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SEPTEMBER

In the spirit of accepting ethical standards in professional conduct and reminding themselves and swearing by their responsibilities, roles, and duties, our student council for the academic year 2022-23 took an oath in front of proud parents and teachers.

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Students commemorated the martyrs and heroes who stood out strong and resolute when the enemy in the war in 1965 challenged our existence Renewing the pledge that we are a strong, fervid nation and no foreign power can compromise our sovereignty or tactical acumen A sincere gratitude to our chief guest, LT COL Sajad Salim Hussain (retd) for gracing the occasion with his presence and narrating the stories of valor and zest

Learners at SLC paid an ode to their teachers through a special assembly planned by the student council with poems, speeches and exciting games They had also arranged for them to compete in musical chairs and minute to win it games

SLC hosted the most awaited event, the Swimming Gala Fervent participants took part in individual races in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle There were some fantastic performances and determination and many exciting races. The teams supported each other brilliantly showing zeal and passion, which was the designated sporting value of the event.

Our kindergarteners took the audience back in time to the prehistoric era by showcasing their learning abilities by sharing fact files, meeting paleontologists, and presenting dioramas A quiz proved to be a perfect way to recall the facts while the Dino Dance served as the best way to end the Dino Closing

OCTOBER

Learners at SLC paid an ode to their teachers through a special assembly planned by the student council with poems, speeches and exciting games. They had also arranged for them to compete in musical chairs and minute to win it games.

SLC hosted the most awaited event, the Swimming Gala. Fervent participants took part in individual races in backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. There were some fantastic performances and determination and many exciting races. The teams supported each other brilliantly showing zeal and passion, which was the designated sporting value of the event.

"Grandparents are a little bit parents, a littlebitteacher,andalittlebitfriend"

Preschoolers at SLC celebrated the International Grandparents Day to proclaim the special bond they share withtheirgrandparents.

Our kindergarteners took the audience back in time to the prehistoric era by showcasing their learning abilities by sharing fact files, meeting paleontologists, and presenting dioramas A quiz proved to be a perfect way to recall the facts while the Dino Dance served as the best way to end the Dino Closing

Respected parents joined their children at SLC to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi and commemorate the birth anniversary of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). The event was prepared with a religious fervor as students presented handmade posters and models of the “Khana Ka’aba” and othersacredplaces.Thechildrentookto the stage to recite Durood, share the hadith of the Prophet (S.A.W), and recite Naat’s that touched the hearts of all those present. A question/answer session was also arranged for the parents to take part in which added to the excitement. Before leaving parents enjoyed sweets arranged by the school, adelicacynoPakistanicanresist“Gulab Jamun.”

Asastepforwardtodevelopthelovefor reading, SLC had a week full of reading activities, character dress ups, TED talks, reading sessions, and a well-planned literature morning hosted by the students.

NOVEMBER

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'Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway'No one knows this statement to be more true than the students at SLC, who dressed up and became the apple of everyone ' s eyes Applecious Day was an eventful day with stem activities, games, face painting, songs,anddesserts

SLChostedaguestspeakersessionwith Mr Ali Raza Khan, CEO of Youth Engagement Services (YES), and Ms. Anum Mir as part of SICAS Talks to accilmatise our learners to 21st century perspectives, encouraging them to foster a culture social innovation and revolution. It was an interactive session leveraging learners to delve deeper into real life anecdotes and get inspired. He particularly talked about the harms of bullying and helped students and the admin to come up with strategies to tacklethismenace.

From oven-hot pizzas to sugary treats, young chefs from Grades 2-5 were apt to contribute to this fundraiser. Jumping castles, song dedications, and the pony ride were the highlights of the day while the convivial minute to win it games invigoratedall. The funds generated by the bakesale werethengraciouslyhandedovertothe administrationofSOSVillage

Projectbasedlearningisanintegralpartof curriculum at SLC that facilitates our learnerstoadhereto21stcenturyskills Learners of Grade 1 and Grade 2 engaged in real world issues and in personally meaningful projects They shared their skillsthroughaPBLpresentationdisplaying intrinsic motivation, collaboration, and self-directedlearning

As a way to boost morale amidst what has been passing by as a busy and eventful school year, SLC hosted a sleepover for the students in the junior campustomaintainawork-funbalance inthelivesofourstudents!

Paying tribute to the nation’s beloved poet, a short program was held at SLC Iqbal is recognized for incorporating the values prescribed upon Muslims into his poetry,ashewasanavidbelieverinthe fact that true success can only be achieved provided Muslims follow the HolyBook Therefore,theprogrambegan withtherecitationofthewordsfromthe Holy Quran Followed by an array of performances including skits and plays, students at SLC crowned our golden past in gold and revived the legacy left behindbyAllamaIqbal

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Providing a platform for our preschoolers to actuate confidence and inspire their creative self-expression, SLC conducted a pet closing where they showed their enthusiasm through singingandactinglikemaestros!

DECEMBER

07Actively engaging learners in the realworld through meaningful projects is proven to help develop problem solving strategies, critical thinking, and communicationskillsinourlearners

Grade 3 and 4 at SLC shared their learning outcomes about Healthy Lifestyles and Effects of Humans on Environment through an interactive presentation, involving their audiences in variousactivities

Adhering to contemporary means of teaching and learning, SLC Middle School learners hosted a Science Exhibition that encompassed research, creativity, collaborationandcriticalthinkingskills

From innovative models to experimental results, learners portrayed the entire process of inquiry and how the scientific world works The forum provided exploratory experiences and opportunities to learners to nourish and nurturetheirtalents

Universal Children’s Day celebrated on 20th November, promotes international togetherness, and awareness among children SLC celebrated children’s day and gave our young learners an opportunity to learn

improving children’s welfare Through skits, poems, and speeches our young creative minds educated others on the realities of the world and how many children out there suffer because of poverty,war,anddisease Theirenthusiasmandeagernesstolearncouldbeseenintheirperformances To commemoratethedaytheproceedingscollectedfromthebakesaleweregiventoSOSChildren’sVillage

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Spirit week kicks off with an amazing display of retro rendition in which students dawned bright colored clothes; they could have starred in a 90's bollywood song!The bake sale was filled ewith delicious"homemade"treats Flashy day nearly blinded us with every student treating the day as a competition to be noticed, the inter house quiz however, really made it clear that most of us will rethink basic common sense, Saleh farooq could potentially host jeeto pakistan!

Food was surely the appropriate way to welcome the A1 batch to their first year in SLC! Following a series of welcoming speeches, an incredible instrumental performance of ‘Pasoori’ by Arham Raufwas executed, with most if not all students vibing to it Followed by a moving speech by Sir Shehreyar Salamat, which seeped into the hearts of the batch, whose main goal now is to keep on movingforward,asagroupformed by unity itself This sentiment was commemmorated by a batch picture, as the students lined up to immortalisethemoment And then, unofficially, in the heat of the moment, some of the students decided to serenade the rest of theirpeersandseniors

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Organized by SICAS, Sicas Debating Championship 2022 was held under the auspices of the school debating society – which diligently ensured the event scaled greater heights The event concluded with ISL-A as the victors after a heated final Debaters aggressively ejecting POIs – exclusive to SDC – constituted another note-worthy feature From coaches sprawled on floors to directorate members doodling, the event's successful conclusion is a matter of great pride for our campus Educator-of-note Shehryar Salamat, our remarkable director, very graciously graced the event too

02Nightfall crept through the halls of SICAS, adorned with witches, ghouls and beasts of all kinds onthisHalloweennight, awaiting the students like bloodhounds on a boring day. As fictional as this is, the night did get decorated with Halloween ornaments, the pathway with straws and a single dead body hanging from a tree and the haunted house with jump scares

Students entered the school, all dressed in regards to the demented theme, for a fun night of horror, all organized by our Deputy Head Girl, Ishmal Suhaib Halloween was followed by a DJ night, that left the students in a trance as they sang and danced to the beats producedbyDJ

15SLC honored Allama Iqbal, our national poet with a weekly school assembly dedicated to furthering his illustrious legacy Hamza Muzammil and Hassan Qureshi recited two Iqbal poems of note: Shikwa and Jawab-e-Shikwarespectively A recitation from the Holy Quran followed. Bilal Kashif, Hamza Usman, and Aneeza Chattha elaborated on Iqbal’s philosophy in line with the sacred verses. Faiq Ali’s rendition of Lab Pe Aati Hai Dua, another famous Iqbal work, using a violin brought the initiativetoafittingend

An event was organized to recognize the hard work put in by the student council on November 28, 2022. Those present were made cognisant of the importance of the body and its duties. A passionate debate followed with the motion seeming to fail. Faiq Ali then presented a violin recital O Level students Ismail Hassan, Basim Taj, Aayaan Meer, and Rayyan Ahmed recited their work on the tribulations that come with being a child A recitation of Lost Child preceded.

BADGE-PINNING CEREMONY

On the 29th of November, 2022, gathered in the futsal ground,thestudentsawaitedtheannouncementofthenew societyheadsforthecurrentacademicyear(2022-23).After a series of speeches and poems paying solidarity to the Palestinians, and a few announcements, Ms. Furrah Ahsan was invited to the stage, to hand over the badges to their deservingowners.Withallthebadgeshandedover,andthe manybreathtakingphotostaken,thestudentsproceededto sing the national anthem, and head to their respective classes, with mixed feelings of disappointment and satisfaction

STUDENTS WIPED OUT IN A THRILLING CRICKET CLASH

A student versus teachers cricket match was organized on November 30 To liken the electrifying atmosphere similar to an India-Pakistan would not be an understatement SICAS faculty emerged victorious courtesy of a spirited performance The faculty win came as no surprise with the team remaining unbeaten over the last four years Sir Rehan and Sir Khalid from team teachers left those present stunned with enviable catches Sir Zubair, unfortunately, sustained injuries due to circumstances beyond anybody’s control How the students cheered for Sir Asim when he entered the field was reflective of his popularity among the student body Delivering a merciless performance, the teachers emerged victorious over opponents who too did as best as they could

The A-level students at SLC, without a doubt, had been working effortlessly for the past term. In celebration of the passing of the first term with tons of success, growth, and accomplishments, our A-level batch was taken on a trip to Mangla Dam on the 24th of December. As they say it is not the destination but the journey that matters; likewise, the drive to the dam consisted of music blasting off of speakers, singing competitions, card games, and having KFC. Arriving at the tourist spot, the students indulged in a variety of activities, including jet skiing and boat rides. Suffice it to say, with the creation of new memories, it was a fun and exhilarating way to end the term.

EYE ON IVY

Myriad workshops were organised by SICAS to help extend students a head start in connection with impending university applications Individuals representing consultancy firm Eye on Ivy, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and various Canadian varsities separately overlooked the initiative to help students acquire a sound understanding of what they aspired to achieve post-school

DECEMBER

24 HOURS IN LAHORE = SMOKING PACK OF CIGARETTES

A workshop led by Pakistan Air Quality Initiative founder Abid Omar was conducted at the campus. Spending 24 hours in Lahore was akin to smoking 20 cigarettes, those present learned. The gravity of the problem and ways of overcoming the challenge were discussed at length over what was essentially an interactive session. The event concluded after a short Q&A round with KN95 masks being handed out.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

SICAS students dubbed the LGS Paragon sports fest the “best” SLC students, it is worth pointing out, emerged victorious in throwball,ludo,andarmwrestling Others were also named runners-up in table tennis

SICAS students scored top laurels at Caribou – an international math competition Diyyan Imran and Rahim Luqman emerged first in Pakistan and featured amongst the top six percent worldwide. Hassaan Anees was named third while Muneeb Haq was ranked fifth. Arham Kaleem and Fawwaz Amir tied at six with Rayan Nawaz Raja also figuring in thetoptenbysecuringtheeighthslot.

04Our Model United Nations (MUN) society enjoyed a rather successful few weeks with students delivering award-scoring performances Both, Aman Farooq and Sulaimanul Haq received special mentions at the GTI’MUN organized at theBeaconhouseGardenTownCampus over November 10-13 Aman also won awards for honorable and outstanding diplomacy at the MTG’MUN held over November 25-27 at Beaconhouse Model TownGirls’Campus

Two-day art and literature event Emerge 2022 concluded on November 26 with SICAS students shining. Prominent among these were Arham Rauf (Apollo Instrumental), Taha Saqib and Abdur Rehman (Sous Chef), Ibrahim Shahzad, Muhammad Yaqoob, and Daniyal Ahmad (Oratio).

05SICAS team A emerged victorious at the Sondhis–arguablythemostprestigious world school debating championship organised in Pakistan. The team representing SICAS: Ibrahim Shahzad, Muhammad Yaqoob, Subhan Akbar Khan, and Qalb-e-Abbas bagged the top honour in a win that put an end to an eight-year drought for the school. Their hard work paid off and coach Ibrahim Bin Amjad merits special for working tirelessly over the season to ensure the triumph. SICAS teams regularly participate in the tournament. The school won the coveted trophy earlierin2014tooasaforementioned.

Fazeel Ahmed of Grade 5 made SLC proud by participating in ACE Junior League Tournament, at Garrison Golf Club Lahore.

He was awarded the 1st position in the Chipping Contest and 2nd position in Birdie Category (9 holes). nother great victory for SLC was that our very own talented tennis player, Bilal Asim, recently claimed a triple crown at the 5th Aitchison College Junior National Championship 2022. He had competed amongst many competent players and claimed not just the U-18 singles, but also the U-18 doubles and U-16 singles He thanked his mentor and coaches, including Rashid Malik, for his victory Our star tennis player Bilal Asim portrayed exceptional vigour in yet another great victory after winning the U-16 (Leg-1) International Kamran Steel Asian Tennis Tournament at Punjab Sports Board Tennis Academy recently

SLC karate team from grades 4-6 brought home laurels with an outstanding performanceatthe10thInterschoolKarate ChampionshipunderthebannerofPunjab OlympicAssociation.

Umar Nisar and Musa Malik won gold medalswhileHamzaBhatti, AbdullahZahir Sadiq and Sabi-ur-Rehman won silver medals. Competing in the Interschool Karate Championship hosted by City SchoolphaseVI,theSLCKarateTeamwon 6 gold medals and 2 silver medals.SLC stood 2nd among the sixteen schools that participated.A huge round of applause for

SLC participated in the HRCA Arts and Creative Writing Contest and brought multiple accomplishments back home. Whilst demonstrating their observational ability, creativity as well as imagination, they wrote on the theme of “Future World" Theteam: AbbanWaseem-2A-SILVERMedal(Art) M AbdullahBilal2B-SILVERMedal(Creative Writing) MusaMoin3A-SILVERMedal(Art) Haad Harron 8A- BRONZE Medal (Creative Writing)

09In the International Youth Mathematics Challenge 2021, Arham KaleemShehryar Awais also achieved a “Bronze Honour” , qualifying in the top 25% of all participants globallyandtop90%ofthosewhoqualified for the Final Round and the top 20% of all participants globally and top 70% of those whoqualifiedfortheFinalRound.

At the Alma Fest’22, Mughees Usman ended up winning ludo and being the runner-upingaming

SportsfestheldbyLGS55Mainendedwith the girls having won the throwball category as well as dodgeball caetgory and getting second place in baseball. The boys won futsal, throwball, ludo, and COD as well as being runners-up in futsal, dodgeball,andCOD.

There was the sports fest at LGS Paragon whichwas“thebesteventsofar”withour studentswinningthrowball,ludo,andarm wrestling as well as being runners-up in tabletennisandludo.

I T I E S

IRTIQA SOCEITY

A Flood Relief Donation Drive was held to not only raise funds with help of a bake sale but also medicine and other living necessities such as blankets, food, etc were also collected and delivered to the flood victims through the EdhiFoundationandtheNGOTransparentHands.AWinterClothingDrivewas organized to collect warm sweaters, socks, blankets, etc to help people in need. TheIrtiqaSocietyiscurrentlyplanningaBookDrivetocollectbooksfor underprivilegedkids.Weplantosetupalibraryinaschooltogivethesekids access to free books. We are also going to be visiting a nursing home to spendtimewiththeelderlyandgivethemthesupport.

MEDIA SOCEITY

The Media Society has played an essential role in covering in-house events andcontributingtothemakingoftheflashbackvideo Studentsinthemedia society have participated in multiple external events including Emerge 2022, hostedSICASGirls(Category:Picturesque)andLACASBurkiKomercoPublicis

MATH SOCEITY

IntheCaribouCompetition,membersofthesocietymanagedtorankinthe top 6% globally Additionally, some students had participated in SEAMO and attained7thand14thpositionsnationallyandarenowaspiringforSEAMOXthe names of these students are Shehrayar Awais and Burhan Akbar Khan Shehryar Awais also achieved a “Bronze Honour” in the International Youth Mathematics Challenge 2021, qualifying in the top 25% of all participants globally and top 90% of those who qualified for the Final Round Another “Bronze Honour” was earned in the International Youth Mathematics ChallengebythePresidentofthesociety,ArhamKaleem,whowasamongst thetop20%ofallparticipantsgloballyandtop70%ofthosewhoqualifiedfor theFinalRound ArhamKaleemhasalsobeencelebratedasamong"Top25" mathematicians of Pakistan ( Via participation in Second Training Camp for IMO)

ENTREPRENEURIAL SOCEITY

Overthecourseofthepastterm,membersofthesocietyparticipatedinthe Lacas Burki Komerco business meet and secured 1st position in their Dossier category. In2021,theyparticipatedintheinternationalbusinesscompetition “WhartonGlobalYouthProgram”designedbytheUniversityofPennsylvania’s businessschool,ranking347thpositionoutof1500+teamsglobally.

LITERATURE & POETRY SOCEITY

The Literature, Art and Poetry society is a diverse society which consists of many students who represent their individuality and colors through art The LAPS society aims to promote the importance of imagination and creative freedom Over a period of time students from the society have participated and won many national and international competitions, which include poetry,essayandcreativewritingcompetitions

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SCIENTISTS AT WORK SOCEITY

SAW aims to help students develop an interest in science by promoting participationinextracurricularevents Membersofthesocietyparticipatedin Scienject20hostedbyLGSGulbergandwonbronzeandsilvermedalsinthe 'Cybernautics' category Moreover, at The Aitchison College Science and Engineering Concept, students from A levels attained 1st position in the 'DarwinsDeductions'category Currently,studentsfromGrade10areworking on projects, based on intriguing scientific theories, for Cambridge Upper SecondaryScienceCompetition XXXXXX

MODEL UNITED NATIONS SOCIETY ENVIRONMENTAL SOCEITY

Our MUN society has been extremely busy over the past term, bringing back a boatload of awards At LAMUN, Saleh Farooq was awarded with an “OutstandingDiplomacy”andDanishKhanreceivedan“HonorableMention” This was followed by GTIMUN, where Aman Farooq and Suleiman Ul Haq receiveda“SpecialMention” AtMTGMUN,AmanFarooqwasawardedwithan “Outstanding Diplomacy” as well as an “Honorable Diplomacy” Lastly, at ISLMUN, Saleh Farooq and Ruman Shahid both received an “Outstanding Diplomacy”award

DEBATES SOCEITY

StartingoffwithACDC,SLCmanagedtobreak9thandmadeitallthewaytothe

quarter finals After that, at AKDC, they broke second with Subhan Akbar Khan getting best speaker and Muhammad Yaqoob ranking 9th At BLKC, the team managed to break first with Subhan Akbar winning best speaker and Daniyal Ahmed ranking 2nd in reply At BDDC, the team made it to quarters; Subhan Akbar Khan ranked 10th, Ibrahim Shahzad ranked 11th and Muhammad Yaqoob ranked 14th At SDC the team broke 3rd and made it to the quarter-finals And after a lot of hard work, SLC Team A got a very well-deserved win at Sondhis bringingthetrophybackhome