WALTON CAMPUS
Newsletter 2021 Middle School
28th June,2021
January-June,2021
Thank You Note from the Principal
Dear Parents, Students & My Staff @ Walton Campus Assalam-u-Allikum, It’s that time of the school year when we say goodbye to one another and begin a well-deserved vacation time. The academic session 2020-21 was a roller coaster ride for all of us, switching to the BSU and F2F Hybrid Model of Teaching & Learning as per Government’s Directives and then back again when required. Even in the face of all the difficulties we have been through, it has been one of the most insightful experiences I’ve had throughout my educational career. Watching the determination and commitment of our students, teachers, and families has been amazing. Each day our community found a way to ensure our learners received a quality academic experience. The proverb “it takes a village to raise a child” has never been more profound. I would like to take this opportunity to express my deepest gratitude to so many that helped BSS Walton Campus achieve sustained success this year. Firstly, to the BSS Head Office & CSO and Cluster Office for their endless support and guidance to BSS community in maintaining the operational integrity of our school throughout this global pandemic. Additionally, to our faculty and school personnel. You are the front-liners and true heroes of our school. Every success within our school is a tribute to your professionalism and commitment as educators. Lastly, and possibly most importantly, to our amazing parent body and students. Your understanding, support, and collaboration during the last almost 15 months is remarkable. Thank you, everyone. Having experienced both models of teaching & learning, it is but evident to all that school is a framework to not only educate but also to build children’s personalities; it is a structure to teach them life skills and impart ethics and morals to live their lives as global humans of the world; a school thus, at the end of the day is not just a building alone. John Dewey put it aptly when he said “The world is moving at a tremendous rate. Going no one knows where. We must prepare our children, not for the world of the past. Not for our world. But for their world. The world of the future.” To ensure that Beaconites continue to thrive in a world where change is constant and learning never stops, it is imperative to provide opportunities to our students at national and international platforms. Therefore, throughout 2020-21 we ensured that our students do not miss any opportunity to develop attributes and skills of a BSS of the 21st century. Kindly take out some time and enjoy reading about the achievements of our students in Term 2 of the Academic Session 2020-21. Here’s to a happy, rejuvenating, and safe summer break! Best of Luck, Tehmina Lodhi Principal – BSS Walton Campus
Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition Bright Young writers of Beaconhouse Walton Campus made their name in " Bulgarian Creative Writing Competition". Hafsa Sajjad of 7 Red qualified for the final International BCWC round amongst 2000 participants. The three bright young writers from Beaconhouse Walton Middle School as National round winners: Hafsa Sajjad. Class 7 Red (2nd position National Level), Rameen Imran Class 7 White. (7th position National Level), Ayesha Faizan Class 7 Green (9th position). Bulgarian- 3 young writers for BSS Walton Campus are:
Hafsa Sajjad
Rameen Imran
Ayesha Faizan
International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest (IKMC)
February 12,2021 Students of Middle School participated in the International Kangaroo Mathematics Contest 2020 (IKMC) during the month of October and the results were announced on February 12, 2021. Our students achieved great laurels at the IKMC. Altogether, we secured 4 medals in this Kangaroo Mathematics Contest.
Shahmeer Elahi of Class VI White, Malaika Imtiaz of Class VI Green and Muhammad Ayaan Irfan of VI Pink won Bronze medal at Benjamin Level. Abdul Raffay of Class VII Red won Bronze medal at Cadet Level.
“Kashmir is an aorta of Pakistan.”
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
The students enthusiastically took part in various activities to send a strong message of solidarity to Kashmiris. Our students offered special prayer during their homeroom for the peace and freedom of Kashmir. Art lessons were utilized to make posters, headbands and badges to create awareness among students. National Anthem of Pakistan followed by the National Anthem of Jammu and Kashmir was played to show solidarity to Kashmiris.
V VI IR RT TU UA AL L S SP PO OR RT TS S C CO OM MP PE ET TI IT TI IO ON N R RO OU UN ND D I I “Intelligence and skills can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong.” — John F. Kennedy Beaconhouse Walton Campus hosted Intra Cluster Virtual Sports Competition on 19th February 2021. Number of our students won positions in different categories. Keep it up!
Ans Akhtar VI RED
Hafsah Hassan Khan VI VIOLET
We are proud to announce that Ans Akhtar of 6 Red and Hafsah Hassan Khan of 6 Violet were the winners of Virtual High Knee Inter School Competition.
Abdur Rehman of VII White and Manahil Imran of VII Gold got 1st and 2nd position in Virtual Push-ups Intra Cluster Competition.
Abdur Rehman
Manahil Imran
International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest (IKLC) Students of Middle School participated in the International Kangaroo Linguistic Contest 2021(IKLC) during the month of February and the results were announced in the month of March 2021. Our students achieved great laurels at the IKLC. Malaika Imtiaz and Zunair Umair won Gold medal at Benjamin Level. Hafsa Sajjad of VII Red won Bronze medal at Cadet Level.
Experimentation keeps new ideas rising to the surface. (Joseph Orr) Zurez Raheel of VII Pink, BSS Walton Campus Lahore, participated in Inter-School STEM Video Challenge organized by BSS Johar Town Campus in the month of March 2021. We are delighted to announce that our brilliant young scientist, Zurez Raheel of VII Pink won the 2nd prize in Inter-School STEM Video Challenge.
12th and 13th March 2021 Middle School Walton Campus arranged Term 2 Virtual PTM in March 2021. Having the incredible learning experience with BSU III students and parents expressed their views openly and concisely in the Virtual PTM. They were highly appreciative of the prompt response by the teachers in the Google Classroom Stream and the written assignments submitted by the students which they expressed in the Parent Feedback Forms. These Virtual meetings proved a great success in evaluating student learning in BSU III.
''Peaceful Positive Pakistan'' Beaconhouse Walton Campus Middle School participated in a 23rd March Virtual Competition ''Peaceful Positive Pakistan'' (Sohni Dhartee Pakistan) to display their solidarity with the country. It was organised by Beaconhouse Cantt Campus. Our Middle School students participated enthusiastically in it and brought several laurels for the school.
Our Stars: 1st Position - English Slogan Ahsan-ul Haq 7 Green 2nd Position - Urdu Nara Aleeze Ansar 6 Violet 3rd Position - Urdu Nazm Babar Hafeez 6 Blue
Ahsan-ul-Haq
Malaika Imtaiz
Aleeze Ansar
Izzah Mustafa
3rd Position- Digital Poster Malaika Imtiaz 6 Green
2nd Position- Digital Poster Izzah Mustafa 7 Blue
Babar Hafeez
PAKISTAN DAY 2021 Pakistan not only means freedom and independence but the Muslim Ideology which has to be preserved, which has come to us as a precious gift and treasure and which, we hope others will share with us” - Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Pakistan Day was celebrated in high spirits at Middle School Walton Campus. Our students, clad in green and white outfits paid tribute to National Heroes through their speeches & talks, in their interviews & presentations and by singing National Songs.
Virtual Inter School Urdu Declamation 2021 Inter School Urdu Declamation was held on 23rd March 2021 organized by BSS Bahria Town. Students from different schools participated in the competition. Our Middle School Debaters showed an outstanding performance and secured 1st and 3rd position. Umaima Malik of VI Blue won 1st Position and Muhammad Hammad of VII Silver secured 3rd Position.
Umaima Malik VI Blue
M.Hammad VII Blue
Beaconhouse International Virtual Vibrance (BIVV) 2021
Waltonites are on the crest of a wave!
Beaconhouse School System organized a mega virtual event (BIVV) to connect, communicate and celebrate students learning in these unprecedented times. Our Middle School Students won 2nd position in BSS Pakistan with altogether 37 entries in the short film making/documentary category. The theme of the short film making/documentary competition was “Life in my community today and tomorrow”. The title of the short film was, “What we stand for is what we stand on!”. The short film was directed and edited by our one of talented English teacher, Ms Mehreen Al Aidroos. The names of our brilliant artists are; Aroushey Ahmed (VI Red), Abdul Hadi (VI Red), Syeda Khadija Bhukhari (VI Red), Maryam Sheryar (VI Green), Ayaan Malik (VI Violet), Alizee Ansar (VI Violet), Minahil Ali (VI Pink), Saleha Sohail (VI Silver), Syeda Fatimah Zaidi (VII Gold), Fatima Shahzad (VII Gold).
EARTH DAY 2021 22nd April, 2021
“Earth Day should encourage us to reflect on what we are doing to make our planet a more sustainable and liveable place.” –Scott Peters
The theme for Earth Day 2021 is "Restore Our Earth.” which focuses on natural processes and emerging green technologies that can restore the world's ecosystems. Students wrote thought provoking messages on the padlet wall to demonstrate support and care for environmental protection of our Earth. Students attempted Kahoot Quiz and tested their general information about the Earth Day. Art projects were given to the students by the Art Teachers (they made digital posters, handmade posters and videos). Students prepared catchy Earth Day Slogans to remind and continue promoting environmental awareness that we can protect the earth in our everyday lives as well.
World Book Day 2021
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counsellors, and the most patient of teachers.”– Charles W. Eliot
April 23 is globally observed as the World Book Day, also known as International Day of the Book. April 23 is a symbolic date for world literature because on this date in 1616 Cervantes, Shakespeare, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega all died. Hence, the day was selected to pay tribute to the great literary figures. Keeping Covid-19 in mind, the theme for this year is 'To share a story'. Books are our best friends, guiders, and philosophers. Middle School students shared pictures of their favourite books on Jam board and also expressed their comments/reviews about Book Reading. Some students dressed up in as their favourite character of the book and talked about it. The rationale behind celebrating this day is to engage students in reading, and to have fun doing so!
Pen Pal Global Poetry Contest Winners Beaconhouse Walton Campus highlighted the significance of poetry by celebrating World Poetry Day and making its students participate in the Pen Pal Schools Global Poetry Contest. More than 1,000 students from over 30 countries celebrated World Poetry Day in the pen Pal Schools Global Poetry Contest. Two students from Middle School got the highest votes. Muhammad Zain Umair got 879 votes whereas Muhammad Zunair Umair got 771 votes. Their poems have been voted by National as well as International students.
1. Poet: Muhammad Zain Umair Class 7 Green.
The title of the poem by Zain is: The Silence Spoke.
2. Poet : Muhammad Zunair Umair Class 6 Blue. The title of the poem is: Exile Anger.
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MOTHER S DAY 2021 The bond of a mother and child is inexplicable. The Students paid tribute by sharing the photos of their moms. The Middle School students also came up with new and innovative ideas for their cards. They intensely and devotedly spoke about their mothers.
"A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take." Cardinal Meymillod
HIPPO INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD (PRELIMINARY ROUND 2021) Our Middle School Students enthusiastically participated in the preliminary round held in the month of April. Altogether seven students from Middle School have qualified for the Semi-Final Round. The names of the semi-finalists are Maryam Shehryar, Masooma Saima Musaab, Malaika Imtiaz, Zain Bari, Zain-ul-Abbdain, Muhammad Zain Umair and Hafsa Sajjad.
Virtual Tossing and Catching Tissue Paper Challenge 2021
Inter Class Virtual Tossing and Catching Tissue Paper Challenge was held in the second week of May for the Middle School students. The winners for this competition are:
Baber Hafeez VI Blue Hania Ali VI Green Zuhair Shaiba VI Yellow Azaan Wasim VI Pink Marriyum Sheraz VI Pink Marriyum Khan VI Silver Aleezay Ansar VI Violet Neha Amer VI Gold
Eid-ul-Fitr is an auspicious occasion and a wonderful day to share happiness with one another. Eid Milan Party was organized for the Middle School students on Google Hangout Meet. Students were all dressed up in their traditional Eid outfits. They shared jokes, funny riddles and beautiful Eid pictures with their families. Teachers made an earnest effort to make an effective thematic presentations and video clippings.
END OF YEAR CLASS PARTY
A class party was arranged on 25th and 26th June 2021 for the Middle School students. Students were dressed up in their casual summer attires. Students were asked to choose different party themes along with their teachers. Title awards and various appreciative messages were prepared by the teachers to acknowledge the efforts of their students throughout the academic year. Numerous comical messages were shared to lit the ambiance with fun and frolic.
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Important Dates Summer Break
Monday, 28th June 2021
End of Year Results for Classes 4-7
Monday, 5th July 2021
Academic Session 2021-22 begins
Monday, 16th August 2021
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