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The Beaconhouse Newsletter

The Beaconhouse Newsletter Jan - May 2016

Ja nua ry - M a y 2 0 1 6 Issue Be a c onhouse Gulsha n Prim a ry I V E - 6 0 , Bloc k 4 , Gulsha n-e -I qba l, K a ra c hi. Ph:+9 2 2 1 3 4 9 7 2 3 2 7 , 3 4 8 1 4 2 0 8

Eye Spy

I n t his I ssue

Cla ss I V U rdu a c t ivit y on Pe t s

Cla ss I I w ra pping a c t ivit y

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Budding Sing ers! Sing Fest

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Scho o l Safety and Security

Cla ss I I pre se nt a t ion on Profe ssions

Cla ss V U rdu ET a c t ivit y Cla ss V U rdu Proje c t a c t ivit y on “N a p a i d j a n w a r ”

Edmo do Training Sessio n

Cla ss I I pre se nt a t ion on Profe ssions

Cla ss I I I U rdu a c t ivit y on I nse c t s

Iqbal Day

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Let’s Debate

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Pro fessio nal Develo pment

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Success Sto ries

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e-Fo undatio n co urse

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End o f Year Party

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W o men’s Day

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Enjo y the g ame

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O pen Day Let’s Blo o m To g ether- Annual Scho o l Co ncert.

Pakistan Day

Ce le bra t ing De fe nc e Da y

Cla ss V Gra dua t ion Ce re m ony Re he a rsa l

Cla ss I I I st ude nt s re se a rc hing a bout pola r a nim a ls on t a ble t s

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Budding Artists Eye Spy

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The First Word Dear Parents/ G uardians This has been a year o f endeavo urs and acco mplishments. The scho o l aims at pro viding a safe and secure enviro nment to the students. Keeping in view the well-being o f students the Child Pro tectio n Po licy was implemented this year to ensure that students feel even mo re pro tected. They have been unperturbed in disc ussing their c o nc erns with the Child Pro tec tio n Co o rdina to rs. PSHE lesso ns have also pro vided an o ppo rtunity to the students to realize their o wn e mo tio ns a nd o the rs’ fe e ling s to b e c o me a g o o d huma n b e ing .

Like always, the students are invo lved into a variety o f activities to nurture their multiple intelligences. They have perfo rmed very well in the Inter-branch debate and sing ing co mpetitio ns. O ur yo ung artists have been successful in many Art co mpetitio ns arrang ed by different o rg anizatio ns.

The teachers are always enthusiastic to give exciting experiences to the students so that they take pleasure in learning to g ether.

My sincere wishes to the g raduating students o f Class V and a massive thank yo u to all parents, staff, and the children who to gether make o ur time wo nderful at G P-IV. W ishing everybo dy a peaceful and enjo yable vacatio n and Eid-ul-Fitr.

Best reg ards

We lc om e ba c k Cla ss I I M e a sure m e nt Ac t ivit y Cla ss I I st ude nt s pla ying U rdu la ngua ge ga m e s

M ila d

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Cla ss V St ude nt s U rdu Proje c t

Cla ss I I st ude nt s e x ploring w a ys of t he life in t he pa st

Cla ss V St ude nt s Sc ie nc e Proje c t

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S c h o o l w i ll re o p e n o n th M o n d a y , A u g u s t 8 ,, 2016.

Uzma Farzoq Senior Mistress Incharge

Good t o K now ·

Keeping in view the security o f the students, no visito rs, parents, drivers will be allo wed in scho o l building during scho o l ho urs witho ut prio r appo intment.

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At the time o f g iving appo intment, CN IC number o f visito rs will be no ted. Visito rs are requested to bring their CN IC fo r verificatio n o n the day o f appo intment.

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Sho wing the Student' s ID card at ho me time is essential. Please make sure that yo u/ yo ur drivers have it. In case o f so meo ne else co ming to pick the child, autho rity letter must be g iven and the CN IC must also be pro duced.

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Please ensure yo ur child’s reg ularity and punctuality. Repo rting time is 8 :0 0 am sharp. The g ates wil be clo sed at 8 :0 5 am.

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Please lo g in to edmo do fo r all ET integ rated wo rk and useful links fo r Summer activities.

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Please lo g o n to the o fficial facebo o k pag e o f the branch: https:/ / www.facebo o k.co m/ bssgp4 fo r latest updates and info rmatio n.

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Budding Singe rs!

New s & Events Edm odo Tra ining Se ssion

Sing Fe st 2 0 1 6 Students o f g ra des III, IV a nd Vs mesmeriz ed the audience thro ug h their melo dio us vo ices during the inter branch singing co mpetitio n ‘Sing Fest’ o rganized by the Scho o l G ro up O ffice at the Usman Institute o f Science and Techno lo g y.

The Beaconhouse Newsletter Jan - May 2016

Le t ’s De ba t e Stude nts a c tive ly pa rtic ipa te d in the Eng lish a nd Urdu de b a te c o mpe titio ns. The winne rs a re a s fo llwo s:

En g lis h De b a te : Cla s s

A refresher training sessio n fo r Edmo do was held o n Frida y, 8 Ja nua ry a t G ulsha n Prima ry IV a s pa rt o f teachers o n-g o ing PLC . The sessio n was co nducted by the tea c hers who ha ve used Edmo do extensively in their classes. They shared their practices and features o f Edmo do which they fo und mo st useful. They also pro vided o n the spo t suppo rt thro ugh useful suggestio ns and ideas fo r planning Edmo do based class and ho me assig nments.

· Sameer Khan -

IVB

· Bisma Kamal –

IIIA

Rameen N adeem secured the 3 o ther co ntestants fo r Class V.

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po sitio n amo ng st

IV

So cia l Me d ia h a s re d u ce d h u m a n in te ra ctio n .

Amal W ajid

IV-A

V

Sh o u ld co m p u te rs re p la ce te a ch e rs ?

Taha Irshad

V-A

III-A

3 rd Po s itio n Aruba Kamal

III-A

Selina Ag ha

III-A

Muhammad Taha IV-C

Ho o riya Fatima

IV-A

Javeria Iqbal

V-A

Ailia Aijaz

V-C

Shanzey Khan

V-E

Abdul Mo iz

V-A

Aro o ba Siddiqui

III-B

Bisma Kamal and Sameer Khan received shields fo r their praisewo rthy perfo rmance.

Ra m e e n Na de e m

Staff members at G ulshan Primary IV attended a sessio n o n sc ho o l sec urity, c o nduc ted b y sec urity superviso r Mr. Ehsan.They were briefed about the security measures being taken at the branch and expected pro cedure in case o f any emerg ency. Later o n, teachers to o k turns to le a rn to use fire e xting uishe rs a nd fire b la nke ts thro ug h d e mo nstra tio n a nd e x p e rime nta tio n.

2 n d Po s itio n

N abeel Raza

Cla s s III En g lis h De b a te W in n e rs

Sc hool Sa fe t y a nd Se c urit y

1 s t Po s itio n

Sch o o l Un ifo rm s m a k e s ch o o l a b e tte r p la ce to le a rn .

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Fo llo wing stude nts re pre se nte d o ur b ra nc h a fte r winning a branch based co ntest: · Rameen N adeem - VB

To p ics

Cla s s IV En g lis h De b a te W in n e rs

Cla s s V En g lis h De b a te W in n e rs

Sa m e e r Kh a n Bis m a Ka m a l

I qba l Da y Celebrating days o f o ur natio nal hero es’ enables students kno w abo ut them and pro vide them ro le mo dels to fo llo w their fo o tsteps. Death Anniversary o f o ur g reat po et Dr. Allama Mo hammad Iqbal was st o bserved o n 2 1 April by the students. They presented beautiful tableaus based o n the po ems specially written fo r children by Allama Iqbal.

Cla s s III Urd u De b a te W in n e rs

Cla s s IV Urd u De b a te W in n e rs

Cla s s V Urd u De b a te W in n e rs

Urd u De b a te : Cla s s III

IV

V

To p ic

1 s t Po s itio n

2 n d Po s itio n

Co m pute r o r m o bile pe r Ro shaan Ali Syed III-C Mata Ahmed g a m e k h e ln a a ch a Izma Rauf m a s h g h a la h a i.

La rk iy a n la rk o n s e z ia d a m e h e n ti h o ti h a in .

Umme Abiha Jaffery IV-A

Te ch n o lo g y s e p e rh a i Maryam Zaidi V-B a a s a n h o g a i h a i.

3 rd Po s itio n III-B

III-B

Yusha Bin Imran

IV-B

III-C

Pareeshey Khan IV-B Amal W ajid

Khadija Maheen

IV-A

Daniyal Tanveer V-B

Muneeb Ul Kareem V-A

Ali Raza V-A

Syed Basit Ali

V-D

Profe ssiona l De ve lopm e nt : Ms N e e lo fe r Afro z Ta riq , Ms N a zne e n Za id i and Ms Wa je e ha Ma zha r co mpleted their Th e Fo und a tio n Co urs e (TFC). Ms Sa d ia Arif and Ms Afs h e e n Im ra n co mpleted their De v e lo p in g Re fle ctiv e Pra ctitio n e rs Co u rs e (DRP).

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The Beaconhouse Newsletter Jan - May 2016

The Beaconhouse Newsletter Jan - May 2016

Enjoy t he ga m e

Suc c e ss St orie s

Kis a Ba to o l V-D and Se lina Ag ha III-B secured 1 s t a nd 3 rd p o s itio ns respectively in Inte r Bra nch De b a te Co m p e titio n held at G ulshan Primary VI.

The Annual Spo rts Day was held at the UBL Spo rts Co mplex o n W ednesday, 2 0 th January, 2 0 1 6 . The theme o f the spo rts day was W E ARE BUDDIES – N O T BULLIES.

Pa re e s ha y Kha n IV-B and Se lina Ag ha III-A go t 1 s t p o s itio ns fo r their art wo rk sent fo r Sk ill Art Club Co nte s t.

The event started with a co lo urful O pening Ceremo ny fo llo wed by W alk Past. All the athletes enthusiastically to o k part in the events like Yo g a, P.E display, Taekwo ndo , G ymnastics and track events. Everyo ne witnessed a g re a t sho w o f fa ir p la y, mo d e sty a nd sp irit o f sp o rtsma nship a mo ng the yo ung a thle te s o f G P IV.

Ahm e d Ta riq Class IV-B wo n a Bro nze Me d a l fo r winning 3 rd p o s itio n in Internatio nal Kangaro o Mathematics Co ntest.

It was an amaz ing and unfo rg ettable day enjo yed by everyo ne present there. The parents hig hly appreciated the effo rts o f the students and teachers fo r o rg anizing such a g reat event.

Kis a Ba to o l V-D wo n Artb e a t Sp e cia l Aw a rd after participating in 5 th Artb e a t N a tio na l Child Art Co m p e titio n a n d Ex h ib itio n s .

Se lin a Ag h a & Kis a Ba to o l

Pa re e s he y Kha n & Se lina Ag ha

Ah m e d Ta riq

e -Founda t ion Course Pro fessio nal develo pment has always been an integ ral part o f Beaco nho use Scho o l System. e-fo undatio n is a co mputer literacy co urse that enables teachers meet the challeng es o f the 2 1 st century learning . G ulshan Primary IV teachers, in co llabo ratio n with different branches, had the o ppo rtunity to enro ll in this intensive co urse. This seven-day co urse co nducted by Ms Ayesha Siddiqui ( ETC Scho o l G ro up II) was aimed at training the faculty members to demo nstrate ho w to deliver IT-integ rated lesso ns.

The last sessio ns o f this were held during the mo nth o f January 2 0 1 6 . The co urse bo th entertaining and info rmative, pro vided a valuable experience fo r the teachers.

An O pen Ho use fo r g rades I/ II was o rg anised fo r the parents o n 6 th March.

Students o f class I presented pro ject culminatio n activities o f their pro ject wo rk based o n their Eng lish reader ‘ My mum is lo st’ They presented sho rt plays and spo ke abo ut their understanding o f safe strang ers in case they g et lo st in a busy place. A sessio n o n Parenting was also held abo ut g uiding children . Parents hig hly appreciated the effo rts o f teachers and students.

End of Ye a r Pa rt y

Wom e n’s Da y Internatio nal W o men' s Day is a day to celebrate the ro le o f wo men in the co mmunity, and wider so ciety. W hile celebrating this day at scho o l, students were made to realize that wo men are as capable as a man in whatever the ro le they

Ope n Da y

End o f year party was held o n Friday, 6 th May. Students celebrated who le heartedly their last party o f the sessio n. They sang beautiful so ng s alo ng with their music teacher and played interesting g ames in their classro o ms.

Time – Travel

are playing in the so ciety and it is unfair to make discriminatio ns ag ainst them.Students watched special do cumentaries abo ut famo us wo men who went o ut o f the way to explo re new ho rizo ns, read po ems fo r their teachers, mo thers and o ther impo rtant ladies in their lives during the assembly. All the ladies in the branch received special to ken o f lo ve fro m BSS in the fo rm o f flo wers and sweets.

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The Beaconhouse Newsletter Jan - May 2016

Le t ’s Bloom Toge t he r - Annua l Sc hool Conc e rt The mo st awaited and co lo urful event o f the year; the Annual Scho o l Co ncert was held o n Saturday 9 th April, 2 0 1 6 . The event aimed at pro mo ting sense o f unity and to g etherness amo ng st students. All the perfo rmances were based o n the theme Let’s Blo o m To g ether. The vibrancy with which the sto ries were co nceptualized thro ug h actio ns and expressio ns captivated the audience. They hig hly appreciated the delig htful perfo rmances. The o ccasio n was g raced by the presence o f the Academic Manag er o f Scho o l G ro up II; Ms. Tabinda Raza. It was a memo rable day fo r everyo ne.

Pa k ist a n Da y

The Pakistan day was celebrated o n 2 2 nd March, 2 0 1 6 to pa y trib ute to a ll the g rea t lea ders o f Pa kista n who ma d e untiring e ffo rts in the ma king o f this c o untry.

The stud e nts sa ng the N a tio na l A nthe m w ith g re a t pa trio tism. Pe rfo rma nc e s we re de sig ne d to ma ke the children understand the histo ric events that to o k place o n 2 3 rd March 1 9 4 0 .

Usual celebrato ry events and festivities fo r the day included quiz co mpetitio n, so ng perfo rmances, tableaus that to uched the string s o f patrio tism within us.

Students sho wed natio nal fervo ur wearing Army unifo rms, b a dg e s a nd wa ve d the ha llma rk Pa kista ni g re e n a nd white flag with natio nal spirit. They celebrated this o ccasio n with zeal and zest.

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B U D D I N G

Com posit ion by A a y a n R i z v i I V -C

A b s t r a c t P i c t u re b y A s h n a J a m a l I -A

Flow e rs by M . H a ssa n

Com posit ion by F a t i m a H a s s a n V -C

Colla ge by S a m e e r K h a n I V -B

Pa rk sc e ne by F a t i m a K h a n I -C

Colla ge by P a r e e s h e y K h a n I V -B

Te x t u r e d P i c t u r e Colla ge by Sa qib Siddiqui by I V -B M a h a d F a r h a n I -B

La ndsc a pe by A r w a A m i r A l i V -C

Com posit ion by M u d a s s i r S a j i d I I -A

Te x t u r e d Pic t ure by Da nish Fa rha n I I -A

Com posit ion by Fa t im a H a ssa n V -C

La ndsc a pe by R a e d K a s h i f I V -A

Colla ge by H a m z a A h m e d I V -B

A R T I S T S

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