ولياء الأمور الكرام،

يرجى العلم بأن يوم الأحد الموافق 13 أكتوبر 2019 سيكون يوم عطلة لجميع الطلاب وذلك لأن جميع المعلّمين سيشاركون في يوم تطوير مهني يستضيفة معهد التطويرالتربوي، وهو يوم تعليمي تعاوني يتاح فيه لكل القائمين على العمليّة التعليميّة في مؤسسة قطر فرصة المشاركة وتبادل الممارسات الفعالة مع بعضهم البعض. سيستأنف الدوام يوم الأثنين الموافق 14 أكتوبر2019.

نشكر لكم تعاونكم،

إدارة أكاديمية قطر- الدوحة

Dear Parents,

Please be aware that school will be closed on Sunday, October 13, 2019, as all teachers will participate in a professional development day hosted by The Education Development Institute (EDI) where all Qatar Foundation practitioners will have an opportunity to share effective practices with each other. School will resume on Monday 14 October 2019.

QAD Musical Theatre Information to Students/Parents/Staff

EEA Award Workshop

Thursday 19th September at 10:30 am to 12:00 noon in the Auditorium

PUE academics department will hold a workshop in collaboration with MOE for Qatari parents of all QF schools. The purpose of this workshop is to help parents understand how to apply for the EEA award.

MARQ Student Survey

As part of the continued improvement of Qatar Foundation schools, a team of reviewers from other PUE schools will shortly visit our school. The team values your views and comments on your experiences as a QAD student. As such, we kindly ask that you complete the survey from home using the link below. Your answers and comments are private and only the review team will read what you have written. You do not have to give your name.

Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KC9KDXH

The 2019 Learners’ Voice call for applications is now open until September 7, 2019, 1pm GMT.

The 2019 WISE Learners’ Voice Program brings the perspectives of young people aged 16-21 to the challenge of rethinking education and equips them to take on leading roles in their fields and in the world of education. The program aims to give young people a platform to voice their views and to create a youth community interested in shaping the future of education.

The program comprises of a residential session in Doha, participation at the WISE Summit and the publication of a collective creative work. For more information, please visit the webpage here. We welcome applications from around the globe.

Should you have any questions please contact the Learners' Voice team at learnersvoice@wise.org.qa

International Trips

Even as we are working on finishing this school year, we hope you will take time to review the international trips set for the next academic year.

Please note that most of these trips will take place during the week of November 24-28. Therefore, we need to start the process of signing up for trips earlier than in previous years. Please stay tuned for more information regarding the procedure to sign up for these experiences and to make down payments on the trips.

Verbier Switzerland Ski Trip.

Dates: March 13 – 20, 2020 Grade Levels: Gr 7 -12

Provider: Les Elfes

Brief details: This will be the 3rd annual version of what has been a very popular trip. Les Elfes staff provides a ski program that identifies participant’s abilities and then differentiates to help them improve their skill set. Skiing is done in both the morning and afternoon. In the evening, the Les Elfes’ staff leads an interactive activity with lights out taking place at 10pm. Examples of evening activities include ice skating, a walking tour of the town, low org. games, etc… If you are keen to hit the slopes and enjoy the Swiss culture this may be the trip for you.

Iceland-Geography, Science & Culture

Dates: 24-29 November Grade Level: 10-12

Brief details: Students take a tour of Reykjavik, visit museums, view the Northern Lights, enjoy thermal pools, visit Hellisheidi power plant & Thingvellir National park, and visit Eyjafjallajokull volcano and museum.

Nepal Service and Action trip (QA Action)

Dates: 24-30 November Grade Level: 9-12

Brief Details: Students will work with the Nepali students at Deurali Primary School to improve their English skills and equip them with learning strategies for the future. They will teach English classes, visit local development projects, have dinner with local families and spend time at a farm. This should be viewed as a working trip and not a vacation. Our students will be expected to be QA ambassadors. It is hoped that this trip will help in the development of the core goals of both QA MUN and the Community and Service Program. As stated in the CAS guide it is the goal of IB school to “create internationally minded people who recognize their common humanity and…help to create a better and more peaceful world.”

Parental Engagement Survey for Mrs Wade's Doctorate.

I would like to ask you to complete a survey for my Doctorate at Bath University. It should not take very long (15-20 minutes max) but is key research for me to finish my doctorate. The focus of my paper is Parental Engagement in Qatar and researching how home culture has a positive impact on academics. The aim of the survey is to find out what are the factors impacting your success. I am also sending a parent survey home to your parents so if you could also encourage your parents to complete it, I would be very grateful.

Although the first page of the survey explains this, please reassure that the answers are not shared with anyone else as individual responses and the only reason I need your school e-mail address is so I can triangulate your responses with those from parents to add validity to answers.

Here is the link to the survey. Thank you for your time and for your feedback.

Mrs Wade

SLC Parent Feedback Form

IB Diploma Information

• Diploma handbook 2021
• IB Subject Briefs
• IB FAQ
• DP Options Class of 2021 (Individual Meeting Instructions)

Varsity & Junior Varsity Boys & Girls Teams

Hi Grade 10-basketball try-outs start Sunday 11 November for Varsity & Junior Varsity Boys & Girls teams. We really need all interested people to try out. Give Falcons basketball a go!

All players will have training Sunday, meet changed with your phone or lap top if you haven't signed in prior to this outside the Athletic Office (great job if you sign in here before the first training :)

Photo Day - 29th October

Grade 10 Photo Day is 29th October Period 2 (8:40 - 9:40) during Language Acquisition classes (Arabic A, B, French, and Spanish) in the Diamond Area.

Market Research Student Interviews

QF is conducting a market research and will be interviewing Grade 10 students at QAD on 7th October during Period 3 in Room B2-06 . The interviews will take place during the Islamic classes (Maha Darwish and Muna Masadeh).

Reporting Dates

November 1: End of Quarter 1 for Grades 6-11

November 8 :Grade 6-11 Quarter 1 Reports Issued

November 12: 3-Way Conferences 3-5pm

November 13: 3-Way Conferences 2-5pm

January 22: Grades 6-11 End of Semester 1

January 31: Student-Led Conference 7:30 - 10:30 & 11:00 - 2:00 - TBC

February 5: Grades 6-11 Semester 1 Reports Issued

March 27: End of Quarter 3 for Grades 6-11

April 2: Grade 6-11 Quarter 3 Reports Issued

April 3: 3-Way Conferences 3-5pm

April TBD: 3-Way Conferences 2-5pm,

May 9: Grade 10 academic grades completed

May 30: Grades 6-11 Semester 2 Reports Issued

June 4th End of School for Grades 6 - 11

Service as Action and After School Activities:

The students attended the activity fair this week and will sign up for their first block activity this Monday, September 17 through ManageBac. Please spend time with your child discussing the activity opportunities so that you are aware of the activities your child will be taking part in after school each day. Finally, these activities are a very important part of our school and the curriculum. In many cases, the activities offer an opportunity for the students to learn about various important causes and issues.

Students can access this link to see what activities are available during Block 1.

Model United Nations Signup

MUN signups are officially out and anyone who wants to join for the first time or already has taken part last year must sign up again through the Google Form.

Safeguarding

These two cars are parked illegally. They need to be moved. The number plates will be shared with the MOI.

Welcome Back, Grade 10 Students!!!

Sunday's Bell Schedule: Below is the modified bell schedule for our first day of school.

7:00-9:40 Advisory

9:40-10:00 Break

10:05-11:05 Period 3

11:10-12:10 Period 4

12:10-12:25 Prayer Time

12:10-12:55 Lunch

1:00 -2:00 Period 5

Grade 10 Advisory Classrooms

10A C1-25 Andrew Harris

10B C1-23 Alexandra von Wietersheim

10C C1- 21 Janine Lee / Mohammed Adly

10D C1-19 Boubacar Thiombiano / Imanol Echeverria

10E C1-17 Redemta Ndirangu

10F C1-15 Allyson Milner

New Mobile Phone Policy

• Turn the phone on silent when in the school building
• Store ear-buds during instructional time.
• Submit phone to teacher’s collection box upon entry to the classroom unless instructed otherwise.
• Understand that devices brought to school are at the student’s own risk. The school is not responsible for any losses or damage that occurs.

Device Free Zone: The Cafeteria

The Cafeteria is a Device Free Zone. While in the Cafeteria, students are encouraged to engage in social conversations with their peers and are asked to keep their devices concealed.

Emergency Evacuation

School Uniform Shop

This week the shop will be open from 9am - 5 pm. Please go and buy any last items of uniform required. The shop is situated in the Recreation Centre opposite the stairs down to Coffee Bean.