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Secondary Newsletter Thursday, 24 October, 2019 Mesaieed International School Calendar Reminders October 28 Students back to school Secondary Campus October 29 A Level Biology Mangroves Trip www.mis.qp.qa email: [email protected] October 30 and 31 IT Trip November 03 Student Council Meeting Dear Parent, Y10-13 Art and Design Trip November 07 In our Prizegiving Assembly, at the end of half term, we celebrated the Swimming World Cup excellence achieved by or students. Recently you received a letter November 07-09 detailing the exam performance of our students in which over a third of DCMUN November 10-20 our students achieved the top marks at GCSE (A*/A) and AS Level (A/B). Growth Monitoring at School In addition, four of our students, Melissa Morgan, Humna Shahzad, Fatima November 13 Zahid and Umna Hussain, received awards from the exam board for Y10 Geography Trip achieving amongst the highest marks in the whole of the Middle East. As November 22-23 Park House MUN you will recall, earlier this year our Girls Athletics team and our Community November 24 Garden won national honours. Student Council Meeting November 25 Recognizing excellence gives us all a benchmark to work towards, by Y8 Geography Trip recognizing high achievement we are inspired to improve ourselves. How November 26 many of us, I wonder, after the World Athletics, have gone back to the Parent Information meeting– GL Parent Report gym? How many of us watch a premier league football match or a November 27 cricket test match and then feel inspired to go out and try with bat and University Career Fair ball to emulate those we admire and are inspired by? December 02 Young Innovator Competition By recognizing excellence, it gives us an opportunity to think how December 03 excellence is achieved and when you investigate it what you find can be Y11&Y13 Examination Skills Day December 04 quite surprising. You are not born with excellence you cultivate it. We all Swimming Gala (provisional) have the potential to excel. You don’t achieve excellence by being December 05 perfect, you achieve it through hard work and through smart or wise Y11 -Y13 Progress Report issued work. Both are equally important. Excellence is a habit, it’s about the little December 05-06 things you do every day, like reading good books. Excellence isn’t a MIS MUN December 09 destination, it’s a journey, a lifelong one. Excellence is passion plus the Y9 Art and Design Trip performance, if you don’t enjoy what you are doing you won’t excel. December 10 Finally, it’ about attitude. Those who achieve excellence do so because Art Mock Day Y11-Y13 they think they can. December 12 Y11 Geography Trip December 15 As a school we strongly believe that our students have the potential to Parent Teacher meetings Y11- excel. Developing that self-belief in young people, the right attitude Y13 towards continual self-improvement, the right habits and a passion for Student council Meeting learning, is an endeavour teachers and parents share. With your December 16 continued support we will continue to achieve excellence Parent Teacher meetings Y11- Y13 December 17 Yours sincerely, Newsletter issued to parents Trevor Spence, Written Reports issued Y7-10 Headteacher. December 18 Qatar National Day December 22 Winter Break Page 1 of 30 Secondary Newsletter Thursday, 24 October, 2019 Events and Trips Community garden The young people in the Community garden club have been busy this half term recycling cardboard into plant pots, sowing seeds, transplanting seedlings and creating banners for our Mesaieed Community garden banner competition. The winning design will be made into a 3 metre banner to be displayed at the garden. We desperately wait for the temperatures to reduce, so we can go to the garden and prepare the seedbeds. Additionally a number of pupils have made some raised beds from old pallets, these will be used to grow root vegetables including carrots, beetroot and fennel. Vocational Pathways In our efforts to expand subject pathways and student choices at Key Stage 4 & 5, we have successfully applied for and been accredited by Pearsons to run BTEC courses in Applied Science (level 3) and Sports (level 2 & 3). BTEC courses are vocational in nature which means that it has a career focus and is grounded in the world of work. Assessment is through 100% coursework, as all units are portfolio based with no exam. This style of assessment gives learners the opportunity to build up a portfolio of evidence which demonstrates how they can apply their knowledge, skills and achievements in real-life scenarios. This makes it particularly more suitable and accessible to many students, as there is a steady workload which is assessed throughout the year rather than at the end with exams. BTEC courses are internationally recognised and are approved by Qatar’s MOE. The courses on offer currently at MIS are: BTEC Level 2 Certificate in Sport - equivalent to one GCSE BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Sport- equivalent to two GCSE BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Sports - equivalent to an AS Level BTEC Level 3 Certificate in Applied Science - equivalent to an AS Level BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Applied Science- equivalent to an Advanced Level Level 2 courses are done at KS4 alongside GCSEs. Level 2 courses allow progression to level 3 courses. Level 3 courses are studied in the Sixth Form by Year 12 & 13. The BTEC Applied Science Level 3 qualifications are aimed at students who want to continue their education through applied learning and who aim to progress to higher education or ultimately to employment, possibly in the applied science sector. The qualification will give the student the opportunity to explore various science pathways. The pathways taken could be aligned to healthcare, medical, forensic or industrial career options such as a lab technician, in radiography; biomedical science; nursing; dietetics; pharmacology and physiotherapy. The BTEC Sport Level 3 course can lead to career pathways in the sports and fitness, and well-being industry, which are some of the fastest growing sectors in the world. Career opportunities include roles such as leisure assistant, sports coach, personal trainer, fitness coach, and in sports administration. Further information of BTECs can be found on the Pearsons website: https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/about-us/qualification-brands/btec.html Mr. Saiful Jobber, Assistant Headteacher Curriculum Page 2 of 30 Secondary Newsletter Thursday, 24 October, 2019 STUDENTS ENJOY QATAR V OMAN FOOTBALL MATCH AT THE NEW WORLD CUP STADIUM. Students from year 7 to 13 enjoyed a memorable trip to the newly built World Cup stadium Al Janoub, Al Wakrah. Over 170 students arrived eagerly at school, boarding the coaches with their Qatar flags, Qatar football shirts and even a Qatar National hair piece.. It was, I must emphasise a memory that will stay with these students for the rest of their lives. Approaching the newly built stadium, the excitement and the amazement truly took over, spectators playing drums and blowing horns, creating what can only be said to be like a carnival atmosphere. The stadium itself is just amazing, it just is. We probably had the best view in the stadium. Right behind the goalkeeper. The game itself reflected the atmosphere created mainly by our students, even the Mexican wave was started by our students. The students were superb and great ambassadors for the school. On a whole the trip was truly amazing. Thank you to all the staff that supported the trip. On to the Swimming World Cup on Thursday 7th November 2 Page 3 of 30 Secondary Newsletter Thursday, 24 October, 2019 House News Dhow Falcon Pearl Oryx House Daniel Allyana Emillie Yssa I would like to introduce and congratulate Captain Odoom Manantan Canaria Lauren the following students for being selected Yazjii as House Captains and deputies. House Teboho Rimsha Anns Stephanie Captain Majake Asif Mahboob Ogoe Deputy Merlene Batista Sarker Neha Quaicoe Aryeetey Saad James Ahmed Deputy Muham Deisy Jesmin Marwa ed Nhatuve Mangue Mohamm Muhsen ed Deputy Syeda Saruer Oraka Khubaib Zahra Saady Celestino Ur Raza Ahmed Rehman Introduction to House Captains: ORYX FALCON Yssa Lauren Yazjii Allyana Gaile I am proud to be the Oryx house captain. I, I hope that the passion that drives my along with my fellow Oryx house captains, perseverance can influence others to do the hope to lead the Oryx team in a position where same. Being competitive pushes me to do better all house members are proud of their and be better but also reminds me of the value accomplishments and participation. of the effort which is as important, perhaps even Stephanie Ogoe more so, than winning I am house captain for Oryx this year. I will Rimsha Asif always be there to help my fellow house I am delighted to say that I am Falcon house Captains and Oryx students whenever captain again this year. This year myself and the needed. I truly believe that I can help lead other dedicated Falcon house captains, hope Oryx house to victory this year, this year is our to guide Falcon house to become triumphant.. year! Only together Falcon can be victorious. DHOW PEARL Daniel Odoom Anns Mahboob Last year, Dhow house won the inter house I am the new Pearl house captain and under my trophy due to the collective hard work of all leadership I will aim to instill a ‘work together’ members. In the upcoming year, I hope to and ‘work hard’ attitude into each student. If inspire my fellow house members into striving participation increases then we shall be for the first place in all inter house competitions.