to talk to the SEU team, can do so by setting up an appointment through the school or by sending an email directly to the SEU at:seu.info@beaconhouse.net.
The Newsletter of BSS Gujranwala, January - March 2011
News and Events Academic Awards 2009-2010
Gold Medalists of 2009-2010 Sara Javed I(KG) Wareesha Tariq II (KG) Aliza Zahid I (PTC) Fajar Nadeem II (PTC) Lyaba Waseem III (PTC) Anooshay Jawad IV (PTC) Haleema Talat V (PTC) Reahma Nadeem V (PTC) Aqsa Zulfiqar VI (PTC) Sayyam ul Hasan VI (PTC)
A series of ceremonies were held in February and March, to honour the outstanding performances of students from Classes I to XIC. The Branch Heads organised separate functions in their respective branches. The outstanding performance of Alizeh Ghani in the 5th International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest and the Outstanding CIE Learner’s Awards given to Hnia Usman and Zimar Arshad, were also celebrated in the ceremony.
Nurture your minds with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes. Benjamin Disraeli
A Fun Filled Day at PTC Primary A team representing the Lu Biscuit manufacturers spent a day with students of Class III and IV at the PTC Campus on 11th February. The event comprised of quizzes, games and singing competitions. The team entertained the children with magic tricks and humorous enactments. Gifts were distributed among the students who won the competitions.
Student Council Swears In This year’s student council took oath in a belated but graceful ceremony in January. Unlike the previous years, the Head boy and Head girl are now elected from Class A-1 to bridge the gap between the students of O Levels and A Levels. It also gives the students who joined BSS in A Levels a chance to participate. After rigorous testing against the set criteria, Hamza Usman and Aqsa Qamar of A-1 proved eligible for the position of the Council Head. Chair of Deputies was given to Alya Usman XC Orange and Ali Shahzad XC Blue. The chair persons, along with the A Levels societies are expected to bring a positive change in the school’s environment.
Workshop by PAC Institute PAC institute conducted a workshop for A Level students on 7th March, to acquaint our students with the fields of ACCA, CFA and CA. Not only did they highlight the pros and cons of each field, they also educated the students about the prospects for those who prefer to study in their own country. PAC institute’s Principal, Anayyat-ullah Khan, gave a comprehensive briefing in this session.
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Asbat Amir Umer Arshad Aghna Waseem Talha Amjad Rabia Chaudhry Haider Imtiaz Alya Usman Ali Shahzad
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Misheal Irfan XC (PTC) Komal Malik XC (PTC) Umer Khan XC (PTC) Hnia Usman XIC (PTC) Hasham Arshad XIC (PTC) Aqsa Iqbal XM (PTC) Fizza Qaiser XM (PTC) Haider Abbas XM (PTC)
Minahil Zahid I (WTC) Jannat Hafiz II (WTC) Adeela Arif III(WTC) Izza Tahir IV(WTC) Neha Rana V (WTC)
Elocution Gala 2011 Faiza Mahmood (A2), in-charge of the Literary Society, and Hnia Usman (Subeditor) organised the first ever Elocution Gala. Students of the Gujranwala Chapter from Class 3 to 7 participated in the competition. The event was for 2 days and had3 major areas for each level i.e. oration, poetic expression and enactment of a classic piece of literature. The classes were purposefully selected from the lower age group to lay the foundation of elocution at an early age. The winner of day 1 was Class IV of WTC and day 2 winner was Class VII boys. The music society in-charge, Fahad Kalim, arranged a live performance on the famous song ‘Fireworks’.
A Level Enthusiasts Two teams of A Levels participated in the Psi-Fi from 31st December to 3rd January, which is held annually at LUMS. Teams from all over Pakistan were gathered to compete in various brain teasers and quizzes. It is undoubtedly a great platform to learn about university life and get acquainted with the challenges of the future. Our teams of A1 Science made it through to the finals in the wellknown science competition, Eureka. In this competition, teams from schools and universities nationwide bring in their science projects. The business group also took the lead by representing our school in Young Leaders Entrepreneur Summit (YLES) at LUMS this January. Our A-1 team headed by Abubakr Jamil, made it through the first 2 rounds of the ‘Case Study’. Students learned to meet deadlines, workout different scenarios and present their views with confidence.
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The Newsletter of BSS Gujranwala, January - March 2011
Picture Gallery
Depiction of a Lawyer in an Urdu play at PTC Inter-Branch Art Competition at KG
Winner of Science Quiz at PTC Mehfile Milad un Nabi (SAW)
Inter-branch sports at WTC
Class IV of WTC enacting “Alice in wonderland “ in Elocution Gala
Winner of Intra-regional Badminton 2011
Parents enjoying “Turning Trash into Treasure” display at KG-I
Boys performing in a skit at PTC
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The Newsletter of BSS Gujranwala, January - March 2011
More News and Updates Sports Intra-regional Badminton Tournament
PTC Primary. Teams from Palm Tree Campus and Wapda Town Campus participated in various athletic competitions and a cricket match. Students from lower primary performed aerobics in colourful attire. The entire event was much applauded.
BSS Palm Tree Campus has the honour of hosting the Intra-regional Badminton Tournament on 14th February, 2011. This tournament was one of the sports activities which are annually organised by the A similar event was hosted by BSS Central Region. Fourteen teams of boys Wapda Town Campus on 11th March. The and girls from Central Region participated teams participated in a Football Match, in the event. Safa binte Farah, Maryam Naeem and Momna Gull of Classes XIC, XC and VII respectively, secured the first position in the tournament and added another glorious victory to the school’s sports history.
Inter-branch Cricket & Athletics On 25th February, 2011 an Inter-Branch competition of Classes III-V was hosted by
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Class VIII XC & XIC Class A1 & A2
Long Jump and 80 and 100 metre sprints. The PTC bagged the Football trophy. These sports are a regular feature at BSS Gujranwala and all three branches are given an opportunity to host one of the sports events. It instils the feeling of sportsmanship and maturity for winning and losing gracefully.
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Art Competitions Art Exhibition at AlHamra Beaconhouse arranged a grand Art Exhibition in Alhamra Halls on 17th February. Selected drawings of students from across the regions were on display. The display included the works of Bilal Munir, Abdul Wasay, Hamza Ali Khan, Aliza Zahid and Fajar Nadeem from the Gujranwala Palm Tree Campus. Shaukat Khanam Art Competition A card making competition took place on 27th January, 2011 in Lahore. Students of all levels were invited to participate. Award winners are Dua Majid IIY, Saadullah IB from KG, Hassan Hayat IG, Amina Khawar III V, Hassham Anees IVP, Zeerat Naqvi VIIIG from PTC and Huzaifa Ahmed VG from Wapda Town Campus. Inter Branch Art competition In order to develop aesthetic appreciation of art among our students, an inter branch art competition was arranged for artists of Levels I and II at BGKG I on 14th December,
Forecast Grades will be based on Mock Exam Results 2010. Around 18 participants from Palm Tree Campus, Wapda Town Campus and BGKGI participated in the competition. It was supervised by Ms. Shabina and Mrs. Shabnam Absar, who are art teachers at BGKGI. The topics were ‘Colours and Moods’ and ‘Landscape miniatures’ for each level respectively. Mrs. Sadaf Imran, art teacher girl’s branch (Palm Tree Campus) and Mrs. Uzma Sarmad art teacher upper primary (Palm Tree Campus) were the judges. The event was highly appreciated for being well organised, allowing the smooth flow of activities. The winners were awarded certificates of appreciation by the Branch Head, Mrs. Hadia Khalid.
Students of Class KG I participated in an exhilarating project, ‘Turning Trash into Treasure’, using waste material and paints. A corner of the multipurpose hall was converted into Jurassic park, with models of prehistoric animals such as dinosaurs and ancient vehicles. Another corner displayed sea life. At one corner of the hall, students participated in role playing of Red Riding Hood. Different varieties of vehicles were also displayed in the hall. The exhibition was kept open for parents, for three days. Teachers and students deserve huge praise for such a wonderful display.
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Science Exhibition Career Advisory Sessions Parent-Teacher Meeting Intra-regional Table Tennis Kangaroo Contest 2011 Spellathon Story Writing Competition Open Day
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