Beaconhouse School System Southern Region North Nazimabad Middle Branch
NEWSLETTER Dear Parent,
May, 2011
As the school year draws to a close we are feeling rather sad as we say goodbye to the children of Class VIII who will be moving to the Cambridge Branch North Nazimabad and Gulshan Secondary Branch. In the time that these children have been with us I hope we have built a happy relationship with them and yourselves. Although it makes us sad, it is good for children to move on. The time has come for them to make a start with new friends, new teachers, new subjects and new surroundings. We hope that they will do well and we look forward to hearing about their successes. Following is a window on the events and activities which took place in the second term: ISEO Events ISEO 2010 was held in January 2011 and Middle Branch participated in seven events. The students successfully bagged prizes in four categories; 1st prize in Instrumental Music – Azmi Zeyn Shakoor VII-K 1st prize in Folk Dance – Mahe Nau Afridi VIII–B, Sumbul Khan VIII-F, Haiqa Shoaib VIII–H, Eesha Ali VIII-H, Nabeel Ali VIII-D and Hassan Jawed VIII-G. 3rd prize in Art – Shahzeb Kazmi VI-F 3rd prize in Cyber Fair – Team of students from Classes VII and VIII. Sports 2011 The annual sports were held in Middle Branch during the month of February. Intra School Group 3 Cricket Tournament During this session Middle Branch also hosted the Intra SG3 Cricket Tournament for Class VI on February 3, 2011. The participating Branches of the event were: Jubilee Campus North Nazimabad Primary I North Nazimabad Primary II North Nazimabad Primary III North Nazimabad Middle Branch Middle Branch emerged as the winning team whereas North Nazimabad Primary I were the Runners up. Zaid Khan of Class VI-G from the Middle Branch won the Man of the Series and Best Batsman trophies.
Spring Carnival 2011 Spring Carnival was successfully held in the School grounds during the month of February. The carnival held many attractions and Middle Branch proudly generated a healthy sum for the victims of the floods in Pakistan. Shaukat Khanam Memorial Birthday Card Competition A Birthday Card Competition was arranged by Shaukat Khanam Memorial Cancer Hospital during the month of February. Students of Middle Branch participated and won two prizes; Ramsha Ali of Class VIII-A won 3rd prize in the Birthday Card Competition and Fatima Binte Noushad of Class VIII-G won 1st prize for speech. Alhamra Arts Council Art Fair The Art Fair was held in Lahore during 17th to 19th February 2011. From Middle Branch, twentyone students’ work was displayed at the Art Fair. World Math Day Middle Branch also participated in World Math Day held on March 1, 2011. Bilal Jamal Faruqui of Class VI – E secured 72nd place in the 11-13 years category. International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest Students of Classes VI, VII and VIII participated in the IKMC 2011 held on March 17, 2011. Art Contest by Russian Centre of Science and Culture An art contest was arranged by the Russian Centre of Science and Culture to celebrate fifty years of Russia in Space on March 26, 2011. Subaha Irfan of Class VIII – B won the second prize in this contest. Annual Debate 2011 Middle Branch also arranged English and Urdu Debate competitions in the Branch premises. Students displayed their skills of presenting convincing arguments and polished the art of speaking in front of a large audience. Spellathon 2011 WWF Spellathon activity was conducted in the Middle Branch during the month of March. Students participated actively and managed to generate Rs. 79,600/- for the conservation of nature. Presentation on Bifurcation and Subject Selection Parents of Class VIII were invited to attend a multi-media presentation on Bifurcation into Matric and Cambridge Streams and selection of subjects on March 11, 2011 at School followed by a question and answer session. The presentation was received well. Inter Branch Middle School Drama Festival 2010-2011 Students of Middle Branch participated in the Inter Branch Middle School Drama Festival held at the Bahria Auditorium on April 8, 2011. Middle Branch proudly bagged three prizes; Best Art and Design and two Best Actor awards for Azmi Zeyn Shakoor of Class VII-K and Isbah Premjee of Class VII-H.
Session with Grandparents on Partition of 1947 A session with grandparents of some students was arranged to discuss their experience of the Partition of 1947 followed by a question and answer session. Class VIII students participated in this session. The guests of honour were Mr. Iqbal ur Raheem, Mrs. Najma Bano and Mr. Syed Tayyab Hussain Kazmi. Pak Post Letter Writing Contest Students of Classes VI, VII and VIII participated in a Letter writing contest organized by Pakistan Post during the month of April, 2011. Rudaba Rais of Class VIII –I won the third prize all over Pakistan and prize money of Rs. 5,000/-.
NEW SESSION BEGINS: Thursday August 4 , 2011 Students promoted to Class IX (Cambridge Stream) will report to the Cambridge Branch North Nazimabad Chapter at the following address: F – 118, Block – F, North Nazimabad, Karachi. Telephone No. 0213-6677413 0213-6677073 Students promoted to Class IX (Matric Stream) will report to Gulshan Secondary Branch at the following address: E- 111, Block- 7, Gulshan-e-Iqbal , Karachi. Telephone No. O213-4988352 Ramadhan Timings The following timings will be observed during Ramadhan: Monday to Thursday 8:00a.m. to 1:20 p.m. Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. On behalf of Mrs. Zaidi, Ms. Ambreen Ali, the teaching faculty and myself, I send out thanks for the cooperation we have received over this school year and hope for the same in future. I wish you an enjoyable and restful holiday season with your children and am looking forward to seeing you in August, 2011.
Sincerely Yours,
_______________ Mrs. Lubna Saeed Principal