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January - March 2011
Palm Tree Campus, Vania More,
www.beaconhouse.edu.pk
Sialkot Bypass, Gujranwala. Telephone # 055-3203904-7
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.