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Kaleidoscope Fourth issue May 2010
Word from Head Mistress Respected Parents
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Multi Media Quiz
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Photo Gallery
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Writing Competitions
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Teachers Training Workshops
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Mathelatics Team visited the campus
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Annual Dinner
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Social welfare Projects
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Teachers’ Appreciation Week
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Time flies away! Another academic year is passed. Our students have displayed their best in curricular and co- curricular activities and brought laurels for themselves as well as for the school. These achievements have been intimated to you from time to time through newsletters. For all these accomplishments, we extend our profound gratitude to the parents who have always displayed co-operation, to all the fellow workers including junior staff who have worked earnestly and industriously to keep up the Beaconhouse mission. School will be closed from 1st of June 2010 for summer vacations. Since it would be a long period I suggest you to help your child spend this leisure time constructively and beneficially. This would be the best time for making up for the deficiencies of our children and prepare them for the next academic session. School has planned Holidays homework for the students that would not only keep them busy but also polish their reading and writing skills in languages. Kindly make them do their homework consciously and independently (without any undue help). Have nice and relaxing summer vacations. Mrs. Farrukh Kamal Headmistress
Winners of Reading Competitions: •
Reading Competitions Reading was the primary objective of the year 20092010. Many reading strategies were designed and implemented with a target to improve the reading skills of the students with a primary focus on developing word recognition, correct pronunciation and accent, fluency, increasing confidence and intonation. Students at all levels were divided into three groups according to their reading capabilities. They were regularly evaluated and guided by their class teachers as well as by reading program coordinators- Ms. Ayesha Muzaffar and Uzma Ahmed. Every effort seems fruitless until and unless it is appreciated and awarded . In order to award best readers in all the three groups reading competitions were organized at all levels and the winners were awarded with certificates and prizes. Parents were invited to take story time sessions and students went to 41-A1Peco road branch to read out stories to the students of early years that generated a great boost among them.
F O U R T H I S S UE
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Multi Media Quiz BSS have always strived to introduce something new and innovative to enhance the learning and understanding of our students on one hand & on the other provide them with a productive interaction with the modern developments in their surroundings. The multimedia quiz held in the school was an initiative in this regard that opened up new vistas of learning for our students. This idea was greatly appreciated by the parents and the guests of honor present in the program. Mr. Adnan Noor Mian, Associate Professor Computer Sciences- Fast university graced the occasion as the chief guest. The guests and the parents present on the occasion
wholeheartedly extolled the intellectuality and intelligence of our students.
Newton
This program was comprised of two stages. At its preliminary stage an IQ test was conducted and all the students at class IV level participated in it. Out of 92, 18 students qualified as the top scorer intellectuals and played the final round. They were divided into 6 teams, each comprised of 3 players. Each team played a round of 20 questions. Following teams won the positions in the quiz.
3rd Position
1st Position
Ibn-ul-Haishum Urma Tariq, Khunsha Noor
Environmentalists of the Year The Nature Club of Pakistan launched activity based learning program with an objective to create an awareness among the students about nature and botanical life and to give them a better understanding of plants . In order to make students aware of their surroundings and natural assets, an award under the category of Environmentalists of the Year was
2nd Position
announced. Ghina Sohail of class IV White from our branch won this award for the Junior category and was awarded with a silver medal.
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Retrospection
Taha Tariq, Zoraiz Haider & Rizwan Azhar
Al Bairuni Anum Fatima, Sarmad M. Mehdi
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Essay & Story Writing Competition Reading and writing are the two important skills of learning. To polish the skill of composing a piece of writing expressively, creatively and meaningfully, an inter-class Story Writing Competition for Class IV and an Essay writing competition was held for class III. Children participated enthusiastically and produced some marvelous piece of writing. Our Head Mistress Mrs. Kamal awarded the proud winners of this competition with Certificate of Achievement.
Class
Winners of Story-Writing Competition- Class IV
IV-Green
Anum Fatima
IV-Orange
Ahmad Shah
IV-White
Urma Tariq
IV-Yellow
Ghulam Mustafa
Class III-Green III-Orange
Names of the proud winners at both levels are as follow:
III-White III-Yellow
Teachers Training Workshops BSS always encourages and motivates its staff members to enhance their qualification and develop their teaching skills. In this connection, several In-school training workshops were conducted for the teachers. A Teacher Training Workshop conducted by Mr. Cursow J.Dubash on the topic of ‘Creating Writing Ways’ was arranged by KFC Pakistan at KFC Johar Town. Ms.Tehmina Naeem, Ms.Sadaf Iftikhar, Ms. Sobia Chohan , Ms Faiza and Ms. Marium got an op-
portunity to attend the Workshop. This workshop provided an insight into modern technologies and methodologies being applied in teaching writing skills in languages.
"Good work doesn't happen with inspiration. It comes with constant, often tedious and deliberate effort”.
Mathelitics team from Australia visited the campus World Math Day is an official global education event. The students from all over the world unite in their quest to set a record in answering mental arithmetic questions. Every year our students participate in this event and win gold certificates and free hours for playing mathematical games. This year again
our students participated in this event with a strong belief this time they would again bring laurels to the school. Mr.----------- from Australia of Mathelatics organizers visited our branch and briefed the teachers about the new Mathelatics Program and strategies which
can help teachers motivate their students to work upon and improve their mathematics skills
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Annual Dinner
Year 2009-2010, despite all the threats and terrorism , proved a hectic but fruitful session for us. Apart from the busy schedules , the teachers had an opportunity to enjoy themselves and gossip away the worries of monotonous routines. All the teachers along with HM went out for long awaited Annual Staff Dinner at Zaifat and enjoyed the savory food and exotic atmosphere there. Phone: 5851905, 5855521
E-mail: hmmtl79g@beaconhouse.edu.pk
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Social Welfare Projects
Until the great mass of the people shall be filled with the sense of responsibility for each other's welfare, social justice can never be attained.” Helen Keller
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The prime objective of education is to make students aware of their surroundings and make them useful citizens and human beings. Class IV students as a part of their curriculum requirements carried out two social welfare projects in which they collected toys for the orphan children of SOS Village. Four children from each section accompanied art teacher to SOS village and distributed gifts among the less privileged children of the society. They also arranged a party for the junior staff of the school as a token of thanks for their services and cooperation which they rendered whole through the year. .
Teachers’ Appreciation Week A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. ~Henry Adams A teacher molds not only the children but the whole nation. We are thankful to God for having an agile and conscience team of teachers whose dedication and efforts have always brought a good name for the school. The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated. ~William James So keeping in mind this craving an
Appreciation Week was organized to commend the performance of our teachers. Students of Class V presented a special assembly in which they paid tribute to their teachers and thanked them for their love, affection and the knowledge they imparted. A teachers’ poll for the Best Teacher at certain grade level was done and following teachers were awarded as the Best Teacher in their respective level. Ms. Saima Mushtaq
Class III
Ms. Shameela Nadeem
Class IV
Ms. Sobia Chohan
Class V
All the teachers were given a certificate of appreciation in their respective strong area with a flower and a thank you card made by the students. On behalf of all teaching staff I take the opportunity to extend our gratitude to our HM and students for their love, confidence and appreciation they showed for us. Goodbye and wish you a relaxing summer break. Regards
Ms.Shazia Zahoor subject teacher
Shameela Nadeem
Ms. Tayyaba Zia
Newsletter Editor
subject teacher