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Calendar for 23rd-27th March
Sun 23
KGB Class Assembly,
1.15-1.45pm
Mon 24
Tue 25
Grade 1 Show; 8.009.00am and 5.006.00pm, Auditorium.
Wed 26
U12 Boys Football
Tournament Finals at
ISL Qatar, 2.30pm
Thu 27
EC2 Ambulance Visit,
8.30-9.30am
PYP Parent Information
Session, 7.30-8.30am, D
Room.
G2B Class Assembly,
10.15-10.45am
G5A Class Assembly,
11.15-11.45am.
Grade 11 Field Trip to
Dubai, Thu 27th to Sun
30th March.
U14 and U16 Girls
Netball League v
Mesaieed International
School at Mesaieed,
2.00pm
Head of School Announcements
Staff News
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We are pleased to invite exceptional students to apply for a
two-year IB Diploma Programme scholarship. Two
scholarships will be offered to gifted and talented students,
entering Grade 11 in Sept 2014, who have outstanding
academic ability and excellence in one other area e.g. sport,
the arts or community action.
ISL Qatar has an established and successful IB Diploma
Programme and this scholarship will support an exceptional
student in their quest to gain admission to the world’s best
universities. Details are available on the web-page
http://www.islschools.org/qatar/news.php?id=225.
Photographer
The school photos taken this week are now available to view
on the website www.marbellafotosonline.com. The username
and password to view these photos via the website is isl2014.
In addition, you can also view last year’s portraits by typing in
isl2013 as both username and password.
We welcome back Rima Danaf from maternity leave.
She resumes her role as Admissions Assistant.
We say farewell to Vicky Beech, as she goes on
maternity leave and wish her all the best for the
forthcoming addition to the family. In fact she will be
leaving Qatar soon, to go on a new adventure in Oman.
We would to thank Vicki for helping to make KG one of
the strongest areas of the school: she has been part of
an incredible team that has made that important
transition year a key success area of the school. She has
had a massive impact on the children she has taught. We
wish her all the best in the future with her new family
and in her new school.
Opportunities at ISL Qatar
Suitable qualified parents are invited to apply for the
following posts, starting September 2014:
• Teacher of Dutch (Mother Tongue)
• School Nurse
• Supply teachers to cover absent primary and secondary
teachers
We seek people who have:
• An appropriate Bachelor’s degree
• Experience of teaching and/or a teaching qualification
• Ability to inspire and engage students
If you match this profile and are interested in working at ISL
Qatar, please contact Mimo Zaouk, Head of HR
[email protected].
Primary School News
Grade 4 How we express ourselves - Persuasion can
influence the decisions we make.
Grade 4's celebration of learning was a real hive of activity!
Students dressed up smartly on the day which made them look
very professional and knowledgeable. Their jingles and slogans
were catchy and creative and it was interesting to see the
kinds of things being advertised, such as cars, food and even
places to visit. The Grade 4s used their persuasive strategies to
convince their parents that their product was the best, and
some even gave away prizes!
Grade 2 Who we are ~ Our health and well-being
depend on the choices we make ~
Grade 2's celebration of learning was fantastic. Their rooms
looked amazing; they were set up beautifully and were very
inviting. Their display boards looked very professional,
showing great display skills. The students were very
knowledgeable about healthy lifestyles and could give their
parents lots of information about how to be
healthy. Connections were made in music class, where the
children explored different tempos and found out which speed
of music worked best for different kinds of exercising. They
shared their routines with the audience and had everyone
dancing.
KG Celebration of Learning
The Kindergarten classes had a fantastic morning on
Wednesday when they had a celebration of learning for their
'How the World Works' unit. The students have been looking
at life cycles of mammals and non-mammals and have been
researching an animal of their choice. This research was
presented in the form of a group presentation showcasing all
their learning. Many students were totally 'in character' for
their presentations and an octopus, a bat and a dung beetle,
amongst others, could all be seen proudly showing their
knowledge and understanding of their animal; it's life cycle,
habitat, food and other fun facts. A really wonderful
collection of work. Well done to the kindergarten students
and their teachers.
PYP Parent Information Session
Next Thursday the 27th March there will be another Parent
information session for the Primary Years Programme (PYP).
For this session, we will be looking at how the programme
covers subjects that are traditionally taught by themselves.
Areas such as Science, History and geography are taught
through the units of inquiry in PYP. The session will run from
7.30 - 8.15. Please RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to
attend.
Grade 1 Show
The Grade 1 show will take place on Tuesday March 25th with
two showings, one in the morning 8-9.00am and one in the
evening, 5-6.00pm.
EC2 Ambulance Visit
On Thursday 27th March, the EC2 classrooms will have a visit
and presentation from Hamad Ambulance Service.
Up and Coming Class Assemblies
KGB: Sunday 23rd, 1.15-1.45 in the auditorium.
2B: Tuesday 25th, 10.15-10.45 in the auditorium
5A: Tuesday 25th, 11.15-11.45 in the auditorium
Secondary School News
Hats/baseball caps
Photographs
As the weather is beginning to get a little warmer, we would
Secondary class and individual will be taken this week – like to stress the importance of wearing hats/baseball caps if
please see below for the class by-class timetable.
SUN
23rd
TIME
8.15 - 9.15
9.45 - 10.45
10.45 - 11.45
11.15 - 12.00
12.15 - 13.15
13.15 - 14.15
6c
8c
x
10a
9a
MON
24th
7c
6b
7b
x
10c
10b
TUE
25th
7a
6a
G12*
WED
26th
8a
8b
x
9c
9b
THU
27th
G11*
x
students are going outside during break times. We kindly
request parental support for this health matter.
News from The Hub
With the focus for the next few weeks at ISL Qatar being on
“Green Cities”, spanning the period between World Water
Day (22 March) and Earth Day (22 April), come and browse
our collection of related titles:
Grade 8-9 Parents’ Teacher meetings
The sign-up for this meeting, held on Monday 31st March will
be available later this week. Appointments with subject staff
and homeroom teachers can be booked from 3.30 to 6.30pm.
Grade 10 options forms
A reminder that the deadline for the return of these forms is
Sunday 3rd April. Please feel free to contact Mr Hamkari or Mr
Ahmed if you have any questions regarding Diploma
Programme courses and Ms Hamid for advice on our K12
programme.
Good luck
Best wishes to the MUN participants this weekend and also to
our footballers as they travel to Dubai for a series of fixtures
this weekend.
These books represent a sample of what is available – both
on how cities are developing and how architecture, design
and the careful application of environmental principles can
work together to ensure a sustainable future for the evergrowing population of city dwellers. There are also books
crammed with ideas on how we can make a difference at
school and at home in the wider environment. Come visit
The Hub!
ISL Qatar Global Citizenship and Community Action
Visit to the animal shelter
On Monday, the ISL Volunteer
Group visited Second Chance
Rescue Centre, dedicated to
helping animals in need. People
are welcome throughout the
week from 2.00pm till sunset to
come to Second Chance Rescue
Centre and help with animals. In
addition, this week we introduced
a buddy system for our new
volunteers and our Grade 11
students. This mean we are
welcoming more and more new
volunteers who are guided by our
regular volunteers.
Leadership conference organized by ROTA.
The Qatar Charity, Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) has arranged a
leadership conference in Doha on March 27-29. Students
from the secondary school will be attending this conference
and representing ISL Qatar.
World Scholar's Cup (WSC) programme.
In continuation with the training for the regional round in
Singapore, Sami Bou Ghanem, Karim Zahran and Omar Aqlan
will attend the Dubai round of the WSC, Thu 3rd to Fri 4th
April.
Sports News
Highlight
U14 & U16 Boys Football – Semi-Final Success
Highlight: Schools Olympic Success
Congratulations go to the ISL Qatar Gold Medal winners at the
Qatar Schools Olympics finals.
• Euan Charleson
o Gold medal 50m breaststroke
o Gold medal 50m backstroke
• Max Willemot
o Gold medal fencing
U16 Girls Netball League v AKIS
ISL played Al Khor International School at home last
Wednesday. The team made a slow start in the first quarter
and allowed AKIS to take a good lead. However, during the
middle two quarters ISL began to show stronger defence and
greater movement on the court to make a comeback.
Unfortunately it was not enough and the stronger team from
AKIS took the win. Final score ISL 11 v 24 AKIS. The U16 team
now have two league games remaining this season.
U19 Girls Netball Tournament
Student coach and player Awhi Vreugdenhil captained ISL
Qatar’s first-ever U19 netball tournament, held at Doha
College, last Monday. Considering the majority of the team are
aged 14-15 years old, the girls played excellently and held their
own against much older, taller and well-organised teams. ISL
drew one match and lost two by small margins to finish in a
very respectable 4th place overall.
Last Wednesday the boys U14 & U16 football teams
competed in the Doha QUESS football semi-finals in Al
Wakra. The U14 team, who had played six and won six in the
group stages, played against Doha British School. After a
close fought match, with the score still being 0-0, DBS scored
with only minutes remaining. ISL were then awarded a
penalty in the dying seconds. Pablo stepped up and
confidently placed the ball in the bottom corner. The match
ended 1-1 with the game now going to penalties. Daniel
Gonzales saved one of the penalties to put ISL through 5-4.
ISL now play the final against Dukhan English school on
Tuesday 1st April.
After five wins out of six in the group stage, the U16 team
played Al Jazeera Academy. ISL were soon 1-0 down when
the AJA captain ran through five players to slot the ball
home. ISL, improving all the time, equalized after 10 minutes
and looked the better side after that. With some excellent
passing and attacking play, ISL scored again to go into the
lead 2-1. AJA equalized after some poor defending from ISL.
Half time 2-2. The second half was much better from ISL.
Constant attacking, with some excellent play down the
wings, saw ISL awarded another penalty which Ranveer
Chauhan smashed into the goal to win the game 3-2. ISL will
now play Doha College on Saturday 5th April in the Al Wakra
stadium at 4.00pm.
This was an excellent effort from both teams and is the first
time in the school’s history that ISL have reached the finals
in both competitions. Many thanks go to the coaches Denys
Melnychuk and Darren Mortimer for enabling our students
to improve so much in the last year.
U16 Girls Netball Tournament
The Grade 9 netball team travelled to Doha College to
participate in the under 16 netball tournament, hoping to
place better than last year’s result and showing the growth
and improvement of the team during the past year.
Unfortunately, two losses and one win in the group stages
meant ISL would not qualify for the semi-finals. The team took
to the court for the last match of the day to play for 5th and 6th
positions against Dukhan English School. ISL dominated the
match and did not concede one goal, earning 5th place overall
with a convincing win over Dukhan.
Activites
Please note that next week (23rd- 27th March) will be the last
week of activities. We will send out an email with new
activities after the Spring Break.
Forthcoming Sport Fixtures
Tuesday 25th March
U14 and U16 Girls Netball League v Mesaieed
International School at Mesaieed, 2.00pm
Wednesday 26th March
U12 Boys Football Tournament Finals at ISL
Qatar, 2.30pm

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