HABIBIAN TIMES ISSUE # 1

The Habibian

Times

Aug – Dec2014

EDUCATION FOR EMPOWERMENT.

Editor‟s Note

by Arfah Faiq.

Twelve years as a student at

HGS prepared me for meeting

deadlines, juggling between

activities and organising

events within few days.

Therefore, when I was asked

to bring out a newsletter in

three weeks, I did not feel

intimidated. I have

endeavoured to bring the

reader brief account of life at

HGS. It is hoped that you find

this newsletter an informative

and an enjoyable read.

Happy Reading!

Grade Analysis HSSC

Grade Analysis SSC

ACADEMIC

ACHIEVEMENTS

Group Students A-1 A B C F

Pre Med. 33 11 16 5 1 0

Pre Eng. 20 3 6 6 2 1

Commerce 32 2 7 16 6 0

Humanities 10 1 3 4 2 0

Year Students A-1% A% B% C%

2012 111 24.32 47.74 26.12 0.9

2013 105 26.66 50.47 20.9 0.9

2014 117 28.20 39.31 29.91 1.70

Position All Over Pakistan SSC

Rida Abbas 3rd Position Humanities

Subject Positions SSC

Ayesha M. Rafiq Economics

Anoosha Rahim Business Studies

Dua Imran Business Studies

Anoosha Rahim Gen.l Mathematics

HadiaAzeem Environment Studies

Halima Dhedhi Chemistry

NermeenUsmani Pakistan Studies

SakinaModi Food and Nutrition

Position All Over Pakistan HSSC

Afshan Hussain 1st Position Pre-Medical.

Position All Over Pakistan in Subjects HSSC

Ayesha Makani 1st Position Humanities

Maliha Fatima 2nd Position - Science

Nimrah Nadeem 3rd Position in Commerce

Afshan Hussain Biology

Maliha Fatima Physics

NamrahNadeem Accounting

Memoona Farooq Chemistry

NimraYousuf Pakistan Studies

HiraJawaid Islamiat

ShajiaSaleem Islamic History

AfreenMirza P. o. Commerce

Ramsha A. Karim Psychology

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Founder‟s Day

Celebrations

Habib Girls‟ School celebrated its

GoldenJubilee on 19th August,

2014. Although founder‟s day is

celebrated every year with a huge

amount of pride and exhilaration,

this year the Golden Jubilee

celebrations were taken to a

completely different level.

A whole ambiance was created

which showed that something big

was happening the moment you

stepped in school.For the

ceremony, the Primary Section

presented a song called

“IntehaiShauq”, the Secondary

Section presented a tribute to all

the teachers from the school‟s

initiation to present day, the Higher

Secondary Section came up with

a skit paying homage to the

founders while the Pre-Primary

Section ended the proceedings

with a display of both song and

dance.Mr. Muslim Habib was

invited to cut the cake and the

day concluded with all the

students, alumni, faculty and

members of the trust beingproud

of what they have accomplished

together.

Independence Day

Celebrations

Since 14th August is a national

holiday, Independence Day was

celebrated on 13th of August this

year. Like every other year,

children came to school dressed in

the colours of our national flag.

They sang songs and paid tribute

to the people who made a

separate homeland possible.

Ayesha Jawed from class V-C

gave a heart rending speech

about the importance of

independence and the Primary

choir presented national songs.

The pre-primary section also

conducted an assembly in which

students enhanced their

knowledge about Pakistan and its

independence. Similarly, children

from the Secondary Section and

College presented skits and tried

to play their part in reawakening

the national spirit.

Eid Celebrations

Eid is a joyous occasion and it is

celebrated at the school in its true

spirit. Special arrangements are

made to make it a fun filled and

entertaining event every year. This

year too, various activities such as

animated movies, donkey rides,

and trampolines, jumping castles,

merry-go-rounds, pirate ships and

art activities were organized by all

the sections and the day ended

with children enjoying mouth-

watering snacks with their friends.

Hand Washing Day

Promoting good health and

hygiene practices in our children is

a top priority at Habib Girls‟ School.

We believe that the health of a

child affects the entire social setup

of the classroom, family and peers.

Research has also shown that

healthy children are capable of

developing better study habits.

Therefore, a hand washing

program was initiated on the

International Hand Washing Day in

which our children were taught

theproper way to wash hands.

Make-shift sinks were also installed

so that the children could practice

what they were taught.

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Youm – e – Hussain Youm – e – Hussain was organized

on the 27th of November, 2014.

Students from all the sections

participated by reciting „Nohas‟.

The event concluded with a

lecture on the Importance of

Hazrat Imam Hussain‟s sacrifice.

Assembly

Presentations

Confidence building is an essential

part of a child‟s development and

our school firmly believes in the

holistic development of each and

every child. Conducting morning

assembly presentations is one such

way to enhance the child‟s

learning. Teachers select a theme

based on the values of our society

and the whole class participates

which promotes team work, better

linguistic skills, and leadership

qualities and confidence.

Security Drills

In the light of some recent

events and the Peshawar

school incident, security

situation in our city has

worsened. Therefore, as per the

instructions of the government,

Habib Girls‟ School has reviewed

its security arrangements and has

also started carrying out

emergency exercises including

safety drills, fire drills, evacuation

drills etc. These exercises began in

the mid of December and are

being conducted in phases. It

ishoped that in the next few days

our entire support staff, faculty

and student body will be

adequately trained and the entire

security plan will be in complete

effect.

THE PRE

PRIMARY

SECTION

New Nursery Orientation

Every year the school welcomes

a new batch of eager students.

These little children start school

with a certain wonderment and

curiosity that is difficult to match.

Therefore, before every academic

session begins, the pre-primary

section organises an orientation for

the parents so that they are better

informed on how the school works,

our syllabus and policy. The

orientation was held on 16th August

this year and we were very proud

to engage our parents in a

relationship of mutual trust and

cooperation.

Colour Day

Young children while exploring the

world around them are extremely

attracted to colours. This is an age

where they are discovering things

and carefully storing them in their

memory. To enhance this process

further, colour day was celebrated

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on the 5th of September in which

each class chose a colour and

then decorated their surroundings

with it. Different activities were also

organized in relation to their colour

including art and craft.

Milk Activity

Milk is one of the key items a

person should include in his diet at

all costs. Unfortunately, very few

children report drinking milk every

day and parents are often seen

complaining and asking teachers

to help in this regard. Therefore,

Milk activity was organized in

which children were told the

importance of drinking milk

especially at a young age. They

were also given milk to drink along

with a range of other dairy

products.

Fruit and Vegetable Salad

Healthy eating habits were further

stressed upon when our children

celebrated the fruit and vegetable

salad activity. They were taught

how to make fruit and vegetable

salads. They cut and mixed the

fruits and vegetables themselves

and at the end of the day it was a

fun-filled and informative session

for all.

Breakfast Activity

One can never over specify the

significance of a good breakfast

for a healthy lifestyle. However, it is

a major cause of concern that

children today try their best to

avoid eating early in the morning.

Therefore, a breakfast activity was

carried out for two days on the 23rd

and 24th of September in which the

school hosted a breakfast buffet

for the children so that they could

identify the many items one can

eat for breakfast and understand

the importance of healthy eating

habits.

We are very pleased that we got a

lot of positive reports from the

parents about their kids starting to

have breakfast after the activity at

school.

Field Trip

Right before the winter break, after

the children were through with

their assessment, they were taken

on a fun excursion trip to Sindbad

in DHA on the 26th of November. It

was amazing to see little children

running around without a care in

the world and enjoying different

rides.

THE

PRIMARY

SECTION

Art Activities

TRUCK ART

Truck art was brought into the class

room when grade five was

challenged to put their feelings

and thoughts on the classroom

wall using water colours as

medium.

PAPER BAGS

Using paper folding techniques the

children of grade four learned to

make gifts bags and embellished

them with textured paints using a

handmade stencil. The children

added on a self-made ribbon

flower to each bag as well.

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CHINESE LANTERN

The Chinese lantern, was made by

children of grade three. Adding a

Pakistani touch to it, the children

decorated them with multi

coloured sequins along with their

own drawings.

GLASS PAINTING

By: Grade V.

A basic practice of hand - eye co-

ordination is provided through

glass painting activity for grade

five.

Competitions

3rd ART PAINTING EXHIBITION

OF SCHOOL CHILDREN

The competition was organised by

SIUT on the 31st of August, 2014. The

theme this year was “Good Health

is the Key to Happiness” and we

are proud to announce that

Misbah Dilbar Khan from our school

bagged the 1st position and three

other students were

acknowledged for their

participation.

OBHARTY SITARY

Ms.Sheema Kashif and Sir Noor Ali

trained four of our students

Ruqaiya Mustafa,Marina Najaf,

Kavina Sandeep and Minhal Naqvi

for The Citizens Foundation event

of “Obhartay Sitary”. Our students

gave it their best shot and got

participation certificates. Here, we

would like to recognise their efforts

and wish them all the best in

future.

INTER SCHOOL THROW BALL

TOURNAMENT

Sports is an integral part of our

curriculum and it is imperative for

the holistic development of a

child. The Interschool Throw Ball

Tournament was organized by our

school as part of the Golden

Jubilee Celebrations. The junior

throw ball team was victorious for

the second year in a row i.e. 2013

and 2014.

Field Trips

To enhance the respect and

tolerance of students towards

different religions, a field trip was

organized on 16th Dec, 2014 and

the children of class III were taken

to visit the St. Patrick‟s Cathedral

after which they went to the

Mahadev Temple in Clifton. Our

last stop was the masjid.

THE

SECONDARY

SECTION

Elections

For the first time in the history of

Habib Girls‟ School, the Students

Council Elections were held

electronically. The computer

department provided full

assistance and students went to

the lab in order to cast their votes.

The results were announced on the

same day as well.

Convocation

The Convocation Ceremony was

held at Bahria Auditorium on 10th

October, 2014.

Competitions

OBHARTAY SITARAY

Our students Haya Najam and

Tooba Tanvir qualified for the final

round of Pop and Ghazal singing

competition respectively at TCF‟s

Obhartay Sitaray. Haya Najam

went to win the competition and

we are proud of both of them.

“ Education is the

most Powerful

Weapon which you

can use to Change

the World. “

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ALL PAKISTAN BILINGUAL

DECLAMATION CONTEST

Armeen Naseem from Class X and

Fatima Masooma participated in

the All Pakistan Bilingual

Declamation Contest which took

place on 9th October, 2014 at

D.A.SKBZ college O & A level.

INTER-SCHOOL BILINGUAL

DECLAMATION CONTEST

Elsa Qazi from Class VII bagged

the first position in the Inter School

Bilingual Declamation Contest

2014 at Reflections School on 21st

October, 2014.

SPELLING BEE COMPETITION

Our students from Class X

participated in the Dawn Spelling

Bee Competition. Ayesha, Wajiha

and Duahad qualified for the

Regional Competition of the

Spelling Bee.

INTER-SCHOOL QUIZ AND DEBATE

COMPETITION

Armeen Naseem and Fatima

Masooma participated in the

General Knowledge Quiz

Competition while Shaista Riaz and

Ayesha Mansoor participated in

the Debate Competition. Students

of grade X participated in a

competition held at the City

School on 13th November, 2014.

The quiz team secured the second

position at the competition.

INTER-SCHOOL ENGLISH DEBATE

COMPETITION

Sakina Ali Asghar from class X and

Mahnoor Tariq from class IX

participated in the International

Studies School‟s Interschool English

Debate Competition for seniors

while Fareha Faiq and FizzaHaider

from class VIII participated in the

competition for juniors held on 27th

November, 2014.

Sports Gala

This year, the school hosted its 2nd

Sports Gala in which 47 teams

participated in the three games;

Throwball, Netball and Volleyball.

Field Trips

A study trip for students of Class X,

Food and Nutrition group was

arranged on 8th September, 2014.

The students made a presentation

on the importance of a healthy

breakfast at Rahnuma Community

School. Our students had

contributed around Rs. 7,000/=

and carried breakfast for the

students at the school.

Another study trip for class IX

Science was arranged to Karachi

University‟s Centralized Laboratory,

Microbiology and Zoology

Department on 25th November,

2014. Computer Science Students

of the General and Science Group

visited the Karachi University‟s

Computer Lab.

Students of class VI went for their

excursion to GoAish Safari Park.

As part of the Pakistan Nutrition

and Dietitian Society activity, Ms.

Gulafshan Siddiqui gave a

presentation to students of grades

VI and VII on „Healthy Food

Choices‟.

THE HIGHER

SECONDARY

SECTION

Orientation Day

An orientation meeting was held

at HGHSS for the new first year

students so that they are able to

understand school rules and

regulations and are more familiar

with each other and the

environment.

Welcome and Eid Party

Welcome party was given by the

Second Years for the new comers

on 21st August, 2014.

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Convocation

Like the previous years, our

students have continued the

tradition of scoring well. Afshan

Hussain, secured the first position in

Pakistan. TheConvocation

Ceremony was held at Bahria

Auditorium.

Project Day

The Project Day took place in

November, 2014 which showcased

of more than 50 projects

encompassing subjects of Science,

Commerce and Humanities.

Students of different schools and

colleges were invited to visit.

Students Week

ANNUAL PICNIC

Students were taken to the Dream

World Resort for their annual picnic

where the children spent a day

away from their daily routine of

studies.

PANEL DISCUSSION

A panel discussion was arranged

on the 16th of December in which

professionals from different fields

were invited – from media to

police – so that students could

receive guidance as to the

different options available while

choosing a career.

HABIB UNIVERSITY TOUR

Our students went for a tour of

Habib University as part of their

admissions.

STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN TOUR

Students of Second Year

Commerce were taken on a visit to

the State Bank of Pakistan on the

17th of December.

CONDOLENCE MEETING

Students were deeply affected by

the tragedy our nation went

through on 16th of December in

Peshawar. They made posters and

cards and dedicated them to the

victims of the incident.

STREET THEATRE

The traumatic incident of

Peshawar where innocent students

were gunned down was

remembered and paid tribute to in

the form of a drama.

Upcoming

Events

PRE PRIMARY SECTION

Annual Sports Day

Annual Song and Drama

Soup Activity

SECONDARY SECTION

Inter – House Matches

Students‟ Day

Interschool Athletics

Competition

Farewell & Lunch for Class X

HIGHER SECONDARY

SECTION

Farewell for Grade XII

For feedback and suggestion

email at

hgs@habibschools.edu.pk.

HABIB GIRLS‟ SCHOOL 66/1

GARDEN ROAD, KARACHI.

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Youth Summer Camp 2014

In June 2014, students of HGS went

for a youth summer camp to

Kashmir, the trip was of 10 days.

During camping they developed

their skills of Leadership. The

physical capacity was built through

morning exercises and hiking. While

returning back students had a

chance to visit New Murree,

Bhurban and Islamabad.