Newsletter 2018-2019

Newsletter 2018-2019 The First word – Message from the Head of School Dear Parents, We have just ended another eventful, productive and interesting academic year for our students. It has been great to see our students happy and engaged in learning activities throughout the year.

I wish to take this opportunity to thank everyone starting from our Parents without whose support, acknowledgement and critical feedback it would not have been possible. To the staff at CKG II for their cooperation and support. I would especially like to thank the School Leadership Team comprising of Ms. Sana Imran our School Coordinator, Ms. Saba our PRO, Mr. Shahid Shah our Accountant and Mrs. Ussam Khan our Cluster Bursar. Along with the Support Staff who have worked very hard in many ways.

A big thank you to our fantastic teachers. Indeed, we could not have achieved without their hard work, input and cooperation.

I wish everyone a very safe and enjoyable summer vacation.

We look forward to welcoming back our Parents, students and staff to another fantastic academic year 19-20 in August 2019.

Regards Afshan Ali HM CKG II & Convener for Cluster 25 BSS

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End of year Result day is Wednesday 12th June 2019. Parents are requested to collect the result from the school office from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm. If you are unable to come yourself to pick up your child’s result then kindly send a signed authority letter with the person you appoint to collect the result.

Beginning of Academic year 19-20 o ‘Back to school’ date for all students is Monday 5th August 2019.

First Celebration of the Academic year 19-20 o 14th August would be celebrated with zeal. So keep the green flags and clothes ready.

Regular School Timings are: Pre nursery: 8:00 am – 12:30 pm Nursery & KG: 8:00 am-1:00 pm Classes I and II: 8:00 am - 2:00 pm.

FANTASTIC NEWS: A FACELIFT FOR CKG II We are very pleased to announce that BSS CKGII would be receiving a fantastic facelift and when children enter school in August 2019 it would be an amazing new school experience for all.

ADMISSIONS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 19-20 Academic year 19-20 Enrollment has opened.

If you know of someone who has a child ranging from age 3+ to 6+ as of August 2019, we still have a few seats left and we might be able to accommodate them ( Pre Nursery – Class I) . Please ask them to get in touch with the school at 02135877600 / 03102321881 or visit the School. The school office would be open throughout the summer.

ARE YOU MOVING RESIDENCE? If you are moving house during the summer please email the new address to the PRO Ms. Saba Majid at saba.76587@bh.edu.pk or call at 03102321881 – 02135877600 STARTING THE SCHOOL YEAR ON THE RIGHT NOTE Early to bed and early to rise.

Do make sure that as the 5th of August approaches, children start preparing for joining school and going to bed early and rising early so first day / week of school is not a hassled experience for all.

SETTING THE TONE FOR BACK TO SCHOOL Back to school is a time children look forward to getting their new uniforms, bags etc. here are some on line stories to set help parents the mood for this important occasion.

Froggy goes to school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWSAJ1ASvhI The Bernstein Bears back to school https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtJOBPQQrAw

THE SCHOOLS FOCUS FOR 19-20 There are some areas where we need your support in 19-20. We will be working on improving these and setting protocols.

Student attendance and punctuality Students are expected to maintain regular full attendance and come to school on time. These are key factors which if disregarded by, will have a negative impact on your child’s learning and achievement Birthday Parties We are happy to facilitate those parents who wish to celebrate their child’s birthday in school, however we hope for better support from parents in terms of planning and protocols.

Student Snack lists To promote healthy eating habits in students we will be starting a student snack calendar / list and look forward to your support to make it successful. If you have any suggestions for healthy options, please email Ms. Saba the PRO and we will note your feedback.

Reading, Reading, Reading This will be the schools focus in 19-20, and again can’t do it without your full support parents.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND DOWN. SUMMER FUN ACTIVITIES Parents, do take up this opportunity to relax and spend quality time with your child. The summer holiday does not necessarily mean a trip on a plane somewhere. There are a host of healthy outdoor activities which you can engage in.Old favorites such as climbing trees, using sling-shots, playing camping in your front yard or balcony, cuddling up with a book, playing Ludo etc. are ever welcome. Arranging for cousins and friends to come over for ‘night spends’ creates wonderful memories.

Places to visit / Things to do in Karachi.

Pre-Nursery at CKG II in a Snap shot Celebrating Blue Day Blue day was celebrated in school. Students brought different objects of blue color from home and participated in different activities.

Healthy eating habits Vegetable tasting activity linked to their core reader ‘’Oliver’s vegetable’'

Way to Go Pre-Nursery Second Term Class: Pre-Nursery Area: For Good progress in all academic areas Tehreem Ali Muhammad Uzair Rajeev Kumar

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Fun filled activities of Earth week.

End of Year Memories

The students of Pre-Nursery celebrated and participated in the Earth Day

Area: For Good progress In social emotional skills.

Manal Rashid Muhammad Iqbal Fatima Haseena Area: Active participant in class discussions.

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Mohtashim Imran Ayesha Faiz Taha Ahmed

Developing 21 century skills: Use of ICT has made students of Pre-Nursery more confident and independent learners. They use tablets not only for playing educational games but also do tracing of the sounds and numbers. Now students are confident users of Beebot as well. :

Muhammad Omais Animal Parade

Animal Parade

Students of Pre-nursery participated in the animal parade in integration with their reader the “Big Red Bath”

Sneak peek of Nursery A and B Read with Me Reading is an important part of our daily routine and student’s skills have developed well.

Fulfilled activities of Earth and Spring week.

Digitally Literate Beaconites Students enthusiastically learnt with ICT gadgets. They gained confidence in using all peripherals i.e Tablets, BeeBot, Digital camera, visualizer and Eyeris.

Inquisitive Learners Students engaged in active learning.

Way to Go Nursery A- B Second Term Class: Nursery A Area: Eager learner Marium Fahim Tanisha Kumari Gunjan Senan Area :Staying on task and is self-motivated Aram Fatima Filza Ahmed Zoya Ahmed Class: Nursery B Area: Active participant and self-motivated S

Ahmed Raza Khan Jiveeka Kishan Area: Eager learner Falak Naz Omesh Jaikishan Area: For Good progress in all academic areas Muhammad Umar Sheraz Mansha Faisal Iraj Sajjad Sheza Sajjad

Physical exercise and Music

Kindergarten Kindergarteners in the Spotlight The term ended with experimenting, exploring and learning with hands on activities. ELE peripherals were a part of activities which enhanced learning.

Young readers enjoyed reading using EYERIS. .

PSHE young learners seen participating in the activity “The Hero in Me�.

Young scientists were busy making healthy choices. They also became young farmers and planted a little plant to watch it grow and learn the process of germination.

Way to go KG A Grace Kumar Puneet Kumar M.Nazim M.Sulaiman Bakhtawar Fayyaz Nimrita Usaid Adnan Kashmala Fayyyaz

Learners of Kindergarten developing Math skills through the CPA (concrete, pictorial, abstract) approach.

Way to go KG-B M. Zaroon Sumaiya Faisal M. Hamza Huda Rizwan Hafsa Shahid Zeeniya Fatima Bharti Rai Maryam Kulsoom

Little learners enjoyed the activities related to themes Pets, Heroes and Food.

Grade 1 in a snap shot Patriots of CKG 2 Our young patriots celebrating 23rd March at Dolmen Mall by performing on our national songs.

Way to Go

Let’s reduce, recycle and reuse The “Trash Tag Challenge” was held in which the students picked up the trash and made their school area trash-free.

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Table manners for everyone!!

The inquisitive learners of BSS used the software 2publish for listing some table manners that they promised to follow throughout their lives.

Class: grade 1A Anabiya Umair Shuja Haider Jessica Jai Kirish Kumar Maniha Rahil Hassan Irfan Abdullah Qamar Hasnain Zaidi Azan Ali Hadiya Muneeb Zaib Ali Abbas Danish Mustafa Faisal Class: grade 1-B Abeera Adnan Ayesha Owais Blessy Kumari Jevika Kumari Kalpana Ashok Karan Essrani Muhammad Ali Muhammad Hamdan Shoukat

Noor E Sahar Preet Veer Roshni Bai Syed Hammad Imam Waniya Saif S

Time deals for little masters ‘’ The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics’’

Inp Solids into liquids.

Inquisitive learners OF CKG2 experimented conversion of solids and liquids and vice versa.

Class II at CKG II in Focus

Fantastic Learners of Class II-A 18-19

Learning through technology

Children in grade 2 have explored and learnt through netbooks, digital camera, digital microscope, visualizer and multimedia.

Don’t Let Them Disappear Students took active part in making posters on saving endangered animals.

Ammad Khan-Mariam Asad Shafi Muhammad-Sonika Aamna Niaz-Manvi Kumari Mustafa Asif-Shavez Ali Yahya Saqib-Asswa Abdul Hamza Danish-Mouazzam Imran Raja Harris-Ahmed Khan

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Science for kids: Germination.

Fantastic Learners of Class II-B

Farheen Khan Heer Asha Ram Ayesha Hussain M.Zulnorain Soomro Syed Ramis Abbas Zaidi M. Raza Turabi Maham Batool Turabi Abeera Waqar Project based learning - Endangered Animals Students of class II-A and B exhibited their learning and creativity in form of various projects through hands on activities for their English topic ‘Endangered Animals’.

Mariam Mubarak Sameer Chawla Mohit Kumar Chawala Zarmeen Ali Manisha Rai Hanita Kumari Susheel Kumar

MAKING TIME FOR LEARNING Research indicates that many students lose the equivalent of one to two months of reading and Math skills during the summer and do not score so well on assessments as those who continue to learn during the summer. As always we encourage our children to remain active in learning. Please see below some fun ways to prevent summer learning loss.

• Set aside 15-20 minutes a day for your child to read a book. Ask him questions about the story or have him read the same.

• 10 ways to support your child’s English at home: • https://www.britishcouncil.org/voices-magazine/ten-ways-support-yourchilds-english-learning-home • Creative writing fun • Try out ‘Journal writing’ during the summer. Ask your child to record their entire summer vacation by writing about their daily events in a note book.

• http://homeliteracyblueprint.com/journaling-at-home-with-kids/ • http://www.readingrockets.org/article/journal-writing • https://education.yourdictionary.com/for-teachers/journal-writingexercises-for-kids.html • Summer reading tips for parents.

• http://www.readingrockets.org/article/summer-reading-tips-parents • fun Math activities for the summer • https://theeducatorsroom.com/fun-math-activities-summer-vacation/ • Developing Fine motor skills • https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/fine-motor-skills-checklistpreschoolers.html • Fun ways to practice handwriting • https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/fun-ways-to-practice-handwritingwith-preschoolers.html • Pre Writing lines checklist for ages 1-6 • https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/pre-writing-skills-checklist-kids.html • 10 Digital Summer Projects for Parents and Kids • https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/10-digital-summer-projectsparents-kids/