Newsletter 1st Term 2014-2015

My Years at HSPR ...

HSPR is like a second home to me. The first day when I entered the gates of HSPR, it was the start of a new journey for me. A long journey with bumps on the way but I enjoyed it a lot.

The first day, I was welcomed by our graceful headmistress Ma‘am Sumairah. I had entered a new alien environment but with my loving friends and the hardworking teachers surrounding me, I settled down easily.

I spent three years in this school. The best three years of my life. In start when I was in Class VI, I was a shy girl, but now when I see my reflection in the mirror I see that girl has flown away and I stand as a strong, confident girl. I was a girl who thought that she was nothing in this universe, but now I have strength and I believe in myself.

This year when I will sadly leave this school, I will miss those smiling and encouraging faces of the teachers. I will miss that fun and fights with my friends. I know that I will never be able to study in such a kind of school where teachers are always ready to give you time, where the junior staff is so cooperative and where everyone always supports you when you give crazy ideas.

Salute to Ma'am Sumairah! Salute to the teachers! Salute to HSPR! Manal Attique (VIII—A)

Skype in the Classroom

Students of class VIII-A of Beaconhouse Harley Street Branch, Rawalpindi presented a heart touching assembly on ‗Defence Day‘, in which they depicted how our soldiers sacrificed their lives for their beloved country The good thing about this assembly was that the young Beaconites created, produced and directed the whole assembly themselves.

Students of class I experienced something extraordinary without leaving their classroom i.e. a Skype Session with a security official DSP Tahir a high ranking police officer. The whole session provided students the opportunity to understand the slogan ―Be Alert, Be Brave, Keep Safe‖. Students enthusiastically took part in the discussion and tried to clarify their ambiguities.

Chef’s Day Investiture Ceremony Hop into a Healthy Habit Skype in the Classroom Hands on Learning

Beaconhouse School System Harley Street Branch Rawalpindi Upcoming Events >>> Comics on a Theme for Level III & IV Presentation on a given Topic for Level V Photography Embed into Collage for Level VI Voice Over for Level VII Movie/Video Making based on a Quotation for Level VIII

Inter School Spelling Quiz

It is believed, ‗If a student is not doing hands-on Science, they are not doing Science‘. Likewise, we also believe that doing hands on activities inspire deeper investigations Our little scientist of grade V proved the hypothesis that ‗light, air, water and sunlight are necessary for germination‘ by conducting an experiment. Grade IV experimented and with logical evidence verified that warmth and moisture lead to the development of bread mold.

We will remember ...

I Shall Rise & Shine I shall rise and shine Till the end of time I may have left the world But I am in your hearts forever.

They thought we would give up, But we stood up again.

Hands on Learning

It is a tradition of Beacon house to conduct orientation session, at the beginning of the academic year, to make the parents aware of the syllabi being taught in the class. This year too an orientation session was organized by the school where not only the curriculum was shared with the parents but also a career advisory session was held for grade VIII. Parents queries regarding the subject were also answered at the end of the session.

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Landscape Challenge through Graphic Designing for Level I & II

Beaconhouse Harley Street has always strived to provide a valuable educational experience by engaging its students in healthy competitions that encourage them to develop self confidence, competitive spirit and above all cognitive skills. Our young contestants Rana M. Rameel and Huda Rehman participated in ‗Inter School Spelling Competition‘ and won first position and made us all proud.

Orientation Meeting

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Global Dignity Day

Finding An Agent That’s Right For You

Defence Day

January

In this issue >>>

They thought we would be afraid But they were wrong and we continued learning We continued to strive.

Their sacrifices will never be forgotten Their killing will never be forgiven We shall make their dreams come true

Parent Teacher Meeting During the academic year, frequent PTM‘s are arranged that provide an opportunity to the parent to talk with the child‘s teacher to become aware of their child‘s progress in terms of his/her strengths and weaknesses both academically as well as behaviorally.

They may have thought that we won't study But instead my brothers and sisters learn what I left.

Your guns can not kill my dream You can not shoot down our hope To rise again, to rule again I am not dead. I am a martyr.

I shall rise and shine always :')

By Syeda Aimen Hussain Class VIII—A

Headmistress’s Note Dear Parents, We all are aware of the series of misfortunate events our country has been witnessing for the past few years or so. It is now high time to realize and stand united against the human calamities that are now a part of our daily lives. It is time to prove to the rest of the world that no such amount of havoc can take down PAKISTAN so easily; for we, as the educators and mentors of our society have a bigger responsibility on our shoulders and that is to spread the message of faith, unity and discipline, the very foundations of our country‘s existence. ―Pakistan is proud of her youth, particularly the students, who are nation builders of tomorrow.

They must fully equip themselves by discipline, education, and training for the arduous task lying ahead of them. .‖ ― Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah Having said this, we must all realize that the task ahead of us is great. Inculcating tolerance, patriotism, dignity and a desire for better education in our children should not only be the top priority of the educational institutions but also of the parents. It is our youth that will carry forward good morals and a strong desire to contribute to the welfare of our societies and therefore our motherland.

This term our branch has been hosting numerous events and activities as part of the learning process. We believe that it is important to maintain a well-rounded personality by enhancing a child‘s mind not only through academic curricula but with co circular activities as well. We are encouraged to see the pupils ‗involvement and enthusiasm.

The updates of main events and happenings in the first term are highlighted in this issue.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Sumairah Naveed Headmistress Mrs. Shazia Amer (SM)

Mrs. Hina Imran (SC)

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Mrs. Zainab Hussain (SC)

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Investiture Ceremony

Chef’s Day

The Investiture ceremony is one of the most important events of the School Academic Calendar. We at HSPR, nurture our students as leaders by giving them equal opportunity to become responsible by becoming a part of a well esteem Student Council where they are formally vested with their powers and position. The school offers a variety of clubs & societies, i.e. English & Urdu Literary Society and Math & Science Society which are headed by the president who is assisted by a general secretary. House Captains of Red, Green, Yellow & Blue are few

An innovative and fun learning competitive cooking activity under the banner of ‘Chefs Day’ was organized wholly solely by students of grade 6 to 8. These master chefs portrayed their culinary skills in the time given from preparing the food, decorating the table, to serving the guests and relating the importance of eating healthy food. A team of three judges tasted the food and observed the techniques. Mothers of participants also enjoyed this constructive activity.

of the most critical positions of the council. The Head Girl & the Head Boy are the leaders of the council who encourage other members to take on leadership responsibilities.

The council members for the year 2014-15 are: Sarosh Khan—VIII Head boy Manal Attique—VIII Head girl Salaar Ahmed—VIII Counselor Dua Shahid—VIII Red House Captain Roman Ahmed—VIII Blue House Captain Aimen Hussain—VIII Yellow House Captain Abdullah Nagi—VIII Green House Captain

A Trip to Jungle Kingdom To promote healthier lifestyle a healthy eating Field

Mahin Shahzad—VII President Science Club

Aroob Saeed—VII President Mathematics Club

Iman Attique—VII President English Literary Society

Ali Zain-ul-Abideen—IV Vice President Science Club

Anisha Malik—VI Vice President Mathematics Club

Zainab Ajmal –VI Vice President English Literary Society

Tehreem Shahid—VII President Urdu Literary Society

Zikrullah Rehman—VI President Environmental Club

Nimra Nazir— VII President Music Club

a source of invaluable learning experience. Early

Ghani—VII Vice President Urdu Literary Society

Rahimeen—VI Vice President Environmental Club

Minahil Fazal—V Vice President Music Club

Years planned a trip to ‘Jungle Kingdom’. The

Sarah – VIII President Art Club

Zaigham Rana – VIII President Sports Club

Misal Shahid – VI President Community Service Club

Manahil Zaheer- VII Vice President Art Club

Fabian Ahmed – VI Vice President Sports Club

Hamza – VI Vice President Community Service

Club

Prefects are as following: Omaymah – V Rymah Imran – V Sara – V Hmaza –V Momin – V Maha – V

Azan - VI

Areeba – VI Nageena – VII Rehan – VII Momin – VIII

Maleeha – VIII

trips are usually ‘observation for education’ and are

young learners delved deeply into the fascinating

Hop into a Healthy Habit

Eid Milan Party

The deputy prefects are as followings: Noor ul ain – VIII

like ‘What they eat?’ ‘Where and how they live?’ etc. The fun and learning quotient of such activities

Hadiqa Rathore – VII

Graffiti Wall Painting

Saadia Babur – VI

are always high..

Friendship Day

Global Dignity Day Like always we celebrated Global Dignity Day with all the enthusiasm to inspire our young souls and to instill positive values that will guide them as they grow into adults. Besides a typical Dignity Day session with special assembly, role play activities and class discussions on the topic, the Beaconites visited Kashana School. They also participated in the cooking competition, whereas boys had a poster competition in the Faiz ul Islam boys‘ school.

Graffiti is an innovative art where people get the readymade canvas that helps any person, poor or rich to display his feelings, emotions, ideas and sentiments. Graffiti painting was done by the young artists of class VIII who illustrated ‗Dignity‘ with vibrant colours to express their sensitivity towards the less facilitated children.

animal habitats and enjoyed gathering information,

International Peace Day

A Tribute to Dr. M. Iqbal A brilliant effort was made by grade six students to pay tribute to the great philosopher and poet of the nation Allama Iqbal. Students presented a tableau on Iqbal‘s poem, ‗makra aur makhe‘ and made speeches discussing his life and the contribution he has made for his country.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson To celebrate International Peace Day an extempore speech competition was held between students of class VIII. The basic purpose of this competition was to convey the message of peace to the audience and to help the students develop proper public speaking skills with particular pronunciation, grammar, style, and tone among the students.

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To promote healthier lifestyle a healthy eating

Eid Milan party,an instant of immense pleasure

activity was organized by Early Years with a

for young Beaconites, is always celebrated in

slogan ―Hop into Healthy Habits‖. This activity

festivity, joy and happiness. All the students clad

mainly focused on importance of eating healthy

in their Eid attires looked jubilant with girls

breakfast because habits picked up now can reap

having Henna applied on their hands , and the

great rewards later.

boys wearing funky hair do‘s.

Every Drop Counts

Early Years dedicated a day to friends by celebrat-

“Every drop in the ocean counts.” ~Yoko Ono The project of water conservation was held by class seven students. They did different activities for this project. One of those activities was to paint a wall in school for writing the pledges of the students. The design of the wall was also given by one of the students and they used oil paint for the task. After painting, the students came up with their pledge regarding the conservation of water and what they would do on their part to save water. The pledges were written on the wall by the students as well.

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ing ‗Friendship Day‘. The main purpose of this event was to celebrate the joy of making and having friends. They learnt the importance of sharing and caring in one‘s life. To make this day memorable they made a souvenir each for their friends.