1. Green Heights British School
Green Heights
Green Heights
International School
International School
Chronicle
Periodical Newsletter
January 2014
In this issue
September
Warmest Welcome!
GHBIS GOES LIVE!
October
Remarkable Victory
Celebrated
Hajj Festival
The Spirit of Unity
Together
We are ONE!
November
Build your …. Brains!
The Gruffalo'
Knowledge or Entertainment?
Sports Updates
Your colour is all what
matters!
December
Board of Honour
Christmas Celebration
Student’s
Corner
All the FUN in Kidzania
To the reader
Ever since the beginning of this academic
year, tremendous changes have taken place
in our British school! A diversity of well-planned
extra-curricular activities was introduced to
our students along with the new books and
resource packs serving our academic plan
and its purposes. In this regard, we seize this
opportunity to welcome our new students and
staff members and wish them a successful
year.
Based on these facts, we present this newsletter to take you on a tour to what occurred in
our school during the first four months of the
current year.
Our sincerest wishes to our students for success
and prosperity.
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~Elizabeth Lawrence

2. September
Warmest Welcome !
On Sunday September 15th, GHBIS gave its new and
returning students a sincere welcome through a fantastic
sports competition. A spirit of warmth and friendliness
spread as both British and American school students mas!sively enjoyed the contest! Welcome Back Everyone
GHBIS GOES LIVE !
Active participation in many extracurricular activities contribute to building a child’s
character. Among such activities comes the morning broadcast programme in
which panels of students representing each class take an active part every Monday
and Wednesday of each week. This year we started our programme with year 4A
students who presented their interactive broadcast on 25/9 to be enjoyed by the
students of both divisions, British and American.
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3. October 73
remarkable victory
celebrated
October is a month which brings along a memory so dear to all Egyptians; the 6th of
October war. On October 3rd, the whole school held a ceremony marking the 40th
anniversary of the unforgettable victory. Patriotic songs, speeches, dances and
shows filled the atmosphere with joy and pride of our nation.
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4. October
Hajj Festival
Hajj Festival :The Spirit of Unity
Together
We are ONE!
We are ONE! This is not
merely a slogan to GHBIS! It
is rather an opportunity to
contribute to the welfare of
the community as all Egyptians should be one! Therefore, the small hands of our
children took part in organizing a garage sale, which is
held annually, to raise the
amount of 1600 which was
allocated for charity works.
This special event took
place on October 31st. We
extend our thanks to, not
only our students, but their
parents who always supported and encouraged
such efforts.
In celebration of Eidul Adha,
our students experienced a
simulated Hajj journey on
October 10th. A simulation of
all Hajj rituals guided by our
teachers
involved
the
students of years 1-4. Boys
gladly wore their shiny white
outfits while girls wore abayas,
isdals and scarves. Takbir was
heard all over the premises as
this occasion was celebrated
during the first 10 days of
Zulhijja
through
playing
Islamic chants.
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5. November
Build your …. Brains!
The most technologically efficient machine that man has ever
invented is the book. –Northrop Frye
During November, the
this chance to purchase a
annual book fair took
number of their favourite
place. The occasion
books under the supervision of
which occurred over a
.our English teaching staff
whole week from 24 to 2
8/11/2013,
was
celebrated
by
our
students as an opportunity to enrich their
personal libraries with the
latest
books
and
resources. Hence, Year 1
to Year 5 students seized
'The Gruffalo'
Knowledge or Entertainment?
Trips are amazing! All students enjoy them. When a trip
involves knowledge as well as fun, enjoyment maximizes.
Such a trip was that visit year 1 & 2 paid to Sitara Theatre &
Workshops which took place on 21/11/2013. During that jolly
day, our children enjoyed watching a play titled Gruffalo.
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They also did some art crafts which put more smiles on their
Student's Corner..
innocent faces!
Dearest, we promise you more fun during the 2nd trimester
Youssef El Essawey
writes about
KIDZANIA! P. 8
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6. November
Sports Updates
Your colour is all
what matters!
Green Heights handball
tem (GHHT), successfully
established last year, continues its journey towards
realizing more ranks and
winning further competitions. Since last year, the
team won several friendly
matches, most significant
of which was their victory
over the handball team
of Nasr City Club. During
the current academic
year, the same team managed to win several
friendly matches at the
level of Green Heights
teams, achieving the first
place at the level of the
Cairo Directorate of Education. The third place at
the level of the Cairo governorate was eventually
realized by our team
which composes of year
5 students namely; Ali
Mohammad,
Tameem
Amir,
Karim
Hesham,
Ahmed Waleed and
Islam Mohammad. The
first match towards the
summit was held on
November 12.
On November 13, a
sports competition took
place to celebrate the
winning House. Our P.E.
staff members prepared
some
games
the
students enjoyed to the
fullest. At the end of the
competition the winning
houses
were
announced and cups
were awarded to the
Year 1 & 2 Yellow House
students and the years 3
to 5 Red House students.
Congratulations all!
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7. December
Board of Honour
In December of each
year,we come to the closing of the 1st trimester. This
is when we have to award
our best students and best
performing teachers for
their most remarkable
achievement.
On Sunday 15, the whole
school witnessed the honouring of our best readers,
writers,
speakers
and
spellers.Hardworking
teachers were also honoured on the same day
Thank you students and
teachers for all your efforts
On Tuesday 17, the winners
of the math competition
held across the British school
were awarded certificates
during the morning line.
Congratulations,super young
minds
Christmas Celebration
Having exerted tremendous efforts to finalize the
end-of-term revision and
exams, everyone needed
some fun time! On Wednesday 18th, we celebrated
Christmas.
A French broadcast and
fun with Santa during
break
time created an amazing
atmosphere of fun and
enjoyment. Students
relished the joy and the
candy Santa gave everyone.
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8. Student’s Corner
Students post their opinions and share their articles...
Kidzania Trip
On November 19th, Green Heights
British International School went to
Kidzania Cairo.
All the kids had fun there. The most
exciting thing in Kidzania was the Fire
Station. We all pretended we were fire
fighters, then we got trained in the fire
station, put on our uniforms and rode
the truck. We believe it was just like
the real thing! There are more fun
things to do in Kidzania!!!
Kidzania Cairo:
Get ready for a better world!!
By Youssef El Essawey 5A
e
tion of the Issu
Ques
When is the World Population Day observed?
A. May 31
B. October 4
C. December 10
D. July 11
If you get the correct answer, submit it to your class
teacher to be eligible for a special gift! A toss will
decide!
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