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26th September 2019 #4

ACADEMIC YEAR 2019-2020

Principal’s Message

WEEKLY THE CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL-DOHA

Address P. O. Box 22580, Al Madeed Street, Mamoura Area, Doha Qatar

Landlines: +974 44696590/+974 44690520; Fax: +974 44699278

Dear Parents,

TCS adopts various ways to educate children, not always through books. Books are the means to teach but they are never the ultimate end, for any achievement. Books along with activities is the perfect blend to impart quality education.

Sports play an important role in developing the overall personality of a child, keeping this in view Inter Taleb Sports Activities have begun and are in full swing, helping our students in building their character, maintaining energy and strength which improves their blood circulation and keeps them physically fit, it also improves their mental sharpness and stamina, developing a sense of friendliness, team spirit, and confidence. It is not just limited to being fit but has good effect on their studies.

“Cleanliness is next to Godliness “is an effort initiated by the school to train our young champs. This effort would make our children more responsible and independent in every walk of life, extending a helping hand in learning to keep their home and classroom tidy and sparkling.

As always need your kind support in transforming our vibrant and energetic students…….

Enjoy a vibrant weekend Dr. Kavita Khullar Principal


WEEKLY GAZETTE ISSUE NO. 4

These are delivered through SEVEN KEY LEARNING RESULTS:

1. All students will be ICT literate and able to function in an IT rich world.

2. All student should be confident and competent in their use and

understanding of the ENGLISH language to enable them to take on active

role in an international world.

3. All student should be confident and competent in their use and

understanding of the ARABIC language and culture to enable them to take

on active part in local custom and culture.

4. ISLAMIC studies is a key part of education for ALL MUSLIM students and an

understanding of Islamic culture will be fostered throughout the school.

5. Student will develop interests in sporting, cultural and aesthetic activities

as individuals and in teams to develop confidence, humility, respect,

compassion, vision and tolerance.

6. Academic Rigour, Flair and Discipline are fundamental to students’

entitlement and futures.

7. All students will be encouraged to become Global Citizens.

VISION

Our vision is to enrich and enhance our students’ lives in becoming future world leaders with intellectual competence to

enable them to become excelling members of society. TCS provides the most conducive environment, where true

education complements academic excellence with character and personality development. In order to achieve excellence

in scholastic and non-scholastic activities we work in partnership with parents to shape and develop the students into a

wholesome personality- inculcating in them a sense of appreciation for culture and traditions and infusing them with a

sense of tolerance for other cultures and beliefs without losing sight of their identity and their roots.

MISSION

The Cambridge School Doha aims to produce happy, creative, ethical citizens who live motivated, fulfilled lives while

enriching the lives of others. We seek to achieve this through an enlightened, disciplined and broad education that

responds to global changes while retaining essential values.

The Cambridge School aims to foster in its students:

Humility and Confidence

Compassion and Ambition

Respect and Curiosity

Tolerance and Vision

FLAIR*DISCIPLINE*ACADEMIC RIGOUR



IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EXAMS AND PROMOTION POLICY

I would ask all parents to read carefully the Promotion Policy and all information about exams and retests to be

fully aware of this from the very start of the academic year. This will help to avoid any misunderstandings later

in the year. Full information is given in this Gazette. Please see below.

PROMOTION POLICY

1. KG to Year 2: all students will be promoted automatically unless there are any major learning difficulties.

2. From Year 3 to Year 9:

A: ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT:

Students with less than 80% attendance (from the date of first day of attendance) will not be allowed

to appear in Final Examination and they will have to repeat the year. Absence with medical certificate

will be treated as present to calculate the percentage.

B: END OF TERM MARKS: at the end of every term, the cumulative marks of homework (HW), continuous

assessment (CA), end of term examination and Behavior Marks will be arrived at and shown as individual

mark as per the weightage as shown below.

There will be examination at the end of every term.

Structure of Term End Marks – in every term.

Home Work Continuous Assessment

Term End Examination

Behaviour Total

5% 5% 65% 25% 100%

3. FINAL CUMULATIVE MARK: Final Cumulative Mark at the end of the year will be calculated as below:

Year 3 to 9

CA Mark 5% Average mark scored in the three terms;

HW Mark 5% Average mark scored in the three terms;

Examination Mark 65% Average of all the three terms examinations;

Behaviour Mark 25% Average of all three terms.

Final Cumulative Mark 100% Total of CA, HW, Exam and Behaviour Marks.

The Final result will be judge based on this final

cumulative mark of every subject at the end of the

academic year.



4. Promotion Policy Year 3 to 9:

a.) Examination result will be grouped into four Sections, Section A, Section B, Section C and

Section D.

(a) PASS

MARKS

STUDENTS FAIL

TO SCORE

BELOW

MINIMUM

MARKS AT THE

END OF THE

YEAR WILL BE

DECLARED AS

FAILED.

b.) PASS MARKS – YEAR 3 TO 9

STUDENTS WHO SCORE BELOW THE MINIMUM MARKS AS BELOW AT THE END OF THE YEAR WILL BE

DECLARED AS FAILED

Category Section A Section B Section C Section D

Arabic students

with Mother tongue

as Arabic and

belong to Islam

Need Minimum 50%

marks in every

subject in Section A

Need minimum

50% marks in

Arabic

Need 50%

marks in

Islamic Studies

No minimum

requirement

Arabic students

with Mother tongue

as Arabic and do

not belong to Islam

Need Minimum 50%

marks in every


Need minimum

50% marks in

Arabic

No minimum

requirement

No minimum

requirement

Non

Arabicstudentsandb

elong to Islam

Need Minimum 50%

marks in every


No minimum

requirement

Need 50%

marks in

Islamic Studies

No minimum

requirement

Non Arabic students

and do not belong

to Islam

Need Minimum 50%

marks in every


No minimum

requirement

No minimum

requirement

No minimum

requirement

Maximum 1% moderation will be given to get minimum pass of cumulative score of 50% in every subject.

Separate progress report will be issued for the Extra Curricular Activities attended by the student.

Section A English, mathematics, Science, Social Studies & ICT

Section B Arabic

Section C Islamic Studies

Section D French (those who attend afternoon session from year 1 – 7) & Qatar History.



Year 10

1. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT:

Students with less than 80% attendance (from the date of first day of attendance) will not be

allowed to appear in Final Examination and they will have to repeat the year. Absence with medical

certificate will be treated as present to calculate the percentage.

2. END OF TERM MARKS: at the end of every term, the cumulative marks of Homework, Continuous

Assessment and end of the term examination will be arrived at as per the weightage as shown

below.

a) There will be Examination at the end of every Term.

b) Structure of Cumulative Marks – in every term.

Term Home Work Continuous Assessment

Examination Behaviour Total

1 5% 5% 65% 25% 100%

2 5% 5% 65% 25% 100%

3 5% 5% 65% 25% 100%

3. FINAL CUMULATIVE MARK: Final Cumulative Mark at the end of the Year will be calculated as

below:

CA Mark 5% Average mark scored in the three terms;

HW Mark 5% Average mark scored in the three terms;

Examination Mark 65% 25% of term 1 + 25% of term 2 + 50% of term 3 examination marks.

Behaviour Mark 25% Total of all three terms. Lowest mark will be zero.

Final Cumulative Mark 100% The Final result will be judge based on this final cumulative mark

of every subject at the end of the academic year.

4. PROMOTION POLICY: YEAR 10 Students have to score minimum 50% marks in every subject to pass.

YEAR 11 TO 13

1. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT:

Students with less than 80% attendance (from the date of first day of attendance) as on the date of

applying for CIE entry will not be allowed to do enroll for CIE Examination. Absence with medical

certificate will be treated as present to calculate the percentage.

2. END OF YEAR RESULT:

1) End of year result will be based on the grades scored by the students in Cambridge International

Examination (CIE).

2) Examinations conduct by the school is only an internal assessment and the grades scored by the

student in Internal Examinations will not decide in their pass/failure.

3) There is no overall pass mark in year 11, 12 & 13. Those who scored grade “U” or “X” in all

subjects in the Internal Mock Assessments will be recorded as FAILED in the record of Ministry of

Education, Qatar.

4) Admission to Year 12 & 13 will be solely depend on the subjects opted by the students and its

grades scored in IGCSE and AS Level Examinations (conduct by CIE) respectively, subject to the

admission requirements prevail in the school during the academic year.

5) Every school has its own policy in giving admission in Year 12 & 13 based on ICE grades.



CLASSROOM RULES

1. Be on time at the beginning of the day and after recess breaks.

2. Come prepared with supplies and completed homework. 3. Be kind, polite, respectful and courteous to others. 4. Keep your hands and feet to yourself. 5. Listen to the teacher and follow directions. 6. Raise your hand when you would like to speak.

7. Look after your classroom. Keep it clean and tidy at all

times.

PE Uniform Schedule

YEAR 1 – TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY YEAR 8 – TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY

YEAR 2 – SUNDAY AND MONDAY YEAR 9 – WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY

YEAR 3 – TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY YEAR 10 – SUNDAY AND TUESDAY

YEAR 4 – SUNDAY AND MONDAY YEAR 11 – SUNDAY AND THURSDAY

YEAR 5 – WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY YEAR 12 – SUNDAY AND THURSDAY

YEAR 6 – MONDAY AND TUESDAY YEAR 13 – SUNDAY AND THURSDAY

YEAR 7 – SUNDAY AND THURSDAY

Note:

A. STUDENTS WHO ARE ABSENT DUE TO ILLNESS OR OTHER REASONS DURING THE TERM EXAMINATION.

If the student could not attend an end of term examination because of illness, they have to produce a

valid medical certificate (MC) acceptable to the school. (MC’s are subject to verification and if found not

genuine, student can be terminated from the school).

a) If there is a valid acceptable medical certificate for any end of term examination, marks will be taken

as below:

Term 1 – Proportionate CA mark of the subject scored during term 1 will be taken as End of Term 1

Examination.

Term 2 – only end of term 1 examination mark of the concerned subject will be taken.

Term 3 – lowest mark of the concerned subject among the end of term 1 or term 2 examination =s will

be taken.

b) If the medical certificate produced is not acceptable to the Principal or no certificate is produced

within two days of examination, zero marks will be given for the subject in which the student was

absent.

B. RETEST.

(1) Retests for failed students will be given on the dates strictly as announced by the school.

(2) Students will be given only one chance to appear for retest and that too on the scheduled date. The

student should choose the date to appear for the test from the schedule.

(3) Students who failed in more than 3 subjects in section A will not be given retest and will be declared

as FAIL. In the said 3 subject’s Arabic, Islamic and Qatar History will not be counted.

(4) Maximum two subjects will be covered in a day and there will be retest on five days which will also

cover Arabic, Islamic and Qatar History as well for the Arabic speaking students.





STUDENT FRIENDLY REMEDIAL ACTION POLICY 2019-20

REMEDIAL POLICY-BEHAVIOUR ISSUES INSIDE CLASS

TERM 1

TERM 2 & 3

1 DETENTION BEFORE -ONLY FOR TERM 2 2019-20

D1 In Class

5 marks subject

21 days detention D1

In Class 5 marks subject 21 days detention

D2 In Class

15 marks subject

21 days + 3 days suspension D2

In Class 15 marks subject 21 days + 3 days suspension

D3 In Class

All marks of all subject

Out for Term, Can attend Exam only D3

In Class All marks of all subject

Out for Term and can attend only Term end Exam

1 DETENTION BEFORE - FROM TERM 3 2019-20

D1 In Class 5 +2 marks subject 21 days detention

D2 In Class 15+2 marks subject 21 days + 3 days suspension

D3 In Class All marks of all subject

Out for Term and can attend only Term end Exam

2 DETENTIONS BEFORE -FROM TERM 2 2019-20

D1 In Class 5 +4 marks subject 21 days + 3 days suspension

D2 In Class 15+4 marks subject

Out for a Term and can attend only term end exam

3 & MORE DETENTIONS BEFORE - FROM TERM 2 2019-20

D1 In Class

5 + ( 2x no of times) marks subject

Out for the term and can attend only term end exam

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REMEDIAL POLICY-BEHAVIOUR ISSUES OUTSIDE CLASS

TERM 1 TERM 2 & 3

1 DETENTION BEFORE

D1 Outside Class Warning


Outside Class Warning 21 days detention

D2 Outside Class

Suspension ONE day


Outside Class Suspension ONE day 21 days detention

D3 Outside Class

Suspension for THREE days


Outside Class

Suspension for THREE days 21 days detention

D4 Outside Class Out of the Term

Can attend exam only D4

Outside Class Out of the Term Student can attend exam only

2 DETENTIONS BEFORE

D1 Outside Class Suspension ONE day

21 days detention from Activity classes

D2 Outside Class

Suspension for THREE DAYS

21days detention from Activity classes

D2 Outside Class Out for a Term

Student can attend only for Term end Exam

3 DETENTIONS BEFORE

D1 Outside class Suspension 3 days

21 days detention from Activity classes

D2 Outside Class Out of Term

student can attend to Term End Exam only

4 or MORE DETENTIONS BEFORE

D1 Outside Class Out of Term

Student can attend only Term end Examination



YEAR GROUP EXAMINATION PORTION

Year 1 & 2 No written examinations. Grades will be based on Continuous Assessment process/program

Year 3 to 9 Each Term Examination will be based on prescribed topics covered during the Term

Year 10 In Term 1 & 2 – All Topics covered during the year up until the date of examination

Year 11

In term 1 – Full topics of Year 10 and topics covered in Term 1 in Year 11. Mock Exam – Full topics of year 10 and 11 will be included. These examinations are only internal assessments and end of year results will be based on the results published CIE.

Year 12 & 13

In Term 1 – Topics covered during the Term until the date of Examination Mock Exam – Full Year Topics These examinations are only internal assessments and end of year results will be based on the results published CIE.

ASSESSMENT POLICY

EXAMINATION TOPICS

(THREE EXAMINATIONS: TERM 1, TERM 2, TERM 3)



YEAR GROUP CUMULATIVE GRADE AT THE END OF THE YEAR

Year 3 to 9 Average of the cumulative marks of every term during the year

Year 10 25% of Term 1 +25% of Term 2 + 50% of Term 3 Cumulative marks

FINAL CUMULATIVE GRADE (END OF THE YEAR)

GRADING AS APPLICABLE FOR THE SCHOOL

A* - 90-100% A – 80-89% B – 70 – 79% C – 60 – 69% D – 50-59%

E – 40-49* F – 30-39% G – 20-29% U – 19% and below

Years 11 and above: External CIE Examinations

SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS / ASSESSMENTS

There are termly examinations and assessments for Years 3-13. Years 11-13 students also sit “mock”

Cambridge examinations during the spring term. Please refer to the Calendar for dates.

EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS

Year 11-13 students undertake external IGCSE and A Level examination in their approved option subjects;

TCS is an approved CIE Examination Centre. Entry is dependent upon set criteria such as regular

attendance at school (minimum 80%), consistent application to work and proven success in termly

examinations. The final decision about entry rests with the Principal.

WRITTEN REPORTS

Reports are uploaded onto the Portal at the end of each term.

PARENTS’ CONSULTATION EVENINGS

Parent–Teacher consultation sessions take place soon after the reports are uploaded onto the Portal.

Parents are notified by SMS and the Gazette of these dates and times.

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!

We very much value your opinion and you may wish to use the suggestion box in the school entrance. We

also invite your opinions via questionnaires and forums. Parents can also communicate via the email

address, [email protected] set up for this purpose.

Please inform us when any member of staff “goes the extra mile” for you.

If you have any concerns, please let us know straight away. We will respond within 24 hours and work

together with you to resolve the matter speedily.

If you feel the matter has not been satisfied, please make a formal written complaint to the Principal or

to Management through the feedback email.

Parent Committee:

There is a small, active Parent Committee that meets the Principal and PRO each month to discuss any

matter and make proposal.



SCHOOL POLICY ON STUDENTS WHO ARRIVED LATE

A. Students (other than KG) who arrived between 7:30am and 8:15am

1st, 2nd and 3rd time (monthly basis)

Will be detained at the School Admin Office and will be allowed to go to class only in the

second period.

Students coming after 8:15am will not be allowed to attend for the day. They will be sent

back to their parents or to the person who escorted them when they came. If the parent is

not available to pick them up, students will be sent to counselor’s room.

Exception: students with valid reason (supporting evidence)

B. Students who arrive before the start of the second period on 4th time:

Students will not allow to enter the school for one day.

NOTE:

1. Late arrival will be counted in monthly basis.

2. Late arrival on account of emergency reasons, with supporting documents will be excluded

from these procedures.

3. Late to lessons three times will lead to one-day suspension. Student can attend school only

after parent come and meet the Principal. 4th time onwards Remedial system will be applied.

MOBILE PHONES, CAMERA AND ONTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Students must not bring mobiles, smart watches, iPods, iPads, cameras and etc. into school.

They must leave them in the school office and collect it after school.

If students are found with these items, the equipment will be confiscated for a minimum

period of one academic year. Parents may collect the equipment after signing a declaration.

Taking picture in the school premises is not allowed.

The Weekly Gazette

Please read the Gazette each week as this is an important source of information for

parents.



KG 1 red day &

learning numbers

KG 2 BLUE DAY



On Thursday the 19th of September Year 3 celebrated International Day. Students came to school dressed in

traditional clothing from their home country and brought along delicious cultural food to share with their classmates. All classes set up displays outside their rooms for everyone to view to explain the different countries in which their students are from. It was a fantastic day where everyone celebrated their similarities and differences while experiencing a variety of cultures.



AN INSIGHT ON SCHOOL UNIFORM & rules

Children are often the bearers of

their parents’ dreams. However,

while instilling values that

encourage career paths and ideas

of success, it is vital that parents

teach their children to follow

school rules. Parents’ are their

first teachers and, as well as role

model to each and every child.

Counselor’s corner

Students are expected to dress appropriately

for the educational environment. We believe

that appropriate student dress contributes to

a productive learning environment, and we

want to ensure the health and safety of our

students. All students shall be required to

show proper attention to personal

cleanliness, health, neatness, safety and

suitability of clothing and appearance for

school activities.

School uniform

A school uniform teaches students to dress

smartly and take pride in their appearance.

Students look neat and tidy. School uniform is

also a part of school heritage.

BOYS

The shirt is to be tucked in at all times. Boy’s hair must

be cut short and neat. Hair should not touch the collar.

Fringe should not touch the eyebrows when combed

down. Hair must not be touching the ear. No fanciful

haircut is allowed. Hair must not be tinted or dyed. No

shaving or cropping the sides and back. Hair should

always be kept neat. Hair product such as hair gel

should not be used.

GIRLS

Outlandish hairstyles are not allowed. If the hair

length touches the collar, the hair should be tied up.

Loose hair or fringe must be neatly pinned up. Hair

must not be tinted or dyed. No fanciful haircut is

allowed.

Nails are to be kept clean and short at all times. Nail

polish is not allowed. Putting on make- up is not

allowed.



YEAR 2 HEALTHY LUNCH

BOX ACTIVITY

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