HABIBIAN TIMES ISSUE # 3 Habibian Times Aug – Dec 2015 EDUCATION FOR EMPOWERMENT. Editor‟s Note by Arfah Faiq. As always, I feel immense pride in reporting the various activities that go on in Habib Girls‟ School. With specific reference to this issue, I would like to highlight the wonderful result that our students have achieved in this year‟s board examinations, both at the secondary and higher secondary level. Therefore, this edition of the newsletter is also a dedication to the passing out batch for all the honor they have brought us. Apart from this success story, this issue also features the many events that took place in school. Criticisms and suggestions regarding the newsletter are always welcome. Happy Reading! Results and Convocation Like the previous years, our students have continued the tradition of scoring well in their board examinations. We feel especially proud of Faiza Jamal for scoring the 3 rd position in her HSSC exams all over Pakistan. Our HSSC students also bagged several positions in their respective groups: Muneeba Hamid stood 1 st in Commerce and Ramsha Abdul Karim stood 1 st in Humanities. Shajia Saleem Mithani stood 3 rd in Humanities and Aisha Abdul Waheed stood 3 rd in Science. Our SSC students scored a great overall resultas well. Anusha Raheem, Sania Abdul Qadir and Dua Imran stood 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd in General group respectively. Also, our SSC and HSSC students collectively bagged 42 positions in different subjects. Therefore, in order to congratulate our students on their achievements, the Convocation Ceremony was held at Habib Public School‟s Gymnasium on 15 th November, 2015. 14 th August Celebrations Like each year, 14 th August was celebrated with full zeal and enthusiasm. Our staff and students dressed in colors of the national flag. The celebrations began with the national anthem played by the school band. The students Group Stud ents A-1 A B C F Sci 57 30 24 3 - - Gen 61 6 32 18 2 1 Group Stud ents A-1 A B C F Pre Med. 56 15 22 15 3 1 Pre Eng. 14 5 6 2 4 1 Comm 46 12 14 14 - 1 Hum. 28 1 13 12 1 - VISION Habib Schools are committed to excellence, where individuals are empowered with the knowledge and skills to become successful, responsible, well-rounded citizens, who continually aspire to make positive contributions to society.
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HABIBIAN TIMES ISSUE # 3
Habibian
Times
Aug – Dec 2015
EDUCATION FOR EMPOWERMENT.
Editor‟s Note
by Arfah Faiq.
As always, I feel immense pride in
reporting the various activities that
go on in Habib Girls‟ School. With
specific reference to this issue, I
would like to highlight the
wonderful result that our students
have achieved in this year‟s board
examinations, both at the
secondary and higher secondary
level. Therefore, this edition of the
newsletter is also a dedication to
the passing out batch for all the
honor they have brought us. Apart
from this success story, this issue
also features the many events that
took place in school.
Criticisms and suggestions
regarding the newsletter are
always welcome. Happy Reading!
Results and Convocation Like the previous years, our
students have continued the
tradition of scoring well in their
board examinations.
We feel
especially
proud of
Faiza
Jamal for
scoring
the 3rd
position in
her HSSC
exams all
over
Pakistan.
Our HSSC students also bagged
several positions in their respective
groups: Muneeba Hamid stood 1st
in Commerce and Ramsha Abdul
Karim stood 1st in Humanities.
Shajia Saleem Mithani stood 3rd in
Humanities and Aisha Abdul
Waheed stood 3rd in Science.
Our SSC students scored a great
overall resultas well. Anusha
Raheem, Sania Abdul Qadir and
Dua Imran stood 1st, 2nd and 3rd in
General group respectively. Also,
our SSC and HSSC students
collectively bagged 42 positions in
different subjects.
Therefore, in order to congratulate
our students on their
achievements, the Convocation
Ceremony was held at Habib
Public School‟s Gymnasium on 15th
November, 2015.
14th August Celebrations
Like each year, 14th August was
celebrated with full zeal and
enthusiasm. Our staff and students
dressed in colors of the national
flag. The celebrations began with
the national anthem played by
the school band. The students
Group Stud ents
A-1 A B C F
Sci 57 30 24 3 - -
Gen 61 6 32 18 2 1
Group Stud ents
A-1 A B C F
Pre Med.
56 15 22 15 3 1
Pre Eng.
14 5 6 2 4 1
Comm 46 12 14 14 - 1
Hum. 28 1 13 12 1 -
VISION
Habib Schools are
committed to excellence,
where individuals are
empowered with the
knowledge and skills to
become successful,
responsible, well-rounded
citizens, who continually
aspire to make positive
contributions to society.
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also performed various skits and
stage plays. A video presentation
was shown to the students
depicting the journey of
independence and a quiz was
organized based on the event.
Founders Day
19th August is celebrated as the
school‟s founder‟s say each year.
However, on the 51st birthday, a
group of teachers also decided to
sing a song for the school which
became the highlight of
celebrations this year. Our music
teacher Mr. Noor Ali Kanji also
composed the lyrics and music of
the song, “Khushi Ka Ye Din August
19th Wishing You Happy Birthday”.
Heartfelt speeches were given by
our students and a talk was given
by our principal, Mrs. Alavi. All the
students and staff members were
treated to ice creams.
A Visit to the Zoo
Our children went to the zoo as
their first educational field trip
where they enjoyed the safari ride
which took them around the entire
zoo. It was a great learning
experience for them as they saw
how different animals lived in their
habitat, what they ate and how
they were taken care of.
Color Day Celebrations
In order to acquaint our nursery
children with the colors around
them, the pre-primary section
organizes color days every year.
The colors celebrated this session
were yellow and red. Activities for
the red day started a week prior to
the day. Our children took part in a
lot of art work and group activities
which were all displayed on the
day to appreciate their skills. A „red
area‟ was decorated with a big
red shop and the story of little red
riding hood was displayed on the
board. Children also enjoyed
making red jelly, red sandwiches
and Roh Afzaa.
Yellow week was celebrated in the
first week of October. Children
came to school wearing yellow
accessories and the entire section
was decorated according to the
yellow theme. „Circle times‟ were
conducted by teachers in which
yellow things like sun, sunflower,
banana, papaya, honey bee etc.
were introduced. They also made
yellow head gears to take home
as give-aways.
Breakfast Activity
Habib Girls‟ School‟s Pre - Primary
section did their healthy breakfast
activity with a menu that included
sandwiches, cake, cereal,
bananas, parathas, eggs, milk and
different types of juices. A
restaurant-like ambiance was
created to teach children table
manners where a buffet table was
set and children were free to
select whatever they wanted to
eat. The importance of healthy
breakfast habits was also
reiterated and a related worksheet
was provided to them in class. Professions To develop a sense of importance
regarding professions, Pre – Primary
section celebrated Professions Day
on 25th November, 2015. Separate
areas were designated for
different professionals such as
beauty parlor, hospital, restaurant,
cobbler etc. Our students of
kindergarten came to school in the
getup of their specific assigned
profession. The activity not only
made children aware about
different professions but also
helped them in learning how each
one is equally important in our
lives.
THE PRE – PRIMARY SECTION
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Inter House Sports Events „Sports‟ is an integral part of our
curriculum and it is imperative for
the holistic development of a
child. Keeping this mind, the 1st
Inter House Throw Ball Tournament
for Primary Section was organized
by our P.E. teacher Ms. Romana
Sajjad. League matches were held
on 1st, 2nd and 3rd September
2015. The teams of all four houses
participated in the tournament.
The final match was on 7th
September 2015 between the blue
and the yellow house. It was a nail
biting match where the blue house
stood victorious.
Apart from throw ball, track and
field athletics events were also
organized. Students of the yellow
house won the shield as they
secured maximum points on the
score board.
Karachi International
Children‟s Film Festival The students of the primary section
went to watch the 5th edition of
Karachi International Children‟s
Film Festival at the Cinepax Ocean
Mall, where the best of films from
around the globe made especially
for, by and about the children
were screened.
Eid Milan Party Eid- ul-Adha is a joyous occasion
and it is celebrated at the school
in its true spirit. Special
arrangements were made to make
it a fun filled and entertaining
event. Various activities such as
puppet show, trampoline, merry go
round, jumping castles, pirate ship
and art activities were organized
by the school and the children
ended the entertaining day by
enjoying the mouthwatering
snacks with their friends.
Defense Day Captain Nosheen Sajid, who is a
civil engineer in the Pakistan Army,
was called in as a guest speaker
on defense day this year. She
spoke to the secondary students
about her career in the army and
answered their queries.
Students‟ Week The student‟s week for the session
2015-16 was scheduled from the
2nd of November to the 5th of
November. It was a week full of
activities where all our student
societies organized their own
events that ranged from exhibitions
to skits and from debates to
quizzes etc.
Inter School Science
Competition
Inter school science competition
was hosted by the secondary
section on 6th November, 2015. 9
schools participated in two
categories: poster competition
and model making competition
which Mama Parsi and Happy
Home School won respectively.
Our school did not compete but
scored the highest points in both
the categories.
Sports News 6th CULLIGAN THROW BALL
TOURNAMENT
The tournament was held between
the 10th - 12th of September and
our team got the fourth position.
KARACHI GIRLS NETBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Our team bagged the third
position in the tournament held on
16th – 18th September.
THE PRIMARY SECTION
THE SECONDARY SECTION
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3rd INTER SCHOOL THROWBALL
TOURNAMENT
24 schools participated in the
tournament hosted by Habib Girls‟
School. Both our junior and senior
teams participated and our senior
team bagged the first position.
3rd INTER SCHOOL NETBALL
TOURNAMENT
5 teams participated in the 3rd
interschool netball tournament
organized by Habib Girls‟ School.
Our junior team got the first
position and senior team got the
second position.
3rd INTER SCHOOL VOLLEY BALL
TOURNAMENT
This tournament was also hosted
by Habib Girls‟ School and our
team came in the second position.
5th HAQUE ACADEMY GIRLS
THROWBALL TOURNAMENT
Our team secured the 4th position
and one of our players Nisha
Kumari was named best player of
the tournament.
9th STA THROW BALL
CHAMPIONSHIP
The 9th STA Throw Ball
Championship was hosted by
Habib Girls‟ School where our
team came in first position after a
competitive final match against
the Happy Home School.
Orientation Day
The Higher Secondary Section held
an orientation session for the
incoming batch of students where
they were invited with their parents
to come and see the facilities and
acquaint themselves with the
codes of conduct of the school.
Eid Milan and Welcome
Party
A welcome party was arranged by
the second year students for the
new batch after Eid. The event
included short stage performances
and scrumptious snacks.
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