JAFFAR PUBLIC SCHOOL

INDEPENDENCE DAY
2023-05-17
August is all about Pakistan. This year the zeal of patriotism came alive online. Our students and teachers celebrated the 74th Independence Day with full joy and enthusiasm. Students were made aware of their nationality and their country with national identities, the flag, National Anthem, landmarks and of course Quaid e Azam.

SUMMER FUN
2023-05-11
Last week of the term was full of fun and fiesta. Our students enjoyed the most awaited water fun activities and the movie day. They thoroughly enjoyed the games and art activities. The last day was the party day, the most exciting day of the week. Our children shared snacks with friends and played musical games. They went home happy and delightful looking forward for their summer vacations

RAMAZAAN RESPONSIBILITIES
2023-05-11
Ramazaan marked a time of discovering the meaning of self – control, charity and of sharing and caring with fortunate fellow beings for the bounties granted to us by Allah to enjoy and make the most of it. Ramazaan calenders were distributed among the students of Class II to inculcate compassion

MOTHERS DAY
2023-05-11
Mothers Day is a reminder for all of us, to treasure and cherish the most loving and sincere person in our lives. Children made cards for their mother appreciating her and expressing their love for her.

EDUCATIONAL TRIP
2023-05-11
Class II went on an educational trip to the TDF MagnifiScience Centre. The students took keen interest in observing, exploring and developing an understanding of everyday scientific phenomena. They were all ears to the guide who was giving the details. They came back to school gaining knowledge of how and why things function.

PAKISTAN DAY
2023-05-11
Pakistan Day was celebrated with a great sense of pride and patriotism. A special assembly was held in which the students spoke about Pakistan and the historic event of 23rd March 1940. Role play was performed by the students of Class I.

MENTAL MATH COMPETITION
2023-05-11
Mental Math Competition is an annual event and fervently looked forward by the students. Mental Math activities have proved to be very useful in developing student’s logical thinking, mathematical intelligence and quick calculation skills.

SHOW AND TELL ACTIVITY (KG I)
2023-05-11
Round the year children bring different objects and talk about them. To develop confidence and public speaking skills, show and tell activity was held as a class event. We really appreciate the ingenuity of some mothers in creating amazing props for the children to show and talk about. Our little ones participated actively and spoke fluently which was a delightful experience

VEGETABLE WEEK
2023-05-11
Importance of vegetables in our daily diet was introduced. A vegetable push cart was brought to school with seasonal vegetables labelled in both English and Urdu. ‘One day one veggie’ for mid morning snack made children develop a splendid taste for carrots, cucumbers, boiled peas and potatoes

WORLD BOOK DAY READING ACTIVITY
2023-05-11
The core of our curriculum is based on reading. We enhance children’s knowledge and curiosity by providing opportunities for active reading. To mark the 25th anniversary of World Book Day a reading activity was held for the students of KG II, Class I and II. Students were asked to practice reading with fluency, clarity of speech, expression and pronunciation. All the students participated and read in front of their class mates. This activity helped in developing comprehension skills and enhancing the vocabulary.

SPRING AWARENESS
2023-05-11
To make the children aware about the facts of spring season flower boards were set up in each class and names were introduced. Colourful flower pots were displayed. Students were shown different real flowers i.e; daisies, roses, lilies, sunflowers, petunias, marigolds, pansies and many other colourful blooms.
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COMPETITIONS
2023-05-11
Participation in various competitions help the students to boost their confidence level and polish their creativity. An ‘Oxford Big Read’ National Contest was held by Oxford University Press for book reviews written by students of class I and II onwards. Colgate discovers the artistic talent of the children by calling these future artist at a platform called “Colgate Global Art Contest”. Selected entries were sent.

SPORTS WEEK
2023-05-11
The much looked forward to gala event of the year was our sports week on the theme “Hum aik hain” was held in December for KG I, KG II, class I and II. Preparations went on at hectic pace with students practicing for the sports events and teachers preparing accessories for the great day. The event was a great success. Parents attended and cheered the students. Winners won medals and even those who did not, went home with shining faces with the pleasure of having participated.

WINTER WONDERS
2023-05-11
Beauties of winter season was explored by the students through learning about winter weather and weather forecast. They were introduced to variety of winter wonders to discover such as the winter clothes, winter fruits, hot beverages and winter sports. Winter is the time of pleasant days and cool nights

MORNING ASSEMBLY
2023-05-11
The weekly morning assembly presentations provided students a platform to face an audience. Our students have now lost their stage fright and are on their way to become confident and fluent speakers. The assembly presentations impart general knowledge of a variety of aspects from environment, healthy habits, good behaviour, etc in a fun filled manner

UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY
2023-05-11
Universal Children’s Day was marked with full joy, fun and frolic. It was enjoyed by playing games and having fun on the jumping castle. Children also enjoyed a funny midget puppet show put up by their teachers.

GRAND PARENTS DAY
2023-05-11
Grandparents play a very important role in our lives. We should always respect and take good care of them. On this very special day teachers enacted a role play. It was a fun filled session for the students. Later they made cards in the art class to express their love for their grandparents. They carried the cards home for them.

STORY TELLING (NURSERY & KG I)
2023-05-11
Story telling is a major monthly event. It is conducted with great enthusiasm, and elaborate preparations are made in the form of life like set up of scenes from the story, role play by students, teachers’ presentations (enactment and storytelling) and discussions. The stories of the term were; Ginger Bread Man, The Enormous Turnip, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Red Hen, The Hare and the Tortoise and The Wind and the Sun.

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
2023-05-01
World Ozone Day is celebrated on September 16th of every year. This day we spread awareness about ozone depletion. Holes in the ozone layer are caused due to pollution. Planting trees protects the environment and the ozone layer. Awareness videos were shown to all the students and worksheets were given to reinforce the topic.

Founder’s Day Celebration
2023-05-01
Jaffar Public School’s 33rd birthday was celebrated with enthusiasm and high spirits by the J.P.S Junior students and teachers. The school was decorated beautifully with colourful handmade flowers and artwork made by the by the students. Children performed short skits’, read out poems, written by them, and sang songs for J.P.S. To make the event more memorable a magic show was organized, which was magically delightful and mesmerizing. Teachers also prepared game stalls and face painting. Hence, the celebrations came to an end, leaving everlasting memories behind.

Sports Day
2023-04-28
Annual Sports Days were held in February/March in the school premises. Each grade performed on a separate day. The whole school playground and boundary was decorated color fully. The enthusiasm and energy was pulsating and discipline was exceptional.

The program started with recitation and translation of verses from Holy Quran along with the welcome speech. Torch Bearing, Taekwondo Performance, P.E. Display were performed with zeal and discipline. There were many track events which took place and all students took part in them.

Winners were awarded medals. The sports day came to an end with a fabulous and eye catching closing display, enjoyed by all.

Children’s Day
2023-04-28
This day was celebrated enthusiastically and with fervor by the children.

Speeches, skits and songs were presented showing the importance of this day. Children also enjoyed playing at various game stalls set up by the teachers. The students made colourful goody bags for the children of the ‘Bridge School’

Election Day
2023-04-28
Every year JPS (Junior) children elect House Captains and Vice-Captain from class V and VI. The Head Girl and Head Boy are selected by teachers. It was a cut throat competition among 16 candidates of grade V and VI. The votes were cast on the Election Day on school premises under the supervision of the election committee. Voting procedure was completed on the same day. The results of the vice-captains and captains were announced on the next day. Inaya Muddasir was selected as the Head Girl and Rohaan Rafique as the Head Boy.

Bird’s Eye View
2023-04-28
The school boundary walls are covered by boards in which teachers put up colorful charts and information on a wide variety of topics. This is done every month to make sure children read the boards before the Bird’s eye view is done. This activity can be in the form of a worksheet or an oral activity where by the children share at least two to three points of what they have read. In this way information is shared and gained.

Young World
2023-04-28
It has been made mandatory for the students of class IV, V and VI to subscribe to Dawn Young World. A marked improvement has been noticed in students’ vocabulary and understanding. A variety of marked activities are done in class to enhance English language skills.

Book Review
2023-04-28
Book Review is an ongoing process. Students read library books and are assessed on their understanding by asking them a few questions or making them write a report on it. To encourage reading at home as well, you are requested to take out time keeping aside all distractions and enjoy reading books together with your children at home to help them become a lifelong readers and to empower them towards meeting their potential.

Dear Time
2023-04-28
The process of reading has always been a beneficial activity. It increases a child’s quest for knowledge, enhances confidence in them and is a great habit for all times. It is imperative that this habit be developed for a well-grounded education. To ensure that reading remains a priority. We have initiated a daily D. E. A. R (Drop Everything and Read) Programme. During a D. E. A. R session the whole school drops everything they are doing and takes pleasure in ungraded, recreational reading for 10 minutes. The activity is carried out during school hours.

Earth Day Activity
2023-04-22
Events are typically held worldwide on Earth Day in support of environmental protection. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd which seeks to unite people from all parts of the world in environmental causes and to make them trustees in the elimination of issues such as pollution, conflict, poverty, and wars.

On this day students creatively designed posters, recycled items to make beautiful household items and they all pledged to care for mother earth by saving water, electricity and maintaining cleanliness.

EARTH DAY
2023-04-22
April brought Earth day and following the theme of this year “Invest in our Planet” a week of activities helped to create a concern for the protection of our planet Earth and its atmosphere. Assembly presentations were held on each day of the week based on the topics; “Play your part, Be water smart!”, “Plant more Trees”, “Save Electricity”, “The first Steps to Zero waste”.

FOUNDER’S DAY
2023-04-02
The month of April began with the celebration of our Founder’s Day on 2nd April. The school wore a festive look with colourful decorations everywhere. Our students enjoyed the magic show and a delightful performance of ‘Pillow People’ entertained them as a school birthday gift
