November 2008
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From the office of the Administrator
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On the special events side, students am honored to serve my second year were involved in many activities, most as the Administrator of Novaquest memorable were: International School, and it is a privilege to — On September 19th - Eid Presentawork with such a dynamic team. tion by students of preschool to Grade The new session meant new challenges. 8. Starting O’Levels was the biggest challenge. I have to thank the teachers who — Performance of NIS inspiring young immediately put their heads down and actors at Alhamra in the Youth Festival, began to plan and work collaboratively to 2008. ensure that excellence was embraced at — 31st October, the school was alive the core of each of their subject. . with a spiritual essence of Halloween Growth meant more new hires. We enrolled six teachers who each brought a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to NIS. However, I must add, I am proud to have such a faculty as a whole who have proved themselves to be dedicated in delivering a quality education to students that they so rightly deserve.
he mile comes from the Latin "mille passus", based on the Roman Legion's 1,000 paces. "Decimal" is the Latin word for "ten". The word "meter" was adopted only in 1793 by the French Academy of Science, derived from the Greek word "metron", meaning "a measure." The metric system was adopted officially in France in 1799.
And we have yet many more events to follows such as Awards Ceremony for Academic Year 2007/8, Annual Carnival, International Day to name a few.
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isdom is knowledge, understanding, experience, discretion, and intuitive understanding, along with a capacity to apply these qualities well towards finding solutions to problems. It is the judicious and purposeful application of knowledge that is valued in society.
calender month of April. The day of introduction of the Gregorian calender was made the first day of January. Some people hadn't heard about the change in the date, so they continued to celebrate the New Year's Day, but it being 1st April. So, others called them "April fools." The fact is that Pope Gregory XIII ordered Thursday 4 October 1582 to be the last day of the Julian calendar. The next day was Friday 15 October. April Fool's Day is an April Fool's tale.
The April Fool's Day tradition in France April Fool's day originated in France in includes poisson d'avril ("April's fish"), 1562, or thereabouts, when Pope Greg- attempting to attach a paper fish to the ory replaced the Julian calender with victim's back without being noticed. the Gregorian calender in the Julian
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— Inauguration of scouting
Quotes of Wisdom
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— Under the dedication of Mr Metab Khan (Sports Coach), The Punjab Interschool Olympics.
Abraham Lincoln: “I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday”. George Bernard Shaw: “ No question is so difficult to answer as that to which the answer is obvious”. Mark Twain: “The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people”. Sophocles: “Wisdom is the supreme part of happiness”. Oscar Wilde: “The well bred contradict other people. The wise contradict themselves”. Albert Einstein: “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it”.
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