DPS MODERN INDIAN SCHOOL, DOHA, QATAR

NEWSLETTER CLASSES VI-VIII JANUARY-MARCH 2018-19

Dear parents Greetings from DPS-MIS!!! Each academic year end is perfect for reflection and future casting! Development of self along with academic achievement forms the nuclei of all learning processes at our school. And today we have reached the time to reflect back on achievements, experiences and learning opportunities that made the third term of the academic year 2018-19 a remarkable one. It’s with tremendous gratification that we present the last newsletter of the academic year 2018-19 which articulates and demonstrates the dynamic nature of our school, our commitment to excellence and our relentless pursuit of achieving Our Best.

Achievements and Credits BEING A PEOPLE'S PRINCIPAL An article by DPS-MIS Principal, Ms.

Asna Nafees ‘Being A People’s Principal – Keeping people at the heart

of decision making’ was published in an educationists’

magazine ‘Mentor-A Matter of Principal’ initiated by LXL Ideas to

empower educators who are rediscovering education. The magazine was

released in the 31st CBSE Gulf Principals’ Conference, under the aegis

of Council of CBSE Affiliated Schools

in the Gulf region, held from 2nd

January to 5th January 2019 in

Bengaluru. The article highlighted the

importance of democratic leadership

that helps in building human relationships.

DPS-MIS PRINCIPAL MS. ASNA NAFEES RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING RESULTS FOR THE SIXTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR Principal, Ms. Asna

Nafees, received the 'Toppers Award' on

behalf of her school for its path breaking results in Grade X and XII. In

CBSE All India Secondary School Examination, DPS-MIS students,

MALIKA SATYENDRA DIKSHIT (99%) and OLIMA FAISAL

KONATH (98.4%) have topped the Gulf region, bagging the first and

second positions respectively. In the Class XII Board examination,

PRITHVIRAJ RAY with 97.4% and S NIKIL ROASHAN with 97%

have emerged as Qatar toppers. PADMA BHUSHAN AWARDED TO MR. V. K. SHUNGLU, CHAIRMAN, DPS SOCIETY The Chairman of

Delhi Public School Society, Mr. V.K. Shunglu was

recently conferred with India’s highest civilian award, the ‘Padma

Bhushan’ by the President of India, Mr. Ram Nath Kovind during the

26th January celebrations in NewDelhi.

ACADEMIC CORNER

DIAGNOSTIC TEST UNDER QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMME

(QAP) 2018-19 CONDUCTED BY DPS SOCIETY Under the aegis of the DPS Society ‘Quality Assurance Programme’, a common test for class VI prepared centrally by the DPSS-HRD Centre, administered and scored by the school as per the marking scheme provided by DPSS- HRD Centre was held on Wednesday, 23 January, 2019 for English and Mathematics. This will assess the student‘s readiness for middle school.

REVISION EXAMINATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR GRADE VI TO

VIII.

SESSION ENDING (2018-2019) & SCHEDULE FOR BOOKS AND

UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION FOR 2019-2020 HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.

CLASS V - VIII - REMEDIAL CLASSES FOR ANNUAL

EXAMINATION - 2018-19 HAD BEEN CONDUCTED DURING

PREPARATORY HOLIDAYS.

WEBZINE TERM 3 PUBLISHED

LIST OF HOLIDAYS (VACATIONS: 2019-20) ANNOUNCED

ANNUAL EXAMINATION Annual examination for the academic year, 2018-19 for classes VI to VIII was conducted from 28 February to 11 March. After evaluation, answer scripts were distributed to children on 17 March, 2019. Result declaration along with report card distribution was done on 21 March, 2019. Children maintained consistency in the number of Proficiency, Scholar Badge and 100% Attendance.

RESULT OF SOF NATIONAL CYBER OLYMPIAD NCO - 2018-19

declared

CLASS I TO XII EXTERNAL EXAMINATION RESULT 2018-19

DECLARED

EVENTS CORNER

THE 5TH ALUMNI MEET AT DPS MIS - 2018-19

The 5th Alumni meet of DPS Modern Indian School was held on 22nd December 2018. The wonderful event provided an opportunity for old students and teachers to reunite and reminisce their experiences. Around 150 students of reputed

universities from abroad and India attended the meet along with school authorities and dignitaries. DPS-MIS STUDENTS EXPLORED THE BEAUTY OF AL BIDDA PARK AND LEARNED TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT

DPS-Modern Indian School organized picnics for classes VI to VIII. This year, the destination was Al Bidda Park, one of the largest parks in Doha, known for its lush green fields, enchanting

fountains and well-developed play areas. It was a well spent time and the children went back home with a broad smile, rejuvenated spirits and fond memories.

AN ELT WORKSHOP HELD FOR DPS-MIS ENGLISH FACULTY BY AN EXPERIENCED CBSE & NCERT RESOURCE PERSON 2018-19

DPS MIS organized a two-day English Language Teaching Workshop for its teachers to hone their teaching, testing and evaluating skills on 12 & 13

January, 2019. The workshop was conducted by the Oxford University Press, India with Ms. Gayatri Khanna, an ELT expert associated with CBSE, as the resource person. The facilitator, Ms. Gayatri Khanna, dealt with the key aspects of teaching language skills,

grammar, vocabulary and poetry and discussed the expected changes in the CBSE Curriculum, modules and policies in near future.

DPS MIS TEACHERS ENHANCE DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING SKILLS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME 2018-19

A workshop on Differentiated Teaching and Learning was conducted in DPS-MIS on 17th January. Various speakers highlighted the significance of implementing a broader repertoire of management strategies for guiding a flexible and differentiated classroom.

SCHOOL SAFETY DAY HELD AT DPS-MIS TO REINFORCE THE SAFETY RULES - 2018-19

DPS-Modern Indian School organized the ‘School Safety Day’ on January 21, 2019 with an aim to brief the students on some of the major safety concerns and reinforce the safety rules to promote a happy and safe school culture. Principal, Ms. Asna Nafees, in her address, gave valuable safety guidelines to the students and advised them to remain alert, maintain discipline and abide by the rules

and regulations to support a happy and healthy school atmosphere. It was followed by a pledge taking ceremony appealing everyone to assert safety in day to day life.

DPS-MIS STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE SPECIAL ASSEMBLY IN VIEW OF THE 70TH REPUBLIC DAY OF INDIA

The 70th Republic Day was celebrated in all its solemnity and grandeur at DPS-Modern Indian School on 26th January, 2019. An air of patriotism pervaded the atmosphere as the Chief Guest Mr. Rocky Fernandes, unfurled the Indian tricolor and the entire DPS-MIS fraternity, infused with the spirit of pride, exuberance and patriotism, sang the National Anthem. A special assembly was conducted by the students of the senior and junior wing of DPS-Modern Indian school. Principal Ms Asna Nafees in her address highlighted the role of youth in nation building and stressed that the youth of today, should respect, understand, realize and utilize the immense power vested in their hands to shape our Nation by their contribution, be it big or small.

DPS-MIS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN SCIENCE AND QATAR HISTORY EXHIBITION QUEST 2018-19

SCIENCE AND QATAR HISTORY EXHIBITION QUEST 2018-19

let students to learn, use, and demonstrate important science and reasoning steps with active exploration when compared to more passive modes of learning

or rote memorization. Qatar History exhibits helped the students to enlighten them with the legacy of the resident country. A.P.J Abdul Kalam Memorial Trophy for the year 2018-2019 has been awarded to Milind Sudheer (VI K) for his project titled – Small Scale production of Biogas and its Uses. His project was simple, innovative, economic and was a model that could be used by all individuals in their backyard to produce clean and green energy.

PRIME MINISTER MR. MODI’S LIVE INTERACTION WITH THE STUDENTS 2018-19

As a part of second edition “Pariksha pe Charcha 2.0”, honourable Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi interacted with students, parents and teachers at New Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium on January 29, 2019. This interactive session was based on the book, “Exam Warriors” authored by the Prime Minister. The live telecast of the session was arranged for the students of DPS-Modern Indian School, Doha in the school auditorium as per the guidance of the Indian Embassy. The students from Grade VIII to XII attended this enlightening session. This was the first time, students from all over India and abroad including Russia, Nigeria, Iran, Nepal, Doha, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, participated in the event and interacted with him. With less than two months to go for the final examination, PM Modi discussed the ways how students, parents and teachers can handle the stress pertaining to the exams

DPS-MIS MUN DELEGATES PARTICIPATE IN THE HAGUE INTERNATIONAL MODEL UNITED NATIONS QATAR CONFERENCE -

2018-19

DPS-Modern Indian School participated in the VIII annual THIMUN Qatar conference from 22.01.2019

to 25.01.2019 held at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). The theme for this year's conference was 'Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions'. Jaideep Singh brought laurels to the school by acting as Deputy Secretary General for the conference.

DPSMIS STUDENTS 7 TEACHERS WIN BIG AT THE SCIENCE GALA AWARDS

Science Gala Awards 2018, the Annual Award Ceremony of Science India Forum Qatar was conducted by SIF-Q in order to honour the students and teachers of the various Indian Schools of Qatar, who successfully participated and won accolades in competitions, science workshops and seminars organized by SIFQ in 2018. In the Award Ceremony, the winners of Shastrapratibha Contest and Shastrapradarshan 2018 were recognized with mementos and certificates. The teachers who served as Guides for the finalist teams of NCSC were also awarded with Plaques of Appreciation.

DPS-MIS ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP ON BRAIN UTILIZATION IN LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

On February 3, 2019, a workshop on Brain Utilization in Learning and Development was conducted for all the teachers of DPS-MIS by Mr.Saiju Aravind, Founder and Chief Mentor of EduBrisk Knowledge Solutions. The resource person enlightened the audience about the need of understanding emotions with an intention of responding rather than

reacting especially while dealing with students.

8TH TOYOTA DREAM CAR CONTEST 2019

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Japan organized a global "Dream

Car Art Contest" where in children under 15 year could participate.

DPS-MIS FELICITATED THEIR SUPPORT STAFF - 2018-19

To felicitate the hard work, sincerity and dedication of the Non-academic staff, comprising of the members of Housekeeping, Security and Transport department, DPS-Modern Indian School

organized the Support Staff Felicitation Programme on 31st January, 2019. The Guest of Honour for the event was Mr. Rocky Fernandes, Director Transport & Security, and Principal, Ms. Asna Nafees.

VISHWA HINDI DIWAS - 2018-19

On the occasion of Vishwa Hindi Diwas, a Hindi language competition was held in Birla Public School on 10th and 13th January, 2019 under the banner of the Embassy of India. Students of different Indian schools expressed their love for Hindi by participating in various categories such as; 'Poem recitation', 'Essay writing' and 'Public speaking'. The importance of Hindi

Language was the highlight of the day’s programme. The students of DPS-Modern Indian School won several prizes.

DPS-MIS FACULTY COMPLETED INTERMEDIATE JUDGES TRAINING AT QATAR DEBATE - 2018-19

DPS-Modern Indian School faculty Ms. Deepa Chakraborty and Ms. Steffi Francis attended a two- day Intermediate Judges Training session at Qatar Debate classroom, HBKU Student Centre, Qatar Foundation on 4th and 6th February, 2019. The resource person Ms. Arinah Najwa enhanced the attendees' knowledge on adjudication by focusing on progressive argumentation, adjudication criteria, judgement process, and constructive feedback, thus providing them a clear cut

framework of an effective debate. The session also equipped the trainees with strategies to contribute in the panel discussion give feedback to the debaters and decide the winner.

Grade VI Assembly -‘The magic of relationships’

To present the assembly based on the theme ‘The magic of relationships’, each section of Grade VI chose unique titles, though the general pattern remained uniform for all sections. Through these assemblies, the teachers tried to inculcate

quintessential moral values among the sixth graders to help them lead a happy life.

DOHA BANK PRESENTS ECO-SCHOOLS AWARDS TO DPS - MIS - 2018-19

Doha Bank presented the ECO-Schools Programme Award 2018-2019 to DPS MIS DOHA Qatar at a special event held on 23rd of February 2019, for successfully completing the ECO-Schools Programme projects .H.E. Ivonne A Baki the ambassador of Ecuador to Qatar gave away the prizes and awards. In the ‘WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT’ category, the blue star award was bagged by DPS-Modern Indian School for the project ‘DPS MIS WATER MANAGEMENT’.

DPS-MIS SINGLE MEMBER INSPECTION COMMITTEE FOR RENEWAL OF AFFILIATION - 2018-19

DPS-Modern Indian School had an inspection by CBSE for the extension of its affiliation with Central Board of Secondary Education New Delhi, India on 20th and 21st February, 2019. Mr. Ashok Kumar Dhawan, Deputy Secretary CBSE New Delhi, India, visited the school to have an overview of all the required details. The Deputy Secretary also

examined all the affiliation related documents, observed the classes to know the teaching methodology and interacted with the students.

DPS-MIS MANAGEMENT ORGANIZED A GALA EVENING TO APPRECIATE THE SPECIAL EFFORTS OF TEACHERS IN ACHIEVING QNSA CERTIFICATION & BOARD RESULTS 2018-19

On 14 February 2019, DPS-Modern Indian School management hosted a mega evening to acknowledge and appreciate the dedicated efforts of its teaching and administrative staff in the successful QNSA accreditation and outstanding results of Grade XII and X.

DPS-MIS FACULTY ATTENDED A WORKSHOP PROVIDING A GLIMPSE INTO THE HISTORY OF QATARI HOMES AND THEIR RICH CULTURAL HERITAGE

DPS-Modern Indian School faculty Ms. Jayanthi Rajagopalan (HOD- Social Science) attended a Qatar History workshop

initiated by UCL Qatar at King’s College on 18th February 2019. The session intended to provide teachers a comprehensive view of traditional Qatari homes and their rich cultural heritage and reach out to thousands of students between 6-11 years.

DPS - MIS GIRLS EXCEL IN QSDL-II - 2018-19

DPS – MIS yet again proved its supremacy at the Qatar Schools Debate League - II for Girls which took place at Sherborne School - Qatar on February 16, 2019. The tournament was charged with 164 buoyant debaters from 34 various institutions.

DPS-MIS STUDENTS TOOK THE STAGE TO SING IN VISHAL - SHEKHAR SHOW - 2018-19

On March 1, 2019, the students of DPS-Modern Indian School got an opportunity to attend the musical concert of Bollywood icons Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani, along with Grammy-nominated Fahad Al Kubaisi, held at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiyah Arena, and perform National

Anthems of Qatar and India.

DPS-MIS JUNIOR GIRLS RECEIVED STELLAR RECOGNITION IN QPSDL-II - 2018-19

DPS - Modern Indian School Junior Girls bagged overall first position in the Qatar Preparatory Schools Debate League - II held at Sakena Preparatory School for Girls on March 9, 2019. The tournament witnessed a profuse and enthusiastic participation from 138 speakers representing 25 institutions.

SPORTS CORNER

DPS-MIS CELEBRATES SPORTS RENDEZVOUS FOR THE MIDDLE SCHOOL 2018-19

DPS MIS celebrated the Sports Rendezvous for Grades VI to VIII on 7th February 2019 in the school premises. The grand opening ceremony was graced by Mr. Rocky Fernandes, Director, DPS-MIS, Principal Ms. Asna Nafees, Headmistresses Ms. Soma Bhattacharjee and Ms. Mary Cruz and attended by teachers and students.

Sports Rendezvous Cumulative Score - 2018 - 19

No Category Lily Lotus Rose Tulip

1 SENIOR COMPETITION 7275 5800 8375 6350

2 JUNIOR COMPETITION 8550 6125 4125 9000

Total 15825 11925 12500 15350

“If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.” —Les Brown

We wish each member of our family to welcome the new Academic year 2019-’20 with a renewed sense of purpose and excitement.

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