School Newsletter
Discovery Centre SmartSchool
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School Societies To promote co-curricular activities, the school has formed four societies. The debate, environment, media and magazine society will encourage learners to try and test their skills in various activities apart from the regular school activities. Debate: The debate society will organize in-house and out-house English and Urdu debate days to encourage learners to polish their public speaking skills. Magazine Society: The magazine society is in its second successful year. This year however, they plan to publish two magazines instead of one. Environment Society: The environment Society will ensure a neat and attractive environment at the school. Various planting and decoration activities are in the pipeline. Media Society: The media society is planning a weekend radio show online, to update the parents on the current events of the school.
Parent Teacher Meeting The first parent teacher meeting for the Academic year 2011-2012 was held on Monday, 10th October 2011. Healthy discussions about the childrens’ progress and development were carried out between Parents and Teachers. The first assessment results were discussed and action plans were made by teachers to ensure a positive change in the upcoming months. All suggestions by the parents were taken seriously and will be taken into consideration during further planning.
Poster Making Competition Class III student Saadullah Asad’s painting submitted to the Suparco for the National Poster Making Competition for the theme “Next 50 years in Space”. The painting was selected third in the 12 images used on their calendar. Well done Saad!
Thinkquest International Competition Classes II to VIII participated in the Thinkquest International competition 2011. They chose different problems affecting the community to research, design and implement solutions. They received letters of appreciation and certificates from the Oracle Foundation for their ideas and hard-work.
International Library Month Discovery Centre SmartSchool celebrated the International Library Month in October 2011. Students from Classes I to VIII carried out various activities. They wrote book reviews, had book discussions, celebrated popular recorded radio shows and TV shows on the Importance of libraries among other activities.