Nilufer Secondary Magazine 2016

Nistimani champions Bests of Nilufer Interview with Bashdar Flag Day Celebrations
got rewards from Secondary School A. Khezer (Erbil General were so bright
Ministry of Education See details inside on p.20 Director of Education) See details inside on p.31
See details inside on p.3 See details inside on p.24

NI LUFER
SECONDARY SCHOOL MAGAZINE May 2016

IFLC 2016 IRAQ FINAL INSIDE

Int e r n a t i o n a l Fe s ti val o f Language IFLC 2016 IRAQ
& Culture – Country Finals was FINAL
held in Brayati Conference Hall.
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CELEBRATION OF THE Korek Trip with
9th Grades
BIRHT OF PROPHET
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MUHAMMED(PBUH)
Prophet
Nilufer Secondary School organized a Muhammed
wonderful celebration for our Prophet
Muhammed (pbuh)’s birth (pbuh)
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SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Students’
WITH STUDENTS Activities

Competitions, sports and more in this ➲ p.16
magazine.
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Classes
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Flag Day

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Published in Science Our studentHadaia
World October 2014 Azad Ezzuddin got the
2nd place in the 2014 Intel
9th International Science and
Engineering fair. Her project
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was about protecting movies’ copy right
by preventing pirates to records movies
in the cinema hall. She was selected as
one of the best engeneer students in
Science World magazine ın October 2014
issue. We appraciate her achievement
and wish her on going success

What is ISEF and what is the
importance of it for our students ?
The Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), a program
of Society for Science & the Public (SSP),
is the world’s largest international
pre-college science competition in USA.
Approximately 1,700 high school students
from over 75 countries, regions, and territories
are awarded the opportunity to showcase
their independent research and compete
for approximately $4 million in prizes.
Today, millions of students worldwide
compete each year in local and school-
sponsored science fairs; the winners of these
events go on to participate in SSP-affiliated
regional and state fairs from which the best
win the opportunity to attend Intel ISEF.
Intel ISEF unites these top young scientific
minds, showcasing their talents on an
international stage, where doctoral level

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Our student Nareeman visited Ministry of Education Dr. Pishtiwan Sadiq with her parents. She
got a reward from him. We are proud of her and wish her on going success.

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Nilufer Secondary School CONTENTS
provides an environment in
which our young students 3 13
develop the skills and
knowledge required to tackle CHAMPIONS FROM KOREK TRIP
the challenges of life beyond NILUFER 2015
school. While academic NISHTIMANI EXAMINATION Traditional Korek Trip
progress is important and our
academic expectations are Our student Nareeman visited 14
high, we strongly encourage Ministry of Education with her
all students to make the most parents. She got a reward from CELEBRATION OF THE
of the many opportunities him. We are proud of her and wish BIRTH OF PROPHET
available that run parallel to her on going success. MUHAMMED(PBUH)
their academic studies in
Kurdistan and International. 6 Nilufer Secondary School organized
Our academic program a wonderful celebration for our
sequentially develops young GREAT SUCCESS IN FJO Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)’s birth
minds to think in a more
rounded manner and places Our students got brilliant results in 20
concepts and skills ahead
of content, through critical 8Fezalar Junior Olympiads BESTS OF NILUFER SEC-
thinking and reflection. ONDARY SCHOOL
MY HAPPIEST DAY
As all previous years, we have the
IMy Happiest Day is a short story best students of each class.
written by our 8th grade students
Betul & Nian 26

10 ALL CLASSES OF 2015-2016

IFLC 2016 IRAQ FINAL We achieved to take the photo of
all our classes in front of the school
iflc (Internatioal Festival of
Language and Culture)

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due to their success in this
year and past years and I
wish even better results for
them. I would like to thank
all teachers and parents that
contribute to our students’
studies and success.

******** Principal ********
Hayrullah Beşiroğlu

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ERBIL-HAWLER

A short introduction of Erbil city

38

SCIENCE WEEK

Recycling Waste Materials Competition

Designer & Editor
Adem Karadağ

([email protected])

This is the first issue of our school magazine in the
history of Nilufer Secondary School. It has many
contributers. It is the result of 4 months’ blood,
sweat and tears. We tried our best to complete
it on time. Our magazine club members at the
left handside : Gashben, Rouya, Niga, Rawan,
Jannah, Sura, Ghada +Ban. They really worked
hard to complete the articles. I want to thank
them, other students, our dedicated teachers
and administrators who did not hesitate to help
us. I want to thank my wife who really supported
me to complete the magazine. I hope the first
issue will be a good beginning for us and we
will come up with other great ideas next year.

Take care

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FJO (Fezalar Junior Olympiads) is organized every
year by Ronaki Hawler Education Company
The competion includes science and math questions
answered by middle school students as teams. Here
our success in FJO
7th grade Science and Math: 2nd Place as team
8th grade Science and Math: 2nd & 3rd place as team
9th grade Math: 2nd&3rd place as team

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MY HAPPIEST DAY

MY HAPPIEST DAY... Ooh my God it is one o’clock mid night but I still can’t sleep. I was so
excited so I felt my heart beating fast. I thought I need to ask my mum to give me some
tranquilizer. My room’s door was opened and my mother entered in with a glass and sat
beside me and told me”

Ooh my God it is one o’clock midnight but I still can’t any help ma’m? My mum answered. - Ye s ,
sleep. I was so excited so I felt my heart was beating
fast. I thought I need to ask my mum to give me some we do. Our car doesn’t start do you know what the
tranquilizer. My room’s door was opened and my mother
entered in with a glass and sat beside me and told me” problem is?

- Of course I do, I was a mechanic.

-Take this you will feel OK. He opened bonnet of the car and checked the
engine. After half an hour he finished and called
She was right that I felt relaxed so fell a deep sleep my mum to start the engine. Luckily it started. We
on the coach. When I woke up in the morning were so happy and my mum wanted to pay but
I found myself on my bed. My dear mum
carried me from coach to my bed. I the man told that it was paid earlier. Later we
woke up myself early in the morning get started to drive. After half an hour we arrived
dressed than my mum came in to my at the hospital.
room with a breakfast tray greeted me:
- Hurry up! You are already late, said
-Good morning my darling how do you feel now? my mum. - Won’t you come? I asked.
-Thanks a lot mum I feel better now. - Unfortunately! I need to go to my office,
-Have your breakfast quickly it’s getting late. you need to go alone, said my mum.

As soon as I finish my breakfast, we got in the car to I was so upset because she would not see when I
go to hospital then my mum said: was so happy on the stage. I ran to the hall where
awarding ceremony is taking place. As soon as I
-I can drive if you want because you are so excited arrived in the hall, I heard that my name was called
you can confuse the way, said. and with a great excitement I went to the stage. I
was offered a plate of success. I was so excited that
And took the key and she got the driver’s seat and I I felt my heart beating so fast. Then I felt a hand on
sat beside her and we started the way. While driving my shoulders. When I turn back it was my mother.
on the way we saw a man looking for food in the She changed her duty to see me on the stage.
garbage. We stopped the car to give some money
and my mum got off the car and went near the man. Finally it was my
When she returned to the car, she realized that our happiest day, because
car didn’t work. She tried to start to engine for several my mum and my
times but it didn’t work. We didn’t know what to do friends were with me.
and we were looking around. Suddenly the man
who was looking for food in the garbage noticed our By Emine Betül Darıcı & Nian Wuria Muhammed
situation and came and asked: - Do you need

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OUR LIBRARY
Lana Wahab is the librarian in our school and has
Research consistently shows been working here for 6 years. She is working in the
that when children have access library. She likes being there
to good libraries with plenty of because she loves reading
good books and with adequate so much so we asked her
staffing, they read more, and for some information
thus do better on reading about the library and she
tests. For children of poverty, answered us.
libraries are typically the only
possible source of reading In our library we have about 800
material.
books for students and teachers and it is in 4 languages

(English, Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish) so everyone can

read.There are 6 tables and chairs and it is not just

for reading. We can also study there

and get worksheets for exams and

students can borrow books and give it

back in 4 days. If a student loses the

book she has to pay for a new one or

buy another book for the library.

We think it is Our students are regular and welcome visitors of the local
important to library in Nilufer Secondary School. The books supplement
have our students the school’s English, Turkish, Kurdish and Arabic book and
confidently use media collection with regular new and exciting resources.
local facilities and
realize that we can
gain great pleasure
from the broad
range of resources
offered in our
community.

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IFLC 2016
IRAQ FINAL

International Festival of Language & Culture – Country Finals was held in Ronaki Hawler Education
Company Conference Hall. The students from Kerkuk, Sulaymaniyah and Erbil competed for representing
their cultures, languages and traditions in the 14th IFLC

The IFLC has been hosting its language and culture festival for the past 14 years,
showcasing both the rich multicultural diversity of our world, as well as the boundless
talent of our youth. The IFLC draws participants from over 160 countries across the
world, with over 1000 performers each year at numerous regional events worldwide,
and in its 15th year, Erbil will be one of many cities co-hosting this international event.

Nilüfer Orta Okulu’ndan den Zeynep Dilşad Bu yıl öncelikle okulumuzdaki tüm öğrencilerimizi
Dünya finaline katılmaya hak kazandı. bu büyük organizasyondan haberdar etmeyi,
isteyen her öğrencimizi kabiliyetine uygun alanda
yarışmaya dahil etmeyi ve yarışma hazırlık
sürecinde her konuda onlara destek olmayı
hedefledik. Bu kapsamda Türkçe derslerinde
tanıtımlar yaparak onları katılmaya teşvik ettik.
Hangi öğretmenin hangi alanı çalıştırıp takip
edeceğini belirledik. Küçük bir kurul oluşturarak
istekli öğrencilerden en yatkın olanları seçip
grupları oluşturduk ve nihayet Ekim ortalarında
çalışmalara başlayabildik. Tüm bunların sonunda
Şiir’den 2 , Şarkı’da 1 Konuşma’dan 5, Yazma’dan
3 öğrencimiz Erbil Bölge Finalleri’nde okulumuzu
temsilen yarıştı. Yaşlarına göre iyi dereceler de elde
ettiler. Bilimsel Alanlarda Yazma’da Reyan Kenan,

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Konuşma’da Meryem Sadrettin, içindeyiz. biri... Türk şiirini ve Türk şairleri
Sara Havrez ve Dilbilgisi’nde Lina özellikle de Erdem Beyazıt ve
Muhammed 30 Nisanda yapılacak Bu yıl biz okul olarak, Dünya Necip Fazıl’ı çok seviyor. Zaman
olan Irak Ülke Finaline yükseldiler. Finaline şiirden katılabileceğiz. zaman şiirler de yazıyor ve bizlerle
İnşallah finali geçmeyi başarırlarsa Irak Ülke Finali 27 Şubat 2016 bunları cömertçe paylaşıyor.
ülkemiz adına Dünya Finalinde günü Genel Müdürlüğümüzün
yarışacaklar. Türkçe zümresi olarak salonunda yapılmıştı. Tüm Irak’tan
yeniden durum değerlendirmesi şiir ve şarkıda üçer öğrenci
yaptık, bu yılki finalistlerin iyi ülkeyi temsilen Dünya Finalinde
neticeler elde edebilmeleri için yarışmak üzere seçilmişti. Bizim
yapılması gerekenleri tespit okulumuzdan Zeynep Dilşad,
ettik ve uygulama çalışmalarına Erdem Beyazıt’ın Birazdan Gün
başladık. Bu arada önümüzdeki yıl Doğacak şiiriyle Dünya finaline
yapılacak yarışmalar için uygun katılmaya hak kazandı.
adayları da belirleme ve uygun
alanlara yönlendirme çabası Kendisi zaten şiirle bütünleşmiş

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KOREK TRIP

Our school has organized again
a traditional field trip to Korek
in term of Fall 2015. Students
had a great time. Some of them
played snow fight while the
others just enjoy the beauty of
snow. What is more, they had a
lunch. We are all looking forward
to having this activity again.

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al PROPHET

MUHAMMED

(SAV)

Nilufer Secondary School celebrated the birth of our Prophet
Muhammed (sallallahu aleyhi ve sellem)

As a teacher, an administrator and a leader,
our Prophet Muhammed (pbuh)’s example
is impeccable. He did not simply hand down
commands; he was the first to undertake action
in pursuit of a goal. For example, at the time of
the Battle of the Trench, he participated in digging
the pit alongside his companions. This week, our
friends from Charity group gave presents to the
students and teachers. Inside a small bag, there
were sweeties, and a small paper that had a
Hadith on it. It is a report describing the words,
actions, or habits of the Prophet Muhammad
(sav). Students also made a competition
about reciting Salawat (Allahumme salli ala
Muhammedin ve ala ali Muhammed). They
also distributed dates and lokums to everyone
students, teachers, drivers etc. Students also
made another competition about this week. It
This day is a ver y special day for all muslims. All muslims was decoration of boards competition. What
should follow and love our prophet Muhammed(s.a.w). He have they done? They printed hadiths and ayets
taught us to respect the elders and have mercy for smalls and they used some shiny materials on their
and thus this week as a school we had many activities boards. Students also tried to memorize 40 short
hadiths and competed with each other. Some
of them prepared a presentation about the life
of Prophet Muhammed (sav) (pbuh) as well.

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Hadiths

We selected some short Hadiths for you. What is an Hadith? The Hadith is the record of the sayings of Prophet
Muhammad (peace be upon Him)(Sallallahu Aleyhi ve sellem). The sayings and conduct of Prophet Muhammad
(swas) constitute the Sunnah. The Hadith has come to supplement the Holy Qur’an as a source of the Islamic
religious law. The Hadith is the second pillar after the Qur’an upon which every Muslim rests his faith. Hadith
consists of Mat’n and Isnad. Mat’n means the text of the Hadith, while Isnad means the chain of transmitters
to that Hadith.

Every matter that does not start Salat is the pillar of the religion He who deceives us is not one Actions are according
with remembrance of Allah of us to intentions
doesn’t have hayr

There are three signs of “Munafiq”; Real mean is the person who The good word is a charity The one who consults others
When he speaks he Lies, when he do not salat on Me when I am would never regret
promises he breaks those promises and
when he is entrusted, he embezzles. mentioned nearby him

The most beloved of deeds according to Spread S A L A M among you Offer your guest Moomins are brothers
Allah are the prayer in its right time, then
to treat the parents in an excellent manner,

and then Jihad in the path of Allah

Charity does not decrease the Gheebah (backbiting) is to The remembrance (dhikr, Every prayer cleans the sins
wealth mention about your brother that recitation of the name) of Allah before it

which he detests. is the cure of heart

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OUR ACTIVITIES

FPO

FEZALAR
PROJECT
COMPETITONS
TOTALLY 210
STUDENTS
JOINED

STUDENTS FPO-SILVER
HELPED G R E Y W AT E R
PESHMERGA RECYCLING IN
BY HOUSEHOLD
COLLECTING L E V E L S
VARIOUS
M AT E R I A L S NIGA SARDAR AND
SAHAR SADIQ got
silver Medal among
many students.

7TH GRADES
D E B AT E
COMPETITION
S tudents had to talk

about a topic which is
given them before. The
topic was advantages
and disadvantages of
social network

GENERAL ENGLISH
REVISION WEEK POSTER
T E S T EXHIBITION
COMPETITION
Students have GRT
There were various
exams once in a term
posters on the boards
in the corridors

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OUR ACTIVITIES

SCIENCE
WEEK-CELL
MODELLING
Students produced

very good cell models

for science week

HELPING TO I N F O R M AT I C S
PEHSMERGA C A B I N ET .

OUR CHARITY CLUB We have one of the
MEMBERS COLLECTED latest technology in
MONEY LIKE 1 MILLION our computers so that
ID FOR PESHMERGA students can use them
as fast as possible.

STUDENTS NILUFER
FROM SECONDARY
CHARITY S C H O O L
CLUB
COLLECTED Nilufer Secondary
M AT E R I A L S School began
FOR KOBANI educational activities
STUDENTS in Arbil in 1996. We
LEARN provide education
BETTER WITH about 550 students
EXPERIMENT

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OUR ACTIVITIES

KOR EK TRI P.
O ur school has

organized a trip to
Korek for 9th and 8th
grades

CL ASSES SPELLING BEE
C O M P E T I T I O N .
We have more than
500 students by this We organize spelling
year. We put all classes bee competition
in this magazine every year in order to
encourage students
to enrich their
vocabulary.

SPHAGETTI PARENTS
BRIDGE MEETING
COMPETITION In our school, we

TABLE TENNIS regularly organize
TOURNAMENT parents-teacher
Students from conference to keep
in touch with parents
middle school had a and inform them about
tournament and their their child
matches were very
exciting.

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OUR ACTIVITIES

DILNEWA
V I S I T .

Students from various
classes visited Dilnewa
Foundation which is
a company for poor
people

S C I E N C E L A B . F L AG DAY. All

In our school we school celebrated flag
have a science lab to day with different flag
demonstrate students projects, songs and
experiments and show dances
3D parts of the body
to facilitate them to
have permanent data.

CLEANEST
CLASSES
We are encouraging

our students to keep
their classes clean.
They compete each
other to get the flag of
Kurdistan

C E L E B R AT I O N S OUR SCHOOL
OF BIRTH UN IFOR M
OF PROPHET
MUHAMMED As Nilufer Secondary
(SAW) School, we have a
school uniform policy
that all students
should follow.

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FEZALAR PROJECT OLYMPIADS

FPO (Fezalar Project Olympiads) was held on January 23, 2016 in Ishik
University, Erbil. Our students Niga and Sahar from 7th grade got SILVER
MEDAL in science category.

NIGA SERDAR &
SAHAR SADIQ
SILVER MEDAL

The aim of FPO is to encourage in these lessons. Total 210 stu- Cleaning Grey Water at home
students to have more actions in dents have attended the compe- water network. They worked hard
Mathematics and Science lessons tition in order to be the best in to complete the project and they
that take important part in their their category. Our students Niga got SILVER MEDAL. We appreciate
life and increase the motivation and Sahar had a science project their works

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MORAL STORIES

Through small stories, the idea is to illustrate the greatness of our human culture.
Through the stories one can learn the various aspects of our lives. We urge people to read
the stories carefully and apply the Moral learnt through the stories in their everyday life.

PA I D I N F U L L A little boy came up to T H E A N G E L Once upon a time there was a

his mother in the kitchen one evening while she was child ready to be born. One day the child asked God, “They
fixing supper, and he handed her tell me you are going to send me to
a piece of paper that he had been earth tomorrow but how am I going
writing on. After his mom dried to live there being so small and
her hands on an apron, she read helpless?” God replied, “Among the
it, and this is what it said: many angels I have chosen one for

For cutting the grass: $5.00 For cleaning up my room you. She will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
this week: $1.00 For going to the store for you: $.50
Baby-sitting my kid brother while you went shopping: Said child, “But tell me here in Heaven I don’t do anything
$.25 Taking out the garbage: $1.00 For getting a good else but sing and smile. That’s what I need to be happy!” God
report card: $5.00 For cleaning up and raking the replied, “Your angel will sing for you every day. And you will
yard: $2.00 feel your angel’s love and be happy.”
Total owed: $14.75
And, said the child, “How am I going to be able to understand
Well, his mother looked at him standing there, and the when people talk to me, if I don’t know the language that
boy could see the memories flashing through her mind. men talk?” “That’s easy”, God said, “Your angel will tell you
She picked up the pen, turned over the paper he had the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and
written on, and this is what she wrote: with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how
to speak.” The child looked up at God saying, “And what am
For the nine months I carried you while you were grow- I going to do when I want to talk to you?” God smiled at the
ing inside me: No Charge. For all the nights that I’ve sat child saying, “Your angel will teach you how to pray.”
up with you, doctored and prayed for you: No Charge.
For all the trying times, and all the tears that you’ve The child said, “I’ve heard on earth there are bad men.
caused through the years: No Charge. For all the nights Who will protect me?” God replied, “Your angel will defend
filled with dread, and for the worries I knew were ahead: you, even if it means risking life!” The child looked sad,
No Charge. For the toys, food, clothes, and even wiping saying, “But I will always be sad because I will not see you
your nose: No Charge. When you add it up, the cost of anymore.” God replied, “Your angel will always talk to you
my love is: No Charge. about me and will teach you the way to come back to
me, even though I will always be next to you.”

When the boy finished reading what his mother had writ- At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but
ten, there were big tears in his eyes, and he looked straight voices from earth could already be heard.
up at his mother and said, “Mom, I sure do love you.”
And then he took the pen and in great big letters he The child in a hurry, asked softly, “Oh God, if
wrote: “PAID IN FULL.” I am about to leave now please tell me my angel’s name!”
God replied, Your angel’s name is of no importance... you
will simply call her

MOTHER

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T R U E W E A LT H One day a father of that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by
the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have
a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence.”
with the purpose of showing his son
how the poor people live so he could be The fence will never be the same. When you say things in
thankful for his wealth. anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife
in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there. A verbal wound
would be considered a very poor family. On their return from is as bad as a physical one.
their trip, the father asked his son, “How was the trip?” “It
was great, Dad.” “Did you see how poor people can be?” Friends and loved ones are a very rare jewel, indeed. They
the father asked. “Oh yeah” said the son. “So what did you make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend
learn from the trip?” asked the father. an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to
open their hearts to us. Water your relationships with kind-
The son answered, “I saw that we have one dog and they ness... and they will grow. So be careful little lips what you
had four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our say...! And you won’t chase friendships away.
garden and they have a creek that has no end.” “We have
imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at BUTTERFLY AND COCOON
night.” “Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have
the whole horizon.” “We have a small piece of land to live A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One
on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.” “We have day a small opening appeared; he sat and
servants who serve us, but they serve others.” “We buy watched the butterfly for several hours as
our food, but they grow theirs.” “We have walls around our it struggled to force its body through that
property to protect us; they have friends to protect them.” little hole. Then it seemed to stop making
any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it
With this the boy’s father was speechless. Then his son could and it could go no farther. Then the man decided
added, “Thanks dad for showing me how poor we are. to help the butterfly, so he took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly
A HOLE IN THE FENCE then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small,
shriveled wings. The man continued to watch the butterfly
There once was a little boy who had a because he expected that, at any moment, the wings
bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of would enlarge and expand to be able to support the body,
nails and told him that every time he lost which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact,
his temper, he must hammer a nail into the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around
the back of the fence. with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was
able to fly. What this man in his kindness and haste did
The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the
the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny
number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. opening were nature’s way of forcing fluid from the body
He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for
those nails into the fence.... flight once it achieved its freedom from the cocoon.
Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our
Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his tem- life. If nature allowed us to go through our life without any
per at all. He told his father about it and the father sug- obstacles, it would cripple us. We wouldn’t be as strong as
gested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day what we could have been. And we could never fly...
that he was able to hold his temper. The day passed
and the young boy was finally able to tell his father

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INTERVIEW WITH

BASHDAR A.KHEZER

Mr. Bashdar - Erbil General Director of Education was our host for this issue. We
talked about our education system and general idea of education of youngs.

We had a wonderful discussion with Erbil General Director Can you briefly introduce yourself? My
of Education Mr Bashdar. Our students Soma Himdad Cemal name is Bashdar Abdulkhalq Khdr. I was
and Shanya Azad Reshid from 9E asked very good questions born in 1979. I have gotten a diploma
ranging from education in general to social projects of in Computer and Science. I have served
Fezalar Education Institution. students for 14 years. I started being a
General Director in December. Before I
was a General Director, I was a Planning
Managers of Education for 14 years .I
have worked with organizations such
as UNESCO and KF Associate. I have
participated in several workshops,
global courses in other countries.

What do you think about your job?Do
you have a busy day? There are several
things you need to do here daily. Books
are delivered to us daily, we get orders
from people. I have 2 assistants. And

each of them has their own managers more than 3 years now. What I do now is towards organization and be successful,
with their own parts. The job is done very all for my wife and family because I don’t which didn’t exist before. And that’s why
well and beautifully. And just for your have any time to spend with my family. I certificates and diplomas play a very great
information, I think that the Ministry usually leave the house before 7 o’clock. role in this. I’ll start from myself as an
of Education is very efficient. Because I even arrive before the employers do. example. Like, if I hadn’t studied and gotten
they are many ministries that The employers leave at 1 or 2 but we a diploma and participated in courses, I
take days, weeks or even wouldn’t have had the chance to be where
months to deliver and stay to visit schools and workshops I am now. But at the same time, people I
make books. It takes or just stay for work or attend know supported me and I was encouraged
only 14 minutes to meetings. Usually, my returning to do better. So, in my opinion, doing well
make, check and sign home is at 8 or 9 at night. And, in school and studying is the key to getting
the books here. when I do get home, I have where you want to be and success.
reply to E-mails until midnight.
How do you cope with career and Our students succeed very great degrees
parenthood? How do you balance And then it starts all over again. in Kurdistan and International Olympiads
between the two? This is something that every year. We could say that very bright
I personally struggle with this and have What is, in your opinion, the importance young generation is rising. What do you
trouble with it. I have been married for of education for children and young
people? In my opinion, in this generation,
people want to have systems and work

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Mr. Bashdar
has also joined
our Art Gallery

opening
ceramony with

our General
Director Mr. Fatih

Cingöz.

think about our schools in this aspect? In And like this, the student begins to feel is beneficial for them and needed? One
my opinion, Fezalar has done a wonderful like the school is their home. But for of our biggest mistakes, and not just
job of serving our community for several students who have to stay at school for students but everybody, in general, is
reasons. Firstly, back in the day, when lessons for longer and later than that, that we have drifted ourselves away from
there was still war and there was no then school becomes a routine and a reading books. And, so, books benefit us
proper education and teaching was just chore. And most times, the student will greatly. It’s the source of grades. It helps
something you did and then it had no decide they don’t like school at all. build one’s mindset, which results in the
purpose, but then Fezalar came and person being smarter.
turned things around. And now when As young Kurdish citizens, we are very
you compare, not that we do compare, happy to hear that Fezalar Institutions What would you recommend to our
because we don’t. Grades aren’t scales educated free for 435 students from students? I have noticed a slight habit
for your intelligence. But when you take a Halepche, 220 students from martyr in our society. And a lot of things
look at Fezalar’s students’ grades, you’ll family’s children, various students from have influenced that, for example,
see that students who have studied at Syria and poor students from Kurdistan. globalization and technology. Parents
Fezalar Schools have more knowledge What do you think about this? To me, nowadays are so busy with technology
than most. And they even went on to be this is a good thing. For example, the that they never come around to asking
more successful in college. So, I think, relatives of a student should encourage their children how their day went or what
Fezalar has served our community very him or her like it is a habit.
well. And the more they are they learned or who their friends
helped and supported, are. And children, before they
What do you think about benefits the better. Teach are even teenagers, are
of full day education? I think that a them about proper given iPads, phones and
student at school is better than a behavior and being such things which causes
student at home in influencing many polite. So, overall, it’s the child to be distracted
different areas positively. For example, a good thing. You have from their studies and
socialization, it’s good and a teenager to have standards. it makes them harder to
needs it. Like before, students who were
at school until about 3.30 had to have Every morning, we spare the first 15 control. So, the child shouldn’t
score feedings, and find food for them. minutes of each school day’s as a waste all this time on tablets, instead
reading time. Do you think whether it they should study and build a path for
themselves for the future.

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2015-2016 CLASSES 7B
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2015-2016 CLASSES

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7F

7G

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2015-2016 CLASSES

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FLAG DAY CELEBRATIONS

Today was the Flag Day. General Director of Divan and Erbil General
Director of Education visited our schools. All our students have been
excited about this day. They celebrated this day with numerous flag
designs, a cake out of our flag colors. They also dressed up and danced
with their friends

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ERBIL - HAWLER

Erbil, also known as Hewler (Kurdish: Hewlêr,
Central Kurdish:Arbīl), is the capital of
Kurdistan.

Human settlement at Erbil can be dated back to possibly 5000 BC, Human settlement at Erbil can be
and it is one of the oldest continuously inhabited areas in the dated back to possibly 5000 BC, and
world. At the heart of the city is the ancient Citadel of Arbil. it is one of the oldest continuously
inhabited areas in the world. At
Sami Abdul Rahman Park the heart of the city is the ancient
Citadel of Arbil. The earliest historical
reference to the region dates to the
Ur III dynasty of Sumer, when king
Shulgi mentioned the city of Urbilum
– the ancient Sumero-Akkadian-
Assyro-Babylonian name of modern-
day Arbil. The city became an integral
part of Assyria from the 25th century
BC to the end of the 7th century BC.
Erbil remained a part of the Geo-
Political province of Assyria from the
beginning of the 6th century BC, and
was under the rule of many regional
powers in turn, including the Median
Empire, the Achaemenid Empire
(Achaemenid Assyria), Macedonian
Empire, Seleucid Empire, Parthian
Empire, Roman Empire and Sassanid
Empire. During the Parthian era to
early Sassanid era (C.150 BC - C.250
AD) Erbil became the capital of the
Neo-Assyrian state of Adiabene.
Following the Arab Muslim conquest
of Persia, the Arabs dissolved
Assyria (then known as Assuristan/
Athura) as a geo-political entity in
the mid-7th century AD, and during
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be ruled by the Seljuk and Ottoman Turks. Erbil’s
archaeological museum houses a large collection
of pre-Islamic artifacts, and is a center for
archaeological projects in the area. The city was
designated as Arab Tourism Capital 2014 by the
Arab Council of Tourism. In July 2014, Erbil Citadel
was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Projects

Downtown Erbil Erbil at night

Downtown Erbil was a project for a large-scale
mixed-use complex in Erbil. The project would
have been coordinated by Emaar Properties,
the GCC’s largest real estate developer. Emaar
is well known for international big projects like
Downtown Dubai and Burj Khalifa. The project
was launched in 2013 and will cover an area of
541,000 square metres (5,823,276 square feet).
This area will be used for residential apartments,
hotels and a shopping mall. The project was
cancelled in 2014.

Aura Erbil Minarah Park

Aura Erbil is another new project with a high
standard of living, which is coordinated by
Zardman.

Transportation

Erbil International Airport is one of Iraq’s busiest
airports and is near the city. Services includes
direct flights to many domestic destinations as
well as flights to international destinations in the
Middle East, North Africa and Europe.

Climate Jalil Khayat Mosque

Erbil’s climate is hot-summer Malls in Erbil Garden and Parks
Mediterranean climate (Csa) according
to Köppen climate classification, with Majidi Mall Sami Abdul Rahman Park
extremely hot summers and mild wet Family Mall Minare Park
winters. January is the wettest month. Royal Mall Shanidar Park
Tablo Mall Aqua Park
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erbil Mega Mall Baqhi Shar Park
Sofy Mall Gilkand Park
Hawler Mall

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THE STARS

READING CONTEST

With the motto “WE LOVE READING”, our students finished the first and second
semester of reading contest and the read book pages were taken accordingly. You
can see the top students in reading competition of each grade in the pictures. As
known, we support our students to make reading as a part of their life. To achieve
this goal, we spared the first 15 minutes of each school days as a reading time. We
bellieve that reading habits can be gained in this way and hope that our students

keep reading during their life and make it fun.

From time to time people have wondered why
reading is important. There seems so many other
things to do with one’s time. Reading is important
for a variety of reasons. Reading is fundamental to
function in today’s society. There are many adults
who cannot read well enough to understand the
instructions on a medicine bottle. That is a scary
thought - especially for their children. Filling out
applications becomes impossible without help.
Reading road or warning signs is difficult. Even
following a map becomes a chore. Day-to-day
activities that many people take for granted become
a source of frustration, anger and fear.

Reading is one of the most important activities we do in As Nilufer Secondary School, we believe that reading
our school. Most of our students are great readers and they is one of the most important activities. Most of our
love reading. This year our organizing committee announces students are great readers and they love reading.
the winners of the reading competition for the Education This year our organizing committee announces
year 2015-2016 the winners of the reading competition for the
Education year 2015-2016.

We congradulate all our students helping
themselves to gain reading habit and joining this
exciting reading competition.

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7A Eaman Dlawer Mohammad ameen
7B Jannah Rayan Abdalrazzaq
7C Marwa Muhamad Abdulkhaliq
7D Lana Noori Abdullah
7E Darya Chalak Salih
7F Hawnaz Yonis Wahed
7G Noor Muhammad Amin

8A Eman Muhsin Hasan
8B Nvar Shazad Rahman
8C Heshu Tahir Ashad
8D Payam Shuan Hamid
8E Yara Bayar Fakhradin
8F Dalya Hussein Abdulkerim

9A Bana Faris Ali
9B Reyan Kenan Nureddin
9C Sana Emir Hasan
9D Hawzhin Jalal Jamil
9E Payam Mazin Muhammed
9F Hevi Niazy Said
9G Lin Allan Abdulkhaliq

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SCIENCE WEEK

Recycling Waste Materials Competition was held on Monday 22 November 2015 at lunch in backyard of our school.
This competition was among grade 8 students took place during the Science Week.The aim of competition is to teach
students the importance of recycling. Recycling is important in todays world. If we want to leave this planet green
and sustainable for our future generations, we need to give our students enough self-awareness about recycling
the waste products. Recycling prevents people from throwing the waste products and makes these useful again.

Winners of Recycling Waste Materials Competition

1st Place : 8E Neba Yusuf, Merva Ahmad, Asuda Serdar
2nd Place : 8B Nvar Shazad
3rd Place : 8C Aya Ahmed

Spaghetti Bridge Competition was held on Wednesday 25 November 2015. The aim of this competition was to
involve the students in a scientific activity and give them opportunity of experiencing the physics rules in real life

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ENGLISH WEEK

In English Week we had many activities. Students prepared posters about family and
environment, organized debate competition which was about advantages and disadvantages of
social network and spelling bee competitions.

Spelling Bee

On 11th of February 2016, we organized a spelling

bee competition among 7th and

8th grades in our conference

hall. Fatma Ahmed got

the first place in the

competition.

She got an appreciation

certificate. One of the most important

goals of this activity is that students can improve

their spelling and they will learn new words

Hello Let’s Debate

On 19th of November 2015, we organized a Poster
debate competition among 7th and 8th grades. Competition
This debate was a part of English Week that was
started at the beginning of this week on 15th Debate
of November. Students were good at discussing Competition
about the topics. They expressed their ideas
about the advantages and disadvantages of English
social network. We congratulate our attendant Games
students and also English teachers who organized
this very successful English week.

Poster Exhibitions

Poster Exhibition was held on Sunday 15
November 2015 in our two floors (in the
exhibition, we had two topics . one of them
was about environment for 8th grades and the
other one was about family for 7th grades )
There were various posters on the boards in the
corridors

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CHARITY CLUB

On 8th November 2015 our volunteer group of students and their advisor
Miss Gulistan Argushi wanted to collect staff such as clothes, toys and
shoes for poor people in the Kobani camps.

Collecting stuff for KobaniOn 8th November 2015 our
volunteer group of students and their advisor Miss Gulistan
Argushi wanted to collect staff such as clothes, toys and
shoes for poor people in the Kobani camps. This charity
will end up today on Sunday 15th November with last
collections of things. We as sincerely appreciate each of our
volunteer students’ and teacher’s effort on this wonderful
help to needy people.

The Celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammed(peace be
upon Him)Charity group gave presents to the students and teachers.
Inside the small bag, there were sweeties, and a small paper that has
been written a Hadith

Collecting stuff for Peshmerge Our students collected staff for
Peshmerga. Totally they collected more than 1 million ID

Campaign for planting trees Students from Nilufer decided to help
Erbil a greener place and donated 185 trees.

We asked our volunteer Miss Gulistan Argushi
about her feelings in this charity. She said I’m
a human and I’m so happy that I’m doing
this work. The people which we’re helping
now is so poor. I could be like them. I
wish everyone could help them in a way
because we are all human and we have
right to have very fundamental things to
live. In our next charity activity we wish
to help more by collecting money and
supplying food for them.

Charity Club Members
with Miss Gulistan Argushi

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TEACHING
WITH

INTERACTIVE
WHITEBOARDS

Millions of students and involved 85 teachers and 170 Combining the
teachers around the world classrooms, the teachers used simplicity of
use IWBs to help improve interactive whiteboards to a whiteboard
learning outcomes. Combining teach a set of lessons, which with the power
the simplicity of a whiteboard they then taught to a different of a computer,
with the power of a computer, group of students without using the these smart
the these smart and the technology (see Marzano and interactive
interactive whiteboards let & Haystead, 2009). The study whiteboards
you deliver dynamic lessons, results indicated that, in general, let you deliver
write notes in digital ink, using interactive whiteboards dynamic lessons
and save your work as well. was associated with a 16
percentile point gain in student
Although many teachers have achievement. This means that
enthusiastically adopted we can expect a student at the
interactive whiteboards, little 50th percentile in a classroom
research is available on their without the technology to
effect on student achievement. increase to the 66th percentile in
However, in a study that a classroom using whiteboards.

Interactive whiteboards have great potential as a tool to enhance pedagogical practices in the classroom and
ultimately improve student achievement. However, simply assuming that using this or any other technological
tool can automatically enhance student achievement would be a mistake.

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As Nilufer Secondary School, we always support our students to improve
their English and help them get official FCE AND PET certificate from
Cambridge English. Every year we have FCE and PET courses. There are
regular courses every week. We have official books and study metarials
to follow with our English teachers. This courses are for free. Students
need to pay just for exam fee

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