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Newsletter January 2021

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FIRST WORD Dear Parents,

Welcome to 2021 at Primary VI North Nazimabad!

I hope you and your family have enjoyed the Winter Break and

found

special

time

together.

As

we

begin,

I

look

forward to partnering with you, sharing in your journey of watching your child grow. The year 2020 has challenged staff and students to find a new normal for learning and has connected us in many ways.

Our staff at school are

working in ways that they would never have expected.

They have been overcoming obstacles and challenging themselves steep

with

learning

new curve

technological

approaches.

will

and

continue

this

This

way

of

working will be refined as we explore and develop our way of working.

What I have most learned through this process is how much I appreciate the ways in which our students continue to work hard to grow and overall, appreciation for our parents who continue to support school endeavours during these unprecedented times. school

and

families.

home

Also

will

physical

therefore and

be

important

social-emotional

as

we

safety

look

of

our

forward

The to

students,

partnership support

families,

between

children and

staff

and will

remain as the highest priority as we proceed in year 2021.

Thank you, everyone once again, for your assistance and support during these very challenging times. To all of our students and families, take care, continue to follow the COVID-19 advice and make smart choices to keep you and your loved ones as safe as possible.

With best wishes and kind regards,

Ms. Samina Jamal Headmistress saminajamal.khakwani@bh.edu.pk

INDEPENDENCE DAY Independence

Day

was

celebrated

with

patriotism. Different activities were arranged for students

at

participated

different online

levels.

and

Students

paid

tribute

have

to

our

beloved country. Young children sang nationals songs

and

Everyone

enjoyed felt

development

virtual

proud

of

our

and

beloved

tour

of

Pakistan.

prayed

for

the

country.

Pakistan

Zindabad.

ORIENTATION FOR PARENTS Online Orientation session was held for the parents of

the

newly-admitted

and

relocated

students

to

brief the parents about Hybrid model, BSS policies and procedures.

MEET AND GREET Virtual

meet

and

greet

session

was

arranged

to

welcome the newly-admitted and relocated students on

board.

Class

teachers

welcomed

their

students

and students also get to know their teachers.

TEACHERS' DAY Teachers’ day is celebrated in the month of October to pay tribute to the hard work of teachers. Our students always bring creative ideas to surprise their teachers. This year our students prepared lovely cards with messages clearly stating

their

love

and

feelings

for

their

teachers.

Reading

overwhelming

messages by students and witnessing their beautiful art work was such a great treat for all the teachers.

ONLINE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS The International School Award (ISA), introduced by

British

Council

acknowledges

collaboration

internationally

framework

recognizing

for

whole-school school

projects

improvement.

and

school

provides

schools

that

that

contribute

The

purpose

a

support towards

of

these

projects is to engage young people in both the global

economy

develop learnt

their

about

through

skills

and

global

for

different

different

knowledge

and

life

also

and

issues

activities

citizenship

in

they

work. our

Students

society

enhanced

disseminate

and

the

and their

same

to

other students at school.

FANTASTIC FRIDAY It’s our tradition to recognize our students’ hard

work.

Each

month

we

celebrate

Fantastic Friday to celebrate the success of our students in that specific month. Students were

given

certificates

to

achievements and hard work.

ENGLISH AND URDU HANDWRITING COMPETITION To

reinforce

handwriting,

the

importance

English

competitions

were

participated

in

and

Urdu

arranged.

these

of

good

handwriting

Our

students

competitions

with

enthusiasm and proved that they work on their handwriting world.

skills

Winners

as

and

well

in

today’s

participants

were

digital given

certificates to appreciate their hard work and efforts.

honor

their

HAFTA-E-URDU ADAB To increase love for learning our national language, students were given a chance to take part in different activities including Bait bazi, storytelling, Urdu idioms and

much

learn

more.

about

Through

Urdu

these

literature

activities

and

these

students activities

motivate them learn Urdu.

PARENT TEACHER MEETING First Parent teacher meeting was arranged at Beaconhouse Primary VI branch. Parents were welcomed

and

most

of

the

parents

appreciated the hard work put in by the faculty members to teach students in such a difficult situation.

Parents

were

given

all

the

support

they required to enhance students’ learning.

MASK MAKING COMPETITION To

create

mask BSS and

awareness

during

this

organized unique making.

used

their

to

masks.

They

wearing by them.

the

pandemic, interesting of

Students

have

imagination

skills

techniques

classes

use

competition

Mask

and

an

to

learnt

design

in

art

beautiful

looked

beautiful

masks

designed

KINDNESS WEEK To

give

opportunity

to

our

students

and

to

inculcate

the

habit to empathize with others and to be kind with everyone, Kindness week was celebrated. Six days were dedicated for different activities for students. Our students learnt that it all starts with one act and we should try to make this world a better place for everyone to live.

SPELLING BEE Spelling bee is a competition in which contestants are asked to spell words correctly. To compete, contestants must memorize the spellings of words. Students from Class III – V were given an opportunity participated

to

learn

with

words

zest

and

and

prove

zeal

and

themselves. worked

Students

hard

to

learn

different spellings.

SHORT STORY COMPETITION Our Library is always active for students and provides many opportunities to them to bring out a writer within them. This term also our students were given opportunity to write short stories and we are pleased to share that a good number of students came up this time and shared their original stories with us.

MATH QUIZ Math

Competitions

countless students

provide

opportunities who

challenge

are

for

looking

themselves

to and

advance in Math. Students with a passion

for

Math,

master

advanced Mathematical skills and provide

opportunity

for

brain-

stretching. Students from class IVII

were

given

a

competition

where they proved themselves as mathematicians.

GLOBAL DIGNITY DAY Global Dignity Day is celebrated every year to educate and inspire young people and help them to understand their self-worth and goals. It was established

in

2008

and

continues

to

grow

in

popularity. This Global Dignity Day, our students have prepared badges, Dignity cards and posters to

mark

Through upon

the

event

such

respect,

successful

activities,

their

surroundings

a

own with

ambition,

pupils

lives, dignity hard

experience.

learn

to

reflect

experiences and

it

work,

and

invokes a

self-

feeling

of

accomplishment in our young learners.

HYBRID MODEL Hybrid

model

of

learning

was

introduced

in

the

month of September, it provided opportunity to all the students to visit schools for two days in a week.

Students were divided into two groups so that SOPs shared

by

the

government

can

be

followed

appropriately. Each group visited school alternately.

It provided opportunity to students to learn within school boundaries for two days and online for rest of the days.

P.E. ACTIVITIES Physical

Education

is

an

integral

part

of

our

students’ learning. In these days when students are spending most of the time in front of screen, P.E activities provide our students an opportunity to

work

for

the

physical

fitness

of

their

body.

Many activities were arranged for students in Term I where students learnt different exercises.

To

test

students’

skills

a

120

minute

challenge

was given to them where they selected activities for themselves and compete with other students.

By the end of this term our students are capable to

compete

in

plank,

lunges,

push

up,

Barpee

and many more.

MUSIC ACTIVITIES Music relaxes mind and learning music helps brain to function Music

better,

classes

proved

provided

by

many

every

studies.

opportunity

Our to

virtual

our

little

musicians to learn singing and at times playing different instruments.

Students

from

class

I-V

were

involved

in

learning musical activities throughout the term.

ART ACTIVITIES Art

classes

students

have

an the

different

artists.

new

work

which

they

can

be

field

of

craft

proved

good

to by

students

and

learning.

created

done

Our

art

technique

have

our

opportunity

analyze

learnt

given

at

that every

Students

master

using their imaginations.

pieces

STUDENTS' WORK We feel proud to present our young writers’ work. These students have put a lot of efforts to create these unique stories and poetry. Our young writers have tried their best to take their readers to the world of imagination and to present the reality of today’s world. We wish them to shine forever.

A Stitch In Time Saves Nine

Initially,

he

struggled

to

take

the

online

classes. He couldn’t open the mic and camera sometimes and his students made fun of him at such silly mistakes.However, the online classes Mr. Martin was taking for past few days were abysmal and agitation was quite evident on his face which was easily be comprehended by his son Mike.A clammy dawn had arrived and in

“A

Stitch

Hussain story

In

Time

Naqvi

in

the

is

Saves the

Nine”

Highly

sub-junior

by

Rahym

Commended

category

of

the

second biannual Short Story Contest 2020.

great

wrath,

whizzed online

Mr.

towards

classes.

Martin the

dressed

launch

When

he

up

and

to

take

room

saw

himself

in

the

camera, his hair was unkempt so he went back to comb it properly. His head was boiling with rage and volcano seemed to erupting at any

‘TING! TING!’ The alarm clock whirred, creating

time. When will the schools re open? When will

a tumultuous sound that awoke Mr. Martin from

I get rid of these crap classes? Simple pen and

his deep slumber. Conspicuously, the weather

paper

was

classes in a schoolroom is a great idea. Who

really

muggy

as

the

sweltering

and

is

to

face

of wrens and nightingales could be heard. For

somehow it was becoming a challenge for the

last

man

atrocious

invasion

of

of

his

virtual

Face

questions

were

these

junk.

its boiling waves. Only the flamboyant sounds

the

of

this

had

months,

idea

than

blistering sun materialized on the sky, sending

two

the

better

moving

age

to

in

gain

mind

interest

the

technological

it.Unfortunately, the classes he took that day

homes

like

petrified

mice,

fossilized by the calamity. Therefore, in such

were

circumstances,

doubt

option

and

online

every

classes

teacher

were

was

the

said

to

only get

over

not for his

apt Mr.

at

all.

arch-enemy

was…….

used

Without

unscrupulous didn’t

change

a

bit.

weeks……..

The

Certainly,

same attitude.Covid invasion did not come to

was not a computer buff. At High School, he

an end. Henceforth, the schools did not open

was

and online classes continued.

teacher

but

was

mostly

called

cynical and sardonic. He had a son called Mike who was an eighteen year old home boy.Mr. Martin

was

an

acerbic,

cold-hearted

and

malevolent person whom you’d expect to be the

last

addition,

one he

embroiled was

a

in

these

person

classes.

who

In

despised

technology and had knowledge about it by a hair’s breadth.

for

a

reaction

about it as he was far behind technology and

history

continued

to

ready for them. However, Martin had concerns

a

this

That

Martins

get

in

and

confined

their

and

his

Covid had nonplussed people and they were to

world

classes?These

No luck yet. Things were getting out of hand

Mr. Martin told him about what he was going

but

through.When

Mr.

Martin

perturbed passed

Indubitably,

about

anything.Few

It

Saturday,

by.

scorching

was…….

was

summer.

It

was

a

days

usual

not had

day

Saturday

of

and

Mike

got

to

know

about

the

matter, he felt really blue and down hearted for

his

father

encourage

thus,

his

he

abetted

dad.“Look,

and

dad…….

tried

to

Hereafter,

well……. For Mr. Martin……. It was none other

the world is all about technology. We all have

than a day of delight and joy. Relaxing in his

to

rocking chair, sipping fresh, chilled lemonade,

otherwise we would be left behind, you aren’t

he

going

was

having

a

time

of

his

life.“TUCK!

pace

up

to

with

this

succeed.

fast

growing

Please,

you

world

have

to

TUCK!”The door created an uncanny and funny

understand it else you would be no here.”Mike

sound.

the

persuaded his dad earnestly.“I think I should do

door to open it and on his way he found an

Mr.

that!”Mike waggled his head at his father.From

envelope. On it, there was scribbled, “From the

than

head

screws

of

Martin

High

meandered

towards

School”Nevertheless,

he

was

onwards, and

Mr.

Martin

assiduously,

about computer from Mike and then, faced no

told

him

that

there

is

a handier look, Mr. Martin read it prudently to

Technology is really important. In future, there

himself. After reading it, he was in shock.The

is no way to succeed except technology. If you

letter

don’t

that

classes

Mr.

Martin

properly

and

was was

not not

taking paying

have

online

lot

problems

said

taking

a

going to be something wrong.Giving the letter

online

while

learned

on

online

feeling

he

his

letter,

gut

Moreover,

up

focusing

conjecturing that what would be there in the his

classes.

tightened

started

knowledge

classes.Moral:

about

it,

triumph

wouldn’t be yours.

attention to them therefore, if that continued, the

school

would

fire

him

from

his

job.Traumatized, Mr. Martin felt as if his heart would stop beating. His stomach wobbled as if someone

had

appallingly

poisoned

him.

A Dream Can Change A Life

He

was rooted to the spot like a tree………….. he was frozen like a statue whilst his blood got as white as ivory. With tears running and glittering on his cheeks, he dashed towards the room in great

misery

and

started

talking

to

himself,

“What the hell was going on with me? Why did I take these classes inattentively? ”Mike then witnessed that his father was ailing and looked ill.

The

boy

happening

was

to

his

dad……a…..are

you

bemused father. okay?”

that “What

Mike

what

was

happened

inquired

“A Dream Can Change A Life” by Ayesha Zaidi is the Highly Commended story in the sub-junior category of the second biannual Short Story Contest 2020.

him,

befuddled.

Mom

I’m

shrieked

going Jessica,

to

the

“Sure

shopping

honey,

but

mall” come

back before noon” Mrs. James said gaily.

Jessica

fitted

in

a

wealthy

family,

they

were a family of three people, Jessica was Mr. And Mrs. James only daughter so they let her spent as considerable money as she desired.

She

valued

looking

engaging

and

her

smile

She

apologized

to

maid, that day she took some of her clothes

supposed. and

She

already

innumerable

wasn’t

had

at

the

masses

amount

of

she

did

felt

Jessica.

appealing

what

she

the mall, “That’s an uplifting dress” mumbled one’s

about

mother,

extremely

“that

upset

her

was ravishing, in a blink of an eye she was at

to

her

too”

she

and gave them to her maid and she gave some

following

shop

of her jewelry as well. That day she promised

dresses

and

of

jewelry

in

her

cart.

Before she knew it, she had already spent a

to

spend

always

cash

give

wisely

and

she

maid

some

old

her

decided clothes

to

and

new ones at the end of every month.

lot, everyone was gazing at her after eyeing at the amount of carts she had. Just before noon Jessica

came

back.

“Mommy

I

am

ravenous

and I want delicious food” clarified Jessica. “I have made some hot soup for you” her mom

Among the Flames

said in a winsome way, she swiftly finished the soup

and

said

“It

was

astonishing”

“thanks

dear” her mom spoke up. “Your maid wanted to

have

a

word

with

you,

please

head

upstairs”, Mr. James said, she dashed upstairs and asked her what she wanted to say, “Can you

please

because

it’s

give

me

some

very

cold

and

of my

your

clothes

children

have

“Among

the

Flames”

by

Muhammad

Zaid

Wali is the First Prize winning story in the

nothing to wear, all their clothes are ripped”

sub-junior

her maid sweet heartedly said. “Do you know

Short Story Contest 2020.

category

of

the

first

biannual

how treasurable my clothes are? I cannot give them away!” Jessica replied in a bloodcurdling voice. Her maid felt dismayed and humiliated and

left

Jessica

the

room.

slept

with

That

same

great

subzero

fury,

when

night

she

fell

asleep she felt like her jewelry was tumbling at her

and

that

made

scratches

on

her

face,

blood stains all over her body and all her most exquisite

clothes

got

eyes

and

they

were

falling on her, she was drowning in the clothes and she was out of breath, she felt like she was going to die, unexpectedly she woke up with cold sweats down her face, and her heart skipping beats, then she bellowed piercingly, her

mom

got

vexed

and

went

to

see

what

happened, Jessica told her mom all about her horrendous dream, her mom reassured her and kissed her and then enlightened her saying, “ You acted badly with your maid. But it is ok, since

your

becomes people.”

father

our

has

a

good

accountability

to

earning help

it

poor

It

was

dark

engulfed

and

the

gloomy

dense

as

forest.

the

The

dark

night

clear,

starry

skies in the backdrop made for a fitting view as the young koala bear made his way home. It was his first day out to search for food. He remembered every word that his mother said to

him

as

he

made

his

way

back.

But

the

words, "be back before dark", were haunting him the most. The eucalyptus trees looked so near when he had started his journey in the morning. They looked delicious and welcoming with their dark green leaves and almost white trunks shining with the early morning sun. The cool

breeze

less tiring.

made

the

journey

pleasant

and

But the little bear lost track of time as the sun

The poor soul looked on as the flames started

started

The

to eat away at the trunk. The dryness made it

vibrant array of colours of the setting sun had

all the more delicious for this fire monster to

the

from

feast on the dead tree. The heat had made

darkness

the little bear weary. His heart was racing and

to

move

koala

home, had

so

mesmerized. beautiful.

changed

leaves

towards

and

all

First

So

that.

breaking

the

horizons.

day

far.But The

sound

away from the flames.The little bear grew very

lurking nearby made every step difficult for the

tired

little

the

give way. All of a sudden, he felt a sharp pain

advice

which made him look back. His fur had caught

shining from

north his

star

in

guiding the

mother

sky,

was

another

while.

His

limbs

had

started

to

forget.Suddenly, the north star disappeared. It

was too young to die. He screamed loudly as

seemed it was engulfed in the same blackness

the pain got unbearable. Maybe this was it,

which

the little bear thought. My mom would be so

taken

over

the

was

light,

jungle.

sad.All of a sudden the little bear was pulled

which seemed different to the little koala. It

from the ground up in the air, and down again.

couldn’t

But

the

sun,

he

a

Smoky light

be

there

refused

a

fire.He desperately looked around for help. He

blackness.But

he

after

to

had

which

light

at

his limbs were numb. He used the last ounce of

time of the night. The fear of ugly predators

only

alien

rustling

energy which he had left to run from the trunk,

His

felt

of

this

bear.

twigs

away

the

raging

thought.

What

else

he

could it be? Curiosity got the better of him as

instead

he

decided

felt

a

warm

pain

embrace

which

had

here.A moment later the little bear was in the

stopped dead in his tracks. This didn’t seem

river. Mom cleaned his wounds and put out the

right.

the

fire

The

growing bigger as Mom got overwhelmed. It

as

he

was

heat

wave

surrounded

light

He

burning

engulfed his being a short while ago. Mom was

a

this

fall.

the

further.It

Suddenly,

explore

of

seemed it was getting nearer. The little bear

face

to

didn’t

hit by

him

in

flames.

on

her

darkness he just witnessed vanished to reveal

looked

hell,

gobbling

which

was

eating

everything

in

its

like

little

a

boy.

gigantic

everything

flames

monster

in

its

path,

plants

him,

into

stronger.

He

felt

it

the

icy

cold

waters

to

hope.The

or

bear climbed onto Mom's back as she stepped

got

was

was

animals

heat

there

which

were

from the flames. He could feel the fire chasing the

But

the

path.Battered and bruised, the koala ran away

as

alike.

But

attempt

to

little

swim

creeping up his back almost reaching his fluffy

through. Just as the fire engulfed the very last

ears. He was scared to death.He longed to be

tree on the riverbank, she dived into the water,

home with his mom, away from this chaos. But

saving

he

not

across the shallow part of the river and rested

knew

knowing

not what

how.

She

swam

distance. The little bear dived into it, hoping to

they looked on, but the thought of being safe

find

on

flames

the

made

mistake almost immediately.

was

boy.

the flames growing larger felt frightening as

from

heat

little

once both were on the other side.The sight of

relief

The

panicking,

her

getting

unforgiving

do.

was

and

unbearable. He saw a hollow tree trunk in the

some

to

He

herself

flames.But him

realize

the his

the

mind

other

as

they

side

gave

both

the

started

family

peace

walking

home. A close escape from hell.

of

towards

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