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Activities like Fun Fiesta always provide an excellent opportunity to the kids to explore their abilities and bring forth
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their potential. An informal gathering under the banner of Fun Fiesta was arranged, where the parents and students
JANUARY 2016
Fun Fiesta
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interacted with the faculty in a pleasurable environment. Free of cost stalls of face painting, card making and picture corner etc. kept were the attraction for the students. The Magic Show remained the pivot of all the activities which excited the kids most.
Iqbal Day Celebrations Iqbal
day
is
organized
this issue Fun Fiesta P.4 and
Global Dignity Day P.2
celebrated on 9th November to pay
Upcoming Events
tribute to Iqbal, the "Poet of the East"
every
year.
We
also
Annual Investiture Ceremony P.2
celebrated “Iqbal Day” and our
Annual Sports Gala
young philosophers shared Iqbal’s role as
Exhibition
politician, as well as scholar in
Science and Art Exhibition
British
Online Competitions
through
speeches,
songs and a role play on his famous
Intra Branch Poetry Slam
poem ‘Aik Makra aur Makhi’
Headmistress’s Note “Education is the most powerful weapon
them
which you can use to change the world.”
opportunities
Competition Intra Brach Urdu Story telling Competition
Eid Milan Extravaganza
40 Years Celebrations of Beaconhouse P.4
Walk through History
a poet, philosopher, and
India
Online Intra Group Competitions P.3
Inter Class English Debate
Universal Children Day
Parent Teacher Meeting
Orientation Sessions
Universal Children Day was celebrated
PTMs at HSPR are very interactive
Orientation is a great way to commence
to bring awareness among the children
sessions where parents of the students
academic
about the different types of violence,
actively participate. The activity was
collaboration between teachers as well
exploitation, discrimination and abuses
aimed at providing an opportunity to
as
are
Women’s Day Celebrations
faced by children every day. Students
know all the details about their ward
continuously striving towards building
Different Activities by Clubs
An Eid Milan party was organized to
of 5B presented a role play depicting
including
this relationship. For this purpose an
Inter Class Urdu & English
celebrate the auspicious occasion of
the suffering and hardships faced by
whereas
Eid-ul-Adha. Students and teachers
the children who are work at a very
curricular activities. Certain strengths
acquaint
discussed and planned the party to
young age. The students voiced the
and concerns of teachers regarding
Curriculum
make it a success. The main objective
young labourer’s desire to live a normal
students
their
sessions were held for Pre-nursery till
of arranging this event was to inculcate
life, to acquire education and become a
respective parents along with a way
grade V. Parents queries were also
a sense of unity and sharing which is
helpful part of the society they live in.
forward to ensure effective learning.
answered at the end of the session.
extracurricular emphasis
were
activities
remained
shared
with
on
year
parents.
We
with
at
mutual
HSPR
Orientation Day was organized to parents
with
and
policies.
the
BSS
Different
Competition Inter House English and Urdu Poetry Writing Competition
Handwriting Competition Inter Class Urdu & English Creative Competition Grand Parents’ Day
― Nelson Mandela
with to
discover
their
Dear Parents,
hidden talents and
I hope you are all doing well and coping up with
give
ordeals of life with a positive attitude and mind.
push they need to
It is a pleasure for me to be communicating with
conquer
you all, through this newsletter once again.
task they are challenged with. task they are
Education opens children's minds, stimulates
It is therefore challenged with.our responsibility, the academia
their creativity and broadens their horizons of
and the parents together to recognize the
learning. We at HSPR always aim to expose our
potential in our kids and appreciate them so they
children to the best learning activities allowing
can emerge as passionate lifelong learners.
them to boost up their skills and confidence with
The following highlights will enlighten you with
the passage of time. This term too, had been
this term's activities and once again I would like to
quite productive and Alhamdolilah we have
extend a note of thanks to our worthy parents for
managed to put up a great show of teamwork,
being patient, cooperative and making the events
academic
a great success.
accomplishments,
extracurricular
activities
and
fun a
filled healthy
them
that
every
Best Regards,
competitive environment. We believe that a well-
the core essence of this occasion.
rounded personality is possible only by focusing on all levels of education that just not comes through
text
books
but
through
varied
experiences in our day to day lives. The way a Compiled by: Ms. Bushra Areeb Fatimah
child is groomed today will determine his/her future tomorrow. In order to give our children that sense of responsibility and confidence in
Mrs. Zainab Hussain (SM)
Mrs. Sarah Tauqeer (SC)
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Mrs. Shumaiza Rizwan (SC)
them, we at HSPR try our level best to provide them with opportunities to discover their1 hidden
Sumairah Naveed Headmistress
World Teacher’s Day Inter Section Urdu Debate Competition
Back to Fun and Frolics
Teacher’s day was celebrated with enthusiasm
and
acknowledge
the
vehemence
to
contribution
of
Life returned back to our school as our young enthusiastic and vibrant scholars proceeded forward, pristinely dressed in white and blue uniform, looking forward to a wonderful and eventful year. The Beaconites were warmly welcomed by the H.M. Mrs. Sumairah Naveed and the teachers. A wide range of ice breaker activities were organized by respective teachers in their classrooms focusing mainly on creating positive relationships and child centered learning.
Debates are a way to develop critical thinking in children and give them a free hand to present their point of view about any matter. We arranged an
Students
were
short
speech
Voiceover
delivered on this occasion by Ma’am her staff for their dedication and commitment towards this dignified profession.
40 Years Celebrations
Happy Birthday BSS!!!!! We enthusiastically celebrated the 40th birthday of Beaconhouse School System which started as the Les Anges
Montessori
Academy
for
toddlers in November 1975 and has grown into a global network today. The young Beaconites were thankful
middle
school
and an Urdu Teacher Mrs. Sadia
Online Intra Group Competitions
was
Sumaira in which she commended all
debate
from SGO 2 - Ma’am Wajeeha Rizvi
highly
made hand-made cards for all their A
for
Urdu
students. The Curriculum Coordinator
motivated to make the day special and
teachers.
section
competition
teachers towards the building of a nation.
inter
Annual Investiture Ceremony We conduct the Investiture Ceremony every year to elect and select members of the esteemed Senate who are formally vested with their powers and positions at the ceremony. In this solemn ceremony the new perfect body of leaders swore in. This was a gracious moment for the gathering to witness the emerging leader with our distinguished chief guest Ma’am Rakhshanda – the Academic Manager of SG2. The council members for the year 2014-15 are: Arham Tahir - Head Boy Mahin Shahzad - Head Girl Iman Attique - Fatima Jinnah House Captain Nabhan Mahmood - Quaid-e-Azam House Captain Lakht-E-Hasnain - Sir Syed House Captain Ibrahim Tahir - Allama Iqbal House Captain Saad Hassan - Boy Councilor of the Society Aroob Saeed - Girl Councilor of the Society Hamza Saqib – Boys Global Dignity Ambassador Manahil Fazal - Girls Global Dignity Ambassador Aroob Malik - Vice President of Aerobic Club Sara Tanveer - President of Aerobic Club Azan Ali & Momina Khan President & Vice President of Islamiyat Club Ali Shah & Eman Ijaz President & Vice President of Urdu Literary Society Zikrullah & Maha Mustensir President & Vice President of ET Club Anisha & Rayan Farooq President & Vice President of Dramatic Club Murtaza & Fatima Asad President & Vice President of Cooking Club Omaymah & Arooba Ali President & Vice President of First Aid Club Saadia Babur & Momin President & Vice President of Science Club Nageena & Raheyma President & Vice President of Stitching Club Areeba Sarmad & Shariq President & Vice President of English Literary Society Fabian & Hamza Khalid President & Vice President of Mathematics Club Nimra Nazir & Ali Zain President & Vice President of Music Club Rahimeen & Aahib Rao President & Vice President of Environmental Club Wasi Ullaha & Hamza President & Vice President of Sports Club Sameer Abbas & Haajra President & Vice President of Art Club The Prefects are as following: Arbaz Khan, Nemat Nadeem, Hadiqa Rathore, Daniyal Ahsan, Fahad khan, Zainab Zulfiqar, Jalisha Khalid, Ahmed Haris The Deputy Prefects are as following: Ahmad Mughal, Hammad Ali, Huzaifa Bin Musa, Omer Aziz, Zainab Noor-A- Janatt, Mishal Aamir
Poetry Jigsaw
Story Telling
students
students
learning
making
hosted an Intra school story telling
and made them think and ponder
retention
competition for Grade V. Aroob Malik
about their words and actions in their everyday life.
to
show
their
creativity
in
chunks,
through devising interesting dialogues
understanding
for a given situation. Students from
manageable and effective. Students
won
the
second
grade 7 participated.. They had 3
from grade 5 participated in the
motivating
story
hours
make
competition and enjoyed the process
impossible”. The other prize was won
dialogues and then voice over the
of creating a poem. Their efforts
by Ali Zain Ul Abideen which was a
dialogues. Their efforts proved to be
proved to be effective and helped
consolation prize for his inspiring
effective and helped them to secure
them to secure second position in the
story “The Nine Gold Medals”.
second position in the School Group.
School Group.
to
watch
a
video,
and
prize
for
her
“Nothing
is
Kangaroo Competitions Our
young
Beaconites
eagerly
participated in International Kangaroo Linguistic
Competition
International
Bebras
and
Informatics
Contest and gave an overwhelming
Art for Change – 2 nd National Child Art Competition
response. The aim of IKLC is to promote a culture of critical and clear thinking
Under the banner of DNA (Discovering New
as
communication
well
as
skills.
The
good IBIC
supports the culture and education in Computer
Science.They
are
anxiously and eagerly waiting for their anticipated outstanding result. Best of luck HSPR!
‘Create a New World’ artistically and creatively. Fatima Khanzada of Class IV won cash award of Rs. 6000/, shield and a certificate. She also gave an interview in which she shared her views about the competition.
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the
touched the hearts of the audience
enthusiastically and depicted their visions
the system to progress and prosper.
by
The
Islamabad
F-11,
young artists from grade I - IV participated
celebrations ended with the wishes for
done
event’.
Beaconhouse
Child Art Competition and Exhibition”. Our
affection they got from the school. The
debates
the
Poetry jigsaw Competition is a way of
participated in “Art for Change - 2nd National
personalities and for the love and
judged
Voiceover Competition is a way for the
Artists), the young artist of HSPR actively
to the System for transforming their
Shafaq
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Elections
Colours of Autumn
Learning through Fun
An activity ‘Colours of Autumn’ was organized to build a close association between parents and the child to develop self-esteem, social skills and a sense of connectedness. Little toddlers made beautiful crafts using
Educational Trip to Jungle Kingdom
recycled material and dried leaves. A gaming zone was also setup where the parents enjoyed playing with Our Early Years students went to Ayub Park for their Educational Trip to develop an understanding about animals and
their tiny- tots.
plants through real life experience. Little explorers searched different plants and parts of plants and then characterized them according to their parts and species. They also solved worksheets in which they wrote the names of given plants,
“A vote is like a rifle: its
characteristics of given animals and then described them. It was an interesting activity which was enjoyed thoroughly.
usefulness depends upon the character of the user.” Elections were held to select head girl and head boy. A very healthy
and
participation
at
energetic the
part
of
students was visible who were
Global Dignity Day
eager to select new school
“Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in the
appointments. The candidates
consciousness that we deserve them.”
for the Head Girl were Mahin
~ Aristotle
Shahzad and Iman Attique from
The Global Dignity Day is the day to recognize the Universal right
Class
VIII
–
A
and
the
of every individual to lead a dignified life. The purpose of
candidates for Head Boy were
celebrating this day was to educate and inspire children and youth
Saad Hassan, Arham Tahir and
in particular; every human being regardless of race, culture or
Nabhan Mehmood from Class
social background has the right to protect his or her dignity. In the
VIII – B.
Field Trip to Pakistan Monument
light of this theme the global dignity day was celebrated with an
Grade I to VIII went for a field trip to the Pakistan Monument. It was a well-planned trip with a highly educative
initiative to encourage good practices of dignified and courageous individuals of our society. Students
Let’s Play with Sand, Clay and Play Dough Squishing,
rolling,
participated with a unique sense of self respect, pride and respect for others. Brig Rasheed Khalid Lodhi graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.
and informative outcome, as it enhanced students’ knowledge about the history of the Subcontinent, starting from the Gandhara period to the Independence of Pakistan. The students got to witness the depiction of the Mughal Era, the War of Independence, the Allahabad Conference and all the movements that took place during the struggle of Muslims for independence.
sculpting,
molding, making castles . . . young children love to play with sand, clay and play dough.
As
part of our KG’s Arts Curriculum, we planned an activity through which our creative tots used their imagination to express their ideas through make believe play and strengthen the small muscles in their tiny fingers.
Food for Thought Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~` Albert Einstein
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