NewsLetter 2019-2020 Term-1

The Beaconhouse Newsletter Jauhar Primary Years

C-16, C-17, Block-15, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi. Ph: 021-34662975-77

2019-2020

ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION ANNUAL SPORTS DAY HANDS ON ACTIVITIES INTERHOUSE TUG OF WAR INTERHOUSE DODGE THE BALL EID MILAN PARTY BACK TO SCHOOL LITERARY DAY PET DAY GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY VISIT TO NAPA COLORS OF FREEDOM MEHFIL E RUNG O NOOR 14th AUGUST CELEBRATION DEFENCE DAY PARENT ORIENTATION OF TYPHOID VACCINE / VACCINATION DAY

In this globally and digitally interconnected world, all learners, from cradle to career, need new skills and knowledge to succeed.

If we want to prepare our children for success in school, work and life, opportunities to learn 21st-century skills are . essential.

These 21st-century skills are more important . to students now than ever before.

They not only provide a framework for successful learning in the classroom, but ensure students can thrive in a world where change is constant and learning never stops. And they are also tremendously . important for our nation’s well being.

At Jauhar Primary Years branch ,we want our learners to enter the world with an understanding of what it takes to be a good citizen—one who can be civically engaged, critically thinking, digitally literate, gl obally aware, an d an e ffec ti v e . communicator.

New session Begins on January 06, 2020.

Regular School Timings will be followed.

Thus we continuously strive as we do not have a moment to lose in preparing our students, and our nation, to compete and to succeed. .

The 21st century is not in the distant future it is today.

David Ross 2017 Regards,

Narjis Rizvi

Headmistress JKG-I (EY), JKG-II and J-PY

The Beaconhouse Newsletter January 2020

ASSEMBLY PRESENTATION Morning assemblies are important. A school is an institution where everyone needs to assemble and meet up every day, to carry out all the functions and be well informed about the school happenings.

Jauhar Primary Years has been organizing assembly presentations on various topics like healthy lifestyles, functions of different body parts, moral values etc throughout the term to enhance the confidence level of the students and to develop a feeling of affiliation and unity among students. Hundred percent participation was ensured in all levels and it provided an opportunity to students with training in good social behavior desired in public life.

HANDS ON ACTIVITIES Being hands-on is especially important in the classroom because it allows students to engage in kinesthetic learning. Studies have shown that kinesthetic learning, where a student carries out physical activities rather than listening to a lecture, is the most popular type of learning with students - 'doing' helps them to gain a better understanding of the material. It allows students to experiment with trial and error, learn from their mistakes, and understand the potential gaps between theory and practice. And most important, it provides educators with a unique opportunity to enrich the minds of their students in new and engaging ways.

Teachers and students of Jauhar Primary Years have been involved in various hands on activities throughout the term in all subjects. Different activities have been planned in by all teachers to nurture creativity and innovation through design, and by exploring the world in which we all live and work.

INTERHOUSE DODGE THE BALL Exercise helps in improving muscle strength and it makes students stay active and keep their joints, tendons, ligaments and muscles flexible, it allows them to avoid injuries and in moving more easily. Jauhar Primary Years has been organizing the physical activities to keep their students healthy. Inter house Dodge The Ball Tournament for grade 1 was organized to promote the sports man spirit among students. It was a fun sport activity for students as it's also a great way to stay healthy and fit.

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LITERARY DAY Enacting stories have a positive influence on children. It helps in mental development and is great for learning. Jauhar Primary Years promotes this art of enacting stories as it a part of students learning.

Helping children to enact was a fun activity and it has given potential to work wonders to the mental development of the child. The process was basically a natural follow through the reading and story-telling sessions. It has been noticed that kids have a natural propensity for enacting characters and situations from the stories that they have been reading or listening to. All students of Jauhar Primary Years actively participated in this event and enacted different stories. This event was highly appreciated by the parents as they were happy to see their children delivering dialogues with proper intonation and confidence.

GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY Global Dignity Day is celebrated to make everyone realize that each person living in this world has their rights and deserves respect. Dignity means the state or quality of being worthy of honour and respect, or human rights. Jauhar Primary Years celebrates this event with full zeal and enthusiasm every year to make sure that the students learn and show respect towards each other. On this day, students participated in healthy discussion on what basically dignity and respect are, followed by the PowerPoint Presentation using ICT means to describe what they understand by GDD. They also selected one student among themselves as the GLOBAL DIGNITY AMBASSADOR, who took an oath for being a role model to implement and exemplify dignity. Global Dignity Day thus serves as a benchmark for children to measure their success and as a reminder of what they find truly important in life. Special Intersection Art contest was arranged for the students with mothers for both levels. Both mothers and students enjoyed the event and made sure to give their best. Two Art teachers from Jauhar Primary Campus were invited as judges and assessed the best three pictures of each level. Students were later awarded with participation certificates.

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COLORS OF FREEDOM Students learning is core to the heart of Beaconhouse Primary Years. The theme for this year's Open Day was Colors of Freedom, that included student centered activities. The different activities included: Learning with Recycled Materials (in which Math fun games, paper city, sorting waste and so on were included), Art attack (solely dedicated to create innovative designs using blow painting with straws, fun with shapes and symmetrical painting), Story Jumper (making an individual digitally literate by using story jumper tool to create online stories), Fun filled activities ( learning new vocabulary - using similar meaning words, fun with action words, expanding a sentence, describing a picture using Bee Bot), Digital learning (how to use online tools “2 animate”, “StoryboardThat” and most importantly “Rising Star Software”) . Everything was explained by the students without any support of teachers, who just acted as facilitators to ensure the smooth flow of the event.

100% participation was ensured from both the levels (Grade 1 and Grade 2). The feedback from parents was remarkable in terms of student's growth and development. Therefore, such events help students to build up their confidence and boost their morale.

14th AUGUST CELEBRATION 14th August, the day of Independence is celebrated every year with patriotism, love and unity. It reminds us of the struggles and efforts of the Muslims of the subcontinent to have an independent state. To cherish this independence and express gratitude, students of Jauhar Primary Years celebrated 72nd Independence Day with great enthusiasm.

They sang the National Anthem and many national songs to express the love and respect for their country. Students were immensely involved in waving their flags and singing their favorite national song Dil-Dil Pakistan. Students shared interesting facts about their beloved country and performed role plays to tell the importance of freedom. They ate green jelly and enjoyed cake cutting ceremony.

The Beaconhouse Newsletter January 2020

DEFENCE DAY Defense Day is celebrated each year in memory of the sacrifices rendered by our brave Pakistani armed forces in the 1965 war. To pay tribute to the soldiers of our country who work tirelessly to protect us and our country students of Jauhar Primary Years enthusiastically participated in defense day activities and showed their love for the armed forces. Students sang national and defense songs and shared information about of the martyrs who embraced martyrdom while protecting their mother land. Students paid tribute to the armed forces by wearing the Air force, Army, Police and Navy Uniform.

PARENT ORIENTATION OF TYPHOID VACCINE / VACCINATION DAY BSS aims to focus on holistic development of its learners. Health and hygiene is vital part of BSS curriculum. Keeping that in mind, BSS-Jauhar Primary Years took initiative to invite parents on 6th Nov'19 , to create awareness for an epidemic disease, Typhoid which is affecting masses specifically in south Asian countries. Parents were being educated about the importance of this vaccination. They have been informed that it is a highly contagious disease that spreads more quickly and easily when people live in crowded neighborhoods with weak water and sanitation infrastructure.

Later students were given the injection in the presence of doctor and UC team of Typhoid Awareness Program.

ANNUAL SPORTS DAY School sports day is a red letter day on the calendar. It's one of the major and much anticipated events at BSS for which the students ardently wait for every year. It's the day where the vibrancy of colors meet the brilliance of education. It is a day for parents to cheer for their kids whether they win or lose. The main objective of our School Sports Day is to provide an equal opportunity to all the students to participate in fair and healthy competition. Overall, it's a day for sportsmanship and making memories.

BSS Jauhar Primary Years Annual Sports Day took place on 15th December 2019 at Agha Khan Gymnasium, Main AKU. Parents enjoyed the event to their fullest and appreciated the hard core efforts of teachers and students. Event had vibrant Flower formation display followed by taekwondo, gymnastic and yoga display. The program ended with the Track Events where all the students were awarded the medals.

The Beaconhouse Newsletter January 2020

INTERHOUSE TUG OF WAR Games are necessary for health and proper development of the body.Qualities of leadership and teamwork are developed best on the playground. To inculcate all these qualities, Jauhar Primary Years organized an inter house “Tug Of War competition� for grade two students on 5th Nov'2019.Interhouse competitions enable learners to develop sportsmanship and healthy competition amongst each other. Apart from rope-handling skills and fitness, tug of war is the best game in proving coordination, teamwork, mental endurance and physical fitness of the learners.

EID MILAN PARTY Eid Milan Party is the time when children wear colors of happiness, the time to share their favorite snacks, and ready to enjoy with their classmates with fun filled activities. Children of BSS Jauhar Primary Years celebrated the festive meetup on 16th August 2019 where the bliss of Music, loud cheers of outdoor games and joyous indoor activities bloomed their souls.

Students enjoyed cotton candy and hot popcorn with their friends.

BACK TO SCHOOL BSS (JPY) gave a warm welcome on 5th August 2019 to the children by giving them the treat of candy floss and popcorn which they enjoyed with their old friends and new teachers. They were also encouraged to share their vacation activities with their classmates and teachers to build the confidence.

At the end of the day, the stunning magic show was organized with new tricks and magic to show the glee on their faces when they go home.

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PET DAY Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, manage and express in a clear and effective ways our feelings, and interpret those of other people, and has been considered for years as a key to the harmonious development of the quality of life of our children. To inculcate the importance of animals BSS Jauhar Primary Years have arranged a pet show in the school. Children brought their own pets to school and felt excited and happy to show their lovely pets to their friends. They shared how they take care of their pets, what do they eat and how do they keep them clean. It was a fun learning activity for the young learners.

VISIT TO NAPA Theatre is the collaborative form of the fine art which uses live performance to present experience of the imagined or real event. Performing arts are offering wonderful numbers of the benefits such as self-presentation skills, higher academic achievement, self-expression, empathy, compassion, and problem-solving. It is really useful to teach children both collaboration and self-reliance with others to reach the goal. Performing arts are beneficial to promote interpersonal skills. Education is paramount importance of students.

Useful numbers of the advantages are involved in the performing arts such as academic performance, make future plans, maximize confidence level and be self-aware. Children of grade 2's visited NAPA to watch a wonderful play of Ali Baba and the Forty thieves. As soon as the house lights are dimmed and the curtains open, children were enthralled by the attitude of the dancers effortlessly owning the stage and the fearlessness of the actors belting out power-ballad duets. It was an amazing and memorable trip for our young learners where they learnt alot about performance skills.

MEHFIL E RUNG O NOOR Rabi-Ul-Awwal Mubarak is the most significant month in the Islamic history, because humanity has been blessed in this month by the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (P.B.U.H) . It is the most significant month in the Islamic history. Muslims all over the world observe Eid Milad-un-Nabi in this month.

Mehfil-e-Rung o Noor was held on the 29th of November 2019 at Jauhar Primary Years. This event is the annual holy celebration of the Holy Prophet Muhammad(P.B.U.H.), also known as Eid Milad-un-Nabi.

The talented students of grade 1 and 2 quoted some beautiful Haadith of the Holy Prophet following the recitation of a heart touching naats in front of the school and invited guests.

Students were beautifully dressed and gave their best in front of their mothers.