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Secondary Newsletter Thursday, 08 June 2017

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Mesaieed International School

Secondary Campus www.mis.qp.qa email: [email protected]

Dear Parent,

Welcome to the May edition of the Secondary School newsletter.

May and June are a time of the year when the school really shows its

true colours as a community of caring learners. With the Year 11, 12

and 13 students under intense pressure with their final exams it is

good to see how the school community pulls together, with teachers

continuing to offer extra revision classes right up to the day of the

exam and the other students tiptoeing past the exam hall so as not

to disturb their older peers.

It is also a month is which we have focused on safeguarding the

children in our community, saying no to bullying in the school and

saying no to antisocial behavior. Again, I have been impressed by

how quickly students and staff have pulled together on these issues.

The coming week we look forward to the Year 6 joining us for a

week, during which they will meet and get to know their tutors for

next year and experience some of the subject classes in the

Secondary school. Parents have also been invited in to get a taste of

what life will be like for the Year 6s in Secondary. To make sure they

feel at home and surrounded by friendly faces many of our Year 9

students have volunteered to be buddies for the week.

Kind regards

Trevor Spence

Headteacher

Calendar

Reminders for June

June 11

Y6 transition week begins

June 18

Spelling Bee competition

week

June 20

Uniform Purchase day

August 11

Cambridge GCSE/A Level

results day

August 17

EdExcel A Level Results day

August 24

EdExcel GCSE results day

June 22

Year 7 -10 Full Reports issued

End of Summer Term 12 noon

June 28

End of GCSE/A level exams

September 10

Start of new academic

Important Announcement

Please ensure that a note is sent in to the tutor if your child

does not attend school.

If the absence is related to your child’s religious observance

please indicate this and we will record the absence as a R:

approved absence.

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Events and Trips

STEM showcase

60 students from MIS took part in the

annual STEM showcase event on

Wednesday 24th May at the COB

building in Mesaieed. They showed a

passion for their projects and great

knowledge of finding real life solutions,

for sometimes complex problems. We

invited our sister school Dukhan English

school and local schools in our

communities to take part. Our guests

were super impressed and were very

complimentary at how inspiring our

students were. They showed real

enthusiasm and were ideal role models

for the school.

In the STEM instant challenge our team

managed to beat off competition from the

opposition- Dukhan and TNG School, to win

first place for creating the tallest freestanding

tower from spaghetti and marshmallows in 30

minutes. It was nail biting to watch and our

team worked well collaboratively using their

critical thinking skills to bring the trophy home.

Well done to the team: Zahran Hanapi, Callum

Preston, Muhammad Muhsen, Sabeeh

Masood, and Kalana Lasanga.

A number of special awards were awarded by

Mr. Preston and Mrs. Hussain (Principal of DES) many were awarded to our students, well done to

all of you that participated and thank you to all staff and parents that were involved.


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Middle School Model United Nations

Walking through gate 6 of the

Qatar National Conference

Centre, the MIS delegates

barely contain their thrill at

being at the 3rd annual

Middle School Model United

Nations, 2017. The large,

spacious (and well air-

conditioned) hallway greets

them as they step in. There

are familiar faces in the

crowd, out of people that

have come from different

countries; Abu Dhabi, UAE,

Saudi Arabia. There is a

definite buzz in the air; a

distinct tingle that tells you

you’re actually there; that

the anticipation coming from the hearty breaths of people fill the air. This was only a starter of what

the conference had in store for our delegates.

The MSMUN conference was a huge success. The young, aspiring delegates that attended all left

with a smile on their face, all readily admitting that they had fun. Of course the crazy bus ride back

with the charades and truth or dare games certainly made up for any disappointments. Each of

the separate committee rooms had their own magic in it, with all the delegates slowly getting

accustomed to the strict but friendly atmosphere of the conference (what, with the stern THIMUN

procedures), and getting into the beat of the debate.

Some of the veteran delegates, Kalana Senevirathne (delegate and ambassador of Viet Nam),

Jannatul Afifa (delegate and ambassador of Sweden) and Nour Darwish (delegate of Viet

Nam),were already accustomed to the surroundings of the QNCC and the general flow of the

debate. However for the freshly new delegates, the grandeur of the conference centre had their

jaws dropping all the way to the ground, and perhaps, with the sheer number of people that

attended (around 650 delegates), a hint of anxiousness. But that nervousness was soon to be

replaced with a hungry fire to get their opinions across, defend resolutions, and get recognition.

Overall, the conference was a brilliant experience and everyone came back with something more,

whether that be friends, emotions, skills, etc. MUN has proved to be an important part of many

people’s lives, and for the delegates that went MS, it may only be just the beginning.

By Jannatul Afifa Year 9.


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Upper and Lower School News

Parent Coffee Meetings

This term we started our first Parent Coffee Meetings where parents

were invited to come and have a coffee and chat with the

school’s senior leaders about a range of issues. We discussed lots of

topics including homework, uniform, parent-teacher meetings and

reports. Thank you to those of you who attended and we look

forward to many more of you coming to chat with us when we will

continue from September.

Your feedback as parents is vital in ensuring that we continue to

improve as a school and work together in partnership to achieve

our mission and vision.

Celebrating Achievement

AT MIS we love to celebrate ours students’ achievements. The three

broad strands of achievement we celebrate are;

Excellence, such as excellence in external exam results.

Success: such as the Biology Olympiad success mentioned below.

Endeavour: such as the Key Stage awards opposite.

Over the last month we have held two special assemblies. The

Lower School Prizegiving Assembly, in which we celebrated

excellence, was held on the 21st May and a Celebrating Success

assembly was held on the 25th May. Celebrating Endeavour awards

are given in weekly assemblies. Next Year we plan two Celebrating

Excellence (Prizegiving) assemblies, one for Year 11-13, once they

have received their Exam certificates, and one for Year 7-10

towards the end of the year. We will also have a Celebrating

Success assembly at the end of each term and we will continue to

Celebrate Endeavour through weekly assemblies.

The Prizewinners of this year’s Lower School Prizegiving Assembly

are listed on the last page of the newsletter.

Key Stage Stars of the

Month

DT

KS3 Ainy Panakkana

KS4 Karl Villanil

English

KS3 Naa Adai Torto (

KS4 Jerusha Bambino

French

KS3 Asif Anamta

KS4 Jerusha Bambino

ICT

KS3 Kalana Senevirathne

KS 4 Nii Payne

Mathematics

KS3 Maryam Saeed

KS4 Asad Khan

Music

KS3 Ceaby Fernandez

PE

KS 3 Emily Canaria and

Mudaser Altaf,


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Faculties

Arabic Studies

MIS students literally in the news.

MIS Arabic department made a very successful visit

to Al Jazeera media institute in Doha. Students

from Key stage 3 participated in this visit to this

worldwide famous channel, one of the most

prestigious institutions in Qatar. The aim of this visit

was to consolidate students understanding of the

topic “Manifestations of political, economic and

social renaissance in Qatar” and the Amir's 2030

vision as a part of their Qatar History curriculum.

Our students were so happy and excited and

enjoyed the visit.

MIS and the Arabic department would like to

thank Al Jazeera staff for the warm welcome

and their support to our students.

We hope that this rich educational visit will

become a tradition and repeated every year.

Student Winners in Quran Competition 2017 (Secondary)

Number Name Group

1 Farah Elraie 7 ADO 2 Salma Ismail 7 ADO 3 Nour Mahmoud

Darwish 9 LKI

4 Abdulrahman Tarek 8 JCL

5 Omar Elsaidy 9 NAH


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Maths

Angles in Polygons from Different Angles

Earlier this term, students in Year 10 Set 1 experienced curiosity, exploration and discovery of

angles in polygons using deep learning activities such as Investigation, Reasoning, Comparing

Methods, Pictorial/Concrete Representation, Historical Links, and STEM/Problem-solving.

To set the scene, they were asked to recall any

relevant facts, discuss in groups and write key points

to solve the problem:

This starter made them not only curious about angles

in polygons but also encouraged higher order

thinking right from beginning.

Five minutes into the lesson students felt the need to

explore angles in polygons. The class teacher, Mr.

Qarni, facilitated their exploration with the cutouts of

these triangles:

Students then recalled the properties of 2-D

shapes learnt in KS2/3 and completed the

above jigsaw in groups of 3 or 4 whilst peer

learning. They formed the opposite required

jigsaw linking their prior learning to the new

learning.

Students then explored facts about polygons

working on the below differentiated tasks in

pairs/groups. Got your facts right? Use and

apply on a small scale problem before going back to the main polygon problem at the top.


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Science

Amongst the best scientists in Qatar!

This year four of our Year 12 students participated in the Qatar Biology Olympiad, which is part of

International Biology Olympiad. This is a very prestigious and extremely challenging competition.

The competition was divided into four rounds.

In the first-round participants sat an online test comprising of 60 multiple choice questions. Out of

about 1200 Biology students who entered in the first round, the top 300 students who achieved at

least 95% went through to round 2. In round 2 the participants had to sit a written paper and only

the top 150 students made it through to round 3. In round three students sat a practical exam and

only the top 20 students made it through to round 4.

All four of our students who made it to the last 20 and Round 4. For the final round students had to

attend specialist Biology STEM workshops for 2 months twice a week provided by the MOE. In these

workshops, students learnt about specialist practical techniques such as colorimetry,

electrophoreses, as well how to perform statistical and data analysis. At the end of this round

students had to sit another examination.

Our students did extremely well and I have the pleasure in announcing that all four of our Year 12

students were awarded prizes. Shamim Hyat Mahmud came second in Qatar and won a silver

medal and three of our students got bronze awards, Lara Akram Abdulmohsen Abdullah Gulzar,

Muhammad Osama Kashif. Notably Mesaieed International School won 3 out of 10 possible Bronze

awards. Another set of impressive outcomes in the field of science and research for our school and

the science department.

Design and Technology

Exemplar design and production

Under the theme….. “FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY”, the best of our students work was showcased

during the STEM Exhibition and competition hosted by the Mesaieed International School this year.

It was a chance for all our visitor who came, to see the excellent and well-crafted design pieces,

ranging from small book ends to larger pieces of furniture designed by our students from year 7

straight up to year 13. The feedback received from the display was extremely positive as some

visitors were taken aback by the craftsmanship put in pieces created by the students studying

design and.

Special mention must be made in particular to one piece of work in the form of a children seating

that was designed and made by Ditya Taryana. It was only a few days before the display when

on visiting the Edexcel online training and viewing the resources, that we realized her coursework


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project that was manufactured got special recognition and was used as exemplar resources by

the Exam board to show outstanding finished practical product. This piece of work was selected

from thousands of other pieces of pupils work all over the world. This showed how well our student

are doing at MIS and are using their design skill to be innovative and creative.

Well done to Karl and Ezekiel who was on hand at the STEM display to talk about the products on

display and what we do in Design and Technology on a daily basis...


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Creative and Performing Arts

Exhibition shows off talented student artists

The Art Department were very

proud to present the work of their

current GCSE, AS and A2

students at the recent open

evening. Work was well received

with lots of praise from visitors,

impressed by the talent and skills

of the MIS Art students. There

were also many serious enquiries

from visitors asking if any of the work was for sale!

The Art Department would like to

congratulate all our students who put in their

hard work and effort throughout the year, so

that this exhibition could be such a triumph,

and we wish them every success in their

future studies.

We would also like to thank the parents who

attended this event and gave their support

to the creative arts students. This was a well

appreciated contribution to the overall

success of an entertaining and lively evening.

Stephen Yr13 student

Maame Yr 11 student


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Showcasing talent

The School's creative and performing

arts faculty vision is to provide a rich

cultural hub within Qatar and

eventually become renowned for its

dynamic arts and music scene.

This year the faculty took a step towards that vison by

showcasing students’ 2017 GCSE and A LEVEL work

through dancing, singing, playing and through an art

exhibition. All their hard work paid off and the

showcase was extremely successful and well supported

by parents and students.

We also welcome Philip Mercer,

MIS’s newly recruited professional

musician. He brings with him (along

with his beloved saxophone, flute &

clarinet) a wealth of worldwide

performing and teaching

experience. With six specialist

teachers who are practicing

musicians, artists and writers who

are well-connected within their

industries, we are sure the Creative

and Performing arts will really

blossom over the next year and

give our students the stage to show

off their talents that they deserve.

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English

Book Fair hits town

The Primary School had a

Book Fair installed for three

days and invited the

Secondary students to

attend. We were delighted

to be able to take students

from years 7 to 9 on a

rotational basis to allow

them access to this

wonderful resource. Mrs.

Chereni and Mr. Artus

coordinated the

Secondary School’s

participation and have

promised that another

Book Fair will be

forthcoming soon.

As the summer approaches we will be supplying students with reading lists and reading

challenges for the holidays. Your support in encouraging daily reading would be greatly

appreciated and it will have untold benefits in all subject areas.


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Sports and House

Brilliant like a diamond.

The Diamond League athletics events happen around the world at 14 venues from May until

September and many top international athletes compete at these events. The Diamond League's

aim is to "enhance the worldwide appeal of athletics by going outside Europe for the first time." In

addition to the original Golden League members (except Berlin) and other traditional European

meetings, the series includes events in China, Qatar, and the United States.

The first meet of the season was in Doha. Mesaieed International School was invited to attend the

trials. Which took place at the Aspire track on 26th April. The teams competed in the 4 x 100m relay.

The qualifiers being the first 2 in each heat and the next fastest 4 teams would compete in the

final. Other schools which were competing included Al Khor, Newton International, the American

School of Doha and the Indian School in Doha.

After winning both of their heats, both teams qualified to run at the Diamond League meet at

Qatar Sports Club. We arrived at the stadium at 4.45pm and all of the athletes were nervous, but

ready for the challenge. After some light training, the girls were first to compete and the order of

the runners were as follows:

1. Priscilla Tawiah, 2. Faustina

Mintah, 3. Rebecca

Macauley, 4. Ama Adu.

They ran superbly and won in

a time of 52.77 seconds,

beating The American School

by 1.26 seconds and the Qatar

National Team by over 5

seconds.

The boys ran after this race

and had a tough challenge to

beat the Aspire National

team, which consisted of

national standard athletes.

The team was:

1. Emmanuel Hanson, 2.

Alberto Macuvele, 3. Lucas

Danquah, 4. Ekimini

Udosen

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They ran superbly and won in a time of 43.87 seconds, beating MES

by 0.7seconds and the Qatar National Team by 2 seconds.

Unfortunately the victory was later crossed out when a video

recording showed a split second infraction.

The achievement of the teams has been fantastic and has once

again highlighted the strength and depth that are evident in sport

at the school. Much time and effort is put into working hard

through training sessions with fixtures and tournaments against

other schools, which is thanks to a very dedicated team of staff

within the Physical Education department.

All of the athletes in the team are now linked with professional

sports clubs within Qatar and they are working hard to try to

compete at a level which may well enable them to participate on

a professional stage in the near future. MIS works alongside sports

clubs and encourages students to join clubs and gain expert

advice and coaching to give them the best opportunities for the

future.

The school will continue to produce top quality athletes and I am

hopeful that next year, we will once again participate to the

highest level, at the Diamond League games.

Badminton success and other sporting achievement

The boys have entered teams in both the table tennis and

badminton QUESS competitions this term. The table tennis team

came a creditable 3rd, while the badminton team were worthy

winners of the trophy. This is a fantastic achievement and the first

time that the school has won the tournament.

We have competed at U12/13/14 levels for the boys and at U13/14

levels for the girls in the QUESS basketball. The highlight was for the

U12 boys to reach the final, only to be beaten by 1 point in a very

close match.

Sports Results

Boys Basketball

U12

Beat Doha College A team

26-21

Beat Doha College B team

41-8

Lost the final to Newton British

Academy 12-11

U13

Lost to Doha College A team

22-13


40-4

U14

Lost to Doha College A team

30-19


19-4

Beat Compass 29-11

QUESS Tournament 4th Place

Girls Basketball

U13

QUESS Tournament 3rd Place

Lost to AKIS 12-10

U14

QUESS Tournament 3rd Place

Drew with AKIS 14-14

Lost to Doha College 58-8

Beat NAISAK 20-10


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QUESS Table Tennis team, 3rd Place

Back row: Mudaser, Ali, Omar, Qasim, Jedson

Front row: Hamden, Shamir, Anwaar, Maxwell

QUESS U13 Basketball Team 3rd Place

Back Row: Abdulrahman, Benjamin, Joshua,

Emmanuel

Front Row: Caleb, Jan Jerome

QUESS Winners in Badminton

Back Row: Mishal, Mifta, Ekhmal, Fauzan, Farras,

Indra, Muzamel, Rifky

Front Row: Madhi, Salem, Muhsen, Shamir, Anwaar,

Jedson, Kalana


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House News

The house competition is now over for another year and a big thanks must go to all the

students and teachers who used their time and energy to help and support their houses.

The final competition of the year was the ‘Charity Bake Sale’ which raised a total of 3774

QR for the school’s designated charities. Pearl were the overall winners of this competition

under the expert leadership of Ms. Pounsett.

The house cup was awarded in May during the end of

year awards assembly and the final points tally can be

seen. In was a very close run competition this year and

congratulations go to Pearl, for the second year running,

as winners of the House Cup.

Well done to Pearl and thanks to all the student and

teacher house captains for showing dignity in defeat and

humility in victory. If your house didn’t win this year, don’t

be disheartened, ask yourself what you can do to

succeed next year as the new competition starts in a week with the Spelling Bee

competition!

House Points

Dhow 2050

Pearl 2120

Falcon 1970

Oryx 1960


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Lower School Prizewinners

The 2016-17 Subject Academic Award prize winners for Year 7 are:

Dania Ismail Arabic Language

Ainy Panakkada Art

Ihsan Suruno Computer Science

Zaky Soekarno Design and Technology

Stacy Dosoo Drama

Peace Tom English

Ainy Panakkada French

Mishal Usman Geography

Ainy Panakkada History

Najwan Sudarma ICT

Ainy Panakkada Islamic Studies

Irfan Shahid Maths

Shaun Rono Music

Prince Cromwell Physical Education

Wafa Brotormarsono Qatar History

Moazzam Zahid Science


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Fay Al-Marri Arabic Language

Wenriccs Wendlairy Valino Art

Caleb Aboagye Computer Science

Seemab Ali Design and Technology

Lindo Thabede Drama

Nayara Carrasquireo English

Aulia Salsabila French

Angelina Singavarapu Geography

Ankriya Padayachee History

Joshua Benfield ICT

Seemab Ali Islamic Studies

Ahmad Saeed Maths

Ankriya Padayachee Music

Hafsa Rehman Qatar History

Emmanuella Amoah Physical Education

Ahmad Saeed Science


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Kenana Albazal Arabic Language

Allyana Manantan Art

Callum Preston Computer Science

Gowri Maelathil Design and Technology

Sabeeh Memon Drama

Jannatul Afifa English

Allyana Manantan French

Kenana Albazal Geography

Hadiyah Iqbal History

Allyana Manantan ICT

Mardhatilah Kristianto Islamic Studies

Jannatul Afifa Maths

Kalana Seneviranthne Music

Muhammad Sameer Qatar History

Faith Rono Physical Education

Kalana Seneviranthne Science

Khadija Malik Spanish


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Jerusha Bambino Art

Fatima Zahid Biology

Muhammad Qasim Shahbaz Chemistry

Shouq Al-Marri Combined Science

Yusuf Musa Computer Science

Karl Villanil Design and Technology (Resistant

Material)

Jane Christine Bualoy Design and Technology (Graphics)

Haqqi Arrazy Double Award Science

Chacko James Business Studies

Jerusha Bambino English Language

Wilhemina Mensah French

Angga Kasda Geography

Lana Abdelmohsen History

Lana Abdelmohsen ICT

Eisha Razia Islamic Studies

Mohammad Akhund Maths


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Geoffery Setordzi Physical Education

Umna Hussain Physics

Yssa Lauren Yaziji Travel & Tourism

The winners of the 2016-17 Lower School Citizens Award are:

Mishal Usman Year 7

Ayesha Peera Year 8

Nour Darwish Year 9

Dinalva Macuvele Year 10

The winners of the 2016-17 Lower School Sportspersons of the Year Award are:

Nour Abdelsamie

Maxwell Agbana

The winner of the 2016-17 Headteacher’s Award for Academic Excellence is:

Chacko James

The winner of the 2016-17 Principal’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the School Community

is:

Rimsha Nadeem

The winner of the 2016-17 Director’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to Qatar’s National vision

is:

Eisha Razia

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