Newsletter July 2021

The Juniper Times July 2021

Beaconhouse Juniper Campus Quetta Samungli Road, Quetta

Phone no: 081-2826277

NEWSLETTER The First Word Inside this issue:

Dear parents, I would like to thank all parents & students Yet another challenging year has come to for their cooperation & firm support, duran end. COVID-19 gave opportunities to ing this unprecedented time with their our staff to grow professionally, implevaluable contribution to the school life. menting BSU efficiently & using our unparalleled digital solutions to reach our stuI take this opportunity to congratulate our dents virtually. students on their success in their end of nnovation in online teaching & learning the year exams & wish all the best to our O developed our students' skills in use of & A-Level students with their forth coming online tools , reflecting improvement in CAIEs. their learning outcomes & academic achievements.

On the occasion of 45 years of celebration Despite closure of schools for quite some of Beaconhouse, I would like to extend my time this year, we provided our students gratitude to the our staff for their relentopportunities to participate in virtual & less dedication & effort in providing our physical extra curricular activities, to disstudents a safe & conducive to learning play their individual talent , foster team environment & for facilitating them to work & community spirit that encouraged achieve their maximum academic potenall roundedness. tial.

From the onset of the pandemic, Beaconhouse showed seamless operational effiWishing you all Eid Mubarak & a safe & ciency not only in teaching & learning but relaxing summer break giving paramount importance to students Regards & staff's safety & wellbeing by following Riffat Naseer SOPs. 97% of our staff is vaccinated to Principal ensure students protection against the virus.

LUMS Phoenix Competition Teams from BCP Juniper participated in the Phoenix 21, organised

by LUMS which was a combination of Business, Finance, marketing and entrepreneurship related events.

BCP Juniper Team B did us proud by securing

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News & Events Early year & Lower 2,3 Primary News & Events Primary & Middle

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News & Events Secondary/A-Level

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End of Year Party

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USEFP Competitive College Program We are proud to announce that two of our bright students from A levels: Manahil Fasial and Bilal Panezai were selected for

the US Education College Cohort 21. They

The students of BCCJ visited the Assistant commissioner Quetta Miss Humaira Baloch to talk about the importance of female education in Balochistan.

Students were given an in-depth overview of the situation of female education in the province through statistical data and graphs of the latest projects.

Ms. Humaira Baloch appreciated the initiative of the BSS students to work on developing awareness on importance of female education in Balochistan. Students presented 500 books on behalf of BSS Juniper Campus .

first place in the Wolf of Wall Street Event and came second in Mock Interviews, while team C secured 2nd place in the Elevator Pitch Event.

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Early Years/Lower Primary Dear parents,

Teacher’s Day

As we reach end of the current academic session, I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation, and gratitude to you all for your continuous support in the school activities and programs. It was a challenging year in terms of the pandemic but we successfully managed through it by being responsive and maintained a safe and happy school environment for the students. This facilitated the students to focus on their learning and grooming. We would also like to thank our young students for all the warmth, memories and learning that we have shared through this school year.

We look forward to a safe and uninterrupted next academic session. Wishing you a happy summer break.

Qurat-ul-Ain SM KG Section

Earth Day Celebration To develop awareness about conservation of environment among our students Earth Day activities were planned. Open discussions on global warming and climate change were done and students wrote pledges and made posters to save their planet. Grade 2s spent the day planting for the greener tomorrow.

“SHAIR KI SHADI” Students of KG actively participated in the role-play at the culmination of their reader.

End of the year party

Students celebrated Teacher’s Appreciation Day. They recorded their messages to pay tribute to the teachers and presented them as a token of love and appreciation during the online class, later students left their appreciative notes on the padlet wall.

Budding Speakers Grade 2s took the podium and spoke confidently during the Extempore Session on ‘Wonderful Water’.

They took one and half minute each to speak in front of their peers on the topics of how to save water and how the water cycle works.

The students presented commendable ideas.

Back to school The young Beaconites were excited to join school back in March after a long break. The students were engaged in different ice-breaking activities, such as, writing notes and making resolutions for the new year.

Mother’s Day On mother’s day, students made beautiful cards and wrote heartfelt notes online. They also gifted their mothers decorated jars as a token of love!

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Early Years/Lower Primary LEMONADE PARTY Students of Pre- nursery had a fun filled lemonade party. The aim of the activity was to familiarize the students with the letter “l” in a fun way.

GOING GREEN

GRADUATION CEREMONY

Through this environment friendly activity, students of pre-nursery developed awareness about the importance of plants in our environment and learnt about plant growth.

The graduation ceremony of Kindergarten was held on June 28th,2021 to celebrate the outstanding academic achievements of our passing out class of 2021.

SHADOW TRACING This aids the students to explore and experiment with various light sources based on evidence. This activity of classes nursery elucidated the concept of light to the students.

PUPPET SHOW A puppet show was also organized on the theme of “My Family” where students made Puppets in their art class and then articulated a story with those puppets. They also sketched their family members and made Photo frames for their pictures.

READING QUEST Students of Nursery B participated in an inter school reading quest which was held online by BSS Valencia town Branch Lahore. Our students exhibited good reading skills and got certificates of participation.

Culmination of the reader 'Jacob O'Reilly wants a Pet'

Kids Athletics The Classes 1 and 2 took the sports field with high spirits in the last week of June. Houses actively competed in Formulae Race, broad jump and over head throw. The winners of the races were awarded certificates. The early years students had a series of novelty races; their enthusiasm was evident through their active participation.

Students of KG class talked about their favorite pet animal in their online class and they differentiated between pet and wild animals by making beautiful posters.

Culmination of the reader “I do not eat the color green” Students brought green fruits and vegetables and discussed their health benefits. Students also presented informative facts related

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Primary Branch Head’s Note! As we wrap-up the year and look back, I am proud to say that we as the school community of students, parents and teachers have proven to be amazingly resilient.

I especially thank the parents for their support in online schooling, that facilitated us to provide continuous learning opportunities to our students.

I must appreciate my teachers for embracing the change, for acquiring new skills and tirelessly delivering in these difficult times and for providing exciting opportunities to the students in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities.

Congratulations to our dear students for their achievements in this challenging time. We look forward to seeing you all in August 2021 for a robust and active new acaHumaira Azam demic year.

SM Primary Section

Global Dignity Drawing Activity Global Dignity Drawing Activity How does your dignity feel?” shared on BSU classroom. An online activity done from home and submitted to the Global Dignity Organization. We believe it is critical for children to understand dignity and how it impacts the way they see themselves and treat others. When kids use dignity principles, they gain self-confidence, can resolve conflict and create a positive school culture.

23rd March Pakistan Day event was celebrated with speeches, role plays and tableaus by the students of class 4 and 5.

Creative Art Classes Fathers’ Day Cards and Stain Glass Work by class III and IV

Students busy in practical science activities, creating musical instruments and simple circuits for presentations.

Jashne Bahara role play activity by the students of class III

Earth Day

Jashne Baharah role play Activity class III

Students were seen engaged in creative tasks, based on the theme for the year 2021 ‘Restore Our Earth’. The Primary Branch created posters and wrote essays.

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Middle Branch Head’s Note

We would like to congratulate our students on their successful completion of the current academic year and appreciate their involvement and active participation during online and face to face classes. We are grateful to the parents for their continuous support in these exceptional times. We also appreciate the efforts and dedication of the teachers, who worked hard in overcoming all the challenges of Covid-19 situations.

All the best for the next session.

Kind Regards,

Sonia Babar SM Middle Section

Mother's & Father's Day Celebrations Month of May began with the students paying tribute to their parents by making very creative pop-up cards, using their creative skills and dedicating poems with loving thoughts and messages for them. The art activities in the month of June revolved around creating Father’s Day greeting cards. Students presented their beloved Fathers with cards.

Urdu Spelling Bee Competition An interesting contest of Urdu spelling bee was held for classes 6, 7 and 8. Objective was to enhance student’s Urdu vocabulary.

Winners were awarded certificates.

Earth Day Earth day is celebrated to develop students’ understanding of their environment. Students participated by submitting write ups, poems, recorded videos of songs, pictures of planting seeds and making posters.

BSU Science online Quiz Competition

Science teachers organized two online quiz competitions among the grade 8 students and 7 students via www.quizizz.com.

Maximum number of students’ par-

Social Studies online Quiz Competition Students were awarded with the certificates during competition. It was a great learning experience for the students, as they incor-

Eid card competition Discovery Centre Students took part in an online Eid card making competition. This contest was organized by Discovery Centre, Karachi. Colorful cards were made using a variety of artis-

BSS Learner Profile Art Competition The online Art contest was organized by the Head Office to showcase their creative skills and understanding of BSS attributes by creating posters of one of the attributes of learner profile.

Orientation Session for Grade 8 Tuesday, 6th April. It was conducted by the O level section head and the faculty was introduced. The purpose of the session was to guide and familiarize the parents with matric and O level systems at Juniper Campus Quetta Parents found this session very informative.

Inter School Virtual Olympiad “Virtual Olympiad 2021” on 4th& 5th June 2021 was organized by Beaconhouse Canal side campus. Our O and Matric level students secured top positions in following events.

Shams-ul- Arfin from grade 9CB (1st position in Rap battle) Shaheer Saeed from 10CB (1st position in Math survivor competition) Fiza Amjad 9CB (1st position in Vlogging)

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O-Level & Matric Head’s Note What a year this has been and how school life has changed from past one year. As always, our students, staff and parents have shown great resilience and support for all the changes that have been faced. We have still ensured that we ended the year with our normal festivities – like academic, extra & co-curricular activities and students were given exposure to participate both physical and online competitions.

I would like to wish best of luck to our current grade 11 th Students, as they will be appearing in CAIE Examination 2021 by the end of July.

A warm welcome to Grade 8th students and best wishes to them as they will start their journey into the final phase of the secondary school experience in the next term.

Imran Iqbal SM Senior Section

Islamiat Inter House Quiz Competition Islamiat Inter House Quiz Competition was held on 23rd July 2021, for the students of the O’ Level & Matric. The purpose of this competition was not only to enhance the students’ knowledge about Islamic History but also to boost their confidence.

1st position panther house. Anosha Sikandar (10CJ), Muhammad Affan (9M), Muhammad Zakir Khan (10CB), Mohaiz Naseer (9CB) and Wareesha Khalid (9CJ) 2nd position Jaguars House.

Muhammad Saad Mangal (10CB), Rubah Panezai(9M), Saanj Maudhan (10CB), Maira Jahangir (9CB) and Sara Amanullah (9CJ)

“Online Karobar” Muhammad Sarosh Khan from 10th Cambridge (1st position) Aaina Liaquat from 10th Cambridge (2nd position) Sher Shah Khan from 9th Cambridge (3rd Position)

Urdu Essay Writing Competition An Urdu essay writing competition was held on 5th June 2021, by Urdu debating society, in which various students of O & Matric Level participated.

Mathematics activity on 25th June 2021 was structured for O & Matric Level. The purpose of this activity was to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills of students. Following students got positions.

The following students succeeded in:

Arbab Muhammad Arsalan kasi from 9CB (1st position) Sher Shah Khan from 9CB (2nd position) Muhammad Haroon Zeb from 9Matric (3rd position)

Hafsa Ahmed of 10th Cambridge (2nd position)

“Noujawan Nasal Mai barhta Hua fashion ka rujhan”

Minahil Gul of 10th ( 1st position)

Nida Gul of 10th Matriculation (3rd position)

HARD TALK (A LIVE STREAMED EVENT)

Online gaming Following were the winners of the competition: Arbab Muhammad Arsalan Kasi from 9th Cambridge (1st position) Azmat Khan from 9th Cambridge (2nd Position) Zahid Khan 9th Cambridge (3rd Position)

An Inter-school ‘Hard Talk’, online panel discussion was held on 3rd June, 2021, for students of Beaconhouse from all over the country. The qualified students from Juniper campus were: Wareesha Khalid (9CJ), Zarah binte Ahmed (9CB) and Maira Jahangir (9CB). The topic they debated on was “Do international organizations like United Nations, World Trade Organizations, International Monetary Fund etc. act as lobbyists for first world countries?” It was a moment of pride for our students to speak on such a huge platform.

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A LEVEL PROGRAM Head’s Note “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education” – Martin Luther King We are thankful to our parents for playing a supportive and effective role in ensuring students don’t lose touch with studies, whether they were in physical classes or attending online lessons. The dedication and hard work of A-level faculty remained unflustered, despite the challenges of the pandemic throughout the year. For this, I would like to thank my teaching staff.

As we close for summer break, it is an ideal time to spend with your family and to cherish simple things in life. I wish you happy holidays with this assurance that we will resume with renewed energy, vigor and commitment at our end.

Maria Faisal SM Al-Level

Charity Drive, We at BCCJ want our students to become caring and kind human being and teach them to become generous adults who give to causes they care about.

BCP A levels students involved our early year students in conducting story telling sessions followed by Ice Cream Day. The funds raised through these activities were used to buy Eid clothes for children in a local orphanage.

Polio Awareness Session by WHO: A team of doctors & experts from WHO conducted a training session on Polio virus for students of BCP at the college campus. Their presentations involved the students in discussions through a variety of activities to develop understanding and awareness amongst them about the polio virus.

The students participated actively and expressed their views on the prevalent issue. They found this training session very useful and pledged to play an active role as Polio Ambassadors in eradication of Polio Virus from our region & the country.

Tree Plantation Campaign The benefits of planting trees go beyond just food security and nutrition. Trees also provide shade along with contributing towards improving local biodiversity. The students of BCP Juniper took responsibility and planted “Quetta Ash’ trees all over the college campus. We are very thankful to BUITEMS for donating 25 saplings of Quetta Ash to Beaconhouse. These trees will act as a symbol of environmental protection and sustainability.

International Student Week In Germany Spozhmei Tareen student of A Level (2020-2022) has successfully enrolled herself in The “International Student Week in Ilmenau” (ISWI) Germany. She is the first student participant from Balochistan to have enrolled in ISWI 21. The theme for this year program is ‘Our future is our responsibility: THERE IS NO PLAN(ET) B.'

Women’s Day,

BCP celebrated Women’s Day by conducting motivational session with middle and primary section. The students highlighted the contribution of the distinguished & influential women such as: Hazrat Khadija, Benazir Bhutto, Bilqees Eidhi and Malala Yousafzai, who played a powerful role in welfare of the society & mankind.

Motivational Session-Studying Stress Exam season can bring a lot of stress and burnout, that can hinder studies. Some handy tips that can help to dissipate stress were shared with O/A level students in an interactive session conducted by A2 student Manahil Rubab.

Her talk emphasized on how stress affects our mental health and well -being and how to reduce it.

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FAREWELL AND END OF YEAR PARTY

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